"What the bloody hell is that!" Charlie exploded looking at the puddle beneath Claire's feet.

"Oh my God! I think my water just broke." She said looking worried.

"We've got to get you back to camp." Charlie said turning white as a piece of cotton.

"I can't. I can't!" Claire exclaimed.

"Yes you can come on I'll help you." said Charlie with more courage than he actually had. Charlie grabbed Claire by the arm and started pulling her in the direction of camp. "Come on."

He drug her for a total of about thirty feet before the contractions started. The first one scared Charlie so bad he jumped. Claire felt like her belly was about to explode. When the contraction eased up, Claire realized that she was screaming. She shut her mouth and looked at Charlie who was pacing back and forth in front of her. He was so white and looked as if he would pass out. Claire had to laugh.

"What is so funny? This isn't a time to laugh. We've got to keep going. You need to get to Jack. No, what I'll go get him and bring him here. Yeah that's what I'll do. I'll just go—."

Claire grabbed Charlie's arm and he jumped even higher. "Look you going to have to calm down. Please don't leave me. Let's keep going."

"Okay, okay." Charlie got Claire back to her feet and she took about two steps and another contraction hit her. She sat back down on the stump she had just got off of.

Charlie noticed that she was breathing really heavy. He did not know what else to do so he began to call for help. Okay, not really call, scream. He screamed with all he had.

Claire looked up at Charlie. There was something about him. He was so different. He was perfect. Or at least he was to her. She decided at that moment right then and there that she was in love with him.

She had promised herself that she would never love anyone else. What happened? She could not help it. She sat there in awe then another contraction hit.

"They're coming more often now aren't they?" Charlie asked more to himself.

He heard some one call through the forest. He screamed again, this time with hope that he would not have to deliver Claire's baby.

It was Jack.

Neither Charlie nor Claire had ever been so excited to see him.

"How far apart are they?"

"Um… about two minutes." Charlie answered.

"Okay," Jack said getting on his knees in front of Claire. "Now, Claire listen to me don't push yet. I know it hurts, but if you start pushing now the baby will get wrapped in the cord."

Jack got up and called Charlie over to the side. "Charlie, you have to get her calmed down. The umbilical cord is caught. She can't start pushing until I move the cord or the baby and her could die."

"Oh my God!" Charlie sighed cupping his hand over his mouth and running it down to his chin.

Charlie walked back over to Claire and grabbed her hand. It was so hot. He wiped the hair from her face and whispered to her. "Claire, shhh, it's all going to be okay. Just breathe."

"I've got to push." She gasped then screamed.

"No, you can't right now." Charlie commanded.

Charlie got up and went to the back end of Claire where Jack was. "Jack, is she suppose to be this hot? I think she has a temperature. Is that normal?"

"She does and no it's no normal. I think we might have some problems."

Charlie went back to the upper part of Claire. She was so pale. He grabbed her hand and kissed it. "Everything's going to be okay."

"Alright." Jack said loudly. "You can push now."

Claire did not need to be told twice. She wanted that thing out of there, wouldn't you?

She pushed until she felt her eyes were going to pop out. Finally, Jack yelled. "I see the head!"

Charlie was ecstatic!

"You're doing good Claire. Keep it up. That's it. Okay, one more time." Jack told her.

The sound of crying filled the air. "It's a boy!" Jack called out.

They looked at Claire. She was out cold.

He felt of her wrist. "Her pulse is low!"Jack screamed."We have got to get her back to camp NOW!"

TBC.