Zack felt the impact of the car. His first thought was checking to see if Max was okay.
"Are you okay?" He asked.
"I think so. I didn't really move at all. I think me and the baby are both okay." Max said.
"Well then we should probably get out of the car." Zack said as he exited the car and then went to the other side to open Max's door.
The couple stepped out of the car and looked for the other driver. The other car had a busted radiator that was spewing fluid.
"You!" A girl shouted. They looked and saw that it was Barbara Brownstein. "You destroyed my car."
"Actually it looks like you did it." Zack commented. "You were the one who hit me."
"You don't just stop in the middle of the road!" Barbara shouted.
"Forgive me. Next time I'll just turn into oncoming traffic and get myself, my girlfriend, and my unborn child killed." Zack said sarcastically.
Barbara looked at Max. "So it's true, you really are pregnant." She said. "Wow you're such a slut."
"What did you just call me?" Max asked angrily.
"You heard me, slut." Barbara repeated.
"Well at least I'm not a back-stabbing bitch that starts going with her boyfriend's best friend!" Max yelled
"Ladies let's not start a fight." A different male voice said as Zack's friend and Barbara's boyfriend Bob stepped out of the car.
Not long after Bob stepped out of the car, the police showed up.
"Who called them?" Max asked.
Zack looked across the street and saw Wayne from the mini-mart. He was holding a phone in his hand.
The police talked to Zack and Max, then Barbara and Bob and finally Wayne. When all was said and done, Barbara was given a ticket for failure to yield and an officer directed traffic so Zack could turn into the hotel.
Once they arrived Carey rushed over to Zack and hugged him.
"I'm so glad you're okay." She said,
"Mom, I'm fine." Zack said in embarrassment. "All three of us are."
"Three?" Carey asked in confusion.
"Me, Max, and the Baby." Zack clarified.
"Right." Carey said. "I still haven't gotten around to whole thing yet."
"I'm still getting used to it, too." Max said.
"So, Max, I should probably take you shopping for maternity clothes soon. I would say you are about to start your second trimester." Carey said. "Of course we don't have to do this today."
"We might as well. I have to work the rest of the week." Max said. "Maybe in an hour or so."
"Okay I know just the place to take you." Carey said as she left her son and his girlfriend.
"So are you coming with?" Max asked.
"Not this time. I think my mom wants to spend some time with you." Zack said. "I mean you are the mother of her first grand-child. I'll be fine right here."
"So where's Cody tonight?" Max asked the twin.
"I'm pretty sure he's working tonight. He said something about it at school." Zack answered.
"What do you want to do while we wait." Max asked.
"How about we go to the game room?" Zack suggested.
"Good idea I'll beat you in a game of pool." Max said.
An hour later Carey arrived in the game room.
"I'm almost done." Max said as she hit the eight ball into a pocket. "And 8 ball corner pocket. Okay I'm ready now."
As she walked toward Carey, she pulled Zack in for a kiss.
"Mom in the room." Carey said.
Max slowly pulled away from Zack and waved goodbye to him.
Zack walked over to the candy counter where Bailey was working.
"Hey Bailey, how's work?" He asked her.
"It's pretty slow." Bailey said. "I haven't had a single customer today."
Zack pulled out a dollar. "Let me be your first. I'll take a Butterfinger." He said.
"So I hear you got in a little car accident today." Bailey said.
"Yeah it was actually Barbara that ran into the back of me." Zack responded.
"Wow I hate that girl." Bailey said.
"I wasn't either way on her before. The whole dumping Cody without telling him was pretty uncool but she crossed the line when she called Max a slut." Zack said.
"She did what? I swear I wanna hit her." The candy girl said.
"Max looked like she was about to before Bob broke them up." Zack said. "I don't think fighting would have been very good for her. One the cops were about to show up and it probably wouldn't have been good for the baby."
"So what's it like knowing that you're going to be a father?" Bailey asked.
"It will take some getting used to." Zack answered. "So what it's like being married to my brother."
"It's great. We've done a few interesting things." Bailey said.
"What exactly do you mean by interesting?" Zack queried.
"Well we got drunk at London's party and then had sex." Bailey answered.
"You two got drunk?" Zack asked in disbelief.
"Well it wasn't on purpose." Bailey clarified. "We just drank some punch that had been spiked."
"Well sounds more possible." Zack said. "So you had sex. How'd you feel about it?"
"I don't know. We just woke up in the morning, naked with clothes and condoms on the floor. I wish I could remember." She said.
"Yeah it must suck not being able to remember your first time." Zack agreed. "Now you don't have to answer this but have you tried again?"
"Yes we have." Bailey answered. "But I'm not telling you when or where."
"That's fair enough." Zack said. "I just hope you don't make the same mistake that we did."
"We won't and haven't. We've used condoms every time." Bailey said. "I've even started to take the pill."
"Well that's probably a good idea. So I hope your business starts to picks up soon." Zack said as he walked over to the elevator
Another month had passed and it was a rainy April day. Cody and Bailey were visiting Kettlecorn for Spring Break. Max had gained more weight having a slightly bigger belly. She was wearing a red maternity shirt and sweatpants.
"So what are we going to do today?" She asked Zack.
"I guess we just have to enjoy the hotel right now." Zack said
"Well I have an idea for something that could be fun." Max said.
"What?" Zack asked.
"We can go down to the lobby and try to guess what all the guests are coming here for." She suggested.
"That sounds like it could actually be fun." Zack said as he started for the door.
"Aren't you going to help me up?" Max asked.
"Well you shouldn't need my help but if you insist." Zack said as she walked over to her and pulled her to her feet. "Is that better?"
"Yes it is as a matter of fact." Max said.
They walked out of the suite and took the elevator down to the lobby. They each took a seat on one of the lounge chairs.
"So what do you think he's here for?" Max said pointing to a man in a suit at the deck.
"I'm going to guess that he's a politician having a secret affair with one of his interns." Zack guessed.
"We're happy that you can be here, Senator." Moseby said. "If there's anything I can do to assist you with your proposal, let me know."
"Well I was half right." Zack said.
"Just what are you and your girlfriend doing?" Moseby asked, having walked up to them.
"Congratulations Moseby." Max said.
"For what?" Moseby asked, confused.
"For finally figuring out that I'm a girl." Max said.
"Well it would hard to mistake for a boy with a belly like that." Moseby said. "I cannot believe that you two procreated on my ship."
"You're just jealous because you haven't done it with Miss Tutweiller." Zack said.
"That is not…" Moseby started before realizing where he was about to go. "Any of your business."
The hotel manager then walked away.
"Well that was fun." Max said.
"Let's continue the game." Zack said.
Max looked at the door. She saw a chubby teenager with an afro walk in.
"Zack, Woody's here." She said in surprise.
If you think that Woody showing up was a surprise wait until you read the next chapter. I'm still debating whether or not to include Cody and Bailey's trip to Kettlecorn.
