Here's another chapter! Sorry for not updating sooner with the other
chapters, I had sort of a writers block.
"And here she is, Little Isabelle," Elizabeth said placing her baby in Jack's arms, "Be careful and make sure you support the head."
"She's so small! What if I drop her, I could break her!" Jack said, nervous. Elizabeth was amazed, she had never seen Jack like this before. The man had turned into a wreck. The only thing Jack Sparrow seemed to fear was babies.
"There you are, you're doing fine!" Elizabeth replied laughing. Her father was out, and so were the maids, it was Sunday afternoon and everyone else had all gone to the markets for the bargain sales.
"Here, sit down Jack," Elizabeth said, pulling out her wooden rocking chair.
Jack settled down, holding the baby in his arms, eyes never leaving her face. Meanwhile Isabelle seemed to like playing with Jack's beard, her hands grabbing at the dangling beads.
"She looks like Will," Jack said quietly.
"Yes, she has his eyes," Elizabeth replied.
" So are you going to marry the commodore?" Jack asked.
"Of course not! He offered but I said I'd need more time, and then later refused politely," Elizabeth said laughing, "And he's not her godfather either, that spot is reserved for you."
"Elizabeth, I'm sorry I was gone so long. It's just part of my job being a captain, can't settle down too long. The crew needs new places and new wenches," Jack said.
"And you..Captain Sparrow, have you had your share of "wenches", Elizabeth said eyebrows raising.
"Elizabeth, I love you. And that's why now I've come to ask you to come with me, you could even bring Isabelle," Jack said, rising up and giving Isabelle to Elizabeth.
"Jack...I couldn't. How could I bring a baby to live on a pirate ship? A baby needs a home to grow in, not a ship," Elizabeth stuttered, " I wish I could."
" I understand of course," Jack replied sadly.
"Maybe later," Elizabeth said suddenly, "Could you come back? I would go with you then, really I would."
"Of course," Jack said brightening, "Say Elizabeth, would you want to, I don't know, go on a "date" with me right now?"
"I wish, Jack. I have to take care of my child now though," Elizabeth said, sitting now and holding Isabelle on her lap.
"Oh yeah, of course, well I have to leave now Elizabeth," Jack said starting towards the door, " This was our only day here, tomorrow Gibbs wants to head somewhere near Jamaica."
"Oh," Elizabeth said, " I thought we were going to have more time together."
"Yes, me too," Jack replied, " Good-bye Elizabeth. I swear I'll come back."
"Good-bye Jack," Elizabeth whispered, eyes watering.
Jack walked over to her and she placed Isabelle in her crib.
"Good bye love," he murmured, kissing her. It would be a long time before they saw each other again.
"And here she is, Little Isabelle," Elizabeth said placing her baby in Jack's arms, "Be careful and make sure you support the head."
"She's so small! What if I drop her, I could break her!" Jack said, nervous. Elizabeth was amazed, she had never seen Jack like this before. The man had turned into a wreck. The only thing Jack Sparrow seemed to fear was babies.
"There you are, you're doing fine!" Elizabeth replied laughing. Her father was out, and so were the maids, it was Sunday afternoon and everyone else had all gone to the markets for the bargain sales.
"Here, sit down Jack," Elizabeth said, pulling out her wooden rocking chair.
Jack settled down, holding the baby in his arms, eyes never leaving her face. Meanwhile Isabelle seemed to like playing with Jack's beard, her hands grabbing at the dangling beads.
"She looks like Will," Jack said quietly.
"Yes, she has his eyes," Elizabeth replied.
" So are you going to marry the commodore?" Jack asked.
"Of course not! He offered but I said I'd need more time, and then later refused politely," Elizabeth said laughing, "And he's not her godfather either, that spot is reserved for you."
"Elizabeth, I'm sorry I was gone so long. It's just part of my job being a captain, can't settle down too long. The crew needs new places and new wenches," Jack said.
"And you..Captain Sparrow, have you had your share of "wenches", Elizabeth said eyebrows raising.
"Elizabeth, I love you. And that's why now I've come to ask you to come with me, you could even bring Isabelle," Jack said, rising up and giving Isabelle to Elizabeth.
"Jack...I couldn't. How could I bring a baby to live on a pirate ship? A baby needs a home to grow in, not a ship," Elizabeth stuttered, " I wish I could."
" I understand of course," Jack replied sadly.
"Maybe later," Elizabeth said suddenly, "Could you come back? I would go with you then, really I would."
"Of course," Jack said brightening, "Say Elizabeth, would you want to, I don't know, go on a "date" with me right now?"
"I wish, Jack. I have to take care of my child now though," Elizabeth said, sitting now and holding Isabelle on her lap.
"Oh yeah, of course, well I have to leave now Elizabeth," Jack said starting towards the door, " This was our only day here, tomorrow Gibbs wants to head somewhere near Jamaica."
"Oh," Elizabeth said, " I thought we were going to have more time together."
"Yes, me too," Jack replied, " Good-bye Elizabeth. I swear I'll come back."
"Good-bye Jack," Elizabeth whispered, eyes watering.
Jack walked over to her and she placed Isabelle in her crib.
"Good bye love," he murmured, kissing her. It would be a long time before they saw each other again.