TOO MANY GLITCHES FOR MY SANITY. ENJOY THE CORRECT VERSION. KBAI.

As much as Maxine and Michael tried to keep the whole ballet recital under wraps in the lab, the news sorta spread like wildfire when Maxine accidentally told Natalia. Natalia told Calleigh, who told Eric, who told Ryan who did his best to keep his mouth shut and then told Dave. And somehow the news got to Paula and Tom.

"Why did you tell?" Travers asked when he spotted Maxine in the locker room. Maxine blushed a bit as she hid her eyes from Travers.

"It slipped out. I'm used to telling nearly everything that floats into my mind." Maxine laughed, blushing. Mike grinned knowing that he made Maxine blush when it was her that was making him land in the hot seat. "Sorry." Maxine said.

"Nah, don't be sorry, it would've slipped out anyways." Travers said. "But would you tell your pranking mate to stop nagging me minutely about our little 'date'?" Mike asked.

"Pranking mate-?" It was heard as Maxine brain went into overdrive. "Oh! Sure, would you like that on your start up screen or in your coffee?" Maxine grinned. "The apology." Maxine said.

"Unless you want a mouse in your locker." Travers said. Someone giggled from behind a corner and both of the lab techs exchanged glances. Carefully rounding a corner, Maxine crept up onto Natalia and Maxine.

"Creepers much?" Maxine asked as she sprung onto the two.

"Just checking up on our favorite new favorite couple." Natalia said. Maxine glared at her as Calleigh whisked her away to stalk someone else.

A few minutes Mike and Maxine were in the lab's parking garage, walking to their respective cars.

"Bloody. Fucking. HELL!" Mike roared when he reached his car. Maxine stared at him, a bit worried for her friend's sanity.

"Everything okay over there, Mike?" Maxine asked.

"It would be, if my blasted car wasn't spray painted and had all of it's bloody tires slashed!" Mike kicked one of the slashed tires.

"I could give you a lift, I guess." Maxine offered peeking at Mike's trashed car.

"This wasn't another prank was it?" Travers snarled.

"No. Noooo, we're not that evil. If we were, would I offering you a ride?" Maxine asked, and Mike cracked a smile.

"Yeah, to make a human pancake out of me. Thanks for the offer, I'm actually going to cave on that one. Just let me gets some things out of it first." Mike said.

"Take your time." Maxine said.

"I really don't know what I would've done without that lift, Maxine. Thank you." Mike said, smiling. "Maybe you'd like to come in for some coffee?" Mike as Maxine pulled up in front of Mike's house. Maxine came to a stop and Mike got out, Maxine following him.

"Sure." Maxine said, as her car chirped. "Who baby sits Zoe after school?" Maxine asked as they entered the house. Maxine looked around the house, surprised by how neat her colleague's home was. Before Maxine was even able to blink, a red haired woman descended the stairs.

"Uh- hello." She said nervously. Mike had disappeared into thin air and an awkward silence filled the air as the two woman started staring at each other.

"Oh! Sorry, Maxine, meet Laura, my neighbor." Mike said, when he returned to the living room, realizing that he left an awkward situation brewing on its own.

"And my babysitter!" A small, yet hyper voice sounded from the top of the stairs. "Hi auntie Maxine!" Zoe exclaimed. Maxine laughed, as Michael dashed up the stairs and forced Zoe to go back in her room.

"So, are you guys friends?" Laura asked Maxine.

"Coworkers. Someone trashed his car so I gave him a lift." Maxine explained.

"Uh huh." Laura nodded, staring at the clock. "I guess I'll be going now, I bet Hank's already home." Laura said. "See you later, Mike!" Laura exclaimed when Mike came the stairs and quickly disappeared behind the door.

"…Okay then. I guess coffee now?" Travers asked Maxine. Maxine shrugged following Mike to the kitchen. "Sorry about Laura, I kinda forgot that she was still here." Mike said.

"Forget about it." Maxine said, sitting down at the dining table. "She's your friend, and I would've run into her anyways."

"Well, she's more like a human angel than just a friend." Mike said.

"You're a really great dad, actually. At least in my opinion." Maxine said. Mike stiffened up a bit.

"I always try to make her happy, even though she hated the first few years." Mike said, pouring Maxine her coffee. "Especially after I adopted her." Mike said, setting a mug of coffee for him and Maxine. Maxine stared at Travers, trying to understand what he said.

"But I thought that she was your biological daughter." Maxine said, taking a sip of the coffee, still staring at her friend.

"She is. I caught her out of the foster system back in England when she was about 3." Michael sighed. "She had abandonment problems for a while, and then we moved." Mike said, hiding his face in his hands. The coffee suddenly expanded and solidified in Maxine throat when she realized that her friend was bordering an emotion breakdown.

"I -uh, I gotta get going, or my cats will kill me in my sleep." Maxine said, setting the mug down.

"How many cats do you have?" Mike asked, still trying to avoid Maxine's eyes as he walked her to the door.

"Two very, very annoying cats." Maxine said, walking outside. "Call me if you still need a ride tomorrow." Maxine said. "Goodnight!" Maxine waved at Mike as she walked towards her car.

"Goodnight! Don't break the sound barrier!"

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Crappy chapter ending, my brain was not cooperating.

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