AN: I had to make this a two part being that it'll be too long so I did it. Don't hate please. I hope you like it. Enjoy

Max opens her eyes when the sun was just rising, setting the room in dim shades across the room. Her eyes adjusted to the setting and she sat up. She looks over to the night stand at the clock and it read, 7:15 in the morning. Thanks to her shark DNA it's times like these she wishes she doesn't have to wake up so early, especially with the warm body lying next to her. Alec was still asleep, lying on his back, head tilted to her. She wishes she could just stay in his arms a little bit longer but the day calls for her. Not to mention missing a whole day of work to deal with the Gabe thing. She just hopes Logan found something already. She moves slowly off the bed to not wake Alec up and heads for the door. A groaning sound coming from behind her stops her in her track and she turns to see Alec shifting in the bed to lie on his stomach.

"What time is it," he asks groggily.

"It seven in the morning," she whispers and another groan came from the lying man, pulling a pillow over his head.

"Max…" he groans again.

"Don't Max me Alec you're the one who woke up, this is my usual waking time. You get some more sleep and heal, I'm going down to head quarter to see what's been going on since our absent."

"Okay," she set to leave again but he stops her. "Max…"

"Yeah?"

"Be careful."

She smiles at him before leaving the room fully. Before she left his apartment she checked on CeCe, who was balled up in Biggs' bed asleep. She makes her way in through the dark street of Oak Street to head quarter to find the usual inhabitants there. Dix was at his station next to the TVs, Luke right by him. Mole was talking to another transhuman, from the looks of it part monkey, and an X6. She walks up the stairs to them with a smile.

"Good morning everyone, how is everything going," she said.

They all turn around from what they were doing to look at their leader.

"Good morning Max," Dix said before returning to the TVs. The X6 and Luke just nod before returning to their work. Mole was just staring her down when she turn to see what the lizard man has to say.

"What no smart comment from you Mole, I'm surprise," she said putting her hands on her hip.

"What have you done to yourself, you almost look…human," he frowns.

"Please me human, I'm transgenic all the way."

"Now that's what I like to hear," he let out a puff of smoke with a smile. "Where's your other half, still feeling under the weather?"

"No Alec is sleeping," she said eyeing some papers on a table next to him. "He needs the rest so no one bother him."

"You didn't do anything to him did you," Mole asks grabbing his favorite gun to start cleaning it.

"What, no why would you think that?"

"Some people are talking, saying stuff about him attacking you, you getting mad and threaten to kill him. I got worried when he didn't show up for the last couple of days, thought you actually might have killed my favorite war buddy."

"Mole I am appalled that you would think that I would kill Alec just for attacking me."

"Hey a man can't help but wonder since you threaten the poor guy every time he throws a smirk at you."

"Hey that smirk of his is evil I tell you."

"Yeah and looks can kill which I must ask why the new one?"

"I felt like one, why the million question? If you got something to say Mole, spill."

"Just a simple observation"

"Well observe somewhere else; I don't need you breathing down my neck."

And that saying cause a flashback of her and Alec in Joshua's apartment and a smile form on her face. Mole saw the smile on her face and frown.

"Strange I tell you," he said walking off.

…….

Max was in her office sitting down behind her desk, lost in her own thoughts. After going home to clean up and put on some different clothes, she came back here to her office to do some work. But that was ten minutes ago and she hasn't picked up a pen yet. If anyone should have walked in on her, they would find her sitting at her desk looking over some papers but really she's just staring at the work on her desk in silence thoughts. Face distorted in different emotions for every thought. Sad, mad, happy, confuse, the works as she sits there at her desk.

What is this thing with me and Alec, she thought. Are we just close friends or are we mates like Biggs and CeCe? Well not mates yet, not until I complete the mating ritual with Alec like what CeCe said. I don't know if Alec wants me in that way. If he just did it to own me so help him I'll kill him. But why get mad at him, it was his instinct telling him to do that just like what Biggs said. CeCe said, Biggs said, they know more about this then I do and they know more about Alec then I do. They told me Alec care about me so he wouldn't have done that just to show ownership would he? If he really wanted to just own me then he would just had bit me and that was it. He wouldn't have kissed me like that and touched me like he did just to own me. Again I wouldn't know, this is all new to me. New to him it seems too. This is all Gabe's fault. He had to come in here and ruin everything. Just what is he trying to pull anyway? Is he trying to reconstruct Manticore here? Only time will tell and hopefully we'll know how to stop him by then before that will happen.

Talking coming from outside her door caught her attention and she went to go check it out. Cracking her door a little she sees Alec, CeCe, and Mole heading up the stairs to his office.

"I'm glad to see you up and living soldier boy," Mole said patting Alec on the back.

"Yeah me too, hey I'll meet you two in my office I just need to talk to Max for a minute."

"I'll give you thirty second and if you're not in by then I'm assuming you're dead."

Alec just laughs and heads for Max's office. Quickly Max close her door and ran to her desk to sit down. A knock came and then Alec was picking his head through.

"Hey Maxie spying on me?"

"No, I was doing work, the world doesn't revolve around you, you know."

He nods his head and then shook it. "Mole seems to think you killed me or going to me for attacking you. Words travel fast around here."

"They do. How are you feeling?"

"I'm not sore anymore if that's what you're asking, other then that I'm worried about this Gabe situation."

"Yeah me too."

There was a pause before speaking. "We'll talk about him later, I should go before Mole come in gun blazing the place," he laughs.

"Yeah, later."

Alec left and Max was once again left alone. She decides to get some work done, knowing Alec is alright and before her thoughts invade her again, but time after time her thoughts linger to the one person focus in them, Alec. I could talk to him, see what he thinks about our relationship right now or at least where are we in it. I could kiss him but would that be wise. I mean it'll be enjoyable for me but what of him? We haven't kissed or done anything to say that our friendship has grown to something more since that night at Joshua's. I mean sure he opened up to me about Gabe and his friendship but after I made him promise to tell me. And sure we cuddled a little more but that's because he needed comfort from the beaten he had taken. Would kissing him tell me what I need to know? Tell me does he love me or not? I mean he's probably thinking why I agreed with him to make me his was to help him but it wasn't. I am in love with him and if OC heard me say that she would say I told you so. I guess I can talk to him, ease him into talking to me. But Alec is man of action not words so I could go for the kiss and tell approach. Probably go with my plan again from two days ago and go primal on him like he did me in my office. She could feel her body shivering with excitement. She stood to leave out her office. All I have to do is kick Mole and CeCe out of his office like he did Biggs and jump him. It should be a piece of cake. Her eyes dilated from anticipation as she open the door and her breath was caught. She wanted to scream at the man standing before her. You have prefect timing Logan, she thought.

……..

"I told Max everything, everything about me, Gabe, Manticore."

"And how do you feel about that," CeCe ask.

Alec and CeCe are left in his office after Mole left and now are talking about personal matters.

"Relief I guess. I don't know but she listened to me and I thank her for it and for all that she did."

"Well that's good Alec, I'm proud of you. That's one big leap for you in the open factor. You think you can do that again."

"I don't know."

"Listen it's obvious that she cares about you and you the same so why not make a move. I'm tired of this sit and wait game with you and Max, what's the problem?"

"I don't know. I'm not sure Max likes me in the way that I do. I not sure if what happened between us at Joshua's were true feelings or want, lust or love, owning or protecting. I not sure what last night was a sign of her comforting me or just her feeling guilty."

"See that's the problem with you men, so blind to see what's right in front of you. It took Biggs a month to talk to me after we mated. You guys are just so stupid sometimes when it come to love."

Alec laughed at that.

"Laugh all you want but you guys can't see love if it hit you in the face."

"Hey cut us some slick here we were made to be soldiers not romantic guys okay, and you're supposed to be helping me here not criticize me."

"Sorry but I keep thinking about Biggs and what Gabe done to him and it make me so angry."

"I understand but we'll get him back, I promise."

The room went silent.

"I guess I could go talk to her. I mean she's in her office right now doing some work by her self this would be a prefect time. I already need to talk to her anyway about the Gabe problem we're having."

"Talk about that later remember I'm part of that talk too, so bring something else up like a heist or something."

"Yes ma'ma," Alec saluted as he stood up and head for the door.

"Relax, you got this in the bag," CeCe smiled.

Alec shook his head and left his office. He got to her door but stops when he heard two different voices inside. He turns his head a little to hear who the other voice was inside and scoff. You have prefect timing Logan, he thought.

AN: What do you think of this chapter?