Now normally I am the first one up. But lately it seems I keep getting later and later, must be this whole pregnancy thing. It
was around nine when I finally walked out of the bedroom into the sitting room of the suite at the hotel.
"Well look who's finally up" Iggy commented as I shuffled past him.
"yeah yeah, give a girl a break." I replied.
"Max, you don't look so good. you are still pale. And your eyes still look tired. And why do you keep rubbing your belly?"
Angel started. Oh God, please don't let her read my thoughts todyay. My mind keeps bouncing from Fang to the baby and
what to do next. I had a very long talk to her a couple of weeks ago about when it is and isn't okay to use her abilities. Of
course with an eight year old you never know what they are going to do. Her brother Gazzy was building bombs at that
age.
"Just hungry sweetie." I replied.
"Left you a plate from breakfast." Nudge said, opening the little mini fridge and grabbing a Mt Dew.
"Thanks." I said as I peeled off the tin foil."Where is Fang?"
"He went out, something about recon I think. Said he'd be back later." Nudge answered.
"Hmm. Well if is isn't back in a while I'll go look for him. I gotta go to the store first tho. Anybody need anything?"
After collecting the flocks list, I headed down the street to the store. I just had to find out for myself if there was really a kid
growing inside of me or if it was just one of Jeb's evil tricks to freak me out. The lady checking me out at the stroe gave me
a dissapproving glare as she rang up the pregnancy test. Who was she to judge me? she had know idea that I had already
been raising children for years now. I glared back at her with a 'go-ahead-and-say-something' look. She quickly dropped
her head. i quickly headed back to the hotel. With any luck I'll have the test taken and know for sure before Fang gets
back.
"Where you been?" FAng askedcoming out of the bathroom, standing in front of the door. I walked through the door,
sitting the bags,minus one little blue box, down in between Gazzy and Nudge on the couch.
"I could ask you the same thing." I said removing my jacket and heading for the bathroom. Fang stepped in fron tof me.
"I need to get in there if you don't mind" I said.
"Pardon me for asking" He said sarcastically stepping to the side so I could pass. As I walked by he let his hand graze my
arm. I shut and locked the odoor and tore open the package. Okay Max, this is it I said to myself. The test had a five minute
wait period before you could read the results.A knock came on the door after three.
"MAx, you alright?" Fang called through the door.
"Be out in a min" I called back. One more minute.
"The others are bored. They wanna go catch a movie or something."
"No. Too risky right now. Find something on TV. It's cable." I retorted. Time. I grabbed the little stick and looked at the
window. There they were. Two pretty blue lines straight down the middle of the test window. A positive result. It can't be,
can it? who am I kidding, the way Fang and I have been these past few weeks , it was definitely possible.I felt sick, no
excited, no scared. No sick. I turned and hurled my breakfast.
"You sure you're okay Max?" FAng again.
"Yeah, just a ittle sick" I responded between heaves."Lemme in there" FAng said in a stronger voice.
"No, I'm fine. Out in a sec."
My head spun. A baby. my baby. Fang's baby. Oh God. What if he doesn't want it. What if gets angry? What if he...leaves
me again. I couldnt stand it.
Do you want this child Max? the voice.
Do I want it? Of course I want it. It is my baby. A part of me. A part of him.
Then have it. But it's not going to be easy. You live a very dangerous and somewhat unhealthy lifestyle. Actually, it may be a
miracle if you make it to term.
"Shut up and go away" I yelled before realizing it.
"I'm not going anywhere til you oopen this door Max."Fang. He was getting angry now. I opened the door and pushed
myself past him. I needed space.
"I need some air" I said and took off out the door. I must have flown for hours. i hadn't realized that the whole afternoon
was gone until it started getting dark. By the time I returned the flock had gone to bed and were asleep. Except Fang.He
was perched on top of the hotel roof.
"How far you make it this time? Japan?" he asked in a low voice.
"No, China.They send they're regards." I remarked. Then a long silence. Finally, as I pulled my wings in after letting them
cool, he walked up behind me, putting his arms around my waist.
"You can't keep going like this Max.Something is bothering you, besides Itex I mean. If you would just talk to me about it.
" he said, his hands rubing gently up and doen my abdomen. Oh Fang, if you only knew I thought as I placed my hands on
top of his. If you only knew that your child was growing right beneath your hands now.I took a deep breath. I wanted to
run again, get sway. But God he felt good, smelled good. A sudden need shot through me. I turned to face him.
"Fang" I whispered, my voice strangely hoarse. He looked into my eyes, reading my thoughts, he lowered his lips to mine. it
wasn't a soft, sweet kiss. No. Not this time. It was a hard, demanding , violent kiss that blew my mind. We removed our
clothes quickly, both driven by an over powering need.i pulled him down to me with an urgency which he answered with
one of his own. He gripped my legs, seperating them and driving into me hard.I arched up to me, wanting him to move, and
he did. He drove into me hard and fast, over and over again, pounding against me. "Oh Yes Fang" i said as he continued
his assault, pulling my legs over the crook of his shoulders burying himself completely inside of me. I began to shake. i could
feel the tension mounting at the pit of my stomach. I pulled his mouth back to mine, then he moved to my neck. With a
scream I let go. I screamed out"FAaannnnggg" as my body trembled and shook. Fang quickly followed, calling out my name
and we collapsed on each other exhausted.
"Max, Max wake up." FAng's voice drifted to me in my sleep.
"Hmm...wha-hi." i said, smiling as I realized I was in his arms still
"Max, what's going on? You were dreaming, talking in your sleep. "
"Just a lot on my mind , spinning in my head.I...oh...I gotta go" I said as the nausea suddenly hit me. I jumped up and ran
for the side of the back of the building and hurled.. Fang walked over with my clothes. I quickly pulled on my jeans and my
shirt and took off for the roof door, heading back to the room.
"Max, open up now" FAng yelled as he banged on the bathroom door. God, how long does this morning sickness stuff last?
"What's gong on?" Nudge asked Fang.
"Max is sick again" Ig responded.
"MAX! Open. This. Door. Now." FAng demanded this time. I reached back and unlocked the door.
"Fine. Whatch me hurl. Does it turn you on?" I asked sarcastically as I wiped my chin.
"I think we should go see you Dr Martinez. Find out what is wrong with you" he said
I rolled my eyes."We have to take out Itex" I reminded him
"But you are sick. And don't tell me it is just a passing virus. Msx, it has been weeks now.You don't seem to be getting
better. "
"But Fang-"
"But nothing. Either we go or I get a dr around here." I glared at him. He knew how dangerous that would be. But I could
see in his eyes that he wasn't going to back down.
"Fine. We'll leave after lunch." and I started to walk past him. He grabbed me, turning me to look at him."Max, I just want-"
"Yeah yeah" I said, pulling away from him and walking out.