AN /I don't own anything other then the plot to the story.

Summary. Modern Au. When studying to be a vet while doing practical experience in Charters Towers. Elizabeth meets the roguish but charming Will Turner a stockmen on a local property. She finds it hard to believe he's a gentlemen being friends with Jack Sparrow, Phillip, Rob and Josh Swift

Chapter 4

It was just after eleven night when we pulled into the car park at the pub. I got of the driver's seat slamming the door shut. I spotted an old 89 Landcrusier I hadn't seen in years but I knew whose it was.

Elizabeth looked at me confused as we walked into the pub. I spotted my father standing at the bar with Jack and Phillip. Rob and Josh where sitting at table in conversation with Jack's girlfriend Angelica. I walked over to their table and said nothing as I sat down.

"Ah mind explaining where you been all day Will." Rob asked, I didn't look at him. Anger was welling in my gut at seeing my dad again after nine years of no contact.

"Went for a drive. Rob how long has he been here" I said referring to my father. Josh said nothing and took a sip of his beer.

"Since about ten a clock this morin. Didn't say why he's here "Rob said watching my reaction. I nodded slowly and went over to the bar.

"Jock give me a Jack and Coke with rum mixed in" I said handing him my money and paying for my drink. I took three long sips of it before the glass was empty.

"You might won't slow down on the alcohol son" My anger flared at this. He had no dame right to tell me what to do the worthless piece of shit.

"I'm not fifthteen anymore Bill yea can't tell what to do" I snapped shoving passed him. I saw the look of shock on his face for me reaction this way.

Elizabeth stood at the table with Rob, Josh and Angelica who where also shocked. Bill caught a glimpse of the scare on my chest I pushed passed him. I walked out to my Cruiser. I slammed into reveres and sped out of the car park.

Bill was shocked by his reaction to seeing him again. The woman that had come into the pub with Will was standing looking at him with somewhat of disgust.

I slammed my hand against the steering wheel in anger. I grabbed the half empty stubby from the drink holder and took a long sip down the rest of the beer.

I saw something jump in front of me. I slammed on the breaks. I heard a thump as the roo hit the bullbar. It just had to be my luck that I hit a pothole. I heard the crunching of the roof as she rolled. I groaned in pain as it all went black.

It was to midnight when the phone at the pub rang. Jock answered the phone. Elizabeth looked over at Bill who was nursing another beer. Josh was sitting at the table with them. Jack, Angelica, Rob and Phillip had all gone to bed.

She noticed the expression on Jock's face. It was one of sorrow. He walked towards their table and whispered something in Bill's ear. The express on his face also changed. Elizabeth didn't catch what Bill said to Josh. But he went off to wake up and Jack and rest of them.

"Bill what's wrong." Elizabeth asked as she followed Will's father out to the car park.

"It's Will. He's been in an accident on the Flinders. Rolled his ute. It a write off apparently" Bill said climbing behind the wheel of his Cruiser. Elizabeth got into the passenger seat without so much as a word.

Elizabeth felt her heart clinch at the thought of Will being hurt. Wait. Where the hell had that come from? She barely knew the guy. She had only known the guy for over a week. It couldn't be possible that she was in love with him. Elizabeth had never been in love, so she didn't know what to expect.

Bill slammed on the brakes and shifted the Cruiser back to neutral. He tapped his fingertips against the steering wheel in frustration. The light changed to green. Bill slammed the clutch in and the gearbox groaned in protest at the savage attempt by Bill to shift into first gear.

It was an hour later they where all sitting in the waiting room at the hospital at Charters Towers for any news. Jack had soulless expression on his face. Bill was tired of waiting for news. Josh, Rob and Phillip sat there staring blankly at the wall across the hall.

A nurse approached them. They all jumped to attention waiting for any news of Will's condition. The nurse stopped briefly and told them that the doctor would be with them shortly.

"Your all here for William Turner I'm guessing." The doctor said removing his scrub hat. Will had been in surgery for some reason for the last hour.

"How is he Doc" Bill asked, he wanted to know how he's eldest son was. Wither or not he was alive or not. Doctor Verona looked at them. He could see they where all worried about him.

"He was in a bad way when he came in. He has four broken ribs, one of which punctured his left lung. We managed to repair the lung and drain the fluid in the lung. He has serve swelling and bruising to the spinal cord. His right leg was badly broken in five different places.

His right knee took a lot of damage with tendon, ligament and cartilage tears. His knee was dislocated. His right arm was broken in three places; he also has muscle damage to his right shoulder. His left collarbone was fractured in four places. His broken right arm had penetrated the skin.

At the moment he's a stable condition. The swelling and bruising is making it hard to know wither or not his back is broken." Verona looked over the concerned faces. There was a lot of soulful expression on their faces.

"Can we see him" Jack asked the Doc. Verona stopped and was about to answer Jack when his pager beeped saying he had to get to the ER.

"A nurse will show you to his room. I'll tell you this he was very lucky" Verona said before hurrying off to the ER. A nurse arrived a minute later and showed them to Will's room.

Bill was taken back at the sight of his eldest son in hospital. His right leg was in plaster. His right arm as well, his left arm was in sling. His chest was tightly bandaged.

Jack had seen this sight before. When Will was seventeen he had gotten into a knife fight with a drug addict who was his friend.

Seven years earlier.

Jack and most of Will's family. Will had been airlifted to Townsville from Julia Creek. He's friend he had been trying to save from drugs had taken a hunting knife to him. He had grazed his heart and ripped open his stomach. The doctors where unsure if Will would live.

The guy Jake had become a Heron addict at sixteen. Will had been trying to get Jake into rehab for the last nine months. Jake was beyond help now. He had been admitted to the local hospital at Julia Creek. He needed emergency surgery that he could only get in Townsville.

Jack looked over at Will's uncle and aunt who where a mess. Will's younger cousins where standing there waiting for any news of their cousin. A doctor walked towards them.

"You're here for William Turner." The doctor asked. They all nodded in agreement. The doctor removed his scrub cap

"We've managed to stop the bleeding from the severed veins near the heart. He'll be heavily sedated for the next few day so we'll be keeping a close eye on him for the next 72 hours. He has seventy-five precent chance of pulling through.

A nurse will be with you shortly to show you to his room in the ICU" The doctor said as he was called away to the ER.

Jack looked down at his best mate. Lying unconscious in that hospital bed. He glanced over at Bill who was sitting beside Will's bedside. The next few days where going to be stressful.

"Someone should ring Dale and tell him" Rob said leaning against the wall as another nurse walked in to check Will's vitals.

"I'll do it" Jacks said as he walked out the of the room.

Author's Note. I hope this explains the scar on Will's chest well enough for you Smithy