Alec rolled from his side onto his back and groaned out in pain. God, why the hell did his back hurt like this? And that's when the memories from the night before flashed across his mind.

Alec felt Max shutter against him, as she screamed out his name, clawing at his back. Alec continued to thrust into her, his eyes rolling into the back of his head. Sex was never like this for him, never this fulfilling. Normally he fucked looking for his own release but, tonight was different, tonight it was Maxie's turn, and for god's sake he couldn't come up with a reason why he even cared.

He stood to his feet looking around for Max, but she was nowhere to be seen.

"Great!" He growled as he ran his fingers threw his hair. Alec looked out the window to only find a empty parking lot. "And you took the car. Just fucking great Max! "No I wont blame you Alec" "I've never hated you!" and the second you wake you do what you do best.... RUN!" Alec hissed to himself as he walked to grab his clothes. He went to put them on until he saw something of interest out the window. He walked closer. "Haven't done laps in a long time" He said to himself as he looked at one of the ponds that once held Salmon.

Now, all it was was running water from Mt. Rainer. Cold as hell, but hey, at least it was clean. Alec discarded his clothes and took a step outside. Thank goodness this hatchery was miles away from anything otherwise someone would be looking at Alec and all his glory. He jumped into the water. It was a good 6-7 feet. He decided to do a few laps, then get dressed and maybe, I don't know, find a way home. So he started at one end, then swam a good 50 yards to the other then repeated the motion.

He was halfway into his workout when he heard a car pull up. He lifted his head out of the water to see Max pulling up in the car Alec had stolen. He let a smile pass across his features as Max stepped out of the car holding bags of food.

"Hope you didn't mind, but I went to get some grub, I was starved and with the shark DNA and all, didn't sleep long." Max smiled at Alec as she sat down on a bench. She glanced over at Alec then blushed.

"You naked?" She asked, avoiding eye contact, but unable to keep her eyes from glancing over his perfectly chiseled body. Alec smiled one of his rare but real smiles.

"What? Always slipping out after your heat encounters, never saw it before Maxie?" Alec teased. Max just looked away to grabbed a hamburger.

"Hey let me get one!" Alec asked while propping himself out of the pool. He stood up and walked over to sit down next to Max. Max glanced over and started laughing.

"What, whats so funny?" Alec asked, tensing at Max's laughter. After a few moments Max was able to stop laughing enough to respond to Alec's question.

"Little cold there?" Max asked with a smile. Alec glanced down then looked back at Max.

"Have you felt that water yet?" Alec asked. Max just shook her head as she took a big bite from the hamburger. Alec moved closer and stood next to Max. After a minuet or two she put down her food and looked at him.

"What?!" She asked. Alec shook his head and reached in the bag looking for his share of the food. Pulling out a hamburger and a large fry Alec sat across from Max at the table.

"So what Max? What do we do from here?" Alec asked looking at his hamburger like pry before devouring it. Max couldn't help but smile at him.

"Well I guess stay here from a few more days, then head home. Mole has TC under control, and I bet he is loving every minuet being temporary leader." Max smiled at Alec. Alec paused as if in deep thought. Then he looked at Max.

"Max, your heat cycle is done, you scratched, or wait I scratched your itch and now your safe to go back around other transgenics." Alec informed Max.

"True, but you have to realize that as a leader and a SIC, our relationship has to be okay..... And if we go back right now, I know it wouldn't be. We have to know where we stand with each other." Max said to Alec. Alec took the last bite of his food and stood up. He gave Max a smile that had food hanging out of his stuffed mouth and ran and jumped into the pool again. When he surfaced he looked at Max.

"You know if we're stuck here we might as well have fun." Alec smiled at Max diving back into the water to continue his laps.

Max watched Alec with a smile as he swam back and forth then back again. His perfect strokes to provide the fastest pace with little effort apparent. After a few minuets Max got bored and started stripping off her clothes to join him.

Alec didn't even notice Max until on his last lap he bumped into her.

"Are you naked" Alec smiled at her. Max just rolled her eyes.

"So we need to know where we stand then huh?" Alec asked slightly mocking Max. Max just nodded her head. "Where do I stand with you then Maxie?" Alec asked, the mocking no where to be seen. Max took a moment then looked up at Alec with a smile.

"You are a ignorant, immature ass..." Alec tried to interrupt but Max silenced him by raising her hand. "Its still my turn dumb ass! Your selfish, mean sometimes. You joke to much, talk to much and that smirk, OH MY GOD I hate it. It litterly makes me want to vomit... But despite all that, I get mad when your not around. I don't know, I guess I'm not Max unless I have Alec."

"So what am I then Maxie, what am I to you?" Alec asked moving slightly closer to her.

"You are something I want Alec. And not like for one night, but something I want for a long time, for just myself." Alec paused and ran his fingers threw his hair.

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Oh spiduhr85, I know I've been slacking, but its not like I forgot all about this story. I'll try to be better.

Amanda, lol thanks for the review. I think I'll have steamy update soonish, I just wanted to write the naked outside part LOL. Hey, at least we are learning whats going on

HeidiOhhhh- thanks so much for the review. Its so nice to know someone out there is reading it LOL. As for my profile picture, MAYBE. LOL I think its photocropts, but I know the head is him. Its still hot as hell, I got another one that's even hotter. LOL

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