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STORY TAKES PLACE AROUND WHEN AMES WHITE WAS INTRODUCED INTO DARK ANGEL BUT
BEFORE FREAK NATION.
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"Alec, where have you been?" OC demanded furiously the minute she spotted Alec walking into Jam Pony. He had been gone over a week, almost the same day as Max and it left Cindy worried because Alec hadn't told her anything and she couldn't call Max since had turned her cell phone off and OC didn't have the nerve to worry Max during her much needed 'vacation'.
And Logan knew nothing of Alec's whereabouts. The man turned cold the minute OC brought up Alec.
He raised his hands in front of him, as if surrendering. "Calm down, OC. I just had some stuff to deal with."
"Well, you could have at least called! I was worried sick." She retorted icily as she jabbed at his arm.
Alec frowned, rubbing the spot, although it barely hurt. "You mean Max was worried sick?" He drawled.
Cindy folded her arms and huffed. "So, where exactly were you?" She demanded.
"Had to 'acquire' this priceless artifact that had just been smuggled into the country from Egypt. Fenced it for a few mil." Alec replied proudly. "So where's her highness?" He asked as he scanned the crowd.
Cindy waved her hand as if to dismiss the question, mumbled something and walked towards Normal's booth.
"What was that? You just spoke gibberish." Alec said, keeping in pace with her.
"She's on a vacation." She mumbled, avoiding his eyes.
Alec pretended not to care. "Where to and since when did Max ever take a vacation?"
Cindy shrugged offhandedly and sighed. "Can't really tell you. Max just told me that she was going to hit the road and won't be back for at least two weeks, maybe more. Depends on how she felt, I guess."
"I'm assuming she's with Logan, then." Alec almost whispered.
Cindy shook her head and semi-pouted. "Nope. He's still in Seattle and I'm guessing he's still stuck to his computer screen. Go ask him yourself."
Alec chuckled lightly. "Did Max say why she was leaving?" Since Logan hadn't gone along with her, Alec assumed it had plenty to do with their fight but Max wasn't one to back down, much more leave because Alec told her off.
"You're asking too much for some who doesn't seem to care. Looks to me like you're worried." She declared.
"And you're avoiding the question." He pressed stubbornly. "You're Max's best friend. You know everything about her."
Cindy sighed sharply as she placed her hands on her hips and shifted her feet. "I don't know everything."
"But you do know why she left." Alec insisted and OC groaned. She knew full well that Alec was just as stubborn as Max, if not more. He would never leave her alone if he didn't get what he wanted.
"Okay, okay. You people are stubborn." She grumbled. Alec grinned. "Max left because she needed time away from Seattle. She needed to think." OC declared reluctantly. She hoped Alec wouldn't demand for more answers because she knew that she might yell at him for getting Max pregnant and scaring the living daylights out of her friend.
And she didn't want to break her promise to Max. It wasn't Cindy's place to tell Alec that he was going to be a father and she knew that anything could happen to Max out there to cause her to lose the baby.
Alec watched her suspiciously and although, he wasn't thoroughly convinced, her dropped the subject. "Let's go to Crash tonight." He suggested and OC beamed.
"Sure thing." She said.
***
Two weeks later
Alec paced across Cindy and Max's apartment. He looked worried and angry at the same time.
"Stop pacing. You're making me nervous." OC said through gritted teeth as she sat on the arm of the couch.
"Why didn't you tell me?" He asked coldly.
OC creased her forehead into a frown. "Tell you what exactly?" She drawled.
"That she hasn't called for almost a month." Alec said, his hazel eyes meeting hers with scrutiny.
"Do not look at me like this is my fault, Alec." OC retorted. "She's on vacation and she's on the road. It's not like there's a telephone pole on every corner of the street."
Alec sighed and ran his fingers through her hair. "She could be in big trouble."
"I know that."
"Then why aren't you worried?" He demanded.
OC frowned deepened. "Just because I don't pace until I make a hole in the floor does not mean I'm worried. She's my best friend, Alec. Of course I worried."
"Sorry." He sighed. "I didn't mean to bark at you."
"Well, you did but Max could walk in any minute or any day now so don't worry so much." Even when OC said it, she couldn't make herself believe half of the words. She had this horrible feeling in the pit of her stomach that wouldn't go away.
She prayed she was wrong.
"I'm going to call Logan." Alec declared as he reached for his cell phone and as if on cue, it rang. Within the past twenty forty eight hours, Alec and Logan had to bite their tongue or at least pretend not to be in the same room as each other while they worked to find Max. OC on a few occasions had to play referee to end their bickering. "Did you find anything?"
"There were a few army trucks in Seattle around the time Max left. They had a cargo but it wasn't her." Logan replied on the other end. "She could be on her way here. Have you tried calling her cell phone again?"
Alec sighed. "Yes, fifty seven times since I last counted. It's still turned off."
"We should start searching then. Maybe we could still track her down." Logan suggested; his voice just as strained as Alec's.
Alec frowned but nodded his head while OC pressed her ear on the other side to hear. "Yeah." Alec replied.
"Good. Call me in a few hours so we can set up the locations on where you should look." Logan replied and Alec could hear the keys of the keyboard clicking on Logan's end of the line.
"I'll stop by. You can give me everything I need." Alec hung up and OC tapped her foot as she impatiently waited for him to explain.
"So."
Alec shoved his phone back into his pocket. "I'm going to look for Max. If you know anything, tell me now."
OC watched him hesitantly but shook her head, praying that Max was alright. "No."
"No you don't know or no you won't tell me?" He asked sounding slightly annoyed.
OC glared at him, wishing that she could tell him. It would make everything else so much easier. "I don't know anything." She declared firmly.
"Ok. I'll be back in a few days." He said as he grabbed his jacket and headed for the door.
"Just make sure to come back." She called after him.
"I will and look after Josh for me, okay?" Alec said, forcing a smile. OC nodded.
"Be careful." OC whispered with a sigh as the door closed behind Alec.
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A/N: THE NEXT CHAPTER WILL BE ABOUT WHERE MAX IS AND WHO HAS HER. WELL, WE ALL KNOW ITS MANTICORE BUT ANYWAY, I KNOW THAT THERE ISN'T REALLY MUCH IN THIS CHAPTER.
OH, AND JUMOKE, EMAIL ME IF YOU STILL WANT THE DIALOGUED VERSION OF THE PREVIOUS CHAPTER.
THANKS FOR READING AND DON'T FORGET TO REVIEW.
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"Alec, where have you been?" OC demanded furiously the minute she spotted Alec walking into Jam Pony. He had been gone over a week, almost the same day as Max and it left Cindy worried because Alec hadn't told her anything and she couldn't call Max since had turned her cell phone off and OC didn't have the nerve to worry Max during her much needed 'vacation'.
And Logan knew nothing of Alec's whereabouts. The man turned cold the minute OC brought up Alec.
He raised his hands in front of him, as if surrendering. "Calm down, OC. I just had some stuff to deal with."
"Well, you could have at least called! I was worried sick." She retorted icily as she jabbed at his arm.
Alec frowned, rubbing the spot, although it barely hurt. "You mean Max was worried sick?" He drawled.
Cindy folded her arms and huffed. "So, where exactly were you?" She demanded.
"Had to 'acquire' this priceless artifact that had just been smuggled into the country from Egypt. Fenced it for a few mil." Alec replied proudly. "So where's her highness?" He asked as he scanned the crowd.
Cindy waved her hand as if to dismiss the question, mumbled something and walked towards Normal's booth.
"What was that? You just spoke gibberish." Alec said, keeping in pace with her.
"She's on a vacation." She mumbled, avoiding his eyes.
Alec pretended not to care. "Where to and since when did Max ever take a vacation?"
Cindy shrugged offhandedly and sighed. "Can't really tell you. Max just told me that she was going to hit the road and won't be back for at least two weeks, maybe more. Depends on how she felt, I guess."
"I'm assuming she's with Logan, then." Alec almost whispered.
Cindy shook her head and semi-pouted. "Nope. He's still in Seattle and I'm guessing he's still stuck to his computer screen. Go ask him yourself."
Alec chuckled lightly. "Did Max say why she was leaving?" Since Logan hadn't gone along with her, Alec assumed it had plenty to do with their fight but Max wasn't one to back down, much more leave because Alec told her off.
"You're asking too much for some who doesn't seem to care. Looks to me like you're worried." She declared.
"And you're avoiding the question." He pressed stubbornly. "You're Max's best friend. You know everything about her."
Cindy sighed sharply as she placed her hands on her hips and shifted her feet. "I don't know everything."
"But you do know why she left." Alec insisted and OC groaned. She knew full well that Alec was just as stubborn as Max, if not more. He would never leave her alone if he didn't get what he wanted.
"Okay, okay. You people are stubborn." She grumbled. Alec grinned. "Max left because she needed time away from Seattle. She needed to think." OC declared reluctantly. She hoped Alec wouldn't demand for more answers because she knew that she might yell at him for getting Max pregnant and scaring the living daylights out of her friend.
And she didn't want to break her promise to Max. It wasn't Cindy's place to tell Alec that he was going to be a father and she knew that anything could happen to Max out there to cause her to lose the baby.
Alec watched her suspiciously and although, he wasn't thoroughly convinced, her dropped the subject. "Let's go to Crash tonight." He suggested and OC beamed.
"Sure thing." She said.
***
Two weeks later
Alec paced across Cindy and Max's apartment. He looked worried and angry at the same time.
"Stop pacing. You're making me nervous." OC said through gritted teeth as she sat on the arm of the couch.
"Why didn't you tell me?" He asked coldly.
OC creased her forehead into a frown. "Tell you what exactly?" She drawled.
"That she hasn't called for almost a month." Alec said, his hazel eyes meeting hers with scrutiny.
"Do not look at me like this is my fault, Alec." OC retorted. "She's on vacation and she's on the road. It's not like there's a telephone pole on every corner of the street."
Alec sighed and ran his fingers through her hair. "She could be in big trouble."
"I know that."
"Then why aren't you worried?" He demanded.
OC frowned deepened. "Just because I don't pace until I make a hole in the floor does not mean I'm worried. She's my best friend, Alec. Of course I worried."
"Sorry." He sighed. "I didn't mean to bark at you."
"Well, you did but Max could walk in any minute or any day now so don't worry so much." Even when OC said it, she couldn't make herself believe half of the words. She had this horrible feeling in the pit of her stomach that wouldn't go away.
She prayed she was wrong.
"I'm going to call Logan." Alec declared as he reached for his cell phone and as if on cue, it rang. Within the past twenty forty eight hours, Alec and Logan had to bite their tongue or at least pretend not to be in the same room as each other while they worked to find Max. OC on a few occasions had to play referee to end their bickering. "Did you find anything?"
"There were a few army trucks in Seattle around the time Max left. They had a cargo but it wasn't her." Logan replied on the other end. "She could be on her way here. Have you tried calling her cell phone again?"
Alec sighed. "Yes, fifty seven times since I last counted. It's still turned off."
"We should start searching then. Maybe we could still track her down." Logan suggested; his voice just as strained as Alec's.
Alec frowned but nodded his head while OC pressed her ear on the other side to hear. "Yeah." Alec replied.
"Good. Call me in a few hours so we can set up the locations on where you should look." Logan replied and Alec could hear the keys of the keyboard clicking on Logan's end of the line.
"I'll stop by. You can give me everything I need." Alec hung up and OC tapped her foot as she impatiently waited for him to explain.
"So."
Alec shoved his phone back into his pocket. "I'm going to look for Max. If you know anything, tell me now."
OC watched him hesitantly but shook her head, praying that Max was alright. "No."
"No you don't know or no you won't tell me?" He asked sounding slightly annoyed.
OC glared at him, wishing that she could tell him. It would make everything else so much easier. "I don't know anything." She declared firmly.
"Ok. I'll be back in a few days." He said as he grabbed his jacket and headed for the door.
"Just make sure to come back." She called after him.
"I will and look after Josh for me, okay?" Alec said, forcing a smile. OC nodded.
"Be careful." OC whispered with a sigh as the door closed behind Alec.
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A/N: THE NEXT CHAPTER WILL BE ABOUT WHERE MAX IS AND WHO HAS HER. WELL, WE ALL KNOW ITS MANTICORE BUT ANYWAY, I KNOW THAT THERE ISN'T REALLY MUCH IN THIS CHAPTER.
OH, AND JUMOKE, EMAIL ME IF YOU STILL WANT THE DIALOGUED VERSION OF THE PREVIOUS CHAPTER.
THANKS FOR READING AND DON'T FORGET TO REVIEW.