I'll Take my Chances

Chapter 20

Jack's eyes opened as the sun rose , he had his arms wrapped around Elizabeth and Elizabeth was curled into a ball next to him. He smiled as he watched her stir in her sleep.

"Morning love" he whispered, Elizabeth gave a happy sigh to hint she was comfy.

"Lizzie, you rest" He said quietly sliding off the bed. "No, Jack, stay" Jack pulled a face, "Sorry, can't" he said quickly as he closed the door. Elizabeth sat up in the bed as if she was in a strop and decided if he couldn't stay she would go to him. She got up and put her boots on and opened the door, she placed her hand in front of her head to block the sun, it was shining bright.

Jack was standing at the wheel, Gibbs by his side. Gibbs looked down the stairs and saw Elizabeth searching the crew for Jack.

"Captain, do you love her?" Jack was shocked when he said this. He turned and faced Gibbs.

"Yes, yes I do" he nodded to himself.

"Good, cuz' I know what your like Jack, so.. don't hurt her" Jack smiled to himself, he knew he would never hurt Elizabeth, he had never felt like this towards a woman before, and liked the way he felt.

The day went by, and Jack and Elizabeth worked together, doing odd jobs round The Pearl, making sure that there was nothing left to do, so they could have a peaceful night. The moon was half full that night, and Jack was, once again, standing at the wheel, he looked down at Elizabeth, who was still hard at work and smiled. She's such a good pirate He thought to himself. He motioned Gibbs with his hand to take over the wheel, and walked down the stairs to Elizabeth and wrapped his arms around Elizabeth's waist. She shoved him off, Jack frowned.

"Not now Jack, I'm almost done" she said while she was out of breath.

"Fine, well, meet me in our cabin when your done" he said trailing off as he walked into the cabin.

Elizabeth climbed up the mast and untied a rope, then climbed back down and tied the loose rope to the rail of The Pearl. She gave a sigh and decided she had done enough work for the night. She walked up to the cabin, she twisted the knob of the door and opened the door. Her face lit up as she saw a room filled with candles. The bed was laid out with neatly with a pile of pillows placed at the foot of the bed, and there was Jack, standing within the candles, with the candle light hitting his face like the sun on the ocean. Elizabeth smiled and slowly walked up to Jack, stood on her tip toes and kissed Jack lightly on the lips.

"What's all this for?" Jack smiled and caressed her face with his hand.

"You, you've worked hard today and you deserve a nice massage" Elizabeth smiled, her smile from one ear to the other. "aaaaawwwww Jack" He kissed her, she got Jack's hair in her hands and started to twirl it round her fingers. "Thank you" she whispered in his ear.

"Right then Lizzie" he said in a calm and gentle voice "on the bed" he said playfully.

Elizabeth took off her boots and lay on the bed, she lay on her stomach, her head hitting the pillows laid out for her. Jack climbed in the bed as well, and straddled over her.

"Would you mind if, you took your top off, I'll turn around" Elizabeth smiled, "Jack, don't be silly, you can look, you can even take it off, if you wish" Jack could never pass down that offer, and with that he turned her over underneath her and unbuttoned her top, she helped him get it off her arms.

Wow Jack thought, as he stared at her half naked body, Elizabeth grinned at him and turned herself back over to lay on her stomach, Jack's face still looking at her body. He dipped his hands in a tub of water by their bed and began to rub his hands up and down her back. Elizabeth gave a sweet moan of pleasure as he relieved all the tension she had on her back.

"That feels so good" she said muffled into the pillows. "You know, if you weren't a pirate you should make a living out of giving people massages" Jack grinned and rubbed some more. "No love, these hands are for you only" he said in a soft voice.

Jack carried on giving Elizabeth a massage for hours, until she fell asleep, he picked her up and placed her in the bed properly and pulled the covers over her. The he slid into the bed himself, wrapped his arm around Elizabeth and drifted off to a well deserved sleep after the work they had both done all day.

They both lay there asleep, when Jack herd the door creak open.

"Jack" some whispered to him. He pulled Elizabeth closer to him and tried to see who it was in the doorway.