A/N: My lovely reviewers always make me smile - thank you. If this fix gets too muchy, let me know, I'll try to stop! lol

(For disclaimer, etc. - see chapter 1)

4. D is for Daddy

This was quite the odd situation for Captain Jack Sparrow, perhaps the oddest he had ever encountered aboard his ship, which was quite a feat considering the events of the past years.

Calypso had been broken from her human bones here, more than one mutiny had been made, the Kraken had swallowed the Pearl whole with Jack aboard, and yet this was a stranger day for the Captain.

"Never did fancy myself a father figure" he said to the baby he had held against his body with one arm, the other being used to steer the ship, "Now a real father, eh? Taking some getting used to" he told the child, or perhaps just spoke to himself, it was hard to tell with Jack sometimes.

"Course, ought to have known when I met your Mum this was what I was destined for" he said, most definitely to the baby now of course, "Wasn't as if I was ever going to be rid of her long once we met. It's my magnetic personality, y'know?" he grinned, all white and gold.

Annabella gurgled, reaching out a hand to her father's face, making a grab for the beads that hung from his chin, and then the trinkets dangling in his hair.

"Pretty lot of treasures" he nodded, letting her play and not caring much, "Still, nothin' that matters so much as you and your Mum"

It was still strange to Jack to realise that he meant such things as this, that he actually cared for people more than things, for love more than gold, for others more than himself.

"Sometimes you are the most infuriating man I have ever met" said a voice, and Jack turned to find Elizabeth approaching from behind them, "And then I see you like this, and you're saying something so beautiful" she smiled as she reached his side, putting a hand to her daughters head, "I quite forget everything else"

Annabella giggled as she looked between Mummy and Daddy, clapping her hands with delight as if to show she thoroughly agreed with her mother's sentiments.

"Nice to know you agree, Bella" Jack smiled as he hugged her close and let go of the wheel to pull Lizzie into his other side.

"She loves her Daddy" said Elizabeth, gazing up at him, "What woman wouldn't?"

"Can't think, luv" he smirked, and she couldn't even be bothered to argue.