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Chapter 11-The Past & The Present
The place looked real pricey because of its beautiful garden and the high black iron gates. Looking in you could see the swings, water fountain and a whole lot more. "This our last stop?" she peered at the two storey mansion. "Yep" was that one word coming from Alec. Then unexpectedly a little girl came running up to the gate. "Grandma, grandma look there's two people at the front" she shouted back to her granny. She was really adorable in the pink dress with two brown, twirled pigtails on the side. "Hey sweetie, could we speak to your grandma?" Max asked graciously. "Ok" the somewhat 6 year old pleasantly replied. She rushed to get her 'grandmama' leaving Max really touched by the innocence and sweetness of the child. "Ain't she just the cutest?" she made that face, when you had adored something. "Um…...yeah, cute, whatever you say" too deep in his own thoughts to actually comment.
The child, mansion and all this brought up memories of Rachael they nearly resembled each other. Brown curls, those brown eyes everything's so familiar he simply wanted to think that the whole thing was a bad dream and when he awoken from it all, this would be over. Rachael wouldn't be dead, all the pain and guilt felt by him is just something like a pigment of his imagination. Though no matter how he thought of it or how sorry he was this will be with him forever. The other x5 watched her partner turning pale along with his fists tensing up, looking like he was going to breakdown though she knew better that he wouldn't it especially in an open area. "Alec" she called out softly "You ok?". An elder lady now was walking up to them.
"Hello dearies, is there something that I can help you with?" she asked so politely on the other side of the iron bars. Max spoke considering the look on Alec's face, he was highly unlikely to say anything "Actually ma'am we have a package for you". The boy beside her was sweating fast. The old lady took out her glasses which were in her top pocket of the dress. Max handed the clipboard through the gate. The grandma took a glance at Alec "Is your friend here alright? He looks a bit pale". "He'll be just fine" was all she said. "Ok, thanks ma'am" handing the delivery over. She then grabbed Alec's arm walking away from the rich lifestyle. "Alec, Alec! Are you even there!" the brunette sounded frustrated even if she was worried. He finally broke out of it. "Huh, what?" back to his old self again. "What was with that whole silence thing back there?" Max eyed him suspiciously. "Nothing, I don't wanna talk about it" he stubbornly snapped. "Fine! You don't wanna talk about, we won't!" the girl was irritated "I'll find out eventually!". "Alright, alright Maxie, jeez, I'll tell you but not here" he sighed. 'She's so demanding at times but I guess that's what makes her tough' he thought to himself.
She calmed herself down then thinking to herself that maybe she was a bit harsh but wanted an open relationship. "Ok" she said. As there job for today was finished, they peddled along to Jampony.
"There's my Golden Boy!" Normal greeted, oh so nicely. Alec walked in not even noticing his boss's welcome. "He's just tired that's all" Max covered for him, tagging along from behind. Sketchy and O.C were already excited about the juicy gossip about to be revealed but unfortunately plans changed. "Hey guys um, there's been a change of plans, I'm sorry but Alec's really bummed and I can't just leave him like that. So maybe another day?" she didn't even wait for their reply. Max caught up with her guy as he took slow steps towards the route to his apartment.
"Man, I was gonna hear all about the hot nights he had with Max" he felt a bit disappointed. O.C and Sketchy were still standing there near the lockers. "Sketch, ma Boos' are down wit the blues and all ya'll can think of is the saucy romance?" O.C retorted. "Don't you just wonder even for a sec what might've really happened at the hotel" his own curiosity rose even higher.
"So are you gonna tell me now?" she softly asked. Her right hand lay on his left shoulder as he stalled inside his apartment. He led her to the couch and they sat down side by side. "Max this is really hard for me. I've never opened up to anyone before" Alec looked down at the cold panels of the floor. She took his larger hands into her own petite hands, making him feel warm and secure. "There's always a first time for everything and remember I said I'll be here if you ever need to talk" she hopefully suggested. He glanced up at the girl sitting next to him knowing that he loved her though it happened all to fast. She used to hate his guts for god sake! Now they developed feelings which turned into something much more than friends. "It was my first assignment that they let me out for more than a day" he began to sigh. Alec felt the memories flow back into his, it was really tearing him up inside. Although he wondered what would have happened if Rachael hadn't died, he wouldn't have met his current girlfriend that's for sure. "I was assigned to take the identity of Simon Lahane, her piano teacher". Max gently placed her hand just on his leg, you know to comfort him and all. He continued on "They instructed me to find out what I could about Robert Berrisford, it seemed just like another task to me". He kept his emotions inside. "I didn't know was going to fall in love with her, I never knew what love was" his voice softened and began to tense his fists. "I tried to tell her I'd cover for her and her father but she panicked and ran out……the bomb was right underneath the car" tears formed at the bottom of eyes, hanging on like he didn't want them to fall. "The car blew up and all I have of her now is the locket that ripped off as she ran past me just before the explosion" the soldier who was so obedient and showed no fear now broke down in tears.
Alec felt so guilty, so monstrous………….so dead. "It was all, my fault! Rachael I'm so sorry, I didn't mean to….." he sobbed onto Max. She knew how it felt to lose a loved one, it happened all too regularly, she shook the thought off not wanting both of them to be balling their eyes out, Max had to be the strong one now. "Alec it's not your fault, it was Manticore's" she strongly objected. She gently stroked his face "I'm sorry for having to make you go through this again, it's just that I thought it be best to get it off your chest" she felt guilt going through her system, hard. He was grieving; she asked no more further questions. Droplets of water came rolling down the Alec's face, it seemed like if you there was a bucket to put them in it would take one whole. The tears wet her slightly though that didn't matter to her as long as Alec was gonna be ok. "You really loved her Alec and I know no matter who you're with, even me, that you'll never forgot her" she could see pain in his eyes but at the same time a relief that he had told someone.
The dark blonde had cried all his tears out which took a while before he could go to sleep. His head rest on top of her leg. Max had sat beside him for the whole time only sleeping now and then. She stroked his soft and somewhat messy hair while he was snoozing, switching sides from time to time. Max may have shark DNA in her but she still needs about 4 hours of sleep as a minimum.
Morning came and the pair had fallen asleep on each other. The female x5 had awoken before Alec had "Hey. Alec. It's time for work". At this moment he woke from his sleep and stared up into the eyes of his love, no not Rachael but Max. "Bout last night, thanks for listening and being so nice about it" he gratefully smiled. "Sure but something's never gonna change….like Normal busting my ass every time I get to work late" she joked hoping the mood would be better. He finally lifted his head up, walked to his room and searched for a change of clothes to wear. Max opened her luggage to put some new clothes on as well.
He was struggling with the fact that Max had not come back yet to report anything. Maybe a phone call to say 'Hey Logan I'll swing by later to give that Glenn guy's data' but NooOooOoo she had to stay away for a couple of days, what is up with that he thought. His thoughts came to an end. A sound of a knock was produced at his very front door of the apartment. "Come in" he called out politely. The cyber-journalist hoped that it was Max but in came Asha, the blonde S1W member. "Hi Logan, thought I'd just drop by and see how things are going" she walked through the place. "Oh, hi Asha things are just fine" he managed to pull a muscle to make that effort to smile at her. "Were you expecting someone? Say Max?" she asked. The blonde knew that Logan wasn't interested in her that way but always left hints to let him know that she'll always be available to him, anyways. "Yeah I kind of was, see I sent her and Alec on this small assignment to find out about Glenn Richards a man who may have knowledge of Manticore" Logan blurted out stubbornly. She was leaning on his desk where the whole 'Eyes Only' broadcasts took place yet she didn't have a clue! "Uh huh, so are they supposed to bring back the info?" Asha rhetorically questioned as she viewed some of his paint artefacts. "Well that's how I figured we planned it" he simply replied.
While in his room Alec had gone to the drawer where the locket of his lost love was rested in. He finally was ready to commit now, after all those years. The necklace he held dangled from his two fingers. Back in the lounge his girlfriend already put on the new and chucked the old clothes into the laundry basket near the bathroom entrance. Changed into fresh clothes, Alec stepped into the lounge room. She sat there always beautiful and hot as usual. "So we all ready to go?" she eagerly asked. "Whoa slow down, it almost sounds like you wanna do the job" he teased. She stuck her tongue out playfully at him. He walked around to the back of the couch. "There's something I want you to have" he said in a sincere tone. Alec came from the back and positioned the necklace around her slender neck. Max felt his breath closing in on her. Once the jewellery was on he was taken by surprise when she made the first move of lip contact. Just a soft short, sweet kiss.
She examined the necklace closely and remembered something. "Thanks, Alec that's so sweet of you. Um….but are you sure you wanna give this to me?" she was grateful but then asked for reassurance. He eyed her weirdly as he walked to the front of her. "Don't you like it?" was all he said. She grabbed his hands "No, honey, I love it, it's just that - " Max got cut off by her guy "It's just what?" he didn't mean to sound rude but he was so worried about making the wrong move that it made him feel all funny and nervous inside. "It's just that it was Rachael's" she got to finish her sentence. She stood up facing Alec who was pretty much taller than her. "Yeah, I know but I really wanted you to have it 'cause it meant so much to me, it was the only memory of her that I had. Now I'm ready to move on and I thought who better to give it to then my girlfriend, Maxie" he clearly explained. "It's really beautiful and I'm even gonna let the 'Maxie' thing pass for this one and only time" she searched his hazel-green eyes to make sure he meant it. The heart-shaped necklace hung on her complimenting the open collared, semi-professional black top.
"Think it's 'bout time we got to work" she then announced. "Yeah I was just so wrapped up by your taste of clothes, which, may I say are excellent that I totally forgot about work" he tried for a humorous yet flattering comment. The charming and cocky Alec was back. "Thanks, oh Alec have you been working out? Your abs seem to be more noticeable" she tantalized him by brushing onto his chest. "You're such a tease at times, Max" he smirked.