It was late, after hours at the diner and you wondered why Max had invited you to see her after her shift.

Most of the lights were turned off and the tables cleared but Max sat in the booth in the corner, her usually sarcastic and bubbly demeanour was gone, replaced with a far more nervous look.

She offered you a smile that didn’t quite reach her eyes as she gestured for you to join her and as you slid into the other side of the booth, she took a deep breath.

“Screw it, I’m just going to say it. . . I’m pregnant.”

Her voice had a flicker of worry in it as she looked across at you. The two of you had been seeing one another for a few months but it wasn’t anything serious, definitely not enough for talk of kids.