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It had been a few days since William was born. However, due to the lack of confusion, Elizabeth decided to call him by his middle name, Jack; three William's was far too much for a child comprehension. It was in the middle of the night and Elizabeth was up nursing Jack, she was softly singing the pirate song she had learned when she was a child. As she was sitting in the rocking chair, she looked out to the ocean, and wondered…'Is life on the sea what I should give to my child…should I keep him in Port Royal, he would receive the finest education…would he be happy here…I wasn't…' Elizabeth then heard a knock on the door, Elizabeth quickly buttoned up her nightgown.

"Yes…" Elizabeth said softly.

"Elizabeth…" Jack said as he opened the door, "Is it alright if I come in?"

"Yes, sit down." Jack then walked across the room and sat down on the window seat across from Elizabeth.

"Elizabeth, I wrote to Anamaria today, I told her to come after your, speech to the city, I will wait for you and Will."

"I know Jack, I just…I have other things to consider." Elizabeth said as she glanced down at her son.

"I know. Well I was practically raised out on the sea, and so was Bill, look how we turned out." Jack said with a grin on his face.

Elizabeth laughed, "Yes, I know. I think that is all I want from my son, to grow up to be a good man."

"That is all a man needs to be, Elizabeth. A good man will get him far, he may not be the richest, or have the most prosperous position, but being a good, decent man, he will be just fine."

"What are you up to?" Elizabeth's question was out of the blue, "Your up to something I know it."

"What me? No, I am up to nothing." Elizabeth raised her eyebrow, "I swear." Jack raised his left hand.

"The right hand Jack…"

"Right, sorry…" Jack then raised his right hand. "I swear, I am not up to anything."

"I don't believe you, are you trying to persuade me, to come with you on the Pearl?" Elizabeth said.

"Alright, I might as well just come clean…I like having the two of you with me, less to worry about, Will is a fine pirate, and I would like it if you two would sail with me."

"Jack, I don't think the Pearl is the right place to raise a child."

"No, not on the Pearl, sail under my colors."

"That is something to consider…"

"One more thing, I wanted to give you this. I found it in the caves in Azores, and when I recognized it, I thought I'd give it to you when the baby was born." Jack pulled a long necklace out of his pocket, on the end of it was a pendant, it was a diamond that was surrounded by sapphires, it was beautiful.

"Jack, it's beautiful…" Elizabeth then reached out and held it gently in her hand.

"It's called, the life of the ocean, it belonged to some old queen, she lost it in a storm. I thought it would suit the occasion. Can I hold him?" Jack said, he had wanted to for a long time.

"Sure." Elizabeth then handed him to Jack.

"Me boy, I can teach you so much, picking a lock, commandeering a ship, the sword thing your father can teach you, but uncle Jack, he can teach you things your father wouldn't." Elizabeth smiled at Jack.

"Jack I want to ask you something…"

"Go ahead."

"Well, Will and I were talking about this last night, and we were wondering if something were to happen to us, meaning myself and Will, would you take care of Jack."

"It would be my pleasure." Jack said with a smile.

"Ok, I think he needs to sleep in his own bed." Elizabeth then got up from the chair, and picked Jack up and placed him in his crib. "Jack I am going back to bed, tomorrow I am going to make my decision in front of everyone in Port Royal."

"Alright." Jack then watched Elizabeth leave the room. Jack then turned his attention back to the small life that was in the crib. He was a beautiful child, he had Elizabeth's big eyes, Will's strong chin, and rosey red cheeks, he was perhaps the most beautiful child Jack had ever seen, although Jack did not hang around babies often. Tomorrow was the big day, he would find out if Will and Elizabeth were going to sail with him. Jack hoped for the best.

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