I have replied to y'all already but, I wanted to give a thanks to my anonymous reviewer! I am glad that you are enjoying my fics. And to all of my other faithful reviewers on this fan fiction, I want to extend a huge thank you! I was so nervous starting this story, but all these reviews..thank you again. I hope you enjoy this next chapter :D (and be glad, I finally gave the unknown doctor a name finally lol) and a special thanks to Dark Roswellian Angel...totally helped me through my reluctance to post this chapter.
As the doctor uttered those words, Max shook her head. "Miss Guevara...please calm down," the doctor said in a soothing voice. "Any extra stress will be harmful...so please, Logan...can you step out for a moment?" Logan looked absolutely against it, but after one look from Alec, he left. Alec softened his gaze when he turned down to look at Max. He should have thought about Max possibly being pregnant; other transgenic women's body's had slowed down...probably as a warning to cool it.
"I...I can't be pregnant," Max choked out, trying to get out Alec's embrace. He just tightened his hold on her, trying to comfort her. He had no idea how he felt; a huge part of him was happy. The other, but bigger part of him felt scared. How was Max going to react? She looked like she was having a breakdown, and he wished he could get her to calm down. "No...your tests...they are wrong..." Alec felt his heart sinking.
"I double checked the results..." Doctor Mulwray said, giving her a sympathetic smile. "Its natural to be scared.."
"I'm not scared," she sighed, "I'm terrified..." there was no way she was going to be able to do her job; and what if White attacked? He was constantly after her, and Alec. Could they really raise a child under these circumstances? Max finally turned her scared gaze to Alec's face. He looked scared too, but he looked happy under what fear was shrouding his hazel eyes. "Alec..." she breathed. He squeezed her gently against him. She felt her body calm down, but her mind was still racing...
"It'll be ok Max," he whispered, brushing his lips against her cheek.
"Alec-," she started. She had no idea if they were going to be ok.
"Max..." he breathed, brushing a couple locks of hair from her face. "Are...are you ok with this?" he questioned. He knew how stressed Max must be at this point; she had just mated with him, Zack came back and trying to tear them apart... Now here was Max, and she was pregnant.
"I...I..." she stammered. "I think...I will be," She felt Alec slightly relax, and she looked around. Dr. Mulwray had left the room; probably to give Max and Alec some privacy. She closed her eyes, and let out a long even sigh. She felt one of his hands slide past her arm, and it stopped when it reached her stomach.
"You ready to go home?" he questioned, gently pressing his head against hers. She gave as big as smile as she could, but it wasn't very big. He frowned when he realized that they rode on the ambulance. He hoped that it wouldn't come to asking Logan. He did not want Logan anywhere near Max now. She was carrying their child; Logan wouldn't be able to send Max on any dangerous missions anymore. Maybe he could call Biggs. This way, they wouldn't have to deal with the obnoxious ordinary. "I'm going to call one of my friends...he is going to give us a lift home ok?" he informed Max.
"Ok.." she trusted Alec completely; she knew whoever Alec was going to get would be trustful as well. He didn't move from the hug, but he had to remove his hand from her stomach. She leaned her head onto his shoulder. He reached over and grabbed the phone by her bedside. He dialed Biggs' number, and waited for his friend to pick up.
"Biggs..."
"What's up Man?" Biggs questioned.
"I need a favor," Alec said.
"Alec if it is another burglary..." he started to warn, but Alec cut him off.
"Its not a burglary...I need you to pick up me and my mate at the hospital," Alec explained in a soft voice.
Noticing the tone in his friend's voice, "Yeah no problem. I'll be there in a few,"
"Thanks Biggs," he said, hanging up the phone. He brought her back fully into his arms, and looked at her face.
"Alec..." she murmured softly.
"Yeah Maxie?" he asked, once again placing a hand on her stomach. Her question was answered in her mind, as she felt his hand on her stomach. He was definitely more than ok with the prospect of having a baby. "Max...what's wrong?" he asked in a concerned voice.
"Um...nothing," she murmured softly. Max laid her head on his shoulder once again.
"Nothing?" he asked, his hand still resting on her stomach.
"I don't know..." she murmured. "Are we really going to be able to do this?" she murmured, looking away from him. He brushed his hand under her chin, bringing her gaze back to his.
"Yes, Max...we are going to be able to do this," he assured her, kissing her softly on the lips. He felt her respond after a moment, and she relaxed against him. "We are going to be ok Max...it is just going to be you, me, and our baby," Max never in a million years would have thought that he would have said that. He grinned seeing her face, and kissed her again on the lips. "We will be ok," he assured her once again. She smiled sleepily, and leaned her head on his shoulder.
Dr. Mulwray came back into the room, and saw Max nuzzled against Alec's shoulder. "Well...you are able to take her home whenever you are ready. She should probably take a couple days off..." Max shook her head, and felt pain strike her in the head. "Careful..."
"I know...I have had a concussion before," she sighed. "I don't think I can get out of work..."
"Don't worry," Dr. Mulwray said quickly, "I'll get you a note,"
"Ok..." Max murmured. She tried to stand up, but Alec gently restrained her. "Alec..."
"You got to take it easy," he murmured in a gentle tone. "Lets just wait for Biggs to get here," he suggested. Max finally succumbed to her drowsiness and fell asleep on Alec. He smiled softly at Max, and kissed her cheek. Alec turned to the doctor, "Is there anything you need me to sign?" he questioned.
"No, Logan already signed everything that needed to be signed," he said. "He also offered a ride for you and Max,"
"I have a friend coming to pick us up," Alec said in a calm voice. It took all of his self control not to snap at the good doctor. Every time he heard Logan's name, it made a fury rise in him that he didn't know he even had. He tried to calm himself down; he didn't want to wake Max up. Her and their unborn child didn't need any stress.
Soon Biggs was at the hospital, and Alec brought her fully into his arms. She murmured something incoherently into his shoulder. "So...this is the Mighty Max?" Biggs joked as they started for his car. Alec just glared at his friend. "Alec...its just a joke,"
"I know...but..." he sighed, looking at Max still sleeping in his arms. "She's pregnant..." he murmured. She tightened her arms around his neck, and he smiled softly.
"When did this happen?" Biggs questioned. "Last I heard you were pretending to be her boyfriend," Alec winced at the mention of that.
"I kinda let on my true feelings for her," Alec admitted. "We were about to go out on a date...and she went into...something like heat...except...I am not sure if it was heat..."
"Alec...it kinda...you know sounds like what happened to some of the couples at Manticore...I mean one of the gals would just go into heat...except I eavesdropped on one of the scientists said something along the lines that some of their bodies came to the sudden realization of recognizing their mate..." Alec pondered for a moment as they reached his car.
"Who's this?" Alec rolled his eyes, as he heard Logan's voice. What was this guy's problem?
"None of your business," he growled. Max stirred as Alec stiffened while holding her, "We have a ride home thank you Logan," he shot at him.
"Alec..." Max mumbled tiredly. Biggs got in front of Alec and Max, acting as a shield. He could feel the tension rising between the two males. Max opened her eyes, and saw Alec's jaw clenching. "What's going on?" she asked.
"Just go ahead and get her in the car Alec..." Biggs said over his shoulder as he simultaneously opened the car doors. Alec gently put Max into the car, and she refused to let go.
"Alec...what's going on?" she questioned.
"Don't worry about it," Alec shot, trying to gently break her hold on him. "Max.."
"Alec...if you don't tell me I am going to have to kick your ass," she threatened. He smirked at her, "I'm serious," she yawned. "I'm just too tired to do it now," she grumbled.
"I promise I will talk to you about it later," he murmured. She sighed, and let go of his arm. "Thank you..." he closed the car door, and turned back to Logan. Apparently Biggs had talked some sense into the stubborn ordinary.
"Just let me know how she is doing," Logan sighed angrily.
"Why would I let you do that Logan? I am not going to let you use Max for your goddamn Eyes Only Missions," Alec snapped, getting back into the car. Biggs got into the car as well, and headed for Alec's apartment. As he continued to drive, Alec noticed a motorcycle was tailing them. "Biggs...we got a motorcycle tailing us," Biggs tried some evasive maneuvers to try to get them off their tail.
Max reached out and grabbed Alec's hand. "Alec..."
"Its ok Max," he murmured, wrapping his arms around her.
"Are you going to tell me what's going on now?" she questioned, feeling some calmness come through her as his arms closed around her.
"Later," he promised, kissing her distractedly on the forehead.
"Alright...I think we lost whoever was following us...you still want to go to your place?" Biggs questioned. Alec nodded his head, and soon they were at Alec's.
"Thanks again Biggs..." Alec murmured, as he tried to help his mate out of the car. Biggs turned off the car and helped Alec get Max out of the van.
"Alec...I'm not sure if we really lost the guy that was following us," Biggs admitted. Alec frowned at that note. Max sighed softly, and both Alec and Biggs turned to her.
"Will you please stop acting like I'm not here?" she questioned, trying to give them a glare. He brought Max fully into his arms, and she sighed. "Alec..."
"Its ok...you don't have to worry about it," he whispered as the three transgenics entered the apartment. "You just need to relax...I don't want you to worry about this right now. I'll let you know when your all healed up," he promised before she could protest. He nodded at Biggs, and brought Max to their room. "Max...you have nothing to worry about," he promised. "I'm going to take care of you," he said, placing her gently on the bed. He placed a gentle kiss on her lips, and trailed them down to her stomach. She smiled, feeling his lips against her stomach.
"Where you going?" she questioned, placing a hand on top of his when he moved to get up.
"Be right back," he said, placing a small kiss on her lips. He escaped from her grasp, and closed the door behind him as he left the room. "Biggs...you said that you might have not lost-,"
"He was driving like he was trained at Manticore," Biggs admitted.
"Must be Zack..." Alec sighed, rubbing a hand tiredly over his face. Couldn't one thing go right for them?
"Look...Alec..I know you want be with Max...go. I'll keep an eye out," he said.
"Thanks Biggs," Alec walked back into his room, and saw Max sleeping. He smiled at her sleeping form. He walked over to the window, and pulled out a chair. He had no idea what Zack was capable of...especially since he couldn't remember what happened. As he stared out the window, he heard the sheets rustle as Max turned around in the bed.
"Alec..." she murmured softly. He turned to her, "What are you doing?"
"Keeping watch...I want to make sure you are safe," he stated, flashing her a small smile. "Go back to sleep hon," She closed her eyes, but opened them again. She looked scared; he wanted to do nothing more than to enfold her into a tight embrace.
"I would feel safer if you were right next to me..." she managed to choke out. Seeing how scared she was, Alec pulled himself away from the window. He sat down next to Max, and enfolded her into a tight embrace. She sighed happily as her body pressed into his, and she laid her head into his chest. He let one of his hands travel to on top of her stomach.
"Max...I am not going to let anything hurt you or our baby..." he promised, kissing her softly on the lips. She snuggled closer into him.
"I know you will," she replied sleepily. "I love you Alec,"
He smiled and carefully brought Max closer, "Love you too Max," He had planned on just holding her until she had fallen asleep, but he couldn't help but fall asleep next to his mate.