Once Is Never Enough

Chapter 13 - Baby Pirate

Captain Jack Sparrow stood at his normal, familiar spot on the helm of the Black Pearl and looked out at the sunrise. He was the happiest man in the world and nothing could ruin what he had. Elizabeth. He thought his life was over when she was going to marry Will and now they were gone, far away from Port Royal and looking for a small town so they could wed. Jack knew he wouldn't be able to handle it if she left him again. He loved her and that was all that mattered. He wasn't even sure how or why it happened. He had his doubts, but then his ego would make itself known. 'You are Captain Jack Sparrow.'

He closed his eyes and felt the wind play against his suntaned skin. Opening them a woman caught his eye. She was standing off to the side, and when she saw that he spotted her, she smiled and walked up to stand next to him.

Taking one hand of the wheel, Jack placed it around her shoulders and pulled her close so he could kiss her head. Elizabeth put her hands on his strong chest and cuddled to him, the morning breeze catching her slightly off guard.

"You're shivering darling." He said softly, pulling her closer.

"I'm cold."

Jack smiled at this and looked down at her nightgown. "Well, if you were wearing something with a little more coverage you wouldn't be so cold."

Elizabeth cuddled closer and smiled into his shirt. "Jack."

"Hmm?"

"What do you think about children?" She asked and absently touched her stomach, a motion that went unnoticed to Jack.

"Well, they are small, and very dependent. They cry and sleep, and eat, and smell." He said and made a face to emphasise his point.

Elizabeth tensed and was silent.

"Something the matter?"

"Would you hate me if I told you I was pregnant?"

Jack's eyes grew big but he kept his gaze on the horizen. His heart was beating a thousand times per second and he felt light headed. "No."

His answer was short and quick and Elizabeth felt the tears coming. Soon she was sobbing into Jack's shirt and the pirate now had both hands around her rubbing her back.

"What is it love?"

"You hate me! You don't want this baby. You won't love it!"

Despite the situation Jack laughed and buried his face in her hair. "I do want it darling and how could I not love it. It is mine isn't it?"

Elizabeth's sobs stoped and she looked up, her expression turning angry. "You have to question that? Who's do you think it is?"

Jack was digging his own grave and he knew it. "I didn't mean. What I ment. Elizabeth I know it's mine darling, I was just, well, you know."

Elizabeth smiled at his distress and kissed his cheek. "I know, it's okay Jack."

The pirate relaxed and gided the Pearl onward somewhere away from where they came from. "Are you?" He asked softly, not looking at Elizabeth. "Going to have my child?"

Elizabeth looked up at his face. "Yes. I haven't been to a doctor yet but I know I have to be."

Jack stayed still and closed his eyes as the wind became stale. "We're about to land I think."

Elizabeth looked around and didn't see anything, the clear horizen was now clouded with fog and the waters seemed deadly. Jack took his arm from Elizabeth and placed both back on the Pearl. "I'm not sure where we are love."

Elizabeth crossed her arms in front of her and shivered again, this time from fear. There was something that wasn't right. Jack noticed and looked sideways at her. "Why don't you go below darling. I would hate for you to catch cold."

Elizabeth nodded and walked down the stairs to the captain's rooms.

Jack watched her leave and Alex came up to the helm.

"What is it?"

Alex handed Jack the spyglass, "See for yourself."

Jack took it and looked through the fog. There was infact the outline of a town. It was dark and abandoned; most likely attacked.

"Where's Elizabeth?"

Jack took the spyglass from his eye and handed it to his brother. "She's down below. I don't want her to get a cold."

Alex nodded and watched apprehensively as his brother sailed the Pearl into the the town, stopping at the port.

"Are we going ashore Captain?" Mr. Gibbs called from below.

Jack looked around and nodded. "Aye."

The crew started to dissembark and Elizabeth came up, wearing something warmer.

"Jack, are we going into that town?"

"We are yes, you are not."

Elizabeth narrowed her eyes and stood infront of him before he could even think about leaving the ship.

"I want to go! Jack you can't leave me here alone!"

Jack looked thoughtfull and nodded to himself. "Of course not darling. Mr Cotton!"

The old pirate walked up to the side of his captain and nodded.

"Make sure Miss Elizabeth stays on this ship. I will be back momentarily."

The mute pirate nodded again and his parrot piped in "Shiver me timbers."

"Good man."

"Jack, please let me go. I don't want to miss an adventure and you know it!"

"Love, that is no place for my girl, anything could happen." He said and touched her stomach lovingly. "Or my child."

Elizabeth seemed to calm down as she thought of the pirate child growing inside of her. She mused on how she was so worried when she found she hadn't started her monthly cycle. Elizabeth knew she got pregnant the first time she was with Jack, she felt different and her body reacted differently to the things she ate and she even got fatigued quickly. The baby was now at least three months in gestation and she marveled at how, in six months she would give birth.

"Okay Jack."

"That's my girl." He said and headed for shore with the crew.

"Well I guess it's just you and me."

TBC

I hate to do this to you all, but I'm starting college next week (I'm moving into my dorm tomorrow) and I will only be able to update once, possibly twice during the weekend :(.