Chapter 7 Thanks for the reviews, really I mean it
Sketchy was trying to talk Alec into a game of pool that night when Alecs phone rang, he flipped it open and saw Maxs number, frowning he answered "Max, what's up, everything ok?" Max hesitated then spoke "Yeah, she's out, caught her trying to make a break for it though" Max said "Wow, Max, you must have some bedside manners" Alec joked, he paused waiting for Maxs biting reply but got silence "Max, you ok?" he asked starting to get concerned. "Yeah, it's nothing, just thinking, about stuff, you know, Manticore" she said quietly. Alec was defiantly concerned now, why was Max calling him, not Logan? He waited for her to go on but she didn't "Max I'm coming over" he said, before she could answer he hung up. "Hey Sketchy" Alec called out, "Could you do me a favor...?".
Exactly 20 minutes later there was a loud knock on Max's door, Max got quickly to prevent a second knock, the boy may be X5, but some times he just didn't think she said to herself. She opened the door and glared at Alec, then spun to check on Becca. "Damn Alec, someone is trying to sleep" she said annoyed. To her dismay Becca was trying to sit up, and see what was going on, "Its just Alec" Max said giving him another ugly look as she walked into the room, "Let me check you out." Alec respectfully kept walking onto the living room, wondering if coming over was a mistake, Max could help Becca out herself, she didn't really need his help, and she seemed fine, maybe he misread her. He heard a noise behind him and saw Max and a clearly feeling a little better Becca, moving slowly to the couch. "Well, looks like your feeling better" Alec said smiling at the X5, She smiled slightly "Yeah, looks like I'll have to go back to work, just my luck I'd heal fast enough to not get a good vacation." "Hey, if a bullet and a knock on the head is all it takes, sign me in" Max responded, she was disappointed Becca didn't sleep some more, she had wanted to talk to Alec, but was glad her 'sister' was feeling better. Alec looked at Beccas face, a stray lock of red hair hung in her face, and she was still a little pale, but she was looking better, the black robe Max had her in was big for her and she seemed smaller, fragile somehow. Alec knew that eventually she would regain her full strength, and he wondered what she was going to do, Biggs said 481 had trouble sleeping, how would she deal with that, and her other Manticore issues? He was worried, but then rationalized that Manticore trained them to take care of themselves, she would figure out something, he hoped.
481 was actually thinking the same as Alec, she didn't want to sleep, the dreams came just often enough to make sleeping unappealing to her. She missed Biggs, he understood her, and he had saved her. She knew when Max had taken down Manticore she had seen the inferno from the hill but her strongest last memory is the glass cell, the ceiling and floor compressed squishing her into a ball, and being insure when she would be tortured again or why, then a fuzzy feeling as she passed out. The memory suddenly made her feel claustrophobic and she felt the need to stretch, desperately. She fought the impulse and took a deep breath, then looked up at Max-wait, Max was saying something to her, "What?" Becca asked confused. "I said do you want some water" Max stopped and stared at her, "You ok?" she asked then glanced meaningfully at Alec. Alec was watching the girl also, she thought he shared her concern, but then was confused when suddenly he butt in with "Max, you need a TV, your missing all the great stuff out there in the world" his tone was light but Max could tell he was doing something, he kept rambling on, it hit her a second later, He's distracting me, changing the subject! Alec patented technique for avoidance and difficult situations. She looked back at Rebecca and saw her looking where Alec was enthusiastically pointing, then looking at Max. Max sucked up her hurt and confusion, smiled at Alec, then said "Your right, I think I am going to go to TC and see what's going on" abruptly she stood up grabbing her keys and reaching for her jacket. "Max, What about your patient?" Alec asked confused, with a lightly freaked out tone. "You two should be fine for a while" Max retorted and left.
Alec knew Max was on to him, but he just didn't care, no he did, but he knew that there was nothing he could do now, and he let her leave. He glanced at Becca and shrugged, he noticed how tired she looked, and reminded himself that while X5 were healed fast, it had been less than 24 hours, she was still a little pale and if Alec suspicions were correct she had enough strength now to not be passing out weak, she must be tired, but unable (or unwilling) to really sleep. She looked up at him and gave him her beautiful but fake smile "Listen Alec, you can bail, I will just crash out till Max comes back" her smile was strained and it strained even more when she tried to get up on her own. She was trying so desperately to be strong, he felt for her, "Here" he said reaching over to help her. She didn't fight him on it, and accepted his help with a tired but real smile.
Alec sat in the chair Max had pulled next to the bed, and smiled at the X5. "Alec, really you can go" she said, "I am a big girl" he almost believed her. "I think I might stick around, you know make it easy for Max to find me for that butt kicking" Alec joked, picking up a near by book. Becca laid still for a moment facing him then rolled over, sucking in her breath as her side objected. She closed her eyes and listened to Alecs breathing. Alec stayed silent, and watched the rise and fall of her chest, about 5 minutes later her breathing slowed and she was asleep. Alec thought about slipping out but something told him to stay with her he looked at the book title Xena: the untold stories, he sighed and opened the book.
Five hours later he was almost dozing off when a heard a sound, like a whimper, he leaned closer and saw her breathing had quickened, and her face was scrunching up in pain. Alec looked at her unsure what to do, the got up and knelt by the bed. He put his arm over her and hesitantly brushed his fingers on her forehead. She face moved toward his hand, and relaxed, but then that pinched look came again and she moved away. He moved up and sat on the bed, he remember what Biggs had told him, about the nightmares, how they shared a bed, but were not lovers, and came up with a idea. He was not really sure how to go about it but he laid on the bed, shoes and all, and carefully drew her closer to him. She leaned into him and left his arm around her and put his other arm under cheek, like a pillow, her head resting under his chin. He was surprisingly comfortable and let his eyes slip closed. The next thing he knew he was being pulled from the bed, and tossed on the floor. His green eyes wide in surprise he looked up into the face of a very pissed off and disgusted Max. "What the Hell are you doing Alec?!" She hissed
Sketchy was trying to talk Alec into a game of pool that night when Alecs phone rang, he flipped it open and saw Maxs number, frowning he answered "Max, what's up, everything ok?" Max hesitated then spoke "Yeah, she's out, caught her trying to make a break for it though" Max said "Wow, Max, you must have some bedside manners" Alec joked, he paused waiting for Maxs biting reply but got silence "Max, you ok?" he asked starting to get concerned. "Yeah, it's nothing, just thinking, about stuff, you know, Manticore" she said quietly. Alec was defiantly concerned now, why was Max calling him, not Logan? He waited for her to go on but she didn't "Max I'm coming over" he said, before she could answer he hung up. "Hey Sketchy" Alec called out, "Could you do me a favor...?".
Exactly 20 minutes later there was a loud knock on Max's door, Max got quickly to prevent a second knock, the boy may be X5, but some times he just didn't think she said to herself. She opened the door and glared at Alec, then spun to check on Becca. "Damn Alec, someone is trying to sleep" she said annoyed. To her dismay Becca was trying to sit up, and see what was going on, "Its just Alec" Max said giving him another ugly look as she walked into the room, "Let me check you out." Alec respectfully kept walking onto the living room, wondering if coming over was a mistake, Max could help Becca out herself, she didn't really need his help, and she seemed fine, maybe he misread her. He heard a noise behind him and saw Max and a clearly feeling a little better Becca, moving slowly to the couch. "Well, looks like your feeling better" Alec said smiling at the X5, She smiled slightly "Yeah, looks like I'll have to go back to work, just my luck I'd heal fast enough to not get a good vacation." "Hey, if a bullet and a knock on the head is all it takes, sign me in" Max responded, she was disappointed Becca didn't sleep some more, she had wanted to talk to Alec, but was glad her 'sister' was feeling better. Alec looked at Beccas face, a stray lock of red hair hung in her face, and she was still a little pale, but she was looking better, the black robe Max had her in was big for her and she seemed smaller, fragile somehow. Alec knew that eventually she would regain her full strength, and he wondered what she was going to do, Biggs said 481 had trouble sleeping, how would she deal with that, and her other Manticore issues? He was worried, but then rationalized that Manticore trained them to take care of themselves, she would figure out something, he hoped.
481 was actually thinking the same as Alec, she didn't want to sleep, the dreams came just often enough to make sleeping unappealing to her. She missed Biggs, he understood her, and he had saved her. She knew when Max had taken down Manticore she had seen the inferno from the hill but her strongest last memory is the glass cell, the ceiling and floor compressed squishing her into a ball, and being insure when she would be tortured again or why, then a fuzzy feeling as she passed out. The memory suddenly made her feel claustrophobic and she felt the need to stretch, desperately. She fought the impulse and took a deep breath, then looked up at Max-wait, Max was saying something to her, "What?" Becca asked confused. "I said do you want some water" Max stopped and stared at her, "You ok?" she asked then glanced meaningfully at Alec. Alec was watching the girl also, she thought he shared her concern, but then was confused when suddenly he butt in with "Max, you need a TV, your missing all the great stuff out there in the world" his tone was light but Max could tell he was doing something, he kept rambling on, it hit her a second later, He's distracting me, changing the subject! Alec patented technique for avoidance and difficult situations. She looked back at Rebecca and saw her looking where Alec was enthusiastically pointing, then looking at Max. Max sucked up her hurt and confusion, smiled at Alec, then said "Your right, I think I am going to go to TC and see what's going on" abruptly she stood up grabbing her keys and reaching for her jacket. "Max, What about your patient?" Alec asked confused, with a lightly freaked out tone. "You two should be fine for a while" Max retorted and left.
Alec knew Max was on to him, but he just didn't care, no he did, but he knew that there was nothing he could do now, and he let her leave. He glanced at Becca and shrugged, he noticed how tired she looked, and reminded himself that while X5 were healed fast, it had been less than 24 hours, she was still a little pale and if Alec suspicions were correct she had enough strength now to not be passing out weak, she must be tired, but unable (or unwilling) to really sleep. She looked up at him and gave him her beautiful but fake smile "Listen Alec, you can bail, I will just crash out till Max comes back" her smile was strained and it strained even more when she tried to get up on her own. She was trying so desperately to be strong, he felt for her, "Here" he said reaching over to help her. She didn't fight him on it, and accepted his help with a tired but real smile.
Alec sat in the chair Max had pulled next to the bed, and smiled at the X5. "Alec, really you can go" she said, "I am a big girl" he almost believed her. "I think I might stick around, you know make it easy for Max to find me for that butt kicking" Alec joked, picking up a near by book. Becca laid still for a moment facing him then rolled over, sucking in her breath as her side objected. She closed her eyes and listened to Alecs breathing. Alec stayed silent, and watched the rise and fall of her chest, about 5 minutes later her breathing slowed and she was asleep. Alec thought about slipping out but something told him to stay with her he looked at the book title Xena: the untold stories, he sighed and opened the book.
Five hours later he was almost dozing off when a heard a sound, like a whimper, he leaned closer and saw her breathing had quickened, and her face was scrunching up in pain. Alec looked at her unsure what to do, the got up and knelt by the bed. He put his arm over her and hesitantly brushed his fingers on her forehead. She face moved toward his hand, and relaxed, but then that pinched look came again and she moved away. He moved up and sat on the bed, he remember what Biggs had told him, about the nightmares, how they shared a bed, but were not lovers, and came up with a idea. He was not really sure how to go about it but he laid on the bed, shoes and all, and carefully drew her closer to him. She leaned into him and left his arm around her and put his other arm under cheek, like a pillow, her head resting under his chin. He was surprisingly comfortable and let his eyes slip closed. The next thing he knew he was being pulled from the bed, and tossed on the floor. His green eyes wide in surprise he looked up into the face of a very pissed off and disgusted Max. "What the Hell are you doing Alec?!" She hissed
