Author: Synthera
Story: The Pair
Chapter 11: Books, Music and Memories
Disclaimer: Don't own any of the books mentioned or songs. I do own Lexa and Vin
Author's note: Sorry I haven't been posting as often as I would like. Things have been quite crazy around here. I promise that it will pick up soon.
PS: Is anyone still reading this? Should I bother or stop?
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Vin paced back and forth in the tiny room he and Lexa shared. It was four in the morning and Lexa still hadn't come home. This was unusual behavior for her. She usually called if she was not going to come home. Finally he made a decision. He picked up the phone and dialed Max's number that was written by the phone. After two rings Original Cindy picked up.
"Who ever this is must want Original Cindy to put the smack down on your ass if you are calling this early." She said grumpily
"This is Vin. I'm trying to find Lexa. Is she there?"
"No. I haven't seen shortie since the club."
"She hasn't come home and she hasn't called. Do you think Max knows where she is?"
This woke OC up and Vin could hear her call for Max on the other side of the line. "Boo! You have a phone call!"
"Hello?" Came Max's voice a minute later. She didn't sound as if she had been asleep at all.
"Max, this is Vin. Do you have any idea where Lexa could be?"
"She didn't come home?"
"I wouldn't be calling if she did."
"Maybe she went home with a guy."
"She wouldn't do that. Even if she did she would have called." He said.
"Maybe we should try Alec." she ventured hesitantly.
" They weren't even talking."
"Maybe they did after they left Logan's." she suggested.
"Can you call him?" Vin asked.
"Yeah. I'll call you back." She hung up on him and quickly dialed Alec's cell phone number. It rang until his voice mail came on.
"Alec, we have a problem. We can't find Lexa. If you have any idea where she's at can you call here? Thanks bye."
She called Vin back and told him that Alec hadn't even picked up the phone.
"He should be home now though. I think that we should go over there. Something might have happened." Vin said. Max agreed and gave him Alec's address.
They met in front of Alec's apartment building thirty minutes later. They quietly walked up to the door.
Lexa sat up in bed as she heard two sets of footsteps. She carefully eased Alec's arm off of her waist and sat up. She saw that she had forgot to lock the door and mentally smacked her forehead. 'Stupid move there Lexa!'
Outside the door Max and Vin stood to either side. He tried the knob and the door opened quietly. Alec sat bolt upright in bed. Lexa recognized the two forms in the hall but Alec just waking up didn't. He rushed the two figures standing in his hall throwing punches and attempting to take them down. He fought viciously and Max and Vin who were expecting him to be a bad guy fought back just as hard.
Seeing that Alec didn't take the time to find out who their "attackers" were she knew that she would have to stop this fight. She grabbed Vin's arm as he threw a punch at Alec and briefly touched her hand to his forehead. He recognized this gesture that she had used to calm him countless times before and stepped back. She grabbed Alec and as soon as she touched him he calmed and recognized Vin. He nodded and stepped back.
Unfortunately as she turned to stop Max, Max was already mid-punch. Lexa couldn't get her arm up in time and Max's punch connected. Her fist slammed into Lexa's jaw with enough force that knocked her down. Normally this would have been fine, Lexa would have jumped up and been all right two seconds later. But this time the back of Lexa's head hit Alec's coffee table and she slid to the ground.
She saw Alec and Vin's worried faces hovering over her and then everything went black as she slid into unconsciousness.
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"I know you didn't mean to do it Max. I'm sure she is going to understand."
This was the first thing that Lexa heard over the roaring in her ears. Her heart was pounding so hard she could hear it. That voice.. she knew it. 'Logan? Is that his name?' she thought.
"I just didn't recognize her. I didn't expect her to be there." 'Max, you sound so upset.'
"We worked some things out." This was from Alec.
"You couldn't call and let me know she was alright?" 'Vin, definitely Vin' she thought.
"Enough fighting already. Let the doctor do his job." The voice she was now sure was Logan said. "Go ahead Sam."
"Looks like she is going to be okay. Although I would suggest that she is woken up every couple of hours for twenty-four hours. She may have a concussion and since you won't let me take her to the hospital, this is the only way to be safe about it."
"Thank you. I appreciate you coming all the way out here."
"No problem Logan. I owe you a couple. Tell Eyes Only I am always here if he needs any help." 'Aha! I was right. It is Logan. What's he doing here?'
"I will do that Sam."
Then suddenly Lexa could open her eyes and just as suddenly wished she couldn't. The room spun and she clenched her eyes shut. "Ohhh." She felt the bed shift and instinctively she knew that Alec and Vin were sitting on either side of her. "Make the world stop."
"Are you okay Lex?" Vin gently prodded.
"Just dandy. Don't think because I hit my head that I forgot that I was mad at you."
She slowly opened her eyes and saw Max standing at the edge of the bed. Logan was behind and to the side of her. "When did the party start? And look at me, I'm a mess." This earned her a few chuckles from Alec but Max still stood there with a pensive expression on her face.
"I'm sorry Lexa." She said quietly.
"It's okay. I know you didn't mean it." She said waving her hand in the air.
"But Max?"
"Yeah?"
"That one was free. Next time.. I retaliate." She said with a wicked grin. "And Maxie?"
"Yeah?" This time she was slightly exasperated.
"You hit like a Mack truck." This time laughs were had by all.
Max and Logan left leaving the three standing in Alec's room. They decided it would be best for Lexa and Vin to stay there since it was so late. Lexa laid down to sleep and Vin and Alec moved into the living room. They sat on the couch and for a moment they watched Lexa sleep.
"Alec?"
"Yeah?"
"I'm sorry we didn't take you." Vin said
"I'm sorry I acted like I did."
"She really missed you, you know." Vin stated as they looked at her.
"She did?"
"Yep. Not a day went by that she didn't think of you."
"Vin?"
"Huh?"
"It felt like old times in the alley didn't it?"
"It did. Do you think we will ever be that close again?"
"Maybe." Alec answered.
"Do you want to take shifts sleeping?" Vin said.
"Nah, lets set the alarm. She's hurt, for tonight let's sleep like we used to." Said Alec.
Vin studied his face and then nodded. They set they alarm and walked to the bed. They took opposite sides leaving Lexa in the middle like they had when they were children. They curled on their sides facing her and Alec wiggled his face into her neck. As if she knew they were there in her sleep she grabbed a hand from each of them.
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Saturday Morning
Max, Original Cindy and Lexa were riding in Lexa's car around Seattle. Max sat in the passenger seat with the newspaper in her hands. "Okay the next one is in Sector Four. Not too far." Lexa made her way to the sector checkpoint. They had looked at six apartments and this was the last one listed. Lexa had insisted on seeing them all before picking.
They made their way to the building and parked in the garage. Riding in the elevator to the third level Max suddenly asked "How did Vin get his name?"
Lexa looked surprised but then answered. "We had just escaped and we were in a small convenience store outside Gillette. There was this mechanic talking to the owner about how they used to use these Vehicle id Numbers on cars. He said they used to be barcodes before they changed them to symbols. I was looking at Vin's neck at the time and decided that Vin would fit. Later on when we were placed in foster care for a while the foster mother decided his name was Vincente. She was this really nice little Italian lady."
She was quiet a moment then asked "Do you know how Alec got his name?"
Max and Original Cindy shared a glance then Max said "Yeah. I actually gave it to him." From Lexa's surprised look she could tell that wasn't the answer she was expecting.
Max filled her in about her time in Manticore and how Alec had acted. Lexa was quiet and from the look on her face Max could tell she was upset about something. "Are you all right? What's wrong?"
Just then the doors to the elevator opened. "It's just, he's had so much pain. It hurts to think that we were the first ones to cause it." Then she put on a bright smile "C'mon, let's go look at this apartment and go to lunch."
They met the apartment manager in front of the door to 3J. "Good afternoon ladies." She was a well-dressed lady in her early thirties.
"Good morning." OC said with a wide smile. Lexa and Max hid knowing smiles of their own.
"Well, let's look at this apartment shall we." The manager added "I hope it is to your liking." With a sly smile at OC.
"Actually it's my girl here who's going to have to live in it but I will be visiting her OFTEN." She replied. Lexa and Max rolled their eyes behind their backs.
They walked in and looked around. Lexa decided that she would need some time to make up her mind so she took the offered business card and the three ladies headed to lunch.
They sat in small pizzeria drinking coke and eating a pizza talking about the apartments they had seen that day. Vin and Alec had met them and were watching as the three talked animatedly.
"I really think you should take that last apartment boo. It was really nice." Original Cindy said. Max and Lexa laughed.
"You only want to look at the apartment manager every day." Lexa said between giggles.
"True. But it wasn't bad."
"I think we are going to take the second one. It has those built in bookshelves for my books and CD's. Plus I really like the colors. It is also really big for the money." Lexa said with a firm look on her face.
"CDs?" Alec said.
"Yeah, she had like a million of them. Any and all kinds. I have never seen any one person love music so much. And she insists that we take them every time we move. The only thing worse is the books. I keeps telling her to leave some because she has already read them but the says she reads them over and can't possibly part with them." He said the last part dramatically.
"Books! Oh my gosh! Joshua!. I haven't been by in days to see him!" Max jumped up.
"Joshua?" Vin questioned.
"He's the first one Manticore made." She said.
"The one who helped you escape?" Lexa asked.
"Yeah. I need to go get him some food." She made as if to leave.
"If you wait a minute we can all go with you." They paid the bill and headed down the street to the grocery store. They picked up Joshua's "Little Debbie's" and drove to his house Vin and Alec following in Alec's car.
Before they reached the door Max stopped them. "You should probably know.. They put a little to much canine DNA in Joshua and his face, well it kind of shows it. Just you know, don't stare. He is really a good guy." Both Lexa and Vin nodded their heads.
Max opened the door to Joshua's house and walked inside. "Big Fella?" She called.
"Joshua in here." They heard him call.
They walked into the living room and saw Joshua from the back. He was painting and paint was everywhere. The first thing Lexa noticed although was the amount of books.
"Look at all these books! There must be hundreds!" She walked to the bookshelf.
"Father's books." Said Joshua coming up behind her.
"Call of the Wild, Moby Dick, Tom Sawyer, Treasure Island. I have never read these."
"You like to read?" Joshua asked.
Lexa turned around. When she saw his face her eyes widened in curiosity. Joshua turned and hid his face. "People scared of what they don't understand. Not safe."
Lexa gently turned his face back to her. "I'm not scared. Just curious." She studied his face and said "you know what Joshua? Anyone who likes books and can paint I want to be friends with. I'm Lexa. Can we be friends?"
Joshua smiled and said "Friends."
"That is Vin over by Alec." Vin waved "Hey."
"Hey." Joshua said.
Joshua pulled another book down from a shelf above her head. "Dracula. Good. You read and bring back when done." He said placing it in her hands.
"Thanks. I needed a new book. I have already read mine. Maybe I will bring you some."
Joshua nodded and then moved to the kitchen to help Max put away the food that she had bought for him.
Original Cindy and Vin were looking at the paintings Joshua had done in the living room when Lexa saw Alec walk down the stairs. She followed him down curious about where he was going.
She saw him sitting on a piano bench looking at the keys of the piano. She walked to him and he didn't look up. She laid a hand on his shoulder and asked, "You play?"
He nodded but didn't say a word. "Play for me?" He shook his head at first but she sat down and said, "I know a little bit" and started playing "Fur Elise". He put his hands over hers and stopped her.
"Right notes, bad form." He said quietly.
"What's wrong?"
He stood and pulled her up with him and then pushed the bench back. He sat down and pulled her back down, this time into his lap. He rested his chin on her shoulder and haltingly told her the story of the girl he had fallen in love with that had started out to be his assignment. By the end he was crying and all Lexa could do was hold him and murmur "Shhh, Alec, It's okay. We're here now. I know it doesn't make it better but we are here for you. I'm sure she forgave you."
Vin came down the stairs and saw them huddled together with Alec still quietly crying. He put his arms around the two of them and held them until he stopped.
"One day I will play for you, but I can't. Not now."
Max had started down stairs but stopped when Joshua had motioned her away, "They need time." Was all he said.
They came upstairs a bit later and when Joshua asked how they knew Max, Lexa answered. "Max is my sister. We are from Manticore too." With that Vin and Lexa showed Joshua their barcodes. Joshua nodded "Joshua knows you."
"What?" Vin asked
"Joshua see you the night you ran away. In the woods. Big sirens." Max explained that Joshua had been living in the basement and it made sense to Lexa.
At six o'clock they decided it was time to leave. Lexa used Alec phone to call the building manager of the second apartment to tell them they wanted the apartment. She was told they could move in the next day.
Story: The Pair
Chapter 11: Books, Music and Memories
Disclaimer: Don't own any of the books mentioned or songs. I do own Lexa and Vin
Author's note: Sorry I haven't been posting as often as I would like. Things have been quite crazy around here. I promise that it will pick up soon.
PS: Is anyone still reading this? Should I bother or stop?
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Vin paced back and forth in the tiny room he and Lexa shared. It was four in the morning and Lexa still hadn't come home. This was unusual behavior for her. She usually called if she was not going to come home. Finally he made a decision. He picked up the phone and dialed Max's number that was written by the phone. After two rings Original Cindy picked up.
"Who ever this is must want Original Cindy to put the smack down on your ass if you are calling this early." She said grumpily
"This is Vin. I'm trying to find Lexa. Is she there?"
"No. I haven't seen shortie since the club."
"She hasn't come home and she hasn't called. Do you think Max knows where she is?"
This woke OC up and Vin could hear her call for Max on the other side of the line. "Boo! You have a phone call!"
"Hello?" Came Max's voice a minute later. She didn't sound as if she had been asleep at all.
"Max, this is Vin. Do you have any idea where Lexa could be?"
"She didn't come home?"
"I wouldn't be calling if she did."
"Maybe she went home with a guy."
"She wouldn't do that. Even if she did she would have called." He said.
"Maybe we should try Alec." she ventured hesitantly.
" They weren't even talking."
"Maybe they did after they left Logan's." she suggested.
"Can you call him?" Vin asked.
"Yeah. I'll call you back." She hung up on him and quickly dialed Alec's cell phone number. It rang until his voice mail came on.
"Alec, we have a problem. We can't find Lexa. If you have any idea where she's at can you call here? Thanks bye."
She called Vin back and told him that Alec hadn't even picked up the phone.
"He should be home now though. I think that we should go over there. Something might have happened." Vin said. Max agreed and gave him Alec's address.
They met in front of Alec's apartment building thirty minutes later. They quietly walked up to the door.
Lexa sat up in bed as she heard two sets of footsteps. She carefully eased Alec's arm off of her waist and sat up. She saw that she had forgot to lock the door and mentally smacked her forehead. 'Stupid move there Lexa!'
Outside the door Max and Vin stood to either side. He tried the knob and the door opened quietly. Alec sat bolt upright in bed. Lexa recognized the two forms in the hall but Alec just waking up didn't. He rushed the two figures standing in his hall throwing punches and attempting to take them down. He fought viciously and Max and Vin who were expecting him to be a bad guy fought back just as hard.
Seeing that Alec didn't take the time to find out who their "attackers" were she knew that she would have to stop this fight. She grabbed Vin's arm as he threw a punch at Alec and briefly touched her hand to his forehead. He recognized this gesture that she had used to calm him countless times before and stepped back. She grabbed Alec and as soon as she touched him he calmed and recognized Vin. He nodded and stepped back.
Unfortunately as she turned to stop Max, Max was already mid-punch. Lexa couldn't get her arm up in time and Max's punch connected. Her fist slammed into Lexa's jaw with enough force that knocked her down. Normally this would have been fine, Lexa would have jumped up and been all right two seconds later. But this time the back of Lexa's head hit Alec's coffee table and she slid to the ground.
She saw Alec and Vin's worried faces hovering over her and then everything went black as she slid into unconsciousness.
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"I know you didn't mean to do it Max. I'm sure she is going to understand."
This was the first thing that Lexa heard over the roaring in her ears. Her heart was pounding so hard she could hear it. That voice.. she knew it. 'Logan? Is that his name?' she thought.
"I just didn't recognize her. I didn't expect her to be there." 'Max, you sound so upset.'
"We worked some things out." This was from Alec.
"You couldn't call and let me know she was alright?" 'Vin, definitely Vin' she thought.
"Enough fighting already. Let the doctor do his job." The voice she was now sure was Logan said. "Go ahead Sam."
"Looks like she is going to be okay. Although I would suggest that she is woken up every couple of hours for twenty-four hours. She may have a concussion and since you won't let me take her to the hospital, this is the only way to be safe about it."
"Thank you. I appreciate you coming all the way out here."
"No problem Logan. I owe you a couple. Tell Eyes Only I am always here if he needs any help." 'Aha! I was right. It is Logan. What's he doing here?'
"I will do that Sam."
Then suddenly Lexa could open her eyes and just as suddenly wished she couldn't. The room spun and she clenched her eyes shut. "Ohhh." She felt the bed shift and instinctively she knew that Alec and Vin were sitting on either side of her. "Make the world stop."
"Are you okay Lex?" Vin gently prodded.
"Just dandy. Don't think because I hit my head that I forgot that I was mad at you."
She slowly opened her eyes and saw Max standing at the edge of the bed. Logan was behind and to the side of her. "When did the party start? And look at me, I'm a mess." This earned her a few chuckles from Alec but Max still stood there with a pensive expression on her face.
"I'm sorry Lexa." She said quietly.
"It's okay. I know you didn't mean it." She said waving her hand in the air.
"But Max?"
"Yeah?"
"That one was free. Next time.. I retaliate." She said with a wicked grin. "And Maxie?"
"Yeah?" This time she was slightly exasperated.
"You hit like a Mack truck." This time laughs were had by all.
Max and Logan left leaving the three standing in Alec's room. They decided it would be best for Lexa and Vin to stay there since it was so late. Lexa laid down to sleep and Vin and Alec moved into the living room. They sat on the couch and for a moment they watched Lexa sleep.
"Alec?"
"Yeah?"
"I'm sorry we didn't take you." Vin said
"I'm sorry I acted like I did."
"She really missed you, you know." Vin stated as they looked at her.
"She did?"
"Yep. Not a day went by that she didn't think of you."
"Vin?"
"Huh?"
"It felt like old times in the alley didn't it?"
"It did. Do you think we will ever be that close again?"
"Maybe." Alec answered.
"Do you want to take shifts sleeping?" Vin said.
"Nah, lets set the alarm. She's hurt, for tonight let's sleep like we used to." Said Alec.
Vin studied his face and then nodded. They set they alarm and walked to the bed. They took opposite sides leaving Lexa in the middle like they had when they were children. They curled on their sides facing her and Alec wiggled his face into her neck. As if she knew they were there in her sleep she grabbed a hand from each of them.
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Saturday Morning
Max, Original Cindy and Lexa were riding in Lexa's car around Seattle. Max sat in the passenger seat with the newspaper in her hands. "Okay the next one is in Sector Four. Not too far." Lexa made her way to the sector checkpoint. They had looked at six apartments and this was the last one listed. Lexa had insisted on seeing them all before picking.
They made their way to the building and parked in the garage. Riding in the elevator to the third level Max suddenly asked "How did Vin get his name?"
Lexa looked surprised but then answered. "We had just escaped and we were in a small convenience store outside Gillette. There was this mechanic talking to the owner about how they used to use these Vehicle id Numbers on cars. He said they used to be barcodes before they changed them to symbols. I was looking at Vin's neck at the time and decided that Vin would fit. Later on when we were placed in foster care for a while the foster mother decided his name was Vincente. She was this really nice little Italian lady."
She was quiet a moment then asked "Do you know how Alec got his name?"
Max and Original Cindy shared a glance then Max said "Yeah. I actually gave it to him." From Lexa's surprised look she could tell that wasn't the answer she was expecting.
Max filled her in about her time in Manticore and how Alec had acted. Lexa was quiet and from the look on her face Max could tell she was upset about something. "Are you all right? What's wrong?"
Just then the doors to the elevator opened. "It's just, he's had so much pain. It hurts to think that we were the first ones to cause it." Then she put on a bright smile "C'mon, let's go look at this apartment and go to lunch."
They met the apartment manager in front of the door to 3J. "Good afternoon ladies." She was a well-dressed lady in her early thirties.
"Good morning." OC said with a wide smile. Lexa and Max hid knowing smiles of their own.
"Well, let's look at this apartment shall we." The manager added "I hope it is to your liking." With a sly smile at OC.
"Actually it's my girl here who's going to have to live in it but I will be visiting her OFTEN." She replied. Lexa and Max rolled their eyes behind their backs.
They walked in and looked around. Lexa decided that she would need some time to make up her mind so she took the offered business card and the three ladies headed to lunch.
They sat in small pizzeria drinking coke and eating a pizza talking about the apartments they had seen that day. Vin and Alec had met them and were watching as the three talked animatedly.
"I really think you should take that last apartment boo. It was really nice." Original Cindy said. Max and Lexa laughed.
"You only want to look at the apartment manager every day." Lexa said between giggles.
"True. But it wasn't bad."
"I think we are going to take the second one. It has those built in bookshelves for my books and CD's. Plus I really like the colors. It is also really big for the money." Lexa said with a firm look on her face.
"CDs?" Alec said.
"Yeah, she had like a million of them. Any and all kinds. I have never seen any one person love music so much. And she insists that we take them every time we move. The only thing worse is the books. I keeps telling her to leave some because she has already read them but the says she reads them over and can't possibly part with them." He said the last part dramatically.
"Books! Oh my gosh! Joshua!. I haven't been by in days to see him!" Max jumped up.
"Joshua?" Vin questioned.
"He's the first one Manticore made." She said.
"The one who helped you escape?" Lexa asked.
"Yeah. I need to go get him some food." She made as if to leave.
"If you wait a minute we can all go with you." They paid the bill and headed down the street to the grocery store. They picked up Joshua's "Little Debbie's" and drove to his house Vin and Alec following in Alec's car.
Before they reached the door Max stopped them. "You should probably know.. They put a little to much canine DNA in Joshua and his face, well it kind of shows it. Just you know, don't stare. He is really a good guy." Both Lexa and Vin nodded their heads.
Max opened the door to Joshua's house and walked inside. "Big Fella?" She called.
"Joshua in here." They heard him call.
They walked into the living room and saw Joshua from the back. He was painting and paint was everywhere. The first thing Lexa noticed although was the amount of books.
"Look at all these books! There must be hundreds!" She walked to the bookshelf.
"Father's books." Said Joshua coming up behind her.
"Call of the Wild, Moby Dick, Tom Sawyer, Treasure Island. I have never read these."
"You like to read?" Joshua asked.
Lexa turned around. When she saw his face her eyes widened in curiosity. Joshua turned and hid his face. "People scared of what they don't understand. Not safe."
Lexa gently turned his face back to her. "I'm not scared. Just curious." She studied his face and said "you know what Joshua? Anyone who likes books and can paint I want to be friends with. I'm Lexa. Can we be friends?"
Joshua smiled and said "Friends."
"That is Vin over by Alec." Vin waved "Hey."
"Hey." Joshua said.
Joshua pulled another book down from a shelf above her head. "Dracula. Good. You read and bring back when done." He said placing it in her hands.
"Thanks. I needed a new book. I have already read mine. Maybe I will bring you some."
Joshua nodded and then moved to the kitchen to help Max put away the food that she had bought for him.
Original Cindy and Vin were looking at the paintings Joshua had done in the living room when Lexa saw Alec walk down the stairs. She followed him down curious about where he was going.
She saw him sitting on a piano bench looking at the keys of the piano. She walked to him and he didn't look up. She laid a hand on his shoulder and asked, "You play?"
He nodded but didn't say a word. "Play for me?" He shook his head at first but she sat down and said, "I know a little bit" and started playing "Fur Elise". He put his hands over hers and stopped her.
"Right notes, bad form." He said quietly.
"What's wrong?"
He stood and pulled her up with him and then pushed the bench back. He sat down and pulled her back down, this time into his lap. He rested his chin on her shoulder and haltingly told her the story of the girl he had fallen in love with that had started out to be his assignment. By the end he was crying and all Lexa could do was hold him and murmur "Shhh, Alec, It's okay. We're here now. I know it doesn't make it better but we are here for you. I'm sure she forgave you."
Vin came down the stairs and saw them huddled together with Alec still quietly crying. He put his arms around the two of them and held them until he stopped.
"One day I will play for you, but I can't. Not now."
Max had started down stairs but stopped when Joshua had motioned her away, "They need time." Was all he said.
They came upstairs a bit later and when Joshua asked how they knew Max, Lexa answered. "Max is my sister. We are from Manticore too." With that Vin and Lexa showed Joshua their barcodes. Joshua nodded "Joshua knows you."
"What?" Vin asked
"Joshua see you the night you ran away. In the woods. Big sirens." Max explained that Joshua had been living in the basement and it made sense to Lexa.
At six o'clock they decided it was time to leave. Lexa used Alec phone to call the building manager of the second apartment to tell them they wanted the apartment. She was told they could move in the next day.