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Max had also given Logan her motorcycle. She hated to part with it, but maybe, he'd still ride it. If he really didn't want her he'd just sell it. But she wanted to picture him cruising around Seattle. She couldn't be all inhuman, Max reasoned, if she could make another human happy. So she clung to Zack's back while they headed for Canada. Zack wanted to head for Europe (keeping across the Canadian border), so they'd go to Montreal. Max figured she'd leave him there and cross over into New York, maybe eventually go to Europe. She suddenly, painfully remembered a night when she and Logan had played one of those who-knows-their-boy/girlfriend-better games with Bling and his fiance Lynn. On Max's turn, they'd had Logan write down his guess then asked Max the question Where would you want to go for your honeymoon?
Max had answered Italy, and Logan had the right answer.
Oooh, you know what that means... Lynn had teased.
Logan had actually blushed and held her hand. Max had been so startled and elated at his response.
She smiled wistfully as Zack ran the border.

Later that night, in a small run-down building, Max fell asleep on one of the cots Zack had set up. She had no idea why she'd been sleeping so much, but she was so worn out. It worried Zack. Max didn't have any seizures lately. But she had been sick to her stomach the day before. Max had joked about food bad enough to take out a Manticore stomach being used in biological warfare, but she had never been sick before.

The next day, Max looked at the calander. Oh great. Her snippyness would rival Zack's for the next week. Unfortunately, periods of heat and plain old periods didn't coincide. Once a month like everyone else for the latter. Thanks to Manticore, she was the almanac of it.
Max went to her cot to clean the sheets. But there wasn't any blood. Neither was there any in her sleep-sweatpants The something hit her. Oh God no.

When Zack returned late in the day from securing sector passes, Max sat on the cot with her knees drawn up to her chest. Her eyes were red from crying. In her fist were several scrunched up tissues.
Max? Are you allright? Zack asked, concerned.
Max turned her head to look at him. Her eyes were so scared, Zack almost wanted to run.
she had to swallow hard I took a test. I think I'm pregnant.