Chapter 25

"Mr. Romance"

I woke up to some one poking me; the sun was still high in the sky but slowly falling to the west. I held my hand in front of my eyes to shade the sunlight as I tried to focus on who was poking me. Lydia smiled sweetly as she looked down at me.

"Hi mommy!" she grinned.

"Hi." I said groggily.

"Were ye sleepin?" she asked

"Aye was sleepin."

"Sorry I'll go away now." She said, turning on her heel.

I grabbed her around her stomach and pulled her down to me. I began to tickle her. She squealed with laughter and tried to escape my grasp.

"Stop!" she said between giggles.

"Nope." I grinned, tickling her more.

"Mommy I'm goin' to pee my pants if ye don't stop."

I stopped immediately and stared at her, the statement she had just made, and I had never heard her speak like that before. I busted out into a fit of laughter, letting her go. I continued to laugh wildly; I couldn't stop. My hands clenched my stomach and my eyes began to tear.

"Are ye okay? Do ye need a doctor?" she asked, looking down at me.

"I'm fine." I said, standing up slowly. I tried to keep a straight face but failed miserably as her statement flowed back into my mind. I began to laugh again.

A few minutes of laughing I finally began to stop. I hadn't laughed that hard in years. I heard the dinner bell ring. I watched the men all charge for the stairs at the same time; they began to push each other. I watched Lydia squeak between them and was the first down the stairway. I smirked to myself and continued to watch the men get stuck in the doorway; only one large man could fit through at a time. It was actually quite amusing to watch them squirm. After all the men had cleared off of the deck and were down stairs I decided I was hungry as well. I walked toward the stairway that leads to the galley when someone put their hands over my eyes, everything was dark.

"This isn't funny." I stated, not knowing who was covering my eyes.

"It's only me, luv. Time for yer surprise." Jack replied.

"Is it a good surprise?" I asked.

"Aye, it is." He said, placing a blindfold over my eyes. He took my hand and pulled me around the deck. I didn't like being blindfolded, I was afraid I was going to walk into something. "Okay, first step."

I nodded slowly and stepped up onto the first stair, this was harder than I thought it would be. We slowly advanced up the stairway. I tripped on the top stair, falling forward; luckily Jack caught me before I hit the planks that made up the floorboards. "Oh I forgot to mention that." Jack said

"Yea, no shit!" I said, trying to calm myself, it scared the shit out of me. We approached the door that leads to the cabin. I heard the door open with a 'creak' I tried to prepare myself for what I was about to see. I wasn't sure how this was going to play out.

"Are ye ready?" he asked

"I guess." I said casually. Hiding my smirk from my lips.

He removed the blindfold from my eyes, my jaw dropped. The cabin was completely cleaned. Candles were place in what seemed to be just the right spots. A large platter of food sat on the table, which had a blood red tablecloth laying on it with two candles in the middle of the table.

"What do ye think?" he asked

"It's…it's…" I've never been at a loss of words before, especially when it came to Jack. But, this, this was a shocker. I had never in a million years expected him to pull this off. Something that was beautiful and tantalizing all at the same time. He was showing a different side to him, a side that I didn't think existed anymore.

"I take it you like it then." Jack said with a smirk playing on his lips.

I looked over at him, a slow smile coming to my lips. "I love it."

"Good." Jack said, taking my hand. "Are ye hungry?"

"Starving." I grinned. Jack pulled my chair out like a gentleman. I liked this side of Jack; it certainly was different. Who knew he had manners? I sat on my chair and looked over the platter of food, trying to decide what to eat first. Jack sat across from me, opening a fresh bottle of rum.

"What no champagne?" I asked with a small smirk

"Sorry, luv, all we 'ave aboard is rum."

"I was joking." I said with a laugh. "I thought you could sense my sarcasm a mile away."

"Usually I can." Jack said, pouring the rum into two mugs.

I spooned out some of the cut potatoes from the platter and set them on my plate. I then took a few pieces of dried meat. My eyes caught Jack's face for a moment. I looked at him, I felt as if I hadn't seen him in months for an odd reason. He obviously cleaned up, the dirt and grim that had littered his face was gone. His hands were also clean. I just sat there, looking at him in wonder.

"Are ye okay?" Jack asked, noticing I was staring at him.

"Aye, fine." I said, shaking my head slightly.

We ate dinner and talked about various things. Where we planned to go, what we thought the future held for us.

"I'd better go and put Lydia to bed." I said finally, realizing it was getting late.

"Gibbs is taking care of that, he should 'ave already put 'er to bed already." Jack said with a smile.

"Well, Captain Sparrow, ye seemed to 'ave thought of everything." I said with a small smile. I stood from the wooden chair I had been sitting on for the last few hours. Jack also stood and stepped closer to me.

"Ye do kno ye are one beautiful woman. Such beauty is rare." Jack said, running the fingers of his right hand over my left cheek.

"I think yer trying to seduce me." I stated, looking into Jack's deep brown eyes

"Is it working?" Jack asked

"Come on, ye know it is." I said with a small laugh. Jack's hand trailed behind my neck. He pulled me into a soft kiss. I felt shivers run though my body. I could remember everything, every touch, and every look he had ever given me. It was all-familiar territory. The Pearl, The crew, Jack, so many memories. I opened my mouth slightly allowing Jack's tongue entry. I wrapped my arms around his neck, pulling him closer. His arms wrapped around my waist. There was no space between us, only clothes. We blew out the many candles, leaving the candle on the nightstand lit. I pulled him to me into another passionate kiss, I felt Jack begin to pull me toward the bed. I quickly complied in following him, never breaking our embrace or our kiss. We fell onto the bed in one giant heap. I hadn't had the comfort of a man in some time. I didn't want anyone else besides Jack. Now he was mine. I unbuttoned Jack's shirt quickly, pulling it off I threw it aside. Jack laid ontop of me, kissing my lips tenderly. I ran my fingers over his tanned chest feeling his hard muscles beneath my palms. I reached for his sash, while he tried to figure out what string went where on my bodice.

Suddenly there was a knock at the door. Our eyes both snapped to the door. Jack looked back down at me, his hands on either side of my head. His hair dangling down.

"Don't say anything maybe they will go away." Jack whispered.

There was a knock at the door, this time a little louder.

I looked from Jack to the door, trying to make a decision.

"Mommy?" I heard a small voice call from the other side.

"Aye? What is it Lydia?" I asked

"I had a bad dream, can I sleep wit ye and daddy in the big bed?" She asked.

I looked up to Jack and sighed as Jack laid down next to me on the left side.

"Aye come in." Jack said, giving a sigh.

The door opened, Lydia came in clenching her doll. She closed the door quietly. She climbed from the foot of the bed to between Jack and I. Jack blew out the candle that was on the nightstand. The room grew instantly dark. I felt Jack's hand on my hip. I entwined my fingers with his.

"Welcome to parenthood Jack." I said.

I heard Jack sigh and then chuckle slightly. "It's everything I dreamed it would be."

I chuckled slightly and closed my eyes. The three of us fell into a peaceful sleep.