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Chapter 7: Married Life

Four years had passed since the whole Calypso's locket ordeal. Will and Elizabeth were now happily married. As a thank for saving him and his daughter from Beckett and Norrington's machinations, the Governor had another blacksmith shop built in the city. They left the one were Will previously worked to the new blacksmith, and Will got another one, bigger and newer, for himself. Of course Joanna, the servant imprisoned by Norrington, was taken back at the mansion, although now Elizabeth lived with Will in their own house.

It was strange for a small town like Port Royal to have two blacksmiths, but it wouldn't last much. As soon as the new spread that Will was back in town, the other blacksmith's business collapsed, and in few months he was obliged to leave for another place where to make his living.

An year after their marriage, Will and Elizabeth had gotten their first child, a little boy. They named him Alexander Jack. Day by day, they proudly looked at him grow sane and strong. Now, Elizabeth was expecting another baby.

The couple had had their rough spots too, for example in the beginning Will devoted himself a bit too much to his job, and Elizabeth made him notice that not so gently. He understood, though, and adjusted his schedule so that he could be with his family more.

Every night, after dinner, he would play with his son, with a set of ships that Will had made himself to resemble the Black Pearl and some merchant vessels. Needless to say, the Pearl was Alexander's favourite, and he used always that one, sinking the rest of his father's fleet one by one.

They would share long laughs about that, and Elizabeth looked at them lovingly from the couch where she used to sew, just to pass some time before going to bed.

Once Will put their son in bed, he would go back to the living room, and would chat with his wife about things that happened in Port Royal. Not much, to say the truth. Since the revolt of the soldiers, there had been nothing really interesting.

At least, Will had his job to keep him occupied, while Elizabeth had just the social events of the town high class, something she hated to attend to, but being the daughter of the Governor, she could not refuse. Will knew how much she despised that, and loved taking the mickey out of her.

"So, how was tea with Mrs. Grapes this afternoon?" he asked her smiling, while pulling her close.

She rolled his eyes. "Wonderful. We passed hours chatting about the proper way to sew a scarf, and then they started gossiping about some of their distant relatives back in England, how lovely" she sarcastically said.

Will snickered at that, and it earned him a swat on his arm.

"Ouch" he protested.

"Serves you right, so that you stop teasing me" she scolded him, but a smile was already tugging at her lips.

"Is that so, Mrs. Turner?" he smirked at her. The look in his eyes promised nothing good, and in fact moments later she found herself tickled mercilessly.

"Will…please…stop…" she managed to say through her laughs. He did, and they found themselves one over the other, faces just inches apart. In both their eyes you could see the amount of passion for each other that still resided in them, something that probably would never go away. They were deeply in love with each other and will always be.

Will claimed her lips in a sweet kiss that soon enough became really heated. They could barely keep their hands off each other, but they had to, because Elizabeth was too near to delivering, so they would have to stop. But neither of them liked it.

When they left the living room, Will took her hand and they walked together to their bedroom, where they changed to their night clothes, before snuggling under the sheets. He pulled her close, and kissed the top of her head. It was amazing how well she fit against his body, even as swollen as she was for the pregnancy.

"I'm so ugly" she whined.

"No way. You're the most gorgeous woman on Earth" he said, reassuring her. They had already gone through that once before, when she was expecting Alexander, and Will suspected they would every time she would get pregnant. If they were going to have more kids, that is.

Trying to take her mind off her appearance, he spoke softly to her, tickling her right ear.

"What would you like this little one here" he said, gently caressing her belly, "to be? Another little boy or a girl?"

"I've thought about it recently, and I must admit I don't know" Elizabeth said. "I mean, a boy would be good because when he grows up Alexander and him could play together…but having a little girl would be lovely, don't you think?"

"As much as she is gorgeous as her mother, it would be fantastic" he said, kissing her neck gently. She let a slight moan escape her lips.

Soon later they both fell asleep, Will's arm draped around her.

When morning came, it found them sweetly embraced. Will was the first to wake up, as sunlight hit him, and he grinned, when he saw his wife still sleeping.

Pushing a little tendril of hair our of her face, he mused, "She really seems an angel on earth while she's sleeping".

Moments later, she started opening her eyes too. "Morning, luv" he greeted her.

"Morning" she sleepily said, then noticing her husband's grin spoke.

"What are you grinning about?"

"Nothing, just being happy for having such a gorgeous woman as my wife" he said, then placed his lips on her own for their usual "Good morning" kiss.

"You've got to go to work today?"

"I may be able to stay there just a little, but I need to go to check on some swords the Navy ordered us. But I promise I'll be back in three hours at the top. Why, did you have plans?"

"I was thinking perhaps we could all go to have a picnic on the beach. We could invite my father too, if he's not busy"

"It would be lovely, my dear" he said. "I'll make sure I don't miss it"

And so it was done. At lunch, they were seated on the beach, some umbrellas providing them with shadow, and the Governor had found the time to join them.

"It's a pleasure to have you with us, sir" Will said, shaking his father-in-law's hand.

"Will, we're related now. You can call me Weatherby, son" the Governor smiled, then sat near his daughter. "So, how are things going?"

"Pretty well. The doctor says I should deliver in a week or so, and I'm so excited"

"I'll be the big brother" Alexander proudly said.

"That you will, son, that you will" his father said, mussing his hair. They all ate quietly, then Alexander went with the Governor to the mansion to have his private lessons for the afternoon, while Will and Elizabeth enjoyed a little walk on the beach.

She removed her shoes, and tasted the feel of the sand on her skin.

"The sea is calm. Perfect day for sailing" Will commented, while holding her hand.

"Yeah, it is. Have you idea when Jack is coming to visit us? It's been an year now that we've not seen him"

"I dunno. Jack is a free spirit, and you can't never guess what he's going to do next. But I wrote him telling him you're almost delivering, so if I know him he may even show up in a couple days or so"

"It would be great to have him here when the baby is born" she said affectionately. She'd always been interested in pirates, but never guessed she would become so friendly with one of the most dangerous ones.

One week later, Elizabeth's labour started. The doctor came immediately, and Will was there every moment, to hold her hand. Even with his calloused blacksmith hands he had to admit her grip was pretty vicious, and she kept calling him every nasty name she could think of. But he was not worried, about that, it had been the same with Alexander's delivering.

Hours later, the couple sat quietly in their bedroom, a small child in their hands. It was a girl, and they agreed in calling her Caroline Rose.