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short time. School starts tomorrow, plus I have a report and midterms this
month. I will try to work on this one as much as I can, so please be
patient.
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Chapter Four
Crash - Saturday Night
Alec walked into Crash around eight that night. He saw Biggs and Max over at the pool table with some friends from Jam Pony. He decided to go to the bar and talk to the bartender, Bryan, who was currently drying a glass.
"What can I get ya?" he asked after Alec sat down.
"Scotch, please."
"Bad day?"
"Bad week."
"We all have bad weeks. It'll get better."
"I hope so," he said while taking another sip of his scotch. "So why is everyone at the pool table?"
"Biggs is having a really good night. He hasn't lost a game yet."
"Makes sense, he learned from the best," he replied. Bryan chuckled. He was going to ask Alec something before he was interrupted by cheering over at the pool table.
"Guess he won again," Bryan said under his breath, pouring a beer for himself.
~~~
"Any more takers?" Biggs asked with a huge grin on his face. "No?" Biggs looked over at the bar and saw Alec. "Hey Alec, come over here."
"I'm having a chat with Bryan," he said turning to face him.
"Come on, we have to show these people what a real game of pool is."
"Fine, give me a sec." Alec turned back around and paid for his drink. He said goodbye to Bryan and walked over to Biggs.
"About time you showed up."
"Where'd Max go?"
"To the bathroom," he said while setting up the game. "You break."
Alec set up his shot. He backed up and let Biggs go.
"You've seen her a lot this week," Alec said while Biggs moved to fix his aim on his second shot.
"Yeah, we have. So where's the Dinah chick you were talking about?"
"She wasn't my type."
Biggs laughed, "Not your type? There are very few women who are not your type."
"Yeah, well she was one of them."
"Tough break there, buddy."
"So why are you still with her?" Alec said, causing Biggs to miss his shot.
"You did that on purpose," he muttered.
"Just worked out that way," he said nonchalantly. He set up his shot and said, "You never gave me an answer."
"Why do you ask?"
"You've never been it for the love."
"Like you have."
"I'm not saying that," he said missing his shot. "It's just that you've never stayed with someone longer then five days if it's not worth it."
"She's made me want to change my ways."
"That's bull and you know it."
"Don't get all bitchy on me now," he said throwing up his arms defensively. "I guess I've never had it so good with a girl before."
Biggs set up his next shot and grinned. "What the hell are you smiling about?" Alec asked sounding slightly pissed off.
"I never thought you would develop feelings for her."
"I don't have feelings for her," he said in a low voice, noticing Max coming from the bathroom.
"Then why does it bother you?" he asked making the winning shot.
Alec muttered under his breath, "I don't want to see her get hurt," threw the money on the table, and left. Max walked over to Biggs. He looked at her and smiled.
"Let's go." He put his arm around Max and pulled her close. She put her head o his shoulder, swallowing hard. Her throat had become very dry and she felt a pit of guilt growing in her stomach. She never thought he was actually interested. It wasn't like she wanted this, but what could she do about it without hurting anyone?
~~~
Late Sunday Morning
"Hey big fella," Max said warmly when she saw Joshua.
"Hey little fella," he replied smiling.
"What are you reading?"
"Just one of father's books."
"How long has he been here?"
"He came last night and asked if he could stay over."
"Was he mad?"
"No, he seemed fine. He looked upset about something."
"Thanks, Josh." She went down the stairs and looked at him. His eyes were closed and his face looked serious. The song he was playing sounded as if the person who wrote it was in great pain and agony. She couldn't help but wonder if she had put that in Alec. He finished the song and took his hands off the keys. He stared at it blankly, as if he were mad at it.
"Hi." Alec jumped at the sound of her voice. He quickly turned around and smiled, trying to relax.
"Hey."
"I didn't mean to scare you."
"It's alright. I just got really into it, that's all. So why are you here?"
"Since White is breathing down my neck, I seem to have a lot more free time with nothing to do."
"And you learned the piano."
"I was wondering if you could teach me to play something more difficult."
"Sure," he said while sliding over to make room for Max. She sat down next to him and put her hands on the keys like Alec had shown her. He put his arm back around her and placed his hands on top of hers. He guided them along the keys, eventually removing his hands and letting her play by herself. She finished the song and looked at Alec upset.
"That was bad, wasn't it."
"No, not at all. You just have to move a little quicker, that's all. You can try again if you want to." She began to play again, trying to block out all of her thoughts and paying attention to nothing but the music. She found it to be very relaxing. She forgot about everything; it was like she was alone in the world. There was no pain in this place, no worries, no complications. She suddenly stopped. She looked down at the keys as if they had bitten her. Now it made sense. Everything made sense. She knew why he played, and felt her throat become extremely dry and itchy. It was all her fault. She felt tears forming but held them back.
"Are you alright?" Alec asked, with a concerned look in his eyes and in his voice.
"Yeah, I'm fine. I just. . .felt a shiver."
"Do you think your going to have a seizure?"
"No, it wasn't that kind of shiver. I'll be fine really."
Alec looked down at the keys. Max went to give him a kiss on the cheek. He turned to her to say something but was stopped when her lips brushed against his. She pulled back after a second or so, the same look of shock on their faces. They sat there silently, not saying anything to the other one.
(Yes, I was feeling evil and decided to give you a cliffhanger. What better way to bring in the reviews?)
.:to be continued
.:please review
I hope you enjoy this chapter. Please review, it motivates my muse which has currently abandoned me.
Chapter Four
Crash - Saturday Night
Alec walked into Crash around eight that night. He saw Biggs and Max over at the pool table with some friends from Jam Pony. He decided to go to the bar and talk to the bartender, Bryan, who was currently drying a glass.
"What can I get ya?" he asked after Alec sat down.
"Scotch, please."
"Bad day?"
"Bad week."
"We all have bad weeks. It'll get better."
"I hope so," he said while taking another sip of his scotch. "So why is everyone at the pool table?"
"Biggs is having a really good night. He hasn't lost a game yet."
"Makes sense, he learned from the best," he replied. Bryan chuckled. He was going to ask Alec something before he was interrupted by cheering over at the pool table.
"Guess he won again," Bryan said under his breath, pouring a beer for himself.
~~~
"Any more takers?" Biggs asked with a huge grin on his face. "No?" Biggs looked over at the bar and saw Alec. "Hey Alec, come over here."
"I'm having a chat with Bryan," he said turning to face him.
"Come on, we have to show these people what a real game of pool is."
"Fine, give me a sec." Alec turned back around and paid for his drink. He said goodbye to Bryan and walked over to Biggs.
"About time you showed up."
"Where'd Max go?"
"To the bathroom," he said while setting up the game. "You break."
Alec set up his shot. He backed up and let Biggs go.
"You've seen her a lot this week," Alec said while Biggs moved to fix his aim on his second shot.
"Yeah, we have. So where's the Dinah chick you were talking about?"
"She wasn't my type."
Biggs laughed, "Not your type? There are very few women who are not your type."
"Yeah, well she was one of them."
"Tough break there, buddy."
"So why are you still with her?" Alec said, causing Biggs to miss his shot.
"You did that on purpose," he muttered.
"Just worked out that way," he said nonchalantly. He set up his shot and said, "You never gave me an answer."
"Why do you ask?"
"You've never been it for the love."
"Like you have."
"I'm not saying that," he said missing his shot. "It's just that you've never stayed with someone longer then five days if it's not worth it."
"She's made me want to change my ways."
"That's bull and you know it."
"Don't get all bitchy on me now," he said throwing up his arms defensively. "I guess I've never had it so good with a girl before."
Biggs set up his next shot and grinned. "What the hell are you smiling about?" Alec asked sounding slightly pissed off.
"I never thought you would develop feelings for her."
"I don't have feelings for her," he said in a low voice, noticing Max coming from the bathroom.
"Then why does it bother you?" he asked making the winning shot.
Alec muttered under his breath, "I don't want to see her get hurt," threw the money on the table, and left. Max walked over to Biggs. He looked at her and smiled.
"Let's go." He put his arm around Max and pulled her close. She put her head o his shoulder, swallowing hard. Her throat had become very dry and she felt a pit of guilt growing in her stomach. She never thought he was actually interested. It wasn't like she wanted this, but what could she do about it without hurting anyone?
~~~
Late Sunday Morning
"Hey big fella," Max said warmly when she saw Joshua.
"Hey little fella," he replied smiling.
"What are you reading?"
"Just one of father's books."
"How long has he been here?"
"He came last night and asked if he could stay over."
"Was he mad?"
"No, he seemed fine. He looked upset about something."
"Thanks, Josh." She went down the stairs and looked at him. His eyes were closed and his face looked serious. The song he was playing sounded as if the person who wrote it was in great pain and agony. She couldn't help but wonder if she had put that in Alec. He finished the song and took his hands off the keys. He stared at it blankly, as if he were mad at it.
"Hi." Alec jumped at the sound of her voice. He quickly turned around and smiled, trying to relax.
"Hey."
"I didn't mean to scare you."
"It's alright. I just got really into it, that's all. So why are you here?"
"Since White is breathing down my neck, I seem to have a lot more free time with nothing to do."
"And you learned the piano."
"I was wondering if you could teach me to play something more difficult."
"Sure," he said while sliding over to make room for Max. She sat down next to him and put her hands on the keys like Alec had shown her. He put his arm back around her and placed his hands on top of hers. He guided them along the keys, eventually removing his hands and letting her play by herself. She finished the song and looked at Alec upset.
"That was bad, wasn't it."
"No, not at all. You just have to move a little quicker, that's all. You can try again if you want to." She began to play again, trying to block out all of her thoughts and paying attention to nothing but the music. She found it to be very relaxing. She forgot about everything; it was like she was alone in the world. There was no pain in this place, no worries, no complications. She suddenly stopped. She looked down at the keys as if they had bitten her. Now it made sense. Everything made sense. She knew why he played, and felt her throat become extremely dry and itchy. It was all her fault. She felt tears forming but held them back.
"Are you alright?" Alec asked, with a concerned look in his eyes and in his voice.
"Yeah, I'm fine. I just. . .felt a shiver."
"Do you think your going to have a seizure?"
"No, it wasn't that kind of shiver. I'll be fine really."
Alec looked down at the keys. Max went to give him a kiss on the cheek. He turned to her to say something but was stopped when her lips brushed against his. She pulled back after a second or so, the same look of shock on their faces. They sat there silently, not saying anything to the other one.
(Yes, I was feeling evil and decided to give you a cliffhanger. What better way to bring in the reviews?)
.:to be continued
.:please review