Chapter 7 - Liz-POV

I felt bad. Max was only trying help me sort out my thoughts. It was just the fact that he didn't seem to have any opinion himself. I know that he must have been worried these past weeks while I was unconscious. At least I hope he was. It was just … that flash was extreme. It wasn't lots of little flashes like last time. It was a full blown memory of my life.

And we were a family. All of us. Zan (Max), Vilandra (Isabel), Rath (Michael), Deriz (Alex), Rianna (Maria), and me.

"Liz. Are you okay?" Maria asked as she entered the room. "I was so worried."

"I'm fine. So 'Ria, did I miss anything while I was out of it for three weeks? How did that happen anyway?" I asked.

"I don't know, Lizzie. All I know is that you were at Michael's place when you suddenly passed out. The Pod-Squad assumed that you were having a 'you-know-what' and just left you to it. Obviously, Max was going crazy. He didn't know what to do at all. He was wondering around like a lost puppy. It was quite funny, but I guess that you had to be there." She said all at once.

"So, is Isabel coming up too? I just have something I need to tell you guys." I said, almost uncomfortably. Then she gave me a look of sadness, so I quickly changed tactics. "I mean, Max wanted me to tell you and Isabel at the same time, so you can react together and it won't be as … bad."

"Liz? Is Everything okay? I'm your best friend. You can tell me."

That's when I started to cry. My frickin' emotions were all over the place.

Maria looked panicked. She didn't know what to do. I just started crying out of nowhere. Then, Isabel walked through the door. She smiled sadly at me and my tears stopped. She helped me with my emotions. Her empathy must be starting to show.

"Max said that you wanted to talk?" Isabel said questioningly.

"Yeah, Liz. What do you want to talk about?" Maria asked.

"Umm. Well, you know that you two are my best friends - my best girl friends and I really need a girly chat right now. When I get let out I need a girly night in with ice-cream and sad movies. Max and I slept together." I said quickly. And before they could interrupt, I continued. "And the doctor just told me … something life changing. Guys … I'm pregnant."

They were shocked. Isabel was the first one to recover.

"Oh, Liz. That's good news, right?" She asked.

"I don't know. That's why Max asked you up here. To see what you thought about it. I just don't know what to think. It must be the shock." I replied.

"Well, you're only 17. . ." Maria started.

"I know that, but by the time the baby comes, I'll be 18. And finished school." I sighed. Okay, pregnancy hormones, drove me crazy.

"We don't know that. How do we know that Czechoslovakian pregnancies last that long. We don't." Maria said.

"No they don't Maria. I remember . . ."

"Liz? Do you remember your pregnancy from before?" Isabel asked.

"Yes." I said dazed. "It lasted the normal time. Nine months. Besides, the baby is half human, too. Genetics."

Maria beamed. "You do know that you just said 'the baby'?"

"What's that supposed to mean?" I asked.

"It means that you're already thinking about it as a baby, not a fetus." Isabel explained. "I guess this is why Max wanted us here. To see how you reacted, and point out the crucial parts of what you say. You said 'the baby', Liz. Which means that on some level, you've already accepted it, and made the decision."

"Yeah, I have. Can you guys go ask Max to come in here?"

"Sure Liz," Isabel said while walking out.

"We will talk later." Maria threatened at the door. "I mean it Liz. No more secrets from us."

I sighed. It was going to be a long conversation, in which I knew that I would get shouted at or questioned a million times.