A/N: Sorry it's been a while since I updated. I've been throwin up for over a week so New Years day, my bro's birthday AND my birthday totally bombed! AND I lost my pen drive with the story so far on it and the start of CH12. I wasn't a happy bunny but there's been some damn good fic's on here that have helped me feel better and got me in the mood to write again! CH12 comin' up!
As the first rays of the sun peeked out on the horizon; like golden fingers reaching into the dark and rousing the sky, feline instincts that had long lain dormant in two steadily breathing bodies found themselves unconsciously awakening. The male stirred first; his arms tightening around the female, drawing her closer to his chest as he too moved closer to wrap himself around her. Still asleep, a low contented purr rumbled from deep within his chest. His nose nuzzled the soft skin beneath her ear and he rubbed his cheek against her barcode; her scent soothing to his soul.
She felt warm and safe and felt more than heard the deep rumbling against her back. Eyes still closed, she turned in the circle of the arms that held her and rubbed her cheek against the strong, smooth skin she encountered. She snuggled against his neck.
A happy purr emanated from her throat when he bowed his head and his tongue snaked out to lick the outer shell of her ear. His lips nipped her lobe lightly and he growled playfully when she purred louder. She turned her face to his and her hand reached up to stroke his jaw. His hand rubbed up and down her arm as he rubbed his cheek into the palm of her hand. She rubbed her nose against his, a smile appearing on both their sleeping faces. Tilting her head up slightly to bring her closer to his mouth, she flicked her tongue at his lips and then pulled away when his mouth searched for hers, teasing him. His hand went to run through her hair and his fingers massaged the back of her head all the while drawing her face close again. Their breath mingled as their lips drew ever closer but at the last minute, she turned her head and pressed her lips to his ear, her tongue licking and sucking. Frustrated at being thwarted, he growled low and when he felt her lips smile against his neck he rolled them over so she lay on her back.
Max's eyes flew open when she felt herself being pushed into the mattress and she gasped as she realised in an instance what she had been doing and with who. Alec's eyes snapped open at her gasp and his senses rushed to fill him in on where he was and what he had been doing. He scrambled up to his knees so that he was straddling her. Both looked at one another seeing their dazed confusion reflected back at one another. Their hearts were beating wildly in their chest and their minds raced at what the hell had just happened and more importantly why had it happened? Max felt her face burn as she flushed with embarrassment and confusion. Alec tore his eyes away from the red flush that had spread up over Max's face and neck, knowing he probably looked the same, his eyes darted around the room as he tried to think of what the hell he was supposed to do next. Max watched as Alec licked his lip nervously and she struggled to swallow 'Holy crap, holy shit, holy fuck!!' was all her brain could supply her with as she tried to think about what she was supposed to say about all this.
After a long awkward pause, Alec decided the first thing he should do was get as far away from Max as possible, for a number of reasons – the good of his health, the fact that it wasn't conducive to thinking and because she looked too tempting just lying there, innocently sexy, like a ripe fruit just begging to be taken. 'Okay, enough with the metaphors before something comes up and gives her a really really good reason to neuter you'. Tentatively, he climbed off her and hurried to clear the bed. He was almost positive once he moved she would snap out of whatever funk she was in and lash out with her leg to kick him clear across the room. So to say he was surprised when he reached the safety of the other end of the bed and turned around to see she had pulled herself up onto her elbows and still had a bewildered expression, was an understatement. 'Is she just as clueless as to what just happened?'
Alec cleared his throat, simply to break the suffocating silence but when he saw that Max thought he was about to speak he couldn't bring himself to disappoint. Unfortunately, in the heat of the moment, all he could think to say was "Errr, ahem, ahh..I..err, I…err…gotta go to the bathroom!" and with that he fled the room. Max pushed herself up to a sitting position as she watched him retreat, astounded by his behaviour. 'What the...? Why's he beat it for? Damn it Alec, couldn't you explain what in the hell w-you..we were doing..before you made a run for it?!' she fumed. She dragged herself out of bed and grabbed her clothes and wash bag. Realising she was going to have to wait for Alec to get out of the bathroom she sat back down on the edge of the bed. As she cast her eyes around the room for the answers to her confusion her eyes fell to the unmade sheets of the bed. Staring at the scene of the crime, as it were, she began to recall the events of the morning.
She had been asleep. She hadn't acted consciously, no way. Much as she would have liked to and even though her campaign to make Alec fall in love with her was going well, it wasn't moving this fast…this was bullet fast! So why had she pawed and purred and licked Alec like she was some kinda freakin' cat. 'Cat…shit! It must have been my freaky DNA! Oh god, dammit Sandeman, what now, am I gonna turn into a fuckin' cat next?'Inhaling deeply she shook her head to clear it of her minor bout of hysteria. Exhaling slowly and feeling a little calmer now, she went back to thinking
'So my DNA kicks in and I start acting like a cat and….and..and what? Why did Alec respond the way he did?'Her breathing grew erratic again as she considered the possibilites 'he thought you knew what you were doing and was only too pleased to partake?'she thought hopefully 'No, it doesn't explain why he looked so damn confused and..and frightened? Shit, have I scared him off now? No no no, he had enjoyed it, I'm sure of it, he was purring too!'she blushed at the thought 'Focus! So he liked it at the time and then later..he didn't?'she struggled internally 'No…no, he looked confused…like..like me! He didn't know what he was doing either! We're both part cat right?' Max nodded to herself, positive she'd unravelled the mystery until she was hit by one last question 'So if I didn't know what I was doing, and Alec didn't either…that means…Sandeman has nothing to do with it….Then what the hell made us…?'she trailed off as her mind supplied her with visual flashes of their heated moment, her body reacting to the memory of his scent, his heat, his skin, his taste, his sound…she groaned into the pile of clothes she held. She wanted him so bad but she was so damn confused about where she stood with him and now, there was this…whatever…to contend with too.
The past eight days, things had been going great, better than great. She felt like they were actually getting somewhere. She'd discovered Alec was most definitely physically attracted to her and he seemed to be responding to her flirting. He even seemed to be flirting back…yeah, he was definitely flirting back. She smirked as she remembered the way he'd been acting around her. He'd been so attentive and he was definitely touching her more, holding her hand, hugging her, snuggling up next to her when they watched TV, dancing with her and only her when they'd had a night off and then spending the rest of the evening with his arm around her. He was dropping little kisses on her now too, her head, her hair, her cheek, even her nose! She sighed…if anything, she'd fallen even deeper in love with the guy! He made her feel like a pampered kitten…she stopped herself from dwelling on that thought…it was just a figure of speech! she hadn't really felt like that…and even if she had been feeling like that, it didn't mean she was gonna start going all catwoman because of it!! 'God!! This is insane, I am going insane!' she stood and stalked to the bathroom door, banging her fist on the door.
"Alec, get your ass out of there now!" she ordered through the door.
A/N: Hey that's all I could write today cos I gotta get ready for uni - which means I'll have to be up at like 6.30am and its 1.30am now!!
I know the last chap kinda bombed cos it was really just another songfic! I just didn't know what to write about!! Truth is this whole story is based on an idea I got from two songs and all that I've written so far is just to get the story to reach those songfic chaps so I'm afraid there are definitely two more songfic chaps to come!! Apologies in advance!!
Next chap… Alec's POV!! Please R+R!!