Chapter 28:
Max clicked the remote once again. She was extremely bored. Alec had disappeared into his room half an hour ago leaving her on the couch. Her mind drifted to Vin As he had sat forcing Lexa to the floor. His arms were so powerful looking. The fact she found herself attracted to him was a surprise to her though. She had cared for Logan for so long she didn't ever think she would want to be with anyone else.
Then again there were those times that she had wondered what it would be like to be with another X5. Sometimes she missed human touch so much. While she was thinking about transgenics she remembered it had been a very long time since she had visited Joshua and resolved to go to his house when this heat business was over.
Max decided to call Logan after she flipped through the channels once again and deemed nothing worth watching. She quickly dialed the number to his penthouse and waited until the machine picked up. Max frowned, usually he was home at this time of night. It was after all, she glanced at her watch, eleven thirty.
The beep sounded and Max said "Hey, it's me. Just wondering what you were up to. Things are a little crazy" she broke off as Logan interrupted her with a breathless "Hello?"
"Hey, what's up?"
"Nothing much. Just working on a little Eyes only business." Was it her imagination or did he sound nervous.
"I'm at Alec's. There was a little problem earlier so I am stuck babysitting him."
"What?" Logan asked. Max thought she heard a note of jealousy.
"Lexa went into heat so we are trying to keep them apart."
"Oh. I thought that she and Alec were dating?"
"They sort of are. There are a lot of issues though. He wants to wait until they are both sure so we are helping."
"Never thought I would see the day that Alec wanted to wait." Logan said laughing.
"I know huh?" Max allowed herself a small laugh.
Then Alec's door swung open. Max noticed he was fully dressed. "And where do you think you're going?" She asked.
"Huh?" said Logan, confused.
"Not you, Alec."
"I'm going to go get something to eat Max."
"At almost midnight."
"I'll find something."
"Don't think so."
"Max." Alec growled angry.
He moved to pass her and she stood. "I can't let you leave." Then she caught a Lexa's scent on the shirt Alec was wearing. He must have been wearing it with her one night. She moved slowly to block him. "Alec, you aren't thinking straight right now.. Why don't you go lay down and try to sleep and get something to eat in the morning?" She could hear Logan trying to talk to her through the phone but knew that couldn't take the time to explain what was going on.
Suddenly Alec blurred and she dropped the phone in order to keep up with him. The two were fighting furiously as Alec struggled to gain every inch he could closer to the door. Logan could hear shouts and crashes as they knocked furniture about. He yelled for them to explain what was going on. Max ended up on top on Alec. One forearm against his neck the hand of her other arm on a pressure point keeping him in check.
They both looked up at the door in surprise when it opened. Right away Max knew what was to follow next was going to be bad. Very bad indeed.
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Earlier that night across town at Lexa and Vin's.
Lexa leaned her head against the edge of the tub. She could feel her hair getting wet but didn't care. She shivered and noticed her feet were turning blue. She wasn't looking forward to going out there and facing Original Cindy and Vin. She was very embarassed about what had happened.
She looked up at the ceiling wanting to cry. How she wished that Alec was here to comfort her. Things with Vin had been kind of tense lately. She didn't feel comfortable going to him when she was upset. Things had changed so much lately.
Lexa had to admit to herself that she was hurt that Alec had wanted to leave so bad. She knew he had been only looking out for her but she was tired of being treated like she was going to break. So what if she had been in a bad situation. It was over and she didn't like thinking about it. That was what nightmares were for right?
She made a decision in that instant. She was going to sneak out of the window in the bathroom and go see him. She would explain to him that she loved him too and she wanted to be with him. She would make him understand her point of view, surely he would agree with her right?
Lexa got out of the tub and quickly dried off putting her clothes back on. She opened the window and let herself out onto the ledge. She walked carefully around to the fire escape and climbed down quickly. She knew it was only a matter of time before Vin suspected something was up. She went down to the garage and got on her motorcylce. She had to hotwire it because she had left her key upstairs and didn't want to risk getting caught.
Pulling out onto the street she hoped that she wouldn't get caught because she had also left her id in the apartment.
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Vin looked up from the TV at OC and said "She should be out by now." OC looked at the time and nodded.
She got up and knocked on the door. "Suga, you didn't drown in there did you?" No answer. "Lexa? Don't make Original Cindy come in there." OC tried the knob, it was locked. "Looks like our girl fell asleep."
Vin frowned "I don't think so. She should be too hyper to sleep by now." He got his lock picking kit from a drawer in the kitchen and knelt by the door picking the lock in minutes. Original Cindy raised her eyebrows. Vin just shrugged.
"SO who gonna go in there?" Original Cindy asked.
"I was thinking." Vin trailed off.
Original Cindy rolled her eyes and opened the door to find an empty tub and the window open. Vin cursed and went into his room for his boots. Quickly he pulled them on yelling at Original Cindy to call Alec's apartment. She did only to find the line busy.
"Damn! WE have to go after her."OC nodded and they went to get Vin's bike. He sped the whole way there only to find Lexa's bike parked out front. They dismounted and went of the steps hurriedly.
They arrived in the hall to hear "What the hell! This is how a sister acts Max? You go after my mate! And you Alec! SO much for really caring about me huh?It was all an act to get into my pants wasn't it! I should have know I was right about you!" They heard a crash and reached the door to see Max on top of Alec and Lexa starting toward them. Evidently she had thrown the door into the wall so hard the knob had stuck there.
"Lexa, it's not like it looks." Max said struggling to get up.
"So you aren't on to of him." Lexa growled.
Alec was pushing Max up trying to talk as Lexa's phermones invaded his senses. "I can explain." Even though she was angry and losing control of her temper, Alec was losing control of another part of himself that at this moment wasn't helping his situation any.
"Explain that Alec!" She said gesturing to his pants.
"It's your-" He tried to start.
Then Lexa decked him and was trying to reach Max as Vin pulled her out of the way. "Let's go. You are only giving them the satisfaction of seeing you upset." He said in a low voice in her ear. He was hurt too, she could tell. THey turned away from the room to the door without saying a word.
"Lexa." Alec started to say and Vin shot him an angry look. Original Cindy was leaning against the door with her arms crossed in front of her chest.
"Boo. You screwed up. Stop while you still live." She was definitely angry for Lexa who was starting to cry in the hall.
"Vin. Don't go." Max was trying to call him back but Vin ignored her and they made their way downstairs.
Max tried to follow them but Original Cindy stopped her. "Let them cool off sugar, what you did hurt them." She said trying to be kind.
"We didn't do anything." Max sank to the floor. "he was trying to leave" she gestured to Alec. "I was trying to stop him."
OC's face softened. "Oh boo. You really have a mess now don't you."
"Yeah. Now he won't believe me. I should have known that I would mess up any chance at a relationship with him."
"Logan?" Original Cindy asked.
"Oh my god!Logan!" Max exclaimed diving for the phone. All she could hear was a dial tone. "Great." She said hanging up the phone.
"What does this all have to do with Logan?" OC asked.
"I was talking about Vin." Max answered.
"What do you mean relationship?" OC said confused.
"I didn't say relationship."
"You did."
"Did not."
"I have to agree with her Max." Alec said from where he sat on the couch his head in his hands. The two women had completely forgotten that he was there.
"I didn't mean. Oh hell. I guess I just miss touching and stuff. And lately around him I have been wondering what it would be like to be with another X5." She glared at Alec. "Tell him and I will kill you."
" I have a funny feeling he won't be talking to me any time soon." Alec drawled.
"Once we explain to Lexa what really happened he won't have a reason to be mad and-"
"He wants to be with you too Max. Do you think that finding us like that didn't hurt him too?" Alec interjected rolling his eyes.
Max groaned. "How did everything get so fucked up so fast?"
Original Cindy patted her arm. "Suga, everythin' be aiight as soon as Lexa comes out of it. Original Cindy is sure once she is reasonable she will listen to what you have to say."
She could have been anymore wrong.
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After leaving Alec's apartment, Lexa had been angry and upset. She had wanted to get into a fight so bad. All of her lust urges from her heat cycle had seemed to turn into anger.
Max clicked the remote once again. She was extremely bored. Alec had disappeared into his room half an hour ago leaving her on the couch. Her mind drifted to Vin As he had sat forcing Lexa to the floor. His arms were so powerful looking. The fact she found herself attracted to him was a surprise to her though. She had cared for Logan for so long she didn't ever think she would want to be with anyone else.
Then again there were those times that she had wondered what it would be like to be with another X5. Sometimes she missed human touch so much. While she was thinking about transgenics she remembered it had been a very long time since she had visited Joshua and resolved to go to his house when this heat business was over.
Max decided to call Logan after she flipped through the channels once again and deemed nothing worth watching. She quickly dialed the number to his penthouse and waited until the machine picked up. Max frowned, usually he was home at this time of night. It was after all, she glanced at her watch, eleven thirty.
The beep sounded and Max said "Hey, it's me. Just wondering what you were up to. Things are a little crazy" she broke off as Logan interrupted her with a breathless "Hello?"
"Hey, what's up?"
"Nothing much. Just working on a little Eyes only business." Was it her imagination or did he sound nervous.
"I'm at Alec's. There was a little problem earlier so I am stuck babysitting him."
"What?" Logan asked. Max thought she heard a note of jealousy.
"Lexa went into heat so we are trying to keep them apart."
"Oh. I thought that she and Alec were dating?"
"They sort of are. There are a lot of issues though. He wants to wait until they are both sure so we are helping."
"Never thought I would see the day that Alec wanted to wait." Logan said laughing.
"I know huh?" Max allowed herself a small laugh.
Then Alec's door swung open. Max noticed he was fully dressed. "And where do you think you're going?" She asked.
"Huh?" said Logan, confused.
"Not you, Alec."
"I'm going to go get something to eat Max."
"At almost midnight."
"I'll find something."
"Don't think so."
"Max." Alec growled angry.
He moved to pass her and she stood. "I can't let you leave." Then she caught a Lexa's scent on the shirt Alec was wearing. He must have been wearing it with her one night. She moved slowly to block him. "Alec, you aren't thinking straight right now.. Why don't you go lay down and try to sleep and get something to eat in the morning?" She could hear Logan trying to talk to her through the phone but knew that couldn't take the time to explain what was going on.
Suddenly Alec blurred and she dropped the phone in order to keep up with him. The two were fighting furiously as Alec struggled to gain every inch he could closer to the door. Logan could hear shouts and crashes as they knocked furniture about. He yelled for them to explain what was going on. Max ended up on top on Alec. One forearm against his neck the hand of her other arm on a pressure point keeping him in check.
They both looked up at the door in surprise when it opened. Right away Max knew what was to follow next was going to be bad. Very bad indeed.
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Earlier that night across town at Lexa and Vin's.
Lexa leaned her head against the edge of the tub. She could feel her hair getting wet but didn't care. She shivered and noticed her feet were turning blue. She wasn't looking forward to going out there and facing Original Cindy and Vin. She was very embarassed about what had happened.
She looked up at the ceiling wanting to cry. How she wished that Alec was here to comfort her. Things with Vin had been kind of tense lately. She didn't feel comfortable going to him when she was upset. Things had changed so much lately.
Lexa had to admit to herself that she was hurt that Alec had wanted to leave so bad. She knew he had been only looking out for her but she was tired of being treated like she was going to break. So what if she had been in a bad situation. It was over and she didn't like thinking about it. That was what nightmares were for right?
She made a decision in that instant. She was going to sneak out of the window in the bathroom and go see him. She would explain to him that she loved him too and she wanted to be with him. She would make him understand her point of view, surely he would agree with her right?
Lexa got out of the tub and quickly dried off putting her clothes back on. She opened the window and let herself out onto the ledge. She walked carefully around to the fire escape and climbed down quickly. She knew it was only a matter of time before Vin suspected something was up. She went down to the garage and got on her motorcylce. She had to hotwire it because she had left her key upstairs and didn't want to risk getting caught.
Pulling out onto the street she hoped that she wouldn't get caught because she had also left her id in the apartment.
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Vin looked up from the TV at OC and said "She should be out by now." OC looked at the time and nodded.
She got up and knocked on the door. "Suga, you didn't drown in there did you?" No answer. "Lexa? Don't make Original Cindy come in there." OC tried the knob, it was locked. "Looks like our girl fell asleep."
Vin frowned "I don't think so. She should be too hyper to sleep by now." He got his lock picking kit from a drawer in the kitchen and knelt by the door picking the lock in minutes. Original Cindy raised her eyebrows. Vin just shrugged.
"SO who gonna go in there?" Original Cindy asked.
"I was thinking." Vin trailed off.
Original Cindy rolled her eyes and opened the door to find an empty tub and the window open. Vin cursed and went into his room for his boots. Quickly he pulled them on yelling at Original Cindy to call Alec's apartment. She did only to find the line busy.
"Damn! WE have to go after her."OC nodded and they went to get Vin's bike. He sped the whole way there only to find Lexa's bike parked out front. They dismounted and went of the steps hurriedly.
They arrived in the hall to hear "What the hell! This is how a sister acts Max? You go after my mate! And you Alec! SO much for really caring about me huh?It was all an act to get into my pants wasn't it! I should have know I was right about you!" They heard a crash and reached the door to see Max on top of Alec and Lexa starting toward them. Evidently she had thrown the door into the wall so hard the knob had stuck there.
"Lexa, it's not like it looks." Max said struggling to get up.
"So you aren't on to of him." Lexa growled.
Alec was pushing Max up trying to talk as Lexa's phermones invaded his senses. "I can explain." Even though she was angry and losing control of her temper, Alec was losing control of another part of himself that at this moment wasn't helping his situation any.
"Explain that Alec!" She said gesturing to his pants.
"It's your-" He tried to start.
Then Lexa decked him and was trying to reach Max as Vin pulled her out of the way. "Let's go. You are only giving them the satisfaction of seeing you upset." He said in a low voice in her ear. He was hurt too, she could tell. THey turned away from the room to the door without saying a word.
"Lexa." Alec started to say and Vin shot him an angry look. Original Cindy was leaning against the door with her arms crossed in front of her chest.
"Boo. You screwed up. Stop while you still live." She was definitely angry for Lexa who was starting to cry in the hall.
"Vin. Don't go." Max was trying to call him back but Vin ignored her and they made their way downstairs.
Max tried to follow them but Original Cindy stopped her. "Let them cool off sugar, what you did hurt them." She said trying to be kind.
"We didn't do anything." Max sank to the floor. "he was trying to leave" she gestured to Alec. "I was trying to stop him."
OC's face softened. "Oh boo. You really have a mess now don't you."
"Yeah. Now he won't believe me. I should have known that I would mess up any chance at a relationship with him."
"Logan?" Original Cindy asked.
"Oh my god!Logan!" Max exclaimed diving for the phone. All she could hear was a dial tone. "Great." She said hanging up the phone.
"What does this all have to do with Logan?" OC asked.
"I was talking about Vin." Max answered.
"What do you mean relationship?" OC said confused.
"I didn't say relationship."
"You did."
"Did not."
"I have to agree with her Max." Alec said from where he sat on the couch his head in his hands. The two women had completely forgotten that he was there.
"I didn't mean. Oh hell. I guess I just miss touching and stuff. And lately around him I have been wondering what it would be like to be with another X5." She glared at Alec. "Tell him and I will kill you."
" I have a funny feeling he won't be talking to me any time soon." Alec drawled.
"Once we explain to Lexa what really happened he won't have a reason to be mad and-"
"He wants to be with you too Max. Do you think that finding us like that didn't hurt him too?" Alec interjected rolling his eyes.
Max groaned. "How did everything get so fucked up so fast?"
Original Cindy patted her arm. "Suga, everythin' be aiight as soon as Lexa comes out of it. Original Cindy is sure once she is reasonable she will listen to what you have to say."
She could have been anymore wrong.
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After leaving Alec's apartment, Lexa had been angry and upset. She had wanted to get into a fight so bad. All of her lust urges from her heat cycle had seemed to turn into anger.