A/N: Hey again! Heres the next chappie. Bit longer. Hell it's much longer but hopefully enjoyable. I know i'm evil and i'm very sorry. But i alsofound that puppy eyes gained me the choc and now i'm one very happy critter so here's ya update lol. 'wipes a spec ofchoc from my top' teehee. Enjoy! R/R
Fever: Emotional Motivation
Max and Alec sat quietly scanning through the menu of a slightly run down café, somewhere to the left side at a table from the window, occasionally glancing up at each other when they thought the other wasn't looking. Completely forgetting about the one another's transgenic senses and abilities.
Pursing her lips, Max shifted uncomfortably in her seat and crossed her legs, catching Alec in the shin accidentally. 'Crap!' She snapped her eyes to his and gritted her teeth with wide eyes. "Sorry…" He let a chuckled escape and smiled at her.
"S'ok Maxie, don't look so terrified jeez." She glared at him through a smirk kicking him purposefully under the table to which he winced and batted her glare back with a grin. "Hey! C'mon, let me be the terrifying one for a change, you can have that glory any other day. What?" She dropped the menu onto the table and leaned forward on her elbows with a scowl. Alec noticed her hand twitching for an attack and just as she went to crack him around the head, he dipped back and smirked, sticking out his tongue.
"I am not…" Alec looked at her nodding his head, jaw hanging mockingly with a half grin and began laughing.
"You're not…. what? Scary? Haha…. whatever Maxie tell that to every guy who's had his ass kicked by you." It was her turn to smirk.
"What, the big ladies man Alec afraid of one girl?" He cocked his head and narrowed his eyes.
"No and you haven't exactly kicked my ass now have you." Max leaned back into her seat and smirked.
"Am I gonna have to count it off on my fingers on how many times I've kicked your test tube designed behind?" He rolled his eyes and held up his hands.
"Always with the ass Maxie, leave it alone already." Alec smirked, tactically diverting the subject knowing full well that if he spurred Max on about how she couldn't kick his ass, she damn well would, and do a good job about it too.
"Look are we gonna order already, I'm starving." Inwardly smiling at how easy it had been to change the subject with her, he nodded and called the waitress over with a wave of his hand.
It was almost six pm when Original Cindy heard Max enter the apartment. Rising from her bed where she had been painting her nails, OC walked into the main room and confronted her boo. "Girl, where have you been? You had me worried sugar why you late?" Max tossed her backpack onto the sofa and unzipped her leather jacket, shrugging it off and dumping it by the bag.
"Normal had me do a double shift for bein' late this morning." OC's face softened and she headed for the kitchen with a smirk as she noticed the reddening mark on Max's neck, who was apparently unaware of it.
"S'ok boo, but call me next time. I get worried when you disappear." Max smiled and kicked off her sneakers. "But boo, double shifts finish at four thirty. I always get back for five. Where you been? Logan's?" Max's smile faltered and she looked down at her feet guiltily.
'Logan…huh. Whatever.' OC handed Max a cup of coffee and sipped her own between painting her nails on the counter with a shade of bright shimmering turquoise. "No, I um…" She looked up at her roommate and shrugged turning for her bedroom. "I went for more Tryptophan." OC nodded and pursed her lips.
"Right, and the supplier gave you a hickey?" Max stopped dead in her tracks wide eyed and slowly spun back around to see Original Cindy's shoulders rocking in silent laughter.
"I…that's from yesterday." Max muttered as OC tightened the cap on her nail polish and made her way over, crossing her arms carefully so as not to mess her finely decorated nails.
"Boo, you a transgenic, those kinda things vanish within a few hours and it weren't there when I seen you this mornin'. So tell me girl." Max looked up sheepishly. "Did you and hotboy get fresh?" Max's suddenly clenched jaw sent OC into hysterical laughter. "Boo! You didn't? Max girl what has come over you?" OC danced into her bedroom laughing softly.
"It…I…. How did you?" OC walked back into the front room to see Max flop next to her stuff on the sofa tightly holding onto the coffee like a lifeline. Crouching in front of her boo and leaning on the sofa arm Original Cindy smirked.
"When my girl saunters in over an hour late with a smile at the corner of her mouth, an she's quiet, I know somethin's up. Even mores so, when I know what happened the night before." Max chuckled at that and drank deeply from the steaming mug in her grip. "By the way, where is it safe to sit? I don't wanna know the details, I'm just glad my home is fully intact, but what I wanna know is where so I can disinfect hot monkey sex germs." Max almost choked on her drink and OC laughed patting her friend on the back. An evil smirk swept over Max's face.
"Well the only place you need to worry about is about three feet to your left and my bedroom." OC's gasped letting her jaw drop momentarily before she nodded and let a smile crack her features.
"Uh huh…anyway. Hickey. Explain." Max stared down into her mug and frowned as her thoughts rushed together confusing her more with the new emotions she felt for Alec.
"OC, I…I think I love him." The African-American nodded urging Max to keep going. "But…I don't know, it's weird. Whenever I've been in heat before and…y'know…well I woke up pissed and pushed the whole act to the back of my mind to forget it. But, maybe it's because Alec's a transgenic too…. I just know that I want him…weird as it sounds." OC smiled softly and ran her hands over Max's face cupping her cheek.
"Boo, if that's how you feel, you can't help it. But does Alec feel the same?" Max stared into her friend's eyes unsure. "Well, let me lay it down for you sugar. Say he told you he loved you, and meant it, could you do the same?" Max shrugged biting her lip. "Boo, you need to be sure… so, I do believe that a lil talk is required between Original Cindy and your hotboy. Now tell me bout this hickey before I beat on your beautiful ass." Max set the now empty mug down on the floor and wrapped her arms around her knees.
"After he took me out for dinner, he kissed me and then we went back to Jam Pony and split." OC held up her hand and frowned.
"He bought you dinner?" Max nodded and smiled remembering the way they kept sneaking glances at one another over the table. "Was this after I was tryin' to snap you out of your lil fantasy at Jam Pony? An Normal was goin' all drooly over his ass?" Both girls laughed and OC allowed Max to carry on.
"Yeah…had lunch, then when we got outside the café he kissed me. I was kinda stunned I mean I didn't expect it…but." Max bit her lip and sighed with a smile. "We headed back to Jam Pony and Normal sent him on a hot run while I got a double shift. You know how it is, he goes easy on his 'Golden Boy'." OC nodded rolling her eyes with a smirk. "I got ready to clock off at about quarter to five and in walked Alec…"
Flashback…A hand raking through his hair, Alec strolled into Jam Pony and dropped his signatures onto the dispatch desk turning as he headed for the lockers, but was stopped in his tracks as his boss bounced over enthusiastically.
"Ah, here's my 'Golden Boy', fancy headin' over to the Blowfish Tavern later tonight with me and a few buddies?" Normal swung an over eager arm around Alec's shoulder grinning from ear to ear.
"Sorry boss, promised Sketchy over there that I'd go out with him, owe him a pitcher. Maybe some other time though yeah?" Normal nodded and grinned heading back around to his desk as Alec breathed a sigh, relieved as he turned to head for his locker, when he spotted Max at hers. 'She looks…cute.' He licked his lips and shoved his hands in his jeans pockets as he headed over to the female X5.
Max had seen the look on Alec's face when Normal had grabbed a hold of him, and couldn't help but shake her head laughing. Unzipping her backpack, she pulled out a bottle of Tryptophan and put it in the locker. 'Just in case…emergencies.' She thought absently as her ears picked up on approaching footsteps, and looked to her left to see Alec walking over. His eyes lit up when she locked onto them with a smile. "Hey." She smiled, closing the locker and slipping the key in her pocket.
"Hey Max." He visibly bit his bottom lip, rocking on the balls of his feet and Max loosely held her bag to her side pursing her lips at the silence.
"You comin' out to Crash later?" He raised his eyebrows and nodded.
"Sure." Max dipped her head and smiled. Swinging the bag up onto her shoulder she crossed her arms over her chest and drew in a deep breath.
"Well...I guess I'll see you later." He nodded and moved to let her pass while his mind screamed at him.
'Dumbass! Say somethin'! What's wrong with you moron!' Max had barely moved when Alec's head snapped up. "Uh, Max?" She turned to look at him curiously with those beautiful big doe eyes and his heart melted. Stepping over to her, he pushed her back against the lockers and crushed his hungry lips to hers.
Max let the bag drop to the floor as her legs went numb. His tongue slipping against her tingling lips, begging for entrance to taste her again and a low moan escaped from his mouth into hers as she parted her lips, kissing back just as hungrily. Wrapping her arms around Alec's neck, she drew his body closer to hers and allowed him to tilt her head back as he deepened the kiss. Her head was spinning as his arms clamped around her waist, oblivious to the disbelieving stares they were getting from Normal and the messengers that were left in the building. "Hey! What the hell, she's got my 'Golden Boy' under her spell, she's taintin' a good worker." Normal muttered eyes wide at the sight of the two making out. Snapping to, he hollered at everyone to move and at Max and Alec to quit it. "Bip, bip, bip get moving. Missy Miss, get your claws out of wonder boy and take it home!" But his cries where ignored by the suddenly lustful couple.
Alec found himself pushing harder up against Max as they devoured one another against the lockers and the sound of her soft moan sent shivers up his spine as he bit gently onto her lower lip. Max felt his arousal and broke the kiss fluttering her eyes open with a smile. "I think we better stop." She whispered as she felt the presence of questioning stares.
Alec rested his forehead to hers and sighed, a smile playing over his mouth. "Yeah…shame." His eyes dropped downwards and closed as he swallowed. "We okay?" He was breathing heavily, Max looked down at the faint red mark on his neck from the night before and bit her lip.
"I'm not sure Alec…this is…" Her words trailed off with uncertainty.
"Confusing? Baffling, unbelievable, incomprehensible, bewildering, indescribable?" His jaw tightened and Max cupped a cheek lifting his head up to meet his gaze.
"Well you pretty much got it in a nutshell." Her smile made his eyes sparkle and he leaned down to kiss her again. "What are you doing?" He looked back up into her deep brown eyes and shook his head whispering.
"I honestly don't know." Drawing her into another passionate kiss that made Max dig her nails into the leather jacket on his back, Alec felt himself harden and pulled back from the kiss. "Okay maybe I should just stop now yeah?" Max nodded and swallowed hard trying to focus. They could both hear the sound of Normal yelling for them to take it else where, and the sound of other messengers muttering at their sudden lust for one another. Alec moved back slightly rubbing the back of his head while Max grabbed a hold of her bag from the floor and pushed it into his hands.
He looked at her questioningly. "What am I meant to do with this?" He frowned in curiosity. She darted her eyes downwards and then back to his with a smirk. Following he gaze he snapped his eyes back to hers and gulped. "Good idea." He whispered looking to the side sighing as Max grabbed his hand and led him out of the building, ignoring the glances shot their way. Alec cleverly held the bad over his offending area and kept a tight grip on Max's hand as she dragged him out of Jam Pony though the people outside and down a small barely used alley behind the building. "Max…what are you doing?"
Slamming Alec against the wall and pulling the bag from his hands to drop it on the concrete she pulled herself up close to his body and smiled at the moan that reached her ears. "Shut up and kiss me." He looked at her stupefied for a moment before he pulled her closer to his body and brought her into a frantic kiss. His arms slipping around her body in a tightening grip, suddenly pining her against the wall as he ground his pelvis into hers with a hungry whimper. Their heartbeats racing madly as they craved for skin on skin. Alec knew he couldn't though, more than anything he wouldn't because he didn't want to put Max in that position or for her to later regret it.
Her familiar scent was over whelming him, distracting him from knowing right from wrong and all he could think about was the feel of how tight she would be. 'No…. bad thoughts, keep to the kissing. Making out is good…very good' He pulled back after five minutes for well needed air and inwardly chuckled when she moaned as he nibbled along her jaw line to her neck biting harder.
Max bit her lip hard as she felt Alec press up harder below her stomach and began nibbling and kissing her neck as one of his hands tickled the skin under barcode, the other grabbing her ass.
Mimicking his teasing kisses, Max began nibbling at his jaw line, allowing her tongue to slide over his sweet, masculine tasting flesh. Sucking hard at the skin and drawing her nails under and round the back of his shirt, to scratch at the hard muscle on his back she felt him tense and breathe hard against her neck. His breath becoming ragged, his jaw tightened and his forehead leaning against her shoulder. The closeness was killing him with the restriction.
Tracing soft kisses up over his neck and back to his mouth she moaned in delight at his wanting sigh as she dropped her left hand from decorating his back in half moons, to stroke his inner thigh teasingly.
Crushing his lips with a powerful kiss, Max felt an overwhelming urge of desire sweep over her at the butterflies in her stomach-when his cell went off in it's annoying high pitch tune. "Damn…" Alec muttered breathlessly as he pulled away. He flipped the cell from his pocket and frowned. "Logan…" He looked up into Max's eyes and she nodded at him to answer. He kissed her gently on the tip of her nose as he answered. "Hey! Logan…what can I do for ya' man." Smirking Max buried her head into Alec's shoulder and bit her lip with the smallest bit of guilt making her close her eyes as he began tracing circles with his thumb on her lower abdomen.
Max and Original Cindy's Apartment…
OC rolled her eyes into the back of her head and laughed softly. "Now boo that is a passion killer. I can't believe you got fresh at work. You musta worked that poor boy up. Where he now?" Max shrugged and sighed heavily.
"Probably at Logan's. He couldn't get a hold of me; Alec lied and said he had no idea where I was so he took up the job Logan was going all super hero over." OC grabbed her roommate's hands and squeezed them gently.
"So is Alec comin' out to Crash later?" Max nodded and let her head fall back to rest against the back of the sofa, closing her eyes. "Boo, you're whipped girl! I've never seen you like this, it's cute." Max laughed gently and shook her head.
"What am I gonna do OC?" She looked back down into the beautiful black girls eyes pleadingly and OC swallowed, thinking hard before she spoke.
"Well, when he turns up, I'll be sure to pull him aside and have that lil talk I promised earlier. But you need to relax because from what I picked up in that little make out session you told me bout, I'd say he's pretty whipped too" OC wiggled her eyebrows and grinned jumping up holding out her hands for Max to get up. "Help me cook us up some grub, and then we'll think about what we're gonna wear for you're lil'…rendezvous tonight, aight? Aight!" Max laughed and let herself be pulled to her feet as they headed over to the kitchen.
A/N: Thanks to Alana84, Angel Of Darkness231, meri24, GiRl MaGe, Lotamoxie, cherrygirl1987, Karieflybabe, messymissy, L80bug, ellenemi, Indie Fairy, jracklesfan77, Killdeer and barcode-babe-210. Glad you like! AnGeL -x-