Chapter 4
Jack led Will into his cabin, and as soon as he had the door shut behind them, the young blacksmith fell to the floor and began shaking as tears streamed from his eyes. The pirate didn't know what was wrong, how to help the boy… He sank onto his knees in front of Will and held his shoulders.
"I – I couldn't breathe," Will gasped, running a shaky hand through his hair and adding, "Th– the reef – and Blackjack fell on me – I saw Drogo again and –"
"Shh, luv," Jack murmured as he leant forward and pressed gentle kisses into Will's hair. "I know, I know…"
The blacksmith took a deep breath and pulled away from Jack to look in his eyes. Something finally dawned on him then: Why did he trust Jack so much? Why was Jack the only person who could touch him and he wouldn't flinch away? This pirate was the only person who could hold him like this, the only one who was allowed to see him cry. Did this mean…? Of course – he loved Jack.
In an instant, Will leant forward and tightly pressed his lips against the pirate's. Oh god. It felt so good and so right that Will couldn't pull away, even as he felt no response from Jack.
The Captain, meanwhile, was trying to breathe again. He was surprised, frankly, that someone as good as the man in front of him could… have feelings for him? But he couldn't stop himself from opening his mouth and feeling Will's tongue stroke against his own in a way that left him breathless again. Will himself couldn't get enough of Jack's lips against his own and he moaned ever so slightly into the kiss.
Jack pulled away gently and breathed, "Are you sure, Will? I don't –"
Will nodded. "Yes, Jack… I'm sure. I'm sure that I love you."
Jack, despite himself, gave a sob before hugging Will tightly and burying his face in his beautiful hair. Will's eyes filled with happy tears and he embraced his lover as the pirate said, "Again…"
Instantly, the young man whispered, "I love you."
"Again."
"I love you. I love you so much, Jack… my Jack…"
"I love you too, Will – I love you, I love everything about you," he half-sobbed, half-laughed, smiling and pulling away to cup his lover's face in his hands.
They embraced for a moment more before Jack murmured, "C'mon luv, let's lie down…"
Will nodded and got up, wiping the tears from his eyes and blushing when Jack took his hands away and tenderly kissed his cheeks. Jack led them over to the bed and let Will sit first. He knelt in front of him and unlaced his boots, sliding them off and smiling up at his new lover. He took his own boots off, followed by his hat and coat, and then lay down, opening his arms and loving how Will sank into his embrace.
Will Turner knew that this was supposed to happen; he was finally brought into Jack's arms, and he wasn't planning to leave anytime soon.
Jack closed his eyes and held his love tight. He was never going to let him go again. Never.