Pirates of the Caribbean

The Second Daughter of the Governor

Annabelle walked into the shop, leaving Commodore Norrington behind her in the street. She hated herself for being so cold towards William earlier that day. It wasn't often that she got to see him and she was ashamed of herself for treating his with such disdain.

"Will? Will, are you here?" Her soft voice seemed to fill the dusty shop. She saw Will walk down the stairs that led to his loft. He was surprise to see Annabelle standing in the doorway.

"Miss. Swann, is everything alright? I would have thought the Commodore would have had you back at the fort by now." William continued to walk towards her. "He didn't hurt you, did he?" He was concerned for her.

Annabelle smiled at him, "I'm fine, Will. And please call me Annabelle! I just wanted to say thank-you for saving me today. I hate to think what that pirate would have done to me if you hadn't stopped him." She looked up at him before continuing. "I also have to apologize for my behavior this morning. It was unacceptable and shameful. I wasn't angry with you at all! I'm simply a little stressed out at present times. I do hope you can forgive me?" She held his gaze and practically begged for his forgiveness.

"Of course I forgive you, Annabelle." He stressed her name and smiled at her. "Your welcome, but I had a duty to save you. I would have done it for anyone." He was always so humble and honest, that was one of the things that Annabelle loved and respected of him.

"I know you would. I'm afraid I must be going, but father will be worried and Elizabeth will want to know exactly what happened. Good day Will." Annabelle turned to leave.

"Good day, Annabelle." William replied. He watched her leave and then went back to work. He had a lot to do as his duel with the pirate had made quite the mess. He also still had a few orders to fill. With the looks of things, he would not be getting much rest.

Outside the Commodore helped Annabelle into her father's carriage. He wanted to get her home as soon as possible. The ride to the Governor's house seemed to take forever. Annabelle had to struggle to stay awake. The Commodore noticed this but did not mention it, he knew she had had quite the exhausting day.

As soon as they reached the manor maids came to take Annabelle indoors. The Governor thanked the Commodore and invited him for a dinner in his honor the next day. He accepted the invitation with hope of receiving Elizabeth's answer to his proposal. Once inside Annabelle was put into the bath and then into her nightdress. She then had a cup of tea and was sent to bed. Tomorrow she would have to explain everything to Elizabeth and her father.

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Sorry for the extremely short chapter! I apologize! This is really just filler. I am going make Annabelle and Will get together as soon as possible. I also apologize for how long it is taking. I am going to try to make then realize their feelings as soon as it fits well with the way that the story is going. It is taking a lot longer then I had planned.

I would also like to send a very big thank-you to the people who are actually reading this! It's really awesome how much positive feedback I am getting. I'm sorry about some of the grammar and spelling errors in this story. I'll try to eliminate them when/if I notice them. Thank-you so much for reading and your reviews are really helping me to improve this story!

- Lizzie