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A Max/Alec fic.
Chapter Ten
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Disclaimer: Still don't own Dark Angel ... sigh.
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A/N: Alright, well I'm using my mum's laptop for now, because I'm still missing my computer mouse, and the power bar, they are hidden away somewhere, torturing me.
But I did manange to get my Supernatural fix this morning, on both Youtube, and my mum's laptop plays DVD's, unlike mine 'cause it's a Mac, or something like that.
Anyways, here's the next chapter, finally ... even though it's only been a few days since I updated, it feels like a lifetime, with all the stuff we had to haul, and only getting a few hours sleep each night ... it kinda sucks being a pack-rat.
Oy ... enough moving chatter.
So, in the last chapter, we saw them getting ready to take out Manticore, Max made her choice between Logan and Alec (even though Logan is going to be a douche, and not take no for an answer right away ... hehe, I love writing him annoying), and Max and Alec finally got some action. Woohoo!
Alright-roo, on with the rest of the story! Thanks for all the comments so far guys! You make me smile!!
To all you newcomers ... it makes me kinda sad when I get 400 hits on one chapter, and only 8 reviews ... pout, whine, wail, cry ... boo hoo, oh woe is me, and all that!
Blah ... as always, please read and review, I live for feedback!!
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Max slept peacefully through another night, wrapped in Alec's arms, and woke slowly for once.
Usually once she was up, she was up, since she only ever slept a couple hours at a time anyway. Although, she didn't usually have sex with a transgenic, which can be slightly exhausting. But more of that later ...
Right now, Max was too busy enjoying the steady beat of his heart against her ear, the feel of his powerful muscles beneath her, and the soothing way he was rubbing her back.
"Good morning, Maxie," Alec said quietly.
"Mmhmm," she mumbled, trying to cling to the last bit of unconsciousness.
Alec smirked at that. "You're just adorable when you sleep. Especially the way you snore."
"I don't snore!" Max said indignantly, pushing herself up onto her elbows. "You're imagining things."
"There she is," he said, swooping in to capture her lips.
She pouted for a few moments at his trick, but then gave into the kiss, but breaking it off sooner than he would have liked.
Getting out of bed, she flipped the blanket over his head and moved into the bathroom for a quick shower.
She didn't need Original Cindy to tell her how much she smelled like sex.
Last night had been ... well, 'wow' would cover parts of it, but that was an understatement.
She now understood why animals mated for life ... once you found one that was absolutely perfect for you ... you ain't letting that go.
She washed and dried herself quickly, and came out of the bathroom in a towel to find Original Cindy giving Alec the third-degree.
"And if you hurt her, Original Cindy's gonna put the beat-down on your ass, I don't care if you be transgenic or not, fool, understand?"
Alec nodded meakly, eyes darting to Max for help.
Not even a genetically-empowered super-human could take out Original Cindy when she had her mind set.
"Alright girl, I think he gets the message," Max said, shooing her friend out of her room so she could get changed.
"Well, she's ..."
"Scary?" Max finished.
Alec nodded.
"Don't worry, she means well," she said as she got dressed.
"Oh, yeah, I'm sure she'll be very kind as she's removing my testicles with a spoon," Alec said.
"She actually said that?"
Alec nodded.
"Well, you'll just have to be a good boy, then," Max said, finished dressing herself, and moving over to sit on Alec's lap.
He smiled, wrapping his hands around her waist, loving the smell of her hair as she leaned her head down on his shoulder.
"Do we have time to ..." Alec began, but was cut off by a voice coming from outside the room.
"Logan, what are you doing here?" OC asked loudly, obviously trying to give them time to straighten up.
Max sighed heavily, but stood and opened the door, Alec following closely behind her, wanting Logan to see them coming out of the room together.
"Hey, Max, I wanted to ... oh, hi Alec," Logan said.
"What do you want, Logan?" Max wondered, feeling Alec's arms come around her stomach, and she didn't care to remove them.
Alec watched Logan clench his jaw, but the man was at least smart enough not to have a hissy-fit, or some macho show-down over Max.
"Krit heard from his contact, and we're about ready to go, we just need to pick up the ammo, so, um, are you guys ready?"
Max nodded. "As ready as we're ever going to be. Where do you want to meet?"
Logan handed her a piece of paper. "That's the address to a warehouse I have rented out, to hold our supplies. Krit and Syl are going to meet us there, and I'm on my way there now."
Max nodded again. "Okay, we'll be about ten minutes behind you."
Logan looked at Alec once more before nodding. "Yeah. I'll see you there."
He turned around, and was almost out the door when stopped and said, "Just try to remember what we talked about before, Max?"
And then he was gone.
Max rolled her eyes, and leaned back against Alec's shoulder.
"That boy still thinks you and he are hookin' up?" OC wondered.
Max nodded. "Looks like."
Alec kissed the top of her head. "You know, if it is something you need to think about, you don't need to rush into anything here. I mean, if you think you need ti-"
He was cut off by Max's lips pressed against his.
"Trust me," Max said, breaking away. "My mind is perfectly clear on the subject."
Alec smiled. "Good, 'cause I was bluffing."
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Alec, Max and Original Cindy rode their messenger bikes to the warehouse, not wanting to draw attention to themselves with three people riding on one motorcycle, so they were a little later than Max had anticipated, but the only one who seemed to mind was Logan.
Max expected him to be angry with her, and with Alec for "stealing her away", but what she didn't expect was this ... child.
He was walking back and forth with his hands in his pockets, not looking at Max while Krit traded some pretty expensive diamonds he'd snagged for their weapons, and Syl and Max went over the floor-plans for Manticore.
Max and Alec, having been there most recently, knew their way around the place, but Syl and Krit were going to need help to know where to lay their charges.
A couple of times, Max needed to clarify a few details with Logan, and she tried very hard to be polite to him, but he would just answer with short, half-hearted answers, looking away from her as often as he could.
If he's going to be such a child about it, I'm not even going to bother trying to keep our friendship.
So the rest of the morning, Max stuck close by Alec and Original Cindy, and focused on the task at hand: Destroy Manticore once and for all.
The very thought made her warm and tingly all over.
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Okay, end of chapter ten.
I hope you're all liking it so far, if so, don't be shy about leaving me some feedback, and even if you don't like it, feel free to tell me what it is you don't like.
Thanks for all the "good luck with moving" comments, guys, it wasn't all that bad, only took us a few days to get everything over here, it's just the setting everything up that's being annoying.
I must have lost about 20 pounds this week ... so woohoo for that!
Anyways, I'll try to update again as soon as I can!