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On with the story, shall we?

In Between Two

Max had just finished her shower and was drying herself off with a towel, she didn't bother with her hair and just combed it and that was that. While she had been in the shower, she had had a slight dilemma with which soap she was going to use, seeing as Alec had taken a shower before her, he had deliberately left his soap behind. But in the end, she used her own, thinking she already smelt enough Alec as it was. Not that he smells bad or anything, but a girl needs her own scent too.

Wrapping the towel around herself, she stepped out of the bathroom and was greeted by a cup of coffee, it was Gem holding it and Max nodded her thanks and sat down on her makeshift bed and enjoyed the rich aroma.

"Oh wow, is this real coffee?!"

"Yes, you can thank Alec for that."

"I'm not surprised."

"So spill already, did you do it?"

"No, but we were close.."

"Ah crap, this means I lost the bet, I was so sure you were gonna get it on! You owe me rent for that, Max, seriously!"

"You used the rent on the betting game?"

"Uhm, yeah I sort of did.. Sorry about that. But you still owe me, okay?"

"No worries, I got your back."

"Thanks. Listen, I gotta go and pick up Jessie up, I put Dalton on baby-sitting duty and he just called and said she did something, I couldn't exactly hear what with her.. You know, screaming in the background, but you'll survive without me?"

"Yes, mommy, I will survive with out you, go get your baby and kick Dalton for me?"

"Deal and done.. Soon anyway, bye."

"Bye."

And finally, she was alone. Not that being alone with Alec had been bad, it just had been weird hearing the silence mixed with his calm breathing, she wasn't really used to it. But now? The only sound she could hear were her own breathing and it felt good. It felt right, but not as right as it used to be, because a part of her missed his presence. Which she wouldn't admit out loud, not yet.

Taking a sip of her steaming coffee, she couldn't help but smile, thinking that Alec had gone out to get them real coffee and she knew that was hard. He sure is useful when he wants to be.

A knock on the door pulled her away from her thoughts.

"Just a minute!"

She got out of the towel and threw on a pair of sweat pants and an over sized t-shirt, not thinking about appearance much and went for the door to open it.

"Logan, hey."

"Hey back."

"Uhm, come in, sorry about the outfit."

"It's okay, do I smell coffee?"

"Yeah, except I don't know where Gem hid it, sorry. Come on, sit down, what's up?"

Logan sat down on the worn down couch, looking uncomfortable and out of place. Not feeling like sharing close space with him, Max sat down on her makeshift bed, which forced Logan to turn around completely, this of course wasn't comfortable for him when wearing the exo-skeleton.

"I've been.. Looking for you and.. uhm Alec too."

"Well he's not here right now."

"But isn't that his clothes... You're wearing?"

Oh come on, I used my own soap and end up taking his used clothes anyway? Smart move, girl! Max looked down on herself and couldn't help but think how it must've looked from Logan's point of view; newly showered and wearing Alec's clothes? Not what Logan wanted to see. She visually shrugged.

"Guess I just grabbed something nearby and threw it on, you know?"

"Uhm, sure, but how did Alec's clothes end up here?"

"He always showers here, you know that."

"His shower has been working for quite some time now, Max."

"Really?"

"Really, Max. Don't you see? He's trying to get into your good grace."

"My what?"

"Where were you anyway? I couldn't find you for days."

Never one to bother with technology, Max was actually static when she heard a shrill ring tone.

"Aren't you going to answer that?"

"It's not mine."

"Oh, Alec must've forgotten his then."

She started the process of looking for the annoying object, her own phone had been destroyed completely on a mission a few months ago and since then, she hadn't bothered getting a new one. New cell phones were hard to get by and you usually had to steal it.

But what Logan didn't know, was that Max already knew where it was. Thanks to her perfect hearing, she could easily picture it in her mind; it was in her drawer, the one with her underwear. He's such a perve, there's no way I'm answering that phone while Logan is here!

"Uhm, Max?"

"Yeah, what's up?"

"I think it's coming from the drawers..? Inside?"

Dammit, Logan, why'd you have to be so perceptive?

"Oh, wonder how the phone ended over there..?"

Trying to prolong finding the damn thing seemed impossible, because apparently whoever was calling, really wanted to get a hold of Alec. Probably some bimbo! Thinking it was about time to pretend to find it, she pulled it up, making a silly face as she did it.

"Here it is, found it at last."

"Maybe you should answer it?"

"Hell no, I'm not Alec's secretary."

"Check the caller, if it's someone you recognize, then what's the problem?"

"True."

Max flipped the phone open and read "Lizzie-Boy" on the screen. Smirking at the nickname, she answered.

"Finally, Maxie, what took you so long?"

"Alec?"

"Duh, who else would be able to borrow Mole's antique phone?"

"What do you want?"

"Aaw, not gonna say anything sweet?"

"Like what? Why did you put your phone.. you know?"

"By your underwear? That was pure accident, I swear!"

"Yeah, right."

"Listen, have you seen Logan?"

Max frowned and turned around to look at Logan, feeling a bit paranoid, she looked closely without trying to give away her analysis.

"Is that a trick question?"

"Not really, I just.. You remember the betting game that Asha told us about?"

"Mhm..?"

"Logan put a bet in, actually two."

"Really?"

She stayed where she stood, leaning back on the drawer and playing with her hair, it had started to curl a bit after drying so slowly and she wondered if Alec liked her hair like that. Ugh, enough about Alec, we're talking about Logan, focus girl!

"The first bet was that you were gonna kill me, actually within the first five minutes and the second kind of makes it obvious.. Since you'd already killed me, he figured that we wouldn't have sex. Trust me, Maxie, he knew where we were and he also lost BIG on the bet."

"Is that so?"

"He's there, isn't he?"

"You got that right."

Logan looked at her and mouthed the words "is something wrong?" and she shock her head.

"Alright, I'm coming over."

"You don't need to do that."

"Yeah, I do, I need my phone back."

"Then why'd you leave it here?"

"To have a reason to get out of doing my duties that I missed while locked up."

"Real mature."

"I was kidding, I've done all the work I missed, the question is; have you?"

And the truth was, Max had actually done all her work she'd missed after being locked in the closet, but hearing Alec saying that he too had done it, made her work seem less important.

"Well, yeah, I did it this morning."

"Aaw, Maxie, I did it last night. Does this mean I'm a better worker than you?"

"Dream on, you know girls kicks ass!"

"There's that ass-talk again, seriously Maxie, you have a dirty mind."

"What ever, I guess I'll be seeing you soon?"

"So... You want me there when Logan is there, he's probably making puppy eyes right now, isn't he?"

Biting down on her fingers to hide the laughter, she tried her best to look innocent when Logan's puppy eyes disappeared and were replaced with a look of confusion.

"Maybe, maybe not, I don't kiss and tell."

"Please don't tell me you guys are.. Uhm.."

"What?"

"Getting back together?"

"I... Uhmm"

"Never mind that I asked, I'll be right over and once I've got what I wanted, I'll leave."

Then she heard the dialing tone. To be entirely honest, Max hadn't thought about getting back together with Logan, she just didn't wanna say it yet. Of course she understood that Alec had taken her problem with answering his question as a "Yes, me and Logan are getting back together!" Stupid boy!

"So, who was it?"

"It was Alec, he's coming over and getting his phone."

"Oh, I see."

"Do you mind telling me why you put two bets in on us? If you were looking for us, you could've found us easily."

"I didn't know where you were kept, but I should've figured it out when Asha mentioned the haunted closet."

"What ever."

"Max, please don't be mad at me, I just did it to blend in more."

"What? What the hell is that supposed to mean?"

"You know as well as I do, that I'm not really accepted here. But for some unknown reason, Sketchy, Original Cindy and Asha are and they're.. Ordinaries."

"You're accepted here."

"No, and we all know the reason for that."

A headache started its way up her spine, she figured it had started its trek from her toes, giving the fact how much they were curled underneath her feet, it wasn't a pleasant feeling when standing up, but she was trying her best not to explode. This conversation was old and she was tired of it. The reason of the conversation just chose that moment to walk in and without a word, grabbed his phone out of her hands.

"Alec, wait."

"I gotta run, nice to see you Loggie-bear."

"Wait here, Logan.. No wait, don't wait here, just go, okay? I'm tired."

She ran after Alec and doing that barefoot wasn't nice, her feet already hurt from before and the floor out in the hall were a bit too sticky for her taste.

"Alec, what the hell is wrong with you?"

He kept on walking away from her.

"Will you stop and talk to me?"

"Why should I?"

"God, mature much? Answer a question, with a question?"

"You just did it yourself, you know?"

"Can we have this conversation elsewhere?"

"Fine, my apartment good enough? I'm sure Logan actually won't leave Gem's place."

He had finally stopped and turned around. A ghost of a smile on his face.

"Aaw, Maxie, wearing my clothes now, what did he think about that?"

"What do you think? He hates you, but I don't care, it was either this or just a towel."

"Oh... Good choice then."

"Yeah, I figured as much. Will you wait here for me or do we met up at your place?"

"I'll wait."

"Okay.. Oh and Logan told me your shower works, has been for a while now, wanna explain that one for me?"

"Hmm.. Not really."

She stared him in the eye, trying to decipher what he was hiding. But he kept his posture, so Max was left with nothing to do, but to return to Gem's apartment and once inside, she noticed that Alec had indeed been right. Logan was still sitting on the couch.

"Logan, I thought I told you to leave?"

"I figured you were trying to keep appearances up for Alec?"

"No, I wasn't, will you leave? I'm not gonna stay here, I'm just gonna grab some shoes and then I'm off to Alec's place."

As she spoke, she pulled on a pair of old battered boots and grabbed her jacket, her outfit looked a little bit mismatched, but she still didn't give a damn. During this, Logan had slowly risen and walked towards her.

"Why do you insist of being with him? He's.. nothing."

"He's my equal, something you haven't been for a very long time. Goodbye Logan."

She turned around and walked back to Alec, who was smiling at nothing particular.

"Your equal, huh?"

"Shut up, pretty boy."

"Denial it all you want, Maxie, I heard you."

He slung his arm around her shoulder and together they walked in silence, she couldn't help but wonder what it was exactly they were gonna talk about, while Alec was just happy to have Max close to him again.

When they got outside of the building, the wind picked up speed and it was almost like her hair decided to dance a bit, tickling his face and he picked up his scent in it. He figured his scent had gotten mixed into her hair after she'd pulled on his old t-shirt while it was still wet and he felt a childish pride because of that. Good girl. He pulled her closer and felt her arm snake around his back and return the hug.

"Your clothes aren't exactly warm, you know?"

"I just thought of something".

"What's that?"

"What are you wearing underneath my clothes?"

"Oh my god, you pervert!"

Max released her hold of him and pushed him away, then started to walk again. Thankfully for Alec, she was still heading for his apartment.

"I was just asking."

"Yeah, well. I was just not answering."

"Oh, does that mean you're naked?"

"Ugh!"

"Mmm.. Sweet, I will never wash those clothes, just so you know."

"When I've got my own clothes back on, I'm burning these, get it?"

"Aaw, no fair. You still got my soap, it's only right. Don't you think?"

"Pfft!"

The bantering continued all the way up to Alec's apartment.

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Authors Note #2; Remember the piano scene I promised? Don't worry, I haven't forgotten about it, I just want that scene later in the story, so you'll have to wait for it a bit longer, I hope that's okay with you?

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