"Arielle, are you feeling alright?" asked Elizabeth frantically.

"I think so..jasoidhawkltnhwelkho;ifj!" (sorry I don't know how to type a being sick sound).

Arielle had gotten increasingly worse since their journey back to Port Royal two months ago. And it was time to call in the doctor.

"Well, she seems alright, well, except for the you know. I say she just has a virus that was contracted on board the ship. Uh… May I see you two outside please?" the doctor said, and Will and Elizabeth followed.

Arielle, curious of what was being said outside the door, quietly snuck over and placed one ear on the wall.

"Yes, I'm afraid so… no I don't know what sex it is… no no of course not… yes she is… no I have no idea who the father is… YES SHE IS DIFINATELY PREGNANT!" the doctor said impatiently.

Arielle hurried back to the bed and tried to act as if she had not heard the terrible news. She, after all, knew who the father was, and she must write to him right away.

"Dear, it is just a virus, a serious one, and you might die, if we do not stop it. The doctor here has a procedure to terminate the … virus… and you will be all better." Elizabeth said as they re entered the room, her voice was quavering dangerously ( for those of you who don't know what is going on, they want to abort the baby).

"Yes, the doctor will come by next Tuesday for the procedure, do you think you can handle that?" asked Will.

"Yes, I'll try."

Arielle was not going to let them take away her baby. She took out a piece of parchment and began to write.

Dear Jack,

I have, well, wonderful news , for me anyway. But first off, I love you and I always will, it was wrong for me to leave you in Tortuga. I know you're probably with someother woman by now, but … I don't really know how to say this, but I'm pregnant with your child. My parents want to terminate it, but I won't let them. Please come, I need you now, your baby needs you now.

Yours truly,

Arielle

Jack jumped for joy and yelled, "I'M HAVING A BABY!"

Several people stopped and stared at Jack, looked at his unusually muscled stomach and back to his face, shaking their heads.

One thing was for certain, he would not let the love of his life, and their baby together be terminated. He packed a canoe, and headed off.

(yes… a canoe.)