Title: Where would I Be Without You.
Author: Lakeia/ jess843
Disclaimer: I don't own it because if I did it would still be on. I could still see Alec's face every week.
Paring: Max /Alec
Dedication: To all the M/A fans who were ripped off from seeing something deeper happen in their relationship. Remember DA may be gone but not forgotten.
Rating: R now for swearing and sexual situations/ scenes.
I didn't get that many reviews for my first chapter so, I thought maybe no one liked it but then I started getting them, I was all excited so here is your chapter two, and I can honestly say as long as you guys review (Thank you so much, you guys made me giddy. I love feedback.) I will continue to write. Sorry for the mistaken, if any.
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Chapter Two: It's Just A Dream (Why You Trippin'?)
Max slammed the door behind her as she entered her apartment. Her mind reeling from with just happened no more than 30 minutes ago. *How could I do that? * She asked herself unbuttoning her coat. She draped it over the living room couch before slouching down herself. Sighing deeply she ran her hand over her brow, trying to get her thoughts in order. She buried her face in her hands. "I can't believe I just did that." Max spoke out loud. * I love Logan.* She told herself. * I've always loved Logan.* She dragged a hand through her hair. Unconsciously her fingers began to graze her lips as her mind drifted to the tenderness of his lips on her own. She could still taste him, smell him. His scent was intoxicating, and evading her senses even now. He tasted sweet, kinda like raspberries, and he smelled of perspiration and man. Something she has always found attractive. The feel of his strong hands, as they caressed the skin of her bare back... so gently. Max could feel the shivers down her spine as she re-lived the moment. She inhaled sharply as she came out of her daze. *This is Alec! * She scowled herself. *Remember, the arrogant, cocky, asshole, who did nothing but screw up every chance he got. Who cares only about himself? * She told herself. *Besides the kiss wasn't ... real. I only did it to get Darren off my back. "That's it. Alec was just doing me a favor. I mean all those girls he's been with, he's done more than just kiss them and he'd disregard them the next day as if nothing happened. This was just one of those times. * She tried to convince herself. Max groaned aloud as she buried her head in a pillow out of frustration. She did not need this right now. She really didn't. She went to that club tonight to get her mind off of Logan and the virus, and every other thing that had her climbing the walls. Now she was thinking about them more than ever. Her reaction to Alec had to be because she hadn't had any male contact intimately, that had to be it, she was just trying to hold onto it. It had nothing to do with him. Just her need for the male touch. * Max racked her brain at the thought until she just couldn't analyze the situation anymore. It was one kiss, not even real. There was no need to get all bent out of shape as if that meant he wanted to marry her, or even least be with her. They couldn't stand each other half of time, and the other times they barely get alone and then there were those moments... where he'd surprise you. Thinking about someone else, instead of himself. Making you laugh, when you were feeling low or giving you that push you really need it to go on even when you didn't want to face your demons.
Max sighed before rising from her seat. She made her way to her room. Proceeding to undress Max changed into a small tee and a pair of pajama bottoms before heading to the bathroom. Running warm water on her face she washed off her makeup. Max walked back into her room, throwing the covers back; she crawled into her comfy bed with hopes that she would fall into a dreamless sleep.
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"Max, wake up!" O.C. yelled shaking the sleeping form.
Mnmm. Max mumbled in protest. "O.C five more minutes."
"Max, get your lazy behind up, your going to be late for work." O.C commented.
Max lazily rose. Her eyes drifting to the clock on her nightstand. Her eyes widen. "Shit." She swore. "Is that right?" She asked her friend, who nodded.
Max quickly scrambled out of her bed to get dress. She took a quick shower, before putting on her usual denim jeans and black tee. She walked into the living room where O.C. already had a pot of coffee ready.
"See." She smiled. "Made it with 10 minutes to spare." She told her friend who was too, drinking the dark liquid as she read the morning paper. "Missed you last night." Original Cindy commented still looking down at her paper.
Max knew this was coming. Part of her was expecting it and while the other was dreading it so. Max didn't dare look in her direction as she spoke. "Yeah." She nodded. "Sorry about that." She breathed. "But I had to get out there." Max's voice was soft as she waited for Cindy to throw in her words of wisdom as she did every time her love life hit a 'bump'.
"What happened last night, Boo?" Cindy asked, at a lost. Her eyes settled, on Max as she waited for an answer. "I mean I went to get ya water, and you were shooting daggers at ya 'boy'. I come back, and you were licking the man's tonsils. What's up with that?" She asked.
Max shook her head. She really didn't understand it herself. "I don't know O.C." Max said. " I mean, this whole thing started out with me trying to get Darren to....
"Darren?!" O.C interrupted. "Slim- ball Darrren? Cheatin' on you with Justine, Darren?" O.C asked with wide eyes.
Max nodded. "Yeah." She answered taking a sit on one of the stools at the kitchen area, Original Cindy on the other side. "I mean I don't even know how it happened." She confessed. " Alec was annoying the hell out of with his staring. Next thing I know Darren in front of me, talkin' about how I never had it as good as him." Max repeated with disgust. "Then the idea came up in my head to kiss Alec to prove how wrong he was, next thing I know..." The sentence trailed as she glanced away from O.C gaze letting her mid wonder once again back to the kiss. *Stop it. * She scowled herself. * Just stop. * She immediately turned to face O.C
Cindy face was thoughtful as let the information sink in. 'So 'D-Dog' shows up to put salt in your game, and to save face you made out with 'hotboy.' O.C. stated more that asked.
"Pretty much." Max confessed as she released a breath she wasn't even aware she had been holding.
"So I only got one question for you 'Boo'? O.C started as she stared straight at her.
What's that?" Max asked pushing a stray strand of her behind her back.
"Did you like it?" She asked a wicked smile on her lips.
"O.C." Max scowled. "No!" She quickly denied
"Uh- huh." O.C commented, disbelieving.
Max groaned. She knew what that meant. "What do you mean 'uh- huh'?" She asked.
"Max I saw the two of ya with ma own two eyes, Original Cindy ain't blind." She commented. "I thought at one point I was gonna have to hose the two of you down."
Max scoffed. " Cindy, you're way off base." She argued. "So what if I did enjoy the kiss. She confessed. "This is Alec we're talking about?" She reminded her. "The womanizer, the manipulator, the pain in my ass, the...
"Soldier boy, whose bones you want to jump." O.C teased with a mischief smile.
Max dropped her head on the counter as she drowned in her logic. She abruptly looked up at the wall. "Oh, look time for work." She announced happily as she grabbed her things out of the living room.
"That's okay. O.C." said as she followed Max's lead grabbing her things from the living room floor. "'Cause we not finish." She promised. Max knew she wasn't finish but it was going to be nice to get a break before she was drilled with more questions as O.C and her headed out the door.
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Max and O.C. walked in union as they entered the warehouse. "So, what are you gonna do?" O.C asked as they reached their lockers.
"What you mean?" Max asked as she sat down on the empty bench, while O.C rummaged through her locker. "There's nothing to do." She claimed. "Alec knew very well, why I kissed him. I'm not going to make this out to be some big deal." She declared.
"Okay, so what about Logan?" Cindy asked, closing her locker, she joined Max on the bench.
"What about him?" Max shrugged, before abruptly standing up. She began to pace. "I mean, were over." She spoke as if trying to convince himself. "With virus-- She shook her head before sighing. "Beside he's got Asha, the two of them doing their hero thing." Max stated as she slouched back down on the bench. "He doesn't need me."
Original Cindy briefly looked down. "If you say so Suga."
"And that kiss between Alec, and me you don't have to worry about that happening ever again." Max declared.
O.C smiled. "If you say so, Suga." She repeated before her gaze pasted Max onto another familiar face. "Speak of the devil." O.C announced nodding her head in Alec's direction.
Max head shoot around as she saw Alec just entering the building the same trademark smile on his lips that he flashed all the time.
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Alec walked into Jam Pony ready to start his day. Part of him was both dreading and excited about today. He wondered if Max was going to talk to him about what happened yesterday, or totally ignore him. But who was he fooling, this is Max, the girl had to talk, and analyze everything. He sighed before stopping at the dispatch area, behind the counter stood Normal sorting through the packages.
"There's my 'Rock Star'?" Normal smiled.
Alec was about to reply but was interrupted. "Now get to work, we're short- handed and you're late." Normal informed.
Alec rolled his eyes, as he headed for his locker. He could see Max and O.C between the lockers as he got closer. *Here we go. * He thought.
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"Ladies." Alec greeted casually as he pasted by the two, to reach his locker. Max said nothing as O.C glanced between the two.
"You know what, Original Cindy got her runs to do, so I'll see you later." She said leaving the to Xs alone.
Max nodded before turning her attention to Alec, who was pulling his bike gear out his locker. She sighed before standing. She walked over to him.
Max rested against the locker beside his own. She glanced around slyly. "Um, you got a minute?" She asked, her voice steady.
Alec closed his locker to face her. "Sure Maxie, what's on your mind?" He smiled.
* That cocky son of a ---. * Max thought as she shoot daggers at him. *As if he didn't know. I bet he is just loving this.* Max argued before shaking it off.
"About last night..." Max started.
Alec frowned. "About last night?" He asked if at a lost. Alec knew exactly where Max was going and he wasn't about to make it easy for her. She was going to tell him that she was sorry, she had kissed him, that she didn't mean for it to go that far. How the only reason she did it was to get that guy off her back. Blahh, Blahh, Woof, Woof. He knew the truth even if she didn't want to admit it. She enjoyed the kiss. If she didn't she would not have let him touch her the way she did. He could still remember the feel of her soft skin, the taste of her lips.
Max sighed. *He always had to make everything so difficult.* "Last night when I kissed you." She grunted.
Alec's lips formed an 'O'. "Yeah, that." He shrugged as if no big deal. " What about it?" He asked.
Max was a little taken back by his actions. He acted like it was nothing. Like it didn't mean any thing. *Well this is Alec. *She reminded herself. *He could bone a girl for one night. and act like it was no big deal the next morning.* Why was this a little disappointing?
"I just wanted to say I'm sorry." She apologized. *Why the hell are you apologizing?!* She screamed to herself. * I mean it's not like you violated the man. He got his feels in, just as much as you did. * Her subconscious told her.
Alec decided to play along. "For what Max? He asked. "For groping me in public?" He questioned a hurt expression on his face. "For reducing me to your man-whore so you could flip off some guy?" He asked. The look on Max was priceless, and it took all of Alec's well power not to laugh as he continued.
"I mean, I feel so used." He stated his hands on his heat. "So dirty." He prompted. "I don't know if I can ever trust you again."
Max gave him a once over taking in his posture and his words. She narrowed her eyes. "Go, to hell Alec!" Max snapped before heading to dispatch office where she quickly grabbed her packages before retreating outside.
Alec laughed at the disappearing figure shaking his head, as he started his runs
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"And that's all that happened?" O.C asked Max as she filled her in on the scene with Alec that afternoon while they sat at their usual table at Crash.
"That's it." Max answered taking a sip of her beer. "So the situation wasn't that big of deal." Her eyes narrowed as she stared pointly at Cindy. "Like I said it wasn't, but somebody who will remain nameless---
Original Cindy rolled her eyes. " I commented that there could've been somethin' behind the kiss. She argued. It was now time for Max to roll her eyes. " I never said it was somethin' behind it."
Max smiled at her friend's cover as did O.C. " You know what I'm gonna go." Max announced as she got out of her seat.
"Why suga?" O.C asked. "The nights still young."
"I know but I'm tired." Max answered as she slide on her jacket. " I see you in when you get home."
"Alright." O.C said hesitantly. "Goodnight."
Max smiled before heading to the exit. On her way out she sneak a glance at Alec who was in his usual seat at the bar only he wasn't alone. Some blonde bimbo was all up in his face. Her fake silicone breast falling out of her tight mid- drift. Max fought this ill feeling that rose in the pit of her stomach as Alec whispered something in her ear. Immediately followed was her laughter at the obviously funny statement he had made which only cause her to cling to him more, hitting his chest playfully.
"Oh, yeah Max." She mocked herself. "A relationship with Alec. What a solid way to go. She thought sarcastically. She grinned. *What was I thinking, that one kiss with him meant anything. *
With one last glance Max was out the door and on her 'baby' heading to her apartment.
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Alec could feel Max's eyes on him as he talked to Jamie... or Jennifer. Something that started with a J. He wasn't really paying attention to the blonde beauty in front of him because of the fiery brunette that was running through his mind all day. He supposed he could have given her some slack today but what would be the fun of that?
Hey, babe. Alec smiled seductively interrupting Jamie-Jennifer. "I'm a little tired, so I'm gonna call it a night." He said as he rose from his sit.
"Want some company?" Jamie-Jennifer purred placing her hand on his knee rubbing it firmly.
Alec grinned. "Not tonight." Her answered. Jamie's face quickly fell disappointment. "But I'll call you." He added nodding his head.
"Okay." Jamie smiled dumbly.
"Okay." Alec repeated as he quickly made his way out the door. It took Jamie about two seconds to realize that she never gave him her phone number. I wonder if he knew that?
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Max flipped through the TV channels as she sat on the couch her legs curled up under her. She had already taken long bath, to try and relieve some of the tension out of her body. Now she was trying to find a decent movie on this contraption to watch. Wearing only a belly short and a pair of boxer shorts, her hair tied in a sloppy ponytail, several strands of hair framing her face. Okay she was bored. Everything was so quiet. No Anomalies to stop. White was off of her ass for a couple days. Logan was.... Logan. The feline in her was climbing the walls there had to be something more interesting to do than... this. A knock on the door interrupted her thoughts as she got up out of her seat. Swinging the door open she came face to face with none other than...
"Alec?"
"Hey Max." Alec smiled. " Mind if I come in?" He asked looking her up and down. He eyes looked as if those of a predator setting it's eyes on it's prey.
Max's head cocked to the side, confused. Stepping to the side she invited him in.
"So what are you doing here?" Max asked absently as she closed the door behind her. She turned to face him.
"I came to give you something." He answered as he staked towards her. A wicked smile on his face.
Max frowned. "Give me something?" She repeated. "What could you possibility have that I want?" She asked incredulously.
'This." Alec answered, crashing his lips down on to her own. Max was a little taken back by the force as her back hit the wooden door behind them. Alec body was pressed firmly up against hers as he ravished her mouth. *What the hell is he doing?!* Max thought before she felt Alec tongue plunge into her mouth. Then all Max could comprehend was a moan as his hands gripped her hips pulling her closer. Max wrapped her arms around Alec's neck as she delivered her own form of punishment suckled, tasting, and drowning in the scent that was he. Alec groaned as he smelt her arousal fill his nostrils His hands trailed down, before cupping her ass. In one sole swoop Alec picked Max up off the floor. Her legs immediately wrapping around him waist. Her eyes widen as she felt his hardness again her inner thigh. Alec stopped his assault at the sound her gasp. He stared at her only to find her gaze looking down. A cocky grin spread across his face. " It won't bite." He teased but his smiled slowly faded as Max looked into his eyes. Her breathing heavy and ragged. Her fingers lightly caressing his face as she traced the contours of his eyes, his nose, his cheeks stopping at his lips. She unconsciously licked her lips before gently running her fingers against the softness of his, her head cocked to the side as if in thought. Alec watched and marveled at the sight. * She's so beautiful. * He thought before carrying her into the bedroom. Their eyes never leave one another.
Max did not say a word as Alec laid her down gently, before pulling off his leather coat revealing his well-fitting black muscle shirt. Max breaths turned into pants as Alec descended on her covering his body with her own. Both of his legs on either side as he sat on top of her. Max took this moment to enjoy the view but one thing would have made it even better. Her small hands grabbed the hem of his shirt before proceeding to take it off, which she did. Max wanted to savor this moment as her hands ran firmly over his broad shoulders, trailing down to his washboard abs, before evading the elastic band of his cargo pants. Alec closed his eyes at the feel of her soft skin against his own, until he just couldn't take it anymore. Grabbing the back of her head Alec drew her into another passionate kiss. He let his lips linger before moving over to kiss her jaw line, to her earlobe, in which another moan escaped her lips. He kisses trailed down her neck, where he licked the hollow. Using his hands, Alec ran his fingers under the offending garment she was wearing successfully taking it off with her help, he throw it on the floor with the rest of their discarded clothes. Now all that stood between him and Max was a lacy, black bra, and a pair of boxer shorts, which he would quickly rectify.
Max closed her eyes at the touch of Alec's hands gently running under her bra. As he was about to undo the clasp she heard.
"Max."
Max's eyes shout open as she started up at Alec who was beginning to fade. "Alec?" She breathed in confusion.
"Max." She heard once more.
Max's eyes popped open at the sound of her best friend. Looking around frantically she realized that she was in the living room, laying on the chair with Original Cindy looking down at her. She quickly sat up inhaling long, steady breaths. Her body glistening with sweat. *It was all just a dream.*
"You okay, boo." Cindy asked concerned, placing a cold wet rag on the back of Max's neck, which she graciously took. " I come home and you moaning and breathing heavy in ya sleep." She commented.
Max gave her a horrified look. *Just how much did she hear? *
"Plus, you got sweat all over ya." She continued. "Kinda makes a sista wonder what you were dreaming about." She smiled.
Max faced only became more horrified as she realized. *She knows. * She thought burying her face in her hands.
O.C. sighed, wrapping her arms around the transgenic. "Look, Max it's alright." She comforted. "So you attracted to the boy, who wouldn't be. He fine." Cindy stated. "It was just a dream, if you don't have feeling for him like that, ain't no need to trip." She loosened her grip to look at Max's face. "Look I'm gonna go to bed, Original Cindy needs her beauty sleep. You gonna be all right?" She asked.
Max nodded, yes as O.C stood up. "I'll see you in the morning." She spoke before heading into her room.
Max contemplated the words that O.C spoke to her. It was just a dream, if you don't have feeling for him like that, ain't no need to trip.
What if she did have feelings for him? Ever since the whole talk about Ben she felt more in sync with him. He had become her friend, a trusting ally in her fight to help other transgenics. What was she going to do? *Ignore it. * Max thought as she rose from the couch to sleep in her own bed.
To Be Continued...
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A/N: Okay, guys I'm not too sure about this chapter but it's the product of mindless thinking. I'm trying to keep the characters as true as possible so bare with me. I assorted this with angst and there will be, plus ALOT of drama so don't think this is going to be one of those stories where their going to just get together and everything is going to be peaches and cream. Mistakes are going to be made on both parts. Some bigger than others. So to find out you are going to have to hang in there with me. Review!!!!! Tell me what you thing. I need the encouragement.
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