Chapter 2

Months later

Armando finally makes port at home. He is eager to see his beautiful women. He quickly walks off his ship and notices her ship is dark and has no activity. So, he figured they would be at the tavern so, he walks there quickly but he finds all her crew but not her. "May!" he yelled. May ran over to him and hugs him. "oh, god! I'm so glad your here" She said with tears running down her face. "What wrong?" he asked. "It's Dylan, the government put her in prison". "Why?".

"He thinks Dylan has the plague".

He looks at her in shock then rushed to the prison and finds Dylan in the darkest and coldest cell. He could only see her figure in the corner. She is shivering and coughing. "Dylan".

She weakly lifted her head and sees its Armando. "Please... get me out...of here. I'm not...really sick" she said while trying to catch her breath. Dylan suddenly feels tired and she collapsed on the ground.

"¡Saca a mi prometida de esta celda ahora!" he ordered. The guard quickly unlocked the door and Armando entered the cell. He scooped his fiancée into his arms and quickly walks to the nearest doctor. Once he entered the building a man in a bird mask is talking to the town doctor. "Why is she here? She should be in that cell" said the doctor. "She doesn't have the plague. If she did her skin would turn black and rot off. I have been gone for three months, and she is fine. Ahora, ayúdala" Armando said. He lays her on the nearest bed and kneels beside her.

The doctor approaches her and looks her over carefully. He finds that there is no rot anywhere or anything. "see, she doesn't have the plague" Armando said while taking her hand in his.

"that's my mistake, sir, I'm terribly sorry. She just had a common cold," said the doctor. Just then Dylan woke up and began to cough. "What do we do to get rid of the sickness?" He asked the doctor. "An entire milk diet for three months, It rarely fails and if she has a coughing fit then blow up the nose a little-powdered ginger." Armando lifts Dylan up once more and before they leave she speaks up, "I'm not sick".

"What do you mean?" He asked.

"I'm...I'm pregnant".

The doctor and Armando look at her in shock. "How didn't you know she is with child!?" yelled Armando, "you could have gotten them both killed".

"Armando, stop. We are fine. So, can you please take me home?".

He nods and takes Dylan to their small but comfortable house. Once inside he sets her on their bed and got water from the well and heated up in the kitchen. Once enough water was hot he filled up the bath and set Dylan inside once she is naked.

Dylan sighed in relief when she is fully submerged in water. He takes off his jacket and placed his hand on her stomach. He felt a slight bump and he grinned like a Cheshire cat. Dylan rests her hand on his and smiles too. "What should we name our child? I have always liked Mary and Benjamin".

"Mary? and Benjamin? I think that will do just fine" he said while rubbing his hand against her stomach. Dylan quickly ducked her head into the water and once she came back up Armando began to rub shampoo into her hair. "My love, I can do it myself".

"No, it's your time to relax". Dylan then sighed and let him clean her. Once her hair is done he takes a bowl of water and slowly rinses it. Then he takes the soap and a rag then cleans the rest of her body for her. When she is finally clean he gets her a towel and wraps it around her then carries her to their bed. He lays her down carefully and crawled into bed with her but stopped when he hears her stomach growl. "Sorry," She said while covering her stomach shyly. "It's ok love, I will get you two something to eat". When he felt the house Dylan sat up and goes to their wardrobe and pulls out a loose shirt and pants. Once she puts them on she goes to the bookshelf next to her side of the bed and finds her favorite book, Macbeth.

Dylan only got a chapter into the book when Armando and May entered the house. May holds a bowl of strawberries and Armando holds a plate of food. "I'm so sorry you were in that cell. I tried to get you out but they wouldn't listen to me" said May. "May, it's okay. I'm fine now" Dylan said with a smile. May sets the bowl on the nightstand and hugs her. When they pull apart May imminently asked, " So, did you pick any names out for the baby?". "Yes, Mary and Benjamin".

"Oh, I like them, By the way, I brought you fresh strawberries, stew, and biscuits".

"Thank you, I'm starving". Armando hands Dylan the food and she immediately dug in. "Dylan, slow down. When was the last time you ate?" May asked. Dylan stopped and said, "Around two days. They did feed me but not that often".

After Dylan ate Mary took the dishes and went home. Armando began to get ready for bed until there is a knock at the door. He goes and opens it and finds it's the governor.

"How can I help you, Governor?".

"I want you out at sea before dawn. We have a bit of a problem".

"But sir, I just got back and my fiancee is with child".

The governor looks over at Dylan and sees she is in the early stages of pregnancy. "I assure you it won't take longer than a few weeks". Armando looks over at Dylan and then nods. "Alright, I will be out at sea in three hours".

"I will meet you on your ship to discuss the details". Then he left and Armando closed the door. "Love, I'm sorry. I don't want to leave but I have to" He said while crawling in bed next to her.

"It's okay, I know you have to". Dylan curled up close to Armando and cuddle. Dylan kisses his neck where she knows is his sweet spot. Armando grins and takes off his clothes then hers.

Noon the next morning

Dylan wakes up and finds Armando isn't in bed and all his clothes are gone. Dylan felt sad because he is gone. She knew he wanted to stay because of her and most importantly he wanted to stay because of the baby. She did her normal routine like she always has to do laundry, cleaning, and dishes. Once she is all done she gets dressed in her captain's outfit and goes down to the local bookstore and buys three new books to read.

She repeated the cycle for days that turned into weeks, the weeks turned to months.

Dylan sent word to him about the birth of their child and hoping he would respond but, there was nothing. The bird she sent didn't even come back. She figured he moved on and didn't

want anything to do with her our their daughter.

Dylan was miserable during that time. She became sick, stressed and even lost their child, Mary Sparrow Salazar. She sent word to him about her death and once again no word so,

Dylan then met up with her brother and became a pirate. She became a pirate to have no responsibilities and no worries, just rum, and the ocean is all she cares about now.