"Amanda!" Jack shed the rest of his cloak. "Are you going to stay in there the whole time and waste my coming back here?" She smiled and hurriedly took the keys from her belt. She unlocked the door and flew to Jack's arms.

"Jack, I missed you so much!" He stroked her hair.

"I missed you too, Amanda." She pulled away and kissed him. She sighed inwardly. Nope, no one could compare with Jack Sparrow when it came to kissing. He ran his tongue all over her teeth and lips and ran his hands up and down her sides.

"Um, excuse me. I don't mean to interrupt but shouldn't you be getting off of the ship?" Bootstrap stood against the cell looking very embarrassed.

"Doesn't sound like a bad idea." Jack picked up her weapons and she walked to Bootstrap.

"So, what are we going to do about the, you know." She fingered the necklace.

"Here, send it to this address." He handed her a paper with an address on it. She took it and gave him a hug.

"I'll never forget you, Bootstrap." She hugged him again and left with Jack.

They left the boat unseen and carefully avoided being out in public. They hid beside a barn and flattened against the wall.

"Now what are we supposed to do? If we go out, then they'll see us."

"I couldn't think of a better opportunity." He grinned.

"For what?" He grinned wider and began to kiss her. He pulled away and rested his head on hers.

"I've missed you too much Amanda. I don't know what's come over me." She smiled but was too lost in his eyes to say anything. "I got you something that you might like." He reached in his pocket and brought out a ring. It had a single diamond on it and engraving on the inside. "Read the inside." He had a silly schoolboy's grin on his face as she looked.

"To my dearest Amanda. With luv, Jack." She sniffed. "It's beautiful, Jack. I love it." She started to slip it on her right ring finger but he placed his hand over hers and took it. He kneeled in front of her and slipped the ring on her left ring finger.

"Amanda, I know that I'm not a perfect man, but I love you with all my heart. Will you sail the seas in my boat?" She looked confused so he changed his words. "Will you marry me?" He stood up and tears fell from her eyes.

"Of course I'll marry you, you old coot!" She hugged him, gripping onto his long hair. "I love you too much to say no." She felt him smile against her neck. He pulled away.

"Well then, let's get to work, shall we?"

The two scurried about the edge of the town until they could not see any of the Pearl's crew walking around.

Jack led Amanda to the middle of the town where they met a group of women. Amanda looked away from them in disgust. A blonde one walked up to Jack.

"'Ello Jack, what yew doin' 'ere?" She scowled a bit at Amanda. "Can I 'elp ya in any way?" She raised her eyebrows suggestively.

"Giselle, I would like you to meet my fiancée, Amanda."

"Nice to meet ya." She stomped off. Jack looked back at Amanda, grinning.

"Well, let's you and me go find a ship."

Jack carefully selected a ship from all of the ones in the harbor. While he was deciding, Amanda noticed that the Pearl was no longer there. She fingered the ring that Bootstrap had given her. She was going to miss him. Jack placed a hand on her shoulder and pointed to one of the ships.

"We'll commandeer that one." She smiled and examined his choice. It was a small boat but big enough for two. They inched towards it and found that a black woman was aboard it. Jack beamed and sauntered up to her.

"AnaMaria!" She slapped him hard. "What was that for?"

"Because whenever I see you, I lose something."

"Really?" He looked back at Amanda and winked. "Well, you can rest assure that whatever I take from now on will be given back or replaced." She scowled and continued her work. "You know, I saw Gibbs in town and he was talking about you and him." She looked up quickly.

"What did he say?" She jumped off of her boat and stood next to Jack.

"He wouldn't tell me. He's in the tavern right now though."

"Wait till I get my hands on him!" She stormed off towards Tortuga. Jack watched her with a smirk on his face. When she was no longer in view, he turned back to Amanda.

"Well, it looks as if we have a ship now." Amanda glared at him.

"We're going to steal a ship?"

"Commandeer, not steal. Steal sounds so much more nasty."

"I don't care what you call it." Jack sighed and took Amanda's shoulders.

"Can we please not have this argument?" She smiled.

"Alright; but you will give her the ship back?"

"All in due time, luv." He helped her onto the vessel and instructed her on how to start sailing it. It had no helm so they relied on the wind to guide them.

"Where are we sailing to?" He stopped winding some rope and looked up at her.

"The first place we see that has a preacher." He smiled as she giggled and walked over to him.

"Well, I hope it's soon because I must look a sight in this dress." She looked down at it. It was dirty and torn and faded. "All of my clothes are on the Pearl. My parasols, my yellow, pink and red silk dresses. I should've brought one." She leaned up against Jack's well-built chest and they both looked out at the sea.

"The sea is beautiful, just like you." He looked down at her and captured her lips with his own.

They became oblivious of everything around them, happy to be together, as the ship sailed to the nearest port.

[Coming soon! Part 2: The married years. In a different story name though.]