Chapter 11 - The Only Way Home

Elizabeth shifted in Jack's arms and felt it as they closed around her tighter. It was early in the morning and the silence was odd and uncomfortable. A pirate ship in the early hours before the sun rose was almost like an abandoned ship. She knew Gibbs was steering the ship, leading it to God, Jack, and he knew. Elizabeth then noticed Jack's breath on her neck but instead of pulling away she cuddled closer to him, welcoming the feeling.

"Thought you wouldn't want someone like me this close." He said into her ear.

Elizabeth shivered at the sound and at the closeness her and Jack seemed to have.

"Well then I guess your going to have to look past your assumptions Captain."

Jack smiled to himself before placing a small kiss on her neck. She bit back a gasp before violently moving away. "We can't do this. I can't Jack."

The pirate, much to Elizabeth's surpirse, wasn't mad or aggrivated but the look he had on his face was one of pure confusion. "Whatever you say Elizabeth."

She started to play with her hands as she walked around the small room. "It's not that." She started then thought better of it. "It's Will, Jack. He needs me and what would he think of me when he found out I was with his best friend?"

Jack saw her distress and stood up to go to her. "Who said he ever had to find out love?"

Elizabeth barely felt the feather like touches travel up her thigh and his hand resting on her hip. "I promise I won't tell." He said and kissed her neck again. This time she didn't let the moan die in her throat.

Her encouragement made Jack smile slightly before starting to suck on the white creamy skin that lay there. They were like that for a while, Jack kissing every part of Elizabeth's neck and shoulders while his hands started to move to other areas of her shapely body.

"Jack." She said quietly and turned around to face him. She remembered that day when she looked up at the helm and wondered what it would be like to be exactly where she is now. Elizabeth had her answer.

"Yes love?"

She didn't say anything and didn't have to. Feeling his hands stop to rest on her sides he kissed her passionately. Suddenly Will came to her subconscious but all thought stopped when Jack pushed his tongue into her mouth. The feeling was inescapable and one thing was for sure, she never wanted it to end.

"I wan't to stay here, with you."

The statement was almost like another language to Jack but when it finally registered in his head he agreed. He wouldn't have it any other way.

"You can stay as long as you want darling." He said before picking up her light frame and laying her on the bed.

"Forever it is then."

Kissing her again Jack felt her arms tighten around his body again and with the threat on her life nagging at him from somewhere in his subconscious he ripped at his clothes before he forgot every thing but her.

(One Month Later)

Elizabeth looked out at the sea and melted further into Jack's embrace. He steered his beloved ship with one hand and caressed her shoulder with the other. The sun was setting and they were pulling into Josten, the sight of the beautiful city welcoming them.

"What do you think darling?"

"I think that I would like to have a house to come back to, a husband and a child. What do you think?"

Jack smiled and looked out at the sea remembering Anamaria, the many threats on Elizabeth's life and now the new one on his.

"I think piracy is ending."

Elizabeth's breath caught in her lungs and she looked up at him.

"I think I would love to stay with you and the child, when one comes, if I could."

Elizabeth knew the truth in his words, he was a pirate and when piracy was gone so would Captain Jack Sparrow.

"I love you Jack."

The pirate looked down at her and kissed her lightly on the lips.

THE END?