Disclaimer: Didn't we go through this already? Not mine. I know it, you know it.
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"Alec?"
"Yeah Max?"
"We were made to be soldiers. We were taught that fear is a thing of the mind. Do you get what
I'm saying?"
Alec looked from where he sat on the couch, to Max, who had made herself at home on his coffee
table. He smiled. "I'll talk to her."
"Good. Now I'm gonna go home and lie in bed and try to get more than an hour of sleep." Max
got up and reached for her jacket.
"Hey Max?"
"Yeah?"
"Thanks."
Max smiled and punched Alec playfully on the shoulder. "You owe me big time."
"Yeah, I do," Alec replied, without a hint of sarcasm in his voice.
"I'll see you at work tomorrow?" Max said quickly to change the subject.
"If I decide to come in."
Max frowned. "If you make the rest of us do overtime, I won't hesitate to beat you senseless."
"'Kay," Alec grinned mischievously.
"Alec . . ." Max growled.
"See-ya later Max!" Alec said cheerfully.
Max walked out, grumbling until she left the building.
Alec remained seated on the couch for another hour pondering. What the hell was he going to
say to Asha? He had brought her to tears saying that they couldn't possibly be together. Was he
just going to walk up to her door and say, 'Changed my mind. Pick you up Saturday at eight?'
Heh. *That* would go really well. -Wait a minute here. Back up, rewind. 'Walk up to her
door'? I don't even know where she lives!- This was going to put a minor cramp into his plans.
-What plans? I haven't even figured out what I'm gonna do! Let alone when, where, and how
I'm gonna do it!-
Alec finally made up his mind. He got up, picked up his jacket, and headed towards the door. -I'll
just find Asha,- he twisted the knob and opened the door, -and I'll figure it out from th . . .- He
stepped out, bumping into someone on his way. -Uh . . . Make that here.-
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What happens next?
Review and you'll find out.
[Evil laughter]
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"Alec?"
"Yeah Max?"
"We were made to be soldiers. We were taught that fear is a thing of the mind. Do you get what
I'm saying?"
Alec looked from where he sat on the couch, to Max, who had made herself at home on his coffee
table. He smiled. "I'll talk to her."
"Good. Now I'm gonna go home and lie in bed and try to get more than an hour of sleep." Max
got up and reached for her jacket.
"Hey Max?"
"Yeah?"
"Thanks."
Max smiled and punched Alec playfully on the shoulder. "You owe me big time."
"Yeah, I do," Alec replied, without a hint of sarcasm in his voice.
"I'll see you at work tomorrow?" Max said quickly to change the subject.
"If I decide to come in."
Max frowned. "If you make the rest of us do overtime, I won't hesitate to beat you senseless."
"'Kay," Alec grinned mischievously.
"Alec . . ." Max growled.
"See-ya later Max!" Alec said cheerfully.
Max walked out, grumbling until she left the building.
Alec remained seated on the couch for another hour pondering. What the hell was he going to
say to Asha? He had brought her to tears saying that they couldn't possibly be together. Was he
just going to walk up to her door and say, 'Changed my mind. Pick you up Saturday at eight?'
Heh. *That* would go really well. -Wait a minute here. Back up, rewind. 'Walk up to her
door'? I don't even know where she lives!- This was going to put a minor cramp into his plans.
-What plans? I haven't even figured out what I'm gonna do! Let alone when, where, and how
I'm gonna do it!-
Alec finally made up his mind. He got up, picked up his jacket, and headed towards the door. -I'll
just find Asha,- he twisted the knob and opened the door, -and I'll figure it out from th . . .- He
stepped out, bumping into someone on his way. -Uh . . . Make that here.-
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What happens next?
Review and you'll find out.
[Evil laughter]