"How's the room?" Elizabeth asked when they were settling in for bed later that night.

"It's perfect luv" Jack assured her. "I can't remember the last time I slept in such a nice and soft bed, so I'm in heaven"

"I'm glad" Elizabeth smiled and gave him a kiss on the cheek. "Goodnight Jack"

"Goodnight Lizzie" he replied softly.

She was about to leave when he grabbed her arm to stop her. She turned around and looked at him with a surprised look on her face. Jack pulled her into his arms ad her heart began beating like mad in her chest.

"I'm sorry about this" Jack stated before kissing her.

It was even better than he remembered, and when her arms came to rest around his neck and she started kissing him back he was lost. He strengthened his arms around her and one of her hands entangled itself in his hair to deepen the kiss, trying to get closer to him. Tongues met and began a fight for dominance as the kiss grew more desperate. Jack had known that kissing her would be a huge mistake, but…. Anyone who had seen her standing there in her nightgown, looking all innocent and seductive at the same time… anyone who had felt her lips on his cheek would understand: he couldn't NOT kiss her. Reluctantly he pulled back when the need for air became more pressing.

"Go to your room and lock the bloody door" Jack told her in a tense voice.

"But…." she began.

"Lizzie do as I say!" Jack interrupted her in a warning tone. "Because if you don't I am going to do something we'll both regret in the morning"

"Jack…" she tried again.

"Last chance luv" he warned her. "Lock yourself in your room, and no matter what I say do not open the door for me, because when I allow myself to truly grasp the fact that you were kissing me back I will try to get to you again, and the only way I can stop myself is by making sure you don't let me anywhere near you"

Elizabeth just looked at him with big innocent eyes that showed conflicting emotions cursing through her head. Jack just stood there for a while, but then he pulled her close again. He kissed her neck and strengthened his hold on her.

"Damn you" he panted before kissing her a second time.

She held on to him as he moved her towards the bed, and when he laid her down she hooked her legs around him to get more contact. Jack knew that he would be doomed if he didn't stop, knew that knowing what he was missing would make it that much worse if she ended up choosing Will again, knew that she would hate him for it in the morning…. Bur he couldn't get himself to care enough to stop it. Especially not when she was kissing him back, desperately seeking more contact, seemingly wanting it to happen as much as he did.

---

"Wow" she stated in awe when they were lying in bed together afterwards.

"Wow indeed" Jack nodded breathlessly. "Who knew Elizabeth would turn out to be such a screamer, eh?"

She chuckled and gave him a tender kiss.

"I didn't even know my voice could get that loud" she agreed amused.

Jack pulled her close and kissed the top of her head. He could hardly believe that this heavenly creature could get any more perfect, but once again he was proven wrong. He smiled to himself and came to the conclusion that the experience had definitely been worth a lifetime of being doomed.

"Want to see if you can get louder?" he asked with a smirk.

"Do your worst Captain" she grinned.

Jack kissed her and decided to worry about the consequences of what he'd done in the morning. After all, he mused, if this was to be his last time experiencing her in this intimate way he was damn sure going to enjoy it for all it was worth.