Stuck
Maxie followed Spinelli into the elevator at Harbor View Towers. She had told Jason that she would take Spinelli straight back to the penthouse after his follow up doctor's appointment. She couldn't believe that it had been a week since she had almost lost him. When was he going to stop putting himself in danger?
There was an awkward silence between them as the elevator started to move. Spinelli glance over at the women he loved from the opposite wall feeling unmanly yet again. She had witnessed Karpov's men almost kill him and it seemed like things had changed between them since she had. He felt like she really looked at him as a wimp now, not that he didn't fight back, he did, but if he had been more like Stone Cold, he could've taken all four of them out and got the girl in the end. Instead, he ended up in the hospital suffering from a collapsed lung, three broken ribs, and some internal bleeding. He still had the girl beside him, but she looked at him with worry, not the look of worry of a woman in love, but the look of worry of a mother over her child. And now, Stone Cold had her babysitting him, he could've gotten home by himself, but she insisted on taking him and Stone Cold agreed.
Maxie was lost in her own thoughts when the elevator came to a sudden stop and the lights dimmed. "Spinelli," she whispered into the small space.
"Great," he said as he walked over to her side of the elevator. He opened the small door to call for help, and then slammed it shut.
Maxie jumped slightly when he slammed the door. "What's wrong?"
"It's out."
"You mean we're stuck?" she asked with panic in her voice.
"It appears so. The Jackal suspects that we had another blackout. Damn this heat wave." Spinelli ran his hand through his hair as he started to pace.
"We have to get out of here, I don't want you suffering from another heatstroke," Maxie said as she tried the phone again. If the phone didn't work, then how can they call for help?
"The Jack is fine, there's no need for Maximista to worry," he snapped at her.
"Listen you don't have to snap at me. You know, come to think of it, you've been acting this way for the past three weeks. What the hell is going on with you?"
"Nothing," he screamed. Spinelli felt guilty when he saw Maxie jump in the dimly lit space. "Maximista, the Jackal ap-"
"No I don't want to hear it. You know I've been by your side through all of this and you have the nerve to treat me like shit." Maxie pulled her cell phone out to call for help, but of course she didn't have a signal. "Damn it, Cingular shouldn't have sold out to AT&T."
"The Jackal never has a signal here." Spinelli realized that apparently she wanted to be as far away from him a possible, so he started thinking of a way to get them out of there. He looked up at the opening leading to the elevator shaft.
Maxie watched as he took off the shirt he was wearing. Her breath hitched slightly when she saw his back muscles move under the skin. Maxie suddenly felt warmer than she had before. "What are you doing?"
"The Jackal is going to climb up into the elevator shaft and see if he can get us out of here," he replied not looking at here.
"No you're not," she said firmly.
"You're not stopping me Maxie."
"Yes I am Damian."
"What did you call me?" he asked as he turned to face her.
"Well if you're going to call me by my given name then I'm going to call you by yours. You're not going up there." Maxie was shocked when he ignored her order, not that she got a thrill out of ordering him around, but he usually would listen to what she said, especially when she was worried.
Spinelli climbed on the railing of the elevator and started to move the cover separating him from the shaft, when he felt her tug on his leg, thus making him fall. This caused the elevator to jerk again and the lights to go out completely. "What the hell is wrong with you Maxie?"
"When are you going to stop trying to prove to Jason that you're a man? I'm tired of you putting yourself in dangerous situations because of this stupid notion."
"I'm not proving myself to Stone Cold. I'm tired of you emasculating me every chance you get," he screamed as he backed her into the corner of the elevator.
"What are you talking about? I've never done that. It's still bothering you about us getting caught in the warehouse; I've apologized for that about a million times. I told you I can't help it that that's the first thing I think of when we get caught somewhere together." Maxie was finding it hard to breathe much less carry on a conversation with him half naked and standing this close to her.
"You're the one who doesn't think the Jackal is man enough, but I guess there's only one way to prove to you I am."
Maxie's back hit the wall hard as Spinelli's lips crashed down on hers. She felt his hand move to her hair and tug slightly causing her to open her mouth in shock, giving him free reign. This wasn't Spinelli and Maxie wanted to fight him, but she couldn't, the passion was too intense.