Chapter 5: Nice Wake-up Call

Alec sighed looking at the sleeping Max. Her head laying in his lap. He softly lifted her head as he moved out from under her walking towards the kitchen. He grabbed a bottle of water. Looking over he took a deep breath. This morning was just going to be fun.

Max groaned and shook her head. This was horrible what kind of person would willingly put themselves threw this. She groaned thinking about how Sketchy must feel every morning and wondered how he did it.

"I'm never going to trust Biggs and Ce-Ce ever again." She moaned grabbing her head as she tried to arrange her thoughts over last night.

"What in Gods name did I do?"

"Well would you like ever thing in order or just from the best." Max gasped and spun around to see Alec standing there with a cup of coffee in his hand.

"What are you doing in my house?" She asked.

"Well, let's see…a) this isn't your house…b) I thought you might need some help this morning, and c) I was being nice." He grinned and moved over sitting beside her. She twitched and inched away.

"Did we…ummm, do anything?" She asked shyly looking down at her hands that were curled up in her lap.

"Only in our dreams." He smiled softly, wondering if she remembered that he was her mystery caller. "Do you remember anything that happen last night?"

Max's face went blank as she tried to remember. She closed her eyes. Her mouth puckering up in thought. "I think I remember some of it. But not all of it." She frowned. "Was there a whip somehow involved last night?"

Alec laughed out loud. She cringed away from the loud noise. He hissed.

"Sorry." She smiled.

"No problem, just don't do it again." They sat and smiled at one another. After a moment he handed her the cup of coffee.

"This is for you, by the way." She smiled thankfully and took it. Slowly taking a small sip. A horribly strange taste filled her mouth and she couldn't help but spit it out onto Alec's top. He pulled back.

"I'm so SORRY!" She exclaimed.

"It's okay." He said. "The top needed to be washed any ways." She nodded and then frowned, looking down at the cup with a puzzled look.

"What is it?" She asked holding it back out to him. He smiled and pulled his top up and over his head.

"Irish Coffee."

"What's in it…"

"A little bit of everything…" She glared at him. "And some liquor." He finished.

"And I would want this because?"

"It will help stop the headaches." She smiled.

"Well then…let's drink up."

Three cups of Coffee later Max and Alec were both finally ready to head to work, and they were only going to be a little bit late.

"So, are you sure that I didn't do anything I should know about last night?"

Alec grinned remembering everything last night.

"Nope nothing." Max frowned. "How come I don't like that look of yours." Alec just smiled and moved on.

"Max, you don't like anything about me." He ran ahead leaving her behind.

"That's so not true." She muttered as she followed him.

Max groaned as she flopped down into the chair beside O.C. "Kill me now." She moaned to her best friend.

"What's wrong Boo?" She asked as she inspected her nails.

"I don't know how you all do it…"

"What?"

"Deals with Hangovers and feelings and all this stuff."

O.C just smiled. "Years of practice." She informed her friend.

Max moaned again and grabbed her head as her phone began to ring. She shrugged off her book bag and handed it to O.C as she curled up into a small ball.

"Make it stop!" She groaned covering her ears. O.C grinned.

"You're just a big baby." She dug around the bag and finally pulled out a cell phone.

"Hello?" She said answering it.

"Max?" The voice asked.

"No, Original Cindy. What do you want with my Boo?"

"To Talk."

"She's a little bit-"

"O.C who is it?" Max asked, her heartbeat picking up as she thought about her mystery caller.

"Who is it?" O.C asked.

"A secret."

"Huh?"

"Can I please talk to Max?"

"Whatever." She handed Max the phone. "You can talk to the fool." She said. "I'm gonna go check my make-up."

Max grinned. "Max here."

"Hey there sweets." Max held back a giggle.

"So, it's almost been a week." She said. He grinned.

"That it has been."

"Do you have the mystery solved yet?" He questioned.

"Sadly no…I have a feeling that I did know but I don't any more."

"Well how about this…I'll meet you in two days at the Crash. I'll be in the place and you have to find me…without calling my number."

Max stopped and thought about it. "Well…I mean I don't know…"

"Come on Max, it can't be that hard…I'll even give you two clues….your choice…and I'll wear one special colored piece of clothes."

"Deal." She grinned. "So let's see…Two clues…"

"Yep."

"Are you a X5 that I know?"

"yes."

"Okay so I know you…Ummm….Your male…And you have a cat…You live in Settle…and you know about Crash."

"You got it all so far."

"So I think I'll leave my last question until later."

"Whatever you wish sweet-thang." She laughed.

"Wear pink."

"Huh?"

"Your one piece of clothes…I want it to be pink." He laughed.

"Done."

FINI….

A/N: I am so sorry that it's been so long since I've posted….But I hope that I will be posting again soon….Also let me know if you would be interested in learning what happen from the bar to Alec's place….Also let me know what you thought…and I already know that it needs to be betaed…Thanks for reminding me anyway….