Part 11
Disclaimer: You know the drill.

Again thank you so much for all the amazing reviews!! I am eternally thankful!!
Also, I know there is a rumor floating around that there is a deleted scene that explains if Elizabeth is faithful for the 10 years, Will will be released from service on the Dutchman. Personally I hope this is true, but I am choosing to ignore it for the sake of this story.

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This is the third time he has had to leave her and it seems as though each occasion is more painful than the previous.

Twenty years he has served as captain of the Flying Dutchman, Twenty years spent away from his wife and son, save for two solitary (wonderful) days. He has only just left and he has already started counting down the next ten.

Nine years, eleven months, three weeks, and six days (it is all he can do not to count the hours as well). It seems like an eternity. And for the first time he realizes what he has been condemned to.

An eternity.