Drugs, sex and a… baby.
Chapter 9
Max Caulfield x Mark Jefferson
AN: The characters (aside my OC) belong to Don't Nod and Square Enix. "" means talking, '' means texting, italics means thinking
As Max started to wake up, she noticed that she was back in her bed in her dorm room. As soon as she started to wake up, she felt sore in places she did not know she could be sore in. Not thinking much about it she decided to try to go back to sleep. Turning around she came face to face with a very naked chest. Before she could react, an arm pulled her closer and when she looked up to see who it was, Max gave out a surprised shout before moving back and falling off the bed, bringing the duvet with her. That's when Max noticed that she too was very much naked. Unfortunately for Max, her shout caused the person in her bed to wake up as well.
"Oh shit!" Max thought as she saw Mr. Jefferson half laying in her bed looking down at her with the same expression Max was giving him.
The awkward tension between them was thick enough to almost be possible to be cut by a knife. Not being able to stop herself, Max let her eyes roam over the naked chest of Mr. Jefferson and noticed that he was quite well endowed. Noticing Max looking, Mr. Jefferson grabbed a pillow and put it in front of him, covering his private parts as he sat up properly.
"S-sorry." Max mumbled as she realised what she'd been doing and put her hands up over her eyes as to shield her embarrassment from him. This however left her own chest exposed and when Mr. Jefferson noticed he too quickly looked elsewhere.
"Did we- " Mr. Jefferson started to say but didn't finish the sentence.
"I- I think we did." Max said mortified from her position on the floor.
Both could feel the tension rising with every moment that passed. It was with the sudden ringing of her phone that the tension disappeared. The sudden sound of the phone made both Max and Mr. Jefferson jump where they were sitting.
"Are you going to answer that?" Mr. Jefferson asked as he looked at Max staring at her phone.
It felt like she was moving in slow motion as she reached for her phone. When she looked at it, she saw that the caller was her cousin Ariana.
"H-hello." Max answered.
"Hey, Max. Are you awake? I'm not disturbing you or anything?" Ariana said to Max.
"N-no. Your call couldn't be more appreciated right now Ari." Max said using her nickname for her cousin. Mr. Jefferson looked at Max with confusion. When Max saw it, she mouthed that it's her cousin.
"Is everything alright with you?" Ariana asked with concern evident in her voice making Max refocus on the phone call.
"Not really. I-" Max said as she looked at Mr. Jefferson. "We could really use your help." Max said as she pulled the duvet around her while getting back up and sitting down next to Mr. Jefferson on the bed. As she sat down Max grimaced from being sore, especially between her legs.
"We?" Ariana asked.
"It's complicated." Max said. "But could you come over? And bring something to collect test samples with you?" Max asked.
"Max, did something bad happened to you?" Ariana asked now feeling worried.
"I- I don't know. Could you come?" Max asked again.
"I'll be there as soon as I can Max. In the meantime, could you make sure to prepare me a sample of your urine? I'll need to bring it back with me." Ariana said. "And Max?" she continued.
"Yes Ari?" Max asked.
"Will you need the pill?" Ariana asked with a serious voice.
"I don't know, maybe, I think so yes." Max said feeling embarrassed.
"Alright, just sit tight and I'll be there as soon as I can. But it'll take a least two and a half hours for me to reach you." Ariana said. "Could you also get a sample from whoever you are with as well." She continued.
"I'll let him know." Max said before saying goodbye and hanging up on the phone. Looking over at Mr. Jefferson Max let out a deep sigh. "I'll close my eyes while you get dressed Mr. Jefferson." Max said as she pulled the duvet tighter around her and closing her eyes, putting one hand over them as well.
Once Mr. Jefferson was dressed he let Max know by gently tapping her on her shoulder and gave her the same courtesy as she had given him. After getting dressed Max once again sat down, carefully due to her soreness, next to Mr. Jefferson.
"That was my cousin Ariana." Max said. "She's a police office in Portland and she asked me to give her a urine sample. And she also wants one from you Mr. Jefferson." Max said feeling her cheeks getting warm from embarrassment. "Who asks their teacher if he can leave a urine sample." Max thought not daring to look at Mr. Jefferson.
Seeing that Max was avoiding him Mr. Jefferson put his hand on her shoulder.
"Max. Are you alright? Look at me." Mr. Jefferson said making Max turn to face him. "We will get through this. I'll go down to the nurse's office and see if there are any small containers we can use." he said as he got up.
"Wait!" Max said before getting up as well.
When she rose, she once more grimaced from the soreness.
"Are you sure that you are alright Max?" Mr. Jefferson asked with concern.
"Yes, I'll be alright." Max said before she walked up to the door. "Let me check if the corridor is clear. We can't have you come out of my room suddenly." she continued. "Wait here while I check." Max said as she opened her door gently. After looking left and right she motioned for Mr. Jefferson to follow her before she quickly turned around to grab her bag. Max decided to lead him downstairs using the back stairs to avoid running into someone at the main entrance.
"That was close." Max said as they both left the dorm area. "Hopefully no one saw us leave." She continued as she started to walk towards the school. Not seeing that Mr. Jefferson was looking at her with obvious concern since she was walking with a small limp.
Once in the nurse's office, Mr. Jefferson started to look for something that could be used. Once he found what he was looking for, he gave one of the small containers to Max before walking away. Not wasting any time, Max went to the closest ladies' toilet. Once she got back to the office, she saw that Mr. Jefferson was putting a label on his sample. Walking up next to him, Max put her own sample on the counter and reached for one of the stickers to write her name on it.
"I prepared one for you already." Mr. Jefferson said as he handed Max a ready sticker with her name on it. "Did your cousin say how long she would be?" he asked as Max put her sticker onto her own sample.
"At least two and a half hours, but that was a little while ago, so maybe just over two hours." Max said still feeling a slight tension between her and Mr. Jefferson.
Noticing that Max was still a little apprehensive about him he slowly turned to her.
"You don't have to be scared of me Max." Mr. Jefferson said as he leaned against the counter. "None of us is at fault for what happened, alright." He continued. "But if it'll make you feel better, I'll head over to my office while you go back to the dorm." He said as he started to move.
"It's not like that Mr. Jefferson." Max started. "I'm just worried what others will say once it gets out that we slept together." She continued. "I don't want to be expelled, and I don't want you to lose your job either." Max said with a heavy sigh.
"That'll only happen if it were to get out." Mr. Jefferson said.
"But, others will eventually…" Max started but got interrupted.
"Only if you or I say anything about it." Mr. Jefferson said calmly. "I understand that you are worried about your future due to what happened, and to be honest, so am I. I don't want to be the one who stopped you from doing things in life." He continued as he pinched the top of his nose. "Obviously some will have to know what happened but hopefully we can convince them to not spread the word out." He said before picking up his sample as he left for his office.
When he stopped to open his office door, he realised that Max had followed him. When he looked at her, he noticed that her limp had mostly disappeared. But he could still see that something was making her feel uncomfortable.
"I figured that it would be easier for Ari if we were at the same place." Max said as she used her nickname for her cousin. "I'll text her and let her know where we are hiding." Max continued as she got her phone out. "Plus, I don't feel like meeting anyone today." She said as she entered through the door that Mr. Jefferson held open for her.