Summary: AWE "Once is quite enough" AU extension. Sparrabeth, hinted Willabeth. One-shot.
Stay
Captain Jack Sparrow remained still at the departing ropes, head lowered as he quietly mourned that the woman he loved- he'd just admitted it to himself- was leaving. He could hear the crew bidding her farewell. Barbossa acknowledged her by her new surname, Pintel called her a poppet for old times' sake, and even the two dimwitted former soldiers tipped their hats to her.
Then she- Elizabeth Turner- was standing before him.
"Jack." Her voice came to his ears and he looked up at her. "It would never have worked out between us."
He couldn't help but to give a small smirk. "Keep tellin' yourself that, darlin'."
She moved in to kiss him, but he held up his hands. The newlywed's husband wouldn't be happy if he knew she was already going behind his back to kiss another man. That and he couldn't help but to remember what had happened the last time he'd kissed her. The Kraken and the Locker don't fade fast from one's mind.
"Once is quite enough." The pirate assured her, wiggling his fingers for effect.
She shook her head at him, pushing his arms gently aside. Her lips crashed down on his and he responded hungrily, wrapping his arms around her as hers went around his neck. He suckled on her lower lip, which she opened in consent. His tongue swept around the inside of her mouth, burrowing itself in the dips. She moaned in reply, cupping his chin in one hand.
Jack had to withdraw for air. He leaned his forehead against hers as he caught his breath.
"Stay." He whispered.