�You on your brake?� Isabel asked.
�No, actually my shift is over. I was hoping to talk to Tess, but I guess I can�t.� Max said.
�Well you can go see her at home. Just be careful what you say, she might bite your head off.� Isabel warned. Max gave a little worried look.
�I think I�ll go now. See you guys.� Max bid farewell to his friends and left.
~~ Diane�s POV ~~

There she comes, walking through the door. I go over to her and ask where she was. She tells me she was at KFC having some lunch. I tell her that it�s no time be eating greasy food when you�re sick. She yells at me to mind my own business and then stomps up the stairs crying. She�s been like this for almost two weeks now and I can�t figure it out. Each time I tell her to go to the doctor, she tells me no and that she�ll be fine. I think differently. Something is definitely wrong and I intend on finding out. I walk up the stairs after Tess and follow her into her room.
�Mom, please don�t come in. I�m not in the mood for having another lecture. I�m not going to the doctor. You know I hate the doctor.� Tess tells me.
�I know, but we�ve got to figure out what�s wrong with you. You can�t keep living like this.� I say.
�I�m fine mom!� She almost yells.
�Tess, you do not talk to me that way. I am your mother and you are to treat me with respect.� I say firmly. I�m sick and tired of her giving me lip.
�I�m sorry. I didn�t mean to yell. It�s just that one minute I�m happy and the next I want to cry. I don�t know what�s wrong with me.� Tess started crying again. I walk over to her and sit down. She leans her head on my shoulder, sniffing.
�You know Tess, this won�t stay around forever. Soon this�ll pass and you�ll be all better again. But what I�d really like is for you to see the doctor.� I say calmly, hoping she won�t protest this time.
�Fine. But give me one week�please. If I�m not better by next week then I�ll go. I promise.� She says. I agree and she smiles happily. Then Max comes walking into the room.
�Oh. Hello Max.� I welcome him.
�Hi Mrs. Evans. May I speak with Tess please?� He asks politely. I say yes and the leave the room.
~~ narrator POV ~~

�Hey.� Max said.
�Hey.� Tess said back. Max sat down next to Tess on her bed. �How you feeling?�
�Okay right now. It�s weird, you know? I�m always sick in the mornings, but by the evenings I�m fine.� Tess said.
�Tess� do you think that maybe�you�� Max stopped as if dreading what he was going to say.
�Go on, you can tell me.� Tess urged him to go on.
�You think maybe you could be pregnant?� He said quickly.
�What?! Ha ha, I don�t think so Max.� Tess laughed.
�Think about it Tess. You�ve had morning sickness, you�re moody, you�re gaining weight.� Max pointed out.
�Hey! I don�t need you telling me that I�m chubby.� Tess snapped.
�I�m sorry, but it�s true. I know it�s freaky to think about, but it�s possible. Just think about it.� Max said. Tess leaned back on the bedpost, knowing how true Max was. Her eyes started to tear as she started thinking of the possibility.
�But�I�m only 16. I�m too young to be a mother.� Tess whimpered. Max took Tess in his arms and held her close.
�Hey, it�s going to be okay. We don�t even know for sure yet. Tell you what, I�ll go down to the store and buy a pregnancy test for you. Kay?� Max suggested.
�Okay.� Tess accepted. Max got up and rushed out the house towards the pharmacy. He bought the test and brought it back to Tess as quick as his feet could carry him. He walked in to her room and locked the door behind him.
�Here it is. I bought three of them so we could be sure.� Max said handing them over to her. Tess went to the bathroom. She did all three tests and then brought them into her room where Max waited. They waited for a few minutes with out looking at them.
�Max, what do we do if they�re positive?� Tess asked, scared half to death of the possibility she could be a mom.
�I�m not sure. Let�s first see if it IS positive, okay?� Max said and Tess nodded. After a few minutes, they turned their eyes to the tests. All three had dark red positive signs on them. Tess gasped in horror and her knees gave way. Max rushed to her side.
�Tess, are you alright.� Max asked.
�Yea�no, I�m not. I�m not all right. I�m pregnant. I can�t believe I�m pregnant.� Tess gasped in between breaths.

�I have to tell my mom.� Tess told Max. �Max you have to help me. I won�t be able to tell her by myself.�
�Wait a minute Tess. I think you should think about this a second before you go tell anyone.� Max said.
�What are you talking about? I�m pregnant, that�s all that�s to it.�
�But it�s not just a pregnancy. It�s a human-alien pregnancy, which means it�s going to be different.�
�How? Do you know?�
�Well�Nasedo told me that alien pregnancies take about a month, maybe a little more.�
�Only a month? That�s not enough time! That mean�s I only have two weeks left. Oh, I�m not ready for this.� Tess started whimpering.
�Hold on a minute. I didn�t finish. Alien pregnancies take about a month, but human pregnancies take nine months. This baby is both which means it will take longer. Nasedo said that if we would have a child on earth, then the pregnancy would probably take about 10 months or maybe a little more.� Max informed her.
�10! That�s too long. What else did he say? I need to know as much as possible.� Tess asked.
�The first month is when the baby is developing its alien side. Then after that, the next nine months are when it is developing its human side. So we�ll probably see your stomach glow for a couple of weeks, because the baby is completely alien. After a couple of weeks, the glowing will subside as it becomes more human.�
�So what are we going to tell my parents?�
�I don�t think we should tell them just yet. I think they�ll freak out if they find out you still have 10 months to go. They�ll suspect something.�
�Well, what else are we supposed to do? They�re going to notice that I�m getting bigger.�
�You can wear sweaters for the first while. We have to think. Which day is it that marks a month and a half?�
�Um, I think the 29th of next month. Why?�
�That�s when we have to go out so when your parents find out, they�ll remember that we were at my place alone that night. There won�t be any questions then. We just have to make sure they notice that we�re gone that night. Then a week after we can tell them the news.�
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