DISCLAIMER: Don't own it, sadly. I wish I did, but don't. le sigh

Jack shifted his feet slightly, Alex still in his arms. They still stood in the middle of the kitchen after several minutes of simply standing and hugging. She didn't say anything she just held onto him, and he onto her, until his impatience got to him, he had to know just how much trouble he was in.

"Alex, I'm sorry, luv."

She moved slightly out of his arms to look up at him, and moving very quickly grabbed his chin braids and yanked them, hard.

"You'll be more than sorry, Jack."

It was then that her pacing started, again, he braced himself for her tirade.

"I know you're desperate to jump into bed. You spend a lot of time at sea and undoubtedly you're desperate for female interaction. I get it. But don't you understand why I'm hesitant?"

Jack was uncertain how to answer, uncertain if he should answer, uncertain if it was rhetorical.

"Jack!"

"I know you're sensitive, Alex."

He thought he was being diplomatic with his hesitant answer.

"Sensitive! Jack! I want to make sure that if we do jump into bed with each other that I'm not just scratching an itch. If we do become intimate I don't want to be thrown aside for another woman, or be replaced by a working woman if you happen to be in port when I'm not. Do you understand, Jack?"

Everything clicked, finally, for him. She wanted a promise, she probably wanted all those promises he slurred when they got married.

"I understand, luv. All you had to say was that this was an exclusive relationship."

"Exclusive relationship! Jack we're married! I thought that was obvious."

He moved to catch her hand, she wanted answers to so many bloody questions. Jack didn't even know where the Pearl would be off to after their sojourn at Tortuga, how was he supposed to give her certainty.

"Alex…luv…I-"

Jack decided words were overrated and pulling her close to him he meshed his lips to her. She opened her lips beneath his and clawed at his shirt pouring her frustration and pain into her kiss. As she clung on to him one of his arms wrapped around her head gaining control of the kiss guiding it, his other arm, not as romantic or noble as the one around her head moved to cup her arse.

The kitchen door burst open just as Jack was lifting Alex onto one of the benches.

"I'm just in to brew some tea, don't mind me."

It was their hostess, Lucia. Jack let out a long suffering sigh and Alex just hid her face in Jack chest shielding her blushing face with his vest.

"Don't stop on my account, I've seen it all before. However, might I remind you Alex that you currently have the blue room upstairs to yourself?"

Jack quickly slid her off the bench quietly when Lucia's back was turned as she began to spoon out tea leaves.

"And Jack,"

She called after then her voice suddenly harsh.

"Yes, Lucia"

"You look after your wife of you'll find yourself with a beautiful soprano."

Jack turned to see the solemn look of the Madame's face. This was not a joke. He nodded with a small smile and began to follow Alex upstairs

Gibbs was currently feeling quite pleased with himself. If things had gone to plan and Jack hadn't cocked up said plan the two should be making up at this very moment. Probably engaging in things Anna herself had on her mind with the look she was giving him.

"They'll be fine. Honestly if there is one thing Jack can do is charm his way back into people's good graces."

Gibb's smiled at Anna's comment and sitting up to catch her hand he pulled her closer to the bed.

"Why do I wonder about you and Jack's good graces?"

She scoffed at him.

"I'm not partial to his graces, good or not. I'm more interested in your range of qualities."

She sat down on the bed and smiled at him, no one ever understood their interest in each other, then again other people's opinions didn't matter, really.

"I lo-"

His hand covered her mouth.

"That's bad luck."

She snorted and lightly kissed his palm.

"Screw luck, I'll make my own."

Alex walked into her room first and quickly moved her dirty clothes off the bed, Jack however merely leant against the door to the outside, as if to make sure that she wouldn't try to escape. Alex, for her part, was beyond the want to escape from Jack's clutches. Consummation was at hand.

"Jack don't do that."

She said over her shoulder as she grabbed bits of her effects and moved them to neighbouring chairs.

"Do what, luv?"

Alex turned around and stared at him. He was still leaning against the wall, one hand on the doorknob the other resting on the hilt of his sword.

"Don't look like you're about to launch into battle."

Her response made him lift one eyebrow and launch forward to scoop her into his arms.

"Who says were not launching into battle?"

He kept waking back with her imprisoned in his arms, it didn't surprise her when her legs hit the edge of the bed and with the smallest quirk of his mouth and a push she was lying upon it.

"I'm winning."

He whispered to her in a slight growl as he took off his hat and made moves to join her on the bed.

"You're also the one still wearing a sword; there are better ways for winning the battle."

Jack's small smile grew larger at her words.

"I though you were interested in my sword?"

Alex leant up on the bed to where he was still standing and began undoing his belt which housed his sword.

"I think you're confusing the situation, Jack."

"You've never been to Singapore."

He began to kneel on the bed beside her, his sneaky fingers creeping their way up and around her corset.

"Not mine Jack, don't ruin it."

She retorted as her own hands seemed to take on a life of their own pulling his shirt out.

Jack let out a long sigh and she felt his fingers quickly getting to work to untie the back of the garment that was imprisoning, to Jack's mind, some of Alex's best real estate. Alex was sitting upright, leaning her body against Jack as he continues to struggle with the ties.

"This would be much easier if I could just cut through it."

Jack complained while Alex snuck her hands underneath his shirt and began to explore the planes of his back.

"Not a chance Jack. Do it the old fashioned way."

Suddenly Alex felt herself being moved, Jack had flipped her over in her back. Dislodging her wrapped up hair Alex was lying on her stomach with a face full of hair.

"Jack."

She sighed; he however was hard at work dealing with the ties.

"I'm almost there; don't fall out of the mood or anything."

She propped herself up on her elbows feeing Jack at work and let out a sigh. The mood had definitely gone down. Suddenly a though came to her mind.

"We could always, forget about the corset and just…"

She trailed off as Jack's fingers explored the skin he'd freed, his hands slid up to her shoulder and massaged her shoulder.

"I want to see you, luv. All of you."

Alex harrumphed and lay back down on her stomach.

"The sentiment is very romantic Jack, but surely I'm not the only one getting antsy?"

Jack responded by kissing between her shoulder blades and brushing the hair away from the back of her neck entertained himself with her neck, yet again.

"Jack, hurry up."

She felt the corset steadily getting looser.

"Sit up, luv."

Alex shot up quickly and lifted her hands up in the air without prompting; he slid the annoying garment off her and threw it away.

She jumped around to start attacking him but his hands guided her to lay down on her back again.

"Jack."

She whined. He slowly began pulling her shirt off, but was stopped by Alex yanking it off her and attempting to turn around again.

"For a man who couldn't keep his pants on when we were aboard the Pearl, you're certainly taking you time now!"

"Less chance of being interrupted here, luv. Just relax."

So she did, or tried to. It became very easy when Jack began to explore her back with his hands, gently massaging and pressing light kisses as he worked his way down. She felt his fingers begin to work of the buttons of her skirt and hoped that he was soon going to be as unclothed as she was.

So its been ages since I've updated, yes? Well I've had computer problems, I'm currently writing this on word pad. And uni's been tough. But I haven't given up I've just had a hiatus.

soaringphoenix86: Yes I've updated! Just a smaller one the next one, i imagine will be larger and it gets juicier. Thanks for not giving up on me.

Second Star to the Left: Yay my resident crazy reviewer. I'm looking forward to your next review. I'll keep going if only to laugh and smile at your reviews, oh and because SoaringPhoenix is my resident stalker.

Nerd's United: Yeah Alex was a bit easy on Jack, but he already knows she was pissed at him, besides it makes the make-up sex all the better. She could rant at him during the lovemaking. Seriously, done it.

Calypso Calista: Thanks I hope I'm writing a good romance, and thanks for the comment about my writing, you're great.

Mar1966: The almost make up sex.