Disclaimer: I don't own Dark Angel or any characters featured in either of the seasons.

Fashion Stunt

The next time Max was awakened by her phone, it wasn't someone she wanted to talk to. "What!" She growled into the damned device.

"So Maxie, ready to get married?" Max jackknifed in her bed to an-oh-so-familiar cocky voice.

"How'd you get this number?" She asked quickly.

"I'm just that good!" He said in a singsong voice, she jumped out of her bed through open her door to find Alec lounging on the couch smiling into his phone. Seeing her disheveled appearance defiantly wasn't a morning person. "Morning sleeping beauty!" Alec greeted, Max swore he could pass as a 24/7 drunk by the way he was acting at the moment.

"What time is it?" When she asked this question, Max realized she was still talking into her phone. Slamming it closed, she stalked back into her room, not waiting for the time.

"I'm guessing you aren't a morning person! Even at 1:30 pm!" Alec yelled to the closed door. Laughing at her reaction to his call Alec decided to call someone. Grabbing some chips and dip he walked out to the patio he lounged in a chair and called a very familiar number while eating his chips. An hour later, while still on the phone, Max made an appearance, looking cleaned up than her earlier appearance. She was wearing a simple black strapless dress that accented her full chest, and caused Alec's line of vision to go to that area first. Pulling away from his cell, "What's up?" Max just shrugged and sat down across from him and started to eat some chips. When Alec didn't immediately resume talking on his phone she stopped and stared at him, he wasn't paying any attention to her instead looking at his lap as he held the phone to his ear. "Alright, I'll call you again in a few days." With that he snapped the phone closed and turned his attention to his "girlfriend." "Evening Maxie."

"Don't call me that!" She snapped in between chips. "Only people I like are allowed to call me that," she said without thinking. When her words processed in her brain she looked at Alec only to find him looking at the ocean with a pensive look on face. Something about the phone call he was just part taking bothered Max, but didn't question about it. They weren't friends so she had no right to question him about his personal life, except, "So tell me about your self." She started; Alec just raised an eyebrow at her.

"Why?"

"Because I feel like being nosy right now," she finally just grabbed the bag and pulled it into her lap and continued to eat.

"Why should I tell you everything about me? I think its only fair you do the same," Max looked at him for a moment then nodded her head. "So wanna play 20 or more questions?" Max didn't even respond to his question.

"When's your birthday?"

"April 24th, yours?"

"October 3rd, what's you favorite color?"

"Blonde." Max just raised an eyebrow at him, "Fine, blue. You?" They kept up with the questions until they got bored, and photographers started coming out of the wood works with their cameras. Wanting privacy, they headed inside and drew any curtains they could over the windows. "I'm bored," Alec groaned laying on the living room couch.

"What do you want to do?" When Alec gave a suggestive look, Max threw a through pillow at him, "You're violent you know that? I might start thinking you like me if you keep it up."

"Keep dreaming pretty boy," Max muttered.

"Wanna go into town? We need groceries, and we're suppose to be seen in public."

"I hate this!"

"Cry about it, and get up so we can go!" Alec picked Max up, causing her to squeal and headed for the door.

"Let me down!"

"Sure?" Looking down to see the hard cobble stone floor, Max immediately wrapped her arms around his neck.

"Gently!" Giving a pouting face, Alec complied. Once they were in town, Max's mind started run different directions. "Do we have to be physical?"

"Well that's personal," Alec commented while trying to find a place to part their car.

"No I mean hug, hold hands, that type of thing?"

"We're supposed to, is the thought of holding my hand that horrible?" Alec asked, offended.

"This is just weird for me that's all," Max tried to mend as Alec pulled out a set of sunglasses and put them over his eyes. Seeing that her attempt to mend didn't work, Max pulled her own out.

"Whatever, lets go," getting out of the car Alec wrapped his arm around her shoulders and they began their walk down the street to get food. Sure enough within seconds, photographers started snapping their picture from the distance.

"Stupid shutter bugs," Max muttered as they walked inside a little convenient store. Alec just gave a short laugh and grabbed a basket to dump their chose food in.

"What's the matter "sweetie" don't feel so hot today?" Max just flung her wrist behind her to hit him, only he caught her wrist and laced their fingers together. Not feeling like making a scene, she kept her hand in his as they walked up and down the isles.

After leaving that store they continued shopping just to pass the time. Staying at the hacienda was boring and getting old quickly. Getting over his hurt feelings, Alec started to talk to her as they walked, getting comfortable with each other. Occasionally even laughing when they were eating ice cream and Max bumped the bottom of his cone and making him get the cold food smudge all over his face. "Like white stuff all over yourself, Alec?" Max asked giggling. Alec just glared at her that promised retaliation.

"Funny," was all he said as he grabbed her and rubbed his face all over hers, smearing the sticky substance all over her. "You like white stuff all over yourself Max?"

"Jackass," she growled trying to wipe the stuff off, only making her hands and face stickier. Alec laughed and pulled out a napkin, which he wetted with a water bottle he had bought earlier. "Thanks," she took the napkin and preceded to clean her face and hands, Alec did the same.

"You still have some on your face," Alec said while moving the napkin to her face and running it over her face where the ice cream still remained. "There no more sticky mess," he said in a childish voice, which sent Max into another bought of laughter. "Giggly much?"

Later on, while the two were sitting and eating, Max's phone began to ring and Alec grabbed it before she could, "Alec!"

"Maxie's phone!" He answered smiling at her scowl.

"Nice to know my Boo's got a messenger service, what fool is this?" A female voice came through.

"I'm Alec, but you can call me God."

"I don't bat for you're team pretty boy. Max there?"

"You didn't tell me your name!"

"I'm Cindy."

"Well hello Cindy," Alec drew out, causing Max to roll her eyes for the millionth time since he had answered her phone.

"Ignore him Cindy!" Max yelled, hoping her friend wouldn't say something she didn't want her to say.

"So you the fool that's got my girl all in a twist."

"I don't know, am I?" He asked looking at Max with an expression that worried her. Cindy laughed; she could just imagine what Max was thinking. "So Cindy can you tell me any dirty details about missy-miss here?" At that Max grabbed her phone.

When she put the phone to her ear, Cindy was laughing really hard, which made Max scowl more. She had been doing a lot of laughing at her expense lately. "Stop laughing!" She exclaimed, which made Cindy and Alec both laugh more. "You two are horrible!"

"Ahhh Boo you love it. Keep a leash on that boy he's a keeper. Just calling to check up on ya." Cindy said in between gasps. "Tell your boy bye!"

"He's not my-" Max started but Cindy hung up. "You and Cindy are NEVER meeting!" She stated when she looked at Alec's laughing face.