Got Your Back, Chapter Two/Two
Title: Got Your Back 2/2
Rating: T (for a Teensy bit of language)
Characters: Alec and Original Cindy (cameos by Normal and Max)
Word Count: approx. 4500
Summary: After "The Berrisford Agenda." Alec goes out for a drink, only to be found by a concerned Original Cindy.
There was a steady THUMP beneath Cindy's ear and she frowned as she became aware it was there. She was warm and comfortable, though, and didn't feel much like opening her eyes to investigate. Her pillow shifted slightly and Cindy's eyes flew open as she realized she wasn't alone. She sat up quickly and breathed a sigh of relief as she saw it was only Alec.
They must've fallen asleep watching TV. Alec's legs were stretched out on the coffee table and OC had found her way more or less to his lap. Her head had been resting on his chest, she guessed. Alec's eyes opened as she moved and she felt the arm around her back tense for an instant before relaxing.
"Hey," he greeted sleepily. They realized at the same moment they were still wrapped around one another and each sat up quickly, moving for opposite ends of the couch. The pair stared straight ahead, avoiding eye contact awkwardly.
Original Cindy broke the silence first. "Cindy best be gettin' to work," she said. She stretched and finally looked over at him. "Got a bathroom I can borrow?" Alec pointed to a door across the room.
OC frowned as she flipped on the light and saw the broken mirror. She remembered, vividly, Alec's reaction at Joshua's and what it'd taken from Max to get him off of the dog-man. Max had been pissed, but the others, including Joshua, had watched him leave in concern. OC thought she'd heard that "anger" was one of the five stages of grief, and she wondered if Joshua and the mirror were the only ones to have suffered before Alec had moved on to the next stage.
"What happened to your mirror, boo?" Cindy asked softly as she left the bathroom. Alec flinched slightly as she walked around to sit on the edge of the couch again.
"It looked at me funny?" Alec said lamely, only looking at her from the corner of his eyes. She rolled her eyes and he sighed. "I'm too tired to hit anything else, I promise." She watched him for a long moment before nodding in acceptance. "You'd better go or you'll be late."
"You want me to cover for you?" He looked at her quickly.
"Uh..." He sighed. "Yeah," he admitted. "I honestly just feel like going to bed." Cindy stood, picking her jacket up from the chair. Alec started to stand, but she pushed him back down with a hand on his shoulder.
"I can show myself out," she told him. She started to move away, but Alec caught hold of her hand and she turned back to him.
"Thank you," he said quietly, making eye contact. OC smiled and squeezed his hand.
"Like I said, anytime boo. Want me to swing by after work?" She could see him seriously consider it before he shook his head, breaking eye contact as he let go of her hand.
"Nah. I'm good." OC ruffled his hair, getting a small smile out of him.
"Ya got my number."
With a final look, Original Cindy turned and left.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Twenty minutes later she walked into Jam Pony and headed straight for the desk.
"Normal!" she called three times before getting the attention of her boss.
"You gonna tell me missy-miss has the measles again?" he asked in an annoyed tone, barely looking up from his stack of envelops. Cindy rolled her eyes.
"Actually it's about your Golden Boy..." Normal looked up quickly at that.
"Alec? What about him?"
"Boy's a little...hungover," Cindy explained. "Not gonna make it in today." Normal frowned in concern and OC resisted rolling her eyes again. Normal had an unhealthy obsession with that boy.
OC was just getting ready to leave with her first set of runs when Max came strolling in. OC took a deep breath as her roommate came up to her, not looking forward to lying to her.
"Alec in yet?" Max asked immediately.
"Nah. Called in sick." OC was glad to see genuine concern on Max's face. The girl could be too hard on him sometimes.
"Maybe I should go by his place..." Max said absently as OC closed her locker.
"I'll swing by there, boo," Cindy offered quickly. "Got two runs right by there."
"Ya know where he lives?" Max asked in surprise. OC cringed inwardly as she realized she wasn't supposed to know that.
"Yeah. Ran into him on a run a couple days ago. Like I said, got runs in the area. I'll check on him."
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Original Cindy spent the next two days covering for Alec with just about everyone. She told Max and Normal she'd checked up on him (a fact she could tell puzzled the female X5) when in reality she'd been giving Alec his space. He'd find her if he needed company.
And he did, the second night.
She wasn't surprised to spot him waiting in the shadows outside of JoJo's. She'd specifically gone there instead of Crash, expecting him to show up.
Excusing herself from a drunken Timmy and Leah, OC crossed the street to where he stood, leaning casually against the side of an office building. He stood straight as she approached and he let her pull him into a quick hug.
"Hey boo," she said, stepping back. He gave her a sad smile and she frowned. "I'm sorry," she whispered. He gave a tiny shrug and looked down the street with a sniff.
"Knew it was coming," he dismissed quietly. "Funeral's tomorrow." OC slipped her hand in his and gave him an understanding smile when he looked down at her.
"Want me to go with?" He considered it a moment before shaking his head.
"I'll go by later," he said, taking a steadying breath.
"Want me to buy ya a coffee?" she asked as he fell silent. He looked at her with a small smile.
"Thought I'd go back to my place and glue myself to the boob tube." OC smiled and squeezed his hand.
"Sounds good," she agreed.
/end
A/N: So there it is. I really like writing this little fic, so I might have to try another Alec and O.C. one sometime. Thanks for reading!
Rating: T (for a Teensy bit of language)
Characters: Alec and Original Cindy (cameos by Normal and Max)
Word Count: approx. 4500
Summary: After "The Berrisford Agenda." Alec goes out for a drink, only to be found by a concerned Original Cindy.
There was a steady THUMP beneath Cindy's ear and she frowned as she became aware it was there. She was warm and comfortable, though, and didn't feel much like opening her eyes to investigate. Her pillow shifted slightly and Cindy's eyes flew open as she realized she wasn't alone. She sat up quickly and breathed a sigh of relief as she saw it was only Alec.
They must've fallen asleep watching TV. Alec's legs were stretched out on the coffee table and OC had found her way more or less to his lap. Her head had been resting on his chest, she guessed. Alec's eyes opened as she moved and she felt the arm around her back tense for an instant before relaxing.
"Hey," he greeted sleepily. They realized at the same moment they were still wrapped around one another and each sat up quickly, moving for opposite ends of the couch. The pair stared straight ahead, avoiding eye contact awkwardly.
Original Cindy broke the silence first. "Cindy best be gettin' to work," she said. She stretched and finally looked over at him. "Got a bathroom I can borrow?" Alec pointed to a door across the room.
OC frowned as she flipped on the light and saw the broken mirror. She remembered, vividly, Alec's reaction at Joshua's and what it'd taken from Max to get him off of the dog-man. Max had been pissed, but the others, including Joshua, had watched him leave in concern. OC thought she'd heard that "anger" was one of the five stages of grief, and she wondered if Joshua and the mirror were the only ones to have suffered before Alec had moved on to the next stage.
"What happened to your mirror, boo?" Cindy asked softly as she left the bathroom. Alec flinched slightly as she walked around to sit on the edge of the couch again.
"It looked at me funny?" Alec said lamely, only looking at her from the corner of his eyes. She rolled her eyes and he sighed. "I'm too tired to hit anything else, I promise." She watched him for a long moment before nodding in acceptance. "You'd better go or you'll be late."
"You want me to cover for you?" He looked at her quickly.
"Uh..." He sighed. "Yeah," he admitted. "I honestly just feel like going to bed." Cindy stood, picking her jacket up from the chair. Alec started to stand, but she pushed him back down with a hand on his shoulder.
"I can show myself out," she told him. She started to move away, but Alec caught hold of her hand and she turned back to him.
"Thank you," he said quietly, making eye contact. OC smiled and squeezed his hand.
"Like I said, anytime boo. Want me to swing by after work?" She could see him seriously consider it before he shook his head, breaking eye contact as he let go of her hand.
"Nah. I'm good." OC ruffled his hair, getting a small smile out of him.
"Ya got my number."
With a final look, Original Cindy turned and left.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Twenty minutes later she walked into Jam Pony and headed straight for the desk.
"Normal!" she called three times before getting the attention of her boss.
"You gonna tell me missy-miss has the measles again?" he asked in an annoyed tone, barely looking up from his stack of envelops. Cindy rolled her eyes.
"Actually it's about your Golden Boy..." Normal looked up quickly at that.
"Alec? What about him?"
"Boy's a little...hungover," Cindy explained. "Not gonna make it in today." Normal frowned in concern and OC resisted rolling her eyes again. Normal had an unhealthy obsession with that boy.
OC was just getting ready to leave with her first set of runs when Max came strolling in. OC took a deep breath as her roommate came up to her, not looking forward to lying to her.
"Alec in yet?" Max asked immediately.
"Nah. Called in sick." OC was glad to see genuine concern on Max's face. The girl could be too hard on him sometimes.
"Maybe I should go by his place..." Max said absently as OC closed her locker.
"I'll swing by there, boo," Cindy offered quickly. "Got two runs right by there."
"Ya know where he lives?" Max asked in surprise. OC cringed inwardly as she realized she wasn't supposed to know that.
"Yeah. Ran into him on a run a couple days ago. Like I said, got runs in the area. I'll check on him."
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Original Cindy spent the next two days covering for Alec with just about everyone. She told Max and Normal she'd checked up on him (a fact she could tell puzzled the female X5) when in reality she'd been giving Alec his space. He'd find her if he needed company.
And he did, the second night.
She wasn't surprised to spot him waiting in the shadows outside of JoJo's. She'd specifically gone there instead of Crash, expecting him to show up.
Excusing herself from a drunken Timmy and Leah, OC crossed the street to where he stood, leaning casually against the side of an office building. He stood straight as she approached and he let her pull him into a quick hug.
"Hey boo," she said, stepping back. He gave her a sad smile and she frowned. "I'm sorry," she whispered. He gave a tiny shrug and looked down the street with a sniff.
"Knew it was coming," he dismissed quietly. "Funeral's tomorrow." OC slipped her hand in his and gave him an understanding smile when he looked down at her.
"Want me to go with?" He considered it a moment before shaking his head.
"I'll go by later," he said, taking a steadying breath.
"Want me to buy ya a coffee?" she asked as he fell silent. He looked at her with a small smile.
"Thought I'd go back to my place and glue myself to the boob tube." OC smiled and squeezed his hand.
"Sounds good," she agreed.
/end
A/N: So there it is. I really like writing this little fic, so I might have to try another Alec and O.C. one sometime. Thanks for reading!