Crash
"What took you so long?" White snapped.
"Had to make a detour…do you have the money?" The man in black answered.
"That's not your concern right now, where is 452?" White pressed.
"No money, no information on Max." The man in black had repeated to White several times already.
"Look…I need information, you'll get the money later." White finally answered.
"That's not good enough." The man in black, like so many times before, started to walk away. White didn't move this time, just letting the man go without a word.
Max and O.C's apartment 6:30am.
The phone rang suddenly, just as Max was getting out of bed to get ready for work. She ran into the kitchen and picked up the phone, "Hello?" Max said slowly.
"Gee, you are really a morning person aren't you?" The man said.
"What do you want Alec?"
"I need to talk to you. I was wondering if we could meet up before work?"
"Umm…I guess, just give me a couple of minutes to get ready here. Where and when do you want to meet?" Max replied looking around for something to write on.
"How about Jam Pony in about half an hour. Can you make it?" Alec asked anxiously.
"Yeah. I'll see you then." Max said hanging up the phone, and walking back towards her room. O.C had just come out of her own room, "So what was that all about?" Rubbing her eyes she went over to the bar in the kitchen and sat down.
"Oh that was Alec, he said he needs to talk to me. So I'm going to go and meet him in about half an hour." Max replied, walking into her room grabbing some clothes and heading to the bathroom.
Max was ready in 15 minutes and heading out the door by the time O.C had just finished making breakfast.
"Gurl, you need something to eat!" O.C yelled.
"I'll be fine, I don't have any time anyways, I have to go and meet Alec now." Max yelled from outside the door.
Jam Pony
Max arrived but Alec was nowhere to be seen. It was already 10 minutes after they were supposed to meet, what could be keeping him so long? Max was watching for Alec all around her, every 2 minutes, not wanting to be caught off guard. Alec finally came running down the street behind Max, wanting to surprise her; he put his hand over her eyes. She was so on edge, that she elbowed Alec right in the ribs. Alec fell over in pain, "I know I was a little late, but…" Alec tried to laugh at his own joke.
"Oh my god, I'm so sorry Alec, I thought you were one of White's men." Max held back a smile and helped him up.
"Gee, thanks." Alec said finally getting back to his feet.
They were walking along the streets in silence. Not knowing what to talk about anymore, since all the subjects they had in common had already been explored and wanting to know what Alec needed to talk to her about, she broached the subject, "So what did you need to talk to me about?"
"Oh, I was thinking about the four of us getting out of the city for awhile, Logan thought it would be a good idea, just until we know what's White planning. I found out that White's been only 6 blocks away from your and O.C's apartment building." Alec concluded with nervousness on his voice.
"He's been that close the whole time?" Max asked in wonder.
"Yes, I don't know if he's had anything tapped or wired yet, but Logan still thinks it's a better idea if we leave the city for awhile."
"Oh." Max was all she said as she thought about it. She was afraid of spending that much time that close to Logan, but at the same time, she didn't really want to leave the city without him either.
Jam Pony
"So what did Alec want to talk to you about?" O.C asked Max when she walked in.
"Oh, just wanted to talk and hang out." Max lied, grabbing her deliveries; she avoided O.C's eye contact, but O.C saw right through her, "Max, what's wrong?"
"Nothing, I'm fine." Max lied again as they grabbed their bikes to head out.
They went out to make their deliveries and didn't talk about it anymore that day. O.C figured she could question Max after they had been drinking at Crash. Maybe then she could get some straight answers out of the genetically altered human.
Crash later that day
Max brought the jug of beer over. Everyone who Max and O.C knew had shown up, even Asha and Normal, who was the biggest surprise to them all. Alec and Logan were playing pool together, as they often did, with Sketchy and Normal watching them, and Asha and O.C were talking back at the table.
"So who's winning?" Max piped up to announce her return.
"Oh uh…well we weren't really paying attention." O.C answered, whispering to Asha that they would talk again later.
"Oh really, well what topic was that much more interesting?" Max smiled.
"Uh…nothing." Both O.C and Asha said at once. Max all of a sudden hesitating taking a drink; she looked at them both strangely, "What's going on?"
"Nothing, honest. Max you shouldn't be drinking beer right now." O.C said taking away the glass in Max's hand.
"Why the hell not?" Max snickered, thinking it was a joke.
"Because you still may be sick, do you really want to make it worse?" Max cocked her eyebrow, but dropped her drinking that night anyways, knowing that O.C really was worried about Max for some odd unknown reason to her.
Max and O.C's apartment
Max lay silently on her bed, thinking about what Alec had said. "Logan thinks we should leave the city for a couple of days, at least until we know what White's planning…" Did he know what White was planning all along? Does he still know? Max took a long and deep breath, waiting for some conclusion to come to her, but none came. Unable to sleep and feeling sick again, she walked into the bathroom and looked at herself in the mirror. She still looked awfully pale and was feeling the nauseous feeling move to her throat and mouth again. Leaning over the sink, she again had to let her stomach relieve itself of the acid feeling in her throat. Wanting some answers about what O.C had given her the test for and what she had believed to be the problem, she walked over to O.C's room, she walked in and shook her awake.
"What?" She groggily asked as she forced herself to open her eyes.
"What was that test for and what did you think was going on with me?"
"I uh…alright, it was a pregnancy test, I thought you might be pregnant." O.C answered slowly, but finally.
"Am I? Was…or rather am I pregnant?" Max stared at O.C, who dropped her head in a battle that was well lost.