***After School The Next Day***


“You guys ready to go to work?”  Max asked casually talking to Michael and Liz.


“Yeah Just waiting for Maria she said she had to run to the bathroom before we left.” 
Michael answered


“Well here she is.”  Liz said


“Sorry guys not feeling so good today.  Max could give me ride home after you drop those two off at work?”  Maria asked


“Sure but is that okay with you guys?” 


“Yeah she should rest if she’s not feeling well.”  Michael said while kissing Maria forehead.


“Well let’s go.”  As they started walking towards Max’s Jeep. 


Thirty minutes later Max had dropped Liz and Michael off and they were now waiting to be called back for Maria’s appointment.


“Maria Deluca, please follow me.”


“You ready for whatever might happen Max?”
“Yeah, be strong okay.”


Twenty minutes later after they got the test results.


“Hello you must be Maria and the father.  Your name is what?”


“Oh I’m not the father, I’m the fathers best friend but my name is Maxwell Evans.”


“Oh we don’t usually allow friends back for this appointment only the mother and father.  We have to get some private information from the mother.”


“It is okay Doctor he know everything there is to know about me.”  Maria said


“Okay I’ll allow it this time.  Okay your due date is October 26.  So that makes you almost two months along.”


“No this can’t be true.  I’ve only missed one period.”


“Well Maria when did your last period end.”  Max asked


“January 23.  Oh shit this can’t happen Maxwell.”


“Ma’am is everything all right.  You need to calm down.”


“I have to get out of her Max, this can’t be happening to us.”


“I thought you said you weren’t the father Sir.”


“We should go, is there anything else we need to know doctor.”


“She needs to take these daily and see me in another 2 months.”


“Thank you doctor.”  Max said


***After Appointment***


“Max what are we going to do?  This baby is yours not Michael’s.  Our life just got better this will ruin it all.”  Maria said through her sobs


“Maria calm down this isn’t good for the baby.  We’ll have to talk to the doctor. We have to explain it to them.”


“Max this baby is also half Alien, how are we suppose to explain that to the doctors.”


“I don’t know I’m still in shock here to Maria.  I never expected to the doctor to tell us that it was mine.”


“What is yours Max?” 


Max and Maria jumped at that questioned and turned to see who it was.


“TESS WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING HERE?”  Max yelled


“Wow Max what is your problem this is a public place.” 


“Sorry Tess but what exactly did you hear?”


“Just that it is was mine, so what is yours?”


“Tess first off what me and Maria were talking about is none of your business.  But I was talking about our school project that we are doing for a class.”


“Why is Maria crying about a school project?”


“I’m crying because I fell and hurt my knee and Max was helping me.”


“Okay well Liz and Michael are looking for you 2.  Michael was worried about Maria so he called her and there was no answer so Liz called her cell phone no answer, so they finally called Max’s cell phone and no answer so they were worrying.”


“Oh shit I forgot to turn my cell on when we left school.”  Maria said


“Yeah same here.”


“Well I’m on my way back to the Crashdown, Maria are you coming or do you still want to go home?”


“I’ll think I should go home I’m still not feeling well.”


“Wait how did you end up at the park in the first place?”  Tess asked


“I thought that maybe some fresh air would be good and I asked Max to stop here on the way to my house, but I will walk home from here.  I think the fresh air is helping me.  Talk to you both later.”


“See you Maria.”  Tess said


“Maria if you need anything before Michael gets out of work give me a call, I turned on my cell.”  Max said


“Promise Max I will bye.”


***Maria’s House***


I need to call Michael maybe I should tell them with the whole group there.  That’s what I’ll do.  Call Max and have him get everybody at the Crashdown after hours for a meeting and I’ll tell them the truth.  NO MORE LYING.


“Hello this is Max.”


“Max just listen.  We need to have a meeting tonight and I’m going to tell everyone that I’m pregnant and that it is yours and not Michael.  I can’t lie anymore.  It’s killing me.  Too much stress and I might lose the baby Max and I don’t want to.  I know we are all 18 but I’m going to keep this baby.”


“Are you done yet.”


“I think so.”


“Okay I’ll get everyone together and I agree that we should tell the truth.  Talk to you later.”


***Crashdown After Hours***


“So what is the urgency of this meeting Max?”  Michael asked


“Well actually it was Maria’s Idea for the meeting but I called it.”


“So Maria what’s up?”  Michael asked


“Okay this is really hard for me to tell you guys this but I’m pregnant.”  Maria said taking a deep breath


“Wait hold up your pregnant why is that hard to say.”  Michael asked with a huge smile


“That’s not the hard part this is.  Michael-your-not-the-father-Max-is.”  She said quickly


“Would you repeat your self.  I thought you said that I wasn’t the father but Max is.”  Michael asked confused


“She did say that Michael, I’m the father she is almost 2 months along and she is
due October 26th.”  Max said for Maria


Next I knew Michael was attacking Max.  I ran over to them and Michael threw his arm back and hit me.  I went flying backwards and hit the wall.


“OHMIGOD MARIA” I heard Isabel yell but then all went black.


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Changes to Max’s (POV)


When I heard Isabel scream I used a little bit of my power and pushed Michael off me.  I scrambled to my feet and ran over to Maria.


“MICHAEL MAKE THAT TWICE THAT YOU’VE HIT MARIA.”  I yelled


“What are you talking about Max?”  Isabel asked


“Never mind Isabel I need to make sure Maria and the baby are okay.”  Calm down and make the connection.  Okay I’m connected make sure Maria’s okay then the baby.  Okay Maria looks fine now the baby.  The baby is okay break the connection now.


“Okay Maria is fine just knocked out from hitting her head on the wall.  The baby is also okay.  The hit didn’t hurt the baby.  We should pick her up and put her in the back on the couch back there.”


Michael went to pick her up but I stepped in front of him.


“Don’t you think you’ve done enough damage Michael.  I think you should leave her alone and leave.”


“She is my girlfriend Maxwell not yours but wait this wouldn’t have happened if you hadn’t fucked her.”  Michael said angrily


“Excuse me, When did this all happen Max?”  Isabel asked calmly


“Remember when Liz caught me and Maria kissing at that party well about 2 weeks after that while Michael was gone I asked Maria to meet me at Michael’s apartment while we were there we made love and were caught my Michael.  Remember Maria’s black eye that was from Michael who hit her because he was so pissed.  Remember the fight they had in there class that day.  It was caused from us making love.”


“Max, the baby how’s the baby.”  Maria said very faintly


“Maria, you and the baby are going to be fine.”  I said


“What happened, how did I hit my head?”


“Michael hit you and that made you fly back and hit your head on the wall.”  Liz answered with anger in her voice.


“Where is Michael?”


“I’m right here Maria.”  He said walking towards her.

“Stop, I don’t want you to touch me.  I just want to go home.  Will someone take me home.”


“I’ll take you home Maria.”  I said. 



“Thank you Max.  I will talk to you guys later and try to explain more but I’m not feeling good.”


“Maria I’m glad for you.”  Isabel said before they could leave.


“Thank you Isabel, that means a lot to me.  I’m sorry that I screwed up our group.  I know what we did was wrong and know that Michael and Liz wanted to forget about it but know we’ll always have this baby to remind you so I will understand that you guys wont want anything to do with me.”  Maria said with tears running down her face.  “I’m so sorry Liz.”


“Sorry Maria I don’t care if you’re sorry.  I know I said I did forgive you but I can’t forget your having my boyfriend’s baby.  Tell me Maria do you love Max or were you just looking for a good fuck.”


“Liz, I’m not going to lie to you I have feeling for Max but I’m not in love with him.  I wasn’t planning on us having sex when I went over there but it happened and I don’t regret it.”


“You want to know something you can keep Max because I’m done with him.”


“Yeah Max, you can keep Maria I don’t want her either.”  Michael said


“Let’s go Maria, I think you need some rest.”  I said. 


“Good bye Tess, Kyle, and Isabel.  I’m so sorry.”  And with that she ran out of the Crashdown and I turned and followed.


“Maria slow down.  Maria Stop already.”  I yelled at her


“Max I have no friends but you what am I gonna do.”  She said through tears


“Just know Maria that I will always be there for you and the baby.”  Max said kissing Maria on the top of the head.


“Next is to tell our parents about the pregnancy.  That isn’t gonna be as hard as telling Michael and Liz.  I will not leave your side Maria.”


“Thank You Maxwell.”
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