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Road Trip from Hell

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"There's something you need to know…"

Alec nodded softly, and waited in silence.

Max nervously ran her fingers through her long brown hair, and turned to face the city. "You know how sometimes things happen, and you really never think of the consequences of your actions?"

"Yeah," he hedged her on, "go on."

"Because when you're in the moment your actions feel like the right thing to do. So, basically, all rational thought flies out the window, and then you're stuck with the repercussions of your actions. And you don't know what to do, because there's no way you can go back in time and fix something."

He furrowed his eyebrows, stepping closer to her, "Max, what are you getting at?"

"We're pregnant, Alec," Max spit out, and almost instantly upon hearing her own words- covered her mouth with her hand.

Alec stepped back a few feet, and let the color drain from his face. "We?"

She snapped her head to look at him, and scowled, "Yes we…I didn't do this to myself."

He shook his head, and closed his eyes for a brief second. "Are you sure?"

"Unfortunately," she exhaled sharply, and continued to glare at him.

He opened his eyes, and softly said, "I didn't mean to offend you Maxie- this is just…wow."

She wrapped her arms around herself, and sighed. "I know."

Silence…

"Wow…"

"Yeah…"

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"What are you dressed up for love?" Mink asked, coming into view in Basils new room.

"I'm going on a date," Basil shrugged, and let a small smile fall over her lips.

"So lover boy got some balls and asked you, ay?" Mink smiled, scratching her head, "its surprising- he seems shy to me."

Basil turned to look at Mink in confusion, "huh?"

"Zack doll, I'm talking about Zack," Mink chuckled, "damn, you are love sick."

Basil blushed slightly, before shaking her head, "I'm going on a date with someone else Mink."

The blonde nodded in understanding, "I thought you two were smitten, but it was just pure fun, ay?"

Basil shrugged, "I guess."

Mink furrowed her eyebrows, "well, I just came to see if you wanted to patrol with me tonight, but have fun on your date."

"Thanks," Basil frowned, watching Mink leave the room. Something about what Mink said got her to thinking.

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Zack walked around HQ with nothing on his mind but…Basil.

What was going on?

Why was he feeling this way?

It frustrated him to the point where he went in search for Alec. He needed something to do to get his mind off of her.

"Where's Alec?" Zack asked Dix, who was busy typing at a computer.

"Probably with Max somewhere," Dix responded, and continued to type.

A tinge of jealousy caught in Zack, but he shook it off and continued his search. "Mole, have you seen Alec anywhere?"

"He's probably with Max," Mole answered, smoking a freshly lit cigar.

Zack rolled his eyes. "I was wondering if there was any work I could do around here."

Mole shook his head, "we can handle it," he said territorially.

The blonde let his lips fall in a straight line. "Okay."

Mole shrugged, and called to Zack, who was walking away. "How about Patrol…"

"Patrol…" Zack turned around, smiling slightly.

"Yeah, I'm taking the night off and Mink needs someone to help her," Mole replied in a lazy tone.

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"So, are you going to keep it?" Alec asked, sitting beside a defeated looking Max.

She snapped her head up to look at him, "of course I'm going to keep it, what do I look like? T.C isn't really big on abortions."

He looked at her, feeling stupid and angry at himself. "Yeah, sorry…"

"Look," she turned away, "I'm not thrilled about this either. It might be the worst thing that's ever happened to me, but it's my fault. I shouldn't have had sex with you. We should have thought it through- we were made for each other," she shrugged, "in the breeding sense. It's only obvious we have sex and get pregnant."

Alec tried not to look hurt by her words, and instead fell into an uncomfortable silence.

Max thought maybe she should say something, but didn't have the strength, "You know what I mean," is all she said.

"Yeah," he spit out, and stood up, "I'm going to go check on something," he threw a glance over his shoulder, "see you later."

Max frowned and watched him walk away.

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