Author's Note: Alright, I did get 5 positive reviews, but not all on
ff.net. SO I'm going to keep my promise and release chapter 9. It picks
up from where chapter 8 left off, so I hope you enjoy.
Dedication: Chasoti, jt (also for helping me with most previous chapters), aimeee, and mel - for being loyal reviewers
I want reviews this time! Like it, hate it, I don't give a damn, just do it! Pretty please?
One last note: I am now referring to Joyce as jt, since that is what she is better known as anyways. And thanks to all who thanked her. (Damn, I just realized I still haven't done much with the baby).
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Chapter 9
Alec walked outside and hopped on Max's bike. The guys all went into the car they had arrived in and followed Alec to the hospital. When they arrived, they parked the car and bike and headed inside. They saw Syl standing near the stairs and went over to her.
"Is she okay?"
"She's fine. They both are."
"What do you mean 'both'?" Zane asked with curiosity.
"Max is, umm, she's -"
"- Pregnant," Syl finished for Alec.
"You knocked her up?" Zack asked with a pissed off tone. Alec looked at all of them. Not one of them looked like they did back at Crash. They looked like they were ready to kill - him. He darted up the stairs, Syl following.
"Fourth floor!" she yelled after him, staying behind so that she could try to slow down her brothers.
"He arrived at the fourth floor and opened the door. He saw Jondy and Jace both reading magazines. He walked over to them quickly and sat down.
"Where is she?"
"Right there," she said pointing to a room, "she's been asking for you."
Alec got up and walked into the room quietly. She smiled when she saw him.
"Hey," she said in a near whisper.
"Hey," he replied back, "how are you feeling?"
"Been worse," she said with a grin.
"Your brothers didn't take it to well."
"Didn't take what well?"
"The baby news."
"Well Zack has always looked out for us. Zane too. Our big brothers."
"You have to tell them their little sister has grown up."
"Guess I will."
"How's the baby?"
"Great. The doctor said it should be fine. Sam is running tests right now to be on the safe side."
"As long as you two are okay," he said kissing her forehead and placing his hand on her stomach.
"Only six more months, then were parents."
"It's one lucky kid. Having a mom like you. And I'm lucky too. Having a wife like you," he said, kissing her cheek this time.
"Suck up."
"I try," he said with a grin.
"They'll get over it."
"Hope your right."
"When can you come home?"
"Tomorrow; Sam wants to keep me here just in case."
"See you later," he said kissing her lips. Max deepened the kiss, not wanting Alec to leave.
"I'll miss you," she said, finally letting Alec pull away.
"Hopefully," he said sarcastically. She laughed lightly as he walked out the door. She put her head on the pillow and closed her eyes.
~~~
Alec walked out and saw all the guys sitting in seats, being watched carefully by the girls.
"She's staying overnight."
"Is she alright?" Krit asked, knowing his brothers were still pretty pissed.
"Yeah, she's fine. They just want to make sure she's good enough to go home."
"We should go then," Jace suggested. Syl, Krit, Jondy, and Zane got up. Zack remained sitting.
"I think I'm going to stay here, with Alec."
"Let's go Zack. They'll be fine." Jondy said.
"It's okay, Jondy. He can stay." Alec sat down next to Zack and picked up a magazine.
"Call us if you need anything," Jondy said.
"Will do," Alec said, getting up to say goodbye to everybody. Once they all left, Alec sat back down next to Zack again.
"I know you don't like me but can't you give me a chance?"
Zack just sat their quietly and ignored Alec. He just couldn't get over the fact that his little sister was pregnant, especially with someone he barely knew. But he had to give him a chance. If Max was happy then so should he.
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Zack hadn't realized that he had fallen asleep. When he woke up, Alec was no longer sitting next to him. He sat up and rubbed his eyes, looking for Alec in the hallway. Since he couldn't find him, he got up to see if Max was still in her room. He peered through the door and saw that she was asleep. Since there didn't seem to be anyone else on the floor, he decided to go get something to eat. He went to the main lobby and went to the candy machine. He put his money in and it got jammed, just his luck. He started banging on the machine to loosen the candy bar with no luck.
"Here," a familiar voice said. He banged the side of the machine and the candy came loose. Zack looked up to thank him but he was gone. But why did he recognize that voice? He knew it wasn't any of his siblings. And it couldn't be....could it?
~~~
Alec finally decided what to buy Max - the bear with the red rose. He went up to the cashier, gave him the money, and strolled out heading for the elevator. After a minute of waiting, the doors opened. Alec tried to step inside but was pushed out and landed on the floor. A hand reached out to help him up. It was Zack.
"What the hell was that for?"
"I didn't mean to push you that hard - sorry."
"What's up?"
"The kid....the one I met...from Manticore...he was here..."
"Where did you see him?"
"The candy got jammed in the machine. He slammed the machine and then he was...gone."
"Did you ever see him?"
"No."
"Then how do you know it was him?"
"I remember his voice. I know it was him. It had to be."
"What's so important about him being here?"
"When I met him, he told me to find Max, that she has news. Then he left and I haven't seen him again until today."
"So your point is..."
"He knows something about her that we don't."
"And how do you figure that?"
"He said that someone sent him. He never said who though. He just said that he was sent by someone who had close ties with Manticore. And it's weird how he pops up again when Max is in the hospital, don't you think?"
"Yeah, it is. We should go check on Max."
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I'm gonna leave it like that. Chapter 10 will pick up where this left off, and yes, this guy that Zack knows is important to the story, so be ready for an explanation on him.
Dedication: Chasoti, jt (also for helping me with most previous chapters), aimeee, and mel - for being loyal reviewers
I want reviews this time! Like it, hate it, I don't give a damn, just do it! Pretty please?
One last note: I am now referring to Joyce as jt, since that is what she is better known as anyways. And thanks to all who thanked her. (Damn, I just realized I still haven't done much with the baby).
~~~
Chapter 9
Alec walked outside and hopped on Max's bike. The guys all went into the car they had arrived in and followed Alec to the hospital. When they arrived, they parked the car and bike and headed inside. They saw Syl standing near the stairs and went over to her.
"Is she okay?"
"She's fine. They both are."
"What do you mean 'both'?" Zane asked with curiosity.
"Max is, umm, she's -"
"- Pregnant," Syl finished for Alec.
"You knocked her up?" Zack asked with a pissed off tone. Alec looked at all of them. Not one of them looked like they did back at Crash. They looked like they were ready to kill - him. He darted up the stairs, Syl following.
"Fourth floor!" she yelled after him, staying behind so that she could try to slow down her brothers.
"He arrived at the fourth floor and opened the door. He saw Jondy and Jace both reading magazines. He walked over to them quickly and sat down.
"Where is she?"
"Right there," she said pointing to a room, "she's been asking for you."
Alec got up and walked into the room quietly. She smiled when she saw him.
"Hey," she said in a near whisper.
"Hey," he replied back, "how are you feeling?"
"Been worse," she said with a grin.
"Your brothers didn't take it to well."
"Didn't take what well?"
"The baby news."
"Well Zack has always looked out for us. Zane too. Our big brothers."
"You have to tell them their little sister has grown up."
"Guess I will."
"How's the baby?"
"Great. The doctor said it should be fine. Sam is running tests right now to be on the safe side."
"As long as you two are okay," he said kissing her forehead and placing his hand on her stomach.
"Only six more months, then were parents."
"It's one lucky kid. Having a mom like you. And I'm lucky too. Having a wife like you," he said, kissing her cheek this time.
"Suck up."
"I try," he said with a grin.
"They'll get over it."
"Hope your right."
"When can you come home?"
"Tomorrow; Sam wants to keep me here just in case."
"See you later," he said kissing her lips. Max deepened the kiss, not wanting Alec to leave.
"I'll miss you," she said, finally letting Alec pull away.
"Hopefully," he said sarcastically. She laughed lightly as he walked out the door. She put her head on the pillow and closed her eyes.
~~~
Alec walked out and saw all the guys sitting in seats, being watched carefully by the girls.
"She's staying overnight."
"Is she alright?" Krit asked, knowing his brothers were still pretty pissed.
"Yeah, she's fine. They just want to make sure she's good enough to go home."
"We should go then," Jace suggested. Syl, Krit, Jondy, and Zane got up. Zack remained sitting.
"I think I'm going to stay here, with Alec."
"Let's go Zack. They'll be fine." Jondy said.
"It's okay, Jondy. He can stay." Alec sat down next to Zack and picked up a magazine.
"Call us if you need anything," Jondy said.
"Will do," Alec said, getting up to say goodbye to everybody. Once they all left, Alec sat back down next to Zack again.
"I know you don't like me but can't you give me a chance?"
Zack just sat their quietly and ignored Alec. He just couldn't get over the fact that his little sister was pregnant, especially with someone he barely knew. But he had to give him a chance. If Max was happy then so should he.
~~~
Zack hadn't realized that he had fallen asleep. When he woke up, Alec was no longer sitting next to him. He sat up and rubbed his eyes, looking for Alec in the hallway. Since he couldn't find him, he got up to see if Max was still in her room. He peered through the door and saw that she was asleep. Since there didn't seem to be anyone else on the floor, he decided to go get something to eat. He went to the main lobby and went to the candy machine. He put his money in and it got jammed, just his luck. He started banging on the machine to loosen the candy bar with no luck.
"Here," a familiar voice said. He banged the side of the machine and the candy came loose. Zack looked up to thank him but he was gone. But why did he recognize that voice? He knew it wasn't any of his siblings. And it couldn't be....could it?
~~~
Alec finally decided what to buy Max - the bear with the red rose. He went up to the cashier, gave him the money, and strolled out heading for the elevator. After a minute of waiting, the doors opened. Alec tried to step inside but was pushed out and landed on the floor. A hand reached out to help him up. It was Zack.
"What the hell was that for?"
"I didn't mean to push you that hard - sorry."
"What's up?"
"The kid....the one I met...from Manticore...he was here..."
"Where did you see him?"
"The candy got jammed in the machine. He slammed the machine and then he was...gone."
"Did you ever see him?"
"No."
"Then how do you know it was him?"
"I remember his voice. I know it was him. It had to be."
"What's so important about him being here?"
"When I met him, he told me to find Max, that she has news. Then he left and I haven't seen him again until today."
"So your point is..."
"He knows something about her that we don't."
"And how do you figure that?"
"He said that someone sent him. He never said who though. He just said that he was sent by someone who had close ties with Manticore. And it's weird how he pops up again when Max is in the hospital, don't you think?"
"Yeah, it is. We should go check on Max."
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I'm gonna leave it like that. Chapter 10 will pick up where this left off, and yes, this guy that Zack knows is important to the story, so be ready for an explanation on him.