"Jack" Elizabeth greeted him as she joined him at the helm. "Would I be disturbing you if I keep you company?"
Jack smiled to himself. How could she think that he would ever consider her company to be anything but a very pleasant and welcome distraction from the world?
"Not at all luv" he assured her. "Anything serious you need to discuss? Because as the Captain I could always have someone take over here…."
"Nothing serious" she dismissed. "I just missed your company"
"Why Mrs. Turner!" Jack stated in mock shock. "If you're not careful I'll get the impression that you genuinely like me"
"You've known that to be the case for a long time now Jack" Elizabeth chuckled.
"Aye luv" he acknowledged. "And it still amazes me as much today as it did all those years ago…. To see how far we've come since the first time we met"
"Did you mean it?" she asked suddenly.
"Not quite following you here Lizzie…" Jack trailed of amused.
"That you forgave me for what I did? That you forgave me for the time you spent in the locker?"
"Is that still troubling you darling?" Jack asked surprised and she nodded. "I thought you knew. I mean, I thought it was clear that all was forgiven and forgotten"
"Well, you weren't holding any obvious grudge against me, but I mean… I wouldn't blame you if you did. If maybe you weren't too fond of me after that…"
"I could never do anything less than adore you Lizzie" Jack stated softly.
"Well Mr. Sparrow, if you're not careful I might get the impression that you genuinely like me right back" she teased.
"We wouldn't want that" Jack chuckled.