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"After I married Katie, I didn't feel like the pirate I used to be. I felt like I had all I needed. Me Pearl, the sea, and the woman I loved. I was free. The only thing missing was our children," said Jack as Carmen made his food.
Elizabeth huffed. "I could give you children." Carmen shot a look at her. "What would I do when you go back to Katie? I left my house, my father, I was publicly embarrassed myself to escape with you. Now what's left of me? The only thing left is for me to go into a convent or kill myself."
"Don't say stupidity, Lizzie," said Jack. "We'll find a solution."
Elizabeth scowled. "Everything for that fool! That stupid Saint that hasn't moved a finger for you. She won't get what she wants. I don't want to. I won't allow it!" With that, Elizabeth stomped out of his room.
Carmen sighed and carefully handed and helped Jack with his food. "No, I don't want not," he pouted.
"Yes, you have to eat some. At least a little," she said, grinning. She helped him sit up. "You have such a huge problem with this woman. How's the other one?"
Jack looked at her. "It doesn't matter how she is. She's the one I love."
"And she loves you, right?" Jack nodded. "Then take care of this one. Who knows what a mad woman in love can do?"
"I'm not saying now, Katie, but a year or two it'll be a perfect time to get married. James is a good, respectable man," said Weatherby as he ate with his daughter. "Don't tell me that you don't have the same feelings as before."
"I'm... fond of him," she said, slowly.
"But you loved him before."
"That was before, Father."
"Think about it, Katie. You'll have a place and family until God decides that it's my time."
Katherine looked at him. "I loved Jack very much. I'm afraid that I'll try to search Jack's look, his walk, his touch on another man."
"How can you say that, Katie? That man lied to you..."
"I know that!" she cried. "But I can't help it."
"I'm sorry, Katie," said Weatherby. "I guess it was wrong on my part to pressure you. I, too, suffer of what Lizzie did, but you're all I have left and I love you. I have a confession to make, but I don't want you to think wrongly of me."
Katherine noted the seriousness in his voice. "What is it, Father? You know that I'll always love you no matter what," she said, taking his hand.
Weatherby squeezed it, "Faith was not your real mother." Katherine's eyes widened. "I had an affair with one of the maids and I fell in love with her. She was a good woman, but we weren't of the same class. Even before you were born, your mother loved you very much. I tried to hide her from the humiliation, but when she gave birth, it was in poor conditions. She past away a few days late. I had to tell Faith when you were born. I couldn't get rid of you, Katie. You were so small and beautiful. You were the only thing I had left of her. Faith gladly accepted you, but she, too, past a few years later. As time went by, I couldn't tell you the truth."
Katherine saw the tears in her father's eyes. "What was her name?"
"Veronica," he whispered. "You look just like her."
"Daddy," she said, softly. "Thank you for telling me. I now know why I felt so different, but I'm glad you made me out of love."
Weatherby smiled and embraced his daughter. He would try to do anything to make her happy.
"You know, Jack," whispered Elizabeth. Carmen had to leave for a while to get more supplies. "I've suffered the most."
"Why?" he asked.
"Because you love Katie when James despises me."
"It's not my fault," he simply said.
"It's not mine. I couldn't just leave my family just like that. If you would have done to me what you did to Katie..."
"I offered it to you, but you refused. Either way you could have refused Norrington's proposal. Maybe he would have reconsidered his decision in marrying Katie. Why did you accept?"
"Because I didn't want to end up alone. After Will's supposed death, I was afraid no one would came into my life," she said.
Jack glared at her. "I always thought you would accept me for me and not the social status that I had or the money. Katie did. We fell in love."
"Do you think that I love you?"
Jack sighed. "In your way, yes."
"And Katie?" asked Elizabeth.
"She, too."
"Then who loves you more?"
"It's not about who loves me more, it's about who I love. You have to accept it Lizzie. Our fling ended a long time ago," said Jack, sternly.
"Not for me," she said, stubbornly. "Either way she doesn't love you. She's a false and hypocrite. You can't go back with her because if you do.. I'll do something terrible."
Jack had his patience run out. "You wouldn't dare hurt Katie. If you do..."
"What?" interrupted Elizabeth. "Are you going to kill me? You can scare everyone, but no. You aren't a demon as most think."
"Don't provoke me, Lizzie," warned Jack.
"Then kill me," she hissed. "Kill me this instance because if you don't, it'll go very bad for you, Jack. For you and for her."
Abigail trembled of relief and joy, seeing Will standing in front of her. She let out a laugh and wrapped her arms around him. They both held onto each other tightly. Will sighed, breathing in Abigail's scent. Only God knows how much he had missed her.
"I thought I lost you again," she sobbed against his chest.
"You'll never loose me, Abby. I love you," he whispered. He cupped her face and kissed her. Abigail cupped the back of his head, deepening the kiss.
"Will!" said Katherine, coming into the kitchen, breaking their kiss. "You're alive!"
"Yes, I-I escaped from prison and broke apart from the rest of the crew," he lied. He saw the black clothes she was wearing.
Katherine nodded. "Well, I'm glad you're alright then. Do you know why they said that Jack and my sister were dead when they really weren't the first night they escaped?"
"Because Jack told someone to say that," he lied again.
Katherine shook her head. "How ironic... But, you just said that you separated when you escape from the prison."
Abigail looked at Will strangely. "Well, he said that after we weren't separated ways," he tried to explain.
"Did he go after Lizzie?" asked Katherine.
"No! Of course not! That snake went after him," he said, rolling her eyes. "He doesn't like her."
Katherine eyed Will. "Doesn't like her?"
"Come on, Katie. You must know that Jack is man enough not to fall for her again," said Will.
"Do you realize what you just said?!" cried Katherine, starting to shake him. "You talk as if Jack still alive!"
"N-No, Katie," stuttered Will.
"Don't lie to me!" she yelled. "Please, I beg you, Will, tell me the truth! Jack lives, right? Please, if you don't tell me I think I'm going to go mad!" sobbed Katherine. "Have mercy on me! Did he and Lizzie fake their own death so they could live their lives together? Did they blew up that ship as a decoy? TELL ME!"
"Yes, dammit, he's alive, Katie!" shouted Will. "Goddammit, you've gone mad."
They both looked at him in awe. "That ingrate," hissed Katherine. "Escaped with my sister and he has the nerve to say he's dead and I'm the idiot who wears these black clothes for no reason."
"Don't say that, Katie. You're being irrational! He's hurt, Katie," he said.
Katherine gulped. "Hurt?"
"We couldn't say anything because we were afraid that the police might catch us. Jack was shot, Katie." She gasped. "If he was to go back to jail in those conditions he would have died. I found out that the Pearl's crew blew up another ship so that they won't have a reason to look to look further. They're hiding on the other side of the island. I'm only here for a short time, but I have to go back."
"But where is he?" asked Katherine.
"I can't say that. Just stay put. Don't worry, Katie. He'll come to you." Will turned to Abigail. "I'll come to you, too," he said and kissed her.
Katherine said nothing as Will left and just stared at her wedding ring. Her heart was almost complete again. For the first time in a long time she laughed of joy.
Jack dressed quickly with the help of Carmen. She mixed together a bunch of herbs together to make sure Elizabeth would deep through the whole night. Jack groaned and panted as they tried to put his shirt one. They dressed him as a wanderer, so that no one would stop him. Will and Mr. Gibbs made sure that he would go to the Governor's mansion without getting caught. Though Carmen would have wanted him to recover longer, Jack persisted him to recover longer, Jack persisted that he needed to see Katherine.
"Be careful, Jack. Don't get seen," warned Carmen.
"Are you sure you want to deal with Elizabeth? I know she threaten you."
Carmen smiled. "I'm not afraid of her, but I'm afraid of what she might do to you and your wife."
Jack's brow furrowed. "Why do you say that?"
"She might love you, but it's a dark love. She has a strange presence about her. An aura of death."
Jack's stare bore on. "Death to who?"
Carmen shook her head. "I don't know, but be careful."
Jack nodded. "Thank you, for everything, Carmen."
She smiled. "I still owe you my life, Jack."
"As do I."
Katherine smiled as she fixed some of her clothes. She had hoped for Will to come again to maybe give her more news about Jack, but he hasn't returned since. She wished she knew where he was to see him, but couldn't figure out where. It wouldn't be wise, though. She was afraid to be seen and then they would force Jack back to prison.
"Katie," said a low voice behind he.
She turned and gasped, seeing Jack coming in from the balcony. Her face lit up and quickly rushed to him. She gently touched his face to make sure she wasn't seeing things. When she felt his warm cheek, she hugged him tightly. Finally, he was back in her arms again.
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