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Paring: M/A and many more to come
Summary: Max is put between a rock and a hard place after her daughter, Rachel, is born. What decisions will she make in light of the new problems.
Setting: After F/N
Author's note: Really don't expect for this story to get updated so quickly I just had a couple more hours on hand today. I luv early releases. Anyways hope you enjoy and please review. For all of you how reviewed last time thank you so much you really gave me some good ideas that I'm gonna try and work into the story.
If Only it was That Easy: part 2Max watched as Alec ushered OC and Sketchy out of her room. They had been there almost the whole day but now it was time that they were delivered safely back across the fence. It was too risky for them to stay here in TC with its toxic nature but all the same Max was sad to see them leave. She didn't know when she'd see them again or if she'd even see them again for that matter. Her eyes swam with tears as she tried to squash the waves of despair washing over her.
"It's only your hormones." A somewhat familiar voice said. Max blinked her eyes clearing them so that she could see who had spoken.
"Oh, hi Lexie." Max said her voice zapped of its earlier enthusiasm. " What's up?" She asked pulling herself up into a sitting position on the hospital bed.
" Just came by to bring you some dinner." The thin blond said showing her the plastic tray she held in her hands.
"Thanx." Max replied smiling as Lexie set the tray down besides her patient's bed.
"Let me know if you need anything else ok?" Lexie said as she turned to go.
"Yea, hmmm… Lexie, you said that it was just my hormones what did you mean?" Max asked her curiosity getting the best of her.
Lexie smiled her hands clasped in front of her as she faced Max. "A lot of the X's felt depression after the births of their children. It's a common side effect for females as their hormone levels return to normal."
"Oh." Max said sliding her fork around on her plate. "Okay, Thanx again Lexie."
"You don't have to." Lexie replied putting her hand up as if to stop the other woman's words. " You've thanked me enough for one day." Her smile seemed somewhat forced to Max as she paused at the door. " I'll be back before the end of my shift to pick up your tray and the baby."
"What?" Max asked looking up but Lexie was already gone. Shacking her head she turned to her food, turning it over with her fork. Why did it have to be pasta of all things?
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Alec walked through the garbage-ridden streets of Settle his friends, OC And Sketchy, on either side of him. The trio talked lightly of the day's events as they made their way to OC's apartment.
The three met no hostility on the streets nor in the building once they got inside but that didn't stop Alec from keeping on his toes. Even as they entered the silent apartment Max and OC had once shared. He was to well aware of the danger posed to him by being on the out side to dive onto the living room couch as OC disappeared into Max's old room like his friend had done. Instead he erect near the entrance to the apartment his ears perked for the slightest unusual sound.
After a few moments OC exited her boo's room with a duffle bag filled with all of Max's old things. Alec took the bag from OC along with her warning about getting back safely to Max and his kid. He flashed her his devil-may-care look and turned to his other friend.
"Listen Sketch, you still wanna do an interview?" Alec asked as they stood in the doorway hands clasped.
"Yeah man!" He beamed. "I could do it right now." Alec shook his head with a slight grin.
" Naw, not tonight. But, soon okay?" Alec asked his eyes not quite on Sketchy but on the woman behind him. " I'll be in touch." He said and then like a shadow cast by the light of a candle he was gone.
OC shook her
head her lips pushed together as she lifted one hand to slap Sketchy on the
head.
"Hey what was that for?" He
asked rubbing the point of impact.
" If you gotta be told then you really are dense, fool." The coffee colored women strode past him with a swish of her hips to close the door. "He just had a baby tonight why'd he wanna stay away from her any longer then he's got a?" She asked her eyes daring him to make another stupid comment. And for once Sketchy did the smart thing and kept his mouth shut.
Lexie sat cross-legged on a counter in the nursery. Her brilliant blue eyes closed against the overhead light that penetrated ever corner of the room. Her mid- back length blond hair was pulled back into a ponytail and her slender hands held her ankles. She looked the perfect picture of serenity. Expect for one thing, the single translucent tear running down her smooth cheek.
Slowly her watery blue eyes opened to the sound of echoing footsteps. With the same deliberate slowness Lexie reached up a hand to flick the tear off her face. Her face a mast of tranquility hid her swollen heart, as the footsteps grew closer. By now she knew to whom they belonged. They were Alec's.
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" Hey ya Lexie." Alec smiled at the young women as he passed her on the way to Max's room.
"Hey Alec." She responded returning his smile half-heartedly.
"What's the matter?" He asked pausing for a second before the open nursery door.
"Nothing." She replied with a shrug. "Just tired I guess." She yawned.
" Anything happen with Max and the baby while I was gone?" Alec inquired.
Once more Lexie shook her head. " I brought Max dinner but she didn't eat it." The tiny blond informed Alec. " The baby's been good. Hasn't cried once all evening." Alec nodded and grinned.
"Manticore would be proud." He laughed.
"Yea." Lexie smirked her eyes lightening some. "They would."
"See ya around." He called as he started on his way again.
"Yeah, see ya." She called back.
Alec came to Max's door and listened for a moment sure enough he couldn't hear a sound other then breathing coming from inside. Smiling he opened the door and crossed the room to be at Max's side.
"Good morning sleep head." Alec said over the two women in his life.
"Morning?" Max said groggily. "What do you mean morning it's only 2 O' clock."
"Exactly." Alec said sitting down besides her. "It's morning."
"No." Max corrected. "Morning is when the sun comes up and all good little tangencies are safe at home. Not wandering the streets of Seattle."
"Now Maxie where would you get that Idea?" Alec asked smirking.
" You smell like OC's place, Alec, and," She took a big sniff. " Like … like something else. What were you doing out there?" She asked curiosity tugging on his arm.
" If you must know." He said with a heavy sigh. " I was running earrings for Mole. He cornered me on the way out."
"Let me guess." Max said disdainfully. "Ammo, guns, and more cigars."
"Hey Max you got his Christmas list memorized." Alec joked. "But no that's not what he wanted." Alec added after the look Max gave him. " He wanted a food supply to be picked up. He said that he needed to get you some more skittles and beer."
To Alec's surprise Max broke out laughing. "What? What's so funny?" he asked but the look on his face only set her off again.
"OMG Alec." She giggled tears running down her eyes.
"What's so funny?" He asked again.
"I have no clue." Max said wiping the tears from her eyes as her giggles subsided.
"Girls." Alec said shacking his head back and forth "There's no understanding them."
"Boys." Max countered. " There too understandable." The two transgenics looked each other in the eye and after a moment both broke out laughing. Down the hall Lexie looked up at the sound and her heart jerked. She wished she could laugh.
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