CHAPTER: Someone Else's.
After his encounter with Logan, Alec came up with a resolution. He had to stop seeing Max. It was easy for what they had to escalate into something he knew both of them would regret. And he just wasn't the kind of guy to steal another guy's girl. Not to mention Max, he wouldn't be able to live with himself if he felt responsible for any sort of unhappiness Max felt. He had been trough that and he didn't want it to happen again.
When he walked in Jam Pony he knew what he had to do. He wasn't going to ignore her, just set up a boundary on their 'friendship.' She was already there and he could see that she was waiting on him.
"Hey," he said casually.
" Hi." She smiled and walked up to him. As she walked she noticed that he was walking away not quickly but she could tell that his moving away from her was intentional.
The look on her face didn't go unnoticed. He gave her a quick smile to let her know that he wasn't angry with her or anything.
" I have some business I have to take care off," He lied. He began to walk away and she grabbed his arm.
" Change of plans, Logan has some Eyes only stuff to take care off. I'll see you tonight."
" Ah. . .I won't be home."
" Okay, at Crash then?"
" No, not there either . . . I have . . .you know . . .Business to take of." He slapped himself in his mind for using the same lame excuse twice. He could see that she wasn't buying it. He couldn't begin to imagine what she was thinking.
Max gave him a light smile. She knew he was lying she just didn't understand why? They were getting along great now he didn't even want to spend time with her. She wanted to know what she did wrong.
" I'll see around Max," He said.
" Yeah, Bye."
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Max took the elevator up to Logan's apartment. He called her and told her the Eyes Only thing was off. So that was her invitation to come over.
She walked out the elevator slowly and then went trough Logan's apartment door. It wasn't that she didn't want to see Logan. That was not at all the case. She would have been perfectly happy if she understood why Alec was suddenly avoiding her. She had seen him twice for the day and he had hardly looked at her.
She dumped herself on Logan's couch and yelled his name: " Logan."
Logan came out his bedroom and came in the chair next to Max. " Hey,"
" So, you wanted to see me."
" Yeah, I was wondering if you wanted to go somewhere tonight."
" You mean now?" She was not in the mood to go anywhere.
" Yeah, now."
She sighed. " I'm not really in the mood to go out tonight."
" Oh okay then. So what do you want to do?"
She shrugged lazily.
He could tell that something was wrong, he could have sensed it from the time she walked in the door. He wondered if it had to do with the little conversation between him and Alec.
" Max, is something wrong."
" No. . .Yes," she changed her answer.
" What is it?"
She wondered if she should be talking to Logan about her problem with Alec. Maybe she was just imagining things or maybe something was wrong. She had to know. And Logan was guy, so he knew how guys thought. " It just that Alec, is acting all strange."
He wasn't surprised. " Why do you say that?"
" I think I did something to make him angry but he's acting like he doesn't want me to know or something. He just being really confusing and it's driving me nuts."
He wondered if Max knew that Alec was in love with her. " You and Alec are really close now, huh."
" Well. . .sort off." He really didn't need to know the details. " His friendship is really important to me and I want to know if I did something wrong."
" Why don't you ask him?"
" Do you really think he'd tell me? He'd want to me to see it for myself."
When he had asked Alec if he was in love with Max he didn't do it with the intention of making him stay away from her. " I'll ask him for you."
She looked at him, wild-eyed. " You will?"
" Yeah, if that's okay with you."
" Yeah, if he won't talk to me then maybe he'll talk to you." The very idea sounded silly in her mind.
" Okay, so why don't you go on home and get some rest and I'll take care of it."
She smiled at him and kissed him softly on his cheek. " Thanks so much Logan."
" No problem."
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Logan knocked on Alec's apartment door. Shortly after Alec opened the door looking confused. " Ah. . Logan. What are you doing here?"
" I just wanted to talk to you about something, can I come in."
Alec moved aside. " Yeah, sure."
Logan walked over to the kitchen counter and leaned against it. " Listen Alec, I think you got the wrong idea yesterday."
" What do you mean?"
" Max told me that you weren't speaking to her."
He did talk to her. He didn't make out with her but they did talk. " Really."
" The friendship that you two have means a lot to her. She's really upset about it, she even thinks that she did something to upset you."
" Logan I don't want you to think that I'm trying to take her away or anything."
" It won't matter. Max will only get taken if she wants to."
Alec bit his lip.
" So can you start back to talk to her? Don't push her away because you pushing her away is preventing her from spending time with me because she's too upset about you."
He nodded. If Logan only knew what he was asking him to do. He really loved spending time with Max. But they were only fooling themselves with that friend thing. He knew she wanted more form him and he wasn't sure if he wanted to give it just jet. She had to be sure about where she stood with Logan.
" Okay, see you around." Logan walked to the door and closed it behind him.
NOTE: some Max/ Alec action in the next Chapter. I promise.
After his encounter with Logan, Alec came up with a resolution. He had to stop seeing Max. It was easy for what they had to escalate into something he knew both of them would regret. And he just wasn't the kind of guy to steal another guy's girl. Not to mention Max, he wouldn't be able to live with himself if he felt responsible for any sort of unhappiness Max felt. He had been trough that and he didn't want it to happen again.
When he walked in Jam Pony he knew what he had to do. He wasn't going to ignore her, just set up a boundary on their 'friendship.' She was already there and he could see that she was waiting on him.
"Hey," he said casually.
" Hi." She smiled and walked up to him. As she walked she noticed that he was walking away not quickly but she could tell that his moving away from her was intentional.
The look on her face didn't go unnoticed. He gave her a quick smile to let her know that he wasn't angry with her or anything.
" I have some business I have to take care off," He lied. He began to walk away and she grabbed his arm.
" Change of plans, Logan has some Eyes only stuff to take care off. I'll see you tonight."
" Ah. . .I won't be home."
" Okay, at Crash then?"
" No, not there either . . . I have . . .you know . . .Business to take of." He slapped himself in his mind for using the same lame excuse twice. He could see that she wasn't buying it. He couldn't begin to imagine what she was thinking.
Max gave him a light smile. She knew he was lying she just didn't understand why? They were getting along great now he didn't even want to spend time with her. She wanted to know what she did wrong.
" I'll see around Max," He said.
" Yeah, Bye."
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Max took the elevator up to Logan's apartment. He called her and told her the Eyes Only thing was off. So that was her invitation to come over.
She walked out the elevator slowly and then went trough Logan's apartment door. It wasn't that she didn't want to see Logan. That was not at all the case. She would have been perfectly happy if she understood why Alec was suddenly avoiding her. She had seen him twice for the day and he had hardly looked at her.
She dumped herself on Logan's couch and yelled his name: " Logan."
Logan came out his bedroom and came in the chair next to Max. " Hey,"
" So, you wanted to see me."
" Yeah, I was wondering if you wanted to go somewhere tonight."
" You mean now?" She was not in the mood to go anywhere.
" Yeah, now."
She sighed. " I'm not really in the mood to go out tonight."
" Oh okay then. So what do you want to do?"
She shrugged lazily.
He could tell that something was wrong, he could have sensed it from the time she walked in the door. He wondered if it had to do with the little conversation between him and Alec.
" Max, is something wrong."
" No. . .Yes," she changed her answer.
" What is it?"
She wondered if she should be talking to Logan about her problem with Alec. Maybe she was just imagining things or maybe something was wrong. She had to know. And Logan was guy, so he knew how guys thought. " It just that Alec, is acting all strange."
He wasn't surprised. " Why do you say that?"
" I think I did something to make him angry but he's acting like he doesn't want me to know or something. He just being really confusing and it's driving me nuts."
He wondered if Max knew that Alec was in love with her. " You and Alec are really close now, huh."
" Well. . .sort off." He really didn't need to know the details. " His friendship is really important to me and I want to know if I did something wrong."
" Why don't you ask him?"
" Do you really think he'd tell me? He'd want to me to see it for myself."
When he had asked Alec if he was in love with Max he didn't do it with the intention of making him stay away from her. " I'll ask him for you."
She looked at him, wild-eyed. " You will?"
" Yeah, if that's okay with you."
" Yeah, if he won't talk to me then maybe he'll talk to you." The very idea sounded silly in her mind.
" Okay, so why don't you go on home and get some rest and I'll take care of it."
She smiled at him and kissed him softly on his cheek. " Thanks so much Logan."
" No problem."
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Logan knocked on Alec's apartment door. Shortly after Alec opened the door looking confused. " Ah. . Logan. What are you doing here?"
" I just wanted to talk to you about something, can I come in."
Alec moved aside. " Yeah, sure."
Logan walked over to the kitchen counter and leaned against it. " Listen Alec, I think you got the wrong idea yesterday."
" What do you mean?"
" Max told me that you weren't speaking to her."
He did talk to her. He didn't make out with her but they did talk. " Really."
" The friendship that you two have means a lot to her. She's really upset about it, she even thinks that she did something to upset you."
" Logan I don't want you to think that I'm trying to take her away or anything."
" It won't matter. Max will only get taken if she wants to."
Alec bit his lip.
" So can you start back to talk to her? Don't push her away because you pushing her away is preventing her from spending time with me because she's too upset about you."
He nodded. If Logan only knew what he was asking him to do. He really loved spending time with Max. But they were only fooling themselves with that friend thing. He knew she wanted more form him and he wasn't sure if he wanted to give it just jet. She had to be sure about where she stood with Logan.
" Okay, see you around." Logan walked to the door and closed it behind him.
NOTE: some Max/ Alec action in the next Chapter. I promise.