NOTE: I hope you all remember Darren. He was the guy Max broke up with in
the very first episode.
CHAPTER: Your loss.
Max drove down the streets trying to clear her head. She had just made a complete fool of herself. He mind flashed back to Alec there with the girl. What was she thinking going over there? Why did she ever think it was a good idea to tell Alec that she was in love with him? She had an overwhelming sense of regret infecting her mind. She needed to fix it. But how? She came to a stop at the traffic light.
" Well, well, if it isn't good old Max."
Max looked to the direction of the voice. It belonged to guy who was on a bike and she couldn't help but think looked familiar. " Do I know you?" She knew he looked familiar but couldn't put her hands on it.
" You don't mean to tell me you forgot me already," he said with a smirk.
She shook her head, " sorry."
" It's me, Darren."
Darren? Who the hell is he? She tried to play it back in her head. She came up with nothing.
" Come on, we dated for like six moths. About two years ago."
Two years ago? That was just before she met Logan. " Oh, Darren, right. I'm sorry I totally forgot about you."
" Thanks, that's always nice to know." Someone behind them beeped. " What do you say we go to Crash?"
Max nodded; she needed to get her head off things anyway.
They drove to Crash and chained up their bikes and headed inside. Darren kept staring at Max as she moved to the bar.
Max turned and looked at him. She caught him staring. " What?"
He smiled, " You look real different. Different hair, and size."
" Size?"
" You lost weight."
It was soon after they broke up her already messed up life started to go downhill. The stress just kept pilling up as the months progressed. " Got a problem with that?"
" No, not at all. I just almost didn't recognize you."
" What about you? You look kind of different ya self."
" Yeah, change the hair. I just added highlights though. It's funny cause I remember that you had a really good memory. I'm a little hurt that you forgot about me."
"My mind was somewhere else. Besides it's not like I went around moping after you slept with---what's her name?" She said laughing.
" I can't remember myself."
They laughed.
He liked being with Max, he just whished she wasn't so secretive. He hoped that changed as well about her. He really wanted to get to know her again. " So Max, is there anyone special?" It sounded so lame as it left his mouth.
Max got a far away look on her face. Her embarrassing incident came back to mind. " No, no one special right now. What about you?"
" Same here," he smiled at her. " Can I buy you a drink, so we could catch up on old times."
She nodded, She found her way out of the situation with Alec. Darren was a perfect candidate to help her with it.
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Max walked into Jam pony and immediately spotted Alec. He was looking at her and she turned away. She was not supposed to be acting strange, so she did what she'd usually do. She walked over to her locker without saying anything to him.
He looked at her walk by him. He could imagine how she was feeling. The only reason he didn't kiss her back was because there was another girl there, he couldn't even remember her name now. He walked over to Max. " So. . ."
" So what?"
" About this morning."
She pretended to act natural. " Oh sorry 'bout that. I had a little heat problem."
" You were in heat?" He felt his heart sink.
" And since I wasn't thinking straight I thought of you."
He didn't know if he should believe her or not. He knew when female X5s got in heat the males would be able to smell it. He didn't really smell anything. Then again he was preoccupied. Also if he said that he thought she was lying and it turned out she wasn't, then he'd look like a fool. He didn't want to do that. " Well that's that?"
" Thank god, that was that."
" Yeah, thank god."
She smiled at him. He didn't have to be so glad that nothing happened between them.
If she didn't sleep with him then who did she sleep with. " So how did the heat thing turn out," he asked making sure to keep his voice down.
" It went good, for once. I just happened to run into this guy."
He hoped she wasn't talking about Logan or else he was pretty certain he was dead. " Who?"
" A guy I use to date about two years ago, we broke up but now looking back at it, it was kind of stupid."
He never pictured Max with anyone beside Logan. Now that she was over him, there came someone else for him to compete with. " So what's his name?"
" Darren."
" How old is he," he asked trying to sound casual.
" 24."
He nodded and walked away. Why was she answering all his questions? It was like she was begging for him to ask more. She wanted him to think that she was occupied. He was certain that Darren didn't even existed.
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Alec walked in Crash with a mission. He was going to get Max to tell him the truth. Then maybe they could talk about it.
He walked over to the pool table and spotted Max, OC, and Sketchy. There was no one else. " Hey," he said making his presence known.
OC eyes grew big as she saw Alec. She could tell that it was going to get ugly. What the hell made Max believe that it was a good idea was beyond her.
" What did I miss?" Darren asked returning from talking to friend of his. He sat next Max and put his arms around her.
Alec looked at him for a while then looked away quickly when he noticed he was caught.
" Who's this guy?" Darren asked.
" Alec, he works with us," Max explained.
Was he just the guy she worked with? It sucked to be in that position.
" Nice to meet you Alec?"
Alec nodded.
OC and Sketchy looked at one another. They could tell what was going on. The tension was so thick they could cut it with a knife.
" Why don't someone go get some beer?" Max said happily which contrasted with the mood.
" I'll get it," Alec and Darren said at the same time.
" No, I'll get it," Alec insisted.
Darren could tell he was throwing word for him. He wasn't going to look bad in front of Max. " No, sit down, I'll get it."
Sketchy stood up, " I'll get it." He looked in his pocket and took out money. He saw that it wasn't enough. " Alec, can you lend me twenty."
Alec took the money out of his fat wallet and gave it to him. " Take forty. You don't have to pay me back."
" Thanks man." Sketchy walked off smiling and went to the bar.
Max could tell what Alec was doing. Why? She wasn't quite sure.
Darren moved his hands form around Max and began to hold her hand. " What do you say we shoot some pool, for old time sake?"
" Sure," Max said. She walked to the table and he followed her.
Alec sat there in frustration watching Max play pool with Darren, if that's what you could call it. They were doing more flirting than anything. " So how long was he and Max were dating before they broke up."
" 'bout six months. Good riddance to bad rubbish if you ask me."
" Who ended it?"
" Max, he cheated on her."
He laughed; she was with a guy who cheated on her. He was totally unworthy of her affections. " And she says that was stupid reason to break up with him," he mumbled under his breath.
Sketchy came back and put the pitcher of beer on the table. " Beer Alec, you look like you need it."
Alec shook his head. He wasn't going to stay there and make a fool out of himself. " I have something to go take care of."
" Ok," he said.
NOTE: Ok I added a complication to the situation.
CHAPTER: Your loss.
Max drove down the streets trying to clear her head. She had just made a complete fool of herself. He mind flashed back to Alec there with the girl. What was she thinking going over there? Why did she ever think it was a good idea to tell Alec that she was in love with him? She had an overwhelming sense of regret infecting her mind. She needed to fix it. But how? She came to a stop at the traffic light.
" Well, well, if it isn't good old Max."
Max looked to the direction of the voice. It belonged to guy who was on a bike and she couldn't help but think looked familiar. " Do I know you?" She knew he looked familiar but couldn't put her hands on it.
" You don't mean to tell me you forgot me already," he said with a smirk.
She shook her head, " sorry."
" It's me, Darren."
Darren? Who the hell is he? She tried to play it back in her head. She came up with nothing.
" Come on, we dated for like six moths. About two years ago."
Two years ago? That was just before she met Logan. " Oh, Darren, right. I'm sorry I totally forgot about you."
" Thanks, that's always nice to know." Someone behind them beeped. " What do you say we go to Crash?"
Max nodded; she needed to get her head off things anyway.
They drove to Crash and chained up their bikes and headed inside. Darren kept staring at Max as she moved to the bar.
Max turned and looked at him. She caught him staring. " What?"
He smiled, " You look real different. Different hair, and size."
" Size?"
" You lost weight."
It was soon after they broke up her already messed up life started to go downhill. The stress just kept pilling up as the months progressed. " Got a problem with that?"
" No, not at all. I just almost didn't recognize you."
" What about you? You look kind of different ya self."
" Yeah, change the hair. I just added highlights though. It's funny cause I remember that you had a really good memory. I'm a little hurt that you forgot about me."
"My mind was somewhere else. Besides it's not like I went around moping after you slept with---what's her name?" She said laughing.
" I can't remember myself."
They laughed.
He liked being with Max, he just whished she wasn't so secretive. He hoped that changed as well about her. He really wanted to get to know her again. " So Max, is there anyone special?" It sounded so lame as it left his mouth.
Max got a far away look on her face. Her embarrassing incident came back to mind. " No, no one special right now. What about you?"
" Same here," he smiled at her. " Can I buy you a drink, so we could catch up on old times."
She nodded, She found her way out of the situation with Alec. Darren was a perfect candidate to help her with it.
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Max walked into Jam pony and immediately spotted Alec. He was looking at her and she turned away. She was not supposed to be acting strange, so she did what she'd usually do. She walked over to her locker without saying anything to him.
He looked at her walk by him. He could imagine how she was feeling. The only reason he didn't kiss her back was because there was another girl there, he couldn't even remember her name now. He walked over to Max. " So. . ."
" So what?"
" About this morning."
She pretended to act natural. " Oh sorry 'bout that. I had a little heat problem."
" You were in heat?" He felt his heart sink.
" And since I wasn't thinking straight I thought of you."
He didn't know if he should believe her or not. He knew when female X5s got in heat the males would be able to smell it. He didn't really smell anything. Then again he was preoccupied. Also if he said that he thought she was lying and it turned out she wasn't, then he'd look like a fool. He didn't want to do that. " Well that's that?"
" Thank god, that was that."
" Yeah, thank god."
She smiled at him. He didn't have to be so glad that nothing happened between them.
If she didn't sleep with him then who did she sleep with. " So how did the heat thing turn out," he asked making sure to keep his voice down.
" It went good, for once. I just happened to run into this guy."
He hoped she wasn't talking about Logan or else he was pretty certain he was dead. " Who?"
" A guy I use to date about two years ago, we broke up but now looking back at it, it was kind of stupid."
He never pictured Max with anyone beside Logan. Now that she was over him, there came someone else for him to compete with. " So what's his name?"
" Darren."
" How old is he," he asked trying to sound casual.
" 24."
He nodded and walked away. Why was she answering all his questions? It was like she was begging for him to ask more. She wanted him to think that she was occupied. He was certain that Darren didn't even existed.
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Alec walked in Crash with a mission. He was going to get Max to tell him the truth. Then maybe they could talk about it.
He walked over to the pool table and spotted Max, OC, and Sketchy. There was no one else. " Hey," he said making his presence known.
OC eyes grew big as she saw Alec. She could tell that it was going to get ugly. What the hell made Max believe that it was a good idea was beyond her.
" What did I miss?" Darren asked returning from talking to friend of his. He sat next Max and put his arms around her.
Alec looked at him for a while then looked away quickly when he noticed he was caught.
" Who's this guy?" Darren asked.
" Alec, he works with us," Max explained.
Was he just the guy she worked with? It sucked to be in that position.
" Nice to meet you Alec?"
Alec nodded.
OC and Sketchy looked at one another. They could tell what was going on. The tension was so thick they could cut it with a knife.
" Why don't someone go get some beer?" Max said happily which contrasted with the mood.
" I'll get it," Alec and Darren said at the same time.
" No, I'll get it," Alec insisted.
Darren could tell he was throwing word for him. He wasn't going to look bad in front of Max. " No, sit down, I'll get it."
Sketchy stood up, " I'll get it." He looked in his pocket and took out money. He saw that it wasn't enough. " Alec, can you lend me twenty."
Alec took the money out of his fat wallet and gave it to him. " Take forty. You don't have to pay me back."
" Thanks man." Sketchy walked off smiling and went to the bar.
Max could tell what Alec was doing. Why? She wasn't quite sure.
Darren moved his hands form around Max and began to hold her hand. " What do you say we shoot some pool, for old time sake?"
" Sure," Max said. She walked to the table and he followed her.
Alec sat there in frustration watching Max play pool with Darren, if that's what you could call it. They were doing more flirting than anything. " So how long was he and Max were dating before they broke up."
" 'bout six months. Good riddance to bad rubbish if you ask me."
" Who ended it?"
" Max, he cheated on her."
He laughed; she was with a guy who cheated on her. He was totally unworthy of her affections. " And she says that was stupid reason to break up with him," he mumbled under his breath.
Sketchy came back and put the pitcher of beer on the table. " Beer Alec, you look like you need it."
Alec shook his head. He wasn't going to stay there and make a fool out of himself. " I have something to go take care of."
" Ok," he said.
NOTE: Ok I added a complication to the situation.