A/N: Drabble response to gealuv's drabble prompt 'Growing.'

Chapter Eleven: Growth Spurt

"You know what, love?"

"Hmm?"

He peels himself from her, disentangling his limbs so he can prop his head up with his hand, lying on his side next to her in a leisurely manner. His face is carved out into a pensive state, his eyes searching her content face.

He flourishes a hand as he begins to talk. "Despite all the shall we say, hardships with you being extremely heavy with child -."

Her eyes snap open, her idyllic face quickly becoming irate in response to the epithet he has placed her in. "It's only been two months you arrogant pirate!"

Quickly amending his statement, he says, "I meant the emotional burden of being heavy with child Bess, not the physical means of it." Her eyes are skeptical and still slightly dilated with annoyance, however she let's them fall once more, her lips pursed lightly.

"As I was saying," he continues hastily, "Ignoring all the rather negative facts of this bout of nine months we shall endure such as the mood swings aplenty, the very strange and absurd eating habits, the random fits of throwing objects-."

Once again she lifts her eyelids to give him a warning glance.

He flashes her an apologetic grin. "Alas, there is some good things to come out of this entire rather long anecdote of our lives."

"And what are those?" she asks.

"Well…" She can feel his eyes running up and down her figure. "If I may be so bold Lizzie…" He swallows once, a grin coming to his lips when he gives a short bark of a laugh. "You've certainly grown in some areas that are most feminine and hold likable qualities…"

She catches on quicker than a cat can pounce a mouse – immediately she is sitting up, her amber irises warning him with a sharp stare.

"You best hold that tongue, Captain Sparrow." Her tone is as dangerous as the sharp end of a sword, though a thin line of humor is concealed beneath it. "Or I shall gladly cut it out."

He pouts.

"Besides," she says after a minute casually, her eyes lightening considerably. "You're not the only one who enjoys some of this new growth spurt."

He's surprised. "Is that so, love?"

She leans towards him, a smirk on her face.

"It is."