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Chapter 54

It was warm. No warm was not the word for it. It was blazing fire that day and Jane could not take it anymore. She was lying on the bed, a fan in her hand. No matter how many times she changed her clothes they seemed to get sweaty in the blink of the eye. She couldn't really understand how Jack managed to stay out on deck for so many hours without fainting from exhaustion. They had been at the sea many days with Barbossa's ship following close behind them. Jane only wished they had taken plenty of supplies for the crew needed their strength.

She was shaken out of her misery when the cabin door opened and a cursing Jack appeared, drenched in sweat.

"Bloody hell! It's too hot!" he muttered as he plopped down in his chair and picked up a map to fan himself with it.

"Are you alright? You're soaking." Jane said as she stood up from the bed and walked towards him.

"I'm fine, luv. Just a bit hot." He murmured as he reached for the rum bottle upon his desk and uncorked it. He took a long sip and sighed as he wiped his forehead on his shirtsleeve.

"Is it always warm this time of the year?" she asked as she started fanning herself and him.

"Aye…You alright? You seem…flushed." He frowned.

"I am pregnant. I am hot and I am sweating. Of course I'm flushed. You don't look so clean either." She said as she twitched her nose.

"You mean I don't look too good." He corrected.

"No, I mean too clean. You should wash."

"What for? I'll get all sweaty again anyway." He shrugged and she sighed.

"I love your reasoning." She stated and he grinned even though he seemed awfully tired and exhausted.

"And not only that." He drawled as he pulled her onto his lap. Jane made herself comfortable n his arms and started playing with his beard braids. Jack smirked at that and gulped down more rum, making Jane frown.

"How can you even drink this thing? It's horrid." She said and he rolled his eyes.

"Great, now you remind me of dear Lizzie." He muttered and she sighed.

"What's that supposed to mean?"

"Well…it means that she used to say that all the time. Have you ever tried it?" he asked and she merely shook her head.

"Then how do you know?" he asked with a raised brow.

"I don't. But I have smelled it." She pointed out and he chuckled.

"Okay then, luv." He murmured as his hand started stroking her stomach.

"I can't take anymore of this heat!" she whined suddenly as she buried her face in his neck, not really bothered by his sweat soaked shirt. Jack looked at her with a look of sympathy and wrapped his arms around her.

"I know, luv…I'll order the men to bring you water so you can take a nice cool bath, aye?" he offered and she nodded before she moved back.

"I thought you'd smell worse." She whispered out of the blue and he chuckled again.

"You did? You wounded me, Janey. And here I was thinking that you'd love me manly scent." He joked as he pecked her lips and grinned at her. She stuck her tongue out to him and he growled.

"Very tempting but I have work now." He husked and he patted her behind when she moved from his lap.

The cabin door slammed open and a breathless Gibbs entered.

"Captain!"

"What is it, Gibbs?" Jack asked tiredly as he stood up from his chair.

"One of the men's sick! He's been throwing up since last night and he can't seem to keep his feet working." Gibbs said and Jack frowned.

"What the hell's wrong with him?" Jack asked and Gibbs held his hands up in surrender.

"I think it must be something he ate? Perhaps bad milk from the goat?" the first mate said slowly and Jack's eyes widened.

"Oh, bugger!" he cursed before he bolted for the door.

"Jack, what-…"

"Stay here, Jane!" he barked and his tone made her realize that he was being very serious. Jane slumped on the bed and waited.


Jane looked up when Jack entered quietly.

"Jack? What happened? How is he?" she asked as she sat up on the bed. Jack closed the door and looked at her.

"He has a fever…probably from the damn milk." He muttered as he leaned against his desk.

"Oh…but it's not that important, right?" she asked as he made his way towards the water bucket.

"I don't know…We'll see, luv." He whispered as he removed his shirt and his boots before he dipped a cloth into the water and washed his face, neck and chest. Jane watched him as he dropped the cloth and headed for the bed, unfastening his breeches as he did so. Before she knew it he was sliding under the sheet next to her naked.

"Um…what are you doing?" she asked as she blushed bright red.

"It's too hot, Janey. Ah…cool sheets." He breathed as he turned to his side and snuggled up behind her, his arm around her waist. He kissed her shoulder and fell asleep with his hand upon her swollen stomach.

Jane lied back down on her pillow and sighed before she covered Jack's hand with her own and entwined her fingers with his.


The next couple of days passed and the crewmember-whose name Jane found out was Dave- was not getting any better but he wasn't getting any worse either. Jack had forbidden her to go anywhere near him so she was forced to stay inside the cabin in case his fever was contagious.

She was in the process of looking at a Jack's map when the cabin door opened and Gibbs came in carrying a tray of fruits.

"There you go, lass. Captain asked me to bring you this." The older ma said and she smiled.

"Thank you, Mr. Gibbs." She smiled as he placed the tray on the desk.

"Is he alright?" she asked as he turned to leave,

"Eh…he's fine. He's tired like all of us with this heat." Gibbs said uncomfortably and she nodded before he walked out of the cabin, leaving her alone.

It was late in the evening when the ship lunged greatly to the side and Jane almost fell on her face as she was lighting a few candles. She caught herself on the desk and gasped when a loud thunder erupted. A storm was coming while Jack was still out there. She sat herself on the bed and tapped her foot nervously while the rain started to fall heavily upon the Pearl. Commotion was heard from outside the cabin and she stained her ears to hear what was going on.

A few moments passed until the cabin door was opened by Cotton. Jane shot up from the bed when she saw Gibbs half carrying a soaked Jack.

"What happened? Is he hurt?" Jane asked frantically as she rushed to his side. Jack's eyelids were half open as he shook his head.

"I'm fine, luv…Nothing to worry about. Step back now." He murmured as he was placed in his chair. Jane walked over to him and pressed her hand against his forehead.

"He's burning hot!" she exclaimed with wide fearful eyes before she kneeled next to him and took hold of his hand.

"Jack…are you sick?" she asked him worriedly and he opened his eyes with great effort to look at her.

"I…I have a feeling I might be, Janey…" he murmured as Gibbs removed his vest and brought him a tattered towel to dry him.

"You're so warm…Mr. Gibbs, maybe it's the same thing that happened with Dave? He's so warm." She said as she pressed her palm against Jack's cheek only to have him sigh and shiver at her cool-to him-touch.

"I think it might…Then it is contagious!" Gibbs exclaimed and that caught Jack's attention.

"Wha'?" he asked as his worried eyes looked at Jane's stomach.

"You have fever, Captain. It could be the same case as Dave's…so the fever is probably contagious." Gibbs said uncertainly while looking at Jack.

"Contagious?" Jack murmured without taking his eyes off Jane's abdomen.

"It could be a simple cold, Mr. Gibbs." Jane spoke shakily as she tightened her hold on Jack's hand.

Jack's eyes narrowed and darkened before he pulled his hand away from her grasp.

"Get her out of here, Gibbs." He said hoarsely and Jane's eyes widened.

"What??!" she hissed loudly.

"Get her out of the bloody cabin!" Jack snarled when Gibbs didn't obey.

"Eh…" his first mate looked at him uncertainly.

"Remove her! She could get this too!" Jack thundered and Gibbs nodded quickly.

"Come on, lass." Gibbs started as he took hold of her hand.

"But…but who's going to look after him? No! Are you out of your mind, Jack?!" she cried at him as she was being pulled away.

"Do as I say for once in your life, luv." He said as he closed his eyes, his hand rubbing his warm forehead.

"What? Since when I do not do what you say, you ignorant pirate?!" she gasped as she tried to slap Gibbs' hand away from her arm but with no success.

"Thanks, luv. Gibbs." Jack murmured tiredly and the older man closed the cabin door.

"Come on, lass. You can have me bed for now. I'll take care of him, aye?" he told her gently and she sighed.

"Fine. But I'm not okay with this. It could be just a cold." She said before she followed him to his cabin but not without looking back towards the captain's cabin.

End of chapter 54

Author's note: Thank you for reading. You think our dear Jack will be alright? Review and tell me your thoughts! Please? :)