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The beginning of chapters written by both of us at once. I wrote Elizabeth's bits while willabeth0906 wrote Will's. We wrote these together so hopefully you'll enjoy them. Happy Holidays :)


Elizabeth watched as Gibbs helped Jack onto the deck. For a dying man, he seemed to have quite a bit of color in his face. Even in the darkness she could see rosy cheeks but that was probably due to a fever or something similar.

Breaking down completely, Elizabeth ran over to him causing the baby to awaken and cry in her arms as well. "Oh Jack, what happened?" she asked trying to soothe not only the baby but herself as much as she could.


Tears were welling up in Will's eyes thinking of how horrible the thought of Christmas had become to him. He wasn't crying on the outside but he was on the inside, it was almost as if he could hear the crying. "Crying?" Will thought to himself. "I can really hear crying. It almost sounds like a baby." He thought about going up to see what was going on. "No Jack asked me to wait," he said to himself, "besides I need some time to gather my thoughts before cheering up Jack."


"I just saw you two days ago and now look at you."

She brought a hand to his forehead and smelled rum on his breath. That was odd...

Jack nodded to Gibbs and the man let go of him. Standing on his own two feet, Jack lifted her head and smiled. "Elizabeth, I have something I wish to show you in me cabin. Or rather, someone."

Taking her empty hand, Jack walked over to the door and opened it for her allowing her to enter first. There was a figure standing in a dark corner. Squinting, Elizabeth tried to get a good look at them.

"Hello?"

"Elizabeth? Is that really you!"

"May I," Jack asked Elizabeth holding out his arms to take the baby.

She handed the baby to him and pulled Will into romantic kiss. "I thought it would be forever before I'd see you again," she whispered.

"How did-," Will began to ask Jack.

"Happy Christmas both of you, actually all three of you," Jack said smiling at the happy couple.

"Then I take it you are not dying," Will asked, "wait a minute you said three?"

"Oh Will," she said taking his arm and leading him to Jack. Taking the baby into her arms, Elizabeth kissed his forehead and handed him to his father. "This is your son, Will. Say hello."

Jack began to get a little uncomfortable with all this affection so he slowly edged out of the room.

"Jack," Elizabeth said calling him back.

He walked over and Elizabeth slapped him hard, before kissing the same spot on the cheek. "Next time you say that you're dying, I want to make sure it's true. But, you're still a good man. Thank you for this."

"Not a problem love." Jack gave her a hug, a nod to Will and left the two of them to be together.


"My son. I can't believe it. I've always dreamed of us having a child but I thought it impossible." He carefully leaned over his son and kissed Elizabeth then he gently kissed his son forehead. "My son," he said quietly looking down at his face.

Elizabeth grinned because that was the reaction she was hoping for. She could see it in his eyes, that love for someone so little and so pure. Will looked every bit the father, holding his infant son in his arms. The baby opened his eyes and looked curiously at the person holding him.

"William," Elizabeth said smiling down at him, "this is your father."

The baby made a few gurgling noises before Will felt something wet upon his sleeve. Will looked down at his sleeve, fully expecting to see that he had been initiated into fatherhood officially but instead found it wet from Elizabeth's tears.

"What's wrong? Am I holding him right or doing something wrong," he asked with a worried look on his face.

Elizabeth began to laugh through her tears. At the moment, he reminded her more of the inexperienced blacksmith of Port Royal and not the temporarily immortal pirate Captain of the Flying Dutchman.

"Fine. You're doing just fine Will. Here, let me…" Will carefully gave him back to her and Elizabeth looked into his eyes seeing that he wished to hold onto him forever. "Why don't I just leave for a moment. I'll be right back."

"No," Will said stopping her.

Elizabeth looked up to him and waited for a response.

"I'll be on the deck alright. Then, I think it's finally time we had a little, you know, talk."

She smiled and nodded. "I'd like that. We're a bit long overdue for one." That being said, Elizabeth walked out with her loving husband just behind her.