"You never told me your dad was going to met us at a warehouse." Tomorrow told Max warily. "I don't like. I've been in too many warehouses in my life to ever be comfortable in one."

"What are you afraid is going to happen?" Max asked.

"Him!" said Tomorrow as Riley appeared. "Max, go I handle this."

"Handle what this is my dad." Max stated.

"No! Oh, please let this be some sick nightmare. Max, tell me that was a badly timed joke." Tomorrow said in shock.

"Tomorrow, this is my father Lt. Colonel Riley Finn." Max calmly stated.

"He doesn't understand the connection. I never told him about the first time I was stationed in Sunnydale." Riley explained.

"Stationed oh is that what you call the military inventing Adam and nearly getting my mom killed glad I am up with proper lingo." Tomorrow sneered.

"What are you two talking about, I thought you two had never met." Max asked.

"Briefly two times when I've kicked his ass and believe me when I say I'm ready to do it again and this time I have my birthday present." Tomorrow said glaring daggers.

"Tomorrow, why do you hate my dad?" Max asked still incredibly clueless.

"Max, he was part of the Initiative, a military demon hunting operation set in Sunnydale to create the ultimate human, demon, mechanical hybrid known to mankind. The only problem was they lost control of it." Tomorrow was explaining.

"Yeah and your father was helping it so he could get his chip out and kill your mom." Riley added.

"Look weather my parents tried to kill each other in the past is not the issue. The issue is we all hate you, you got excommunicated from the Scoobies, I am leaving, and I hope to the powers that I never see either of you again." Tomorrow said walking away.

"Tomorrow, I love you" Max cried.

Tomorrow turned to face him with tears streaming down her face. "Max, I love you too, but I'm not Juliet. If it comes down to love or family, you know which I'll choose. If I continue to date the son of the man my whole family has deemed a traitor, I become a traitor and I love my family too much for that."

"Yeah especially your cousin." Max taunted.

Tomorrow felt the vamp strength kick in and she punched him into the ground. "I am so sick of you thinking there is something going on between me and Connor. He's been the one stable person in my family that I could always count on. I could never be with anyone that didn't realize Connor is always going to be a part of my life and I would never do anything to change that. Now if you'll excuse me I have a welcome back party I need to help plan."