Dead Men Tell No Tales

Disclaimer: Same old thing.Jack and Will belong to Disney's but Jem is all mine.

Profit

I looked down at Will. "You what? How?"

Will just laid there staring up at the darkening sky and then rolled his eyes so he was now looking at me. "I broke the curse. How many times do I have to tell you? Are you deaf?"

"No Lad, not deaf just blind." I knelt next to him and pulled the bandana from my head. Will cringed, closing his eyes and turning his head. "I can take it from your reaction Will that this is not a good look. As long as I am not cursed I am now a one eyed Jack." I wrapped the bandana around my hand and turned Will's face toward me and made him look at me. "Also you know as well as I do, Barbossa will come after us. I have his daughter and we still have the map."

"Jack how was I supposed to know? It was your idea to split up. You gave me the medallions and your blood. The opportune moment arose and I had to take it." Will pulled his chin from my hand but made no attempt to sit up. "I'll take ya back to the chest and you can curse your self again if that is what you want?"

"My apologies Will." I sat down next to him and stared out into the ocean. "It's just, why? Why did you have to do it now?" Will gave me a meek smile as I pushed his damp hair out of his face.

"Well Lad, how did you do it?" I looked into Will's deep brown eyes. I felt as weary as he looked, and I knew we were both in pain.

Will was silent for a long time then he spoke. "I came looking for you Jack. I knew you were in trouble. Jem had helped me to escape and I knew she was going to go look for you. I stole into the house and searched for you. I did not find you but I did find my son."

I looked at Will with concern. "So you found the little scamper, is he well?"

"Yes, I have Bill, he is safe." Will took in a deep sigh and continued. " I found him and the Aztec Chest. You see Barbossa had the Aztec Chest in his room along with Bill. A young wench was tending to Bill. I hate to say, I had to take her life. She would not hand over my son and she was going to yell out." Will now propped himself up on his elbows and looked into my face. "I hope God forgives me." He threw his head back and looked up into the sky. "I found my son and I had to save him. When I saw the chest, I knew what had to be done. I'm sure Barbossa took the chest so we would never find it. It was fate Jack and I had to use the opportune moment. I used Bill's blood, yours and mine, I threw the coins in and broke the curse." Will let out a loud groan and fell back down to the ground.

Before I could check why Will was in so much pain, I saw movement out of the corner of my eye. I looked to see Jem coming toward us. She was moving slow and I could tell she was as banged up as we were. I stood up and made my way over to her.

Jem was now standing in front of me. She threw her arms around my neck; I placed mine around her waist and pulled her in close to me. "Are you all right?" She asked, tears streaming down her cheeks. She was now looking in my face and rose her hand to my check "You look like hell." I could tell she was now looking into my empty eye socket that was congealed with blood.

"I am now." I said on a ragged breath. "Jem, I'm sorry for leaving you on the beach. I love you Lass and I'm never going to let ya go again. Savvy?"

She hugged me again and we were both too choked for coherent speech. She looked into my face and then up over my shoulder when she heard Will yell out. "My god what is wrong with Will?"

Running over to Will, we both saw blood blooming on his upper right chest. "Will you're—you're injured bad." Jem spoke softly as she knelt down next to him and pulled his torn shirt back.

He looked into her face and whimpered. "God, no wonder the pain is burning, I've not only been stabbed I've been shot! You have to get me out of here. Take me back to the ship. Take me to The Santiago."

I looked to the top of the cliff. "Will's right we must leave, but I'm not sure we can make it to the ship. Hurry, we must get out of here we must get away. There is bound to be a way down and your father will come for us." I looked at Jem and her various injuries. "You have been here awhile, do you know where we can go and hide and possible remove the bullet from Will?"

"No Jack, take me to the Santiago. Let Elizabeth remove it please." Will was now looking at me with his dark brown eyes wide open in horror.

Jem looked at Will and I. She reached her hand out and stroked Will's face, and then she did the same to me. "Will, we are all together and now we must get what belongs to us, I know where Bill is and the ship should be finished soon. I know the wound hurts but Jack is right we are not near the Santiago and you need to have that bullet removed now."

"No Jem you don' t understand. I have Bill; I have Jack's crew. Please take me to the ship. I have to get back to the ship; I have to get back to Elizabeth. They are waiting for us." Will now looked at me. "Your crew Jack, Elizabeth, Kat, Samantha, they are all waiting. You now have Jem so we can go. Remember what Kat said, 'Get Jem she is your true treasure.' We can fight another day for The Pearl. You know Barbossa won't harm her. We have to get back to the ship."

Jem sat next to Will and removed his shirt. She began to use it to stanch the flow of blood. "This bullet needs to come out Will. There is no possible way we can get you to the ship."

She looked up at me. "Jack, why is it you can both… feel? Both of you look like hell and you are both covered in blood. What happened to the curse?"

I rolled my eyes and looked down at William. "Will broke it Luv. Does he not have wonderful timing?" I smiled and tilted my head at Jem. I now avoided looking at Will and directed my gaze back up to the cliff.

She looked at Will and shook her head. "Did I hear Jack correctly? Did he say you broke the curse?"

"Yes, you heard him, I did break it." Will propped himself up again with great effort and looked at me. "I tried to tell him earlier but he was too busy fighting with your father, trying to prove he wasn't a coward. He just had to challenge Barbossa." He glanced over at Jem and then back in my direction. "You know Jack, if you want to talk about timing, yours is impeccable. You are the one who conveniently knocked us ALL down the cliff with you."

"Yes, and you are the one who continues to walk into rooms when the doors are most definitely closed." I turned around to face Will and could see he was not amused.

Will looked at me in disbelief. "I see now Captain Sparrow, you are listening to me."

Jem tossed her head back and started to laugh. "Well I'm glad to see I am not responsible for this one."

"I can't believe you would bring up walking in on you at a time like this." Will growled at me. He looked over at a very confused yet amused Jem. "No Jem, you are not at fault, Jack is."

"Me, how the hell did all this become my fault?" I started for Will but then thought better of it.

Jem stopped laughing and then turned serious. "Come the both of you. Arguing about this is pointless. The curse is broken and now we have to get back what belongs to us. Like your ship, Jack."

"I need more than my ship Luv. I need the bloody chest and I need my eye back."

Will stared at me. "Jack you need a lot more than that…" before he could finish he winced in pain. "Jack, please just take me to the ship, The Santiago and remove the bullet, then on pain of death I will take you to the chest. As I have been trying to tell you, Barbossa had locked up your crew. I released them and with their help buried the chest, nobody will ever find it. I took Bill back to The Santiago, back to Elizabeth. The crew is there with them. We have to get back."

"All right, all right Will!" I threw my hands up in the air. "I will take you to the ship. You have a deal, I will take you to The Santiago and then you will take me to the chest."

I reached down and pulled Will up off the ground and placed his arm over my shoulder and my arm around his waist. Jem started to lead us down the rocky beach. I looked over at Will who now was looking very pale. "Lad I have to ask you, what happened to you? You had the upper hand. You were winning."

He looked into my face. "Yes Jack, but you were fighting as if you could not be killed. I was fighting knowing we could be. I'm sorry I broke the curse but I had to. You see Jack you were being held captive and I had no idea what they were doing to you. I just felt I had to break the damn thing. As you would say, I had the opportune moment and took it." Will winced in pain as we both stumbled over the rocks. "Jack will you please watch were we are going?"

I glared at him. "Aye Lad I'll do my best, you see my vision isn't all it's cracked up to be. Jem!" I yelled. "You have got to go slower. Will is loosing a lot of blood and I can't move as fast as you."

Jem came back to us. "Jack the bullet needs to come out," she said, her eyes meeting mine in unspoken concern.

"How bad is it?" Will groaned as he also looked into Jem's eyes.

I gently put Will down and Jem lifted the pad she had fashioned to press against the wound and carefully probed it with a blunt fingertip. "The bleeding has slowed, it's safe to assume the bullet missed a major bleeder. I will go to the house and fetch some supplies, whiskey, a kettle of boiling water and clean cloth. I will leave the two of you in a cave I have discovered while I was exploring the island. You should be safe there."

"No Jem you can't go alone. What if Barbossa sees you? I can't loose you again." Jem threw her arms around my neck and I hugged her close. My body pulsated with pain but my heart sang with joy. I had my Jem back in my arms and I wasn't going to loose her again. "Jem I'm sorry, but I can't let you go alone. I won't let you go alone."

"Jack I must and you know it. Neither you nor Will are in any condition to travel around this island. I know where the quick sand is, I know where the animals prowl and if you stumble on the Caniba they will put you on a spit and eat you. I can guarantee you that Luv. No, I will go alone and I will return alone. I must get the supplies, you must stay with Will. If he dies you will never know where he buried the chest."

Will gave us both a sick smile. "Jem I won't die will I?"

"No Will, you won't die. We won't let you." I answered. "I can't let you die and take the secret of the chest with you, there would be no profit in it for me." I smiled at Will and tousled his curly brown locks. "Of course me crew knows where you buried the chest so if you should die I can still get me eye back. Savvy?"

"Thanks Jack, it's good to know who your friends are and what they really think of you. Am I that expendable?"

Jem reached down to help William up. "Of course you are not Will. Jack is just toying with you. Don't let his warped humor get to you." She looked at me as a mother would look at a child doing something wrong. "Come Jack, help me take Will to the cave, the sooner we get there the sooner I can get supplies."

With Jem now helping to carry Will, we moved quicker and we arrived at the cave. We placed Will down near the entrance. He had once again lost awareness. Jem made him as comfortable as possible and she turned to leave. I really did not want her to go alone. I wound my arms around her neck, pulled her close and started kissing her. She tried to push me away but I clung to her with tenacious greed. I knew Will needed help but I also knew I needed Jem. I didn't want to physically force her to listen to me but I felt in my bones if I let her go, something terribly wrong was going to happen. As I contemplated pulling Jem to the ground and showing her how much I had missed her we both heard a sound. Jem abruptly thrust away from me.

"How the hell did you get here?" Jem was now standing in between Bosun and myself.

"I am here to rescue you and to kill Sparrow and Turner." Bosun pulled Jem towards him and pulled his gun on me. "I am your worst enemy Sparrow and I will kill you and take Jem to be my wife." Bosun glared at me. "Barbossa said if I deal with you, then I can have, you." He smiled at Jem. He then grabbed Jem by her hair and pulled her close, placing his thick, brown, filthy lips against her sweet, soft ones.

I grasped his wrist knocking the gun to the sand and shoved him away from Jem. "Lay one hand on her and you're a dead man."

Bosons eyes bugged out. "Well it appears I have laid my hands on her. What makes you think you can interfere, Sparrow? Barbossa has given me his daughter. Jem is not yours."

She pulled away from Boson. "Rescue me? You must be jesting. I don't need rescuing and if I did you would be the second to last person I would go with. Father would be the first. I do not belong to father hence; he cannot give me to you. As for you, I would never go with you and I would never lie next to you and last but not least, I would never be your wife. I am not the marrying type."

"I can see I will not have much control where you're concerned." Bosun had a harsh edge on his voice as he looked at her. "I will kill your lover and you will be your father's problem." Bosun saw me eyeing the gun. He immediately kicked it away and pulled his sword on Jem, placing it up against her neck. "Now you can come with me peacefully or I will take you with force." He gave her a mocking grin and then smiled at me as he spoke to her.

"I'm sure you will come with me. I can give you more then Sparrow could ever give you. I will give you my name and you will give me a child. We can go back to your father, marry and make mad passionate love until we both die in each other's arms. What do you say? I know you always did fancy me." He rubbed his hand down her body. Her eyes flared with rage as she tried to fight him, but he placed the sword deeper into her neck.

I looked at Boson with disgust and then over at the unconscious Will. I saw that he still had his sword; I had lost mine in the fall. I figured I would have to take my chances with this baboon. After all, I am Captain Jack Sparrow and I was not going to let him have my woman. I could not handle the fact that he was fondling her body. Rational thoughts flew through my head but then they were gone. I leaped at Boson knocking him, Jem and the sword to the ground. I went for his sword. As I did he pulled out a dagger and embedded it into my shoulder. It would have been in the middle of my back except Jem had shoved me hard to the ground and she was now welding the sword. Bosun lunged at her. She jumped back; I once again attacked him and started pummeling him with my fists. He retaliated by piercing my thigh with his dagger, I screamed staggering backwards to get away from him. To my surprise I fell backwards right into Will's arms.

I didn't remain long in Wills arms. He released me and handed me over to Jem. Will then took Bosun's sword from Jem's hand and tossed it to Bosun. Will's lip curled into a snarl. "You'll not find me so easy. En garde!"

Jem knelt down next to me as we both watched the unfolding drama. I wasn't worried about Will; he could take care of himself. I could feel my shoulder and leg throbbing. I could feel the wet, sticky blood dripping down my leg and my head was spinning. I looked up into Jem's beautiful face.

"What the bloody hell did William mean when he said 'You'll not find me so easy.'" I looked over at Will and then back at Jem. "Am I easy Jem?"

"Jack, Will meant nothing bad by that. To answer your question Luv, you are easy about some things and I would say woman and rum are your weak points."

"Great now you think I am weak also."

"Only about some things Jack. Only about some things." Jem placed her hand over my mouth and continued to watch Will.

I pulled away and gave her a hurt look. "I must say the swordplay has exhausted me and my entire body is a mass of pain." I reached up to my eye and realized it was throbbing. My sight was dimming now, but I clung to Jem like a lifeline, trying to absorb her strength and refusing to faint. My stubbornness was rewarded when I saw Will feint to the right and bury his blade into Boson's heart. Boson stumbled sideway, then tumbled over and fell onto the sandy floor of the cave. That was the last thing I remembered.

"Lie still Luv, lie still," I recognized Jem's voice and forced my eye open. It took several minutes for my vision to clear before I saw my beloved's face. She raised her hand and gingerly touched a fingertip to my brow just above my empty eye socket. I gently grasped her wrist and pulled her hand away.

"How do you feel? She asked.

"To tell you the truth Jem, I feel like hell, I hurt. I hurt all over. What happened?" I tried to sit up and felt a stabbing pain in my upper leg. "How did I get wounded? I don't remember." Then I looked over at Will lying against the wall with his eyes half closed and his chest covered with blood.

"Whelp, you saved us once again."

"Aye Captain, and you unfortunately took the wound Boson intended for Jem."

Jem smiled at Will and then pushed my hair back from my face. "That was very generous of you Jack." She looked at me for quite a long time and then placed a kiss on my lips. "Captain Sparrow, I've never loved you more than I do right now." Her gaze fell upon my sightless eye and her expression turned grave as she studied the damage done by the blade. I turned my face; I did not want her pity.

"No, don't turn away from me Luv." She turned my face toward her.

"It's hideous I know. I'm sorry you have to see me like this but William will take me to the chest and I will get my eye back." I unwrapped my bandana from my hand and placed it back on my head covering my wound.

"It's not hideous," Jem huffed. She raised herself up from the ground and kissed my good eye. "It's part of you and I love everything about you. Now I must go get the supplies."

She left both Will and I in the cold dank cave that appeared to be abandoned. While she was gone Will and I just lay in the cave on the cool ground. Eventually I fell asleep and my dreams were evil and wicked. I kept waking and hearing noises in the night. I felt Will and I were not alone and we were being watched, but as I sat there a cool breeze lightly blew over my damp skin and all I could hear was the raspy breathing of Will and the thumping of my heart.

"Will are you awake?" I asked as I heard a change in his breathing. He did not answer but I continued to talk. "Will, I know you will not understand this, but I really wish ya hadn't done it. I wish we were still cursed men and we could get our revenge. You wouldn't be bleeding to death and I wouldn't be half blind. I cannot accept having one eye. I may be able to leave this island without me ship, but I won't leave without my eye."

"You don't have to explain Captain. I'll take you to the chest and you will once again be whole. You will leave this island with your eye, ship, girl and me, or I am not William Turner, son of Bootstraps Bill." Will spoke in a slight whisper and then he was quiet.

I sat in silence for what seemed to be an eternity. I was beside myself with worry. Several hours had passed and Jem still had not returned. I imagined all kinds of terrifying scenarios. If something had happened to her, heads would roll. I started pulling myself up off the ground preparing my self to go search for her when I heard footsteps and a low murmur of a voice. I managed to walk over to the entrance and nearly collapsed with relief when I saw Jem.

The relief was soon replaced by anger, and then by rage when I saw Ana Maria was with her. How, how could she bring the enemy with her? I stood there with my fists clenched, waiting for Jem to give me an explanation.

Jem walked over to me and placed her hand on my forehead. She gave me a tentative smile. "You look angry Luv. You should not be standing, you too have lost much blood." She winked at me and then ran her hand down my cheek. "How is Will? Come Ana Maria, we have to remove the bullet."

In a voice scarcely above a whisper, I said, "Anger doesn't begin to describe what I feel Jem. Whatever possessed you to bring that bitch back with you? So be it for going alone and coming back alone."

"Now Jack that is no way to speak of the person who will get us off this island and save your friend." She took me by the arm and coaxed me to sit back down. "Jack are you not the one who says if it profits you then we should do it?"

I laid my eye on Jem. "Sorry Luv but I don't see the profit. That woman betrayed us, not once but twice, she attempted to have you raped by your father's men and she wants me to take her to my heart, my bed and leave you behind. Are you nuts?"

"Yes Jack, I know all that, and that is precisely what you shall do." She gave me a double look. "No, I am not nuts you loon." She smiled at me and then continued in a low whisper. "If you give her what she wants then you will get your ship, your eye and the life of Will. You see Luv; my father cannot give me away, I do not belong to him. I belong to nobody. You Jack, are your own person and you can give yourself freely. Jack, for your sake and for Will's, take Ana Maria's offer. Save her from my father, save your crew, save Will. Do it for Pearl."

I looked at Ana Maria as she started to build a fire in order to boil water and to cook food. I then looked at Jem who was now bending over Will and removing his bloody shirt and laying him down on the ground. Will made no noise as she laid him prone. He was out cold and I could see his skin was glistening with fever.

"Jem," I came up close behind her and talked as low as possible. " I can't do what you ask of me. I do not love Ana Maria, I will never love her. You are my heart and if I must do without me ship, or eye I will do so."

"Jack stop thinking about yourself. Will has put his life on the line for you more than once. The only one who can remove this bullet without killing him is Ana Maria. I don't have the skill and you are in no condition to do it. As I said, do this for Will and," she looked over her shoulder at me and just moved her lips ever so slightly but I could tell what she said. "Do it for Pearl."

I placed my arm around Jem's shoulders. "Jem I can't do anything for Pearl, she is dead. She is dead and she will never come back."

Jem removed my arm. "Jack are you not the most notorious pirate of the Caribbean, the whole Spanish Main? You can do anything you put you mind too. You are a pirate. PIRATE."

Jem grasped my arm, digging her fingers into my flesh and now she spoke out loud, making sure Ana Maria heard every word. "We don't belong together. I will return to my father and you will return to The Pearl with Ana Maria. Surely you must know that is the way it has to be. I don't have it in me to be faithful to one man, especially a ladies man like you. I need my freedom; I am a lot like you in that respect. I want you to leave me alone. I was not brought here against my will. I want to be with my father."

"Jem, why are you doing this? I know you are obsessed with me, just as I am with you."

She pushed me aside and looked over towards Ana Maria. "I don't have time for this. Come Ana Maria save Will before it is too late."

A flash of triumph darkened Ana Maria's eyes. She fetched the medical supplies she bought with her. Ana Maria poured whisky over a long, slender blade; she carefully washed the wound and dried it, unaware that I was watching her ever move.

"Hold him still, Jem," Ana Maria said. "If the bullet hasn't shattered, and I can rid the wound of foreign material, there's a good chance it won't fester."

Jem gripped Will's shoulders, preventing him from thrashing about in his unconscious state as Ana Maria probed for the bullet. Will moaned and fought the pain. "It went in deep," Ana Maria muttered.

She let out a sigh when she found the bullet and lifted it out. Then she returned to look for foreign materials that could cause infection. When she was finished, she poured whiskey into the open wound. Will stiffened and cried out, still unconscious. Ana Maria's hands were sure and steady as she stitched the wound, smeared it with a salve made of dried herbs and applied a bandage.

"Will he be all right?" I asked, as I stood over Ana Maria looking down on Will's ashen face.

Ana Maria spared me an impatient glance. "William Turner is a strong man—he will recover. As for you," she shrugged, "I can see you are also hurt. Will you let me take care of you now?"

I looked over at Jem. "I think I have to consult my crystal ball. Maybe it will give me the answer."

Jem gave her head a vigorous shake. "Jack for heaven sakes don't be a martyr. Let Ana Maria take care of you." Jem stood up and walked out of the cave. Ana Maria knelt down beside me and I let her tend to my wounds. When she was done she handed me the bottle of whiskey. "Barring any set backs, you should be up and around in a few days."

"Thank you, Ana Maria. I'm sure my survival and Will's will be due to your excellent doctoring skills."

She stood up and traced her hand down my cheek; she then looked into my eye and kissed me. I almost pulled back but then I remembered what Jem said. I just closed my eye and let her kiss me. Eventually I thought the kiss would come to a natural end. I was wrong. She knelt down and planted herself in front of me. She snaked close to me, rubbing herself against me. "Jack I've missed you." She placed her arms around my neck and pulled my head down for a kiss. "Jack, Jem is a small woman and cannot satisfy you as well as I can. If you are looking for a warm place to rest you may share my body warmth." She kissed me again and this time it lingered even longer.

I did not want to anger her but I couldn't take it anymore. I gently pushed her away. As I did this Jem retuned to the cave carrying food from the sea. I attempted to get up to help her but Ana Maria pulled me back down. "There's no escaping me, Jack. When we leave this island you'll never again doubt to whom you belong."

I swallowed hard and looked towards Jem. She looked at me, rolled her eyes and then went over to Will. I could see they were talking but I couldn't hear either one.

Jem turned and faced us both. "Ana Maria, I want to thank you for taking care of William. We have an accord and I expect you to live up to your end or I will kill you, and you know I can and will."

Ana Maria diverted her attention from me and glanced over at Jem. " I'll be true to my word as long as you are true to yours."

Ana Maria stood up and threw more wood on the small fire. When the fire was burning well, Jem proceeded to make a fish stew. It simmered over the fire for quite awhile. The stew smelled so good I wanted to dig in immediately. Jem eventually pulled out emptied coconut shells and filled them with the food. She went over and fed Will. I watched her as she took care of the Whelp and I could feel the tang of jealousy in my head and heart.

I took my first bite of the stew and it was pure heaven. I closed my eye and savored the taste. By the time we had finished eating the dark shadows of dusk had thickened into night. Ana Maria made herself comfortable next to me while Jem tended to Will and the fire.

The fire was now burning low and the flames flickered on Jem's natural beauty. I sat with my back against the wall, just watching her and I was feeling lonely and longing for her. I was not sure if she knew I was awake. She sat next to the fire running her fingers through her long silky hair and then seductively tossed it over her shoulder.

"Jack, please stop watching my every move. You make me nervous."

"Aye Luv, you make me more than that."

She looked over at me. "Is Ana Maria asleep?"

I looked down upon her and nodded my head, yes. I quietly inched my way over to Jem, threw my arms around her and pulled her against my chest sliding my hand up her neck. She gave a slight gasp.

"Shh, my Luv, you don't want to wake Ana Maria." I began threading my fingers in her hair and then pulled her head back so I could look into her face. "Jem I can't live without you. Something inside me is telling me there is a better way."

Before I could kiss her she pulled away. "No Jack, I…"

"I want you." My voice sounded husky. "I want to hold you, possess you. I want to anoint every inch of your body with kisses."

"Jack just stop that." The look in her eyes did not match the tone of her voice. "What do you think you are doing, Captain Sparrow?"

"I know what I'm doing. I'm going to love you."

She stood up and looked down at me. "I don't want you too." Jem tried to whisper but she did not succeed.

"Shh, you will wake Ana Maria." I now grinned at her. She turned around abruptly and left the cave. I stood up to follow when I heard Will call my name.

"Jack." I turned around and saw Will looking at me. I went over to him and placed my hand on his forehead. "Well young William, you are looking much better. Are you wanting something like water, food or perhaps some whiskey?"

"No Jack, listen to me. Don't do anything foolish. You know Jem loves you and I know you love her. Don't let her break your heart. Get her to talk to you."

"Aye lad I will and I plan to show her how I feel about her." I ruffled Will's hair and followed Jem's path out of the cave. I found her standing on the beach looking out at the ocean. The moonlight was glistening on her and the waves. "Jem Luv, you made it quite clear how you feel about me. If this is the way you want it then let it be."

I slowly moved toward her. "I know you're lying to yourself if you believe everything you told me." I slid my hands over her shoulders and down her back. "I know you love me and if not you must feel something, after all, I am Captain Jack Sparrow"

She looked up at me and blinked back her tears. She pulled away and continued to look at the ocean. "I can't think when you're touching me like that."

"You mean like this?" I kissed her passionately. "Now tell me you don't want me."

"Damn you Jack. You have got to understand. This is the hardest thing I have had to do. I loathe Ana Maria but I know she is our only way off the island. We need somebody on the inside. I find it hard to trust her but we have no choice. I told her that if she helped Will and you get off the island I would step back. The only thing she wants in this world is you, Jack Sparrow. We must get Ana Maria to be on our side. We need her and you must shower her with your affection."

"Jem, Ana Maria isn't stupid. She knows she will never have my heart. I can't tell her or show her things that I can't even believe."

"Jack Sparrow you can impersonate an officer of the Spanish Royal Navy and a cleric of the Church of England. You can sail under false colors, commit arson, kidnapping, looting, poaching, pilfering, depravity, depredation and general lawlessness but you can't convince Ana Maria you love her? I am ashamed and surprised at you."

I pulled my head back and smiled. "Luv, for you I can try and I will do my best. I can give her my body but you will always have my heart, but please you must give me a better reason, why I am doing this?"

"You must take her into your heart. She will help us off the island; she will get us back to the chest and The Black Pearl without being seen. Last but not least Jack, she is the one who killed our daughter. I must admit I am a lot like my father and I must get revenge. An eye for an eye, sorry. I want to hurt her so bad that she will wish she were dead. I'm sorry Jack, but that is why I must use you."

She reached into her pocket and pulled out a gold button and placed it in my hand. "Jack I found this in Pearl's crib the night she died. This button belongs on a jacket that Commodore James Norrington wore. Ana Maria now owns and wears the jacket. I heard stories that she was Norrington's mistress until he tired of her and tossed her into the ocean."

A shudder wracked my body as I looked at the button and then at Jem. "Alright Luv, I will play your game and we will get our revenge but the game will start tomorrow."

"I knew you would see it my way Jack. Play the game how you see fit and you don't have to play fair."

"Aye Luv, but I'm not playing a game now, I mean business. I'm going to make love to you. You can deny me all you want, but the look in your eyes tells me more than those lips."

I scooped her into my arms and carried her to a secluded place on the beach. Morning came sooner than I wanted. I opened my eye, aware of Jem lying beside me sound asleep. I rose on my elbow and just gazed at her. I thought of what she told me last night and then I thought of last night and how we went to sleep in each other's arms. She looked so young so carefree as she slept. I reached out to smooth her hair when she shocked me and grasped my wrist.

"You're awake!"

"I have been for some time." She sighed and pulled herself up off the sand. "I feel as if I could sleep a week, but we don't' have that luxury." Grasping my arm she pulled me up. "Get up, Luv, you must get back to Ana Maria and I must check on Will. Now get dressed before we are seen together."

As we dressed I looked over at Jem. "Now Jem, tell my again why we are doing this?"

"Hurry Jack, if Ana Maria suspects anything we will both be visiting Davy Jones's locker."

I smiled as I stood up and looked down the beach. "Aye Jem, I think the moment of confrontation has just arrived." Jem also looked down the beach and we saw Ana Maria coming in our direction and she did not look happy.

I turned and started to yell at Jem. "Very well have it your way. I mean nothing to you and you are nothing to me. You hate me ship you find William and Elizabeth annoying and you would rather stay here with your father and his ridiculous monkeys." I started tossing my hands in the air and then I turned and pushed Jem down onto the sand. "Sorry Luv," I mumbled softly to her.

Ana Maria approached from behind me and looked at us both. "Jack you shouldn't be out here, the morning air is damp and cool." She glared at Jem I could see the hate in her eyes.

I placed my arm around Ana Maria and looked down at Jem. "I must have been blinded by your beauty but truthfully I have been a fool. You never wanted me and you never wanted our daughter, Pearl. You just used me to get to your treasures and to find your father."

Jem's cheeks flamed. "Jack Sparrow you don't seriously believe that I could have or ever did have tender feelings for you, do you?" She stood up and brushed herself off and pushed past Ana Maria and shoved me into her. "It's all for profit Luv and I can see there is no more profit for me, where you are concerned. Ana Maria he is all yours and hope the Lord watches over you, because Jack Sparrow is the devil in disguise."

I wrapped my arm around Ana Maria and pulled her close, kissing her on the tip of the nose. As I did so I was quite surprised at how nauseas my stomach felt. This just felt so wrong. All I wanted was Jem but she promised we would both profit from this.

I looked down at Ana Maria and I saw the fiercely jealous look in her eyes as she stared at Jem.

"Ana Maria let it go. What I had with her was nothing but lust. I obviously misplaced my feelings."

She pulled back a looked at me. "What did you expect to gain by coming out here with Jem?"

"Nothing Luv nothing." I snaked my arm around her waist. "I'll let you satisfy me. We've always been good together." I looked at Jem as she walked away. "Yes, it is all for the profit." I shook my head and smiled, as I watched my beautiful Jem disappear into the cave. Then I immediately removed the large grin from my face and escorted Ana Maria down the beach.

A/N Ah, the plot thickens. Do you think Ana Maria will see through Jack and Jem? Will Jack and William get off the island? Better yet will Jack get his eye back? I certainly can't have a one eyed Jack wondering the Caribbean can I? Read/Review and Enjoy.

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LOVELY RAVEN SPARROW