"Father, don't touch him!" Angelica yelled, stepping between her father and Jack and Alayna.

"Of all the filthy, unworthy men out there Angelica, you picked Sparrow?" Black Beard asked, smirking at his daughter.

"Oh please father, you don't give him enough credit," Angelica retorted crossing her arms. Jack piped up from behind.

"I can agree with her, right?" He asked smiling. When Black Beard glared at Jack though, he backed right off. Alayna was frightened to say the least.

"Can this just please stop?" Alayna yelled above the noise. Black Beard's smirk became a dark stare, directed straight towards Alayna. Black Beard hit his daughter and shoved her to the ground and out of the way, then made a bee line towards Alayna, beginning to draw his sword. Alayna backed up until her back hit the door, then Jack stepped in front of her with his gun drawn.

"Sorry mate, but you won't be touching my daughter ever again," Jack said with authority. He stood bravely in front of his own daughter. Alayna was still scared for her life, and also now for Jack's.

"Right, Sparrow," Black Beard chuckled and put his sword away, "Now if you'll excuse me," He said still grinning wildly. Jack reached behind him and grabbed Alayna's arm and moved her to the side, with him still guarding her body. Black Beard just smiled and shook his head.

"Keep an eye out, Sparrow," Was Black Beards final words before exiting the house, laughing menacingly. Jack turned and helped Angelica up, who now had a deep, bleeding red cut across her face from one of Black Beard's many rings.

"Sit," Jack said pulling out a chair for her and searching through the cupboards. "God, don't you keep any rum on hand?" He asked frustrated. Alayna was still standing where Jack had moved her to before Black Beard left, unable to speak or move.

"In that barrel over in the corner, I hide it from my father, he's worse when he's drunk," Angelica responded, holding a cloth to her wound. The bleeding was heavy. Angelica glanced over to see her daughter.

"Alayna, everything will be alright," Angelica tried to comfort her.

"No, nothing is alright when Black Beard's around, and Jack being here just made it worse. Can't you see that he harms you, Angelica? Why don't you make him leave?" Alayna spurted out, standing in the same position still.

"Alayna, please, it's complicated," Angelica responded. Jack sat down across from Angelica and took the cloth and turned it over to the less bloody side and poured a good amount of rum on the cloth, then took a sip for himself.

"What, I haven't had a taste of rum since last night," Jack said when he saw Angelica's glare.

"Glad to see you haven't changed much, Jack," Angelica sighed. Her face scrunched in pain as the rum met her wound. Angelica's hand gripped the corner of the table from the pain, but she never shrieked or made a noise. Alayna saw her mother's small amount of bravery, now why couldn't she stand up to Black Beard? Alayna slowly walked down the hall to what was meant to be "her room" but typically she only stayed there once or twice a week. There was nothing in her tiny, closet sized room but a trunk and one bed. Inside the trunk were a few changes of clothing, some shillings and two pairs of shoes, in addition to the ones she was currently wearing. Alayna owned only one dress for special occasions… the rare times that there were special occasions. It was a deep blue, satin dress, not overly decorated, but just enough.

Alayna sat on her bed and then progressed to lie down, closing her eyes. She felt a hot teardrop escape from the corner of her eye and roll down her cheek, then finally dropping into her pillow.

Alayna must have fallen asleep, because when she awoke again it was nearly nightfall.

"Holy shit, I've slept the entire day," She commented to herself. She slowly got up; her eyes were puffy and sore from crying. She looked in the tiny round mirror in the hall and saw how red and raw her face looked. She continued to the washroom and splashed her face with cold water. When she went down the hall she stopped at the sound of her parents talking.

Parents, Alayna's mind thought. It sounded weird to Alayna.

ANGELICA'S POV

"So what will it be, Jack, are you going to stay in town for a few days, find a few whores, then say goodbye like usual and come back in another year if that?" Angelica asked looking at Jack. She tried not to make eye contact, because his stare, his smile, everything about him, made Angelica melt.

"No, let Alayna come with me," Jack responded.

"Let a 17 year old girl go out pirating with her father whom she barely knows and a ship full of older men who could potentially harm her and take advantage of her? I don't think so, Jack," Angelica responded, making Jack sound like a complete idiot.

"I can take care of her," Jack responded.

"Like hell you can, Jack. And why are you so interested in being around for her?"

"Did you ever think that just maybe I could be a good father to her?" Jack asked slightly aggravated and very offended.

"Actually that's exactly what I thought," Angelica retorted.

"You said yourself that I'm not given enough credit," Jack said, flashing her that devilish smile.

"I said Black Beard didn't give you enough credit,"

"Well if you're so concerned, come with us; escape this hellhole, away from Black Beard,"

"Jack…"

"Listen, I don't want either of you staying here, not one more night with Black Beard around. We are going somewhere, just let me think…"

"I can't just up and leave," Angelica argued.

"Well bloody why not!"

"I mean, this is where I live, and besides why would I leave with you, or allow my daughter to go through what you put me through every time you come here?" Angelica got up from her seat, throwing her hands up and shaking her head angrily at Jack.

"What in the bloody hell are you talking about, woman?" Jack asked angrily.

"Just forget it, Jack, you'll never understand," Angelica replied, sitting back down. Jack huffed and took a big sigh, then sat back down.

"Pack what you need, we're going to Port Royal tonight,"

"My father will just be angrier when he finds out we left," Angelica said bitterly.

"So you're going to let your daughter stay here and put her in a lot of potential danger?" Jack asked seriously.

"Fine, whatever, I'll go pack,"

"And tell Alayna," Jack said finally.

ALAYNA'S POV

Once Alayna heard Angelica's footsteps coming she bolted back to her room.

They even fight like parents, Alayna thought to herself. She shook her head and turned to see Angelica standing in the doorway.

"Your father says to pack some stuff because we're staying somewhere else tonight," Angelica said plainly. The gash on her face was red and swollen, and it looked awfully painful.

"Are you okay, Angelica?" Alayna asked concerned.

"I'll be fine, sweetheart," Angelica replied solemnly. She left the doorway and walked away towards her room. Alayna wasted no time packing a few things like clothes and shillings. Besides, that's all she really had.

"You heard all of that, didn't you?" Alayna turned to look at Jack leaning against the doorway with his arms crossed.

"Yes, how did you know?"

"If you're anything like me, I figured you'd be eves dropping," Jack confessed. He was smiling and staring out the window.

"Where are we going?" Alayna asked.

"The Turner's, where else?" Jack questioned then left the doorway. Alayna shook her head and followed Jack out of the room. Angelica followed closely behind carrying a small bag and just looking generally upset.

"Alright, everyone ready?" Jack asked and nodded towards the door. It was pitch black outside and there was no sight of Black Beard. Jack hurried his girls out the door and through the woods to the path. The entire walk was silent as the grave. Angelica didn't want to talk to anyone and held a new cloth over her wound. Jack stayed in the very back of the group and looked back every so often to make sure no one was following. Alayna led the group. Through the trails, along the beach and through the silent town of Port Royal, all that was heard were the sounds of crickets chirping and the wind rustling the leaves. Alayna was still having trouble believing that all this was happening, and so quickly. Within two days she had found out who her father was and seen a different side of her mother, a weak side in which she truly and deeply missed Jack and a hardened, strong side of her which showed little fear.

When they got to the Turner's , the lights were on as usual. The Turner's were generally a late night family. Of course it was only 9:00pm at night. Jack knocked on the front door a few times and was greeted by one of the servants who looked at Jack shocked that he was there. She let us in cautiously and walked quickly out of the corridor to get Mr. or Mrs. Turner. Both entered at the same time and were of course surprised to see the family there together.

"Jack? What are you all doing here so late?" Will asked concerned. He looked back at Angelica and looked at the cloth questioningly.

"There was a mishap with Black Beard at home, and we need somewhere safe to stay tonight," Jack told Will quietly. Elizabeth quickly went to Angelica and wrapped an arm around her to lead her to the kitchen.

Elizabeth will take care of Angelica and everything will be okay, Alayna thought to herself.

"Garrett is in his room, I trust you know where that is," Will told Alayna, who couldn't figure out if his comment was meant to be mean or not. In any case, Alayna nodded and made her way towards the stairs. She took a final glance down at Jack who looked at her and nodded in approval.

Alayna almost didn't want to see Garrett. She was embarrassed of her family and didn't want to have to explain everything tonight to Garrett. She knocked on his door anyways and he answered like he normally would. His face lit up and he let Alayna in without hesitation.

"What are you doing here, and using the front door for once?" He asked jokingly.

"Long story short, we needed someplace safe to stay for the night,"

"Someone after you, or Jack, or Angelica?"

"Sort of, but listen I really don't want to explain everything tonight, if that's alright?" Alayna said exhausted. She did finally feel safe though, and that was important.

"Yeah, that's fine, you look like you could lay down and pass out, it's only 9pm though, do you want to take a bath or something?" Garrett offered pointing towards his personal bathroom. A bath did sound nice, but Alayna was so tired she might drown if she closed her eyes for just one moment.

"No, I'd really like to sleep though," Alayna said looking longingly at Garrett's bed. Garrett smiled and laughed.

"Alright, alright, come on," Garrett said leading her towards the bed. Garrett pulled back the covers and helped Alayna into bed, replacing the soft covers on top of her. "I'll be right back, I'm going to change," He told her. But it didn't seem to bother her, because she was already asleep. He shook his head, sort of disappointed that he hadn't seen her for more than 10 minutes and she was already sleeping. He loved talking to her and listening to what she had to say, everything she said interested him somehow. He didn't have that much interest talking to anyone else but Alayna.

Garrett changed into a spare pair of soft cloth pants and no shirt. When he came back into his room he crawled into bed next to Alayna and watched her sleep peacefully for awhile. He sighed heavily and closed his eyes, falling asleep close to Alayna Sparrow.

ANGELICA'S POV

Elizabeth took Angelica into the kitchen where the nurse was organizing medications in the cabinet.

"Trudy, will you please help Ms… uh…" Elizabeth began but couldn't think of what her last name was.

"Beard, Angelica Beard," Angelica filled in.

"Right, Ms. Beard has a large gash on her face, if you'd be so kind as to see to her wound," Elizabeth said, seating Angelica at one of the kitchen tables.

"Certainly, Mrs. Turner," Trudy said, taking a quick glance at Angelica's wound and then searching through the cabinet. She took out a dark glass bottle then another clear bottle. "This should do it," She said to herself. She rushed over to Angelica and dabbed a clean cloth first with the clear liquid and wiped Angelica's wound. It stung like crazy, but Angelica remained silent and just winced in pain.

Jack and Will entered the kitchen. Will walked over to Elizabeth and put his arm around her. Jack remained standing with his arms crossed. He and Angelica made eye contact and she looked away, giving her attention back to Trudy.

"If it's alright, we need to stay here a few days,"

"Of course," Elizabeth said right away. Will looked at Elizabeth with uncertainty, but Elizabeth stuck to her word. "Well, do you two want one room or separate rooms?" Elizabeth asked quizzically.

"One,"

"Separate" Jack and Angelica said simultaneously. Jack wanted one room while Angelica was really hoping for separate rooms. Once Angelica was finished with Trudy, Elizabeth showed them two separate rooms upstairs.

"Well, you two can decide if you want to use both these rooms or one…" Elizabeth said and walked away towards hers and Will's room.

"Just come talk to me, Angelica," Jack said, urging her into the room in front of them.

"We all know what happens when you want to 'talk'," Angelica said bitterly.

"Listen, you really can't be angry with me, love, you're the one who never told me we had a child together," Jack said slightly angry. He followed Angelica into the next room over and closed the door behind him.

"And I don't want things to change because of this, I don't trust you, Jack, and I don't want you to break Alayna's heart like you broke mine,"

"Well, I don't think it would be the same sort of heartbreak, love," Jack responded grinning.

"Jack, please!" Angelica cried. She was frustrated that Jack always had two things on his mind: rum and sex.

"I'm just joking with you, Angelica, but things have changed,"

"Why though?"

"Well I hate to admit that I'm aging, but I am, and, well, I want an heir to carry on the Sparrow name,"

"One problem, Jack, she's a girl, when she gets married she'll take her husband's last name,"

"She doesn't necessarily have to though, and besides that I don't want just any wench's son, I wanted an heir from someone that I…" Jack began to say but stopped himself from saying any more.

"Someone you what, Jack?" Angelica asked curiously.

"Nothing, I'm going to bed," Jack said frustrated. He turned and left the room without another word. Angelica thought about what she wanted to do. She wanted to run to him and kiss him, tell him not to leave her again. She knew though in the back of her mind, it was unrealistic to wish for something like that. So, she went to sleep alone, as usual.