Title: Just an Assignment?

Summary: AU. Max has to work with Alec on a school project will it lead to a new relationship or the total opposite? MA

A/N: The first chapter was supposed to be way longer but half of it got 'lost'…I don't really know, anyways hope you like this chapter and remember to review.

Chapter 2 – Dinner with the in-laws

When they walked into the class Max and Alec were already sat down at the back like usual Cindy sat in between Max and Alec and sketchy sat on the other side of Alec. Mr. Cale stood at the front of the class and began to teach.

It was nearing the end of the lesson and before they were dismissed Mr. Cale started talking again,

"Okay I know its Monday and no-one will want home work but I'm giving this assignment out, all of the other classes will be getting it as well. You will paired up in boy and girl pairs of my choice," every one groaned but he continued with his home work speech,

"You will look after a programmed electric baby for 2 weeks you will treat it as your own child, give it a name, feed it, take it out for walks most importantly you will work as a team. Here are the pairs…he began to read from a list he got to the last two pairs Calvin and Cynthia, Maxine and Alexander." He finished of the list with them and then said "Class dismissed…remember team work if you fail this class you will take it again next year. Come and collect you're new baby and off you go." Max went up to the desk and got the list of things to do Alec came and stood beside her she picked up the 'baby' and the list and handed it to him.

"Here you can have her to night, I need my beauty sleep and this two o'clock feeding won't help!" and she walked off to catch up with Cindy only Alec ran after her.

"Max you can't do this I need to go to football practise!" he shouted at her, she turned around,

"And I gotta have my beauty sleep…"

"Yeah I can sorta' tell…" he smirked "but let me tell you something it won't help." He said, threw the baby at her and ran off with sketchy close behind. Max's only reaction was to catch the 'baby'. Now she had the baby with her so did Cindy, she stamped her feet in frustration and anger.

"Aleeeeec" she screamed when he didn't turn around she stomped her feet again

"Great now I got an electric baby to look after!" she said more to herself than anyone else and she walked away with Cindy, who was chuckling silently to herself.

Back at home

"Hey dad, um…you think you could baby-sit tonight Cindy and I have stuff to do…please?" she said to her dad in the kitchen while Cindy was feeding her baby in Max's room. He put the pan he was washing down and turned around,

"B-baby-sit?" he looked at her shocked he paled and went to sit down. She looked at him amused that he actually thought she'd do something so stupid as to get pregnant!

"Dad it's a doll for an assignment for class, and guess who I got paired with?" she said now looking at her dad hard. He looked better now he silently closed his eyes and thanked god it was just a project for school.

"Who?" he asked.

"Alec…he's so annoying…anyway can you baby-sit?" he smiled as she asked batting her eyelids at him.

"Honey you know I would but we have the McDowell's coming for dinner today…"

"He's coming today…thank god he can take the baby." She said just as she was about to go up the stairs he shouted after her,

"No sweetie we invited them over so we can all have dinner…Cindy will have to go. Then the both of you, you and Alec, and take care of the baby and make arrangements." She didn't stop going up the stairs she stomped her feet loudly on the stairs to show her anger, she had a habit of that. Now she could hear crying 'Damn why do these stupid dolls have to be programmed!'

In the bedroom

Max walked in and picked up her baby girl, Cameron- rose as she'd called her, and checked her 'diaper' she un did it and put a new one on and she stopped crying. Max put her back down on the bed and put some music on.

"You'll never guess what my mum and dad have done!"

"What?" said Cindy,

"They've invited Alec and his family round to the house for dinner!"

"Max, what the big deal sugar he comes over like everyday anyway! It's like he practically family besides you go to his house for dinner all the time it'll be the same just at you're house."

"But it's different!"

"How?" Cindy said looking at max for the answer that max didn't have.

"It just is okay?" she said and fell back on to the bed, then she herd the door bell ring, groaned and slid down so she was on the floor. Cindy looked out of the window,

"Looks like Alec's parents are really getting you into mommy mode" Max came to the window and looked at the baby bag they had she could just see a bottle sticking out and groaned then slid down to the floor again, down the wall this time though.

"Well boo I better go get this one's 'daddy' to take him for awhile I got dancing tonight…" she sighed and max stood up hugged her and they both went downstairs carrying the babies.

"Bye boo" Cindy said.

"Bye Cin" she opened the door to let Alec and his parents in she stepped aside so they could fit through the door way.

"Hello Maxine, and…" she trailed off because she didn't know what Max and Alec had named their 'child' yet.

"Cameron-rose…and hi" Max said smiling politely Alec glared at her 'this is going to be fun' Max thought as the McDowell's went forward into the sitting room. Alec stayed near Max as the evening finally began.

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