A/N: I'm most grateful for all the reviews I've been getting. Kudos! Also, I'm trying to make the love story truer to the characters personalities and not like a sappy romance novel. Jack's not a traditional hero and Ana Maria's most definitely not a Mary-Sue.

We lied there on the deck covered with sweat, and panting to boot. We didn' speak for a time. I was still tryin' to understand what just happened 'tween me and Jack. As I stared up to the night sky, I did know that I'd just made a dire mistake.

I'd hoped that after that li'l tumble me body's lust would be satisfied and Sparrow and I could just be crewmates. But when I turned me head look at him, grinning and muttering in between his panting, I knew that it would not end that night.

Captain Jack Sparrow had a hold on me that I could not sunder. And I resented him for it. I never wanted to be a foolish, lovesick girl, and I be damned if I'd let Jack, or any other man, turn me into a simpering idiot. All I wanted was me freedom and the ability to make me way on me own. I'd not commit me self to no one.

I sat up to collect me breeches and me boots. "This changes nothing, Jack." I pulled on me breeches and tried to straighten me shirt.

Jack sat up slowly. "What's yer hurry, lass? I thought we could just lie here and get to know each other a bit more."

"No, Sparrow! We be crewmates and nothing more. We be pirates, remember? We ain't lovers or sweethearts or whatever ye call 'em." I turned me back to him. "I need some shut-eye. You can take the first watch."

"Ye know I could never think of you as a whore, Ana."

That stopped me in me tracks. I turned back to look at him. There was no smile on his face as he said this. He looked… sincere even.

The way Jack looked at me gave a heavy feeling in me chest. I could only nod. "I know."

I then turned away quickly so I wouldn't say something else I'd regret.

xXx

I woke a few hours later. It was still mostly dark. The first light of dawn was barely skimming the horizon when I went up to relieve Jack. He was at the helm.

"Top of the morning, luv." He looked ready to topple over.

"Ye must be tired, Jack. I'll take over for ye." I took over the wheel. The sea was still calm yet.

Jack stretched and yawned. "I could use fifty winks me self." He clapped me on the shoulder. "Keep a weather eye open, mate." He half-grinned at me. Our eyes met. I nodded at him, but I couldn't smile back.

We had made a silent truce, at least. Jack seemed to be willing to respect me wish that we just be crewmates.

We was pirates. There could be nothin' between the two of us.

So I told me self.

I apologize for the shortness of this chapter, but I just wanted to clarify that although they just performed the big dance number their chemistry is such that they don't have a real romantic relationship as yet. Please let me know your thoughts.