JJ's POV:

We had found Blackbeard's treasure and broken whatever curse that there might have been. We paid back everyone we owed money to, and fixed up Pougelandia. After that we had our money in our shared bank account.

There was a big surf-off at the beach and John B and I always competed in it and one of us usually won. I was going to bet a million dollars on myself to win it. It was a very small fraction of what was in the bank account and I had nothing to lose. I was walking up towards the area where bets were being placed when I passed Kie.

"JJ, you're not betting on yourself again. The last time that happened, you lost it all"

"I know and it's not going to happen again. I'm going to win and if I don't then we can just go find a new treasure" I joked

I was still going to bet on myself even though Kie told me not to. However, when I walked up to the two guys running the betting table, Kie grabbed me and brought me off to the side.

"What are you doing?" She asked

"Betting, I told you this ten seconds ago"

She was quiet for a second before she said, "JJ, you can't bet it all this time because it's not just the two of us anymore, I'm pregnant"

I froze listening to what my girlfriend just said. There were a million reasons why I expected her to try and talk me out of it, but this was not one of them. It didn't even cross my mind. I looked at my girlfriend who seemed relieved she told me but also terrified of how I would react.

"Really?" I asked still trying to process

"I took a test last night and it was positive and I took two more this morning and they were both positive" She said and I hugged her

I whispered, "I promise, no betting"

I couldn't believe that Kie was pregnant with my baby. I'm going to be a father. There will be a mini JJ or a mini Kie running around. I never really thought about kids or being a dad before. If you were to ask me ten minutes ago if I wanted to be a dad or have kids, I would have said no and that I was happy just the way things were.

I never imagined feeling so much joy and excitement about finding out I was going to be a dad. I didn't think I could love Kiara more than I do, but somehow I just fell more in love with her. My whole just changed. I'm going to be a dad. The absolute love of my life is carrying our baby.

"Jayge, are you okay?" She asked as I realized I had been quiet for longer than I should have

"Yeah" I said choking up to fight the tears

"I just love you and I love our baby" I said letting a tear slip as Kie started crying

I kissed her lips and then pulled her into a hug and she whispered, "We love you too"

I had my arms wrapped around her waist and she said, "You gotta go, it's about to start"

"I just want to be with you right now" I said getting lost in her eyes

"You will be, after you win this thing" She said walking up to the betting table which shocked me as Kie never made bets

"Who'd you bet on and how much?"

"That hot kook over there, ten million" She joked talking about no one in particular

She then said, "One grand on my baby daddy"

I kissed her and she said, "Don't tell anyone yet"

"Our little secret" I smirked as I grabbed my board and went to get in the water

The competition had started and I ended up winning it. Kie ran and jumped into my arms and I kissed her. I was on cloud nine right now. I had just won the surf competition beating Rafe and Topper. I was in an amazing relationship with the girl of my dreams and she was carrying our baby. We were surrounded by our best friend and we had found another treasure.

That night, we were all hanging out by the fire and Kie said she was heading in and it was much earlier than usual. She blamed it on being outside all day and being nervous during the competition. I followed her inside and we both got ready for bed. 

She opened up her top dresser drawer and pulled out three pregnancy tests. They were all positive. I looked at my girlfriend and said, "I still can't believe that we're having a baby"

"Neither can I" She said as she put the tests back so they were hidden from the others

We laid down in bed and just talked about the baby. We were both excited but also terrified to be parents. We decided to keep the baby a secret for a little bit. Kie made a doctor's appointment for the baby and that was still two weeks away.

It was kind of fun hiding the pregnancy from the others, you know it was like our little secret for a little while before the whole world knew.

Kie was officially two months pregnant and a man for another treasure hunt had just approached us. I looked at Kie and we both knew that we were out of this treasure hunt.

"Let's take a vote" John B said

"I'm in and I know JJ is in which makes two for yes" John B said

I looked at Kie and she gave me a slight nod so I knew it was okay to tell our friends about the news we'd been hiding.

"Actually, I'm out of this one" I said

"No way, stop messing around," Cleo said in a joking way

"I'm serious, it's too dangerous" I said to create more build-up

"There is no reason why you should be out on this, you've been all in on all the other treasure hunts"

"I know, but this one is differnet"

"How?" Sarah asked

"Because I can't risk my life for some treasure anymore"

"Why because you're dating Kie? Well, guess what? We're all in relationships and we're all taking that same risk" John B said

"No, it's not the same anymore because I'm going to be a dad" I said and everyone got quiet

They all looked at me and then at Kie who was smiling. Sarah started crying as she hugged Kie and Pope hugged me. Everyone congratulated us and agreed that we were out of this treasure hunt and it was in the best interest of Baby Pouge. 

Kie and I told the others that they could go on the treasure hunt if they wanted as we didn't want to be the ones to stop them. However, they all agreed that they wanted to be here to be the best uncles/aunts. 

After a million questions about the baby, we were finally able to show them the ultrasound pictures we got a few days ago from the doctor.

The girls all started to talk about Kie's pregnancy symptoms which the guys didn't want to hear about so we went outside while the girls had some girl talk about giving birth. For the record, Kie and I talk about everything together, but John B and Pope didn't need to hear that. 

We were outside and Pope said, "I never thought you'd be the first one of us to be a dad"

"I did, I just thought he'd knock some random up and have to pay child support" John B laughed

"Fair enough" I laughed with John B

"You nervous, bro?" Pope asked

"Out of my freaking mind, don't want the kid to end up fucked up, you know"

"Your kid won't be fucked up and you aren't fucked up either because I know that's what you were thinking. You're going to be a great dad and that baby is going to have thee two best uncles in the world" John B said

"He's got me as the funcle and Pope as the Smuncle" John B added

"What's a smucle?" Pope asked

"Smart uncle" John B replied which caused us all to laugh

"Now that you know the truth about your father, are you going to give the kid your last name, Kie's, your birth father's?"

"Kie and I talked about this the night I found out. The kid is gonna be a Maybank. Kie said it might be Luke's last name, but it's also mine and she loves me exactly the way I am so looks like we're the Maybanks" I said

"That's actually really sweet" Pope said

"Not gonna lie, he's right... She's good for you"

"I know she is, she's going to be the best mom" I said smiling thinking about Kie as a mom to our son or daughter

I looked at my brothers and said, "Do you guys think that I should propose?"

Their eyes just about shot out of their heads when I asked them.

"Do you think you should?" John B asked

"I want to, but I don't want it to seem like I'm proposing because she's pregnant"

"Traditionally, you should get married because she is pregnant. However, we all know Kie and I don't think she really cares about the title of being your wife. She knows you love her. I think you should wait until after the baby is born, plus pregnant women can get swollen hands so you want to make sure the ring is the right fit"

"Solid advice, I agree... And she isn't going to want to marry you when she had a huge bump"

"Waiting to propose, got it" I said

We eventually went back inside and had dinner together. Everyone was still talking about the baby and making plans for the nursery. Kie and I went to bed and she asked, "Do you think it's a girl or a boy?"

"I think it's a healthy baby and I will be happy with a son or a daughter"

"Me too, do you want to find out at the next appointment? She asked

"You decide, I'm happy either way" I kissed her goodnight

"Ugh, you're impossible," She said 

"Fine, I want a little girl exactly like you" I said kissing her again

"And what if I wanted a son exactly like you?" She asked

"I'd say that you're crazy and I want our son to be like you"

"Jayge, don't do this... You have so many amazing qualities that I pray our baby gets, girl or boy"

"I love you" I said

"I love you too" She said

"And I love you" I said kissing her small baby bump

She was smiling at me and she said, "How did I get so lucky to be the girl you fell in love with"

"It was easy, one look at your boobs and I was hooked" I joked

She laughed and hit me with her pillow before laying her head on my chest and falling asleep. I couldn't wait to be a dad to our baby and I know that our baby is our greatest trasure.