"Pregnant." Mari gasped. The doctor nodded and Mari ran from the building and to her horse. She rode back to the camp and they ate dinner and Mari went straight to bed. The next day after lunch she disappeared off on her own again after dinner and wandered up to the top of a nearby bank and sat behind a fallen down tree. She sat there for hours just staring out onto the distant horizon. It was almost completely dark when she wandered back down to camp and found Tom was bandaging Frank's hand. There were bits of firewood scattered all over the camp and the odd forgotten gun.
"What happened?" she asked.
"Someone followed us from the town, ran back and got Pinkerton's men and well you can see. I'm glad you weren't here?" Tom asked.
"Where's Jim?" Mari said as she started picking up the firewood from around the camp.
"They caught Jim and Jesse." Frank sighed. Mari spun round.
"No." She gasped her eyes filling with tears. "But … he can't be … I mean he's … I'm… oh god." She sobbed and ran from the camp.
"I'll get her" Cole said running after Mari.
"MARI" He called. "Mari wait" He said grabbing her arm.
"We have to save him Cole, we have to"
"Look they'll be hundreds of soldiers there tomorrow we don't stand a chance against them, Jesse wouldn't want us to get caught too."
"Cole you don't understand, you have to get him back please Cole I'm begging you just get Jim back." Mari was shaking
"Hey shhhh" Cole whispered hugging the terrified girl.
"Cole please get him back"
"There's something you're hiding form us isn't there?" Cole said letting go of Mari when she nodded.
"I collapsed in town so I went to see a doctor as fast as I could and he said … that I'm … I'm pregnant."
"Who's the father?" Cole asked. Mari looked up at him.
"You have to swear not to tell the others." She whispered.
Cole nodded. "The night I joined the gang Jim and I."
"Jim's the father?" Cole gasped. Mari nodded.
"Please get him back Cole, I can't do this without him."
"I'll get him back if you promise me one thing."
"Anything"
"You'll let us go and get them. You need to keep your strength up. Promise me."
"I promise" Mari sobbed.
"Right." Cole said marching back to camp.
"Boys we're gonna pull our biggest trick yet. We're gonna bust Jesse and Jim outta jail."
"Cole you said it yourself that place will be swarming with Pinkerton detectives." Bob shouted.
"And there's nothing I love more than shooting those sons of bitches." Cole smiled. "Now listen we're gonna need to get them away from the jail"
"But how" Frank sighed.
"I know." Mari smiled. "Cole your gonna have to let me help, only a little but your still need me."
"What did you have in mind Mari?" Frank said looking confused.
"One of our little games from when we were kids the old damsel in distress card."
"Of course" Bob smiled.
AN: I know this is a short chapter but I didn't want to make it drag on too much. Hope you like it; don't forget to send me your review.