DK Screwup

By: FunahoMisaki

(A/N: I own nothing and read last chapter)

"Go ahead and show them the lab and let them play. We'll still be here when you're done with the bracers." Max said pressing a kiss to Reese's forehead when she looked at him almost torn after Rod and Laura mentioned wanting to check out the D-Lab. She did want to finish the work on the Dino Bracers, or at least see how they worked, but she also wanted to stay close to her fiancée and far away from her mom who was already planning the wedding with Mrs. Taylor.

She was ecstatic to marry him finally, even after learning who he actually was, but she did not want to start immediately planning what colors she wanted and everything. There was no rush, not now when everything was peaceful for the moment.

"Besides…" Max smirked as he looked at his fiancée while Rod and Laura were already taking her hands as she smiled down at them.

"You can consider this practice for when we have kids of our own." Max said making Reese's face turn a brilliant shade of red normally only seen on tomatoes before she and the giggling kids were teleported out.

"You and Reese are going to have kids?" Zoe asked looking up at Max wide eyed and honestly not too sure what she was supposed to be feeling at the moment.

On the one hand her sister was happy and she knew Max, and he would never hurt Reese. On the other hand…this was Max…the same boy who thought it a good idea to try and bring out a dinosaur a second time when they had ran from it the first time. That wasn't even the biggest…moment he had either.

"Not right away but maybe someday. It could be soon, or it could be in a few years. Depends on what she wants." Max said with a smile and a small shrug. Honestly he didn't mind the thought of them having kids together.

"You don't have any preference for it?" Rex asked causing Max to blink before he smiled softly.

"Not really. I love the thought of having kids with Reese. Boy or girl doesn't matter to me, because I know that with her as the mother… they'd be beautiful and perfect… just like she is." Max said with a smile the two younger members of the D-Team could only describe as goofy and love-struck.

"How dare you steal my angel from me!?" Zander demanded as he grabbed Max by the front of his casual but still expensive shirt.

"There's something a bit wrong with your logic here Zander." Max said unbothered as he grabbed Zanders arms and pried the slightly taller man's hands from his shirt.

"Oh yeah!" Zander growled and was very happy to come to blows with the other man right then and there.

"Reese isn't your angel. She never was and never will be." Max said looking completely bored and unimpressed with Zander while Rex and Zoe carefully backed up a bit towards Reese who had reappeared with the children without a sound just in time to see Zander grab Max's shirt.

"She is my angel! She is mine and mine alone!" Zander shouted in Max's dance causing the man to look unbothered still while Reese scowled and everyone else frowned a bit.

"Reese belongs to no one. She's her own woman and can choose what she does and who she is with. If you really loved her then you would understand that." Max said shaking his head slightly at Zander's words.

"Don't you dare doubt my feelings for my angel!? I don't know what you've done to make her love you but she is mine!" Zander roared throwing a punch at Max who casually caught the fist and wasn't bothered by the force behind it.

"I'm not. I think you're hero-worshiping her for saving your life in Mexico. I think you're awestruck by her beauty and how she loves dinosaurs just as much if not more than you do. Tell me though. Do you know her favorite color? Her favorite dinosaur? What about her favorite song or drink? Or her favorite movie and show?" Max asked causing Zander to growl at him.

"I can learn it! Angel is perfect and I bet everything she likes is perfect too! Except for you!" Zander snarled causing Max to give him a flat look.

"Her favorite color is green, her favorite dinosaur is the Saichania, her favorite song is Till the Last Shot's Fired which is an American song, her favorite non-alcoholic drink is root beer, her favorite alcohol is a California Sunrise, her favorite movie is actually the Halloween series except for the third one, and her favorite show is a kids cartoon that her little sister loves simply because it lets her spend more time with Zoe and be entertained at the same time. You don't know any of this about her, you don't know anything about her. How can you claim to love someone you don't know?" Max questioned with a raised eyebrow as he listed off those facts as easy as if he were reciting the two's time table.

"It's' true love at first sight!" Zander said with a snarl as he tried to kick Max only for it to be deflected by the young man's own leg.

"And now you sound like a Disney movie or, heavens forbid, that stupid sparkly stalker from Twilight. And what about being from the future hm? You know you can't stay in this time with her, so why are you trying to woo her while knowing that you'd end up having to leave her sooner or later? Do you want to leave her with a broken heart if you succeed? Doesn't sound much like love to me." Max said casually deflecting or catching all of Zander's attacks with little to no effort.

"You can claim to love her all you want but the facts are simple. Things wouldn't have worked out between you two even if she did agree to date you, which she didn't. She has been dating me for the last six years, and I've willingly stayed away these last several months and made sure our relationship went to the final level before she knew who I am. Would you have done the same? Held yourself back from becoming one with the woman you love for several years just so she wouldn't feel that betrayed when she learned the truth of your secret?" Max questioned causing Reese to blush a bit at that being spoken aloud but smiling slightly as she looked down at the ring he gave her.

They weren't one yet, but they would be soon. She would make sure of it.

"Another simple fact. She agreed to marry me. I asked, or tried to and would have if Chomp hadn't insisted on helping me, and she said yes. She is wearing the engagement ring that I gave her. Whenever she is ready we will start trying for a family of our own, kids of our own. That would be my child in her belly, not yours. You know what this means?" Max asked raising an eyebrow at Zander who was even more furious now but running low on stamina while Max was still as fresh as a daisy.

"That means that if anything, she is my woman and not yours. I could cheerfully and truthfully claim that she is mine, but she is her own person. She belongs to no one but herself." Max said staring down Zander who was panting for air, having run low on steam from his continued furious assault.

"Besides she's repeatedly said that she would never fall in love with someone who can't at least keep up with her in a spar. Our sparring matches are currently 43-167-48 with us having 167 draws, her winning 43 times and me winning against her 48 times. Whereas you can't even make me break a sweat or remove my jacket. You stand no chance, so just save yourself the heartbreak and let go of this overblown crush you have on my fiancée." Max said sighing and looking a bit bad for Zander… but not a whole lot while everyone else was serious, even Zander's siblings. Max had made several very good and true points that explained why Zander and Reese would not work out as things were.

"Sorry if I'm being a bit harsh here Zander, but Reese would get upset and feel hurt if she saw us fighting over her like two dogs with a bone. She's not a trophy or a prize to be won." Max said with a heavy sigh as he apologized a bit for being so harsh with the older man.

"Besides there's another good reason why you and her wouldn't work out, two really." Max said realizing something else and causing Zander to look up confused, angry, and defiant.

"Oh yeah… what's that?" Zander asked causing Max to point towards Zoe.

"Reese would never be with someone who can't get along with her sister or who her sister doesn't approve of for one. You've been attacking her ever since she and Rex found the cards and stones with my younger self so you're kind of screwed there while she's been calling me her big brother for the last three years." Max said causing Zander to wince, that was true. If it came down to him or her sister he had no doubt that Reese would pick her baby sister every time without hesitation.

"And second?" Zander asked with a defiant scowl.

Max's words caused Zander's head to whip around to the blond woman in question shocked.

"Reese hasn't stopped me yet or claimed anything I've said was a lie and she's been standing there this whole time. Honestly the fact that you couldn't tell that she was nearby while I donut even have to look to know when she's around is another way to tell how our feelings towards her are different."
Max's next comment went almost unheard by Zander who stared at a stone faced Reese.

"You didn't notice her presence at all whereas I can always tell when she's nearby. I feel complete whenever she's near me after all."