He waited until they finished eating.
"Max." He cleared his throat hoping she wouldn't try to strangle him. She lifted her head showing he had her attention.
"Ummm. You know that guy I talked to on the phone yesterday and I how I was going to meet him down at the cabin?" he didn't have to go on. She let out a groan.
"Your kidding right? I mean you get back for one day and you want to play babysitter?"
"Max he is you brother you know? He's an X5."
"I don't give a shit! I just got you back dammit. Why can't we have some time where things are not fucked up by Manticore or some other fucking loon off his rocker?" He reached over and stroked her flushed cheeks for a while.
"Because then we would have nothing to do with ourselves." He teased her.
"I can think of some alternative activities." She growled.
"Come on Max. I promise that once Alec is set up that I will not start up Eyes-only right away so we can have some time ok?"
"He's got a name?" she mused.
"Yeah I figured you'd be proud." He smiled at her.
"Why Alec?"
"Because he's smart Alec. He liked it and good thing because my other name for him was Dick." She laughed at this.
"I never realized the influence I had on you Logan Cale."
"Yeah well I just think that it would be best to get to him as soon as possible. I mean the guys personality is bound to get him in trouble." Max gave up. She shrugged and sighed but he got the message.
"It won't be that bad ok? I mean I thought it would thrill you to be able to meet another sib of yours." She rolled her eyes at him and twirled her finger the air.
"Oh I can't wait." She said in a flat tone.
"Besides once we get back here I don't think you will be seeing much of anyone outside this apartment." He smiled at her with a wicked glint in his eye. She let out a snort. He left to go take a shower and soon they were in his Aztec heading for the cabin. They were silent a long time. It was comfortable silence. He was driving and she reached over and stroked his thigh as she watched the scenery. There were dark circles under Max's eyes, which was not lost on him so he decided to lighten the mood.
"So how many boyfriends did you go through while I was away?" He smiled but kept his eyes on the road.
"Twenty somethin. I lost count." She grinned. "Nah. OC did try to hook me up a couple weeks after but she backed off when some guy harassed me and I pounded him to the ground then and there. She decided it wouldn't do me any good to get another boyfriend only to have him die to." He chuckled.
"I was just thinking. You know that maybe while I was gone that maybe Zack might find this as a window of opportunity." He smiled. He knew that she didn't think of Zack that way but he was curious to how Zack acted after his disappearance.
"Shit! Zack. I completely forgot. Dammit. Do you have your cell phone with you?" He reached down and handed it to her.
"He finally gave you the contact number?" He lifted an eyebrow remembering how angry she was with him for keeping her at arms length because she was supposedly a liability.
"Yeah he stayed around to keep an eye on me he said." The phone was ringing.
"Hello?" a gruff voice asked on the other line.
"Zack?"
"Max. You ok?"
"Yeah. I just wanted to ask how it turned out?" He coughed.
"It was different." She laughed.
"I am going out of town."
"Really? Why?" He tried to hide his worry from her but she knew what he was thinking.
"I'm going to meet another one of us. Escaped Manticore."
"X5?"
"Yeah."
"I'll meet you there. I got nothing to do. Where are you going to meet him at? I'm sure Syl would want to meet him too considering she is in town.
"Logan's cabin. You remember where." He sighed at this. He tried his hardest to not bring up Logan around her. She talked to him once about it but he didn't want to pain her. He knew it would be a safe haven for the meeting but he didn't know how she would react to the place. He paused a while more.
"Ok. See ya there." He hung up the phone.
A/N Sorry about the mix ups with chapter 3 again. Read that and review cause I now have a seed of doubt that maybe it is a sucky chapter and you all liked the story because it wasn't in there before. I'm sorry if I can't portray Syl well because I never got to see AJBC but that moment is rapidly approaching. Lots of action coming up. And yes I plan on another romance scene for M/L once the action slows down. Question and do respond. Any requests for a romance scene for another couple? I could do an A/A one.
"Max." He cleared his throat hoping she wouldn't try to strangle him. She lifted her head showing he had her attention.
"Ummm. You know that guy I talked to on the phone yesterday and I how I was going to meet him down at the cabin?" he didn't have to go on. She let out a groan.
"Your kidding right? I mean you get back for one day and you want to play babysitter?"
"Max he is you brother you know? He's an X5."
"I don't give a shit! I just got you back dammit. Why can't we have some time where things are not fucked up by Manticore or some other fucking loon off his rocker?" He reached over and stroked her flushed cheeks for a while.
"Because then we would have nothing to do with ourselves." He teased her.
"I can think of some alternative activities." She growled.
"Come on Max. I promise that once Alec is set up that I will not start up Eyes-only right away so we can have some time ok?"
"He's got a name?" she mused.
"Yeah I figured you'd be proud." He smiled at her.
"Why Alec?"
"Because he's smart Alec. He liked it and good thing because my other name for him was Dick." She laughed at this.
"I never realized the influence I had on you Logan Cale."
"Yeah well I just think that it would be best to get to him as soon as possible. I mean the guys personality is bound to get him in trouble." Max gave up. She shrugged and sighed but he got the message.
"It won't be that bad ok? I mean I thought it would thrill you to be able to meet another sib of yours." She rolled her eyes at him and twirled her finger the air.
"Oh I can't wait." She said in a flat tone.
"Besides once we get back here I don't think you will be seeing much of anyone outside this apartment." He smiled at her with a wicked glint in his eye. She let out a snort. He left to go take a shower and soon they were in his Aztec heading for the cabin. They were silent a long time. It was comfortable silence. He was driving and she reached over and stroked his thigh as she watched the scenery. There were dark circles under Max's eyes, which was not lost on him so he decided to lighten the mood.
"So how many boyfriends did you go through while I was away?" He smiled but kept his eyes on the road.
"Twenty somethin. I lost count." She grinned. "Nah. OC did try to hook me up a couple weeks after but she backed off when some guy harassed me and I pounded him to the ground then and there. She decided it wouldn't do me any good to get another boyfriend only to have him die to." He chuckled.
"I was just thinking. You know that maybe while I was gone that maybe Zack might find this as a window of opportunity." He smiled. He knew that she didn't think of Zack that way but he was curious to how Zack acted after his disappearance.
"Shit! Zack. I completely forgot. Dammit. Do you have your cell phone with you?" He reached down and handed it to her.
"He finally gave you the contact number?" He lifted an eyebrow remembering how angry she was with him for keeping her at arms length because she was supposedly a liability.
"Yeah he stayed around to keep an eye on me he said." The phone was ringing.
"Hello?" a gruff voice asked on the other line.
"Zack?"
"Max. You ok?"
"Yeah. I just wanted to ask how it turned out?" He coughed.
"It was different." She laughed.
"I am going out of town."
"Really? Why?" He tried to hide his worry from her but she knew what he was thinking.
"I'm going to meet another one of us. Escaped Manticore."
"X5?"
"Yeah."
"I'll meet you there. I got nothing to do. Where are you going to meet him at? I'm sure Syl would want to meet him too considering she is in town.
"Logan's cabin. You remember where." He sighed at this. He tried his hardest to not bring up Logan around her. She talked to him once about it but he didn't want to pain her. He knew it would be a safe haven for the meeting but he didn't know how she would react to the place. He paused a while more.
"Ok. See ya there." He hung up the phone.
A/N Sorry about the mix ups with chapter 3 again. Read that and review cause I now have a seed of doubt that maybe it is a sucky chapter and you all liked the story because it wasn't in there before. I'm sorry if I can't portray Syl well because I never got to see AJBC but that moment is rapidly approaching. Lots of action coming up. And yes I plan on another romance scene for M/L once the action slows down. Question and do respond. Any requests for a romance scene for another couple? I could do an A/A one.