Chapter Four: Needle Chat
Max sat at the Space Needle. As soon as she saw it, she had remembered things about Seattle. Crash came to mind, and along with it a (usually drunk) man named Sketchy. He led to Jam Pony and her gay boss, Normal. (Well, gay as to popular belief—Max still wasn't fooled; she saw through that 'I have a hot WOMAN date') When she got atop the structure, there were distinct images of Ben, Tinga, Zack and her family flooding her mind. Thoughts of Ben brought her back to wondering about the man back at her apartment. Alec. 494. He had her stumped. Nothing so far had brought any memories of him. He had seemed caring, though. Caring to her. For her. This would be a LOT easier to comprehend if she didn't have a boyfriend. But wouldn't she see 'Logan' her supposed boyfriend and fall in love? Again?
***~***
As Alec walked up the stairs of the Needle, he heard a small whisper. He, even with his transgenic hearing, couldn't decode a thing. What?
Part of his question was answered when he spotted something. Someone. Her. *I guess my life will be full to the Max, *Alec smirked at his clever and truthful pun. *Not that I mind if it is. *He would be a bit distracted with the fact that what he was thinking about was only feet away. He could still hear her mumbling. It was still incomprehensible.
"Hey Maxie, you okay?" the words came out of his mouth before his mind could veto them.
Without turning around, Max replied, "Yeah, Alec. Just confused." Max obviously did not remember herself. It almost sounded like she was confiding in him. Alec went to sit beside her, but he was confronted with the question, "What took you so long?"
He would say, "I tried to get there as soon as possible. I just know how much you enjoy having me save you." No, she didn't remember him and wouldn't like his wise crack – although it seemed like she might have remembered due to her question. A simple, "I'm sorry," would suffice, but that wasn't *him*....
***~***
"Honestly. It doesn't even take ORDINARIES twenty minutes to walk up half those stairs. What? Lydecker too busy mixing DNA cocktails to see you slackin'?" Max turned around to stare into Alec's gorgeous hazel eyes, a smile on her face.
It was impossible to think about how to rid of a boyfriend when you have a nice guy around. Well, not impossible; Max was barely able to achieve the task.
"How did I get into this mess?" Max put the question into the open in case Alec had any insights. Fortunately, (or not, depending on how you look at it) he did.
"What? Eyes Only isn't up to Missy-miss' standards anymore?"
*Eyes Only? Oh my God . . . * A hundred pictures ran through her mind. Pictures of missions, the kiss, finding out about the virus.... and then today created a slideshow for her brain. Max burst out laughing. She could tell Alec was shocked by her reaction. She choked out, "I.... called...him a.... GEEZER!!"
Alec's face softened into a sly smile. "Yeah, you did. I was personally very proud. Wait.... do you remember?"
"I do now. God, I can see how I made it, but damn was that a wasteful decision. I just thought, If he's whom I love, wouldn't I just fall in love again? But I didn't. I guess I should be more sad or disappointed, but I'm just over it." Did she usually confide in Alec? If not, she should defiantly start. He really listened.
"Umm...do you remember anything besides your.... ex?" Alec asked hesitantly. Max saw through his cocky façade.
"Yeah, but I don't remember a whole lot else about Seattle," Max paused. "Could you give me a tour?"
"Absolutely."
Max sat at the Space Needle. As soon as she saw it, she had remembered things about Seattle. Crash came to mind, and along with it a (usually drunk) man named Sketchy. He led to Jam Pony and her gay boss, Normal. (Well, gay as to popular belief—Max still wasn't fooled; she saw through that 'I have a hot WOMAN date') When she got atop the structure, there were distinct images of Ben, Tinga, Zack and her family flooding her mind. Thoughts of Ben brought her back to wondering about the man back at her apartment. Alec. 494. He had her stumped. Nothing so far had brought any memories of him. He had seemed caring, though. Caring to her. For her. This would be a LOT easier to comprehend if she didn't have a boyfriend. But wouldn't she see 'Logan' her supposed boyfriend and fall in love? Again?
***~***
As Alec walked up the stairs of the Needle, he heard a small whisper. He, even with his transgenic hearing, couldn't decode a thing. What?
Part of his question was answered when he spotted something. Someone. Her. *I guess my life will be full to the Max, *Alec smirked at his clever and truthful pun. *Not that I mind if it is. *He would be a bit distracted with the fact that what he was thinking about was only feet away. He could still hear her mumbling. It was still incomprehensible.
"Hey Maxie, you okay?" the words came out of his mouth before his mind could veto them.
Without turning around, Max replied, "Yeah, Alec. Just confused." Max obviously did not remember herself. It almost sounded like she was confiding in him. Alec went to sit beside her, but he was confronted with the question, "What took you so long?"
He would say, "I tried to get there as soon as possible. I just know how much you enjoy having me save you." No, she didn't remember him and wouldn't like his wise crack – although it seemed like she might have remembered due to her question. A simple, "I'm sorry," would suffice, but that wasn't *him*....
***~***
"Honestly. It doesn't even take ORDINARIES twenty minutes to walk up half those stairs. What? Lydecker too busy mixing DNA cocktails to see you slackin'?" Max turned around to stare into Alec's gorgeous hazel eyes, a smile on her face.
It was impossible to think about how to rid of a boyfriend when you have a nice guy around. Well, not impossible; Max was barely able to achieve the task.
"How did I get into this mess?" Max put the question into the open in case Alec had any insights. Fortunately, (or not, depending on how you look at it) he did.
"What? Eyes Only isn't up to Missy-miss' standards anymore?"
*Eyes Only? Oh my God . . . * A hundred pictures ran through her mind. Pictures of missions, the kiss, finding out about the virus.... and then today created a slideshow for her brain. Max burst out laughing. She could tell Alec was shocked by her reaction. She choked out, "I.... called...him a.... GEEZER!!"
Alec's face softened into a sly smile. "Yeah, you did. I was personally very proud. Wait.... do you remember?"
"I do now. God, I can see how I made it, but damn was that a wasteful decision. I just thought, If he's whom I love, wouldn't I just fall in love again? But I didn't. I guess I should be more sad or disappointed, but I'm just over it." Did she usually confide in Alec? If not, she should defiantly start. He really listened.
"Umm...do you remember anything besides your.... ex?" Alec asked hesitantly. Max saw through his cocky façade.
"Yeah, but I don't remember a whole lot else about Seattle," Max paused. "Could you give me a tour?"
"Absolutely."