AN: Okay, first off, let me tell you, it was really hard to come up with a ten-word title. Really hard.
And second: I messed up and put Chapters 8 and 9 in the wrong order so I went back and fixed them. Whoopsies! They're in the right order now.
Third AN: Thank you all so much for sticking with me this far. I really appreciate it. I mean, it was pretty fun thinking these up, but the reviews made it all so much more enjoyable. And in case you didn't realize I was going for a ten-chapter thing, this is the end, folks! Thanks!
A Numbers Game
10. What You Thought Happened Wasn't What Really Did, Was It?
-1-
"But…"
-2-
"No buts."
-3-
"Max, come on…
-4-
Just let me talk."
-5-
"I gave you a chance."
-6-
"You think I screwed up, Max?"
-7-
"'Screwed up?!' This is bigger than that."
-8-
"It wasn't like that. Not like you think."
-9-
"Then what, Alec? You tell me what it was."
-10-
"This."
Box opens. Ring sparkles.
"Oh."
"Yeah."
"Yes."
"Duh."
Smack!
AN: And that, to me, is Max/Alec in a nutshell. I mean, hot Transgenic sex, etc is fun and all, but the Max-teasing and Alec-smackage is what makes them so fun as a pairing. To me, at least. *shrugs* Thanks for reading, everyone!