The Fine Line Between Legends And Lies
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Pirates of the Caribbean (All) › Het - Male/Female › Jack/Elizabeth
Rating:
Adult +
Chapters:
50
Views:
8,537
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30
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1
Currently Reading:
1
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chapter 42
Chapter 42:
A/N: Thanks for the latest review…..and to answer your question…yes it’s possible to spot during pregnancy. But sadly it’s part of the plot to make Elizabeth lose the baby. Upon her loss of the baby she begs Jack to take her back to Port Royal to confront her father and let him know what he has cost them. Will this make him give up his pursuit of Jack and his idea that he can force Elizabeth to marry someone else? Please read and review!!
It had been three excruciating and seemingly endless days since they had fled the port of Ierapetra, Crete. Three days since Elizabeth had been shot and suffered the devastating loss of their unborn baby. Jack stood rigidly at the helm of the Pearl his hands clutching the wheel so tightly that his knuckles were turning white. Ever since she had yelled for him to get out of their cabin he hadn’t left the helm. Gibbs approached his captain nervously with a bottle of rum in hand.
“Captain?”
“Hmmm?”
“Thought ye might like a spot of rum sir? An’ perhaps a break from the wheel?”
“Yes t’ the rum an’ no t’ the break.”
“But sir….ye’ve been on watch for three days now.”
Jack turned to the side never letting go of the wheel as he addressed his first mate.
“I know that! I know how long I’ve been at the helm!”
“Sorry captain…jus’ the crew…an’ meself sir….we’re a bit worried.”
“M’ fine….now kindly hand me that rum.”
Gibbs nodded as he handed the bottle of rum to Jack and watched him take a long drink from it. Handing the bottle back to Gibbs Jack glanced over his shoulder before lowering his voice to speak to Gibbs again.
“Has she asked bout me at all?”
“Uh no sir….m’ afraid not.”
“I see….no matter….I suppose all in good time.”
“Aye.”
Ragetti came hurrying up the stairs to the wheel deck waving his hands quickly as he spoke.
“Captain! Captain!”
“What is it Ragetti?”
“Miss Elizabeth….she’s asking for ye sir.”
Jack’s dark eyes brightened as he let go of the wheel and hurried down the steps leaving Gibbs and Ragetti behind staring at each other wide eyed. Reaching for the wheel Gibbs took command of the ship. Jack rushed over to their cabin but stopped short when he reached the door. Taking a moment to straighten his hat and smooth out the wrinkles in his coat he then opened the door and stepped into the room. Shutting the door quietly behind him he cautiously approached the bed where his wife sat up with the pillows propped up behind her back. She looked pale and tired her eyes red and puffy from all the crying she had obviously been doing. Looking up from the blanket she gave him a weak smile as he knelt down beside the bed. Elizabeth held out her hand to him. Taking her hand in his he brought it up to his mouth and gently kissed her knuckles.
“Ye called for me darling?”
“Yes…..Jack I….”
He cut her off quickly.
“M’ sorry love….for everything. It’s my fault ye lost the baby.”
“No Jack….I’m sorry….I’m so sorry for the way that I treated you when all you did was save my life. I love you so much and I don’t ever want you to doubt that.”
“Izzy….I could never doubt yer love for me darling.”
“Do something for me Jack?”
“Name it love.”
“Kiss me?”
“More than happy t’ oblige.”
Jack leaned up and pressed his weathered lips to hers softly. He smiled against her mouth when he felt her lean into his kiss. Elizabeth opened her mouth in silent plea for Jack to deepen the kiss. He quickly delved into her mouth exploring every crevice with his tongue. When they broke apart both had to take a moment to catch their breath. Standing up Jack walked back towards the door. Elizabeth’s voice made him stop short just before he reached it.
“Jack?”
“Yes?”
“Do something else for me?”
“Anything darling…jus’ say the word.”
“Take me back to Port Royal?”
Jack spun back around quickly to face her his dark eyes wide with shock.
“Come again love?”
“Take me back to Port Royal.”
“Anything but that darling…name it I’ll do anything else in the world for ye….jus’ not that.”
“Jack……please?”
“Begging’s not going t’ work Izzy.”
“Please Jack? I promise when I’m all better that I will spend an entire night making it up to you.”
“An entire night eh?”
“Uh huh.”
“No….I can’t be had that easily.”
“You can do absolutely anything you want to me Jack.”
His mouth dropped open before shutting again quickly.
“Anything I want?”
“Anything you want.”
“That’s a dangerous thing t’ be saying there love. Are ye sure ye don’t want t’ reconsider what yer offering?”
“No I mean it….you can do anything you want to me….if you take me back to Port Royal.”
“As tempting as that sounds…an’ believe me it’s tempting…..jus’ why are ye so dead set on going back t’ the place where m’ due for a short drop an’ sudden stop?”
“Because I have an unyielding need to speak with my father.”
“I was afraid ye were going t’ say that.”
“So then I take it we have an accord husband?”
“Aye…..we have an accord wife….but I cannot believe those words jus’ came out of me mouth.”
“I can….contrary to your belief you are rather easily had Jack.”
“Am not….jus’ when it comes t’ ye I have more trouble saying no. An’ that’s a bloody awful habit that I need t’ cure meself of right away.”
“Oh I wouldn’t bet on that. So don’t you have some captainy things to be doing?”
“Like what?”
“Telling the crew to turn about and set sail for Port Royal with all haste?”
“Jus’ so ye know m’ only doing it for the sake of being able t’ have me bloody way with ye.”
“Consider myself informed.”
Jack flashed her a quick grin before heading out the door to inform the crew of his change of plans. He knew that Gibbs would think he had lost his mind for agreeing to return to Port Royal knowing that the gallows were waiting for him. But he had promised Elizabeth and he would never break a promise that he had made to her.
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Onboard the Hesperia Admiral Wesley Barry was pacing in his cabin angrily. He had nearly had them that afternoon in Ierapetra, Crete! But things had taken an unexpected turn when his bullet struck Elizabeth in the back instead of Jack. How could he go back to Port Royal and tell Governor Swann that he had accidentally shot his only daughter in the back? And what if she hadn’t survived? No he couldn’t think about that….he wouldn’t think about it. She just had to still be alive. Then his heart felt as if it sank to the very pit of his stomach as he remembered the Governor telling him that Elizabeth was pregnant. It was more than probable that the injury she suffered from being shot had caused her to have a miscarriage. Sighing heavily he walked over to his desk and poured himself a glass of brandy. Sitting down at his desk he opened the drawer and pulled out a piece of parchment. After making such a costly miscalculation in judgment Wesley knew he could all but kiss his title of Admiral goodbye. Dipping his quill pen into the inkwell that sat on his desk he started writing his letter of resignation to Governor Swann. He only hoped that the Governor would have mercy on him and just exile him from Port Royal and not send him to the gallows.
A/N: Okay short I know….but very informative as to where the story is headed. Wesley Barry was responsible for shooting Elizabeth and not to worry he will be paying for his crimes at the point of a sword….Jack’s sword to be exact. But that comes a bit later…please read and review!
A/N: Thanks for the latest review…..and to answer your question…yes it’s possible to spot during pregnancy. But sadly it’s part of the plot to make Elizabeth lose the baby. Upon her loss of the baby she begs Jack to take her back to Port Royal to confront her father and let him know what he has cost them. Will this make him give up his pursuit of Jack and his idea that he can force Elizabeth to marry someone else? Please read and review!!
It had been three excruciating and seemingly endless days since they had fled the port of Ierapetra, Crete. Three days since Elizabeth had been shot and suffered the devastating loss of their unborn baby. Jack stood rigidly at the helm of the Pearl his hands clutching the wheel so tightly that his knuckles were turning white. Ever since she had yelled for him to get out of their cabin he hadn’t left the helm. Gibbs approached his captain nervously with a bottle of rum in hand.
“Captain?”
“Hmmm?”
“Thought ye might like a spot of rum sir? An’ perhaps a break from the wheel?”
“Yes t’ the rum an’ no t’ the break.”
“But sir….ye’ve been on watch for three days now.”
Jack turned to the side never letting go of the wheel as he addressed his first mate.
“I know that! I know how long I’ve been at the helm!”
“Sorry captain…jus’ the crew…an’ meself sir….we’re a bit worried.”
“M’ fine….now kindly hand me that rum.”
Gibbs nodded as he handed the bottle of rum to Jack and watched him take a long drink from it. Handing the bottle back to Gibbs Jack glanced over his shoulder before lowering his voice to speak to Gibbs again.
“Has she asked bout me at all?”
“Uh no sir….m’ afraid not.”
“I see….no matter….I suppose all in good time.”
“Aye.”
Ragetti came hurrying up the stairs to the wheel deck waving his hands quickly as he spoke.
“Captain! Captain!”
“What is it Ragetti?”
“Miss Elizabeth….she’s asking for ye sir.”
Jack’s dark eyes brightened as he let go of the wheel and hurried down the steps leaving Gibbs and Ragetti behind staring at each other wide eyed. Reaching for the wheel Gibbs took command of the ship. Jack rushed over to their cabin but stopped short when he reached the door. Taking a moment to straighten his hat and smooth out the wrinkles in his coat he then opened the door and stepped into the room. Shutting the door quietly behind him he cautiously approached the bed where his wife sat up with the pillows propped up behind her back. She looked pale and tired her eyes red and puffy from all the crying she had obviously been doing. Looking up from the blanket she gave him a weak smile as he knelt down beside the bed. Elizabeth held out her hand to him. Taking her hand in his he brought it up to his mouth and gently kissed her knuckles.
“Ye called for me darling?”
“Yes…..Jack I….”
He cut her off quickly.
“M’ sorry love….for everything. It’s my fault ye lost the baby.”
“No Jack….I’m sorry….I’m so sorry for the way that I treated you when all you did was save my life. I love you so much and I don’t ever want you to doubt that.”
“Izzy….I could never doubt yer love for me darling.”
“Do something for me Jack?”
“Name it love.”
“Kiss me?”
“More than happy t’ oblige.”
Jack leaned up and pressed his weathered lips to hers softly. He smiled against her mouth when he felt her lean into his kiss. Elizabeth opened her mouth in silent plea for Jack to deepen the kiss. He quickly delved into her mouth exploring every crevice with his tongue. When they broke apart both had to take a moment to catch their breath. Standing up Jack walked back towards the door. Elizabeth’s voice made him stop short just before he reached it.
“Jack?”
“Yes?”
“Do something else for me?”
“Anything darling…jus’ say the word.”
“Take me back to Port Royal?”
Jack spun back around quickly to face her his dark eyes wide with shock.
“Come again love?”
“Take me back to Port Royal.”
“Anything but that darling…name it I’ll do anything else in the world for ye….jus’ not that.”
“Jack……please?”
“Begging’s not going t’ work Izzy.”
“Please Jack? I promise when I’m all better that I will spend an entire night making it up to you.”
“An entire night eh?”
“Uh huh.”
“No….I can’t be had that easily.”
“You can do absolutely anything you want to me Jack.”
His mouth dropped open before shutting again quickly.
“Anything I want?”
“Anything you want.”
“That’s a dangerous thing t’ be saying there love. Are ye sure ye don’t want t’ reconsider what yer offering?”
“No I mean it….you can do anything you want to me….if you take me back to Port Royal.”
“As tempting as that sounds…an’ believe me it’s tempting…..jus’ why are ye so dead set on going back t’ the place where m’ due for a short drop an’ sudden stop?”
“Because I have an unyielding need to speak with my father.”
“I was afraid ye were going t’ say that.”
“So then I take it we have an accord husband?”
“Aye…..we have an accord wife….but I cannot believe those words jus’ came out of me mouth.”
“I can….contrary to your belief you are rather easily had Jack.”
“Am not….jus’ when it comes t’ ye I have more trouble saying no. An’ that’s a bloody awful habit that I need t’ cure meself of right away.”
“Oh I wouldn’t bet on that. So don’t you have some captainy things to be doing?”
“Like what?”
“Telling the crew to turn about and set sail for Port Royal with all haste?”
“Jus’ so ye know m’ only doing it for the sake of being able t’ have me bloody way with ye.”
“Consider myself informed.”
Jack flashed her a quick grin before heading out the door to inform the crew of his change of plans. He knew that Gibbs would think he had lost his mind for agreeing to return to Port Royal knowing that the gallows were waiting for him. But he had promised Elizabeth and he would never break a promise that he had made to her.
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Onboard the Hesperia Admiral Wesley Barry was pacing in his cabin angrily. He had nearly had them that afternoon in Ierapetra, Crete! But things had taken an unexpected turn when his bullet struck Elizabeth in the back instead of Jack. How could he go back to Port Royal and tell Governor Swann that he had accidentally shot his only daughter in the back? And what if she hadn’t survived? No he couldn’t think about that….he wouldn’t think about it. She just had to still be alive. Then his heart felt as if it sank to the very pit of his stomach as he remembered the Governor telling him that Elizabeth was pregnant. It was more than probable that the injury she suffered from being shot had caused her to have a miscarriage. Sighing heavily he walked over to his desk and poured himself a glass of brandy. Sitting down at his desk he opened the drawer and pulled out a piece of parchment. After making such a costly miscalculation in judgment Wesley knew he could all but kiss his title of Admiral goodbye. Dipping his quill pen into the inkwell that sat on his desk he started writing his letter of resignation to Governor Swann. He only hoped that the Governor would have mercy on him and just exile him from Port Royal and not send him to the gallows.
A/N: Okay short I know….but very informative as to where the story is headed. Wesley Barry was responsible for shooting Elizabeth and not to worry he will be paying for his crimes at the point of a sword….Jack’s sword to be exact. But that comes a bit later…please read and review!