Disclaimer: I do not own anything associated with PoTC,but I wish I owned Jack...

Night stretched on making Elizabeth wish she wasn't awake. She couldn't find sleep and Jack's condition only made her more scared and restless. She thought for sure she had done all she could to help Jack heal but the doctor proved her wrong. It cut real deep knowing they hadn't gotten him treatment for the previous wound and that only made things worse when Sam had stabbed him,but now he was faced with loosing his life.

Jack had been through worse things in his life,and Elizabeth had hoped somewhere in her heart that he would never have to deal with such ever again while he was with her.

That was being selfish,but no,a woman that didn't want someone she loved dearly to get hurt was just about the truest love anyone could ever find. Sitting in Will's arms,it took all she had to keep from bursting into tears,it was so uncomfortable. This wasn't the way it was supposed to be. She wanted to be as far away from Will as possible,and she didn't know why. She would have never got Jack here if it hadn't been for Will,and he would've just gotten sicker,or worse,died.

Will was suffocating her in his eagerness to help and it made her stomach turn.

She could understand he meant well,but she just couldn't stand to be around him,she didn't want to bring the past up about how they loved each other,for her it really was never there. She was pushed into loving Will when there was nothing to love,and as Will saw it,she just walked away from their love leaving him in the dark,and then came back only to rip out his heart and stomp on it. Yes it had been wrong,but she had at the time felt no need to tell Will about her love for Jack fearing it would cause conflict among them,she had just decided to let him find out on his own,but no she had to tell him to get that burning feeling in her chest to go away.

She just wanted Jack,and to be held in his arms under the moon far away from anyone and everything else in the world.

She looked out of the small window and saw the horizon light up with the beginnings of morning. Will was still sound asleep breathing in and out slowly. Elizabeth sighed and shifted in his arms praying the doctor would come in at any moment and give her some hope. She could just imagine in her mind's eye Jack lying unconscious on that cold table,his bare chest rising and falling with each forced breath.

Just as she had been contemplating to close her eyes the doctor quietly opened the door.

"Miss Elizabeth,good you're awake. Jack is still unconscious,but his heartbeat has gotten stronger. He may come to soon,but we won't know until it happens,so we are gonna take this slow." Dr. Mason smoothed down his hair and wiped the sleep from his eyes.

Elizabeth got up from Will's lap making him turn on his side.

"Can I go and see him,please?" The doctor walked away from the door and pushed it open.

"Yes you may." She entered the small room with tear brimmed eyes.

She walked over the the table and took Jack's hand in hers.

"Please wake up Jack,I need you,I need to hear your voice." She was pleading with him as if he could hear her and it brought a wave of sadness over the doctor.

"I'm hoping myself he wakes. He is showing signs of healing,the wounds are closing up,slowly but progressively." Dr. Mason could see the longing tiredness in her face. She leaned down and brushed Jack's lips in a passionate kiss wishing desperately that he could return it. She placed her palm over his heart and smiled to herself,she could swear she felt it speed up a few beats.

"Take a seat Ms. Elizabeth,you need your rest. I will watch over him for you and awake you immediately if something changes,I promise." The doctor handed her his coat to cover up with as she laid down on the chair. Dr. Mason was amazed at this turn of events. He had been planning a holiday for the longest time for this weekend,and it was gone just like that. He would have never let something like this happen before,but these people really needed his help,even if they were just pirates.

She closed her eyes as Dr. Mason exited the room to leave her to sleep peacefully.

***

The sky was a brilliant shade of blue and the wind blew lightly making the sails sway. Jack stood at the helm staring out at the sea. Between the sky and the ocean you couldn't tell where one began and the other ended. He smiled as Elizabeth wrapped her arms around his waist leaning her head into his shoulder.

"Can't stay away for long can ye,luv?" She smiled back at him.

"You know me all to well Jack Sparrow,can't be away too long or you get yourself in trouble." He turned around and faced her looking into deep her amber eyes.

"If it wasn't for you I think I'd be in a world of nothing." He leaned down and kissed her lips running his fingers through her hair. She gently pulled away to take in air as Jack did the same. He looked at her and turned his gaze towards the cabin door with a smile on his face.

"I know you've been waiting and wanting,and now I'd say you will get all you'll ever want." He grabbed her hand and led her towards the room. Busting it open they both fell into an embrace on the bed.

Unbuttoning his shirt one button at a time Elizabeth claimed his lips all the while. In that short amount of time the covers were torn from the bed and discarded onto the floor. Running her hands up his abdomen and to his chest she felt him shudder underneath her.
His smooth chest was taunt with muscles,and Elizabeth was amazed at how well toned he was. He smiled and took her hands and kissed them,his beard tickling the tips of her fingers. Taking the warm shirt from his shoulders Elizabeth took it a threw it across the room.

"Needin' to rid me of my clothes are ya? Naughty girl!" He grabbed the shoulders of her dress and slid the slowly off of her taking in her beautiful skin. Her pale skin against his tanned skin was a sight. It was like night and day combined and they were both on fire. Moaning,Elizabeth gripped his back tightly as if needing him in order to keep her life making him tense with pleasure and he lost all control.

Her skin was covered in goose bumps as he nuzzled her neck,breathing in her scent. The scent of strawberries mixed with the scent of pine. She did the same as she leaned into him breathing in his unique smell,the scent of the ocean and a warm calming breeze on a summer night...

As they laid quietly in the bed,they both noticed how day had quickly vanished and the sky was an array of red and purple hues. Jack just laid there and held her against him.

"I couldn't ask for anything or anyone better Jack." Elizabeth breathed out as she rested her head against Jack's chest.

"Neither could I luv." Jack smiled as he twirled her hair in his fingers.

"Elizabeth...Elizabeth!"

***

"Elizabeth!"

Someone was shaking her shoulders and Elizabeth opened her eyes with a start and looked around the room. That dream had to have been the realist she had had in a long time. Jack was still lying on the table unmoving. The bandages looked like they had been changed since she went to sleep. She blinked and looked up into the old and kind eyes of Dr. Mason.

"Ms. Elizabeth,you were talking in your sleep,and Jack has moved a few times. I think his mind may be surfacing."

"How long have I been asleep?!" Elizabeth asked with annoyance creeping into her voice.

"About a good two hours,but you needed and deserved every minute of it. I changed his bandages."

She blinked once more looked from him to Jack and quickly got up and ran her fingers over his face.
"Jack,can you hear me?" Jack moved his head and moaned. Elizabeth smiled as tears came to her eyes.

"Can you open your eyes?" He moved his head more as if an attempt to clear it. He cracked his eyes to look at her and quickly shut them.

"Jack,You're awake!" Elizabeth cried in happiness. Jack opened his eyes once more and held his hand in from of them as the light was hurting his eyes.

"Yes,I think.. I am anyway. What.. the bugger happened,why are we here?" He put his hand over his eyes and leaned his head up.

"You were very sick on the Pearl,you had been stabbed and you had a really bad fever,and me and Will got you here. Doctor Mason has been taking care of you." She pointed to him on the other side of the table. Jack looked up at him with an unsure look on his face.

"You actually bothered helping an old wastrel rat like me?" He coughed a little and laid his head back on the table.

"It really was no problem,I just didn't want someone to die. Even pirates deserve another chance in my opinion,I would get hanged for saying that,but you have to give second chances no matter the reason." Dr. Mason straightened his glasses.

Jack looked up with shock glazing his brown eyes.

"I wish everyone saw it that way." Jack said laughing lightheartedly. He sat up and looked down at his chest,he touched the bandaged spot gingerly and winced.

"These wounds still do hurt quite a bit." He touched it once more and sighed.

"Yes of course they are going to hurt,they were badly infected number one,and number two you have only just begun to heal properly. You are going to need lots of care administered to these wounds and yourself. Lack of that is now why you're in the shape you are." Dr. Mason replied sternly. Elizabeth flinched at his words as she thought back to that awful night.

Her thoughts shattered as Will came into the room.

"Jack! Welcome back to the world." He walked over to the pirate and grabbed his shoulder firmly making Jack grimace.

"Easy there William,I'm not that well." Jack coughed again. Elizabeth looked at Will incredulously.

"What the hell is wrong with you Will,the man just woke up and you're acting like he is as good as new." Will glanced over at her as if he were a scolded child.

"Sorry,I'm just glad that Jack is ok." Will shifted on his feet.

"It's fine lad,just don't dog over people if they aren't expecting it." Jack said gripping his now sore shoulder. Elizabeth walked over to Jack to examine his wounds. It was still showing signs of infection but it was starting to heal around the edge.
"You can't be moving around much Jack,or the wounds will bleed. So that means you can't be out fighting anyone or working on the ship." Elizabeth spoke harshly.

Jack rolled his eyes.
"Yeah yeah,I've learned my lesson,won't make the bloody mistake again,you can count on that mates." He put his legs over the side of the table.

"I'm really cold,and I'd like to have a shirt." He stood up on shaky knees and collapsed back against the table. Elizabeth gasped and grabbed his arm holding him steady.

"God Jack,are you out to hurt yourself further? Will,grab his shirt for him would you." Elizabeth looked desperate. Will picked up the bloody shirt and handed it to Jack.

"He probably needs another injection of the medicine." Dr. Mason walked over to the cabinet and grabbed the bottle and a fresh syringe and filled it to his recommended line.

"Let me hold your arm." He took Jack's arm and found a vein in the crook of his arm and administered it. Jack winced and moved his arm back and forth.

"In a good couple of days you should be well on your way to a full recovery." He returned the bottle to the cabinet and discarded the syringe.

"I bloody well hope so,I bet the crew is worried sick. Me back is so stiff I think you could iron on it." He chuckled to himself.

"Take a seat Jack,I'm closed being this is the weekend,so you can spend time here until your well enough to leave." The doctor took out a pipe and stood by the window lighting it up.
Elizabeth walked over to him and grabbed his hand causing him to glance at her.

"I thank you from the bottom of my heart,Mr. Mason. I think if it wasn't for you,Jack would be dead. No one else would had even looked at us before making a death sentence."

He clasped both of her hands in his.
"I don't mind at all,I know you all are decent people and mean well by certain standards,and you at least need someone to help care for you once and a while. All people deserve that,if not more."

She smiled at him and went to sit by Jack. She was ecstatic that Jack was finally awake and still alive. He would be ok to say the least,and that was all she wanted to hear,but they still had the future to look forward for. They were lucky enough to make it here unnoticed and unscathed,but getting out might not be as easy...

Hey Guys! I`m back. Ok,so I totally suck at writing love scenes,if you can call that a 'love' scene,but Jack is getting better and on his way to being back to his old self and getting to spend time with Elizabeth.

Poor Will,is there no love for him...