Victoria looked down at her hands and said,

"I believe you know the rest, Commodore." For the first time in their careers, the officers felt guilty for locking a pirate up. He was not just a pirate to the woman. He was the love of her life. That love proved a painful reminder to their humanity that pirates weren't monsters needing to be destroyed but human beings like themselves. The guiltiest of them all, Commodore Norrington said quietly,

"Would you like to see Jack now, Madam?" Nodding, she said,

"Yes please."

Jack sat in his cell looking up and out of the window at the full moon in the navy sky. He sighed remembering how Victoria looked in the moonlight. He had overheard the guard's gossip on how the wife of infamous Captain Sparrow had made a deal with the Commodore to tell her their tale provided he not hang Jack until she was done. Even thought part of him doubted it, he somehow knew his pretty wife was up to something. How he longed to hold her again! Suddenly, he looked towards the door when he heard voices coming down the stairs. He stood up and leaned against the bars. There was the Commodore looking at him with what? Respect? Couldn't be. Then the Commodore stepped aside and there Jack saw Victoria's beautiful face.

"Victoria." whispered Jack.

"Jack!" she said rushing over to him. Between the bars they kissed gently before Victoria leaned her forehead against his and said,

"I told them everything Jack. About you. Me. Us."

"Good girl." said Jack.

"But that means we've run out of time Jack. The Commodore's bound by the law to hang you tomorrow afternoon." she said sadly.

"I know." Desperately she whispered tearing up,

"I don't know how I'll survive without you. You're like those books you keep. The Black Pearl can't run without them." Wiping her tears away with his thumb he said,

"Shhh! No tears now. What about you? You are a pirate yourself now. Aren't you going to get hung?"

"The Commodore says I'm to spend a little time in prison, but that's it right now."

"Good. 'Cause that neck's too pretty for a rope necklace." joked Jack solemnly.

"I'm sorry. Time's up Mrs. Sparrow." said the Commodore sadly. Jack said annoyingly,

"Surely Commodore, I'm allowed one last kiss?"

"I wouldn't have things any other way." said the Commodore. Then Jack locked eyes with Victoria and saw a glint of something. Something like a secret. She locked lips with him and passionately kissed him. But what surprised Jack most was she was forcing her tongue in. She barely liked to French kiss! Then he felt something small, hard and metal in his month. She pulled away and smiled sadly but her eyes spoke of a plan. As she was led away, leaving Jack alone down in the cells, he took the booby pin out of his mouth and grinned.

"Good girl." he whispered before getting to work on the lock.

The next morning, Victoria had been locked in the barracks. She knew the men guarding her door had dozed off from the sound of their snoring. Frantically, she kept trying to work the pin in her lock begging with it,

"Please, please, please!" But when her lock pick broke, she gritted her teeth in frustration and stood up to lean against the door.

"Blast it! That was not a part of the plaaaaAAANN!" She fell through the opening door and into someone's arms. She opened her eyes and realized it was Jack.

"Jack!" she breathed.

"Obviously, we've got a lot of work to do before you can pick a decent lock!" he said jokingly serious before planting a kiss on her lips and helping her up. Holding onto Jack's hand for dear life, Victoria stepped over the unconscious guards on the floor. They ducked around a corner and Jack said,

"Well, Madam. I hope you know a way out of here besides the front gate!"

"The Commodore's off inspecting the harbor. I saw him leave through my window. I thought we'd sneak out the window of his office!" she said as Jack turned to grin at her,

"The Commodore's office aye? Milady, I like your style!" Victoria took his hand and led him down the corridors avoiding redcoats until they got into the office. Checking to see no one was about, Victoria and Jack rushed inside. But instead of heading to the window, Jack stepped over to the Commodore's liquor cabinet.

"Jack what are you doing?" hissed Victoria. Jack opened the doors saying,

"Just taking a souvenir, Luv!"

A little later, Commodore Norrington, walked out of the now empty barracks where two ex-sergeants now privates sat with cold towels on their throbbing heads. He walked down the hall to his office with Gillette. But when he opened his door, he saw his curtain now a torn scrape of makeshift rope tied with a sailor's knot, hanging out his open window with the Caribbean breeze blowing it's companion softly in the breeze.

"Commodore!" said Gillette in shock. Stepping over to his liquor cabinet, the Commodore said,

"I see it, Lieutenant!" Taking a note addressed to him the Commodore opened it just as Groves burst in the room saying,

"Commodore! All the rudder chains in the harbor have been damaged beyond repair! And there is not a trace of the Sparrows anywhere!" Nodding with a slight smirk on his lips, the Commodore read the letter aloud,

"My Dear Commodore Norrington,

My wife and I thank you for your hospitality. You understand that our one year anniversary is coming up, so I need not explain to you that I needed to take my lovely wife on a much deserved honeymoon. We thank you also for the bottle of wine, we shall enjoy it immensely.

Kindest personal regards,

Captain and Mrs. Jack Sparrow"

Folding up the letter, he smiled and looked out at the ocean's horizon seeing the Black Pearl at full sails sailing towards the sun.

"God speed, Mrs. Sparrow. Captain. God speed and good luck."

The red wine sparkling like a gemstone poured effortlessly into Victoria's glass. She looked up to her husband who now poured himself a glass as they sat on the railing of the Black Pearl around the ship's waist. His eyes sparkled devilishly at her before he said putting down the wine bottle,

"Well, Mrs. Sparrow. What do we drink to? A successful escape? A long marriage? Or future children?" She raised an eyebrow in surprise,

"YOU want children?"

"Well not right now. But eventually. Besides…half the fun is getting there…Savvy?" he said grinning his golden teeth at her. She smiled and said,

"Savvy." They clinked glasses and sipped their wine.

"Wait a moment." said Jack before leaning in to kiss her passionately. When he pulled back, he said,

"Just wanted to see how good wine tastes on a wife's lip." Smiling, she teased,

"Jack…the crew is watching!" Jack looked around confusingly at his crew who stood by watching with approval. Shrugging he looked back down at her and said,

"Let 'em watch. Maybe they'll learn something!"

"So now you're the schoolteacher and I'm the pirate captain?" she teased. He grinned.

"Mmm hmm!" he nodded before kissing her once more. She placed her left hand on his face, the sun catching every sparkle and light from with the black opal that was the wedding band of the soon legendary Mrs. Jack Sparrow.

The End