Chapter Three: No More Secrets

"Edward. There's something I need to tell ya," she whispered against his chest after a few minutes of silence between the two.

Edward simply pulled her loser and continued to brush his hand through her jet black locks. "What's wrong, Mary?" he asked, pressing a kiss to the crown of her head softly.

She pushed herself up onto her elbows so she could look him in the eye so she could gauge his reaction at her next words. "Edward… Ya… My babe… You're my babe's father…" Mary confessed….

"What?" Edward replied, more surprised at the words that had left her mouth. "Mary, what did ya just say?"

"You're my babe's father," Mary repeated, watching him carefully. "My babe… She's yours, Edward."

Edward didn't know how to process the information. He got out of the bed and begun to pace the room. "Our stolen moment in Great Inagua," he stated rather than asked. He stopped and looked at her. "Mary… Why didn't ya tell me?"

"You were too busy chasing the Sage, Edward. How could I have known ya would change?" she asked, watching him carefully. She could pinpoint the exact moment he started to get angry. "Edward, I'm sorry. I should've told ya as soon as I saw ya."

"Mary, ya could've been killed. Our daughter could've been killed. Ya had no right to keep this from me!" he shouted, his anger overriding everything else he was thinking and feeling.

Mary couldn't help but shy away at the volume of Edward's voice; she had never heard him so angry. Or hurt. And she was the reason for it. "I'm sorry," she whispered.

"Our daughter is now in the hands of the Templars!" he continued, unable to look at her as he ranted. "We have no idea where she is! She could be dead as a further insult to you!"

"Edward, please," Mary tried, starting to sit up despite the pain in her lower body from childbirth. She fought the pain: the doctor had said she would have trouble sitting up for a while since the doctor in the prison had not given her proper care during childbirth. "Edward, I'm sorry."

Edward was still ranting, having not heard her attempts to calm him and apologise to him. A sudden groan of pain from the brunette made him pause and turn to look at her. "Mary," he whispered, watching her struggle to sit up. He quickly made his way back over to the bed, gently guiding Mary so she was lying down again. "Sshh…. Relax, Mary," he whispered, gently brushing her hair out of her face. "You're still too sick at the moment."

Mary caught his hand and brought it to her lips. She softly pressed his knuckles against her lips. "I'm so sorry, Edward. I'm sorry," she whispered softly, closing her eyes as the pain slowly ebbed away.

Edward felt the most of his anger fade away as he continued to watch Mary as she steadied her breathing. He gently moved her so he could climb into the bed beside her. He wrapped his free arm around her waist and pressed his lips to the crown of her head.

"I called her Caroline," Mary whispered against his chest after a few minutes of silence between the two of them. Edward's eyes slid closed as she continued to talk. "She looked a lot like you; blonde hair, blue eyes, your nose. Although, Anne informed me that baby's eyes are always blue when their born and change to the proper colour a few months later. I wish you could have seen her, Edward. I wish I could have her here with us," she whispered, playing with the strings of Edward's shirt.

"We'll find her, Mary," he promised, kissing her cheek softly. "With the Assassins, we will find her. I won't give up until we do," he added, holding her close to his body. "I promise you, we will find her, Mary."

Mary nodded, her eyes slipping closed as she took comfort in Edward's body. "We'll find her," she repeated, taking deep breaths as Edward moved both of his arms around her waist protectively. "I'm sorry," she whispered again.

Edward shook his head. "Don't apologise. I'm sorry I shouted at you. You must have been scared," he whispered as he held her close to him.

"Are you staying?" she asked, making him look down at her in surprise. "With the Assassins?" she added.

Edward thought for a moment. "If you want me to stay, I will, Mary," he told her. "But if you don't, I can go."

Mary wrapped her arm around his waist and squeezed. "I want you to stay," she whispered. "And I want us to find Caroline too," she added.

"We will," he promised, pressing his lips to her forehead. "We will find out daughter, Mary."

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