stomach flu
Abdominal cramps and pain
Nausea, vomiting or both
Occasional muscle aches or headache
Low-grade fever

Outfit of the chapter
Stomach Flu?

Charlie finally faced prison for stalking, breaking in, using false identities and for almost raping Max. He got a few years and Max felt relaxed. No more Charlie popping out of nowhere. No more Charlie being creepy. No more Charlie. And that… That was one hell of a relief for her.

The bruises was finally gone from her face and Alex would be home any day now. She was in a good mood and…. everything was destroyed when she got to the studio. People was puking like never before and Max just stared before her. The photographer was standing over one of the trashcans, the models was lining up by the small kitchen and threw up in the sink.
"What is going on?" Max asked.
"Stomach flu, so you better leave before it get to you as well" someone called and Max slowly backed out from the studio.

She got home and saw that Alex was home, so she hurried inside.
"ALEX" she called and threw herself at him and wrapped her arms around his waist. He looked over his shoulder and smiled.
"I was wondering where you had gone" he teased and poked her arms.
"I was at the studio but they sent me home" she said.
"They did?" he asked, a bit surprised.
"How was tour?" she asked and looked at him. Alex laughed and lifted her up and placed her on the couch and sat down next to her.
"The fans was just as crazy, as usual and it was really fun, like usual" he teased and smiled. He started to tell her more and more about all the things they had done.

Alex had prepared some food for them both when the nausea hit her. She stopped eating and stared at her food, and bit her lip.
"You okay?" Alex asked and looked at her.
"I’m feeling a bit nauseous" Max said and put down her fork.
"Nauseous? did Bella call?" Alex asked and frowned. Max giggled and shook her head.
"The reason I was sent home was because a lot of people was having the stomach flu today at the studio" she said and swallowed. Then she ran for the bathroom and hurled over. Alex came after and held back her hair. When she finished he gave her a toothbrush and looked at her. She brushed her teeth and took a deep breath.
"So how are you feeling?" he asked.
"Honestly I feel all better, like I never was nauseous at all" she said and was a bit surprised. Alex look at her and then he shrugged.
"So tell me, when’s the next tour?" she asked. Alex sighed and bit his lip. He looked a little bit guilty and looked at her with sad eyes.
"Next week we’re going on a two months tour here in the states, then one month in Canada, then two months in Europe, two months in Asia and then one last one month tour here in the States again" he said.
"Eight months?!" Max gasped.
"Yeah" he sighed.
"Eight months?!" she said again, very surprised.
"Then we get about three months of free time before we go on a longer tour again" he said.
"Wow" she said.
"I promise I will call every day" he said and smiled a little.
"And I can always come visit" she sighed and shook her head. He smiled and kissed her cheek.
"That too" he said.

Alex had been on tour for almost a month now and Max was placed in a corner. She had no idea what to do as she sat by the kitchen table and stared into air. She wanted time to go by much faster but the timer would never go off, and when it finally did she let out a shriek. Max jolted up from the chair and hurried over to the bathroom where three tests carefully was placed on the sink.
"Please just let it be me, please just let it be that my period is late" she whispered and picked up the first one. It showed a pink plus and she frowned. The second one was showing two lines and she let out a small cry and bit her lip. She took a deep breath and picked up the last one, and it showed a smiley. Max was pregnant. All the tests showed positive.
"Fuck" she whispered and sat down on the toilet.

From: Max
Alex, we seriously need to talk.