"What the hell is going?" OC demanded. "Why do you have leave?" She
asked; her hands on her hips. She was confused as hell and Alec wasn't
helping by being so cryptic about everything.
"I just need to get out of here." He said running his hand through his hair which told her that something was up. "I'll be back in a month or two." He said.
"Great, you're ditching us," OC thought. She shifted her weight from one foot to another and leaned against wall. "I may not be a transgenic but if you're lying to me and getting yourself in trouble I will make it my life's mission to kick your ass so that you'll learn." She said warning him.
Alec chuckled. She had a funny way of being serious. "I'll be back and I won't be in trouble. I promise. Take care of Joshua for me." He said. OC nodded and looked over at Joshua who had been watching and listening patiently.
"You take care of OC okay." Alec said to Joshua who nodded eagerly.
"Come back right away, Alec." He said. It made Alec a little sad knowing he couldn't tell them the truth.
"I will big fella. I promise you, I will." He said and walked out of the house to his car. He drove off hoping that OC and Alec would be fine. Logan and Asha were going to keep an eye on them while he was gone.
Alec's phone rang. "Yeah." He answered. He already knew who it was.
"Good luck." Logan said from the other line.
"Thanks, you too. I hope this works." Alec said.
"It will. It has too. This is our last chance to get Max back." Logan replied. "I'll call you tomorrow and we'll see how things work out." He said.
"Okay, bye." Alec answered. He shut his phone and slipped it into his pocket. Logan was right. This was their last chance. Their only chance. If it didn't work, Max would be gone from them for good. He wasn't about to let that happen.
One and a half months later
"I don't understand why you won't tell me anything. I mean, shouldn't Alec have called me first?" OC said to Logan over the phone. Logan had just called to tell her to expect company. Alec was coming back home. She was glad he was back. He had called her a couple times over the month to tell her that he was okay and to see if they were too. What she didn't understand was that why he hadn't called her himself to tell her. Something was definitely up.
They've all been really secretive lately. Alec just had to leave and wouldn't explain. Logan was doing more work than usual if that was possible. Asha was really cautious and edgy every time OC mentioned Alec.
"Just trust me." Logan said. "Alec will be back around noon today." He added.
"Fine." OC sighed. "But when Alec gets here, you and him have a lot of explaining to do. I know you two are keeping secrets." She added.
Logan chuckled uneasily. "We will explain to you." He reassured her and said good bye because he had to help Asha with something.
Alec came home at noon as expected. OC and Joshua were in the other room. Josh was painting and OC was reading a book, trying not to get agitated. Alec brought company with him. He had four people right behind him when he walked in. OC recognized three of them. Zack, Syl and Krit. She had no idea who the bald guy was but she automatically assumed that he was one of Max's brothers.
Whatever this was, it wasn't an X5 reunion. OC knew that for sure.
"I just need to get out of here." He said running his hand through his hair which told her that something was up. "I'll be back in a month or two." He said.
"Great, you're ditching us," OC thought. She shifted her weight from one foot to another and leaned against wall. "I may not be a transgenic but if you're lying to me and getting yourself in trouble I will make it my life's mission to kick your ass so that you'll learn." She said warning him.
Alec chuckled. She had a funny way of being serious. "I'll be back and I won't be in trouble. I promise. Take care of Joshua for me." He said. OC nodded and looked over at Joshua who had been watching and listening patiently.
"You take care of OC okay." Alec said to Joshua who nodded eagerly.
"Come back right away, Alec." He said. It made Alec a little sad knowing he couldn't tell them the truth.
"I will big fella. I promise you, I will." He said and walked out of the house to his car. He drove off hoping that OC and Alec would be fine. Logan and Asha were going to keep an eye on them while he was gone.
Alec's phone rang. "Yeah." He answered. He already knew who it was.
"Good luck." Logan said from the other line.
"Thanks, you too. I hope this works." Alec said.
"It will. It has too. This is our last chance to get Max back." Logan replied. "I'll call you tomorrow and we'll see how things work out." He said.
"Okay, bye." Alec answered. He shut his phone and slipped it into his pocket. Logan was right. This was their last chance. Their only chance. If it didn't work, Max would be gone from them for good. He wasn't about to let that happen.
One and a half months later
"I don't understand why you won't tell me anything. I mean, shouldn't Alec have called me first?" OC said to Logan over the phone. Logan had just called to tell her to expect company. Alec was coming back home. She was glad he was back. He had called her a couple times over the month to tell her that he was okay and to see if they were too. What she didn't understand was that why he hadn't called her himself to tell her. Something was definitely up.
They've all been really secretive lately. Alec just had to leave and wouldn't explain. Logan was doing more work than usual if that was possible. Asha was really cautious and edgy every time OC mentioned Alec.
"Just trust me." Logan said. "Alec will be back around noon today." He added.
"Fine." OC sighed. "But when Alec gets here, you and him have a lot of explaining to do. I know you two are keeping secrets." She added.
Logan chuckled uneasily. "We will explain to you." He reassured her and said good bye because he had to help Asha with something.
Alec came home at noon as expected. OC and Joshua were in the other room. Josh was painting and OC was reading a book, trying not to get agitated. Alec brought company with him. He had four people right behind him when he walked in. OC recognized three of them. Zack, Syl and Krit. She had no idea who the bald guy was but she automatically assumed that he was one of Max's brothers.
Whatever this was, it wasn't an X5 reunion. OC knew that for sure.