Disclaimer: Take your pick of the first two.
Rating: PG-PG13
Pairing: M/A
Chapter Three: Girl Talk...And Showering
Max made it back quickly enough and Alec thanked her profusely then went back to bed. It was almost nighttime so she changed into comfier clothes along with Amelia. "Ok so what now?" She mused to herself. "Are you hungry?" Max shrugged and went off to the kitchen to get some of the milk.
She paced the small room while holding the eating child. "So you've got some sleeping issues huh?" Max asked knowing full well she wouldn't get a response. "Me too. So I kinda understand. Of course I'm not sure how I slept as a little girl but as an adolescent and a teen I slept horribly. That was thanks to shark DNA and bad dreams." She looked down and shook her head at herself realizing she was talking to a baby who didn't even understand her. "I'm going insane." She mumbled.
She walked back to the kitchen in search of some food. "Do you have enough cereal Alec?" Max shook her head at the array of choices. She pulled down 'Lucky Charms' and poured herself a bowl. "It's a good thing I can multi task." She said as she ate and held the eating baby at the same time as bouncing Amelia on her knee.
Soon the distraction of eating was gone and they both were full. Max pulled a big book from her bag and laid the little baby girl on the yellow blanket. After wiping some slobber off her face Max put her attention into the book. Not before to long though she was pulled away by the sound of whimpering and fusing. Max groaned and gently laid her hand on Amelia's abdomen. She kept gently rubbing it at the same time as reading. She smiled in victory and settled in.
Maybe Amelia wasn't bored but she was. She sighed trying to get into the book then slammed it shut and laid it down. "For a whole week. This is gonna suck."
She picked Amelia up and went to lie on the coach. Amelia lay on Max's chest just relaxing while clutching at her shirt. Alec had woken up from hunger and he barely opened the door to look out. He saw them lying with each other, both breathes evening out as if trying to sleep. So he slipped down the wall and just watched them.
After a few minutes the little one started to cry. Alec was about to go help but Max seemed to have it under control. She gently scratched her back. "If you won't go to sleep on your own I'll just talk you to death. Well you know what I mean...Actually you probably don't. But I know what I mean." Alec smiled slightly at Max and how she was carrying on a conversation with herself. "Okay so let's start from the beginning. I was born in a sucky place and ran away when I was nine with a few of my brothers and sisters. But I did leave a lot of them behind and many years later when I realized that what I did hurt them I kinda hated myself." Max carried on about her childhood as if it was something she was used to talking about.
She moved slightly so she was now laying facing his door and tucked Amelia into her side. "Let's see after that we all split up. I know I thought it was a stupid idea too. But I did find a few so far. But that's getting ahead of myself. Okay so after a little while I went to live with this foster family. I had a mom, a sister named Lucy, and Jack." Alec looked at Max's profile and could tell she was lost in all of her memories, her slight smile indicated that much.
"The mom was nice and a really good cook. Lucy was a lot like her mom just more funny. And Jack was a bad word. He was also a drunk and liked to hit us around. But I handled it ok partly because I wanted to fit in and also because I'm a transgenic." Alec's face scrunched up in confusion. The things you can learn when someone doesn't know you're listening he thought. "Jack would always come into our room at night and take Lucy away. To where I won't say no need to traumatize you right?" Max chuckled at herself but it was in no way joyful.
"After the Pulse I bailed and I left Lucy behind. That caused some more self-loathing if I was gonna be honest with myself. So I drifted around then I found another lovely foster home. The mom didn't really like kids but she liked the money she got from the government. There weren't any other kids at the time, which was fine with me I guess. The dad was really nice and he would buy me anything I wanted. But it seems he was to nice because...I'll just say he got a little to friendly with me." Max's face showed no emotion but her voice and eyes were full of it. A mixture of sadness, guilt, and anger. Alec felt like crying with and or for Max then going and killing the guy who did that to her. "Needless to say I got the heck outta Dodge."
She ran a finger over the baby's features. "Still not sleeping? Well it's a good thing that that was only my eleventh year in life." She smiled and to Alec's pleasant surprise got a smile out of Amelia. "So after that I didn't trust anyone understandably so I guess. I moved to L.A or what was left of it. I lived in a park until I was fifteen. In that time I had killed quite a few people who were either in the way or were trying to steal my stuff. Also when I was only thirteen I got my first heat and the implications of that followed. Uh anything else...No." Max stood up and got Amelia's diaper bag off the counter. She carried her back over to the coach and set her down.
She continued to change her. "There all done! And hopefully done with being stinky." Max said while gently tickling her. Alec grinned at the look of delight on both their faces. "Okay where was I yes..." she began while pacing the room and rocking the baby slightly. "I joined a 'clan' the Chinese Clan to be precise. We worked for a guy called Moody and we would steal stuff then bring it back to the fort. It really was fun. Then I saw a thing on TV after I had just turned sixteen. I left because I thought I saw my brother. Before I got to where I was going though I had accidentally ran into another one of mine. And I stayed with him for—"Alec frowned when she suddenly stopped. He peered further into the room and saw his little girl's eyes closed in sleep. A small smile crept onto his face that mimicked the one that Max had on her own. "I wonder if Alec would mind if I take a shower? He's not the one that hates in our friendship, that job is mine." She frowned slightly as if considering why. "But I guess I don't hate him. I kinda hate myself." She said laughing slightly. Alec took the frown off her face and put it on his own as she stood and carefully carried the baby with her.
She laid her gingerly on the floor of the bathroom making sure to put another blanket down first to keep the chill away from Amelia. She turned the faucet on and pulled off her socks. She quickly shed her thin outer shirt and turned toward the shower. Part of Alec was glad because then he wouldn't feel guilty but the 'man' part of him was disappointed.
She pulled the tank top over her head and he reveled at the way bundles of muscles would push against her smooth soft skin when stretched. When she finally put her arms at her sides it was as if there wasn't anything that her silky mocha skin was covering. He looked away and cursed himself for not buying or at least finding a shower curtain. And why wasn't she shutting the door? Because she thinks you're asleep idiot he thought as he stared at his hands. The showerhead turned on and he dared not take his eyes off his hands.
After a about fifteen minutes he was about to just march to the kitchen and not even look up when the sound of an infant crying resonated through the small apartment. After another two minutes she stopped and that's when he took his chance to run to the prize—food.
The door swung open lazily and he slowly began the walk to the kitchen. He was doing good he almost was ready to pat himself on the back then he slipped on a toy that was lying in the middle of the floor. He flew forward and stifled a grunt of surprise as he caught himself on the back of the sofa. Then he saw exactly what he had been avoiding. Max was standing in the shower still unaware that she was being watched. It wasn't her nakedness that captivated him. It was the beauty of her holding Amelia against her chest whispering into her hair and kissing every inch of her face. Max's arms covered the baby securely as the two of them shared the moment.
Alec smiled at the scene. She seems like her... Alec's current thought led Alec to have a look of shock on his face, as he was stunned at the realization. Her mom. Max seems like Amelia's Mother. And she makes a beautiful one. Then he started thinking that maybe she didn't want that responsibility. And then Alec thought of when Amelia was old enough she would be screwed. 'Yeah that's right Amelia I found you by a dumpster in an alley and brought you home. So now I'm your dad. And when I couldn't sleep I called someone over to watch you and she took the role of mother. But she hates me half the time and is leader of a bunch of mutants. Understand kiddo?' He almost laughed out loud but caught himself.
The water turned off and he scrambled to the kitchen. He got down a bowl and some cereal trying to make it seem like he had been there for a while getting a snack. Max walked into the kitchen holding Amelia on one towel- clad hip while drying her hair with another towel. She jumped at the sight of him. "Holy crap Alec! You scared the—Alec what's wrong?" her eyebrows furrowed together in concern and thought.
Alec put a smile on his face. Trying to mask what he had just thought and what he had learned about his Maxie tonight without her permission. "Nothing. I was just hungry is all." From the look on her face Alec could tell Max hadn't bought it.
"Okay." She said simply while walking back into the living area. She got some clothes for both she and Amelia and headed into the bathroom. A few minutes after she walked back in fully dressed and sat on the coach resting her feet on the edge of the coffee table. Alec walked in eating as he went and sat down next to her. She seemed relaxed so he followed in suit and noticed that their shoulders and thighs were touching. What if she's not comfortable with guys being that close to her? What if she sees me as a threat? He worried to himself.
The easy way out almost always was best so he just scooted a little away. He noticed it flustered her some but she seemed to ignore it. Then he realized that their shoulders were still touching so he scooted farther away.
"What is your problem?" Max got up, clearly either frustrated or angry with him. She sat in his recliner with Amelia sucking at her fingers. "Aren't we a little old to believe in cooties Alec?"
All right so this time the easy way out wasn't so great. "I'm sorry." He said in his little boy voice. Max snorted and shook her head. "Did you just snort?" Alec asked attempting to lighten the mood.
"You're such a moron." But the effect was ruined because a grin covered her face.
He patted the area next to him and she got back up and sat back down. "So how was your girl talk and showering with Amelia?" Alec asked offhandedly. Then he stopped chewing as he realized his mistake. He wasn't supposed to know about their talking. Or know that Amelia had showered with Max. He swallowed his bite and looked over at Max.
Yup she caught it too Alec thought as he looked into the eyes of his friend.
"Girl talk... And showering?"
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A/N Thanks for the reviews it really does help. Because, to be frank (being subtle isn't my strong point), I only have the basic plot figured out. *Grins sheepishly* I'm a work in progress =) My writing is ¼ planned and ¾ magic and talent. JK it's actually luck. The next chapter is written up on paper so it'll have to wait until Monday unless of course I get enough reviews lol. No just kidding I hate when the writer threatens the reviewers. Even if I do get quite a few reviews it's gonna have to be Monday either way = p
Chaosti- No, no barcode but I really should let people know things like that. Living and learning lol.
Fayth3- Thank you and I also HATE when people do that to Max. I mean yeah she's probably not the friendliest chick but she's not as bad as some people make her out to be. What feeling exactly? Good, bad? *Shrugs* hopefully I do this okayingly right. If you think you know what's gonna or should happen could you fill me in please? ; )
m/a fan- Answers will come in time. Li is a nickname from AmeLIa but I'm thinkin' of writing it like Lee to clear up any confusion that may arise.
Jade-K – It's great to be loved! I'm excited about writing it too. And I also wonder what's to happen lol. No I know part of what will happen. Those were my thoughts. Alec wouldn't know what to do. I'm happy you enjoyed it and I don't mind it being long at all! As an afterthought I hope that it works being 'quite different'. We'll see hopefully I won't screw it up.
Topsi- Keep reading! And reviewing if you don't mind ; )
Rating: PG-PG13
Pairing: M/A
Chapter Three: Girl Talk...And Showering
Max made it back quickly enough and Alec thanked her profusely then went back to bed. It was almost nighttime so she changed into comfier clothes along with Amelia. "Ok so what now?" She mused to herself. "Are you hungry?" Max shrugged and went off to the kitchen to get some of the milk.
She paced the small room while holding the eating child. "So you've got some sleeping issues huh?" Max asked knowing full well she wouldn't get a response. "Me too. So I kinda understand. Of course I'm not sure how I slept as a little girl but as an adolescent and a teen I slept horribly. That was thanks to shark DNA and bad dreams." She looked down and shook her head at herself realizing she was talking to a baby who didn't even understand her. "I'm going insane." She mumbled.
She walked back to the kitchen in search of some food. "Do you have enough cereal Alec?" Max shook her head at the array of choices. She pulled down 'Lucky Charms' and poured herself a bowl. "It's a good thing I can multi task." She said as she ate and held the eating baby at the same time as bouncing Amelia on her knee.
Soon the distraction of eating was gone and they both were full. Max pulled a big book from her bag and laid the little baby girl on the yellow blanket. After wiping some slobber off her face Max put her attention into the book. Not before to long though she was pulled away by the sound of whimpering and fusing. Max groaned and gently laid her hand on Amelia's abdomen. She kept gently rubbing it at the same time as reading. She smiled in victory and settled in.
Maybe Amelia wasn't bored but she was. She sighed trying to get into the book then slammed it shut and laid it down. "For a whole week. This is gonna suck."
She picked Amelia up and went to lie on the coach. Amelia lay on Max's chest just relaxing while clutching at her shirt. Alec had woken up from hunger and he barely opened the door to look out. He saw them lying with each other, both breathes evening out as if trying to sleep. So he slipped down the wall and just watched them.
After a few minutes the little one started to cry. Alec was about to go help but Max seemed to have it under control. She gently scratched her back. "If you won't go to sleep on your own I'll just talk you to death. Well you know what I mean...Actually you probably don't. But I know what I mean." Alec smiled slightly at Max and how she was carrying on a conversation with herself. "Okay so let's start from the beginning. I was born in a sucky place and ran away when I was nine with a few of my brothers and sisters. But I did leave a lot of them behind and many years later when I realized that what I did hurt them I kinda hated myself." Max carried on about her childhood as if it was something she was used to talking about.
She moved slightly so she was now laying facing his door and tucked Amelia into her side. "Let's see after that we all split up. I know I thought it was a stupid idea too. But I did find a few so far. But that's getting ahead of myself. Okay so after a little while I went to live with this foster family. I had a mom, a sister named Lucy, and Jack." Alec looked at Max's profile and could tell she was lost in all of her memories, her slight smile indicated that much.
"The mom was nice and a really good cook. Lucy was a lot like her mom just more funny. And Jack was a bad word. He was also a drunk and liked to hit us around. But I handled it ok partly because I wanted to fit in and also because I'm a transgenic." Alec's face scrunched up in confusion. The things you can learn when someone doesn't know you're listening he thought. "Jack would always come into our room at night and take Lucy away. To where I won't say no need to traumatize you right?" Max chuckled at herself but it was in no way joyful.
"After the Pulse I bailed and I left Lucy behind. That caused some more self-loathing if I was gonna be honest with myself. So I drifted around then I found another lovely foster home. The mom didn't really like kids but she liked the money she got from the government. There weren't any other kids at the time, which was fine with me I guess. The dad was really nice and he would buy me anything I wanted. But it seems he was to nice because...I'll just say he got a little to friendly with me." Max's face showed no emotion but her voice and eyes were full of it. A mixture of sadness, guilt, and anger. Alec felt like crying with and or for Max then going and killing the guy who did that to her. "Needless to say I got the heck outta Dodge."
She ran a finger over the baby's features. "Still not sleeping? Well it's a good thing that that was only my eleventh year in life." She smiled and to Alec's pleasant surprise got a smile out of Amelia. "So after that I didn't trust anyone understandably so I guess. I moved to L.A or what was left of it. I lived in a park until I was fifteen. In that time I had killed quite a few people who were either in the way or were trying to steal my stuff. Also when I was only thirteen I got my first heat and the implications of that followed. Uh anything else...No." Max stood up and got Amelia's diaper bag off the counter. She carried her back over to the coach and set her down.
She continued to change her. "There all done! And hopefully done with being stinky." Max said while gently tickling her. Alec grinned at the look of delight on both their faces. "Okay where was I yes..." she began while pacing the room and rocking the baby slightly. "I joined a 'clan' the Chinese Clan to be precise. We worked for a guy called Moody and we would steal stuff then bring it back to the fort. It really was fun. Then I saw a thing on TV after I had just turned sixteen. I left because I thought I saw my brother. Before I got to where I was going though I had accidentally ran into another one of mine. And I stayed with him for—"Alec frowned when she suddenly stopped. He peered further into the room and saw his little girl's eyes closed in sleep. A small smile crept onto his face that mimicked the one that Max had on her own. "I wonder if Alec would mind if I take a shower? He's not the one that hates in our friendship, that job is mine." She frowned slightly as if considering why. "But I guess I don't hate him. I kinda hate myself." She said laughing slightly. Alec took the frown off her face and put it on his own as she stood and carefully carried the baby with her.
She laid her gingerly on the floor of the bathroom making sure to put another blanket down first to keep the chill away from Amelia. She turned the faucet on and pulled off her socks. She quickly shed her thin outer shirt and turned toward the shower. Part of Alec was glad because then he wouldn't feel guilty but the 'man' part of him was disappointed.
She pulled the tank top over her head and he reveled at the way bundles of muscles would push against her smooth soft skin when stretched. When she finally put her arms at her sides it was as if there wasn't anything that her silky mocha skin was covering. He looked away and cursed himself for not buying or at least finding a shower curtain. And why wasn't she shutting the door? Because she thinks you're asleep idiot he thought as he stared at his hands. The showerhead turned on and he dared not take his eyes off his hands.
After a about fifteen minutes he was about to just march to the kitchen and not even look up when the sound of an infant crying resonated through the small apartment. After another two minutes she stopped and that's when he took his chance to run to the prize—food.
The door swung open lazily and he slowly began the walk to the kitchen. He was doing good he almost was ready to pat himself on the back then he slipped on a toy that was lying in the middle of the floor. He flew forward and stifled a grunt of surprise as he caught himself on the back of the sofa. Then he saw exactly what he had been avoiding. Max was standing in the shower still unaware that she was being watched. It wasn't her nakedness that captivated him. It was the beauty of her holding Amelia against her chest whispering into her hair and kissing every inch of her face. Max's arms covered the baby securely as the two of them shared the moment.
Alec smiled at the scene. She seems like her... Alec's current thought led Alec to have a look of shock on his face, as he was stunned at the realization. Her mom. Max seems like Amelia's Mother. And she makes a beautiful one. Then he started thinking that maybe she didn't want that responsibility. And then Alec thought of when Amelia was old enough she would be screwed. 'Yeah that's right Amelia I found you by a dumpster in an alley and brought you home. So now I'm your dad. And when I couldn't sleep I called someone over to watch you and she took the role of mother. But she hates me half the time and is leader of a bunch of mutants. Understand kiddo?' He almost laughed out loud but caught himself.
The water turned off and he scrambled to the kitchen. He got down a bowl and some cereal trying to make it seem like he had been there for a while getting a snack. Max walked into the kitchen holding Amelia on one towel- clad hip while drying her hair with another towel. She jumped at the sight of him. "Holy crap Alec! You scared the—Alec what's wrong?" her eyebrows furrowed together in concern and thought.
Alec put a smile on his face. Trying to mask what he had just thought and what he had learned about his Maxie tonight without her permission. "Nothing. I was just hungry is all." From the look on her face Alec could tell Max hadn't bought it.
"Okay." She said simply while walking back into the living area. She got some clothes for both she and Amelia and headed into the bathroom. A few minutes after she walked back in fully dressed and sat on the coach resting her feet on the edge of the coffee table. Alec walked in eating as he went and sat down next to her. She seemed relaxed so he followed in suit and noticed that their shoulders and thighs were touching. What if she's not comfortable with guys being that close to her? What if she sees me as a threat? He worried to himself.
The easy way out almost always was best so he just scooted a little away. He noticed it flustered her some but she seemed to ignore it. Then he realized that their shoulders were still touching so he scooted farther away.
"What is your problem?" Max got up, clearly either frustrated or angry with him. She sat in his recliner with Amelia sucking at her fingers. "Aren't we a little old to believe in cooties Alec?"
All right so this time the easy way out wasn't so great. "I'm sorry." He said in his little boy voice. Max snorted and shook her head. "Did you just snort?" Alec asked attempting to lighten the mood.
"You're such a moron." But the effect was ruined because a grin covered her face.
He patted the area next to him and she got back up and sat back down. "So how was your girl talk and showering with Amelia?" Alec asked offhandedly. Then he stopped chewing as he realized his mistake. He wasn't supposed to know about their talking. Or know that Amelia had showered with Max. He swallowed his bite and looked over at Max.
Yup she caught it too Alec thought as he looked into the eyes of his friend.
"Girl talk... And showering?"
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A/N Thanks for the reviews it really does help. Because, to be frank (being subtle isn't my strong point), I only have the basic plot figured out. *Grins sheepishly* I'm a work in progress =) My writing is ¼ planned and ¾ magic and talent. JK it's actually luck. The next chapter is written up on paper so it'll have to wait until Monday unless of course I get enough reviews lol. No just kidding I hate when the writer threatens the reviewers. Even if I do get quite a few reviews it's gonna have to be Monday either way = p
Chaosti- No, no barcode but I really should let people know things like that. Living and learning lol.
Fayth3- Thank you and I also HATE when people do that to Max. I mean yeah she's probably not the friendliest chick but she's not as bad as some people make her out to be. What feeling exactly? Good, bad? *Shrugs* hopefully I do this okayingly right. If you think you know what's gonna or should happen could you fill me in please? ; )
m/a fan- Answers will come in time. Li is a nickname from AmeLIa but I'm thinkin' of writing it like Lee to clear up any confusion that may arise.
Jade-K – It's great to be loved! I'm excited about writing it too. And I also wonder what's to happen lol. No I know part of what will happen. Those were my thoughts. Alec wouldn't know what to do. I'm happy you enjoyed it and I don't mind it being long at all! As an afterthought I hope that it works being 'quite different'. We'll see hopefully I won't screw it up.
Topsi- Keep reading! And reviewing if you don't mind ; )