Hospitality had always been something Angelica was very good at. Catherine had already left, but Angelica had made sure their guests would have enough to eat and drink.
"Come, I'll show you the house!" Angelica said to Elizabeth. They took Henry with them.
Jack and Gibbs immediately sat down with a bottle of rum.
"They seem to get along well…" Gibbs said. Jack chuckled.
"She basically interrogated me, ye know…" Jack said, softly.
"Ha, wouldn't ye have done the same?" Gibbs laughed.
"You too?" Jack rolled his eyes. Why was everyone always getting at him?
"Ye would've killed any man coming in!" Gibbs said, laughing. Jack grinned.
Angelica liked Elizabeth; they were really alike. And it felt good to finally talk to someone who had been through the same things. Another woman who had been pirating, who knew Jack, who was a mother. Of course, she met with the other sailor women every week, but it wasn't the same. They had never been on the seas themselves.
"Jack told me you're married to the captain of the Flying Dutchman?" Angelica asked.
"Yes, William Turner!" Elizabeth said.
"And he cannot step on land for how many years?" They were walking around upstairs.
"Every ten years. So, another five years… It's hard sometimes. But I'm very happy that I have Henry. At least I'm not alone…" Elizabeth smiled.
"He is the sweetest boy I've ever seen… Where are you staying?" Angelica smiled softly.
"For now, Jack offered us to stay at the Pearl. Hopefully, we'll find something soon. I'd love to stay here in Nassau…" Elizabeth said.
"Please do! It's nice to talk to someone who has gone through the same things." They both laughed.
"I know! I have been on this godforsaken island for five years where there literally was no one. There's nothing that can be worse than that, right?!" Elizabeth said.
"Dios mío, that is insane! Please, stay here for as long as you want. We have another guestroom where you can stay." Angelica opened the door of the guestroom and let them in.
"That is so sweet of you. But is Jack okay with that? I don't want to intrude…" Elizabeth said.
"You're very welcome." Angelica smiled. She knew Jack would, in fact, not be fond of the idea. But as a mother, she just couldn't let Elizabeth stay on the Pearl with Henry. Jack would have to understand that.
"Thank you so much…" Elizabeth said.
She was just showing them their room when she heard the sound… Crying.
"Dios mío…" Angelica sighed.
"Let me help you. I want to see them!" Elizabeth said.
"Come." Angelica walked toward the bedroom, Elizabeth and Henry following her.
When she walked in, she stopped and smiled. Jack was picking up Rosalía carefully. He hadn't seen her and Edward yet.
"Ello, luv…" He held Rosalía in his arms and at the same time softly rubbed Edward's belly. He giggled.
"Now we be needin' yer mum, eh?" Angelica smiled. She loved seeing Jack like this.
"I'm here, Jack…" Angelica walked toward him.
Jack and Angelica had shown Elizabeth the babies. She had held them, but now Angelica needed to breastfeed them.
Elizabeth and Henry had gone downstairs, and Jack was just about to leave when he was called back.
"Jack?" He turned around. Angelica was sitting with Rosalía on their bed.
"What?" Jack raised his eyebrows.
"I have offered Elizabeth and Henry to stay with us until they have found a home. They're staying in the guestroom." Angelica said.
"What? Why? They can stay on the Pearl…" All Jack wanted was a few days with Angelica and their kids, alone.
"A young woman with a five-year-old aboard a pirate ship without a captain. Sounds wonderful, doesn't it?" Angelica said, sarcastically.
"Well, when ye put it that way…" Jack said.
Angelica looked at him, waiting for him to approve.
"Right then. But if they start to bother me we kick them out." Jack walked away; Angelica laughed.
A few hours and many drinks later, Angelica was sitting on Jack's lap. Gibbs had left, and Elizabeth had gone to her room.
It had been a fun night. They had had many drinks, laughed, talked, played games.
The candles were slowly dying. The atmosphere was thick. Jack slowly drank his rum.
The whole night Angelica had been longing for him. To kiss her. To touch her. The wine in her system and the fact that Jack's hand had been on her leg the whole night had almost made it unbearable.
When Jack heard Elizabeth close her bedroom door, he looked at her, at her eyes, her lips.
"Finally." Before Angelica could comprehend what he was doing, he was kissing her. She quickly responded, hungrily. She changed position, now she was straddling him.
"Gelica…" His voice was rough. The whole night he had waited. It was fun with Elizabeth and Gibbs, but he couldn't help it. Angelica just had to look at him to turn him on.
"Jack…" She moaned when he started kissing her neck. His hands went under her dress.
The last few times, they had been careful, slow. This was not. It was rough, passionate, full of lust.
It was like a game, a challenge. To see how long it would take until the babies woke up again, or if Elizabeth would interrupt them. It was rushed.
He was totally lost in her touch, her kisses, her moans. He wanted her, more of her.
She slowly let go of his lips and got off him, he immediately missed her warmth. She walked towards the stairs. He was quick to follow.
He closed the bedroom door. She pushed him against it, pulling up his shirt while kissing him. He quickly broke the kiss to pull his shirt over his head but then continued.
His hands tried to untie her corset. Luckily, he had some experience. It didn't take him long. Her dress fell down her shoulders, exposing her breasts.
He lifted her up and put her down on the bed, she giggled. He got rid of his boots and hovered over.
Her hands found his belts. She quickly got rid of them and started pulling down his trousers.
"Jack… I need you…" She longed for him in ways she couldn't explain.
He stepped out of his trousers and got rid of her dress, which by now was just hanging around her hips.
He pulled up one of her legs and entered. Her eyes rolled back. He groaned.
Her nails were in his back as he picked up the speed. He tried to mute her moans by kissing her. It was messy but passionate.
It was a game. Who could hold the longest? When he saw her eyes rolling back, he tried to hold a little longer.
Her nails pressed harder in his back and he felt her shaking underneath him. It only took him a few more thrusts until he felt a wave coming over him.
He crashed down beside her. She turned on her belly and came closer, leaning on him. He looked at her and he saw it in her eyes; she wanted more.
His one hand went behind her back, his other hand pushed her hair behind her ear.
She climbed on top of him. This night wasn't over yet.
Jack woke up from the sunlight hitting his face. It may be December; it was still warm in Nassau. It was one of the reasons Jack loved the Caribbean so much. Cold weather reminded him of England. Bleh.
He looked at the woman sleeping peacefully beside him. After their eventful night, Rosalía and Edward had woken them up once.
Angelica's head was on his chest, he had his arm around her. It was remarkable how every time they would sleep in the same bed they would wake up in each other's arms. Even when they had been fighting, or were not on good terms, they would always find their way back to each other.
He stared at the ceiling. He had missed this, more than he would ever admit. Being on the seas was his life, his passion. But for the last few months, it had been lonely. Those thoughts confused him. For his whole life, he had been out on the seas by himself, and he had been fine with that. Why did Angelica change all that? The first time, he had run off, scared. But now, there was no way back. And to be fair, he didn't want it any other way. He loved her. And that would never change.
His thoughts were interrupted when Angelica stirred. He could tell she was awake but did not yet want to open her eyes. He kissed her forehead.
She slowly opened her eyes but quickly closed them again. The sunlight hitting her face was too much too handle.
"Too much wine, luv?" Jack smirked.
"Sí…" Angelica sighed.
They lay there for another fifteen minutes before Angelica slowly sat up.
"Already leaving me?" Jack said. He rolled on his side to look at her. One arm supported his head, the other one touched her leg.
"We have guests, remember?" Angelica said.
"They can wait." Jack simply said.
"When are you leaving?" Angelica asked. He hadn't mentioned it yet.
"Haven't discussed it yet. Probably next week…" Jack said, groggily.
"What do you mean next week? You're not going to be here on the 25th?" Angelica was getting angry, he could tell.
"What's the 25th?" Jack, however, had no clue why. Was he forgetting something? It was not his birthday, not her birthday, not their children's birthday, not their wedding day.
"Are you serious right now?" Angelica raised her eyebrows, looking annoyed as hell.
"Clearly I am missing something. Do tell, luv…" Jack said.
"Christmas, Jack! You're not here with Christmas?" Angelica said.
"Oh..." Jack said.
"Oh." Angelica mimicked him. She got off the bed and started dressing.
"What now, luv?" Jack rolled his eyes. Was she seriously going to argue about this?
"I guess I am going to celebrate Christmas by myself, with my two children, without their father. Maybe Elizabeth will join me, figuring she is also a lonely mother…" Angelica aggressively opened up drawers looking for something.
"You aren't. Am I not bloody here right now?" Jack said, rolling his eyes. He got up and started collecting his clothes, which were all over the room.
"Yes, and then you leave again." Angelica mumbled.
"I am Captain, or no, Commodore. What else do ye want me to do, luv? I have no bloody choice." Jack raised his voice.
She picked up Rosalía and Edward, walked out, and slammed the door shut behind her with her foot.
When she entered the kitchen, she saw Elizabeth making breakfast. Henry was sitting in the kitchen as well, playing with some toys.
"Hola, what are you two doing?" Angelica smiled. She needed to calm down a little.
"Aw, they are so adorable. Can I hold one?" Elizabeth asked Angelica. Angelica handed over Rosalía. Elizabeth made funny faces and she laughed.
"We were making breakfast for everyone by the way." Elizabeth added. The two women both sat down in the kitchen.
"Oh, you're too kind! I'm sorry, I slept in a little." Angelica said. She started to breastfeed Edward meanwhile.
"Where's Jack?" Elizabeth asked curiously. She had heard them yell, of course.
"Upstairs. He is annoying me, as you could probably tell." Angelica said, softly.
"I heard. Can I help?" Elizabeth said.
"Am I unreasonable for wanting him to be home with Christmas?" Angelica asked Elizabeth.
"No! Of course not. Doesn't he want to be?" Elizabeth reassured her.
"Apparently not, no…" Angelica said, her hand softly brushed Edward's cheek.
"Why? It's only one week away…" Elizabeth said.
"Exactly. But you know him, the idiot he is." Angelica said. Elizabeth chuckled.
Angelica and Elizabeth switched babies. Edward started to pull on her hair.
"Oh, what do we have here? A little pirate?" Elizabeth laughed. Henry was standing next to her, looking at Edward. He was laughing at his mother.
"What a crazy baby, pulling on your mother's hair!" Angelica said to Henry.
"Crazy!" Henry said. They were all laughing.
"Just like his father, right love?" Angelica said to Rosalía, who giggled.
The Christmas chapter is coming! Any ideas?
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