It had been almost a month since James and Antoinette had returned from their honeymoon. They came back after a few weeks with lovely tans and newly-wed glows on their faces. The look of true love.
They had three looks now. The look of love, the newly-wed glow, and a look of sorrow. It was time for James to leave with his crew to arrest Jack Sparrow.
Antoinette, Cutler, Felicity, and I stood on the docks, saying our good-byes to James. As we stood their in cold May morning, fog crowding us, C.J and Carol clutched onto Cutler and I. We had dressed them in their best clothes to show honor to their uncle, bundled them up in blankets to protect them from catching cold, and then headed out.
"James," Antoinette whispered to her husband, planting a delicate kiss on his lips, "promise me this won't be the last time we meet."
"I promise," James whispered back to her, embracing her in a tight hug. "Always remember I love you Antoinette."
"As I love you, James." After a few minutes, they broke apart, and James turned to us.
"Enjoy parenthood, you two," James said as he gave Carol, C.J, and I each a kiss, and Cutler a handshake. I handed Carol over to him. As he cuddled her against his breast, I took my throw-blanket off my shoulders and draped it over his.
"Stay safe," I told him, tears threatening to fall.
"I will," He said quietly as he handed Carol back to me, as he himself tried not to cry. He knelt down to face Felicity, who was clutching my skirt and crying into it. He pulled her away from me, and gave her a warm hug. "Be good for everyone," He said as she leaned her head on his shoulder.
"I promise I will," She said, sobbing quietly. As they broke apart, she slipped something into his hand. He looked down, and saw what it was. It was her favorite toy, a little rag doll she had named Amelia that our mother had made just after Felicity's birth. She had slept with it every night since then, and was the last thing she had to remember of her parents aside from pictures.
James looked at the beautiful stitches, tears freely falling now. "I love you, Felicity," He said, as they each wiped their tears.
"I love you too James," She told him. He smiled at her, and stood up. We all watched him as he stiffly walked past everyone, and onto the Interceptor. As he boarded, Antoinette picked up her skirts, and ran up on deck. She, ever since Sparrow and Turner, who was now engaged to Elizabeth Swann, had captured her; knew her way around that ship like she knew the back of her hand.
"James!" She called after she spotted him. As he turned around to see her, she walked up to him, throwing her lips onto his in a passionate kiss. "You will return soon?"
"I will," he said, not wanting to let go of her.
"Promise me. Promise the baby and I both that you will return safe and soon."
"I pr… the baby and you?"
Antoinette was grinning with all the excitement in the world.
"Antoinette, you're, you're pregnant!" James laughed.
"Yes!"
James gaped at Antoinette. "This is, this is, this is wonderful!" James pulled his expectant past enemy/ present wife into a kiss. Antoinette was about to say something after they broke apart, but Lutinit Gillette interrupted her.
"I'm sorry you two," Gillette said, "but the ship is about ready to take off, and I must ask the lady to leave."
"Very well," James sighed, not wanting to leave his wife and child behind. "Back to your post, Lutinit. I will show my wife to the dock."
"Very well sir," Gillette said, walking away. James took Antoinette's hand, and led her away.
A few minutes later, James and Antoinette were standing hand in hand in front of the dock, readying to part.
"Keep a wether eye on the horizon, love," James whispered seductively in Antoinette's ear.
It pained Antoinette for him to talk in that tone. Oh, how she wanted him at that moment! "I will," She whispered back to him, swallowing back tears.
"I love you," He said.
"I love you too." After she said that, he grabbed her hand gently, kissed it, and then walked away. Antoinette sighed, picked up her skirts, and started walking down the board.
"Aunt Antoinette," Felicity said as Antoinette walked came onto the dock, "will James be okay?"
"Yes, yes I'm sure he will," Antoinette told her niece. "And he'll be back in time for the delivery. I know he will."
This is the last chapter of this story. I hope you all enjoyed it! Much, much thanks for all your kind reviews! Keep a wether eye open for the next story in this trilogy, 'The Bond of Love.' It follows through DMC. It contains betrayal, enemies, and, possibly, a new friend who finds love. Thanks for reviewing!