This chappie is going up now cause Beth commands me to! (Lol)

Disclaimer: I own everything and nothing...if that makes sence...oh, and Marco Polo belongs to...Beth...and her family? Right? Right...Pants? Pants...Tortuga? TORTUGA!

Almost a month went by. Jack had to scold himself, trying not to think of Meg. Meg felt as if there was nothing else in the world to enjoy. She played with Gracie often but every few moments she paused and looked at her. Meg could see Jack in Grace.

"Aunt Meggie are you ok?" Grace would ask. Meg nodded and continued to play.

Elizabeth noticed Meg's disposition and approached Jack about it one day as he was at the helm.

"Have you noticed Meg lately?" she asked him nonchalantly. Jack stared at her for a moment.

"Er, no…why do you ask?"

"She just seems very lonely. I've talked with her a few times and—"

"I don't want to hear it."

"What?"

"I don't want to hear it, savvy?"

Elizabeth looked confused for a moment and then scowled at him.

"Do you realize the pain she's been in since you brought Louise on board!" she shouted at the captain who looked slightly taken aback. Jack recomposed himself and looked Elizabeth in the eye.

"Yes, I do. Because I've felt it every day since Meg has been away from me." He lowered his voice. "I do not love Louise."

"Then why don't you do something about it?"

"Because I can't just drop her off and say, 'Here, I'm divorcing you, go grab another pirate to frolic with.'"

"Why not?"

"Because she's pregnant!"

Elizabeth stared at him with wide eyes.

"I couldn't help myself, Lizzie!"

"…Alright then…if that's how it must be…" she turned on her heel and went back to her cabin. Jack sighed and leaned on the helm. Why did life have to become so complicated?

Meg had found a deck of cards. She sat at a table for a moment, thinking of a game that she could play by herself. There was always solitaire but that seemed boring at the moment. There was pyramids. But that didn't seem fun at the moment either. Elizabeth walked by and slammed her door. Will came down stairs and knocked on it. He entered and shut it. Meg watched the door for a moment and when back to shuffling her cards. Will came back out five minutes later and looked at Meg pitifully. She looked up at him.

"What?" she asked.

Will shook his head.

"Nothing…what are you doing?"

"Thinking of something to play," she shuffled the cards again. "Know any good card games that I could play by myself?"

"Not at the moment but I'll play with you," Will said and sat at the other side of the table.

"Could I teach you one?" Meg asked.

"Yes,"

Meg began explaining a game that her best friend's brother had made up. It was called 'Marco Polo' when it was not being called 'Matt's Game' or 'Tommy's Game'. Then they began to play. About fifteen minutes went by and Meg won.

"That was really fun though!" Will exclaimed. Meg nodded, smiling.

"It is once people actually sit down with you, learn and play it." Meg started to shuffle the deck.

Will nodded. Then he got an idea.

"Let's teach it to everyone."

"What?"

"Why not? And then, just for fun, we can have tournaments!"

Meg smirked and looked around the room and then back at Will.

"Alright, but you have to teach every body."

"But I'm not that good…"

Meg shuffled the cards again and started to deal them again.

"Well, then…we'll just have to make you."

The whole day went by and Will and Meg continued to play well into the night. Sometimes a crewmember would walk past and stop for a moment, watching the two. Louise came down to put Gracie to bed.

"Could you keep your voices down? Grace is having a hard time getting to sleep…"

Will glanced at her.

"Here, she can sleep in the galley. It's large and no sound or harm can come to her there." He explained. He set his hand down and moved the cot into the galley, making sure no harm would come to the child. He and Meg continued to play after Louise went back up on deck. Elizabeth approached them later.

"And what are you two up to?" she asked.

"Playing 'Marco Polo', darling, I'll teach you how to play tomorrow…this is our last hand and then I'll come to bed." Will explained and turned over his last card, losing again to Meg. He groaned good-naturedly and smiled at Meg who was gathering up the cards once again.

"Alright, good night Will, Elizabeth," Meg said as she walked over to her hammock and lied down.

There you go, Beth! Happy? (LOL) I noticed that there was a serious lack of the word, 'savvy' in this fic so I had to get Jack to say it! Yea, once I get the other chappies loaded, I'll post them as soon as I can! TALLY HO!