8
Alec was looking at some paperwork in his office. Okay so he was actually staring into space with a goofy grin thinking about everything that Max had said to him, but the important thing was that if anyone walked in- it looked like he was deep in serious thought.
Her words were still echoing around his head and Max's sweet smile and sincere expression as she told him that she valued him and relied on him above everyone else.
She didn't think he was a screw up.
It was the breakthrough that he had been hoping for but it was so much more than he had ever thought that it could be, it was a dream come true.
She trusted him.
She needed him.
He grinned inanely and sat back in his chair laying his arms high above his head as he basked in the memory.
It wasn't that she had set his mind free on the fact that she actually did like him, although that was a relief in itself. It was more the fact that he was now in a position to know if she was likely to accept his advances. And the possibility was twice as great as it was this time yesterday and that was the reason for the enormous grin on his face and the distraction.
The door edged open and the blonde girl that Alec had suggested be called Ralph entered.
"Sir?"
"Hey Ralph." He gave her a grin, feeling charitable to everyone right now, no matter how much he wanted to be alone and bask.
She blushed and looked down at her shoes.
"What can I do for ya?" he was used to his affect on women…most women anyway, there were a few that were immune to his charms.
"Uh 45-Max said that she drawn up a roster for us but we couldn't find it."
"Oh." he rummaged through the piles of paperwork on his desk that had managed to accumulate during their stay in Terminal City. It was amazing what had crawled into here. He picked up a cell phone he didn't remember buying…or stealing and tossed aside a week old box of pizza. "She gave it to me, I know its in here somewhere." He vaguely heard Ralph giggling as he tossed books over his head and came up triumphantly with a typed sheet of A4 which looked a little worse for wear with coffee stains all over it.
"Uh," he grinned sheepishly "You do encoded stuff right?"
Ralph giggled again and took the sheet off him. "Yes sir."
"Just don't tell Max." he gave her another conspiratorial look.
"No sir."
"Its Alec okay kid?"
"Alec." She repeated dutifully and he knew full well that the next time he saw her she would still call him Sir.
"Thanks." She motioned to the page seemingly reluctant to leave.
"Did you want to talk to me about something kid?"
She hesitated for a second before shaking her head and heading for the door.
"Are you and 452 an item sir?" the words rushed out and Alec tried not to choke.
"What?"
"Never mind." She mumbled and opened the door. As fast as his X5 reflexes were she hadn't even opened it few inches before he was closing it and looking down at her.
"Not so fast kid. Where did that come from?" he leaned against the door.
"Uh it was just something that we…" she was blushing hard this time her face a bright cherry red. "Back when you rescued us you guys were together and you still are and Bullet said that he had heard some of the other transgenics talking and I just wondered." She shrugged.
Alec looked at her.
"Look kid, me and Max is complicated okay. We are just friends but if it gets about that people think we're more, not only will she kick my ass. But she won't want to be my friend anymore plus she'll be pissed and that's never good for anyone."
"But you like her like that?" she asked curiously.
"Can you keep a secret kid?" he wondered if he should even be saying this to her.
"Don't call me kid and I can." She retorted "Its Ralph, you named me yourself."
Alec let loose a broad smirk "So I did Ralph. Okay, I do like Max like that but I don't want anyone else to know got it?"
Ralph beamed at being let in his confidence.
"I won't tell a soul." She promised and he moved to let her leave.
As she opened the door there was another of the kids standing there.
"There you are Ralph." The dark haired lad glared at Alec "We were wondering where you had disappeared off to."
"I was getting the roster Zero." She said with an exasperated tone to her voice that reminded Alec of Max talking to him.
"Thanks Alec." She turned to smile at Alec much to Zero's annoyance.
As the door shut Alec had to put a hand over his mouth to keep himself from laughing. Oh things were definitely getting more interesting in Terminal City.
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Ting- I love angst, really so expect lots of that!
ringo-gurl- in suspense? really well yay me, hows this part?
fan- Thanks, glad you like it.
Jenna- Alec isnt aware just yet but you can be sure he won't be sitting on his pretty tush waiting around. As for someone for Biggs? Who do you suggest?
Secretly beautiful- I'm not stopping! Really this looks liek another Fayth epic...dammit. She won't dissapear, i've been waiting to write the perfect torture scene- so those with weak stomach be warned. As for those in her unit- i hadn't actually given it much thought but you gave me plenty to think about in my other Max story (unposted as yet) so thanks for the constructive feedback.
acb- awww your making me blush!!!
Alec was looking at some paperwork in his office. Okay so he was actually staring into space with a goofy grin thinking about everything that Max had said to him, but the important thing was that if anyone walked in- it looked like he was deep in serious thought.
Her words were still echoing around his head and Max's sweet smile and sincere expression as she told him that she valued him and relied on him above everyone else.
She didn't think he was a screw up.
It was the breakthrough that he had been hoping for but it was so much more than he had ever thought that it could be, it was a dream come true.
She trusted him.
She needed him.
He grinned inanely and sat back in his chair laying his arms high above his head as he basked in the memory.
It wasn't that she had set his mind free on the fact that she actually did like him, although that was a relief in itself. It was more the fact that he was now in a position to know if she was likely to accept his advances. And the possibility was twice as great as it was this time yesterday and that was the reason for the enormous grin on his face and the distraction.
The door edged open and the blonde girl that Alec had suggested be called Ralph entered.
"Sir?"
"Hey Ralph." He gave her a grin, feeling charitable to everyone right now, no matter how much he wanted to be alone and bask.
She blushed and looked down at her shoes.
"What can I do for ya?" he was used to his affect on women…most women anyway, there were a few that were immune to his charms.
"Uh 45-Max said that she drawn up a roster for us but we couldn't find it."
"Oh." he rummaged through the piles of paperwork on his desk that had managed to accumulate during their stay in Terminal City. It was amazing what had crawled into here. He picked up a cell phone he didn't remember buying…or stealing and tossed aside a week old box of pizza. "She gave it to me, I know its in here somewhere." He vaguely heard Ralph giggling as he tossed books over his head and came up triumphantly with a typed sheet of A4 which looked a little worse for wear with coffee stains all over it.
"Uh," he grinned sheepishly "You do encoded stuff right?"
Ralph giggled again and took the sheet off him. "Yes sir."
"Just don't tell Max." he gave her another conspiratorial look.
"No sir."
"Its Alec okay kid?"
"Alec." She repeated dutifully and he knew full well that the next time he saw her she would still call him Sir.
"Thanks." She motioned to the page seemingly reluctant to leave.
"Did you want to talk to me about something kid?"
She hesitated for a second before shaking her head and heading for the door.
"Are you and 452 an item sir?" the words rushed out and Alec tried not to choke.
"What?"
"Never mind." She mumbled and opened the door. As fast as his X5 reflexes were she hadn't even opened it few inches before he was closing it and looking down at her.
"Not so fast kid. Where did that come from?" he leaned against the door.
"Uh it was just something that we…" she was blushing hard this time her face a bright cherry red. "Back when you rescued us you guys were together and you still are and Bullet said that he had heard some of the other transgenics talking and I just wondered." She shrugged.
Alec looked at her.
"Look kid, me and Max is complicated okay. We are just friends but if it gets about that people think we're more, not only will she kick my ass. But she won't want to be my friend anymore plus she'll be pissed and that's never good for anyone."
"But you like her like that?" she asked curiously.
"Can you keep a secret kid?" he wondered if he should even be saying this to her.
"Don't call me kid and I can." She retorted "Its Ralph, you named me yourself."
Alec let loose a broad smirk "So I did Ralph. Okay, I do like Max like that but I don't want anyone else to know got it?"
Ralph beamed at being let in his confidence.
"I won't tell a soul." She promised and he moved to let her leave.
As she opened the door there was another of the kids standing there.
"There you are Ralph." The dark haired lad glared at Alec "We were wondering where you had disappeared off to."
"I was getting the roster Zero." She said with an exasperated tone to her voice that reminded Alec of Max talking to him.
"Thanks Alec." She turned to smile at Alec much to Zero's annoyance.
As the door shut Alec had to put a hand over his mouth to keep himself from laughing. Oh things were definitely getting more interesting in Terminal City.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Ting- I love angst, really so expect lots of that!
ringo-gurl- in suspense? really well yay me, hows this part?
fan- Thanks, glad you like it.
Jenna- Alec isnt aware just yet but you can be sure he won't be sitting on his pretty tush waiting around. As for someone for Biggs? Who do you suggest?
Secretly beautiful- I'm not stopping! Really this looks liek another Fayth epic...dammit. She won't dissapear, i've been waiting to write the perfect torture scene- so those with weak stomach be warned. As for those in her unit- i hadn't actually given it much thought but you gave me plenty to think about in my other Max story (unposted as yet) so thanks for the constructive feedback.
acb- awww your making me blush!!!