CHAPTER: Heavenly bodies..
He put his hands over her eyes and led her out the circular room at the top of the Space Needle. " OK keep your eyes closed." He looked at his wristwatch it supposed to be completely eclipsed at 2.25. There was a few more seconds to go. He moved in hands when he saw his clock read the exact time. " Ok look now."
" What?" she said looking at him. " I don't see anything."
" No, look at the moon," he said pointing it out. " You see, it's an eclipse."
" Cool," she said sitting down. " But Alec you said it was a once in a life time thing. An eclipse happens very often."
" Wait you'll see," he said smiling. He knew she would love it.
She looked at the excitement in his eyes. They glowed as he looked up at the red moon. " Have you ever seen one before?"
" Nah, you know how it was when it was lights out time. Besides it's not like we could watch the news to know when it was going to happen."
" Yeah I guess." She said looking at him. He didn't take his eyes off the sight. " I remember the first time I saw one. I was fifteen. I thought the world was coming to an end. I started to cry. I was so stupid."
" It's not like they thought us astronomy in Manticore. I would have been scared too." He looked at his watch. The meteor shower was going start soon. " Now keep looking you don't want to miss this."
She smiled and looked at the sky. She was almost caught by surprise when she saw a stream of light flash over the sky. " Did you see that?"
" Yeah, cool huh."
She laughed slightly as she saw another one and then another one shoot across the pitch-black sky. " Very cool. Meteor shower and eclipse at the same time. What are the odds?"
" I don't think it's very high." He was glad to see she liked it. He moved closer to her and held her left hand. " Pre Pulse folklore says; you make a wish on a shooting star and it will come trough. Make a wish Max."
She felt like a bolt of energy traveled up her body as he held her hand. She smiled and closed her eyes and then opened them again. " You make a wish now."
" I already did."
" What did you wish for?"
" I can't say it until it comes true."
" Gosh Alec just say it."
" No," he said laughing.
She squeezed his hands in her. " Tell me or I'll hurt you really bad."
" I doubt."
She laid back o the floor and looked at sky again. " I'm not telling you what I wished for then." Not that she had intention of telling him.
" Good don't tell me, cause it won't come true if you do." He laid back on the metal disk next to her still holding her hands in his. It was a precious moment he had to savor it for as long as possible.
She looked at him for a while. " I didn't know you were into this kind of superstitious stuff."
" I'm not really but when you've tried everything else what choice do you have but to wish. You made a wish, you must believe in it too."
" No not really, you just seemed so excited and I didn't want to spoil the mood. But I must admit it fun just to try it to see of it will really happen."
" We'll know by tomorrow if my wish came trough."
" We'll know in an hour or so if mine came true."
He began to wonder what she could wish for that could come true in an hour.
" You should have seen OC's face when I told her it was you, she fell off her bike."
" Hmm, she told me I was jealous of the guy because Max said he was hot," he said with a smirk.
Max felt her face got hot. OC and her big mouth. She could feel his eyes on her watching her face to see her reaction. She tired to calm down but she knew she was most likely blushing.
" Max is that true?" he whispered. He was going to make this hell for her. " You don't really put that idea across."
She knew he was doing this intentionally. She sat up and he sat up too. " Ok Alec I did say that. Nothing is wrong with admitting that someone is attractive." She stopped and looked at him. The expression on his face was completely blank. " You were made in Lab. If they made someone in a lab they would make them pretty darn near perfect. So don't be surprised that people would notice that." He still had a blank expression. " And it's all your fault. That thing you do with your eyes, when you look straight into mine and that thing you do with your lips, which you are doing right now." She knew she was rambling on and on. She wished he would just say something. " So don't be surprised that I'm-----"
He put his index finger on her lips. " Shhh," he whispered and moved in closer towards her. His lips brushed lightly against hers. She pulled him closer and kissed him softly. The kiss quickly became intense neither of them wanting to pull away. The eventually parted for air. " Sorry," she mumbled.
" Are you, I'm not."
" No, not really." She moved back into a deep kiss with him. It felt right, having him this close, she felt like she needed to get closer.
NOTE: I hope you all liked this chapter. I really enjoyed writing this one. This story is almost complete.
He put his hands over her eyes and led her out the circular room at the top of the Space Needle. " OK keep your eyes closed." He looked at his wristwatch it supposed to be completely eclipsed at 2.25. There was a few more seconds to go. He moved in hands when he saw his clock read the exact time. " Ok look now."
" What?" she said looking at him. " I don't see anything."
" No, look at the moon," he said pointing it out. " You see, it's an eclipse."
" Cool," she said sitting down. " But Alec you said it was a once in a life time thing. An eclipse happens very often."
" Wait you'll see," he said smiling. He knew she would love it.
She looked at the excitement in his eyes. They glowed as he looked up at the red moon. " Have you ever seen one before?"
" Nah, you know how it was when it was lights out time. Besides it's not like we could watch the news to know when it was going to happen."
" Yeah I guess." She said looking at him. He didn't take his eyes off the sight. " I remember the first time I saw one. I was fifteen. I thought the world was coming to an end. I started to cry. I was so stupid."
" It's not like they thought us astronomy in Manticore. I would have been scared too." He looked at his watch. The meteor shower was going start soon. " Now keep looking you don't want to miss this."
She smiled and looked at the sky. She was almost caught by surprise when she saw a stream of light flash over the sky. " Did you see that?"
" Yeah, cool huh."
She laughed slightly as she saw another one and then another one shoot across the pitch-black sky. " Very cool. Meteor shower and eclipse at the same time. What are the odds?"
" I don't think it's very high." He was glad to see she liked it. He moved closer to her and held her left hand. " Pre Pulse folklore says; you make a wish on a shooting star and it will come trough. Make a wish Max."
She felt like a bolt of energy traveled up her body as he held her hand. She smiled and closed her eyes and then opened them again. " You make a wish now."
" I already did."
" What did you wish for?"
" I can't say it until it comes true."
" Gosh Alec just say it."
" No," he said laughing.
She squeezed his hands in her. " Tell me or I'll hurt you really bad."
" I doubt."
She laid back o the floor and looked at sky again. " I'm not telling you what I wished for then." Not that she had intention of telling him.
" Good don't tell me, cause it won't come true if you do." He laid back on the metal disk next to her still holding her hands in his. It was a precious moment he had to savor it for as long as possible.
She looked at him for a while. " I didn't know you were into this kind of superstitious stuff."
" I'm not really but when you've tried everything else what choice do you have but to wish. You made a wish, you must believe in it too."
" No not really, you just seemed so excited and I didn't want to spoil the mood. But I must admit it fun just to try it to see of it will really happen."
" We'll know by tomorrow if my wish came trough."
" We'll know in an hour or so if mine came true."
He began to wonder what she could wish for that could come true in an hour.
" You should have seen OC's face when I told her it was you, she fell off her bike."
" Hmm, she told me I was jealous of the guy because Max said he was hot," he said with a smirk.
Max felt her face got hot. OC and her big mouth. She could feel his eyes on her watching her face to see her reaction. She tired to calm down but she knew she was most likely blushing.
" Max is that true?" he whispered. He was going to make this hell for her. " You don't really put that idea across."
She knew he was doing this intentionally. She sat up and he sat up too. " Ok Alec I did say that. Nothing is wrong with admitting that someone is attractive." She stopped and looked at him. The expression on his face was completely blank. " You were made in Lab. If they made someone in a lab they would make them pretty darn near perfect. So don't be surprised that people would notice that." He still had a blank expression. " And it's all your fault. That thing you do with your eyes, when you look straight into mine and that thing you do with your lips, which you are doing right now." She knew she was rambling on and on. She wished he would just say something. " So don't be surprised that I'm-----"
He put his index finger on her lips. " Shhh," he whispered and moved in closer towards her. His lips brushed lightly against hers. She pulled him closer and kissed him softly. The kiss quickly became intense neither of them wanting to pull away. The eventually parted for air. " Sorry," she mumbled.
" Are you, I'm not."
" No, not really." She moved back into a deep kiss with him. It felt right, having him this close, she felt like she needed to get closer.
NOTE: I hope you all liked this chapter. I really enjoyed writing this one. This story is almost complete.