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Chapter 16

The next morning Lizzie woke up alone in the bed. She opened her eyes and looked around the cabin but no sign of Jack. She frowned and got up from the bed to start her chores. She dressed and brushed her hair, pulling it up in a high ponytail with a ribbon. She exited the cabin and got out on the deck and looked around her. The crew was walking around quickly and she assumed that they would be going from the Cove. She walked to the center of the deck and looked around for Jack but he wasn't there. A member of the crew passed by her and she stopped him.

"Excuse me, Marty…where is Mister Gibbs?" she asked him. The little man shrugged and looked at her.

"Don't know, miss…I think he and the captain went ashore…" he explained and Lizzie gave a nod.

"Thank you…um…they left alone?" she asked and he shook his head.

" Teague was here." He said before walking away. Lizzie placed her hands on her hips and looked at the dock before walking to the galley to start lunch for it was already late.

A few hours later as she was sitting in the galley, mending, again, one of Jack's shirts when she heard her name being called.

"Lizzie? Where are you lass?" Gibbs called from the deck and she sighed before standing up. She headed up and she found him near the stairs.

"What is it?" she asked and he gave her a nervous smile.

"Nothing…just wondering where you were, is all." He said and she chuckled.

She came to stand close to him as he went to the railing and looked at him.

"So, where were you? Is he in trouble again?" she asked and he laughed.

"No, his father wanted to ask him why he didn't accept sally on the Pearl…they had quite a fight…" he muttered and she looked at the dock with a sigh.

"So, he's taking care of the woman…" she trailed of.

"Kind of…she doesn't have anyone else…but Jack's not wanting her here…" he said and she nodded.

"That's sad…" she said before her eyes caught something or better someone at the dock. Captain Teague, Jack and …a redhead woman was at the dock, close to the ship. Lizzie tilted her head to the side at the image and her eyes looked incredulously at the woman that was standing extremely close to Jack. No extremely close was an understatement, she was actually glued to him and he wasn't really trying to push her away. Lizzie placed her hands on her hips again and started tapping her foot on the wooden deck of the Pearl loudly, making Gibbs look at her funny.

"Lass? What …?" he started but she pointed with her head to the scene and Gibbs looked dumbstruck.

"Oh…who's that now?" he mumbled and Lizzie's eyes glared at Jack. He obviously must have felt her glare because after a few moments he looked at her direction with a stupid grin on his face which quickly turned into a panicked grimace. He quickly tried to pry the woman away from his but she wasn't moving. She moved only when Jack abruptly turned around and started walking back to the ship. As she realized that the woman ran after him and onto the ship, she became confused.

Lizzie was staring with a scowl on her pretty face as her captain got on the ship and walked towards her and Gibbs with the woman following him like a puppy.

"Everything all right, Captain?" Gibbs asked with a hesitant voice as he saw the scowl on Jack's face and the lovesick face of the woman behind him.

"Fine." Jack answered stiffly, coming closer to Lizzie with the woman at his heel.

"But Jack…why can't I come with you?" the redhead whined and Lizzie's eyes widened as Jack winced.

"Natalie, can you kindly remove your self from me ship? I told you before that no, you can't come." He said to the woman who just started whining even more.

"But why? I haven't seen you in ages! And now that you are here you only gave me a kiss. Why aren't you coming anymore to see me?" the woman pouted and Lizzie turned red from the anger as she glared at Jack who only smirked nervously.

"Yes, Jack. Answer the lady's question. Why you only gave her one kiss?" Lizzie asked in a fake sweet voice that made Jack swallow hard.

"Ali, luv…this is not what you think…the girl…" he started but Natalie cut him of.

"Now I am 'the girl'? That's not what you were saying a few months ago! You don't want me anymore?" the woman asked him in a high pitched and he turned towards her with narrowed eyes.

"No, I don't. I told you before. First of all, we have nothing and we couldn't possibly have something because you whine all the time, you are like a leech and you nagged in me ear every second of the day when I was coming for a …You know what for. Second of all I didn't give you a kiss; you almost sucked the life out of me! So, to answer your question. No, I don't want you here. So, why don't you remove your whiney person from me ship before I remove you meself! Savvy!? Go whine at my father!" he snapped, out of breath and Lizzie was trying hard not to laugh because she found the situation more than just amusing. The girl looked at him with disgust before walking away with her chin high in the air in an arrogant manner.

A laugh escaped Gibbs's mouth and Jack glared at him, silencing him as he walked away. Jack glared daggers at his first mate's back until he was out of sight

"Always the charmer…" Lizzie said with a chuckle but inside she was full of envy for a woman she again didn't even know. Jack looked at her with a frown as she shook her head.

"What?" he said and she continued shaking her head as she tried to walk past him but he stopped her with a hand on her waist.

"Lizzie, luv…wait." He said quickly, his face softening as he came to stand in front of her.

"What now, Jack. I don't want to hear one of your love stories again…" she said with a sigh.

"Love story? Hell no! This is no love story. The lass is obsessed with me!" he blurted out and she looked at him bored.

"Obsessed? Wow…" Lizzie said.

"Aye, she kind of has a soft spot for me cause I helped her find a way to earn money. She's at my father's house. She helps him around and now she'll help with our dear king's mutt…eh…child!" he said quickly and Lizzie looked at him with suspicion.

"Right…okay…" she said as she went to leave again.

"No! Wait…Aren't you going to say something?" he asked her with wide eyes.

"Like what? You explained it to me. I have no questions….Wait, on second thought I do have one. Do you always make women believe that you love them in order to have a…what you pirates call it…? Oh, yes, a romp?" she asked him calmly and he narrowed his eyes.

"Where did you hear that word?" was the only thing he was able to come up with.

"Does it really matter?" she asked him and she tried to break free again but he only tightened his hold around her.

"Yes, it does. I'm supposed to be the bad influence here." He said with a smirk, trying to lighten the mood but she only looked at him wearily and the smirk quickly disappeared from his handsome face.

"I have work to do…" she mumbled as she turned around but he kept her in place.

"I'm the captain and right now I say that you don't have." He said as he pulled her into his arms.

"Why are you so stubborn? What did you expect from me Jack? To make a scene? Well sorry to disappoint you but I have no right to make one. So, please if you want to eat sometime soon unhand me." She said but he stared at her.

"What do you mean you have no right?" he asked her ignoring her other comments.

"I mean that I don't. We don't have anything." She said and her words hurt him more than he was willing to admit.

"Really? As I remember correctly I've kissed you numerous times. I don't think that was nothing." He said and she looked away.

"All right…so? You seem to kiss a lot of women lately." She said and he looked at her face searchingly.

"You're jealous…you are actually jealous of that girl…" he whispered amused and she sighed.

"Drink some rum." She said and with that she pushed him away. Walking to the galley, leaving him with a smug grin on his face.

"She cares." He said satisfied before snapping out of it.

"Bugger! Now, she's mad…GIBBS!" he yelled and the older man hurriedly ran to him.

"What is it?" he asked worried.

"We're leaving this place." Jack said, looking at the direction that Lizzie walked to.

"Where to?" Gibbs asked.

"Um…don't know…Tortuga I guess…" he answered absentmindedly as he walked away. Gibbs threw his hands in the air and started yelling orders to the rest of the crew.

Jack entered the galley and found her standing near the table, staring at the food she had made.

"Well done, captain. The food is burnt. But you can live with just rum right?" she asked, knowing it would be him without even having to turn around.

"Darling…you don't have to worry about the food…come here, eh?" he said to her but when she turned around her eyes were shining with anger.

"Stop your petting, Jack! You weren't even trying to push her away! I even saw the stupid grin you had on your face!" she snapped and he smiled inside.

"Well you know me, luv…can't disappoint a young woman." He said teasingly but he realized it was the wrong thing to say when he saw her inhale sharply and coming closer to him with a dangerous glint in her eyes.

"I think I start to know you too well, Jack. That's my problem. Hope you're not too hungry because suddenly I feel a bit sick. Why don't you cook for your crew? I'm sure they'd appreciate it!" She said and she left the galley, leaving him with an unsaid witty reply.

"Bugger…bugger!" he muttered as he sat down at a chair, rubbing his temple and cursing his stupid mouth.

"Gibbs is right…I have a big mouth…bugger! Now what? I'm starving…" he mumbled as he stood up and started searching for something to eat it while thinking of something to make things right between them.

End of chapter 16

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Chapter 17

The rest of the day, after the incident with the girl, passed with Lizzie trying to avoid Jack and Jack following her around in every opportunity he had. She was obviously upset because of that woman but most of all she was upset because of Jack's behavior. Why did he have to be like that? He never gave her a forward answer and that unnerved her even more. That day she had almost hit him every time she saw him appearing in front of her. He seemed to be everywhere.

In the evening she was sitting on deck with Gibbs's vest in her hands, mending it when her dear captain appeared out of nowhere again and started trying to catch her attention.

"Oh! Me luv is here!" he exclaimed suddenly, his voice next to her ear and she jumped, almost falling of the barrel she was sitting. She gasped and caught her self before falling on her face while he looked at her with an innocent smile on his tanned face. She glared at him and he only smiled more.

"You almost gave me a heart attack!" she hissed at him and he came closer to her.

"Sorry, luv." He said and she sighed before returning to her work. Jack grimaced because he was being ignored once again and cleared his throat. Lizzie didn't even looked up at him as he was fidgeting nervously.

"What are you doing?" he asked her cheerfully.

"Are you blind or drunk again?" she asked him wearily and he pouted.

"What? Why do you say that?" he asked her and she groaned.

"I'm mending! Can't you see that?" she asked him and he winced.

"Yes…I can see…I am not drunk...too much anyway." He said and she looked at him for a moment before looking at the cloth.

"Whose vest is that?" he asked her.

"Mister Gibbs's…he doesn't have another one…I offered to fix it for him." She said and he bit his lip, jealousy overcoming him from the simple act of her helping his first mate.

"What about mine?" he asked her and she looked up at him confused.

"What? Your vest is okay…I saw it when I was washing it." She said and he smirked.

"Don't think so, darling." He said as he took of his coat and started unbuttoning his vest, making her go wide eyed.

"What the hell are you doing, Sparrow!?" she yelped and he stared at her as he took of his vest and handed it to her.

"I want you to fix it please." He said and she glared.

"The vest is fin…" she started but she stopped when she saw a large rip just at the right side. She looked at him suspiciously and he smiled again in that innocent way.

"Did you do this?" she asked him with narrowed eyes and he looked at her hurt.

"Me? Certainly not! It was like that." He said and she sighed.

"You have to wait then. I'm not done with this yet." She said as she returned to her mending.

"Great! I'll just keep you company then!" he said as he plopped next to her on another barrel.

"Don't you have a ship to steer?" she asked him.

"Nope!Besides…I rather enjoy your company." He said and she looked at him.

"I'm sure you do…" she sighed and he smirked inside, mentally patting himself on the back at his clever plan of ripping that vest himself just to have an excuse to stay close to her. He desperately wanted her attention back. He was feeling slightly guilty about what happened. He didn't mean to do anything with that girl. He always had trouble saying no to women and Lizzie was always very decent and proper that kind of made him even guiltier as he looked at her sad and angry face. One thing was for certain; that she cared and that thrilled him.

"What you think about this new pistol Teague gave me? Isn't it great?" he asked her suddenly and she moaned in distress at the sound of his voice. That particular sound made him shiver and think how it would be to hear it next to his ear…somewhere more private…while he would be holding her close to him…what…if…

Snap out of it! Don't even go there! He said to himself sternly.

"I really don't know about pistols, Jack…" she said and he grimaced at his poor attempt of starting a conversation.

"Right…" he said defeated.

A few minutes later she was done with Gibbs's vest and took Jack's in her hands and inspected it while Jack was chewing one of his fingernails, worried that she would realize that he ripped it on purpose. But she only sighed before starting fixing it.

"It's getting quite chilly…don't you think?" he asked her as he came a little closer to her.

"No, I'm fine…" she said in a monotone voice and he grimaced. She was definitely mad.

"Are you sure? Cause…if you are cold I can warm you right up…" he said in a husky voice that almost made her melt but she only glared at him.

"If you are trying to make me talk to you…it's not working." she said as she slapped away his straying hand that had started creeping up her thigh.

Jack looked at her and sighed as he placed his hand back on his lap.

"What would make you talk to me, luv? Because I'm running out of ideas." He said to her pleadingly.

"Can you stop talking for more than two minutes? That would be a good start." She said as she finished with his vest and gave it back to him. He clumsily took it in his hands and pouted at her. She stood up from the barrel and started walking away. When he noticed it he quickly put on the vest and run after her funnily. He run so fast that when she came to a stop at the start of the stairs, his front collided with her back and she shrieked.

"Jesus! What are you doing?" she asked him and he smiled sheepishly at her.

"Sorry…just…um…you know…hungry…" he said and she nodded.

"Well come on then…I have some eggs…" she muttered and his eyes lit up.

"You are gonna feed me?" he asked her and she looked at him strangely.

"Just because I'm a bit angry that doesn't mean I don't care." She said and he started walking next to her.

"Really? You care about ol' Jack?" he asked her, his hand snaking around her waist, coming to rest on her hip.

"Don't push it." She said as they entered the galley and the some of the crew that was sitting there looked at them strangely and with smirks on their faces.

"What are you staring at? Don't you have a job to do?!" Jack snapped at them and the crew hurried out of the galley except from one; his name was Peter and he was a few months aboard the Pearl.

"Pretty little thing, aye?" he said to Jack on his way out of the galley. Jack stopped and looked at him with a dead serious expression on his handsome face.

"You better shut your mouth before I do it for you, you mangy idiot!" Jack hissed at him but he only grinned as he stared at Lizzie.

"Back to your station, boy!" Jack barked at him, his cheery mood long forgotten as he saw the man's stare.

"Right…no need to shout, Captain…" Peter said mockingly as he left the room, leaving Jack glaring daggers at his back.

"Bastard…" Jack mumbled as he came further into the galley, making Lizzie look at him.

"What?" she asked him, as she placed two eggs on a plate for him along with cheese and bread.

"Nothing…" he muttered as he sat down and stared at the plate in front of him.

"He said something that bothered you?" she asked as she brought him a cup of water.

"Maybe… Just water?" he asked her and she looked at him.

"Yes, water." She said as she turned around and put a piece of banana in her mouth while he ate the eggs, still angry at the man's words. He took a bite from the egg and stared angrily at the table while she looked at him funny.

"What has the table done to piss you of?" she asked him and he looked at her.

"Nothing…" he said again.

"I see…so you just glaring at it for fun." She said with a chuckle.

He didn't answer; he just continued eating in silence. She finished with her fruit and was ready to leave the room when his voice stopped her.

"Why are you so mad at me? I've been trying to talk with you all day but you just ignore me." he asked her and she stopped dead in her tracks.

"I think you know, Jack. And I'm not mad." She said and he stood up from the chair.

"What are you then?" he asked her as he came to stand behind her.

"Disappointed." She said and he frowned.

"Why…? Because of me?" he asked her.

"Yes…because you obviously don't know what you want." she said and left the galley, leaving him confused and hurt, before he had a chance to answer her.

"I don't know what I want…oh I know what I want, sweetheart…don't know if you can handle it though…" he said with a low voice in the empty room.

Lizzie was leaning against the railing of the ship later that night. The moon was high in the sky and the air was as clean as it could be. At a time like that the ship was always quiet and Lizzie liked to sit there before going to bed. She was fiddling with a lock of her hair when she heard footsteps approaching and jumped around.

"Sorry to scare you, miss." Peter said with a grin as he came closer to her.

"Oh…hello…" she said before looking back at the sea.

"Alone, miss? I thought that by now you would be having fun with the Captain." He said with a chuckle and Lizzie turned to glare at him.

"I don't think if it's any of your business what I do with Jack, sir." She said with narrowed eyes.

"It's Peter…and I think it is because I would think that if he has you we should have you too…" he said as he leaned closer to her face. She was ready to slap him if Jack's voice from the cabin doorway hadn't been heard suddenly.

"Lizzie, luv! Come here, darling! And You! Back to your watch and stop bothering the girl! Savvy!?" he shouted as Lizzie walked quickly towards her captain.

Peter only put his hands up in surrender before walking away. Jack took Lizzie's arm and brought her to his side, kissing her soft hair before leading her inside.

"You shouldn't talk to him, luv…I don't trust him." He said, releasing her from his grip.

"That makes two of us then." She said as she walked towards the bed and sat down to it. He looked at her as he slid under the covers and laid her head on the pillow and sighed.

"Still mad at me for that girl?" he asked her as he took of his shirt and approached the bed.

"Don't know…" she whispered as she turned on her side. He smirked and crawled onto the bed himself. He lied down next to her and came closer to her body.

"You shouldn't be mad…" he whispered and she looked into his black eyes.

"Really? Why is that?" she asked him and he placed his hand on her head, caressing her soft locks.

"I know what I want…" he whispered after a while and she looked at him confused.

"What you want then?" she asked him and his eyes dropped to her lips.

"You…" he said and her eyes widened.

"Jack…don't…" she said with a sigh.

"But I do…you totally misunderstood the whole thing I …" he started with hand gestures but she cut him of.

"You have many rings." She said out of the blue and he frowned.

"Yeah…I guess I do…" he said with a chuckle.

"Can I see?" she asked him, trying everything to avoid the conversation. She didn't want to hear anything about it.

"Sure, darling." He said with a chuckle, relieved that she didn't ignore him anymore. He lied down fully on the bed and gave her his hands. She took them gently between her own soft ones and looked curiously at the various rings that adorned his hands.

"Wow…" she said and he laughed, her touch on his hands warming him.

"I take it you like them then…?" he asked her and she nodded, her eyes still enchanted by his hands.

"Which one do you like?" he asked her with a smirk playing on his lips.

"Um…I don't know…they are all beautiful…" she said and he grinned wider.

"If you had to choose…which one would it be?" he asked her and she looked at him for a moment before looking back to his hands, bringing them closer to her face.

"I suppose…this one…" she said, pointing at the silver ring on his right forefinger which had a green stone on it .Jack smirked and winked at her.

"Alright then…" he said as he took it of and took her hand. He placed it in her palm and smiled at her.

"There." He said and she looked at him dumbstruck.

"What are you doing?" she asked him with wide eyes.

"You said you liked it. It's yours." He said as he withdrew his hands and placed them behind his head.

"But…I can't…it's yours…" she said and he placed his right hand on the back of her head, bringing her closer to him.

"And now it's yours, sweetheart." He said as he kissed her jaw.

"Jack…I can't accept it…"she said but he placed his finger on her lips.

"How about an exchange then?" he asked her lowly and she gave a nod.

"You take the ring and I take…a kiss…"he said and she laughed.

"Okay…" she said softly, making him grin widely.

He reached up and kissed her passionately on the lips, his hands entangled in her long hair. He growled into the kiss and pressed his lips harder against hers and she lost her balance, falling on top of him, making him laugh into the kiss. She gasped as he parted her lips and deepened the kiss, his left hand moving to the back of her neck while his right one stroked her flushing cheek. When he moved back he was grinning and she was blushing like a tomato.

"There. We are square." He said as he relaxed on the bed and winked at her. She looked at the ring still clutched in her hand and smiled.

"Thank you." She whispered and he nodded, pulling her to rest on his chest.

"Me girl has to have pretty trinkets, aye?" he said, kissing her hair while she looked at the silver ring with a smile on her she wasn't so mad at him after all.

End of chapter 17

Author's note: See? Lizzie can't stay mad at Jack for a long time! I wouldn't either!

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Chapter 18

Okay, the new chapter is here. Hope you like it!

I want to thank my wonderful reviewers: Jade Lamourgy, x Eliza- Jane x, justanothergaarafangurl, Howlongmustiwait, bmdrose, callieandjack, x-menfan, CrystalDarkness-331, LovePoisonedHeart, GREENGYPSY, Jacky, red-eyedgal, xActDanceWritex, amyjadee and addyis! Thank you all for your support.

This chapter it's not going to be so happy and cheery like the previous ones. You'll see why.

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Chapter 18

A couple of days later the Black Pearl docked at Tortuga again late in the afternoon. Lizzie walked out of the captain's cabin after she had properly cleaned it and walked out on deck. Her head immediately turned to the direction of loud talking. She realized that one of the voices was Jack's and another one that she could not fully identified. She walked closer to the voices and saw Jack with one of the crewmembers; Peter.

"You will not speak to me like that whelp I am the captain here and what I say is the rule! Understand that?Or do you want me to spell it out for you?" Jack's voice barked at Peter who was glaring at him with hard eyes, but not as hard as were Jack's at that moment.

"Yes, sir." He emphasized the last word with a hiss.

"Didn't I order you to have the deck cleaned until we reach the island?" Jack asked in a low voice.

"Yes…" the other man mumbled.

"Exactly. And what do I find? I find you plopped down on deck with a stolen bottle of bloody rum in your hands instead of working just like anybody else. Do you know what the code says I could do if you disobey me orders, hmm?" Jack shouted in front of his face and the man looked at Lizzie with a smirk before responding.

"The princess is here, Captain. Might want to watch your language…" Peter smirked and Jack narrowed his eyes.

"Answer my question boy! Do you know I could have you whipped for not following orders?" Jack barked and Lizzie winced. Obviously Jack wasn't in the best mood at the moment and the man's ignorance was making it even worse.

"Aye, I do." Peter said as he looked bored around the ship.

"Now, I want this bloody deck cleaned until midnight. Twice. And you're staying aboard. That's an order. If this deck isn't as clean as a mirror you'll be in trouble boy. I warn you." Jack barked again while the crew looked at the scene with slight fear.

"The rest of you are free." Jack said calmer as he walked away and looked at Lizzie.

"Sorry for the yelling, luv…" he said a she kissed her forehead.

"What was that all about?" she asked him softly and he grimaced.

"That ignorant …git, is not following me orders. I want to shoot him…" he muttered as he took a last look at Peter who was currently in search of a bucket to start the cleaning while sending dirty looks at his captain and at Lizzie.

"So, are you coming with me to the town, luv? Accompany me for a rum?" he asked her with pleading eyes.

"I would love to; Jack…but I have a terrible headache. Plus I'm not finished with the washing and some of the crew will be needing their clothes tomorrow…But…why don't you go? It's okay…" she said as she rubbed her temple.

"Okay…we're staying for a couple of days so I can give you a tour tomorrow, aye?" he asked her, slightly disappointed.

"Great. See you later then." She said and pecked his cheek before walking to the galley, leaving him with a stupid smile on his face.

Lizzie walked into the galley and found Gibbs eating an apple.

"Oh, hello mister Gibbs. How aren't you up on deck?" she asked him and he shrugged.

"Got hungry, lass. Besides I heard all the voices and I said to meself 'Better stay away.' So, here I am." He said and she laughed.

"Good thinking." She said as she took some of the already wet clothes and placed them near the window to dry.

"Many clothes to wash, lass. Your hands will fell of." Gibbs said with a frown and she giggled.

"No worry, sir. They won't fell of." She said with a shake of her head and he smiled.

"Well, I best be of. Jack wants me with him in town." He said and she gave a nod.

"Have a nice time…and Mister Gibbs? Keep an eye on him. Make sure he behaves." She said and the older man chuckled and gave a nod.

"Sure thing, lass." He said and with that he was out of the galley, leaving Lizzie to her work.

Gibbs walked up on deck and found Jack waiting for him near the plank.

"Where have you been? I'm waiting for you." Jack said and Gibbs smiled apologetically.

"Talking with the lass." He said and Jack glared.

"Talking with the lass…like you have anything to say with me girl…Come on!" he said as he turned away while Gibbs rolled his eyes at him.

"You're not making any funny faces behind me back are you?" Jack asked suspiciously and Gibbs gulped.

"Nope!" he said quickly as the headed away from the Pearl.

"Good boy." He said and Gibbs again rolled his eyes as the walked further away from the ship and into the town's streets.

A few hours later it was fully dark outside and Lizzie had just finished with the last shirt. She placed it too to dry and picked the dry ones, folding them before placing them on the table. She gave a deep sigh and leaned against the table for support. Her face was flushed and her bones were aching from all the work she had done but she was finally finished. The entire ship was quiet since most of the crew had gone ashore. She was a little worried for Jack because she was afraid he might be with some random woman but she couldn't possibly go with him. She was too tired ad exhausted to go looking around for him in all the taverns of Tortuga. So , she decided to have some food and then go to bed. She could see the town tomorrow like Jack had promised her.

She reached with her hand and took a piece of bread that was on the table and took a small bite from it. She sighed and looked around the galley.

"Now it's clean." She said proudly and almost jumped out of her skin when she heard clapping of hands behind her. She turned around and saw Peter leaning against the doorframe with a smirk on his face.

"Well done. You proved well as a maid." He said and she glared at him.

"I'm no one's maid. I work here as everybody else" She said and he laughed as he took a few unsteady steps towards her.

"I was pretty sure you are our Captain's maid…completely available to his every will…am I right?" he slurred and she took a few steps back, colliding with the table in the process.

"I don't think it's any of your business." She said and he smirked as he looked her up and down.

"I've been watching you…have a soft spot for the captain, haven't you?" he said to her as he came even closer, making her uncomfortable as he was invading her personal space.

"What's to you?" she asked and he narrowed his eyes.

"I hate that man you know…always giving me orders like some dog…" he muttered and she swallowed before talking.

"Why did you join his crew then?" she asked and he looked at her.

"Money…jewels …women…the sea…" he said as he looked at her with lustful eyes.

Lizzie looked around the room quickly; looking away from him as he came even closer to her.

"So, what's it going to be?" he asked her as his hand snaked around the waist, making her yelp.

"What?" she asked as she tried to get out of his grip but he was strong.

"Too bad you refused the captain's invitation tonight, luv…too bad for you…" he said as he pulled her closer and turned her around, backing her to the closest wall.

The moment her back hit the wall she cried out in pain and he slapped her hard in the face before pointing a pistol to her heart. She gasped as she felt her cheek sting from the slap and her whole body started trembling as she felt the gun pressing against her chest.

"You shut up!" he hissed into her ear and her eyes watered.

"Why are you doing this?" she managed to choke out.

"Because I want to and because I can…besides I'm really pissed with that lover of yours…I wonder how a good girl like you winded up with him…should have seen him a few weeks ago…different woman at every port…don't know what they find in him…" he snarled into her ear and she closed her eyes at his voice.

"Please…don't…" she tried but she was silenced when she felt the barrel of the gun pressing harder against her.

"Begging won't do any good…I've waited too long for this…time for me to be paid…" he hissed as his hand went to her hip and headed lower towards the hem of her heavy dress. When she felt his cold hand on her bare leg she gave a shriek again which was silenced with another hard slap, his ringed hand cutting her lip in the process.

"If you make another sound I won't hesitate silencing that pretty mouth of your forever." He growled into her face before pulling her unwilling lips into a rough kiss.

For Lizzie the next half an hour was like a blur. The last and only thing she understood and heard was the man's harsh breathing and moaning, the searing pain all over her body and especially between her legs before darkness overcame her entire being and her body slumped against the wall.

Jack, Gibbs and the rest of the crew were sitting at a table in a tavern drinking rum and joking with each other.

"Hey, Captain! How about a card game?" Marty asked from across the table to Jack who was drinking rum with a woman on his lap giggling.

"Aye, prepare to loose, mate... Not now, luv…" he said as he moved back from the woman's mouth that was heading to his lips. No way would he let her near his lips. They belonged to someone else. After all he loved Lizzie.

Wait a minute…love…? Maybe…possibly…most definitely…He thought as he gently but firmly pushed her of him and slapped her butt before turning to his crew. The woman walked away, obviously mad for being rejected by Jack.

"Now, about that game…" he said with a grin as Gibbs handed him the cards.

"Who wants to start?" he said with a smirk as the game started and lasted for at least the next three hours. All of them oblivious at what was taking place on the ship.

Peter stepped away from Lizzie's body as it slumped down the wall, refastening his pants with a drunken smirk on his face.

"I was wrong then, aye…?Untouched…well not anymore…" he said with a sadistic smirk as he turned around and left the galley, leaving her lying unconscious on the hard wooden floor of the galley in a mess of bruises and ripped clothing.

"Okay, lads…that's enough for today…thank you for the money!" Jack said cheerily to the long faces of his crew as he picked all the money he had won from the table and placed them into his pocket.

"You cheated!" Gibbs accused him with a pointed finger.

"Me? Never, mate! It was you that was snooping around me cards when I left because I couldn't hold me water anymore! Don't deny it I saw you!" Jack declared as he stood up and placed his hat on his head.

"Yeah…right…" Gibbs mattered as he too stood up and followed Jack out of the tavern and back to the Pearl.

In a few minutes they were back to the ship and Jack walked straight to his cabin in search for Lizzie. He entered with a smile and closed the door behind him.

"You don't know what…" he started but he stopped when he found the bed empty and no trace of the young woman in the cabin. He narrowed his eyes and looked around nervously.

"Lizzie? Where are you, luv?" he asked softly. When he received no answer he quickly walked out of the cabin and called Gibbs.

"Have you seen Lizzie? She's not in there." Jack asked and Gibbs scratched his beard.

"No…I'll go check the galley." Gibbs said walking away. Jack looked around the deck when he someone called from the back of the ship.

"Captain! Come and see!" Marty yelled and Jack headed towards him with quick heavy footsteps. He approached Marty and saw him pointing at Peter who was lying drunk on the deck with a smirk.

"What are you doing there, boy? Is that me rum?" Jack asked him harshly but the man only snickered.

"Just wait and see…" the man slurred and Jack narrowed his eyes at him.

"What…?" Jack started but was cut of by a loud yelling.

"JACK!" Gibbs shouted from the galley and Jack took a last look at Peter who was laughing darkly.

"Yeah…go see the princess…" he mumbled and Jack's eyes filled with worry and suspicion as he quickly turned away and headed below deck. He quickly descended down the stairs and he was in the galley in seconds.

"Holy mother…" Gibbs was repeating over and over as he was leaning over Lizzie's unconscious form. Jack stopped dead in his tracks the moment he saw her lying on the floor with her eyes closed and her face covered in purple marks.

"Lizzie…?" he choked out as he kneeled next to her and took hold of her cold hand. His eyes moved over her form from her hurt face to her ripped clothing and his eyes darkened. His eye caught her bare leg and he saw a line of dried blood on her inner thigh that made his stomach turn. He swallowed the bile in his throat and placed his fingers on her wrist, checking her pulse.

"She's alive…quick! Move!" he said harshly to Gibbs who was standing frozen into place, his eyes watering by the minute. Jack pushed him away and picked up the young woman into his arms. She felt like a bunch of feathers as he cradled her against his chest.

"Cover her! Move Gibbs!" he said loudly to the older man who quickly obeyed and took of his coat and placed it over her almost naked form.

"Take that son of a bitch to the brig. I'll deal with him later." Jack said in a dark tone as he turned around to head for his cabin.

"You think he…?" Gibbs asked in a hoarse voice and Jack stopped, placing a kiss on Lizzie's hair.

"What do you think? Where is that blood coming from?" he answered in a low voice as he left the galley and walked with steady footsteps to his cabin, his blood boiling inside his veins with each step he took, the crew watching in horror as he passed by them on his way inside.

"Do what Gibbs says." He said to them a she disappeared in his cabin, closing the door firmly behind him.

He walked in and placed her gently onto the bed. He moved back and took of his coat, before pulling up his shirt sleeves.

"My God, luv…what did he do to you…? Where was I?" he choked out as he watched her unmoving body. He removed Gibbs's coat and almost gasped as he inspected more closely the bruises and scratches on her neck and shoulders. It took him almost two hours to clean her and take of her destroyed dress, the bile in his throat rising even more the moment he saw the dried blood on her legs. At that moment Jack knew exactly what he would do with the man that hurt her.

"You won't get away with this, you bastard…I swear on me mother's grave you won't…" Jack hissed as he stroked Lizzie's hair, glaring at the wall next to the bed with furious dark eyes, his heart filling with rage and want for revenge the longer he looked at her bruised face.

End of chapter 18

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Hello again! The new chapter is here!

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Chapter 19

Jack was pacing up and down the cabin all the while watching Lizzie's face for any change; for any sign that she was awake but she gave none. He sighed heavily into the darkness of the room, his hands clenching into fists the more he thought about what happened during his absence. He stopped his pacing and looked at the door of the cabin for a while before his eyes narrowed into slits. He walked to the table at the centre of the cabin and put on his coat. He took his pistol that was lying heavily on the wooden table and inspected it before placing it to his belt. He placed his hat on his head and exited the room with hard, cold eyes. He closed it gently behind him despite the turmoil of emotions that were boiling inside him at the moment. He walked down to the brig, meeting Gibbs along the way.

"Jack! How is she? I was coming to check on you." The older man said with true worry in his eyes.

"Asleep…she hasn't moved at all…the only thing indicating that she's alive is her soft breathing…she must have hurt her head I think. There's a bump on the back of it and her back is all scratched up…" Jack muttered in a low voice.

"Poor lass…did he do it? I mean…raped her?" Gibbs asked hesitantly.

"I think so…there was blood on her legs but I didn't see…I didn't want to…not when she's still unconscious." He said as he looked towards the direction of the brig.

"He's in there like you asked…" Gibbs said and Jack gave a nod.

"Come with me…" he said to his first mate a she started walking to the brig. Gibbs quickly followed behind him and looked at the back of Jack's head with worry. When Jack was that calm about something so serious it meant storm. The came to stand in front of the brig and Jack motioned for Gibbs to give him the keys.

"Oh…I'm in trouble am I not?" Peter sneered from his place in the cell and Jack inhaled sharply as he unlocked the door and entered.

"You keep your mouth shut! You will only answer whatever question I ask! Savvy?" he hissed in a dangerous undertone that made Gibbs swallow hard and Peter snicker.

"Right…Captain." The man said sarcastically.

"What the hell did you think you were doing, bastard?" Jack asked as he kneeled to face him.

"What? I thought she was here for entertainment…your reputation and all, you know. But I found out that the girly was a virgin…too bad." Peter said and Jack growled.

"Whatever made you think you could lay a hand on me girl?!" Jack roared but the man didn't even flinch.

"Didn't really think about that. I saw that she was pretty and I went for it. Not really your girl since you hadn't claimed her yet. You should have. She's good." Peter said with a shrug.

"You went for it…All right then. I guess then you didn't know when you joined me crew the punishment I have for rapes, did you?" Jack asked with a smirk and the man shrugged.

"Not really…What you gonna do? Make me walk the plank? Whip me?" Peter asked with raised eyebrows and Jack looked at his ringed hand with interest as he answered.

"No…not really. You see, you did something that I personally think is disgusting and inhuman so I should do what agrees with me morals, don't you think?" Jack asked him with narrowed eyes and a smirk playing on his lips.

"Morals? I thought pirates don't have morals. Come on, don't tell me you've never done what I did to your precious princess?" the man said and Gibbs winced at the words, expecting Jack to explode at any moment but he stayed calm.

"You dare accusing me of taking advantage of innocent women, you filthy dog? You just helped me take the decision I wasn't so sure about, dear Peter." Jack growled as he took a few steps closer.

"And what that is?" Peter asked bored, yawning as Jack grinned evilly.

"Oh nothing much…just a bullet in your head." Jack said nonchalantly and Peter looked up at him stunned.

"Bullet? You think you can kill me?" Peter asked with wide eyes.

"Of course! Who will stop me?" Jack said cheerily, even if he was feeling the exact opposite.

"Him!" Peter said, pointing at Gibbs who glared at the man before looking at Jack who smiled to his first mate.

"Him? He's the most loyal crewman aboard this ship and has something that you'll never have; honor." Jack whispered in a low voice as he stepped closer and put a hand to his gun.

"You can't do that…" Peter mumbled a she backed further into the cell.

"Can't I?" Jack said with a low voice as he took hold of his pistol, his knuckles turning white from the pressure.

"Come on, mate…I didn't mean to hurt her that much…I …I mean…didn't know she mattered that much to you…" Peter stammered as Jack pointed the gun to his head.

"Well, now you do." Jack hissed as he pulled the trigger and shot him right in the head, the man's body slumped against the wall as he exhaled his last breath.

"Burn in hell…" Jack whispered as he turned on his heel and exited the brig, handing the keys to Gibbs who was staring silently with wide eyes.

"Remove that thing from me ship." He said in a hoarse voice as he replaced his pistol to his belt and left the brig with loud heavy footsteps as a pool of blood surrounded Peter's unmoving body.

Jack entered his cabin again; expecting to see Lizzie awake but she was still exactly as he had left her. He closed the door and took of his coat and vest before climbing onto the bed beside her. He touched one of her hands and realized that she was cold. Carefully he gathered her in his arms and pulled her close to his warmth.

He was lying there for a few hours until morning came. He had his eyes closed when he felt movement coming from the woman in his arms. He opened his eyes wide open and saw her struggling into his embrace.

"Shh, luv…just me…" he whispered a she held her close to him.

"Jack?" she whispered into his chest as she slightly calmed down.

"That's me name, darling. Calm down…no need to panic…" he said to her as he saw her looking at him with fear.

"Just…please let me go…" she whispered and he loosened his tight grip. She moved back and winced in pain as the moment caused an extreme pain between her legs.

"Easy…easy there…lie back…" he said to her.

"Tell me what he did, luv." He said to her but she shook her head as tears rolled down her cheeks

"I can't…I can't, Jack…" she whispered as his hand wiped away her tears.

"Why not? Why don't you tell Jack what happened, hmm?" he said to her, placing a kiss to her cheek, his heart breaking when he felt her flinch slightly from his touch.

"I'm ashamed…" she choked out and he looked at her lovingly.

"No reason to be…it's just me here, eh? Just ol'Jack here…" he said as he stroked her hair.

"I can't…I'm sorry." She said, shaking her head from side to side.

"Okay…okay. Maybe later." He said with a gentle nod as she tried to sit up. He helped her and she grimaced in pain.

"Will you let me check? I mean…you might need to be cleaned up…" he said to her uncomfortably, swallowing hard.

"What? You?" she asked him with wide eyes.

"No…not if you don't want to. You can do it. I'll bring you water, aye?" he said to her kindly as he stood up from the bed. She looked at him as he took a cloth and wet it with water before returning back to her.

"Here. I'll…just turn around, aye?" he said to her softly and she gave a nod, her whole body shaking as she took the cloth from his hand. He turned around and she pushed the covers away from her body before gathering up the night dress. She froze at the amount of dried blood she saw there and started slowly cleaning her self.

"D…did you dress me?" she asked as she cleaned the dried blood from her inner thighs.

"Aye…I was alone." He said and she sniffled.

"I'm glad." She whispered and a smile came to his face, happy that she trusted him.

When she was done she made to stand up to go and wash her hands but she got dizzy and almost fell down if it hadn't been for Jack's reflexes. He caught her and pulled her close to him.

"All right?" he asked and she nodded.

"Yes…I need to wash my hands." She said.

"Let's go then." He said a she guided her to the side cabin. She washed her hands and face, wincing as she felt a sting on her lip where the scratch was.

"Let me see, luv." He said as he turned her face towards him. He looked at her face and lightly touched the bruises on her cheek. His eyes went to her lip and brushed a wet cloth over the scratch, making her wince.

"Ouch…" she whimpered and he smiled to her.

"Me, kiss it better?" he asked her, pointing to himself and she looked at him with wide eyes.

"Um…no it's okay…I'll jut lie down for a while." She said, looking away from him and moving back from his arms.

"Darling, you don't have to be afraid of me. I would never hurt you." He said sadly and she swallowed.

"I know…I just…can't stand to…you know…" she said and he gave a stiff nod.

"Okay. Let's get you to bed." He said. She lied down again and as he was fixing the covers around her she spoke again.

"Where is he? Is he on the Pearl?" she asked him in a small voice and he quickly shook his head.

"No, sweetheart. He won't hurt you again. I made sure of that. Now go to sleep." He said, moving some hair away from her face. She gave a nod, not asking any more about that. Just as he was about to leave she spoke again.

"Jack?" she asked in a quiet voice.

Immediately he turned around and looked at her lovingly.

"Yes, darling?" he said gently.

"Later…can I take a bath?" she asked him, not helping but feeling dirty.

"Of course. Sleep for a few hours and I'll wake you to take a bath and eat something, hmm?" he said to her softly and she offered him a small smile.

"All right. Thank you." She said as she closed her eyes.

"Me pleasure, luv." He whispered before walking out of the cabin, not knowing that she didn't sleep but only cried with her face buried in his pillow, inhaling his scent.

End of chapter 19

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Hello again! The new chapter is here and I'm finally finished with my tests!

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Chapter 20

Lizzie was in the bathtub, her hands were making circles in the soapy water, her eyes staring emptily at it. The water was warm no more but she still stayed in the tub, not even noticing the change of temperature. She closed her eyes and inhaled deeply, a single tear sliding down her wet cheek, her hands falling limply in the water with a soft splash. A choked, pathetic whimper escaped her mouth and she cursed her self for being so pathetic but she couldn't help it. She felt like her whole body was numb. If it was from the cold water or her feelings, she didn't know.

Jack had brought her the tub filled with warm water an hour ago and was now pacing outside the cabin, chewing at his nail and staring at the closed door. He sighed and stopped in front of it, looking at it with a grimace.

"What is she doing…? How long does it take to have a bloody bath? What if she drowned? I'll just check…" he muttered to himself earning a funny look from one of the crewmembers that passed by.

He knocked softly at the door and pressed his ear against it, trying to listen.

"Luv? It's me…everything all right in there?" he asked with a hopeful expression on his face as he waited for a nothing happened. He narrowed his eyes and knocked again.

"Darling…you are scaring me…is everything okay?" he said louder with a panicked voice but again the only thing that followed his question was silence.

"Lizzie…if you don't speak I'm coming in and I don't care if you have finished or not!" he said firmly but again nothing; no answer.

"That's it. I'm going in." he muttered and quickly opened the door, his eyes searching frantically for her. His gaze moved from the bed to the table and then landed on the tub. His eyes widened when he saw her still inside with tears in her eyes.

"Jesus!" he whispered as he rushed to her side and kneeled next to the tub.

"Lizzie…darling…can you hear me?" he whispered, his eyes trailing from her tearstained face to her neck and collarbone. The water reached and covered her chest as she was sitting there, head bent forward to her knees.

"Darling…oh my God…what are you still doing in here…the water is cold. Come on…" he said to her and stood up, bringing his hand to her arm as he grabbed a towel with the other one. The moment he touched her however she flinched and tried to move away from him.

"No…let me go!" she shrieked, causing him to release her and take a few steps back.

"Lizzie…it's me luv…please get out of there." He whispered softly as she looked at him with wide confused eyes.

"Jack…what are you doing in here?" she demanded and he came closer again.

"I was talking to you and you weren't answering me. I had no choice but to come in." he said and she shook her head.

"I'm okay…don't! Don't touch me!" she said loudly to him the moment he tried to help her out of the tub.

"Okay…all right, luv.I am not. Just…just get out of the cold water, please." He said quickly, handing her the towel and looking sadly at his feet.

She took the towel and felt guilty for treating him like that but she couldn't help it. Whenever she closed her eyes and felt someone touch her, the man's face haunted her.

Slowly she stood up and wrapped the towel around her body with shaky hands while he looked at his hands with fake interest. She walked out of the tub and stood in front of him, hiding her trebling hands behind her back.

"I'm sorry…" she whispered and he looked from his ringed hands to her eyes.

"What for? It's fine…I understand. I just wanted to help." He said softly with honesty in his big chocolate eyes.

"I know…oh, Jack…" she choked out as she buried her face in her cold hands. Jack's eyes widened the moment he saw her bursting into tears again and he didn't know what to do. He couldn't touch her; she would push him away if he did.

"What is it, luv?" he asked her softly a she approached her.

"I won't be able to stand the touch of another human being now. He made me to be afraid of your touch…I loved your touch." She whispered as she looked at him with red eyes. Jack felt a lump in his throat as he came to stand in front of her.

"No, you'll get over it. It's just…it's very early…you will forget about it." He whispered as he made to stroke her bare arm but he stopped as she looked at his hand. He quickly pulled it back towards himself and she closed her eyes.

"Don't…I …I'm sorry…" she whispered as she took his hand and held it in her own, making him look at her shocked.

"Will you help me?" she asked him softly and he nodded frantically, hope rising in his heart. Hope that she will let him be close to her again, touch her again. She smiled a small smile to him and he pulled her in his arms without thinking. She gasped, trembled in his arms but didn't push him away from her.

"It's me fault, luv…I shouldn't have let you here alone…you should have been with me. Not here alone. It's me fault. I promised to your father that I would take care of you. Look what I let happen to you." He whispered into her hair, inhaling the sweet scent of her clean, wet locks. Her arms hesitantly and shakily embraced him back; her hands resting against his lower back causing him to close his eyes at the feeling of her pressed so close to him.

"It's not your fault, Jack. I should have gone with you." She whispered into his chest and he kissed the top of her head, feeling her tremble in his arms.

"You have to get dressed. You are freezing." He whispered but made no move to release her. His arms didn't seem to obey his mind as they stayed tightly wrapped around her shaking form. He felt wetness on his chest and realized that she was crying again, her hands grabbing fistfuls of his shirt.

"Shh…hush, darling. He's gone and I'm here…Jack's here…' he whispered soothingly, his hands making calming circles on her back covered by the white towel.

She nodded and sniffled a couple of times before looking up at him with red eyes. He smiled down at her and brushed his hand over her bruised cheek, his action warming her heart, making her smile a small smile at him.

"Thank you." She said in a barely audible voice and his eyes went to her lips. He frowned when he spotted the cut on her bottom lip and brushed it with a single finger.

He looked in her eyes and he felt an urge to kiss her, to take all the pain away but he knew he shouldn't.

His body however, had different plans as he unconsciously leaned closer to her mouth and placed a soft, quick kiss on her trembling lips. She didn't pull back like he had expected her to do; neither did she kiss him back. Encouraged he pressed his mouth firmly against hers and closed his eyes, a noise that could be taken as a whimper escaped his mouth. Lizzie stayed still in his arms as he deepened the kiss and hesitantly started kissing him back.

It's okay…he's Jack…he won't hurt you… She said to herself as she felt him pressing closer to her, his hands clutching her close to his body. His right hand left her back and tangled itself in her wet hair while his other caressed her back gently. Lizzie stiffened in his arms when she felt him move his hand to her hair as it was exactly what Peter had done to her when she tried to fight him of her. The last straw for her was when she heard Jack moan into her open lips and felt his hand on her bare arm. Quickly, as if he had burnt her, she pushed him away from her, gasping.

"No…don't do that…no…" she muttered fearfully as he looked at her confused. His mouth was slightly open and his breathing labored while he blinked rapidly.

"Darling…I'm sorry. I didn't mean to scare you." He said, trying to control his breathing along with his desire for her.

Nice work, Jackie. His inner voice said to him but he was too busy staring at her trembling form to care.

"Don't do that again, please Jack…" she whispered, shaking her head.

"What did I do, luv?" he asked her gently as he came closer again.

"Your hand in my hair. Don't do that please…Just…please bring me a dress. I need to get dressed." She said looking away from his piercing eyes, hugging her self with her cold hands. He nodded, feeling like an idiot and a bastard for trying to kiss her when she was like that.

"All right, luv…I'll…get you a dress." He whispered as he turned around and walked to the side cabin. He opened the chest and picked a blue dress. He brought it back to her and she took it from him without looking at him at all.

"Will you go outside for a minute?" she asked as she turned away from him. He shouldn't have to deal with her problems, she felt like a burden.

"Of course. Take your time. I'll be at the helm if you need me." He said in a steady voice as he exited the room, mentally slapping himself for his foolish behavior.

"Bugger! Me and me urges! She's going to hate me! Bugger!" he cursed as he walked to the helm and took it from Cotton, looking at the sea with sadness and anger written all over his face.

Lizzie stared at the closed door with the dress in her hand. She wiped away a tear and walked to the bed. She took off the towel and slowly dressed herself. She brushed her hair and looked around the cabin.

"I don't mean to push him away…I don't…" she whispered brokenly as she sat down at Jack's chair next to the table. She looked around and saw that Jack's coat was on the table. She reached with her hand and took it in her arms. She leaned back on the chair and hugged the clothing to herself, inhaling Jack's scent by burrying her nose on the worn fabric. The familiar smell brought a small smile to her face and her eyelids dropped closed. She fell asleep curled on the chair with Jack's coat in her arms.

A couple of hours later, when Jack returned to the cabin, he found her still asleep in his chair. A smile crept to his lips when he saw her hugging his coat and came closer to her. He looked down at her and shook his head.

"Can you be anymore cute, sweetheart?" he whispered as he carefully picked her up bridal style and carried her to the bed. The movement caused her to whimper and clutch the coat even closer to her as if she was afraid that someone would take it away from her, making him chuckle with amusement.

"I won't take it from you, luv. Even if I was freezing me butt off I wouldn't take it away from you. I promise." He whispered as he kissed her forehead and stroked her cheek.

"Maybe you don't hate me after all, hmm?" he said to her before he slowly backed away from the bed and sat on the chair she had been sitting, watching over her as she slept.

End of chapter 20

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