One year after "Are My Dreams Not What They Seem"
After Jack had proclaimed his love for you, and you returned it, everything seemed to become so simple. Knowing that you had found 'the one', you'd known that everything was going to be simpler. But not as simpler.
Living in an apartment building, on the eighth floor, you could usually work up a sweat by having to go up and down the steps so many times. Not anymore. You could swear that Jack never got tired… well, sometimes, depending on the activity. But now you had a man around, and things seem to be nice and pleasant all the time. Never a worry or problem that you have to worry about.
Apparently, during all those years Jack had watched you, he had picked up on a few things. How to fix pretty much everything, how to cook, clean, where everything goes, etc. All in all… he's proving to be a very good house-husband.
Now, a year after the 'I love you's' were said, you had both moved out of your apartment, and moved closer to the water. Jack had pleasantly put it, 'You can't come between a man and the sea, darling, so let's just save some energy and move closer to my other beauty.' You had agreed knowing that he was referring to the ocean as his 'other beauty', whereas the Black Pearl had found a new captain after Jack's so-called 'death'.
Yes, you knew of the Pearl. There's not a day that goes by that he doesn't mention her. And the stories! Too many of those too count. And even though you roll your eyes or mock him, you can't get enough of them. Sometimes you imagine being there with him during those years. Being by his side as you fight, defending your home. And there are times when you envy him, envy all of his great adventures, knowing nothing like that could ever happen to you. But he's with you now, and you wouldn't trade your life for all the riches in the world.
So now, together you live in a house near to the shoreline, celebrating your love and enjoying every minute of your time together.
Strolling arm and arm down the beach, you both take in the sunset.
"Never have I enjoyed a sunset as much before I met you, darlin'," Jack flirts, making you bring your eyes to his. "Yes, yes, I know. I've said it before… but it never gets old."
You stare into his eyes. Those beautiful, soul capturing eyes. You could never tire of his witty charm, nor would you ever want to tire of it.
"I love you, darlin'," he whispers, his warm breath caressing your face.
"Love you, Jack," you say, wrapping your arms around his neck, bringing him all the more closer to you.
He gladly returns the hug, wrapping his arms around your waist, one hand cradling the back of your head.
"You don't know how much you mean to me, love. I once asked Bootstrap why he had a wife and child when he could have the sea. The freedom she offers. The wind blowin' in your face, the travels she can bring you. He told me that there's nothin' like havin' that woman open her arms for you, nothin' like havin' that child's hands reaching up to you. And nothin' at all like the love she gives that can get you through those hard times. I doubted him then. But now…," Jack trails off, leaning his head against yours.
Lifting your head, you cradle his jaw, forcing him to look in your eyes. "Now?"
"Now I understand every last word he said to me," he finishes, meeting your lips.
Overcome with emotion, you do your best to respond, accepting every feeling he's putting into his kiss.
He never fails to make you a wreck.
"Aye, love," he chuckles, sipping your lips. "I never fail do I?"
"How did you know I was thinking that?" you ask, perplexed.
"I was living in that beautiful head of yours for a good while, sweetness," he says, tapping your temple.
"How many nicknames do you have in that head of yours?" you ask him.
"More than you could possibly know, ()," he replies, regaining his swaying walk.
"Yea right, old man!" You tease, taking off in a run down the beach, laughing all the while.
"Old man?! Who're you callin' old man?!" he yells, running after you.
I couldn't ask for more.
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