Chapter 10.

Max stands on the other side of the door and trys to calm down. The rational part of her brain tells her its probably Alec being noble and feels like he's taking advantage of her. But he wasn't she can make her own decision still, she knew how she feels and could also feel how much he wanted her as well. But she just couldn't help feeling rejected, she threw herself at him and he sent her away, it hurt. She took a deep breath, she was not going to cry at least not outside his door. She walked back toward her bike to head home.

After sending her away Alec knew the couldn't go back to sleep again. He kept replaying what happened in his head. How could he be so stupid? Standing outside Jam pony Alec didn't wasn't to go inside and see Max, she looked really hurt when he kicked her out this morning. And he definitely didn't want to see OC, I'll bet she'll have some choice words about what groaned quietly rubbing the back of his head, he couldn't stand here all day he had to go inside.

Alec walks in and starts to head over to Normal because let's face it the man will bug him until he says hello. But a quick look over jam pony OC catches his eye. Crap, he had hoped to speak to Max first before OC chewed him out. She came rushing over looking worried, Alec was expecting angry not worry from OC.

"Please tell me ma boo is with you?"

Alec was confused "She didn't go back home?"

"Back home? What do you mean? When I woke up Max and her bike were gone. Normally I wouldn't worry as much but she not herself right now. Have you seen her?" Alec could hear the worry in her voice.

Alec hesitant for a second trying to process this information why wouldn't Max go home? " I .. Um.. She came over before dawn this morning, she said she couldn't sleep and she ended up driving to my apartment."

"What aren't you telling me Alec!" OC saw straight through him.

"Come on let's get out of here and I'll tell you everything." Alec ushered OC out of Jampony, "We'll head to back to your apartment first she might be back home just now."

But the apartment was still empty, no Max or her bike and no sign she'd been home.

" OK if you stay here in case she comes back I'll check the space needle and my place incase she's there."

"Good plan" OC agreed "but first your going to tell me what happened. All of it"

Alec took a deep breath he did owe OC an explanation of what happened. "Just before dawn she knocked on my door, she looked just as shocked to see me as I was. She said she went for a ride because she couldn't sleep and recognised the place. We talked, i guess she is struggling with not remembering things."

Alec sat beside OC "I told her its my fault that she can't remember, I didn't protect her on the mission... But one thing lend to another..."

OC looked shocked but not angry "what happened Alec?"

"She, kissed me."

"Kissed you!..just kissed?"

Alec hung his head putting his hands on his face "she wanted too.. We almost... I should have stop her sooner.. I didn't want to take advantage of her. So I sent her away.I told her to go back home. But as she left she looked really upset. I thought sending her away was the right thing to do. I thought she come back here, I guess I was wrong."

"Don't beat yourself up Alec." Alec looked up at OC, it was not what he expected her to say." Look Alec I'm not blind I've know for a while that you've get feeling for ma girl and I know you'd never want to hurt her. Hopefully she just wanted some space. And when she's back to being herself you two need to have a serious chat, cause I think that these feeling she's having now have always been there Max just doesn't want to admit them."

" You really think that? "Alec pondered what OC said.

"Cindy calls them as she sees them. Now go check the space needle and your apartment and call me.

'Well, well, well. Look what the cat dragged in,' Special Agent Ames White said smirking gleefully. Now that he finally had her. "452 your off your game it was almost too easy to capture you?"

Max frowned she was strapped to what seems like a hospital bed " 452?... What!... Who are you?"

"Not your usually witty comeback. Are you off your game today 452"

"You've made a mistake, who ever you are my name is Max!" Ames eyebrows shoot up, what game was she playing here.

"I don't know what your trying to achieve here 452 but I know who you are and you know me so let's cut he crap!"

"It's not crap for two days now I've had anemisa. I can't help you. I don't know you... Please let me go" Max struggled against the restrains.

Ames instant reaction to this news was elation, she clearly has no idea of what they are planning and has no intention of stopping him. But he want make sure that he got his son back. If this was for real she currently has no idea about Ray.

"Thats really unfortunate that you don't remember me, because I will always remember you as the bitch that took my son away" Ames sneered. Max gasped in shock but Ames continue "I'm sure I can help you. I have some funs ways to try and make you remember."

Someone else knocked on the door and came into the room. He was dress in blue scrubs and had a tray of medical equipment, he looked like a nurse.

"Sir, we are ready to start the proceeder." He picked up an empty syringe.

"What are you going to do to me?" Max asked in a panic

Ames let out a short cold chuckle "Well you might not be able to help me with my son. But I need a test subject to help stop all the rest of the transgenic scum you let out."

The nurse then proceeded to take blood samples from Max. " Don't worry 452 first we'll test your blood... Then the real fun will start." Ames and the nurse walked out closing the heavy metal door trapping Max inside.

"Take the samples to the lab straight away. We will test the virus on her blood first before infecting her directly."

"Yes Sir" and the nurse rushed away.