Summer Love

Disclaimer: Just fanfic I don't own any characters blah blah blah...

Chapter FIVE

"You" Max accused shoving her finger in his chest, effectively making Normal take a step back. "Are hiring him?" She growled. Alec began to laugh hysterically, she ignored him.

"Yeah" Normal put his brave face on. "I am Missy-Miss; he is the famous Monty Cora!"

"He is that dumb-ass fighter you're always taking about?" OC slipped in, Alec almost protested but Max's ranting interrupted.

"Oh well isn't that just great?" She said voice dripping in sarcasm.

"Yeah it is, and you Missy are gonna show him around." Max's jaw dropped in complaint. "And you won't complain, otherwise you're fired." Normal crossed his arms in declaration.

Max grabbed the packages set out on the counter, and tossed them at Alec. He easily caught them.

"Hey! Max! Why do I have to carry them?" he yammered while stuffing the packages in his newly acquired bag, and trailing the fiery pissed off woman.

She was angry, scratch that, beyond angry. Max gingerly walked behind the building, trying to ignore Alec. He was blabbering about something, really she didn't care.

"Max what are we doing back here? I thought the bikes were out front." Max slammed him against the nearest wall.

Alec just smirked, obviously amused by Max's behavior.

"What the hell do you think your doin'?"

"What do you mean? I am getting a job..." his grin widened even more.

"I noticed but here? What do you need a job for anyways?" She growled, while roaming her hands to his coat pockets, they proved to be empty.

"Max, hey! What are you..." he paused as her fingers strayed around his waist. To his back pockets where she snatched his wallet. "Looking for" he finished.

She waved the wallet in his face. Her body was still close to his, she could feel his heat radiating. But continued with the task, she couldn't go all mushy on him now. Max opened the wallet to reveal a wad of money.

"I am gonna need a job sooner or later" he grabbed the leather, she snatched it back.

"Since when Monty Cora? You obviously have your own little illegal things going on. Did you even stop to think about Manticore finding us?" She spat while taking a couple hundred bills and stuffing them in her pocket.

"Max, I don't need you questioning my motives, or my fighting career. Sides' I retired." Alec pushed off the wall that Max had previously driven him into.

She ran him back into the brick wall. "But I am, so save the shit and tell me."

"Are you always this pushy?" Max frowned and crossed her arms over her chest. "I will take that as a yes... you really wanna know why?"

"I have only asked twice!"

"Okay! Okay! Because I like you, and I have no where else to go" he gazed at Max intently, awaiting a response.

She watched him warily. "What do you mean... you like me?" She spat guardedly, and smacked him in the shoulder.

"I mean I like you" she scowled, and he was ready to block whatever attack she was preparing. "You asked and I am tellin' you."

"Well... I didn't want you to tell me that!" Max growled and slammed him against the wall one last time, then headed out front to the bikes.

'Well I got what I expected... more physical abuse.' Alec shook his head and followed.

'What the hell does that guy think he is doing? Ugh... he likes me? As if... He is probably just playing... He will probably be the same as every other guy... ready to stomp on my heart and squash me like a bug...' Max hopped on her bike leaving Alec to tail.

The day continued like this Max ignoring Alec. Alec following behind pestering the hell outta her. Finally though, to Max's relief it was over.

"Where you goin' Max?" He questioned.

"No way I'm tellin' you" Max shouldered her way past him.

"Why not Maxie?" he followed cautiously.

"Cause the next thing I know you'll follow me there too."

"Will not, I told OC I would go and get a drink with her."

"Great stealing my friends too" Max mumbled stomping away.

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Max spent most of the night on top of the space needle. It was tradition really, something happens, need to clear head, go to space needle. Though when it started to rain she decided to head home. Quietly she crept in the apartment avoiding waking up OC.

That was when she heard it, or shall we say him.

"Great!" she muttered contemptuously.

Though after seeing him thrashing, with sweat glistening on his forehead her comment was pointless. She went into a complete state of empathy. Her experiences were difficult for her and she came to a silent conclusion. That she would be there for the guy; even if he drove her up the wall.

Carefully avoiding his reflex she crept over beside Alec's panicked form on the couch. From here she could see the tears sliding down his cheek. What she heard next caused her a pang of... jealousy? He gasped "Rachel."

'Rachel? Who is Rachel? Wait a minute, why the hell would I care…? Cuz your jealous' her inner voice taunted. Max pushed her thoughts to the back of her head.

Gently she placed a hand on his shoulder shaking him. "Alec" she whispered "Alec!"

He grabbed her arm, and slammed her down on the floor. "Alec!" she exclaimed as his form came crashing down twisted in blankets. Max flipped the alarmed man over effectively stopping him from causing her physical abuse.

"Hey! It's just me" she ran her fingers through his damp hair, and observed the shaken man from her position on top of him.

"Max? Wha...what...are you doin here?" Max smiled at his state.

"What do you mean, 'what are you doing here'? I live here."

"Right... Well what are you doing?" Alec gaped at Max's actions.

"Lookin' at ya" she tenderly stroked his hair some more. Alec was astonished at Max's odd behavior; he was overwhelmed with feeling crashing over him.

'What is she doing...' he wondered as she laid her head on his chest. Skeptical at the least, he wrapped his arms around her.

Max was really unsure about what she was doing. She did know though that this is what made her feel better after one of Manticore's nifty nightmares. Unconsciously she ran her fingers over his chest. She felt his arms around her pulling her into an embrace, and knew that it was working.

They both lay in silence until Max felt fit to ask. "What were you dreaming about?"

She felt his twitch and tense up at the question.

"It's okay; you don't have to tell me... I used to get them all the time." Max murmured while placing a light kiss on his bare chest.

Alec smiled down at her gratefully. He could get used to this.

A/N: I didn't really know where to end this chapter, but here seemed ok. I am almost done the next chapter and I will post ASAP. Review!