12
Logan watched through the video cam as Alec stared at him.
"Well?"
"Alec, as much I hate to say it-"
"So don't." his tone brooked no argument "They could have killed her in the forest but they didn't."
Logan nodded "I've had sources check out the surrounding area and all transports within the past few days but nothing. At least nothing out of the ordinary."
Alec refused to let the words penetrate his heart. It had been three days since the team had returned without Max and so far they hadn't found out anything. White and his men seemed to have disappeared into thin air- taking Max with them.
"Okay." He scratched the back of his head "Let's try something new. They probably went out another way. How about all the sector breaks, they wouldn't have stayed in Seattle. Not even White's that arrogant."
Logan was typing away quickly.
"We have twelve checkpoints out of Seattle." He informed Alec.
Alec nodded "We'll need to grease some palms to get the info."
He spun in his chair to call Mole.
"Hey we need to send men to each of the checkpoints out of Seattle with enough firepower but cash to get some answers."
"Why just men?"
Alec spun around to see Original Cindy standing there with her hands on her hips in a typical go-to-hell pose.
"O.C." he breathed and as quick as a flash they were hugging tightly.
"We'll find her boo." She whispered as she ran her fingers through his short hair.
He pulled away and tried to smile "Of course we will."
"Besides she'd kick your ass for that macho crap. Baby boo, don't you get that a girl's tude and her wares will get ya more answers than cash and flash?"
Alec thought over her words "Sending out women?"
"Ya'll have them in TC?" she raised an eyebrow.
He couldn't help the smirk "Sure."
"And they all revved up like home girl?"
"No one quite like Max but I get the point. Mole!" he called "Scrap that and get me the female unit in here."
"Now that's what I'm talking about. Get me some honeyz and we'll do this the ol' fashioned way."
"Whoa." He grabbed her arm before she could walk away "What do you mean we?"
She arched an eyebrow at him "Now I know you don't think that Original Cindy is gonna let your grungy ass save the day do ya. Home girl is in a jam and Original Cindy melts the marmalade. Got it suga?"
"Its dangerous O.C." he stated trying to quiet her words.
"Yeah and O.C's dangerous to your health if ya think I'm gonna just do nuthin'." She moved closer "Besides boo, soldiers they may be but what do they know about flirting?" she pointed over his shoulder to where twenty odd females stood to attention.
He folded his arms over his chest and leaned against the wall with a nonchalance he didn't feel.
"We were trained in the effective use of sexuality and devious methods to achieve our goals."
"That right?" she answered "Damn that is some fine use of materials." She eyed the recruits. "But Original Cindy has the flava and I'm doing it."
Alec nodded "Okay, just be careful okay. If anything happens to you when Max comes back she'll hand me my ass in a sling."
"Like you won't enjoy it." she grinned as his jaw dropped. "Oh yeah O.C knows all about your little lusty thang and she approves."
Alec fought the blush as he heard Mole chuckle behind him. He turned to pin the transgenic with a glare only to see Mole as stoic as usual.
"Get outta here before you start hurling." He said gruffly and O.C marched over to the female unit with a sway in her walk that had more than one transgenic watching.
He shook his head and turned back to the video camera where Logan was waiting with a strange look on his face.
"Was that Original Cindy?" he asked
"Yeah." Alec sat back in the chair.
"Is that true, do you and Max have something going on?"
Alec wasn't sure how to handle that one. As far as he knew he and Max weren't anything other than friends but that wasn't to say that when she got back they wouldn't be more. As soon as she returned he meant to tell her what he felt about her. How much he loved her. He had wasted too many chances and if he couldn't get her back…no he wouldn't think like that; she had to come back.
Logan had watched him as silence fell over the two men heavier than iron.
"You just treat her right." Logan said in a croaky voice that was closer to how Alec was feeling than he would allow.
For that moment in time he envied Logan Cale. Because he didn't have the fate of an entire nation resting on his shoulders and he didn't have to mask the feelings that he felt for the one he loved who could be dying somewhere alone with only a psycho for company doing god knows what to her. He didn't have to push it all back and try to focus.
"I will." was all he said before pushing it all away and getting down to business again.