Chapter Four
The last two weeks had been good, actually great. Max could never have imagined that it would be. She did still miss Logan; they had had a special bond, but she felt a comfort with Alec she never had before, not even with Logan. She was still pissed at Logan though and she had a right to be. Alec and her had been spending all their time together, whether it is with OC, Joshua, alone together or with the whole Jam Pony gang. Alec and Max were going slow, they hadn't slept together yet. But they grew closer as the days went by. And she felt that this thing with Alec maybe is what she had been missing.
Tonight, the whole Jam Pony gang was at Crash. Max finished kicking Sketchy's butt at foosball, when Alec walked up. Max and Alec had not let on that they were seeing each other, except for Cindy and Joshua who were both thrilled that their friends seemed to be happy together, whatever it may be. They had kept it away from work. It was new and personal and they wanted to keep it secret, make sure it didn't just fizzle out first. They came to the conclusion that that was NOT going to happen, it was just getting stronger. Alec wrapped his arm around her waist from behind and whispered into Max's ear and smiled. She turned and returned the smile. Sketchy looked and it started to dawn on him something was up with these two.
"You two seem.cozy" Sketchy said winking and walked to the table to ask Cindy what was up with them. Alec just smiled and looked at Max, who didn't seem to mind either. They were now comfortable enough with each other to have no qualms about showing public displays of affection. It was nice, Max thought, to be able to be with someone who didn't have all this baggage and such. Just to be together and live and love and enjoy life, period. And him being a hottie didn't hurt either. Alec was just thinking about how nice it was to have this gorgeous creature return his feelings and is with him, with no reservations or regrets.
Alec had been occupied with his own personal mission lately. He came up with a brilliant plan. He wanted to help Max and the Transgenics anyway he could. And if it would put a smile on that gorgeous face of hers, it would be all worth it. Not to say that he didn't want or wouldn't be willing to help even if it didn't, but he knew that it would. He figured that since Max lost her computer connection, that he would do anything to help her find an alternate source. He came to the conclusion that he would do it himself, with Joshua's help. The Transgenics needed a source of info and trusting others with transgenic secrets was getting too dangerous. They needed their own source. So he had used the substantial amount of money he got from the bank safe and some other money he had saved and was going to surprise Max with it. He and Joshua had already begun to collect computer equipment and build a kick-ass system and they actually had a great start, but it was expensive. That's why he wanted so badly to come to Crash tonight. Unbeknownst to Max, he wanted her to enter the dance contest with him tonight, there was a $500.00 cash prize and It would buy him a new memory chip that he needed to get the computer system he was building to be powerful enough for their needs. Only $1500.00 after that and it should be as good as Logan's system. Damn, there was that name again, but not for long, he thought. They announced the dance contest and Alec spoke up.
"Max, that's us!" he said confidently. She just looked at him.
"Are you high?" she said sarcastically, one eyebrow arched up and looked at him. Original Cindy just stared too. He decided to let her in on the secret. He grinned at her and spoke.
"No, but we could win, five hundred dollars would come in great handy to help build that computer system of ours." He said teasingly
"What computer system?" Max asked
"The one me and Joshua have been building. We Transgenics need our own system and contacts. It's getting too dangerous to trust others with info and the less people know, the better. We are building our own sources of info and contacts. I already have some police, military and doctor contacts willing to help, for a fee, of course!" Alec grinned at her and she knew that he was doing this to help her and their family. She felt so much appreciation at this gesture and gave him a big grin. The appreciation shown through to Alec, who's heart lit up at the sight of it.
"Really? That's a great idea. What would I do without you?" Max said teasing. How sweet is that? He cares, even when he doesn't want to show it. He did this for me too. And damn if I'm going to pass up a dance and a chance of being close to that hot boy! Max thought.
"You won't. I least I hope not!" Alec returned, "Let's go. We can do this from memory from the dance moves we saw last week on the TV. Cake!" He held out his hand and took Max's. Max smiled and looked at her Boo.
"Kick some ass and get your swerve on!" Original Cindy encouraged.
Sketchy returned with the pitcher of beer in time to see them head to the dance floor. He turned to Cindy.
"Are they going to enter? Cool! I saw them making eyes and flirting, that's really great. I'm happy for them. So when did this happen?" Sketchy asked, grinning
"About two weeks ago. Keeping it on the DL, to see. But I think they already made up their mind from the looks of it." Cindy said with that flavor she was known for. They both got up with their beers and walked over to where people were gathering. The contest was simple, the judges were all dancers from Portland, and so no fixing was allowed. The first two couples were good, but not that good. Besides, disco dancing was not much of a challenge. The third couple were awful at waltzing and the forth was good, very good ballroom dancers. Then came their turn. Alec walked up to the judges and told them to put on a salsa beat.
"Are you sure about this?" Max asked. She then looked into Alec's eyes and got lost. The music started to play and they were lost in each other's eyes as all the noise and people drifted into the background. They both went into memory retrieval and began to echo the movements from the TV dance. The couple they had seen and were copying were sexual dancers, not obscene just emotional and they let the dance bring the sexual nature of it to the surface. And that's what happened between Alec and Max. The sexual tension was already there and they used it. They began to move and sway to the music before coming together and spinning. They looked so good together and were a synchronized team and them both being so gorgeous and shapely just made the dance even more smoldering. Then they broke the spin and came together. They were so close to each other as they swayed and gyrated to the music in perfect unison. There was absolutely no daylight to be seen between them, as the sexual charge coming off them was evident. They executed the dance perfectly; all the while keeping constant eye contact. Not just because they knew the moves, but the emotion and tension behind the music, the meaning of it was there. They moved together in unison as they spun, twirled and gyrated with their arms firmly wrapped around each other. Finally the music ended with Alec holding Max in a dip as the crowd went wild! There was absolutely no doubt who won the contest to anyone who was in the room. The crowd was still clapping and cheering as Alec and Max drifted back to reality and saw the reaction they were getting. They smiled and Alec took Max's hand and raised it above their heads, in victory. The announcer spoke.
"Well, I guess you know who won!" he said "The blond gentleman and the knockout" He announced. Max and Alec went to claim their prize. They were handed five hundred dollars.
"Your buying the next pitcher" Sketchy said clapping and cheering as Original Cindy did the same.
"That's my Boo!" Cindy said proudly.
Max and Alec returned to their seats and shook hands with Cindy and Sketchy. Max then grabbed the empty pitcher and went towards the bar to get a refill as Alec then received an extra hand shake and grin from Sketchy that meant "way to go for getting Max". Alec grinned devilishly at that because he did take pride from it. Max returned with the pitcher of beer and placed it on the table. She then grabbed her jacket and removed a ten. She turned around and headed for the bar again. Alec watched and noticed that a lot of guys in the place were now checkin out his girl can't have that! He headed toward the bar after her and noticed now it was some girls checkin him out. If this had been six months ago, he would have taken every advantage of this, but now, he could care less. All his attention was on Max. He approached her as she was paying the bartender for the pitcher of beer, she turned and smiled at him wickedly, wiping away any hope that the guy standing next to Max was having about getting lucky. Alec returned the grin and locked eyes with her.
They walked together towards the back room hand in hand, where the pool table was located. Next to the back room was a hallway that lead to the managers room and also had a pay phone on the wall. It was dimly lit because of a blown light bulb. As they rounded the corner, Alec pulled Max into the dimly lit hallway and they fell together in an embrace. Max returned the embrace and pulled back enough to cup his face with her hands before pulling him close and into a kiss. They pawed at each other as the tension of being so close for two weeks and the sexual sparks of the dance was too much for both of them. Alec grabbed her and pushed her against the wall, kissing her with passion and grinding his body against hers as his hand traveled over her bare stomach and around her waist, then lower until he had his hand on her ass. His other was wrapped around her waist, under her shirt, as to keep optimum body contact, all the while lips on hers, tongue entwined with hers. The passion grew as she reciprocated. As he was busy, she too had her hands wandering over his luscious body. First, she had her hands run down his chest caressing his pecs. She traveled down to his waistband and around his body, lower to his butt. Her hands traveled back up is back and as the kiss grew more passionate and involved, her hands went to his hair and pull his head close, to get better access to that mouth. They were stuck together it seems in a haze of lust and passion. They couldn't help themselves and at the moment it didn't matter that they were at a bar. Their bodies ached for each other and it physically showed. They were pressed up hard against one another .Max could feel the stiffness of his arousal against her. Alec pulled away for a second to burn a look into her eyes. The passion that shown in both their eyes was unbearable. With a subconscious agreement they slipped out the back and knew they would need to get to Alec's. Fast.
The last two weeks had been good, actually great. Max could never have imagined that it would be. She did still miss Logan; they had had a special bond, but she felt a comfort with Alec she never had before, not even with Logan. She was still pissed at Logan though and she had a right to be. Alec and her had been spending all their time together, whether it is with OC, Joshua, alone together or with the whole Jam Pony gang. Alec and Max were going slow, they hadn't slept together yet. But they grew closer as the days went by. And she felt that this thing with Alec maybe is what she had been missing.
Tonight, the whole Jam Pony gang was at Crash. Max finished kicking Sketchy's butt at foosball, when Alec walked up. Max and Alec had not let on that they were seeing each other, except for Cindy and Joshua who were both thrilled that their friends seemed to be happy together, whatever it may be. They had kept it away from work. It was new and personal and they wanted to keep it secret, make sure it didn't just fizzle out first. They came to the conclusion that that was NOT going to happen, it was just getting stronger. Alec wrapped his arm around her waist from behind and whispered into Max's ear and smiled. She turned and returned the smile. Sketchy looked and it started to dawn on him something was up with these two.
"You two seem.cozy" Sketchy said winking and walked to the table to ask Cindy what was up with them. Alec just smiled and looked at Max, who didn't seem to mind either. They were now comfortable enough with each other to have no qualms about showing public displays of affection. It was nice, Max thought, to be able to be with someone who didn't have all this baggage and such. Just to be together and live and love and enjoy life, period. And him being a hottie didn't hurt either. Alec was just thinking about how nice it was to have this gorgeous creature return his feelings and is with him, with no reservations or regrets.
Alec had been occupied with his own personal mission lately. He came up with a brilliant plan. He wanted to help Max and the Transgenics anyway he could. And if it would put a smile on that gorgeous face of hers, it would be all worth it. Not to say that he didn't want or wouldn't be willing to help even if it didn't, but he knew that it would. He figured that since Max lost her computer connection, that he would do anything to help her find an alternate source. He came to the conclusion that he would do it himself, with Joshua's help. The Transgenics needed a source of info and trusting others with transgenic secrets was getting too dangerous. They needed their own source. So he had used the substantial amount of money he got from the bank safe and some other money he had saved and was going to surprise Max with it. He and Joshua had already begun to collect computer equipment and build a kick-ass system and they actually had a great start, but it was expensive. That's why he wanted so badly to come to Crash tonight. Unbeknownst to Max, he wanted her to enter the dance contest with him tonight, there was a $500.00 cash prize and It would buy him a new memory chip that he needed to get the computer system he was building to be powerful enough for their needs. Only $1500.00 after that and it should be as good as Logan's system. Damn, there was that name again, but not for long, he thought. They announced the dance contest and Alec spoke up.
"Max, that's us!" he said confidently. She just looked at him.
"Are you high?" she said sarcastically, one eyebrow arched up and looked at him. Original Cindy just stared too. He decided to let her in on the secret. He grinned at her and spoke.
"No, but we could win, five hundred dollars would come in great handy to help build that computer system of ours." He said teasingly
"What computer system?" Max asked
"The one me and Joshua have been building. We Transgenics need our own system and contacts. It's getting too dangerous to trust others with info and the less people know, the better. We are building our own sources of info and contacts. I already have some police, military and doctor contacts willing to help, for a fee, of course!" Alec grinned at her and she knew that he was doing this to help her and their family. She felt so much appreciation at this gesture and gave him a big grin. The appreciation shown through to Alec, who's heart lit up at the sight of it.
"Really? That's a great idea. What would I do without you?" Max said teasing. How sweet is that? He cares, even when he doesn't want to show it. He did this for me too. And damn if I'm going to pass up a dance and a chance of being close to that hot boy! Max thought.
"You won't. I least I hope not!" Alec returned, "Let's go. We can do this from memory from the dance moves we saw last week on the TV. Cake!" He held out his hand and took Max's. Max smiled and looked at her Boo.
"Kick some ass and get your swerve on!" Original Cindy encouraged.
Sketchy returned with the pitcher of beer in time to see them head to the dance floor. He turned to Cindy.
"Are they going to enter? Cool! I saw them making eyes and flirting, that's really great. I'm happy for them. So when did this happen?" Sketchy asked, grinning
"About two weeks ago. Keeping it on the DL, to see. But I think they already made up their mind from the looks of it." Cindy said with that flavor she was known for. They both got up with their beers and walked over to where people were gathering. The contest was simple, the judges were all dancers from Portland, and so no fixing was allowed. The first two couples were good, but not that good. Besides, disco dancing was not much of a challenge. The third couple were awful at waltzing and the forth was good, very good ballroom dancers. Then came their turn. Alec walked up to the judges and told them to put on a salsa beat.
"Are you sure about this?" Max asked. She then looked into Alec's eyes and got lost. The music started to play and they were lost in each other's eyes as all the noise and people drifted into the background. They both went into memory retrieval and began to echo the movements from the TV dance. The couple they had seen and were copying were sexual dancers, not obscene just emotional and they let the dance bring the sexual nature of it to the surface. And that's what happened between Alec and Max. The sexual tension was already there and they used it. They began to move and sway to the music before coming together and spinning. They looked so good together and were a synchronized team and them both being so gorgeous and shapely just made the dance even more smoldering. Then they broke the spin and came together. They were so close to each other as they swayed and gyrated to the music in perfect unison. There was absolutely no daylight to be seen between them, as the sexual charge coming off them was evident. They executed the dance perfectly; all the while keeping constant eye contact. Not just because they knew the moves, but the emotion and tension behind the music, the meaning of it was there. They moved together in unison as they spun, twirled and gyrated with their arms firmly wrapped around each other. Finally the music ended with Alec holding Max in a dip as the crowd went wild! There was absolutely no doubt who won the contest to anyone who was in the room. The crowd was still clapping and cheering as Alec and Max drifted back to reality and saw the reaction they were getting. They smiled and Alec took Max's hand and raised it above their heads, in victory. The announcer spoke.
"Well, I guess you know who won!" he said "The blond gentleman and the knockout" He announced. Max and Alec went to claim their prize. They were handed five hundred dollars.
"Your buying the next pitcher" Sketchy said clapping and cheering as Original Cindy did the same.
"That's my Boo!" Cindy said proudly.
Max and Alec returned to their seats and shook hands with Cindy and Sketchy. Max then grabbed the empty pitcher and went towards the bar to get a refill as Alec then received an extra hand shake and grin from Sketchy that meant "way to go for getting Max". Alec grinned devilishly at that because he did take pride from it. Max returned with the pitcher of beer and placed it on the table. She then grabbed her jacket and removed a ten. She turned around and headed for the bar again. Alec watched and noticed that a lot of guys in the place were now checkin out his girl can't have that! He headed toward the bar after her and noticed now it was some girls checkin him out. If this had been six months ago, he would have taken every advantage of this, but now, he could care less. All his attention was on Max. He approached her as she was paying the bartender for the pitcher of beer, she turned and smiled at him wickedly, wiping away any hope that the guy standing next to Max was having about getting lucky. Alec returned the grin and locked eyes with her.
They walked together towards the back room hand in hand, where the pool table was located. Next to the back room was a hallway that lead to the managers room and also had a pay phone on the wall. It was dimly lit because of a blown light bulb. As they rounded the corner, Alec pulled Max into the dimly lit hallway and they fell together in an embrace. Max returned the embrace and pulled back enough to cup his face with her hands before pulling him close and into a kiss. They pawed at each other as the tension of being so close for two weeks and the sexual sparks of the dance was too much for both of them. Alec grabbed her and pushed her against the wall, kissing her with passion and grinding his body against hers as his hand traveled over her bare stomach and around her waist, then lower until he had his hand on her ass. His other was wrapped around her waist, under her shirt, as to keep optimum body contact, all the while lips on hers, tongue entwined with hers. The passion grew as she reciprocated. As he was busy, she too had her hands wandering over his luscious body. First, she had her hands run down his chest caressing his pecs. She traveled down to his waistband and around his body, lower to his butt. Her hands traveled back up is back and as the kiss grew more passionate and involved, her hands went to his hair and pull his head close, to get better access to that mouth. They were stuck together it seems in a haze of lust and passion. They couldn't help themselves and at the moment it didn't matter that they were at a bar. Their bodies ached for each other and it physically showed. They were pressed up hard against one another .Max could feel the stiffness of his arousal against her. Alec pulled away for a second to burn a look into her eyes. The passion that shown in both their eyes was unbearable. With a subconscious agreement they slipped out the back and knew they would need to get to Alec's. Fast.