The following morning Alex woke up feeling calm and collected for the first time in months. She stared lazily at the man sleeping next to her. He was snoring faintly, with one arm wrapped around her back and the other one grabbing her ass.

Is he like this with every woman he sleeps with? Alex tried to wriggle away from him, but that just made him pull her closer.

"You're not getting away that easily," Mike said sleepily, with one eye open.

"Do you always wake up looking so smug?" She asked, as she leaned forward to give him a quick kiss. Mike chuckled as he kissed her back, "Only when I'm waking up to the most beautiful woman in the world".

He probably tells that to every woman he wakes up to. Alex laughed at that thought. She tried to get out of bed, but he wouldn't let her.

"Mike, let me go. I have to take a shower," She giggled as he tried to pin her to the bed.

"You can take a shower later. With me." He growled, kissing her neck.

"Mike! Stop it!" She hit him playfully, "I have to go shower, then run some errands". He put his hands up in mock defeat, and she started towards his bathroom. She shut the door and Mike waited until he heard the water running. He fell back on his side and smiled to himself.

How did this happen? He always thought that he'd never have a chance with Alex, especially since she was always with Goren. He respected that, he didn't want to interfere with their working dynamic. Especially since Goren was so damn protective of her. Shit, Goren went crazy when he found out that she was kidnapped. So why did she come to me?

Mike was positive that she would go running to Goren. But it didn't matter to him. She picked me and that's all that matters. Ask anyone and they'll tell you that Mike preferred his women to be busty and brunette. Alex wasn't the kind of woman that he was typically attracted to, yet at the same time, she was everything that he wanted.

Yeah, I've seen her around MCS and been wanting to ask her out for a while now. But that damn Goren kept giving me looks, warning me to stay away from her. And I respected that. I thought he probably had 'feelings' for her, but didn't want to act on them. Hey, I get that and I never betrayed him. Even with what happened last night, I still didn't betray him. She came to me, she wanted me. She picked me over him. And that's all that matters.

The water was still running, he was letting her take her time. She's been through a lot; Goren nearly gave her a panic attack. I knew he would go over the edge; it was just a matter of when.

Mike was staring at the wall, when Alex's cell rang. Four more rings and he was starting to get annoyed. He reached over to her side of the bed and grabbed the cell phone. He flipped it open.

"Hello", He answered crustily. He waited for a response and heard silence.

"Hello? Who the hell is this?" Mike demanded.

'Why are you answering Eames' cell, Logan?" Bobby asked suspiciously.

"Why do you care?" Mike asked calmly, trying to disguise his mounting annoyance.

"What the hell do you mean 'why'? She's my partner." Bobby said.

"Look Goren, I know what you did. You tried to overdose yourself to death, Alex saved you, and you went crazy. You are the most selfish person I know. You told Alex to let you die?! What the fuck? She was worried crazy and you were a bastard about it! I have no respect for assholes like you!" Mike yelled.

"Alex? Alex?! Since when do you call her 'Alex'?!" Bobby asked, his rage becoming more evident.

I'm gonna tell that son of a bitch what happened. He hurt her and now it's time for him to get what's coming around, Mike thought to himself.

"Wouldn't you like to know, Goren? I had sex with her, after she came to my apartment. She's not leaning on your shoulder anymore, she's leaning on mine. Tell me, how does it feel to have the one person you love, walk away from you?" Mike sneered.

Bobby couldn't believe it; he never thought she'd go to Logan for support. Why him? Why Logan? Was I wrong about her all this time? It was my fault she ran to him, I pushed her away. Now, she's gone.

"Answer my question Goren! How does it feel?!" Mike asked again.

To Be Continued… (No 'previews' this time, you're gonna have to wait for the next chapter to find out what happens.)