Chapter 2
As he stood on dry land he inhaled the fresh scent of the pine trees, the mosses, and all those other wonderful scents that are just part of the place he loved. John Smith was happy to be back in Virginia, back in the New World. He had been on the ship for about three months and after living in a tiny cabin for so long it was nice to be able to stretch. John looked around at all the faces. There were so many of them. The colony had grown into a small town since the last time he'd been here. He saw some of his friends in the crowed. He saw Thomas and some other buddies of his. But the one person he longed to see was nowhere in sight.
When Pocahontas came to the first thing she saw was Will's worried face gazing down at her. A smile spread across the man's face as he saw his wife open her eyes. "Pocahontas, you scared me half to death," said her husband, "What happened? Are you alright?" "I'm fine," she replied but decided not to say anything about who she had seen at the docks. Will knew her past and he would get worried if he knew that John was back.
As Pocahontas looked around she saw Nakoma, Mary, and little Ean all looking at her. Ean's face was red and puffy from crying. "Come here," said Pocahontas and her son ran over to the bed. "I was afraid that you would never ever wake up, and that I wouldn't ever have a baby brother or a baby sister, and that…" said Ean, going a million miles a minute, and then he began to cry again. Pocahontas stroked his hair and told her son that it would be alright and that she would never ever leave him. The boy stopped crying and wiped his face on a corner of the clanked. Then he looked at Pocahontas with a big smile on his face. "There, that's better," she said, "Now run along and play, just don't leave the yard." Ean ran down the hall and into the back yard.
Pocahontas sighed and shook her head thoughtfully. Will looked at his wife, trying to guess what she was thinking. Mary knew the answer, and so did Nakoma because Thomas told her what had happened. But neither of the women said anything because they knew that Pocahontas would want it that way. Then Mary and Nakoma left the room and went outside to sit one the porch. Now Will and Pocahontas were alone and could talk in private. "I know something is wrong," said Will, "What is it?" Pocahontas sat up and was about to answer when a pain ran down her whole body. She gasped. "Is it the baby" asked Will. Pocahontas nodded. Will ran down the hall and called for Nakoma and Mary to come inside and help his wife.
All three of them rushed back into the room with a bucket of warm water, some towels, and a couple of blankets which would be for the baby. "I thought the baby wasn't due for another two months," said Will, horrified. "It's not," said Pocahontas as the pain eased, "But a lot of stress, or a fall, or something of that nature can cause premature labor." Then she stopped talking as another pain gripped her. Then Mary told Will to leave the room because men weren't supposed to see births. He did as he was told. Meanwhile, Nakoma prepared Pocahontas for the delivery.
The next few hours were a blur to Pocahontas. It was a blur of pain, pushing, blood, water, more pain, and more pushing. She was exhausted and there was still nothing to show for all her hard work. Finally, with a great push and a final pain a slippery wet baby had arrived. Mary cut the cord and took the baby to get it cleaned up while Nakoma took care of her friend. And when everything was clean and the baby was wrapped up in a nice warm blanket Nakoma went to fetch Will.
Will was sitting on the porch with Ean, telling him stories when Nakoma opened the door and told them to come inside. As Will opened the door to the bedroom Pocahontas smiled at him. Even though she was exhausted her eyes still sparkled the way they always did. Ean ran over to his mother to look at the tiny baby. "This is your baby sister," said Pocahontas to her son. Ean smiled and kissed the baby's forehead""She's cute," he said. Then Will came over to the bad and Ean went around to the other side. Will looked at the baby for a long time, and then he looked at his wife. "You look alike," he finally said, "You are both beautiful." Then he leaned down and kissed his wife. "What will her name be," asked Ean. The family looked at the baby and tried to think of a name. "I think we'll name her Sokatoa," said Pocahontas. Everyone nodded. "That's a wonderful name," said Will and Ean agreed.