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Chapter 3

When Dr. Martinez asked Ella what she is gonna do after college, Ella beamed with joy.

"Well after college I'm gonna…" Only Dr. Martinez, Max, Dylan, and Iggy seemed interested in what she was about to say. "I was thinking of moving back here and getting a job at the veterinarian hospital. It would be fun, working with animals."

"That's great dear! I'm so looking forward to you moving back here. Do you need a place to stay? Or do you have arrangements? I could keep your room clean and you could stay there." Dr. Martinez looked overjoyed, but also worried.

"It's alright Mom. I'm gonna rent an apartment. I've got enough money for the first years rent plus extra."

"Well okay, if you need anything at all, don't hesitate to come down and live here." Dr. Martinez gave herself an assuring nod of her head.

Dinner went great. Calen showed off how many hot dogs he could eat in an hour (5 ½), while Trixy drank about 4 bottles of water. Trixy was defiantly going to have to go to the bathroom later. After dinner, everyone helped clean up, and then everyone settled themselves into the living room.

"Calen, how old are you?" Nudge asked. Max did a quick sweep of the room, noticing the absence of Gazzy, Iggy, Dylan, Fang, Holden, and Ratchet. All the guys have left, leaving the girls to the entertainment provided by a little boy.

"I'm almost 6! I'll be 6 next month. I told Mommy I wanted to see how high she can fly for my birthday. Daddy always talks about the "good old days" when Mommy could fly higher than a plane! Mommy says she can't fly till the babies are out of her." Calen had a look of disappointment on his face.

"When is your due date, Max?" Ella asked, her eyes not leaving Trixy as she does tricks on the living room floor.

"In two weeks. I wanted to be able to see everyone before they popped out. I do miss flying, though. When I only had one of them in me at a time, I could fly. Not very well, but I could still fly. Now with two, my equilibrium is off. I tried a few weeks ago, but I only got about 25 feet into the air. Dylan had to catch me when I fell."

Calen had his golden wings unfurled. He had his mother's eyes, but his father's good looks. Trixy also had her wings unfurled, but instead of golden, they were a light caramel colored. The soft downy feathers were white, but the tips of her wings were dark caramel. All together, her wings seemed to have an eerie glow to them. You can't help but wondering if there is a lining on the edges of her wings. They draw you in. Trixy looked every bit like Max. She seemed the exact younger image of Max.

"Hey everyone, come on outside. Gazzy and Iggy want to show you something." Holden came running in. His eyes were full of excitement, as if any more excitement filtered into the air, he might explode. "Come on, comeoncomeoncomeon!" He ushered everyone outside. "Everyone has to be on the roof." He started to climb but failed miserably. Kate lifted him up with ease. And then Kate lifted up Star, then Ella. She held her hand out. Max declined. Max stood back about 15 feet and took a running start. The roof of the house was only about 20 feet up. Before she got pregnant, she could do that with ease. Now, flying was difficult. When she got 10 feet from the house she unfurled her wings. She gave a few experimental flaps before jumping into the air and pushing down. The first 5 feet were wobbly, but she evened out a bit. She flew just enough to fly above the house and aim to land. But at the last moment as she angled herself to land, Max felt a fierce kick inside of her. The force caused her to lose all her focus in landing and she started to fall.

Then out of nowhere a shot of dark feathers sprang into her view. Strong arms grabbed Max's waist and held her close. Max's arms went directly to hang on to her savior's neck. When her feet were firmly planted on the rooftop, Max let go. She expected to see Dylan's face, but was unprepared for Fang's face to come into view.

"Max, what were you thinking? You could have gotten hurt!" Dylan dropped what he was doing and ran over to wrap his arms protectively around his wife. "Thank you for catching her."

"It was nothing." Fang just shrugged and walked off. He joins Maya on the edge of the roof their feet dangling over the top.

While everyone sat down on the roof, Max found comfort in Dylan's arms. She always liked how they felt around her. How they curved perfectly across her back. Or how when they hug, Dylan's hands are always near the place where her wings meet the skin. As soon as everyone was settled on the rooftop, Gazzy talked into a microphone.

"Welcome ladies and gentlemen, to the best damn show you will ever see. I suggest you refrain from flash photography and some parts of the show might be scary for children and some women. So sit back and enjoy. Oh and feel free to 'Oooh' and 'Ahh' whenever the urge hits you." Gazzy then put down the microphone and signaled to Ratchet who was far off into the distance.

Before Max could second-guess what Gazzy had planned, the sky burst into hundreds of colored lights. Everything looked magnificent! Every set of fireworks looked like a beautiful jewel in the night sky. Max couldn't help but look at Dylan. His face stared in wonder as he watched the fireworks display. He looked quickly down at Max, and he leaned forward.

"Gross, Mommy and Daddy are kissing again!" Trixy's high-pitched voice cut through the loud boom of the fireworks. Everyone's head turned toward their direction. Max felt awkward so she resumed to watching the fireworks.

By the time the fireworks were done, the air was thick with smoke. Everyone quick jumped (or flew) off the roof. Max was worried that if she jumped, would she hurt herself in the process. Before she could dwell anymore on the matter, Kate called up to her.

"Max are you gonna take all night? I'm ready to catch you when you're ready to jump!" Max was relieved yet scared. So she just ran toward the edge of the roof and jumped off. Kate was ready, as she promised. She caught Max without any trouble.

It was already dark and the kids were starting to get tired. Dr. Martinez gave the room next to Max's to the kids. The kids refused to go to bed, so Max and Dylan had to force them by dragging them to their rooms and locking the door. Max and Dylan returned looking slightly winded.

As Max got up to go get a drink of water a sharp pain rocketed through her mid-section…

What will happen to Max? Are the babies coming? Or did something go wrong? Find out in Chapter 4

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Kel 3