Hello everyone! Welcome to the newest chapter in Barbossa and Joanna's lives. This is a completely original fic, i wrote this before OST came out. Along with this fic, i will write a story based on OST as soon as i see the movie. i own nothing except Joanna and Joseph.
Barbossa stood outside on a grassy hill. He could see a cottage a few feet away from him. Home. He walked toward the cottage. The closer he got, he noticed a little boy, about eight years old stood, by the window and stared ahead straight at him. The boy ran to the door and opened it.
"Mama!" he shouted. "Papa's home!"
Joseph began running outside into his father's open arms. Barbossa picked him up and hugged him tightly.
"Papa! I missed you!"
"I missed ye too, Joseph", Barbossa said. "Where be yer mother?"
"Here, my darling", he heard.
Joanna stood in the doorway. Barbossa put Joseph down and walked toward her. She held out her arms to him.
"Welcome home, Hector."
He wrapped his arms around Joanna in a tight hug. She returned the hug and buried her face in his shoulder.
"Oh, Hector", she said. "I missed you so much."
"I missed ye too", Barbossa said.
"Promise me you'll never leave me again."
Barbossa opened his eyes as he heard Joanna's voice echo in his head. He sighed as he sat up in the cabin of the Black Pearl. It's month over a month since he and Joanna seperated, but it felt like years. Time seemed to move slow. Barbossa's heart ached for her as he missed her. He lit a candle and walked to his desk. On his desk was a framed painting of him and Joanna on their wedding day. He picked his up and started tracing the outline on Joanna's lips. Barbossa sighed as he wondered what she was doing.
Joanna felt a little groggy when she woke up. With her eyes closed, she felt around the empty space where Barbossa would be laying.
"Hector?"
She opened her eyes and looked at the empty spot on the bed. Joanna frowned as she came back to reality. She was alone except for Joseph. Barbossa wouldn't come back to her for a long time. She remembered the words he spoke to her before he left.
"Just remember, if at 'nytime ya get lonely 'nd wish ta see me, all ya need ta do is look 'nd remember how much I love ye."
Joanna opened her locket and looked inside. She held the locket close to her heart to try and ease the pain. At the end of the bed, Joseph began crying. Joanna got out of bed and walked over to the bassinet.
"Shh...Shh, it's okay. It's okay, Joseph. Mama's here. Mama's got you."
She picked up Joseph out of the bassinet. She whispered soothing words as she began rocking him.
"Are you hungry?"
Joanna pulled the corner of her nightgown down, exposing her breast. She held Joseph close until he latched on and began suckling. He looked up at his mother with his green eyes, a mirror image of her own. Joanna sighed as she gently stroked his cheek.
"You miss Papa, don't you?" she asked. "I do too."
Joseph closed his eyes as he continued to suckle. Joanna smiled as she remembered the day he was born.
"Papa and I were so happy to see you", she said. "You're the best thing that ever happened to me and Papa. We love you very much, Joseph."
Probably a pointless chapter, but i wanted to show how Barbossa misses his family and how Joanna is getting along with Joseph. thought it might be a nice way to start the fic