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Chapter 4, sorry for the delay but this chapter caused me some problems. But it is the longest one so that should make up for the delay. Enjoy.
CHAPTER 4: IT SLIPPED
Connor stood outside Jack's cabin composing herself. She hadn't been in there since she had healed. She raised her hand and knocked on the door softly.
"Come in."
She opened the door and stepped inside. Jack was standing at his desk looking over his maps. She cleared her throat and his head whirled around to look at her. She looked into his eyes and saw hurt, but she chose to ignore it.
"What is it ye want Connor?"
"I've been sent by Elizabeth to inform you of something very important."
"What is it?"
"Well you see, um. . . do you know how to deliver babies?"
"What are getting on about?" His eyes widened and he looked Connor up and down. "Your not pregnant are ye? That's not why yer going back to England is it?"
"No Jack, I'm not pregnant. But somebody on this ship is. 2 and a half months pregnant to be exact."
"But if it's not you then it's gotta be . . Elizabeth?"
"Yep. She is the expecting mother. And now that I have delivered the news I shall be leaving." She turned to leave. But Jack spoke again and turned abruptly.
"Nobody on this ship can deliver a baby. And if she's already that far along. We'll have to stay in England until she has the child."
"What?"
"The Pearl will have to sail the English waters until the babe is born. Looks like we'll get to visit a little more than we thought." Jack said smiling.
"No. I will not be sticking around." "You don't want to see the babe?"
"I can't."
"I know that you want to get away from me lass, but why does that have to affect Will and Lizzie?"
"I don't want to get away from you Jack. I have no choice, look I got to get back to the galley. Liz doesn't need to be working all alone down there. I'll see you later Captain."
Jack flinched at his title. She hadn't called him that since they had confessed their love. He watched Connor turn and walk out the door. But his mind quickly wandered to what she had meant. She didn't want to get away from him.
"I found out what it is Will. She told me."
"What?"
"She's met someone else Will. Some guy named Michael and she's engaged to him."
"What?!"
"William would you please stop saying that. She told me that she loves him, not as much as Jack though. Michael's convenient and they can travel together. Michael is safe and she is making herself marry him. We cannot let her marry him Will. It would be the end of both of them."
"We'll figure something out Liz, don't worry."
"Don't worry about what?" Connor asked coming into the galley.
"Um. .Don't worry about what Jack is going to say?"
"Yeah Liz don't worry. He didn't take it as bad as we thought he would. He said that when we reach England, the Pearl will have to sail the waters over there until the child is born."
"Well that's good. At least he's not dumping us in England."
"Jack would never do that."
"So are we going to be spending more time with you?"
"No. I'll be leaving. But I might come back when it's closer to her due date. I don't think you'll be able to go ashore to a doctor, not with you being on the Pearl. And since none of these fools know how to deliver a baby, I can do it."
"You can deliver a baby?"
"I've seen it done before and participated in a birth. I know what to do."
"Thank you Connor."
"Don't mention it, it's the least I could do. Now Will how about you get back above deck so we can get the meal done."
Will smiled and disappeared up the steps. Elizabeth turned to Connor, "What about the wedding? Are you going to honestly face Jack after your married?"
"No. I'll tell Michael that we need to postpone the wedding. When I tell him why, he'll understand."
"Thank you."
"Don't mention it."
Will walked up to the deck still smiling. He walked over to Jack at the helm. "Connor's going to help Elizabeth deliver the baby."
"Really?"
"Yes. She said she'll come back when it's close to her due date and deliver the baby since we can't go ashore for obvious reasons. Though I don't know how she's going to get around Michael."
"Michael. Who the hell is Michael?"
"Oops. Did I say Michael?"
"Yes ye did whelp. Now who is this Michael and why would Connor need to get around him?" Jack stared at Will, eyebrows raised.
"I'm so sorry Connor." Will murmured under his breath. "Jack, well, Michael is um. . Okay, see, Connor loves you Jack. She loves you more than anything. But see, she went to England earlier, and well, she met Michael." Will finished.
"And? There's more isn't there?"
"Yes, see, oh God, Jack she came back here to settle some matters before the wedding."
"What wedding?"
"Michael proposed to her before she came here. She said yes and came here to settle some matters, like I've said, and she's going back for the wedding. She said that she doesn't love Michael near as much as you, but he's there, he's safe, and convenient basically. She doesn't have to wait for each of them to find each other, she can come back and see him."
"She's gettin' married." Jack said.
"Well yes, but she's admitted that she wants it to be you and not Michael, that she is marrying someone that she loves way less than someone else, you." Will said quickly, trying to make his friend feel better.
"So she's marrying someone who she loves less than me, she would rather it be me that she be marrying."
"Yes."
"Then why? I get that he'll always be there when she comes back, but why? Why Will?"
"I don't know Jack, are you going to be okay?"
"Of course mate, I'm Captain Jack Sparrow." Jack said halfheartedly.
He turned back to the sea and Will walked back down to the cabin, bracing himself for trouble. He walked in and saw Connor and Elizabeth working on the food. He took a deep breath and walked over to him.
"Connor."
"Yes Will?"
"I just did a really bad thing."
"What?" She said slowly.
"I was telling Jack that you were going to deliver the baby and I guess and I got overexcited."
"Why do say that?"
"Because I let Michael's name slip out of my tongue."
"What? How did you know?" She said turning back to Elizabeth.
"He's my husband, I had to tell him."
"That makes sense I guess. But Will . ."
"I know, but there is more. See, Jack asked who he was and I had no choice. I had to tell him."
"Your telling me that Jack knows all about my relationship with Michael?"
"Yes."
"Will what the hell.. ." She shut up at the sight of Jack over Will's shoulder.
"Captain."
"Miss Valentine may I speak with ye in my cabin."
"Yes." Jack turned and made his way back up the steps.
Connor gave Will a 'You are so dead' stare as she made her way up the steps.
She followed Jack into the cabin and stood quietly with her head down. She closed her eyes when she heard footsteps making their way toward her. The footsteps stopped in front of her and she cracked open one eye. Her eye stared straight into one of Jack's. She opened her other eye and saw clearly that Jack was bending down to be level with her.
"Why didn't you tell me?" "I didn't think that it mattered."
"It doesn't matter? I asked you to marry me, you said that you loved me that you still do. But now I hear that you are marrying some eunuch from England. I've heard your reasons and I know why you don't want to be with me. But what I can't figure out is why you fight what you feel so hard, but not every other emotion."
"I can't answer that."
"Can't or won't?"
"Can't. I don't know why I am doing this."
"You can't love him, not if you love me. No matter what you say, I know that you can only love one person in your life. One person enough to marry and be happy with."
"Jack I don't want to talk about this and there is no reason to. There's nothing you can say or do, so let's just leave it. Now I think that I have been distracted enough today and I have a job to do, so excuse me Captain."
Before he could speak she walked out of the room, leaving him standing there with no clue what to do.
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Chapter 4, sorry for the delay but this chapter caused me some problems. But it is the longest one so that should make up for the delay. Enjoy.
CHAPTER 4: IT SLIPPED
Connor stood outside Jack's cabin composing herself. She hadn't been in there since she had healed. She raised her hand and knocked on the door softly.
"Come in."
She opened the door and stepped inside. Jack was standing at his desk looking over his maps. She cleared her throat and his head whirled around to look at her. She looked into his eyes and saw hurt, but she chose to ignore it.
"What is it ye want Connor?"
"I've been sent by Elizabeth to inform you of something very important."
"What is it?"
"Well you see, um. . . do you know how to deliver babies?"
"What are getting on about?" His eyes widened and he looked Connor up and down. "Your not pregnant are ye? That's not why yer going back to England is it?"
"No Jack, I'm not pregnant. But somebody on this ship is. 2 and a half months pregnant to be exact."
"But if it's not you then it's gotta be . . Elizabeth?"
"Yep. She is the expecting mother. And now that I have delivered the news I shall be leaving." She turned to leave. But Jack spoke again and turned abruptly.
"Nobody on this ship can deliver a baby. And if she's already that far along. We'll have to stay in England until she has the child."
"What?"
"The Pearl will have to sail the English waters until the babe is born. Looks like we'll get to visit a little more than we thought." Jack said smiling.
"No. I will not be sticking around." "You don't want to see the babe?"
"I can't."
"I know that you want to get away from me lass, but why does that have to affect Will and Lizzie?"
"I don't want to get away from you Jack. I have no choice, look I got to get back to the galley. Liz doesn't need to be working all alone down there. I'll see you later Captain."
Jack flinched at his title. She hadn't called him that since they had confessed their love. He watched Connor turn and walk out the door. But his mind quickly wandered to what she had meant. She didn't want to get away from him.
"I found out what it is Will. She told me."
"What?"
"She's met someone else Will. Some guy named Michael and she's engaged to him."
"What?!"
"William would you please stop saying that. She told me that she loves him, not as much as Jack though. Michael's convenient and they can travel together. Michael is safe and she is making herself marry him. We cannot let her marry him Will. It would be the end of both of them."
"We'll figure something out Liz, don't worry."
"Don't worry about what?" Connor asked coming into the galley.
"Um. .Don't worry about what Jack is going to say?"
"Yeah Liz don't worry. He didn't take it as bad as we thought he would. He said that when we reach England, the Pearl will have to sail the waters over there until the child is born."
"Well that's good. At least he's not dumping us in England."
"Jack would never do that."
"So are we going to be spending more time with you?"
"No. I'll be leaving. But I might come back when it's closer to her due date. I don't think you'll be able to go ashore to a doctor, not with you being on the Pearl. And since none of these fools know how to deliver a baby, I can do it."
"You can deliver a baby?"
"I've seen it done before and participated in a birth. I know what to do."
"Thank you Connor."
"Don't mention it, it's the least I could do. Now Will how about you get back above deck so we can get the meal done."
Will smiled and disappeared up the steps. Elizabeth turned to Connor, "What about the wedding? Are you going to honestly face Jack after your married?"
"No. I'll tell Michael that we need to postpone the wedding. When I tell him why, he'll understand."
"Thank you."
"Don't mention it."
Will walked up to the deck still smiling. He walked over to Jack at the helm. "Connor's going to help Elizabeth deliver the baby."
"Really?"
"Yes. She said she'll come back when it's close to her due date and deliver the baby since we can't go ashore for obvious reasons. Though I don't know how she's going to get around Michael."
"Michael. Who the hell is Michael?"
"Oops. Did I say Michael?"
"Yes ye did whelp. Now who is this Michael and why would Connor need to get around him?" Jack stared at Will, eyebrows raised.
"I'm so sorry Connor." Will murmured under his breath. "Jack, well, Michael is um. . Okay, see, Connor loves you Jack. She loves you more than anything. But see, she went to England earlier, and well, she met Michael." Will finished.
"And? There's more isn't there?"
"Yes, see, oh God, Jack she came back here to settle some matters before the wedding."
"What wedding?"
"Michael proposed to her before she came here. She said yes and came here to settle some matters, like I've said, and she's going back for the wedding. She said that she doesn't love Michael near as much as you, but he's there, he's safe, and convenient basically. She doesn't have to wait for each of them to find each other, she can come back and see him."
"She's gettin' married." Jack said.
"Well yes, but she's admitted that she wants it to be you and not Michael, that she is marrying someone that she loves way less than someone else, you." Will said quickly, trying to make his friend feel better.
"So she's marrying someone who she loves less than me, she would rather it be me that she be marrying."
"Yes."
"Then why? I get that he'll always be there when she comes back, but why? Why Will?"
"I don't know Jack, are you going to be okay?"
"Of course mate, I'm Captain Jack Sparrow." Jack said halfheartedly.
He turned back to the sea and Will walked back down to the cabin, bracing himself for trouble. He walked in and saw Connor and Elizabeth working on the food. He took a deep breath and walked over to him.
"Connor."
"Yes Will?"
"I just did a really bad thing."
"What?" She said slowly.
"I was telling Jack that you were going to deliver the baby and I guess and I got overexcited."
"Why do say that?"
"Because I let Michael's name slip out of my tongue."
"What? How did you know?" She said turning back to Elizabeth.
"He's my husband, I had to tell him."
"That makes sense I guess. But Will . ."
"I know, but there is more. See, Jack asked who he was and I had no choice. I had to tell him."
"Your telling me that Jack knows all about my relationship with Michael?"
"Yes."
"Will what the hell.. ." She shut up at the sight of Jack over Will's shoulder.
"Captain."
"Miss Valentine may I speak with ye in my cabin."
"Yes." Jack turned and made his way back up the steps.
Connor gave Will a 'You are so dead' stare as she made her way up the steps.
She followed Jack into the cabin and stood quietly with her head down. She closed her eyes when she heard footsteps making their way toward her. The footsteps stopped in front of her and she cracked open one eye. Her eye stared straight into one of Jack's. She opened her other eye and saw clearly that Jack was bending down to be level with her.
"Why didn't you tell me?" "I didn't think that it mattered."
"It doesn't matter? I asked you to marry me, you said that you loved me that you still do. But now I hear that you are marrying some eunuch from England. I've heard your reasons and I know why you don't want to be with me. But what I can't figure out is why you fight what you feel so hard, but not every other emotion."
"I can't answer that."
"Can't or won't?"
"Can't. I don't know why I am doing this."
"You can't love him, not if you love me. No matter what you say, I know that you can only love one person in your life. One person enough to marry and be happy with."
"Jack I don't want to talk about this and there is no reason to. There's nothing you can say or do, so let's just leave it. Now I think that I have been distracted enough today and I have a job to do, so excuse me Captain."
Before he could speak she walked out of the room, leaving him standing there with no clue what to do.
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