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Chapter Nine

"Hey guys," Biggs greeted them as Alec followed Max into the living room the next morning. "Have a good night, get lots of sleep?" he asked smirking.

Alec yawned tiredly he had been making love to Max most of the night, in fact he'd have been lucky to have had two hours sleep. Obviously Biggs and Cece hadn't gotten much sleep either, Max was not a quietly appreciative lover he thought gazing fondly at her before returning Biggs smirk.

"Hey Cece," Max replied, ignoring Biggs.

"Do you want me to tell Normal you won't be in for a few days, that your gonna be busy?" Biggs asked suggestively, smirking at Max.

Cece glared at him.

"What?" he asked her innocently.

"Yeah thanks that'll be good," Alec replied. "We'll head back to my place when you guys go to work."

"Were going back to your place?" Max asked, her voice sweet, eyes wide, as she gazed at him adoringly. "Okay, I'll go get my stuff," smiling widely at him she scrambled eagerly off her chair.

There was an uncomfortable silence as she left the room. Biggs his mouth agape glanced sideways at Alec. Cece embarrassed for Max fiddled with her spoon and said nothing.

"Man…I can't wait for Cece's heat," Biggs said finally, exhaling loudly.

"If you let anyone else see me when I'm like that. It'll be your first and last heat," Cece threatened, glaring at him.

"Oh come on Cece, she's not that bad," Alec defended her. "Its kind of sweet really."

"Yeah sweet," Biggs echoed wistfully. "I can't wait," he repeated gleefully.

Cece reaching over smacked him across the back of his head.

Alec did think an adoring and sweet emotional Max was cute in fact he was thoroughly enjoying her. But he knew without a doubt that like Cece her preference would be that nobody else saw her like this.

Leaving TC with Biggs and Cece proved to be a very good way of ensuring this. Walking purposefully together made it harder for their curious friends to stop and engage them in conversation. Cece perfunctorily dealt with the really nosy, persistent ones, who managed anyway.

With Max glued anxiously to his side holding his hand in both of hers Alec would have found it difficult to get her out of there on his own, without offending people.

Finally they reached their bikes and after a teary emotional goodbye from Max parted company with Cece and Biggs.

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Locking the door Alec walked into his living room and threw his keys onto the coffee table. All he wanted to do was crawl into bed and sleep for a week. Well not that long he didn't want to miss any more of her heat than he already but a couple of hours would be good he thought, yawning tiredly.

"I'm tired too," she said, catching his yawn. "Lets go to bed."

Laughing he pulled her into his arms, "Who'd have thought a week ago, Max, that you'd be all keen and eager to get into my bed."

She regarded him seriously, looking his face over thoughtfully while he smirked back at her.

"Anybody, who wasn't blind Alec," she finally decided, smirking right back at him.

"What…your not saying I'm hot, are you Max?" he asked taken aback. God I love heat! He thought hugging her happily and laughing into her hair.

"Lets go to bed," she said, hugging him back. "I really am tired."

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They'd gone to bed but the minute he'd climbed in beside her naked and warm and sexy, she'd wanted him again, all thoughts of how tired she was gone from her head. She couldn't seem to get enough of him and he hadn't been kidding when he used to tell her he was 'always ready' she thought laughing silently as she remembered how many times he had proven that truth over the last few days.

He'd made love to her for most of the day. She couldn't remember how many times he'd left her trembling and sated before he'd finally kissed her one last time, tucked her against his side and exhausted they had drifted off to sleep.

She'd woken up still wrapped around him and had extricated herself needing some distance. It was dark outside and she'd been awake for a while now she was still tied, could do with some more sleep, but she needed to think.

She was still in heat but her hormone levels were dropping. Working them through her body with Alec had definitely helped. Turning her head on the pillow to look at him, she replayed him through her mind. He really was an incredible lover he could make her body throb, ache for him with just a touch. She thought sighing.

She'd never felt attraction or passion like this before. She just couldn't deny the rightness of being with him over her Heat. He'd made it a pleasure he had enabled her to find joy and satisfaction in something that with humans had made her feel nothing but disgust for herself. She owed him something for that she thought uneasily, but what, where did they go from here?

This heat had changed everything. Her life had been messy and confusing enough before. Now there wasn't just Logan, there was Alec and the baby as well. How was she going to look after a baby she could barely look after herself? What if she couldn't protect it from White?

What am I supposed to do about Alec and Logan? she fretted, becoming more distressed and feeling even worse as she felt tears start to clog her throat and run down her face. I can't even control my crying, she thought helplessly. How can I decide about other people's lives? she agonized panic-stricken and now sobbing.

Alec jerking awake realized she was crying again and rolled her back into his arms, "Shh Max," he whispered, sleepily patting her back. "Shh it's just the hormones. Go back to sleep," he added drowsily into her hair his eyes already starting to close again.

"Not everything's my hormones Alec," she said angrily, pushing him off her and migrating back to the other side of the bed.

Alec awake now sniffed discreetly. Yeah, still hormones he thought.

"Okay Max," he agreed soothingly from his side of the bed. "Umm what's wrong then?" he asked cautiously.

"Everything's wrong," she sobbed. "You, Me, the baby, Logan! It's all wrong and I don't know what to do."

Logan's the only thing wrong with that picture he reflected cynically, reaching for her again.

"Get off me Alec," she said, batting his hands away. "Sex isn't the answer to everything you know."

"No Max," he agreed calmly back on his side of the bed again. "I wasn't offering you sex," he added quietly.

She sobbed into the silence.

He tried to reach for her again she batted his hands away.

"It's all your fault anyway." She was sobbing hard now.

"I'm sorry, Max," he said, reaching out without thinking. Checking, he jerked his hand back. "I know I should have used something it was the heat…" He trailed off as he remembered the hazy, frenzy of the first part of her heat and how impossibly far from his mind contraception had been.

"Not that," she sobbed.

"Well what then?" he asked bewildered.

"Your fault for confusing me for ffor changing things, mixing everything up so I don't know how I fffeel about you anymore," she sobbed.

Stunned Alec just stared at her. If she was confused because she didn't know how she felt about him this meant her feelings had changed, he had a chance, he was an option, okay a confusing one but he was in the running he realized euphorically.

Moving over to her, disregarding her attempt to push him off he pulled her into his arms. "Its alright Max you don't have to decide anything when you're like this," he whispered holding her and kissing her ear. "When your heat is over you'll know what to do," he assured her kissing the trail of tears on her cheek as she sobbed into his chest.

"What if I don't Alec, what then?" she asked, pulling back to look up at him fearfully.

He stared back down at her. Then we'll be back to the stalemate of the past year only with more complications. Max didn't have a great track record for making these sorts of decisions he realized with dread, his thought on the weird non-relationship she'd conducted with Logan even before the virus.

"You won't leave me if I don't know what to do will you Alec?" She asked tremulously her eyes pleading and once again full of tears.

Alec stared back at her. Shit, shit he didn't want to do this now when she's like this he thought in panic.

"Let's not worry about it now, there'll be plenty of time after your heat to sort things out. There's not much of it left and you should be enjoying it while you can," he said, leaning in to kiss her.

She put her fingers on his lips stopping him. His eyes caught hers. "Wwhat did you say Alec," she asked.

"I said you should be enjoying what's left of your heat," he repeated.

"Yes I thought that's what you said," she agreed smiling beatifically at him.

He stared back at her puzzled, uncertainly he leaned in to kiss her again. Again she stopped him with her fingers on his lips.

"Alec I want you to know that whatever happens I won't ever regret this heat. It has been enjoyable with you…I've loved it at least the bits you were here for. I've never felt like that about heat before, ever," she finished quietly.

"You've never enjoyed heat before," he echoed incredulously. "How is that possible?" he asked in disbelief, "Our DNA is programmed to enjoy it."

"Well I didn't I dreaded it, hated it," she said emphatically, "It made me feel dirty, disgusting and frustrated."

"I'm sorry Max," he said, rolling onto his back and pulling her against his side. He didn't know what else to say to her. Frustrated he could maybe understand, keeping Max satisfied would definitely take another Transgenic, but dirty and disgusting he couldn't fathom.

Maybe sex along with the baby will be enough to keep her with me. He thought hopefully.

"I've loved it too Max," he said rubbing his cheek on the top of her head. "It's been the best heat I've ever had too," he added smirking.

"It's the only heat you've ever had," she replied exasperatedly, pinching his side.

"Well the best sex then," he laughed into her hair.

"Really?" she asked angling her head on his shoulder so she could see him.

"Yeah, really," he answered honestly, his eyes intent on hers.

She thought about it. Throughout her heat he had been the one making love to her. She had really mostly reacted off what he was doing to her. She had every reason to feel satisfied but did he she wondered. Had she actually done anything to make it as good for him as it had been for her? I don't think so, she realized frowning.

Her eyes roamed his face lighting on his mouth unconsciously she moistened her top lip with her tongue her eyes darting to his. Alec's eyes flicked from her suddenly thoughtful eyes to her tongue as it touched her lip and he felt an instant ache of desire for her.

Leaning over he bent to kiss her only to find her hand in the middle of his chest pushing him backward onto the bed. Surprised he watched her warily. Moving into his side she stroked her bent leg up his body as she pressed herself against him. Leaning in she ran her tongue over his bottom lip, before catching it gently between her teeth and sucking on it.

Immediately she felt one of his hands in her hair his fingers gently massaging her scalp as the other hand stroked the curve of her spine her eyes closed in pleasure. There's the reason she realized blinking to clear her head, he distracts me I can't concentrate.

Kissing across to his ear she covered it with her mouth, "Stop touching me you're distracting me," she breathed into his ear as she snaked her tongue around it. She felt him shiver. His hand was still in her hair but he stopped stroking her.

Sucking his earlobe and stroking her fingers in lazy circles across the taunt velvety skin of his abdomen she felt him sigh and his body relax. Sucking and nipping down his neck she closed her mouth over the hollow at the base of his throat and sucked. Alec dazedly closed his eyes soaking up the sensations. He groaned as her hot, wet mouth moved down and circled his nipple her tongue playing over first one then the other.

Max hearing him groan and feeling him respond to her grew more confident. Trailing her tongue down the flat planes and rounded curves of his chest she sucked and nipped across the ridges of his abs. She felt his involuntary shiver as she settled her mouth over his navel and sucked.

Swinging herself over him she rubbed her breasts against his thighs as she continued to suck his navel. His hands were moving in her hair again as he held her head on him. Kissing her way down to his groin she sat back on his thighs her eyes on his as she encircled his arousal squeezing as she ran her hand up his hard silken length. She felt him jerk in her hand.

Breathing hard he looked down his body at her. She watched his eyes flutter closed and heard him groan as she closed her hand around the head. Holding him in the circle of her hand she could feel him pulse as she started to move her hand on him.

"Max you're killing me," he moaned his voice deep and guttural.

She liked making him hot like this she thought smiling in satisfaction. Moving her hand further down his erection she leaned over and closed her mouth over the head feeling his involuntarily jerk of pleasure. His eyes tangled with hers, she sucked him swirling her tongue around the head as she watched his eyes glaze and he jerked up into her mouth. Running her tongue down the full length of him and up again she sucked him back into her mouth.

Watching her cheeks hollow as she sucked him Alec's world narrowed to Max the fire in his blood and the rhythm of her hot wet mouth sliding up and down on him. Breaking eye contact she moved her mouth down on him until he was deep in her throat. She heard his quick intake of breathe and felt his stomach hollow as he jerked his hips and his hands tightened in her hair.

Looking down at her head moving on him he could feel sensation pooling in his groin and felt himself starting to loose control. Max felt his hands in her hair trying to move her off him she ignored him and continued her rhythm until she heard him groan and felt the wet hot surge of him into her mouth. He tastes good too she thought her eyes once again meshed with his.

Alec completely enthralled his body still shaking from his climax his eyes locked with hers watched her throat move as she swallowed and gazing boldly at him began to crawl back up his body.

Max heard his fierce low sound and felt him grab her upper arms and urge her up. Smoldering brown eyes stared into fiery green as she rubbed her nipples against his hard chest as she came up his body. Momentarily closing her eyes she savoured the delicious friction, his laboured breathing making her smile in satisfaction.

His hand rough and urgent he pulled her head down and sealed her mouth with his. At the same time his tongue snaked possessively into her mouth he pulled her hips down on him and she felt the tip of his arousal nudge her eager opening. 'Always ready' she reminded herself as she felt him thrust up into her.

Pulling her mouth off his she rose to her knees and sank slowly down taking him deeper until he was buried to the hilt. Feeling his hands tight on her waist, closing her eyes she arched her back and began to move on him. Alec jerking her waist down as he thrust up into her watched her flushed intent face as she rode him.

"Faster Alec," she moaned as she arched above him, still inside her, he pulled her down and rolled her under him, she immediately locked her legs around his waist. Clinging to him she closed her eyes as all sensation concentrated at the throbbing apex of her thighs. Max mindless with pleasure moaned and whimpered into his shoulder as he continued to pound relentlessly into her. Alec feeling her start to clench around him pumped into her riding her through her climax.

Feeling her body relax against him he slowed his movements down. Moving more slowly he leaned down and kissed her snaking his tongue into her mouth. Max feeling the dual friction of her breasts rubbing against his chest his erection moving in her body felt need reignite. Locking her arms around his neck she covered his ear with her mouth and thrust her tongue into it mimicking his thrusts into her body she could feel him start to go wild above her and responded in kind.

Alec still driving into her slid his hand between their bodies and his finger found her sensitive bud she gasped jerking in his arms as her release hit her instantaneously and hard. She could feel herself contracting around him as he continued to pump into her. Renewing her attention to his ear she felt his body shudder into her as he buried his face in the curve of her neck and groaning released his seed into her.

Exhausted feeling boneless, satiated, beyond content he looked down at her nestled against his side, her head cradled on his shoulder as she traced his collarbone with her finger.

Nothing in his life had ever felt as right as being here with her now like this. When he was with her he felt a sense of closeness and connection a sense of rightness and peace. Every joining of his body to hers deepened that connection. He wouldn't, couldn't give her up.

"Max."

Her drowsy, content eyes swung to his.

"You knew that when I said I wanted the baby I was asking you to be my mate didn't you?"

"We can still have a baby without being mates?" she answered sleepily.

Silence.

"Your body's gone all tight and tense, it's uncomfortable," she complained petulantly.

Silence.

He could feel her wriggling agitatedly against him trying to get comfortable, sighing he pulled her into him consciously trying to relax his body again as he closed his arms possessively around her.

"That's much better," she mumbled.

He was still awake staring at the ceiling long after she was peacefully asleep.

TBC

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