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Sorry it took so long to update! I was SO confused about what should happen next for Jack! I hope this is good...and I am already working on the next chapter so don't worry about waiting too awful long! please read and review!
The Opportune Moment
Jack collapsed onto the bed of the shabby little room in the cheapest inn in Port Langosta, his heart beginning to calm from its thunderous pounding. He turned over to lie on his back and looked around the room, taking in his surroundings. He couldn't think, all he knew was that his eyes were scanning a room with only a small wicker table and matching chair and the bed he was lying on.
He closed his eyes, cherishing the silence of the room. He needed tranquility after his conversation with Elizabeth. He needed sleep… Soon, he began to hum a lullaby to himself; his mind darkening as sleep came slowly, wrapping him in warm blackness.
Suddenly, gray clouds swirled in his conscience, trapping him in a tropical port. The sun was high in the sky and shined brighter than usual. The village was alive with its usual chaos and he looked around at the weathered faces of the villagers.
He began to walk on the beach, the same beach he had sat stargazing at and took his boots off, walking in the surf. A breeze blew slightly, lifting his dreadlocks off his shoulders, cooling his neck. The day was perfect…
"Jack?" said a voice from behind him. He turned, knowing the source of the voice, smiling.
"Elizabeth!"
She looked at him, a grin forming on her delicate lips. "Hello."
"Hello." he said back, looking into her eyes, getting lost in them. "What are you doing here?"
"You told me to come here, remember?"
He looked down, embarrassed. "Oh yes…I'm glad you came…"
She began to walk, her toes sinking in the sand as she glided past him. She turned a few feet away, looking at him curiously. "Aren't you coming?"
He didn't hesitate to follow…
"So, why is it that you asked me to come here, Jack?"
He looked at her and then away quickly, his heart fluttering like the breeze around them. "Umm..." he stuttered, trying to remember the reason. "I…I…Oh yes…I wanted to tell you something?"
"Oh?" she smiled. "Really?"
His eyes widened as he realized she was looking at him, trying to understand his confusion. "Yes…but I'd like to wait until the opportune moment." he grinned, walking a little faster.
"Ah yes, the opportune moment… she giggled, keeping pace beside him.
He didn't know what was going on. He had told her to come there, and yet he didn't know why…and on top of that…he knew in his heart that he had to tell her that he loved her…"Is that why I'm here and she's here?" he asked himself, his eyes widening at the thought.
They walked in silence, Jack stealing glances at Elizabeth. Her hair was untidy, lifting off of her shoulders and she was biting her lip. "I love when she does that!"
He couldn't keep his eyes off of her, no matter how hard he tried to look away; it never failed for him to glance again. She was more beautiful today…the sunlight shimmered in her eyes and made his heart skip a beat. "Don't look into her eyes, man!"
"Jack, please tell me why I am here on the beach with you!" she had stopped walking, staring at him with a curious grin written on her sun burnt face. "Please?"
He smiled, walking over to her slowly, his mind racing and his heart stopping all together. "Well..."
"…Yes?" she smiled.
"Well…I…umm…" he looked away, trying to make sense of the jumble of thoughts piling up in the front of his mind. "Spit it out, Jack!"
"Jack?"
"I…"
"Spit it out!"
He looked away, gathering the courage he had seemed to lose. "I love you."
She stood, looking into his eyes, never saying a word. Jack stepped closer to her, his courage completely recovered. He looked down at her with a grin, leaning his head down toward hers. She closed her eyes, knowing what he was planning, and didn't fight it. He let his lips linger closely over hers and brushed his hand through her hair. Then he closed his eyes, kissing her lightly…
Suddenly the image froze in his sleeping mind, growing foggy and impossible to distinguish.
His eyes opened instantly, his heart pounding with the dream's intensity. "I'm going crazy…I know it! he thought to himself.
He rolled out of bed and walked over to the moonlit window, staring at the star filled sky. "I love her, but she doesn't love me…I must tell her, but when is the opportune moment?"
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