Don't own MR, JP does :(

MAX POV

3 years later..

"Juliett! Come get your breakfast!" I yell to my almost- three year old.

"Coming mommy!" I hear her little footsteps as she runs to the kitchen.

"What we havin for bweakfast mommy?"

"Your favorite!" Meaning 5 pancakes, 2 waffles and 3 blueberry muffins. Yeah you can tell she's my daughter.

"So what do you want to do today?"

She puts on her thoughtful face while she tries to decide.

"Ooh! Ooh! I know, I know! Can we pwetty pwease go to da mall momma? I heard dat day have a pway pwace for big girls like me! Oh and day have a pwace where you can make your own teddy bear and you can dwess them up and make them a doctor or just wook pwetty! Oh pwetty pwease mommy! I be a good girl!" I hate the mall. But just when I'm about to say no. she pulls out the bambi eyes and I'm a goner. I really need to stop falling for that one because before I could have any time to process the word "no" I was already saying yes.

"Well then I guess we better go get dressed" I tell her. "Do you want to pick out your clothes or do you want me to?"

"Can I pick them out today mommy?" I smiled at her and nodded.

"I'll be in my room getting ready. If you need help come and get me!"

"Otay mommy."

I walked into my room and opened up my closet. I picked out a white v-neck and some jean shorts with converse. Yes, my style has improved, but it's definitely NOT as good as Nudge's.

I miss them. The Flock. I love them so much. I wish I could have said goodbye, but that would've meant explaining things to Fang and I didn't think I could do that. I guess what I'm trying to say is that I was a coward and I should have told him, the Flock and my mom. I miss them so much. I always planned to go back after a year or two, but I don't think I can. What will they think of me then? They probably won't even want me there. I bet they hate me now for just leaving like that. But they don't understand. I wanted to say goodbye. I really did.

FANG POV

I woke up to the sound of Nudge and Ella shrieking.

"BUT PLEASE MOM! I REAAALLLY WANNA GO! THEY'RE HAVING A SALE AT HOLLISTER AND I FOUND THIS REAALLY REALLY CUTE TOP THERE AND NOW IT'S ON SALE!" Ella shouted.

" PLEASEE DR. MARTINEZ! IT'S LIKE EVERYTHING IS MARKED DOWN BY LIKE 40% OR SOMETHING AND THAT'S LIKE REALLY CHEAP RIGHT?" Nudge screamed after Ella was done ranting.

I heard Dr. Martinez say "If you go, we all go. Someone wake up Fang, Iggy, and Gazzy.

"Already up." I said as I walked down the stairs.

"How could we not be up after like 20 minutes of screeching?" Iggy said when he walked out of his room.

All Gazzy could do was groan.

"Well since we are all up. Go get dressed and we'll head to the mall!"

"But," I started to protest, but Dr. M held up her finger "No ifs, ands, or buts about it. Now go. Get. Dressed."

Now I know where Max got her attitude.

Max. Every time I think of her, (which is everyday) the pain and heartbreak come back again like it's an old wound being opened again. It's always a struggle because it makes me want to cry and it takes all my willpower not to. All I do is miss her. I searched for her for a year and a half Why did she have to leave? Shouldn't she have known that no matter what, we would accept her for who she was? Apparently not. But I'll keep waiting for her to come home. Or maybe, to find her. Hopefully that will be some day soon. Maybe much sooner than I thought.