walking
going forward, one step after another.

outfits of the chapter
San Francisco
Max Relax

When they arrived in San Francisco Max just stared. Even more than she had done in Portland. This town was beautiful in a way she couldn’t describe. Alex and Jack looked at her, both amused, by her amazed expressions and gasping. She stared at people, she stared at houses and she laughed at funny things. It was like the last few days with fear was gone and she was a complete new human.
"So Max, we have one day off here in San Francisco tomorrow. Wanan go and see the town together?" Alex asked.
"Dude, I’m coming as well" Jack said.
"And who said we wouldn’t join you?" Rian asked.
"Why don’t we all go and have some fun?" Max said and looked at them. She had a pair of sweatpants in black, a white pullover and her hair up in a messy bun. It was so you barely, just my a few millimeter could see the scar, but you didn’t care about that because a big punk ribbon draw the attention away from the neck. A ribbon on her little bun. She had no makeup on as well and looked all natural. A little bit tired but still natural and beautiful, in Alex and Jack’s eyes.
"So what do you want to do?" Rian asked and looked at Max.
"What I want? It’s your tour… What do you want to do?" she asked.
"Max, we’ve been here before. So again… What do you want to do?" Alex asked.
"Okay there are two things I want to do" she said and smiled, and sat down on the couch. They looked at her and she blushed a little, causing Jack to chuckle.
"It’s embarrassing?" he asked.
"There is two things… I want to go to the aquarium, that’s not really something special for San Francisco but yeah… And I want to rent a bike and go around town and just see things" she said and shrugged.
"Rent a bike?" Zack asked and looked a bit surprised.
"Yeah, I wanna rent a bike and and go around town and have fun, see what we see and…" she began and Alex stopped her.
"Tandem or just regular bikes?" he asked. She looked at him.
"That wouldn’t matter, but I guess tandems would be more fun" she said and laughed.
"MATT, YOU’RE COMING ON A BIKE TRIP TOMORROW" Jack yelled.
"I am what?" he asked and popped his head out from the toilet.
"Tomorrow we’re going to rent tandem bikes, and we’re an uneven number. So you are coming" he said.
"It’s okay, we can just rent regular bikes" Max said.
"No, I’m coming" he said and shrugged.

All the guys waited for Max to get ready. The show the day before had been a success and now they finally had time to spend with each other and do fun things. Only Max missed because she was getting dressed, because well… She overslept a little. But they all looked up when she walked out from the bus and to their surprise had a skirt on.
"What? It’s hot outside" she said.
"You look good" Alex said and smiled. She had a black skirt on, her black vans and a pink laced tee. You could see her black bra under, a simple one but still made it look elegant and good. Her hair was out and fell over her back, hiding the scar from anyone that would take a look. Only Alex and Jack knew about its existence.
"You look lovely" Jack said and held out an arm for her.
"Well aren’t you a gentleman" she said and crooked her arm under his.
"And I am supposed to be the fiancé" Alex said and rolled his eyes, but this time he let Jack be.
"Let’s go and look at the fishies" Rian said with a grin, and Max laughed.
"FISHIES" she and Jack called out in union.

She leaned against the glass to see much better and was amazed by the amount of beautiful fish. Colors everywhere and all kinds of sizes. It was beautiful and she was mesmerized by them.
"You like them?" Alex asked and came up next to her.
"I’ve never been to an aquarium like this before" she said and smiled.
"Never?" he asked.
"No, I always wanted to but never got the chance" she said and smiled.
"Which one is your favorite then?" he asked, and looked out over all the fish. She smiled and looked at him.
"My favorite?" she asked and he nodded. She laughed and took his hand, and walked him over to a much smaller tank and he looked confused. There was nothing there.
"There is nothing here" he said.
"Wait" she said and smiled, and he leaned forward to see if he could see anything. And then it came. He stared at it and could understand why she like it.
"This is the purple striped jellyfish" she said and looked at him.
"It’s pretty" he said and nodded.
"One day I am going to have a dress inspired by this little fella" she said and giggled a little, and he looked at her.
"A dress that looks like a jellyfish?" he asked.
"Don’t laugh, I have my vision of it" she said and frowned a little. He chuckled and shook his head.
"Come on, we got to find the others" he said.

She jumped up on the tandem and looked back at Alex who sat behind her.
"You know I can see your underwear, right?" he asked with a small smile. She looked at him and then she lifted her shirt, causing the others and people around them to stare.
"What you are looking at are a pair of tight leggings shorts, that women use under their skirts to hide their underwear. So no Alex, you didn’t see them" she said and winked. He just stared at her, chuckled and shook his head again.
"If you say so" he said and looked at the others.
"Let’s go" Rian said and he and Zack shot away on their tandem.
They all laughed and had fun at all the things that happened. Jack and Matt got into a small fight about who was giving their most and not. Rian and Zack looked around and almost ran over an old lady, but they apologized and helped her get her stuff together. Only Max and Alex didn’t fight and went on the bike straight forward, and didn’t run anyone over. they did a great job.
"Hey Max" Alex called when they let go and let the bike roll down a hill.
"What?" she called and wondered what he was going to say.
"You might not believe me, but I’m really happy I got to meet you again" he yelled and she couldn’t help but to smile.
"Me too" she called back, and he smiled as well.