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Chapter Four- Birthday?
August 12, 1769
"Jack?" I sleepily ask as I roll over and notice the empty space next to me where Jack is supposed to be. I roll out of bed and pull on my pants and a tighter fitting white shirt and head up on deck in search of Jack.
"Jack?" I call as I step up onto deck and begin to look around and spot him at the helm talking to Gibbs, Will and Elizabeth. 'What the hell is up with all the whispering?" I wonder to myself as I notice Jack glance down to me and wink. 'What is he up to?' I shrug it off and head into the galley to begin breakfast for the crew. I pull out oats, some sugar, and some of the milk and begin to make oatmeal for the crew. 'Don't worry Elizabeth will at least remember that it is your birthday.' I tell myself as I let a single tear roll down my face, but I quickly wipe it away and continue with breakfast.
Once I have finished I call up to the crew that breakfast is ready and soon the galley is full of hungry pirates. I begin to serve the crew until all that remain are Will, Elizabeth, Jack and I. I place a bowl in front of each one of them and then sit next to Jack after kissing him on the cheek.
"Good morning, Will and Elizabeth." I say as I let a small smile spread across my face.
"Good morning, Kristy." They reply in unison before they continue to eat their breakfast. I take a few bites and then slowly begin to stir the oatmeal around, I don't feel hungry anymore and want to go and lay in bed. I can feel someone looking at me and I turn my head and notice it is Jack; he is looking at me with a questioning look on his face.
"Ye alrigh' luv?" Jack asks as he places a hand on my leg and puts his spoon down.
"Yeah, I'm fine I'm just don't feel that good, is it alright if I clean up and then go lay down?" Jack leans over and kisses me on the cheek.
"Aye, ye can jus' leave the dishes, I'll ge' Pete ta clean them up." Jack softly kisses me on the lips and I leave the galley to go back to the cabin. I walk in and look around the room and notice that it is messy but I lack the will to clean it. I walk over and lie down on the bed, not willing myself to cry I wrap up in a blanket and stand up and walk over to the desk and find a piece of paper, a quill, and a bottle of ink and sit down and begin to write.
August 12, 1796
Why can't I just tell Jack that today is my birthday? I think it is because I am afraid that it will cause problems, what if he did remember and he gets mad at me for telling him again? I guess I still have fears of my father that I can't get rid of, its almost as if sometimes I feel like if I do something wrong Jack will get mad and treat me like my father did, and I don't want that. But then I tell myself that I will never have to see my father again and I calm down and then I tell myself that Jack is wonderful and he would never hurt me. Why do have to feel like that? I love Jack with all my heart and I always will, until the day I die, and I want him to know that. I want him to think the world of me, but most off all I just want him to love me, I know that I can't live without him no matter what.
I look down at the paper and feel better, it doesn't matter if Jack forgot my birthday, because I know that he loves me, and that's all that matters. I take the piece of paper and hide it in one of my drawers and then turn around and look around the cabin. 'I really should clean this up' I tell myself as I look at the unmade bed and the clothes thrown randomly about the room, so I take the blanket and put it in one of the empty chairs and begin to make the bed. Once I have finished with the bed I decide that it is to quiet so I quietly begin to sing to myself.
You don't remember me but I remember you
I lie awake and try so hard not to think of you
But who can decide what they dream, and dream I do
I believe in you
I'll give up everything just to find you
I have to be with you
To live, to breathe, you're taking over me
Have you forgotten all I know and all we had
You saw me mourning my love for you
And touched my hand
I knew you loved me then
I believe in you
I'll give up everything just to find you
I have to be with you
To live, to breathe, you're taking over me
I look in the mirror and see your face
If I look deep enough
So many things inside that are just like you are taking over
I believe in you
I'll give up everything just to find you
I have to be with you
To live, to breathe, you're taking over me
I believe in you
I'll give up everything just to find you
I have to be with you
To live, to breathe, you're taking over me
You're taking over me
You're taking over me
I look around at the clean room and decide to lay down for a moment before I go and start on lunch for the crew. I go and grab the blanket from the chair and walk back to the bed and lay there quietly thinking about how wonderful the last three months have been, it will be four months on the twentieth. My eyes slowly start to close and before I know it my world has gone dark.
"Luv, I brough' ye yer lunch." I open my eyes and find Jack placing a tray down on the desk and then he walks towards me. "Are ye feelin' better?" He asks as he places a soft kiss on my lips.
"Yes, I think all I needed was some more sleep, who made lunch?" I ask as I sit and prop myself up against the headboard.
"'Lizabeth did, she made potatoes an' baked some bread ta go with it." Jack says as he brings the tray over to me, the food looks wonderful. "I wan' ye ta stay in here fer now an' I will come back later ta get ye." Jack says as he kisses my cheek and then leaves the cabin.
'Why do I have to stay in the cabin? I need to start on dinner in a while.' Oh well he's the captain, we will just have to eat later if he doesn't come and get me soon. I finish the potatoes and take the tray over to the table and then go and lay back down on the bed. 'What am I supposed to do? I already cleaned; maybe I can take a bath.' I open the cabin door and notice Gibbs walking by.
"Gibbs, could you go and get Jack for me?" Gibbs nods and walks and in a few moments Jack appears and walks down the stairs to stand in front of me. "Jack would it be alright if I take a bath, I don't have anything else to do." Jack pushes me into the room and shuts the door behind him.
"I'm sure we could think of somethin' fer ye ta do." Jack slowly begins to kiss my neck and wrap his arms about my waist, pulling me closer to him.
"Jack, this is great but shouldn't you be at the helm?" I ask as I slowly bring my arms up around Jack's neck.
"Aye luv, later then?" Jack asks as he gives me one last kiss on the lips and holds me in his arms as I smile and nod my head. "I will ge' Gibbs ta bring ye in some water so ye can take a bath." Jack gives me one last kiss and then turns and leaves the cabin. I feel a lurch as the anchor is being dropped, 'Are we at port?' I wonder to myself. I quickly find myself a towel and as I begin to walk back into the main cabin there is a knock at the door.
"Kristy we 'ave yer wa'er." I hear Pete call from the other side of the door, I quickly open the door and Pete, Gibbs, Henderson, Frank, and Steven walk into the room all carrying a bucket of water.
"Are we at port Gibbs?" I ask but Gibbs on smiles and shakes his head, leaving me completely bewildered. After they have poured the water into the tub they all exit the room and leave the cabin in silence once again.
I take the towel and set it next to the tub and then slowly ease my body into the lukewarm water. I settle into the water and know that my bath can't be too long for the water will get cold fast. 'Oh well maybe if I fall asleep this day will end and then I wont have to worry about my birthday anymore.' For I am almost certain at this point that Jack has forgotten my birthday, along with Elizabeth for she has not breathed a word about it all day. I slowly wash my hair and try to get some of the tangles out while my hair is slippery from the soft shampoo. I then wash my body and then decide to get out for now the water is turning quite cold and I believe that outside the tub will be warmer. I step out of the tub and wrap the towel around myself and begin to untangle all the knots out of my hair when there is a knock at the door.
"Kristy, can I come in?" I hear Elizabeth call from the other side I run to the door and open it enough to let her in but not enough for any crew members to see me in my towel. "Oh good you are up, how are you feeling? Oh did you just finish taking a bath, do you want me to leave?" I laugh and smile at Elizabeth.
"Yes, I'm fine, and no you can stay it will be good to have some company for a while." I continue to brush the knots out of my hair when Elizabeth reaches for my brush.
"Here let me help you, Kristy can I do your hair?" I look towards Elizabeth and smile. 'Why would she want to do my hair?' I wonder to myself.
"Sure, I guess if you want to." I sit down on one of the chairs at the desk and Elizabeth begins to untangle all the knots in my hair once she is finished she walks into the bathroom.
"Kristy do you have any makeup? I figure if I am going to do your hair I might as well do your makeup as well." I let out a small laugh. 'What is this woman up to?' I wonder to myself but I figure she just wants to be nice.
"Yes I do it's on the middle shelf in the corner of the bathroom." Elizabeth lets out a quiet oh before she wanders back into the cabin and begins to do my makeup. She applies black around my eyes and some light blush on my cheeks and then applies some soft pink lip color to my lips.
"Ok now I can do your hair." Elizabeth says, for now that my hair is dry it has formed into perfect waves. Elizabeth takes the front part of my hair and pulls it all the way back into a small poof at the top of my head, allowing a few messy pieces to fall around my face. "Oh Kristy you look amazing, I think we should show you off to Jack, why don't you put on one of your dresses?" I look up at Elizabeth who has a small grin on her face.
"Alright Liz, what are you up to?" I ask as I stand up and begin to walk into the bathroom but I am pulled back by Elizabeth.
"Nope you can't look until we are all the way finished." She tells me as she stands in front of the chest of drawers, uncertain as to which ones are mine. I laugh and open the middle drawer which has three of my dresses in it, one red, one black, and one teal. Elizabeth pulls all three out and lays them on the bed looking at each one. "Jack has seen you in all of these though, maybe I have a dress that you could borrow we are about the same size." Before I can mutter a word Elizabeth is out the door. 'That woman is crazy, who cares if Jack has seen me in these dresses before, and it's not as if we are going anywhere.' I am snapped out of my think by Elizabeth returning carrying a large box, and a medium box with two smaller boxes on top of that.
"Here Kristy try this one on and come out so I can see." I take the box from Elizabeth and take the lid off and look inside, not even thinking to thank Elizabeth I turn and run into the bathroom. I pull on the under shift and walk back out holding the corset and ask Elizabeth to lace it up for me, once she has finished I walk back into the bathroom and pull the dress on and turn to look in the mirror. The dress is amazing it is three quarter length sleeve lavender dress with additional lace ups on the back of the dress in dark purple satin ribbon. The corset top has a simple elegant design and I look down and notice that it is a full princess type dress. I finally notice my makeup and am amazed at what Elizabeth has done, I feel stunning. I walk back into the bedroom and stand before Elizabeth.
"Oh Kristy you look wonderful, here put these on." Elizabeth opens one of the small boxes and inside is a beautiful pearl necklace and in the other is a beautiful set of pearl earrings.
"Elizabeth, I can't wear your jewelry and your dress, it's too much." I say as I try to push the boxes away.
"No Kristy just wear them for now, it's not like I need them at the moment or anything." I graciously take the necklace and with Elizabeth's help fasten it around my neck, I then put on the earrings on to have Elizabeth stand before me with the last box. "And we can't forget the shoes now can we?" Elizabeth asks as she pulls out a simple but beautiful pair of lavender high heel shoes with a strap just above the toes and laces that wrap lowly up my leg. I finish lacing up the shoes and walk back into the bathroom, the pearls complete the outfit and I am amazed at how wonderful the dress is. "Kristy you stay here and I will be back in a few minutes." I nod and continue to twirl around in front of the mirror and before I know it Elizabeth is walking back into the room, this time in a simple but beautiful green dress with long sleeves and a loose lace up back.
"Elizabeth, what's going on, why are you all dressed up?" I look at Elizabeth and notice that she has a small smirk on her face.
"Oh Kristy…come up on deck and you will see." Intrigued I follow Elizabeth up on deck and over to the railing and look to the beach and am amazed at what I see. Gibbs, Pete, James, and Mathew all of whom are dressed in somewhat nice clothes, are all sitting down in a small group with instruments in hand and when they spot Elizabeth and I they begin to play. Will and Jack are standing a little off to the right of Elizabeth and I and are dressed in nice black suits, the same suits they wore on our wedding day; Jack stops his conversation with Will and walks towards me, enveloping me in a hug.
"I see ya got the dress I bough' fer ye." Jack states as he gently kisses me on the lips.
"You bought me this, oh Jack it's wonderful, I thought all of it was Elizabeth's." I slowly spin around in a circle and the dress flows out around me.
"Aye luv, all of it is fer ye, the shoes the jewelry, everythin', after all, I did 'ave ta give me wife somethin' nice fer her birthday." My mouth drops open as Jack says this and everyone left on deck echoes out a cry of 'happy birthday'.
"What? All day I though you had forgotten!" I exclaim as I am almost on the verge of tears, Jack notices and envelops me in a hug.
"Ah luv, how could I forget yer birthday? I'm sorry if I made ye upse'." Jack gently wipes away the one tear that has managed to escape before he kisses me passionately on the lips.
"Oh Jack this is the most wonderful birthday ever, you don't have to be sorry, thank you so much for the dress and jewelry." I kiss Jack fully on the lips and the crew erupts into cheers. I pull away blushing, and Jack takes my hand and helps me down into the waiting boat. Once Will, Elizabeth, Jack, and I are all in the boat the two men row us to shore where I am greeted with another eruption of 'happy birthday's' and hugs from all the crew members. I thank them warm heartedly and once again Jack takes my hand and leads me over to the table that is full of food, roast pig, potatoes, grapes, and fresh bread. I look in amazement at all the wonderful food and begin to reach for a plate but Jack moves my hand away.
"An' wha' kind of 'usband would I be if I didn' serve me wife?" Jack asks as he moves me so that I am sitting on a blanket a little ways from the fire, and then goes back to the table and makes two plates of food for us. Jack returns and places the food down in front of me and I quickly begin to eat, soon we are joined by Will and Elizabeth. Everything tastes so wonderful, the bread is nice and soft, the potatoes are covered in a creamy sauce, and the grapes are nice and juicy. "Oh that was wonderful, Elizabeth did you make all this?" I ask I feel bad that a pregnant woman spent all day in the kitchen making dinner.
"I did, but I enjoyed it." Elizabeth says as the men begin to clear our plates, they soon return but this time they are followed by the crew, some of whom are carrying a present.
"Oh you guys didn't have to get me anything." I say as I feel like I am going to cry again.
"I'll be the firs' ta star' then." Anamaria says as she hands me a small box, I undo the brown twine and inside I find a pair of hair sticks, they are black and have a beautiful flower design at the top.
"Thank you Anamaria, they are lovely." Anamaria bends down and I give her a hug, I place the hair sticks next to me on the blanket and then Gibbs hands me his present.
"'ere darlin' I thou' this would be somethin' ye would enjoy." I take the medium sized box and open it to find a leather bound journal with Jack's sparrow in flight over the ocean tattoo on the front and a beautiful quill and two bottles of black ink. I trace the design that is on the cover of the journal and then hand it to Jack.
"Oh Gibbs this is wonderful thank you so much." I stand up and give Gibbs a hug. "You are so sweet, thank you Gibbs." I whisper in his ear, when I pull away I notice that his eyes are watering, and he caresses my cheek.
"Ye are like a daughter to me, just like Jack is a son to me." I give Gibbs another hug and then he steps back to stand next to Ana.
Next in line is Cotton he steps forward and hands me a small box. I remove the lid and open it to find five beads, one round and red, the next emerald green, one that is black with white flowers traced around it and one amber colored, and there is also a small coin, the same as Jack's in the small box.
I look up at Cotton and he caresses my cheek and then pulls me into a hug. "Thank you Cotton this is wonderful." Cotton pulls back and takes my hand and then Jack's and places them one on top of the other, and then slowly steps back next to Gibbs and Anamaria. I turn around and kiss Jack on the lips and tell him that I love him before I am being handed a gift by Pete.
"Kristy, me gift aint tha' grea' but I hope ye like it." Pete says as he hands me a small box, I open it and inside is a silver necklace with a medium sized sparrow in flight hanging from the silver chain.
"Oh Pete it's wonderful, I love it thank you." I give Pete a quick hug and then I am handed another gift this time from Will and Elizabeth. "Oh, you guys, if anything I should be getting you a gift." I hate the fact that they are giving me a gift when they have a baby on the way.
"Oh, don't worry Kristy, you can still get us a gift." Will says and then winks at me, I laugh and take the top off of the box that they had handed me. Inside is a beautiful black pearl necklace, a pearl and then a small band of silver all the way around the necklace.
"Thank you so much, it's beautiful, I love it." I walk over and give Elizabeth a hug and then Will and give him a small kiss on the cheek. "Thank you all so much, this has been the best birthday…" I trail off in fear that I might start crying; luckily Jack stands up and envelops me in a hug.
"Now tha' ye 'ave opened yer presents lets ge' dancin'." Jack calls out and Gibbs leads the others back to their instruments and they begin to play an upbeat song. Jack takes my hands and we begin to dance, he spins me out, sending sand flying through the air around our feet. Soon the song ends and they begin to play a slow song and Jack takes my hand in his placing it somewhat away from us and then wraps his other arm securely around my waist, pulling me as close to him as possible. I lay my head on Jack's chest and look out at the ocean, 'I am so lucky to have Jack, I don't know what I would do without him.' I think to myself as I look over at Will and Elizabeth who are dancing a little ways down from us, 'the only thing missing in my life at this point is children.' I think to myself, I haven't even realized that the song has ended and most of the crew is beginning to clean up the beach.
"Are ye ready ta go back ta the Pearl?" Jack whispers into my hair.
"Should we help clean up first?" I look up at Jack and see the smirk on his face.
"Let ye clean up yer own party, never." Jack kisses me on the lips and sets me down on the blanket while he goes to help clean up the food. Once they have finished the fire is put out and I stand up and fold up the blanket and put my hand in Jacks and head back to the boats.
Once we are back on board the Pearl I bid everyone good night, giving Elizabeth, Will, and Gibbs a hug and then Jack takes my hand and leads us into the cabin. "You know what Jack? There was something that I wanted more than anything and I haven't gotten it yet." I walk over to Jack and wrap my arms around his neck and his hands automatically encircle my waist.
"Aye an' wha' would tha' be luv?" I gently kiss Jacks lips and then trail the kisses up to his ear.
"You." I whisper, and before I know it Jack is lifting me up and trailing kisses down my neck. I wrap my legs around Jack's waist and he walks backwards into the wall. I throw my head back as Jack continues to kiss and lightly suck on my neck, he stops for a moment and quietly whispers against my skin.
"I luv ye so much, happy birthday luv." I bring my head down and look into Jack's sincere eyes.
"I love you to; you are the best thing that has ever happened to me." As soon as I finish talking Jack's lips are crashing into mine and soon his kisses are becoming needier and I place my feet back onto the ground and lead us to the bed where we spend the evening in complete bliss.
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