Authors Note- Thank you for all of you who reviewed! I promise Jack isn't
going to change, other than what I already did. I was thinking about those
who gave me the idea of making the baby Jack's baby. That's a good idea,
but I have awhile to think if I'm really going to do that.
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Chapter Four
Elizabeth snorted, " nice one Jack, you obviously didn't cut off your sense of humor".
He sheepishly glanced at the ring in his hand, " actually, I was, well I-I'm serious".
She gazed across the table and deep into his eyes. They were so dark with truth and passion, he would have admitted if it were a joke by then. " Oh god, you're serious".
He nodded, once again looking away from her, " feel free to say no, I only wanted to help".
" Help me?".
" Yeah" Jack gazed to the setting sun, then back to her, " you said that if you were married, your father would change his mind about keeping the baby".
Several times, Elizabeth attempted to speak, but the words didn't emerge very easily, " perhaps he meant Will, if he was still alive, or- and I hate to say it- Norrington. But you're Jack Sparrow, my father ordered to have you killed....twice".
" I know, I know, but that was the point of all this" he tugged at one of his short strands, " you barely recognized me, there's a small chance he will. It's worth a shot, isn't it?".
Elizabeth's stern expression remained, " Jack, you're asking me to marry you. A marriage, that lasts forever, 'til death do us part, and you can't kill yourself" she interrupted before he had the chance to, " and on top of that, a baby. Taking your responsibility for another life, are you sure you can handle that?".
" I haven't though every detail over, but, it's been on my mind since-since Will died".
Her eyebrows narrowed, " how? You just found out I was pregnant yesterday".
Jack began rocking in his chair, and was very uneasy about it, " I-I know, b-but" he briefly stopped to control his stuttering, " I don't want you to be alone, either of you".
The ring was still displayed in his palm. By the look of the tan line on his middle finger, it was recently his, " Jack, I can't believe you want to get married, you of anyone I know. What about being a pirate? And the Black Pearl? That's your ship".
" No it's not" his whisper was barely audible, " I promoted Anamaria to Capitan earlier today".
At that precise moment, Elizabeth wanted no more than to either turn back time or jump off that cliff. Anything to get Jack off the hook he got himself on. He changed his physical image, and was trying to adjust his physical image, and given up the only thing he ever cared about. All that for her. To be her husband, she didn't know al his reasons, but he was asking for a lifetime commitment, while willing to be part of one himself. In light of recent events, he was the only person willing to help her, to be there. After all, being her main concern, being with Jack meant being with her child. " Can you honestly tell me, that you want to be someone's father?" this was the last conversation topic she ever expected to have with him.
" Yes".
" You don't have any experience with children".
" Neither do you?".
Elizabeth got up and began pacing next to the table, " I can't believe you gave up the ship! You would rather die then that".
Jack shrugged, thinking it was either die or marry her, " Anamaria said I can always come back, but I'm going to have to do a lot of feet kissing. I don't plan on going back".
She felt her eyes moisten, " never go back to the Black Pearl? You're Capitan Jack Sparrow".
" In terms of the Pearl, it's Commodore Jack Sparrow" he corrected, " but if you say yes, it's just going to be Jack Sparrow" by that point, he was certain she was going to refuse his offer, and he would be facing Anamaria's boots within the hour.
Thousands of thoughts raced through her mind at once, and she couldn't catch one to make sense of it. Elizabeth squeezed her eyes closed and bit her bottom lip, ready to face what would happen after she said the next word that left her lips, " yes".
The whisper was so faint, he panicked, " what?" and he couldn't risk being sure.
" Yes, I'll marry you" still a whisper, but more clear.
And this time he heard. His complexion went pale and his eyes grew much darker, his jaw fell for a second, hardly enough to notice. Jack got up, nearly stumbled over his feet, and walked over to her. He stood at least a head taller, but looked into her eyes as he placed the band on her middle finger. Elizabeth let out a giggle and replaced the ring on her index finger. She gently kissed his cheek before wrapping her arms around his neck and rested her head on his shoulder. " I promise you Lizzie, everything's going to be alright. I swear on my life, you and the baby will be safe".
" Don't swear on your live" she pleaded, tightening her grip on him, which caused him to do the same, " I can't loose both of you".
" You won't" he whispered, " you won't".
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Dinner went easily forgotten. Elizabeth had to be home before her father bothered to notice she was gone. Jack walked her home, and it was assumed that he'd be sleeping on the ship. Not one plan, not even the slightest mention, for an actual wedding was said. Let alone what was to come after. Both were still in shock that she had said yes.
Yes, Elizabeth accepted a marriage proposal. And unlike Norrington, she meant it, and Jack of all people. Soon enough, she was going to be Mrs. Jack Sparrow, but she had to get use to saying that.
" So I suppose I'll see you tomorrow?" the man who once had shackles around her neck and a pistol to her head was now uneasy just to simply speak to her.
Elizabeth leaned forward, slightly on tiptoe and quickly kissed him on the lips, " defiantly".
Jack stayed at the end of the roadway leading to her mansion until hearing the front door close. " 'Til death do us part" he muttered while walking away.
Disclaimer- Still don't own anything.
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Chapter Four
Elizabeth snorted, " nice one Jack, you obviously didn't cut off your sense of humor".
He sheepishly glanced at the ring in his hand, " actually, I was, well I-I'm serious".
She gazed across the table and deep into his eyes. They were so dark with truth and passion, he would have admitted if it were a joke by then. " Oh god, you're serious".
He nodded, once again looking away from her, " feel free to say no, I only wanted to help".
" Help me?".
" Yeah" Jack gazed to the setting sun, then back to her, " you said that if you were married, your father would change his mind about keeping the baby".
Several times, Elizabeth attempted to speak, but the words didn't emerge very easily, " perhaps he meant Will, if he was still alive, or- and I hate to say it- Norrington. But you're Jack Sparrow, my father ordered to have you killed....twice".
" I know, I know, but that was the point of all this" he tugged at one of his short strands, " you barely recognized me, there's a small chance he will. It's worth a shot, isn't it?".
Elizabeth's stern expression remained, " Jack, you're asking me to marry you. A marriage, that lasts forever, 'til death do us part, and you can't kill yourself" she interrupted before he had the chance to, " and on top of that, a baby. Taking your responsibility for another life, are you sure you can handle that?".
" I haven't though every detail over, but, it's been on my mind since-since Will died".
Her eyebrows narrowed, " how? You just found out I was pregnant yesterday".
Jack began rocking in his chair, and was very uneasy about it, " I-I know, b-but" he briefly stopped to control his stuttering, " I don't want you to be alone, either of you".
The ring was still displayed in his palm. By the look of the tan line on his middle finger, it was recently his, " Jack, I can't believe you want to get married, you of anyone I know. What about being a pirate? And the Black Pearl? That's your ship".
" No it's not" his whisper was barely audible, " I promoted Anamaria to Capitan earlier today".
At that precise moment, Elizabeth wanted no more than to either turn back time or jump off that cliff. Anything to get Jack off the hook he got himself on. He changed his physical image, and was trying to adjust his physical image, and given up the only thing he ever cared about. All that for her. To be her husband, she didn't know al his reasons, but he was asking for a lifetime commitment, while willing to be part of one himself. In light of recent events, he was the only person willing to help her, to be there. After all, being her main concern, being with Jack meant being with her child. " Can you honestly tell me, that you want to be someone's father?" this was the last conversation topic she ever expected to have with him.
" Yes".
" You don't have any experience with children".
" Neither do you?".
Elizabeth got up and began pacing next to the table, " I can't believe you gave up the ship! You would rather die then that".
Jack shrugged, thinking it was either die or marry her, " Anamaria said I can always come back, but I'm going to have to do a lot of feet kissing. I don't plan on going back".
She felt her eyes moisten, " never go back to the Black Pearl? You're Capitan Jack Sparrow".
" In terms of the Pearl, it's Commodore Jack Sparrow" he corrected, " but if you say yes, it's just going to be Jack Sparrow" by that point, he was certain she was going to refuse his offer, and he would be facing Anamaria's boots within the hour.
Thousands of thoughts raced through her mind at once, and she couldn't catch one to make sense of it. Elizabeth squeezed her eyes closed and bit her bottom lip, ready to face what would happen after she said the next word that left her lips, " yes".
The whisper was so faint, he panicked, " what?" and he couldn't risk being sure.
" Yes, I'll marry you" still a whisper, but more clear.
And this time he heard. His complexion went pale and his eyes grew much darker, his jaw fell for a second, hardly enough to notice. Jack got up, nearly stumbled over his feet, and walked over to her. He stood at least a head taller, but looked into her eyes as he placed the band on her middle finger. Elizabeth let out a giggle and replaced the ring on her index finger. She gently kissed his cheek before wrapping her arms around his neck and rested her head on his shoulder. " I promise you Lizzie, everything's going to be alright. I swear on my life, you and the baby will be safe".
" Don't swear on your live" she pleaded, tightening her grip on him, which caused him to do the same, " I can't loose both of you".
" You won't" he whispered, " you won't".
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Dinner went easily forgotten. Elizabeth had to be home before her father bothered to notice she was gone. Jack walked her home, and it was assumed that he'd be sleeping on the ship. Not one plan, not even the slightest mention, for an actual wedding was said. Let alone what was to come after. Both were still in shock that she had said yes.
Yes, Elizabeth accepted a marriage proposal. And unlike Norrington, she meant it, and Jack of all people. Soon enough, she was going to be Mrs. Jack Sparrow, but she had to get use to saying that.
" So I suppose I'll see you tomorrow?" the man who once had shackles around her neck and a pistol to her head was now uneasy just to simply speak to her.
Elizabeth leaned forward, slightly on tiptoe and quickly kissed him on the lips, " defiantly".
Jack stayed at the end of the roadway leading to her mansion until hearing the front door close. " 'Til death do us part" he muttered while walking away.