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Chapter Three ::How Do I Live::


It had been four months since that horrid day that Anne had experienced. Jack had gotten her used to his touch once again, and gotten her to act like her usual self in most situations.

Jack wandered through the streets of Tortuga, with Anne's hand clasped firmly in his, "Now remember love, this isn't Port Royal, and this certainly isn't Clara…so be careful, and keep a sharp eye…" Jack trailed off as he managed to walk past a staggering drunk.

Anne looked around nervously, she was yet to get used to drunkards and thieves again, since the incident. Jack turned back to look at her and saw the nervousness in her eyes, he stopped and turned around, pulling her close to him and whispering in her ear, "You'll be fine love…I'm here." She looked up at him, doubt shining in eyes, "Remember love, I'm Captain Jack Sparrow." He puffed out his chest and made himself a comical figure, in which Anne laughed, "Yes, a Captain with no crew." Jack gasped and looked hurt, clutching a hand over his heart, "And at think that I thought you to be a part of the Pearl's crew…Next thing I know you'll be marooning me out on that god forsaken island again!"

Anne looked at Jack, with a serious expression, "Terribly sorry, Cap'n Sparrow! My apologies!" She said in her most humble voice.

"I suppose that'll have to suffice." Jack received a dark glare from Anne and chuckled, and wrapped a strong arm around her waist and continued on their way to the pub. Jack and Anne finally reached the pub and sat down, Jack snuck up behind Gibbs and poked him in the back, "YOU BLOODY BASTERD I'LL KILL YOU!!" Gibbs hollered turning around, "Jack!" Jack grinned and nodded, "Long time, mate." Gibbs nodded and looked to the woman who was trying to pull herself away from a whore, "And who's the beauty?" Jack looked to see Anne pull her arm away from the whore and run towards them, reaching a hand out he pulled Anne towards he and Gibbs.

"This beautiful maiden, is my Anne." He grinned crookedly at the furrowed brow of Gibbs, "Your Anne?" Gibbs slapped Jack on the back and gave a hearty laugh, "You've finally decided to settle down! I'm glad for ye Jack!"

"Captain…."

"Captain Jack!" Gibbs corrected himself laughing, "Now, Miss Anne, would ye like a drink?"

Anne shook her head shyly and looked to the stage that a young woman was standing on, singing loudly in the most horrid voice she had ever heard, she placed her hands over her ears and muttered loud enough for Jack and Gibbs to hear, "She sounds like a cat that was tied to a rope and thrown in the sea!" Jack and Gibbs burst into laughter, and Jack looked to Anne, "Well love, why don't you get up there and show her how to sing?" He wriggled his eyebrows at her, "Oh no! Oh no no no! I don't sing in front of people." Anne flushed red.

"Oh, C'mon lass! We want to hear you sing! I know the owner of the pub, and he'll gladly let you up, we're all dying to hear you!" Gibbs told her.

"Aye! I'd love to see you get up there and woo every man in this pub!" Jack smiled at her softly, knowing that his love would never do such a thing.

"You don't think I'll do it, do you?" Anne asked suspiciously.
"No…no….I think you'd do it…" Jack tried to convince her that he believed her.
"Fine…then I'll do it." Jack grinned, "I knew you'd ba-…What?" she stared at him, "I'll do it." Jack gaped as she walked towards the stage and whispered something into the woman's ear and the woman smiled and stepped off the stage and sat next to a man.

Anne's eyes targeted Jack's, and he smiled at her, showing her that he knew she could do it.

"How do I,
Get through one night without you?
If I had to live without you,
What kind of life would that be?
Oh, I need....
I need you in my arms, need you to hold,
You're my world, my heart, my soul,
If you ever leave,
Baby you would take away everything good in my life,
And tell me now
How do I live without you?
I want to know,
How do I breathe without you?
If you ever go,
How do I ever, ever survive?
How do I, how do I, oh how do I live?"

Jack watched her, the tears shining in her eyes, he felt the tears well up in his eyes, turning from Gibbs, trying not to let the tears fall, he smiled proudly.

"Without you,
There'd be no sun in my sky,
There would be no love in my life,
There'd be no world left for me.
And I,
Baby I don't know what I would do,
I'd be lost if I lost you,
If you ever leave,
Baby you would take away everything real in my life,
And tell me now,
How do I live without you?
I want to know,
How do I breathe without you?
If you ever go,
How do I ever, ever survive?
How do I, how do I, oh how do I live?"

Gibbs looked over to Jack, seeing the Captain wipe at his eyes, Gibbs smiled, Jack had never been that way with a woman, and he knew it would be a forever love.


"Please tell me baby,
How do I go on?
If you ever leave,
Baby you would take away everything,
I need you with me,
Baby don't you know that you're everything,
Real in my life?
And tell me now,
How do I live without you,
I want to know,
How do I breathe without you?
If you ever go,
How do I ever, ever survive?
How do I, how do I, oh how do I live?
How do I live without you?
How do I live without you baby?"

Anne looked up from the stage, a loud holler sounded and then applause, she had several people stand and applaud her, and several hooted, and hollered. Jack wove his way through the crowd and stepped up on stage, wrapping her in a hug and walking off stage with her.

"I love you, Lass." He mumbled into her hair, softly nuzzling her neck.

"I love you too…Jack." She smiled at him, leaning forward and kissing his lips softly, "I'm sleepy, do you want to head back to the Pearl?" Jack nodded and they said their goodbyes to Gibbs and promised to meet up with him the next day.

Halfway to the ship Jack picked Anne up and carried her while she slept, humming the song she had sung earlier for him.