Jack and The Black Pearl belong to Disney. The nameless stowaway is mine. This is a little graphic.
Chapter 9
It had been weeks since the incident of Peter's departure and Tatiana had still said nothing as to a hint of her condition. She had been raped for three hours as punishment and when Peter had tried to stop Jack, he was thrown off the ship.
She still ate, for the child if not for herself and she deemed herself unfit for human contact. Did Jack even care for her well-being? He had not tried to help her at all after Peter left. She slipped into a deep melancholy. Jack had deemed her unable to work and she had been confined to this cabin for two weeks, if not more.
"Tatiana?" Gibbs called.
She went to the door and opened it. "Yes?"
"The Captain wants you to come out to Port Royal for dinner." Gibbs answered. "I am to help you get ready."
She opened the door more fully and Gibbs saw that she was indeed pregnant. Jack had thought she was lying to save her skin, but in truth she was a lot further along than two weeks. She looked at least four months pregnant.
"Come on." Gibbs said as he drew a bath. He washed her and dried her. He helped her into her gown and helped arrange her hair for the dinner. She was going to the Governor's mansion and she looked stunning. She was dressed in green silk and chiffon and it was accented by a diamond ring on her finger to symbolize that she was Jack's wife.
"You will be late. Jack is waiting for you in the longboat." Gibbs said.
"Thank you." She whispered.
She walked with Gibbs and he even helped her into the longboat. Jack watched her and when he saw her belly, he knew that he had been wrong.
"Tatiana, I apologize. I thought you were lying to get out of the brig." Jack said.
Tatiana said nothing and looked on ahead, waiting to get to shore. Jack helped her out and she played obedient perfectly, but Jack was worried. She only talked to Gibbs and that was very rare. Jack had left her to her thoughts, but he didn't know it had gotten this bad.
"Tatiana, I want you to know that I am deeply sorry for this and if you wish, we could go see Peter. You could be there before the child is born. I'm sure he welcome his nephew or niece to the royal court right away." Jack said, hoping to gain her favor.
"I would like that." She whispered.
They arrived at the Governor's mansion to great silence. Everyone knew that the governor and Jack were friendly on some level; but that he showed up at a party clearly meant he was in a bad mood.
"This doesn't bode well." Norrington said.
"Jack!" Elizabeth greeted and then saw Tatiana. "And you are?"
"I am Princess Tatiana of the Russian Empire and wife to Captain Sparrow." She answered in a regal tone. "I do not appreciate that tone, lady. I am not a common whore as you apparently think." She left Jack's side.
"Elizabeth, you would do well not to upset her. I get angry when she gets upset. She is with child and doesn't need your narrow-minded behavior." Jack said. He turned and went after her.
Tatiana had been stopped by Norrington. "Princess, I had no idea your brother arranged this marriage."
"He didn't." She answered.
"Your father then?"
"My father is dead." Tatiana said. "I would like to be alone for awhile if you would let me."
"As you wish."
Jack caught up to her. "Tatiana, don't mind Elizabeth. She thinks she is a princess. I just wanted to make you happy. Bring you out to a party. You were so melancholy."
"You did well, Jack. I am happy. You are going to give me a gift that I would never have the courage to ask for."
"What's that?"
"A son…"
