Max and Alec

"Season 2"

Pairing: Max/Alec

Summary: re-write

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Chapter 19: Hello, Goodbye

Max and Alec's apartment

Alec was sitting in the kitchen by himself; Max was still asleep so he decided to come into the kitchen. First he had gone down to the main desk and grabbed the paper, making sure that there weren't any freaks on the front page, and luckily there wasn't. That was a good sign, because it seemed as if the heat on them had been dieing down for the past few weeks.

Ray had gone to his aunt's house in Texas; Max had dropped him off at the train station where he uncle was waiting last night. She didn't end up getting home till well past two in the morning. Which made Alec wonder, where else had she gone? He just figured that she went to go see how Joshua, Zane and Asha were doing; she did that now and again.

He looked out the window and saw that it was once again raining in Seattle, which didn't surprise him one bit. It was kind of ironic to him though, how it always seemed to rain here in Seattle more than anywhere else. Seattle was where all the mutants hid, and the mutants led gloomy lives so why not have gloomy days to go along with it? Alec heard a creek in the floor and when he looked he saw Max walking out of the bedroom in only her rode.

"Why didn't you wake me up?" she asked as she brought her arms down to his chest from behind him. She looked at the paper over his shoulder and Alec could feel her hot breath on his neck. "Anyone we know in the paper today?" she asked him. Was she doing this to him on purpose?

"Not so far," he said as he moved away from her. He was still mad that she went in after Ray herself, which was not something he was going to forget. He didn't think that Max knows that instead of just looking out for herself, she also has to look out for their baby growing inside her.

Max looked at him, hurt because he moved away from her. "Okay, tell me what's up with you?" she asked him as she moved toward the coffee that was cooking.

"Nothings wrong with me," he said no even looking up from the paper. "Why would something be wrong?" he asked her.

"Because you have been acting weird ever since I brought Ray out of that school. It's like you can't stand my touch or something," she said.

Alec looked over at the clock on the microwave. "Can we talk about this late I gotta go," he said as he grabbed his stuff. "Don't wanna be late for work," he said as he made his way out the door leaving Max alone.

"But it's Saturday," Max said to herself as she watched the doors close behind him. Max walked over and saw in the windowsill, as she zoomed down to the street she saw Alec riding off into the rain. Was he growing tried of her? That was the only thought running through Max's mind at the moment. Ever since she had told him that she was once again pregnant with his son their relationship had become less physical and more of the distant kind of relationship. Was he seeing someone else on the side?

Max walked over to the phone and picked it up. "Hello?" came the reply on the other end.

"Zane, get over here, I need to talk to you," she said and then she hung up not even waiting to see if he was coming or not. If he didn't come than he didn't come it wasn't that bid f a deal to her. She just wanted a man's view on the whole situation.

Crash

Alec had contacted Asha earlier that morning to see if she could met him at Crash. He really needed to talk to someone about Max's behavior. Ever since she had saved Ray from the school their relationship had taken a turn for the worst and Alec wanted to find a quick and easy was to save it. He knew Asha had some experience in the area.

Alec sat at the bar, as he was waiting for his Scotch. Even though he knew he could get drunk he just liked the fell of the liquid going down his throat. It made him forget about all the problems that were going on his life lately.

"Hey there stranger," he heard a female voice say and when he turned around Asha was standing there. "Long time no see," she said.

"I know, I've been busy," he said as he gestured for him to take a seat.

"So what did you want to talk about?" Asha asked as she ordered herself a beer.

"Max," he said simply. "She's been acting really weird lately, ever since we saved White's son from the school." He paused. "She told you guys about that right?" he asked the blonde sitting in front of him and she nodded. "Good."

"How has she been acting?" Asha asked confused about why exactly she needed to be here for this. They should've been able to handle this on their own. Although she had to cut them come slack, they were caged away for a good part of their lives.

"All motherly like…towards me, it's creepy," he explained. Asha looked at him not saying anything. "I know what your thinking and no it's not because she is going to have my son," he said. "I mean why is she acting that way towards me but no towards anyone else?" he asked. "I just don't understand woman," he said.

"Not many guys do," Asha said with a smirk. "Now my reasoning behind Max's weirdness is that she scared," she said. "She's sacred that when she gets fat and starts to smell and ugly that your just going to start having one-night stands." She said. "It is her defense mode."

"To creep me out?" Alec asked and Asha nodded. "You know this always happens to me," he said as he looked back at the wall instead of facing Asha. "I always fall for someone and then end up getting hurt, last time she died," she explained. "That's why I'm scared to let go completely and let myself love her," he confessed.

"Max is a big girl, she can take care of herself," Asha said.

"Not in our world she can't," Alec said. "Not with people like me hunting her down, and not…not when she pregnant with my baby," he said. "You don't understand what's it's like to be different, you don't know the fears we face every day," he added.

"Your right, I don't," she said. "But what I do know is that Max loves you and if you don't go to her and explain and talk about your problems than this relationship will be over, and then she really will be alone. I do know what's it like to have a non-commutative relationship and the loneliness you feel, I wouldn't wish that on my worst enemy," she said as she got up from the bar stool.

"What should I do?" Alec asked in a little kid's voice.

"Go home and talk to your girlfriend," she said before she walked up the stairs to leave Crash.

Alec continued to sit there by himself. Why is it always me that has a problem? Is it because she was on the outside more and understands how everything works? Is that my problem, I feel as if she is superior to me, am I threatened? Why should I be threatened? I love Max and there is nothing in the world than can keep me away from her, except myself. That's it Alec, get a hold of yourself and go see your girlfriend before it's too late.

Alec got up from the bar stool and walked out of the club but before he made it to his bike he was caught in headlights, literally. There had to be about two dozen cops pointing guns at him. What the hell did I do now? He asked himself. The shouted freeze at him, yet he knew he wasn't going anywhere, at least not with all those guns pointed at him.

Max and Alec's apartment

Zane had arrived at Max's apartment not even twenty minutes after she had called him. When he was talking to her on the phone he knew something must have been up for Max to call him instead of OC. But just in case he made sure to bring Max's best friend along for the ride. That's why he was the best.

When he and OC walked into the apartment the lights were off and all the blinds were closed, OC remembered this scene from when she was dumped by her first girlfriend. She prayed to god that Alec didn't dump Max. They walked into the living room and saw Max sitting on the couch sipping her coffee, which by the looks of no steam, meant it was cold.

"Maxie, are you okay?" Zane asked worried for his little sister. "I brought OC with me figuring that if you need a girl to talk to that you could talk to her." He explained.

"Why no Asha?" Max asked as if automatically.

"Because Asha had to be somewhere this morning, she wouldn't tell me where," he said.

Is she with Alec? I knew she looked at him with interest the first time they met, is he having an affair when I'm carrying his child? Max thought as she took another sip of her now cold coffee. "Really, Alec left early this morning too with letting me know where he was going. He said he was going to work but it's Saturday." She said as she looked at the people before her. "I don't think he loved me anymore." She stated.

"Don't be silly," OC started. "Alec is crazy, head over heels, in love with you Boo," OC said as she kneeled next to her friend. "I have never seen anyone look at another person the way he looks at you," she said.

"It's like you make his day every time you walk in the room," Zane continued. "They say that were not human and that transgenics don't feel any emotion but I know for a fact that Alec loves you. And that he will never stop loving you," Zane added on.

"Then why did he leave without telling me anything, and he pulled away from me this morning," she explained.

"Maybe he just needed some time to himself, we men need time to ourselves once in awhile," Zane said.

"Yeah you and your boy do spend a awful lot of time together," OC added on. "Even me and Syl spend time apart now and again os we don't get sick on one another," OC said with a smirk.

"Same with me and Asha…it's the natural thing to do," Zane explained. "And you know us Alpha males, we would never leave our mate behind," Zane said with a smirk but Max wasn't laughing. "He has marked you right?" Zane asked. It was the transgenic way to mark your mate, in whatever way possible, it's so other transgenics know that she or he is off the market. It usually came in the form of a bit mark or scratches. "I know Asha's marked," Zane said.

Max cast her look downward. "I'm not," she stated simply. "That's what worries me."

"You guys are having a baby, I can't believe he hasn't marked you," Zane said shaking his head. "When I find him I am going to have a stern talk with him." Just as he said that the phone rang. "Hello?" he said picking it up.

"Put Max on, it's Alec," Alec said.

Zane handed her the phone. "Hello?"

"Max I need you to come down to the police station, there has been a terrible mix up," he said but she didn't say anything. "Max?"

"Why are you at the police station?" she asked.

"They said I killed a man, but I tried to tell them that it was my twin brother Ben, their not listening," he said almost pleading.

"I'll be right there," Max, said as she hung up the phone. "They think he killed the people Ben killed," she said as the memories of her killing her brother came back to her. "I have to get him out of there," she said as she ran into the bedroom, got dressed and ran out of the apartment leaving both Zane and OC by themselves.

"This really is a nice apartment," OC said as she looked around.

Police station

Alec sat alone in the questioning room. They had given him one phone call, and with that one phone call he called Max, because he knew that she would be able to get him out of this little jam. The question now was, did she want to?

The door opened then and Max walked in past the officer. He knew she would come for him. "Your lawyers here, and she's a sexy one," the officer said as he slapped Max in the butt on the may by.

Max tensed up and she really, really wanted to turn around and deck him but she didn't. "Can you excuse us please," Max said in a controlled tone.

"Sure thing sweet cheeks," he said as he closed the door behind him.

"How the hell did the get you in here?" Max asked as she took a seat across from him.

"They caught me outside of Crash. I was getting ready to come back home so we could have a talk," he explained to her. "They're blaming me for Ben's murders," Alec said.

"You wanted to talk, about what?" Max asked skipped over the whole Ben thing. That subject was way to fresh in her mind. "Because after you left this morning I didn't think you ever wanted to talk to me again," she said as she leaned forward in her chair. "Tell me Alec what's on your mind?" she asked him.

"You really wanna know what's on my mind?" he asked and she nodded. "I want to know why the hell I love you so much? I want to know why I don't want you going anywhere by yourself because I'm afraid you might not come home? I want to know why ever time I see you my heart beats faster and why I don't think I can live without you?" he asked as he looked at the table.

"Alec…"

He stopped her. "Max I know I ran off this morning, and that my leaving your embrace hurt you but I just needed to think. I needed to try an understanding of my feelings for you. Is it love? Is it lust? Or is it just the passion I feel when your around me?" he said.

"Alec I understand that you need time alone, but you can just tell me that so I don't worry. I'm scared that you're going to leave me for someone who isn't fat," she said with a little laugh.

"I could never leave you," he said. And then he reached into his pocket, and was surprised when he was able to with his hands cuffed and all. He pulled out a little black box and set it on the table. "I understand now," he said as he looked at her.

Max's eyed widened as she looked at the box. "Is that what I think it is?" she asked him and he nodded. Max picked up the box and opened it. Inside was the most amazing ring that she had ever seen. "How did you pay for this…never mind I don't want to know," she said with a smile.

"So what'da say?" he asked. "Will you marry me?" she asked.

"Yes!" she screamed. "But what'da say we get the hell out of here," she said.

"Hell yeah," he said as she got up.

They left the police station together, both wearing a smile.

Joshua's house

There was a knock at Joshua's door and when he opened it he saw a woman standing before him. No one had ever come to his house before, not even his neighbors…wait did he have neighbors? The woman standing before him had curly brown hair and he could tell by the way she was looking around that she was blind, she also had a nice looking dog with her, that Joshua liked.

"Can Joshua help you?" he asked the lady.

"My dog just dragged me up here," the woman said. "I don't remember anyone ever living in this house. Are you new around here?" she asked him.

"Yes," Joshua said. "Joshua from…from Manticora," he said.

"I don't think I've ever heard of that before," she said. There was a moment of silence before she continued. "Well since your new in town what do you say we have some dinner together to welcome you to America," she said. "My name is Annie by the way," she added.

"Joshua would love to have dinner, but all Joshua makes it Macaroni and Cheese, with little, little hot dogs," he said.

"That sounds great, see you at seven" she said as he dog began to pull her away.

"Seven!" he shouted after her as she continued walking down the street. Joshua closed the door with a smile on his face.

Somewhere in the middle of town

White was sitting in his car as he watched the mutant out of his rearview mirror. They had decided it was time to bring forth the mutants and let Seattle know a little more about them. So he had brought the one he captured earlier in the week to a populated part of Seattle and let him out of his car. He told the mutant that he should go try to get out by the gated area, which he knew would instantly bring the cops.

The mutant did what he was told thinking that White was trying to help him. Yet he was soon surrounded by police officers. He managed to fight a few off until he was gunned down. When White saw this he slowly drove away looking at the dead mutant out his rearview mirror.

Max and Alec's apartment

Alec was awakened by the sound of his cell phone ringing. When he picked up his phone he saw that it was Zane calling him. "What the hell?" he said as he flipped it open. "What do you want?" he asked.

"We have ourselves a problem," Zane said. He continued on with what Joshua had told him about Annie and what he had seen on the news earlier that day. "This is not good man," Zane said. "Especially since you and Max are trying to bring a baby into this world." He added.

"I know man I know," Alec said as he looked over at Max next to him. She didn't look more beautiful that she did at that moment. The sheet covering her only covering her a little bit. Some skin showed some didn't. "I'll be over in a few minutes," he said as he hung up his cell. He grabbed a piece of paper and wrote Max a little note. As he was walking out of the bedroom he saw the glimmer from her ring and smiled. Then he looked at her exposed skin and saw his bite mark, she was officially his.

Joshua's house

Alec arrived at Joshua's house in record time. When he walked int Zane was standing in front of Joshua and Asha was sitting on the couch. Also he saw several painting of an African American woman how could easily be described as beautiful.

"What's going on here guys?" Alec asked.

"Zane says Joshua can't see Annie anymore," Joshua said. "Is that true Alec?" Joshua asked.

"Yeah Josh, its true." He paused as he watched the big guy sit down. "This is a bad time man, especially with transgenics being all over the news now." He paused. "It's not safe for Annie," Alec finished.

"But Alec have Max, Zane have Asha, Joshua have no one," Joshua said in a sad tone.

"That's not true big fella, you got us," Asha said. "We love you," she added.

Before Alec could say anything a knock came at the door and when he walked over there and opened the door there stood the woman from the picture. "Annie," Joshua said from behind Alec.

"Joshua…you have guest?" she asked.

"I'm his brother Alec," Alec said.

"From Manticora?" she asked.

Alec looked at Joshua who looked away. "Yeah from Manticora," he said. Then a plan formulated in his head. "I'm sorry to inform you of this but we are going back home for a few weeks, I'm afraid to say that our dear mother is sick," Alec said.

"Oh I'm so sorry," she said. "But before you go can I see you?" she asked as she reached her hand up.

"Alec," Alec said as he stepped forward and let Annie run her hand along his face. "Nice to met you," he said.

"Joshua," Joshua said but instead of his walking up to the hand Zane came over and did it for him. "Nice to met you," Joshua said when Annie pulled her hand away. Asha came up behind Joshua and hugged him. "Goodbye Annie," he said.

"Don't worry you'll be back," she said as she turned and walked away. "I hope your mother feels better," she added as she made her way back home. Alec closed the door and they all huddled around Joshua and comforted him.

"I'm sorry Josh," Alec said as he hugged the big fella. "Trust me it's safer this way," he added on. As he held on to the dog man all her could thin about was his baby and he prayed to god that he had a better life than what Alec was living right now.

Space Needle

Max and Alec sat alone on the Needle. She came here after she read Alec's note. She knew he would meet her here; this is where they came when they wanted to be alone together, without the stress of living in the world.

"So how did it go with Joshua?" she asked him once he took a seat.

"He took it pretty badly, but he'll live," Alec said as he brought Max into his arms. "He told her that he was from a foreign country called Manticora," he said.

"He didn't."

"He did," Alec said with a smirk. "I have to give him credit for that one, it was clever," he said.

"But it was also a little close to home," Max added. There was a moment of silence between them, yet it didn't bother them. "Alec I'm scared for our baby," she said.

"So am I Max," he said. "So am I."

Joshua's house

Zane was walking through the house when he saw Joshua sitting in the windowsill. He walked over to him and took a seat next to him. Zane really did fell sorry for the big guy but there was nothing they could do.

"How you doin?" Zane asked. But before he could answer Zane saw something on Joshua's necklace. He grabbed it so he could get a closer look at it. "Josh where did you get this?" he asked.

"Father gave it to me," Joshua said.

"Do you know what it is?" Zane asked and Joshua said no. "I have to get this to Max and Alec." He said remembering the mark left on Max from the familiars. "I'll be back, Asha is asleep so if you need anything just wake her up," Zane said and he existed the house.

Max and Alec's apartment

Zane entered the apartment and all the lights were off so he guessed that there were asleep. He walked over to where they had their information on a white board and hung the necklace there. They were so close to figuring out everything, yet there were also very far away.

He hopped for Max and Alec's baby that they figured this out before the child is brought into the world.

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AN: Next update will be May 30th. Enjoy!