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Chapter 12
"Alright boo, if you say so." OC said sadly "Now not all of us are lucky to have a couple of days off so I'm gonna go and get dressed alright" OC informed her friend getting up and walking towards her room.
Max sat there thoughts and guilt cascading her mind, defeated she pushed her thoughts away and went into the bathroom. She walked into the shower, removed Logan's clothing and stepped under the showerhead. The moment the hot water landed on her head the tears started. She cried not because she had given in to her heat but because she feared that she had lost Alec. She cried because she felt guilty of leaving him alone and she cried because she wanted more from him and it hurt that he didn't.
Deciding it was best to stop the tears or OC would figure it out, Max sucked up her tears, switched off the shower, wrapped herself in her towel and stepped out of the bathroom the same moment OC walked out of her room.
OC looked at Max sadly but then not noticing anything amiss she smiled a small smile. "So what you gonna do today?" she asked
"Go to work" Max replied shortly. OC's head turned sharply towards her "Really?" she asked shocked.
"Yes OC, its just work" Max clarified
"I know that boo but you've got days off, why would you wanna go in?" OC curiously asked.
Shrugging her shoulders Max moved into the kitchen, grabbed open the fridge door, pulled out some orange juice and poured it into a glass. After taking a long drink she finally faced OC and answered. "I've got nothing better to do".
"So you gonna go to work" OC incredulously asked.
"Yeah wait for me please I wont be long" Max promised. 'Walking into Jam Pony with OC would be better than walking in by myself.' She told herself 'I mean just in case Alec's there which he probably will be, he never misses work, well except for that whole Beresford fiasco.'
"Alright boo, just hurry it along" OC agreed. Smiling gratefully at her friend Max rushed to her room, dried off and pulled on clean clothes. Dragging a brush through her hair and putting on some cherry flavoured lip balm Max was ready. Walking out of her room she walked into the kitchen where OC was sipping her juice with a concentrated look on her face.
"We ready?" Max asked her, knocking OC out of her thoughts.
"Yeah boo, let's bounce" walking out of their apartment and their building they walked to work with the occasional talking and laughing. Once inside the door at Jam Pony Max froze. 'Shit he's here' she couldn't see him or hear him but she knew he was there; it was like a sixth sense.
"Boo you ok?" OC asked turning to face Max when she noticed her friend had frozen on the spot.
"Yeah, I'm good" Max replied shaking her head and pushing everything to the back of her mind.
"Alright let's go" OC said jerking her head towards the lockers.
Alec was sitting on Normal's despatch desk hidden from view from everyone else but Normal who was trying to encourage him into going back into the fighting business.
"I just don't know why you won't consider a triumphant return to the ring. You were like a master, my friend. You were unequalled – without peer." Normal was saying to him, obviously trying to flatter him.
Alec laughed "Well, it's not like I didn't enjoy knocking grown men unconscious for a living. It's just that there comes a time in life when you say, 'that was then, and this is now', and you move on to bigger and…" he trailed off his instincts picking up Max's scent "…oh so better things" he carried on distractedly, searching desperately for Max.
Catching a glimpse of Max and OC walking towards the lockers he turned to Normal, clapped him on the shoulder and with an apologetic look he said "sorry boss but I gotta get something from my locker". Before Normal could reply Alec had jumped off the desk and was making his way to Biggs who was standing around talking to some girl. Grabbing Biggs by the collar from behind and dragging him away so they were out of earshot he finally stopped.
"Hey….Max" Biggs protested instantly recognizing Max's scent. Turning around he was shocked to find Alec standing before him instead of Max. "Dude you smell like Max" Biggs informed him.
"No I don't" Alec denied knowing it was pointless to lie about such a thing to another transgenic.
"Yeah you do….why?...oh…OH" he cried with a huge smirk as realization hit. "Alec you naughty boy you didn't" Biggs teased.
"Whatever, I need you to do something for me" Alec answered not really in the mood to joke around.
"Sure what do you need?" Biggs asked sensing his friend's distraught.
"I need to talk to Max so I need you to keep OC away" Alec instructed.
"Dude, you two just did the deed I'm sure OC will understand that you need to talk to your girl" Biggs said confused on why Alec was finding it so difficult to talk to Max.
"It's not as easy as that. Biggs please just do this for me" Alec practically begged.
"Alright, alright"
Walking away to where Max and OC stood he called out "Hey OC can I talk to you for a sec?" he asked, flashing a knowing grin to Max when she looked his way.
"Wassup?" OC asked when she reached him
"Oh nothing, I just had to get you away from Max" Biggs replied smirking
"Fool, transgenic or not imma put you in a world of pain" OC threatened.
"Hey now come on, it wasn't my idea, you wanna blame someone blame Alec"
"Why would Alec come up with such a stupid idea?"
"He wanted to talk to Max" Biggs replied watching the couple from a corner. And as if on queue Alec walked hesitantly towards Max and spoke a few words both looking very uncomfortable.
"Idiots." Biggs mumbled. "You know you'd think mates would talk to each other but not Alec and Max. Nope, not them." Biggs said mostly to himself.
"Say what now?" OC asked having heard his mumblings. Sighing Biggs turned slightly to face her. "You know, mates, Max and Alec." OC's mouth dropped open.
"You do know they mated right?"
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