Chapter 18 Birthdays and Anniversaries

Jack woke up to crying that was coming from across the hall. Matthew had discovered that if he cried loud enough mommy would come and get him. Soon enough Elizabeth woke up.

"Jack, how long has he been crying?"

"Only a few minutes," he said and grabbed her arm. "Let him cry, he'll wear himself out."

"What if something's wrong?" She asked, getting anxious.

"Nothing is wrong darling." Jack said rolling on his side.

Elizabeth waited a few more seconds before going to get her official one-year-old son. When she saw him he stopped crying and Elizabeth picked him up. Giving him a kiss she carried him to her bedroom.

"Daddy, guess whose birthday it is today."

Jack yawned and rolled on his back, it was early in the morning and he son was wide awake. Elizabeth sat Matthew on his chest and Jack smiled at the young boy. "Is it your birthday today?"

Matthew laughed and buried his face in Jack's shirt. "Da da!"

Jack smiled ear to ear. "That's my boy. Who's that?" He asked pointing to Elizabeth. The young boy clapped his hands and leaned toward his mother, arms outstretched. Elizabeth picked him up.

"Ma ma." She said. Matthew looked to Jack, "Da da."

Jack laughed and became quiet as loud noises came from outside. Glass was being broke and shots were fired. Jack stood up and pulled his boots on.

"Stay here," he told Elizabeth and grabbed his gun and sword, both which had been idle since the day they moved in.

"Jack!" She cried and went to him, sitting Matthew on the bed. She kissed him on the lips and he kissed her back. "I love you."

He put a hand to her face and kissed her again. "Take care of that boy." Pausing he looked at Matthew then back at her. "I love you too darling."

Elizabeth watched him leave and took Matthew in her arms as she went to hide in the closet.

Jack opened the front door and saw pirates standing outside. They all became quiet and one man walked toward him. By now all the other residents of the town were looking toward the Andrews home.

"Captain! Look who it is men! Captain Jack Sparrow."

The 'ex-pirate' looked at the man. "I'm afraid I don't know what you're talking about." He said, trying to keep his new image clean.

"Sure you do captain. It's me, Rich. I have something for you."

Jack was on his guard when Rich pulled something from his pocked. It was a sheet of paper.

"What is it?"

"The map. Lebanon was right. It was on the island."

Jack, forgetting his new position jumped down the stairs and took the map from his old crew member. Opening it up he saw unplotted spots of land and sea.

"Paradise."

"Aye Captain. Captain Alex wanted to know if you wanted to come along."

Jack's eyes sparkled and he smiled his halfway grin. The Pearl, it was so close, his freedom was waiting for him. But Elizabeth, he couldn't leave her alone with Matthew. His eyes became dull again and he looked out to the horizon. "I can't mate. Got to take care of my boy and wife."

"Bring them along. It's a family affair."

Jack stood and shook his head. "A pirate ship is no place for a child. Tell Alex someday I will come back."

The pirate wasn't looking at Jack, put over his shoulder. "Mrs. Sparrow."

Jack turned around. Elizabeth's eyes were sad as she held Matthew on her hip.

"Go."

Jack looked at his son. "No. I won't leave you, not after this."

"We have to leave anyway. Let me go get packed." She said and gave Matthew to Jack.

"This isn't supposed to happen love."

"Jack, I wanted to make his our home, where we could raise our child." She said, eyes watering. "Now because of piracy I have to move out of this house and change my name again."

"No love, no more running. We're moving to Timlan. No one will bother us there. There you can be Mrs. Sparrow."

Elizabeth leaned against him, Matt pulling on her hair to get her attention. She looked up at her son and smiled, his eyes were dark like Jack's and his hair was starting to change from light brown to a dark brown. "I just want to raise my son. With you."

Jack kissed her forehead and they went in the house to get their things.

Jack sat Matthew down in a storage room and pulled out his red bandanna and other pirate clothes. Pulling them on he turned around. "What do you think of your old man now Matt?"

The little boy clapped his hands and said "da da!"

Jack picked him up. "That's right kid. Now we will have to get you a little bandanna too, just like me."

"You!" Matt said then squealed with delight when Jack tickled his stomach.

"Okay boys are you ready?" Elizabeth asked, standing at the door. Jack put some more stuff in a box and handed it to Gibbs who came in to take their things to the ship. Matthew looked at Elizabeth and stretched his arms out.

"Ma ma."

Elizabeth ran over to him and Jack looked up.

"Oh Jack did you hear that! He said ma ma. Oh baby, I'm so excited." She said to Matt, kissing his forehead.

"Okay love are you ready?"

Elizabeth sighed and picked up Matthew, looking around the rooms as they headed outside. She was feeling a sense of loss as she saw the house she had lived in for a year fading away.

"Oh wait! Jack, we forgot something."

The pirates looked back at her. Gibbs spoke. "What exactly did you forget Missus?"

"Something."

Jack smiled and put a hand on her back. "Come on love, no looking back. We're heading to the house we are going to make a home alright? We'll be happy, I promise."

Elizabeth saw something in his eyes but it was gone almost instantly.

They all walked back to the Pearl as the sun was rising. Jack was holding his son now and smiled. "Look at that Matthew. That's daddy's ship. All in one piece, you're uncle did a good job."

As if on cue Alex came to the side of the ship when they were all ready to board. Jack was the first one on the ship.

"Welcome back Captain." Alex said and looked at Matthew. "Look how big this boy has gotten." He said and tickled the boy's sides. Matthew laughed a cute baby laugh and shied away into his father's shirt.

Elizabeth was the last one on, following Gibbs. "Jack, what are we going to do for Matt's birthday?"

"Elizabeth we have it all figured out." Alex said. "When we get to Timlan we're going to go to my mother's house. She's dying to see him."

Elizabeth smiled and took Matt from Jack so he could go to the helm. She smiled as her husband barked orders and coaxed the ship out to the sea, but it was half hearted. She hated to feel it, hated to feel that she couldn't make him that happy but she knew he loved her. "Come on Matt, let's go below."

Walking into the Captain's rooms Elizabeth was surprised to see it exactly as she remembered it. Sitting Matthew on the bed she sat with him while the soft rocking on the ship on the sea lulled the small boy to sleep. Holding her pirate child in her arms Elizabeth closed her eyes and went to sleep.

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Jack was standing on the helm when he looked down and saw his crew but no Elizabeth. "Alex."

His brother came up to him and looked out to the horizon. "Yes Jack?"

"Where is Elizabeth?"

"Oh, she took Matthew with her to the sea to be merpeople."

Jack looked sideways at his brother who put his hands up in mock surrender. "Okay, she's below."

"Take her while I go check on them."

Alex nodded and steered the Pearl toward Timlan, checking his compass."

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Jack opened the door to the room and couldn't help but smile. Elizabeth was sitting up asleep, holding her sleeping son. Taking Matthew and putting him into the crib that was held in place by boards Jack stopped and mused. Alex knew they were coming. It was time, and Jack was glad to be home.

Looking back to the bed he helped Elizabeth into a better sleeping position before kicking off his boots and sliding into bed next to her.

He kissed her neck and collar bone, tickling her senses and pulling her closer to consciousness.

"Jack?"

"Hello darling. You talk about it being Matthew's birthday, but what about our anniversary?"

Elizabeth smiled and kissed him softly. Jack was too anxious and pushed his tongue into her mouth. She let him in and caressed his tongue with hers. He pulled away but kissed her neck; his hands lifting her dress. Elizabeth moaned when his cool hands ran like feathers up her legs, over her thighs, and to her stomach. His kisses stopped briefly so he could pull the dress over her head. Then he got on top of her, fully clothes just so he could look at her naked body. She was perfect. Still so small and petite, even after the birth of Matthew.

Jack ran his hands up and down her sides, molding them to her body. When he touched her, Elizabeth's hands were at work unbuttoning his shirt and sliding it off his shoulders. She raked her nails over his chest and he inhaled sharply. She was arousing his senses just like she did the first time.

Not wanted to succumb to her just yes, Jack took her hands in his and kissed her. She moaned into her mouth and he let her hands free; they instantly went to his pants. Knowing he still had the upper hand, Jack bent his head so his mouth covered the tip of her breast. Elizabeth gasped and moaned when she felt his sucking softly and carefully running his teeth over it. She put her hands in his hair and pressed closer, his tongue licking her nipple. She said his name and he repeated on the other.

Jack felt his arousal grow when he sat up to look at her. Her lips were full and parted and her breathing irregular. Before he took off his pants he took two fingers and slid them into her, feeling her desire for him. She rocked her hips on his hand and used her own to keep it in place.

His arousal was at a breaking point and he took his pants off as quickly as he could. Elizabeth as faster. She rolled him on his back and rubbed her body against his, spreading her legs so his whole body could feel the want she had for him. He felt her leave a mark on his thigh and he grabbed her hips, wanting nothing more than to make love to her.

"Jack wait."

Breathless he said her name. "Why?"

"Let me." She said and touched him, watching his eyes shut and his lips part to let a moan escape.

Starting at his neck she kissed his skin moving down to his abdomen finally to the core of his arousal, kissing it and wrapping her tongue around it. He said her name in his moan and thought he was going to lose it. Stopping her torture she rolled over next to him.

"Take me Jack."

He got on top of her and quickly complied. He was so fast she screamed. "Please don't wake Matt up darling."

She bit her lip and felt in as he pumped, filling her wholly. Elizabeth scratched his back with her nails when she felt him stop, just filling her, his member pulsing rapidly. She swallowed a moan but breathed out heavily. She couldn't take it.

"Jack. I need you, don't stop."

He was breathing heavily. "I can't, I'm…you, wore me out."

Elizabeth smile, she knew how to handle this. "But you feel so good. I love feeling you in me." She said quietly into his ear. That was doing the trick.

Jack's arousal was getting new life. "Elizabeth,"

"You're so good darling. I need you to make love to me."

Jack was breathing heavily as he got of top of her again and this time didn't stop until she had enough.

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That night Elizabeth laid in her husbands arms feeling like a goddess. He kissed her shoulder and whispered in her ear.

"I love you Elizabeth."

Matthew woke up and pulled himself into a standing position, hanging on to the side of the crib. He looked at his parents and smiled. "Da!"

Elizabeth rolled over to sleep. "You were too loud." She said, "Didn't you know little boys get jealous? Matthew loves his mommy."

Jack glared at her tan at his son who he could have sworn had an identical scowl. "Da!"

The pirate sighed and got up to feed the child the world would someday call 'the best pirate that ever lived.'

THE END

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