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Summary: Alec's interest on another girl drives Max crazy. Can she accept the reason for her jealousy?
A/N: I'm so sorry for the delay with this last chapter. RL really got in the way this time. Anyway, I don't think you want to hear excuses now, so let's get on with the end of the story.
I want to thank everyone who reviewed; you helped me to almost reach 100 reviews, something I had never accomplished before. Thanks! Of course if you would like to help me even further to really reach the goal of 100, I wouldn't complain. Hint, hint. LOL. Anyway, huge thanks to every one of you. I had a great time writing this story and I hope you had it too while reading it.
I want to dedicate this chapter to my beta Secretly Beautiful for her huge help. This story wouldn't be what it is without her. Thanks girl!
Natasqui: There was more. Here is the last chapter. Glad to know you enjoyed the way they got together. I thought, how can they get together? Well, how about the same way they always act around each other? Lest get them fighting. Anyway, huge thanks for your loyal support with this story. =)
AAA: About Zack, I wasn't talking about SAR but BBWW, when they fight because she wants to get back to Seattle and help Logan. Although I still maintain he let her win, so maybe you are right.
Jade-k: Thanks! Glad you liked it. I was a little nervous about that scene, cause lets face it, it was the key scene of the story. But I'm glad it turned out ok.
Ting: Well, you could say he got a little payback where Max is concerned. Plus, now he knows a way to shut her up, a way I'm thinking both of them probably enjoy. LOL.
Lalala: It wasn't the last chapter but thanks for the encouragement. Here you have the last chapter, I hope you like this one too.
Rose: Did you get my e-mail? This is the chapter I was talking you about. I'll be starting on the standalone I mentioned in a few days. I hope I can post it soon. In the mean time, I hope I hear from you soon. I'll be waiting for your new e-mail address. Oh, and by the way, you ARE the most loyal reviewer I have. In fact, I couldn't ask for a better one. =)
Now the last chapter of When someone wants your candy:
CHAPTER 14: AND HERE WE GO AGAIN
"Have you seen my pants anywhere?"
Max never thought it would be possible, but Alec was making a bigger mess out of the office than the one already caused by their nightly activities. Apparently, his pants had been one of the many casualties caused by their rather wild night. Max watched his tanned and muscled back while he leaned looking for his pants behind the couch. She couldn't help but smile when her eyes traveled a little lower. 'Damn. Why did he have to find his boxers so easily?' Not that the sight wasn't good enough as it was.
"Here they are!" Alec got up from the floor with a triumphant grin and proceeded to put that specific piece of clothing on. 'Shame. Well, at least I still have his abs to entertain me.'
Alec finished zipping his cargos and proceeded to start the search for his last lost item; his shirt. In the mean time, Max was lost in thought. The last two days had been like a dream to her. She still couldn't believe they were finally together. She couldn't for the life of her comprehend why they'd been apart for so long. And she had quite a high IQ, so it was truly a mystery. But now that they both had put aside their fears and pride (well, at least for a second on the later, but enough to tell each other how they felt), they were finally together.
Max smiled. She still could remember the face Biggs put on when they went to tell him what had happened. It was yesterday morning. Max and Alec had finally talked, after taking care of more important matters during the night. Important and very entertaining matters. But she was getting out of track. They had talked and Alec had told her the whole story. Biggs was at the mess hall when they went looking for him. The second he saw Max enter the place he thought she was going to kill him, or at least torture him a little bit. She had to suppress a laugh when she thought about his reaction. He had left the mess hall in a hurry and came face to face with a scary looking Alec. Alec had kept him in place with a firm arms lock and waited for her. When Biggs saw her, his eyes grew wide in terror, His face was so funny she couldn't help it and started laughing her eyes out right then and there. This pretty much through the whole I'm-gonna-kill-you-attitude away, which made Biggs realize maybe his life wasn't really in danger. Pity. They could've had a blast torturing him psychologically. But the alternative wasn't as bad either. First, they had to assure Biggs that they were honestly together and happy about it; that his life wasn't in danger and that they really should thank him for putting up with their stubborn heads and managing to get them together. Well, if she was honest, they never did accept being stubborn. She would never do something like that in front of another human being, ever. Ordinary or transgenic. But that was beside the point. That night they had gone to Crash to drink and have a little fun with Biggs, Cece and some of the others. Although they didn't really stay long; they had better things to do after all. Which placed them here and now, with her relishing in her lovely view and him searching for his shirt.
"Found it." Again with that triumphant grin she found so sexy. Well, she found everything in him sexy. Specially his smirk; his oh so Alec smirk.
"I think I have a problem here." That brought her back to reality and she directed a worried look towards her man. A worried look that quickly changed into a chuckle when she saw what he was talking about. Apparently, she had being a little too rough on the poor shirt the night before. This resulted in a shirt that was shirt no more. It was only shreds of clothing.
Max put on her best puppy dog eyes and tried to defend herself. "It refused to come off, I had to do something."
"Max, I know you can't have enough of my wonderful abs, but you don't have to take it out on my clothes. I loved this shirt."
She punched his arm in response. "Shut up!"
Ok. So maybe she couldn't exactly deny his words, but she would never give up on the opportunity to inflict some pain. It was a very important part of their relationship. Plus, if she accepted what he said out loud, she would never hear the end of it.
Alec moved closer to her and captured her lips in a quick kiss. When they parted he spoke again. "Just be thankful this wasn't my leather jacket or we would have a serious problem in our hands."
Max was about to respond, but he beat her to it. "I can't exactly go out with no shirt now. It's not fair for the female population in TC, they won't be able to resist me."
"You are so full of yourself."
There was that smirk again. "It worked with you." And suddenly the smirk wasn't so sexy and a lot more annoying. Well, it was still sexy, she couldn't deny that, but it was annoying too. Even more so when you take into account the fact that she couldn't deny those words either.
She tried punching him again, but he was prepared and pinned her to him. "I was thinking that since we are staying here -cause lets face it I can't leave this room half naked- there are a couple of things we could do to pass the time."
A smile appeared on Max's features, her previous annoyance flying out the window. How could she possibly stay mad at him? Normally it would be difficult, but when you consider she was still pinned to his bared chest, it made it virtually impossible. No red-blooded female could possibly resist forgiving him.
"I love you. You know that, don't you?"
"Yes I do. But who can blame you?"
This time her fist was too quick and Alec had to face the consequences of his big mouth.
"Ouch! Ok, ok. I love you too. I swear Max, one of this days you are going to leave a permanent bruise on this body and you are going to regret it. Remember, if something happens to it, now you lose too."
"Poor baby. And besides, if something happens to you I'll just go and get myself another man to substitute you."
"Yes, like you could possibly substitute me."
"Well, Biggs and I grew a little closer this past few days and he is a handsome man..."
Alec kissing her passionately cut her off. He would deny it till the end of his days if asked, but the truth was her words were making him a little worried. He decided to show her what a loss it would be if she decided to put her words to practice. On Max's case, she wasn't about to complain about the change of topic, so she kissed him back.
The pants were about to be lost again, when a female voice was heard in the background.
"Oh. My. God. Sorry. Didn't mean to intrude. Carry on."
Danielle was about to close the door behind her when Alec called after her.
"It's ok, you can come in."
"Are you sure?"
Now it was Max's time to answer.
"Yes. Come in. We actually want to talk to you."
"Good. Cause I want to talk to you too."
Danielle entered the room again and closed the door. She was about to sit on the couch, but she thought better of it. Shirtless Alec being a tip of what could have happened on that piece of furniture. Alec realized her thoughts and grinned. He was standing behind Max, so she remained completely oblivious to the exchange. Which was good really, for her face would have been a whole lot redder than it was now.
"Well, we...."
"No Max. Let me go first. I've been thinking a lot this past week and I want to apologize to you."
"Huh?" Max was completely lost.
"I said some nasty things to you the other night and I think I need to apologize. You see..."
"You don't need to. Alec expla..."
"I want to. Don't get me wrong, I still maintain what I said back there about the outcome of the mission, but I shouldn't have been so disrespectful about it. Whether you want to admit it or not, you've become kind of a leader for the TC population and that deserves my respect. I shouldn't have talked to you that way and I'm sorry I did. I want you to know that I respect you and that I'm prepared to follow your lead anytime. You just have to accept that I'm going to let you know when I don't agree with some of the mission's parameters..."
"Stop. I understand what you are saying. I forgive you. Someone opened my eyes and I understand where you were coming from. I need to trust other people's opinions and I'm prepared to do that in the future. I'm not accustomed to having people telling me I'm making a mistake to my face, so it's not that easy to get used to it, but I'm willing to try."
"You sure about this?"
Max smiled at her; a tender smile. "Wouldn't have it any other way."
"Friends then."
"Friends."
They exchanged handshakes to seal the deal. They weren't close enough for a hug yet, too much had happened between them, but they were in the right track now. Somewhere along the way they could become very good friends. They were both willing to try.
When the 'phony sentimentality' was out of the way, Alec decided he had been left out of the conversation for too long. God knew he couldn't possibly stay silent for so long.
"So D, I heard you have the hots for me."
Danielle turned her eyes toward him, only to be faced with the hugest smirk she had ever seen.
"So Biggs spilled, didn't he?"
"Yeah. I had to hurt him a little bit, but he finally crumbled."
"What did you do?" She was chuckling when she asked, but both Max and Alec could see a hint of concern behind the amusement.
"We fought and I won. As expected."
Max joined the conversation at that one. "Modesty is certainly lacking in your cocktail."
Alec was about to respond to that but they both were distracted by the change in Danielle's features. Now the concern was not masked anymore, but it was a different kind of concern. Neither Max nor Alec could place it.
"D? Are you ok? What's wrong?"
"He is going to kill me."
"What are you talking about?"
Danielle looked down at the floor while speaking, recalling past events in her head. "He said he was going to get hurt. He told me he didn't like my plan, that he was going to get shot at or kicked, or punched or something. He assured me he was going to be in considerable pain by the end of this plan. I didn't listen to him and told him he was being irrational, that he was a baby." She suddenly looked up again and her face was too much to resist. Both Alec and Max burst out laughing while Danielle notified them of her doomed faith. "I'm dead."
Max and Alec were at Crash by the end of the day. Danielle was back, so they decided maybe it was a good idea to go out and celebrate with their two favorite matchmakers. So here they were waiting for said people.
"You know Max, I was thinking that they got out too easy."
"What do you mean?"
"I mean they played us and they never got a punishment."
"You can't be serious. What would we punish them for? They got us together, that's a good thing."
"Yes, but still. They had their fun, I think it's time we have ours." The mischievous grin on his face a clear proof that the outcome was not going to be pretty.
"I like where this is going. What do you have in mind?"
"Payback."
When Biggs and Danielle finally arrived and made their way to the table, the plan was ready.
"Hi guys!"
"Hi D. Biggs. What took you guys so long?"
Danielle sat down to Alec's right.
"It was all her fault." Biggs started sitting up himself, but Danielle had another idea.
"Not so fast. Maybe it was my fault, but you still owe me a beer."
"Ok, ok. I'm going. I swear, I don't know how she does it, but she always has a comeback for everything."
"B-E-E-R."
"Ok. Chill. I'm walking."
"No, you are talking. And stalling. You are not getting away of this one, doesn't matter how hard you try."
Max and Alec shared a look and grinned for a second. The other two X5s at the table stayed completely oblivious to that fact, too involved in their discussion.
"I'll go with you. I need a refill."
Max followed Biggs to the bar.
"So Max, how are things with the happy couple?"
They had made their way to the bar and were now waiting for their drinks.
"Not talking about it. Don't want every single transgenic in TC knowing about our personal life."
He brought his hand to his heart and made his best mock-hurt face. "That hurts Max, it truly does. I thought I was your friend. How can you possibly think I could do something like that?"
"Actually I wanted to talk to you about that."
Biggs was confused. "About gossip?"
"No. About friendship. I wanted to tell you that I really appreciate what you did for me this past week. I enjoyed being around you and sharing things with you. You are a really good friend and I don't want to lose that now. Especially considering you are one of Alec's best friends."
"You are not going to lose me. I like you. Not in the way Alec likes you, of course...." He looked around searching for Alec. He was still at the table. Good. He didn't want to be misinterpreted and end up in more pain. His bruises were already healed, but he certainly didn't need new ones. "... Anyway...." He turned back to her. ".... You are good girl, Max. I enjoyed our talks too, even if sometimes you didn't exactly listen to my words."
"Sorry about that. Anyway, just thought I had to tell you that."
"Thanks Max... You are not going to cry now, are you? Don't get all girly on me, I honestly don't know what to do with that." He seemed really scared.
Max chuckled. "I wouldn't worry about it. Oh and by the way, friendship or no friendship, I can still kick your ass if I feel like it."
"Hey!"
"Here are the drinks. Sorry for the delay."The bartender handed them their drinks and they headed back to the table.
"So now that we are alone, what were you doing D?"
"Nothing."
"Come on."
"It was nothing. When I went to pick him up we started talking about you guys and how he managed to get you guys to speak to each other again. The whole issue of him getting hurt came up and well, we were late."
"Spill."
She had on the most innocent smile she could master. "He said it was no big deal and that he forgave me. I was ok with that but then he just couldn't keep his mouth shut. He said he wouldn't want me to get hurt, so he was letting me out of the hook. Like he could possibly defeat me in a real fight. What was I to do? I had to prove him wrong. So we ended up in the training facility with me totally kicking his ass. Therefore, we are late and he owes me a beer."
Alec couldn't help but chuckle.
"So what is taking them so long anyway? I swear, he is just trying to avoid paying the bet. He was whining all the way here."
"There they are. I think they are waiting for their drinks."
Alec looked back at her and smiled to himself. 'Here goes nothing.'
"Wait. I think she is... Yes, she is. I can't believe she is actually telling him."
"What?"
"Huh? Oh, nothing."
"No, Alec. You slipped, now there's no way back. Spill."
"Ok, ok. It's no big deal really. You see, Cece told Max a couple days ago that she was interested in Biggs and since he helped us out, Max wants to return the favor."
Alec looked her in the eyes while speaking and he was not disappointed with what he saw. For a second, before she could mask it, Alec was able to clearly distinguish the green monster of jealousy claiming Danielle's thoughts.
Alec smirked. Yes, the game was on.
'Payback's a bitch.'
THE END