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AN: School is a pain, and whoever invented homework should be shot! And I'm sorry for any mistakes in this chapter: I have a hurt finger and typing is a pain (stupid hangnail)! Anyway, with that in mind, please enjoy another Jack-filled chapter!

Chapter 3: Talks:

Lara woke up in Jack's arms on Will and Elizabeth's couch. She tilted her head back and saw Jack still sleeping, although there was a smile on his face. Lara quirked an eyebrow, but decided she didn't want to know what he was dreaming about. As she settled her head back on Jack's chest, something came hurdling onto the two of them, knocking the wind out of Lara and waking Jack. Looking down, they both saw little Billy Turner grinning up at them.

Jack frowned at the little boy. "Where are yer mum and dad, little one?"

Billy giggled as he sat up in their laps, showing them a small rag doll. "Pway wif me?"

Lara chuckled. "I think he likes you, Jack!"

Jack grinned at her. "Of course he does, luv! Everyone likes me!" He picked up Billy and set him on the floor. "Well, me boy, what do ye want te play?"

Billy smiled. "Pirates!" Jack barely had enough time to quirk an eyebrow before a frantic Elizabeth rushed into the room and spotted the little boy.

"Oh, thank goodness!" she exclaimed, picking up her son. "Will, he's in here!" Elizabeth called to her husband, still clutching her son. She looked over at her two friends. "He didn't cause any trouble did he?"

At that moment, Will walked into the room, looking frazzled. "There you are!" he said, taking his son from his wife. "You are in so much trouble, young man!" Billy giggled at his father as Will took him upstairs.

Elizabeth shook her head. "Well, at least we found him before he did some damage to the two of you!"

Lara chuckled as she removed the blanket covering her and stood up from the couch. "Don't worry, Lizzie, we're fine. We needed to wake up anyway." She looked down at the gown that Elizabeth had let her borrow yesterday. "Oh, dear, it's all wrinkled! Lizzie, I'm so sorry!" She began to try and smooth it out.

Elizabeth chuckled. "Don't worry; I'll have a maid iron it out when she does the washing tomorrow. Why don't you go change into something else? I left a new blue gown on your bed."

Lara looked at her in surprise. "Oh, Lizzie, you didn't have to do that!"

Elizabeth smiled. "I never got you a wedding gift, and I couldn't find you for your birthdays, so this makes up for it. Besides, you sent us such nice gifts for the baby from your trips, and you need some sort of nice, pleasant dress, even if you are on a pirate ship most of the time!"

Lara chuckled as she went into the guest room she and Jack shared and closed the door. She looked at the gown and gasped. It was a lovely deep blue gown with white lace at the cuffs and throat. She picked it up and instantly changed into it. She tried to do the laces when there was a knock on the door. Lara opened it to find Jack grinning at her.

"Ye look lovely, lass," he said, eyeing her up and down.

Lara blushed. She couldn't believe she still blushed in front of Jack, even after being married to him for two years! She waved him into the room. After he was inside, she closed the door. "Thank you. Would you mind helping me with the laces?" Jack's eyes lit up. She slapped his arm. "I meant helping me do them up, not undo them!" Jack looked somewhat disappointed but helped her anyway. When they were done, Lara did a quick peek in the mirror before grabbing Jack's arm and leading him back into the sitting room. There they found only Elizabeth with a tray full of muffins and a breakfast tea. She smiled when she saw them.

"I knew you'd look beautiful in that gown!" she said, pouring two cups of tea for Lara and Jack.

"Where are Will and Billy?" Lara asked as she and Jack sat on the couch and took up their cups of tea.

"Oh, they went to the forge," Elizabeth said, handing over the muffin basket.

Lara raised an eyebrow. "Is that wise? Billy isn't even two years old yet! Isn't that dangerous?"

Elizabeth smiled. "I thought so, too, until Will told me he wouldn't light any fires and that he locked up all of the tools and weapons. Besides, Billy likes going there to play."

Jack smiled. "So he's goin' to be a blacksmith like his dad, hmm?" he asked, gulping down his tea and finishing off a muffin before helping himself to more. Lara winced at her husband's table manners but said nothing. She had tried to teach him proper etiquette, but it didn't seem to be catching. However, he did try to use them once and a while to please his wife.

Elizabeth smiled. "It looks like it. He seems to enjoy it when Will shows him the tools."

After a few moments of idle chatter, Elizabeth began fidgeting. "Lara, what happened at Thomas' yesterday?"

Lara's teacup hovered halfway to her mouth. She carefully set the cup down on the saucer before placing it back on the tray. "It did not go well, Lizzie." She looked up into Elizabeth's curious gaze. "He remembered that he loved me and was supposed to marry me before I married Jack."

Elizabeth gasped. "Oh, Lara, I'm sorry! He didn't try anything, did he?" she asked, taking one of Lara's hands in concern.

Lara shook her head. "No, I wasn't badly hurt, but he did grab me and yell at me." She bit her lip and looked over at Jack before pressing forward. Her husband was frowning, but nodded for her to continue. "He said that I was supposed to marry him, and that I was his, not Jack's."

Jack growled at her last words. "Let me at him, lass, and I'll prove that yer mine and not his!"

Lara pulled out of Elizabeth's grasp before grabbing both of Jack's hands. "No, Jack. I am yours, remember? The Governor and Commodore Norrington saw us married, so it's legal." She smiled at him. "It's probably the only legal thing you've ever done!"

Jack blinked at her before laughing. "You're probably right about that, luv," he said, squeezing her hands in his. "So yer mine and no one else can take ye from me!" He smiled.

Elizabeth shook her head. "Will and I should have left well enough alone," she said. "We should have let someone else tell him about you and Jack."

Lara shook her head. "No, Lizzie, he might not have believed it. Better it come from me than from someone else."

Elizabeth looked at her friend. "But what if he decides to do something drastic, like come after you again?"

Jack laughed. "He can try! Remember, he's not a red-coat anymore, so he can't exactly grab a ship, now, can he? And he remembers nothin' about sailing, so there's nothing to worry about!"

"But he's got friends who are sailors!" Elizabeth pointed out. "He could get them to help him."

Jack shook his head. "I doubt it. They know he's ill, and they know about the little 'deal' the Governor and I made. They won't put Port Royal in danger te help Tommy-boy anytime soon."

Lara shifted uneasily in her seat on the couch. "Still, I think we should leave Port Royal as soon as possible. I mean, what if Thomas breaks away from his caregivers and tries to find me?" She looked over at Jack. "We don't want to cause any trouble here. That's a breach of the 'treaty' with Governor Swann."

Jack looked thoughtful. "Yer right, luv," he said. "We wouldn't want the crew on the Pearl to be hanged fer something we did, now, do we?" He squeezed her hands again before releasing them. "Well, if we're leavin' I'd better go and signal the Pearl. They'll need a while to ready the ship and gather the crew from the taverns!" He sashayed out of the room and came back dressed in his coat and hat, his sword and pistol in his belt. "I'll be back this afternoon, luv!" He moved towards the door.

"Jack, wait!" Elizabeth cried. Jack poked his head back into the sitting room. "My father wants to have dinner tonight with the four of us present. You know, to talk things over and see what everyone has been up to."

Jack stroked his beard. "Well, it would give Gibbs and Annamaria extra time to round everyone up. Aye, we can have dinner at yer father's house. But-" he said pointing a finger at Lara and Elizabeth, "I am not dressing up like a stiff-necked Brit!" He then opened the door and left.

Lara and Elizabeth exchanged looks before evil identical grins crossed their faces.

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Later that night, Will, Elizabeth, Jack and Lara were on their way to Governor Swann's mansion with Billy left at home with a maid. With Will, Elizabeth, and Lara pestering him, Jack had been forced into decent clothes. He wore a new white shirt, black pants and boots, and had on a new dark brown vest and coat. He looked very handsome, but he just kept muttering about having to dress up like a Brit. When they arrived at the Governor's, they gave their coats to a maid, and a butler led them into the dinning room. Jack's eyes lit up at the sight of all of the crystal, silverware and fancy tablecloths, but a warning look from Lara gave him a disappointed air for the rest of the evening.

The entire meal was fairly uneventful. Jack showed amazingly good table manners that had almost everyone wondering where he had learned them (except for his wife, who had a small, arrogant smirk on her face). They made conversation over the different places Jack had taken Lara over the eighteen months since the birth of the Turner's son, from Singapore to France, Germany, and Italy. They talked about Will's prospering business and Billy's accomplishments (from his first steps to his first words), as well as what had been happening in Port Royal since the Sparrows had last been there. Suddenly, the Governor changed the subject.

"I've had some disturbing news about Mr. Pierce this morning, Mr. and Mrs. Sparrow," he said, sipping his glass of wine. Jack and Lara looked at him.

"What have you heard, Governor Swann?" Lara asked, feeling Jack grab her hand underneath the table.

The Governor looked over at them. "I've heard that Thomas is angry at what has happened between the two of you. I've actually tried to explain to him the reason for your marriage, but he seems to think the worst of you, Captain Sparrow." The Governor leaned back in his chair. "He thinks I have forced you into this marriage, Lara, and that you are unhappy with your husband. He's demanded that I break the marriage contract between the two of you at once." He raised his hands to stay off any protests. "I told him I have no intention of doing so, that you are happy and that it is also good for the people of Port Royal that this marriage has been done. When I explained the small 'deal' that Captain Sparrow and I have made, he seemed to understand and calm down, but I am not so sure," he finished as he sipped his wine.

Jack nodded. "That's why we're leavin' tomorrow, Governor. The crew is being rounded up as we speak, so we'll be off before noon."

The Governor nodded. "I believe that would be best, Captain. I fear what Thomas might try to do to the two of you, should he break away from his caretakers."

At that point, dessert was served and nothing more was said on the subject. The rest of the meal was quiet, and it was soon time for the guests to leave. They soon returned to the Turner's house and everyone headed to their bedrooms. As the two Sparrows lay down in their bed, Jack wrapped his wife in his arms.

"Don't ye worry, luv. I won't let that man get to ye."

Lara smiled. "I know, Jack," she whispered as she drifted off to sleep. "I know."

Jack leaned his head on his wife's and followed her into peaceful slumber.

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AN: Yay! Another chapter! And thank you to all of my reviewers! You really like my stories! Thanks for all of your support! I love you all!