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Alec POV:
Me. A father. Very soon.
Wow.
I blink, and then grin at Max.
"Um, Hunters, why don't you head back home so I can talk to Alec and Max alone?"Dr. M asks.
The Hunters are going through different emotions about finding out. Cassie is squealing, Josie and Lila are grinning really widely as they're talking about baby names and being aunts, while the guys are trying to look cool while still freaking out (in a good way) that they're going to be uncles. They all give Max hugs and waves as they start to head out of the room and out of the building. Nyx, the last one in the room, motions for me to follow him into the hallway. Max smiles at me, and I give her a peck on the cheek before following him out into the hallway.
I look at him with a hard face, and he understands that I mean business.
"I'm glad you decided to share your information about this team, Bullet, because now it means more than ever. Max is at her weakest point, and with newborn babies she'll be weighed down more than ever. We need to be at our absolute best," I say in a low tone
"I'll check out the house from top to bottom, and then set up whatever security I have on me, but I really only have the bare minimum," Nyx says so low and vibrating, it's almost humming.
"Okay, just check and then set up the security. And then, I guess a few of us should fly out to the Hunter's real house, check our place, set up security there, and then bring back a bunch of stuff. We'll figure it out once we get back," I say, running a hand through my hair.
"Look, we'll do all the setting up and checking, and then I'll take Joey and Josie to fly out to the beach house and come back in a few days. We'll leave before you come back," Nyx says, and I nod.
"Be careful, man. We need all our players to play the game, and you're a brother, "I say, giving him one of those one-armed guy hugs.
"Will do, bro. Congrats on the babies," Nyx says, and salutes me before walking down the hallway.
I walk back inside the room, where Max sits on the examining table. I kiss her cheek as I stand next to her, and she smiles.
"Mom and I were just discussing… things while we waited for you," Max says, smiling.
She's practically glowing, and she's very beautiful.
"So what did you want to talk to us about?"I ask.
"So here's the thing: You guys are keeping your babies, right?"Dr. M asks.
"Of course, mom! These are our kids, you know!" Max exclaims.
Max's mom holds up her hands, and says,
"I just had to make sure, Max. Now, how are you going to pay for these children?"
"I got paid for saving the world, and it was lots of money. I still have most of it," Max says.
"All of the Hunters got paid, and so of course I will be helping pay for whatever I can. Max isn't going to be alone in this," I say, pulling Max closer to me.
"Never expected that for a minute,'' Dr. M says with a smile.
Author's note:
Hey guys it's Ever! This chapter is more of a filler chapter, acting as more of a bridge than a real chapter. The next chapter is the real stuff, so hang on! Sorry it's so short!
Thanks,
~Ever