Hello peoples. Yay!!! My story made over a hundred reviews!!! Lol. Okay so it may not be much to some people but it's my 1st ever story so yaaaaay! Oh, well not far from the end now. This is a short chap, enjoy.
How I feel
They moved away from the edge back towards the basket and Alec wrapped the blanket around them. They got out the remaining two chocolate bars and started eating one each. One would think the two of them were full by now but they ate them while reminiscing about things that had happened at crash. They had twenty minutes more to waste. Once they had both finished their chocolate bars Max leaned her head on Alec's shoulder. He smiled and just as Max was getting comfortable and warm he jumped up jolting her from her comfortable position.
"I just forgot something, be right back" he said while moving towards the broken window. He walked back inside the needle and got his bag taking out the rose. He came back outside hiding the rose behind his back. Sitting In the spot he had just left a few seconds ago he pulled out the rose. "Max, for you." He said handing it to her. She looked at it thinking it was beautiful. It was modestly simple yet so pretty. It even had a cute little bow on it.
"It's perfect. Thank you Alec." Said Max and she kissed his cheek.
Alec was momentarily stunned but glad she liked the gift. Sure it wouldn't last long but it was in the moment.
He figured if he wanted her to know how he felt, it was now or never.
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"Max I.. Um, I need to talk to you." Alec said nervously. Well he'd started, so now he was committed.
Max looked at him curiously "Well we are alone Alec, so shoot." "Uh... right, of course. Well..." he trailed off.
Max was getting curious now. He looked nervous. What the hell would he have to say that would make him nervous? 'I ruined your favourite shirt?' Ok so that would make her mad, but what the hell would he be doing with her favourite shirt? "Well...?" she prompted him.
"I, well, you see..." he babbled.
She smiled at him in what she hoped was an encouraging smile trying not to let it be strained by the thought of her shirt being ruined and waved her hands in a 'go on' motion. He took a deep breath and decided he should just tell her. "Max I, I care about you."
She smiled at him. "Well good because I care about you too." She said offhandedly. "I, well... yes I know that." He muttered a bit discouraged by her casualness. "But that's not quite where I was going with this. What I meant was, I like you more then a friend should. I've felt like this for awhile and I thought this dare would make me change my mind but it hasn't. It's just made me realize how much more I want you and care about you."
She gazed at him in wide eyed shock. She saw the raw emotion plastered on his face mingled with his apprehension and fear. He was lacking any of his usual Smart-Alec joking and she could see that he had pulled away his mask and was showing her his vulnerable side. "I, I didn't know you felt like this." she stammered.
Her expression tore threw his heart. He felt all his insecurities about her, all his jealousy, love and most of all rejection hit him full force. It was a pain unlike any other. He heard the sounds of his shattered heart hitting the floor and saw his world coming apart. He couldn't stand it, for her to see anymore of his weaknesses so he got up and started walking towards the broken window.
Max sat there frozen. Her thoughts were too jumbled to comprehend. She had no idea what to say. She was happy and shocked, and surprised and everything was going in slow motion. She said the only thing that came to mind while Alec was staring at her with so much hope and foreboding. He was expecting rejection and her words probably sounded like one. Why did she say such a dumb thing? 'I didn't know you felt like this?' No wonder he reacted as he did right after she said that. His blank soldiers mask dropped into place and he stared at her for a millisecond before he got up and started heading for a way out. In that one millisecond she saw all the unbelievably intense pain and heartbreak at what he thought was rejection, flit across his eyes. Just as he was climbing through the window her senses returned to her and everything sped up to pace. She got up and raced after him. "Alec!" she shouted trying to get his attention and to get him to stop. He wouldn't though. He kept walking.
She came after him. Probably to apologize. He knew she valued their friendship but he couldn't face her. He couldn't look at her knowing she most likely pitied him, and that if she wanted something he'd still do it straight away just to spare her an ounce of pain. So, he kept walking, hoping she'd decide he wasn't worth it and stop following him. He was nearing the stairs when a hand shot out and grabbed his hand. He tensed at the contact and stopped, but refused to look at her. His pride wouldn't let him. He didn't want to forgive her.
"Alec," she whispered "I, it's not what you think." She said into his rigid back.
He closed his eyes trying to control his emotion before he spoke. "Well what then?" he asked unable to think of anything better to say. "I love you." She whispered.
His eyes widened in surprise mirroring her previous expression. "You WHAT?" he yelped turning around to face her.
"I, I love you." She repeated.
Alec gazed at her desperate expression. "Max don't do this." he whispered pain evident through his words "don't say something you don't mean."
She knew she didn't sound very convincing, not with the situation they were in. Well actions speak louder then words they say. She leaned up and captured his lips in a slow, passionate kiss pouring all her feeling into it. She forced him to recognize her feelings. He didn't respond at first, but she didn't let up. Her tongue slipped in and started a battle of dominance, a battle which he responded to. Her arms snaked up to fold round his neck and he held her to him around the waist. She broke away, then looked into his eyes searching for some kind of sign. She had just laid everything on the table letting her vulnerability shine through. Now it was his decision.
He let her go and stared at her confused. "But, you looked so horrified before."
She smiled then. "I wasn't horrified Alec, I was shocked. I didn't know you felt the same way and I was bottling up my feelings because I didn't want to be rejected. Not by my best friend. I didn't want to lose you."
He suddenly understood where she was coming from. Everything she had ever loved was always taken away from her. She was trying to keep him at arms length. She wouldn't lose him too, and he had caught her off guard. He pulled her to him and wrapped his arms around her fiercely trying to protect her from the world. She relaxed in his grip and leaned into his embrace. "I love you Max."
She tensed in his arms and looked up at him. "Alec you don't have to say it back to me. Not if you don't feel that way."
He laughed at her. "You are dense Max. Guess I'll have to take a page out of your book." He said then leaned down and crushed her lips in a fierce, crazed kiss that left her weak at the knees. If it hadn't been for the fact that he was holding her she would've dropped to the floor like spilled jelly. He pulled away and smiled down at her.
She was left feeling a little light-headed. "Wow." She said. "I guess the feeling IS mutual."
He laughed at her and kissed her again in a gentler, less-intense way. After all... they were supposed to return to work in a few minutes. "You have no idea how long I have wanted to be able to do this." He said after pulling away.
"Haven't I?" she asked leaning her forehead against his. It was freezing and the wind had picked up blowing rubbish and debris about. Max couldn't be warmer.
(A/N I was sooooo tempted to leave the story here but I figured it was too short and there was just an extra bit I wanted to add.)
The two walked into Jam Pony hand in hand.
A few people stared, because Max and Alec didn't usually show affection publicly. But most just ignored the pathetically in love couple and went on with their own miserable lives.
OC was getting a jacket out of her locker because the wind had picked up. She was hoping that Max and Alec's last date went well. It wasn't anything spectacular but it seemed romantic in a freakish, absurd way. Just as she was thinking of her two personal projects. They rounded the corner.
"OC!" Max called.
OC turned around and stared at her boo who was leaning into Alec's embrace shyly, but comfortably. "Wha...?" She mumbled confused.
"uh, well we're kind of a couple now" stated max OC's eyes widened in pure shock and then she squealed in glee. "FINALLY!!!!" she said as she sprung into a group hug with them.
"Finally?" Alec asked.
OC blushed as she pulled away. "C'mon boo, we all could see it coming. Why do you think everyone believed you two were a couple so easily?"
Max shrugged and Alec raised an eyebrow.
"So you decided to push us along did you?" Alec inquired amused. "Damn right I did! My girl here needed some loving!" OC replied defensively. Max laughed at her. "Calm down OC. It was a sneaky thing to do but it got its job done, so I'm grateful!" OC laughed and hugged her boo again. "Good sugar. You two lovebirds up for some celebrating at crash tonight?"
Alec raised his brow "I could think of better things to do." He said suggestively looking towards Max. She blushed and turned towards OC "Celebrating sounds good" OC laughed and patted Alec on the back. "Well see you guys later then." She said and went off.
Alec turned to Max with heated eyes. "You really want to go to crash?"
She looked shyly into his heated eyes and bit her lip. "Yes, we should celebrate with OC because we are together because of her."
He looked at her sullenly but agreed. "Hey I've waited this long, what's a little longer huh?" he asked.
She hit his arm. "Oh yeah, is that all you want from me?" she asked annoyed. "No... I want to live every waking moment with you then wake up and see your beautiful face next to me each morning. I want to build a future together, maybe have kids someday, there is so much I want to do in time" he said sincerely. "But first I want to take the first steps with you"
She looked at him surprised. "Jeez, Alec we're not getting married." She joked. She then looked at him cheekily "And besides, I don't sleep." she said giving him something to think about. She kissed him and walked off. As soon as she was out of earshot Alec whispered "We're not married Maxie. But I've finally found my other half and no matter what, you are, always have and always will be my soul mate. I'm going to do everything I can to make us work."
Hehe, yeah cliffhangers. always fun to do... muahahahaha. Now or never!
How I feel
They moved away from the edge back towards the basket and Alec wrapped the blanket around them. They got out the remaining two chocolate bars and started eating one each. One would think the two of them were full by now but they ate them while reminiscing about things that had happened at crash. They had twenty minutes more to waste. Once they had both finished their chocolate bars Max leaned her head on Alec's shoulder. He smiled and just as Max was getting comfortable and warm he jumped up jolting her from her comfortable position.
"I just forgot something, be right back" he said while moving towards the broken window. He walked back inside the needle and got his bag taking out the rose. He came back outside hiding the rose behind his back. Sitting In the spot he had just left a few seconds ago he pulled out the rose. "Max, for you." He said handing it to her. She looked at it thinking it was beautiful. It was modestly simple yet so pretty. It even had a cute little bow on it.
"It's perfect. Thank you Alec." Said Max and she kissed his cheek.
Alec was momentarily stunned but glad she liked the gift. Sure it wouldn't last long but it was in the moment.
He figured if he wanted her to know how he felt, it was now or never.
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"Max I.. Um, I need to talk to you." Alec said nervously. Well he'd started, so now he was committed.
Max looked at him curiously "Well we are alone Alec, so shoot." "Uh... right, of course. Well..." he trailed off.
Max was getting curious now. He looked nervous. What the hell would he have to say that would make him nervous? 'I ruined your favourite shirt?' Ok so that would make her mad, but what the hell would he be doing with her favourite shirt? "Well...?" she prompted him.
"I, well, you see..." he babbled.
She smiled at him in what she hoped was an encouraging smile trying not to let it be strained by the thought of her shirt being ruined and waved her hands in a 'go on' motion. He took a deep breath and decided he should just tell her. "Max I, I care about you."
She smiled at him. "Well good because I care about you too." She said offhandedly. "I, well... yes I know that." He muttered a bit discouraged by her casualness. "But that's not quite where I was going with this. What I meant was, I like you more then a friend should. I've felt like this for awhile and I thought this dare would make me change my mind but it hasn't. It's just made me realize how much more I want you and care about you."
She gazed at him in wide eyed shock. She saw the raw emotion plastered on his face mingled with his apprehension and fear. He was lacking any of his usual Smart-Alec joking and she could see that he had pulled away his mask and was showing her his vulnerable side. "I, I didn't know you felt like this." she stammered.
Her expression tore threw his heart. He felt all his insecurities about her, all his jealousy, love and most of all rejection hit him full force. It was a pain unlike any other. He heard the sounds of his shattered heart hitting the floor and saw his world coming apart. He couldn't stand it, for her to see anymore of his weaknesses so he got up and started walking towards the broken window.
Max sat there frozen. Her thoughts were too jumbled to comprehend. She had no idea what to say. She was happy and shocked, and surprised and everything was going in slow motion. She said the only thing that came to mind while Alec was staring at her with so much hope and foreboding. He was expecting rejection and her words probably sounded like one. Why did she say such a dumb thing? 'I didn't know you felt like this?' No wonder he reacted as he did right after she said that. His blank soldiers mask dropped into place and he stared at her for a millisecond before he got up and started heading for a way out. In that one millisecond she saw all the unbelievably intense pain and heartbreak at what he thought was rejection, flit across his eyes. Just as he was climbing through the window her senses returned to her and everything sped up to pace. She got up and raced after him. "Alec!" she shouted trying to get his attention and to get him to stop. He wouldn't though. He kept walking.
She came after him. Probably to apologize. He knew she valued their friendship but he couldn't face her. He couldn't look at her knowing she most likely pitied him, and that if she wanted something he'd still do it straight away just to spare her an ounce of pain. So, he kept walking, hoping she'd decide he wasn't worth it and stop following him. He was nearing the stairs when a hand shot out and grabbed his hand. He tensed at the contact and stopped, but refused to look at her. His pride wouldn't let him. He didn't want to forgive her.
"Alec," she whispered "I, it's not what you think." She said into his rigid back.
He closed his eyes trying to control his emotion before he spoke. "Well what then?" he asked unable to think of anything better to say. "I love you." She whispered.
His eyes widened in surprise mirroring her previous expression. "You WHAT?" he yelped turning around to face her.
"I, I love you." She repeated.
Alec gazed at her desperate expression. "Max don't do this." he whispered pain evident through his words "don't say something you don't mean."
She knew she didn't sound very convincing, not with the situation they were in. Well actions speak louder then words they say. She leaned up and captured his lips in a slow, passionate kiss pouring all her feeling into it. She forced him to recognize her feelings. He didn't respond at first, but she didn't let up. Her tongue slipped in and started a battle of dominance, a battle which he responded to. Her arms snaked up to fold round his neck and he held her to him around the waist. She broke away, then looked into his eyes searching for some kind of sign. She had just laid everything on the table letting her vulnerability shine through. Now it was his decision.
He let her go and stared at her confused. "But, you looked so horrified before."
She smiled then. "I wasn't horrified Alec, I was shocked. I didn't know you felt the same way and I was bottling up my feelings because I didn't want to be rejected. Not by my best friend. I didn't want to lose you."
He suddenly understood where she was coming from. Everything she had ever loved was always taken away from her. She was trying to keep him at arms length. She wouldn't lose him too, and he had caught her off guard. He pulled her to him and wrapped his arms around her fiercely trying to protect her from the world. She relaxed in his grip and leaned into his embrace. "I love you Max."
She tensed in his arms and looked up at him. "Alec you don't have to say it back to me. Not if you don't feel that way."
He laughed at her. "You are dense Max. Guess I'll have to take a page out of your book." He said then leaned down and crushed her lips in a fierce, crazed kiss that left her weak at the knees. If it hadn't been for the fact that he was holding her she would've dropped to the floor like spilled jelly. He pulled away and smiled down at her.
She was left feeling a little light-headed. "Wow." She said. "I guess the feeling IS mutual."
He laughed at her and kissed her again in a gentler, less-intense way. After all... they were supposed to return to work in a few minutes. "You have no idea how long I have wanted to be able to do this." He said after pulling away.
"Haven't I?" she asked leaning her forehead against his. It was freezing and the wind had picked up blowing rubbish and debris about. Max couldn't be warmer.
(A/N I was sooooo tempted to leave the story here but I figured it was too short and there was just an extra bit I wanted to add.)
The two walked into Jam Pony hand in hand.
A few people stared, because Max and Alec didn't usually show affection publicly. But most just ignored the pathetically in love couple and went on with their own miserable lives.
OC was getting a jacket out of her locker because the wind had picked up. She was hoping that Max and Alec's last date went well. It wasn't anything spectacular but it seemed romantic in a freakish, absurd way. Just as she was thinking of her two personal projects. They rounded the corner.
"OC!" Max called.
OC turned around and stared at her boo who was leaning into Alec's embrace shyly, but comfortably. "Wha...?" She mumbled confused.
"uh, well we're kind of a couple now" stated max OC's eyes widened in pure shock and then she squealed in glee. "FINALLY!!!!" she said as she sprung into a group hug with them.
"Finally?" Alec asked.
OC blushed as she pulled away. "C'mon boo, we all could see it coming. Why do you think everyone believed you two were a couple so easily?"
Max shrugged and Alec raised an eyebrow.
"So you decided to push us along did you?" Alec inquired amused. "Damn right I did! My girl here needed some loving!" OC replied defensively. Max laughed at her. "Calm down OC. It was a sneaky thing to do but it got its job done, so I'm grateful!" OC laughed and hugged her boo again. "Good sugar. You two lovebirds up for some celebrating at crash tonight?"
Alec raised his brow "I could think of better things to do." He said suggestively looking towards Max. She blushed and turned towards OC "Celebrating sounds good" OC laughed and patted Alec on the back. "Well see you guys later then." She said and went off.
Alec turned to Max with heated eyes. "You really want to go to crash?"
She looked shyly into his heated eyes and bit her lip. "Yes, we should celebrate with OC because we are together because of her."
He looked at her sullenly but agreed. "Hey I've waited this long, what's a little longer huh?" he asked.
She hit his arm. "Oh yeah, is that all you want from me?" she asked annoyed. "No... I want to live every waking moment with you then wake up and see your beautiful face next to me each morning. I want to build a future together, maybe have kids someday, there is so much I want to do in time" he said sincerely. "But first I want to take the first steps with you"
She looked at him surprised. "Jeez, Alec we're not getting married." She joked. She then looked at him cheekily "And besides, I don't sleep." she said giving him something to think about. She kissed him and walked off. As soon as she was out of earshot Alec whispered "We're not married Maxie. But I've finally found my other half and no matter what, you are, always have and always will be my soul mate. I'm going to do everything I can to make us work."
Hehe, yeah cliffhangers. always fun to do... muahahahaha. Now or never!