Don't be mad...

Elizabeth POV

I was speechless. Apparently so was Scarlet. I turned to look at her, out of curiosity. She was glaring at Will and heaved with her heavy breathing. She was furious. Yet, she didn't utter a word. I honestly thought, by the look on her face, that she would literally kill someone, but her actions were less severe. She simply stood, raising her head high and uttered as she stood mere inches from me, "There are sweeter things than love Elizabeth... like revenge." She didn't even glance at Will as she left the room. I instantly felt a more serene atmosphere, but then the tension between Will and I interfered and I had no strength to do anything about it.

" I feel... so drained. Things shouldn't be this complicated. It's not fair." I said, angry and frustrated at the world.

" Here, I think you should sit down." I pulled my hand away when he grabbed it and went towards the settee. He sat beside me.

" I'm sorry. I never should have even laid eyes on you." He told me calmly.

" It is like you said: we can't change what's already happened." He shook his head and I knew he regretted everything. " But if you could, you would take it all back." It was a statement as plain as day.

"Maybe. I don't know how this ends, so I can't be sure."

" I wish I knew, then maybe I wouldn't have to keep questioning what I did."I stopped, contemplating whether to ask him or not. " Will, why didn't you tell me... about Scarlett and... your baby." He looked away from me and lowered his gaze, ashamed. He sighed heavily. It hurt me to see him that way, and I bit my lip trying to hold back tears.

" Because I knew what you would do. If I had told you, you never would have seen me as the man you desired. You would have fought that instinct."

" That's true." Was all I could manage quietly, without lying.

" I know it was selfish of me to do so. I now I'm asking myself why. Why it must be me that ruins everything. The night I met you, I took up my sword against George, one of my crew. After that I kissed you too, instead of leaving. And because of that, you thought it best to help me, but now both you and Marie are away from your homes. And Scarlet hates me. She's not the best person, but she doesn't deserve what I did to her. And neither does my son or anyone else." He clenched his fists. A couple of silent tears ran down my face but I tried to regain my composure.

" You should be an honorable man and give that child a father- and we shouldn't pursue the idea of us being together." I wanted to add ' for now ', but maybe he would give up on me with the way I worded that, and even though it would hurt, I would go on with my life but without him. " It would be the most sensible thing to do, so that we may stop inflicting unnecessary misery on others." He looked up at me and I quickly wiped the tears away from my face then sat up straight. And I recovered my self-control even though it was only external, unlike him. He was pitifully broken.

" Yes, I believe that would be best." I gave him a look meaning: alright then, it's over, and he stood slowly and abandoned me in the cabin. The last I heard from him was the shutting of the door, just like he had ,with a few words, given closure to this affair.

With my body cold as ice, my heart raw and torn; I sat frozen in the lonely room for some time, numb.

Short, but I think it spoke for itself... A LOT. Don't you think so?