Sorry it's been so long. School's been oppressing me and making me (gag) study and (gasp) do my work.
The next morning Max woke to the feeling of kisses up her neck and over her barcode. She nearly purred in happiness as she burrowed further into the warmth surrounding her. Mmm… so deliciously warm.
Alec chuckled softly as she moved further into his arms. As much as he hated it, he had to wake her up.
"Max." He whispered into her ear. "Max, it's time to wake up."
Max sighed. "Don't wanna." Too comfortable to get up.
He laughed again. "What happened to your shark DNA?"
Max wriggled sleepily, causing Alec to wince. "Baby seems to be sharkless."
"Sharkless babies, huh? Sounds good to me." He slid one hand down to rest it lightly over her stomach.
"Babies? Who said anything about babies?" She turned in his arms.
"Well, Manticore made us all twins." His eyes flickered in a brief spasm of sadness. "In fact. I'm so sure, I'll bet ten bucks it's twins."
"Make it twenty, and it's a deal." She kissed him, pulling down his head with her hand entwined in his hair.
He smiled against her lips. "And if it isn't twins, we'll just have to have another one, or two."
She laughed. "Let's just take it one baby at a time." She wriggled against him provocatively. "Now, weren't we supposed to be getting to work?"
"You're such a tease." He slid her hands down her spine. "But sadly, you're right."
Alec and Max leaned their bikes against the porch steps of Sandeman's house. Alec was nervous as a high school kid meeting his girlfriend's dad for the first time.
When Max looked over and saw the look on Alec's face, she had to bite her fist to keep from laughing out loud. "Alec, relax. Josh isn't gonna rip you limb from limb or anything."
He grabbed her hand and pulled her into his arms for a quick kiss. "It's not funny, he could do it."
Max raised an eyebrow. "Are we talking about the same Josh here? The one who felt bad for accidentally stepping on a spider?"
Alec laughed, relaxing. He bent down and kissed her.
And that was how Joshua found them, making out on his porch.
"Little fella!" Josh smiled widely, showing off his large pointed teeth.
Max pulled out of Alec's arms to hug Josh. "Hey big fella."
"Medium fella." He nodded at Alec, then stepped aside to let the pair inside the house.
"Listen, big fella…" Max said to Josh once the he'd closed the door behind them. "Alec and I came here to tell you something."
Josh looked at her, curious. "Yes?"
"I'm pregnant Josh, and Alec is the father." She rushed out, then looked at him expectantly.
"Yes. And?"
Max was taken aback. "You knew?"
Josh gave a world-weary sigh. "Little fella, wrestling?"
Max colored slightly. "Oh."
Alec was confused. "Wrestling?" Then comprehension dawned. "Oh."
Josh looked at Max's shocked and pink face. "Little fella didn't know until recently, did she?"
Max turned even redder. "No."
He smiled and shook his head. "You are an odd one Little fella."
Thanks to my reviewers and all the readers who put up with my Muse's constant breaks. I swear she takes more vacations than George W. Bush.