Chapter 3: You Make Me Wanna…
Disclaimer: I do not, repeat, do not own anything that involves DA or the characters from the said show except for this story.
Pairing: ML / MA
Rating: Mature for language and sexual situations
A/N: Thanks to those who never failed to… ehem… stroke my muse - insert evil laugh here – Oh and like I said, I'm not an expert on the military jargon as well as the talk soo y'all have to excuse me – bats eyelashes -
She insisted on coming and the fact that he couldn't just leave her alone anywhere, he had no other choice but to take her with him. Jake was taking too long for Alec's liking so, with all the spare time he had in his hands, he figured to tap the nearest police database. Of course he couldn't just flash his covert ops badge, that would be a stupid move, needless to say, so he opted for the old fashioned way, doing it undercover. Sort of.
Pressing his lips, he silently opened the back door for her and let her in. As he closed it carefully, he smirked. "Now this feels like old times…" Max knitted her brows slightly as she looked at him. She couldn't help but smile at the remark. Ever since she'd become the Ambassador, her "escapades" at night had become less and less until it totally stopped, until now of course. Alec moved to walk over to a computer terminal and sat down. Max creased her brows as she stood behind him, looking over his shoulder. "Did you get the password for the classified files?" Alec raised his brow at the question and turned to look at her. "You really think I'd forget to get that?" She responded by rolling her eyes.
"Just get in there and get what we need…"
"Gee Max. You really have a way of making things like that sound really dirty…"
"Oh for the love of…"
"Relax… I'm not the rusty one here you know…"
Alec got another smack on the shoulder in response. A soft chuckle left his lips before he started working on the computer terminal.
An hour into searching through the files, Alec finally stumbled upon the name whom the weapon used in the recent attempt on Max's life appeared. Michael Bunton. He gritted his teeth. Sitting up straighter, he quickly searched through the database again and looked for his file.
Max sat on the chair nearby giving Alec space to work. She figured he would work faster that way. That and fifteen minutes into his search all they did was continue the endless banter of things that were utterly nonsense. She had to admit, it was fun. And she hadn't realized she missed that until now. A smile played on her lips as she stared onto the tiled floor beneath her.
"Still, though...a beautiful girl like that, all by herself out there in the ocean...she's gonna get lonely."
"Can we concentrate on coming up with a plan?"
"I'm thinkin'"
"You're talking."
"I can do both."
"I doubt that."
"Well you just lost your tip."
Her reverie was broken he saw a quick movement from the corner of her eye. Alec had just sat up straighter and his hands quickly moved over the keyboard almost as if he was using his blurring ability. Max stood up and made her way to his side. She bent forward and looked over his shoulder.
"Is that him?"
Alec never took his eyes off the former agent. "Yeah. Or at least we have a solid lead. We can never know for sure if the weapon used is still with him. Someone else might have acquired it somehow." Max nodded at that.
Creasing his brows, Alec quickly read his file. Michael Bunton. 35 years old. Weapons expert. Top of his class. Top of his squad. So what was the problem? Scrolling down further, Alec read the notes on the bottom of Bunton's file. Agent seems to be exhibiting insubordination. Has no problems with collateral damage. Had a long list of target eliminated on his file, including co-agents. Shit. Jake was right. He wasn't dealing with a rookie here. Pressing his lips, Alec pulled back and fished his cellphone from his pocket. Flipping it open he dialed Jake's number.
"Porter."
"It's Ace. Got 411 on the perp, listen, this guy's pretty much whacked. I need you to do a scramble for me."
"Sure thing. Lemme guess, yours?"
"We don't call you Einstein for nothin'. Thanks man."
"No problem."
"Later."
Sighing softly, he pulled his phone from his ear and flipped his phone closed. Max had her brows creased when he turned his head to look at her, she this questioning look about her. What the hell was he talking about? He half smirked. "Like I said… you're rusty."
"Shut up."
Licking his lips, he moved to close all the files before leaning back on his chair and stretched out slightly, letting the kinks from his muscles loose. "So what now? You hunt this Michael Bunton down right?"
Alec turned to look at her and shook his head. He pushed the chair back and stood up. "No Max. We let him come to us." Max raised her brows. "Meaning I'm bait? Is that what you're saying?"
"Yes and no. I'm not goin' to place you out in the open to flush him out. We're just goin' to uhh… lead him to believe that you're an easy target, even when there's an agent around."
"How come I don't like the sound of that?"
"Do you have a better idea? I mean aside from hunting his ass down."
Max pressed her lips and exhaled loudly. That only made Alec smirk. "I rest my case then. Now just follow my lead. Or better yet, just do what I say. Okay?" Max rolled her eyes at that. When did he become the one in charge? She was always the leader. The commanding officer. She wasn't used to this, but then again, she can't be the top dog forever now can she?
"Okay…"
Alec half smiled. "Come on. Let's get out of here. I'm starving…" She had to roll her eyes at that as they started to put everything back into place and then Alec lead her towards the back door again. "You're always starving. "
"Hey, I got a super high metabolism. Blame those scientists in Manticore..."
"Right... don't take your time making your way out. I saw you eyeing that girl at the front desk..."
"Come on Max, someone has to play the charming one..."
"Right. Be out in five minutes or I'll leave your sorry ass."
"Later Maxie."
"Alec! Alec!"
She groaned as the door closed on her. "Stupid idiot..."
Alec whistled. "Wow. Nothin' changed much. Well except maybe there are more lights than I remember…" Max laughed softly as she moved to stand beside him near the edge of the Space Needle. Turning to look down the city below them, she sighed softly. "I haven't been here in ages. With all the schedules I have to keep up with, I can't find the time to even drop by here."
"Not even at night? I mean, you barely sleep with that shark DNA of yours."
Max smiled at that. "You really think I'd pick the Needle over Logan?" Alec creased his brows at that and then not a second later it hit him. "Oh Jesus Max. I did not want to hear and know that… God…" Shaking his head, he moved to sit down on the edge and wrapped his arms loosely around his legs. She followed not a minute after still chuckling from the reaction he had made not too long ago..
"Hey at least you're not stuck in some closet somewhere facilitating me having sex…"
Alec had to chuckle at that. He shook his head at the memory. Was it that long ago? Huh. Yes it has. So much has changed since then. For a moment, they both fell silent.
Alec, weirded out but the silence cleared his throat. "So uh… when's the wedding?"
"We don't have a date yet but I'm seriously thinking of December this year."
"A wedding in December? That sounds a bit odd. Who would want to get married during the winter? I mean how in the world will you have your honeymoon when it's damn too cold to get naked…"
"Ever heard of heading out to tropical places?"
"Oh you mean like the desert?"
Max quickly sent her hand flying and smacking Alec upside the head. He turned to look at her with a glare on his face. "Hey, you're the one with the weird ideas not me." She rolled her eyes and shook her head at that. "I was thinking we could go somewhere warm like I don't know... one that has a beach or something..."
Alec smiled at that. "Well... since I'm sure I'm not goin' to be able to attend... leave the honeymoon trip to me. I'll arrange everything." Max creased her brows upon hearing that. Of course the offer surprised her but what caught her attention the most was the fact that Alec couldn't even assure her that he'd be there, on the most important day of her life. "You don't have to do that..."
"Hey, it's the least I could do."
Max stared onto the ledge silently before turning her head to him. "You're not going to be there? Alec... it's my wedding. I want all my friends to be there. And Logan was planning in asking you to be his best man." Alec pressed his lips and exhaled loudly at that. "Max, I haven't been able to visit for four years and if it wasn't for this mission, I wouldn't even be here. Let's face it, after this is over, I'll go back and it's hello postcards for you again." Hearing him say that made it difficult to breathe, it felt like her heart was going to explode or something. This was apparently a big deal for her. Bigger deal than she ever imagined. She tore her eyes away from him and looked down on the city below them. Before she knew what was happening, tears began to dampen her cheek.
Alec knitted his brows as he looked at her and never failed to notice the tears that fell down from her cheeks. What the... Turning his body to face her, he lifted up his hand and placed a finger under chin. He made her look at him. Gritting his teeth, he gently ran his thumb across her cheek as he wiped the tears away. "Why in the world are you crying? Aren't you even glad I won't be there to cheapen the rather solemn ceremony?"
Max sniffed and laughed softly at the same time. She lifted up her hands and wiped her tears away. "You are not going to cheapen it Alec. I just want you to be there. To be able to spend time with your friends... I mean don't you get any time offs? I'm pretty much sure you do." Alec shrugged at that. "We're not exactly ordinary agents Maxie. Why do you think I can't even give you my number? The less people know about us, about where we are, even who we are, the better." She sniffed again and moved closer to Alec. Smiling, Alec draped his arm over her shoulder. In turn, she leaned her down and settled it at the crook of his neck.
"Your job sucks... you know that right?"
Alec laughed softly at that. "Yeah but the pay is kick ass..." Max rolled her eyes at that before taking in a silent deep breath and sighing softly. She fell silent then closed her eyes as she reveled on the warmth he was currently bathing her in. In his arms, she suddenly felt safe. Warm. Home. Complete. Max opened her eyes. Her brows were creased suddenly, she was confused as hell. Shouldn't Logan be the one giving her all that? She was sure that Logan made her feel all that. Of course that was before Alec came into the picture again. And now, she wasn't sure at all. With Alec it was different, totally different. It just made her... confused. To say the least.
She closed her eyes again. No. She wasn't confused, she just hadn't seen Alec for a damn long time that was why she was acting this way. Yes. That's it. She missed him. Everything about him, even hanging out with him. Satisfied that she had really convinced herself that she wasn't confused, she opened her eyes again and moved to pull back. Turning to look at Alec she smiled. "Jam Pony's almost closing. We should drop by there and say hi to Normal before we head back to the apartment."
"God, Normal. How is he? Did he ever found an new golden boy?"
Max creased her brows at that. "I don't know. But we're about to find out. Come on..."
Alec laughed softly and stood up. Ahh. It was really great to be back. Even if for just a short period of time.
Normal hadn't really changed. Well except for the fact that he'd added four years into his age and looks and he apparently is married now. Good for him. Of course leave it to Normal to embarrass the hell out of Alec. He had everyone in Jam Pony stop moving about and introduce his irreplaceable Golden Boy, then started talking about his Monty Cora days. Max just stood there giggling and actually left it to Alec to get out of the rather embarrassing situation. Alec almost bellowed hot run just to stop Normal. He was glad to see Normal again, but he had come to a conclusion that the visit down at Jam Pony was categorized under his dreadful list.
Max revved the engine of her Ninja as her and Alec pulled to a stop on the stop light. God, how could she forget about that awesome high riding a bike gave her? She made a mental note to thank Alec for asking about his Green Duke. Of course both bikes had been safely tucked away inside Terminal City and out of spontaneity Alec had proposed they bring their bikes that day for their scheduled "errand". She lofted her brow when she heard Alec rev his engine up as well. Turning to look at him, she found him looking back at her. She revved her engine up once again. And Alec did the same, then that trademark smirk appeared over his lips. The same smirk he showed whenever he was up to something, of course she never failed to get what he was trying to tell her. Both transgenics turned to look at the red light above them. Waiting. Anticipating. Then the light went green. The tires squeeled loudly before both bikes sped off signaling the start of their race.
Both of them weaved through the trafiic at great speed. Side by side. No one was gaining speed nor being left behind. When they both reached the building of Max and Logan's apartment, both bikes screeched as they stopped. A thunderous laugh left Max's lips. "Oh. My. God. I haven't done that in ages. I haven't felt that in ages." Alec chuckled softly. "Your job sucks..."
Max turned to look at him with a slight glare. "Hey, it helps everyone of our own kind. It doesn't suck. It just takes up my time."
"Or you just couldn't find anyone to do stuff like this with you..."
She dismounted her bike and paused when she heard what he said last. He was right. It wasn't the job per se. Thinking back, ever since Alec came into her life, they always did heists together. And when Terminal City was sieged, her and Alec had ran the place. It wasn't just her. Alec was always there by her side. Even when they didn't get along, he stuck around and she in turn came to him. It didn't matter if they had a fight an hour ago, she'd always to go him and vice versa. When Alec left, she became less and less involved with field work. She left it for other capable transgenics. Such as Biggs or Scott or whoever was qualified or available for the job for that matter.
When they reached the elevator, Alec knitted his brows. She suddenly got quiet. Had he said something wrong or off for that matter? Sighing softly, he nudged her gently breaking her out of her reverie. "You okay over there?" Max half smiled. "Yeah I'm okay. I just... I missed this Alec. You and me. Doin' heists together. Racing. Arguing about anything utterly nonesense. The endless banters. I... I never have this with anyone. I mean with OC it's different. As well as with Joshua. And Logan... Logan's too..."
"Lame... err I mean safe..." he gave her an apologetic look as she turned to look and at glare at him. He held up his hands as if he was in surrender. "Face it Maxie, Logan's really not... umm... the daredevil kind." Max shook her head at that. "I don't need him to be a daredevil. It's just sometimes, I look for thrills like this..."
"Of course... You're a transgenic Maxie. It's in our blood. One way or another, no matter how much you tame those animal DNA in our cocktails, they will eventually rear their ugly heads occasionally and make you do crazy things."
Max had raise her brows at that. Well that was an understatement. And it was funny Alec had put it that way because it was so true. Yeah, those bitches rear its ugly head alright, like her bitch of a cycle. Whenever it was that time, Logan had to endure a whole lot from her, the downfall of it was Logan's body wasn't designed to satisfy her needs. She already lost count on how many times Logan was rushed to the hospital. Eventually, Max had to get locked up whevener her heat cycle came up.
"Hey at least for you guys it's just the need for speed or whatever. It's totally different wih us ladies..."
Alec had to loft his brows at her reply. What the heck was she talking about? Then it hit him. "Oohh. That bi-annual heat cycle thing you got goin'..." He had to smirk at that. "Bet you and Logan have the time of your lives huh?" he stated rather than asked as he looked at her. She gave him this odd look, almost like an are you kidding look. Alec pulled his head back as he raised his brows. "You mean..."
"Logan can't exactly... handle me..."
Oh God. Try as he might, he couldn't fight off the laughter that bubbled up his throat. Instead of stifling it, Alec clamped his hand onto his mouth to muffle the laughter. Max gave him a good smack on the arm. "It. Is. Not. Funny!" Alec cleared his throat several times to contain his laughter. Gritting his teeth, he turned to look at Max. "Sorry. You're right. It's not funny. So uuhh... what exactly happens? I mean I don't need the details or anything, I'm just baffled that he can't seem to ummm... you know... handle you. You had no problems before... you did say you hooked up with ordinaries during your heat cycle before Logan."
"I don't know. I honestly think it gets worst as I age. And it comes and goes without warning now."
"Comes and goes? That would only happen when you don't... Oh. So what? You lock yourself up or somethin'?"
Max nodded at that. "OC helps so yeah."
"Wow. So you and Logan never have..."
"We do. Just not when I'm having my cycle. And I can't believe I'm talking about my sex life with you."
"Hey, at least you have a sex life. One that's meaningful I mean."
Max turned to look at him as she stepped out of the elevator. Alec shrugged in return. "I didn't think you'd actually find more meaning into having sex Alec. I should be proud of you." Alec smirked as he followed her towards her apartment. "Yeah well believe it or not, I just don't want to see sex as just some bodily function I have to do for the rest of my life, like eating or sleeping. I wanna be able to relate to those who know the meaning behind that whole make love to me gig..."
Max stopped on the door of the apartment and turned to look at him. "You mean you haven't made love to Brianna?" Alec knitted his brows at that. He huffed. "I don't love her Max. I like her. A lot. But I don't love her."
"Oh..." She stood there for a moment letting what he said sink in before she unlocked the door and pushed it open. Why that little fact swam inside her head was beyond her. She was also oblivious to the fact that that would make her restless for the rest of the night...
He moaned out her name. Slowly. Torturously, he slid in and out of her. At least that was what she thought. To her, he was being too gentle. Her body wasn't fragile yet she knew he wasn't one who went down that route. Logan Cale had always been too gentle even when they first touched after managing to get rid of the virus. The closest she got to being roughed up by him was that desperate hungry kiss they made that day when she got the cure from Alec. Yes. Alec had been the reason who got them together. Alec was the one who found the cure for her. For them. Alec. Why does his name always come up?
Max shifted underneath him as she lifted her hips up to meet his thrusts. Closing her eyes, she bit down on her bottom lip as she continued to move. Thoughts of him assaulted her mind. Those pouty lips. His golden skin. Those hazel-green orbs. His deep, seductive by nature voice. She vaguely heard another voice call her name, but all her brain could give her was that other voice. That other name her ear longed to hear. Maxie. Those thoughts caused her to buck her hips harder against the body on top of her. Fuck. She was so close. So damn close.
"Don't stop... God don't stop..."
"Jesus Max..."
His body locked into hers as he reached his peak. Max whimpered. No! Not yet! Fuck. She was almost there. She squirmed underneath him, creating any kind of friction so she'd reach her own orgasm, but it never came. Her body was still burning up, screaming at her, begging her to do something about this, then she felt Logan pull out of her and lay exhausted next to her. She gritted her teeth. God. She was almost tempted to touch herself just to get off. But that wasn't just her concern at the moment, the fact that she was thinking about Alec while Logan was making love to her and the fact thoughts of him almost made her lose control and brought her almost to her own orgasm. If only Logan hadn't came first. Groaning she sat up abruptly.
"Max? You okay?"
"Huh? Yeah. I'm okay. I'm just really thirsty. Do you want me to bring you a glass of water too?"
"No thanks. Hurry back okay?"
Max nodded in response before climbing off the bed, grabbed Logan's button down shirt on the floor and got dressed. Silently stepping out of the room she made her way towards the kitchen. She froze when she saw Alec already standing in front of the open fridge obviously rummaging through it. Her body hummed immediately at that. She gritted her teeth. "Don't tell me you're hungry again..." she managed to say before moving over to the counter and got a glass before moving herself to the sink and filled her glass with tap water.
"Not really. I just need somethin' cold to drink." he replied before finally pulling out a beer bottle and showing it to her, he half smirked.
Max turned rhe faucet off, lifted up the glass to her lips and drank.
He took the cap off and tossed it on the counter as he watched Max down the whole content of the glass. Straight up. "Wow Max. Logan got you all worked up huh?" he asked letting the smirk adorn his lips before taking a swig from his beer bottle. Slowly, Max placed the glass on the sink and anrgily made her way to where Alec was forcing him to take a step back and tear the bottle from his lips.
"Jesus Max I was just kidding..."
She really shouldn't stand this close to him, not when her body was still in overdrive. Her eyes found those pouty lips. The same pouty lips that made her buck her hips hard against Logan's body. She had to grit her teeth to stop her from whimpering.
Alec creased his brows as he looked at her and it didn't even took him a full second to catch her scent. Pheromones. Those evil pheromones. Weren't her and Logan just going at it earlier? That was the reason why he was still up. Damn transgenic hearing. Then she took another step forward, her body brushing up against his own which derailed Alec's train of thought. The back of his throat made a growling like sound which made Max whimper. Alec took a step back. "Good night Max." He didn't even wait for her to respond as he made a retreat to his room.
Max blinked at that. Realizing what she had just done, she creased her brows. She exhaled softly and closed her eyes.
"Oh my god..."