Chap. 12 The Turner's Home

Jack, Kaillyn, and James finally reached the door of the Turner's. Jack knocked on the door and a short woman answered the door.

'Good afternoon.' said Jack pushing an aristocratic accent, 'Are the Turner's available?'

'Si, senor. Shall I go and get Mr. Turner or Mrs?'

'Which ever is closest for you, ma'am.' he smiled bearing his teeth. This shocked the little maid and had her go off.

Jack heard heavy steps coming down the stairs.

'Will.' he thought.

Will came down the stairs.

'Jack? Is that you?' he cried.

'Good afternoon, good sir.' Jack chuckled, not achieving his goal of faking an European accent.

'Oh, stop it Jack.' said Will, giving his friend a hug.

'Aye, that I will, whelp.'

Then Elizabeth started coming down the stairs.

'Who is it, Will?' she asked.

Kaillyn definitely noticed how pretty she was and suddenly became a bit jealous.

'Jack!' Elizabeth cried running to him. She gave him a hug and smiled brightly. 'How have you been?'

'Good, this is Kaillyn and her brother James.'

'Kaillyn, James, these are my friends the Turners. Will also known as 'The Whelp' or 'The Eunuch' and Elizabeth.

'Eunuch?' asked Kaillyn.

'No worries, he's not really a eunuch.' Elizabeth said smiling, 'I made sure of that one.'

'Whoaaa, lets not get into the details!' cried Jack, then he paused. 'Or shall we?'

Elizabeth hit Jack and said, 'Oh, your the same as you always were! Now how do you all know each other?'

Jack and Kaillyn mumbled a little, 'Well...' 'You see...' 'It's like this...'

James rolled his eyes and said, 'They're going to have a baby!'

Will and Elizabeth's eyes widened.

'You're going to have a baby, Jack?' asked Will.

'Aye, I am, whelp.' Jack smiled.

'You two. You are going to have a baby... that thing in your stomach now? That's Jack's child?' asked Elizabeth, voice shaky.

'Yes, it is.' Kaillyn said.

'Well... congratulations, Jack.' said Will extending his hand.

Jack shook it, 'Thanks, lad, but you seem a bit shaken up. Does this shock you?'

'Well, bloody hell, Jack!' cried Elizabeth, 'How could this not shock us? Captain Jack Sparrow is going to be a father!'

'Aye, that I am.'

'Well, do you have a place to stay for awhile?' asked Will.

'I was hoping ye would ask that.' smiled Jack, pushing Kaillyn and James further into the house.

'Jack, I don't think this right, stop pushing us into their house.' said Kaillyn, red from embarrassment.

'Oh, no worries, Kaillyn, was it? We have plenty of room. You three will fit just fine.' Elizabeth smiled.

Kaillyn felt better now, Elizabeth had such a welcoming smile.

'Thank you.'

'Now Jack, lets put you down this hall.' said Elizabeth, walking ahead of Jack down a tall hall, adorned with pictures, paintings, and a chandelier.

'Well, you two made yourselves a nice home...very nice.' said Jack, wiggling his fingers as he walked behind her.

'Yes, Will has worked very hard to make this home nice, for our family.' she smiled, opening a door.

Inside was a large room, with a desk, chair, a large king-sized bed with down feather quilts, and pillows with very intricate designs. There was also a closet and a tall ornate lamp.

'Your family? Did you start yet?' asked Jack.

Elizabeth just turned to him and smiled.

'I take that as a yes, where is the little tyke?' asked Jack.

'Oh, he's sleeping. And there's another on the way.' she held her stomach and looked up at Jack.

'Well, ye don't look pregnant, I wouldn't ever 'ave noticed if ye didn't tell me.' said Jack, then continued, 'Why didn't ye say anything about the kids, when Kaillyn and I were talking about ours?'

'We didn't want to take away from your happiness at telling us about your soon new addition to the Sparrow family...'

'And?'

'And Will doesn't know about this one.'

'Ahh... why didn't ye tell young William?' asked Jack.

'I don't know why. He's just so busy, I didn't want him feeling like he had to be with me and take care of me more than usual.' she paused, 'I love Will, but with our last child, he didn't concentrate on work, just me and the baby. I feel too vulnerable this way, like I can't do anything myself. Will loves his job, and I know he doesn't like to not put 100 into it, but he feels he has to.'

'Why don't ye tell dear William not to focus on ye so much?'

'I did with our first child, he says he won't but he does. And I feel horrible.'

'Well, if dear William wants to spoil ye, let him.' he said, 'Besides by the look of it, with yer extravagant house, ye look like ye could afford to have Will not put 100 into his job.'

'I suppose.' Elizabeth sighed.

'Now, where does Will work? Ye failed to tell, ol' Jack that part.'

'Oh, sorry, he runs a shipping company. You should go with him tomorrow to see it. You'd like it.' she smiled.

'Aye, maybe I will, luv.' he smiled, 'Thank you for the room, this is too much for a pirate like me.'

'Sit down and talk with me, Jack.' Elizabeth said sitting on the bed.

Jack sat down on the chair and said, 'Aye, what about?'

'How did you and that lovely girl meet?' asked Elizabeth.

'She is stunning, isn't she?'

'What happened to you, Jack?' she asked, 'You don't seem like the Jack I met a few years ago. Are you still a pirate? What have you been doing?'

'Aye, i'm still a pirate no doubt about that, i'm just taking a break for awhile until Kailey has the baby.'

'Are you married to the girl?'

'Ahh no.'

'Are you going to marry her?'

'Not sure, luv.'

'Do you love her?'

Meanwhile-

'Oh, the room is lovely, William, thank you.' said Kaillyn, holding James' hand, 'But it's way to much for James and I.'

'Oh, you want one room for the both of you?' asked Will.

'You mean this was supposed to be mine? Just mine?'

'Well, yes, but if you feel more comfortable-'

'No, I want my own room, please, Mr. Will.' said James quietly.

'Are you sure?' asked Kaillyn.

'Yes, please.'

'Well, follow me young man.' said Will, then to Kaillyn he said, 'Make yourself feel at home, i'll be right back.'

'Well, Jack? Do you love her?' asked Elizabeth, 'Because the way you look at her i'd say yes, but i've never really seen the infamous Jack Sparrow have that look of love before, so maybe it's something else.'

'No, 'Lizbeth, I think I might.'

'That's what I thought. I mean if the Captain of the Pearl is willing to take a break from it for a young girl and her brother, he must really have feelings for the girl.'

'Aye, her brother is strangely fun company, too. He really admires ol' Jack, it's comforting knowing i'm looked up to.'

'Wow, Jack. You've changed so much, it's quite amazing.'

'I don't want to turn into a daisy, so if I am, just slap me, savvy?'

'Savvy.'

'Have you made yourself at home yet?' asked Will.

'I don't think I ever will. I've never had a home like this.'

'Me either, don't worry, it took me some time to get used to it, also.'

'How long have you known, Elizabeth?'

'Since I was 8, on the crossing from England, she saw me in the water. I've loved her since I saw her.'

'8 years old? Wow, did you grow up with her?'

'Well, her father is the governor, I was a poor blacksmith.'

'I see. Well, looks as if you surely made a name for yourself. Look at this beautiful house!'

'So, how far along are you?

'A little over two months about.'

'How long have you known Jack?'

'Oh...umm... three months about, give or take a month.'

'I see.'

'But, please don't think less of me, William, I appreciate the kindness of you and your wife. I'm not one of those whores, please don't think that-'

'Oh, I don't, you don't act one of them at all. And you can call me Will, please.'

'What happened between Jack and I was... something i've never done before. I think that's why he feels like he has to stay with me here.' she paused and sat down on the bed, 'I mean you've known Jack for a long time, he's not the type to just settle down, is he?'

'No, he's not.'

Kaillyn sighed and looked down.

Will continued, 'But I saw the way he looked at you, when you came in.'

Kaillyn smiled.

'I can talk to him about it more, actually my wife is with him now. They are more than likely talking about the same thing we are, talk to her.'

'Alright, thank you, Will.'

Then Elizabeth and Jack appeared in the doorway.

'Everything okay for you in here, Kaillyn?' asked Elizabeth walking over to her husband.

Will smiled, putting his strong arm around her petite waist.

'It's more than okay, it's so generous of you.' she smiled and looked at Jack leaning against the doorway. She thought to herself, 'He looks so handsome. He's so beautiful, how is it possible this adventurous man would give it all up for me?'

'Well, Will, lets leave Jack and Kaillyn and go check on Johnny.'

'I'm going to 'ave to see that 'ittle boy soon.' Jack said, still standing in the doorway.

'Aye, Jack, soon.' said Will, 'Excuse us.'

'No problem, i'm sure ye and 'Lizbeth 'ave lots to talk about.' he said eyeing Elizabeth, with a hint to tell Will about the baby.

Will and Elizabeth walked away, Will looking at Elizabeth wanting an explanation.

'I think yer room is even bigger than mine.' Jack said looking around, still in the doorway.

'Isn't it beautiful? Will and Elizabeth have made such a nice home for themselves.'

Jack walked over to Kaillyn, and stood close against her.

'Do ye wish to 'ave a home like this? And live like this?' he asked her.

'Jack, it would be lovely, but I don't need all this. Just the fact that I know you'll be there for us is all I need, really. And I know you love the Pearl, so as soon as you feel you need to go out and pillage and plunder, go. I don't want to hold you back.' she said this sincerely, putting her arms around his waist.

Jack put his forehead against hers and put his hands on her arms.

'Aye, luv, and I thank ye for that. I want you to know that I will stay 'ere 'til the baby is born, then soon after I will go out on the Pearl, but you also need to know i'll come back to ye. I'm not going to be gone for years at a time or anything like that.'

'And that's perfectly fine with me, Jack.' she said looking into her eyes.

He moved his lips to her and kissed her passionately, yet gently. She put her hands on his face, and when Jack let go, she pulled his forehead to her lips and she kissed him.

'I've been thinkin' 'bout something, luv. And I would like ye to answer me something.'

'What is it?' she asked, putting her arms about his waist, pulling him close.

'Do ye love me?'

'What?' she asked, dropping her arms slowly.

'Do ye love me, Kailey? Because I know i've ne'er felt the way I do when i'm with you, with any other person before. And I just want to know if ye feel anything I do.'

'Jack, is that true?'

'What?'

'Your feelings for me.'

'Aye, luv. I wouldn't 'ave said it if I didn't mean it. When I look at you, chills run up me spine. When I hold ye, I don't want to let go. That's why i'm so confident in leaving the Pearl for awhile, because I want to take care of ye.'

'Jack, I had no idea you felt this way. I'm so grateful, of all you've done for James and I, and all you're going to do for the baby. I care for you so much, Jack. I do love you. I never realized it until now, but I do.' she said smiling, eyes watering.