Chapter 13

Will woke up to the smell of pancakes, his favorite food; he looked around for a moment. He was alone, it was mourning, the rain was still coming down quite hard. School! Will though to himself, I'm going to be late! Where's Momma?

He got up and ran downstairs to find her in the kitchen.

"Oh, you're awake! Good mourning!" Elizabeth said as she went from the stove to Will and sat him at the table.

"Mourning Momma," he said confused, " Aren't I going to be late for school."

"Nope, not today," she said as she continued cooking at the stove."

Will was confused, but he wasn't about to protest being late for school or eating pancakes.

"Today you aren't going to school and I'm not going to the restaurant," she said proudly as she brought two plates of pancakes to the table.

"Why not?" Will said as Elizabeth put his plate in front of him and he dug in.

"Because. I feel like you and I need some bonding time. We've been through a lot lately and I think that maybe it's better to just be… together right now."

"So I don't have to go to school today?" Will asked with his mouth full.

"Not today or the rest of the week."

His face lit up with joy, "Really? Oh thank you Momma!" he said hugging her tightly.

"Whoa," Elizabeth laughed as he almost took her down, "Your welcome love."

Will sat down and continued eating his breakfast, as did Elizabeth.

After they finished Will helped Elizabeth clean up, "Oh no, I've got it, why don't you go play in the living room and I'll tell you when I'm done."

"But I want to help."

"William I will not take no for an answer," she said sternly, "Now you go run along," she laughed as he looked up at her and then ran to play in the other room.

Elizabeth let out a small sigh as she continued cleaning while watching the rain outside the window in front of the kitchen. She couldn't get the images from her dream out of her head. Dustin Adrian Turner, she heard Will say in her head. Dustin was so handsome, just like young William was, except Will was able to raise him from a newborn unlike before so they were overjoyed. They were a perfect family. She continued daydreaming until she heard a knock on the front door.

She snapped out of it and said, "I've got it Will. Coming!"

She reached the door and waited a moment to open it until she heard a friendly voice say, "It's me, I came to check on you." She opened the door to find drenched Joey in front of her.

"Joey, good mourning."

"Good mourning."

"What are you doing here?" Elizabeth asked confused.

"I… When you didn't show up to the store this mourning like you always do, I worried that something had happened so I took my break early and went to Will's school to see if maybe you were there. But they said that you had sent a note in saying that he would be out for the rest of the week. So I came here and here I am," Joey said out of breath.

"Well. Come in, come in. You're drenched!" she laughed as she motioned for him to come in.

"I don't to impose, I just came to make sure the two of you were okay, is Will sick?"

"Huh?"

"Is Will sick? Since he wont be in school all week…"

"Oh! No, no, no he's healthy as ever. I just decided that it was time for a little break from… everything," Elizabeth said trying to fake a smile.

"Oh… Oh—hh, I thought that he was sick or that you knew about what happened."

"What happened?" Elizabeth asked, once again confused.

"You don't know? Your friend was spotted near the island late last night, it's rumored he arrived here early this mourning and was coming ashore to… see you," Joey said nervously.

Elizabeth pulled him inside for a moment and whispered, "My friend?"

"Yes," Joey looked around to make sure no one was around and that Will was not paying attention and then looked back to her, "Sparrow."

Elizabeth knew that Jack would probably arrive soon, he may have been a rum, drunken pirate but he remembered when his old friend would be returning. Plus, Jack had kept his eye on her coming to the eisland once or twice a year to check up on her and Will.

"Any news on his where 'bouts?"

"I heard he was seen near your restraunt resently and that he asked for you, he then left when they said you were sick, that's all I've heard."

"Alright… well thank you," Elizabeth whispered sincerily.

"I should go, my father will be mad if he realizing how long I've been gone," Joey said going out the door.

"I'll come to you if anything happens.." Elizabeth whispered to him.

"Elizabeth, did Mat or Chloe happen to say anything to you last night?"

"Why?"

"Well I heard… I saw Chl—… I—"

Elizabeth went out to the porch and closed the door behind her. She then went towards Joey, "Joey do you know what Chloe told me? Did you tell her everything?"

"I—I heard Mat talking this mourning to man on the street and—"

"Joeseph Lyle… did you tell… Chloe everything?" Elizabeth said trying not to become angry.

"She said—"

"I trusted you! I told you my biggest most close secret and you told her! I can't believe you! I thought you were my friend! I thought that you cared about what happened to Will and I! You were the only person out of my family that I trusted! You don't even care about us! All you care is that you get what you want, nothing else!"

"What?" Joey exclaimed.

"Oh I know you like her! You've been eye-balling the little slut every since we met!" Joey began to walk way, "You love her! I could see the way you looked at her."

"I wasn't looking at her…" Joey said as quietly as he stopped but still didn't face her.

"I knew it! I knew you l—. Wait, what?"

"I was not looking at her," Joey turned to face her but stayed on the pathway while she was on the porch, "I… I was looking at you Elizabeth! I never liked Chloe, and I never could. I've loved you since the day I saw you wondering in the town square with Will in your arms. I felt like if I helped you then maybe, ju—st maybe, you would feel the same way. But obviously, you're to caught up in your little fantasy world to realize that."

"You… You love me?"

"Yes, I don't want to... but I do… It doesn't matter, your husband will return tomorrow, and you shall finally have you perfect little family. And I will be out of your lives forever."

They stood there in silence for a moment, they just stared at each other. Did he really just say that? Elizabeth thought to herself. Did I really just say that? Joey thought to himself.

They were interrupted by someone walking up the sidewalk. Whoever it was, was wearing boots, though the rain was coming down hard Elizabeth knew the sound.

A familiar face turned the corner into the pathway, "Izzy! And Joey! Surprise finding you 'er mate!" Jack paused and looked at the two of them, "Am I interrupting something?" Jack said staring at the two people in the front of the house.

"I was just leaving…" Joey said with no emotion as he kept eye contact with Elizabeth and began walking away.

"Joey wait!" Elizabeth said coming from the porch into the rain.

Joey said sternly as he looked back at her one last time, "No, I have to go," he turned his back to her and when he reached the sidewalk he said faintly, "G-Goodbye Elizabeth," he then turned the corner telling himself that he never wanted to see Elizabeth or Will or even Jack ever again. But in his heart he knew that no matter how hard he tried to hide and forget it… he was in love… with another man's wife. He would always love her… Elizabeth Turner.