Title: What Now?
Rating: PG-13 (for language)
Summary: A night with Alec will change Max's life forever.
Disclaimer: I own nothing.blah blah blah.
Author's Note: Please R&R.
Chapter 2
Original Cindy did not respond. She couldn't believe what Max had just said. How could she be pregnant?
Max continued to stare out the window. She knew that Original Cindy was surprised. She decided she should know. She needed someone else to know.
"I was in heat. Alec had come to see how I was. He knew I was in heat as soon as I opened the door. He turned to walk away, but I stopped him. I needed it to end. I needed to be back to normal. I told him it wouldn't mean anything; it was just a favor. I don't know why he agreed. He must have seen the look in my eyes. I never thought this would happen. And now that it has.I have no idea what to do."
Max finally turned around to face her friend. She joined her on the couch, speechless.
"I take it you haven't told Alec either."
"I wouldn't know where to start. I know I have to tell them, but then they both won't speak to me and then."
Max broke down in tears. She cried non-stop for five minutes. Original Cindy held her friend. She had no idea how bad a condition Max had been in. Max eventually got control over herself. She removed her head from Cindy's shoulder and wiped away the tears from her eyes.
"When did you find out?"
"I went to the doctor this morning."
A silence fell over the room. Neither one had a word to say to the other. The silence was suddenly interrupted by a knock at the door. Max's heart raced. She had no idea what she was going to say. She felt like dying right there. OC got up to answer the door. It was Alec. Max heard OC whisper something to him. She couldn't make it out; she was too tired to care. Alec walked into the living room. OC left the two of them alone.
"Hey," Alec said softly.
"Hey."
"What do you have to tell me?"
"You have to promise not to get mad. I don't blame you. It's not you're fault."
Max continued to ramble on until Alec finally interrupted her.
"I promise not to get mad."
"But you will. I know you will."
"Just tell me."
"I'm.um.I'm pregnant."
Alec's smile faded. It couldn't be. He was careful. How could she not blame him? It was his entire fault. If it wasn't for him they wouldn't be in this mess.
"It's okay if you're angry with me. I understand. I shouldn't have asked you. I'm sorry."
Alec looked into her eyes. They were red and slightly damp. He assumed that she had recently cried. He hadn't once thought about how she felt. It couldn't be changed. It was over with. And now they had to deal with the consequences. And he wasn't going to leave her to deal with all of them. It wasn't her fault. It was his.
"I'm not mad at you. I'm mad at myself. I shouldn't have come."
"I was glad you did. I shouldn't have asked you and you shouldn't have agreed. We both screwed up."
The conversation was becoming uncomfortable. Alec had to lighten up the situation.
"Well I guess we became breeding partners after all."
Max couldn't resist a laugh. It was the happiest she had been in a while.
"What now?" Max asked, unsure of how Alec had handled the situation.
"Well if it's alright with you, I'd like to stick around and act 'fatherly'. Even if you're with Logan."
"I won't be with Logan. A cure for the virus isn't going to come around the corner - especially without a price tag. And I can't spend my whole life with someone who I can only touch with latex gloves."
"So what does this mean?"
"What do you want it to mean?"
"I hate using this phrase but we're not like that."
"We could try," Max said with a small grin on her face.
Alec leaned in and lightly brushed his lips against Max's. Then he placed his hand on her stomach and kissed it.
Max was taken back by his last action. "I've never thought you could actually care."
"Learn something new every day. But I guess I've kinda always wanted this to happen, have a family."
Max felt some form of relief. She was glad that Alec had taken this so well. But she had to tell Logan. He had to know it was over - for good this time.
Logan's Penthouse 10:16AM
Max arrived at his apartment and opened the door quietly. She looked around his penthouse. He wasn't anywhere to be found. She figured he had over slept. She crept over to his room to see if he was there. She quietly opened the door. She fought back the tears that were forming in her eyes. She shut the door and ran out of the penthouse. She couldn't believe he did this to her.
Crash 11:43AM
"I've been looking everywhere for you," Alec said relieved after he had finally found Max. "Should you really be drinking beer?"
"I wish I could. Damn conscience; always makes you do the right thing."
"So what are you drinking?"
"Ice cold water. Want some?"
"No thanks. What happened?"
"Why do you assume something happened?"
"You look depressed. I'm guessing Logan didn't take it very well."
"I didn't even tell him."
"Why not?"
"He was in his bed still asleep. But he wasn't alone. He was with Asha."
"Asha? How could he do that to you?"
Max began to cry again. She had given Logan her heart and he had gone and slept with Asha. After everything he told her, after everything they've been through - they were all lies. She couldn't deal with lies anymore. And things like this made her worry. What if Alec decides to bail? She didn't want to think about it. Not now, not ever.
"It's going to be alright," Alec whispered in Max's ear. He cradled her, and she didn't fight him. The last thing she needed was for Alec to be mad at her.
Alec couldn't believe what Logan had done. All the things she did for him. All the things they did together. He just ignored it all. This wasn't good for her. And someone was going to pay for Max being unhappy.
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Chapter 3 is in the works. The more reviews, the faster I right, and the more I yell at my muse ;)
Chapter 2
Original Cindy did not respond. She couldn't believe what Max had just said. How could she be pregnant?
Max continued to stare out the window. She knew that Original Cindy was surprised. She decided she should know. She needed someone else to know.
"I was in heat. Alec had come to see how I was. He knew I was in heat as soon as I opened the door. He turned to walk away, but I stopped him. I needed it to end. I needed to be back to normal. I told him it wouldn't mean anything; it was just a favor. I don't know why he agreed. He must have seen the look in my eyes. I never thought this would happen. And now that it has.I have no idea what to do."
Max finally turned around to face her friend. She joined her on the couch, speechless.
"I take it you haven't told Alec either."
"I wouldn't know where to start. I know I have to tell them, but then they both won't speak to me and then."
Max broke down in tears. She cried non-stop for five minutes. Original Cindy held her friend. She had no idea how bad a condition Max had been in. Max eventually got control over herself. She removed her head from Cindy's shoulder and wiped away the tears from her eyes.
"When did you find out?"
"I went to the doctor this morning."
A silence fell over the room. Neither one had a word to say to the other. The silence was suddenly interrupted by a knock at the door. Max's heart raced. She had no idea what she was going to say. She felt like dying right there. OC got up to answer the door. It was Alec. Max heard OC whisper something to him. She couldn't make it out; she was too tired to care. Alec walked into the living room. OC left the two of them alone.
"Hey," Alec said softly.
"Hey."
"What do you have to tell me?"
"You have to promise not to get mad. I don't blame you. It's not you're fault."
Max continued to ramble on until Alec finally interrupted her.
"I promise not to get mad."
"But you will. I know you will."
"Just tell me."
"I'm.um.I'm pregnant."
Alec's smile faded. It couldn't be. He was careful. How could she not blame him? It was his entire fault. If it wasn't for him they wouldn't be in this mess.
"It's okay if you're angry with me. I understand. I shouldn't have asked you. I'm sorry."
Alec looked into her eyes. They were red and slightly damp. He assumed that she had recently cried. He hadn't once thought about how she felt. It couldn't be changed. It was over with. And now they had to deal with the consequences. And he wasn't going to leave her to deal with all of them. It wasn't her fault. It was his.
"I'm not mad at you. I'm mad at myself. I shouldn't have come."
"I was glad you did. I shouldn't have asked you and you shouldn't have agreed. We both screwed up."
The conversation was becoming uncomfortable. Alec had to lighten up the situation.
"Well I guess we became breeding partners after all."
Max couldn't resist a laugh. It was the happiest she had been in a while.
"What now?" Max asked, unsure of how Alec had handled the situation.
"Well if it's alright with you, I'd like to stick around and act 'fatherly'. Even if you're with Logan."
"I won't be with Logan. A cure for the virus isn't going to come around the corner - especially without a price tag. And I can't spend my whole life with someone who I can only touch with latex gloves."
"So what does this mean?"
"What do you want it to mean?"
"I hate using this phrase but we're not like that."
"We could try," Max said with a small grin on her face.
Alec leaned in and lightly brushed his lips against Max's. Then he placed his hand on her stomach and kissed it.
Max was taken back by his last action. "I've never thought you could actually care."
"Learn something new every day. But I guess I've kinda always wanted this to happen, have a family."
Max felt some form of relief. She was glad that Alec had taken this so well. But she had to tell Logan. He had to know it was over - for good this time.
Logan's Penthouse 10:16AM
Max arrived at his apartment and opened the door quietly. She looked around his penthouse. He wasn't anywhere to be found. She figured he had over slept. She crept over to his room to see if he was there. She quietly opened the door. She fought back the tears that were forming in her eyes. She shut the door and ran out of the penthouse. She couldn't believe he did this to her.
Crash 11:43AM
"I've been looking everywhere for you," Alec said relieved after he had finally found Max. "Should you really be drinking beer?"
"I wish I could. Damn conscience; always makes you do the right thing."
"So what are you drinking?"
"Ice cold water. Want some?"
"No thanks. What happened?"
"Why do you assume something happened?"
"You look depressed. I'm guessing Logan didn't take it very well."
"I didn't even tell him."
"Why not?"
"He was in his bed still asleep. But he wasn't alone. He was with Asha."
"Asha? How could he do that to you?"
Max began to cry again. She had given Logan her heart and he had gone and slept with Asha. After everything he told her, after everything they've been through - they were all lies. She couldn't deal with lies anymore. And things like this made her worry. What if Alec decides to bail? She didn't want to think about it. Not now, not ever.
"It's going to be alright," Alec whispered in Max's ear. He cradled her, and she didn't fight him. The last thing she needed was for Alec to be mad at her.
Alec couldn't believe what Logan had done. All the things she did for him. All the things they did together. He just ignored it all. This wasn't good for her. And someone was going to pay for Max being unhappy.
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Chapter 3 is in the works. The more reviews, the faster I right, and the more I yell at my muse ;)