Chapter Twenty-Eight

You and Me

AnaMaria Lamar and Captain Elizabeth Turner walked through the town of Port Royal, buying food for Willy and Bella who were probably busy playing with Jacob at his home. The two women had been here for nearly three days and Elizabeth was loving it, even though she had vowed never to return. Bella and Willy, on the other hand, seemed to like being in Port Royal. They had told her just last night that they felt closer to their deceased grandfather, Weatherby Swann.

Elizabeth sighed as she examined apples in a stand. She had always thought that she would be going to market with Will but here she was with AnaMaria. Of course, that still didn't bother her much. They were friends and she knew that on occassion she would be going to market with AnaMaria anyway. Elizabeth sighed again, thinking that she saw Will's reflection in an apple that she was looking at. She could hear the whispers of the women of Port Royal as she walked by.

"That's Elizabeth Swann," one plump looking woman whispered. "Yes... her... the Governor's daughter."

"She's a dangerous pirate now," another women with high cheekbones whispered.

"I heard she married a blacksmith," a tall man whispered to a stout man.

"Isn't she dead?" The stout man asked the tall man.

Soon all the whispers stopped involving Elizabeth. "Isn't that man the former apprentice blacksmith to Mr. Brown?" a woman with a high pitched voice asked a nearby market vendor. Many whispers seemed to surround Elizabeth but they weren't about her. They were about Will. Then the whispers stopped. There wasn't a sound coming from anywhere. Even the horses and carriages had stopped. "Elizabeth," AnaMaria said in a hushed tone as she nudged her friend. "Look."

"What is it?" Elizabeth asked, a bit loudly. Mrs. Elizabeth Turner was becoming quite angry. She figured AnaMaria wanted her to listen to more whispers but she dropped an apple, realizing that everyone was extremely quiet. She turned around to take a glance at what AnaMaria was looking at. In the crowd, looking frustrated and a bit angry, were Will and Jack. The basket Elizabeth had been holding fell from her hand. She urged herself to move and to run into her husband's arms but she couldn't. She couldn't find the strength to move until AnaMaria pushed her in the direction of Will. "Go on," AnaMaria urged Elizabeth in a demanding tone.

Elizabeth nodded and slowly she walked but she soon found herself running towards Will. "Will!" Elizabeth called out. She laughed through tears as she saw both Will and Jack look around. "Will Turner!" Elizabeth called out loudly again just before throwing her arms around her husband and hugging him. For a few minutes, no hug was returned to Elizabeth but then she smiled, feeling Will's arms wrapped tightly around her. The Pirate King winced a bit at the pain that came from him hugging her too tight. "I'm sorry," Will whispered as he loosened his hug. Will pulled away and gazed into Elizabeth's happy but tearful eyes. With a gentle hand, Will reached up to Elizabeth's face and wiped away her tears.

"Are you alright?" Will asked softly. His hand shook as he kept wiping away Elizabeth's tears. He fought to keep himself from crying. Seeing Elizabeth stand before him, knowing that she had been whipped while pregnant, but knowing that she was fine, gave Will mixed emotions about the whole ordeal. Elizabeth could only nod at Will's questions. The tears were making it rather difficult for Elizabeth to speak. "AnaMaria managed to send us a messenger pigeon. Next time I hope she'll remember to send one that doesn't try to bite," Will said with a chuckle to his voice. Elizabeth chuckled a bit too as she also wiped fiercly at her tears.

As Elizabeth and Will were reunited, so were Jack and AnaMaria. Like Elizabeth, Jack had run to AnaMaria and as soon as he got to his lover, he scooped her up into his tan and strong arms and spun her around. AnaMaria laughed and kissed Jack as she was placed back on the ground. "I was worried sick about ye, lass," Jack said with a obvious touch of worry in his voice. "I'm so glad ye weren't sold into slavery. Sure I 'ave plenty to buy yer freedom but who knows how long that would take an' it'd be hard to raise Lizzie all by me self." AnaMaria nodded as she listened to what Jack had to say. She understood where he was coming from and she could tell that he definitely loved her.

"Who would've thought that Captain Jack Sparrow would ever commit 'imself to one woman," AnaMaria teased her lover. Jack blushed only causing AnaMaria to think he was the cutest thing on the planet. "I'm just glad it was me."

After a touching reunion, Elizabeth, AnaMaria, Jack and Will arrived back at Jacob's large home. "This place is nice," Will said as he looked around the home. All Jack could do was whistle at how nice Jacob Benjamin's home turned out. "Elizabeth, who did you say you had been staying with?" Will asked curiously. "No doubt the man that AnaMaria said saved you two?" Elizabeth Turner nodded at her husband as she and AnaMaria sat down the things they had bought from market earlier in the day. Elizabeth had to repurchase many of the fruit and vegetables that had fallen from her basket when she saw Will. The noises of Bella and Willy could be heard throughout the house. "Since when did he laugh?" Will asked Elizabeth curiously. Elizabeth shrugged and replied, "Things change, Will Turner. Our son got a good talking to. Trust me."

Will raised an eyebrow at his wife who laughed and exclaimed, "From me and from our savior." The adults could hear the sounds of two pairs of feet running towards them and when Bella and Willy rounded the corner, they gasped with surprise to see Uncle Jack and their father. "Papa! Uncle Jack!" the twins exclaimed. Each child attacked the legs of the two men. Bella was hugging Jack and Willy was hugging his father. AnaMaria and Elizabeth exchanged looks and nodded to each other. Will looked at Elizabeth, very much surprised at his son's change of heart. Will smiled and picked up his son, hugging him tightly. It was the first real hug that he was able to give his son since he found out about him nearly two months ago.

Jack picked up Bella, who was refusing to let him go. "Uncle Jack!" Bella exclaimed. The girl took a deep breath and quickly said, "Lord Beckett hurt mama and tried to get rid of Aunt Ana. Then Jacob came and got us and brought us to Doc Collins where Mama was. Now we're staying here." There was a pause from Bella as she waited to see Jack's reaction. Jack looked at her with wide eyes as he tried to understand everything Bella had just said. "Can I get a dog?" Bella finally asked.

Elizabeth exchanged looks with Will, Jack and AnaMaria all knowing well that there were indeed three puppies aboard the Empress. "Well," Elizabeth began as she heard Jacob's footsteps coming closer. "There's three puppies aboard the Empress right now. A present from Captain Teague, Jack's father. One for you, Willy and Lizzie." A squeal of excitement errupted from young Bella. Even Willy seemed completely excited to have a dog of his own and to William Turner III, the best part was, that he didn't have to share it with his twin sister.

"Hey!" exclaimed Jack as the commotion began to die down. He looked over at AnaMaria then glanced at Elizabeth. "Who's Jacob?" Elizabeth could hear the footsteps die down as dark and curly haired Jacob Benjamin appeared from around the corner. "That would be me," Jacob greeted. AnaMaria couldn't help but laugh at the sight of Jack's face. It was full of pure jealousy. Will, on the other hand, wore a grin from ear to ear. "Will," Elizabeth said as she walked over to Jacob. "This would be the kind gentleman that saved us from Lord Beckett." Will, still wearing a grin, looked over at Elizabeth. Captain William Turner II wore a mischievious grin upon his crimson lips as he gazed at his wife. "It's been long, Will," Jacob greeted his cousin.

Carefully, Will placed his son down and immediately hugged his little cousin. "Jack," Will said as he turned to his best friend. "This is my little cousin, Jacob Benjamin. My father and his mother were brother and sister." Jack stared at Will and Jacob in disbelief. He was more shocked than anything because he was beginning to grow jealous of the man who had saved his lover and friend. After all, he wanted that to be his job. All Jack could really do was nod at the man who looked like Will. "Ye aren't a eunuch are ye?" Jack asked with a sly smile on his lips. His remark received a look from Will. "Couldn't help me self," Jack answered, trying not to laugh.

Will laughed and asked, "What have you been up to, Mate?"

"Well, I got a job among the Royal Navy and about ten years ago I was shipped here to Port Royal," Jacob explained as he led his guests into the large parlor. "I didn't like it but I wanted to have enough to bring over Claire and ---"

"Claire?" Will and Elizabeth both interrupted. Jacob nodded and replied, "Yes, Claire. She's my wife. We've been married nearly twelve years now and have two girls, Gabrielle and Cassandra. Gabrielle has to be almost eleven and Cassandra is nine." Will's mouth hung open at the name's that Jacob had chosen for his two daughters. "Those are..." Will trailed off. Jacob nodded and answered, "The name's of our mothers, Will." All was silent as Will tried to let the choice of name's sink in. "Elizabeth, AnaMaria..." Jacob said loudly to bring everyone back to reality. "Don't you two have a bit of news to share?" Elizabeth and AnaMaria nodded both eagerly and at the same time, exclaimed, "We're pregnant." Jack and Will turned their attention to the two women and at the same time, as if they were mocking their lovers, exclaimed, "We know!"

A/N: I hope everyone liked this chapter because I know I like the reunion between Will/Elizabeth and Jack/AnaMaria but I'm not so sure how I like them back at Jacob's. I do enjoy Bella's personality though. I figured it'd be better to have her confuse dear sweet Uncle Jack by talking fast. She may be quiet most of the time and be a bookworm but she sure does love to talk especially to Jack! Anyhow, review. The last chapter may be posted tomorrow or the day after. Not quite sure. ( There's also an epilogue! But anyway please stay tuned to catch a glimpse of the sequel after the Epilogue in a final author's note! Thanks and PLEASE review. I hope to get 200 reviews by the end of this story. That'd be awesome! I hope Can't Take My Eyes Off You turns out to be a hit like this one! )