Chapter 2: The Beach-Camp
Jack and Morgan woke up early the next morning to get an early start so they could get back to the beach-camp before lunch. When they woke up, they put out the last remnants of their smoldering fire and packed their things and left the cave. Jack was anxious to get back to the beach-camp so the pregnant girl could get something proper to eat and he could give her a check-up to make sure she and her unborn baby were healthy.
As they walked along, having a conversation, Morgan suddenly stopped and gasped, holding her belly.
"What is it?" Jack asked in concern.
"The baby just kicked." she said, smiling.
"That usually happens when it's close for the time for the baby to be born." Jack said.
Morgan smiled, "I'm starting to get excited."
"I'm sure you are." Jack said, "Well we've gotta get moving if we're gonna get back to the beach-camp before lunch."
Morgan nodded and they continued on. It took about two or three hours, but they finally reached the beach-camp. Everyone seemed slightly surprised when Jack came into the camp with a very pregnant girl.
"Let's go get you something to eat." Jack said, knowing Morgan was probably very hungry from not eating in almost a week.
They walked over to the makeshift kitchen and Morgan sat down on a cooler while Jack fixed her something to eat.
"What would like to eat?" Jack asked.
"Oh, anything, but a fruit salad would be nice." Morgan said.
"Fruit salad it is." Jack said as he began fixing it.
As Jack fixed her fruit salad, Kate walked over.
"Hey, Jack, who's your friend?" she asked.
"Kate, this is Morgan, Morgan, this is Kate." Jack introduced.
"Hi, Morgan, nice to meet you." Kate said as she and Morgan shook hands, "So, how did you come to be on the Island?"
"I came here about seven years ago with my ex-boyfriend." Morgan said.
"Seven years? Wow, you've been here a while, haven't you?" Kate said.
"Yeah." Morgan said.
"What was your boyfriend's name?" Jack asked, just out of curiosity.
"Ethan Rom." Morgan said.
"Your boyfriend was Ethan Rom?" Kate asked.
"Yeah. Why, you know him?" Morgan answered.
"We know him very well." Kate answered, "He kidnapped Claire and Charlie, and tried to hurt Claire and her baby and hung Charlie up in a tree...nearly killed him." Kate said.
"I wonder why he didn't tell me any of this." Morgan said.
"Is he the father?" Kate asked, motioning to Morgan's belly.
"Yeah, but it wasn't willing." Morgan answered.
Kate knew what that probably meant: He had raped her.
"Well, I'm sorry to tell you this, but Ethan is dead." Kate said.
"Dead?" Morgan asked.
"Yes, Charlie killed him after he tried to hurt Claire." Kate said.
"I'm glad." Morgan said.
"What do you mean 'glad'?" Jack asked.
"I won't have to worry about him trying to hurt me or the baby anymore." Morgan said.
"Your fruit salad is done." Jack said.
"Thank you." Morgan said as Jack handed her the salad.
"When you get done eating, I'll introduce you to Claire." Jack said.
Morgan nodded. After she had eaten the fruit salad, she felt slightly refreshed.
"You ready to go meet Claire?" Jack asked.
"Yeah." Morgan said.
Morgan stood up and followed Jack over to where Claire sat under a palm tree, holding Aaron and singing a soft lullaby to him.
"Hi, Jack, you sure stayed gone a long time." Claire said.
"I know. Claire, I would like you to meet Morgan. I found her in the woods." Jack said.
"Hello, Morgan, nice to meet you." Claire said.
"Nice to meet you, too. Jack has told me several good things about you." Morgan said.
"Well, I'll leave you two ladies to get acquainted." Jack said as he walked away.
"Sit down, I know you're probably tired." Claire said, offering her a seat beside her on the blanket she had layed out.
"Thank you." Morgan said as she sat down.
Morgan grunted as she sat down.
"How far along are you?" Claire asked, noticing Morgan was very pregnant.
" 'Bout eight and a half months." Morgan answered.
"Sounds like we're gonna be having another baby around here pretty soon." Claire said.
Morgan smiled and nodded. She and Claire spent several more hours talking and gossiping. Later on that day, Jack introduced Morgan to the rest of the survivors and everyone seemed to like her alot. She brought alot of happiness and life to the camp.