Chapter Thirty-Nine: Love Brings But Pain
"Can't sleep either, ay?" Jack asked Alaina as she shifted again.
"No," she sighed, wanting nothing more than to continually beat her head on the side of the boat.
"How's your arm?" he asked, able to see it better now that the sun was coming up.
"I don't know. It went numb an hour ago," she told him as she stifled a yawn.
Jack grinned and closed his eyes, trying to sleep.
"Captain Sparrow, can I ask you something?" Alaina asked after a moment, scooting closer to him.
"'Course you can," Jack told her, opening one eye and peering at her.
"Do you think my dad has a chance when he catches up to Partuse?"
Jack opened his other eye and looked at her. "Alaina, Will might be stupid, but not enough to get himself killed." He paused and slowly wrapped his arm around her waist. "Especially not when he thinks there's something going on between us."
Alaina managed to smile and leaned her head on his shoulder. "Oh, so there's not?" she asked playfully, looking at his hand that was resting on her thigh.
"Maybe if you were about ten years older," Jack told her with a wink.
"Mmm, I see." She sighed, closing her eyes and willing herself to sleep. "You're cold," she mumbled, but nevertheless snuggled up closer to him.
"Hold on for a moment," Jack told her, letting go of her and grabbing onto his coat.
Alaina watched as he put it on, noting all the scars on his chest, especially the two dark marks of bullets just below his right shoulder blade. Jack felt a little self-conscious and quickly pulled it over his other shoulder. After a few seconds he slid off the seat and sat on the bottom of the boat.
"You're welcome to join me, you know," he told her.
Alaina followed suit and rested her head on his shoulder again. Jack didn't put his arm around her waist again; instead he began to run his hand through her loose tangled hair.
"Captain Sparrow?" Alaina asked after a minute, stifling another yawn.
"Hmm?" he asked, looking at her.
"Did you ever love anyone?"
Jack sighed and rested his head on top of hers. "Go to sleep, luv," he told her, closing his eyes so she wouldn't see the pain there.
Alaina obeyed and closed her eyes.
Before either one knew it they were asleep.
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"Can't sleep either, ay?" Jack asked Alaina as she shifted again.
"No," she sighed, wanting nothing more than to continually beat her head on the side of the boat.
"How's your arm?" he asked, able to see it better now that the sun was coming up.
"I don't know. It went numb an hour ago," she told him as she stifled a yawn.
Jack grinned and closed his eyes, trying to sleep.
"Captain Sparrow, can I ask you something?" Alaina asked after a moment, scooting closer to him.
"'Course you can," Jack told her, opening one eye and peering at her.
"Do you think my dad has a chance when he catches up to Partuse?"
Jack opened his other eye and looked at her. "Alaina, Will might be stupid, but not enough to get himself killed." He paused and slowly wrapped his arm around her waist. "Especially not when he thinks there's something going on between us."
Alaina managed to smile and leaned her head on his shoulder. "Oh, so there's not?" she asked playfully, looking at his hand that was resting on her thigh.
"Maybe if you were about ten years older," Jack told her with a wink.
"Mmm, I see." She sighed, closing her eyes and willing herself to sleep. "You're cold," she mumbled, but nevertheless snuggled up closer to him.
"Hold on for a moment," Jack told her, letting go of her and grabbing onto his coat.
Alaina watched as he put it on, noting all the scars on his chest, especially the two dark marks of bullets just below his right shoulder blade. Jack felt a little self-conscious and quickly pulled it over his other shoulder. After a few seconds he slid off the seat and sat on the bottom of the boat.
"You're welcome to join me, you know," he told her.
Alaina followed suit and rested her head on his shoulder again. Jack didn't put his arm around her waist again; instead he began to run his hand through her loose tangled hair.
"Captain Sparrow?" Alaina asked after a minute, stifling another yawn.
"Hmm?" he asked, looking at her.
"Did you ever love anyone?"
Jack sighed and rested his head on top of hers. "Go to sleep, luv," he told her, closing his eyes so she wouldn't see the pain there.
Alaina obeyed and closed her eyes.
Before either one knew it they were asleep.
***
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go before the fics over!!! YAY!!!
KUDOS!!! KUDOS AND MUCH RUM TO MY EDITOR!!! God bless you hon!!!
