Pirates of the Caribbean – The Life I've Always Wanted

By Princess-Pirate

Email: lziceprincessyahoo.co.uk



Summary: Sequel to Blood Is Thicker Than Rum. The story picks up eight months later. Tragedy strikes as romance blooms between someone they never thought would fall in love.

Disclaimer: All the characters, ships, and places in the Caribbean belong to Walt Disney and producer Jerry Bruckheimer, as well as the dialect in the flashbacks from the movie. I don't own any of them (I wish). Some of the new characters are my own creations and therefore I have some ownership over them.

A/N: Please read and let me know what you think. Reviews and ideas on coming chapters are most welcome. Also note that I've changed Bootstrap's name from William to what everyone used to call him – Bill. This was since I discovered that there was some confusion if Jack called them both William.

Chapter 12 – Taking A Step Into The Unknown

"Don't worry Kat" Bill said as he led her up the stairs "He only wants to see you. He asked me to tell you that he wants to talk te ye."

"What if he tells me how much he hates me," she said.

"He won't" Bill said "He needs to talk to you and he wants to see you alone. I'll be waiting for you right here and you'll only be a few steps away from me."

Katherine nodded and then walked into the room.

No one knew what was said in that room that night. Only when Katherine stepped downstairs she had a smile on her face and hugged Bill to her.

They didn't need a person to tell them the news – Will had given his blessing for his father and Katherine to get married.

Soon the whole place was engulfed in servants running around.

Elizabeth had dragged Katherine to the local dressmaker to see to getting the bride to be a beautiful robe while Jack took care of Bill.

Will was soon out of bed and back to normal, playing with little Jonathan in the garden.

A week later he and Jack stood on the Pearl's deck overseeing the final repairs on the great ship.

"She's missed ye lad," Jack said as he leaned against the railing.

"I missed her as well" Will replied. "I can't believe it's been nearly two months."

Jack nodded. "We're just all glad that yer up and about and that we didn't need te send ye te Davy Jones' Locker."

Will smiled and nodded. He walked down the gangway and stood on the dock, taking in the amount of damage to the masts and rigging. "Don't think I'll be playing look-out for a while," he said with a grimace.

"Ye just take all the time ye need" Jack said "We aint leaving till Lizzie's little one 'as been born. I know ye want te leave but I need ye to think of your wife's safety as well."

"I know" Will said "And I think it will be better to have someone here who will be able to help if any trouble kicks in. I want the little one to be alive. I don't think Elizabeth or me for that matter will be able to deal with another death."

Jack nodded and placed a comforting arm around his first mate's shoulder. "Things will be all right," he said. "No let get on home and see if yer father is still alive. The wedding is only in five weeks but you would say it's in a days time, the way the women are going on."

Will chuckled and walked to the coach that would be taking them home again. He accepted Jack's help when he needed to lift his legs to get onto the step since he still had a little trouble lifting his legs higher that the normal for when you walked.

"How's my family doing?" Jack asked as he picked up Jonathan as the little boy threw up his arms.

"Daddy uppy" he asked and Jack smiled at him.

"All right" he said as he threw the little boy in the air.

"Jack please" Anamaria said as she walked to him. "Don't do that."

Jack smiled as he wrapped an arm around Anamaria's waist and hugged her to him.

"Where's Will?" she asked.

"He's gone up to get some rest" Jack said, "he's not nearly as strong as he once was. His body's still healing and taking its time."

Anamaria nodded and then sat down on the grass pulling Jack down as well.

He complied and placed Jonathan on the ground, allowing him to run around a little. "I was thinking," he said as he turned to Anamaria.

"You think too much" Anamaria said as she kissed him.

Jack smiled. "I was thinking if you would like the idea of getting married here as well?"

"You mean?" Anamaria looked at him and he nodded.

"I don't know" she said, "It's so soon. I was thinking that maybe we could wait until we're at sea again and get Bill to do it."

"If that's what you want then we'll be doing it that way" Jack kissed her again.

"No wait" Anamaria said, "Why don't we get married here on the beach? We're both two free souls that love the ocean so why don't we let her share the experience with us?"

"That sounds wonderful," Jack said as he pulled Anamaria to him and hugged her. They then sat together watching Jonathan play with a small butterfly, happy that their life was finally returning to normal.

"Morning" Elizabeth smiled at Will as he opened his eyes.

"Morning?" Will asked, still half asleep.

"You slept the whole day yesterday," Elizabeth said as she snuggled closer to her husband, resting her head on his chest.

"How's the two most important people in my life doing today?" he asked as he placed a hand on Elizabeth's stomach.

"We're fine," Elizabeth said as she placed her hand over his.

"Good" Will said as he relaxed, starting to fall asleep again.

"Oh yes" Elizabeth remembered "Jack wants to ask you something."

"Oh" Will said as he carefully sat up.

"He and Anamaria are getting married in two weeks' time. He and father had already talked and they agreed to get married on the beach."

"That scoundrel" Will chuckled as he pulled Elizabeth down against him and kissed her.

Elizabeth nodded and then both lovers fell asleep once again, only emerging late morning to greet their friends and a new day.

Two weeks later Anamaria Rodriguez and Captain Jack Sparrow were married on the beach.

Will and Bill stood in as Jack's best men while Katherine and Elizabeth were the maids of honor.

Everyone smiled as little Jonathan came walking down the aisle. The two wedding rings lying on a scarlet velvet pillow in his hands.

Jack and Anamaria were all smiles and the pirate captain even had tears of joy in his arms.

Anamaria's gown was a pale white with light blue and she looked beautiful.

Jack looked just as handsome in his clothes. Will had made him take out his braids and trinkets and the pirate's hair was smooth and pulled back neatly into a single ponytail. He could have passed for a nobleman any day.

After the reciting of their vows and the blessing of the priest, the happy couple kissed under the clear blue sky to the cheer of those attending.

After that a reception was held in the garden of Governor Swann's house and the couple danced the night away, only going to bed in the early hours of the morning.