Didn't think that I would get this chapter up this quickly.

Great, just great.

We got off board and stopped at a port. The men went off to drink and get supplies. I wanted to go alone and get a few girl things. In had insisted Eduardo didn't have to come with me. That was stuff he shouldn't have to see. I only knew that he would be completely disturbed by it.

On the way there, I had smelt some of the street vendors cooking sausages. It didn't bother me at first, but my stomach started to get queasy. I ran into the nearest shop with a bathroom and got sick. I felt like I had just puked my guts out.

As I flushed the toilet, I thought for a second.

Eduardo and I hadn't done any "love-making" in a few weeks. We were too busy. Eduardo had to navigate through the huge storms that had been racking up the seas. I was too busy with my cleaning duties that I had been too tired to do anything once I got to my room. Sure, it wasn't like I didn't want to do anything, I was just too tired and needed my sleep. If Eduardo kept me up all night, I wouldn't have the energy to do anything in the morning.

Wait a minute...could I be pregnant?

I just got sick this morning, I was tired and achey, plus I need every bit of sleep I could get. Those are signs of pregnancy. But then again, my period wasn't due for another week.

I thought about this for a moment. Did I just I want to wait a week and see? Eduardo would surely notice. I would look nervous and than he would confront me about it and I would spill my guts. No. I wouldn't want Eduardo to get irritated at me for not knowing exactly or not. i loved him, but he was not a patient man.

I calmed down and left the bathroom. Walking around the boardwalk, I found a small convience store that would have the things I need. I got everything I needed and than headed to the parenting isle. I stopped in front of the tests and hesitated.

I picked up one and threw it in my basket. I looked back at the shelf full of them. What if I had this situation again? Sighing,I picked up a few more tests and threw them in my basket.

I walked up to the register and a nice older woman rang my items up. She looked at the tests and smiled at me.

"Someone trying to start a family?" she asked, making conversation. I smiled.

"No, not yet" I said.

The nice woman smiled back. "Too bad" she said, finishing the transaction. "Holding a child in your arms for the first time is the best feeling in the world. There is no better sense of accomplishment than being a mother." she said, handing me the receipt.

"You have children?" I asked. There was anybody else in the store, so I wasn't holding anybody up.

"Three grown ones" she responded. "You're young so I will give you a little advice: the moment you are pregnant, think about the happiness more than the trouble. You will be more happy holding your child than giving it up." She said this with such a sad look in her eyes and I instantly knew her story.

"What's your name?" I asked. If I ever came back to this port, I want to talk to this lady again.

"Marie, and yours child?" she said.

"Kerrie" I responded.

She took my hands in hers. "You have a long journey ahead of you. Do not forget what is important" she told me smiling.

"Thank you" I hugged her and smiled.

I left the convenience store and walked back to the Sirius. I was the only one back at the ship. Heading toward my room, I thought about what Marie said. Was it really such an amazing thing to have a child?

I went to the little bathroom that connected to our room and put all my stuff in the cabinets. I grabbed one test and sat on the toilet, hesitating. Was I really about to do this? What happens if I am positive? Should I take more than the one test? What will Eduardo think?

I hung my head and put my hands against my forehead.

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