Disclaimer: I don't own any of the Dark Angel characters or plot. However, this story and the new characters within it are all my own creation!

A/N: Greetings Readers! Yep, well this chapter's not that great but I am trying my best on getting the story moving along to a more interesting bit.

Read and review!

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HQ was buzzing with activity.

Luke was watching the cameras that they had been set up around TC. A group of X6s were sitting together contemplating what the new road names for TC should be, as they had only had numbers for each street thus far. Mole was busy polishing his many favourite weapons, cigar firmly in its usual place. Dix was sitting in front of the back of a computer; its shell was off and he was tinkering with it, most probably to advance it. Others were fixing motorbikes, installing shelves or getting lists of supplies; whatever they were doing it was all a go.

Max walked in, not noticing any of the work going on, and headed straight for her office. The others took no notice until they saw Alec following her to do the same thing.

The door shut with a bang.

"What?" asked Max without turning around to see who it was.

"You know Max? I think that was the first word you've said to me in months." Said Alec not bothering to put on his happy face.

"Don't be melodramatic, Alec." She replied walking to the small window in her office.

"I think not. You've spoken to me indirectly in meetings by saying things like, "Alec will be in charge of setting up the cameras" or "Mole can you get Alec to register the new 'genics" when I was only across the room. I mean, you've been all chummy chummy and buddy buddy with everyone but you haven't actually spoken to me in 2 months! Especially after........" he said his voice gradually getting louder. He stopped and took a breath, getting his emotions in check. "Especially after you kiss me. I mean.........it wasn't me kissing you, it was you kissing me." He said, this time his voice getting softer.

"Alec......." Max began to reply but stopped and paused, "You just don't understand."

"Understand what?" he jumped in, fuelled by frustration.

Max spun around and Alec could see the aggravation in her eyes.

"What you do to me." She growled.

Alec took a step back.

With a broken voice he said, "What I do to you?"

Max stood in shock at what she just said.

"What do I do to you Max?" he whispered almost frightened of the answer.

"You drive me crazy." She answered, her voice low.

"I drive you crazy?" he said taking another step back. He wasn't used to the words coming from Max's lips and it was scaring him. If she carried on she may say all things that he's ever wanted her to say to him or she may find a way to break his heart.

He wasn't prepared for that to happen so he kept quiet and just looked at her, wiping any emotion from his face.

"You make me feel alive." She carried on saying, "We have a rapport, you know? You bug me to no end but I wouldn't be able to stand it if you weren't here buggin' me. And..........." She stopped, running her hand through her hair.

Alec sat, shaken. He couldn't believe what he was hearing, convinced it was a dream, but he decided to ask anyway, "And?"

After a paused moment, she looked down at the ground and said slowly, "And.......since my............Heat episode............I've sorta...........been..........having feelings for you......that are more............physical." Her voice got quieter the longer she spoke.

Alec looked at her with an incredulous look. "Your playin' with me aren't you?" he said sitting down and protecting himself with a dusty cushion that he held, hugged to his chest.

Max shook her head 'no' before saying, "Alec, I need someone to hold me. Someone to whisper in my ear, to hug and kiss me."

Alec just carried on sitting stock still. His arms stayed crossed around the cushion and his fearful eyes didn't move from her pleading ones.

Silenced pursued for a few minutes. Through the window, a breeze entered. With it, it brought the cheerful cries of the kids outside who were still playing with Hazel. From the other side of the door, behind Alec, the hum of working transgenics could be heard. And still neither of them moved.

Max moved forward one step and crouched in front of Alec. "I want that someone to be you."

Alec took an intake of breath but still sat there, motionless.

After a few more moments of their staring contest Alec managed to croak out, "Logan."

At hearing this, Max got up and went to her desk. She then positioned herself leaning against it, her body facing him but introverted slightly.

"I still love him." She said in a firm voice that sounded as though she was trying to convince herself, "He's done a lot for me and I love him."

Alec looked down digesting what she said but couldn't say anything as Max carried on, "But.................."

Outside the office, the transgenics were all talking about what could be going on. At one point they could here Alec's voice rising and then a period of quiet, when they wondered whether one of them had gotten hurt. And then there was a point when they could hear Max roaring and then another bout of stillness.

"Mole......" said one of the X6s, ".........you're Alec's friend. Do you know what's going on?"

"I'm keepin' outta it but I'll tell you somethin'; it'll be Max who's doin' the dirty." The green anomaly answered, his dislike for the leader of TC evident.

The X6 only nodded when Alec stormed out of the office not bothering to close the door and walked on, straight out of HQ.

From their seats, Mole and the X6s could see Max kicking her desk.

"Told ya." He said simply and carried on polishing.

Ooh! What did Max say to get both of them so angry? Find out in the next chapter.

A/N: Sorry about the bad writing! I know I keep on apologising but it's really annoying me how bad it is. I'm itching to write the main bit that, I know, is going outrage many of you.

Note for Reviewers: Many of you all have conflicting feelings over the character 'Hazel'. Some of you adore her and the way she challenges Max, and some of you hate her and the way she challenges Max. So on regards to 'Hazel', I'm gonna write her the way I originally wanted to write her.

Also, the issue of when Max and Alec are going to get together is complicated. They ARE going to get together. BUT, like everything on television (as we are pretending this is the show), getting them together is going to be difficult. There's going to be no easy and quick ways of them being together; so PLEASE do not bash me for not seeing any 'action' yet.

Hope to here from you all!

Thanks for reading and until next time.........

unspoken- beauty