Author's Note: hello again my friends! How are you this fine day? Aren't you happy I have managed to get this chapter out ahead of schedule? …True this is a really fluffy chapter but I think I needed to put some fluff into my life. After the next chapter this story will be over…I'm very sad about this. I'll be finishing it up just as I go home for the summer. Not so sad anymore! Sorry, school has been hell this year. So your choices for the next story that I'm going to put out…no guarantees that its going to be a quick getting it out there for ya. First option: we go back into the past and explore the relationship between Jondy and Ben. I've got some fun ideas for that, you'll get visits from Zacky-poo and you'll get to see when Jondy "accidentally" blew up her apartment. Max will not be in this story. Second option: You get to see the time that Jondy and Zane spend with Zack at the farm trying to help him get better. There will be some M/A though not a whole lot, cuz Max is just no help in the whole Zack area. I'm kind of weary of that one because I don't know how well I would be able to do it. Third and fourth options are complete AU from the DA universe that I made for this story. Third option: an M/A where we see me bring them together in a whole new light completely different from "Have you ever?" but with the same basic results. Happy M/A shippers galore. Fourth option: I noticed a lot of chemistry between Alec and Jondy though I tried to ignore it…I can't really help it, not only do I feel sorry for the poor guy and want to give him friends but he's hot and 'nuff said. It will be the same Jondy and Alec personalities without them being attached to certain someone's. Totally different universe otherwise. Tell me what you want to see next and of course tell me how you like this particular chapter as well. Even though I have no smut in it. Promise if you're good I'll put some into the next one for ya.

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Comin' to Get You

Chapter 20: Did I mention I'm insane?

Her feet pounded on the forest floor and the world was a blur around her. Her loud breathing was the only sound even as she pushed and snapped branches in an effort to get them out of her way. "Jondy!" Someone called her name; masculine voice full of anger laced sorrow.

She ran faster, too afraid to turn, knowing that if she did she would slow down enough to be caught. Her feet were no longer the only ones pounding on the dead leaves that make up the ground. She came skidding to a halt, her toes hanging over the edge of a creek. She thought fast, it wasn't too high, the walls would be just above her head, but she would waste time scrambling back up the other side. She could jump it she was sure.

"Jondy!" She couldn't stop from casting a look over her shoulder, her mouth hanging open for a heartbeat. There was a flash of color between the trees, her heart skipped a beat and she turned her body readying for the jump. Only to find the other bank had moved farther away and the creek bed had dropped. It was a canyon now, too far to jump and too far down to take the risk.

"Jondy," the voice was right behind her, if she turned he would be within the length of her arm.

'Turn or jump,' she thought, 'turn or jump.'

"Look at me," new words to add to the mix clamoring in her head.

'Turn then jump, or jump then turn.' she thought. She was crying now, could feel the burning tears trace the lines of her cheeks. She could feel the hand reaching for her shoulder and tried not to flinch. "Look and me, Jondy." His voice cracked and she closed her eyes tightly not wanting to turn and see whose face would meet her. Strong fingers touched her shoulder and the world spun until she was facing him even as she faced the canyon still before her somehow. Hands touched her cheeks and pleaded with her to open her eyes.

Dark blue met with electric blue and she couldn't breath even as they shifted to forest green and then back to blue. "I'm sorry," he said softly. His lips grazing her cheek, tasting her tears, and leaving a fiery trail across them.

"I am too," she whispered and then jumped.

~*~

She was awake, her eyes were closed but she was awake. She could feel an arm thrown over her side and her back spooned against a hard muscled front. It was a comforting weight, an anchor into reality away from dreams. Three different smells swirled around her and she was too confused to name them so she opened her eyes slowly. The world was blurry for a long second before it focused.

Lying next to her, on his back, was a sight she had woken to a hundred times, a face chiseled and perfect. Serene in sleep. "Ohmigod," she practically yelled and was out of the bed on her feet before she realized that she was moving.

Three pairs of eyes were looking at her in sleepy confusion. "What?" Max asked from the pillow of Alec's chest. "Something wrong?"

Jondy just pointed at Alec her eyes wide and her breath coming in ragged gasps. "You are never sleeping next to me ever again!" She was laughing even before she finished. "Never," she emphasized through a laugh a hand pressed to her forehead as she turned to walk out the door into the living room.

She could feel Alec following her, and the sound of Max and Zane talking quietly, too low for her to make out words. She wrapped her arms around the pole that ran from the kitchen counter to the ceiling. Resting her head against the cold surface her hair fell over her face in a veil.

"You ok?" Alec asked softly, standing next to her but careful not to touch her.

She turned her arms still wrapped in a death grip around the pole and her cheek pressed hard against it, "flash back fun."

"Ah, I guess waking up next to me can be traumatic…" he froze for a second, eyebrows pulling together as he thought about his statement. She couldn't stop from laughing as he went on. "If you had dated my twin."

"It was mostly that I had just had a dream about him and then waking up with you right there was really disconcerting…I'm discombobulated."

"Want to tell me about the dream?" He asked quietly lifting himself up to sit on the counter.

"Not particularly." She smiled up at him; the dark blue eyes staring down at her were intense and all too familiar.

He saw her flinch and sighed. "When I first met Max I always got the feeling that when she looked at me she saw someone else, Ben. And I was right." He kicked his feet slowly, his heels hitting the wood panels below him. "She still does sometimes, I think it weirds her out…I never got that off of you."

"Hmm?" Jondy cocked her head to the side and let her arms fall from the pole.

"Except for the first two seconds that we met whenever you looked at me, you saw me. You weren't looking at Ben."

"You might look a lot like him but there's way too many differences to see him when I look at you."

"But people do." Alec cleared his throat as he let his body slid from the counter. "I appreciate that you don't." He kissed her forehead gently, before walking back into the bedroom.

She was almost surprised when Zane came out a few minutes later. She wiggled her eyebrows at him playfully before walking into the living room to sit on the couch and pull her feet up underneath her.

"You feelin' ok?" He asked quietly as he sat down next to her.

"Like a frigin' chew toy." She grinned and let her head fall back onto the back of the couch. "It's been a hard two days." She lifted her head back up and rolled her eyes.

"I agree on that one." He reached out to brush back a strand of hair and then pulled his hand back and let it drop to his lap.

Jondy watched him for a long moment before swallowing, "you can touch me, you know. I very rarely ever bit…I mean, sometimes I'm a biter but it's rare." He laughed and shook his head. "I like it when you touch me."

So slowly that she was afraid she was imagining it he lifted his hand. Fingertips as light a butterfly wings grazed the soft skin of her cheek, where lips had grazed her cheek in her dream earlier. "You scared the hell out of me," he sniffed softly.

"I didn't mean to." She touched the back of his hand gently, biting her lip as she looked at him. "If I had had a say in it there would have been no abduction of the Jondy."

"I know." He nodded cupped her cheek. "When I thought that you were dead…" More than anything else in the world she didn't want to hear him finish that sentence so she did the only thing she could think of and leaned over until her lips were millimeters from his. Her hands cupped the back of his head as he tried to go on, "Jondy…"

"I didn't die," her lips brushed against his as she talked. "I'm alright. I barley even got hurt."

"But I thought you had," his voice cracked as he looked up at her, his green eyes full.

She kissed him them, her lips pressed against his in a desperate attempt to prove to him that she was there; alive and breathing. His arms snaked around her, pulling her body until she was sitting in his lap, her lips never breaking from his.

Her fingers fisted in his hair as she felt his hand touch the bare skin of her back underneath her shirt. His tongue brushed her lips and she opened her mouth to let him taste her, someone groaned softly into the night and neither of them could tell who it was. He was trailing feathery kisses down her neck as her nails racked across the skin of his back. "Zane," she whispered swallowing hard.

He looked up at her, his eyes glazed slightly, "hmm?'

She opened her mouth thought better of it and kissed him softly one more time before trying again, "I…its…"

"What is it?" He asked at full attention, afraid that she was going to take this back too.

"I don't know exactly," she closed her eyes tightly and leaned her head back. "I'm not too sure what I'm trying to do here." She licked her lips and let her head fall to his neck.

"Try and tell me."

She took a deep breath and dragged in the scent of him; "I really like you." She lifted her head to look him in the eye, electric blue eyes sparked. "Really like you. I just have never had much luck with this whole relationship thing."

"Neither have I," he admitted and smiled. "If we had we wouldn't be here right now, because we'd be with someone else."

"You've got a point there." She laughed and shook her head. "I'm just worried that if we start something and it doesn't work out…for whatever reason…" She stopped and watched him for a second, "I don't want to loose you. I would rather have you as just my brother then loose you in my life all together."

"That won't happen…"

"How do you know that? Do you have a magic eight ball, you've consulted on the matter or something?" She snarled softly at her self and ran a hand awkwardly through her hair. "I don't mean to bite your head off."

"You're scared…it's understandable." He touched her cheek; "I'm scared too. But I realized a long time ago that I want you in my life. I need you in my life, and I would do anything to keep you there." He smiled at her. "I want to try and get this whole relationship thing right for once…with you."

She searched his face for a long time, biting her lip. "Promise?" she asked in a weak voice.

"Cross my heart."

"If you hurt me, Max'll kick your ass."

"I'll do my best not to incur her wrath."

"Good idea," she smiled as she wrapped her arms around his neck slowly. "Very good idea," she kissed him again, the fire in her eyes sliding down to spark between them. The rest of the world blew away as her scent filled his nostrils and her taste filled his mouth and the feel of her skin sent him into over drive.

She pulled her teeth against his bottom lip and smiled. "This is gonna be fun. You and me and maybe…some whipped cream later."

~*~

"Think they're working it out?" Max asked softly, her head resting on Alec's chest.

"I hope so," she felt his chest heave for a second in laughter. "Those two are worse about dancing around then you and Logan used to be."

She lifted her head to look down at him, in the dark she could see his face perfectly in silvery light. "Does it bother you?"

"Does what bother me?" He smiled and brushed a strand of long dark hair from her forehead.

"That I was with Logan for so long."

He pursed his lips and shook his head slowly, "no." He leaned up to kiss the tip of her nose. "You're mine now, not Logan's."

"Most guys would be intimidated."

"Usually because they have low self esteem…"

"And your esteem isn't even close to being low?"

"Exactly." He grinned up at her. "Does the fact that I loved Rachel bother you?"

"No," her eyebrows pulled together. "But that's different."

"How?"

"Rachel can't come back into your life sometime and steal you away." She kissed his lips gently, brushing against them before pulling away again.

"Logan can't steal you away…I have every intention of keeping you, for a very long time." He ran his fingers through her hair, content as he watched a smile spread across her full carnelian lips. "Heaven help any man who tries to take you away from me."

She leaned down to kiss him gently and let out a stifled gasp when he suddenly rolled them so that he was looking down at her. "How do you plan on keeping the men away? I'm quite the catch."

"Well, I was thinking of putting a sign up on the billboard at work tomorrow…just for starters. Then I plan to hang all over you whenever we go to Crash…it'll keep the girls away from me too." He kissed her forehead laughing

"That's right." She smiled up at him, feeling the comforting weight of him press her into the bed. "I'm gonna have my work cut out for me, keeping those girls away from you. I'm not too worried though, I can kick all their asses."

"Oh, cat fight." She slapped his chest gently, and tried to wiggle out from under him but he wasn't having it. He grabbed her wrists and used his weight to trap her. "I can't wait to see that happening." She growled playfully up at him and was surprised when she watched his eyes darken suddenly. His lips were on hers before she realized what was happening, his hands cupping her face gently but firmly.

Her arms slipped around his back and under his t-shirt as the subtle taste of him covered her senses. She felt his chest rumble against hers in a low growl and suddenly understood just what effect her own had had on him.

His hands traced the skin of her arms the curve of her neck and then dropped down to move over her stomach. She whimpered against his lips softly and felt his smile against her lips. She nuzzled against his chin to access his neck as she rolled them, she bit down against his neck gently as she felt again his growl sending tingles through her body.

She pulled away gasping for air and looked down at Alec, feeling some instinctive animalistic pride that she had been the cause of that look in his eyes, the predatory hunger that gazed up at her lips and eyes and skin.

He smiled up at her, "I thought you wanted to wait for me to buy you pasta?"

She kissed him again, possessively taking his tongue into her mouth and savored his taste for a long moment, the feel of his hands on her skin was like fire, and then she pulled back. "I'm tired of dancing around, there will be enough time for you to buy me pasta later."

"Good to hear you've come to your senses." He pulled her down to him, his fingers lacing through her hair gently as he rolled them once again.