AN: Eeekkk!!! Only a week until POTC 3!!! Yay:).

For the next couple of weeks, things continued in that manner. Our food would be brought to us and we would eat it in bed. The only time we would leave the bed was when we had to use the privy, which was connected to Jack's cabin for his use, and now mine. It was a small room with a small basin and a large tub for bathing.

On the morning of the last day, I awoke to the sound of water being poured. I sat up, the covers coming with me. I could see Jack in the privy, the door wide as he poured something into the tub. It was more of a large, open barrel. It was wooden and metal and relatively deep compared to the crews'. "Jack?"

As I exited the bed, the sheets coming with me, I entered next to him. The water was apparently hot because the room was humid. "What're you doing, Jack?" My voice was quiet.

He grinned at me as he straightened and stood. He was wearing a pair of brown pants and topless. I smiled as he wound his arms around me. "Morning love." I was automatically pulled to him for a morning kiss. "I thought you'd like a warm bath for the last day of our peace that won't last once tomorrow dawns."

I laughed. He was right. "Thank you." I kissed him once more and yanked myself free from his arms. The water was soapy and still quite warm as I submerged in the water, the sheets falling to the floor.

Once I was seated in the tub, I grinned up at him. "Care to join me?"

Jack grinned and before long, he was in the warm water next to me. I was pulled onto his lap. My head rested on his chest as I sunk deeper into the water, his arms tightening around me. I adjusted my head so I could see his face clearly. "This has been nice, Jack."

"Yep." He grinned down at me. Our bodies were more than halfway submerged in the water, making us both relax. "Promise me something Alley."

"Yes?"

Jack inhaled deeply and closed his eyes momentarily. "You'll be careful, savvy? There won't be many days until we have to fight one of them." I knew who he was speaking of.

"Savvy."

We stared into each other's eyes for the longest time, not caring how long we took

He broke the silence. "I love you, Alexis Sparrow."

I smiled. He rarely told me that he loved me first and when he did he usually meant it more than when I told him first. "I love you too."

He dipped his head down and wrapped me in a passionate kiss. He pressed his lips firmly against my own before moving to nibble at my neck. I was now sitting up fully, still on his lap. I felt his lips nip at my right ear before kissing the tender skin behind it where my neck joined my jaw. Jack groaned when I stopped him and found his lips again. We continued until he got me in the position that he'd wanted me to get in for so long for the millionth time in the past weeks.

We immerged from the privy a few hours later, my eyes heavy with sleep. I had just awoken from a nap in the tub, my head on his chest. Jack followed. We both climbed in the bed, grinning. I collapsed, not wanting the day to end. It was already midday and we'd spent most of it in the tub. It hadn't been that long considering that I'd woken up late. Jack pulled the covers over us, knowing that I'd want to be concealed, as he put it. I snuggled down under them and rolled onto my right side, facing him. He was on his back and looking at me with a grin. Before I could control it, I was on top of him, the right side of my face on his bare tanned chest. I sighed happily. He was rubbing my back when I looked up at him, noticing something I hadn't before. Jack's eyes were cloudy and hazy with worry. The kohl hadn't been applied in a while, making him look different. That's when it hit me. He was sacrificing more than I'd realized for me. Jack Sparrow had never been a man rumored to love and settle down with a woman. I knew that he had probably loved before, but he'd never put his emotions into words probably.

When I'd shown up and was taken on his ship, I'd fell for him. I'd openly showed how I felt about him, which he returned. He was truly a good man despite being a pirate captain. As I thought more and more about how he'd sacrificed his reputation and everything else important to him for me, I felt myself begin to cry. The tears rolled onto his chest, alerting him of my tears. Jack somewhat panicked. He hadn't dealt with my tears when I wasn't ill or such. He sat up, bringing me with him. I was still pulled close to him. "Alley… What's the matter darling?"

His left hand was cupping the back of my head while the other ran the length of my back, trying to sooth me. It only made me cry harder. I buried my face into his chest, knowing he wasn't going to let me go. "I love you." I sobbed into his chest, knowing I was ruining the last day.

His lips grazed my hair as he pulled me closer, if it was possible. I let out a shuddering breath. Guilt was overcoming me once again for not doing much in return. "What's wrong Alley?" He shook me gently as he spoke.

"I… I…" The words wouldn't leave my mouth. Finally I was able to speak. "You've sacrificed everything for me and I've done nothing."

Jack pulled back and looked me in my green eyes with his dark ones. "You have, love. You love me, savvy?" I nodded. "And I love you, darling. With that being said, you have to trust me when I say that I want nothing more than what I tell you. Trust me, savvy?"

"Savvy…" I was still crying slightly. His bejeweled hands caressed my face and wiped my tears away. We locked eyes for a few more moments, knowing that neither of us was wanting to face the next day.

After a few more moments of sitting like that, he pulled my face to his in a demanding kiss. I closed my eyes, knowing what he was wanting. My tears finally stopped, leaving tear marks on both of our faces. I allowed him to have his way, my worries temporarily forgotten.

We spent the remainder of the day in our bed, enjoying the other's presence. I was still feeling guilty about not doing much in return for him, but he insisted that he was fine. I believed him, knowing that he wouldn't lie. If he did, he'd have a good reason. But he wasn't lying. Jack was dreading the next day as much as I was. We'd have to face the world for the first time as an official couple. Barbossa would be on our case. I was surprised he hadn't attacked in the past two weeks.

Night had almost fallen outside, causing me to dread the morning even more. Jack sensed this. We had been talking about random things while laying on our sides, facing each other. His right hand came up and stroked my cheek. "Darling we'll be fine." The coolness of his rings brushed against my warm skin.

I leaned into his hand and smiled. I just didn't want it to end. It was perfect seeing as it was just me and him in a loving manner. He was gentle and sweet, not to mention perverted when it came to us getting up for five seconds. "I know."

Jack returned my smile and crashed his lips upon mine. Before I knew it, we were skin on skin, me on top of him. He grinned, our mouths inches apart. I felt his lips against mine as he spoke. "Although I am going to miss this…" I laughed and kissed him once more before resting my head on his chest.

"Me too, Jack."

His hand ran up and down my back while the other played in my hair. The water had made it dry so it was soft. My eyes captured his in a loving manner. The dark orbs were filled with love for me as he gazed at me gently. "Alley…"

"Mmm?" I looked up at him from my position in his arms.

"I want you to know that we'll make it, savvy? Barbossa and Teng are nothing. I'll make sure that neither of them touches you again."

"I know. I trust you, Jack. I believe that you'll protect me."

"Good." He gazed down at me. "I love you too, Alley."

I grinned. Jack had remembered from when I was crying that I'd said that I loved him. "Really? I thought you were just teasing me by holding me and kissing me and by doing other things…" He shut me up with a hard kiss that led to other events.

Jack smiled to himself. The jewel of a woman that was laying innocently in his arms had fallen asleep against her will a few moments ago. She had seemed convinced that she could stay awake so they wouldn't waste the remainder of their honeymoon. "Darling" he'd told her. "We can do this another day soon, I promise."

She'd told him that she was holding him to his word as he claimed her lips with his own. Now they were both laying there as dawn approached. The sky was still a misty black but faint traces of light were evident. Alex shifted lightly in his arms as she repositioned her head on his chest. The left side of her face was pressed against his chest as she lay on her stomach, half on him and half off. Jack grinned, tightening his grip on her and kissing her hair gently. He allowed one of his hands to tangle in her hair, brushing the stray hairs out of her face as she slept.

Jack smiled at her. She was the type of woman that he didn't deserve, yet he had her. He'd married her and told her that he loved her numerous times. She had told him that he'd sacrificed everything for her, and he had. As far as he was concerned he would do it for the rest of his life. He was in love, which even he couldn't grasp long enough to understand what she did to him. Jack closed his eyes as he thought. Eventually, he fell asleep.

A couple of hours later he awakened to the feel of warm skin moving on his. Opening one eye warily, he saw that the right side of Alex's face was now against his chest, burying her face into it. He grinned as he closed his eyes once more. She only did that when she was waking up and when she didn't want to be disturbed. Absentmindedly, Jack allowed his hands to roam her back, still grinning as she groaned and tried to pull the covers over her more. He laughed when she finally spoke. "What are you laughing at?"

"You, love."

She lifted her head just enough to glare at him with her green eyes that Jack admired. "I'm tired."

Jack laughed once again as she rolled off of him and face first into her pillow. Almost immediately, he missed the feel of her skin on his. He rolled onto his left shoulder to watch her, his hair falling in front of his face. Pushing it back, he reached for her at the same time, pulling her close to him. "Go to sleep, Alex. We have a few more hours."

"Good." She pushed him back onto his back and resumed her original position, kissing his cheek before settling down. "Thank you."

He grinned. "Shh my darling."

I woke up several hours later to find Jack out of bed, fully dressed in his traditional clothing. He caught me staring at him and grinned, his golden teeth showing. I could tell as he sat at his desk that his kohl was freshly applied. "Morning Alley. I was going to wake you but after you nearly bit my head off earlier I decided it best to let you sleep."

I propped myself up on my elbows as he strutted over to me to grant me a morning kiss. Willingly, I accepted it. "Wise decision." A grin spread across my face as he pulled me out of bed. "What are you doing?"

Jack just grinned and led me over to his desk, the sheets coming with me. Laying on top of it was a beautiful dress. It was a brown color and had folds in the skirt, which was separated from the top with light pink trimmings. The bodice laced up and didn't plunge too deep. Judging from the appearance of it, it didn't require a corset, which was more than fine with me. I'd never worn one much and when I had it was quite uncomfortable. I turned and threw my arms around Jack's neck, pressing my lips to his. "Thank you. Where…?"

Apparently he'd anticipated my question. "Lizzie gave it to me to give to you. I went out onto the deck this morning to check on things and she was there while William steered. I'm glad you like it, but thank her as she was the one to give it to you technically." I grinned at him.

Within moments I was dressed in the dress. It was light and silky, unlike most of the other dresses I had worn before. I twirled in front of Jack, knowing he was enjoying the sight. "Beautiful" was all he muttered before pulling me to him in a rushed kiss. "Ready?"

I nodded. It fit me perfectly. It was simple yet elegant at the same time. Jack held out his arm for me and I took it, ready to face the world.

On the deck, I immediately saw Elizabeth and we walked over to her. "Thank you for the dress."

She smiled. "Anytime. It looks wonderful on you." She turned to Jack. "Will is up at the helm. He said that he'd control it for the rest of the morning." Jack just nodded and wrapped an arm around my waist as we walked around the decks.

He would nod to each of the crew members and watched them as the performed their chores like they had seen him everyday for the past weeks. He was grinning as he walked side-by-side with me, never letting go. Gibbs appeared on the deck shortly after. "Morning Cap'n. Alex." I nodded my greeting as he watched the two of us.

My left arm threaded itself around Jack's waist, securing him to me. "Aye, Gibbs." Jack's voice was quiet. "How's the crew been doing?"

I watched them. It seemed as if they knew something I didn't. Gibbs didn't seem to notice my reaction to their conversation. "Good, Jack. The hole in the hull has been successfully been patched." Jack's eyes grew as Gibbs spoke, trying to tell him to be quiet.

"What hole?" I watched as my husband inhaled deeply and tried to grin innocently. "Jack?"

Gibbs grinned guiltily. "You didn't tell her?"

"Tell me what?"

Jack turned to me, guilt in his eyes. "We were attacked about a week ago. There was a hole in the hull that had to be patched."

"Attacked? By who?!"

He fingered my hair with his right hand and held my waist with his left. "Barbossa." His voice was small for him.

"When?"

"You were asleep dearie. Don't worry about it."

"Why didn't you tell me? You have to tell me these things Jack! We're bloody married for goodness sakes!"

"Alley calm down."

I took a deep breath and watched his face intently. "What else?"

"Nothing…"

"Jack Sparrow! Don't lie to me."

Jack's face scrunched as he fought to tell the truth. "He came aboard. Gibbs told him that we were on our honeymoon and that if he wanted to see us in our state to go ahead. He left and shot at the Pearl. That's all."

I looked in the direction of where Gibbs had been. He had left when we had started arguing. "This" I took a deep breath. "Is why I dreaded today. Things are going to happen because of me. I'm not bloody worth this."

Jack took my chin in his hands and forced me to look at him in the eyes. "Darling you are, savvy? Remember what I told you yesterday about trusting me?" I nodded. "Then trust me. I don't want you worrying yourself about it. It'll do no good but drive you insane." He softened his voice. "I'm sorry."

I relaxed in his grip, knowing that he was wanting me to forgive him. "It's alright. Just tell me things. I wouldn't have reacted nearly as badly if you would've told me right away."

"Aye." He waited to see what I would do.

I took his face in my hands, burying my fingers in his hair, and brought his face down towards mine slowly. Our lips met in a hungry kiss, both of us sorry. I missed the comfort that the past two weeks had given me, free from worry and pain. My eyes slowly fluttered closed, seeing his close. We stood there like that for a few moments, only pulling apart when air was needed, and only then did we pull apart before meeting the other's lips again. When we pulled apart for more than a few seconds, he placed his forehead against mine as I wrapped my arms around his tanned neck. I grinned and tried to pull him back to the cabin but he stopped me. "Not now Alex. We need to prove to people that we can live out here." I grinned at him. "Besides, the whelp would ruin my ship."

Will yelled from the helm, which was only a few feet away from where we were standing. "I heard that."

"Glad to know you're hearing isn't going bad!"

I stifled a laugh as Will glared at us from the wheel. "Maybe I should just wreck it now and get it over with…" Jack immediately dropped his hold on me and went up to the helm.

"I don't think so! Move! This is my ship. MY ship. Not yours. Move."

I laughed as Jack argued with Will about who was going to steer. "I've got it under control for now, Jack."

"No you don't. You're going to bloody wreck it. Move!"

I turned and saw Elizabeth standing next to me, laughing. "I feel sorry for what you've had to put up with, Alex."

I laughed. "He wasn't like this. He was ACTING HIS AGE." I raised my voice to see his reaction.

Jack continued to argue with Will. Elizabeth laughed. "Would you like some tea? I doubt they'll settle this anytime soon and we picked some up the last time we ported."

"I'd love some." I rolled my eyes as I walked to the galley with her, Jack and Will echoing in the background.

"Why can't I control my own ship?"

"Because I've got it until after lunch."

"I need to steer. Move."

"For heavens sakes, Jack…"

I laughed and went with Elizabeth.