Author's Note- hey guys sorry for posting the wrong chapter yesterday, hehehe it was a LONG day! Well thank you for not being rude about it! Now onto the chapter, enjoy! -Nat-





Minutes later, after Max dried her tears and 'sucked it up' she was sitting down, he back against the wall and spacing out, trying to think of a plan to escape. She hated being in the same room with White; it always and always will give her the creeps. Everyone else was sitting down as well. Every now and then they heard commands being barked from the policemen outside. "How about you just go out the back way? That works in the movies." Cindy spoke up. "Blocked." Max replied still starring aimlessly into space. "What if we say excuse me?" Joshua asked. "I don't think that'll work Josh." She added. "Well hey there are 3 of you guys why don't you just go out a kunfo their butts?" Rafer suggested. "We don't know what' their packin'. They could have stun guns or tranquilizers." Max added helplessly. "What if we just make a run for it?" Alec asked. Max looked at him giving the 'yeah right, in your dreams' face.

"Logan would know what to do if he where with you wouldn't he 452?" Ames asked. Max closed her eyes and reopened them slowly, pretending that she didn't hear that. Alec stood up and looked at him. "That's getting old man, give it up." Alec replied. Max bit her thumbnail in pressure and stress. She had to get out, she had too. It was just human nature to her. "I got it, how about we go out, pretend we have you, I flash my badge and said everything was under control, wait till they leave and then we go our separate ways." Ames suggested. Alec busted out laughing hardly. He slumped over in laughter and soon laid down on the floor, laughing harder than he has ever had before in his life. Max rolled her eyes. "Yeah right, you won't let us go!" Max snapped. Ames grinned. "I am man of my word 452." He replied. "Yeah, that's what you said at Harbor Lights and you STILL wanted to kill me." Max said stood up, getting an attitude.

Alec's laugh continued to echo in the back round. "I'm not buying it, actually I NEVER bought it. And I'm not going to continue listening to your mouth! You're a thorn in my side! And since you keep getting on my nerves, I'm not helping you out, and truthfully ever since the second we lowered our guns and I still think you're going to find someway to turn on us, because you're just like that." Max snapped taking a step towards him. Ames stood up. "That's perfectly fine with me." Ames replied. Alec jumped up once he realized the seriousness. Ames's men jumped up, and began jogging up to help. Ames stopped them. "Don't this is between me and her." He said not taking his eyes off hers. "There is nothing to settle. I already beat your butt more than once." Max replied.

Ames suddenly tried to punch her. Knowing what he was going to do, Max jumped up onto the second floor. Max looked over the railing to see where Ames is. But he wasn't there. Max slowly looked up across from her. Max had a bad feeling, and suddenly spun around. Ames punched her hard in the face, sending her over the railing and landed on the first floor hard on her back. Alec ran up to her. "Max, are you ok!?" He asked bending down to see if anything was broken. "Yeah, just got the wind knocked about of me again, good." She replied sitting up. "Where'd he go?" She asked trying to stand up.

Alec looked behind them then back at Max. "Well, he's not behind ya this time." Alec replied. "Thanks for your help." Max said standing up. "Anytime sweetheart." Alec replied looking around. Max then pressed her back up against Alec's, making sure he couldn't hit them from behind, her fists raised. Ames then jumped down in front of Max. Smiling, Max ducked as Alec swung his arm back, hitting Ames in the face. Max then swiped his feet out from underneath of him. Immediately Ames grabbed her wrist and she felt cold metal tighten against her wrist. A handcuff, Max kicked him off, rolled to her right and jumped up. Alec tried to punch him but he caught it. Max watched them fight, breathing hard. Suddenly one of his men kicked her in the back. Max slammed against a wood pole that held the building up. Suddenly he swung the other handcuff around the pole and slapped it on her other wrist.

Max yanked at them, but it only tightened it against her wrist bone. "Ok, that was unfair." Max complained. Alec looked over at Max, got distracted, and Ames punched him in the face. Alec fell to the ground. "Bet you didn't know where those where huh 452? Not even Logan knew, that's pretty bad either that or he never bothered to tell you." White said breathing hard. Max gave him a mean face. "I'll be back." He warned. Alec sat up in pain, on his way out, he kicked Alec in the face, which he hit the floor in pain. Joshua ran up to Max and tried to break them for her, no use. Sam ran up to Alec to see if he was ok. Max heard Ames say it was ok, that he was an FBI agent. Alec got up and shook his head. "Gosh, that was a keeper." He said touching his jaw. "You guys should, uh, should. get out of here." Max said trying to help Joshua get them off. "No way! I'm not leaving you." Sam spoke up. "Ditto." Cindy added. "Guys I'm not kidding it's easier to break 1 person out than 6. Now go." She said getting mad. "Max-'' Rafer began. "Just go!" Max replied. "Max." Alec said walking up to her and bringing his hand up to the side of her face. "Part of being a boyfriend is not leaving the other, sticking up for her, protecting her, being there for her to make her laugh or comfort her and putting her safety before yours, and maybe. helping her run from her worse enemy. Now I'm not leaving." Alec explained. "Alec.."

Max said looking sadly at him. "Hey, what are you going to do Maxie? You're the one that's handcuffed to a pole." Alec said smiling. Max smiled too. "Ok, just as long as you hurry." She said. Alec grinned then grabbed his hand and turned away. "Good God that kick hurt! I bet you I have a Ames shoeprint RIGHT THERE!" He complained touching his cheek where Ames kicked him. "ALEC!" Max shouted. Alec turned around. "You know I have no sense of humor when it comes to life threatening situations. 411, keyword, HURRY!" Max shouted. Alec smiled then began looking around for something to free her with. Sam helped. Joshua stood watch. "Hey would this help?" Cindy asked holding up an object. Alec looked over his shoulder and sighed. "A pitchfork? No Cindy, Come on! The only use that would give was shoving it up Ames's butt! Come on man, use your freakin' head." Alec scolded. Cindy then raised her middle finger. Alec's mouth dropped. "Oh, oh, come here and do that to my face!" Alec shouted at her. Cindy walked up to him and did the same thing right in his face then walked away to continuing to look for something. "Oh you so didn't do that! Ok I'm gonna kick your butt!" Alec replied.

"Guys! Can you please stop! Or I'll kick both of your butts!' Max replied. Alec continued looking for something. "I'll sic my girlfriend on you." He told Cindy. "You think I'm scared of Boo?" Cindy asked. Alec's mouth dropped and he looked at Max. "She just said she wasn't scared of you Max." Alec reported. "I'm not either." Max added. Alec gave a weird face. "Of course not, that would just be retarted." Alec replied. Max glared at him. "Alec, would you like that pitchfork up YOUR butt?" Max asked. Alec shook his head no. "Then please keep looking!" She shouted. "Oh right." Alec replied then continued looking. Suddenly Sam held up a hatchet. "Alec! Catch!" Sam shouted throwing it at him. Alec caught it, smiled and turned around. Ames was holding a knife to Max's throat. "Whoa, how'd you get there?" He asked. "Get those hands up." He ordered. Alec slowly turned around, his back to him, and raised his hands.

Suddenly, unexpectedly, he spun around and threw it hard at the cuffs. The hatchet landed on the pole, cutting the chain that held the cuffs together. Max elbowed him in the stomach, rammed her head back into his and slapped the knife out of his hand. Max got away from him, touching her neck, the cuffs still on her wrist without the chain. Alec them kicked him in the chest and threw him head first into a wall, knocking him out. Alec grabbed Max's face. "Are you ok?" He asked. Max shook her head yes. Alec wrapped his arms around her, hugging her. Max wrapped her arms around him too, and then Alec dipped her, laughing, looking into her eyes. Max laughed too. Alec kissed her and threw her up back on her feet, their lips still locked. Joshua split them up. "Alec and max get busy later." Joshua said for the second time smiling. Max giggled and Alec let out a laugh. "Come on, let's get out of here and lay low until he wakes up." Max suggested leading them out of the back and into the woods towards the city.