~The Wrong Blonde ~
Wrong Place, Wrong Time (1/5)
I disclaim
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May 18, 2003
Maxie looked through the window of Kelly's and almost squealed with delight. He was sitting at the counter, talking to AJ. Quartermaines wife. Even from the back he looked like a god, the strong shoulders, the way he hair curled at the nape of his neck, and just thinking his tight butt brought gave hot flashes. She caught her reflection in the window, and began fixing her hair.
Today was the day, she had finally managed to ditch her father and she was going to make Lucky Spencer finally notice her. In all honesty she didn't know how he hadn't noticed her yet, she had been pretty prominent fixture in town since her mother and Mac's wedding. Sure getting drunk and making out in public with some guy, whom she still couldn't really remember, wasn't really how she wanted the man of her dreams to notice but she was surely running out of patience.
She opened the door, and walked in, looking around for her competition, the last thing she wanted was to see Elizabeth Webber. Happy that twit wasn't around, she strutted over to him, and leaned into his ear. " Hey Spencer."
Sly's eye shot open as the smell of jasmine filled his senses, the feminine purr made his heart flutter. Regrettably she called him Spencer, which meant that she thought he was Lucky. " Actually it's Eckert." He turned and meets the woman's eyes, and blinked. 'Damn he cousin, had great taste.'
Tall and blonde, with a body that should be illegal, and ruby red lips, that made him thinks of ripe cherries. " Hi I'm Sly Eckert Lucky's cousin."
" I know who you are, we used to play together." Except that the Sly Eckert she used to play didn't have mesmerizing green eyes. " It's me, little Maxie Jones."
Sly blinked again, Maxie Jones was a little kid, and this was definitely a woman." Wow, Maxie, you've grown."
" Yeah, well ten years will do that to you." She looked around the diner scanning faces, wherever Lucky's cousin was, Lucky was sure to be close by.
" Lucky's not here." Maxie eyes show sadness, and a little bit of anger." He had t go out of town, unexpectedly."
" Oh, and what are you doing here, last I heard you in some boarding school in Utah." 'Obviously lifting weights if your shoulders are anything to go by.'
" I was, but now I'm on break from Stanford." He motioned for the stool beside him. " Please sit, I haven't seen you in ages, how are things?"
Maxie took the seat, and searched his eyes, lately people all over town had been asking her that question, and usually they only wanted an inside scoop on the dysfunction of her family, but Sly seemed sincere, and more importantly willing to listen. " You mean you haven't heard?"
" Heard what?"
" Heard that my Johnny come lately father, showed up to stop my Mom and Stepfather's wedding." " He wants to get to know us." " What a joke." She turned away from his piercing eyes, and began twirling a string of hair around her finger. " Like he really cares."
" You don't think he cares?"
" What has he done to contradict that belief, besides fathering me, then returning years later to knock up my mom again, but never actually staying long enough to see a birthday." Maxie felt the tears, build up in her eyes, and tried to quickly dashed them away." I gotta go."
Sly saw her turn away, and already prepared for her to run, quickly thrown down some money, and headed out after her. " MAXIE."
He caught up to her on the docks, and grabbed her shoulder stopping her from running further. " Stop."
" I don't want to talk." She shook him, off, and stared out at the water.
" Yes, you do or when I asked how you are, you would have said fine." Sly followed her down the dock, and looked at her." You want to talk, because you're angry, and you should be he hasn't there when you needed him, and it's obvious that his appearance has caused you distress."
" What are you a shrink?"
" Actually not yet, but two more years and yeah, I am." " But don't think of me as a shrink or almost shrink, think of me as a guy that lived just like you lived." " My father was rarely around, and when he was it didn't matter because I was sure, he was just there killing time til something more entertaining came around." " But then he died, and I just keep thinking, why didn't I trust it, why didn't I trust him." " The truth of the matter is that you have every right to be angry, but you can't let the anger control your life." He titled her face toward him, and let out a breath when he saw a small smile.
Maxie felt her breath catch, as she meets his eyes. She couldn't remember the last time someone had comforted, and actually felt better. Everything about he seemed comforting, from his shy smile, to his green eyes that spoke of concern. " Thanks." She her a distant rumble, and looked up just in time to see the sky open up. " Oh great."
" Come on." Sly took her hand, and started leading her away from the dock, and back toward Kelley's." We can dry off in extra room at Kelley's and talk."
" What makes you think I want to talk more?" She asked, as he led back toward the diner, not even trying to stop him.
" I just do." Sly hesitated, outside the front door, he didn't want people to see him, and Maxie headed toward the rooms upstairs they'd get the wrong idea, and he didn't want anyone thinking badly of her. " Come this way." He turned around and headed toward the back door, leading her up the back stairs to the first door they came to." Here we go."
" Come into my web, said the spider to the fly." Maxie muttered as she walked into the room, and looked around disdainfully, he had definitely made himself at home, he clothes were thrown across the room, an empty pizza box was sitting on the only chair in the room." Let the maid go did, we?"
" Sorry, Lucky and I got together to reminisce, it was pretty cool." He brushed past her, and began picking up his clothes only to throw them in the open suitcase discarded on the floor. " Might as well pack, now for the flight tomorrow."
" You know I always thought shrinks were neat people, but you proved me wrong." She picked up the pizza box, and dropped it on the floor before taking the seat. " Now where we, doctor?"
" Funny." He sat down on the bed, and gave her a questioning glance." You need a towel or something. "
" No, I'm trying to figure out, why I'm here."
" Maxie, there's nothing wrong with wanting to talk."
She rolled her eyes; he was starting to sound like Dr. Collins, and there was no one the planet that she dislikes more then him, with his understanding nod, and thoughtful stare." I'm not here to talk." She jumped from the seat, and moved to look out the window. She wasn't here to talk, she didn't need to, she had her emotional outburst and she was done, so why did he keep harping on it." Maybe I'm here to seduce you."
Sly gave humorless laugh, and stood moving behind her." Maxie, please…"
" No, I'm serious." She turned and looked at him, his hair was wet, from the rain, and slicked back making him looking a little dangerous. Maxie took a step closer, and laid her hand on his chest. " Why can't I have come up here to seduce you, Sly?"
Suddenly the room felt smaller then before, Sly stepped back, and looked around for some kind of help. He wasn't a virgin, but he wasn't used to women coming onto to him, even thought he knew that she was only doing this to distract him it was still unnerving. He tried to remember what he learned in Intro to Counseling, and had a sudden picture of his Professor, telling him to challenge the patient." Okay then, seduce me." She didn't even flinch; she just stepped forward and leaned up to kiss him.
Once she was in her arms, he forgot completely about what he was doing. She was warm, soft, inviting, and it seemed that she had truly come up to seduce him, and he was dammed if it wasn't working. He groaned when, she pulled back." What…" He words were cut off; when she pushed him back on the bed following him so that she lands on top of him claiming his lips once more.
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Several Hours later
Maxie watched Sly sleeping peacefully, and closed her eyes, fighting back the tears She done it again, she gotten worked up about her father, and acted out, except this time she had taken a nice guy down with her. She moved from the bed cautiously, trying not to wake him, as she hurried around the room, grabbing her clothes. She threw them on, and stopped by the door to watch him. Sly was a good person; he was gorgeous, sweet, and nice. The kind of guy a girl would call a prince; she could easily fall for him if only she wasn't already in love with his cousin, if only he wasn't the wrong blonde .