Joanna felt a hand rubbing her stomach. She opened her eyes to see Barbossa gently rubbing her belly and staring down at it.
"Hector, what are you doing?" she asked.
"Thinking", he answered.
"About what?"
Barbossa ran his hand across her belly. Joanna raised her hand and put it next to his.
"The baby?" she asked.
He nodded as he laid down next to her. He wrapped his arms around her as she laid her head in the crook of his neck.
"We're not ready fer this, Joanna", Barbossa said. "We can't bring a baby inta the world like this. Not with Beckett in control of the seas 'nd hunting down pirates."
"I know", she said. "And I'm scared. Not just for us, but the baby too."
"So what are we gonna do about it?"
"There's nothing we can do about it. Whether we're ready or not, the baby will be born no matter what happens. Hector, I love you and I love this baby. It'll bring us closer together. We'll be a family."
Barbossa sat up and sighed.
"Joanna, I'm not so sure about ye staying on the ship in yer condition", he said.
"You're not going to make this easy for me, are you?" Joanna asked. "Look if you're so worried about me, I won't do anything. No getting into fights, no working. Unless you want to put me on bedrest."
"Bedrest be perferable."
"Hector", she sighed.
"I just want ta protect ya. I don't know what I'll do if 'nything happens ta ye 'nd the baby."
"Darling, I can take care of myself. You should know that by now."
"Aye, but it's not just ye 'nd me 'nymore", Barbossa said.
He lowered his hand to her stomach. Joanna put her hand on top of his. His fingers entertwined with hers as he brought her hand up to hs face and pressed a kiss to it. Joanna leaned in and pressed her lips against his. Barbossa wrapped his arms around her and pulled her down on top of him.
"A boy", she murmured.
"What?"
"The baby. It's going to be a boy. He'll grow up to be just like his father. Strong and handsome. He'll be the greatest pirate in the world."
"What if it's a girl?" he asked. "We'll keep her safe from harm's way. She'll be beautiful like her mother with her mother's strength."
"Which do you want?" Joanna asked. "A boy or a girl?"
"I'll be happy with whatever we get. A boy like me or a girl like ye."
Joanna smiled and ran her hand up and down Barbossa's chest. He ran his fingers through her hair as he sighed deeply. He was worried deep down how he could keept Joanna safe through all this. With everything happening, anything could hurt her and kill the baby. Barbossa and Joanna jumped up as they heard someone coming. Jack looked at them in disgust.
"As you were", he murmured going to his desk.
"We'll talk more later", Barbossa whispered.
He got up and glared at Jack as he looked around the cabin. He noticed the back windows were destroyed.
"I see ya neglected ta properly take care of the ship."
"What, this?" Jack asked pointing to the windows. "Just ventilating. Ta clear out the stench of the previous occupants."
"Hey!" Joanna said.
"I'm thinking of putting in French doors", he continued. "I like a bit of cross breeze."
Everyone turned to the door as Gibbs entered.
"Heading, cap'n?" he asked.
"Two degrees starboard", Jack answered.
"I'm cap'n of the starboard side!" Barbossa said.
"Hector, are you serious?" Joanna asked.
"Two degrees starboard", he said ignoring her. "The cap'n will now take the helm."
Both men got up and ran outside to get to the helm. Joanna sighed and rolled her eyes. He raise up her shirt and looked at her belly.
"Did you hear all that?" she asked the baby. "Don't ever be that immature like your father."