Anamaria looked round the cottage she was supposed to live in. Wasn't bad, neither in size or condition. Sighing she looked out of the window from her room. Perfect view of the sea. He had made sure of that. Said it was too stop her missing it too much. She wasn't sure whether it would stop her missing it or make it worse. As she watched the wave's crash against the cliffs her mind wandered back to the situation she had been in a few hours before…
Jack was standing at the door of the cottage. Taking in the details of the place, committing them to memory. His eyes trailed down to the bundle in Anamaria's arms. His son.
"You should be happy here. Nice town, nice people." Anamaria simply nodded, her eyes not meeting his. Jack was unsure of what to say. "I'll be going then?" once again she nodded, although this time she allowed herself to meet his eye. When she spoke her voice was barley above a whisper.
"Goodbye Jack." Before he turned to leave he planted a kiss on top of her forehead, his finger stroking his sons sleeping face. Without another word he spun on his heel and headed down the pathway, disappearing down an alley way and into the crowds…
Anamaria was snapped out of her thoughts by a tiny cry. She smiled as she walked over to the foot of her bed. A cradle had been placed there, and inside lay her tiny boy. Thomas. As she picked him up she couldn't help but smile when she thought of the argument about his name only a few days before.
Jack was sat on the bed, still watching his son who had since closed his eyes once again and fallen asleep like his mother. He felt perfectly contempt to sit there, letting the time fly by, just looking at his child. Yet before he knew it, he too had fallen asleep, only to be woken by the hungry cry of a baby. It didn't take Anamaria long to figure out what to do, Jack stayed silent until their baby was quiet, Anamaria happily nursing him.
"So, what we goin' t' call 'im then?" Jack smiled broadly down at Ana. "He isn't havin' the same name as you Jack Sparrow." Jack let out a small laugh.
"Why not? Jacks a fine name for the lad."
"I'm sure it is. But he deserves his own identity, not that of his father." Jack nodded.
"Aye, that 'e does. How 'bout George?" In response Anamaria scrunched her nose up, shaking her head. "Okay then. Peter? Matthew? Richard? Thomas? Err…" Jack closed his eyes trying to think of more names that he thought would be fit for his son. But before he could say any more Anamaria spoke again.
"I like Thomas." Jack looked down at Ana; their son finally having stopped feeding had fallen asleep again.
"Thomas it is then. Thomas Jack Sparrow." Ana laughed.
"Your not going to give up are you?" he just winked down at his lady.
"Gotta be in there somewhere luv." The pair just smiled down, watching Thomas sleep in Ana's arms.
Once again Anamaria was bought out her thoughts, this time not by the cry of her baby but a knock on the door. She had since sat down on a chair beside the window, her gaze changing from that on her baby to the sea. Anamaria looked up as Elizabeth's head poked round the door.
"You ok Ana?" Anamaria simply nodded her head, forcing a tiny smile onto her face. "I'm going to go into the town, see if I can't find some food to put in the pantry for the week. Do you need anything? Or want anything in particular?"
"Can you see if you can find anything to make better nappies with? The cloth I've been using isn't working very well." Elizabeth nodded.
"Anything else?" Anamaria shook her head, and Liz took this as her cue to leave the woman and child alone to their thoughts once again.
When the agreement that Anamaria shouldn't or even couldn't stay on the ship with such a young baby was made, Elizabeth automatically offered to stay with her. Although they had never before gotten on that well, Elizabeth felt a connection to Anamaria after helping her give birth. Ana herself was quite relieved to find out that she wasn't being left completely on her own with a new baby. Although she agreed with Jack about staying on the ship, her fear of being left alone was still present. And when he told her his thoughts on the matter, it became very obvious to him that what she was scared of happening was indeed happening. Only not quite in the extremes that she dreaded.
Both Anamaria and Jack agreed that Thomas wouldn't be able to be on the pirate ship until he was at least 2 years old. At this age they agreed he would be able to stay quiet during any battles the ship may get into. As much as it pained Jack, he knew that he would have to leave Ana and his son behind on land, as he wouldn't be able to stay away from the sea for so long. It comforted Jack to know that Anamaria wasn't going to be completely on her own, trying to find a way to cope with such a young baby.
Elizabeth had offered herself to stay on land with the excuse that she was a woman, therefore could help Anamaria look after young Thomas. The truth behind her decision was that she wasn't entirely comfortable living at sea. She only went with Will so that she wouldn't be left alone. But with Anamaria about to be put in the very position Elizabeth herself hadn't wanted to be in, she couldn't help but sympathise with her.
Jack had sailed away after only 10 days of his son being in the world. Not long after Anamaria had given birth, Jack had set sail to a close town that was friendly towards pirates, just so long as they behaved themselves. It didn't take them very long to get to the small port town, 4 days at the most. When they arrived Jack took it on himself to find them a suitable place to stay. He wouldn't tell Anamaria how much he paid for the cottage, but she would put her life on it that it was more than she would have. Once he had found the cottage, he kitted it out in furniture both new and old. The best pieces in that house were the two beds and the crib.
A lot had happened to both Anamaria and Jack in the space of a week. They had both become parents for the first time, found a new town and place to live. It wasn't any wonder Jack had been reluctant to leave Anamaria when the time came. He had stayed with her an extra few days since finding her her place to live. He used the excuse it was to make sure the place was 'suitable'. Of course the real reason was that he was fascinated by his son and the fact that he was his flesh and blood. But the time had come where he had to bid farewell and it had been harder for him then he would ever let Anamaria know…
The first time Jack had been back to visit was only 2 months since the birth of Thomas. He came during the day, typically while the two women were out in the town doing a bit of shopping. He had sat on the door step all day in the blazing heat and it was Elizabeth who returned first.
She informed Jack of how Anamaria spent her days when she wasn't too exhausted from taking care of their babe. Most of the time she would sit on the top of a low cliff or on some rocks, watching the waves crash below her. Elizabeth had only gone with her once or twice, finding it boring.
It wasn't until sometime after sunset that Anamaria returned back to her home. Jack had fallen asleep in a chair in the lounge, Elizabeth had left to go to the Pearl to see Will and spend time with her husband.
The sight of him made Anamaria's heart skip a beat. She had truly believed that when he sailed away the first time, that it would be the last she ever saw from him. That he wouldn't return to her or their child. Yet there he was. Slumped in a chair, hat over most of his face, and lightly snoring. Before waking him Anamaria had put Thomas down in his crib. Jack didn't get a proper look of his son until the next morning…
The Black Pearl stayed docked at the town for 4 days only. It was enough time for the men to have time off, for the ship to get supplies and generally rest. Anamaria didn't see Liz for the whole time during the Pearls stay, but she figured like her, she would be with her man. Jack was amazed at how much his son had grown in the space of 2 months. He kept insisting that the boy smiled at him, although Anamaria kept insisting it was just wind. As hard as it was for Jack to leave, it was harder for Anamaria to watch him go. Because with him leaving, it meant she was alone with a baby again. Maybe not physically with Liz around, but mentally she was.
Jack visited often at first. Once every 2-3 months. But then he was gone for 7 months at a time. During this time Anamaria convinced herself that Jack had left her forever and Liz convinced herself something terrible had happened to the two. The truth was, was that they lost track of the months and were further away then they had been before. Because of this Jack missed his sons first birthday, which when he realised, cursed himself for doing so.
When Jack returned to take Elizabeth, Anamaria and Thomas back onto the Pearl Thomas was barley 18 months old. He had changed his mind about how long he wanted his family to be off the ship, and it didn't take much persuading to get Anamaria to agree. The truth behind her decision was not that it would be best for her son, but rather she had been feeling increasingly trapped on land and was getting worried that she would start to resent her baby for it.
The Pearl managed to go for 4 weeks before the first battle they had with Anamaria and Thomas back on board…
A/N i know thats was very short, and had no real point to it what-so-ever but it was too fill in the gap of last chapter and the next chapter. so yeah... thanks for the reviews! please review :-) thank you! Captainme