Elizabeth was lying awake in her bed, lying next to Will he had held
her but after he fell asleep she removed herself from his arms then over to
the edge of the bed. Elizabeth wondered if Jack would return with Barlow.
Elizabeth wondered whether to tell Will. He'd be distraught, and he'd blame
her, she knew he would. She knew she had to see Barlow without telling
Will, because if Will found out he would surely kill him.
Sighing, Elizabeth reached for the covers and wrapped her body around her. She'd have to sleep on her problem and come up with a solution when she woke up. She shivered, with cold and fear and went over to close the window. Pulling her garment tighter she tried to think of something else. But all she could think about was the unwelcome life within her body. Elizabeth was relieved when she saw Jack stumbling up to the cabin with a man standing behind him by the lake. Barlow. Elizabeth thought. Jack saw Elizabeth by the window and stopped as Elizabeth motioned him to.
Elizabeth turned around and looked at Will, who was sleeping so peacefully. Elizabeth then crept out of her chambers and went outside.
Jack smiled as Elizabeth approached him; he saw how her face dropped as she saw him. "I found him." Jack offered, hoping for some kind of approval. Yes," agreed Elizabeth. "There he is." She was worried- seeing him again, she realized Barlow was an attractive man, would Will think she had wanted to be with him? "Do you want me to go with you?" Jack asked Elizabeth, taking her hand, but Elizabeth pulled away. "No. I just need to talk to Barlow. Would- would you mind going back to the cabin? I just want to get this done as soon as I can," she added. "Fine" Jack said. "But if anything happens just give the signal." Elizabeth was confused. "And what is the signal?" Jack smiled. "Scream." Elizabeth rolled her eyes. "Jack." He nodded. "Right, I'll be off then." Elizabeth watched as Jack headed to the cabin and went inside, then turned around and saw Barlow standing right in front of her.
Barlow smiled and kissed her on the cheek, "Good Evening, love, what's this trip of mine in aid of, then? Or is this just an excuse to see me again?" he joked, grinning at her. He was worried when she didn't protest, and frowned. "Uh oh. Must be serious, eh?" Elizabeth looked over at him. "Please, don't joke about this, I—I need to tell you something and it's probably something you're not going to like." Barlow nodded. 'I'm listening." Elizabeth couldn't find the words, "What exactly happened on the ship when I didn't have a memory?" Barlow took a deep breath. "Well. You were all over me, good thing I am such a gentlemen." "Are you?" Elizabeth asked. "Aye, but you were a tough one to fight off." "Barlow." Elizabeth was restless. "What exactly happened?" "Don't you remember?" he asked sounding a little disappointed. "You said I was the best ye ever had, up until then at least." Elizabeth was shaking. "No. That's not true." Barlow smiled. 'Would like to test that?" Barlow said coming closer. "No." Elizabeth said pushing him away. "Barlow." She said. "I brought you here to tell you something, I saw a doctor today and he said that I am pregnant. We're having a baby."
Barlow looked at Elizabeth, trying to understand all of this. "So. What you're saying is you're knocked up and Will is not the father?" "It must be you." Elizabeth said. "But you are with Will and married, and happy." "I know this is difficult." "Difficult? Difficult? Don't try to cover it up Elizabeth." Barlow was heading toward the town. "Barlow! Where are you going?" Barlow turned around. "I don't know, I'm not going anywhere." Elizabeth crossed her arms. "This is all your fault you know, if you wouldn't of...brought me to a doctor." Barlow looked at Elizabeth, "And what? Let you bleed to death from your boy?" Elizabeth nodded. "I don want Will to know about this. This will tear us apart." Barlow smiled. "So, you need me to keep my mouth shut?" Elizabeth nodded. "If it's not too much to ask." Barlow shook his head. "That's not going to happen after all I am the daddy. mommy." Elizabeth felt sick. "If anyone is going to tell him, it's going to be me." Barlow nodded. "Fine. I just need a place to stay." Elizabeth crossed her arms. "Here?" Barlow smiled and nodded. Elizabeth gave in. "There is a spare bedroom, you can stay there." Barlow walked past Elizabeth. "I promise this will be okay, Lizzy." Barlow then went inside the cabin leaving Elizabeth outside.
Elizabeth quietly crept into the cabin careful to avoid any squeaky boards. She quickly stripped out of her clothing and slipped into the bed she looked at Will sleeping. 'he looks just like an angel' she thought. She carefully lifted the corner of the blanket and slowly slid into bed next to Will careful not to wake him. Will rolled over and opened his eyes to see Elizabeth, She turned her head leaning in to kiss him but he turned his head causing her to miss his lips and catch his cheek.
"Will?" she asked confused.. She put her hands on both sides of his face forcing his head to turn towards her. She cocked her head to the side, eyes sparkling and lips curling into flirtatious smile, as she let her hands slide from his face and down his body. 'God, how innocent she looks' Will thought as he smiled at her "Will, what's the matter?" "Where were you just now?" "Why. I was with you." "I just heard you come in. Where were you?" "I couldn't sleep. I came up to get some fresh air. It was a cool night and the wind was blowing. It was quite nice really." She flashed him her innocent smile. He eyed her suspiciously. She leaned in and placed a soft gentle kiss on his lips. "I love you, Elizabeth." "I love you too, Will."
Sighing, Elizabeth reached for the covers and wrapped her body around her. She'd have to sleep on her problem and come up with a solution when she woke up. She shivered, with cold and fear and went over to close the window. Pulling her garment tighter she tried to think of something else. But all she could think about was the unwelcome life within her body. Elizabeth was relieved when she saw Jack stumbling up to the cabin with a man standing behind him by the lake. Barlow. Elizabeth thought. Jack saw Elizabeth by the window and stopped as Elizabeth motioned him to.
Elizabeth turned around and looked at Will, who was sleeping so peacefully. Elizabeth then crept out of her chambers and went outside.
Jack smiled as Elizabeth approached him; he saw how her face dropped as she saw him. "I found him." Jack offered, hoping for some kind of approval. Yes," agreed Elizabeth. "There he is." She was worried- seeing him again, she realized Barlow was an attractive man, would Will think she had wanted to be with him? "Do you want me to go with you?" Jack asked Elizabeth, taking her hand, but Elizabeth pulled away. "No. I just need to talk to Barlow. Would- would you mind going back to the cabin? I just want to get this done as soon as I can," she added. "Fine" Jack said. "But if anything happens just give the signal." Elizabeth was confused. "And what is the signal?" Jack smiled. "Scream." Elizabeth rolled her eyes. "Jack." He nodded. "Right, I'll be off then." Elizabeth watched as Jack headed to the cabin and went inside, then turned around and saw Barlow standing right in front of her.
Barlow smiled and kissed her on the cheek, "Good Evening, love, what's this trip of mine in aid of, then? Or is this just an excuse to see me again?" he joked, grinning at her. He was worried when she didn't protest, and frowned. "Uh oh. Must be serious, eh?" Elizabeth looked over at him. "Please, don't joke about this, I—I need to tell you something and it's probably something you're not going to like." Barlow nodded. 'I'm listening." Elizabeth couldn't find the words, "What exactly happened on the ship when I didn't have a memory?" Barlow took a deep breath. "Well. You were all over me, good thing I am such a gentlemen." "Are you?" Elizabeth asked. "Aye, but you were a tough one to fight off." "Barlow." Elizabeth was restless. "What exactly happened?" "Don't you remember?" he asked sounding a little disappointed. "You said I was the best ye ever had, up until then at least." Elizabeth was shaking. "No. That's not true." Barlow smiled. 'Would like to test that?" Barlow said coming closer. "No." Elizabeth said pushing him away. "Barlow." She said. "I brought you here to tell you something, I saw a doctor today and he said that I am pregnant. We're having a baby."
Barlow looked at Elizabeth, trying to understand all of this. "So. What you're saying is you're knocked up and Will is not the father?" "It must be you." Elizabeth said. "But you are with Will and married, and happy." "I know this is difficult." "Difficult? Difficult? Don't try to cover it up Elizabeth." Barlow was heading toward the town. "Barlow! Where are you going?" Barlow turned around. "I don't know, I'm not going anywhere." Elizabeth crossed her arms. "This is all your fault you know, if you wouldn't of...brought me to a doctor." Barlow looked at Elizabeth, "And what? Let you bleed to death from your boy?" Elizabeth nodded. "I don want Will to know about this. This will tear us apart." Barlow smiled. "So, you need me to keep my mouth shut?" Elizabeth nodded. "If it's not too much to ask." Barlow shook his head. "That's not going to happen after all I am the daddy. mommy." Elizabeth felt sick. "If anyone is going to tell him, it's going to be me." Barlow nodded. "Fine. I just need a place to stay." Elizabeth crossed her arms. "Here?" Barlow smiled and nodded. Elizabeth gave in. "There is a spare bedroom, you can stay there." Barlow walked past Elizabeth. "I promise this will be okay, Lizzy." Barlow then went inside the cabin leaving Elizabeth outside.
Elizabeth quietly crept into the cabin careful to avoid any squeaky boards. She quickly stripped out of her clothing and slipped into the bed she looked at Will sleeping. 'he looks just like an angel' she thought. She carefully lifted the corner of the blanket and slowly slid into bed next to Will careful not to wake him. Will rolled over and opened his eyes to see Elizabeth, She turned her head leaning in to kiss him but he turned his head causing her to miss his lips and catch his cheek.
"Will?" she asked confused.. She put her hands on both sides of his face forcing his head to turn towards her. She cocked her head to the side, eyes sparkling and lips curling into flirtatious smile, as she let her hands slide from his face and down his body. 'God, how innocent she looks' Will thought as he smiled at her "Will, what's the matter?" "Where were you just now?" "Why. I was with you." "I just heard you come in. Where were you?" "I couldn't sleep. I came up to get some fresh air. It was a cool night and the wind was blowing. It was quite nice really." She flashed him her innocent smile. He eyed her suspiciously. She leaned in and placed a soft gentle kiss on his lips. "I love you, Elizabeth." "I love you too, Will."