[Sorry that I took so long, I'm not allowed on the computer on Sunday.]
The next day, I confronted Jack. I wasn't sure of what I had, but with all of the facts put together, I knew of only one thing that it could be. I walked to Jack's side at the helm. Gibbs was there, but I excused his presence. He was the first mate, he had a right to know.
"Amanda, are you feeling better?" Jack kissed my temple and put a hand on my shoulder.
"Yes, Jack. I am feeling better but I think I know what's wrong with me." He smiled.
"What is it, luv?"
"Jack, I think that I'm pregnant." Jack remained motionless and had a silly grin on his face. Gibbs looked at me and then at Jack.
"How did that happen?" Jack smiled and put his arm on Gibbs's shoulder.
"Do you and me need to have a little talk, mate?" Gibbs shoved Jack's arm off.
"I wasn't talking about that!" His face turned red. "I meant, how did a seaman like you, end up with a lady like her?"
"Love, Mr. Gibbs. Do you have any more questions?" Gibbs walked off, humiliated for opening his mouth. Jack continued to steer the ship and ignored me a little.
"Jack, are you angry with me?"
"Of course not, luv. I'm extremely thrilled. I mean, what more could a man want?" He let go of the wheel and walked to the bow of the ship. "I have a wife, a baby on the way, the open sea. Why would I be angry?"
"I don't know, Jack." I walked in front of him and kissed him. "What are we going to call it?" He grinned and hugged me.
"Hmm, how about… Pete."
"Peter. And if it's a girl, Sarah."
"Agreed. But what if it's two?" I raised my eyebrows.
"And whose fault would that be?" He laughed.
My months of pregnancy were spent on the ship and in different ports. Jack agreed to get a job and stay on land after the baby was born, but as soon as it was old enough, all three of us would set sail again.
As my pregnancy grew to an end, Jack docked the ship and we waited for the baby to come.
The day that it happened, we were all on the ship.
"Sailor, scrub that floor harder, or it will never be clean!" I was busy supervising the sailors while Jack and Gibbs fought with the sails.
"Amanda, sit down or you'll hurt yourself."
"Thank you for your concern, Mr. Gibbs, but I am completely fine." I shielded my eyes to look up at them. Suddenly, a great pain arose in my stomach and I fell onto the deck. Jack was down from the mast in two seconds.
"Amanda!" He picked me up and carried me to a chair.
"It is time." I placed his hand on my stomach and he understood.
"Gibbs, take over here. I must get Amanda to the Doctor."
A few hours later, the bundle of joy had arrived. Or bundles…
