A/N: I KNOW MANY OF YOU WON'T BE HAPPY WITH ASHA BEING IN THE PICTURE,
ESPECIALLY AS LOGAN'S WIFE BUT I HAD TO GIVE THE MAN SOMEONE TO BE WITH.
IT'S PRETTY OBVIOUS THAT THIS IS A M/A FIC SO LOGAN DESERVES SOMEONE AND
THAT'S ASHA. I SURE CAN'T PAIR HIM UP WITH OC. SHE'S BATTING FOR A
DIFFERENT TEAM HERE. HOPE YOU GUYS LIKE THIS. I PROMISE THERE'LL BE MORE.
"Sources tell me that this man is the next target." Logan said as he busily typed, opening one window after another.
Alec stood behind him, his face in a frown.
"I need you to make sure he stays alive." Logan explained.
"Play bodyguard. Got it." Alec said and Logan nodded. Things were different between them now. They weren't so tense with each other anymore. A sense of respect and loyalty had grown between the men and they can honestly say that they were friends now.
"Anything I can do to help?" A female voice asked. It was Logan's wife Asha who was busy eating ice cream.
Logan shook his head and Alec said no. "I'm going to stop by the house first and check up on OC and Joshua." Alec said as he headed out.
"Tell them I said hi." Asha called after him.
"I will." Alec said with a small smile.
AT THE HOUSE
"Alec, is that you?" OC's familiar voice called out form the kitchen. She must be cooking or something, Alec decided.
"Yeah, it's me." He called back. "I'm going out to do a run for Logan. Do you need me to buy anything on the way back?" Alec asked.
OC appeared by the doorway, Joshua right behind her. "Maybe some milk. It looks like we're going to be out of those soon." She answered. Joshua gave Alec a big hug which made him smile a little. Joshua then retreated, motioning that he had to finish painting.
Alec nodded. OC sighed. She hated it when Alec went out on missions for Logan. It was just the same with Max. It made her worry. It made her worry even more knowing that Alec went on these missions on the sole purpose of finding Max. Alec never said anything but everyone knew it. Ever since Max left and never came back, Alec and Logan had formed their two man team, rescuing people, retrieving files, doing things to save the world. Logan was the brain and Alec was the muscle. But Max was the heart and that's what they were looking for.
"You might not find her." OC whispered. Alec stopped in his tracks.
He looked emotionless. It wasn't like him but then again things weren't like they were before anymore. Things changed and they did too.
"I know." He replied. "I have to try." He said defensively. OC only looked at him. She understood. It saddened her to see him like this. He was always irritable and angry. It was like he hated the world because Max wasn't there anymore. Most of all, he hated himself.
"Asha says hi." He added before he walked out. OC watched him go. She reassured herself that Alec would come back like he usually does. He had to come back. She and Joshua needed him. They were the only family she had left. OC wasn't about to lose one more.
"Hey, Josh, do you want anything special for dinner?" OC asked as she walked back into the kitchen.
"Lasagna! Please, OC, can Joshua have lasagna?" He begged, bouncing giddily into the kitchen with his favorite paintbrush in one hand.
OC beamed. "Sure. I'll make lasagna." It was hard making lasagna but Josh liked it anyway. The stuff came expensive but OC was willing to give out a few of her cash to make Josh happy. He was like her little brother. When Max was gone, OC had moved out of their apartment into Josh's home hers and Max's things. There were three extra bedrooms aside from the one Josh slept in. Alec went over there most of the time, checking on them, making sure they were okay. When OC suggested fixing the place up, he even got the a few cans of paint and wallpaper. She was really grateful for him.
But Alec never stuck around long enough. He didn't sleep there because OC knew that seeing them reminded him of Max. He kept his apartment and on a regular basis, he came by to help them out, do errands, and fix something that needed fixing. He had appointed himself their protector. It reminded her of Max's big brother Zack. He kept an eye on everyone. Now, Alec had taken the role.
OC wouldn't have been surprised if Alec just left Seattle and made a life for himself someplace better. Instead he stuck around in this god forsaken city, took care of the people that needed him and made a name for himself. She wondered if the old obnoxious carefree Alec would ever come back because she sure hell missed that kind of attitude from him. OC missed a lot of things. Max especially.
But then again, they all did.
"Sources tell me that this man is the next target." Logan said as he busily typed, opening one window after another.
Alec stood behind him, his face in a frown.
"I need you to make sure he stays alive." Logan explained.
"Play bodyguard. Got it." Alec said and Logan nodded. Things were different between them now. They weren't so tense with each other anymore. A sense of respect and loyalty had grown between the men and they can honestly say that they were friends now.
"Anything I can do to help?" A female voice asked. It was Logan's wife Asha who was busy eating ice cream.
Logan shook his head and Alec said no. "I'm going to stop by the house first and check up on OC and Joshua." Alec said as he headed out.
"Tell them I said hi." Asha called after him.
"I will." Alec said with a small smile.
AT THE HOUSE
"Alec, is that you?" OC's familiar voice called out form the kitchen. She must be cooking or something, Alec decided.
"Yeah, it's me." He called back. "I'm going out to do a run for Logan. Do you need me to buy anything on the way back?" Alec asked.
OC appeared by the doorway, Joshua right behind her. "Maybe some milk. It looks like we're going to be out of those soon." She answered. Joshua gave Alec a big hug which made him smile a little. Joshua then retreated, motioning that he had to finish painting.
Alec nodded. OC sighed. She hated it when Alec went out on missions for Logan. It was just the same with Max. It made her worry. It made her worry even more knowing that Alec went on these missions on the sole purpose of finding Max. Alec never said anything but everyone knew it. Ever since Max left and never came back, Alec and Logan had formed their two man team, rescuing people, retrieving files, doing things to save the world. Logan was the brain and Alec was the muscle. But Max was the heart and that's what they were looking for.
"You might not find her." OC whispered. Alec stopped in his tracks.
He looked emotionless. It wasn't like him but then again things weren't like they were before anymore. Things changed and they did too.
"I know." He replied. "I have to try." He said defensively. OC only looked at him. She understood. It saddened her to see him like this. He was always irritable and angry. It was like he hated the world because Max wasn't there anymore. Most of all, he hated himself.
"Asha says hi." He added before he walked out. OC watched him go. She reassured herself that Alec would come back like he usually does. He had to come back. She and Joshua needed him. They were the only family she had left. OC wasn't about to lose one more.
"Hey, Josh, do you want anything special for dinner?" OC asked as she walked back into the kitchen.
"Lasagna! Please, OC, can Joshua have lasagna?" He begged, bouncing giddily into the kitchen with his favorite paintbrush in one hand.
OC beamed. "Sure. I'll make lasagna." It was hard making lasagna but Josh liked it anyway. The stuff came expensive but OC was willing to give out a few of her cash to make Josh happy. He was like her little brother. When Max was gone, OC had moved out of their apartment into Josh's home hers and Max's things. There were three extra bedrooms aside from the one Josh slept in. Alec went over there most of the time, checking on them, making sure they were okay. When OC suggested fixing the place up, he even got the a few cans of paint and wallpaper. She was really grateful for him.
But Alec never stuck around long enough. He didn't sleep there because OC knew that seeing them reminded him of Max. He kept his apartment and on a regular basis, he came by to help them out, do errands, and fix something that needed fixing. He had appointed himself their protector. It reminded her of Max's big brother Zack. He kept an eye on everyone. Now, Alec had taken the role.
OC wouldn't have been surprised if Alec just left Seattle and made a life for himself someplace better. Instead he stuck around in this god forsaken city, took care of the people that needed him and made a name for himself. She wondered if the old obnoxious carefree Alec would ever come back because she sure hell missed that kind of attitude from him. OC missed a lot of things. Max especially.
But then again, they all did.