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Thank you for the reviews! Theres not much happening in this chapter, but I wanted to write a chapter abaout how Lily and the other's are getting on over the next fews days about the pregnancy, in the next chapter there will be more happening.

Chapter 14

Over the next few days, Oliver wouldn't let me out of his sight. He followed me everywhere! Even when I swung across to the Black Pearl to change my clothes he followed me, but he stopped me when I tried to put my corset on, he said the baby wants to grow not suffocate. He held me closer when we went to bed, and I realised just how much he cares for me, I mean getting married and him telling me he cares for me is enough, but all this protection is quite overwhelming for a hormonal pregnant woman.

Dad still didn't know I was pregnant, the bump hadn't started to show yet, but he did give me a funny look when he saw me not wearing my corset. He started to come toward me, possibly to ask me where the corset was, but I ran across the deck and swung back over to the Star before he got to me. I wasn't in the mood for Dad to be stubborn with me.

Elizabeth was being my mentor throughout the pregnancy so far, we had agreed that when we docked in Tortuga, we would see what baby things we could buy (if Tortuga even had those kinds of shops) and then request to go to Port Royal, to see Elizabeth and Will's home to see how it was fairing, then we would ask to go to Port Marsgayle to shop for even more baby things. It would benefit everyone, since Port Marsgayle would have the supplies we needed for the ship and the baby.

Whilst Elizabeth was helping me, and Oliver was permanently watching over me, Will was literally left holding the babies. Not that he minded of course, he quite enjoys trying to hold conversations with the twins, even though Jack has only just learnt to say mummy, daddy, jack, Lily, captain and savvy, and Lily can say mummy, daddy, Lily, Jack, Oliver, and ship. Jack tries to say Oliver but it comes out as Olver.

Clara still wouldn't drop the 'poor little me' act, whenever I went over to the Pearl, she would rush over to father and cuddle up to him like I was a monster, come to get her. Dad looked annoyed at this, but said nothing. Instead he wrapped him arm around her and pulled her into him tight. I just shoot them dirty looks and shrug past them.

Gibbs, Ben, Anamaria, Richard, Bill, and the rest of the crew had been sworn to secrecy over the pregnancy, of course, Cotton hadn't because he couldn't tell anyone if he tried. I told them if they so much as breathed a word about it to father, I would cut off their tongues and lock them in the brig for a week. Of course I wouldn't really cut off their tongues, and in Cotton's case, I couldn't cut off his tongue, but I would be sorely tempted to lock them in the brig. They knew this but they also knew my temper and my stubbornness, I mean half of them did help in my upbringing. The crew of the Star Maker didn't really speak to my father or Clara so I didn't really feel the need to warn them, but Oliver, however, did anyway.

Looking out to the horizon whilst in the crow's nest was very relaxing. I was just up in the air feeling like I was flying as the Star Maker moved along the ocean, heading towards Tortuga. I was just thinking about what Oliver was doing, as he wasn't with me at the moment, when I heard a shout from the deck.

"Lily!" came Oliver's voice from way below me. I peered over the side to see Oliver staring up at me

"Yes?" I answered; slightly annoyed that he had interrupted me.

"Don't yes Me Lily Watson! Get down here now! Are you trying to have a miscarriage!" he shouted back to me.

"Oliver please!" I shouted, "Do you really think I would knowingly put myself or our baby in danger?"

"No" he retorted. He motioned for me to get down once more, so, not wanting to let him win, I grabbed a rope and got ready to swing down.

"Lily don't you even think about it!" Oliver shouted with a slight panic in his voice. I smiled at him mockingly and carefully swung down, landing on the deck next to him with not so much as a thud.

"I told you not to do that" he said, wrapping his arm around me and leading me to where the crew was sat.

"Just a habit of mine I guess" I said innocently.

"it wont be a habit when you've got a big bump in front of you in only a few months time" Oliver said "in fact, you wont even be going up there once you start showing" he said.

"And hopefully, by then all will be back to normal and living back on the Pearl" I said. We both sat down with the crew, who were currently all drinking rum and chatting.

"I want rum" I said childishly, knowing I couldn't have it.

"Tough" Sam said from in front of me on the floor. I nudged his lower back with my foot, giggling as he squirmed and yelped in surprise.

"He's right Lily, no drinking alcohol until the baby is born, it was hard for me as well, even though I thought I'd have no problem with it" said Elizabeth.

"Yes you are a proper pirate now aren't you Lizzy?" said Will, passing his wife a bottle of rum, to my surprise he let Jack and Lily have a tiny sip of the stuff I craved the most right now.

"Uh…ah…argh" I mumbled as I watched the rum pour into everyone else's throats. Gibbs turned around and gave me a mug. I took a drink and swallowed, looking back at Gibbs in disappointment.

"It's water" I said.

"Well I'm hardly going to give ye some rum now am I?" Gibbs asked cheerfully. "Oliver would have my head if I did"

"Yes I would" said Oliver from next to me. I sighed and leant my head against his shoulder.

"When this baby arrives, there'll be no rest for me, I'm heading straight to the galley and drinking all of the rum" I said. The other's just laughed at me, even though I was being deadly serious. If this is what being pregnant is like, I am not ever having a baby again.

"So will you be raising your child on the ships?" asked Anamaria.

"Aye" I replied, "I was raised on the sea, it's my home, I'm not a landlubber and no baby of mine ever will be" I continued. "There's everything anyone can need on a ship, a family, friends, adventure, and most importantly, freedom"

"Aye, I'll agree to that" said Bill, raising his bottle of rum. The rest of the crew did the same; I half heartedly raised my water, wishing I could turn it into rum somehow.