The lock to her apartment was not a problem for Alec, he just busted the damn thing. She was ready and there was no time to waste. He found her in her room sweating and doing rapid push-ups. The ceased the moment Alec entered the room. Dark eyes looked up from under long lashes. Her tongue darted out to lick her lips at the sight of him.
Violently, he grabbed her arms and hauled her to her feet. A gasp fluttered through her lips at the contact with her over sensitized skin. Pressing her body firmly against his, she sighed as he kissed her roughly.
"Max... " Alec panted.
Her response was to thrust her hips against his. A moan left Alec and he slipped her shirt off. That moment, a metallic ring was heard and Alec's world went black.
Max strode into Jam Pony feeling exhausted. The night had been strenuous and long. She couldn't believe things had turned out they way they did.
And that's when Max saw her, sitting by her locker staring at the floor, her shoulders slumped. Her normally near perfect appearance was obscured by unkempt hair and disheveled clothes. Without having to put a single thought in it, Max knew what made her this way. A frown smudged Max's beautiful features. Everything that Satrina felt was partly Max's fault.
"Hey," Max said to Satrina as she sat down next to her.
Satrina through a glance at Max. "Hey, Max. You look like hell."
And Max knew that Satrina was right. Being in heat never did any good for one's appearance afterwards. "Yeah, I had a rough night."
Satrina grunted. "Tell me about it."
"Okay." Satrina met Max's face with astonishment on her own. "I was in heat last night," Max began forcing herself to tell this woman what was going on no matter how embarrassing.
"Let me guess, because of the cat DNA they put in you?" A smile broke over Satrina's face.
"Exactly." And the smile left Satrina's face. "Manticore put feline DNA in all X series. It makes us jump higher, run faster, have better reflexes and so on." Max involuntarily wrapped her arms around herself, almost in order to shelter herself. "I go into heat as a side effect. I have to do everything in my power to control it. Every man is irresistible. I wanna take them all for a ride." Max chuckled softly to cover up the shame. Enchanted by her tale, Satrina's eyes never left Max.
"Alec came over to my place last night..."
Satrina shook her head. "Wait, wait, wait. What? He ignored me the entire time we were in Seattle, left me without an explanation and went to your place when all you wanted was a free ride?" Max silently thanked fate that no one happened to be around. Taking off her yellow stocking cap, Satrina hurled it at the lockers across from them. "That son of bitch cheated on me! He told me he loved me!" She kicked the lockers then palm-heeled them. Pausing for a short break, Satrina continued to thrash the lockers, rage rushing through her.
After a few minutes of punishing the lockers, her anger failed her and only sadness claimed her mind. Tears flowed down her cheeks. She leaned her forehead against the locker. "You know, he told me that one of the things he loved about me was that, no matter how many times he told me I was beautiful, I always blushed. You wanna know why I always blushed?" She ran her fingers through her hair remembering all the torture. "Before Alec, I had never felt beautiful or attractive. I had never felt wanted. Every relationship I had was terrible. Guys can be the biggest assholes."
Max stood next to Satrina. Gently, she put her hand on Satrina's shoulder. "Satrina, we-"
"Why did you have to take him?" Satrina interrupted. Her glossy eyes hopelessly searched Max's for quilt. "You had Logan, and I know you two can't touch, but I only had him." Her voice dropped down to a whisper a her eyes fell to the floor again. "I only wanted him."
Max lifted Satrina's chin. "And he's only yours. We didn't do anything. Well, we did kiss." When pain passed over Satrina's face, Max continued. "That was it. That was all we did." Max pulled Satrina to sit down with her on the bench. "When I go into heat, all X's know that. They're like male cats, they can smell it and they want nothing more then to impregnate me. That's what drove Alec to my place. He couldn't help it, just like I can't help it. He came over and found me. We kissed and then Original Cindy came to the rescue with a frying pan."
Satrina's jaw literally dropped. "A frying pan?"
Max nodded. "Yep. She came in and wam. Right on the head with a frying pan. Dented it up real nice too."
"Original Cindy is now my personal hero."
"Then she dragged me to the bathroom and dropped my sorry ass in the tub filled with damn cold water. So, Alec was unconscious and was freezing my ass off in a tub. End of story."
"Nothing happened?"
"Except that one kiss and it wasn't anything. He doesn't love me, he loves you."
Satrina's eyebrows rose in an unsure manner. "How do you he does for sure?"
"Well, let's see," Max pretended to think about it. "Before you came along, he was a selfish prick and now he's just a prick. I've never seen him look at anybody the way he looks at you. And he told me."
Satrina blinked. "He told you?!"
Satrina smiled brightly. "Yeah. Who do you think talked Logan into letting you guys use the cabin? And Alec really has to say something great in order for me to believe him. So he told me. He said that he loved you and wanted to spend a romantic weekend with you."
"Where is he now?"
Max laughed. "Still passed out at my place. Cindy hit him pretty hard."
Biting her lower lip, Satrina processed all this new information. "I still feel ... sad or, I don't know. I feel something unhappy."
"How about we play a little joke on him?" Max suggested with a glint in her eye.
Satrina smiled. "And that's why you're my hero."
Violently, he grabbed her arms and hauled her to her feet. A gasp fluttered through her lips at the contact with her over sensitized skin. Pressing her body firmly against his, she sighed as he kissed her roughly.
"Max... " Alec panted.
Her response was to thrust her hips against his. A moan left Alec and he slipped her shirt off. That moment, a metallic ring was heard and Alec's world went black.
Max strode into Jam Pony feeling exhausted. The night had been strenuous and long. She couldn't believe things had turned out they way they did.
And that's when Max saw her, sitting by her locker staring at the floor, her shoulders slumped. Her normally near perfect appearance was obscured by unkempt hair and disheveled clothes. Without having to put a single thought in it, Max knew what made her this way. A frown smudged Max's beautiful features. Everything that Satrina felt was partly Max's fault.
"Hey," Max said to Satrina as she sat down next to her.
Satrina through a glance at Max. "Hey, Max. You look like hell."
And Max knew that Satrina was right. Being in heat never did any good for one's appearance afterwards. "Yeah, I had a rough night."
Satrina grunted. "Tell me about it."
"Okay." Satrina met Max's face with astonishment on her own. "I was in heat last night," Max began forcing herself to tell this woman what was going on no matter how embarrassing.
"Let me guess, because of the cat DNA they put in you?" A smile broke over Satrina's face.
"Exactly." And the smile left Satrina's face. "Manticore put feline DNA in all X series. It makes us jump higher, run faster, have better reflexes and so on." Max involuntarily wrapped her arms around herself, almost in order to shelter herself. "I go into heat as a side effect. I have to do everything in my power to control it. Every man is irresistible. I wanna take them all for a ride." Max chuckled softly to cover up the shame. Enchanted by her tale, Satrina's eyes never left Max.
"Alec came over to my place last night..."
Satrina shook her head. "Wait, wait, wait. What? He ignored me the entire time we were in Seattle, left me without an explanation and went to your place when all you wanted was a free ride?" Max silently thanked fate that no one happened to be around. Taking off her yellow stocking cap, Satrina hurled it at the lockers across from them. "That son of bitch cheated on me! He told me he loved me!" She kicked the lockers then palm-heeled them. Pausing for a short break, Satrina continued to thrash the lockers, rage rushing through her.
After a few minutes of punishing the lockers, her anger failed her and only sadness claimed her mind. Tears flowed down her cheeks. She leaned her forehead against the locker. "You know, he told me that one of the things he loved about me was that, no matter how many times he told me I was beautiful, I always blushed. You wanna know why I always blushed?" She ran her fingers through her hair remembering all the torture. "Before Alec, I had never felt beautiful or attractive. I had never felt wanted. Every relationship I had was terrible. Guys can be the biggest assholes."
Max stood next to Satrina. Gently, she put her hand on Satrina's shoulder. "Satrina, we-"
"Why did you have to take him?" Satrina interrupted. Her glossy eyes hopelessly searched Max's for quilt. "You had Logan, and I know you two can't touch, but I only had him." Her voice dropped down to a whisper a her eyes fell to the floor again. "I only wanted him."
Max lifted Satrina's chin. "And he's only yours. We didn't do anything. Well, we did kiss." When pain passed over Satrina's face, Max continued. "That was it. That was all we did." Max pulled Satrina to sit down with her on the bench. "When I go into heat, all X's know that. They're like male cats, they can smell it and they want nothing more then to impregnate me. That's what drove Alec to my place. He couldn't help it, just like I can't help it. He came over and found me. We kissed and then Original Cindy came to the rescue with a frying pan."
Satrina's jaw literally dropped. "A frying pan?"
Max nodded. "Yep. She came in and wam. Right on the head with a frying pan. Dented it up real nice too."
"Original Cindy is now my personal hero."
"Then she dragged me to the bathroom and dropped my sorry ass in the tub filled with damn cold water. So, Alec was unconscious and was freezing my ass off in a tub. End of story."
"Nothing happened?"
"Except that one kiss and it wasn't anything. He doesn't love me, he loves you."
Satrina's eyebrows rose in an unsure manner. "How do you he does for sure?"
"Well, let's see," Max pretended to think about it. "Before you came along, he was a selfish prick and now he's just a prick. I've never seen him look at anybody the way he looks at you. And he told me."
Satrina blinked. "He told you?!"
Satrina smiled brightly. "Yeah. Who do you think talked Logan into letting you guys use the cabin? And Alec really has to say something great in order for me to believe him. So he told me. He said that he loved you and wanted to spend a romantic weekend with you."
"Where is he now?"
Max laughed. "Still passed out at my place. Cindy hit him pretty hard."
Biting her lower lip, Satrina processed all this new information. "I still feel ... sad or, I don't know. I feel something unhappy."
"How about we play a little joke on him?" Max suggested with a glint in her eye.
Satrina smiled. "And that's why you're my hero."