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"Done finally." Elizabeth said at the table, she just finished knitting a blanket for the baby, it was yellow, and although it wasn't perfect, Elizabeth was proud of it. She was due to go into labor in a matter of days, and she was a bit on the nervous side. She was in fact very large, 'ready to pop', so to speak, Elizabeth welcomed the fact that the pregnancy was almost over, and relished in the fact that she was going to be a mother.

Three months cooped up in a room with little to do was infuriating, but Jack was trying to handle Elizabeth's mood swings with ease. Jack was nervous, not only for Elizabeth, but for the simple fact that he was going to be a father in a few days, he was afraid he wouldn't be a good father, someone was going to depend on him for the rest of his life, and that made him deathly afraid.

"Jack, we have to think about what we are going to call this child." Elizabeth said from the table as Jack walked in for the night.

"I know…give me some and I'll tell you what I think." Jack said as he sat on the edge of the bed to remove his boots.

"I was thinking, Poppy Gabrielle for a girl. A boy Jackson Jasper."

"Why the shift in names?" Jack asked.

"I think in light of the past situations it was appropriate. Gabe and Jasper really stepped in when we needed it."

"What about Jacob?"

"I asked Jacob if he wouldn't mind. He said that he did because he wanted to name his own children his name. I understand. Gabe and Jasper don't, they are actually taking bets on which one of their names will be used. The whole crew is involved."

"How come I haven't heard of this?"

"They don't want to hurt your feelings."

"How could they do that?"

"Well most bets are on the fact that we have a girl. Since men have this obscene notion that good, strong, virile, men have boys…they didn't want you to be angry."

"Did you bet?"

"Yes."

"And?" Jack asked, he was now a bit annoyed.

"Oh, darling, we are going to have a boy." Elizabeth said with a seductive smile.

"At least you believe in my manly skills." Jack said huffy. Elizabeth then made her way to bed and threw the covers over herself, Jack got in next to her.

"I can't sleep." Elizabeth said suddenly getting up and throwing the cover to the floor.

"Why?" Jack asked.

"I can't get comfortable." Elizabeth said pacing the room.

"Well why not try the chair?"

"Is that all you can bloody suggest? The bloody chair!" Elizabeth said with her hands on her hips.

"Well it has worked before!" Jack said getting up. "Come here." Jack then grabbed her arm and sat her in the chair, and put a blanket over her. "Now breathe and go to sleep."

"You are a real help Jack…" Elizabeth mumbled.

"I don't mean to be short with you, but I am tired and I want to sleep…" Jack said going back to bed.

"Tired? Do you know what tired is! I have been bloody stuck in this room for three months, I can't sleep, I am tired of being this way, my brain doesn't even work anymore and you complain about being tired!"

"Elizabeth I am sorry, but it will all be over soon…"

Elizabeth gave up she didn't feel like arguing anymore. She nestled herself back in the chair and fell asleep.

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Elizabeth woke in the middle of the night feeling a sharp pain in her stomach. She got up and went to get the elixir, she figured it was just those pre-labor pains since it wasn't quite the due date and she argued with Jack so she assumed nothing. When she crossed the room she felt it again and this time it was more stinging, it felt like a knife going through her, she was in labor. She knew she had to wake Jack up.

"Jack?" Elizabeth whispered as she shook him gently on the shoulder.

"Bloody hell Elizabeth! I need to sleep!" Jack said without opening his eyes.

Elizabeth gasped in pain, "Get up!"

"I swear if your waking me up for something ridiculous I am going to lock meself in the brig!" Jack then sat up in bed and looked at Elizabeth's face. It was not one of anger, fear and pain was the signature on her face. "What's wrong?" Jack asked grabbing her hand and pulling her into bed beside him.

"I am in labor…" Jack practically jumped out of his skin.

"Alright what do I need to do first?" Jack said frantically as he ran around the room getting his boots and shirt on.

"You need to…" Elizabeth started.

"What do I do?" Jack then ran out the door.

"Jack!" Elizabeth called after him, he ran right back in.

"What do I do Elizabeth?" He seemed to have forgotten the plans that he needed to follow.

"Relax."

"Got it."

"Wake up Jasper, Jacob, and Gabriel."

"Right."

"Tell them to stay with me and keep an eye on the Pearl, while you go run and get the doctor. Once the doctor gets here he will decide if I can stay here or go to his office and have the baby. Have you got all that?" Elizabeth asked breathing heavily.

"Yes." Jack then ran below deck and woke Jasper, Jacob, and Gabriel.

"How long has she been in labor?" Gabe asked as he ran up deck with the three.

"I don't know, she woke up like this." They reached the deck and Jack shouted a few more orders before he left.

"Jacob you are in charge, Jasper and Gabriel I trust you two to keep Elizabeth company." Jack then ran down the plank and into the city.

"Elizabeth?" Jasper called her name as he walked into their cabin.

"Yes." Elizabeth was walking around.

"What are you doing?" Gabriel asked.

"It doesn't hurt as much when I walk." Elizabeth then grabbed onto a back of a chair as another contraction hit. Jasper went to grab her to help her.

"Shouldn't you be lying down?" He asked.

"Do you know how to have a baby!" Elizabeth asked annoyed by his question.

"No…"

"Then shut up!" Elizabeth screamed, more to the pain than to Jasper. She grabbed onto his shirt for help.

"Christ woman!" Jasper wailed.

"Stop speaking! Stop cursing!" Elizabeth spat.

"Elizabeth, I am taking you to bed." Gabe then picked his cousin up and placed her in bed. Jasper and Gabriel were on both sides of her.

"Bloody hell this hurts!" Elizabeth cried.

"I thought you said no cursing." Jasper said. Elizabeth grabbed both Gabriel and Jasper by their ears and brought them closer to her.

"Shut up! Do as I say not as I do!"

"Elizabeth let us go!" Gabriel wailed. Elizabeth then let them go. Both of them then got up and kept their distance from her, she was dangerous this way.

"Do you need anything?" Jasper asked.

" 'Do you need anything?'" Elizabeth mocked Jasper in a squeaky voice. "What kind of question is that! I need a doctor!"

"I am just going to keep my mouth shut…" Jasper said to Gabriel.

"Finally!" Elizabeth said rejoicing.

"Elizabeth you have to breathe a bit better than you are." Gabriel said. Jasper rolled his eyes, he was going to get it too.

"Gabe, come here…" Elizabeth motioned with her index finger. When he got close enough she took a pillow and slammed it over his head. "What kind of bloody question is that! Are you going to tell me how to breathe! I am going to breathe the bloody hell way I want to bloody breathe!" Gabriel backed away from the bed rubbing his head.

Jack then ran in the door with Doctor Hughes. "Be careful mate, she is violent." Jasper whispered to Jack as he walked by, Jack gave him a look of confusion. "You'll see."

"Elizabeth the doctor is here." Jack said sitting down next to her.

"I can bloody well see him! I haven't lost my bloody eyeballs have I Jack! Have I!" Elizabeth then took the same pillow she hit Gabriel with and hit Jack.

"Elizabeth dear, you have to calm down." The doctor said soothingly. He took out a bottle.

"Is that going to help with the pain?" Elizabeth asked.

"Yes, until we get you to my office, I want you to deliver this baby in a sterile environment." The doctor then allowed Elizabeth to drink the elixir. They waited until the pain had subsided.

"Alright Elizabeth, your husband is going to help you walk to my office, it will help speed the delivery." Jack then helped Elizabeth put her shoes and robe on.

"Come on luv." Jack then helped her up.

"Jack, I'm scared." Elizabeth said.

"I know, come on." Jack then took her by the arm and walked into the doctor's office. Jasper and Gabriel walked behind them.

After Elizabeth was set into the birthing chair. The doctor talked with Jack.

"You can wait outside."

"No I want to be in there."

"I want him in here." Elizabeth wailed as the pain returned.

"I have a nurse in here that will help me, Jack you will just get in the way." The doctor said.

Jack then walked to where Elizabeth was lying down, "Please Jack don't go. Stay, I am scared."

"I know that luv, but I can't. Now I want you to strengthen up for that baby. Remember it's a boy so bring him in nice and strapping." Jack said giving her a kiss on her forehead.

"I love you." Elizabeth said. Jack then let her go and walked out into the hall with Jasper and Gabriel.

"She'll be fine mate." Jasper said patting his brother on the back.

"Now we wait." Jack said sitting down on the floor.

"How long?" Jasper asked as both he and Gabriel sat down next to him.

"Could take hours…" Jasper then gulped really hard.

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It did take hours, many in fact, sixteen hours they waited. They heard her screams of pain and struggle, and finally late the next night they heard a baby cry. Jack brought his head up and his face lit up.

"Congratulations…" Both Gabriel and Jasper said at the same time. It was another hour before Jack was let in to see Elizabeth.

"Elizabeth…" Jack said as he saw her holding their child.

"It's a boy…" Elizabeth said as she smiled. Jack went over and looked over the blue blanket and saw a small pink reflection of Elizabeth. "He's beautiful."

"That's because he looks like his mother." Jack said.

"Jackson Jasper Sparrow. He will be a force to be reckoned with." Elizabeth smiled.

"Oh yes…like his mother. I heard about the abuse my brother and your cousin went through."

"Oh that…they need to toughen up." Elizabeth said with a giggle.

Jack pulled up a chair next to Elizabeth and his son, happy was not even close to describe what he was feeling, it was finally complete, his life, if he had done no more with his life, he would say it was done, and it was a fine one at that.

a/n: I hope you all enjoyed the ending, I wanted to wrap it all up, nice and neatly. Look for my new fic, should be up tomorrow, so keep an eye out! Thanks for all my faithful reviewers!