The Fine Line Between Legends And Lies
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chapter 31
Chapter 31:
A/N: Okay Elizabeth receives the letter from her father and decides that she wants to travel to Port Royal to find out if he will keep his word. Along the way she becomes very ill and Jack wonders what could be the cause of her sudden illness. Please keep the reviews coming! They are greatly appreciated!
Elizabeth sat on the terrace to their room holding little Jacob. He had grown quite a bit since she had given birth to him. That had been nearly two months ago now. His dark brown hair was thick and covered his head. It stuck out in little fuzzy wisps everywhere. He had the same dark coffee colored eyes as Jack and she could see more and more of Jack every time she looked at her son. Jacob fussed as she shifted him in her arms. She began to rock him gently to try and quiet him but he gave a high pitched squeal. Jack frowned as he walked out onto the terrace to the sound of his son’s screams.
“Christ Lizbeth, what’s wrong with him?”
“He’s just fussy Jack.”
“Well do something t’ make him shut it. He’s giving me a bloody headache.”
Her tea colored eyes narrowed as she scowled up at her husband. Jack paid her scowl no mind as he swaggered across the terrace and perched himself on the ledge of it to look out at the harbor. It was obvious he missed the sea something terrible. He hated being confined to land and Elizabeth was beginning to wonder if he resented her any for having to remain on land. Jack reached into his pocket and pulled out the letter that he had received from his Grandfather’s butler Nigel that morning.
“This letter came for ye this morning love.”
He handed the letter to her and watched as she shifted Jacob in her arms making him give another shrill cry. Elizabeth carefully turned the letter over to see the dark blue wax that had her father’s seal pressed into it. Her tea colored eyes widened as she opened the letter to read it.
“It’s from my father Jack.”
“Oh goody. Probably sending word that he still plans on hanging me once he catches me.”
She frowned at his remark as she read letter. After a moment of silence she looked up at Jack at smile stretching across her face.
“Well? What’s so bloody funny Izzy?”
“Nothing’s funny Jack, this is good news.”
“Really? Do tell.”
“Father has agreed to grant you a full pardon! Do you know what this means darling?”
“Enlighten me Elizabeth.”
“It means that he will drop all the charges against you so we’re free to go back to Port Royal whenever we want! Oh Jack this is wonderful!”
“And ye actually believe he will honor his promise?”
“Of course he will. My father is a very honorable man. If he says that he will grant you a full pardon then he will do just that.”
“So then I guess we’re going t’ be heading for Port Royal with all haste then?”
“Jack, he’s my father, you can’t expect me to stay away from him forever.”
Jack sighed heavily. He knew that Elizabeth missed her father but he couldn’t take the risk of being double crossed by the Governor. But then again he most certainly didn’t want to risk pushing Elizabeth away from him either.
“I suppose not darling. If ye really think that he will honor his promise then we will go t’ Port Royal.”
Standing up from her chair she crossed the terrace to hug Jack careful not to crush Jacob in between them. Jack wrapped an arm loosely around his wife’s shoulders as she embraced him. A goofy grin spread across his face as he held her.
“Thank you Jack, I know what kind of a risk I’m asking you to take.”
“Anything t’ make ye happy Elizabeth.”
“I love you so much Jack Sparrow.”
“I love ye too darling.”
Jack spent the remainder of the afternoon with his grandfather playing chess while Elizabeth and Phoebe sat out in the garden playing cards and sipping tea while they snacked on little biscuits filled with cheese and herbs. Little Jacob was tucked away in the small bassinet nearby so that Elizabeth could keep a close eye on him while they played cards.
“So I understand that you and Jackie will be leaving us this evening?”
“Oh….yes we’re heading back to Port Royal.”
“Isn’t Jackie in trouble there?”
“Well yes….he was…..but my father is the Governor and he promised to grant Jack a full pardon if I returned to Port Royal. I’m his only child and Jacob is his grandchild. So he wants to have some kind of relationship with us.”
“And you’re certain that your father won’t go back on his word once you arrive in Port Royal?”
“He knows that if he doesn’t honor his word to grant Jack a full pardon then he will lose my and my son forever.”
“It sounds as if you’re certain this will work out in your favor.”
“I am. I have faith in my father to do the right thing. He knows how much I love Jack. Everything will be fine.”
“I hope so dear, for both of you. But I’m going to miss having you and Jackie and the little one around something terrible.”
“Oh Nana, we’re going to miss you too. But don’t worry, I will make certain that Jack brings us to visit often.”
“Thank you dear. You know my Jackie is very lucky to have found such a wonderful young woman like you to love him.”
“I’m the one who’s lucky Nana. Jack is the most wonderful and he loves Jacob so much.”
“Well then I hope that neither one of you ever forgets how lucky you are to have each other.”
“We won’t, I promise.”
The afternoon turned into evening all too quickly and soon Jack was taking Elizabeth and Jacob down to the pier to board the Pearl. Once back onboard Elizabeth carried Jacob into their cabin and placed him in his cradle. Jack followed her into the cabin after he had given orders to weigh anchor and set sail for Port Royal. Elizabeth had just finished rocking Jacob when she suddenly began to feel very lightheaded. Jack rushed over to where she was standing next to their bed just in time to catch her as her knees buckled and she collapsed.
“Lizbeth?”
He gently shook her but she didn’t respond. Scooping her up into his arms he carefully laid her down on their bed. His calloused hands came up to softly caress her face. She wasn’t breathing! Quickly Jack grabbed his bottle of rum from the table and pulled the cork from it. He waved the bottle under her nose and watched as her brow wrinkled and she stirred slightly. Her eyes fluttered open and she looked up at him. There was a look of complete confusion etched onto her face.
“W-what happened Jack?”
“Ye fainted love.”
“Fainted? I never do that.”
“Are ye feeling alright love?”
“I….I don’t know. I got lightheaded all of a sudden and then everything went black.”
“Lucky I was in here t’ catch ye before ye fell darling.”
Elizabeth moved to sit up but quickly laid back down as the lightheaded feeling overwhelmed her once again. Jack could see that she was sweating and she looked to be a little paler than she normally was.
“Darling I think ye need t’ jus’ lay down an’ relax.”
“Jack I’m fine….it’s just a little dizziness that’s all.”
“Maybe but I’d rather not take me chances Izzy. Now be a good girl an’ let me get ye undressed.”
Elizabeth lay there unmoving except to sit up when Jack went to pull her linen shirt up over her head. His calloused fingers quickly unraveled the binding that covered her breasts and placed it on the floor as well. She lifted her hips when he began sliding her breeches down. When he got her breeches to her knees he quickly tugged off her boots so that he could finish removing them. Soon she was completely naked and Jack was carefully placing her clothes in a neat pile on the chair at the table. She watched as he retrieved the basin and washcloth before returning to the bedside. Jack dipped the washcloth into the basin and began running it over her skin lightly making goose bumps appear. Elizabeth shivered at the feel of the cold water against her bare skin. Jack grinned at her as she trembled under his gentle touch. Once finished he placed the washcloth and basin back on the desk before grabbing the linen to dry her off. She smiled tiredly up at him as he gently slid the linen along her naked flesh to absorb all the little beads of water that rested on her skin. Once finished he placed the linen back on the back of the chair in front of the desk where he had gotten it. He turned back around to see Elizabeth had pulled the blanket up over her and had curled up onto her left side.
“Feel better love?”
“Much. You take such good care of me Jack.”
“I know. Now get some sleep Izzy.”
She nodded and he bent down to place a chaste kiss on her forehead before heading towards the main deck of the Pearl leaving her alone. Jack headed to the helm where Gibbs was steering the ship. Gibbs noticed the worried look that was etched onto his captain’s face.
“Something the matter Captain?”
“Aye….it’s Elizabeth.”
“Something troubling the young miss?”
“No…not troubling her exactly. Something’s wrong with her Gibbs…physically. She’s not well.”
“What seems t’ be wrong with her Captain?”
“Just now in the cabin she got dizzy and collapsed. If I hadn’t been there t’ catch her she would’ve fallen out right on the floor.”
“Maybe she was jus’ exhausted Jack?”
Jack nodded and continued to look out to sea. It troubled him to think that something could be wrong with his precious Elizabeth. They had been through so much and come so far to be together. He would be damned if anything was going to tear them apart now. He hoped that Gibbs was right and it had been out of just sheer exhaustion that Elizabeth had fainted. In a few days time they would reach Port Royal and if she wasn’t better by then he would have her father get a doctor to examine her to see what was the matter with her.
A/N: Okay Elizabeth is feeling lightheaded…and pretty soon she will start to feel nauseous. So you can guess what’s going to be wrong with her….yep she’s pregnant…again! Let me know what you think…should the baby be a girl this time or another boy?
A/N: Okay Elizabeth receives the letter from her father and decides that she wants to travel to Port Royal to find out if he will keep his word. Along the way she becomes very ill and Jack wonders what could be the cause of her sudden illness. Please keep the reviews coming! They are greatly appreciated!
Elizabeth sat on the terrace to their room holding little Jacob. He had grown quite a bit since she had given birth to him. That had been nearly two months ago now. His dark brown hair was thick and covered his head. It stuck out in little fuzzy wisps everywhere. He had the same dark coffee colored eyes as Jack and she could see more and more of Jack every time she looked at her son. Jacob fussed as she shifted him in her arms. She began to rock him gently to try and quiet him but he gave a high pitched squeal. Jack frowned as he walked out onto the terrace to the sound of his son’s screams.
“Christ Lizbeth, what’s wrong with him?”
“He’s just fussy Jack.”
“Well do something t’ make him shut it. He’s giving me a bloody headache.”
Her tea colored eyes narrowed as she scowled up at her husband. Jack paid her scowl no mind as he swaggered across the terrace and perched himself on the ledge of it to look out at the harbor. It was obvious he missed the sea something terrible. He hated being confined to land and Elizabeth was beginning to wonder if he resented her any for having to remain on land. Jack reached into his pocket and pulled out the letter that he had received from his Grandfather’s butler Nigel that morning.
“This letter came for ye this morning love.”
He handed the letter to her and watched as she shifted Jacob in her arms making him give another shrill cry. Elizabeth carefully turned the letter over to see the dark blue wax that had her father’s seal pressed into it. Her tea colored eyes widened as she opened the letter to read it.
“It’s from my father Jack.”
“Oh goody. Probably sending word that he still plans on hanging me once he catches me.”
She frowned at his remark as she read letter. After a moment of silence she looked up at Jack at smile stretching across her face.
“Well? What’s so bloody funny Izzy?”
“Nothing’s funny Jack, this is good news.”
“Really? Do tell.”
“Father has agreed to grant you a full pardon! Do you know what this means darling?”
“Enlighten me Elizabeth.”
“It means that he will drop all the charges against you so we’re free to go back to Port Royal whenever we want! Oh Jack this is wonderful!”
“And ye actually believe he will honor his promise?”
“Of course he will. My father is a very honorable man. If he says that he will grant you a full pardon then he will do just that.”
“So then I guess we’re going t’ be heading for Port Royal with all haste then?”
“Jack, he’s my father, you can’t expect me to stay away from him forever.”
Jack sighed heavily. He knew that Elizabeth missed her father but he couldn’t take the risk of being double crossed by the Governor. But then again he most certainly didn’t want to risk pushing Elizabeth away from him either.
“I suppose not darling. If ye really think that he will honor his promise then we will go t’ Port Royal.”
Standing up from her chair she crossed the terrace to hug Jack careful not to crush Jacob in between them. Jack wrapped an arm loosely around his wife’s shoulders as she embraced him. A goofy grin spread across his face as he held her.
“Thank you Jack, I know what kind of a risk I’m asking you to take.”
“Anything t’ make ye happy Elizabeth.”
“I love you so much Jack Sparrow.”
“I love ye too darling.”
Jack spent the remainder of the afternoon with his grandfather playing chess while Elizabeth and Phoebe sat out in the garden playing cards and sipping tea while they snacked on little biscuits filled with cheese and herbs. Little Jacob was tucked away in the small bassinet nearby so that Elizabeth could keep a close eye on him while they played cards.
“So I understand that you and Jackie will be leaving us this evening?”
“Oh….yes we’re heading back to Port Royal.”
“Isn’t Jackie in trouble there?”
“Well yes….he was…..but my father is the Governor and he promised to grant Jack a full pardon if I returned to Port Royal. I’m his only child and Jacob is his grandchild. So he wants to have some kind of relationship with us.”
“And you’re certain that your father won’t go back on his word once you arrive in Port Royal?”
“He knows that if he doesn’t honor his word to grant Jack a full pardon then he will lose my and my son forever.”
“It sounds as if you’re certain this will work out in your favor.”
“I am. I have faith in my father to do the right thing. He knows how much I love Jack. Everything will be fine.”
“I hope so dear, for both of you. But I’m going to miss having you and Jackie and the little one around something terrible.”
“Oh Nana, we’re going to miss you too. But don’t worry, I will make certain that Jack brings us to visit often.”
“Thank you dear. You know my Jackie is very lucky to have found such a wonderful young woman like you to love him.”
“I’m the one who’s lucky Nana. Jack is the most wonderful and he loves Jacob so much.”
“Well then I hope that neither one of you ever forgets how lucky you are to have each other.”
“We won’t, I promise.”
The afternoon turned into evening all too quickly and soon Jack was taking Elizabeth and Jacob down to the pier to board the Pearl. Once back onboard Elizabeth carried Jacob into their cabin and placed him in his cradle. Jack followed her into the cabin after he had given orders to weigh anchor and set sail for Port Royal. Elizabeth had just finished rocking Jacob when she suddenly began to feel very lightheaded. Jack rushed over to where she was standing next to their bed just in time to catch her as her knees buckled and she collapsed.
“Lizbeth?”
He gently shook her but she didn’t respond. Scooping her up into his arms he carefully laid her down on their bed. His calloused hands came up to softly caress her face. She wasn’t breathing! Quickly Jack grabbed his bottle of rum from the table and pulled the cork from it. He waved the bottle under her nose and watched as her brow wrinkled and she stirred slightly. Her eyes fluttered open and she looked up at him. There was a look of complete confusion etched onto her face.
“W-what happened Jack?”
“Ye fainted love.”
“Fainted? I never do that.”
“Are ye feeling alright love?”
“I….I don’t know. I got lightheaded all of a sudden and then everything went black.”
“Lucky I was in here t’ catch ye before ye fell darling.”
Elizabeth moved to sit up but quickly laid back down as the lightheaded feeling overwhelmed her once again. Jack could see that she was sweating and she looked to be a little paler than she normally was.
“Darling I think ye need t’ jus’ lay down an’ relax.”
“Jack I’m fine….it’s just a little dizziness that’s all.”
“Maybe but I’d rather not take me chances Izzy. Now be a good girl an’ let me get ye undressed.”
Elizabeth lay there unmoving except to sit up when Jack went to pull her linen shirt up over her head. His calloused fingers quickly unraveled the binding that covered her breasts and placed it on the floor as well. She lifted her hips when he began sliding her breeches down. When he got her breeches to her knees he quickly tugged off her boots so that he could finish removing them. Soon she was completely naked and Jack was carefully placing her clothes in a neat pile on the chair at the table. She watched as he retrieved the basin and washcloth before returning to the bedside. Jack dipped the washcloth into the basin and began running it over her skin lightly making goose bumps appear. Elizabeth shivered at the feel of the cold water against her bare skin. Jack grinned at her as she trembled under his gentle touch. Once finished he placed the washcloth and basin back on the desk before grabbing the linen to dry her off. She smiled tiredly up at him as he gently slid the linen along her naked flesh to absorb all the little beads of water that rested on her skin. Once finished he placed the linen back on the back of the chair in front of the desk where he had gotten it. He turned back around to see Elizabeth had pulled the blanket up over her and had curled up onto her left side.
“Feel better love?”
“Much. You take such good care of me Jack.”
“I know. Now get some sleep Izzy.”
She nodded and he bent down to place a chaste kiss on her forehead before heading towards the main deck of the Pearl leaving her alone. Jack headed to the helm where Gibbs was steering the ship. Gibbs noticed the worried look that was etched onto his captain’s face.
“Something the matter Captain?”
“Aye….it’s Elizabeth.”
“Something troubling the young miss?”
“No…not troubling her exactly. Something’s wrong with her Gibbs…physically. She’s not well.”
“What seems t’ be wrong with her Captain?”
“Just now in the cabin she got dizzy and collapsed. If I hadn’t been there t’ catch her she would’ve fallen out right on the floor.”
“Maybe she was jus’ exhausted Jack?”
Jack nodded and continued to look out to sea. It troubled him to think that something could be wrong with his precious Elizabeth. They had been through so much and come so far to be together. He would be damned if anything was going to tear them apart now. He hoped that Gibbs was right and it had been out of just sheer exhaustion that Elizabeth had fainted. In a few days time they would reach Port Royal and if she wasn’t better by then he would have her father get a doctor to examine her to see what was the matter with her.
A/N: Okay Elizabeth is feeling lightheaded…and pretty soon she will start to feel nauseous. So you can guess what’s going to be wrong with her….yep she’s pregnant…again! Let me know what you think…should the baby be a girl this time or another boy?