Finding the light

by max333

new problems arise when the government calls a reclaim on the 'Manticorian's', claiming their government property. new players come in to wreck havoc while old players seem to be behind the new ones. all that on top of raising a family, and keeping the peace within and outside of Terminal City. our beloved leaders sure have their work cut out for them before the struggle is over.

18. lane's choice & should i or shouldnt i?

recicup: they are to. lol

as always read and review, its coming to a close.

Season 5 ep.18

Continued…

Max POV

Getting back to TC, med supplies with us we raced to med bay find Cece now squeezing Daniel's hand like a vice, Joshua had a small bag of ice on his own hand, "Baby putting Cece in lots of pain." he explained grimly.

"Okay your contractions are four minutes apart it won't be long now." the doc told Cece. She cried out as sweat formed on her brows. "Okay." she managed out. I looked about wondering where Alec was when I saw Mole give the items to the doc, the bottle included. "Excellent. Now if you all can give them some breathing room..." the doc shooed us all out, all but Daniel, "Lets head to HQ, see how things are lookin'." I left before waiting for an answer.

Reaching it I walked up the steps to see everything was okay, "Where's Alec?" I asked. Dix thumbed the office door, very intent on his work, "Thanks."

I go into his office to find him hunched over paper work, "I take it Daniel took the news well." I asked, "Yup, I had to wake him back up again after he passed out." I looked to his face when he looked up, "Really?" he nodded, "Yeah at first he seemed okay but then he looked a little pale. He won't be living that one down for a while. But in his defense once he woke back up he blurred to her side." I giggled, "Not unlike when you literally crashed in on the delivery of the girls." he laughed back before sitting back in his chair.

"Or when we discovered it was two girls. That was a shocker." That it was…I agreed and walked forward. Going around his desk I looked out the window to see the surrounding buildings with many X series and transhuman milling about. "We've come so far since our first days here you know?" I remark, putting my hands in the pockets of my jacket. "As a community or as people?" he asked.

"Both I guess. We've grown and evolved further than what even Manticore would have liked." I surmised, "At least as far as being human..." I add on. "And you..." he looks to me now, ignoring his papers, "You've changed so much since we first met and I think I have to." I state. He smiles, "What?" I ask.

"Max, yeah I've matured but you're the one that changed a lot since our first meeting. The high lights of your day used to be kickin' me around and makin' 'lovely, dovey' eyes at Logan from a far." I giggled, part in amusement and part in embarrassment. "I cannot believe that I was on such a bent need to be with someone that in the end was using me for his own missions. I let myself be blinded by loneliness and the need to connect."

I gave a rueful chuckle. "And you know what, I never even found Vada, Johndy, Zane...I wonder if their even still out there." I look at the world outside now, wondering why they never came here, why they haven't. "I don't get it. Unless they're in Canada or something...hopefully that's it." I wonder out loud.

Alec stands up and walks behind me. Enveloping me in his arms, my own shift to accept the embrace, "I'm sure they'd be here if they could. News of our freedom probably hasn't hit everywhere yet. It could also be that their still on the belief of following Zack's protocol orders." I turn around, "I need to contact them. Give the last of my family some type of closure." he nods and let's go but then starts to follow, "What?" I ask.

"Last time you two spoke it ended it fisticuffs, not this time." I wanted to protest to the action but he was right.

"No snide remarks." I warn, he holds his hands up in defense, "Far be it for me to antagonize him." I rolled my eyes at the comment before walking out. Headed to Zack apartment, we arrive there two minutes later, finding it empty. "Could be he's at Gem's place today." Alec suggested. "I thought she was at the day care?" I asked as we headed towards her place.

Getting there a few minutes later we heard some noises. Briefly I thought it was struggles till Alec stopped my progress, "Trust me do NOT go in there." I looked to him oddly when I enhanced my own hearing and heard the tell tall signs of rhythmic breathing. And a rhythmic banging against a wall. "Oh god." I jumped away from the door. "Looks like Zack got over his bit with you." Alec smiled in amusement.

I knew I had a crossed look of happiness and horror across my face. "I...were leaving." I grab his own jacket and pull him along with me.

"Please tell me were going to do the same thing?" he begged. I smiled, "We need to go pick up the girls in an hour, you really think that'll be enough time?" I asked, stopping right before our door. He grin was devilish, "Yeah, if we hurry." I turned the knob, "Well I guess you'll have to catch me first. After all..." I grinned wickedly, "I'd like to try something called 'cat and mouse sex'." I darted off before he could voice a response.

He ran into the room finding me standing in the living room, "If you can get all my clothes off in the next..." I look to the clock on the wall. "Ten minutes then you have me for the next 45." he smiled, "Aw, you're making it that easy for me huh?" I narrowed my eyes at his shit eating grin, "Just for that, you will now have to fight for it...but..." I looked about our apartment.

"It's too small in here and I don't - " I didn't get to finish, "It's big enough." Alec had me pinned to the wall as I struggled against his more dominant form. "Not fair." I pouted, trying to get some room behind me. Managing to get my leg back there I used it to vault myself over him, making sure to duck my legs so I wouldn't hit the ceiling as I kicked him into the wall. "But then again life's not fair." I remark. Now I blurred from the apartment. Setting my goal intent as I headed for the gym. Arriving there I saw a few others about.

I gave them the signal to scram. Seeing the look on my face they beat a hasty retreat out of there. Luckily the gyms weren't normally that busy on a Sunday so I knew Alec and I had a good near hour to ourselves.

Seeing him blur inside he shut the doors behind him. "You do know anyone could walk in here." he commented, taking his jacket off. I did the same. Then boots came off, mine to. "And here I though you liked an audience." I giggled before blurring to the high beam we had. It was there to help X6's learn how to hone in the balancing as if they were walking across a rope. It was a bit thicker but it was the closest we could get.

Jumping on it I walked backwards as Alec walked forward, our cat instincts keeping us on there with ease. "Come on Max you know you want It." he cajoled. He made to blur for me when I back flipped and used the landing to spring myself to the hanging rings used for acrobatic flips. Following me he grabbed the other one and swung out. Grabbing me about the waist he pulled us both off and slammed us hard into the mat. It knocked the wind from me as he worked his hands and arms to pin my form.

I struggled before reaching my legs up and over his head, wrapping them around his neck and pushing him away, "Nice move." he complimented before biting the inside if my thigh. I yelped a shocked 'ow' as he used the moment to his advantage and grabbed both legs as he proceeded to pin me under him yet again. This time I had no avenue of escape. I felt his hands gather mine into one as the other snuck up under my shirt and found my lace covered breasts to his heart's content. "Oh god..." I gave a light moan.

It was when his head dipped down to my breast that I used it to my advantage. I slipped my legs from his own below and threw them up only to have him catch them and pin each to the sides of my hip. The move opened me up wide for him. "Oh baby...my Max..." he nibbled on my breast as I moaned louder the pleasure shooting through me.

"Hate to break this up but Cece is minutes away from giving birth!" Mole yelled inside. My head fell back and hit the mat as Alec growled low in his tone, "We'll be there in five minutes!" Mole waved him off. He tried to go back what where he was when I slapped him upside the head, "We need to go be there for them." I went to shove him off when he pinned my arms, "I said five minutes." he reasoned. I broke the hold and shoved him off, "Five will not be enough and you know that." I explained, we both knew it would take longer than that.

"Way to ruin a moment." he muttered.

I smiled, "Let's go." putting the other bits that we shed earlier back on we walked to med bay hearing Cece screaming already. We waited outside as Mole and Joshua were waiting to. "Cece been screaming for a few minutes now." Joshua explained. I nodded then went to sit on one of the chairs in the hallway. Something I presume was put there for those that were waiting for Cece's delivery.

I sat on the arm of one chair as I knew Alec would actually sit in it before pulling me to sit on top of him. Sure enough seconds later I was in his lap. "Hers is definitely long than mine." I state. "Plus you had two babies coming out." Joshua added on. I nodded, "Well, looks like they'll have another playmate." I offer as Alec gentle caresses the side of my hip. His hand slid under the fabric of my shirt. His need to keep touch with me a comfort, "Next heat you and I are so having another baby."

I heard his growling words and smiled. "Yeah I think now we'll be ready for having another set. Or at least by that time we will." I agree. I feel his lips grazing the back of my neck, sending shivers down my spine and making me feel aroused. "Stop that." I looked about feeling if it got strong enough others would smell my arousal to. I so didn't need that.

If the scent was strong enough and in an enclosed space of course they would. I knew I'd have to practically be going through heat for my scent to be that strong but still... "Relax they'd smell a funk in the air but wouldn't know what it was. Only I know your scent like that." he answered my minds thoughts. I was a tad shocked he knew me so well.

We heard one long and loud scream from Cece before silence reigned throughout the area for several moments before a small baby's cry was heard. I smiled at the sound recalling two similar calls to it. "Sounds like it's over with." Alec stated.

I smile and stood up from Alec's lap as we hear the doc walking to the door. Opening it up she lets us all in, "Say hello to the newest member of community." we all walked in to see Cece looking sweaty as anything, Daniel with his hand looking a bit crumpled and both of them admiring and cooing at the bundle in her arms as he sat on the edge of the bed, with her sitting up in it.

"It's a boy." Cece smiled, tears running down her face. It was blotchy, red, and puffy and she couldn't have looked happier. Daniel looked marveled and happy as anything, "I have a son." he looked up to Alec then myself, "Let's call him Matt." Cece responded. Daniel obviously disagreed, "And have him in reference to a bathroom mat or a rug all his life? NO!" his protest had her narrowing her eyes at him, "Excuse me? Did you just get done pushing him out of your body?" she demanded, "No...How about Will?" he tried.

She opened her mouth to protest when she heard the name and sounded it out herself, "Will...I like it." her demeanor shifted. Then she looked back down at her little boy, "You like that name Will, you like it" the baby boy opened up his eyes as she cooed at him, "You're so tiny and precious Will."

"I think we should let her get some sleep. Daniel you can either join her in the bed or sleep on the opposing one. Not sure if you can fit into hers with her in it." the doc motioned for Daniel.

Daniel looked firm in his resolve. "I'm stayin' with her." His alpha like instincts coming out, refusing the let his mate be alone for any amount of time so soon after giving birth.

She nodded as Cece was quickly falling to sleep and Daniel joined her in bed. The baby, now dubbed Will, was washed and bathed of the fluids before being bundled up and placed in a carrier right next to the couple's bed. The baby cooed before settling into sleep. Knowing instinctually that his mom and dad were nearby giving him warmth his tiny little transgenic body didn't understand but accepted.

Everyone stepped out as Alec slung his arm around my shoulders hold me close to him. "I'm glad I was there in the end Max." I glanced up to him, "For the delivery at least. I may have missed the pregnancy with what I was busy with but I'm glad I could be there for the delivery." I smiled at his words.

"Me to. Though I could have dealt without the familiars or Deck doin' the delivery but if I had to pick and choose of a way to do it again, all I could do was say 'considering how my life goes, with all the ups and downs, and the blurs in-between, the elevator, the familiars, Mole, Joshua, Deck and you crashing in, is actually very fitting'." he smiled and held me closer.

"You know what sometimes I wish I could get you pregnant outside of heat." He murmured. I smiled, "The next heats only a few months away, just a little bit more patience." I asked. In a few months we'd have the girls in a steady routine so that when the next one came along it'd be a cake walk. We walked back when I remembered, "We need to pick the girls up." we turned back around and walked to the nursery where a huge shocker Normal was at. With our girls, holding them, cooing them, "Oh my god." I was stunned.

"Normal?!" Alec near shouted in shock.

The normally stiff former employer of mine and I say mine on that cause we all know he was never a stiff one when it came to Alec. Well stiff in a personality type of way. I had to giggle at that considering how Normal was Alec's number one cage match fan. Something that still makes Alec un-comfortable to this day.

He waved us over, "How's my rock star doing' today?" he asked. I was more or less wondering what he was doing here. "So what's up?" his dislike of me never truly wavered, got better to deal with but yeah... "Hey there girlie girl." he acknowledged me.

"Thought you were at Jam Pony?" I asked.

"I came to see when you were goin' to full fill you obligations and start back up with rock star here?" my eyes brows rose as my eyes widened, "Oh my god. We've been so busy with everything I totally spaced about it." I truly had.

"So I came to give you two your schedules for the week. Now it's only for three days out of the week since you have Terminal City to run but I expect these ones to be made to the particular sectors that I can't send the other employees to." it was then that Alec got our attentions, "Whoa time out here. What's goin' on?"

He looked back and forth between us, "Long story short, Normal's shorthanded, I offered for us to work for him again to help get packages to the areas others are no longer allowed to go to now." Alec nodded, "And when was this supposed to happen?" he asked, "A while back..." I answered, biting my lip at the bit I had totally spaced on.

"You two start tomorrow. I have no problem watchin' the little ones if need be but only because rock star here is good at what he does." Normal said. I was utterly shocked but never the less said, "Actually, this sounds good." Alec looked to me, "What?" he said in low tones, "Get somewhat of a normalcy back in our lives. Besides I do miss riding around on my bike. For three days a week we can help out." I tell him.

"Alright fine." Alec agrees as he takes Nyx from his hands.

"Their getting pretty big there rock star, you must be feeding them super food or something." Normal jokes. "No just the normal baby food...Normal." I joke back. He mutters something that I can only distinguish as 'think you're so funny huh?' I can't help it, "Not all the time but sometimes Normal." I tell him. Making it obvious that I heard that comment. "Well I only came by for that. Can they walk yet?" he asks of the girls. "Their tryin' but their not too successful at it yet. Still to young."

Alec's answer is questioned when Nikita comes out of nowhere and half run half blurs into a tripping mess near her twin. She gets back up only to sit back and fall to her bum as her sister looks at her with a seemingly contemplating look.

"I swear they have their own secret language…but what the - " I clapped my hand over Alec's mouth to prevent any more swear words from being introduced to the girls. Take my hand off he briefly kisses it before apologizing, "Sorry force of habit but seriously Nikita just half blurred." his tone was between ecstatic and bewilderment.

"I noticed." I was feeling the same way.

"I thought you said they could barely walk?" Normal asked, "I guess they develop little by little every day." Alec remarked.

He picked her from the floor as she gave her sister a knowing look before 'thumbing' with her mouth at her. Nix just looked away as if ignoring her, "I...wow...I mean this is just, it's getting weird. But...I think your right. They are developing. Physically and mentally." I am getting astonished at this.

"We need to check out the records that we have on file from the hard drive you retrieved. See if there's anything in there that can tell us the normalcy - no pun intended Normal - " he ignored it, "Of an X5 at the stage of infancy."

"I don't know how reliable that would be. Nix and Nikita are both second generation X5's." Alec countered, "It's the best we have." I retorted.

"So are either of them expressing any traits common to either of you?" Normal asked, "They've got their mom's mischiev - ouch!" Alec bit out, after I hit his arm, "You mean Alec's penance for getting in trouble?" I asked, glaring at Alec for trying to place the girls knack for trouble on me, "It's true!" he defended.

"And you two are like this all the time?" We both look to him. "Pretty much." We agreed.

He shook his head, "I don't get it. What happened to the days of 'hello dear, how was your day today?' or even 'honey I'm home'. Or are those glory days gone?" he near complained in a monotone voice.

We laughed, "Normal those days were gone when Bush left the White house." I told him.

"Laugh it up girlie but I'm sure when my rock star gets home at night he's looking for a home cooked meal and not whatever you cook him." I smiled, "When he gets home or when I get home?" he looked over to me, "We both have varying nights of being home at random hours. It's why this day care is open till what one to two a.m.?" Alec nodded. "Some people, transgenics included don't get work done till that late at night." I explained.

"So sometimes Alec makes us something or sometimes I do and others when we both just don't feel up to cooking we'll go to the cafeteria. These days we've been mostly cooking at home so we can feed the girls during our food." Normal nodded his head, "In Max's defense in the cooking bit..." I look to Alec wondering if he was going to praise my cooking, even though I rarely 'cook - cook', more or less just cook. I've had enough 'pasta penne' with a pre-pulse salter' thanks to Logan to last me a lifetime.

"What she lacks in cooking she makes up for the bedro - " I wacked him upside the head as Normal rolled his eyes before pinching the bridge of his nose, "I don't need to know about your bedroom antics."

"I agree." for once with Normal! "What? It was the truth!" Alec defended.

"That maybe but getting a mental visual of the two of you 'together' nauseates me." Normal admitted, "And it nauseates me that you got them." I tell him. For once Normal and I are on the same page...and again I iterate 'for once'. "Okay well we'll see you tomorrow for those deliveries." I close the discussion as everyone walks out. "Why did you set that up? We have a mountain of crap here to deal with?" Alec near demanded.

"Maybe because it'll be nice to be out and about making deliveries instead of being stuck behind a desk seven days a week." I admit.

"I'd like to hope on the bike more, to see Seattle the way I used to. Besides for three days a week it could be like a stress free gig to be on." he sighed, "Okay. Just remember you're gonna to have to get up extra early so we can leave on those days so Daniel, Cece, and Mole can assume command." He add, "Fine." I agreed. We took the girls back to the apartment as the sun was starting to set.

"We'll also have to give Krit and Syl more of a commanding role to so Daniel and Cece can get used to being parents." I added on, getting the girls pulled from their double stroller to sitting them on floor near their toys. It was then that we heard a knocking at the door. Alec opened it to see a big play pen, a homemade one being carried in by Joshua. "I saw that you didn't have one. Babies need playpen." he strolled inside, gently putting it down by the couch.

Seeing Nikita within four feet of him she blurred the short distance to the playpen, grabbing onto it as she had been about to fall again. Joshua looked on stunned, "Yeah pretty much how we looked when that first happened."

"Baby Nikita blurring already?" he asked, pointing to her tiny form.

As if she didn't want to be out done by her twin Nyx made to blur herself when I saw the coffee table in her way. I blurred to grab her up only to meet floor as she blurred forward, only to meet the edge of the coffee table. Falling down she looked stunned that she hit it before wailing at the top of her little second gen X5 lungs. I quickly picked her up, "It's okay little Nyx. It's okay. Mama's here." I cooed her down from her vocal high as Alec winced at the volume and even Joshua covered both ears.

Finally after a few minutes she calmed down, "See its okay. But try to avoid objects in the way when you run." she barely acknowledged my words as she pouted, "It sees our daughters have your lungs."

I looked to him wondering when it was what I ever screamed that loudly. Then what he was referring to came to mind. I blushed, "I don't remember Max yelling 'wwwwwaaaahhhh'." Joshua's words and his way of expressing it had Alec smiling, "You wouldn't hear this type of yelling..." he stood up from his position against the counter and walked to me.

"Caused is reserved for only me to hear that tone of yell." his eyes dangerous as the different mental images came to mind.

"Later." I told him, he smiled, "Hey Joshua how about as a 'thank you' we go to the bar. I could go for a brewskie." he looked back to me, then to the bedroom we occupied. "When you get home." I admonished.

He nodded and left out. It wasn't that often when he got to go out with our friends like that so this was one of the few and far between times that he went out. He just didn't have a huge need for it anymore.

It was after I gave the girls their bath that I started to get the water ready for a bath myself. Alec was still out and about with the guys and I took it as me time, even if only for a little while. I slipped out of my clothes and put the baby monitor right in front of me. Once the clothes were shed I slipped beneath the bubbly water. The heat making me sigh in bliss. I let myself fall into a deep state of rest when I heard a door clicking. I peaked my eye open and saw a shadow move beneath the door to the bathroom.

Figuring it was Alec I simply tapped in mores code against the bathtub, not wanting to call out and wake the girls, 'I'm in the bath, and the girls are asleep.'

I closed my eyes again and heard the door open to the bathroom. For a few seconds I wondered if it were someone else that slipped into our apartment. I opened them up to find Alec shedding his own clothes, my heart rate a calming beat at his presence, "How was it?" I asked.

With him in the bathroom I smelled the stench of Mole's homemade brew on him, "Mole got you to drink his gasoline huh?" I snickered. He may not have looked completely plastered but his pores were starting to reek of the alcohol. He fumbled pulling his pants off, "That stuff wil weally get yu messt up." he began slurring. If anything could get a transgenic tipsy let alone drunk it was Mole's brew. I still had no clue what he made it from.

"Well get in, you smell like you could use a bath to." I smiled.

I moved forward as he slid in behind me, his legs on either side of my own. A few minutes later he was as relaxed as me...but that could also have been due to the alcohol in his body. "I'm glad you had a good time." I spoke in soft tones. "We did...but..." he nibbled on my ear lobe, "I missed the feel of your body tonight." his hands decided to have a mind of their own and gently rubbed up and down my body in a rhythmic massaging mode.

"Oh..." I let out as his hands grazed my breasts in his caresses. His mouth busy with my neck, "You seem hornier than usual lately. Not that I'm complaining but what's up?" I asked, tilting my head to the side for more. "I don't think so. I think I'm just enjoying my mate...my time with you and the girls is precious and I don't want to waste any of It." he spoke gently within my ear. His hands slipped lower and dipped between my legs when the baby monitor sounded, startling us both. "Better go see what's wrong." I sighed as I stood up.

My naked body was on display for a brief period of time before the bathrobe I had covered me up, "Come back soon." he called gently, his eyes having raked in my body during my exit from the tub.

I smiled and went to go see what the problem was. It was then that I saw what had our baby girls cry out. A figure was in the room. Tall, 6 foot at least, male...I looked closer with my night vision and spotted Lane himself. NOT Zack. He looked up and spotted me, "Their pretty adorable...for 494's brats." he grinned, an evil tinge to his face.

Nikita cried out, an unknown male in her presence rising up her instincts and also calling upon her sister to start crying to. I didn't even bother talking, I attacked him. I didn't even think or blink. His body made an impact against the wall, "MAX?!" Alec yelped. I could hear him exiting the tub to. Hands fisted in the laps of Lane's jacket as I kept him pinned in place none to gently. The robe I had on slipping as it the action of attacking Lane jostled it open slightly.

It gave him a view that I didn't care to hide, not when I was attacking on behalf of my two precious bundles. I had to protect them.

His eyes however roved over the newly bared skin, as if he didn't care that I had just attacked him. I slammed his head back against the wall, "What in the hell are you doin' in here?" I growled dangerously low. He smiled, "You're goin' to pay for humiliating me." before he scrambled and threw me off him and jumped out of the window. Blurring to avoid Alec as he came rushing inside.

"What the hell happened?" he demanded, seeing my appearance. Grabbing my bathrobe back around me I snapped, "Get patrols out there searching it was Lane!" Alec didn't need to be told twice, he nodded. The need for sex gone from him now as Lane had just entered our home... "Son of a bitch!" I cursed, pacing about like an angry lioness.

Alec walked right back inside, fully dressed, the alcohol having taken a back seat to the soberness Lane's presence brought, "I'm goin' out lookin' for him. He could still be on TC grounds." he explained, "St - " I cut him off, "I'm not leaving our girls. I'll sleep in here tonight." it was direct and held authority in it. He nodded, "When I come back I'll join you." He then left out. I wanted to go to but as much as my transgenic instincts wanted to run after him my motherly instincts didn't want to leave her baby girls.

It took me an hour to calm the girls back down. Then I realized Lane's scent was still here so I sprayed the room with Lysol to help eliminate it from their delicate senses. Smelling him could still have made them weary of falling back asleep.

Like clockwork they snuggled within their blankets while I took up residence in the rocking chair. Curling up on it, my knife sitting right next to me just in case Lane was dumb enough to come back.

It was the door closing at the front that woke me up. When heard Alec muttering I slipped back to sleep. It was a good five minutes before he came into the room, my best guess was he had to re shed his clothes and wanted to secure everything tonight. His touch on my cheek before his lips kissed mine woke me up. Bent at the knee in front of me he said, "He took off on us, but we've put extra patrols out tonight. Tomorrow we'll go back there - " I cut him off, "Not during the day. Make it a night assault." I tell him.

"Max you do realize this isn't an 'assault' mission, this is a 'kill' mission? He threatened our baby girls and was in their room. He's not going to stop." he clarified, "Yeah I know. I'm just saying go at night." Lane was going to get death for this. Apparently a knife to the gut wasn't enough to keep him away.

He nodded, "Go get a pillow and a blanket." I tell him.

We slept in our girl's room that night. Not wanting to be away from them at the moment. When morning came I remembered the JP deal I made. Getting the girls ready I took them to day care as Alec went to see if anything else had happened over night at HQ. Nothing. Informing Daniel that he and Mole were in charge since Cece was recovering from giving birth he left HQ.

We rode our motorcycles to work before securing them. Going inside there were many new faces but a lot of old ones, "We if it isn't Miss. Late as usual arriving on time...for once...I'll attribute that to my rock star here gettin' you up." Normal grinned.

I rolled my eyes as I saw a few JP employees come around. It was when Sky came up and bumped fists that I knew things would be cool for us to be back. "If feels good I got to admit that." Alec remarked, looking about. Everything was still the same as it was the last time we were in here. "It almost looks like the siege never happened." I looked back to Normal, "How's business been?" I asked.

"Unfortunately it's like I said before, most of the business now is coming from 'South Market Street' and the more gang riddled areas. Very little from the high risk district." he admitted.

"In fact..." he pulled three packages out, "These are the only ones from the high rise area." we nodded, "We'll we can use our motorcycles to get through..." I saw Normal motioning for an employee to come by with two bikes.

We took the pro-offered bikes Normal was shockingly providing us.

"Here's your new bikes since as I recall you crashed yours and you may have lost it with your move to Terminal City." Alec looked to me oddly, "You crashed yours?" he asked. "I didn't crash it, someone I used to know pulled his truck out, and I was going too fast to stop. I got hurled over it." but in minor delight I recalled Normal's response to it, "I seem to remember asking for a bike then and your said quote 'No'."

He replied, "Because we both knew if you were even to break a finger nail that you'd sue." Not true, "That was just an excuse to avoid liability issues with me." I countered. He came around the counter and gave us each a bundle of packages.

"Here's a hot run to 856 Figaro..." he tossed another my way, "And 842 Bulla, now off with you." he tossed another to Alec as he rushed us out of the building.

"Nothin' like a hot run to get your mind off of Lane...even if only temporary. Gem's been givin' a heads up." I tell Alec.

"Good. I'm shocked but I know I shouldn't be by what's happened." He muttered. His delivery was in sector 4, mine sector 2.

"Well I am shocked. I've never felt like our daughters would have to feel violated already in their own room." I growled in annoyance. "Thankfully they won't remember it in a few days." Alec conceded.

"I hope so. Well this is my direction now." I pointed. He stops, moves his bike over and gives me a quick kiss before riding off. I smile before taking off myself.

Going up the steps to my first delivery in years I knock on the door only to get greeted by a large puff of smoke. "What'd' ya' want?" the budging man asked, "Delivery." I held up the package as indication for him. He grabbed it and went to close the door when I put my boot in the way and held out the clip board, "I need a signature." I dead panned. First customer in years and it has to be a rude one.

He signed before nearly slamming the door on my foot, "Ass..."

I hoped back on my bike and rode several more streets and blocks over till I got to the next one. A rundown apartment comp - oh I remember this area. Phil lived in this build - crap. The gang wars. "Oh well." riding through the area I kept my hat hanging over my face to avoid too many people recognizing me.

I rode to the building and parked the bike inside, locking her against the railing with my lock system. I had only brought it in case I needed a long rage weapon to hit with. I didn't want to give away the fact so easily that I was a transgenic. Though at this rate that could either be a really god idea or it could force them to send more of their goons out after me.

It wasn't a highly thought on option. Walking up the steps I turned down the hall walls, my transgenic memory already recalling the last time and who lived in the apartment. Steeling myself against the possible guns in there I knocked on the door and put on my 'don't give a shit' attitude. It opened to one of the gang's front runners, "Delivery." I handed him clip board with the package on top of it. "Need a signature." I remarked. He took it before signing off on it, "Money Bags?" I asked, looking up.

He looked at me, "Yeah."

"I need the signature from 'Blood'. Elsewise I'll have to come back out here for the right one. Standard protocol." I told him.

He let me in with a 'who do you think you are' look. "Hey 'Blood' you need to sign this." he remarked. The man in question came up and signed it just as I saw the person he was beating on now. Another gang member. He signed it as I headed out, "Hey." I turned around as he tossed me a package, "Send that to 758 Niles." I caught it and took off, but not before saying, "Thank you for using Jam Pony."

Leaving out, I wrote the address on the package before also writing the return address in place. Putting it in my back pack I ride off to my next delivery. Three more later and it's time for lunch. I head back to Jam Pony when I meet up with a slightly disheveled looking Alec, "What happened to you?" I asked. He looked a bit pissed, "One of my deliveries was to a night club." I arched a brow.

They thought I was a new dancer coming in for 'ladies night'. The women started grabbing at me." he shivered, "What some of them groped you?" I asked.

"Yup..." he stopped as did I and showed me the lining of his shirt where it got ripped, "Wow. Those ladies wanted you bad." I remarked. "I barely got out with my shirt intact." he stated grumpily.

I smirked, "How about for lunch we grab some 'Chow's' Chinese food and I let you..." I looked around before whispering, "I'll let you eat me out as well." he smiled, "Then tonight, before you go out I'll get to have my favorite 'sausage'." his eyes furrowed a bit before he got it, "Hey I'm the only one!" he yelped out, riding with me now. I laughed.

We went to eat at 'Chow's Chinese takeout' but once we got there Alec pulled me within the alleyway next to it, "What are you doing?" I asked. He pushed me against the wall and un-zipped my jeans. "I like desert first." he remarked and none too hastily pulled my jeans down to expose my panties to his gaze. I gasped as his fingers pulled them down as well before sinking to the ground and pulling me by my butt to his waiting mouth, "Oh god." I moaned as the first licks came in. Alec kept me bodily pinned in place as he had his fill of me.

I came minutes later due to the quick succession of his pace. I didn't want to wait now. Grabbing him I shoved him in the wall right next to where I had been, unzipped him and forced his pants down before dropping down myself.

I enshrouded his head in the warmth of my mouth. I felt his growl at my actions so openly displayed. Granted we were in an alleyway but anyone could walk by.

I teased by easing off only to have him growl in protest and push me back on. I used a twisting maneuver trick that had him seeing stars right before he pulled down the back of my throat. His knees locked at the center to prevent him from falling to the ground as his seed began trickling from the corner of my mouth. I stood up licking it, "Well I got my protein for the day." he smiled predatory like, "Me to...but the days not over yet." he remarked, "True but we still have more run's to make before 4 p.m." I tell him.

He sighs, "Right." now as we are able to actually make it to the food we ordered, we ate, and then left out as we spent a good portion of time with each other in our mouths, "Crap, I have one more package still. Catch up with you later?" he asks, "Sure, I'll get some more deliveries and well meet around 3:30 pm back at Jam Pony." I smile in effect as I ride off. Making it back to Normal's office within half an hour I grab up more packages.

"299 South Kenzie, China town on the double." Normal threw the packages at me, something he did often to the JP employees.

"On it." I remark and leave back out.

Heading there I recall how I had reacted to Lane's presence in the girl's room. I was furious and I didn't even think or blink at the intrusion. I just attacked. Call it my senses as a mother but recalling his threat earlier I couldn't NOT do something. It was why I told Alec I understood that Lane now had a death warrant on his head. It was moronic enough to challenge an alpha but it was just plain stupidity to threaten, then actually break in and be in the same room as said alpha's daughters. Alec would have every right to kill Lane.

I briefly wondered if his goon's would even help him. If they did it would only be out of either loyalty to him or because he threatened them.

However my thoughts allowed for enough of a distraction to miss my turn and make me go back, but not before spotting the man himself and four of his goon's coming from an area known for its illegal medical practices. The age old question should I or shouldn't I came to mind.

To be continued…