CHAPTER: Shift
When Max woke up Alec was still there at her side. She looked at him sleeping * he truly is beautiful*. " Alec wake up" she shook him lightly. He opened his eyes and looked at her with a smile on his face. " You're the only person I know who wakes up smiling," she said looking into his eyes.
" You were the first thing I saw," he said retuning her smile. " So what do we have to do today?"
She stretched and got up from under her covers. " I have top go collect some blankets from Cindy and then go get some weapons."
" Where are we getting these things again?" he said getting up after her.
" There's a seemingly abandoned warehouse opposite the fishing docks, they've been hiding weapons smuggled into America by some Russian terrorist," she said, " so I figured since we have better use for it we should have it."
" How's security there."
" It's not too bad, they don't want anyone to know they have anything in there so they try to keep it deserted. But I'll have to after curfew"
" Maybe I should go get them?" he asked hopefully.
" Nah, I can do it."
He knew once Max made up her mind about something she was going through with it be wasn't going to let her go out after curfew by herself. " I'll come with you then."
Max nodded. " That would be cool," she smiling. Maybe everything was going to work out, after all everything was going as planned. " By next week after the peace demonstration, we'll be in action." But he she thought about it, she hadn't plan to get pregnant and she certainly didn't plan on falling in love with Alec. * What ? * she asked herself. She just said she was in love with Alec. * Am I* she asked herself again. She thought about it and came to the conclusion that she was in lobe with him. * Well that makes the baby thing a whole lot easier. * She never thought about it before, but now it suddenly came to her mind, she had no idea how her condition would affect he role as ruler of Freak Nation. She couldn't do half as much when she had a baby to protect. She would be out for at least nine moths.
Alec looked at her he could tell she had something on her mind, she always had something on her mind but now it seemed to trouble her a lot more. He wanted her to be honest with him. He wanted to be able to tell her that everything would be all right, but he couldn't do that unless he knew what was bothering her. " Max what is it?" he asked pressingly.
She hadn't noticed she had been so far away. She looked at him and smiled. She didn't want him to be worried about her all the time. "Nothing just thinking, that's all," she said coolly.
He looked at her, and into her eyes. He knew she was lying but he didn't wan to push it right then. He decided he'd wait for when they were alone, so he could get her to trust him. " Ok then."
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" Hey boo," Original Cindy said walking to meet Max and Alec. " How ya'll doing"
" Alright," Max said at the same time with Alec.
" So have you been taking care of boo?" OC asked now addressing Alec.
Alec smiled, but inside his stomach turned. * Have I been taking care of her? * He asked himself. * She's been going trough something lately and I can't even do anything to help*
Original Cindy could tell there was something going on between them, but it wasn't resolved. There was something strange about Alec, something silent, and that was definitely scary because Alec was not known for his silence. " Hey boo can I talk to you in private for a moment?"
" Yeah sure." She followed OC into the room and closed the door behind them.
" So what is it with you two?"
" Max looked confused but she knew what she was talking about. " I don't know hat you mean." She lied.
" Max I am your best friend, I know something is bothering you."
Coming to think of it there was no harm in telling Cindy at least she would get keeping it secret off her shoulders for a while. She sighed and then began. " This so complicated," she said taking a seat.
" Tell me about it." OC said sitting next to her.
" Well I'm going to be pregnant tomorrow." She said with a light laugh. She laughed but she really wanted to cry, she had never been so nervous about something. It seemed easy enough, having a child with someone you know. Then again this wasn't anyone this was Alec. Something about him made her scared and happy at the same time, and then there was this feeling like she couldn't trust herself around him. She got that feeling only once before in her life, but not to this extent. When she was with Alec she would just want him to hold her and tell her everything would be all right. She heard it all the time but when he said it there was this sincerity in his voce that made her want to believe what he said. " And Alec is going to be the father."
Original Cindy's jaw dropped. " How do you know?" she asked trying to soak in the information.
" Sandeman told me, just before he died."
" Max I am so sorry 'bout all this." OC gave her a hug and then looked at her again. " Does he know?"
" I can't even begin to think of a way to tell him,"
" I guess he'll find out sooner or later."
Max got up from her seat on the foot of the bed. She didn't want to talk about it anymore. " So where are those blankets?"
OC went in a closet and took a bunch of blankets and Max stuffed them in a bag. " So why do you need all these blankets?"
" Well winter is coming soon."
" Good point," she said nodding. " Well you better get back to Alec before he thinks we died in here."
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Alec and Max looked throughout the warehouse of weapons. It was loaded with all kinds of guns. But Max attention was drawn to dart shooter. " This looks good," she said looking at it.
" This looks better." Alec was holding up the biggest gun in the room.
" Guys always like the big guns huh," he said jokingly.
" Girls like them too," he said with a cocky grin.
" You are so ."
They stopped their movements and felt the ground beneath them move. Suddenly the shaking became more vicarious and things were falling from shelves. Alec grabbed Max and took her under a table.
" Earthquake," she managed to say over all the racket.
Alec kept her close to him. And as soon as it began it ended. " Are you Ok? He asked when everything was silent again.
Max nodded. " I'm fine. You."
" I'm good, lets get out of here,"
He took her hand and led her to the exit. " Where's the door?" he asked looking at he pile of concrete and debris in front of him. " Max we're trapped in here."
Note: Ah I'm done; the next chapter will be posted next week. I think you all could see where this is going.
When Max woke up Alec was still there at her side. She looked at him sleeping * he truly is beautiful*. " Alec wake up" she shook him lightly. He opened his eyes and looked at her with a smile on his face. " You're the only person I know who wakes up smiling," she said looking into his eyes.
" You were the first thing I saw," he said retuning her smile. " So what do we have to do today?"
She stretched and got up from under her covers. " I have top go collect some blankets from Cindy and then go get some weapons."
" Where are we getting these things again?" he said getting up after her.
" There's a seemingly abandoned warehouse opposite the fishing docks, they've been hiding weapons smuggled into America by some Russian terrorist," she said, " so I figured since we have better use for it we should have it."
" How's security there."
" It's not too bad, they don't want anyone to know they have anything in there so they try to keep it deserted. But I'll have to after curfew"
" Maybe I should go get them?" he asked hopefully.
" Nah, I can do it."
He knew once Max made up her mind about something she was going through with it be wasn't going to let her go out after curfew by herself. " I'll come with you then."
Max nodded. " That would be cool," she smiling. Maybe everything was going to work out, after all everything was going as planned. " By next week after the peace demonstration, we'll be in action." But he she thought about it, she hadn't plan to get pregnant and she certainly didn't plan on falling in love with Alec. * What ? * she asked herself. She just said she was in love with Alec. * Am I* she asked herself again. She thought about it and came to the conclusion that she was in lobe with him. * Well that makes the baby thing a whole lot easier. * She never thought about it before, but now it suddenly came to her mind, she had no idea how her condition would affect he role as ruler of Freak Nation. She couldn't do half as much when she had a baby to protect. She would be out for at least nine moths.
Alec looked at her he could tell she had something on her mind, she always had something on her mind but now it seemed to trouble her a lot more. He wanted her to be honest with him. He wanted to be able to tell her that everything would be all right, but he couldn't do that unless he knew what was bothering her. " Max what is it?" he asked pressingly.
She hadn't noticed she had been so far away. She looked at him and smiled. She didn't want him to be worried about her all the time. "Nothing just thinking, that's all," she said coolly.
He looked at her, and into her eyes. He knew she was lying but he didn't wan to push it right then. He decided he'd wait for when they were alone, so he could get her to trust him. " Ok then."
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" Hey boo," Original Cindy said walking to meet Max and Alec. " How ya'll doing"
" Alright," Max said at the same time with Alec.
" So have you been taking care of boo?" OC asked now addressing Alec.
Alec smiled, but inside his stomach turned. * Have I been taking care of her? * He asked himself. * She's been going trough something lately and I can't even do anything to help*
Original Cindy could tell there was something going on between them, but it wasn't resolved. There was something strange about Alec, something silent, and that was definitely scary because Alec was not known for his silence. " Hey boo can I talk to you in private for a moment?"
" Yeah sure." She followed OC into the room and closed the door behind them.
" So what is it with you two?"
" Max looked confused but she knew what she was talking about. " I don't know hat you mean." She lied.
" Max I am your best friend, I know something is bothering you."
Coming to think of it there was no harm in telling Cindy at least she would get keeping it secret off her shoulders for a while. She sighed and then began. " This so complicated," she said taking a seat.
" Tell me about it." OC said sitting next to her.
" Well I'm going to be pregnant tomorrow." She said with a light laugh. She laughed but she really wanted to cry, she had never been so nervous about something. It seemed easy enough, having a child with someone you know. Then again this wasn't anyone this was Alec. Something about him made her scared and happy at the same time, and then there was this feeling like she couldn't trust herself around him. She got that feeling only once before in her life, but not to this extent. When she was with Alec she would just want him to hold her and tell her everything would be all right. She heard it all the time but when he said it there was this sincerity in his voce that made her want to believe what he said. " And Alec is going to be the father."
Original Cindy's jaw dropped. " How do you know?" she asked trying to soak in the information.
" Sandeman told me, just before he died."
" Max I am so sorry 'bout all this." OC gave her a hug and then looked at her again. " Does he know?"
" I can't even begin to think of a way to tell him,"
" I guess he'll find out sooner or later."
Max got up from her seat on the foot of the bed. She didn't want to talk about it anymore. " So where are those blankets?"
OC went in a closet and took a bunch of blankets and Max stuffed them in a bag. " So why do you need all these blankets?"
" Well winter is coming soon."
" Good point," she said nodding. " Well you better get back to Alec before he thinks we died in here."
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Alec and Max looked throughout the warehouse of weapons. It was loaded with all kinds of guns. But Max attention was drawn to dart shooter. " This looks good," she said looking at it.
" This looks better." Alec was holding up the biggest gun in the room.
" Guys always like the big guns huh," he said jokingly.
" Girls like them too," he said with a cocky grin.
" You are so ."
They stopped their movements and felt the ground beneath them move. Suddenly the shaking became more vicarious and things were falling from shelves. Alec grabbed Max and took her under a table.
" Earthquake," she managed to say over all the racket.
Alec kept her close to him. And as soon as it began it ended. " Are you Ok? He asked when everything was silent again.
Max nodded. " I'm fine. You."
" I'm good, lets get out of here,"
He took her hand and led her to the exit. " Where's the door?" he asked looking at he pile of concrete and debris in front of him. " Max we're trapped in here."
Note: Ah I'm done; the next chapter will be posted next week. I think you all could see where this is going.