"Jack" Elizabeth addressed her son nervously a couple of days later.

Her and Jack had been enjoying each others company, and she was feeling happier than she had felt in more years than she cared to admit. But right now all she could feel was guilt and fear. How would her son react, and did she even have the right to do this to him?

"Yes?" her son asked.

"Well… I was wondering what you think about Jack" Elizabeth began uncertainly.

"He's great mom" Jack smiled. "He's really funny, and he tells great stories. I can't believe how many things he's seen"

"So you wouldn't mind if we went with him every once in a while?" she asked her son.
"No!" he burst out. "That would be awesome!"

"And you wouldn't mind it if he stayed with us a lot more often?" she inquired.

"Of course not" her son assured her.

"I'm glad, because I have something to tell you that you might not like" Elizabeth confessed,

"What?"

"I really like him Jack" she confided in him. "In fact, I more than like him, I'm in love with him. And he seems to feel the same way about me. So I think it might be time for your father and me to end our relationship so I can be with Jack instead. I mean, you're never going to loose your father, I promise you that. Will loves you more than anything else in his life, and you will get to see him as often as possible. And when it's not I'm hoping you still won't mind travelling with Jack and having him stay here"

She was looking at her son, trying to get an idea about what he was thinking by watching his face. He didn't look mad, but there was no smile or happiness to see either. But thinking about it was a good sign right, she mused? Maybe that meant that he was gradually getting used to the idea and accepting it… or maybe it meant that he was too mad to even want to speak to her. Damn, why did this have to be so complicated?

"I don't mind" Jack stated. "As I said, I really like Jack. And I think it's good that you found someone"

"So you're not upset that your father and I won't be together anymore?" she sighed in relief.

"You were hardly together anyway mom" Jack reminded her. "I mean, I've seen you together once, and even though I really like him I wouldn't exactly call that a relationship. And I kind of thought you and Jack might like each other more than as friends, so it's not a total shock"

"My my, how did I get such a clever and sweet boy?" Elizabeth smiled and kissed the top of his head. "You don't know how glad I am to hear that you are okay with it"

"Honestly" he sighed and pulled away from his mother's embrace. "You knew how much I like Jack, so why would you think that I'd be all mad about this?"

"Well, I didn't want you to think that you were loosing your father, or that I was betraying him. I didn't want you to be hurt by it in any way" Elizabeth tried to explain.

"I'm fine mom" the boy stated. "But I refuse to call him dad!"

"He'll be glad to hear that" Elizabeth chuckled amused.

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"Come in" Elizabeth called as she heard a knock on the door.

"Is it safe to return or a I in any immediate danger I need to know about?" Jack asked.

"You're safe" Elizabeth laughed. "come in"

"So I take it the whelp wasn't completely opposed to his mother having a relationship with Jack Sparrow then?" Jack smiled.

"No, he seems to think that you're a great man, almost seems to think you're as amazing as his mother does" she declared lovingly.

"I'm glad" Jack smiled and gave her a kiss. "And I can assure you that the feeling is quite mutual"

"Are you referring to his mother or him?" Elizabeth inquired.

"Both" Jack informed her while forcing her to lay down on the bed as he moved in on her. "Although right now his mother is the one I want to be focusing on"

Elizabeth smiled and pulled him down for another kiss.