"Anamaria?"
Ana changed her gaze from the little girl to Jack. Both of them stood still in silence, both unsure of what to do next. More footsteps could be heard coming there way, and still the two pirates stood as though captured in time. The footsteps stopped, and beside Jack stood Will and Cathy. Like their captain, they both stood with their mouths hanging open, unsure of how to react to the woman that stood before them. Will was the first to recover.
"Anamaria? I thought-" Jack interrupted them.
"You thought correctly. She isn't-cant be there." Will leaned closer to Jacks ear so he could whisper.
"She's stood in front of you Jack, holding your daughter, of course she's there."
"Will take Amelia."
"Huh?"
"Take Amelia back to the ship, its past her bed time." Will silently stepped forward. Understanding Anamaria handed over her smiling daughter, kissing her head as she did so. Millie seemed unwilling to go, but a few gentle words in her ear from her mother helped. Will started walking away, understanding the need for Jack to be alone with the woman he loved and had thought was dead, but Cathy didn't seem to have grasped that concept. Realizing she wasn't behind him, Will walked back and took her by the arm, practically dragging her along with him. Protests could be heard for a while. When silence filled the Alley once again, it was Anamaria that spoke first.
"Hi?" Jack stayed silent. He could just about cope with losing her, but to find that she was still alive had shocked him to the core, and he didn't know what to do or how to react. "Jack-"
"Shut up." Ana opened her mouth to say something but was cut off. "Shut up, shut up, shut up! You- you can't be here. I saw you die; I felt your heart stop. You can't still be alive, it isn't possible." Anamaria smiled.
"Possible, but not probable. Is that what you say Jack?" Jack looked straight at her, it was one of the few times, he couldn't hide his emotions. Several were present in his eyes and face, some of those disbelief, relief, grief and happiness. And out of them he didn't know which to feel.
"You died. Your heart stopped. He killed you. You can't be here. You just… cant." There was a long pause. Anamaria didn't want to say anything, knowing that he wasn't finished with his piece yet. Knowing that he was saying his thoughts out loud, still not believing she was really there. "I… I must be dreaming. That's what it is! Yes… yes… either that or I'm completely mad now, no. no I'm dreaming. That makes sense. You're just a dream. Just a dream. That's what it is."
"If I'm just a dream then why were Will and Cathy and Amelia here?" Anamaria took a step forwards.
"They were in the dream too…" Anamaria stepped closer again.
"If I'm just a dream they why are you all over the place."
"The dream seems- seemed very real to me… until I realised that was what it was. A dream." Anamaria was close enough so their faces and body's were just inches apart. Jack could feel the heat radiating off her body, and her breath on his skin.
"Just a dream."
"Aye, just a dream."
"If I'm just a dream will you wake up when I do this?" Ana got on her tip toes and kissed Jacks lips. At first he was unresponsive, but it didn't take him long to get into it and forget he was just supposed to be having a 'dream' or convincing himself about it.
It was quite a few minuets until they broke off the kiss, both gasping for air. Neither of them talked as Jack pulled her into him again, thinking if he was dreaming then he was going to make the most of it, and Ana well… just enjoying being with the man she loved. Finally after at least 15 minuets, Jack did the one thing, that when he did have dreams like that, woke him up. He reached for her heart.
Jumping apart when he found a heartbeat there he went into shock again. Normally when that happened, he would wake up in a cold sweat after finding no heart beat and Anamaria's stone cold body in his arms. This time was different though, and it shook him to the bones. When he next spoke it was barley a whisper.
"You're… your really alive?" Ana nodded and Jack almost forgot to breath. "What? Where? Where have you been all this time?" Ana opened her mouth to answer but was cut off. "And what in the devils name is that?" Ana frowned, before she noticed he was pointing to a bump that was slightly larger then last time at 3-4 months.
"There's time for that later, yeah? Now. Can I go home or what?" Jack smiled and reached for her hand.
They walked back to the Pearl in silence, Jack still reeling from that fact that the mother of his child was still alive, and Anamaria just happy she was going home at long last.
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The deck was deserted when they got back, and it was then that they both realized how late it was. Only night watch (who weren't doing a very good job) was on deck, and they were asleep. Still not letting go of Anamaria's hand, they peered into Amelia's room, where it looked as though she had long been asleep.
Walking into their cabin, Jack looked truly ashamed at what a mess it had become. Not really caring at that moment, Ana just walked over to the bed. Finally letting go of his hand, she climbed in. Jack knowing without being told or signalled to, got in beside her, and they just lay in silence, until they dropped off to sleep together… the first night in months both of them had a good nights sleep…
A/N i thought id let off the cliffys this time around. Please review, thanks. Suzy x