Authors Note: Well, after reading several reviews that asked for another chapter so they knew Cordelia wasn't dreaming, I decided to give the public what they wanted. Enjoy and thanks so much for the support!
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Rain still fell heavily from the sky the next morning, so the sun that usually woke Cordelia wasn't there to warm her…yet, somehow, she felt herself enveloped in a familiar heat. A smile was forming on her lips for the first time in nearly two weeks, but she couldn't understand why. Then she felt it: the familiar, rhythmic rising and falling. The night before came flooding back into her mind.
Scared to open her eyes, she whispered, "Jack?"
"Mornin', love…"
Cordelia's eyes shot open and the first thing that she was smooth, tanned skin. She allowed her head to move and she saw Jack smiling at her. "Oh, God…" She pulled her body up and let her lips go to his. When she forced herself to pull away, she said, "I thought it wasn't real…I thought you'd be gone again…"
"I ne'er wan' t' be out o' your sight again, love," Jack said softly. "I'm so sorry, Cordy, I ne'er should've let ye go…I only wanted somethin' better for ye an'…"
"Jack, there's nothing better for me than you." She caressed his face and her eyes welled. "Why did you do that to me, Jack?"
Jack's tears had already begun to flow. "I doubted ye an' I 'ad no reason to. I could 'ave gotten ye killed. I jus' thought tha' ye could…I was an arse, an' I know tha' ye probably wan' t' slap me up an' down the street know tha' ye know ye aren' dreamin'."
"Jack Sparrow, I should be furious with you, I know I should, but I…I don't care. I just don't care." She wrapped her arms around him, getting as close to him as she could. "Promise me that you won't leave me again."
Jack pulled away so that he could look directly into Cordelia's eyes. "Love, I swear on me life tha' if ye take me back, I'll do everythin' I can t' make ye the happiest woman in the Caribbean."
"If you ever hurt me like this again, Jack, I'll gut you." Cordelia smiled through her tears.
Jack smiled back at her. "I don' doubt tha' at all love. Does this mean ye' forgive me?"
Cordelia kissed him longingly. "Aye, love, we're square."
"Rubbin' off on ye, am I?" Jack laughed.
"I suppose you could say that," she said, giggling slightly.
"So, shall we go tell the eunuch and Elizabeth the good news?"
Cordelia pressed her body to Jack's. "If it's all the same with you, I think I'd rather wait until later. Suddenly, I have no desire to leave this room."
The couple sank beneath the covers knowing full well that they were exactly where they were supposed to be. Wherever the sea took was going to take them, they knew that as long as they were with one another…they would always be home.
~The End~
Authors 2nd Note: Yes, I believe I've come to the decision that there will be a sequel. It may not go up as quickly as this one did, but I'll be working on one nonetheless. Thank you for all of the wonderful reviews, guys, you rock!
