Chapter 8

Liz is sitting up in bed writing in her journal. She was just too tired last night so she is writing in it this morning. Max is still asleep next to her and after she got done writing she was remembering what has happened in the last three months and what has changed. Looking down at her stomach.

She still couldn't believe that it had been two weeks since their wedding. She was still a little upset that her parents didn't come. And like any other girl, she had wanted her father to give her away, but since her father wasn't there, she had asked Jim Valenti. He has been like a second father and, to some people, a father, to them all. And then there was one thing that she especially liked is that her name was now Liz Evans. When she told Maria about how happy she was about her new name. Maria just smiled and said, "Like you haven't been practicing signing that name for year now." Liz only smiled. Maria knew her too well.

Liz moved her hand over her growing stomach. And what amazed her was that she was only four months pregnant but she looked to be almost seven months. She wondered how much longer that she would be pregnant. It's not that she was tired of being pregnant. It was that she couldn't wait to hold her.

Liz was so in thought that she didn't even see, hear, or feel Max wake up, until he put his hand on top of hers that was on her stomach.

"Liz…what's wrong?"

"(Smiling) Nothing. I was just thinking?"

"About what?"

"I was just wondering how long I am going to be pregnant. (She saw him give her a weird look. So, she put her hand on the side of his face) Oh no, I'm not tired of being pregnant. It's just that I can't wait to hold her."

Max leaned in kissed Liz. And then whispered, "Neither can I."

Liz smiles and watches as Max pulls the covers off of her stomach and listens to Max talk to their daughter. "Good morning, Claudia. It's daddy. You be good for mommy and try not to get too excited. I'm going to take a shower now and then when I come back I'm going to make you and Mommy some breakfast. (He moves up and kisses Liz) I'll be right back." They kiss one more time. "Okay."

Liz went back into thought after he left. She was thinking about tomorrow. It's graduation day and all of their friends are graduating with them, even Michael. But then she remembered something, she got up very carefully and went to the closet and pulled out her graduation robe. She put in and looked in the mirror. It fit, but she knew just by looking people could tell that she was pregnant. She also wondered if her parents were coming to the ceremony. She had given Maria the tickets to give to her parents. She knew that they were still disappointed in her, but since they didn't come to her wedding she could at least hope that they would come to her graduation.

Again Liz was so in thought that she didn't know that Max was out of the shower until he was behind her and put his arms around her. "Thinking about graduation?"

"Yeah, how did you know?"

"Ah Liz." (Pointing to the robe that she was wearing in the mirror.)

"Oh yeah, I forgot that I was even wearing this."

Liz reaches up to unzip the robe when Max's hands stop her. "Let me do it."

Liz just smiles and kisses him has he unzipped the robe. Max pulled away a little when the robe was unzipped. "What's wrong?"

"I'm going to make you breakfast and you get into the shower."

"Max, why are you hurrying around so fast?"

"Because we are going over to Isabel's apartment this morning."

"Oh yeah, that's right."

They gave each other a quick kiss and Liz went into the bathroom, while Max went into the kitchen to make breakfast.

Max was in the kitchen making breakfast when the phone rang. He thought that it was probably Is making sure that they were still coming over, but when he picked up the phone, it was someone that Max was not expecting. "Hello."

"Max, It's Langley something important has just come up and I am on my way to see you. I should be there later on tonight."

"Something important. Is it about Liz's pregnancy?" Max was always worried that something might happen to her because of what he is.

"No, not totally. It has to do with all of you. Max, I have told you all I know about the pregnancy and since you haven't called me to tell me if anything has happened then I'm guessing that everything is fine."

"Yeah, It is." (Smiling)

"Good, then I will see you tonight about eight. Oh, and Max can you have everyone there it involves them as well."

"I'll try."

"Great, and Max, one more thing."

"Yes?"

"Calm down, Liz is fine and so is the baby."

"Yeah, I know. (Looking in the direction of the bathroom) I'll see you tonight, bye."

"Bye." Max hung up the phone and finished making breakfast.

"Who was on the phone?" – Liz, who was coming into the kitchen.

"Langley."

Liz was getting a little scared, that if he had found some thing wrong with pregnancy. Max saw this and said, "Honey, everything is fine. All he said was that he wants to talk to all of us tonight about something important."

"Well did he say what the something important is?"

"Nope. (Putting a plate in front of Liz) Now eat."

After breakfast they went across the hall to tell Michael about that meeting tonight. Then they went over to Isabel's apartment.

TBC…