Well what do you know... an update. I am just as shocked as you are. What have I done for weeks? I have been simmering, thinking of where this is going to go. The plot is starting to unravel itself I guess. I have been upset the last few weeks and to top it all off the cancelled my favorite show...death to fox! Or something evil like that. I still 3 cookies and now I 3 Norah Jones (for she has the bestest cd in the whole wide world). Anyway, I feel that this story needs a little bit of a push, a shock 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest'style or something like that. I wonder whom I can kill off and get away with it. Heh. Well happy reading. Or non-reading or what ever you want to do. I think I have dropped the song for now. Thank for the reviews, although, I really don't care if you do or not, thanks anyways. Sentence structure...grammar is cool.
Eating, the house full of children was now a quiet rumble. Max sat in the empty living room thinking about the years past and the years to come.
"Hey Max" Regan came and sat next to Max.
"Yeah Normal...err...Regan" Max corrected herself.
"Let Me run something by you?"
'Oh Lordy give me a second to care' Max sighed and nodded
"The Misses and I are thinking of giving Ronald as baby brother or sister. What do you think?"
'What is this? Ask her because she is pregnant? This isn't ask the uncomfortable pregnant woman hour.'
"Regan...I'm not the one you should be asking besides Ronald's a fine kid with the great grades and such."
"Yeah we like him too."
'I would hope so. Your wife spent 9 month terribly sore and swollen'
"So where's the little man?"
"Work" Max stared off into space attempting to gather her wandering thoughts.
'One more redundant question and your question card gets revoked.'
"So have you thought of any names?"
"Aubrey"
"Are you having a girl?"
"No"
"I didn't think so."
"Brennan"
"That name screams take my lunch money more so than Aubrey."
"Zane?"
"Are you having a super hero?"
Cindy entered the room and saw the look on Max's face; Regan was about to get knocked out. She hurried over hoping to stop the violence before it started. She swooped in grabbed Max and quickly ushered her into the other room. She stared at Regan menacingly
"I was only giving her my opinion." He attempted to defend himself.
Cindy rolled her eyes and yelled into the other room "Are we ready for cake?"
The little voices screamed excitedly.
Sitting in the kitchen, Max wore her thinking face.
"What are you thinking about, boo?" Cindy inquired
"I don't know since White has given up it's been quiet. Almost too quiet. It's eerie, there is no drama in my life. You know what I mean?"
"Yeah."
"My life was just pure drama. But it all stopped abruptly. After we all moved to terminal city it was just normal...well not normal but remember that?" Cindy nodded
"Then that second transfusion with Joshua's blood and Logan was cured, White left us alone, it's like all of the drama was gone in and instant. I know it has been like 3 years but it's still weird for me. And the whole thing with Logan. I just feel useless." Max sighed
"Boo, you have helped so many people. Look at Joshua he is the happiest he has been in years. Your life with less drama is good it's time you got something I return for helpin' all those people. Your life is peaceful and normal so enjoy it while you can because when this baby comes you won't have time to worry about this or anything else, you won't even have time to sleep."
"I guess you're right" Max smiled and felt that same sharp pain in her lower back, "Ouch you little bast..."
"What...what is it?" startled Cindy almost dropped the cake.
"The kid just kicked me in the spine again, that's the second time today!" Max pouted
"I wish I was in my Pajamas right now."
"Me too."
Having passed out cake, Cindy sat in the living room with Max, tired from her 'Mommy of the Year' expeditions.
"Well the party's almost over, then you get to send the playgroup of 4 year olds home to their parents to scream."
"Oh lord, it can't come soon enough. Next year we have the party at your house."
"Oh hell no, too many kids for me, we'll have it at Alec's place, he loves kids," they both shared a laugh, "Cindy can I ask you a very important question?"
"Yeah sure."
"Do my socks match?"
"Yeah, kinda"
"Good enough for me, score 1 for tubby." Max and Cindy laughed.
"Mommy, I finished my cake," she smiled, showing her mother her empty plate, "Can I..."
"May you" Cindy corrected her daughter
"May I open my presents now?"
"Yes, you may. I'll be there in a minute." The child kissed her mother. Sydney smiled and left for the other room.
"Cindy, you've got great kids. I hope my kid is half as wonderful as that little girl. What's your secret?"
"I don't know great genes" Max giggled.
"They grow up so fast. Soon Sydney will be dating a boy you hate." Cindy rolled her eyes and laughed.
"My child will never date. Were sending her to a convent before she discovers that boys don't have cooties"
"Well, go supervise the opening of the presents, I have to pee." Max smiled and hobbled to a stand.
Max looked at herself in the mirror and began to cry.
"Max" she said to the mirror, "what are you crying for? Is it because you are too young to be a mother? Is it because you don't know how to be a mother? Ok god or who ever you are" she said to the ceiling, "this was a fun curve ball but I take it all back I'm not ready for this kid." Max cried harder "How can you not be ready? You want this child, you need this child, he needs this child." No sooner had she finished that statement the dull pain began to get stronger then her water broke.
"Hell, when it rains, it freaking pours" she laughed through her tears. Waddling of the bathroom and into the dining room, she had to tell Cindy. Max finally made it to the dining room,
"Cindy," she said loudly. No one heard.
"Cindy." Max tried again. No one responded. Max whistled everyone stopped dead in their tracks. Everyone looked puzzled.
"Auntie Max's baby is having her baby. Right now." Sydney explained jumping up and down.
"Were gonna have a baby" Cindy screamed.
"Someone needs to call my husband, this kid is coming today."