Evelyn adjusted the ends of the sleeve of her lavender gown, smoothing out the white sheer, lacy ruffles that tickled half of her forearms. A small smile toyed on her lips as she tugged at the neckline of her gown, moving her breast so they rested comfortably under the slight tightness her dress made.
It was a beautiful gown Evelyn was wearing. One Will had purchased for her shortly after Charlie had been born. The gown was designed for her to be fit perfectly. She knew her husband's mind, knowing the gown was made for her to put on effortlessly.
If Margret Adams had been alive to see Evelyn dressing herself, she would have a raging fit.
After Amelia and Evelyn's father had gotten married, Amelia and Evelyn agreed they shouldn't have servants dress them. For years, Evelyn had a distaste for other people dressing her. Even if it always was Amelia, she still felt silly having her most trusted friend, parental figure having dress her as she grew older.
Amelia had always reminded Evelyn that it was normal for a wealthy family to have servants do such thing. But Evelyn felt differently.
It was after Amelia and Charles had gotten married, things like that had changed.
And it stayed that way once Evelyn and Will had taken over the Adam's household.
So now they dress themselves, in some of their finest clothing for a very special dinner for this evening.
Evelyn's parents and Will's father were going to be meeting each other for the very first time.
It was a very important night for the couple. After being friends for years to being husband and wife for years, their families were going to meet.
Much to Evelyn's surprise, she wasn't nervous about it. Not even in the slightest. If anything she was excited to see them come face to face. Each side had known of each other for so long but have yet to meet due to Bootstraps curses. Now that he was free, it was finally time for the Turner and the Adams to meet.
However, Evelyn could sense Will anxiousness. She knew he was excited but he still worried, wanting it to be perfect.
"Do you think they are going get along?" Will asked Evelyn over his bare shoulder.
A small chuckle came from her as she slipped on her shoes. She swayed over to her husband as he changed into his finer clothing. Her hands came to rest on his bare waist, placing a kiss on his warm shoulder. "I think they are going to love each other." Peaking over his shoulder, she met his eyes in his reflection in the full length mirror. Evelyn desperately wanted to settle his nerves, hoping her soothing words could help.
The corner of Will's mouth turned up. "Is this your Evelyn intuition?" He teased.
Giggling, Evelyn turned her head to look up at him. "It's always my Evelyn intuition." She pointed out, making his chuckle.
Will shook his cream colored shirt around in his hands, opening the bottom. "It's never lead me wrong." He raised a brow to her reflection. Evelyn took a step back as she removed her arms from his waist, allowing him to place his shirt on. She walked around him, watching him tuck the bottom into his trousers. "This must be so strange to him." He spoke, fixing his sleeves.
Evelyn nodded, not realizing it until Will had pointed out the thought. It must be entirely strange to him. She leaned gently against the mirror, watching Will. "I agree. Maybe even more than strange."
"Years it's been since he's last ate decent food, slept in a real bed. I wouldn't be surprised if he disregards it all." Will's gaze casted down at his shoes in the reflection of the mirror.
"Neither would I." Evelyn shook her head. "We must be patient with him. It'll take time for him to adapt but we can manage." She crossed her arms over her chest.
Will looked at her for a moment. Moving his gaze away, he nodded but didn't say anything else, slipping his jacket on. A small smile toyed on Evelyn's lips as her eyes racked over her husband. He always looked so handsome, she could barely stand it.
Her eyes feel down to his hands smoothing out his clothes, a small tick he picked up after he and Evelyn properly adjusted to her house being just theirs. She always assured him, he looked dashing, never needing to worry about his appearance. Will would always blush and she would kiss his cheek.
Now she looked at his hands to see the wedding band on his finger, that warm feeling washing over her again.
"You're doing it again."
A blush crept on her cheeks, eyes flickering up to playfully glare at him. "I don't know what you're talking about." But she did.
Looking up at her with a small smirk, he walked up to her, finishing his changing. "That look you give me when you admire my appearance, considering yourself lucky to be married to me." His hands dropped down to curl around her waist. "But, my darling wife, it is and always will be I who is the lucky one here." A flirtatious smile pulled at his lips, making Evelyn laugh whole-heartedly.
Her hands pressed against his chest, fumbling with the collar of his jacket. "You always know how to read me and my mind now, it's quite vexing." She spoke with a blush nipping at her cheeks.
Both of them chuckled softly. "Well I have had years of learning." He leaned down to press a kiss to her forehead.
Evelyn tipped her head back, gently rubbing soothing touches on Will's chest. "You mustn't be so worried about your father. Everything will turn out wonderful. He's a human being, not an animal. You can't worry about every little thing, it will drive you mad." She gave him a nod, followed by a small smile. "Let your tension ease. Enjoy the time you now have with him, instead of worrying. Alright?" A brow rose.
Will nodded, letting out a small sigh. "I just want everything to be perfect."
"And it will if you let it." She pointed out, smoothing the collar of his jacket. "I promise."
Her husband studied her for a moment, giving her sides a small rub. Evelyn watched as his shoulders loosened, dropping slightly as the tension slipped away. "I know." He breathed, nodded. A small smile grew. "I'd be a hopeless cause without you around to set me straight."
Evelyn tilted her head, contemplating his words. She nodded after processing them. "Most definitely." She replied in a light, teasing voice.
A small, amused scoff came from him. He playfully rolled his eyes, shifting his eyes down, gazing at her appearance. "You look beautiful." He spoke, eyes replacing the anxious gloss to one full of love and adoration.
"Thank you." Evelyn beamed, smiling brightly at him.
Will met her eyes, narrowing his eyelids. "Have I told you that I love you today?" He questioned, a hint of a tease.
Evelyn hummed. "No I don't think so."
Will pulled Evelyn closer, sliding his hands to cup her mid and upper back. "Well in that case, Mrs. Turner, I love you." His lips hovering over hers, breath fanning her face.
"And I love you, Mr. Turner." Evelyn gave a small smirk, glancing at his lips then to his dark eyes.
The couple instantly moved to press their lips together, molding the two puzzle pieces together perfectly.
Suddenly there was a knock at the door, followed by Charlie's voice, causing them to part and look.
"Um...I'm just coming to let you know grandmother and grandfather are here and I don't want to open the door." He spoke uncomfortably. "So...come along, please." And then his footsteps descended down the stairs.
Shaking their heads, they returned their gaze back to each other. A look of amusement stained their faces as they parted from each other entirely.
A dramatic sigh came from Evelyn as she smoothed out her gown one last time. "To supper then?" Evelyn announced, glancing up at Will.
She met his grin. "To supper."
Hi friends! I'm back after my little break. I really needed it so thank you for allowing me to do that. So I have been able to kind of rewrite my chapter list for the rest of the book. I ended up combining certain elements more than I needed to which kind of messed me up just a small bit.
BUT!
Everything has worked perfectly in my favor with my finishing of this book. If I stick to my schedule, I should have six more chapters including this one. It kind of made me sad while I was writing out the second to last chapter hahaha. But don't worry, I think you all are going to love it.
It's really weird to think that I will be done with writing for Will after so many years! I may do some small bit of imagine work for pirates so I still have content here but I'm not sure. I'm a bit burnt out on fanfiction writing because I've been doing it for about 5-6 years now. So we will see! I know I wanted to do some Jack Sparrow writing but we will see!
I hope you all had a nice two weeks, and hopefully a better week this week! Thank you for reading, I hope you enjoyed this!
Much love xx