Jack did still miss the sea, but with a family to look after, he knew that he had to live up to his responsibilities. Jack's job with the cartographer flourished and he provided for us well. But my heart grew heavy every time I saw him look out at the sea.
Jack and Peter became inseparable, especially when Peter's blonde hair fell out and it grew back black. Jack even brought him to work with him. But Jack could only do that after Peter no longer breast-fed.
When the twins were nine months old, Jack began to take Peter with him to "help" clean the boat. One day, I decided to watch them.
Jack was scrubbing the deck with a soppy rag and Peter was sitting on top of a barrel with a sponge in his hand.
"Well, you two are busy." Jack looked up at me and smiled.
"Hello Amanda, and Sarah!" I laughed as Peter cooed and shook the sponge a few times in his tiny hand.
"Are you teaching him how to clean?" Jack looked back at Peter and laughed big as Peter attempted to wash the barrel, just like his father.
"Well, did you come here to help me or to give me something to eat?" I smiled and set Sarah down next to her brother.
"Oh, I came to give you something…" I trailed off and walked over to him with a grin on my face. He opened his mouth to speak and I covered it with my lips. He moaned a little and wrapped his arms around me. Sarah and Peter cooed and we broke apart to look at them. "It seems that we have an audience."
"Give me another one," Jack said. Except, he didn't ask, he did it. His hands roamed around me and I stopped kissing him to slap them.
"Jack, not in front of the babies."
"Why not? They have to learn how some time." I glared at him.
"Maybe, but not when they are nine months old."
"Excuse me, might I have a word with you?" We turned to see a soldier standing on the wharf.
"That would depend on who you want to speak to." Jack smiled warmly at him but it was not returned.
"Jack Sparrow. Captain Jack Sparrow."
[Ooooh noooo! I took a quiz that was "Which one of Jack Sparrow's sayings are you" and I was "You forgot one thing mate, I'm Captain Jack Sparrow." Lol, I wanted to be "And really bad eggs"!!]
