Wow, so it's been way more than a year since my last update, and I can honestly say that's not okay! In other news! I'm basically done with my college application process, so that means I should have more time to actually write (especially because I saved my pennies and got an iPad! Helloooooooo portability!) I'm looking to have this chapter be long to make up for some lost time... Enjoy!

Last Update: August 9th, 2010

This Update: October 13th, 2011

Time (days): too many that I'd like to count!

- I'm doing this so that you have an idea of how frequently I update.

"Fancy seeing you here in China Town Elizabeth. I would've thought that you would be back at work preparing to move to your new office," came the swanky voice of Mr. James Norrington. I had not expected to see him here in China Town because he usually stuck to places like McDonalds and all that other typical fast food joints. "Well I suppose you're just out celebrating your promotion with presumably your boyfriend."

And here's where the conversation got super awkward. I felt my cheeks literally turn red, and it seemed like it was worse than the color of red velvet cake. I casually glanced over to Will's direction to see his reaction to James' statement. He was casually (and awkwardly) scratching the back of his neck as his cheeks got a slightly pink twinge to them. Damn, he looked gorgeous just standing there like that, is it possible to effortlessly stand in place and look gorgeous!

"No," I began with an awkward chuckle in my voice to unsuccessfully ease some of the tension in the air, "this is William. He's a friend of a friend that I'm just showing around the town." I had hoped that this would be an appropriate title to give William because that's all he really was, I had essentially only met him about two or three hours ago!

William and James entered in an awkward handshake that appeared to be some kind of male struggle for dominance that my older brother, Adam, had with several boys I had mistakenly bought over to the house for dinner. My relationships never lasted that long after I brought them home, and after about the third time I just stopped bringing boys home. Unsurprisingly, after I stopped bringing them, my relationships began to last a lot longer. It was a tad bit awkward seeing that same struggle replicated years later between someone I had just met and my insanely perverted boss.

"Pleasure to meet you James," Will greeted with a tight face during their handshake. I don't know if it was just me, but it looked like he was in pain. I had experienced a handshake from James before, and he wasn't gentle not even to a woman. I had decided that after James greeted Will back, I would save his hand from the horrid clutch it was currently being held in. A second or two after William's greeting, James gave back his own clipped response, and I decided to cut into their man struggle.

"Well it was nice seeing you here James, but we really must go. I still have to show Will the shopping area, it's best to get a look at all the mom and pop stores before they succumb to big businesses!" I gave a smile to James and then dragged Will off in the direction of the car. I could see it in my sights, but then James decided to open his mouth and compromise the escape, and magnify the awkwardness.

"Elizabeth! You simply must bring William to the promotion party the office is throwing you tomorrow night! It'll really help him learn about the night life here and he'll also get the chance to meet more people from around town!" I stopped right there in my tracks and slowly turned around.

I plastered a smile on my face and slowly replied, "sounds like a plan! I suppose we'll see you then, bye!" I proceeded to drag Will back to the car in silence. I unlocked it and got into the driver's seat while Will got into the passenger's.

"Well James seems like a nice fellow."

"So, why did you lie to Elizabeth and William about when you were going to be arriving here in Liverpool," Anamaria questioned as she and Jack were sitting on her bed cuddling and watching television. They had been sitting in that very position for about 2 hours, Ana had gotten out of work early and picked Jack up from the same station William arrived at half an hour earlier.

"I wanted to have a little bit of alone time with you before Elizabeth and Will knew I was here. And let's face it, if Elizabeth knew I was here, I would only be able to see you in the cover of night because she thinks we don't like each other."

The two sat in a comfortable silence as Anamaria took in her newfound information. She was weighing her options: keep her relationship with Jack a secret from everyone they knew or reveal it to everyone. She knew that Jack didn't have the best track record with women, and that's what concerned her about making their relationship public.

If she revealed to everyone that she was dating Jack then, she would probably have to deal with people, mainly Elizabeth, voicing their thoughts on their relationship. "Are you sure he's ready to commit?" "Why on earth would you settle for him?" "What makes you think he won't cheat on you with some whore like he always does?"

Sure all of these thoughts were one that she was putting into her own head, but they were some pretty valid questions! Would she be content openly dating a person that has such a bad reputation among her circle of friends? Would she want to hear their criticism every time she was seen with her boyfriend? Would all of these questions put strain on her relationship with him if something were to flourish?

Questions, questions, questions. That's what their relationship was going to be based on unless he could some how manage to clean up his act and show their friends that he changed, and that he was someone that would make Anamaria truly happy. Now her last question: should she talk to Jack about her fears or should she just keep him in the dark? After all, these things made defined what a good relationship was right?

BRINGGGGGGGGGGG, BRINGGGGGGGGGGG,BRINGGGGGGGGGGG! The telephone sounded and ended the glorious silence. Ana got off off the bed and went to go answer it. Caller ID showed that it was Elizabeth calling from her mobile phone.

"Hey Liz! What's going on? Are you and Will having fun on the streets?" Ana sat down on the living room couch as Elizabeth began to talk.

"Yeah, it was fun until we ran into James and he invited Will to my promotion party tomorrow night," Elizabeth told her in a hushed tone. "Will's in the restroom right now so I just wanted to call you and let you know that we're like 5 minutes away from the apartment. So be prepared to see him! And you won't believe it, this is the same guy I was telling you I met in the coffee shop like 2 months ago! I don't think he realizes that, and I kind of want to keep I that way! Oh, I've got to go, he's just coming out of the restroom now, I'll see you soon!" And with that Elizabeth hung up the phone.

Ana smiled and made her way back to her room to see Jack straightening out her comforter. "I just got a call from Elizabeth, she says she and Will are going to be here in about 10 minutes."

He looked up from what he was doing and gave her a lopsided half-grin. "I suppose I should be leaving soon then." He shuffled through Ana's night table for paper and a pen, when he found what he was looking for he began to write. "This the info of the hotel I'll be staying at for the night until 4 when I'm actually supposed to be arriving here. Come over later and we'll eat some dinner in the hotel restaurant. According to a couple friends of mine, it's one of the best restaurants in the area. Wear that blue dress you had on that time we all went out for drinks, it'll be perfect for the setting of the restaurant." With a kiss Jack was out the door and on his way to his hotel.

So hopefully you guys were happy with that update. I tried my best to actually make it good, and I'm not going to lie: it took me 2 days of on and off working to crank all that out! Please, please, please read and review! I really want to know what you guys thought of the chapter!