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A month later, it was Valentine's Day. Jack picked out a red outfit for me, (yes, he still was locking the bedroom door on me) and Todd picked me up promptly at six. I hadn't seen him for a week, so I tried to give him a kiss, but I was taken aback by how cool he was trying to be. I shrugged it off as we headed to dinner.

"So, what have you been up to all week?" I asked him as we sat down.

"Business as usual..." he said starting into a ten minute account of the mergers and cases he was handling when I interrupted him saying,

"Todd, let's go play in the snow!"

"What?" he asked.

"Yeah, let's just do it! Right now!" I said.

"Ally, it's freezing outside and we're in downtown Louisville! All the snow around here is black mush!" he said.

"Then let's drive out to the country! Maybe around the Bluegrass Parkway where all the horse farms are?" I offered.

"But what about our meal? I already ordered ahead!" he said.

"We can wait for it to come, and get it in a doggy bag to go!" I said.

"What's gotten into you?" he asked.

"I just want to do something wild!" I said.

"I don't think so Ally." he said shaking his head as I deflated across the table. Ally? Who does he think I am? A bulhemic neurotic lawyer?

Aw come on why not?" I whined. He locked his gaze with me and said,

"Alice we have to talk. I'm not going to sugarcoat this and say 'I'd like us to be friends'. I'm just going to say 'Alice, I can't see you anymore!"

"What?" I said in a quiet shock.

"I met someone else." he said.

Who?" I asked.

She was a client of mine. We started dating right after the divorce was final." he said.

"WHAT? Todd, you're dumping me for someone on the rebound! ON VALENTINE'S DAY!" I started to yell.

"Oh come on Alice! I know you've been seeing someone else for months now! That's a man's ring on your finger!" he said pointing to the ring Jack gave me. I fingered it saying,

"I have not! And don't change the subject! You're the one dumping me on VALENTINE'S DAY!"

"Shush! You're embarrassing yourself! And for your information, she was separated from her husband for over a year!" he said.

"That does not change the fact that you're dumping me on VALENTINE'S DAY!" I said in crescendo.

"Ally..." he started as I began to grab my coat and purse. I stood and yelled,

"NO! My name is not ALLY! It's ALICE! And you just dumped me ON VALENTINE'S DAY, so now, it's Miss Rivers to you!" I stormed out the restaurant and walked five blocks back to my apartment before I started to cry. I had just begun the waterworks outside my door while fishing for my keys. I was sliding down the wall in agony, when the door opened to reveal Jack looking down at me with concern.

What happened?" he asked.

"He dumped me on Valentine's Day!" I whispered before hanging my head to sob. Jack pulled me up and lead me inside. Once he had closed the door, he pulled me into those wonderful warm arms of him and he just held me as I soaked his shirtfront. Once the first rush had slowed, Jack picked me up and carried me up to the bedroom. He laid me gently on the bed, taking off my heels, promptly covering me with the covers as he said,

"You're freezing! I'm going to get you some hot soup!"

"NO! I'm not hungry!" I said quietly.

"Then what do you want me to do?" he asked.

"Just stay with me?" I asked him. He nodded and sat on the bed beside me, rubbing the covers to create friction and heat for my body. Once I had fallen asleep, he crept out of the room, and found the phone book. He found the right number and called it up.

"David's Drugstore. How may I help you?"

"Yes, do you still have any of those stuffed bears left?" asked Jack.

Yes sir, we do!" said the cheerful voice on the other end.

"Set aside a few for me. I'll be over in a few minutes." said Jack.

"Can do sir."

"You will be working the front desk won't you?"

"Yes sir!"

"Excellent. See you soon!" said Jack hanging up. He grabbed his homespun blue overcoat and went back upstairs and leaned over my bed. Stroking the hair out of my eyes, he softly said,

"I'll be right back...my darling." He kissed my forehead and soon headed out the door. Once he got to the drugstore, a tall skinny red-haired youth said looking at Jack curiously,

"How can I help you sir?"

"I called but a moment ago inquiring about the stock of cotton induced animal playthings?" Jack said with an air of aristocracy.

"Huh? Oh yeah, the bears! I got them right here. 'Friad's there's not much left!" said the young cashier producing about five small toy bears. Jack picked up one and said,

"I'll take this one!" The cashier scanned it and said,

That's be three fifty even." Jack produced a five dollar bill and said,

"Keep the change." When Jack turned to leave, an older man walked up to the cashier and asked,

Elwood, who are you talking to?"

"A customer sir. He's just walking out!" said Elwood pointing to Jack as he headed near the door. The manager seeing no one said,

"Why don't you take the rest of the day off?"

Meanwhile, a few minutes later I woke up feeling something soft poke me in the shoulder. I peeked my head out of the covers to see a cute little red bear, dressed like a devil covered with silver sparkles staring at me. I smiled sadly when Jack said,

"I brought you a visitor."

Oh Jack. Thank you. That's very sweet!" I sniffed taking the bear from him.

"Just don't let word get out Savvy? Can't have it known that the fiercest pirate in the Spanish main has gone soft." he said with a wink to his eye. I laughed when I asked,

"What should we name him?"

"Hmm let's see. Lucifer is too obvious..."said Jack taking the bear from me.

"And too disgusting..."I added.

"How about Griffen?"he suggested.

"Too formal. Griffy sounds cuter." I said as Jack handed back the bear and said,

"Griffy it is then!" He was about to leave when I asked,

"Jack, how did you pay for him?"

"Well, I didn't use my ghostly powers to steal him Savvy?" he said heading towards the door.

"Jack."

"Hmm?"

"Stay with me?" I asked. He nodded and came back towards the bed, lying down beside me on top of the covers. I snuggled up to him with Griffy in the crook of my arm as Jack held me. Once I had fallen asleep, Jack said to my unconscious form,

"I'm not going anywhere Luv." Then he kissed the top of my head and fell asleep himself.

That next month, I spent more time at home. The twins tried to get me to go to clubs and bars but I never was into that sort of thing anyway. And it wasn't as if I were alone. Jack was there to make me laugh and keep me company. He even let me have the bed to sleep in now. And every night, I fell asleep with Griffy in my arms. One day, I was talking on the phone to Christy when the subject of Todd came up.

"Christy, I don't want to talk about it." I said.

Repressing your anger and your hurt will do you no good!" she argued.

"Who said I was?" I asked her as I cut up carrots for a stew.

You're in denial!" she said.

"You're loopy! What's your point?" I asked her.

"My point is that making an imaginary boyfriend named Jack to keep you in denial of your anger and depression is not healthy!" she said. I froze.

"What?"

"First I noticed when Todd's pants fell down. But lately, I overhear you talk more and more to this imaginary guy you made up named Jack."

"You did?" How could I have been so careless when it came to keeping Jack a secret? I'll tell ya how. By having a gorgeous ghost distract me that's how. Christy continued,

"I'm giving you a day to either admit your feelings about Todd dumping you or I will have to take matters in my own hands. I'm doing this because I love you like a sister Al." I sighed,

"I understand that."

"I'll talk to you later." she said before I hung up. Great. How was I going to get out of this one? That's when the doorbell rang. I answered it surprised to see Todd at the door.

Todd..."I started.

Hey Alice. I hope I'm not intruding?" he asked.

"Well you kinda did that seven months ago!" I said.

Look, I just came to get the cds I lent you. I'm moving out." he said. Without saying a word, I went over to my stereo and got said cds. When I handed them over, I said coldly,

Bon voyage!" He sighed,

Look Alice, I know breaking up with you on Valentine's Day may not have been the best way to go, but..." Then a tall blond Goddess came up to Todd in the hallway and said,

"Ready to go, babe?" Well that was a kick in the butt. He didn't just dump me on Valentine's Day. He dumped me for a Playboy bunny on Valentine's Day.

Yeah, he's ready!" And with that I closed the door and leaned against the hard wood thinking.

You're ten times more lovely than she is." said Jack appearing out of nowhere. I wiped away a tear and said,

"I'm going for a walk!" As I got my coat, he said,

"You alright Luv?" I laughed bitterly,

"No. You're lucky Jack. You don't have to put up with any of this kind of garbage anymore. You don't have to worry about...trying to mend a broken heart." And that's when I left. Meanwhile, Jack sighed, closed his eyes and said,

"Wanna bet?" And then he decided to do something. He had to or else he'd go crazy. He had to do something to make me feel better. And he knew what that was exactly. He stepped through the door of my apartment and went down a floor to Todd's. The Goddess had just left, leaving Todd quite alone. First Jack turned out his lights. In confusion, Todd went over to the switch and turned them on again. Jack flipped the switch off. Frustrated, Todd put them on again. Jack turned them off. This continued for several minutes when Todd finally gave up and went into his kitchen. Jack followed him and knocked over a plastic container. Todd picked it up and Jack knocked it over. After a few minutes, Todd was definitely beginning to get creeped out. He went to the bathroom and splashed his face with water. That's when Jack turned the hot water of the shower on to create steam. When Todd saw a finger scrawl on his fogged up mirror,

'Don't mess with my girl.', he demanded to the unknown,

"Who's there?"

"Your worst nightmare." Jack said to him in an echo. Still not seeing Jack, Todd retreated to his bedroom looking around,

"Who are you?"

The question is, mate, who are you? Who are you to give up a lovely creature like Alice for a common strumpet? Who are you to break her heart? Who are you to cause her tears? You're nobody!" Jack said. Todd said,

Alice put you up to this? That's it! I'm calling the cops to have you both arrested!" That was when objects previously packed away in boxes exploded out and began to circle around the room furiously.

"WHO ARE YOU?" screamed Todd. Jack appeared in front of Todd's shocked nose and grabbed him by the shirt front. He dangerously hissed,

"I'm Captain Jack Sparrow you twit! I commanded hundreds of pirates in countless battles! I've sailed the seven seas and all the oceans countless times!

I sacked Nassau without firing a single shot, I escaped seven agents of the East Indian Trading Company, and I commandeered a ship of the Fleet with only one man to help me! Plus, I've killed MANY men, but only when it deemed necessary, Savvy? I am more of a man than you can ever hope to be! But most of all,...I...am...a ghost. "

"Ga...Ga...Ghost?" gulped Todd eyes wide with shock. Jack grinned wickedly.

"Ra...Ra...right!" Then Jack's eyes pointed towards the floor. Todd looked down, shocked to see he and Jack floating two feet off the ground. FLOATING! Todd cried out and Jack dropped him to the ground. Todd scooted away to the wall and said,

"What do you want with me!" He covered his face with his arms, but then he heard things crash to the ground. He peeked out to see Jack gone and his things on the floor. Then he heard Jack's voice echo,

"Stay away from my girl."