Chapter 14: Mrs. Jack Sparrow
"Yer what?" Jack couldn't believe his ears. Had he heard her correctly? Did she just say she was pregnant?
"Jack?" Isabella asked when a long silence fell over the cabin. "Hon, talk t' me." Jack stared at Isabella in disbelief. No, she couldn't possibly 'ave said what I think she said. Jack thought.
"Jack, say somethin'. Yer scarin' me."
"Oh my god." was all he could manage.
"We can't continue on to the Galapagos Islands. We 'ave t' return 'ome t' Tortuga." Isabella said. Jack nodded, still unable to speak from the shock of the news. Isabella kissed Jack's forehead and rose to leave.
"Izzy?" Jack called weakly. Isabella was halfway to the door when she turned around and faced her boyfriend.
"Aye?" Jack slowly got up from his bed and walked over to the shelf where the ring was hidden. He knew he had to marry her and there was no better time than the present. He grabbed the ring box, pocketed it, and led Isabella out onto the deck.
"WILL!" Jack yelled, his voice cracking as he did so it sounded more like a wail than an order. Will arrived at his friend's side in seconds.
"Yea?"
"Assemble the crew." Jack said, his voice steadier than it had been moments before. Will looked at him confused.
"But I thought we were gonna do this in the Gala…"
"We're not goin' t' the Galapagos. We're goin' t' Tortuga." Will didn't argue and assembled the crew on deck. The anchors of all three ships were dropped and the crews hopped into longboats and rowed to a nearby island a few yards away. Isabella was totally confused as to why she was being taken to a deserted island.
"Jack, where are we goin'?" Isabella inquired.
"T' that island love." Jack replied, rowing.
"I can see that, but why are we goin' t' the island?"
"Ye'll see." The longboats made landfall on the beach and the pirates climbed out. Once all the boats were secure, they headed up the beach to the edge of the palm trees. Jack turned to Isabella and looked deep into her emerald eyes.
"Isabella, I was gonna do this when we reached the Galapagos, but since we're goin' back 'ome with ye in yer current state, I've decided t' do it now." Jack said. He got down on his right knee, removed the ring box from his pocket and opened it, revealing the gorgeous yellow gold ring set with diamond studs and a beautiful emerald that matched Isabella's eyes in the center surrounded by diamonds in the shape of a tear drop. Jack had found it on their last visit to the Isla de Muerta and had kept it hidden ever since. Isabella gasped, wide-eyed, as Jack popped the question.
"Will ye marry me?" Isabella nearly fainted. She looked down into Jack's deep, piercing brown eyes and tears sprang into her own.
"YES!" Jack rose to his feet and led her over to Will, who did his best to perform the ceremony correctly. Elizabeth put a wreath of wildflowers on Isabella's head as she stood at Jack's side. Jack slid the beautiful ring onto Isabella's tan and slender finger and it caught the sunlight and sparkled radiantly. Will finished the ceremony by pronouncing them man and wife and concluding with the traditional 'you may kiss the bride.' Isabella wrapped her tan arms around Jack's neck and kissed him passionately, tears falling from her eyes. A cheer rang out from the crowd of pirates around them and as the two captains separated, they threw their heads back and laughed.
"How long 'ave ye been plannin' this Jack?" Isabella inquired, laughter still in her voice.
"A while, couldn't tell ye how long exactly." Jack replied, smiling. The pirates returned to the long boats and rowed back to the three waiting ships. But they didn't stay aboard long. The sun was setting and a few members of Jack's crew brought out guitars and accordions and others brought out food and rum and wine. The Pearl's crew, the Phantom's crew, and the Rose's crew all returned to the island with their captains, built a huge bonfire, and had an enormous party.
"I'd like to propose a toast!" Will announced once the fire was lit and everyone had settled down. He raised his goblet of wine into the air. "To the long life and good health of Captain and Mrs. Jack Sparrow!"
"Hail Jack and Isabella!" the pirates yelled as one, lifting their goblets high. The goblets were knocked together and everyone tucked in to eat and drink. After dinner, the music started up. Isabella grabbed her bamboo flute that she had carved herself, rose from where she was sitting, and began playing her flute as she danced around the fire. Kristen, Elizabeth, Anamaria, and Ellen all joined Isabella in dancing and sang the shanties that were being played as they danced. Eventually, Jack was up and dancing and singing with the women around the fire, for once not drunk off his ass.
After many long hours, the first rays of dawn began to appear on the horizon. All of the pirates had passed out, but the women, Will, and surprisingly Jack, were all awake and sober. Jack was sitting on the beach, arm around Isabella and the two of them watched the sun rise.
"So, were ye surprised that I proposed?" Jack asked, breaking the peaceful silence that had fallen over the campsite.
"Hell yea." Isabella replied. "I thought since we decided not t' start a family, ye wouldn't marry me."
"Well, looks like our plans got a bit turned around." Jack replied.
"Yea, the doctor I saw predicted a girl." Isabella informed her new husband. "So we're gonna 'ave t' think of a name eventually."
"Eventually bein' the key word." Jack replied. Isabella smiled and leaned back into Jack's arms as the sun rose ever higher into the Atlantic sky.
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Author's Note: Alright! They're finally married! I realize the chapter was short, but I hand-wrote it first and its a lot longer hand-written! Anyway, despite its shortness, I hope ye liked it anyway! Please R&R!! Thanks a bunch! - Depp's Girl
"Yer what?" Jack couldn't believe his ears. Had he heard her correctly? Did she just say she was pregnant?
"Jack?" Isabella asked when a long silence fell over the cabin. "Hon, talk t' me." Jack stared at Isabella in disbelief. No, she couldn't possibly 'ave said what I think she said. Jack thought.
"Jack, say somethin'. Yer scarin' me."
"Oh my god." was all he could manage.
"We can't continue on to the Galapagos Islands. We 'ave t' return 'ome t' Tortuga." Isabella said. Jack nodded, still unable to speak from the shock of the news. Isabella kissed Jack's forehead and rose to leave.
"Izzy?" Jack called weakly. Isabella was halfway to the door when she turned around and faced her boyfriend.
"Aye?" Jack slowly got up from his bed and walked over to the shelf where the ring was hidden. He knew he had to marry her and there was no better time than the present. He grabbed the ring box, pocketed it, and led Isabella out onto the deck.
"WILL!" Jack yelled, his voice cracking as he did so it sounded more like a wail than an order. Will arrived at his friend's side in seconds.
"Yea?"
"Assemble the crew." Jack said, his voice steadier than it had been moments before. Will looked at him confused.
"But I thought we were gonna do this in the Gala…"
"We're not goin' t' the Galapagos. We're goin' t' Tortuga." Will didn't argue and assembled the crew on deck. The anchors of all three ships were dropped and the crews hopped into longboats and rowed to a nearby island a few yards away. Isabella was totally confused as to why she was being taken to a deserted island.
"Jack, where are we goin'?" Isabella inquired.
"T' that island love." Jack replied, rowing.
"I can see that, but why are we goin' t' the island?"
"Ye'll see." The longboats made landfall on the beach and the pirates climbed out. Once all the boats were secure, they headed up the beach to the edge of the palm trees. Jack turned to Isabella and looked deep into her emerald eyes.
"Isabella, I was gonna do this when we reached the Galapagos, but since we're goin' back 'ome with ye in yer current state, I've decided t' do it now." Jack said. He got down on his right knee, removed the ring box from his pocket and opened it, revealing the gorgeous yellow gold ring set with diamond studs and a beautiful emerald that matched Isabella's eyes in the center surrounded by diamonds in the shape of a tear drop. Jack had found it on their last visit to the Isla de Muerta and had kept it hidden ever since. Isabella gasped, wide-eyed, as Jack popped the question.
"Will ye marry me?" Isabella nearly fainted. She looked down into Jack's deep, piercing brown eyes and tears sprang into her own.
"YES!" Jack rose to his feet and led her over to Will, who did his best to perform the ceremony correctly. Elizabeth put a wreath of wildflowers on Isabella's head as she stood at Jack's side. Jack slid the beautiful ring onto Isabella's tan and slender finger and it caught the sunlight and sparkled radiantly. Will finished the ceremony by pronouncing them man and wife and concluding with the traditional 'you may kiss the bride.' Isabella wrapped her tan arms around Jack's neck and kissed him passionately, tears falling from her eyes. A cheer rang out from the crowd of pirates around them and as the two captains separated, they threw their heads back and laughed.
"How long 'ave ye been plannin' this Jack?" Isabella inquired, laughter still in her voice.
"A while, couldn't tell ye how long exactly." Jack replied, smiling. The pirates returned to the long boats and rowed back to the three waiting ships. But they didn't stay aboard long. The sun was setting and a few members of Jack's crew brought out guitars and accordions and others brought out food and rum and wine. The Pearl's crew, the Phantom's crew, and the Rose's crew all returned to the island with their captains, built a huge bonfire, and had an enormous party.
"I'd like to propose a toast!" Will announced once the fire was lit and everyone had settled down. He raised his goblet of wine into the air. "To the long life and good health of Captain and Mrs. Jack Sparrow!"
"Hail Jack and Isabella!" the pirates yelled as one, lifting their goblets high. The goblets were knocked together and everyone tucked in to eat and drink. After dinner, the music started up. Isabella grabbed her bamboo flute that she had carved herself, rose from where she was sitting, and began playing her flute as she danced around the fire. Kristen, Elizabeth, Anamaria, and Ellen all joined Isabella in dancing and sang the shanties that were being played as they danced. Eventually, Jack was up and dancing and singing with the women around the fire, for once not drunk off his ass.
After many long hours, the first rays of dawn began to appear on the horizon. All of the pirates had passed out, but the women, Will, and surprisingly Jack, were all awake and sober. Jack was sitting on the beach, arm around Isabella and the two of them watched the sun rise.
"So, were ye surprised that I proposed?" Jack asked, breaking the peaceful silence that had fallen over the campsite.
"Hell yea." Isabella replied. "I thought since we decided not t' start a family, ye wouldn't marry me."
"Well, looks like our plans got a bit turned around." Jack replied.
"Yea, the doctor I saw predicted a girl." Isabella informed her new husband. "So we're gonna 'ave t' think of a name eventually."
"Eventually bein' the key word." Jack replied. Isabella smiled and leaned back into Jack's arms as the sun rose ever higher into the Atlantic sky.
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Author's Note: Alright! They're finally married! I realize the chapter was short, but I hand-wrote it first and its a lot longer hand-written! Anyway, despite its shortness, I hope ye liked it anyway! Please R&R!! Thanks a bunch! - Depp's Girl