Chapter 3

The girls got rid of the evidence, and were sitting on the bed trying to figure out how they were going to break the news to the others, especially Max. "Liz, are you sure you can't tell him?" Maria asked. "I'm sure he would be more understanding than what you think." Liz shook her head.

"No, I can't tell him yet. He had a enough time with Zan. I can't do this to him, again." A tear slid down Liz's cheek, but she quickly wiped it away.

"Liz, that was a completely different situation. You guys are married, and Max loves you more than anything in the world. I really don't think he will be angry." Isabel gave her a sympathetic smile, and put her hand on top of Liz's. Liz smiled to herself. She didn't know how she would handle this without her friends.

"I do think that you need to go to the doctor though." Maria said in a stern voice.

"No." Liz said. Not even giving it another thought.

"Liz you need to. We have to make sure you and the baby are healthy, and anyway we need to know how far along you are." Maria said smiling. Hoping that would get Liz to go.

"No." Liz said again, getting up off the bed, and grabbing a cup of water. "What would be the point of going? So they can do whatever they do, and find out that the baby nor his mother and father are normal. We can't take that risk."

"Remember Tess, her pregnancy only lasted a month, and if that is the case with you. Max is going to figure it out in about a week." Isabel said. Liz turned to glare at her. She never liked Tess, and little of her still resented her for trying to break her and Max apart, but she knew Isabel had a point.

"Yes, but I am more human than alien." Liz said. She was not going to the doctors.

"Well, Max is more alien, and wether you want to admit it or not. You are a little bit of alien now too.I think we just need to make sure." Maria said. Liz crossed her arms. She felt like a little kid, but she didn't care.

"Sorry Liz, you are outvoted. You are going to the doctors." Isabel said, walking towards the door.Liz sighedknowing she had lost the argument, but she still wasn't happy about the whole situation.

"What are we going to tell the guys?" She asked.Maybe that would convince them.

"We'll figure something out. We always do, anyway they are off playing pool. Who knows how long they will be gone, and if worse comes to worse, we'll tell Kyle." Isabel said raising an eyebrow at Liz. It was like she was daring her to argue with her.

Liz threw her hands up in the air. "So much for keeping it a secret, huh?" Isabel shrugged her shoulders and grabbed Liz by the arm. She wasn't letting Liz off the hook that easy.

As soon as Isabel touched Liz she got a vision. It was of her and the baby. Max and the rest of the group were there too. They were in the Crash down and her mom and dad were waving at Maria and Liz to follow them with frantic looks on their faces. She saw herself with tear stained cheeks, looking at Max who also had a tears running down his cheeks, but it was mixed with blood. He kissed her and the baby and turned around, to run to the others. That is when Liz noticed the people coming through the doors with guns. Isabel and the rest of them, including Kyle, were fighting off the people with their powers, and Maria and Liz ran out the door.

Liz gasped and right before she fell to the ground she grabbed her stomach. Luckily,Isabel caught her. "Get Max!" she ordered. Maria looked at the passed out Liz and took off running down the hall.

It had looked like Liz had gotten a vision, the way she was dazed off, but she had never known her to pass out from one before. She ran down the stairs, not wanting to wait for the elevator. She ran through the front entrance into the game/lobby area. Michael was the first to notice her.Noticing something was wrong, he immediatly dropped his poolstick and ran to her.

"What happened?" He demanded. Grabbing Maria around the waiste and halfway carrying her to where the others were.

"There is something wrong with Liz." She barely got the last little bit out before Max took off, with Kyle close behind.

What happened? Why did Maria look so worried? Dear Lord, please let her be alright. Max thought to himself the whole run to the hotel room. He and Kyle flew through the door that Maria hadn't bothered to close, and saw Isabel lifting a still passed out Liz to the bed.

"What happened?" Max asked rushing over to take Liz from her. Isabel shook her head.

"I don't know. She just passed out." She answered, hoping the baby was ok.

Max laid Liz on the bed, and ran her hands over her body, trying to sense what had happened, but Isabel stopped him before he reached her stomach. "Try her head. She said something about a headache right before she passed out." Ok so I fibbed a little bit, but Liz doesn't want him to know yet.

Michael and Maria rushed in and Maria went straight to Isabel. "Did you tell him?" she asked under her breath. Isabel shook her head, and Kyle poked his head through.

"Tell him what?" he whispered. Isabel and Maria turned to look at a Kyle, but before they could tell him anything they heard Liz gasp.

"Max." she called out, sitting up suddenly.

"I'm right here."He said in a calming voice, before taking her in his arms.

Lizlooked at him and then at Isabel and Maria. What had they told him? What hadn't they told him? Isabel shook her head looking down to the ground, and Liz knew that they hadn't told him.

"Max..." Shestopped she didn't know was going to say. " I had a horrible dizzy spell." she said coming up with it at the last second, but onelook intohis concerned filled eyes, and she suddenly got a sinking feeling gut, and she didn't think it was the baby. She hated lying to him.

"The look on your face didn't seem like a dizzy spell." Michael said. He was always known for being blunt, but luckily there was always Maria to put him in his place.

"Smooth Michael real smooth." Maria rolled her eyes, and looked at Liz.

"Are you sure you're feeling alright." With a nod from Liz confirming it she turned around to Michael. "Come on space boy. I think we should leave them alone." She grabbed Michael by the arm, and before he had a chance to disagree he was being drug through the connecting door.

"That sounds like a good idea. Come on Kyle I saw a movie that we can order that looks good." She looked at Liz and winked, and soon they exited through the other adjourning door. Once everyone was gone Liz leaned against the headboard of the bed, closing her eyes remembering her vision.

"Liz, are you sure you're alright?" Max asked. She could hear the concern in his voice, but she couldn't tell him about the baby or her vision. She knew that if she did he would do everything in his power to stop it, and she didn't want to lose him or the baby.

"I'm fine." She smiled at him, trying to prove her point. He didn't look convinced, but decided he would save the argument for another time. At least until she got some color back in her cheeks. Liz kept smiling at Max, but inside he knew something was very wrong.