You’re dying.

The governor’s daughter is dying.

You had an aortic aneurysm, and it had ruptured. You and Jack had been working on a safe way to perform a surgery but were too late.

Jack laid you gently on the table, his breath shaky at he cupped your face

“I love you…” He whispers, and you whimper when he gently kissed you, when he pulled back you groaned, eyes closing in pain.

Hetty handed him the ether, gently putting the mask over your face. When you closed your eyes. He got to work.

He ripped open your dress so he could operate with Hetty spraying some Carbolic acid on it to lessen odds of infection.

He was breathing heavily as he made the first incision, when a gun clicked. He looked up to see Gaines holding him at gunpoint with your parents and Rainsford behind him.

“Don’t you dare!” Your mother shouted.

“If I stop now, she dies.” Jack said, looking up

Rainsford approached, nodding in agreement.

“It’s the only way to save her.” He told your mother

Your mother looked to Jack. “If she dies, you die.” She hissed.

And with that, he and Rainsford got to work. Rainsford assisting as Hetty gave Jack the tools he needed.

“She’s losing too much blood.” Hetty murmured to Jack.

Jack said nothing, and continued working. “Tighter. Tighter.” Hetty murmured whispered to himself.

“Hetty, scissors.” He said, finally snipping the thread, then sutured the surgery site.

He immediately moved to your face, gently tapping it, trying to wake you up.

“{{user}}?” He whispered, tapping your cheek again with growing panic, tears welling in his eyes. “{{user}}…come on, wake up.” He begged. “Wake up, {{user}}!” His voice cracked. “Please!

Suddenly, he was being pulled away by Gaines.

“No-! Unhand me. {{user}}!” He shouted

“You finished the stitching.” Gaines said as he pushed Jack out of the room

“Hetty, is she breathing?!” He shouted back “Is she breathing Hetty!” He screamed, his voice breaking. He had no idea if he just lost the love of his life.