Disclaimer: None of these awesome characters are mine, I just like to play.

A/N: I am soooo sorry it took so long to update but the Flu is a harsh master, demands a lot of your time and energy so I plead forgiveness!!! This chapter has a LOT of POV changes and repeated information but I really wanted to try and get both Max and Alec's thoughts on the night before. It won't always be written like this.

A/N 2: It has come to my attention that, Though I reply to as many as I can, I have neglected to properly thank you all for the reviews you leave. I really hope you don't take it as a sign that I don't appreciate them because I do. They are the only things that keep me going when I hit a dead end. I am just an eternal scatter brain and just keep forgetting to mention it. So to all reviewers I say a hardy

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Chapter 7

The world hummed in an annoyingly high pitched tone and the sunlight picked today to shine through her window directly into her sensitive eyes and for the millionth time in her life Max cursed the world. Rolling over onto her back she put a hand to her sore head and let out a small groan at the discomfort she felt. She couldn't believe that she had, for one brief minute thought that drinking as much as humanly ( or transgenically ) possible would be the solutions to her problems, it had been a spur of the moment decision that she was now living to heavily regret. How much must she have drank, it certainly took a lot for an X5 to get wasted and she was sure she had been because she could barely remember how she got home. Something about Logan, her bike and …. Alec?

"OH MY GOD" screamed max as she bolted upright, and regretted it instantly. The room spun on it's axis, her head throbbed and caused a whooshing sound in her ears and she was pretty sure that at some point today she was gonna hurl but right now none of that mattered because SHE HAD KISSED ALEC! 'What the hell where you thinking?' she asked herself as some of the memories of the night came flooding back to her.

The worst thing was the way it happened. If she had simply kissed him in a drunken delusion that she actually wanted him then fair enough, she'd be pissed but she'd get over it. But for the love of the Blue Lady she had practically begged!

When a sudden thought occurred to her she was overcome with fear because as vividly she could remember the kiss and what she had said to him she couldn't remember what happened after that ' What the hell is up with that?' her mind screamed desperately. With her eyes squeezed shut to postpone what she was afraid to see she turned to the side of her in the bed and forced her eyes open and with a sigh of tremendous relief saw that not only was the spot next to her undisturbed but she also appeared to be fully dressed. 'Oh thank you. Thank you' A silent message sent up to the heavens. Grabbing the bottle of Asprin and the water that had magically appeared on her nightstand, she swung her legs off the bed and headed for the living room 'Maybe a nice hot cup of coffee will make things clearer'.

Alec stretched contentedly on the couch, smiling lazily as he slept. Subconsciously basking in the warmth of the morning light. In the peace of his dreams he replayed one moment over and over in his mind, one moment that he was sure even a whole year of Psy-ops would never be able to erase from his memories. Just as things with dream-Max was about to go a lot further than it did last night he was suddenly startled awake by a loud shout from her room. He was initially alarmed, concerned that she might be in danger but as he heard no other suspicious sounds coming from the apartment he attested that she had simply remembered last night, and for some reason that brought on a rather self-satisfied smirk from Alec as he plopped himself back onto the couch and waited for the fireworks to fly.

As Max opened her bedroom door she was hit with a sudden brightness as the living room 'curtains' where open allowing in all of that cursed sunlight 'Of all the days Seattle chooses to be sunny it picks the day I'm hung-over' squeezing her eyes shut again she confidently strode blind over to the counter. Plonking her self down on a stool she swallowed a fist full of Asprin with the water. Thankfully, with her juiced up metabolism her hang-over wouldn't last more than a few hours.

Putting her head in her hands she thought about the morning she was going to have avoiding Logan who was undoubtedly going to call her. Avoiding Alec shouldn't be too hard given that she didn't have work today, it being a Saturday. Opening her eyes and getting up to make coffee, that happy thought was destroyed by the chipper little "Morning Maxie" that came from behind her. For a solid 20 seconds Max was just frozen in place like a deer caught in headlights before slowly turning to see Alec sprawled across her couch smiling at her. That grin made her want to wipe it off, even more than usual, what in hell did he have to be so damn happy about?

" What the hell are you doing here?" she asked Scowling at him.

He stretched his arms above his head and answered easily "Well after I drove you back on your bike it started raining and I do live 3 sectors away"

She was about to yell at him that she already knew all that but then a thought occurred to her ' He thinks I don't remember.' This could work to her advantage, if she didn't remember the kiss then it never happened right? But the question was would Alec go along with it or would he be his usual smart-ass self about it. She decided to test him

"Oh, then what happened" she asked wondering if she had made her voice sound just a little too innocent.

Alec was trying really hard not to laugh at Max's attempt at acting like she didn't remember. A big part of him really wanted to rub it in her face when she asked him, just a little too innocently, what had happened but for some reason he didn't. After the kiss and his whole night spent dreaming about it, he guessed he was finding it harder and harder to deny his feelings for Max and thus found it harder to treat her like he didn't care.

-" Just, forget all of this happened okay?"-

He remembered her asking that and knew he couldn't deny her

So he chose the high road for once. If Max wanted to pretend that it hadn't happened then he would play along

" And then I put you in bed, you went to sleep, Cindy came home and suggested I take the couch." he finished with a little smile, not a cheeky or deceptive one, a genuine honest smile.

Max narrowed her eyes for a moment, waiting for Alec to take the opportunity to make fun of her or rub her face in it but it never came. 'What if he is keeping quiet because more happened last night than you think' she thought as the realisation that she still didn't remember everything.

But until she remembered everything she would take whatever peace she could get so she let it go with a small "Mmm" and turned around. Just as she was reaching into the cabinet to get the coffee she heard noise coming from the other room and knew Cindy was awake

" Hey girl want some coffee?"

"Sure Boo" shouted her roommate from her partitioned area

"I would also like some coffee Maxie thank you." Alec said sarcastically from behind her.

She was momentarily surprised that he had managed to walk up behind her without her noticing but put that aside to make way for annoyance

"I'll bet you would and for the last time stop calling me Maxie!" She growled exasperated

" Aw come on Maxie we both know that won't be the last time"

Turning around she attempted to stare him down and his only response was to grin at her cockily. Unfortunately the way he looked when he did that brought on a flashback from last night

-"Your so pretty!"-

'Oh dear GOD' she thought as her whole face turned to shock as she realised that she had actually said that to Alec.

Alec was enjoying their pleasant return to common banter when Max's whole face suddenly changed and she turned pretty pale.

"Maxie" not even realising that he had called her by the very nickname they had been arguing about he tenderly reached his hand toward her arm, trying to snap her back to reality. For a second he thought she was going to barf but as soon as his hand made contact with her warm skin she pulled away and stuttered " What, Nothing … I'm fine just…. shut up" She immediately turned around and continued making coffee leaving Alec to wonder what had gotten into her.

"Ooookay"

Turning, he took up residence in the stool that Max had vacated and eagerly awaited the coffee that he could really use a cup of right about now. Just then Cindy came into the kitchen in cosy looking PJ's and a scarf tying back her curls

"Good morning Kiddies" OC greeted warmly only to be met with a grumble from Max and a half-hearted wave from Alec.

"Or not" she mumbled quietly taking a seat on the stool next to Alec and wrapped her hands around the hot cup Max had placed in front of her and took a careful sip.

Sliding a cup of hot liquid in front of Alec she looked up to see him give her a small smile of thanks and drink his coffee, a little fast given how hot it was, and wondered what had him so quiet. He was undoubtedly thinking of all the fun ways he could torture her with memories of the night before. Sighing in trepidationshe sipped her own beverage and contemplated how she would get herself out of this new mess she had managed to get herself into

Drinking his coffee just a little too fast Alec, oblivious to Max's thoughts, was in a rush to go. Not because of the underlying tension in the atmosphere but because he had things to do.

Suppressing a smile he thought of last night when he had been trying to get to sleep. He had made plans for today and how he would proceed with his 'mission'. They didn't have to worry about work as it was the weekend so he had lots of time to implement his plans but only if he started right away.

With that thought in mind he quickly drained the last of his coffee, stood up and threw his jacket on.

"Well ladies I better get moving. Lots to do"

With that he gave a little wink to Max which did nothing but make her frown. Smiling he headed for the door and opened it.

Turning in the doorway he faced Max and said

"I'll be back to pick you up in an hour okay"

Looking at him strangely she replied "It's Saturday moron, no work today"

He smiled and said "Oh I know. But I have a promise to keep" still smiling as he exited the apartment he shouted back

"Be ready, we don't have time to be running late"

Max stood staring at the now closed door and asked blankly "What promise?"

Turning to a grinning Cindy she asked again desperately "What Promise!?!"

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