Chapter Seven-Bad luck and Will

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"So you promise you'll be back on time." Elizabeth called from the bedroom getting ready for her last day of work as Jack looked for his coat in the living room.

"Yes, I promise as soon as I am done with Gibbs I'll be back here." Jack said only half paying attention to her he was just automatically repeating what Elizabeth wanted to hear. Elizabeth appeared from their bedroom fully dressed before him.

"All packed?" Elizabeth questioned cynically. Jack rolled his eyes but smiled as she held in her hand his coat. He really did love his coat.

"Yes I promise to be all packed for our trip. Scouts honor." Jack said putting on his coat and saluting Elizabeth with false enthusiasm.

"You weren't a scout!" Elizabeth scoffed as she pulled her hair from her pony tail, letting it cascade down her back in a waterfall of tawny curls. Jack had to restrain himself mentally from throwing her on the couch and taking her right there.

"God no, to bloody sweet they are 'sides eunuchs all of them." Jack whispered as if it was some secret knowledge very few knew about and waving his hand in front of him as if there were a bunch of scouts there. Elizabeth shook her head wondering what she saw in Jack.

"Fine but remember the plane leaves at seven tonight." Elizabeth instructed as she turned away but Jack grabbed her hand and pulled her to him. He kissed her before she had a chance to question his actions.

"Oh." Elizabeth breathed when she was able to again.

"Love it's a simple con, you'll be fine, we've gone over it a million times and so far you have not screwed up." Jack said comfortingly as he pushed a loose strand of her tawny colored hair behind her ear.

"I know that Jack, but, this is not like the small ones you've taught me this is a big one and a single screw up could end me behind bars." Elizabeth leans her head on Jack's chest seeking comfort and courage. Jack chuckles.

"Lizzie, trust me, if I did not think you could do this then I would not have set this up in the first place." Jack said reassuringly. Although what he failed to mention was that Gibbs had set the con up and Gibbs had no idea it was for Elizabeth. Matter a fact, Jack was on his way to tell Gibbs about Elizabeth and see how his old partner would take the news.

"Trust you, are you mad?" Elizabeth pulled back smirking.

"What's life with out a little madness?" Jack quipped, "Lizzie, just relax and no worries alright."

With that Jack left Lizzie in order to face the (proverbial) Dragon that is Gibbs, meaning he knew he was going to get a very long and very loud lecture.

It had been no more then an hour since Jack left and Elizabeth was already packed and ready to leave. Of course her being ready was more because she was very nervous of the con she was going to pull mostly on her own. She was now pacing Jack's apartment, (or more like their apartment since most of her stuff was ending up at his place), getting their papers in order when she realized she was missing her passport. She had left her passport at her apartment which she hardly stayed at anymore and only went back to make cards and hack into systems since Jack did not own a computer. She had a little time before work began and decided to rush her place.

Elizabeth quickly made her way inside looking all over for her passport that until recently she never used. She and Will never went on long vacations or mini breaks the way she and Jack did, matter a fact Jack had a habit of just saying 'lets go here love' and off they went.

Elizabeth found her passport on the television and grabbed it stuffing it in her bag. Checking her watch she found that she was going to be late for work if she did not hurry. As she pulled open the door she almost ran into a very stoic looking William Tuner. She was about to smile and quickly lie her way out of the situation when Will pulled her to him and kissed her harshly.

Elizabeth quickly put her hands between them and pushed him off, much harder then she intended but it was the look on his face that kept her from yelling at him. His face a mixture of disbelief, love and anger, and a terrible sadness. Elizabeth stood taller, she was going to confront the fact that Will knew the truth.

"How could you? With a man like him?" Will asked conversationally, but Elizabeth could see the anger in his dark eyes.

"Will, I am so sorry please forgive me." Elizabeth began, but will shook his head sadly and he looked into her eyes and for the first time she felt shame in her heart and looked away. She knew Will was too good a man to deserve the pain she saw within his gaze. So she told the truth, it was the least she could do and Will deserved more then that. "I am sorry you found out like this about him William, he's a good man who just..." Will cut her off his tone scathing.

"A man who steals for a living, a degenerate of society. That is who you rather be with? Why? Because he does what you do?" Will asked harshly and Elizabeth found her self both angered and sad.

"No, not that, but because he is not trying to change me William." Elizabeth answered honestly and this time Will looked away.

"I was never trying to change you." Will replied hoarsely and Elizabeth sighed wearily before speaking. This conversation was the hardest she ever had to do.

"Yes you did Will." Elizabeth began and she took a step closer to him carefully, afraid he might dash like a wild animal. Will shut his eyes as she placed a comforting hand on his shoulder. "Will, I am who I am and that does not fit with who you want me to be. I love you Will always have, but, I can't be a happy house wife trapped in a tiny flat raising children and waiting for you to come home. You William Turner are too good a man for me." Elizabeth pleaded and with her other hand forced Will to look her in the eyes. "I am truly sorry for all this."

Will took her hand off his shoulder and pulled her into a hug. Elizabeth did not resist in the least. "I am sorry if that is how I made you feel Elizabeth." He said as he pulled away from her. She smiled and Will felt his heart ache that in all their time together he never got her to smile just as she was now. "I love you Elizabeth so much that if you wanted to leave me for any other man including...him...I would let you go. You are too important to me to see unhappy." Will gave a sad laugh and Elizabeth nodded her acceptance of his gift.

"Thank you so much Will. I always knew you were to good to me." Elizabeth said as she and Will started walking to the front door.

"You do know that if he ever hurts you, you can come and find me." Will said always wanting to keep Elizabeth in his life no matter the pain he felt at losing her. "If you just need to talk or something or bail money." Will joked masking the pain. Elizabeth hugged him tightly.

"I will I promise." Elizabeth pulled back and kissed his cheek tenderly. Will nodded. "I'll see you soon."

Will smiled sadly and then went out the door where Elizabeth stood watching his retreating form until he turned the corner and was no longer in sight.

When Elizabeth shut the door she leaned against it for support. She felt both sad and relieved and a part of her felt both free and broken. It was odd though, she did not feel the need to wipe the tears from her face.

It was a very good thing they were in a nice restaurant, other wise Gibbs by now would have been cursing at Jack so loudly they would have been taken to jail for disturbing the peace and demonizing the children of Britain with such language used on Gibbs' part.

"Mate, listen to me, the girl is good, and she picks up really fast." Jack said and took a sip of his rum. He made a face of distaste. Why is it, the most expensive places have the cheapest liquor? He thought disdainfully to himself.

"Jack it's Christmas time why are you planning on giving me a heart attack for my present?" Gibbs said testily before gulping down his rum and calling over the waitress for another glass and to leave the bottle.

"Gibbs you know me better then that. You honestly think I would put myself in a situation that I could not easily back my way out of." Jack asked leaning back in his seat.

"Jack, I honestly think you are daft you know women bring nothing but bad luck!" Gibbs countered pouring himself another drink.

"Really? I thought I was rather good luck seeing as how I did the job alone and did not get caught!" Elizabeth dropped a briefcase by the side of the table and it landed with a heavy thud. No doubt full of cash. Gibbs was in shock and Jack smiled as he stood and pulled out a seat for her. Elizabeth did not sit down just stared at Jack and his grin vanished when he finally caught on to why she was mad. The con was set up for four o 'clock it was now five twenty eight according to his cell phone which had been lying by the side of his glass.

Jack gave a weak smile. "Now Lizzie before you get mad let me just say..."

Elizabeth cut him off her tone quite but scathing; Jack had a feeling even if they went on their holiday he was going to be sleeping on the hotel sofa.

"Jack, I don't care if a man with a squid like beard at this moment came for your soul right now, no amount of talking is going to make me forgive you." Elizabeth sat down perfectly ridged and Jack only saw an opportune moment for amusement.

"Well, actually talking is not what I had in mind right now Lizzie." Jack said his voice full of unrestrained desire as he spoke in her ear and his smile only grew as Elizabeth unconsciously shivered, however, his smile did vanished as Elizabeth elbowed him in the chest.

"I don't think I deserved that." Jack pouted as he rubbed the bruising area of his chest discreetly and both Gibbs and Elizabeth rolled their eyes and answered together.

"Yes you did!" The two turned to look at each other, their eyes filled with mild curiosity, although Gibbs did have a hint of lust in his gaze.

"I take it you're Elizabeth." Gibbs said evenly waiting to see her reaction and he held out his hand.

"I take it you're Mr. Gibbs." Elizabeth answered back giving the offered hand a firm hand shake.

"So tell me missy, you think you have what it takes to be a matchstick man, I mean woman?" Gibbs asked looking her over. Elizabeth smiled sweetly.

"That case by your knees is your cut of the money. One million untraceable cash Mr. Gibbs" Elizabeth answered sultry and light and her smile grew as Gibbs' eyes widened and he pulled the case closer to him opening it up discreetly, he shut it with a snap instantly looking to see if anyone noticed his nervousness. Jack grinned and put his arm around Elizabeth and gave her a kiss on the cheek which she excepted.

"How? The job was for a five hundred thousand limit?" Gibbs questioned gruffly and Elizabeth learned into Jack's loose embrace and answered Gibbs.

"Well I can be very persuasive when I need to be." Was all she said. and Gibbs gave a laugh and that made Elizabeth happy, it was easy to see why Jack cared for the old man so much and talk so highly of him, he worried like a father, nagged like a mother and cared with out being over bearing and he was easy to get along with.

"Welcome to the family darlin'" Gibbs said getting up from his seat and giving Elizabeth a hug. Elizabeth felt a small sting of pain in her chest as she remembered her own father. Jack picked up on this after he saw her face and smiled reassuringly. He did not know the details with her father only that when he asked her about him she immediately dropped the subject and left.

"Thank you Mr. Gibbs, By the way Jack," Elizabeth bent down and pulled from her leather laptop bag an envelope "I picked up the mail before I came over, this was there it looked important." She handed it to Jack who wore a look of disbelief.

"God damn it I was sure I put enough stamps on the letter, bugger!" Jack pouted and Gibbs placed his head in his hand wearily.

"For the love of mother and child Jack can't you even mail a letter correctly?" Gibbs sighed before looking up and seeing Elizabeth's confused expression. "Ol' Jack here was supposed to mail a letter with a ticket to Hector Barbossa to come on down and help us invest in order to steal his invested money, that was over three and a half months ago."

"Oi, this is bad luck." Jack answered hollowly, before turning to address Elizabeth's questioning gaze with a sly grin saying he would explain the whole plan on the plane.