Disclaimer: I don't own Dark Angel still.
Rating: PG-PG13
Pairing: M/A
Chapter Two: Sleep Deprived
"Hey Max. Where did 'ya go last night?"
"Oh hey OC. Had to go to Alec's for a while." Max said greeting her best friend who at the moment had green facial crap all over her face not to mention the counter.
Original Cindy raised a suggestive eyebrow. "Really? Hmm."
Max stopped what she was doing to think about what she meant then when she got it her face had a look of disgust on it. "Ah don't even think that." She said dramatically.
OC shrugged. "I call it like I see it Boo. You better go get ready for work. Normal is lookin' to can your—"
Max waved her hand in the air dismissing her. "Yeah yeah I got it. I'm going." She put her coffee cup down and padded over to her room with bare feet to get ready. OC shook her head at the closed door and headed toward her own room.
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Amelia let out a cry as Alec tried to stuff food into her mouth. "Oh come on don't you like..." He looked down at the food. "Mashed carrots and beets." Alec made a face and Amelia quit crying to smile at him.
"She may like it when she's old enough genius. For now stick to the milk." Max said as she leaned against his doorframe.
"Jeez Max don't do that I almost had a heart attack." Alec said clutching his chest. "Must be the smell of this...stuff." Alec murmured wondering why he didn't hear her or smell her. "So what can I do for Max?"
"Nothing really I just got some books that you can read her." She walked into the room and set them on the counter. She ran her fingers over the smooth cover before turning to look at Amelia. Surprise surprise she was looking right back. "Does your kid have a staring problem?"
Alec chuckled. "That's what babies do." He thought for a second. "I think. She stares at me too."
Max shrugged. "But she smiles at you."
Alec didn't know what to say so he got up to get some milk. "Make sure to heat it up Alec. Oh and don't just give it to her. Make sure its not to hot." Max said as she looked around but her gaze fell upon the baby again. And again she was looking at her.
There was a beep as the microwave stopped, indicating that the milk was ready. Alec took it out and tried to fling some into his mouth. Max walked over and yanked it from his grasp. "Are you psychotic?" She asked him rhetorically as she put some on her forearm. "That should be fine. Here give it to her." Max said handing it back to him.
Alec looked at her funny. He walked over and grabbed a washcloth and threw it at her. She wiped the milk from her arm and turned to see Alec just handing the bottle to Amelia. Max had to smile at his effort. She walked over and took the bottle from her.
"Alec you have to hold it for her...At least for now you do." She said in a tone Alec didn't know she was capable of. It wasn't hard or angry or happy or sad. It was just...Max.
Alec held the bottle and stuck it into her mouth. She started to suck on it trying to get the food that it held. "Not to criticize but it's easier to hold her while doing it."
"Okay...how?" Alec wished that Manticore had a class or two about babies and things, instead he learned the fine art of assassination.
Max's posture seemed to be tense. "You just kind of cradle her." She said trying to demonstrate with her hands.
"Will you just do it?" Alec said whining. "Just so I can learn then I won't bother you till tomorrow."
Max wanted to say no, he could see it plainly on her face. Then she just seemed to suck it up and she walked over and clasped the baby. She gently placed Amelia's head against her shoulder and her arm supported her. She snapped her fingers indicating to Alec that she wanted the bottle. The little infant started eating once again. Alec smiled in triumph and when he looked to Max she wasn't smiling at all. In fact she had a small frown playing on her face.
"Anyway that's how you do it." She handed the baby back to Alec. He realized that that was the first time she had even touched Amelia. "I have to go." She said quietly and quickly made an exit. Alec stared after her wondering what was wrong with her lately.
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It had been about five days since then. And neither had really talked. She had called once and asked if he accidentally killed the baby yet. At first it hurt him that she would think that. Then he realized Max was trying to be nice while still acting the part of a tough chick.
It had also been five days of barely any sleep for both he and Amelia. She wouldn't sleep at night just during the day but Alec couldn't sleep during the day because she woke up to often. It was like he was between a rock and a hard place.
Just then the door banged open but he had expected that. Amelia hadn't and she jumped and started to whimper at the sudden sound. He soothed her while glancing at the fuming Max. To her credit she didn't yell. "The weirdest thing happened today Alec."
"Really?" He said acting innocent.
She nodded her head. "Yeah really. I went to work and Normal comes up to me and says ' Hey missy miss get outta here. I don't need you getting me or your slacking co-workers sick with your little infection.' So I say 'Normal what are ya talking about.' Do you happen to know what he did next?" Alec shook his head no. "He said I was playing coy and to get out and stay out for at least a week. Or he would fire me."
"Oh" Alec laughed nervously.
"Why would you do that Alec?" He could tell she was ready to blow so he chose his words very carefully.
"Would you come over to watch Amelia when I'm sleeping?"
"No." She said before all the words were out of his mouth.
"That's exactly why I did it. To give you one less excuse to not help me." He stated. "Please Max I haven't slept in like five days. And I know we are suppose to be able to do that but I'm just dead tired. And I figured that you don't sleep much anyway. Please Maxie I need this favor." He looked at Amelia for emphasize. And she was staring at Max quite intensely.
Max looked panicked for a second before she took a deep breath and thought about it. "Fine. I'll help you out... This time but don't expect it now or anything."
He smiled and hugged her, laughing at how she tensed. "Okay then you can sleep in my bed when you do sleep. And the food is in the kitchen. Plates in the cupboard. The bathroom is pretty ordinary. TV and remote are by each other."
"I'm staying here for a week?" She asked incredulously.
"Well it's easier. Okay night or whatever it is now." He said heading to his bedroom. "Wait Alec. I have to go get some crap. I'll be back in like an hour or less." She turned on her heel.
"Oh come on I've got some great clothes here you can wear. And a tooth brush. I don't have books or stuff like that. But you can live without right?" He begged.
Max smiled and shook her head. "You go take a half hour nap then I'm gonna go get my stuff. After that you can sleep the whole seven days if that's what you want."
He looked at her like it was a ploy or a trap. Then he decided it wasn't. "Deal Maxie."
"Don't call me that Alec."
He gave her his trademark grin. "Whatever you say Maxie." He ran into his bedroom to escape the pillow being hurled at him.
After ten minutes of not saying or doing anything the baby started to whimper. She was looking at Max with tears in her eyes and Max couldn't help but smile at the little girl. She picked her up and cradled her close to her. "Thirty minutes. That's it."
Max looked down at her. She really did look sweet with a frilly purple shirt that had a little puppy on the front and the rest of her wrapped in the now washed yellow blanket. She was making gurgling noises and smacking her lips together. "Just me an you Li." She sighed heavily while sitting on Alec's old couch.
The baby stared up at her and she stared back. Then Amelia smiled at her. Max smiled and chuckled softly. "Alec will be a good dad to you. If he learns how to feed you that is."
Alec came out with sleep tousled hair and saw Max with her knees pulled close to her chest but far enough away to securely have Amelia lay there. She leaned forward and gently kissed her forehead as her hand played with the little girl's curls.
Alec quietly cleared his throat. Max looked up startled. Then she stood and walked over to him. "Kay I'm gonna blaze I'll be back in a while." She said with a smile dimpling one cheek. She walked out and shut the door behind her.
Alec rushed forward and opened the door. He shouted down the hallway. "Hurry Max! I'm sleep deprived."
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Jade-K- "Aw, what a cutie!!" lol. Thanks for the review. Maybe I should change her name. I don't want that person to think I stole it (in a sense). That is if he or she reads it. *Shrugs* who knows. Max's malfunction will be revealed in due time. : )
Eden- Glad you liked it and I do plan on finishing this one.
Messymissy- Yeah you'll find out soon enough what her issue is. Keep reading and I am thoroughly enjoying writing it. Or maybe it's just getting the reviews lol.
A/N The next chapter should be in about two days. If I'm lucky and school is slow and easy tomorrow it will be updated then.
Rating: PG-PG13
Pairing: M/A
Chapter Two: Sleep Deprived
"Hey Max. Where did 'ya go last night?"
"Oh hey OC. Had to go to Alec's for a while." Max said greeting her best friend who at the moment had green facial crap all over her face not to mention the counter.
Original Cindy raised a suggestive eyebrow. "Really? Hmm."
Max stopped what she was doing to think about what she meant then when she got it her face had a look of disgust on it. "Ah don't even think that." She said dramatically.
OC shrugged. "I call it like I see it Boo. You better go get ready for work. Normal is lookin' to can your—"
Max waved her hand in the air dismissing her. "Yeah yeah I got it. I'm going." She put her coffee cup down and padded over to her room with bare feet to get ready. OC shook her head at the closed door and headed toward her own room.
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Amelia let out a cry as Alec tried to stuff food into her mouth. "Oh come on don't you like..." He looked down at the food. "Mashed carrots and beets." Alec made a face and Amelia quit crying to smile at him.
"She may like it when she's old enough genius. For now stick to the milk." Max said as she leaned against his doorframe.
"Jeez Max don't do that I almost had a heart attack." Alec said clutching his chest. "Must be the smell of this...stuff." Alec murmured wondering why he didn't hear her or smell her. "So what can I do for Max?"
"Nothing really I just got some books that you can read her." She walked into the room and set them on the counter. She ran her fingers over the smooth cover before turning to look at Amelia. Surprise surprise she was looking right back. "Does your kid have a staring problem?"
Alec chuckled. "That's what babies do." He thought for a second. "I think. She stares at me too."
Max shrugged. "But she smiles at you."
Alec didn't know what to say so he got up to get some milk. "Make sure to heat it up Alec. Oh and don't just give it to her. Make sure its not to hot." Max said as she looked around but her gaze fell upon the baby again. And again she was looking at her.
There was a beep as the microwave stopped, indicating that the milk was ready. Alec took it out and tried to fling some into his mouth. Max walked over and yanked it from his grasp. "Are you psychotic?" She asked him rhetorically as she put some on her forearm. "That should be fine. Here give it to her." Max said handing it back to him.
Alec looked at her funny. He walked over and grabbed a washcloth and threw it at her. She wiped the milk from her arm and turned to see Alec just handing the bottle to Amelia. Max had to smile at his effort. She walked over and took the bottle from her.
"Alec you have to hold it for her...At least for now you do." She said in a tone Alec didn't know she was capable of. It wasn't hard or angry or happy or sad. It was just...Max.
Alec held the bottle and stuck it into her mouth. She started to suck on it trying to get the food that it held. "Not to criticize but it's easier to hold her while doing it."
"Okay...how?" Alec wished that Manticore had a class or two about babies and things, instead he learned the fine art of assassination.
Max's posture seemed to be tense. "You just kind of cradle her." She said trying to demonstrate with her hands.
"Will you just do it?" Alec said whining. "Just so I can learn then I won't bother you till tomorrow."
Max wanted to say no, he could see it plainly on her face. Then she just seemed to suck it up and she walked over and clasped the baby. She gently placed Amelia's head against her shoulder and her arm supported her. She snapped her fingers indicating to Alec that she wanted the bottle. The little infant started eating once again. Alec smiled in triumph and when he looked to Max she wasn't smiling at all. In fact she had a small frown playing on her face.
"Anyway that's how you do it." She handed the baby back to Alec. He realized that that was the first time she had even touched Amelia. "I have to go." She said quietly and quickly made an exit. Alec stared after her wondering what was wrong with her lately.
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It had been about five days since then. And neither had really talked. She had called once and asked if he accidentally killed the baby yet. At first it hurt him that she would think that. Then he realized Max was trying to be nice while still acting the part of a tough chick.
It had also been five days of barely any sleep for both he and Amelia. She wouldn't sleep at night just during the day but Alec couldn't sleep during the day because she woke up to often. It was like he was between a rock and a hard place.
Just then the door banged open but he had expected that. Amelia hadn't and she jumped and started to whimper at the sudden sound. He soothed her while glancing at the fuming Max. To her credit she didn't yell. "The weirdest thing happened today Alec."
"Really?" He said acting innocent.
She nodded her head. "Yeah really. I went to work and Normal comes up to me and says ' Hey missy miss get outta here. I don't need you getting me or your slacking co-workers sick with your little infection.' So I say 'Normal what are ya talking about.' Do you happen to know what he did next?" Alec shook his head no. "He said I was playing coy and to get out and stay out for at least a week. Or he would fire me."
"Oh" Alec laughed nervously.
"Why would you do that Alec?" He could tell she was ready to blow so he chose his words very carefully.
"Would you come over to watch Amelia when I'm sleeping?"
"No." She said before all the words were out of his mouth.
"That's exactly why I did it. To give you one less excuse to not help me." He stated. "Please Max I haven't slept in like five days. And I know we are suppose to be able to do that but I'm just dead tired. And I figured that you don't sleep much anyway. Please Maxie I need this favor." He looked at Amelia for emphasize. And she was staring at Max quite intensely.
Max looked panicked for a second before she took a deep breath and thought about it. "Fine. I'll help you out... This time but don't expect it now or anything."
He smiled and hugged her, laughing at how she tensed. "Okay then you can sleep in my bed when you do sleep. And the food is in the kitchen. Plates in the cupboard. The bathroom is pretty ordinary. TV and remote are by each other."
"I'm staying here for a week?" She asked incredulously.
"Well it's easier. Okay night or whatever it is now." He said heading to his bedroom. "Wait Alec. I have to go get some crap. I'll be back in like an hour or less." She turned on her heel.
"Oh come on I've got some great clothes here you can wear. And a tooth brush. I don't have books or stuff like that. But you can live without right?" He begged.
Max smiled and shook her head. "You go take a half hour nap then I'm gonna go get my stuff. After that you can sleep the whole seven days if that's what you want."
He looked at her like it was a ploy or a trap. Then he decided it wasn't. "Deal Maxie."
"Don't call me that Alec."
He gave her his trademark grin. "Whatever you say Maxie." He ran into his bedroom to escape the pillow being hurled at him.
After ten minutes of not saying or doing anything the baby started to whimper. She was looking at Max with tears in her eyes and Max couldn't help but smile at the little girl. She picked her up and cradled her close to her. "Thirty minutes. That's it."
Max looked down at her. She really did look sweet with a frilly purple shirt that had a little puppy on the front and the rest of her wrapped in the now washed yellow blanket. She was making gurgling noises and smacking her lips together. "Just me an you Li." She sighed heavily while sitting on Alec's old couch.
The baby stared up at her and she stared back. Then Amelia smiled at her. Max smiled and chuckled softly. "Alec will be a good dad to you. If he learns how to feed you that is."
Alec came out with sleep tousled hair and saw Max with her knees pulled close to her chest but far enough away to securely have Amelia lay there. She leaned forward and gently kissed her forehead as her hand played with the little girl's curls.
Alec quietly cleared his throat. Max looked up startled. Then she stood and walked over to him. "Kay I'm gonna blaze I'll be back in a while." She said with a smile dimpling one cheek. She walked out and shut the door behind her.
Alec rushed forward and opened the door. He shouted down the hallway. "Hurry Max! I'm sleep deprived."
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Jade-K- "Aw, what a cutie!!" lol. Thanks for the review. Maybe I should change her name. I don't want that person to think I stole it (in a sense). That is if he or she reads it. *Shrugs* who knows. Max's malfunction will be revealed in due time. : )
Eden- Glad you liked it and I do plan on finishing this one.
Messymissy- Yeah you'll find out soon enough what her issue is. Keep reading and I am thoroughly enjoying writing it. Or maybe it's just getting the reviews lol.
A/N The next chapter should be in about two days. If I'm lucky and school is slow and easy tomorrow it will be updated then.