Jacqueline waited well Jack seemed to think, she was more then eager to hear what he had to say.
"When we were on route to Asia we were swept away on to a small island. The cargo was lost; we would have lost all of our profit. I couldn't come home to tell you we were broke. So the crew and I rebuilt the ship and set sail again. We came across another ship and took it down. We stole its cargo, gold and supplies. Within a week we had hit three other ships. I was a pirate, I couldn't return to you like that either; so I didn't return at all." Jack said and Jacqueline sighed and rubbed her forehead.
"I couldn't have cared less if we were poor. I just wanted you home." She said and Jack looked at her.
"I have done some things I'm not proud of, things I never want you to know about. I wouldn't go home then and I won't now." He said and Jacqueline looked at him eyes wide.
"But our son…you don't want to meet him? What about your parents?" She asked and Jack shrugged a little.
"Better for every one if they remember me a good man then to know what I am now. I doubt you'll want our son to know his father is a pirate, better he think I'm dead." Jack said looking away.
"Fine I'll just return home and pretend I never saw you." She said shrugging and heading towards the barn door.
"What else are we supposed to do? Bring you and the boy on the ship?" Jack said grabbing her arm.
"Why not?" She asked looking up at him; Jack smoothed a piece of hair back from her face.
"Because it's no place for a woman and child. After spending time on a ship do you really think it's a good place to raise our son?" He asked and Jacqueline sighed a little.
"No but I want us to be together, there must be a way. Perhaps we could live here?" She said and Jack smiled a little.
"You're too good for that." He said.
"So that's it then? We're to be apart and Jack Jr is to grow up without you?" She said and Jack kissed her forehead.
"I'm afraid so." He said. Jacqueline pulled away and ran from the barn, not caring that Jack was yelling after her. She ran down to the water and right into it panting hard. She should be crying but she couldn't. Staring off at the moon she forced herself to calm down. Hearing pounding footsteps she sighed turning.
"Don't run away from me! Not here it's too dangerous." Jack said pulling her out of the water roughly.
"You ran away from me!" She yelled at him and Jack looked at her.
"I've explained that to you do not keep saying I ran away." He said picking her up and tossing her over his shoulder.
"Where are you taking me?" Jacqueline demanded squirming on his shoulder.
"To my ship. Until I figure out how to get you home that's where you'll be staying." He grunted carrying her off down the beach.
"This could be romantic on the beach if you weren't so angry." Jack said and Jacqueline couldn't help but smile since he couldn't see.