"Well then let's go plan a heist!"
"I'll meet you out front Alec, I just wanna talk to OC"
"Sure"
Max eventually found Original Cindy immersed in conversation in a corner with her pretty red head
"Hey OC, sorry to interrupt, I'm heading off to Logan's with Alec he needs our help with something"
"Sure thing boo" OC replied before leaning in closer and murmuring "if all goes to plan, I won't be home tonight so don't wait up"
"You go girl" Max grinned "Later"
Max and Alec rode in the lift up to the penthouse apartment of Logan Cale, Max walked straight in with Alec following closely behind, not bothering to knock 'why break from tradition?'
Unsurprisingly they found Logan hunched over his computer
"Hey Max" he called "I'm just sorting out a way to get you on the guest list of this party tomorrow night"
"What about me Logan" Alec pouted, "did you forget about your ol buddy Alec"
"Oh sorry I didn't realise you'd be coming" Logan answered sounding very unhappy with the whole situation and anything but apologetic.
"Are you insane Logan this is no way a one man job" Max said in disbelief
Alec turned to Max, "and anyway I've already got my share of the profits spent, it would just be cruel to deprive me of them now"
"Ahh poor baby, but that's a good point, if I did this on my own I'd get double the money!" Max mock pondered the possibility
As he found he had to do regularly Logan tuned out the banter that was becoming more and more normal between these two, despite this a few of the words did get through, and he was very puzzled
"Hey guys what are you talking about" but he got no response, or even acknowledgement that he had spoken 'I am the great Eye's Only they should be hanging off my every word' he thought pompously
"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh" Logan screamed, causing Max and Alec to whip round. Seeing nothing out of the ordinary, Max asked "What is wrong with you?"
"I had to get your attention" Logan responded
"OK" Max said very slowly, as if talking to a 3 year old
"I don't understand, didn't you guys come round to help plan tomorrow nights job?"
'He has finally lost it' Alec thought
"Yes Logan, that is exactly why we're here"
"Then what on earth are you talking about stealing… Oh my god, you're going to steal the diamond" Logan quickly covered his mouth in shock
"Give the man a cookie" Alec answered
"But Max you should use your powers for good" Logan pressed
Alec found that he could no longer hold back the laughter that had been building since Logan's little screaming fit
"That's all well and good for you to say Logan sitting here in your penthouse apartment judging other people, but we're just trying to get by in a broken world, and I gotta say I have expenses that a Jam Pony salary just will not cover"
Max was starting to get pissed, and while Alec could see this coming and removed himself to the kitchen to raid the fridge, Logan carried on in blissful ignorance of Max's current state of mind.
"But Max it's just wrong, in fact I forbid it"
"Excuse me" Max said in a very slow and deliberate tone
"Max, I am Eyes Only, sometimes I need to lay down the moral law"
"And how exactly are you going to stop us?" Max asked as she walked threateningly closer to Logan
He was starting to get quite worried, 'but she won't hurt me, she wouldn't, there has to be a way… ah hah'
"I'll just take you off the guest list!"
"Logan, listen to me very carefully, A- do you really think that will stop two trained X5s? B- if you do the 'bad guys' will get the diamond, can you live with that on your conscience? and C- if you don't want me as an enemy (and I'd advise against it) you won't even think about getting in my way. Clear?"
"Fine Max fine" he said through gritted teeth
"Hand over the specs of the mission" Max demanded
Reluctantly he did so "I feel like I don't even know you anymore"
"Yeah I'm broken up about that too" Max sassed, sarcasm oozing out of every word as she turned around to leave
"Alec, we're leaving" Alec shouted without breaking stride
He caught up with her in the street outside foggle towers
"Is everything all right Max?" Alec asked tentatively trying to gauge her mood
"We need to spar" she replied
"We need to spar" he repeated, not entirely sure that he had heard her right
"lets head to the space needle"
"the space needle"
"what is wrong with you, why are you repeating everything I'm saying?" she demanded while poking him in the chest
"Max, don't you think the space needle is a little dangerous even for X5s who have amazing balance"
"I don't have a death wish, I didn't mean actually outside on the rim, there's a room up there, and it doesn't matter if we trash it"
"I can think of an even better way of trashing the room" Alec breathed
"Alec" she murmured seductively "that can wait, I want to spar. Now."
"Alright, let's go"
"Agghhhh" Max shouted as she launched herself at him, hitting him with a roundhouse kick "when did he get so fucking irritating and up himself" every word she said was punctuated by a punch thrown at Alec, who was only just managing to block them all "who the hell does he think he is" she cried as she backflipped over the leg that he had shot out to try and sweep her's out from under her.
At this point Max decided it would be much more beneficial to her health if she stopped ranting and started concentrating on the fight.
It carried on for another 10 minutes, kicks and punches flying in all directions as most were blocked but a few hit their targets, as they circled around each other looking for an opening Max found that she was grinning, and that Alec was too
'this is the best therapy ever! I feel so much better. But I can't let him think I'm backing away from a fight, and I can't let him win either, I have to end it'
In the end Max opted for a move that she was absolutely sure he would have no experience of. She rugby tackled him to the ground. By the time he saw the blurring form coming at him there was really nothing he could do except brace himself for the impact.
The end result was both transgenics sprawled on the ground, with Max lying partially on top of Alec.
Max found that she was suddenly exhausted and she instinctively snuggled down to rest on his chest, Alec's arms immediately came up to wrap around her
"Thank you Alec, I'm sorry if I hurt you" she mumbled, eyes already shut
"As if you could hurt me Max" Alec said half cockily half reassuringly, as he flexed his jaw in silent pain, wincing
"I could stay like this forever" she murmured
"No complaints here" he replied just as softly
The next morning they woke up, in just the position that they had gone to sleep in.
Max sat up unknowingly mesmerising Alec as she embraced her cat DNA and stretched out every muscle in her back
"I need to run home and get a change of clothes and a shower before work"
"uh huh, can't argue with that" Alec agreed
They started walking back down the stairs of the needle
"Hey Max us sleeping together has been happening quite a lot recently" 'though not to the degree that I would love' "If you wanna just move in and go at it every night you only have to ask" Alec grinned
"In your dreams, pretty boy, though I gotta say you make a good pillow"
"Why thank you" he said with mock grandeur
The day at Jam Pony passed without incident, and before long Alec found himself in a tuxedo outside Max's door preparing himself mentally before knocking.
OC answered the door, "dam boo you brush up nice"
He did a little bow before walking over to Cindy, and whispering in her ear "you know any time you want to see what you're missing, just let me know"
'Dam he is fine, if I didn't love the ladies I swear…'
"Hey hey hands off the merchandise, it ain't for you" she scolded
It was at this point that Max made her entrance in a stunning black strapless full length gown with her hair hanging in loose curls lightly framing her face
"wow Max you look Amazing" he stressed
"who knew you had it in you" he couldn't help but tease
'dam he looks majorly fine, ummmm…hold on a second'
"Hey" she protested as his words registered before slapping him upside the head.
"OK let's go, Cin I'll see you later, hey Alec have you got the invitations?"
"How could you doubt me, that hurts" he pouted as he put his hand over his heart
"Hang on, aren't you supposed to have them?" he questioned worriedly as he followed Max out the door
"Uh huh, I've got them, you know I just like to keep you on your toes" she called over her shoulder
"you certainly do that" he murmured before hurrying to catch up with her.
A/N This is a bit of a transitional chapter, sorry!
Thank you very much for my wonderful reviewers,
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