My Dark Angel Ficcy… Chapter Three is here…
Authors Notes: I still really need a title… I have no idea *sigh* Thanks to all the reviewers…
{from chapter two}
'You have no idea.' Thought Alec to himself. "Back off CeCe." He said aloud without even turning around. Then, focusing his attention back on Max, he said softly, into her ear. "It'll be okay babe. I'm gonna get you out of here now." When he still received no response, he sighed. Making up his mind, he pulled her towards him, putting one arm behind her knees, he swept her off the ground and into his arms. Getting her comfortable, and making sure she was safe, he allowed himself one quick moment to enjoy the feeling before striding through the crowd of people, and out into the cold night air. 'Home…'
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{{Chapter 3}}
"Come on Maxie… wake up." Whispered Alec quietly into her ear as Max lay asleep on his bed. Sighing again, he stood up slowly, rolling his shoulders to lessen the tension that had gathered there, again. Walking slowly from the room he spun back immediately at the sound of a slight groan from the prone form.
"Aggghhhh…" Blinking slowly Max forced her eyes open and smiled slightly at the sight she saw. "Hey Alec."
"Hi," he replied softly, sitting back down beside her. "You okay?"
"Where… where…?"
Picking up the face washer from the bowl of water on the floor, Alec placed it softly on her forehead. "At my place."
"Right."
"You okay?" He repeated.
Closing her eyes again, Max relaxed back onto the bed. "Yeah, I guess so. What happened?"
"You went into shock. Then somewhere between Crash and here, you fell asleep. Fortunately X5s have good balance even when they're asleep. Or you might have fallen off my bike."
"I'm sure you would have held me on."
Tilting her chin up, he waited until she opened her eyes. "Yes, I would have." Once he knew she understood that. Looking away, he began again. "I'm sorry I yelled at you Max. I was angry. I realised you were pregnant and I was angry."
"You were?" Asked Max softly, turning to look out the window and lethargically pulling the wash cloth off her head and dropping it from lifeless fingers into the bowl.
Glancing back at her quickly, Alec titled her chin to face him again. "That's not what I meant. I wasn't angry you were pregnant… I… I dunno actually, I haven't really thought about it. I guess… well… surprised at first, then amazed… then I was happy. I wasn't angry. Well actually," he continued with a smile, "it didn't take long for the anger to set in. I'd just been outside with Biggs getting a debrief, and we'd been talking about you, and how you often take chances that maybe you shouldn't. So that was in my mind, then I realised you were pregnant, and you still went out on the mission, and took another chance."
"I didn't, I swear, I didn't know…" Said Max urgently. Gripping Alec's arm, she said insistently, "I wouldn't have taken a chance, any chance if I had even thought for a moment…"
"I know, I know…" Said Alec, loosening her grip on his arm. Tenderly running his knuckles down her cheek, he lent forward and kissed her softly on the forehead. "But, at the time, that didn't even enter my mind. I didn't even consider for a second that you might not know. And I was so angry that you were putting yourself in danger… If I knew immediately…." Looking at her carefully, he shrugged. "I don't… how could you not know?"
Shrugging slightly Max looked away briefly. "I don't know, how am I supposed to know?"
Staring at her in surprise, Alec shrugged. "You just… know, I dunno…. That's something pretty major happening with your body… and you're trained to notice anything different."
"I knew something was happening." Answered Max defensively. "I thought I was getting sick or something… or maybe even the seizures were coming back. I dunno… it didn't even enter my mind as a possibility… how the hell was I supposed to know I was pregnant?" She asked, her voice rising in anger.
"I dunno." Said Alec complacently. Standing up, he began to pace by the bed. "I knew the moment I saw you, from halfway across the room."
Sitting up gingerly, Max lent against the headboard. "I really like your bedroom." She muttered quietly.
"So you said, last time you were here." He said, grinning at her, and unexplainably pleased by her innocent comment.
Trying to banish from her mind the images of her and Alec the last time she was here, on his bed, she shook her head lightly. "How did you know, did I look different?" Asked Max, getting back onto topic.
"I dunno, I just… knew. I sensed it, saw it, smelt it… everything… it just hit me." Looking at her, he shrugged. "I was half way across Crash… and it was packed, but the moment I saw you full on, I knew. Then I concentrated and smelt carefully. And I could pick out your scent from there… which I normally wouldn't be able to…." Seeing her nod, he continued. "I knew it was wrong. Well not wrong, different. I shouldn't have been able to pick your scent out of the crowd from there, but I could. And it was different. And it wasn't just coz my scent wasn't on you any more, or that you were in a different stage of your cycle from when I last saw you… it was something else, and I knew my suspicions were confirmed. I knew you were pregnant."
Raising her eyebrows, she asked, "What do you mean your scent wasn't on me?"
Shrugging, Alec looked away.
"I'm waiting." Said Max with a half smile, but steel in her voice.
"If I hang around you enough, my scent rubs off on you. As it would with any male X5 you hang around a lot with. It sort of acts as a warning to other male Xs. It's like a stating of my territory." Seeing the look in her eyes, Alec held up his hand before she could explode. "I can't control it. I don't do anything, it's just something that happens. Part of our DNA cocktail, I guess."
"So I'm your territory?" Asked Max with a deceptive calmness.
"Not anymore." He answered with slight anger. "I've been gone too long. But I'll fix that soon. But… anyway, as I was saying… the scent is stronger at certain times and weaker at others. From the moment we first slept together, my scent was stronger on you. And it came back quicker and stronger each time we were together. I think it's the same when you're pregnant."
"What do you mean?"
Sitting down again, he tried to explain. "If I'm around you, my scent rubs off onto you. If you haven't been with me for a while, it will gradually disappear. However, every time we sleep together, it lasts longer. Like sex is stronger than just hanging out." Seeing her bemused expression, he continued. "For instance. Say, I hang out with you all day one day. My scent will be on you for, lets say two days. If we slept together, my scent would be on you for a week afterwards, even if I didn't see you. And then after that, every time I hang around you for a day, the scent will stay for maybe three or four days."
"Right." Agreed Max, still a little confused. "Why?"
"Like I said, it's a territory thing, to warn other X5s from touching my territory. And also, to warn other X5s in my unit to protect you. It adopts you into our unit. Any of the guys must protect you if you're mine. So my scent, in a way, is also a protection thing."
"Weird male things."
"Yeah. Territory is important."
"Is it really? I mean, is it that important to you. Not that I have, but for arguments sake, lets say I had your scent on me, then I went and slept with one of the other X5 guys…"
Mentally forcing down the automatic anger at the thought, Alec answered. "For arguments sake?" Seeing her nod, he continued in a strained voice. "If it was a guy from my unit, he'd been in a shit load of trouble. Especially if the scent was from us sleeping together. He absolutely has to ask me first. Any X5 does. If they don't then it's a challenge to me, and I have the right to kill him if I want, if I beat him of course."
With rising anger, Max sat up straighter. "What the hell do you mean by, he has to ask you first? You get to choose who you lend me out to?"
"Hell no. If you're mine, you're mine only!" He said firmly, with such passion and conviction, Max knew he meant it. "They ask to see if you're mine." He continued, calming a little. "An X5 can't necessarily know if the scent is from you just hanging out with me, or us sleeping together."
"That's good."
"Oh, it is, is it?" Asked Alec with a forced stillness.
Looking him square in the eyes, she answered. "Yes. I don't exactly want every other X5 male to know if and when we happened to have slept together."
"Maxie…" He said with a slight smile. "You're pregnant, they're all gonna know that we slept together at least once."
Blushing, she looked down again. "Yeah, I guess." She agreed with a half laugh.
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{Preview}
{{Chapter 4}}
Looking at her sadly, Alec asked softly, "Is it that bad?"
Confused, Max looked up at him. "Huh?"
Shrugging, he continued. "People knowing that we've slept together. Is that so bad?"
Hmmm…a little bit of angst coming soon???
Yay… another chappy up… let me know what you think… and any suggestions you have…
