AN: Okay so this is kind of a sappy yet good chapter haha. At least it's good in my opinion. It might not be that good b/c it's so long, but hey, the longer the better! I would love for y'all to pray for me these next two days; I'm driving for drivers Ed. And I'm pretty much horrible. I hate the instructor. Do that?

Jack lay in the bed, Alexis draped across his chest, as he watched the moon rise. When they'd entered the room, it had been late afternoon. She'd been asleep since the moments before sundown, Jack recalled as he shifted his hold on her. He didn't know where he should go from there as far as their situation. Despite his pirate instincts to not care about her feelings should he leave her, he knew he would care. It would be like abandoning the Sea on the drop of a dime. It would leave a mark on his soul, a mark that would take an eternity to fade away so he could feel again. No, he had to stay with her. Alex was a smart woman, Jack also knew, and she would likely try to keep calm with her sister by her side.

Thinking about Mana drew him away from the future and into the present. His darling Alley was convinced that he was only going to fetch a letter for her. No, he had more in store for his precious wife than she could ever dream of imagining. Mana had contacted him when he was dropping off Alley's letter at the last stop, which was some strange Pirate port that Jack stopped by every now and then for various objects, namely rum. She'd sent a letter, somehow knowing where they were going. Jack didn't know how she knew, but he disregarded it. His wife's sister wanted him to meet her at a tavern in Tortuga and take her to her sister. Jack hadn't responded, as she had said in the short letter to only reply if it wasn't possible to carry out the plan. So as far as he knew, Mana was still coming to Tortuga to come aboard his ship to visit her older sister.

Alex stirred in her deep sleep, her steady breathing caressing his bare, tanned chest with warm air that escaped her as she exhaled. A soft moan escaped her throat as her breathing quickened, obviously overtaken by a nightmare. Jack's arms squeezed her close and rubbed her back gently, whispering soft words into her ear as she continued to moan. "Shush, darling. I'm here."

His words had no effect, however. As he tried to calm his love, he kept failing to make her awake or sooth her into a restful sleep once more. Jack jumped slightly when he felt hot tears on his chest, which were followed by her bolting upright, the covers following her. "Jack!"

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"I'm here love." I felt Jack sit up behind me and I was pulled mostly onto his lap as I was encased in his arms, tears streaming down my face. I lay the right side of my face against his chest, my left arm clutching him as my right held his waist to me.

"Jack." I mumbled his name over and over as I cried. I didn't want to discuss what had caused me to awake in the state I was in, but I knew I should tell him. Jack Sparrow might not have been worthy of a lot of things, but he deserved to know what made me, his wife, upset.

I calmed down as Jack held me, his heart echoing loudly in my ear. It was obvious that I'd worried him, judging from the way he was struggling to calm his breathing. He forced me to look at him once I'd calmed down some. "Alley darling, what did you see?"

I took a shuddering breath before responding. "I saw you in the future. We were in a brig and, oh Jack…" I began to cry once again. "You were dead. It was horrible. I was being striked by someone, I can't remember, and it hurt. It hurt terribly; I remember the pain even though it was in a dream." Jack pulled me so my head was resting on his shoulder, in a caring and comforting hug as I continued. His hands were rubbing my back and pulling the covers up around us, mostly me, due to my shivering. "I was still pregnant, about six or so months along, and I nearly lost her… or him. Either way…"

"It was something that you'd prefer not to recall again." It was as if he'd read my mind.

"Yes." My voice was a quiet whisper, as if I feared any noise would cause the dream to become a reality.

I was pulled so I could see his eyes in the dark. "Shush, darling. I won't let that happen. You sure you can't remember the person?"

"Positive…" I couldn't recall the face of the person with the cat 'o nine.

"We'll be fine, love." I heard the amusement in his voice as he tried to cheer me up. "How do you know it's going to be a female?"

"I said or him."

"You said her first." I smiled feebly at him in the dim light. He kissed me gently, most of my anxiety disappearing. "Even if it is a female, Alley, I'll love them like I love you. I know it."

I blushed and moved so I could lay my head upon my pillow. It was cool against the right side of my face as I watched Jack do the same, his left side against his pillow. I felt his larger right hand enclose my smaller left one as it lay in the gap between our bodies. "I'm not going anywhere, my dear Alexis. I'm not going anywhere. I give you my pirate word on that." I smiled and closed my eyes.

"Thank you Jack."

"Shush, go to sleep."

I was more than happy to oblige. When I awoke the next morning, I found that I'd flipped onto my stomach with the left side of my face against the pillow. My hand was still enclosed in Jack's and I lifted it away so I could put my arms above my head. I was comfy and I didn't want to move. It was perfect even though Jack wasn't involved. I smiled to myself, my eyes not opening until I felt Jack get up. The sound of cloth moving against cloth and skin told me that he was going out onto the deck, probably to relieve Gibbs of steering. As I heard him finish getting dress, the sound of him walking to my side of the bed sounded. I allowed my eyes to flutter open as I moved slightly, stretching my tired muscles, only to see Jack staring down at me. I smiled sweetly as his fingers caressed my cheek. "Morning love."

"Morning…" I was silenced by his kiss and as he pulled back I leaned up slightly, following him in wishes of getting a longer kiss. He chuckled as I lay back down against the pillows.

"Relax, Alley. I have something to attend to, but I'll be back shortly, savvy?"

"Savvy." I closed my eyes as his fingers continued to stroke my cheek, then I felt him pulling the covers up around me.

Ever since I'd gotten pregnant, he'd been more sweet and gentle than he'd ever been before. I assumed it was so he wouldn't have to deal with my mood swings, but I didn't pay it any mind. The sheets and blanket were pulled up tight around me as I drifted off to sleep and before I surrendered to the pull, I felt his lips on mine.

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Jack exited the cabin and sighed with relief as soon as he shut the door. Alex hadn't slept well after her dream; she'd tossed and turned the whole night but not once did she awake. He'd slept some, but he'd donated most of his resting time to watching her in case she awoke in a fright again or worse. No one could know how relieved he was when she drifted off into a hopefully relaxed sleep. He loved her to death and the last thing he wanted was for her to discover him going into town without alerting her, even if it was a surprise. Plus he knew that her lack of sleep would add to her mood swings, causing havoc for the whole Pearl. Jack really did not want a mutiny on his hands.

As he strolled down the gangplank, he saw her; she resembled her sister more than they realized. They both had the same face except for the eyes and their hair was different. While Alex's was straight and a dirty blonde color, Mana's was a dark brown that waved and curled from its roots. Her eyes were brown, but other than that to Jack they looked identical.

He swaggered and smirked as he approached the brunette, her brown eyes meeting his. "Hello Jack." Her greeting was friendly yet curt.

He grunted his greeting as she gathered her bags, which were next to her feet. Jack led her to the Pearl's upper deck, all of the crew gathering as they saw their Captain with a woman that wasn't Alex. "Men, this is Mana, Alex's sister. She will be joining us for the time being." The men grinned and smirked as Jack led her to Alley's old cabin for her stay.

"Welcome aboard the Black Pearl, Miss Mana," Gibbs said as she passed him. Jack nodded to him, a signal to shut up so he could return to his wife quickly.

"This'll be your cabin. Alex used to occupy it…" His voice drifted off, remembering the last time he was in there.

The last time, he'd been comforting Alexis after an argument they'd had. It'd torn her apart despite the size of the quarrel. Hell, he thought, it tore me apart. After making sure Mana was situated, he went up to his own cabin, where Alley lay. He entered and shut the door before turning to the leather chest where her clothes were stored. He dug through the mismatched clothing before withdrawing a pair of her breeches and a cream-colored shirt. Only when he was satisfied, he carried them to where she slept and he sat next to where her stomach was. As he looked at it briefly, there were no signs of her pregnancy that were available for the world to see quite yet. His left bejeweled hand stroked her hair out of her face as he spoke quietly. "Wake up, love. Unless you want your sister to see you…" He didn't get a chance to finish.

Alex bolted up to look at him eye to eye. "What?!"

"Mana is going to want to see you before long, you know…"

"She's here?!" Jack nodded and grinned as she flung her arms around him before grabbing the clothing and dressing. When she was through, hardly a moment later, she turned back to him and wrapped her arms around his neck. "You snuck into Tortuga," She assumed, "and fetched her?" He nodded as she kissed him, hard yet gently as she showed her gratitude. "Thank you," She whispered before wandering out onto the decks barefoot to find her sister.

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I squealed like a little child when I saw her. It had been quite a while since I'd seen my sister and I missed her terribly. She hadn't changed a bit, I noticed as I walked to her. We embraced in the middle of the deck and by that point, both of us were squealing like piglets. "I've missed you!" I cried as we pulled back.

Mana was till the same girl I'd grown up with. Long, wavy brown hair, soft brown eyes, everything was the same as it had been. "I've missed you too. How's the babe?" I smiled at her instant worry.

"It, we, are fine. In another month, it should be visible…" She grinned and embraced me once more, whispering in my ear. "I'm glad it's Jack's. I didn't like him that much at first, but he's not acting like a pirate at all by staying next to you during all of this…"

"He's a good man." I meant every word. "A good man."

The rest of the day progressed like that, us giggling and hugging and gossiping up a storm. We drank tea in the galley and we strolled on the decks. No words could describe how I'd missed my sister, although I knew for certain that everyone on deck could see it. Jack stayed at the helm most of the day and I'd wave and smile to him. His crooked smirk etched onto his face as he met my eyes and I would blush and turn away, conversation continuing between me and Mana.

She told me that she was planning to stay until after the babe was born, so she could see her niece or nephew when it was born. When she announced it at dinner a couple of weeks later, however, I could tell Jack wasn't all that thrilled, for he just grunted and got up. "Excuse me." I whispered to my sister as I followed Jack into our cabin.

He tried to slam the door behind him but I caught it, taking him off guard when it didn't slam when it closed. Onyx eyes rolled when he saw who it was. "Not with Mana?"

Jack went to the window and stood, watching the sun melt with the horizon. "Jack?"

I cautiously walked up to him and watched his expression. It was solemn and it told me everything that I'd been neglecting to notice since Mana came aboard; he was jealous of the time I'd been spending with her. Now that I thought back on it, I hadn't spent but nights with him, and then I would be too tired to talk or do much, so I'd fall asleep. As the days passed by, he wouldn't hold me as close and he wouldn't utter a single word to me. "I'm sorry, Jack." He turned and looked at me. I couldn't tell what message his eyes were sending me; hurt, love, anger maybe? "I've missed her so much, Jack. I haven't seen her for months and now we're on the same ship and it's going to stay that way for a while, as she told us. It's like we have to talk about everything now, even though…"

"You don't." I couldn't tell if he was trying to finish my sentence or to make a statement. "I'm a pirate, darling, and I don't share, as you have noticed…"

"Pirate or not, you need to try to understand. Soon we'll run out of things to talk about…"

"Alexis, you're a bloody woman. Of course you won't run out of things to talk about. The barnacles on the bottom of the ship, perhaps? Or how about how the sun needs to be twelve inches higher in the sky?"

"Jack, don't be like this…" Damn tears were coming, stinging my eyes and blurring my vision.

"Love, why don't you go find Mana and talk with her about how I'm acting…"

"JACK!" I screamed. I never screamed, much less at him. "Don't act like a bloody child. I need you, and you know that. You just want attention, and you're getting it that's for damn sure. You filthy…" I struggled for the word as I stared at his face, which was twisted in hurt and confusion. "PIRATE!"

I struggled to catch my breath as the tears broke free from my eyes, creating little trails on my face. I turned to leave but a sturdy hand on my wrist stopped me from leaving our spot in front of the window. Jack's hands held my upper arms and rubbed them gently as I somewhat calmed down, the tears still streaming down my face silently. After a moment of silence, he pulled me to him, his head resting on mine as it lay against his broad chest. "I'm sorry, my love."

"Me too…"

"Shush, just cry. Bloody mood swings of yours are going to be the death of us, you know it?"

I laughed as I closed my eyes, the tears ceasing to fall as I looked up at him with soft eyes. I knew that he was regretting his actions and I regretted mine as well. His kiss that he gave me told me everything I need to know as he bent his head. As his hand pulled me to him by the small of my back, Jack pulled back and grinned as his eyes flickered down to my stomach. I grinned back as his voice filled the quiet room. "Looks like this is the closest I'll be getting to you for the next few months, eh love?"

I laughed and smiled at him. The fourth month mark had obviously been passed in the time we'd not been speaking, given that my stomach was blocking our bodies from fully touching. It wasn't much, but it was significant. "Looks like. Tell the crew whenever you'd like, Jack, for I know you're dying…"

He just laughed his deep laugh and lifted me off the floor bridal style, carrying me to the bed. He climbed in next to me after he'd made sure I was settled, his arms locked around my waist. In pure bliss, I smiled and quickly drifted off as my head was pulled upon Jack's chest.

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For the first night in ages, Jack Sparrow found himself consumed in a peaceful sleep. He had the woman he loved more than life itself in his arms for the first time since Mana had boarded the ship. He tried to accept her for Alexis, but he just couldn't, and he knew that the next day his wife would probably get upset at her sister, but he didn't care. Mana and him had never gotten along that well, but she was rubbing off on him. He knew she was glad he wasn't leaving Alex, which he appreciated for he liked his head being attached to his neck, thank you very much.

He awoke the next morning to see his beautiful wife sitting in his desk chair, staring out the window and her legs pulled up in the seat. Her chin rested on her knees as she gazed at the emerging sun. A smile was on her face as he quietly came up behind her, kissing the top of her hair as he played with it. Alex turned and gazed up at him with gentle green eyes and a grin spread across her delicate tanned face. She stood and came to stand in front of him, surprising him with a forceful kiss. She kissed him in a way that made him want her, which shocked him. Usually it was him making her want him. Not the other way around. Either way, he concluded as they continued to kiss after an air break, at least we're not fighting. It was the moods like this that he loved. Although, he thought as their eyes closed in sync, I have a good feeling that she would've been angry last night with or without child, but if it weren't for the child Mana wouldn't be aboard…

He opened his eyes as she pulled away for good this time. Alley fluttered her eyelashes at him and he gave up; with a gentle movement or two, she was pinned under him as he kissed her, giggles escaping her as his lips met hers.

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A few hours later, Jack and I finally left our cabin, a grin on my face like jam on toast. It just belonged there, I knew. His tanned and muscular right arm came to rest around my waist. I was wearing one of Jack's shirts, to hide my stomach from possible enemies who could appear and plus, Jack didn't want to argue with me about it. I leaned into his embrace as he led me up the steps to the helm, where he was taking over Cotton's shift. I don't know how he knew about me being with child, but he did, for he grinned and motioned to my stomach. I blushed and smiled, turning into Jack's embrace. One of his arms held me to him as I buried my head in his chest in happiness while the other steered his precious ship. We stood like that for a while, Mana's voice occasionally drifting over me. I knew she was leaving me with Jack so I wouldn't blow up at someone for no reason; I was happy and they knew not to mess with me. I heard Mana mention something about coming up to us for a moment when a cannon echoed over the water. A splash occurred, drenching crew members that were unfortunate enough to be near it. Me and Jack both turned to see who'd caused the commotion. We were greeted with the sight of Sao Feng, returning to torture us so. Jack quickly fumbled with my shirt, so he could make sure nothing stood out. No doubt that Feng would torture me for certain if he knew I was going to have Jack Sparrow's child.

He arrived. "Ah, Jack Sparrow. Long time, no see."

Jack faked a smile. "Aye, too long mate." I could hear his hatred burning in his voice. "Let's keep it that way, savvy?" He withdrew his sword and lunged at the Singapore Pirate King.

Feng blocked the attack and war broke out between the two ships. A rather ugly man was fighting me in a matter of seconds, his attempts to harm me weak. Metal and steel rang out in the air as everyone fought. I was dangerously close to the helm's steps that led down, and I could see Jack not too far away, still fighting the Asian. It was the last thing I saw as I felt the butt of a pistol conk me on the back of the head, knocking me out as I squealed in surprise.

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Jack heard a squeal and turned to see Alex collapse on the stairs, her body falling downwards. He attacked Sao Feng in a way that he knew would throw him off balance and then ran to her side. "Alex…" He whispered her name as he swept her up in his arms, trying to make a beeline for the cabin, which he should've known to be worthless.

Without warning, the same gun was felt knocking him out, his arms still gripping his wife as he lay unconscious on his own ship. Sao Feng halted all fighting. "Gentleman of Singapore, we are in control of the Pearl now."

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AN: I thought the whole chapter made sense lol. Well Review after you read and I need more than one reader. I must be bad lol. Thanks!