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"What if he finds out about me? What if he tries to kill you for it, what if he …"

Jack cut off my long list of "what if's" by squeezing my arm. "He won't darling. Trust me and Gibbs. I have a bloody long list of things to do, and Alley once I get out of here, you can help me do several of them…" A devilish smirk caressed his face as I turned to leave before I was noted missing. "Including a bath, love. Because no offense, we both smell horrible. I cannot believe I just admitted that… But I have a few ideas how to deal with it." I laughed as I climbed above deck with Gibbs.

For a couple more weeks, I continued to get lashed and hit. I emerged from the lower decks one day only to regret it. Not three seconds after I was on deck, I was pulled by a harsh hand into the cabin I regretfully shared with Feng. Said man slammed the door and pushed me against the far wall, my feet tripping me as I tried to move with his pushes. "What were you doing down there?"

I turned and looked at him, my shoulders squared and pride in my eyes as I spoke. "Talking to the man that I belong with, which also happens to be the original Captain of this ship…" I was pushed against the wall.

"Maybe I should give you the same punishment that I gave Miss Swann when I discovered her pregnancy…"

"She and the baby better be alive…"

His hand came in contact with my cheek, and my head turned to the right, my anger burning within me. "This is my damn ship now and you can't tell me how things will and will not be around here. In the words of your charming husband, savvy?"

The door swung open and I looked over Feng's shoulder to see Jack standing there with Gibbs. How he'd gotten the key, I had no idea, but I was grateful. "No, it's not. I really don't appreciate you hitting my lass or using my word. I know you're a pirate, but that's just not very nice, then again you hit women…"

I grinned and shoved Feng off of me in a hard push that landed him in front of Jack. I heard the crews outside separating into battle sides and the fights going on. Judging by what I could see through the door, the Pearl's faithful crew was winning. I was against the wall, involuntarily scared to move. I watched as Jack and Sao Feng fought, Jack steering them away from me. A rush of adrenaline overcame me after a few moments of fighting, causing me to grab a spare sword from the corner closest to me, where Feng stored some extra ones carelessly. I ran behind the foul man and nodded to my husband, who aimed the fight so that within the next few seconds, the sword was embedded in Feng's back, straight through his heart.

I gasped and withdrew the sword as the hated man fell to the ground. Both me and Jack, since Gibbs had left to go help on the deck, stared for a moment before I stepped over the body and wrapped my arms around his chest, pulling Jack to me. I heard him chuckle as his arms wrapped protectively around my waist and held me close. My eyes shut tightly. "I'm glad it's over, Jack." I inhaled deeply, his scent filling my lungs with a familiarity that was mixed with sweat and must. I made a face as I pulled back slightly to look him in his brown eyes. "I think you were right about that bath…"

He grinned and kissed me swiftly. "I think I was right, also darling." He laughed as he led me onto the deck. "Go have Gibbs prepare hot water while I clean up the deck and make sure everything's as it should be, savvy?"

I grinned. "Savvy."

I saw the effect of the fight immediately. All but three or so Singapore members remained, all injured. The ended up being pitched overboard. I did as Jack told me to, finding Gibbs near the galley. I relied the message to him, and he lead me to the galley. "Thank you, Gibbs. If you wouldn't have…"

"No hassle, Alex. I think anymore time in that brig would've sent Jack crazier than he needs to be."

"He already is…"

We both laughed as I felt a pair of arms slide around my waist. I turned my head slightly to see Jack grinning. "Talking about me, lovely?" I could see his smirk trying to break loose. "That's not very nice…"

I grinned as he bent his head, burying it in my neck and hair. All three of us stood there like that until the water was ready, Gibbs preparing the water swiftly and relatively quickly. Jack carried it back to our cabin, me closing the door as he poured it in the proper basin. Before long, we were both in it, the water warm on our tired and dirty bodies.

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As the night wore on, Jack lay in bed while holding Alex. She'd collapsed after they'd cleaned up, her head on his chest as she slept. Her now-scared and paled arms clung to his waist, the sleeves of her shirt rolled up in the heat. Jack hadn't realized until he'd waken that first morning how much he loved her company. He'd been lonely; he'd admitted it to Alex as he pulled her into yet another embrace after the bath. She'd cried, her pain emptying onto his shirt in the form of tears. She'd told him how horrible it was and that she'd missed him terribly.

There was no doubt in Jack's mind that she'd missed him. The way she'd clung to him, not strayed away from him for more than five minutes proved everything she hadn't said. Before she fell asleep, she'd told him at least a dozen times that she loved him. Jack's heart nearly broke at the sound of her saddened voice telling him what he already knew.

"I love you too, my Alley." He whispered to her as he too drifted off. "My sweet, sweet Alley."

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I awoke to see that my head adorned Jack's tan, broad chest. Despite the fact that nothing had happened the night before, it had been extremely hot. I had determined that his skin was naturally a tan shade, judging on how tan it still was despite being in a brig for weeks.

My fourth month had passed, leaving me larger than before and quite noticeable now. One of Jack's hands was resting on my stomach while the other was tangled in my hair as we lay peacefully. His chest gently rose and fell as he breathed evenly, indicating that he was still asleep. Thoughts ran through my mind as I lay there, my body tensing. What had happened to Lizzie? Jack said she was in her room, and of course I believed him. I would've heard from a crew member, of course, if something wasn't as it should be. Was Mana alright? I hadn't seen her on deck anywhere while I was getting the water and coming back with Jack. If anything had happened to her, I would raise Feng from the dead and kill him again. My heartbeat quickened at that thought.

Apparently Jack felt it and my body tensing, for he woke, worry in his eyes as he grinned sweetly at me, his hands raking through my light brown hair. The first thing I was going to do was get it back to blonde. Brunette didn't suit me, although Jack would claim I looked beautiful. "Anything troubling you, love?"

I looked into his dark eyes that had kohl around them. He'd added some last night before we'd turned in for the night, and he looked even more handsome than I'd remembered. "Did you see Mana yesterday? Is she…?"

"Darling, I saw her. She's alright, I promise. Go find her, if it'd make you feel better. I'll be out shortly, savvy?"

I saw the love in his eyes flicker happily as I smiled, pressing a sweet and tender kiss to his lips. Good Lord, I'd missed those lips of his. Hell, I'd missed everything about him. His touch, his kisses, everything. "I love you" I whispered as I pulled away, slipping out of the bed and proceeding to the deck.

I was greeted with a squeal as my sister's arms flew around me. "You're alright!" We both screeched at the same time. "I missed you!"

We had been forbidden to speak to each other, and sneaking to see her was harder than sneaking to see Jack. I'd tried to go see her once, but that idea wasn't pursued after the whip greeted me once more. I was thankful that Jack had never been one for flogging, and I could see why. No one deserved to be treated that way, the whip's string forever engraving a lash mark into the receiver's skin. It hurt, badly.

After a few moments, I saw Jack pass by us, ushering us towards the galley. "C'mon you two. We don't have all day to get things back to the way they should be." A strong arm wrapped around my waist and I leaned on my husband as we went to the galley for breakfast.

I smiled happily as he led me behind Mana, kissing the top of my head as we walked. He just grinned as he helped me sit where breakfast was being served. Breakfast was toast and jam, which I didn't eat much of. I wasn't hungry, for food that is. Jack saw me not eating and all I did every time he looked at me was smile flirtaciously, which he finally noticed as a sign to wrap up and leave. I stood and left, hearing him follow me to our cabin. The doors locked and I turned to see Jack, lust in his eyes as I kissed his neck tenderly, his skin seeming to tremble as I suckled on it lightly. When I knew he couldn't take the teasing much longer, I pulled away and kissed him gently on the mouth, to which he quickly responded. "Darling, I've missed you." His voice was breathy and husky.

"And I you, Jack." I smiled as he pushed me the short distance to the bed, where I gracefully fell, Jack following suit as his lips found mine once more.