The next morning Max grudgingly opened her eyes. Her head was pounding and she felt sick. She tried to think back to the night before. Why did she feel like this? Was she is a fight? She couldn't remember and reached for another pillow to put over her head to try and block out the thumping that had resided between her ears.

 Just as Max was comfortable she froze as a hand slid around her waist. She was spooning with someone!! Who was she spooning with? She was almost too scared to turn around to look. She had no idea who was in bed with her, it could be anyone. Very slowly she tilted her head to get a view of who was next to her. Alec! She jumped out of bed with a start, holding back a shout of surprise. Her first thought was relief that it was Alec and not some stranger, but relief soon turned to confusion and anger. Max brought her hand to her head and pushed back her hair. How had this happened? She wasn't on heat she had rational thinking, what had ever possessed her to get into this situation.

Alec stirred and she moved back slowly, afraid of what he might say. His eyes opened and a lazy smile spread across his face.

'Morning Maxie'

She shuddered. Suddenly remembering what had happened earlier the night before. She had drowned her sorrows in Alec's bottle of vodka. She didn't remember anything after she finished the bottle, but it was obvious to her that Alec had taken advantage of her drunken state. Her fists clenched in anger.

'I always knew you were a lowlife Alec, but this is a new low, even for you' Max said this calmly and slowly, trying to hold back her anger. You couldn't just kill people for sleeping with you.

Alec frowned 'Max, what are you talking about, we had a great night'

She took in the smug look on his face 'I'm going to kill you, you…' She pulled the sheets off the bed and Alec rolled off the side. She crossed to the other side of the bed and stood over him.

'What kind of desperate creep gets a girl drunk and then takes advantage of her? You are a real piece of work Alec. You came preying on me because I was upset over Logan. Get up! I'm going to kick your ass' She yelled angrily.

To her surprise Alec began to laugh.

'What!' she screamed, kicking the side of his stomach.

Alec held his stomach where Max had kicked him and pulled himself back up onto the bed, laughing all the way.

'Don't flatter yourself Max. You really think I got you drunk so that I could have sex with you. You think I'm that desperate and that sleazy?' He asked incredulously

'Yes Alec, I do' Max said coming threateningly towards him.

He held his hands up in defence. 'Then why are we both fully dressed?'

Max looked down at herself, she hadn't noticed before in all the confusion, but she was fully dressed and so was Alec.

'That doesn't mean anything' she growled, a little less sure of herself.

Alec hit his head lightly in frustration. 'Max, I swear to you, nothing happened, I would never take advantage of you, or any other woman. I wouldn't have to, you know how the ladies love me.'  A sly grin spread across his face. But Max also saw in his face that he was telling the truth. In Manticore they had been trained to detect deceit and she saw no trace of it in Alec.

'Well then, how did we end up in bed together, and what the hell happened last night because I don't remember anything except you handing me that bottle. I also remember you promising to leave. You obviously didn't honour that agreement.'  

She sunk down and sat on the bed next to him, suddenly exhausted, as if the night was catching up with her. She hated to think how an average human would feel after the night she'd just had.

Alec slunk one of his arms around her shoulder and she didn't bother to shrug him off. She had lost all of the fire and disgust she had a minute ago.

'You want to know what happened last night Max?' Alec asked and when she nodded he continued 'Well, get comfortable because it was a very long and interesting evening'