Drugs, sex and a… baby.
Chapter 32
Max Caulfield x Mark Jefferson
AN: The characters (aside my OC) belong to Don't Nod and Square Enix. "" means talking, '' means texting or describing a feeling or attitude, italics means thinking.
The dinner went by without any major incidents. Most of the conversation was made by Mrs. Caulfield asking Mr. Jefferson if he have a plan for what the future may hold, now that he was about to become a father. And if he'd ever go back to being a photographer instead of teacher. To Max's amazement, he answered all the questions like a champion. Assuring her mother that he would be there for Max and if she wanted to attend a university that's in another state, then he would do what he could. As the evening came around and they were preparing to go their separate ways, Ariana presented Max with her fixed polaroid camera and a whole load of new film for it.
"Thank you Ari." Max said as she gave her a hug. "This must have cost you a fortune." She continued.
"It's nothing to worry about Max." Ariana said. "I told you that it would be my graduation gift to you." She continued as they left the restaurant where they had been celebrating Max's graduation in.
"Thank you again Ari. And thank you mom for coming today, it meant a lot to have you here." Max said as she hugged her cousin before she and her mother got into Arianas car.
"I wanted to be here for my girl." Mrs. Caulfield said through the open window before she pulled it up as Ariana drove away.
As Max was waving bye to her cousin and mother, Mr. Jefferson stood by his car watching Max. He had come to the realization that he did in fact care deeply for her. He doesn't know when he started but he figures that it might have been as early as the beginning of last semester. He has always considered Max to be one of his brightest students, even if she dragged her feet when it came to some assignments.
"Let's head back as well." Mr. Jefferson said from his car making Max turn around and walk towards him. "I'm sure Missy will be very clingy when we get back." He continued as he started his car.
"Aren't we going back to the dorms?" Max asked.
"It's closer to my place, plus it saves me a journey tonight." Mr. Jefferson said as he kept driving. "Besides, we are getting up early tomorrow to go and collect your belongings and then I'm taking you to get signed up with a doctor's office." Mr. Jefferson continued. "Your cousin mentioned that she took you to a clinic outside of Portland, but I would feel better if you had a doctor to go to here in Arcadia Bay." He continued. "Let me know when you have any appointments, and I'll make sure to book those days off." Mr. Jefferson continued as Max was looking at him in amazement.
"I guess it would be good to have the same doctor through this." Max said after some thinking.
The rest of the drive was spent in silence. And it wasn't until Max was sitting down in Mr. Jeffersons living room that she realised how tired she was. She would go to bed, but she currently had a very demanding cat in her lap, which prevented her from getting up. Just like Mr. Jefferson had predicted, his cat acted very clingy once he and Max entered his home. As her yawning got more frequent, Max simply picked Missy up and walked to the room she stayed in previously. Before leaving she said good night to Mr. Jefferson, and he just smiled when his cat didn't protest to being carried.
As the days went on, Max got settled into a routine which mostly involved waking up to Mr. Jeffersons cat jumping onto the bed and then heading to the library for the temporary job she had there. Before she knew it, the summer had passed, and a new school year started. Having decided to not attend college or university this year, Max spend her days working part time at the library while Mr. Jefferson continued his teaching career at Blackwell. Since being drugged twice during last semester, he started to prepare a flask of coffee in the morning before leaving and making sure that he kept a good sight of it during the school day. The last thing he needed was another student putting drugs into it.
As of the new school year, the principal suggested a new rule to the school board. Any student being caught having drugs on them or in their dorm room would be met with immediate expulsion, which almost all board members voted yes to. Those who were against it felt that the rule would make the students try to break it as often as possible. They also questioned him how he would know if any student had drugs on them or in their rooms. and that's when he said that he had arranged with the police to have dogs come and do monthly inspections of the dorms. Obviously, he was met with an outcry from most board members, and it wasn't until he told them the story of a student and a teacher being drugged that they relented. He did mention that for the safety of everyone involved he would not give up their identities.
Ever since she started with her pre-natal vitamins, Max felt an upswing of energy which slowly turned into frustration, and she did her best not to take any of it out on Mr. Jefferson. The next best solution she could think about was texting her cousin or Chloe. Not surprisingly they both told her that she just needed to ask Mr. Jefferson to sleep with her. One evening when Max knew that he was busy grading his students latest assignment she plucked up the courage and went to his study.
'Just have sex with him and be done with it.' Max read a text she received from Ariana, making her groan as she knocked on his door.
"Um, Mark?" Max asked in a shy voice.
"Huh, oh Max, please come in." Mr. Jefferson said as he asked Max to enter his office in his home. "I'm almost done here." He continued as Max entered his office with an uncertain look on her face. "Is everything alright? Is the baby ok?" he asked as he rose to meet Max halfway when he saw her looking anxious about something.
"Y-yes, the baby is fine." Max said stroking her belly. "It's just that," Max started to say but couldn't finish the sentence due to embarrassment.
"Go on Max." Mr. Jefferson said as he knelt in front of her before putting one hand on her belly while taking one of her hands in his other.
"Well, I just wondered if you could, if we could," Max tried again. And when she made eye contact with Mr. Jefferson she let her inner thoughts take over for a moment. "My hormones are making me go crazy, and they are making me horny." Max said before she put a hand over her mouth. Looking at Mr. Jefferson with a chocked expression.
"Shit!" Max thought as she saw his expression to her outburst.
"Max." Mr. Jefferson said in a serious voice. "If we were to do this, if we were to have sex, I will no longer just consider you the mother of my child." He continued. "That being said, you can no longer consider yourself a single woman. If I sleep with you to release some of that hormonal tension I've noticed that you've had recently, I will consider you to officially be my woman." Mr. Jefferson said as he looked Max in the eyes. "Are you prepared for this change in our relationship?" He asked her calmly.
Before she could stop herself, Max bent down and kissed him. Not just a quick peck on the lips, but in an honest and loving way that said, yes, she's prepared to take that step. Secretly she'd been hoping that he would reciprocate the feelings she seemed to have developed for him during the time she's been living with him. And unbeknownst to her, he had developed similar feelings and was just waiting for the right moment to let her know.
"Take me to bed, Mark." Max said as he got back up before lifting her bridal style, leaving his current task unfinished. "The remaining bit of the grading can wait for a bit." Mr. Jefferson thought. After all, he now had a pregnant and hormonal girlfriend to take care of.