Jack sat outside, on a balcony of Adam's house. Inside the glass doors the love of his life lay in a pair of trousers and a corset-like shirt. Completely black and bloody red.

He looked out at the sea.

Seeing Angel again, it just made him want to sing to the stars. So that's what he did.

"My gift is my song,

And this one's for you.

And you can tell every body

That this is your song.

It may be quite simple,

But now that it's done,

I hope you don't mind,

I hope you don't mind,

That I put down in words

How wonderful life is

Now you're in the world."

Unbeknownst to him, Eve had gotten up at the sound of his voice and sat near the glass, just behind the curtain. She heard him stand and peeked out the window to see him leaning on the banister.

Jack began to sing again.

"I sat on the roof,

And I kicked off the moss,

Some of these verses,

Well they got me quite cross.

But the sun's been kind

While I wrote this song,

It's for people like you that

Keep it turned on."

Eve stood and walked out. Jack spun around and stared.

"Eve! I'm sorry if I w. . . "

"Keep going?" Jack blushed, but took her hand.

"So excuse me forgetting

But these things I do

You see, I've forgotton

If they're green or they're blue.

What the thing is. . .

What I really mean,

Yours are the sweetest eyes

I've ever seen."

Eve smiled and looked at him with her sea-green eyes. Then she opened her mouth and began to sing with him.

Together, they sang:

"And you can tell everybody

That this is your song

It may be quite simple, but

Now that it's done. . ."

Jack stopped but encouraged Eve to go on with a smile.

"I hope you don't mind

I hope you don't mind,

That I put down in words,"

Jack joined back in.

"How wonderful life is

Now you're in. . .

The world."

Jack kissed his wife tenderly, and then wrapped his arms around her as they gazed out to the sea.

~***~

Eve woke up the next morning warm in Jack's arms. It didn't take long for her to notice that she was very naked and Jack was also. She got up and dressed carefully in a gown that Adam had given her and sat down in front of a vanity mirror.

Before she had retired Adam had stopped her, telling her that he wanted her to meet some friends of his. He asked her to try and look nice, and she complied.

Now she powdered her face absentmindedly, lined her wide eyes with kohl. She painted her lips a shimmering silver, to match the lace on the black dress.

Eve looked over at Jack, who rolled around under the soft sheets. Smiling she turned back to the mirror to fret about her hair.

~***~

When Jack awoke he was surprised to see Eve pacing back and forth.

"Morning, love. What's the matter?" He looked at her, brow furrowed.

"What? Oh, nothing. . . I just. . . I'm wearing a dress. I'm powdered up. I'm not me, Jack. Well. . . the color is."

Jack looked her over. "Eve, you don't need anything to be yerself. But, I gotta say, love, ye look beautiful."

And she did. On her neck was a black, velvet choker with upside-down moon- shaped diamond hanging in the middle of it. Her earrings were little dangling moons as well, and there was a matching bracelet and ring. Apparently the set had once belonged to Julianna, and she had left it to Eve. The entire dress was black velvet and silver lace. There must have been shimmer in the powder for her face shined, and her eyes stood out with their black coal and glittering green eyes.

She smiled shyly. Her hair, which she just finished, was in a decorative bun with tendrils of hair hanging out here and there, then some of her bangs framing her delicate face. Now those bangs shadowed her face, and Jack smiled at seeing her eyes in the shadow.

"You have to dress up too, you know."

Jack looked at her incrediously. "Ye almost got me their, lass."

"Too bad it's not a joke, savvy?"

Jack paled.

"It's alright. I'll dress you." Eve grinned mischeviously.

Jack smiled. "Oh, alright." He through his hands up in surrendor. Only then did he realize he was still extremely naked.

~***~

Eve looked Jack over. He was in a very nice black suit, and Eve had unplaited his hair and pulled it into a single braid in the back. She washed his face and shaved it for him, leaving a delicate thin mustache there.

"Jack, love, you clean up nicely."

He scowled. "Yeah, yeah. Anything else?"

Eve smiled. "Two more things, love." First, she pulled out her kohl and drew a thin line around his eyes. Jack grinned at that.

"Now close your eyes!"

Jack looked up. "Why?"

"Because you sound like a two-year old. Savvy?"

Jack closed his eyes and mumbled about woman, but shut up extremely fast when Eve planted her lips on his.

It was still his Eve, that was for sure. She tasted like mint chocolate under the lipstick. Just like all those years ago.

"Oh, Jack, I missed you."