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Chapter Three
Alec and Biggs's Apartment - Saturday Morning
Max walked into the empty apartment. She heard the shower running and assumed that Biggs had slept late. She sat on the couch and waited for him to finish. She finally heard the water go off. He slightly opened the door, letting the steam out. She heard a faint, "Oh shit," but couldn't make out the rest of it. He opened the door all the way and came out naked.
"Holy shit!"
"Max! What are you doing here?" he said covering himself the best he could while running into his bedroom and slamming the door shut.
"I was waiting for Biggs. I didn't. . .how come you didn't use the towel?"
"There were none in the bathroom and I forgot to take one in with me."
He came out about five minutes later wearing a t-shirt and athletic pants. His hair was still wet so he went back into the bathroom to dry and brush it.
"I'm so sorry about that, Alec."
He didn't reply. He had just humiliated himself in front of her. And there was no doubt in his mind that she would tell Biggs who would tell everyone at Jam Pony. He'd be the laughing stock of all of Seattle.
"Do you mind if I wait?"
"Not at all."
He came out of the bathroom ten minutes later and sat down next to her.
"How you feeling?"
"I'm feeling fine. Why do you ask?"
"I was just wondering. Are you happy with Biggs?"
"I'm quite happy," she glared at him questioningly. He looked as if he were deep in thought, trying to figure out how to pry something out of Max.
"Do you love him?"
"We've been together for five days. I don't know if I love him yet."
"Well, you should."
"Where do you come off with saying something like that?" she said seeming with slight anger.
Alec just stared at the blank television screen, hoping it would do something. He wished it would do anything to get him out of what he had just gotten himself into. But it seemed that Max had already taken care of that.
"You're jealous, aren't you?"
"Why would I be jealous?"
"Because I'm the only girl who doesn't seem to take an interest in you? Or is it because I'm with Biggs? Or is it because. . ."
"It's none of those things."
"Then what is it?"
"It's nothing because I'm not jealous."
"Whatever you say, Alec."
Alec was going to say something back to her, but they were interrupted by Biggs. He carried in a large grocery bag which he dropped on the floor. He shut the door and went over to give Max a kiss.
"You're early."
"It's alright; Alec kept me company."
"Speaking of me, I have to get going."
"Where to?" Biggs asked with curiosity.
"To meet up with Dinah."
"Who's Dinah?"
"I met her a few nights ago at Crash and she wanted to meet up with me today."
"I'll see you later then, I guess," Biggs said.
"See you later guys."
"Jealous," he muttered as he left the apartment.
~~~
Joshua's House
"Hey Joshua, what are you up to?" Alec asked as he walked into the living room.
"Joshua #653."
"It's nice, I guess. . .do you mind if I play the piano?"
"No, have fun."
"Thanks."
Alec descended the stairs and sat down in front of the piano. He began to play, eventually shutting himself out from everything and everybody around him. He finished his last song and stretched his arms.
"You play beautifully."
He was startled by the familiar voice. He quickly turned around and calmed himself when he saw who it was.
"I thought you were with Biggs."
"I was, but I thought I should visit Joshua. I haven't seen him all week."
"I wonder why," he thought to himself.
"Can you teach me?"
"I suppose so," he said gesturing he to sit next to him. He put his left hand on hers and swung his right arm around her back to do the same to her right. He placed her hands on the correct keys and slowly moved them to the correct places. He had to show her a few times how to do it correctly, but within an hour she had learned to do three pieces rather well.
"Not bad, for a beginner."
"How long did it take you?" she turned to face Alec. Their faces were literally inches apart. He could hear here breathing, and felt a shiver go down his spine.
"A day. But they really pushed me back at Manticore," he said while turning his head to face the keys. He released her hands and put his own on his lap. She took her hands off the keys and got up.
"Thanks for showing me."
"Your welcome."
"I'll see you tonight at Crash?"
"Yeah, tonight."
She went up the stairs and shut the door. Alec couldn't believe he was doing this to himself. "She's with Biggs and she's happy," he said to himself. But no matter how many times he said it in his head, it just became harder to deal with it.
.:to be continued
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Chapter Three
Alec and Biggs's Apartment - Saturday Morning
Max walked into the empty apartment. She heard the shower running and assumed that Biggs had slept late. She sat on the couch and waited for him to finish. She finally heard the water go off. He slightly opened the door, letting the steam out. She heard a faint, "Oh shit," but couldn't make out the rest of it. He opened the door all the way and came out naked.
"Holy shit!"
"Max! What are you doing here?" he said covering himself the best he could while running into his bedroom and slamming the door shut.
"I was waiting for Biggs. I didn't. . .how come you didn't use the towel?"
"There were none in the bathroom and I forgot to take one in with me."
He came out about five minutes later wearing a t-shirt and athletic pants. His hair was still wet so he went back into the bathroom to dry and brush it.
"I'm so sorry about that, Alec."
He didn't reply. He had just humiliated himself in front of her. And there was no doubt in his mind that she would tell Biggs who would tell everyone at Jam Pony. He'd be the laughing stock of all of Seattle.
"Do you mind if I wait?"
"Not at all."
He came out of the bathroom ten minutes later and sat down next to her.
"How you feeling?"
"I'm feeling fine. Why do you ask?"
"I was just wondering. Are you happy with Biggs?"
"I'm quite happy," she glared at him questioningly. He looked as if he were deep in thought, trying to figure out how to pry something out of Max.
"Do you love him?"
"We've been together for five days. I don't know if I love him yet."
"Well, you should."
"Where do you come off with saying something like that?" she said seeming with slight anger.
Alec just stared at the blank television screen, hoping it would do something. He wished it would do anything to get him out of what he had just gotten himself into. But it seemed that Max had already taken care of that.
"You're jealous, aren't you?"
"Why would I be jealous?"
"Because I'm the only girl who doesn't seem to take an interest in you? Or is it because I'm with Biggs? Or is it because. . ."
"It's none of those things."
"Then what is it?"
"It's nothing because I'm not jealous."
"Whatever you say, Alec."
Alec was going to say something back to her, but they were interrupted by Biggs. He carried in a large grocery bag which he dropped on the floor. He shut the door and went over to give Max a kiss.
"You're early."
"It's alright; Alec kept me company."
"Speaking of me, I have to get going."
"Where to?" Biggs asked with curiosity.
"To meet up with Dinah."
"Who's Dinah?"
"I met her a few nights ago at Crash and she wanted to meet up with me today."
"I'll see you later then, I guess," Biggs said.
"See you later guys."
"Jealous," he muttered as he left the apartment.
~~~
Joshua's House
"Hey Joshua, what are you up to?" Alec asked as he walked into the living room.
"Joshua #653."
"It's nice, I guess. . .do you mind if I play the piano?"
"No, have fun."
"Thanks."
Alec descended the stairs and sat down in front of the piano. He began to play, eventually shutting himself out from everything and everybody around him. He finished his last song and stretched his arms.
"You play beautifully."
He was startled by the familiar voice. He quickly turned around and calmed himself when he saw who it was.
"I thought you were with Biggs."
"I was, but I thought I should visit Joshua. I haven't seen him all week."
"I wonder why," he thought to himself.
"Can you teach me?"
"I suppose so," he said gesturing he to sit next to him. He put his left hand on hers and swung his right arm around her back to do the same to her right. He placed her hands on the correct keys and slowly moved them to the correct places. He had to show her a few times how to do it correctly, but within an hour she had learned to do three pieces rather well.
"Not bad, for a beginner."
"How long did it take you?" she turned to face Alec. Their faces were literally inches apart. He could hear here breathing, and felt a shiver go down his spine.
"A day. But they really pushed me back at Manticore," he said while turning his head to face the keys. He released her hands and put his own on his lap. She took her hands off the keys and got up.
"Thanks for showing me."
"Your welcome."
"I'll see you tonight at Crash?"
"Yeah, tonight."
She went up the stairs and shut the door. Alec couldn't believe he was doing this to himself. "She's with Biggs and she's happy," he said to himself. But no matter how many times he said it in his head, it just became harder to deal with it.
.:to be continued
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