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"Alright Miss, well it's too early to tell you much but I can confirm that you are pregnant, congratulations" The doctor said to Max who sat alone with him in the consultation room of the hospitals free clinic.
"Thanks" She replied nonchalantly
"You don't need to see an obstetrician yet, but I'll write you a referral so you can see on when you get home" the doctor replied
"Thanks" she max replied
"Alright well that's it then" the doctor said as he handed Max the referral "Congratulations again and take care" the doctor said, also handing max some pamphlets about pregnancy.
"Ummm, before I go, I was wondering about my...options?" Max asked nervously
"Oh, certainly...well as you know you can either carry the pregnancy to term or abort the pregnancy from a medical standpoint. I can tell you at this stage that I don't see any medical reason for you to get an abortion, however it is not for me to say if for personal reasons you wish to have one. I would suggest you speak to someone you feel comfortable speaking with and make the decision yourself" The doctor concluded his spiel
"Thanks" Max said before leaving the room, not knowing how to tell Carey she was considering an abortion. Max didn't want to raise a baby alone, and didn't want to tell Carey she was considering ending the last line of Cody still in the world.
"How was it?" Carey asked happily, she was becoming excited about becoming a grandmother, especially given that it would mean Cody could live on.
"Alright" Max replied quietly, obviously not fully having come to terms with the situation she now found herself in.
"C'mon lets go get some lunch" Carey said warmly and the two of them left for the hospital cafeteria.
"You know Max, if you want I can organise a hotel room for you here, you don't need to stay at the hospital with me" Carey said to Max as they sat in the cafeteria, neither of them eating much of their food.
"Thanks...but I think I need to speak to Zack" Max replied
"I don't think Zack is going to be in a fit state to talk to anyone for a while...even if he does wake up today" Carey replied
"But still...I don't know...I don't really want to be alone, everything has just come so suddenly, I don't know what to do" Max's head was spinning with everything that was going on. Confusion was king in Max's world and she had no one she could really talk to.
"Have you told your parents?" Carey asked nervously
"No" Max responded quickly seeing Carey's expression she quickly continued "I don't think my parents would take this that well...they wouldn't take my being pregnant well" Max seemed sad as she spoke
"I'm sorry to hear that...but you should tell them Max, they are your parents and they will accept you. Maybe you should go to a hotel and call some people your age to talk about this Max" Carey replied
"Maybe your right...but please, If Zack can speak to me call me" Max almost pleaded with her
"Of course" Carey and replied.
A short time later Max had departed the hospital wondering just who she would tell about this, she had lost contact with most of her friends in Boston, save for Zack and Cody since she had left. Carey went back up to Zack's room
"Zacky, Mommys back" She said to the comatose Zack
"ermmmmm" he moaned back
"Max has some wonderful news Zack, but I'll let her tell you when you wake up". Carey said to Zack trying to will him to wake up.
Unbeknownst to Carey Zack was already well on the way to waking up, for the past few hours he had become more aware of his surroundings, with the beeps of machines and the coming and goings of doctors and nurses. Zack was aware that he wasn't comfortable where he was, but he didn't know why and he didn't know what had happened.
Over the next few hours Zack regained more and more of his consciousness, starting to see shapes as his eyes began opening more and rolling around more as he became restless.
"M...mom" Zack finally was able to speak as he made out Carey sitting by his bed
"Oh Zack" Carey blurted out before bursting into tears of happiness "I'm so glad you are awake Zack" she got out through tears.
"Where am I?" Zack was confused; it hadn't come back to him yet what had happened before he had lapsed into the coma.
"You're in the hospital remember Zack" Carey replied trying to jog his memory, it was coming back to him slowly, but the drugs had made him groggy and the infection was still in his body causing alot of problems.
"Where's dad? Where's Cody?" Zack's question broke Carey's heart. She didn't know where Kurt was and she didn't want to have to go through telling him about Cody again.
"Dad's here" came from voice through the door, it was Kurt.
"Kurt, where have you been?" Carey asked
"Someone convinced me that this is where I was supposed to be. How are you doing Zack?" Kurt asked
"I'm alright I think" Zack replied... "Cody's dead isn't he" Zack asked sadly his heart up into his mouth
"Yes honey...I'm so sorry" Carey replied tears returning to her eyes
"I remember now...what happened to me?" Zack asked with wonder
"You developed an infection; you've been unconscious for 3 days now, the doctors think you're are getting better though"
"Max came down from Boston to see you Zack...she heard about it at the Tipton and rushed down, she'd like to talk to you" Carey said warmly, glowing at having her son back
"Where is she?" Zack asked
"I got her a room at the New York Tipton, but I can have her here soon if you'd like" Carey replied.
"OK...then...Can I see Cody, is he still here?" Zack asked
"Yes, I made sure they kept him here so you could see him" Carey replied smiling a sad smiling at him. "I'll see if I can arrange it for later tonight or tomorrow morning" Carey continued.
"Thanks" Zack weakly replied.
Max arrived an hour later and after exchanging weak hugs and pleasantries Kurt and Carey left the two of them alone.
"So what was it that you wanted to talk to me about Max...It's about Cody isn't it?" Zack asked
"Yes" Max replied
"I know something happened between you guy that night in the Tipton" Zack decided to save her the embarrassment and admit he knew it.
"Oh...How did you know?" Max asked going red
"Well let's just say you left something behind and leave it at that" Zack replied and Max when even redder.
"Well anyway she said...It's hard to say Zack so please, be serious" Max replied and Zack complied
"Me and Cody slept together...it was both of our first times and well....I'm pregnant" She out and said it...Zack was shocked even though it wasn't such a farfetched occurrence.
"Oh..." Zack replied not quite knowing how to react
"It's alright...I just wanted to talk to you about it...well really...I wanted to talk to Cody about it. I can't believe he's gone" Max was breaking down in tears and Zack was trying to be a strong man but couldn't hold them back.
"I know...I don't know how I'm going to go on without him...It's not fair" He cried. Max went to hug him but his wounds were tender.
"I don't know what to do Zack...I can't be a single mom...I'm only 18...I don't know what to do" She cried "If Cody was alive and was going to be involved then maybe I'd have some idea of what to do but I'm lost" she went on.
"I'll support you in whatever you choose, however you want Max. I know it was a mistake between you and Cody but we have to make the best of it..." Zack tried to comfort Max who sat next to his bed. Suddenly though, as if searching desperately for some comfort, Max leaned over and passionately kissed Zack on the lips, and he kissed back. For a few blissful moments all their pain and worries were erased...they were free to feel and love without the pain of Cody's death upon them.
It was Max who pulled away from the Kiss first, "Sorry I don't know what came over me" she muttered and looked as if she was planning on leaving quickly but Zack cut her off, grabbing her arm.
"Don't worry Max, I liked it, but what do we do now?"...
Well there's another chapter, sorry again about the long delay, but I'm now done and free for two weeks so there should be a bit more activity coming along. I'm interested in your opinions on what should happen next though? So please review with your idea and whatnot and I'll see what happens. Thanks again to all my readers and reviewers and everyone who supports this story and makes me feel so good. .