A/N: THIS IS A LONG ONE. SORRY FOR STALLING.
Alec yawned sleepily. It was ten in the morning and he was still tired as hell. He had slept over at Joshua's because he wasn't feeling up to driving home last night. Max seemed to have no problem with it but she left and rode all night. He didn't know whether that was a bad sign or a good one. He assumed that she was probably at work by now. Cindy had gone to Crash last night and didn't come home. Alec knew what that meant.
"I guess that leaves me with Josh." She whispered as he got into the shower.
"Hey, Josh, buddy, you want any breakfast?" Alec asked as he stepped out of the bathroom. He knew that Josh was somewhere in here because he could hear him talking. More like making funny noises.
Alec followed the sound. A thousand things ran through his mind. Josh was sick. Someone hurt him. Instead, what he found left Alec stunned beyond belief.
Josh was holding a baby and he was bouncing it on his lap. "Look, Alec, a very little fella." He said referring to the giggling baby. Alec didn't know what to say. His jaw just dropped and all he could do was stare. "Someone left him. I think they wanted us to keep him." Joshua continued innocently.
"Josh, whose baby is that?" Alec managed to ask. Joshua shrugged and continued to pay attention to the baby.
"I don't know. There's no name. Can we keep him?" Joshua asked. Alec walked over to them but kept his distance. The baby raised his arms and looked up to Alec. "He wants you." Joshua said.
Alec looked unsure of what to do next. His mind was elsewhere. He had a million thoughts being processed. What if? No, he couldn't. Alec held the baby gently in his arms. It felt right. It felt perfect. He assumed the boy was at least a year old.
He looked down at the baby who seemed to enjoy himself in Alec's arms. He had blue eyes. Blue eyes. Alec remembered what Max had told him. Their son had blue eyes. Blue like the sky. Alec sighed heavily. What if this was his son?
"Who else knows about this baby Josh, buddy?" He asked.
"Only us two." Joshua replied. Alec nodded, pleased.
"We have to keep him a secret okay, buddy? We can't let anyone know. Especially Max." He added grimly. Joshua didn't seem to understand why he would want to keep the baby a secret but he agreed anyway.
Alec didn't want to tell Max. At least not just yet. If this boy was their son, he'd have to be perfectly sure first. He didn't want to put Max through so much doubt and pain. They could be wrong. Max would be heartbroken all over again.
Alec phone Logan and walked over to the penthouse as fast as he could with the baby in his arms. He also told him to ask for Doctor Carr. It was an emergency.
"Is that a baby?" Logan asked stunned. Alec nodded. He wasn't much in the talking mood. "Your baby?" He was hesitant on asking Alec the last part.
"I don't know. Someone left him at our doorstep. Joshua found him. I'm trying to figure it all out." Alec replied hastily. "Max doesn't know." He added.
Logan understood. They let Dr. Carr do his job. "I'll be back with the results either this afternoon or tomorrow." He said. He had taken a small amount of blood from the baby and from Alec. They would soon see if this baby belonged to them.
"Where the hell am I going to keep him? Max can't know and she might show up at my apartment." Alec said agitatedly. He was holding the baby in his arms. The kid hadn't cried when Doctor Carr took some blood which impressed Alec and made him a little sick. He wasn't too fond of needles or hospitals.
"He can stay here." Logan said.
"I don't think Asha would like that. She has to take care of the other baby too you know." Alec said.
"Then stay here with us. You can take care of him. It's just for the night. He can sleep in the room with Lex and you can have the spare room." Logan suggested. Alec didn't like intruding but it was best they could do.
Max tapped her foot impatiently. Alec was hiding something from her. He didn't come home last night and when she went over to his apartment to talk, he wasn't there either. A neighbor said that she had seen a pretty girl leave the apartment.
"Where the hell were you?" Max asked the minute Alec walked into the house. He wouldn't look at her. He was preoccupied with something. She wanted to now what.
"I went to Crash." He lied. Max knew instantly that he was lying. Josh was avoiding her too. People were being secretive and it was making her paranoid.
"Crash, my ass. If I find out that you're lying to me, I'm going to beat you to a pulp." She threatened. She was pissed as hell.
Alec seemed to enjoy her bad mood which made her even angrier. He liked what he saw. She was slowly becoming her old self. "What the hell is so funny?" She demanded; her hands in her hips.
"You're beautiful when you're mad." He smiled. Max looked surprised. She hadn't expected him to say that. Alec walked over to her and kissed her softly. He had wanted to do that ever since he got her back. He had waited for so long and he didn't want to wait anymore. He smiled at her when he pulled away.
"Don't think you're still not in trouble because I kissed you back." She said firmly but he could see that she was getting into a better mood. Max whirled around and walked out. "I'm going to work." She said.
Alec said nothing to stop her. "Just be back soon." He whispered. His cell phone rang. It was Logan. He wanted Alec over there emmediately.
Alec couldn't believe it. The baby was his son. Doctor Carr had rechecked everything. He did the test twice and it came out the same. It was a match.
"Congratulations." Asha said with happy tears.
"Thanks." Alec said. He was genuinely happy. He couldn't believe it. In his arms was his son who seemed to know who he was. The boy was happily sleeping, his small head rested on Alec's chest. His heart swelled with pride. He couldn't wait to tell Max.
Alec yawned sleepily. It was ten in the morning and he was still tired as hell. He had slept over at Joshua's because he wasn't feeling up to driving home last night. Max seemed to have no problem with it but she left and rode all night. He didn't know whether that was a bad sign or a good one. He assumed that she was probably at work by now. Cindy had gone to Crash last night and didn't come home. Alec knew what that meant.
"I guess that leaves me with Josh." She whispered as he got into the shower.
"Hey, Josh, buddy, you want any breakfast?" Alec asked as he stepped out of the bathroom. He knew that Josh was somewhere in here because he could hear him talking. More like making funny noises.
Alec followed the sound. A thousand things ran through his mind. Josh was sick. Someone hurt him. Instead, what he found left Alec stunned beyond belief.
Josh was holding a baby and he was bouncing it on his lap. "Look, Alec, a very little fella." He said referring to the giggling baby. Alec didn't know what to say. His jaw just dropped and all he could do was stare. "Someone left him. I think they wanted us to keep him." Joshua continued innocently.
"Josh, whose baby is that?" Alec managed to ask. Joshua shrugged and continued to pay attention to the baby.
"I don't know. There's no name. Can we keep him?" Joshua asked. Alec walked over to them but kept his distance. The baby raised his arms and looked up to Alec. "He wants you." Joshua said.
Alec looked unsure of what to do next. His mind was elsewhere. He had a million thoughts being processed. What if? No, he couldn't. Alec held the baby gently in his arms. It felt right. It felt perfect. He assumed the boy was at least a year old.
He looked down at the baby who seemed to enjoy himself in Alec's arms. He had blue eyes. Blue eyes. Alec remembered what Max had told him. Their son had blue eyes. Blue like the sky. Alec sighed heavily. What if this was his son?
"Who else knows about this baby Josh, buddy?" He asked.
"Only us two." Joshua replied. Alec nodded, pleased.
"We have to keep him a secret okay, buddy? We can't let anyone know. Especially Max." He added grimly. Joshua didn't seem to understand why he would want to keep the baby a secret but he agreed anyway.
Alec didn't want to tell Max. At least not just yet. If this boy was their son, he'd have to be perfectly sure first. He didn't want to put Max through so much doubt and pain. They could be wrong. Max would be heartbroken all over again.
Alec phone Logan and walked over to the penthouse as fast as he could with the baby in his arms. He also told him to ask for Doctor Carr. It was an emergency.
"Is that a baby?" Logan asked stunned. Alec nodded. He wasn't much in the talking mood. "Your baby?" He was hesitant on asking Alec the last part.
"I don't know. Someone left him at our doorstep. Joshua found him. I'm trying to figure it all out." Alec replied hastily. "Max doesn't know." He added.
Logan understood. They let Dr. Carr do his job. "I'll be back with the results either this afternoon or tomorrow." He said. He had taken a small amount of blood from the baby and from Alec. They would soon see if this baby belonged to them.
"Where the hell am I going to keep him? Max can't know and she might show up at my apartment." Alec said agitatedly. He was holding the baby in his arms. The kid hadn't cried when Doctor Carr took some blood which impressed Alec and made him a little sick. He wasn't too fond of needles or hospitals.
"He can stay here." Logan said.
"I don't think Asha would like that. She has to take care of the other baby too you know." Alec said.
"Then stay here with us. You can take care of him. It's just for the night. He can sleep in the room with Lex and you can have the spare room." Logan suggested. Alec didn't like intruding but it was best they could do.
Max tapped her foot impatiently. Alec was hiding something from her. He didn't come home last night and when she went over to his apartment to talk, he wasn't there either. A neighbor said that she had seen a pretty girl leave the apartment.
"Where the hell were you?" Max asked the minute Alec walked into the house. He wouldn't look at her. He was preoccupied with something. She wanted to now what.
"I went to Crash." He lied. Max knew instantly that he was lying. Josh was avoiding her too. People were being secretive and it was making her paranoid.
"Crash, my ass. If I find out that you're lying to me, I'm going to beat you to a pulp." She threatened. She was pissed as hell.
Alec seemed to enjoy her bad mood which made her even angrier. He liked what he saw. She was slowly becoming her old self. "What the hell is so funny?" She demanded; her hands in her hips.
"You're beautiful when you're mad." He smiled. Max looked surprised. She hadn't expected him to say that. Alec walked over to her and kissed her softly. He had wanted to do that ever since he got her back. He had waited for so long and he didn't want to wait anymore. He smiled at her when he pulled away.
"Don't think you're still not in trouble because I kissed you back." She said firmly but he could see that she was getting into a better mood. Max whirled around and walked out. "I'm going to work." She said.
Alec said nothing to stop her. "Just be back soon." He whispered. His cell phone rang. It was Logan. He wanted Alec over there emmediately.
Alec couldn't believe it. The baby was his son. Doctor Carr had rechecked everything. He did the test twice and it came out the same. It was a match.
"Congratulations." Asha said with happy tears.
"Thanks." Alec said. He was genuinely happy. He couldn't believe it. In his arms was his son who seemed to know who he was. The boy was happily sleeping, his small head rested on Alec's chest. His heart swelled with pride. He couldn't wait to tell Max.