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Review reply to PiratePushcake: Hello, hon! Yes, Jack is sweet for now. He might do something that will anger most of you but he is depressed and too proud to admit that he actually misses a woman so much. Thank you for your review and I am glad you're still reading this story! :)

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Chapter 36

"Captain!" Jack heard Gibbs shout from the deck and sighed loudly. He knew what Gibbs was about to tell him.

"Captain, are you sure about this?" his first mate asked as he arrived at his side by the helm.

"I am sure about what?" Jack asked with exasperation.

"About bringing the girl along, captain. She's only extra weight and what about Miss Jane?" Gibbs asked and Jack turned to look at him sharply, his eyes narrowed into slits.

"Miss Jane is not here is she? And the girl just asked a passage to Spain. She'll work for it." Jack snapped as he turned his back again to Gibbs.

"But-…"

"Gather the men. We're leaving." Jack cut him off as he opened his compass. Gibbs sighed and walked away to give orders to the crew. Jack looked at him sideways and growled before he let his eyes wander around the ship. His eyes caught Janet who nodded and smiled gratefully at him. He nodded back and quickly looked away as he slowly navigated the Pearl out of Tortuga.

Jane was standing alone in the balcony of the governor's house when Liz approached her and placed a hand on her arm.

"Jane?" she asked timidly and Jane jumped.

"Liz…" she smiled as she took a sip from her wine.

"Why aren't you inside? That officer seemed very happy to look at you." Liz said teasingly and Jane chuckled.

"He was looking too happy for my taste." She said as Liz leaned against the rail next to her.

"Maybe it is right for you. Meeting someone else I mean." Liz said quietly and Jane looked at her with a frown.
"But Jack-…"

"Jack is gone and he might take too long to come back. What are you going to do? Waste your life in a dream? You have to be happy. You're not happy now, Jane. He didn't promise you anything. It's Jack we're talking about."

"I am pregnant, Liz." Jane said in a shaky voice and Elizabeth froze.

"But…Are you certain?" Liz asked with wide eyes.

"I think so…I haven't bled for two months now. The midwife said I might be with child." Jane whispered.

"What if you're not?" Liz asked as she rubbed her back.

"We'll just have to wait and see. I do have headaches and dizziness but…I don't know. " she sighed, tapping the glass she was holding.

"Are you going to let him know?"

"I send him a letter today. I hope it won't take him too long to get it."

"He could be anywhere but don't worry. He wouldn't give up Tortuga for anything." Liz said and Jane lowered her head at the implication of Jack being with someone else.

"I know." Jane whispered.

"You're not alone." Liz said as she hugged her. Jane smiled and nodded.

"I know." She whispered until a male cough caused them to look up.

"How about a dance, Miss Jane?" the officer from earlier asked and Jane smiled politely, ready to decline.

"She'd be glad to." Liz spoke up for her and the officer smiled hopefully.

"Alright." Jane said at last as she took his hand and followed him inside, leaving Liz to think over the things they talked about.

A knock on the door caused Jack to look up from his map.

"Aye?" he called and the door slowly cracked open, revealing a tired Janet.

"May I come in, Captain?" she asked and Jack turned to look at her surprised. In that one week that she had been there she had never come to his cabin.

"You may, lassie." He said as he leaned back in his chair and placed his feet up on the table to stretch them.

"You look like hell." He commented when he saw her flushed face and disheveled brown hair.

"I've been tying some knots and the sun was hitting me." She explained and he chuckled.

"I can see that, luv." He said as he took a sip from his rum.

"Perhaps there are some other clothes I can wear while I'm aboard? I can't work properly with a dress and the men are…staring at me." She said and Jack smiled sympathetically at her.

"Ask Gibbs. Tell him it's the Captain's orders. And if anyone gives you any trouble you come straight to me. Savvy?" He said to her and she nodded with a smile.

"Is there something I can do for you, captain?" she asked as she came to stand beside him.

Jack looked up at her with raised eyebrows before he shook his head.

"Now, if you had said that a few months ago I'd definitely have something for you to do." He said pointing a finger at her and she frowned.

"I'm sorry?"

"Never mind, lass. No, there's nothing you can do for me. Bring me some more rum perhaps." He said and Janet looked around before she took a few steps closer.

"Sir…"

"It's Jack or Captain, either one." He cut her off.

"I want to thank you for taking me with you and I have to say that not even all the work I could possibly do upon this ship will help me pay you back. I owe you my life." She whispered and he cocked his head to the side as he looked up at her intently.

"What are you saying, lass?" he asked hoarsely and she swallowed hard before speaking again.

"For as long as we're on this trip I am at your disposal." She whispered and Jack's eyes remained on her for a long time before he looked away guiltily. The way she talked and the tone of her voice reminded him too much of someone he missed too much. He took a large gulp of rum and didn't look at her again until she excused herself from the cabin and left him to his thoughts.

You're not that desperate. His inner voice snarled at him but he wasn't so sure.

Maybe I am…

End of chapter 36

Author's note: Thank you for reading! What are Jack and Jane going to do? Is Jack going to get the letter or will he do something stupid first? Please review and tell me your thoughts! :)