Disclaimer: I don't own any of the characters except for Angie. They belong to James Cameron and that Egg guy.
Authors Note: Hey people. This is set the morning after so as usual, read and review!
A Different World
Chapter 5
Alec awoke with a start, unable to recall where he was or how he got there, but he knew he wasn't alone. Looking over at the soundly sleeping form next to him it all came flooding back and he finally relaxed. He breathed a sigh of relief and stealthily got out of the bed being careful not to make a sound because he knew she would hear it. He silently gathered his clothes and put them on, taking one more look at the woman lying peacefully in the bed before he turned around and left.
Alec thought about the previous nights events as he walked back to his car which was still parked outside Angie's apartment. He couldn't understand his behavior then or now. He had every opportunity to complete the mission then and there but he couldn't bring himself to do it. Watching her asleep and vulnerable just made him feel even more for her. And that scared the Hell out of him because he wasn't supposed to feel anything for her at all. He doesn't know her or care about her so why is it so hard for him to do what he was ordered to do?
'Because you do care about her moron.' His inner dialogue argued. But that was impossible. He wasn't made to care or feel. All he was meant to do was find her and bring her back. Simple. But he still couldn't do it. He got into his car and pounded the steering, frustrated with himself and the things he wasn't supposed to be feeling. "Damn you." He said aloud. "Pull yourself together soldier. You've completed harder assignments than this. All you had to do was find her and report her location to the Colonel. That was the mission. That still is the mission." He started the engine and drove away, unable to make a decision on his next course of action.
When Max awoke the first thing she noticed was that she was cold. She looked over to find that the bed was empty. He was gone. "Go figure." She said to herself. She then heard someone moving around in the apartment. Gathering some clothes she quickly slipped into them and went out to investigate. "Alec?" She called wondering into the kitchen after hearing the refrigerator open. She was extremely disappointed to see Kendra with her head in the refrigerator.
"I take it things got a little hot in here last night. Although I see the whipped cream wasn't put into any use." She said grinning. " I'm still really glad I cleared out of here though."
"Yeah, well, I don't wanna talk about it." Max said returning to her room and closing the door behind her. She sat on her bed and let her hands wander over the sheets he once occupied. They were cold now, evidence that he had left very early in the morning. 'I can't believe I fucked him.' She scolded herself. 'I just met the guy and I fucked him, and now he's gone. Well what did you really expect Max? Did you think he'd stick around after he got what he wanted and so easily?' She sighed heavily. "I thought it meant more than that." She said, this time aloud. There was a knock on her door and Kendra walked in. She sat down next to her on the bed and put one arm around her and pulled her close, providing her with the comfort she knew she needed.
"Men are pigs. I mean sure they can be a whole lot of fun sometimes, but generally they're pigs." Kendra offered.
"Yeah well, he seemed different." Max replied sulkily.
"Some guys can tell a girl exactly what she wants to hear or do all the right things, but in the end it's always about one thing. Banging the gong."
"You're right. And I was stupid enough to fall for it." Max was really beating herself up about it.
"You know Max, he really did seem different. Maybe it wasn't you at all. Maybe he was scared. Some guys, a lot of guys, run when they feel themselves falling for a girl. They just freak out. Don't get all depressed about this when you didn't do anything wrong. You were just following your heart, and that's okay. I mean, you had fun, right?" Kendra said, a wicked grin spreading across her face.
"Yeah, I did. Thanks." Max said hugging her friend.
"Anytime."
"Well, I better get ready. I'm still dropping by Angie's on the way. Just to check up on her." She said crossing the room and heading for the shower.
"Okay honey. Send her my love." Kendra called after her.
Max rode her bike down the street stopping in front of Angie's apartment building. Just as she got off her bike Angie came strolling out, her bike in hand.
"Max! Wassup homegirl?" Angie squealed running to her and hugging her fiercely.
"Geez, down girl!" Max said trying to detach herself from her friends iron grip. "You know, you're real strong for a normal girl."
"I know. So what's going on?" Angie asked.
"Nothing. Just came to check up on you, but you seem all right. A little too all right actually. You feeling okay?"
Max asked feeling Angie's forehead for a temperature."
"I'm fine." Angie exclaimed while shooing Max's hand away.
"You sure you don't wanna talk about last night?" Max asked not believing her friend's façade one bit.
"Yes. I feel great and I have a great idea!" Angie squealed with excitement.
"What?" Max asked unsure what to make of her good mood today.
"It''s Friday sweetheart. We are going out tonight and getting our freak on!"
"Angie, I don't think that's a great idea." Max protested.
"Why not?" Angie asked obliviously.
"Because last night you beat a girl half to death, acted really weird about it and now you're acting even stranger, as if nothing happened." Max explained in a raised voice.
"You know what, Max?" Angie asked.
"What?" Max replied tiredly.
"Fuck you." And with that she picked up her bike and walked off, leaving Max feeling bewildered and upset.
"Angie." Max called after her but she didn't reply or even turn around, she just kept walking. "Angie!" She said, raising her voice again, but again, Angie just kept walking. Max picked up her bike and also started for work. "This is gonna be a really shitty day."
Authors Note: Hey people. This is set the morning after so as usual, read and review!
A Different World
Chapter 5
Alec awoke with a start, unable to recall where he was or how he got there, but he knew he wasn't alone. Looking over at the soundly sleeping form next to him it all came flooding back and he finally relaxed. He breathed a sigh of relief and stealthily got out of the bed being careful not to make a sound because he knew she would hear it. He silently gathered his clothes and put them on, taking one more look at the woman lying peacefully in the bed before he turned around and left.
Alec thought about the previous nights events as he walked back to his car which was still parked outside Angie's apartment. He couldn't understand his behavior then or now. He had every opportunity to complete the mission then and there but he couldn't bring himself to do it. Watching her asleep and vulnerable just made him feel even more for her. And that scared the Hell out of him because he wasn't supposed to feel anything for her at all. He doesn't know her or care about her so why is it so hard for him to do what he was ordered to do?
'Because you do care about her moron.' His inner dialogue argued. But that was impossible. He wasn't made to care or feel. All he was meant to do was find her and bring her back. Simple. But he still couldn't do it. He got into his car and pounded the steering, frustrated with himself and the things he wasn't supposed to be feeling. "Damn you." He said aloud. "Pull yourself together soldier. You've completed harder assignments than this. All you had to do was find her and report her location to the Colonel. That was the mission. That still is the mission." He started the engine and drove away, unable to make a decision on his next course of action.
When Max awoke the first thing she noticed was that she was cold. She looked over to find that the bed was empty. He was gone. "Go figure." She said to herself. She then heard someone moving around in the apartment. Gathering some clothes she quickly slipped into them and went out to investigate. "Alec?" She called wondering into the kitchen after hearing the refrigerator open. She was extremely disappointed to see Kendra with her head in the refrigerator.
"I take it things got a little hot in here last night. Although I see the whipped cream wasn't put into any use." She said grinning. " I'm still really glad I cleared out of here though."
"Yeah, well, I don't wanna talk about it." Max said returning to her room and closing the door behind her. She sat on her bed and let her hands wander over the sheets he once occupied. They were cold now, evidence that he had left very early in the morning. 'I can't believe I fucked him.' She scolded herself. 'I just met the guy and I fucked him, and now he's gone. Well what did you really expect Max? Did you think he'd stick around after he got what he wanted and so easily?' She sighed heavily. "I thought it meant more than that." She said, this time aloud. There was a knock on her door and Kendra walked in. She sat down next to her on the bed and put one arm around her and pulled her close, providing her with the comfort she knew she needed.
"Men are pigs. I mean sure they can be a whole lot of fun sometimes, but generally they're pigs." Kendra offered.
"Yeah well, he seemed different." Max replied sulkily.
"Some guys can tell a girl exactly what she wants to hear or do all the right things, but in the end it's always about one thing. Banging the gong."
"You're right. And I was stupid enough to fall for it." Max was really beating herself up about it.
"You know Max, he really did seem different. Maybe it wasn't you at all. Maybe he was scared. Some guys, a lot of guys, run when they feel themselves falling for a girl. They just freak out. Don't get all depressed about this when you didn't do anything wrong. You were just following your heart, and that's okay. I mean, you had fun, right?" Kendra said, a wicked grin spreading across her face.
"Yeah, I did. Thanks." Max said hugging her friend.
"Anytime."
"Well, I better get ready. I'm still dropping by Angie's on the way. Just to check up on her." She said crossing the room and heading for the shower.
"Okay honey. Send her my love." Kendra called after her.
Max rode her bike down the street stopping in front of Angie's apartment building. Just as she got off her bike Angie came strolling out, her bike in hand.
"Max! Wassup homegirl?" Angie squealed running to her and hugging her fiercely.
"Geez, down girl!" Max said trying to detach herself from her friends iron grip. "You know, you're real strong for a normal girl."
"I know. So what's going on?" Angie asked.
"Nothing. Just came to check up on you, but you seem all right. A little too all right actually. You feeling okay?"
Max asked feeling Angie's forehead for a temperature."
"I'm fine." Angie exclaimed while shooing Max's hand away.
"You sure you don't wanna talk about last night?" Max asked not believing her friend's façade one bit.
"Yes. I feel great and I have a great idea!" Angie squealed with excitement.
"What?" Max asked unsure what to make of her good mood today.
"It''s Friday sweetheart. We are going out tonight and getting our freak on!"
"Angie, I don't think that's a great idea." Max protested.
"Why not?" Angie asked obliviously.
"Because last night you beat a girl half to death, acted really weird about it and now you're acting even stranger, as if nothing happened." Max explained in a raised voice.
"You know what, Max?" Angie asked.
"What?" Max replied tiredly.
"Fuck you." And with that she picked up her bike and walked off, leaving Max feeling bewildered and upset.
"Angie." Max called after her but she didn't reply or even turn around, she just kept walking. "Angie!" She said, raising her voice again, but again, Angie just kept walking. Max picked up her bike and also started for work. "This is gonna be a really shitty day."