CHAPTER: Attention
Max walked out side and a gust of wind greeted her. " Shit," she grunted. It was raining cats and dogs; she would have never suspected that from inside. How was she going to get home? She could always ask Logan for a ride but she didn't want to interrupt him, besides he would have a million and one questions. She stood there working out her options in her head.
Alec paid the bill and made his way to exit. It was raining. He took out his cell and dialed for a cab. He stood there and looked around, then his eyes caught a glance of Max. He wondered if he should go and tell her truth. She wouldn't even want to listen. He walked over to her and stood there in silence.
She looked over at him and rolled her eyes. " Just so we're clear I'm not speaking to you." He nodded his head. She couldn't believe he wasn't even trying apologizing. " You are such a jerk, you know that right?"
" I thought you weren't speaking to me."
" I'm not."
" Fine," he replied. He stood there and began to whistle to himself.
She gave him a nasty look. He always knew just what to do to push her buttons. A taxi pulled up in front of them. She was just about to get in, when the driver stopped her. " Sorry I'm hired," he said. She frowned and step back. Why hell was she having such a bad night.
Alec walked to the car and went in. He looked at Max, " you coming?"
She looked at him and turned her head away. He was about to close the door when she walked back up the taxi and got it. " I only came in here because there's no other car."
" I know," he replied.
Traffic was backed up for miles. They sat in silence for a long while. He was relieved to see they weren't too far away from his apartment. They moved a little more forward then the car jerked backward and made a loud noise. " What was that about?" he asked no one in particular.
The driver turned around and looked at the two well-dressed people in the back seat. " I'm sorry but the engine just whipped out there."
Alec frowned and got out of the car. He was close to his apartment any way, Max on the other hand a considerable distance to go. He went back in. " My apartment is not too far from here," he said.
" I'll take my chances here thanks," she said folding her hands.
The driver turned around, " Ah, actually this is not a fixable problem, the engine was made in 2000.You can't just hook up an engine for this in seconds like the new ones, they take a pretty long time."
Max grunted and got out of the car. " Gosh you can't even hire a proper taxi."
" I guess I'm supposed to know he'll come with a car from the ice age."
" What ever," she said walking quickly. She was already half soaked. She walked ahead of him until she reached his apartment door. She folded her arms and waited until he came up the stairs.
He came up the stairs and took out his key and opened the door. He walked in and began to take off his wet clothes. He walked into is room and closed the door.
Max walked to the door and banged on it, " Can I get a towel or something." She yelled. He came out the room wearing a T-shirt and sweat pants and handed her a towel. She took it dried her hair. She tried to dry the rest of her but the more she whipped the more she noticed it was pointless. She was just too soaked. " Can I borrow something of yours?" she asked him. He nodded. She went in his room and closed the door. She looked trough his closet and took out something similar to what he was wearing. She took off her dress and folded it up. She still couldn't believe that it was Alec all along.
She pulled the oversize t-shirt over her head. She pulled up the pants and held it up with her hands. She walked out of the room and sat on the couch next to him. " Don't think I' not still mad at you."
" I didn't think that."
" Why would you play such a stupid joke on me?"
"Because I'm a jerk and that's what I do." He decided to give her what she wanted to hear. She wasn't about to accept the fact that had feelings for her.
" Well at least you can admit it," she said pouting. She looked at him. He really looked sorry for what he did, he almost even looked a little sad about it. " Okay I'm not very mad at you, at least it was a nice joke.stupid.but nice." " So you forgive me then?"
" Yeah," she said punching him on his shoulder. " Besides if I'm not talking to you, who else would be my punching bag?"
" I think Logan would have been great."
She got a serious look on her face, " Hmm Logan and Asha, who would have thought."
" Your still down about that?"
She rested back, " Nah, I'm just shocked."
" So you're not going to cry yourself to sleep."
She picked up a pillow and hit him with it, " why cry when I could take it out on you?"
" You just enjoy abusing me huh?"
" Yeah, it could be fun," she said grinning.
He bit his bottom lips, he got from the couch, " I'm goanna sleep now."
"Wait, on that bed?" she asked. He nodded. " but I'm the guest, you should take the couch."
" But I'm a jerk, we don't have manners."
She stood and moved over to him, " Okay, if you could beat me to the bed, then you can get it."
" Okay," he said. Max ran to the bed at top speed. " I win."
" I didn't say 'go' yet." He said sitting on the foot of the bed. She took up a pillow and threw it at him. He threw it back at her, " Two can play this game,"
" Yeah but I can play it better," she said in matter of factly tone.
" No, I just let you win," he said laying down next to her.
" Oh please I can kick your ass anytime."
" Keep telling yourself that."
Her jaw dropped, " I kicked your ass before and I can do it again."
" And I said it's just because I let you win."
" Well lets fight now, and don't 'let me win' this time'."
" I will always let you win," he said softly. " You're my weakness." He turned away from her confused gaze. " You know like Super Man has kryptonite, I have you."
" Alec," she said softly. " Was it a joke?"
NOTE: I know I took ridiculously long to update. I'm very sorry 'bout that.
I was really sick. You see what happened was: I had those dreadful monthlies and I took a pain killer. Now silly me didn't read the label. As it turned out it contained Aspirin and I'm allergic to Aspirin. So I got an asthma attack and the stupid inhaler did not work at all. I had to go on the hospital to use the respirator and I took it three times and it still didn't work. So they kept me there for a while. And my eyes were really puffy and looked swollen. That and all freaked the doctors out. Anyway, when I finally was able to breathe again I got this really bad cold.
I tell you being asthmatic sucks. However when I don't feel like going to school, It's a really got excuse.
PSI'll update on Thursday.
Max walked out side and a gust of wind greeted her. " Shit," she grunted. It was raining cats and dogs; she would have never suspected that from inside. How was she going to get home? She could always ask Logan for a ride but she didn't want to interrupt him, besides he would have a million and one questions. She stood there working out her options in her head.
Alec paid the bill and made his way to exit. It was raining. He took out his cell and dialed for a cab. He stood there and looked around, then his eyes caught a glance of Max. He wondered if he should go and tell her truth. She wouldn't even want to listen. He walked over to her and stood there in silence.
She looked over at him and rolled her eyes. " Just so we're clear I'm not speaking to you." He nodded his head. She couldn't believe he wasn't even trying apologizing. " You are such a jerk, you know that right?"
" I thought you weren't speaking to me."
" I'm not."
" Fine," he replied. He stood there and began to whistle to himself.
She gave him a nasty look. He always knew just what to do to push her buttons. A taxi pulled up in front of them. She was just about to get in, when the driver stopped her. " Sorry I'm hired," he said. She frowned and step back. Why hell was she having such a bad night.
Alec walked to the car and went in. He looked at Max, " you coming?"
She looked at him and turned her head away. He was about to close the door when she walked back up the taxi and got it. " I only came in here because there's no other car."
" I know," he replied.
Traffic was backed up for miles. They sat in silence for a long while. He was relieved to see they weren't too far away from his apartment. They moved a little more forward then the car jerked backward and made a loud noise. " What was that about?" he asked no one in particular.
The driver turned around and looked at the two well-dressed people in the back seat. " I'm sorry but the engine just whipped out there."
Alec frowned and got out of the car. He was close to his apartment any way, Max on the other hand a considerable distance to go. He went back in. " My apartment is not too far from here," he said.
" I'll take my chances here thanks," she said folding her hands.
The driver turned around, " Ah, actually this is not a fixable problem, the engine was made in 2000.You can't just hook up an engine for this in seconds like the new ones, they take a pretty long time."
Max grunted and got out of the car. " Gosh you can't even hire a proper taxi."
" I guess I'm supposed to know he'll come with a car from the ice age."
" What ever," she said walking quickly. She was already half soaked. She walked ahead of him until she reached his apartment door. She folded her arms and waited until he came up the stairs.
He came up the stairs and took out his key and opened the door. He walked in and began to take off his wet clothes. He walked into is room and closed the door.
Max walked to the door and banged on it, " Can I get a towel or something." She yelled. He came out the room wearing a T-shirt and sweat pants and handed her a towel. She took it dried her hair. She tried to dry the rest of her but the more she whipped the more she noticed it was pointless. She was just too soaked. " Can I borrow something of yours?" she asked him. He nodded. She went in his room and closed the door. She looked trough his closet and took out something similar to what he was wearing. She took off her dress and folded it up. She still couldn't believe that it was Alec all along.
She pulled the oversize t-shirt over her head. She pulled up the pants and held it up with her hands. She walked out of the room and sat on the couch next to him. " Don't think I' not still mad at you."
" I didn't think that."
" Why would you play such a stupid joke on me?"
"Because I'm a jerk and that's what I do." He decided to give her what she wanted to hear. She wasn't about to accept the fact that had feelings for her.
" Well at least you can admit it," she said pouting. She looked at him. He really looked sorry for what he did, he almost even looked a little sad about it. " Okay I'm not very mad at you, at least it was a nice joke.stupid.but nice." " So you forgive me then?"
" Yeah," she said punching him on his shoulder. " Besides if I'm not talking to you, who else would be my punching bag?"
" I think Logan would have been great."
She got a serious look on her face, " Hmm Logan and Asha, who would have thought."
" Your still down about that?"
She rested back, " Nah, I'm just shocked."
" So you're not going to cry yourself to sleep."
She picked up a pillow and hit him with it, " why cry when I could take it out on you?"
" You just enjoy abusing me huh?"
" Yeah, it could be fun," she said grinning.
He bit his bottom lips, he got from the couch, " I'm goanna sleep now."
"Wait, on that bed?" she asked. He nodded. " but I'm the guest, you should take the couch."
" But I'm a jerk, we don't have manners."
She stood and moved over to him, " Okay, if you could beat me to the bed, then you can get it."
" Okay," he said. Max ran to the bed at top speed. " I win."
" I didn't say 'go' yet." He said sitting on the foot of the bed. She took up a pillow and threw it at him. He threw it back at her, " Two can play this game,"
" Yeah but I can play it better," she said in matter of factly tone.
" No, I just let you win," he said laying down next to her.
" Oh please I can kick your ass anytime."
" Keep telling yourself that."
Her jaw dropped, " I kicked your ass before and I can do it again."
" And I said it's just because I let you win."
" Well lets fight now, and don't 'let me win' this time'."
" I will always let you win," he said softly. " You're my weakness." He turned away from her confused gaze. " You know like Super Man has kryptonite, I have you."
" Alec," she said softly. " Was it a joke?"
NOTE: I know I took ridiculously long to update. I'm very sorry 'bout that.
I was really sick. You see what happened was: I had those dreadful monthlies and I took a pain killer. Now silly me didn't read the label. As it turned out it contained Aspirin and I'm allergic to Aspirin. So I got an asthma attack and the stupid inhaler did not work at all. I had to go on the hospital to use the respirator and I took it three times and it still didn't work. So they kept me there for a while. And my eyes were really puffy and looked swollen. That and all freaked the doctors out. Anyway, when I finally was able to breathe again I got this really bad cold.
I tell you being asthmatic sucks. However when I don't feel like going to school, It's a really got excuse.
PSI'll update on Thursday.