Open Waters

"Ahh, there ye be.." Jack murmered, pulling a half empty bottle of rum from a hiding place in the captain’s den. He pulled the cork out quickly and took a long drink. This bottle was one of the few that hadn't been watered down and the crew would surely hang him if they knew of it. Lucky for him it would be gone in a matter of moments and no one would ever have to find out about it.

"Jack?"

Bloody hell..

He turned around quickly - surprised to see Olivia standing at the opening of his room - looking as beautiful as ever. "What do I owe the pleasure, love? Shouldn't you be getting your rest?" Olivia just smiled and slinked towards him, closing the door behind herself as it latched.

"I couldn't sleep." She stated, matter-of-factly, before crossing the room and taking the bottle of rum from him. Jack protested for a moment, watching in disbelief as she turned the bottle up and took a hard, needed drink then placed it back in his hand. "Seems that you're inside of my head, Jack - the past few days.. I feel as though I'm going crazy.."

"I thought we were square?"

"Oh, we are.." She smiled, idly running her index finger down his chest - stopping just at the top of his pants. Their eyes met - innocent blue hues flickering something extra. The lantern in the back of the room caused her eyes to glow with passion - Jack remembered that look all to well. "We should start over, Jack... as if nothing ever happened between us... we have a clean canvas to work with.." She continued, her voice low and sexy - causing Jack to become a little crazy himself. His eyes wandered over her body - the tight corset causing her breasts to look fuller and her waist to have a bit of a woman’s curve.

Jack swallowed hard.

"Liv, dear. You really don't know what your doing to me.." He whispered, grabbing her hand as it began to move past his belt and further south. He held her there in shock, trying to figure out what her plans were and if she was even real. It hadn't been the first time something like this had happened - months at sea with a bunch of disgusting men it wasn't unlikely to fantasize about something like this - especially Olivia. "I know what I'm doing.." She assured, leaning into him as she forced her mouth on his and kissed him deeply.

Jack was all but happy to return the kiss but deeper and with more pent up passion then Olivia was expecting. She pulled away from him - breathing hard and pushed him back onto the small bed, crawling on top of him quickly.

"Liv.. this isn't right.. where did you learn to be so aggressive?"

She just smiled and pinned his hands back behind his head, squirming her body over his - causing a low groan of pleasure to pass his lips. "Singapore.." She whispered into his ear, kissing the lobe before moving down to his neck. Another moan passed between them. "Singapore? You've never been to.." Jack opened his eyes and she was gone - vanished into thin air and he wasn't in his cabin and the rum had been a dream as well.

"Olivia?"

He pushed himself up from the small cot in Will's shop and groaned, realization of the nights activities finally flooding back into his conscious. He had went in search for a bottle of rum - finding nothing in the cellar of his ship nor in the small hiding spot in his cabin. After a quick search threw the sleeping crewmen he returned to Will's house and fell asleep promptly on the cot.

It was just a dream.

"Beg your pardon?" Will asked, looking over at Jack who seemed to be dazed from whatever dream he was having. He had been mumbling something about "The Rum" and Olivia and Singapore since he fell asleep. "Nothing.." Jack muttered, shifting his weight on the uncomfortable cot. "..she's.. nothing.."

~

"There are several newly built homes down by the shore.. little flooding there. The town is nice.. nothing like Tortuga I would imagine.." Elizabeth explained, pointing towards the docs were several workers were busy building nice homes for families. Unfortunately, Olivia had no family to share a home like that with. "To big.. isn't there something smaller? Something for a girl like me with no family nor wish of a husband anytime soon?"

Elizabeth looked at her seriously. No thought of a husband? That's what women were for - to be wooed by a man, have babies, make families. Olivia was talking crazy. "There are several nice, single men in this town, Olivia. I'm sure any of them would love to wed you, you are a beautiful girl."

Olivia blushed at the thought but her expression quickly changed once Jack came into few - having heard their conversation. He remained quiet - which was strange for Jack Sparrow and eyed Olivia for a long moment.

"Now your to be wed? Who's the lucky man?"

Jealousy dripped from his words causing Elizabeth to giggle and run off towards William who stood in the alleyway. The thought of Olivia finding a husband so soon to arrival at Port Royal wasn't surprising but gut wrenchingly painful at the same time.

"Elizabeth and I were just talking of such things, Jack. I find it rather painful to think of another man like Daniel coming into my life." She assured quietly - watching Elizabeth wrap her arms around William and give him a small kiss on the lips. Those two were so in love it was almost sickening. "Not all men will be like that scurvy dog, love. I assure you of that."

"I'm not so sure anymore, Jack. Seems every man in my life has turned out to be just that.."

With that said, Olivia pushed past him - brushing against his chest slightly as she made her way towards Elizabeth who was waving her over. "Will and I are going to speak with the preacher, Olivia. You wouldn't mind if Jack continued our tour would you? Seems he knows his way around this isle just as well as I do." Olivia turned her head to look at Jack - who seemed calmer then normal and lost in his own thoughts.

Nothing good could come from this.

~

"Will you be happy here?" Jack asked, escorting Olivia through the town. "I mean really happy, love?"

She shrugged her bony shoulders and sighed at the thought. Of course she wasn't going to be happy, once Elizabeth was married to Will she wouldn't have the time nor the desire to befriend her and Jack, he would be gone before the last wedding bell rang. She could tell he was already starting to itch from the lack of open ocean.

"What kind of answer is that?"

"What does it matter, Jack? This is a fine town and I'm sure to find a decent man here. That's all that really matters.."

More talk of Olivia finding a man to woo her and make her happy. Jack bit the inside of his jaw hard - stopping himself from blurting out things he knew were a lie. He wasn't that man she was looking for - someone to work in a blacksmith shop or at the docs like an honest man. He belonged on the water where he was free and Olivia, she deserved better then him.

Jack looked down at the ground - ashamed at the reality in his thoughts. Olivia did deserve someone better then a two bit pirate. "I wish I could be that man for you, Olivia..." He whispered, catching the surprise in those crystal blue eyes of hers. She hadn't been expecting him to say that. "I've thought about it forever.. it seems. I would sit on that ship and ponder its advantages.. adventure, freedom.. but the nights were always bitter along with the rum and the company.. just a bunch of fowl mouths mongrels.."

"Why are you telling me this Jack? You telling me this is not going to change the fact that you'll be gone by nightfall on the eve of Elizabeth and Will's wedding, correct?"

Jack hesitated.

"As I thought," Olivia groaned in disbelief and let go of his arm, "You are a terrible person, I hope you know that." She stated, truthfully - hurting his feelings a little as she turned from him and began walking back towards the Governors house. Surely Elizabeth was finished speaking with their preacher by now - she couldn't stand another moment with Jack Sparrow and his mind tricks.

"Olivia, wait.. please.. just give me a minute.."

"A minute for what, Jack? To tell me that your sorry and that I'm better off here with strangers then with you on that bloody curse of a ship? That it's bad luck for a woman to aboard a ship and sail with the captain? That it's to dangerous for the likes of me. I've heard it all before Jack.. you're breaking my heart.."

Jack grabbed Olivia by the arm and jerked her back towards him - glaring at her with a seriousness that overwhelmed them both. Jack was usually full of good cheer, making jokes - flirting and not having a car in the seven seas but now as they stood their with the hot sun baking down on them it was painfully obvious that he wasn't in the mood nor joking with her in any way.

"I'm in love with you, girl. You can't see it but its something powerful and real and it scares the hell out of me but I don't know what to do about it or how to make it stop. You've haunted me for ten years.."

His voice was low - so soft she barely heard as his teeth ground together in frustration. Jack was angry - angry that he couldn't be all the things Olivia needed him to be, angry that she was right and he would leave her again after Elizabeth and Will wed. He didn't know how to please her.

"Make what stop?" Olivia asked, narrowing her eyes in confusion. Jack's hold on her arm was becoming stronger by the minute - the pain inside of him was nearly to much to bear anymore. It had been a bad idea to go to Tortuga. "These feelings that I have for you.. it's apparent that you don't share them nor do I blame you but why are you torturing me..."

"Torturing you?"

Jack sighed. Even he knew when he wasn't making any sense. It was no use - he couldn't talk to her nor make any sense of what his feelings were towards her. He cared for her so much.. the very thought of someone bringing her harm made him go red with hate but in all reality he was the only one bringing her pain now.

"...you deserve someone better then I, Liv.."

Olivia stared at Jack in disbelief as he exhaled and began walking towards the blacksmith shop - leaving her alone in the street with her own thoughts. It was apparent they were driving each other crazy and Port Royal just wasn't big enough for the both of them.