The Morning After
The next morning was the weekly committee meeting. Max and Alec came out of their apartments at the same time.
"Morning, Max!" Alec said. He stood in the hallway, staring at the floor and shuffling his feet.
"Morning, Alec!" Max responded equally uncomfortable.
"So, you headed to the meeting?" Both of them said in unison. Nodding, they walked over to the command center without saying another word.
As they arrived, Alec reached out to open the door, but Max grabbed his hand stopping him. "Wait Alec, there's something I want to say before we go in there." Alec paused. "I wanted to say 'thank you' for the virus thing. Well not for the virus that was bad but for the cure. The good thing, you know. You didn't have to do that. It was nice." Max realized she was beginning to babble so she stopped and took a deep breath "Oh and I'm sorry, for the way I treated you."
"You're welcome, Max. Umm, since we're confessing, there's something I've been wanting to tell you..." Alec was interrupted by the sound of someone clearing their throat. It was Mole. He was standing in the doorway looking at them with raised eyebrows. Looking down, Max realized she still had a hold of Alec's hand. Blushing, she let go, rushed inside and took her seat.
"Sorry to interrupt, Alec."
"It's ok, Mole. Some things are probably best left unsaid." Alec sighed as he walked in and joined Max at the table.
"So, what's on the agenda for today." Max looked around at the other committee members.
"The medical supplies I asked for arrived yesterday. Thanks, Mole! The medical ward should be up and running in another couple of days." Doc leaned back in her seat with a relieved look on her face.
"The Rec Room should be ready soon too. I have to make one last supply run this morning but we should be able to have the grand opening tomorrow night if that's ok with everyone." Alec added with a big grin. It was obvious how excited he was.
Max smiled back, "Tomorrow night will be perfect. We'll spread the word. Does anyone else have anything to add? If not, let's get out of here. We've all got lots to do today."
Everyone rose to leave except Max and Alec. He looked over at her quizzically and reached out to touch her arm. "So what's on your agenda today, Maxie?"
"Nothing much" she said vaguely. "Thought I'd drop by JamPony and invite some of the gang to the opening tomorrow night. That is, if that's ok with you, I mean. It is your baby after all."
"No, that's fine. The more, the merrier. Say 'hi' to Normal for me too."
"I will." Max promised. "Hey Alec! Need any help with that supply run?"
"Nah, I got it covered. But thanks for asking."
"Oh, ok. Guess I should probably drop by Logan's anyway. Tell him the good news." Max tried to mask her disappointment with a big smile.
Alec pulled his hand away like it had been burned. "The cure, right. So I guess you took it last night. Listen, I gotta' run. The guy with the supplies is gonna' be waiting on me." He jumped up to leave. "By the way, I guess you can invite Logan tomorrow too, if you want." He turned and walked quickly out into the courtyard.
"Yeah, I might do that. The more, the merrier and all." Max said quietly, a little confused by Alec's sudden change in mood.
The next morning was the weekly committee meeting. Max and Alec came out of their apartments at the same time.
"Morning, Max!" Alec said. He stood in the hallway, staring at the floor and shuffling his feet.
"Morning, Alec!" Max responded equally uncomfortable.
"So, you headed to the meeting?" Both of them said in unison. Nodding, they walked over to the command center without saying another word.
As they arrived, Alec reached out to open the door, but Max grabbed his hand stopping him. "Wait Alec, there's something I want to say before we go in there." Alec paused. "I wanted to say 'thank you' for the virus thing. Well not for the virus that was bad but for the cure. The good thing, you know. You didn't have to do that. It was nice." Max realized she was beginning to babble so she stopped and took a deep breath "Oh and I'm sorry, for the way I treated you."
"You're welcome, Max. Umm, since we're confessing, there's something I've been wanting to tell you..." Alec was interrupted by the sound of someone clearing their throat. It was Mole. He was standing in the doorway looking at them with raised eyebrows. Looking down, Max realized she still had a hold of Alec's hand. Blushing, she let go, rushed inside and took her seat.
"Sorry to interrupt, Alec."
"It's ok, Mole. Some things are probably best left unsaid." Alec sighed as he walked in and joined Max at the table.
"So, what's on the agenda for today." Max looked around at the other committee members.
"The medical supplies I asked for arrived yesterday. Thanks, Mole! The medical ward should be up and running in another couple of days." Doc leaned back in her seat with a relieved look on her face.
"The Rec Room should be ready soon too. I have to make one last supply run this morning but we should be able to have the grand opening tomorrow night if that's ok with everyone." Alec added with a big grin. It was obvious how excited he was.
Max smiled back, "Tomorrow night will be perfect. We'll spread the word. Does anyone else have anything to add? If not, let's get out of here. We've all got lots to do today."
Everyone rose to leave except Max and Alec. He looked over at her quizzically and reached out to touch her arm. "So what's on your agenda today, Maxie?"
"Nothing much" she said vaguely. "Thought I'd drop by JamPony and invite some of the gang to the opening tomorrow night. That is, if that's ok with you, I mean. It is your baby after all."
"No, that's fine. The more, the merrier. Say 'hi' to Normal for me too."
"I will." Max promised. "Hey Alec! Need any help with that supply run?"
"Nah, I got it covered. But thanks for asking."
"Oh, ok. Guess I should probably drop by Logan's anyway. Tell him the good news." Max tried to mask her disappointment with a big smile.
Alec pulled his hand away like it had been burned. "The cure, right. So I guess you took it last night. Listen, I gotta' run. The guy with the supplies is gonna' be waiting on me." He jumped up to leave. "By the way, I guess you can invite Logan tomorrow too, if you want." He turned and walked quickly out into the courtyard.
"Yeah, I might do that. The more, the merrier and all." Max said quietly, a little confused by Alec's sudden change in mood.