You dont have to read Twisted Truth to understand this one, even though there is some hints about the main cast in this story, that is in Twisted Truth.
To understand the sequel to Twisted Truth (Twisted Desire (unknown Truth) ) fully this one might be good to read. It starts around the time Twisted Truth starts. This one is just 3 chapters long as the rest of Maxine's story will continue in Twisted Desire.
Chapter 1
Maxine sighed as she hung up the phone, she had done it, she had dropped out of school, he had told her she'd feel better, but she didn't. She felt like a prisoner, she was a prisoner, in her own home. The home that been left to her when her adoptive parents died. A soft tug to her leg made her look down and smile, reaching her hands down to lift up her little daughter, three years old Mackenzie. Maxine was 21 years old, she had no job, no friends, she only had her daughter and her husband, the man who beat the hell out of her.
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She remembered the day her adoptive parents had picked her up from the house, she was doubting them, like she doubted everyone else, she was 13 years old, and had been bounced from foster home to foster home from the day she had been released from the hospital, 3 years old, named Maxine. She remembered the hope she had felt the first 5 times she had been picked up. The hope turned into distrust since she for different reasons had been sent back. So when Robert and Alina had come to pick her up, she didn't unpack the little things she had. Alina had asked her why and Maxine had looked up at the woman and asked when they were going to send her back, crystal tears forming in her eyes. Alina had wrapped her arms around Maxine and whispered "Never." As 2 months passed Maxine had began to unpack her stuff, 4 months later she began to trust the couple. They then asked if she was ok with them adopting her, ofcourse she was.
Two days before her 16 year old day the adoption went through and they went on apartment hunting.
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"Maxine" A voice startled her, making her snap out of her thoughts. He was home, she threw an eye at the clock. 2 PM, he was early. He walked into the kitchen, taking the child from her arms and placed her on the floor before slapping Maxine across her face.
"I'm sorry" she whimpered, she didn't know what she was sorry for, she just knew that the words usually calmed him down, this time it did that too. He wrapped his arms around her, saying sorry like he mostly did when he had hit her.
"I'm sorry babe" He said "You take Mackenzie to the livingroom, you go take it easy, I'll do the dinner." That was something new…
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She sat down in the couch, Mackenzie in her arms. She brushed a hand over her cheek, she knew it'd leave a nasty bruise.
"What is this?" He asked threateningly, waving an envelop in front of her.
"I dropped out of school" She didn't miss the grin on his face, no matter how hard she wanted to miss it she just couldn't. "Andrew" She said, looking down.
"Yes babe?" He asked as he sat down, wrapping his arms around her, touching her in a way that made her sick, she had to fight hard to not flinch as he touched her.
"Can I… Can I call Alicia?" She tensed, waiting the slap.
"What for?" He asked, suspiciously.
"Just so she know's everything's ok. I… I miss her." She said, almost afraid to hear his answer and see his reaction.
"Ok, invite her for dinner if you like." He said and kissed her before he left her and Mackenzie in the room.
Maxine looked at the phone for a short while, not first understanding that he let her contact someone, anyone…
"Alicia" The voice on the other side of the line answered.
"Hi Alicia" Maxine breathed out. "It's me… Maxine"
"Hi Maxie, how's it going? I heard that you dropped out of school, I haven't heard from you since before then." Alicia's voice nearly made Maxine cry.
"I'm ok, its just, time… I don't got enough time for school, if I go to school I don't have time for Mackenzie" Maxine said, her eyes resting on her daughter.
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Andrew stood in the door, hearing Maxine talk calmed him down. She'd never sell him out… she wouldn't make his difficult, she was to easy to stear.
He went back to the dinner and just as he put the plates on the table a knock on the door let him know that Alicia was there, he wasn't sure she'd bring her husband and child, so he put plates enough for the husband and 5 year old too.
"Hi Alicia, Luukas, Anthony, come in" Andrew said as he let them in, getting slightly angry that Maxine didn't let them in, two seconds later the anger faded, she had covered the bruise with makeup…
"Thanks" Luukas and Alicia said politely. Anthony looked up and said a 'Thanks' too. He then laid his eyes on Mackenzie and walked over to her, taking her hand.
"Hi Ali, Luukas" Maxine said and she came into the room, smiling, but like it had been since before Mackenzie was 2 months, the smile didn't reach her eyes.
After the dinner Luukas and Andrew was talking work, Alicia joined Maxine in the kitchen, watching as Maxine finished washing up.
"So how is it?" Alicia asked. Maxine bit her teeth together and turned around with a fake smile.
"Oh everything's good. Just been so hectic, Mackenzie's getting bigger and bigger, I fear I'll miss all the new things." She said as she watched Mackenzie and Anthony playing in the corner of the kitchen. "How's the search going?" She added.
"I donno Maxie. Its as if I'm not meant to find him" Alicia sighed and dried a tear.
"Did you bring the laptop?" Maxine asked. Alicia nodded. "Babe, Luukas" Maxine said, forcing herself to not flinch as Andrew looked up at her. "Me, Alicia, Anthony and Mackenzie's going into Mackenzie's room."
"Ok, I'll get you when we've finished talking" Andrew said.
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In Mackenzie's room Alicia got her laptop up, Maxine sat down in front of it, Alicia sat down beside her and together they found some information that shocked Alicia, the information let her know that her biological father worked at NCIS, his dna was in a box on its way to Alicia.
Just as they had packed away the computer and sat on the floor with the children Andrew and Luukas entered the room.
They said their goodbyes and Maxine put Mackenzie to bed and went into hers and Andrew's room, she dreaded the nights, she didn't know what mood he'd be in. Some nights he'd let her be, some nights he'd have her sleep on the floor, other nights he'd have sex with her even if she said no.
