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A/N: Thanks to Katy Winske for her help with this chapter, (she typed some stuff for me, spelled some things wrong ;o) IM her at KatyWinske if you have AOL IM and get bored lol) Anywho, I hope you guys like this cause I think it's coming along all right.
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It was still dark when Zack and Max arrived in Philly. Zack had fallen asleep on the plane,giving Max time to think. She remembered the first time she'd seen Zack after her marriage to Logan.

~*~FLASHBACK~*~

"What are you doing here?" Max said aloud in the hotel bathroom, washing her hands and admiring her wedding ring. Zack emerged from one of the stalls and Max turned to face him.

"How'd you know I was here?" Zack asked.

"Come on, Soldier, it's what we were made for," Max replied. "Though I must say, I'm a little surprised you let yourself be revealed so easily." Max smiled, followed by Zack.

"Well, maybe, it's all part of the plan," he told her slyly. He crossed the small bathroom to lock the door. Max turned to face the mirror above the sink.

"What plan?" Max asked, sensing trouble. She could see Zack approaching her, and putting his hands on her shoulders from their reflections in the mirror.

"I've missed you," he told her, loooking sheepish. Max sighed, it was now or never. She turned around quickly.

"Zack, I'm on my--" she was cut off by the contact of Zack's lips with hers. Squeezing her eyes closed, Max let Zack kiss her.

"I've got lodging for us in Northern Canada," Zack said, pulling away from Max, and taking her hands into his.

"Zack," Max whispered, looking into his eyes, placing her left hand on Zack's cheek. "Zack, Logan and I are--" she paused choosing her words.

"What's Wonder Boy up to these days?" Zack asked.

"We're on our honeymoon," Max blurted.

~*~

She never told Logan about the kiss, or that she'd seen Zack that week on their honeymoon in the Carribean. And it burned inside of her, because she loved Logan so much. But, it was that day that Max realized that she'd loved Zack too. Just not in the way that he wanted her to.

So here she was, nearly a month pregnant, sitting on a plane next to the one man that could ruin her life forever. And, it didn't change a thing, cause right now she was Max from Manticore. A soldier on a mission.

~*~

"Logan," Bling said, waving a hand in front of the young man's face. Logan shook his head, looking at Bling.

"Sorry," he said after a quick breath.

"Can't get her out of your mind, can you?" Bling asked. Logan shook his head.

"I can't help thinking something is wrong," Logan told Bling, looking at his hands. "What if she's in the hospital and I don't know it? What if Lydecker is at the apartment as we speak?"

"Max is a soldier, Logan, she can take care of herself. She has before," Bling said. Logan's face turned red.

"It's different now, Bling, don't you see that?" he yelled. "She's pregnant and if she's not careful we'll never have children."

"Do you wanna go back?"Bling asked, knowing that Logan would say yes.

"This whole black market thing can wait, can't it?" Logan said, sighing.

~*~

It didn't take long to rendevous with Brynn, Jace, and Jaundi since they were waiting for Max and Zack at the airport, "Welcome Back Newlyweds!" signs in hand. Max guessed that this was used as a coverup, because if Lydecker and his men already had two X5s in captive here in Philly, it was no doubt that they were on the prowl. Looking for other soldiers to come to the rescue.

"Let's get to it," Jace said as the five soldiers walked out of the airport. "Lydecker and his men have a temporary setup on the lower eastside. We'll go there late tomorrow, and scout out the situation. Then, we'll start to develop how we should approach them." Zack nodded, pleased with Jace's outline.

"No!" Max said suddenly. Everyone stopped and looked at her strangely.

"Max, are you all right?" Jace asked, brushing Max's arm with her hand. Max looked at Jace, then everyone. How could she tell them that they needed to hurry up, kick some ass, so she could get back to her husband? How could she tell them that there was a baby inside of her that was making her soft hearted as the days passed?