Max and Alec arrived at Logans' earyie apartment building without being in any car chases, giving Max a feeling of safeness- for now. Alec only had to remind her once to keep her license plate hidden for the ride up, in case Ames had that information too. So Max had Alec sit backwards and cover it with his legs, only uncovering it when they reached a sector check-point so the cops

didn't think they were doing anything illegal. It was hard to focus on keeping

incognito when she had Alec's back pressed against hers, heading to a place she

had hoped she'd never have to see again. Holding back a groan, Max exhaled

slowly as more disturbing thoughts ran through her head. Who else was on

Ames' checklist? She had to admit that today, Logan was her only hope of

alluding death once more.

"Are you going to ring the buzzer?" Alec said as Max heads jolted up from the

name written underneath the doorbell. 'Mr. Oale' it said, Logans pathetic writing

serving as yet another salvation to him. Max grinned to herself, wide-eyed and

hit the buzzer. She'd really have to curb the conversation from last night around

Alec, realizing suddenly that he wasn't supposed to know they had split. A few

flirts, a few smiles and Logan would be confused and Alec none the wiser.

Perfect. Click, swing, Logan grins.

"By the way, thanks for the warning." Max's opening line as she came in through

the doorway, patting Logan's back. Logan turned around, a hint of hurt in his

eyes. Max dodged all the glances to get to the point, "I need to know how you

knew," Alec took a stand beside her, jump-starting her heart. "and if you know

anything more."

"I put taps on a drunk special agent's cell phone last night at a bar in Sector 8.

White contacted him later on and the two rendezvoused in the alley outside

some strip place two miles away. I followed them and over-heard a conversation concerning the whereabouts of an X-5, upper east side. Eavesdropped alittle more and heard your address in code. By then it was 7 a.m. and I tried calling you but-" He certainly took no time getting to the point, and tried doing it without any personal vengeance in the way. Max could appreciate it even more so than he knew, as she realized dealing with last night would be alittle more than she could bear.

"Sorry. I was listening to a CD really loud."

"Yeah? Which one?" Logan interrupted, immediately sensing her lie. Alec was

alittle clueless, as she could see in the corner of her eye and was ready to just

bust with ambivalence any moment.

"Ya know, the old Nsync one, 'Bye Bye Bye'." Now Alec really had a lost

expression upon his face, perhaps because Max didn't even own a CD player.

Max wanted to attack him with kisses just for looking at her like that. All that

would suffice right now was an 'accidental' brush up against his arm, getting

Logans attention nearly at once.

"Hey, what the heck are you guys on? We could be in danger and your

discussing your favorite CD's?" Alec added gruffly and looked at Logan who was

still giving Max 'the jealous eye of the ex-boyfriend', "Now do you have anymore

help for us, besides annoying 21rst century pop culture?"

"Yeah. Give me a minute." Max took a look around the apartment for some

things she might have left behind. A brush of hers was in the bathroom. Picking

it up and then feeling a shiver down her spine, she shot a glance into the mirror.

"Looking for something?" said Alec as he entered the bathroom and shut the

door behind him, leaving it open just a crack.

"No, found something though." She held up the hairbrush and dimly smiled at

him. What she really wanted was to place that smile upon his lips, to feel his

warmth envelope her body. By the lusty look in his eyes, Max got something of

an impression Alec didn't just get the two of them in here so he could talk to her. Max walked nearer; Alec walked nearer. If they were going to kiss, it would

happen now or never.

"Was it lost?" he asked her in reply to her slight excursion of relentlessly

smooching him. Speaking was sexy but silence was golden. The two were up

against one another, Alec towering just about 10 inches over her. Max grabbed

the back of his neck and gently tugged it towards her.

"Yes." Heaven hit like lightening upon the moment their lips met. It had been all

she wanted and didn't know. It was more than just what she expected and by

the way Alec's face lit up when they released, she could tell he felt the same.

"Max? Alec?" Logan called from inside the computer room. Technically speaking, Logan calling her name at that moment, it really blew her circuits. So, leaving Alec inside the bathroom for him to leave moments later, Max came by the door and leaned against it like nothing had happened at all. But remembering she was still supposed to be Logan's girl, pretended to act weird and guilty when Alec came in.

"Okay, so I think I've got another lead. One of Ames cronies is headed for a

house near the outer sections of Seattle. You know any siblings of yours that

could be living there?" Max's mind took a second to reload all that information

and quickly made her shudder when she realized that when she electrocuted

Zach and he lost his memory, Logan had given him a new identity and sent him

out near there to live as a farm hand.

"Oh God, Logan, their after Zach." Alec's eyes fell upon Max without her noticing, only by Logan's glare did she catch him. She turned towards him, "We have to go help him. He doesn't even remember any of Manticore. His mind has been entirely erased." Alec blinked, remembering all about 'brother Zach' who had been madly in love with her. Max could tell by his expression that a 'no way' was about to pop out of his mouth.

"Wait, wait...how are you going to help him? If you remind him all about

Manticore, he'll come after and try to kill me again. Or is that a part of that whole ordeal you just forgot?"

"I won't tell him about Manticore. I'll lie. Anything to save him." She looked back to Alec with determination, "I'm going, with or without your help."

"Fine," Alec grumbled, "but your paying." Max smiled and leaned over Logans'

shoulder for the address.

"Max, don't get into any trouble." Logan forewarned her. Max smiled at him for a moment, recognizing that once again he still did not trust her.

"Trouble? Me? Please..." In typical Max style, she shot Logan a wink and a smile

then left the apartment, swearing inwardly never to step back in this place ever

again. Alec was coming up beside her, right where she wanted him to be.

Without even having to feel any resistance, Max grabbed Alec's hand in the

elevator and pulled him closer. "Thanks." she whispered, beckoning his lips

closer with a smile. He leaned to the curves of her neck and whispered back

most sexily, "Welcome."

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Disclaimer: I do not own DA, their characters or the rights to the show.

So how was that for the moment I am sure you have been waiting for? Everyone

kept asking me when they were going to finally kiss. When Max would make her

move (or Alec). And how about the plot twist? Now big brother Zacky is back!

Will he mix things up as usual? Will Max purposely have him kill Logan? LOL! I

am obviously not a big Max and Logan shipper but sorry, don't expect that! I

have only 20some reviews? C'mon guys, we can do better than that! Tell me

exactly what you think or else I may not find the energy to write more! Thanks

so much for reading this far and check out some of my other stories as well if

you get the chance. "12"and"Begginings are great if you love Max/ Alec stories.

C-ya!