CHAPTER 12

Max and O.C's apartment

Finally giving up the fight to keep it a secret O.C finally answered Max truthfully, "Yes Max, you are pregnant." O.C once again dropped her head and sighed heavily. Max dropped her head, "How did this happen? What do I do? How am I going to tell Logan?" Max's head was spinning with all the possibilities.

"I know what to do. I will help you." O.C said as she dropped her head again, wondering whether it was right to tell Max yet. Max could feel her eyes well up and a couple of tears stream down her face. How is Logan going to take this news? Is he going to be able to help with this damn virus in the way? Several more tears streamed down Max's face as O.C held her.

Finally she caught her breath and looked up at O.C, telling her everything about what her and Alec had talked about that afternoon.

"I agree with Logan, that you and Alec should be out of the city for awhile, but now that we know this, are you going to be alright seeing Logan?" O.C asked, sighing, expecting an answer that was typical of Max.

"I don't know, but I'm going to have to tell him sooner or later right? I mean this is his baby too." Max answered. O.C nodded with the response that Max gave.

Crash 2a.m.

"Here's your money, now where is 452?" White snapped, throwing the moneybag in the man's face, in complete frustration. Partly about this long and tedious process on getting information from a man he didn't even know and partly because Max had slipped through his fingers the last time he'd caught her.

"She lives in a building 6 blocks away from where you are staying, heading west down that street." The man started to walk away when White yelled back at him, "I WANT A BETTER ANSWER THEN THAT! I PAID DAMN GOOD MANY TO FIND OUT WHERE SHE IS! NOW TELL ME!"

"I did tell you." He yelled back in reply. White was getting too impatient and crossed the line, pulling out his gun, setting it; he pulled the trigger and watched the man fall to the ground.

Jam Pony

"What's on the line up Normal?" Max asked wearily.

"There have to be 200 packages delivered today, you each get to do 30. Here's the sheet." Normal said, giving them a sinister smile, and added, "Have fun!"

"Yeah right." O.C laughed, "When is working here ever fun?" Max just laughed as Normal glared at her.

"Come on O.C, we better get a move on if we are going to get this done anytime soon."

"Yeah, yeah, I'm coming."

Finally at 2:30 p.m. they only had 4 packages each left. Max started in the direction that she had to go and O.C took a left. Max was almost there when her pager went off; looking down she saw it said ZACH, HOSPITAL. Nearly crashing her bike, she screeched to a halt in the middle of the street. Several people turned to see if Max was all right, and when they saw that she was, continued on their way. She stood in complete shock and awe. How long has he been back? Why didn't he call to tell me he was back? Why is he at the hospital? Max started biking towards O.C.

"O.C, O.C! Zach is back! Zach is back!" Max shouted.

"When…how…" O.C tried to catch her breath and complete her sentences.

"I don't know; he just sent me a page message saying he's at the hospital." Max explained trying to catch her own breath.

"Well what the hell are you standing around here telling me for, go and see him. Don't worry, I'll cover for you." O.C shouted.

"Thanks!" Max headed towards the hospital on her bike faster then she ever had before.

The hospital

"Max thanks for coming. I didn't expect you quite this fast, but I don't mind." Zach said trying to smile.

"How are you?" Max fake-smiled back unsure of her mixed emotions.

"A little better already. How are you?"

"I'm uh…good, what did you want to talk about?" Max starting asking, wanting to get to the point quickly.

"White was the one who shot me."

"White? How does he know that you are here in the city?"

"I don't know." He lied, looking deeply into Max's eyes. Max looked down.

"Is that what you really wanted to talk about?" Max asked looking back into Zach's eyes, looking back down, answered, "no. You always did know how do find the real answers in me." Taking a deep breath, he looked back up.

"I came back for you Max. I love you." He admitted as he watched Max's eyes drop in disappointment.

"I uh…I don't know what to say." Sighing, she sat in silence. The silence filled the room and echoed out into the hall.