Author's Note: Here is chapter eight. And yes, this chapter ends in a
cliffhanger. Of course, I will try my hardest not to leave you hanging for
to long, but that all depends on the amount of HW my teachers give me ;)
But I will hold chapter 9 hostage until the following demands are met (what
can I say, I'm in an angst mood): 1. At least ONE person must thank Joyce
for all of her help since she is the reason your getting chapters to this
day. 2. I want at least 5 positive reviews (suggestion ones don't count,
but I do appreciate the help).
Now about the actual chapter: I did "spice it up" a bit, but not to the point where they are sucking face every 10 seconds (not that there's anything wrong with that, but that's just not this story is about). And since I kind of side tracked from the baby, I'm bringing it back into the story. And I will let them start thinking about names within the next two chapters.
PLEASE review. I love reading them and they motivate me to try to type up the chapters faster. P.S. Sorry about the long note.
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Chapter 8
(Quick Note: They just came back from their honeymoon.)
Max opened the door and walked into the quiet apartment. She walked over to the couch and flung herself on it, shutting her eyes when she hit the comfy cushion. Seconds later, Alec came through the door and dropped all the bags in the process. He shut the door and locked it, looking at Max relaxing on the couch.
"Couldn't you have dropped them a little quieter?"
"If I would have had a little help from somebody. . ."
"I'm sorry, baby" she said not really meaning it. "I'll make it up to you" she said, a smile forming on her face.
"And how's that?"
She motioned for him to come over to the couch and he did. She opened her eyes and pulled him down to her, their lips meeting midway. Alec deepened the kiss and ran his fingers through Max's hair.
"This better be good" he said in a low voice.
"You bet" she replied seductively.
~~~
Max and Alec woke up to the sound of people banging on the door of their apartment.
"Oh shit, we forget about the party!" Max said leaping out of the bed and finding her clothes.
"What party?" Alec said pulling his boxers on and tossing Max her shirt.
"You have to go to Crash and meet the guys."
"Oh, *that* party" Alec said walking out of the bedroom and answering the door.
"Hello ladies" he said with his signature smile.
"What the hell took you so long to answer the damn door?" Jondy asked.
Alec looked at the others, their faces with pissed looks on them. "Great," he thought to himself, "three pissed off X5s and another three at Crash."
"Come in" he said while motioning them to sit on the couch.
"Max will be out in a second." Alec grabbed his coat and put it on. Max came out of the bedroom, and hugged her sisters.
"Sorry about making you wait. We just got back and wanted to catch a little sleep before tonight.
"It's okay." Syl said looking over at Alec waiting by the door.
Max turned around to say goodbye to Alec. She gave him a hug and kissed him on the cheek.
"Can I borrow your bike?"
"Hell no."
"Please? I'm late enough as it is."
"I don't care how you get there as long as you don't touch my bike."
"But Max. . ." he said whining.
"No. Why don't you take the car?"
"Well, I kind of, umm, can't. . ."
"What do you mean you can't take it?"
"It's kind of not working."
"How long has it not been working?"
"Well it's not that it's not working, it's just that it's out of gas."
"You told me you got gas."
"They ran out," Alec said looking at his feet.
"Why didn't you tell me?"
"You would've kicked my ass" he stated mimicking Max.
"Fine, take it. But I swear to God if there is one scratch. . ."
"Don't worry. It will be like brand new when it comes back. Promise," he said with an honest smile.
She kissed him again on the lips.
"Get your ass moving, now you're really late."
"Bye everybody."
Max shut the door and turned to walk over and join her sisters.
"Sorry 'bout that."
"Quite alright, 'lil sister."
"So where'd he take you?" Jace asked with curiosity.
"San Francisco," replied Max.
"San Francisco? That's it?" said Syl.
"Hey, it wasn't that bad. It was actually quite nice, considering I'd never been there before."
"But San Francisco. . . I mean, it's boring there, and nothing to see."
"Yeah well, we'd never been there, and he thought it'd be nice to go. Plus it was close enough for us to come back to TC, if there were to be any problems."
"Smart move, but still. . . boring."
"It wasn't boring!! There were lots of sites to see; the hotel was fabulous; we had fun," replied Max, as she recalls all the things they did at the sites, including the one time on the Golden Gate Bridge. Max starts to go red. Jondy notices this and asks, "Ok, what gives sis?"
"Um. . ."
"Spill it. What did you guys do, or should the question be, where did you guys do it?"
"Um. well. ok, the hotel, of course, and."
"And?"
"The Golden Gate Bridge" says Max meekly.
"Oh my God. You've just destroyed my record for most inventive spots to have sex," a rather shocked Jondy said. But then she noticed that look on Max's face, like she's hiding something else. "Max."
"And at a beach, and in the Jacuzzi and on a cable car. . .twice. . ." added Max.
"Jeez sis. . ."
"What?!"
Jace, deciding it was best to change the subject before someone gets hurt asked Max, "Did you say "hotel"?"
"Yes, why?"
"Well, if my memory is still good, I know for a fact that there aren't any 'hotels' left in San Fran after the pulse. None of them survived except for one."
"So?"
"The one that survived because it was a hotel with 'old-money', meaning that unless you have some really good connections and a whole lot of cash; you don't just 'book' to stay there."
"Knowing Alec, he has the connections and the cash. I just don't want to know what they are." Everyone chuckled at that reply. "Coz if I know Alec, and I know Alec, they're not going to be good connections."
"Max, you are one lucky girl."
"Yeah, I know," Max smiles with a dreamy look in her eyes.
"Dang, I wish I could find a guy like that," said Jondy.
And so the girls continued through the night talking about the intimate details of the honeymoon that no one else should know but the couple.
~~~
Alec arrived at Crash and parked the bike. The guys waved him over and he walked to their table. He took off his coat and sat down in the empty chair.
"Sorry I'm late. We just got back."
"That's alright. How was it?" Krit asked, handing Alec a beer.
"It was great. We really had a good time."
"I bet" Zane said in a muffled voice.
They all laughed in a low tone at the comment, Alec grinning while taking a sip of his beer.
"So, what are the newlyweds up to?" Zack asked.
"Nothing much. Just looking forward to catching some sleep."
"Bet you are."
Alec couldn't help but grin at the comment. At least they were good natured about the whole thing.
~~~
2 Hours Later
Alec and Zack were playing their fourth game of pool when his phone began to ring. He took it off his belt and flipped it open.
"Hello?"
"Go to Metro Medical right now."
"Jondy? What's wrong?" Alec asked worriedly, missing his shot.
"Max was having a seizure and we brought her to the hospital - "
"We'll be right there," Alec said hanging up the phone.
"Where are we going," Krit asked.
"To see Max."
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Sorry the whole male X5 party scene was cut kind of short, but really had no good, solid ideas. FYI: The girls' party was completely written by jt, a HUGE thanks goes out to her.
Also apologize for the cliffhanger ending, but I want reviews this time, people. And I also apologize for not bringing the baby into this one. But definitely chapter 9. I promise.
Now about the actual chapter: I did "spice it up" a bit, but not to the point where they are sucking face every 10 seconds (not that there's anything wrong with that, but that's just not this story is about). And since I kind of side tracked from the baby, I'm bringing it back into the story. And I will let them start thinking about names within the next two chapters.
PLEASE review. I love reading them and they motivate me to try to type up the chapters faster. P.S. Sorry about the long note.
~~~
Chapter 8
(Quick Note: They just came back from their honeymoon.)
Max opened the door and walked into the quiet apartment. She walked over to the couch and flung herself on it, shutting her eyes when she hit the comfy cushion. Seconds later, Alec came through the door and dropped all the bags in the process. He shut the door and locked it, looking at Max relaxing on the couch.
"Couldn't you have dropped them a little quieter?"
"If I would have had a little help from somebody. . ."
"I'm sorry, baby" she said not really meaning it. "I'll make it up to you" she said, a smile forming on her face.
"And how's that?"
She motioned for him to come over to the couch and he did. She opened her eyes and pulled him down to her, their lips meeting midway. Alec deepened the kiss and ran his fingers through Max's hair.
"This better be good" he said in a low voice.
"You bet" she replied seductively.
~~~
Max and Alec woke up to the sound of people banging on the door of their apartment.
"Oh shit, we forget about the party!" Max said leaping out of the bed and finding her clothes.
"What party?" Alec said pulling his boxers on and tossing Max her shirt.
"You have to go to Crash and meet the guys."
"Oh, *that* party" Alec said walking out of the bedroom and answering the door.
"Hello ladies" he said with his signature smile.
"What the hell took you so long to answer the damn door?" Jondy asked.
Alec looked at the others, their faces with pissed looks on them. "Great," he thought to himself, "three pissed off X5s and another three at Crash."
"Come in" he said while motioning them to sit on the couch.
"Max will be out in a second." Alec grabbed his coat and put it on. Max came out of the bedroom, and hugged her sisters.
"Sorry about making you wait. We just got back and wanted to catch a little sleep before tonight.
"It's okay." Syl said looking over at Alec waiting by the door.
Max turned around to say goodbye to Alec. She gave him a hug and kissed him on the cheek.
"Can I borrow your bike?"
"Hell no."
"Please? I'm late enough as it is."
"I don't care how you get there as long as you don't touch my bike."
"But Max. . ." he said whining.
"No. Why don't you take the car?"
"Well, I kind of, umm, can't. . ."
"What do you mean you can't take it?"
"It's kind of not working."
"How long has it not been working?"
"Well it's not that it's not working, it's just that it's out of gas."
"You told me you got gas."
"They ran out," Alec said looking at his feet.
"Why didn't you tell me?"
"You would've kicked my ass" he stated mimicking Max.
"Fine, take it. But I swear to God if there is one scratch. . ."
"Don't worry. It will be like brand new when it comes back. Promise," he said with an honest smile.
She kissed him again on the lips.
"Get your ass moving, now you're really late."
"Bye everybody."
Max shut the door and turned to walk over and join her sisters.
"Sorry 'bout that."
"Quite alright, 'lil sister."
"So where'd he take you?" Jace asked with curiosity.
"San Francisco," replied Max.
"San Francisco? That's it?" said Syl.
"Hey, it wasn't that bad. It was actually quite nice, considering I'd never been there before."
"But San Francisco. . . I mean, it's boring there, and nothing to see."
"Yeah well, we'd never been there, and he thought it'd be nice to go. Plus it was close enough for us to come back to TC, if there were to be any problems."
"Smart move, but still. . . boring."
"It wasn't boring!! There were lots of sites to see; the hotel was fabulous; we had fun," replied Max, as she recalls all the things they did at the sites, including the one time on the Golden Gate Bridge. Max starts to go red. Jondy notices this and asks, "Ok, what gives sis?"
"Um. . ."
"Spill it. What did you guys do, or should the question be, where did you guys do it?"
"Um. well. ok, the hotel, of course, and."
"And?"
"The Golden Gate Bridge" says Max meekly.
"Oh my God. You've just destroyed my record for most inventive spots to have sex," a rather shocked Jondy said. But then she noticed that look on Max's face, like she's hiding something else. "Max."
"And at a beach, and in the Jacuzzi and on a cable car. . .twice. . ." added Max.
"Jeez sis. . ."
"What?!"
Jace, deciding it was best to change the subject before someone gets hurt asked Max, "Did you say "hotel"?"
"Yes, why?"
"Well, if my memory is still good, I know for a fact that there aren't any 'hotels' left in San Fran after the pulse. None of them survived except for one."
"So?"
"The one that survived because it was a hotel with 'old-money', meaning that unless you have some really good connections and a whole lot of cash; you don't just 'book' to stay there."
"Knowing Alec, he has the connections and the cash. I just don't want to know what they are." Everyone chuckled at that reply. "Coz if I know Alec, and I know Alec, they're not going to be good connections."
"Max, you are one lucky girl."
"Yeah, I know," Max smiles with a dreamy look in her eyes.
"Dang, I wish I could find a guy like that," said Jondy.
And so the girls continued through the night talking about the intimate details of the honeymoon that no one else should know but the couple.
~~~
Alec arrived at Crash and parked the bike. The guys waved him over and he walked to their table. He took off his coat and sat down in the empty chair.
"Sorry I'm late. We just got back."
"That's alright. How was it?" Krit asked, handing Alec a beer.
"It was great. We really had a good time."
"I bet" Zane said in a muffled voice.
They all laughed in a low tone at the comment, Alec grinning while taking a sip of his beer.
"So, what are the newlyweds up to?" Zack asked.
"Nothing much. Just looking forward to catching some sleep."
"Bet you are."
Alec couldn't help but grin at the comment. At least they were good natured about the whole thing.
~~~
2 Hours Later
Alec and Zack were playing their fourth game of pool when his phone began to ring. He took it off his belt and flipped it open.
"Hello?"
"Go to Metro Medical right now."
"Jondy? What's wrong?" Alec asked worriedly, missing his shot.
"Max was having a seizure and we brought her to the hospital - "
"We'll be right there," Alec said hanging up the phone.
"Where are we going," Krit asked.
"To see Max."
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Sorry the whole male X5 party scene was cut kind of short, but really had no good, solid ideas. FYI: The girls' party was completely written by jt, a HUGE thanks goes out to her.
Also apologize for the cliffhanger ending, but I want reviews this time, people. And I also apologize for not bringing the baby into this one. But definitely chapter 9. I promise.