A/N Hey everybody, thank you for all of your reviews and happy New Year!!

Disclaimer: Same old same old

Chapter 12: Spilling the Beans

Elizabeth and Gibbs watched from a distance as Jack used his compass to try and locate the non-existent treasure.

He was walking in never ending circles and only stopped once to be greeted by Elizabeth's auburn eyes.

"Bugger." He mumbled to himself plopping down in the sand.

Elizabeth and Gibbs shared knowing glances before Elizabeth took it upon herself to break the news to Jack.

She timidly ambled over to his defeated form. She took a seat next to him and placed an arm around his broad shoulder.

"Jack," She gently addressed forcing him to look at her. "Let's go back to the ship, Gibbs and I have something we need to share with you."

His face had disappointment written all over it.

"But Lizzziiieee, we didn't find my treasure yet."

She tenderly touched his arm and looked at him with pleading eyes.

"Jack, there is no treasure." She whispered not wanting to see the hurt on his face.

Silence

"Jack?" She asked finally looking up wanting to see his devilish smile again, but all she saw was a bewildered pirate captain.

"What do you mean by 'there is no treasure' love?"

She lowered her head and twiddled nervously with the buttons on her shirt but Jack put his hand under her chin to force her to look up at him.

"Welll, Jack that note was not about Lily Raven and John Cook."

"Well then, dare I ask who it really was about Lizzie?" He inquired inclining his brow to the side; it seemed even more furrowed with every word she said.

"Lizzie?" He begged

"ItsaboutJackSparrowandElizabethSwann." She retorted, but all of her words came out jumbled and fatigued. But Jack understood her completely.

Jack now noticed the many bags under her stressed eyes and she lost some of her spark. He also came to realize how much she was shaking and shivering as if she was struggling to survive in the arctic.

So Jack did what his heart told him to do. He scooped her up into his muscular arms and pulled her into a comforting embrace.

She slowly cried onto his shoulder, not really knowing why, but she thought the real reason was she finally realized her exact feelings and Jack felt the same way.

She wanted to live in this moment forever, in Jack's arms, away from the world and all of the hurt it had brought her. But she had come a long way; from a proper lady in Port Royal to a swash buckling pirate serving on the Black Pearl.

All of the people back home may not be proud of this decision,

But she was.

She has her back to the wind and her eyes fixed on the horizon, never looking in the past.

Jack shifted her from one side of his lap to the other, so he could look into her eyes better.

"So, one last question darling, who wrote this hmmm 'touching' note?"

She tried to hide all of the hurt in her features but Jack could read her like a book. Her pages may be torn and frayed but he loved her the way she is.

"Ahhh so dear William was the poet. Well Lizzie he figured it out, figured us out."

She loved the way he said that, said us. It sounded so good rolling off of Jack's tongue. And for that one moment, she was lost for words. But actions speak louder then words, as they all used to say.

Jack's head tilted down to grab Elizabeth in a passionate kiss.

His lips met hers and sparks flew. Elizabeth could taste the rum on his breath and the taste of something indescribable. She considered it, freedom. She felt his tongue trying to break through her closed lips.

She granted his tongue entrance and continued to kiss the man she loves.

Jack could hear her moan and say his name against his lips. He smirked against her mouth; he finally had her, no eunuchs or commodores (in her case ex-commodore) no annoying cut out hearts, no krakens, or squid faces just him and her oh, and Gibbs watching in the back round, but he still had her.

"Umm Captain, if there is no treasure, what do we do now?" A very apprehensive Gibbs asked twiddling his thumbs.

Jack and Elizabeth broke apart, gasping for air.

"Well…" He paused still clearly out of breath.

Damn Lizzie is a bloody good kisser

"Lets head back to the ship and we'll see from there." Jack said with his arms still around Elizabeth's weak form.

Gibbs nodded and took the curious on looking crew back to the ship leaving Jack and Elizabeth still tangled up in each other.

"So Jack…what happens now?" Elizabeth asked looking at anything but Jack.

"Tisk Tisk Lizzie, now you should know better than think to the future, live in the moment and don't worry. There will always be a place on my ship for my pirate lass."

A/N Okay only one chapter left!! Wow it was really fun writing this story, after its done, I may ask all of you if I should continue or not so please I would like some feedback on this chapter!!