It had been quiet the past six weeks. No sign of flyboy erasers. Or my feet. At least I couldn't see them. Fang busted out

laughing when one day I accidentally put on one of my socks and one of his. Mine were pink with blue strips. His were plain

white. From then on, he helped me with my shoes and socks. My belly had ballooned to extreme proportions. I couldn't

hide it from the flock any longer either.

"Jeez Max, sitting sround here sure had made you fat." Nudge commentted. I looked at Fang. He nodded, reading my mind

in his only Fang can kinda way. It was time.

"Guys, meeting. Couch. Now." I yelled and four bird kids plus Ella filed into the livingroom.

"Awww...please don't say w're leaving yet. I like it here" Gazzy whined.

"Noone's leaving. Now sit down and listen" said as I ruffled his hair.

"The real reason we have been here for so long, and will be for a bit longer guys is that... that...well, I'm pregnant. I'm

going to have a baby." There I said it.Five pair of eyes were about to pop out of their sockets, all staring at me. Fang

wrapped his arms around my belly then.

"WE are going to have a baby." He calmly stated

Nudge's chin hit the floor. For once the girl was speechless. Wow.Note to self: Tell Nudge you're pregnant to shut her up.

"I knew it! I always knew there was something between you and Fang. And when you guys just showedup, the looks

between you two... I knew it!" Ella screamed.

"I already knew that Max. But I am glad you finally told us. I thought I was gonna burst keeping that secret."Angel said

calmly.

"You knew?" I asked, looking at Fang. Of course she knew. Little rat can read minds, Max I thought to myself.

"I know you told me not to read peoples thoughts except as a defensive means but you've been so weird lately. I thought

if I knew why I could help. But when I saw it was a baby you were thinking about I was like, what now? I didn't know what

to say. Then I seen in your mind that it was Fang's and that he knew already and I knew you would be okay."

"Oh sweetie. That is sweet." I said. Fang smirked and rolled his eyes.

"I know it is a boy too" She added, grinning.

'"Yessss!" Gazzy gasped in the corner.

Iggy was quiet. Too quiet. His face scrunched up in a scowl.

"How bout you Igs?" I asked "What dod you think of about this ?" I asked him.

"What do I think? What do I think?! I'll tell you what I think. I think it stinks. I mean, we sit around here whie you two go

play house, then you get pregnant when we can barely take care of ourselves, we have flyboys and half the mad scientist

society trying to kill us and you say you are going to have a baby in the middle of this hellacious life we live? What were

you two thinking?"Iggy ranted. Now, normally this is where I would have knocked Igs out for talking to me like that. But

being pregnatn, hormones took over my emotions then.I took a deep beath. Tears spilled from my eyes.I ran from the room crying.

FAng stepped in front of Iggy, leaned down right into his face gripping his shirt and pulling Iggy up off the couch about two

inches."Don't you think she's going through enough right now? Don't you think she's thought of all that stuff? That she

don't sit up crying at night wondering what the hell she's gonna do now? She didn't ned that right now dumbass." FAng let

go of Iggy and took off after Max as the rest of the flock just stared at Iggy. Iggy slumped down low on the sofa and

closed his eyes, mumbling to himself.