Lie Tonight – Chapter 10

By MyNameIsCAL

I unpacked Max's boxes as she sat on the bed, watching me move things around our room. When I walked past her, she grabbed my hand.

"Sit," she said, pulling me down next to her.

I put my arm around her, kissing her forehead. She rested her head against me and we sat like that for a while.

"I really missed this," I whispered.

She nestled her head under my chin. "Me too."

Tomorrow would be three weeks since that night and Max stomach was finally starting to show signs of her pregnancy.

"Can we get ice cream?" she asked after a while.

And her cravings. I smiled at her. "Of course."

But of course any of her cravings would land us at Iggy's restaurant.

"Ice cream? Again?" Iggy sighed. "Alright."

Max laughed.

We watched the news as Iggy disappeared into the kitchen. The best ice cream was homemade, and well, Iggy swore he'd only serve us the best. Nudge was sitting at the end of the bar, running her mouth on the phone.

"Yes, I think that's nice and no, it's not weird, but if you're going to look for Angel, she can't go around flying with you. Planes are expensive, time consuming, and you hate them," Nudge said loudly. "No, I'm….Well, yes….Yes, they're sitting right across from me….Okay, I will…Bye, Gaz."

Max raised her eyebrow, questioning Nudge.

"He's looking for Angel," Nudge explained, sounding exasperated. "Well, and he and Ella are officially together."

I blinked. "Well, then."

Nudge rolled her eyes. "Well you knew it was going to happen! He said better we know first before the media."

Max waved her hand in the air. "He's looking for Angel?"

"Well, yes, he is because he's her big brother and for the past few years, none of us know what the hell she's been doing," Nudge replied.

"It didn't have to be that way," I muttered. "She doesn't care about us, then why should we care about her?"

"Because she's still part of the flock," Max interjected.

"And exactly how is Gazzy going to look for her?" I questioned.

Nudge shrugged. "I'm sure he must have an idea."

It was late and Max had fallen asleep a long time ago, her head against my leg. We had been watching TV as she ate through another tub of Iggy's homemade ice cream. I had the news on now. They had just finished the entertainment segment, which Gazzy and Ella had made briefly.

I turned off the TV and closed my eyes. Where could Angel have gone all these years? Maybe we all a little heartless, turning our backs on her like that. I mean, it wasn't really her fault for all her anger. Jeb had been the one who led her on to believe she could have power. Then again, whatever happened to him too?

"Fang?"

I almost jumped and Max laughed softly. "I'm going to sleep on the bed."

"Oh, of course."

I stood and followed her into the bedroom. She pulled the blankets over us, her head settling me.

"Goodnight, Fang."

"Goodnight, Max."

Just as I was about to drift off to sleep, someone started banging on the door.

Hey, you know, Ella is only four years older than Gazzy. Okay, right, you still think it's weird, well, that's okay. They're only a subplot anyway.

Ah, yes, who's at the door? I have no idea either actually. I wanted to update, even if it was only a small bit, before I left.

Thanks for reading. New chapter next week. I'll be gone for five days, somewhere in China. I wish I were home. But that's like, thousands of miles away.