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Chapter Two: Going Home.

Cindy and Kendra arrived at the hospital and went straight to Max�s room. Marie was sitting in there and Max was asleep.

�You must be Cindy and Kendra?� The woman asked. She smiled at the two girls.

�Nice to meet you Marie.� Kendra replied. The woman looked kind, like a mother, no wonder Max had grown to trust her. �How is she?�

�Tired. The doctor is worried about her, her pressure is low and she is underweight. He took some blood tests and something about it was unusual.�

�They already tested her blood?� Cindy asked.

�Yeah, they ran some tests this morning.�

�Marie thank you for staying with her. I am sure that you are tired, why don�t you go home and rest. We�ll call you if there are any changes.� Kendra said. She really didn�t want Marie here when Max woke up.

�Okay. But you will call?�

�Of course. And Marie thanks again for being there for our girl.� Marie picked up her coat and kissed Max�s forehead, smiled at the girls and left.

�So now what?� Cindy asked.

�We have got to get that blood.�

�How?�

�I�m going to go try and distract the nurse. You start to get her ready.�

�Is this the best way?�

�It�s the only way.� Kendra turned and left.

Cindy looked at her friend she looked so pale and fragile. Her stomach looked like it was enveloping her. She saw Max�s eyes flutter.

�Hey boo.� Cindy whispered as she brushed some hair out of her eyes.

�Hey.� Max smiled at her friend. She had missed her so much.

�How you feeling?�

�Like hell.�

�That�s good. Kendra is here and we are going to get you out of here.�

�I am so scared.�

�Don�t be. Everything will be okay. Promise.�

�When I saw the blood, I thought that I had lost the baby.� Max began to cry.

�But you didn�t and we�re not going to let anything happen to you two. Promise.�

�Cindy, I can�t lose this baby.� Cindy had never heard her friend sound more frightened. Max started to cry a little at the notion of what could happen.

�Shh, I know. As soon as Kendra gets back, we are going to make a run for it. So you need to rest up, okay?� Cindy smiled at her friend, she had never seen her so weak before.

�Okay.� Max whispered quietly. She was so childlike at this moment and so scared that something was going to happen.

Thirty minutes later Kendra walked in with a smile on her face. �GOt it.� It had been easier than they had thought. Cindy grabbed Max�s clothes and woke her up.

�Boo, we need to get you dressed.� Max quietly responded and started putting on her clothes in a half dream like stance. She hadn�t even noticed that Kendra was there until she had started to get out of bed and Kendra stood at her other side to help her.

�Hey.� She looked at Kendra and smiled.

�Hey, yourself.� Kendra smiled back, trying not to reveal the worry that she felt for her friend. �We should take her chart.�

Cindy grabbed the chart, pulled out the papers and stuck them in her pocket. Getting out of the hospital was fairly easy. They finally got Max into the back seat of the car and were on their way home.

Kendra picked up the phone and called Logan.

�Hey.�

�Hey.� He replied, he sounded like he had been sleeping.

�Did we wake you?�

�No, just taking a catnap. Where are you?�

�On our way home.� Kendra looked in the back was sleeping.

�How is she?�

�Not good. Do you know of any doctors that you can trust?� Kendra knew that Max was going to need to see a doctor, but they needed to be careful about who it was.

�A couple, why? She that bad?� Logan was quiet as he talked. He had no idea what he was feeling. No, he did know. He was concerned and it annoyed him. Max had left him and he should be angry at her, but instead he was worried. Deep in his heart he knew that Max�s leaving was for a good reason. But it didn�t stopped the pain that it caused. He could have helped her then. They could have left together, but she was too selfish for that. And now here he was helping her again, concerned about her.

�I think she is going to need some help, yeah.�

�I�ll give him a call. Where are you taking her?�

�To your place, is that cool?� Kendra wasn�t quite sure why it wouldn�t be, but she thought that she should ask just in case.

There was silence on the line. �Yeah that�s fine.�

�Okay, we will be there in a couple of hours.�

�See you then.� Logan hung up.

Cindy looked over at Kendra and then back at Max. �What do you think?�

�I think he is going to kill us and then kill her.�

Cindy laughed, she knew that any normal man would probably do just that. But Logan would probably take his anger out with kindness and do something practical with his emotions, like cook. �Do you think that he will have dinner ready when we come?�

Kendra laughed at the thought. Cindy and Logan had grown so close in the past couple of months. She knew that Cindy was probably right about him not killing them. He would be too worried about Max and too worried about the baby. �Probably.�

�So let�s here about how the girl is doing. What does the chart say?�

�It says that the bleeding was due to a partial separation of the placenta. Which then caused the cramping. They gave her some medicine to stop the cramping, but they wanted to keep an eye on her due to the abrupt ion of the placenta. The blood records indicate that only about 15% separated. Which isn�t that bad. They also were concerned with her low blood pressure and weight. The baby appeared normal, heart rate and weight were fine. The doctor wrote that it appeared as if any nutrition that Max had been taking in went straight to the baby. According to her, she ate all the time but just wasn�t gaining any weight. She also noted how tired she was becoming. The doctor assumed that this was due to both the low pressure and low weight. He has labeled her as a high risk pregnancy and was concerned about the lack of medical records indicating her progress. They did an ultrasound and everything appeared normal.� Kendra laughed. �Do you want to know the sex?�

�It says it.�

�Yep.�

�Shoot.�

�Max is going to have a baby girl.� Cindy smiled. �How much longer do you think?�

�About 2 hours, if all goes well with these sector passes.�

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�Sweetie, you need to wake up. We�re here.� Kendra said as she crawled into the back seat to help Max get out.

�I need to pee.� Max responded.

�Okay, when we get you inside okay.�

�Where are we?�

�Seattle.�

�Oh.� Max opened her eyes and sat up. She had forgotten how gray the city looked. It took her a minute to wake up. Her back and head were killing her. She looked around for a moment and then it struck her. �Wait, this is Logan�s car.�

�Yeah, so.� Cindy said as she opened up the door.

�Why are we in his car?�

�How else were we going to get you?�

�But wait, does he know?� Max looked from Kendra to Cindy and the two girls looked at each other.

�We can talk later. But right now I thought you had to use the bathroom.� Kendra replied trying to tempt Max out of the car.

�Oh yeah.� Max forgot for a moment about the argument and remembered the weight that was pressing down on her bladder. She scooted out of the car and Cindy put her arm around her to help her walk. They started into the building. As soon as the elevator doors shut, it dawned on her. �Wait this is Logan�s building.�

�Hon, we are going to help ...� Kendra tried to reassure her.

�No, we can�t be here. He can�t know. Kendra, it�s not safe. I can�t be here.� Max started crying hysterically. The doors opened and Max backed into the corner. She was so tired. This wasn�t happening, she can�t be here. This wasn�t how it was supposed to go, not now.

�Shh, honey you need to calm down. Everything is going to be fine.� Kendra tried to get Max to get up. But she refused. Cindy pushed the open doors button and ran to Logan�s door and knocked and then ran back to keep the door�s open.

Logan rushed to the door. He knew that it was probably them or the doctor. When he opened the door nobody was there. But he saw Kendra holding the elevator doors open. He could hear Max crying and Kendra trying to soothe her.

�I can�t. It�s not safe. You don�t understand.� Max cried. Kendra was trying to soothe her but nothing was working. Max was so tired and was so scared.

Kendra turned as Logan appeared in between the two doors. His eyes were full of concern and then shock.

�She looks so small.� he thought when he first saw her. Why was she so scared of him, then he noticed her stomach. He stood there what felt like an eternity. �She�s pregnant.� He felt Cindy�s hand on his shoulder. He looked at her for a moment, confused. He then turned back to Max and walked towards her. Kendra moved out of the way. He kneeled down next to her and brushed some hair out of her face. Max looked up with him. He brought arms underneath her and started to pick her up. Max brought her arms around his neck and burrowed her face in his chest.

She was so tired. She couldn�t fight anymore, she didn�t have enough energy. Suddenly, as he picked her up, she felt a wave of safety and comfort. She could feel him carry her into his bedroom and lay her on his bed. Max immediately turned over and hugged one of his pillows and feel asleep.

Logan watched her for a moment. He covered her with his blanket and then walked out of the room. He walked past Cindy and Kendra.
�The doctor will be here soon. There is food in the kitchen.� He walked into his office and closed the door. Cindy and Kendra just watched.

�Good thing he is not a violent man.� Kendra noted. This was not going to be fun.

Chapter 3