Deliverance And Destruction

A/N: Thank you so much for all the wonderful reviews!! Well here is the confrontation between Elizabeth and Miriam that you have so been waiting for!! Hope you enjoy it and please don’t hesitate to leave your reviews!!

Elizabeth frowned as she paced the floor in the sitting room for what seemed like the millionth time that afternoon. The mansion was excruciatingly quiet with Will being at the smithy as usual and Jack had went down to the harbor to meet with Gibbs and check on his beloved Black Pearl. Another scowl plastered itself onto her face when the door to the sitting room opened and Miriam walked in carrying a tray with a pitcher of tea and some finger sandwiches piled onto it. She forced a quick smile at Elizabeth as she sat the tray on the coffee table and turned to leave just as quickly as she had entered the room. Just as she got to the door Elizabeth’s voice cut through the silence making her cringe before turning back around.

“Leaving in a hurry Miriam?”

“Oh no ma’am no hurry.”

“So then why the rush to get away from me?”

“Well I just didn’t want to disturb you.”

“Oh no…that’s not why you were in such a rush to get out of here.”

“I beg your pardon?”

“Don’t act all indignant with me…I know exactly what you were rushing out of here for.”

“Miss Elizabeth…”

“Don’t you Miss Elizabeth me like you respect me you little wench! I know how you feel about my husband…I heard your disgusting little confession to Kate!”

“I…that…that was…”

“What? Not supposed to be overheard? Well I did hear it! I know you’re in love with my husband!”

Miriam gritted her teeth as she fought the urge to shout back all the hateful things that were just begging to fly out of her mouth. How dare Elizabeth stand there and criticize her like she was some sort of saint? Not when she had been having the blatant affair that she had been having with Jack right under her poor husband’s nose in his own house! Turning around she took a few steps towards the door figuring that it was best if she just walked away from this fight before it got out of hand. But Elizabeth obviously had other plans as she grabbed Miriam’s hand and yanked her around roughly.

“Don’t you dare walk away from me you little harlot! I know what you’re up to and it’s not happening! Do you hear me?”

Finally tired of taking the higher road Miriam decided she had had just about all she was going to take of Elizabeth’s bullying. Yanking her arm out of Elizabeth’s grasp she planted her hands on her hips and glared back at her.

“Don’t you act like you’re so innocent! Not when you have been parading your affair with Jack Sparrow around in poor William’s face!”

“Poor William? Don’t say his name like you mean anything to him! Oh yes you may have caught his eye for the moment but his heart will always belong to me! Always!”

“Oh I’ve more than caught his eye for the moment! I can assure you of that…he talks to me…..tells me everything.”

“You little bitch!”

“What it’s not like you care about him anymore…you have Jack to occupy your time….and your bed! So why don’t you just do the noble thing and set William free?”

“Set him free? To be with you?”

“If that’s his choice then yes.”

“You’re foolish if you think he would ever give a damn about you!”

“He already does give a damn about me! William loves me!”

“Does he now?”

“Yes he does! He’s told me so…plenty when we make love! And we do make love…right here in this house!”

Without warning Elizabeth lifted her right hand and struck Miriam’s cheek hard making her head turn to the side with the force of the blow. Raising her hand to her cheek she glared at Elizabeth with sheer hatred glittering in her bright green eyes. And without a word she lunged forward tackling a shocked Elizabeth to the floor placing her hands around her slender neck.

“You selfish witch! Why can’t you just let William go? You don’t love him…you don’t even respect him!”

“How can I respect a man who has raped me twice?”

Miriam’s grip on Elizabeth’s neck tightened making her gasp.

“Take it back!”

Elizabeth shook her head as tears began welling up in her tea colored eyes.

“I said take it back!!!”

“N-never!”

Miriam started squeezing Elizabeth’s neck a little harder making Elizabeth gasp desperately for air. Reaching up she grabbed a big handful of Miriam’s thick fiery red curls and yanked down on them as hard as she could. Feeling the searing pain shoot across her scalp she finally relinquished her hold on Elizabeth’s throat knowing that if she didn’t Elizabeth would yank her hair out of her head. The second Miriam let go of Elizabeth’s throat Elizabeth shoved her off of her with such force that she landed on her back on the hard wood floor of the sitting room. Before she had a moment to collect herself Elizabeth was straddling her waist pinning her to the floor with her weight. Elizabeth grabbed Miriam’s throat and gave it a none too gentle squeeze as she glared down at her through narrow tea colored eyes.

“I should kill you you little wench! I could strangle you with my bare hands!!”

“S-stop it!”

“I hate you!!”

Finally back from his long morning spent on the Pearl down in the harbor Jack walked into the mansion. His head cocked to the side in curiosity when he heard the commotion coming from the sitting room. Realizing it was Elizabeth screaming at the top of her lungs at Miriam he rushed into the room to see what was going on. His dark brown eyes widened a bit in surprise when he found his beloved Elizabeth sitting on top of Miriam with her hands wrapped tightly around her throat. Running over to them he quickly grabbed Elizabeth underneath her arms and hauled her to her feet forcing her to let go of Miriam. Elizabeth kicked and fought trying to break free from Jack’s hold on her but it was no use.

“Ye better get the hell out of here missy…I dunno how long I can hold her like this! “

“And just where should I go?”

“Down t’ the smithy t’ William…go now!!”

Miriam hitched up her skirts and ran out of the sitting room and headed out the front door of the mansion towards the smithy. Once he was sure that she was far enough away he finally released his hold on Elizabeth. Glaring daggers at him she slapped at his chest with both hands angrily.

“What the hell is wrong with you Jack?”

“Nothing…what the hell is wrong with ye?”

“Nothing!”

“Seems t’ me that something is awfully wrong with ye love…I mean I caught ye strangling Miriam.”

“She deserved it!”

“Because of her affair with William?”

“Yes! Jack…she told me she loves him….and that he loves her!”

“All the better reason for ye t’ run off with me an’ become me bride love.”

“And now you send that brazen harlot running towards my husband? What were you thinking Jack?”

Jack grinned at her as he watched her chest quickly rise and fall from the erratic breaths she was taking in. Her cheeks were flushed and her hair was delightfully messy from her scuffle with Miriam. She looked absolutely ravishing to him like that. Just as he was about to tell her what kind of debauched thoughts were running about inside his head he noticed her grab the arm of the couch to steady herself suddenly. The color quickly drained from her face as her knees threatened to buckle. Rushing to her side he grabbed her around the waist and guided her to the couch to sit down.

“Izzy…are ye alright love?”

“I….I just got really dizzy all of a sudden…I’m sure it’s nothing.”

“Jus’ lie back love…I’ll get ye some water.”

Nodding Elizabeth laid back on the couch as she watched Jack go to pour her a glass of water. Her stomach felt like it was turning circles and like she could be sick at any moment. Deciding that the whole mess with Miriam and Will could wait until she had at least gotten past her dizzy spell she shut her eyes and tried to relax.

A/N: okay….dizziness and feeling sick….we all know what that means!! Yep you guessed it…Elizabeth is pregnant!! Please read and review!!