The next day~

"Are you absolutely sure he isn't your kid?" Dustin asked. Eddie rolled his eyes, cradling Edwin in his arms.

"Yes. He is my little brother,"

"But he doesn't look like you!" Dustin exclaimed. Eddie let out a groan. He had already been over this a dozen times...

"Why are you even carrying him around anyway? Shouldn't your mom take care of him?" Maxime asked, looking at the month old baby. Edwin looked at her curiously, until Dustin poked the baby.

"I saw her first!" He hissed to him. Edwin responded with a tiny giggle.

"Well, my mother is busy in the city, and she has a lot to do with her job at the moment, and my father's busy with the P-Factor, so they asked me to babysit him throughout the day," Eddie explained, gently moving Edwin's hand away from his hair. Maxime nodded.

"But don't woman get two months or something after having the baby?"

"No, I think it was only a week or two. But it's alright! He and I are getting along really well-" Eddie was saying until Edwin started to whimper. Dustin cocked his head to the side.

"He's whimpering. Is that a good thing?" Dustin asked. Eddie shook his head.

"N-No, that means he's-" Eddie was cut off when Edwin started to cry. Eddie let out a tiny cry.

"No not again!" He cried out, looking around frantically. Maxime made a face.

"Then make him stop!"

"I-I can't! I can't make him stop!"

"Why not?"

"I don't know! He just never does for me!" Eddie almost shouted, now walking around frantically in circles as Edwin cried. Dustin even covered his ears now.

"Well figure it out! That's more annoying then listening to Seedos talk about seeds, and THAT'S pretty bad!" He said. Eddie stopped his frantic walking, tapping a finger to his head, trying to think quickly.

"Oh! I will have to get her! She will know what to do!" The Lizard boy said, walking away as quickly as he could. Maxime and Dustin removed their hands from their ears when the noise was finally gone.

"About time... The thing is cute but damn..." Maxime muttered. Dustin nodded, then he looked over and smiled.

"So... We are alone-"

"Yeah, and I just remembered that I have to meet Sahari somewhere," Maxime said, waving him off before wondering away. Dustin gave a half smile, returning her wave shyly.

"She SO digs me," He said to himself, running his hand through his finally-washed blonde hair.

Sahari waited on a bench, gripping her stomach. She felt nauseous, and didn't feel like herself recently. She was even almost two weeks late, and that wasn't usual...

"Hey Sahari! Sorry I'm late," Maxime apologized, taking a seat on the bench next to her desert friend. Sahari muttered a "no problem", and groaned a bit. Maxime raised a brow, looking at her curiously.

"Are you alright?" She asked. Sahari looked at her.

"Yeah... no... I don't know... why?" Sahari asked. Maxime shrugged.

"Well, normally you would be all over my case if I was late, and you look sick to your stomach," Maxime examined, looking at Sahari with raised brows. Sahari frowned.

"I just feel a bit crummy is all," She said confidently, still clutching her stomach. The nausea was going away a little bit, but not much. Maxime stared at the desert girl for a long time.

"Are you sure you're alright?" She asked, her voice full of concern. Sahari scoffed.

"Of course I am," She said, just before frowning, "Well... not completely..."

"Do you want to talk about it?"

"... I'm late,"

"You're late?"

"Yeah, really late,"

"Oh well, then you can go just-"

"No! I'm almost two weeks late!" Sahari said, looking at Maxime dead-on in the eye. Maxime's eyes widened a bit before softening. She shifted in her seat a bit, feeling the awkward in the air. Neither one of them spoke for a while.

"Sahari... do you think you could be... you know..." Maxime said, not really sure how to finish it. Sahari bit her bottom lip in uncertainty. Was it possible?

"Did you two use protection? Did he wear a condom?" Maxime asked. Sahari shook her head.

"I took the pill. I didn't think we would need one if I took one,"

"But those things don't work all the time. Did you take it right?"

"... Is there a certain way your supposed to take them?" Sahari asked. Maxime pursed her lips together.

"Sahari, maybe you should go see Patch," she said. Sahari's eyes widened.

"But there's no way I could be-"

"There's a possibility," Maxime said. Sahari blinked, letting it sink in. Could she be? Was it possible that she was pregnant?

"Maxime, will you go with me? I- I don't want to go alone..." Sahari said, ignoring her independence for once. Maxime's gaze softened and she placed a hand on Sahari's shoulder.

"Of course I will," She said. Sahari shot her friend a thankful glance before getting up and starting her way to the clinic.

"What's taking him so damn long?" Sahari almost yelled out impatiently. Maxime sighed. Patch really was taking a long time- and Sahari was being extremely impatient.

"Relax, he should be here soon," Maxime said. Sahari grunted, looking down at the ground sadly.

"What if I really am pregnant Maxime? I just turned twenty a few weeks ago! I'm not ready to have a family yet!" Sahari said frantically, tapping her fingers on the patient's bed. Maxime looked over at her friend. Was Sahari... scared?

"But you love kids," Maxime said. Sahari nodded.

"I do, but I don't know if I can take care of one right now! How would it work? Sparcticus and I aren't living together, and we live in completely different parts of the island! If we did have a kid, how could we take care of it?"

"Sahari, I think your overreacting a little-"

"I MIGHT HAVE A BABY MAXIME! THERE ARE THINGS I HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT!" Sahari screamed, then looking upset, "I'm sorry for snapping like that,"

"It's alright Sahari. But remember, you possibly can't be pregnant, so don't get yourself worked up so soon."

"But what if I am? What if Sparcticus-"

"He's a good man Sahari. He will help you."

"Promise?"

"... I'll make him if he doesn't," Maxime said. Sahari frowned. That wasn't reassuring at all.

Soon the door creaked open, and Patch made his way in, holding the results in his hand. He looked a bit squeamish, as he stood in the room with the two girls. Sahari looked at him with wide brown eyes, and Maxime sat up a little in her seat.

"... Well?" Sahari said a bit impatiently through the silence. Patch looked up at Sahari, and to tell her the news.

With a sigh, Sparcticus hung up his coat and propped his shovel up against the wall. His scarf still was wrapped around his neck as he walked over to the couch, wanting to relax a little before having to go to town.

That was, until his alert system went off. Sparcticus almost groaned out, but kept quiet as he walked over. He smiled when he saw Sahari's name on it, meaning she was calling. He held it up to his ear to answer.

"Hello Sa-"

"WHAT THE HELL DID YOU DO TO ME?" Sahari's voice screeched through the phone, causing Sparcticus flinch, dropping his alert system.