Hi peoples...I haven't updated in a while, huh? Well, I am now! Muahahaha! Sorry, hyper...Ohh! I got a Jack Sparrow Pillowcase the other day! Now I can LITERALLY drool over 'im::LOL: Ok, on with the tale...TALLY HO!

Disclaimer: I do not own any rights to anything PotC...but I do own a Jack Sparrow Pillowcase and a keychain that says, "I :heart: Capt. Jack Sparrow!"

Over the next few days, Meg tried to leave the Warren household. It wasn't that she didn't like them, but she wanted to be free again. However, Kearney accompanied her every time she left the house…almost as if he knew something. Days turned into weeks, weeks into months. Four miserable months were spent in London. Meg had absolutely nothing to do. There were the little jobs that Mrs. Warren gave her but those were very dull.

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In these months, the Black Pearl had made it back to Port Royal. He persuaded Louise(with the help of Elizabeth) to go see a doctor and to stay on land for the last few months of her pregnancy. Jack promised to return for her once the baby was born. That was three months away. Elizabeth volunteered to care for both Louise and Grace. Will didn't want to leave his job on the Pearl but Jack told him to stay in port. Will reluctantly gave in. Jack soon set off for England again, in pursuit of Meg.

Jack stayed there for the remaining two months. He met up with Elijah once or twice to see if he or anyone else had heard anything. Nothing, not a word of the girl from anyone. Jack's heart sank lower with every try.

'And I have to get back to Port Royal…' he thought.

So, with the two months flying by, Jack found himself and the crew on their way back to Port Royal.

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"Where is he?" Louise cried. Elizabeth told Will to fetch the doctor and came to Louise's side.

"Jack will be here, don't worry!"

"Momma? Are you alright?"

"Your mother's fine, Gracie." Said Elizabeth ushering the little girl out of the room and calling Estrella, one of the servants. "Estrella, could you please but Gracie to bed and then come back as fast as you can?" The woman nodded and took Gracie's hand. Louise moaned in pain of her labor. A few more moments passed and Will and the doctor came into the room.

"Is it Jack?" Louise asked for the umpteenth time. Elizabeth sighed and shook her head. Finally the stomp of Jack's boots was heard in the doorway.

"Jack!" cried Louise, again suffering from the pain. Jack kneeled by Louise and held her hand, not really knowing what else to do. The doctor delivered a baby boy from Louise's womb but when Jack and the other's tried to tell her she didn't answer. Her eyes were closed and she wasn't breathing. The doctor took her pulse.

"I-I'm sorry…it seems we've lost her…" Jack stared at Louise's body. Here was the woman he was married to…whom he had now two children with and she had just died. Elizabeth held the baby boy.

"Jack," she whispered. He looked at her, emotionless. "What are you going to call him?"

Jack looked back at Louise.

"Shane…" he said in a low voice.

"Why 'Shane'?" Will asked.

"T'was the first thing I thought of as I walked in here…"

And so, baby Shane had been born. Grace was so pleased to have a baby brother but very sad at the same time because her mother was dead. In the next few days, there was a funeral and a burial for Louise Sparrow. Jack didn't shed one tear or even a sob. He wore the same emotionless expression.

"Elizabeth and I can take care of Shane if you want…then you can keep looking for Meg…" Will offered one day. Jack nodded.

"Aye…I'll take Gracie with me." He replied. Will nodded. And so Jack set off again back to England.

Almost a year went by and still there was no sign of Meg…

Jack did as he had promised and came back for Shane. He was one year oldnow and just learning how to walk.

"We're coming with you back to England," Will announced. Elizabeth nodded. Jack sighed and knew there was no way of stopping them and so made the month long trip back to Europe.

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Meg during this very long year tried to stay out of the Warren's way. Mrs. Warren noticed how Meg was so very quiet.

"What's wrong, child?" she asked one afternoon when Meg was inside. She looked up and shook her head.

"There's somethin' wrong, Meggie, you must tell someone."

Meg sighed and looked at the floor. She set down the book she was reading for the millionth time.

"I'm not sure what is wrong, ma'am…I just…I really don't know…" Meg looked around the room and took a deep breath. "I suppose it's…well…it's stupid really…"

"Come, come, dear…you will feel a lot better as soon as it's outta ye." Mrs. Warren urged. Meg sighed again.

"I…I fell in love with one of the pirates aboard the ship…but he was married-" Mrs. Warren gasped. "Oh, no, we didn't do anything. But I miss him sorely…I don't know where he is…or what has happened…" Mrs. Warren stood patiently listening. Meg shook her head, unable to say any more.

"Might I tell you a secret, Meg?" Mrs. Warren asked. Meg looked up. Felicity smiled. "Kearney has taken a great liking to you."

Meg's eye widened and she looked at the floor.

"Oh, hmm, that's interesting!" she said, trying to sound a little bit happy.

One thing that I must say...POOR JACK!Ok, I must go and eat din-din now...but R&R plese! TALLY HO!