Ellie had fought back tears but when she saw the vast parking lot she thought she might be in heaven.

"I need food." She told him.

"I know that, " Evan squinted with a bit of sweat. Her legs were so tired as they walked across the parking lot with the sun shining down. "I'm hungry too."

Before they even went in they stopped for a bucket of KFC fried chicken. Extra crispy. Ellie couldn't help but stuff a whole biscuit in her mouth. It was amazingly tasty. Everything was. The Pepsi was fresh. The chicken was perfect. She ate down to the bone.

"OK, I get it you're famished," Evan said with a watchful eye.

"I might be eating for two, you know." Ellie let it slip.

"I know." He nodded.

"When?" This was getting strange now.

"You had to have the pregnancy test like yesterday, remember. You were horrible. Now, I know why."

"I was." She was really hoping it wasn't true. She just needed a chance to get back to Kale. Maybe an accident, or even an overdose. How was she going to get out of this? Still she needed her strength? But could fast food give you strength without weighing you down for the most part.

"I'm sorry," he said. "I've been a real ass about everything, and if I'd only known what you saw and all. I would have never put you through any of this."

"What I saw?"

"Just forget it."

"I think I already have." Ellie nodded.

"Can you think of anything you might need?"

"Yeah, underwear and a lot of it."