Chapter 5

Hi everybody! Thanks to everyone who reviewed! BTW, the baby's going to be born on November 24, which, if you haven't noticed my username, is my birthday! Anyway, here's a nice, long chapter (well, not really long. But compared to the last few chapters, it is.)! Enjoy!

"Jack, I have an idea."

Jack looked down at his wife Sally, who was snuggled under his arm on the couch, "What might that be, love?" he asked her, wrapping his arm more tightly around her shoulders.

"Well, I just realized that we haven't thought of a name for our baby yet…"

Jack's eye-sockets grew wide, "Oh, you're right! We haven't, have we?"

It was now May, two months since they announced the news of their baby. Sally's stomach had grown quite a bit in size, now it can be easily seen even in her more loose-fitting dresses.

She giggled at her king's reaction and kissed his cheekbone, "This is what I was thinking. How about you choose the name if we have a girl and I choose the name if we have a boy? But the fun part is we can't tell each other until the baby's born. How does that sound?"

Jack smiled goofily at his queen and nuzzled his skull in her hair, "I think that a wonderful idea."

She smiled and tightened her hold around his ribcage, "I'm glad you think so. Because, I've already picked out a boy name."

Jack's smile grew bigger, "Wow, you're a whole step ahead of me! What is it? Please tell me!" he said, running his hands up and down her sides, knowing how very ticklish Sally was.

Sally began to giggle and squirm out of Jack's reach, "Oh, no Mr. Skellington! You're not getting the answer out of me that easy!"

Jack laughed as he raked a single finger across the seam of her spine, knowing it was her most ticklish spot "Are you sure about that, Mrs. Skellington? Are you sure you don't want to tell?''

"NEVER!" she laughed as she fell back on the couch, trying to pry her husband's hands from her.

Jack decided to stop now before things got too rough; didn't want to chance hurting the baby. "Okay, love. You win, for now," he added as he wiggled his brow playfully.

She giggled as he helped her back into up-right position, "Until next time, my king. But for now, I need to make dinner." She began to get up off the couch, but lost her balance and began to fall!

Jack, as quick as lightening, jumped from the couch and caught his queen in his arms, "Sally, are you alright?" he said with a worried look on his face.

Sally blinked her heavenly lashed eyes a few times, trying to comprehend what just happened, "I…I'm not sure. I remember getting up, and then, everything went black." She brought her hand to her head and rubbed it. She had suddenly become very tired.

"Maybe you should go to bed. Don't worry; I'll carry you." Jack said, scooping her up in his arms.

"But, what about dinner?"

He kissed her forehead, "You almost passed out and you're still worrying about dinner. You amaze me, Sally. I'll cook tonight if you get hungry. I'm really not very hungry."

She blushed at his 'amaze me' comment, and snuggled her head into his chest, "Thank you, Jack."

He smiled and tightened his arms around her and began to climb the stairs to their bedroom, "You're welcome, Sally."

Jack lightly kicked the door to their bedroom open with his foot and stepped inside, closing it again. He gently laid Sally on the bed and gave her a light kiss on the lips, "Do you feel any better, darling?"

Sally smiled and nodded, "Yes, I do. But I'm still very tired."

"Then I should let you sleep," he took off her shoes and covered her with the fleece blanket.

She blushed as Jack tended to her, "Thank you again, Jack. You're so sweet and thoughtful."

Jack felt his non-existing heart flutter like bat wings as she spoke, just like EVERY time she did, "You're welcome again, my queen. But I'm nowhere near as sweet and thoughtful as you are." He looked at the time, "It isn't too late, but I'll go ahead and come to bed too." He removed his shoes, tailcoat, tie and shirt and climbed into bed with Sally.

She snuggled under his arm and rested her head in the crook of his neck, bringing her arms around his ribcage, "I love you."

He smiled and kissed her cheek, "I love you, too." And with that they both drifted to sleep.

Later that night, Jack had awaked up. He glanced at the clock on the nightstand; it read 1:33 a.m., he didn't feel tired so he got out of bed. But first, he leaned over and placed a kiss on his sleeping wife's forehead. She stirred a bit and smiled in her sleep, but didn't awaken. He smiled and walked over to the bookshelf and pulled a book off the shelf.

Jack flipped through the pages of the book, looking for something that caught his interest.

He found a ghost story about a girl named Isabella, who died and haunted her boyfriend for marrying another woman years after her death.

Jack was very intrigued, not just with the story, but with the name of the ghost, "Isabella…" he said the name softly to himself. Something about the name to him was unique, beautiful, and very appropriate to name a princess…

He smiled and closed the book. He turned to put it back on the shelf when he heard a voice,

"Jack? Honey, what are you doing up?" Sally asked, lifting herself from their bed and rubbing her eyes.

Jack's smile grew as he walked back over to their bed, "I couldn't sleep, so I read a bit. What are you doing up?" he asked, crawling into his side of the bed.

Sally was about to answer when she gasped suddenly out of surprise!

"What's wrong?" Jack asked.

Sally placed her hand on her stomach, she smiled, "J-Jack… I…I think the baby just kicked…" she said rather breathlessly.

Jack's breath caught in his throat, "Really?"

Sally reached out for Jack's hand and placed it on her stomach, "Yes, just feel."

As soon as she finished, Jack felt a soft kick against his bony fingers. He grinned and wrapped his arm around Sally's waist, "That's our baby, Sally, OUR baby…" he whispered. He kissed his fingers and placed it back on her stomach.

Sally's smile brightened as she laid her hand over his, "Jack, I'm so thankful I'm having this baby with you. I've heard that some men would leave their wives after they got pregnant."

Jack brought his hands to Sally's face, "Sally, my love, I would never ever leave you. I love you far too much to leave you and never come back." He said placing light kisses on her face.

She giggled at his ministrations and brought her hands around his neck, "I know. That's why I'm not afraid; I know you'll be here for me."

He smiled and leaned his forehead against hers, "You're most certainly right. I won't go anywhere without you. I'm going to be here for you; no matter what. When the baby does come, I'll be right beside you. I'll hold your hand and tell you everything's going to be okay. I'll get you anything you or the baby need. I'll be your humble skeleton servant." He finished with a slight grin, looking deep into his wife's emerald green eyes.

Sally found herself unable to speak. She just hugged Jack tighter, with her arms around his neck and shoulders and her face buried into the crook of his neck, "I love you, Jack." She whispered.

Jack brought his arms around her waist and back, kissing her hair softly, "I love you too, Sally," he whispered back. He put one hand back on her stomach, "I love you both. Oh, and Sally?"

"Yes, my king?" she asked lifting her head so she could see him.

"I believe I've found the perfect girl name."

Sally's eyes grew wide and her mouth spread into a grin, "Really? What is it?"

He grinned devilishly and pressed his finger to his lips, "I'll never tell…" his voice dropped a few octaves

She gave the flirty grin Jack loved so much and half-lidded her eyes, "Are you certain that you won't?" she was using a persuasion act, like Jack was using earlier.

'Oh, she just HAD to use the grin!' Jack thought to himself. 'She's too irresistible…' he was ready to collapsed, but he stood his ground, "No matter how much you tickle me, I'm not saying." He crossed his arms, but couldn't help but grin.

Sally moved closer to him (if that was even possible!), and narrowed her eyes, "We'll just see about that…" she whispered as she moved her hands up and down, slowly across Jack's bare chest.

It wasn't long before Jack was laughing and rolling on the bed with his arms around his queen. He moved his hands to the seam of her spine, raking his fingers up and down; causing her silver-bell giggles to turn into laughs.

This went on a little longer, until they were both yawning. They laid back and pulled the fleece blanket around them.

"I love you, Sally." he looked down and grazed his fingers over her stomach, "I love you too, my child."

Sally smiled as she felt another soft kick, "And we love you too, Jack."

They both kissed for the last time that night and fell back to sleep, dreaming of how much joy their son or daughter would bring to their lives…

SUCCESS! Chapter 5 done! After I finished this chapter, I struck some MAJOR writer's block! Ideas are most needed! BTW I've already decided on the name and gender of the baby. I just want to know, what do you guys want to see Jack and Sally go through? I was thinking about a chapter when Sally starts having cravings and mood-swings and poor Jack is at her mercy! I love praises and good reviews, but flames will be used to burn Twilight merchandise! R&R!

With Love, TheLostPumpkinPrincess112495

DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN JACK SKELLINGTON OR SALLY; THEY BELONG TO THE GENIUS THAT IS TIM BURTON!