AN: Two new reviews, one new reviewer, and that same person put me on their favorite stories! Okay, they put this story, but same difference, right? Yeah so I think I just might go ahead with that other story. I stink at summaries, but I think y'all can get the drift of it. What do you think, how does it sound? I might go ahead and post the first chapter of it after I post this chapter, Idk. It might get me some more reviews;). Lol. Check my bio page to see if I've posted the new story, I'm not sure of the name yet. So thanks for reading this, sorry this Author's Note is so long, so Review and happy reading. :).
Jack exited the cabin a few hours later, sighing as he closed the door quietly. Alex had been in a mood ever since they'd entered the cabin after breakfast. It was after noon, judging from the sun's position in the sky. To him, it was as if the sky was too bright and cheery for what he was feeling at the moment. Alley had laughed, cried, and gotten mad at him frequently during their 'alone time', and he knew she couldn't control it a good portion of the time, but it was getting ridiculous as time wore on. Maybe our time apart has left me blind of how bad her moods can be, he thought, sighing. Only four months left…
He went to the helm, taking over Gibbs' position. The elder of the two saw his Captain's expression and decided it best not to question it, assuming it had to do with Alex and her moods. Jack resumed his traditional position at the wheel, allowing his thoughts to wonder as he gazed out at the horizon, his gaze adverting to the deck every once in a while. He stood there, steering although they were in open ocean for a good couple of days. No reefs or islands, he prayed. It wasn't until after dusk he noticed that Alley hadn't come out onto the deck all day. Praying she was alright, he left the wheel in the possession of Cotton and his parrot who was squawking like it was on fire.
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I grinned as I finished my attire. I knew that I had aggravated Jack that morning, my moods moving like the Caribbean's waves. He had left to go control the wheel of his beloved ship, I assumed and it didn't bother me one bit. Mana had come in mid afternoon to check on me, and we'd both cooked up a plan for me to torture Jack, with a rather good reward. I'd slipped on a dress that my sister had brought on the ship for me during my pregnancy. It was a delicate silk in a beautiful shade of green, matching my eyes perfectly. Around the neckline and the hem, there was black lace that completed the look. It was beautiful. Before I'd adorned it, however, I'd soaked my hair, combed through it with Mana's help, and I'd tied it so instead of being straight, it would curl and wave gracefully. While my hair dried in its respective design, which wasn't all that appealing, I'd applied kohl from Jack's supply and some eye powder that Mana had also brought along. Lizzie had some gold make up that only higher class women had, used to dot along the eyelashes so they would sparkle, and she'd generously let me use it. Some of the crewman had been asked to prepare a decent meal, so my look would just aggravate Jack during dinner as we were to dine in our cabin.
My sister and Lizzie double checked that I was suitable to seduce the famous Jack Sparrow, and then they exited as Jack entered. He gulped audibly as he shut the door and swayed over to me, his hands immediately flying to my shoulders. His fingers flew to my collar bone, trying to stroke lower but I distracted him with a gentle kiss. His fingers continued to stroke my collarbone, sending my mind to the place where I almost forgot about the dinner. A knock interrupted our moment, and Gibbs entered, a wooden tray in his hands adorned with some freshly cut fruit, a pitcher of water and two wooden mugs, and a simple rice dish that smelled delicious. I smiled and blushed as he placed it on Jack's desk, biting my upper lip and ducking my head until he left, grinning at us as he exited.
Jack's hands moved to stroke and finger each individual curl and wave as they cascaded over my shoulders like a waterfall. He smirked at me as he pulled away and led me to the desk, where he sat and pulled me onto his lap. I grinned at him proudly as he supported me with his right arm and his left poured the water. "No rum tonight, eh?" I teased as he sat the pitcher down on the tray once more.
"Only for you, love." He grinned at me before handing me a fork to eat with.
However, I wasn't going to feed myself if Jack had his way, which he did. When I tried to deliver some rice to my mouth, he intervened, rice spilling onto our legs. "Jack!" I shrieked as he directed my fork to his mouth, where he devoured the remaining rice on the utensil.
"Fair play, darling."
I snorted as he delivered a forkful of his own to my waiting mouth. It was delicious; I'd missed good food. When Feng was in charge, we were lucky to eat a piece of bread! We continued to eat like that until the dish was empty, the fruit remaining on its own plate. We hand-fed each other the sweet melon slices, me teasing him by flicking his calloused fingers with my tongue when he'd extract his hand. I knew what I was doing to him; I could feel it. He smirked once more as he helped me stand, his hand gripping mine tightly until I was steady. The babe's extra weight was making it harder for me to instantly become stable on my feet after sitting or lying down.
He kissed my knuckles before letting go and exiting outside. I huffed in frustration, not knowing that he had a surprise of his own in store for me. I sat at the foot of the bed, pouting slightly as I waited. Of course, I didn't know that I was waiting for him to return. I had thought that he'd just up and left to do Captain things, my emotions causing me to think such thoughts.
After a couple of moments of pouting, I heard Jack's unique footsteps coming. When he appeared, he had netting that was obviously a couple of hammocks in his arms, along with a few hooks to put in the ceiling. "You didn't think that I'd forgotten about you, now did you Alley?" He laid the netting down on the bed before pulling me to my feet, pulling our bodies as close together as my stomach would permit. "You silly girl…" He kissed me tenderly before releasing me to hang the hammocks.
"Why are there two?" I asked as he separated them and pulled the chair out to stand on. I ran to his side, holding his leg as he stood on the wooden object, screwing one of the hooks into place.
"Figured that the babe would need somewhere to sleep, and the Pearl could help it get to sleep."
"Yes, but there's a large one and…"
He began to screw in a couple more hooks. "I know, darling. Figured that the Pearl couldn't always allow you to sleep peacefully. The second one is for you to hold the babe in."
I smiled at him as I helped hand him the larger of the two nettings. "Jack Sparrow, you're actually thinking!" I laughed.
"I'll pretend that you didn't just say that darling…" I grinned at him as he climbed down to move the chair, grabbing the remaining hooks and handing me the smaller netting. "Damn." I watched as he shook out his hand, which he had apparently accidentally poked with a hook.
He climbed onto the chair once more, which wasn't too far from the other hammock. I held his leg once more as he fastened the hooks into the wood while holding onto the small hammock at the same time. After a few moments, as the second hammock was harder to secure, he motioned for the hammock, which I gave to him. He hung it, making sure that it was the same height as the larger one, then climbed down, shoving the chair out of the way before securing his arms around my deformed waist. "You know, Alex, for someone expecting a little Sparrow, you're quite small." I smiled, not wanting to get upset tonight. I didn't want to ruin it like that morning.
I remained silent, leaning up to kiss him gently, although he moved it into a more passionate kiss, one that explained emotions. I smiled into it as he pushed me towards the bed, checking to make sure the door was closed. When I saw that it was, I closed my decorated eyelids and allowed him to hold me close into the night.
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Jack awoke in the middle of the night to the sound of quiet feet shuffling across the floor. He opened his dark eyes to see a fully-dressed Alley getting into the newly-hung hammock. In the moonlight, he could see her face, concerned and scared. Quietly, he lifted himself out of the bed, slipped on a pair of pants, and went up next to her. She was apparently lost in her thoughts, for she didn't seem to notice him standing there until he spoke. "Care for some company?" He smirked slightly as she jumped, her eyes meeting his in the faint light.
She got up, allowing him to climb in first. He did so, noticing that the hammock was perfectly strong and sturdy enough for its use. He'd picked them up in Tortuga when he'd fetched Mana, but he'd snuck it on when no one was paying attention. Jack was quite proud of himself to think of such a brilliant idea, especially since it seemed to please Alex. No offense to her and her quite stormy mood swings, but he preferred not to sail through them.
Jack was pulled out of his thoughts as Alex climbed in, sitting with her back to his chest as she leaned on him, the silkiness of her wavy hair cool against his bare skin. He wrapped his arms around her stomach, her hands covering his. Her stomach rose and fell to her breathing, which seemed to be in sync with his own. She turned her head to rest the left side of her face against his skin. "I can't do this, Jack."
He frowned as he spoke. "Darling, isn't it a little early to be worrying about that?"
Bloody Hell, he thought as he felt a tear hit his chest. "Within the next four months, Jack, I'll no longer be Alexis Sparrow, wife. I'll be a mother…"
"And I'll be a father. I'm well aware, darling." He noticed the anger rising in his voice. The last thing he wanted to do was upset her further. Immediately, he calmed down. "You'll be fine, Alley."
"How do you know?"
"You're strong, darling. Imagine me expelling a babe as you will in few months' time. We both know that I'd be cursing and complaining the whole bloody time, during the birth and during the time before. You've not complained more than five times, love. You've also had the burden of living with Sao Feng for nearly a month, which I'm sure wasn't the best fun you've ever had. You can do this, darling. I won't leave you." Jack was in awe with his own words. He knew he loved her, which meant he was telling the truth, but he'd never been so deep. At least, to his knowledge, he hadn't.
"I love you, Jack." The sound of sleep entered her voice as she spoke softly, her breathing evening out.
"I love you too, Alley."
It would never cease to amaze him how quickly her moods would change. One moment she was upset and crying, the next she was content and happy. Not that he was complaining; the sooner her unpleasant moods passed, the sooner she would be pleased again, which made his life a whole lot easier.
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AN: One last thing, loves. I might not update as frequently on this story for a while. I'll type and stuff, but I mean, I've posted 3 chapters if you include this one within five days. Keep an eye on the horizon!