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It had been close to three months since the group discovered Nicholas was alien. In that time Liz had even managed to run a second DNA test this time on a fork that Kevin Andrews had used. The results confirmed the same thing as Nicholas. It was clear the two were involved in something deep for Nicholas pretending to be the child of Kevin Andrews.
They still had to lie low but with Nasedo's help they had the technology to monitor Kevin's classroom and home. It bothered them with some of the actions they had witnessed. Before and after school they had caught him and Isabel making out in the classroom. Their conversations were nothing out of the ordinary until this morning.
Isabel walked around the classroom.
"I can't believe you're even suggesting that!"
"He's getting restless love just humor him, humor me," said Kivar.
"I'm not a whore."
"Whore is too strong of a word."
"I don't care what you call it that's not who I am."
Kevin shrugged. "Nicholas would beg to differ."
"I don't understand."
"Of course you don't love. I wish you could remember your life before. After your relationship with that annoying militant strategist went south you were so much more open and free. Not just with me but with my right hand man."
"You're lying. I know what happened in that other life."
Kevin took Isabel's face in his hands. "Then you know what you were."
Isabel shook him off. "I'm five months pregnant I won't do it."
"It's okay my dear he won't have a problem with it."
"I won't sleep with you what makes you think I'll sleep with him?"
Kevin shrugged again. "It was just a suggestion. Of course I won't make you do anything you don't want to."
"Turn it off," said Michael turning the volume to mute and turning his back on the screen.
"Michael, I thought this is what you wanted," said Max.
"What I want is to kill him. What I don't want is to see Kevin pimping out my pregnant girlfriend!" Max looked at Michael curiously. "I said it again didn't I?"
Max nodded. "You did and I'm starting to think it's no longer on accident." Max turned off the monitor. "What's going on Michael, things not going well in paradise with you and Maria?"
"It's like nothing has changed. She still wants me to be like you. Why can't she just accept me for who I am? And then to top it off she keeps criticizing Isabel and the baby every chance she gets. It sucks that she's jealous but she knew they were part of the package when I got back together with her. It would be better if she didn't know the truth about me because then I wouldn't have to keep defending myself or Isabel. I could be me and it wouldn't have to be any of her damn business."
"Then why are you with her?" Max asked. Michael said nothing. "Is it because who you really want is Isabel and she's not available?"
"It's crazy right?"
"No I mean she is the mother of your son so it's only natural you want to be with her but I will say I never imagined the two of you together."
"It's more than just the baby Maxwell: before we found out Isabel was pregnant there were always these moments. I never thought much of them and they probably don't seem like anything but every time in some weird way they always felt like something more."
"I get it. Despite how little those moments seem they do add up making them more into what you thought before."
"Exactly. And Maxwell she understands me, I don't have to change who I am and she accepts that. When I'm with her things feel different somehow, it's easy but she challenges me too. I don't have to try with her because it feels so natural."
"You're in love with my sister," Max said matter of fact.
"That's what love is?"
Max smiled. "Yeah that's love. You know what you have to do right?"
Michael took a deep breath. "Yeah."
