Max and Alec
"Season 2 and up"
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Chapter 8: Gill Girl
Max's apartment
Max was hurrying to get her stuff together so she wasn't too late for work. "I am going to kill him," Max said to an empty apartment. "I didn't want to wake you Max, it isn't often that you get sleep," she said imitating Alec's voice. "You are so going to die." She said as she started packing stuff into her bag.
"What know?" Max asked herself as the phone started ringing. "Make it fast I don't have time for this," she said into the phone.
"Max?" the voice asked.
"Logan?" she asked again with a little bit of guilt in her voice knowing about Asha and Zane and keeping it from someone she called her friend. "What is it…I am really late for work," she said.
"Max…I need your help," he said as he gasped for air. "You think you could come over?" he asked and Max could hear the desperation in his voice.
"Logan? What's wrong?" she asked as she started to get nervous. "What is it? Are you okay?" she asked as she heard his breath hitch a little. "Logan?" she called to him.
"Max…I need you to come over here right away," he said in a hashed voice. "No!" she suddenly shouted and then the line went dead.
"Logan!" she called into the phone. "Logan!" Max dropped the phone and grabbed the cell phone that Alec had gotten her and ran out of apartment. On her way down the stairs she dialed Alec's cell number. "Alec?" she asked when he picked up.
"Max?" he asked confused on why she was calling him. "Is something wrong?" he asked suddenly worried.
"I need you to tell Normal that I am not going to be in today," she said as she got onto her Ninja and started toward Logan's.
"Why what's up?" he asked. "Is it White?" he asked with bitterness.
"No…it's Logan," she said with some slight hesitation. "He sounded like he was in trouble." She knew that Alec didn't like it when she went around saving Logan but she just could leave him there if he was in trouble. They had been through too much together to just leave him when she knew that she could do something about it. "Listen I know you don't like him but I have to do this…we have been through too much together." Max explained.
"Whatever," Alec said. "I just want you to know if something happens to you I'll show no misery," Alec said and Max shivered at the tone of voice he used.
"Alec," she started but he interrupted.
"Max just do what you have to," he said and the last thing she heard was the dial tone on the other end. She knew he meant every word her said because she would do the same thing if something happened to him. But she still had to help Logan; it wasn't in her to not listen to someone in help.
As Max made her way to Logan's she could help but wondering if she was killed what Alec would do to the people that killed her.
Logan's apartmentWhen Max entered Logan's apartment she could see that it was a mess and that there was an obvious struggle. Which go her to thinking that maybe she was too late, that maybe the person that was after him had already taken him away. Her heart sunk as she thought that Logan might already be dead.
"Logan!" she called as she made her way through the apartment. Her feline scenes told her that he was still here but she didn't know if he was alive or dead. "Logan," she called again as she made her way into the living room. As she entered the room she said what looked to be some kind of home made house. Alec had told her about how they had class that taught you about the outside world back at Manticore, only if you were ready, to be a killer for them that is.
Max walked over to it slowly and pulled back the sheet the severed as a roof and saw Logan lying on the floor. "Logan?" she asked him confused. "What the hell are you doing?" she asked.
"Max," he said as he looked at her. "You made it," he said and Max caught the real meaning to what her said. Alec let you come.
"Yeah I made it, what do you want?" she asked as she noticed that he wasn't in any real danger. "I would rather be at work, okay no I wouldn't, but still I have other thins to do," she said as she looked down at him. "Now what was so dangerous that you needed me here?" she asked.
"Eyes Only met his match," he said as he looked back underneath the sheet. A little girl popped her head out from underneath the sheet and looked at Max. "This is Brittany and I need you to watch her while I get some work done," he said.
"No," Brittany said as she looked at Max and then back at Logan.
"Took the words right out of my mouth," Max said as she turned and started to walk away.
"Max," Logan said as he got up of the floor and walked over to her. "Max wait," he said and Max stopped turning to Logan.
"I don't know who you think I am but I don't do kids well…we don't really mix," Max said as she thought about the baby she lost. "And plus I am not a babysitter…I am a genetically enhanced killing machine," she said.
"Max come on…it isn't that hard," he said as he looked back at Brittany.
"If it isn't that hard than why do you need me?" Max asked. Logan didn't say anything as he looked away from Max. "That's what I thought." She said as she started walking again.
"Max, please," he said as he grabbed her the arm. "I can't do this, she won't sleep, she won't eat what I giver her…" he trailed off.
"She doesn't like pasta?" Max asked sarcastically. "Listen Logan I would love to help you out but I have a job," Max said. "And as much as Normal loves me, which isn't much, I doubt he will give me the day off," she said.
"I'm sure Alec could figure out a way to persuade him," Logan said with a sarcastic tone in his voice.
"If you have something to say than just say!" Max said growing angry.
"I think I already have," he said as he looked at her. "Listen Max, I don't want to fight with you. Please can you help me?" he asked…more like pleaded,
Max looked at the little girl looking at her an sighed. She and Alec had almost had that, a baby to take care of…and she is confidant that they will have one again. So she might as well practice. "Fine," she said. "Alec does not hear about this…understand?" Max asked and Logan nodded. "Say I understand," she said.
"I understand," Logan said.
DocksA boat was just coming in for a long day out on the water, you could tell by the looks on the faces of the crew. They docked the boat and then started to put things today when one of the crew noticed that the net was down and then had been dragging the whole way back in. "You morons," he mumbled to himself as he started to bring the net in.
He couldn't help but notice that the net seemed to be coming in slower; almost like what they were carry was too heavy. Which would not be surprising because ever since the plus Seattle and the world became a third world country. And they were never clean.
Just as the nest was coming out of the work he moved it so instead of coming onto the boat it would go onto the dock. "What's that?" the captain asked as he walked down the dock toward the net.
"We most have left the net down on our way back," the man said as he started to looked through the net.
"Great all I need is the cops snooping around here," the captain said and then he was a glimpse of something. "Wait," he said as he bent down and looked through the net confirming what he saw. "Is that a…a hand?" he asked.
The man next to removed the rest of the stuff surrounding the hand and saw that there was a body lying there. "Oh my God."
Just then someone came walking up behind them and looked over their shoulders. "Are those gills?" the person asked. They all stepped back from the net and looked down at it. "You know…we could get some serious cash for this," the man said. Just than evil grins spread across their faces as idea popped into their heads.
Jam PonyAlec knew he was going to have some explaining to do when he told Normal that Max wasn't coming in today. But if he was lucking Normal wouldn't take it that hard. Just as Alec was approaching Normal's desk he saw Sketchy approaching him.
"We goin to the club tonight?" Sketchy asked on his way by Alec. "Twofers?"
"Would miss it," Alec said with a smile. As long as Max doesn't find out he thought. "Normal, my man, we need to talk," Alec said as he approached Normal. "About Max." he added.
"Let me guess…" he paused as if he was thinking about something. "She isn't coming in today," Normal said with some bitterness. "I'm telling you if you stay with her she is only going to bring you down," Normal said going back to his work.
"She has a really good excuse," Alec said ignoring what Normal said.
"I'm sure she does," he said. "Just tell her to not miss amore days or she's done," Normal said walking away.
When Alec turned around he saw OC standing there with her hands on her hips. "What?" he asked as he just walked past her and toward his locker.
"Where is she?" OC asked hearing the whole conversation Alec had just had with Normal.
"Where do you think she is!" Alec yelled turning to look at her. When he saw that everyone was looking at him he lowered his voice. "She is with Logan…big surprise," he said looking back at his locker. "He is winning and I know that one day she will realize that she is too good for me and go running of with him." He said looking down at his hands. "What I'm not prepared for is how bad it's going to hurt," he added.
"You don't…"
"I do know…this is too good to be true. It has to end…like everything good in my life." He said. "Listen OC as much as I want to set here and talk to you about Max…I have to go…deliveries," he said walking away from her. OC stood there looking at the spot that he had just vacated it. Did he really think that would happen to him? Did he think Max would do something like that to him?
OC turned and walked over to the phone. She dialed a number and then waited for that person to answer. "Max?" OC asked when the person picked up the phone.
"Yeah?" Max said.
"Your boy…has some serious relationship fears," she said. "Maybe you guys should talk about them one night," OC suggested and then hung up the phone not giving Max time to answer.
Logan's apartmentMax looked at the phone after OC hung up on her. What was that all about? Max asked herself as she looked at Brittany who was fast asleep on the couch. She had just finished ready her the Little Mermaid when OC called. Alec has relationship problems…huh? What does he worry about? She asked as she walked back over and sat on the couch next to Brittany.
"Max?" Logan said coming into the room. When Max saw the position she was in when Logan walked in it hit her why Alec was worried…and what about. He thinks I am going to leave him for Logan because he can give me somewhat of a normal life. "Max?" Logan said again.
"Huh?" Max asked looking up at him.
"Brittany's mom is here…she wants to meet you," he said as he walked over and picked up Brittany who instantly woke up. Logan walked out toward the front door with Max behind him.
Max stood in the kitchen looking at Brittany and her mom. She wanted that, she wanted to be a mom but she didn't want the father to be anyone but Alec. And she knew that was how he felt. He felt that Logan could give Max a safe pregnancy…but she didn't want safe…she wants him.
"So this is the one that save Uncle Logan," Brittany's mom said. "The last one that saved him he married." She added.
"No worries there," Max said quickly and everyone looked at her with raised eyebrows. Wow does that look run in the family? "I'm already taken," she said with a shrug.
"Well that's too bad," Brittany's mom said. "Anyway thanks," she said to both Max and Logan. She turned and walked out the door. But soon after walked back in. "She forgot the kisses," she said as Brittany leaned over giving them both kisses. "Bye," she said and then walked out the door.
Logan turned to her. "Why so quick to say you are already taken…is the thought of us together that bad?" he asked. "Does it disgust you so much?" he asked walked slowly toward her. He touched her arm, "the thought of you and me?" he asked and then collapsed to the ground.
"Logan!" Max yelled as she kneeled down in front of him. "What happen?" she asked as he started at her blankly. "What do you want me to do?" she asked.
"I need to get to the hospital," he said weakly. "Call Asha," he added and Max winced although not enough so that he would notice. Asha must not have told him about her little affair with Zane…in a way it made Max really pissed of. "Please," he asked.
"Okay," Max said as she walked over to the phone.
"Speed dial four," he said and she pressed the buttons.
For some reason Asha not telling Logan about her and Zane made her really mad. Not that she was jealous or anything because she wasn't but Logan is her friend and he deserves to know what is happening. "Asha we have trouble," Max paused. "Send Zane to go get Alec and you come to Logan's and help me get him to the hospital," Max added in a low enough tone so that Asha would hear and Logan wouldn't. "Oh and hurry." She added. Max hung up the phone more that peeved at Asha but not willing to go into it right now and turned to Logan. "She's on her way," Max said with a forced smile.
Sure she wasn't with Logan and she didn't feel that way toward him anymore but the man still deserved to be treated right. He didn't deserve to me lied to…just tell him that it isn't there and then him and Asha could move on without the lies. After all this happened Max was going to have a little chat with Asha and she is going to tell her that she better tell Logan.
Jam PonyAlec had just finished his last run for the day and now he was in the men's room getting ready to go to the club with Sketchy. Sure he would rather be at home doing better things with Max but he knew that she was at Logan's and probably would be for quiet some time…so he decided to go have some fun. After all as long as Max didn't find out what kind of club he was going to there wouldn't be any troubles.
Alec walked out of the bathroom and saw Sketchy sitting on the bench waiting for him. "You ready man?" Alec asked as he walked past Sketchy. All Sketchy did was nod and get up and started walking with Alec toward the door.
They both heard Normal on the phone as they made their way out of the Jam Pony offices. They both prayed that they would be able to get out before Normal got off the phone and sent them on a last minute run off to God's knows where. Alec especially didn't want to go because he wanted to get to the club and get his mind of the problems he is having with Max.
Sure Max doesn't know about their relationship problem but that is only because she thinks everything is perfect…but she is wrong. They do have problems. The biggest one being Logan Cale a.k.a Eyes Only. He is always taking up Max's time with missions that she doesn't need to be worrying herself about. He always looks at her like a little boy who just lost his puppy and it makes Alec so made sometimes that he could really kill the guy. But he wouldn't be able to because he knows that if he does Max would never speak to him again and he really didn't want that.
Max is always running of in aid of Logan, not matter what is happening in her life. She is welling to go running off to save him. Alec can't help but wonder if she would do the same for him. If she would drop everything because he was in trouble and needed her help.
"Wait," Normal said and they both froze and the door. Cursing because they almost made it out. "I have a delivery that needs to be delivered ASAP to Sector 12," Normal said not even looking up to them.
"Sorry Normal but we close at seven," Sketchy said looking at the clock. "And it's seven."
"No it is six fifty nine…you have thirty seconds to deliver this package," Normal said looking up at his two employees.
"But if I go on this delivery I'm gonna moss twofers," Sketchy said in a little whinny voice that Alec didn't even know was capable on a man.
"No buts…"
"But twofers," Sketchy whinnied again.
"Stop saying that…twofers is not a word," Normal said.
"Actually," Alec said seeing an opening. "It's is." Normal looked at him as if he was crazy. As if he had stooped to the level of intelligence that Sketchy was on…which wasn't high. "Two dancers for the duration of one song or one dancer for two songs," Alec explained.
"You talking about a strip club?" Normal asked nervously as he rubbed the bridge of his nose.
"Yup and your coming with us," Alec said as he patted Sketchy on the back.
"I am?" Normal asked.
"He is?" Sketchy asked.
"He is," Alec said in a tone that said he was not playing around.
"Alec," someone called from behind the group of guys and when Alec turned around he saw Zane standing there in doorway.
"Zane? What are you doin here man?" Alec asked when he saw one of Max's 'brothers' standing in the doorway. "I thought you and Asha had a night planned?" Alec asked.
"So did I," Zane said with a crocked smile. "But it seems that Logan is hurt I sick and she feels bad so she wants use to go to the hospital." Zane said.
"Logan's hurt…how's Max?" Alec asked.
"She's fine…she's the one that called us," Zane said as he walked down into Jam Pony. "I really don't like that man," he added.
"Yeah me neither," Alec said. "So do you want to go to the hospital or do you want to go to the club with us?" Alec asked forgetting about Logan. He wasn't his responsibility so why should he care.
Zane pondered this for a second wondering if going with Alec would get him in trouble with Asha but then he figured that Max would be pissed at Alec so they could be in the doghouse together. "Sure." He said.
Normal was looking from Zane and Alec and then back again. "You guys know each other?" Normal asked.
"Yeah…we're brother…in a way," Alec said with his trademark grin. "So boys…it's time to go see some ladies," Alec said as he headed out of Jam Pony. He knew he was going to get in deep trouble for this…mostly because he brought Zane into it but he didn't seem to care. If Max was aloud to go see her ex anytime she wanted than he was aloud a night on the town with the boys. He could deal with Max later, right now it was all about having fun.
Seattle General
Max was sitting in the waiting room for what seemed like hours. Asha was in the room right now with Logan helping him, telling him that everything was going to be okay. Dr. Carr told them that he had a case of the chicken pocks.
Max kept looking at the clock and as the time got later and later she had little hope that Alec and Zane we're going to show up. Maybe she should have taken OC advice and talked to him, right away, instead of waiting. She figured that she could take to him later that night and everything would be okay, just like it always was…but this time seemed different.
Just as Max was about to get up and go over to the phone to call Alec but Asha came walking out the door. Max looked at her and she instantly saw pain in her eyes. "What happen?" Max asked concerned for the women that her brother seemed to be in love with. Max didn't know for sure but she could tell…just by looking at her.
"I told him…like you said," Asha paused. "Well let's just say he didn't take it too well," she said with a slight laugh. "He said he never wanted to see me again, and he said if it wasn't for you he would hate all transgenics together," Asha added as she took a seat next to Max. "Where is Zane and Alec?" she asked when she noticed that the men were nowhere in sight.
"I have no idea," Max said with some bitterness in her voice that out weighed the fear that Alec was mad at her and therefore avoiding her.
Max sat there staring straight ahead at nothing; nothing was registering with her. All she seemed to be able to think about was Alec and why he wasn't here. If he was out doing something stupid just to get back at her for going to see Logan that after noon. She never did understand him and she honestly knew she never would, that is what makes him so great…he is unpredictable.
Have I been giving him a reason to be jealous of Logan? Max asked herself as she started at the wall in front of her. Not really seeing the wall, there was nothing there but space to her.
"Max? Asha?" Carr said as he walked toward the two ladies. "Logan is ready to go home now and I was wondering if you to could give him a lift," he said as he looked at them.
"Max you'll have to do it, he isn't to happy with me today," Asha said as she got up and put on her jacket. "See ya around," and then she was gone before Max could decline the offer to drive him home after all she did have to get home to fix a broken relationship.
"I guess that leaves me," Max said looking back at Sam Carr. "Let's get him home," Max said as she stood up and followed Carr into the emergency room where Logan was lying on the bed. They needed to get everything before they where able to leave.
Blowfish Tavern
Alec and the group arrived at the club and it was already packed. News on the street was that they got a new act that people couldn't get enough of. That wasn't why he was here, sure there were the girls, but he was here mostly to get him mind of the Max and Logan situation.
He didn't understand when it bothered him so much. I mean she has told him several times that he was the only one for him, well not in so many words. But she has told him that she has no interest in Logan Cale anymore. Yet he can't seem to bring himself to believe it.
Maybe it was because every time Logan was in trouble Max went a runnin, no questions asked. She just jumped to his aid, whatever he needed.. The more Alec thought about it the more he began to realize that it wasn't about jealousy at all, it was about Max. She was taking orders from and ordinary, she swears that she doesn't take orders anymore yet she does whatever Logan asks her too, whenever he asks.
"Check that out," Sketchy said leaning into toward Alec and Zane. "How is she breathing?" he asked as he started t walk closer.
"I don't see any tubes," Normal said following Sketchy.
Zane and Alec exchanged looks and nodded. Just then they both turned toward the fish tank that held a girl and when she turned her head they both zoomed in and saw the barcode on the back of her neck. "Time to find Max," Alec said as the both turned on their heels and headed out of the club.
Max's apartment
Max sat alone in her bathroom waiting for the water to heat up so she could take a bath. When she arrived back at the apartment she figured that he would be there waiting for her, waiting for her to tell him that she was sorry. But he wasn't, she came home to nothing other than and empty house…OC was at a friend, a girlfriends.
Alec hadn't even left a message for her and that made Max feel even more alone, almost like her didn't love her anymore. He had been distant for a while now but she never took notice…it was Alec. He's a man and he just needed his space…or so she thought.
She should have seen the signals, they were coming off him in waves, everyone could see them…that is but her. She really wants this relationship to work and if that means losing Logan's friendship than so be it. Because as much as she tries to ignore the little voice in the back her head, she can't live with out that pain her ass…her Alec.
They told her that it would never work, that her and Alec would separate because they were too different. Maybe they were right…maybe they were too different. But she can't see her life without him, she looks into the suture and all she sees is him standing there waiting for her. What would life be like without him?
"Max?" a voice says behind her and when she turns around she sees him standing there. And when she sees him looking at her all her worries about their relationship disappear and she knows that everything will work out in the end…because they deserve it.
"Alec," Max said in a tone that said she didn't care but he knew better, he knew that she had been worrying about him and weather or not he was coming home. "What's up?" she asked noticing Zane for the first time standing behind Alec.
"We have a situation," he said in all soldier mode now. "There is a transhuman in a club down in sector four," he said as he looked back at Zane. "They have her on display." He added. He knew that he was going to be in the doghouse for being in the club in the first place.
"Okay let's get to this club," Max said going into her room to change.
"Stay here," Alec told Zane as he followed her into their bedroom. "Max there is something you need to know about this club," he said as he watched her undo her bathrobe and start to get dressed.
"It's the Blowfish Tavern," Max said and when she noticed Alec's wide-eyed expression she wanted to burst out laughing. "It is the only decant club in sector four," Max explained how she knew which club it was. When she turned back and saw that Alec wasn't following her she looked at him. "Are you coming?" she asked as she and Zane started walking out the door. Soon followed by Alec.
Blowfish Tavern
Max, Alec and Zane made their way toward the club but when they were a few feet from the door they stopped and Max looked at them confused. They looked at her both with evil smiles on their faces and she knows whatever they are going to tell her she isn't going to like.
"Um," Zane started but pauses.
"The only way a woman gets in is if their working," Alec said looking at Max not really wanting her to do it.
"I don't think so," Max said.
"Come on Max…don't sell yourself short," Zane said. "Ow!" he said when Alec hit him in the back of the head.
"It is the only way we're going to get her out," Alec said as he looked at the woman he loved and telling her to go into the strip club to work…there was something seriously wrong with this picture. "Come on Max, either that or we just let White have her," he said crossing his arms.
Max looks at him debating weather or not to do what needs to be done, or just leave her for White and attempt a rescue mission later on. Max knows that a rescue mission would be impossible so she makes up her mind. She takes of her jacket and throws it at Alec but before she can get far enough he takes hold of her arm and brings her back to him with a passionate kiss. When he pulls away he keeps her close and whispers, "no one touches you…if they do they die," he says and then lets her go.
Max looks at him for a minute as she makes her way toward the back alley. What he just said scared her more than she was willing to admit. She knew that he would do anything in his power to keep her and in an odd way it brought her comfort and extreme fear at the same time. There weren't many limits that a transgenics had and if Alec went wild she didn't know if she would be able to save him from himself.
As she walks toward the back alley she can hear Alec and Zane entering the club. Why are you doing this Max? For some transgenic…God what has gotten into you? You used to always preach about saving your fellow mutants and now all you want to do is leave…and what, hide under a rock. You can't and you know it. This girl needs you help and you are going to have to push everything aside and save her before White gets to her and it's too late.
What if I can't do it? What if I can't push everything aside and it distracts me and I end up getting killed. Or worse Alec gets killed. Huh? What if that happens? If Alec gets killed because of me I will never be able to live with myself.
Get over it! He is a big boy X5 he can take care of himself. He isn't some defenseless ordinary like one Logan Cale. Alec will do what ever he can to keep you safe. His life is something be will willing give up so long as you live to see another day.
I don't care if I never see another day…I just want him in my life. I remember when it was all about Logan and if he wasn't around than I felt lonely…now that is Alec. Without him I am lost. I love him.
Have you told him how you feel?
He knows.
Max was snapped out of her thoughts by the sound of a door closing behind her. Then she remembered that she was here to pretend to work. She really didn't want to have to do this but she knew she had too…it was important.
When Max walked in she looked around the club until her eyes fell on a certain X5. Alec was sitting with Zane while some blonde striper was dancing for them and they were looking on as if nothing else mattered…this was not good, at least not for Alec.
Alec looked up when he felt her coming toward him and then he quickly grabbed some money out of his pocket. "Why don't you go dance for my buddies over there," Alec said pointing to Sketchy and Normal.
"But the song isn't over yet," she whined.
"For you it is," he said trying to get her to leave because he knew what Max would do if she were still standing there when she arrived next to him.
She sighed and then turned and walked in the direction of Normal and Sketchy. Alec looked at Max as she walked toward him and he knew that she was pissed…she had the look. "Max," Zane said standing up and then Max shot him a glare. "Talk to you later buddy," Zane said as he turned and walked away.
"Maxie…"
"Don't 'Maxie' me Alec," Max said as she stood in front of him. "I know we are having problems right now but geez," she said not knowing what else to say.
"Max it was just a dance," Alec said as he reached out and pulled her down to him. "And as far as our relationship problems go who cares?" he said as he looked her in the eyes.
"I do," she said honestly. "I care that you feel like I am going to leave you any minute from someone that I don't like anymore," she said.
"Max I'm a guy, and I'm going to get jealous every time someone even looks your way…and trust me it will happen often. There is nothing that you can do about it," he said. "It's an ego thing," he added with a smirk. He was rewarded with a smile. "I love you Max…nothing is going to change that," he said as he placed a kiss on her lips.
"I love you too," she said when they pulled apart.
"White," Alec said through gritted teeth. Max looked at him confused. "The man he had in place is making his move," he said when he noticed her confusion. Max looked around and indeed she saw a man walking toward the tank that there mermaid sister was in. "What do you say we get him kicked out?" Alec asked.
"You got a plan?" she asked. He just smiled.
Joshua and Zane's house
Zane was sitting in front of the TV with Joshua when he heard a knock at the door. He had came straight home after Max got into the club knowing that they could handle things themselves, plus he didn't want to be in the middle of a fight between them two.
When he opened the door Asha stood in front of him. She looked terrible and he guessed that she finally told Logan what was up. He walked out onto the porch and gave her a hug. She hugged him back grabbing onto him as if he was going to fade away if she let go.
"What happen?" he asked into her ear as he led her inside, still embraced.
"I told him," she said as she let go of him and sat on the couch. "About us and let's just say…it could have gone better." She paused. "He left, he's gone…I went to his apartment and it was empty…I scared, not for me…but for you guys." She said and she saw a cocky grin form on Zane's face. "Listen I know he doesn't seem like much but Logan has friends in high places." She said.
Zane looked at her where she sat, she looked horrified but it wasn't for her…it was for him. She cared enough to be scared for him. He never had that before, someone to care for.
He kneeled down in front of her. "Listen Asha, he may have friends in high places but I have friends in higher places," he said. "Trust me if he tried to hurt you or me I could have him died in an hour," Zane said.
"And how would you do that?" she asked not believing him. She looked at him when he didn't say anything and it dawned on her. "You would have to give yourself up…to Manticore and the government, right?" she asked and he nodded. "I won't let that happen," she said as she cupped his face.
Just as Zane about to say something that he never thought he would say the door burst open and in walked Max and Alec holding someone. "We have a problem," Alec said as they dragged the guy to the bathroom. Zane and Asha followed. "We thought he was one of White's people but he was just trying to get to his mate," Alec explained on the way to the bathroom.
"And we being us jumped him and tore of the thingy he used to get water on his gills," Max said as she set him down in the bathtub and turned on the water filling it up. "Now we need to get his outfit fixed so we can save his mate…who is now is the hands of one Ames White." She finished.
"Your lives are different from other peoples," Asha said as she looked over the outfit. "On the plus side o think I can fix this," she added as she walked out of the bathroom and into the kitchen. Max followed her and told Alec and Zane to stay with merman.
Some abandon building
Ames White kneeled down in front of the crate that now held one of Manticore many soldiers. It seemed to be some kind of mermaid and he was now going to ship it over to the big guys so they could study it. He didn't care about this thing, he would rather have just killed it and been down with it. But no they wanted to take apart a living transgenic.
"Otto, keep pouring water on it…make sure it stays alive," he said as he answered his phone when it rang. "White," he answered."
"Dad?" A voice said on the other end.
"Hey there big man," White said as he walked away from the box.
"When are you coming home daddy?" the boy asked.
"I just need to finish up some work and then I'll be there," White said with a smile. "Look Ray, daddy has to go he is very busy…I'll see you when I get home," White said.
"Okay bye," Ray said.
White hung up the phone and looked at the transgenic in front of him. They were all nasty creatures and he would see to it that they were all eliminated.
Joshua and Zane's house
Max sat in the windowsill of the house and looked out into the night that was fast approaching morning. Alec came up behind her and wrapped his arms around her. They had talked about what they needed to talk about and everything was okay…it wasn't great but it was okay.
Max turned her head and looked at him. "What do you think about moving out of the apartment?" she asked out of the blue.
"I like the apartment," he said as he looked down at her. "What did you have in mind?" he asked.
"Moving her to live with Joshua and Zane, there are all those empty rooms upstairs," she explained. "Plus it would make OC that much more safe," she added.
"Sounds okay to me but Max are you're sure?" he asked. "I mean you and OC have known each other for a long time…maybe you should think about this some more." He said.
When Max was about to say something the merman came walking out of the bathroom and into the living room. "What happened?" she asked Zane and Asha who came walking out after him.
"I don't know, we just put his jacket thing on and he took off…I guess he has places to be," Zane said looking at Asha and shrugging his shoulder.
Just then the merman grabbed Max and Alec's arms and started pulling them toward the door. "Or maybe he knows where to find his mate," Max said as she and Alec followed leaving Asha and Zane behind…they needed time to talk.
Abandon building
The merman had taken them to the ocean shore and showed them why he desperately needed to get his mate back; they had babies to take care of. Alec wouldn't look at them when he knew what they were, bringing back old memories. Max understood completely because more than anything at that moment she wants to be a mommy.
They tracked White down to this abandon building on the outskirts of sector three. The merman had gone down a man whole that was underwater to unlock the door that was locked from the inside. Max stood beside Alec as they waited foe the door to open and when it did and huge sigh of relief washed over her.
"Do you know where she is?" Alec asked the merman as he looked around the building and then the merman pointed to the crate that lies in the middle of the floor. "Great," he said.
Just as Max was about to climb done she head gunshots and instead of climbing down he simply jumped down while Alec and the merman followed. Alec pulled out the gun that he had gotten from one of the guards and shielded the merman as he got his mate out of the crate, Then he shielded them as they took cover behind another crate while him and Max took cover behind a different one.
"We need to get them outta here," Max, said as she leaned over Alec's shoulder.
"Got a plan?" he asked.
"Yeah…cover me," she said and before he could ask why she went running out and he started shooting. Out of the corner of his eye he saw what she was going and he hopped to god that it works. Just as the things hit a bunch of smoke went up into the air shielding them so they could escape.
The merman took his mate back to the water whole while Max and Alec found another way out of the building.
Ocean shore
Max stood by Alec's side, wrapped in his arms, as she watched the merman babies go out into the ocean. To their right stood Asha in Zane's arms and all three just started.
Max turned in Alec's arms and looked up at him and she noticed that he looked lost in his thoughts, "Don't worry," Max said and he looked at her confused. "We will have that one day," she explained.
He leaned down and kissed her. "I know," he said when he pulled away. "And I can't wait to see a little Alec Jr. running around the house," he said with a smirk and she slapped him.
Zane and Asha sat there looking at them with smiled on their faces. And when they were about to say something a gunshot rang out into the night and Asha felt Zane tense up and then go limp behind her. And when she turned around she saw him lying on the ground.
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AN: I hope you liked it! Sorry about the late update but I am in my senior year of high school so I have been really busy…plus work and everything. I hope to update more often.