Forget-Me-Not
Disclaimer: Don't own any of it... sure wish I did.
A/N: I needed to get some more ideas before I got too carried away, so I am back with a better plot.
Chapter Three
"Hey Brandy!" Max shouted over the blaring music, while hopping over the counter. Brandy scowled, as usual... she hated when Max did that.
"Hi Max, I was wondering if you were gonna show" she smiled. "Slacker!"
Max couldn't help but laugh. "Hey today's my day off, be happy I showed."
"So what took ya so long?" Brandy hollered while pouring another patron some booze.
"A friend's in town, he surprised me" Max beamed.
"Then what the hell are you doin' here?"
"Working, its no biggie really Brandy. Sides' he is a people person, he will make friends fast." Max smirked to herself. Brandy noticed all the smiling, it wasn't something she saw from her very often.
"So where is this man that makes you happy so?" Max laughed. "She laughs too."
"You got it all wrong Brandy. We aren't like that."
"Really?" Brandy mused.
"Yeah..." Max trailed off in distraction. Her attention caught on Codi was flirting with Alec now.
"Mmm Hmm..." Brandy grinned knowingly; Max didn't notice, with her hazed envy.
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"So you are new in town huh?" Codi smiled flirtatiously.
"Yeah" Alec glanced at the petite blonde.
"So what is your name sweetheart? Mine is..."
"Codi" Max pats her friend on the back startling her, efficiently interrupting the couple's conversation.
"Oh hey Max! I was just meeting the newbie!" Codi giggled in her blonde sort of way. "He was just about to tell me his name."
"Oh... well why don't I save him the trouble. Codi meet Alec, Alec meet Codi."
"You know him?" Codi looked toward each of them in astonishment. "Isn't that just weird?"
"Oh yeah, real weird." Max said unmoved. "By the way Brandy wants ya to pick up the slack, get to work, and as she puts it, quit flirting with the tourists."
"Oh ya... well I was just distrac..." Codi looked up at Alec and giggled as he winked at her. Max pulled him away and smiled at the dazed blonde.
"Tourist?" he mused.
"Damn rights" Alec smiled tenderly.
"Well I was planning on staying long enough to become a local. But if you really want me gone Maxie, I guess I'll have to leave huh?" He pouted.
"You're full of it... I was only joking you ass." Max mumbled.
"What was up with that anyways? She was nice..." Alec whined.
"That was me saving you a hell of a lot of trouble. Really." Max was half serious. Codi had very messy, clingy break-ups.
"If I didn't know any better I would say you were jealous..." he smirked.
"Well if I didn't know any better I would say that you are full of yourself" Max scowled. "Right now though I have to visit the ladies room... I'll be right back. Try not to leave with anyone." He smiled in his egotistical way.
"I will, for you Maxie" he made a gushy face mischievously. She punched him in the arm and smiled sweetly.
Alec headed to the bar and grabbed a scotch. Little did he know that somebody had been watching him, and that someone was pissed off, and trudging toward him.
"Who the hell do you think you are?"
"I could ask the same thing" Alec smirked at the tough guy act.
"Well I'm Chris, your turn" the man smelled strongly of booze.
"Alec" he put his hand out grinning roguishly. Chris just glared at his offer. "Alright then. What do you want? You didn't just come here to stare at me did you? Cuz I'm real sorry mister, but I just don't swing that way."
"I came to tell you that you had better back off." Chris spat.
"Ok mind me telling me what I need to back off of?" Alec chuckled again.
"Max, she's my-my girl." Alec's mood took a nosedive. 'Max has a boyfriend? How come she never mentioned it?'
"Really? Cuz I don't see your name written on her." Chris began turning red and roared in anger. This made Alec wanna laugh some more. 'This guy is really something else, what was Max thinking?' he shook his head amused.
"Hey guys whatcha doin'?" the voice caused them both to turn around.
"Oh we were just getting all introduced" Chris smiled. Max looked aggravated.
"Oh well Alec and I were just talking so maybe you could go chat up Codi huh?" Chris nodded solemnly with big round puppy eyes. Max frowned noting his drunken state, he seemed to have gotten an early start. Alec noted her hastiness to make Chris go away.
She took the now vacant bar stool next to Alec and called for Brandy to get her a beer. She briefly introduced the two and then they sat in silence. At least until Alec couldn't take it anymore.
"So you have a boyfriend?" Alec quipped nonchalantly while sipping his scotch.
"Who? Chris? Where'd you get that idea?" Max yelped.
"That's what the guy was tellin' me that I had better stay away from his girl" he seriously stated.
"Ok a moment of insanity. What can I say? We all have em' but it was a-a nothing." Max looked away, she had that look. The one she got every time she did something wrong. Completely distraught by the big boo, boo.
"Oh... Oh!" Alec leaned over throwing an arm around her neck and whispered. "Heat?"
"Um... yeah..." Max shrugged off his arm, suddenly overcome with discomfort. That was the last thing she wanted to talk about, especially with him. They sat in silence for a few more minutes before his curiosity overtook him.
"Does anybody know?"
"About what?" she shrugged unconcerned.
"Us being..." Alec looked at her unbelieving.
"About what?" Max smiled.
"They don't then..." Max rolled her eyes.
"Of course not. I've learned my lesson, I won't make that mistake again. We put them in too much danger last time." Max sipped her beer. Alec nodded in agreement. OC, Sketchy, and Logan were put through a lot with the whole Freak Nation ordeal.
"So what are we gonna do now?"
"Now... I think we should drink, bullshit and dance!" Max beamed.
"Well how about we get started huh?"
A/N: Ok now I know this chapter was pretty pointless, it was pretty much filler. I will get back to the main plot again soon... I tend to stray, a little... a lot. Review and tell me whatcha think about it!