Title: Lumberjack Lawyers - The AxSue Moments Never Shown On Screen

Sub Title: Movie Night (Valentine's Day IV)

Episode Prompt: 4x15 "Valentine's Day IV"

Author: PurpleOrchid85

Rating: PG-13 to T
Fandom: The Middle

Pairing: Axl/Sue (Heckcest, Axsue, Lumberjack Lawyers, Saxl, whichever shipping name you prefer)
Canon/Non Canon Moment: an 'Non-Canon moment' inside an Canon moment (with a squint if 'you see' Heckcest)

Summary: Valentine's Day IV Redux - The answer-machine scene goes differently.

AN: Axl already had the fight and breakup with Cassidy, so he's single when boys start the Boss Co. breakup service. Also Sue did not sign up for the clean-up service for the Valentine's Dance, but still was asked to the dance by Matt.

Word Count approx.: 746

Axl, Sean and Darrin were sitting at the Hecks' round dining table and counting their money from their break-up service. After Sean explained what happened to Kelly McCarthy, once when the house phone rang, there was a yelling argument between Axl and Sue about answering the phone, but once the answering machine clicked on, a nervous voice announced "Uh, hi, Sue. This is Matt. Listen, Sue, I can't take you to the dance 'cause Sheri and I got back together. So hope you're good. Again, not taking you to the dance. Sorry."

Axl's face went through a variety of expressions: shock, disbelief then rage.

"Wow." Sean Donahue said with shock, staring at the answering machine.

Axl was instantly angry "He can't cancel day of. I mean, yeah, Sue's a dork, but he knew that going in."

Darrin said obviously "This Matt guy sucks."

Sean added to Axl "Dude, you gotta tell her."

Axl gritted his teeth and "This douchebag makes me consider driving down there to punch him!" and continued "As big brother, I have to take care of this."

"Better you than me." Sean said awkwardly. Darrin nodded nervously.

Axl knocked on the doorframe, seeing the door was slightly open.

"Uh hey." Axl awkwardly said.

"Hey." Sue automatically replied, patting her hair, and then twirled all the while saying "So what do you think?"

Axl rolled his eyes in annoyance his tone belying the same "You look really nice. Dork." He added the latter as an afterthought.

Sue ignored the annoyed tone while answering in a sing-song tone "Thank you."

Axl shifted uneasily "So…about that phone call…" he sighed then continued "I don't know how else to do this but to come out with it...Matt's back together with Sheri. He's a fucking douchebag, and he's not coming to Orson to take you to the lame dance."

Sue said dazedly "What?"

Axl pleadingly said "Dork, please don't make me say it again."

Sue now looked upset "But...Oh."

He braced himself for tears, but instead he got a hurt look.

He sighed again and decided just for once, he'd do one upfront nice thing.

"Why don't you just not go as a protest? We can have our fun. I can kick Sean and Darrin out, and we can have a movie night." He offered.

"Really? You would do that for me?" Sue asked; an unidentifiable expression upon her face.

"Uhh - yeah." He uncomfortably rubbed the back of his neck.

An hour later, the two siblings were on the couch, watching New Moon. They were watching as Bella Swan was opening the presents the Cullens got her. Axl groaned "Why did you pick this movie? The girls aren't even that hot!" he gestured at the image of Rosalie Hale on the screen. Sue rolled her eyes "We agreed it was my pick first then yours and then we watch a movie we both like." Axl grumbled but gave in.

Once New Moon was over, Axl let out a loud sigh of relief; making Sue glare, and tried to hide a twitch of a smile at his exaggerated mannerism.

Axl immediately got up from the couch to switch out New Moon with Transformers, then popped into the kitchen to put in a new bag of microwaved popcorn and returned in time to hear Optimus Prime narrate the beginning of the movie. Axl heard Sue let out a sigh of annoyance, and reminded her "Totally is my turn remember? If I had to suffer a through a lame movie with lame vampires and even lamer werewolves, you have to put up with a movie with awesome action and alien robots." Then turned his attention back to the movie, his eyes intent on Megan Fox's figure, a smirk appearing upon his face as he popped some popcorn into his mouth.

Unseen, Sue rolled her eyes.

Once Transformers were finished, Sue stood up and switched out Transformers with Mrs Doubtfire.

When she sat back down, Sue leaned in intending to give him a peck on the cheek as thanks, but Axl moved his head towards him, wondering what she was doing, and by accident her lips landed on his.

They froze, eyes widened.

Then they pulled back, both with splotches of pink in their cheeks.

It was awkward for a moment, but then Axl leaned forwards and kissed her back, then pulled her to his chest and casually slung an arm around her shoulders and placed a kiss upon her temple.