Stealthily she made her way to where she knew Brin would be. As she hurried down the corridor Liz saw Brin and the mystery girl about 50 feet away from each other. Liz sped up and covered the distance quickly. She reached Brin before the girl and hit her from behind. Brin fell forward on the floor and landed unconscious at the mysterious girl’s feet. The girl looked up at Liz in shock but kept up her guard. She wasn’t sure if Liz was a friend or enemy. Liz held up her hands, “Hey I’m on your side.”
“Who are you?”
“You’re one of the escapees too aren’t you?”
“Yeah.” The girl said.
“Well, I’m your sister Liz.” Liz said introducing herself. Before either of them could say another figure came running down the hall. “Maxie we need to get moving.”
“Zack!” Liz screamed as she recognized her oldest brother. He looked a lot better than the last time she had seen him. He looked at her confused. “Liz, I thought you escaped.”
“I can’t believe it’s you Liz.” Maxie said. Liz could tell that Max was happy to see her even if the circumstances at the moment weren't ideal.
The alarms were still going off and Zack knew that they needed to move. “Guys, we can have the family reunion later. Now we need to get out of here.”
Zack picked up Brin and started to lead them away but Liz stopped him, “I’ve got to go to PsyOps first.”
“We don’t have time.” He said.
“I don’t care. I have to go to PsyOps, I’m not leaving Alec behind. So you can either go with me and help or get the hell out of my way.” Liz yelled. She didn’t wait for his answer as she hurried in the direction of PsyOps.
Zack looked after her for a minute then handed Brin over to Max. “Go on. We’ll be right after you.”
Max nodded, secured Brin on her shoulder and headed for the perimeter fence. Normally she’d ignore Zack and follow them but she had to get Brin out of there. And she knew that if anyone would get Liz and whoever Alec was, Zack could.
Zack caught up quickly with Liz and the two made their way to the barracks of PsyOps. They ran into a few guards but they made quick work of them and continued on. Liz found the barrack number that one of the guards had been able to get for her and with the wave of her hand, unlocked the door. Zack was checking the hallway so he didn’t even see her. She wretched open the door and went inside. Her heart about broke when she did.
A very worn looking Alec was splayed out on a cot with his eyes close. She saw various marks on him that confirmed that he had been put through all kinds of tests. She made her way next to him and shook him gently, not wanting to frighten him, “Alec, Alec wake up.”
His eyes slowly opened and she saw the hazel eyes she had missed so much, “Liz?”
“It’s me. Come on, we’re getting out of here.” Liz said. “Do you need some help?”
“I think I can make it.” He answered.
Despite what he said, Liz leaned over and helped him up. She grabbed his hand and pulled him to the door where Zack had been standing guard. Zack saw that they got what they came for and said, “This way.”
The three X5s hurried down the corridors, taking out guards when they came across them until finally they reached a door that led to the outside. They shoved it open and hurried out into the yard. It was in chaos. Searchlights were everywhere and the alarms could still be heard. They ran quickly and it wasn’t long before they were at the fence. They cleared it easily and once they were on the other side Liz could hear Zack talking into his comlink, “I’m clear.”
Liz was surprised when the sound of an explosion roared up behind them. She took a minute to look behind her and saw the building that she had been trapped in for months, ablaze, the flames seemed to start at the genetics lab and branch out from there. Now she knew what Zack, Max and however many others that had come with them had been doing there. They had gone to hit Manticore at the heart of its operations. She knew that next to the lab was the computer room where all of their research information was stored. They would have nothing to continue their work with, everything was lost. As Zack yelled for her to come on she felt a smile of satisfaction come across her face. But it was quickly wiped off when a bullet hit her the arm.
The impact from the shot sent her towards the ground but Alec grabbed her other uninjured arm and pulled her back up. The bullet had hit just below her shoulder and hurt like hell. She broke her attention away from it when she heard Zack open fire behind them with the rifle he had been carrying. “X7s!”
That was all Liz and Alec needed to know about whom was following them. Alec reached forward in front of Zack and grabbed his waist. It wasn’t until he pulled away that Liz saw that he had taken a handgun from his waist. It was a good thing that Zack had at least one extra weapon on them since Liz and Alec were unarmed.
Alec and Zack were now holding off the X7s as they continued on their way. “Zack, where are we going?!”
“The rendezvous point is about 100 yards ahead. It’s a van that says animal control on the side.” Zack yelled back.
Liz felt helpless since she could do anything to add to the gunfight. So instead she took the lead and led them through the woods. She saw a vague light ahead and assumed it was the van that Zack had mentioned. She noticed then that Zack and Alec had momentarily stopped firing and she guess that they had either taken out the X7s or they had just lost them. They approached the van and she saw Maxie standing outside the door. When she saw them she called for two others who were standing on the opposite side of the clearing as Liz, Alec and Zack. “Krit, Syl. They’re back.”
Despite the pain in her arm or Alec’s grip on her hand she ran forward and hugged her brother and sisters. They looked surprised to see her and she didn’t blame them. Zack had thought she’d escaped so they didn’t expect her to just show up. Liz noticed Maxie staring at Alec just as she whispered, “Ben?”
“No, Maxie. This is Alec. He’s Ben’s twin, his real brother.” Liz explained.
“Come on guys, we need to get out of here.” Zack said.
They all started to pile into the van when Liz saw two other figures inside. One was a cute older guy with glasses who was moving from him position at some computer terminals to the driver seat. When the other person who actually ended up being closest to them, turned towards her she instantly recognized him, Lydecker. And like the first time she had been reunited with him, she did the first thing that came to mind. She slugged him.
Part 26
Everyone else stood back stunned at what Liz had done. Not that they didn’t want to do it themselves, it was just that she had been the first one to act on what they were all feeling. Liz winced in pain when she pulled her fist back from Lydecker's face. She had stupidly forgotten about the bullet wound to her arm and hit him with that hand. But it didn’t stop her and all the anger she had felt towards Lydecker for all of her life came out. She lunged at him but was halted when Zack grabbed her around the waist. He managed to pull her back and as he did he said, “Liz, believe me when I say I know how you feel and would love to do the same thing at the moment but we have to get out of here.”
“Zack, is right. There are more X7s in these woods that are intent on finding us. If we hope to get out of here, we should leave now.” Lydecker stated.
Alec took Liz out of the hold Zack had on her and pulled her up next to him. They climbed into the back of the van with the other but made sure they were in the farthest seat from Lydecker. Once they were moving Alec took a chance to breath and look over at Liz. She seemed more beautiful than she had a few weeks ago when she had been lying in his arms. It had been that vision, along with others like it from their one night together that Alec had focused on when he had been put through all of the testing in PsyOps. She looked a little tired and a little stressed but she looked better than he had seen her since they’d met. He had to figure it was from knowing she was free yet again. As his eyes moved down from her face he saw that her shirt was torn from her injury and remembered that she’d been shot. “Let me take a look at that arm.”
“Alec, it’ll be okay for a little longer. You can’t do much right now with the van bumping up and down like it is.” Liz said smiling at him. He couldn’t just sit there and without at least checking her. He pulled the rest of her torn sleeve off and wrapped it around the wound in the effort to stop the bleeding.
He lowered his voice before he asked, “Have you figured out how to heal it?”
Liz shook her head to answer him, “I got better at some of them like locks but that is one power I haven’t figured out yet.” Liz answered. She looked at him, and took the time to let it soak it that they were together and out of Manticore. He saw her staring and whispered, “I missed you.”
“I missed you too.” Liz stated as she smoothed Alec’s hair back from his face. “I’m sorry it took me so long to get you out of there. But I didn’t get a chance until tonight. And it was just lucky.” She looked to make sure no one could overhear. They weren’t paying attention so she leaned in so her mouth almost touched his ear. “I touched Brin earlier and got a vision of my other siblings breaking in to Manticore hours before they were actually there.”
She pulled away just in time to see Alec’s eyes widen, “You saw the future?”
Liz nodded. “I wish it had came a little earlier. Maybe I could have been prepared and helped you before they dragged you off to PsyOps.”
“Hey, I told you, I’m always okay.” Alec said smiling.
“Alec, I saw you in there, I know you’re lying. Talk to me, what did they do?” Liz asked.
“Just some testing, a little laser in the eye. Nothing big.” Alec said shrugging. He saw that Liz didn’t totally believe him so he reiterated. “It’s nothing I haven’t lived through before. Either one of us for that matter.”
“Fine, but just remember I’m here. Okay?” Liz asked. Alec nodded just as they noticed the van pulling into a warehouse. It must be where they were going because the van stopped and they started to unload. Alec wouldn’t let Liz get up and made her sit on the bumper of the van while he took the chance to look over Liz’s shoulder. Zack, Lydecker, and Logan were busy going over what had happened so Max decided it was a good time to try and find out about this newest X5 to join them. “So Alec, you’ve lived in Manticore your whole life?”
“Up until about a half an hour ago, yeah. Spent some time on the outside on solo missions…”
“Assinations.” Max corrected.
“Yeah, but no large amounts of time like you guys.” Alec finished.
“So how do we know that you didn’t come with us to try and lead them to us?” Krit asked.
“Guys, trust me.” Liz interrupted knowing where this conversation was going. She might not have seen them in ten years but she could still read them. “Alec isn’t like that. If he were he would have reported me a long time ago. But he didn’t. He helped me a lot these last few months. And he’s more that just some X5 I became friends with, a lot more.”
“The bullet went right through. We're gonna have to cauterize.” Alec informed them as he tried to keep the smile off of his face at Liz’s words. She had been sticking up for him and it had given his ego a boast. He didn’t blame the others for being wary of him. They had spent the last ten years not trusting anyone and believing that anyone associated with Manticore would turn them in. So naturally they didn’t trust him. He really didn’t care as long as Liz did.
He hated the pain he was about to inflict on her but if they didn’t, it could get a lot worse. Krit pulled a long knife out of his boot and a lighter out of his pocket. He lit the lighter, heated the blade before handing it to Alec. Alec took the knife from him once it was done and looked down at Liz, “Babe, sorry but this is gonna hurt like hell.”
Alec took her other hand while her sister Max held her in place from behind He touched the knife to her shoulder. Liz shut her eyes and held in her screams as the smoke rose from her arm. She bit her lip until she couldn’t stand it anymore and yelled out in pain. Alec couldn’t stand to hear her in pain and tried to do whatever he could do to soothe her so he calmly said, “Hang on, hang on. It's almost over.”
He relit the lighter and heated the blade once again and repeated the action on the exit part of the wound. A few moments later he finished up and pulled the knife away from her skin. He brushed the hair away from her face and whispered. “Okay, it's done. Hey, hey, you're gonna be okay. All right?”
Liz nodded not liking the fact that she was showing weakness when Lydecker was only ten or so feet away. Alec tried to lighten the mood by saying, “You know I think you’re a magnet for bullets, this is the third time that I know of that you’ve been shot. You’d think for as tiny as you are, you’d make a small target.”
“Hardy har har.” Liz grunted. The stinging from the bullet was slowly ebbing away. With the wound close and freshly bandaged, thanks to a first aid kit that Krit had just provided, it wouldn’t be long before it would heal up. She turned her attention to her siblings as she asked, “So anyone going to tell me how you guys ended up teaming up with Lydecker?”
Part 27
“Kind of a long story,” Syl said speaking up. “Zack called Krit and me to tell us that Max had been caught and need some extra assistance breaking her out. We came and while we were setting up the mission, when a hummer came crashing through the door. Max jumped out then dragged a bound and gagged Lydecker out of it.”
“Best way I can think to see him, except dead.” Alec commented.
“I agree with you there, but Maxie made a point that he could help us get into Manticore to blow it up. She mentioned that he’d help us because Manticore was not after him.” Zack explained.
“At least now he knows what it’s like to be hunted.” Liz said vehemently. She made sure Lydecker was looking right at her as she added. “It sucks when you step out of line and are punished doesn’t? To be threatened with death for anything you do.”
“435, I see you have reverted back to your prior recapture manner.” Lydecker commented.
“I’ll let you in on a little secret, I never changed. I was just faking being one of your drones, something not hard to imitate.” Liz countered. “I did what I had to so that I could get the hell away from you. You made my life a living hell so don’t think that by you helping my family tonight that you look any better in my eyes.”
“It seems that not everything was horrible.” Lydecker commented as he glanced between Alec and Liz. Alec was up in a heartbeat and before Lydecker knew what hit him, he was splayed out on the floor.
“You have no idea what you’re talking about Deck. And since you’re a little outnumbered in what you should consider hostile territory I suggest you shut up. If you’re going to dish misery to others you should always be prepared for the repercussions.” Alec roared at him not hiding any of his anger. Zack, Max, Krit and Syl all hung behind Alec and Liz, knowing that they needed to have it out with Lydecker. Sure they had their demons with him, but Liz and Alec’s were far fresher.
Liz moved closer to Lydecker, no longer intimidated or scared of him like she had been before. “How can you stand to look yourself in the mirror when a monster looks back? A monster that tortures kids into being his submissive toys. Toys that you taught to kill. Even when we got away, you were always there in the shadows, still commanding our lives.”
“I did what I had to, to make you what we wanted you to aspire to be.” Lydecker commented.
“What gives you the right to dictate so many lives?!” Liz yelled. “You messed with our heads, you turned our sister against us!”
“I don’t have to explain anything, I did what was necessary.” Lydecker reiterated.
“What about Rachel Berringsford?” Alec asked suddenly. “Was it so necessary for me to forget about her? To forget about the one person up to that point to give a damn about me?”
“We couldn’t have you questioning what you had been taught since you first started training.” Lydecker stated. He was started to look uneasy but knew that this was coming.
“No, you couldn’t risk that could you? For some to question what you thought we should think.” Alec yelled.
Now Zack moved forward, he had pushed his feelings of hatred behind him while they had blown up Manticore, but now that mission was over and he was free for once to show his feelings. “All those years of running, trying to protect my family from you. Making sure they were one step ahead of you, now it feels even more rewarding knowing that we beat you.”
“You might not have killed Tinga yourself but you are as much responsible for her death as the person who hooked her up to that machine.” Max said. “You used the safety of her little boy’s life against her, to get back one of your ‘kids’. Now that little boy will never see her again.”
“Ever since we escaped all I’ve thought about was to have a home, somewhere that I wouldn’t have to leave at a moments notice.” Syl jumped in. “But I didn’t get it, maybe now I can.”
Krit was the last one to get up in Lydecker's face, “How did it feel to watch all of your work go up in flame and smoke? Or knowing that the people who you had worked so hard for could so quickly turn away from you and try to kill you? Everything you worked for is gone now and the army will consider you a traitor. And you know what’s done to traitors.”
Lydecker slumped forward then. He had never even noticed Zack moving up behind him or the blow to the back of his head before it had happened.
“What are you guys going to do with him?” The other guy from the van, which Liz thought she heard Max call Logan, asked.
“Turn him in,” Zack stated. “As much as I liked to kill him, it’s too good for him. We’re dropped him off somewhere and then report it in an anonymous phone call that he was the one that blew up Manticore. We’ll make sure that the detonator and other evidence are found on him. The only recording of us being there is with us and no one will believe that he had help from us. They’ll know that he was fired and a hit put on him. They’ll assume he just decided to take revenge.”
“Syl and I will take care of this on our way out of town.” Krit lifted Lydecker's body and hefted it into the car he and Syl and drove in with earlier, “We’ll make sure that he goes where he’s supposed to.”
“You guys aren’t leaving so soon are you?” Liz asked disappointed at what little time they had to spend together.
“I’m sorry Liz. But yeah we are.” Krit said. Liz hugged him tightly before Max took over hugging him. Liz hugged Syl then and Syl said, “Sorry we couldn’t stay longer but if we’re going to stop running then I want to get started on settling down and the place where we’ve been staying till Zack called us was nice.”
“I hope it makes you happy, we deserve it.” Liz said before they watched them climb into the car and drive off.
Part 28
After Krit and Syl left Liz, Alec, Logan, and Max sat around while Liz told them about everything, from her capture to meeting Alec to when they had broke in. Zack told Liz about his escape after she had left for her mission, meeting up with Max, and how with Max and Logan’s help had warned the others about the danger. They told her more about Tinga’s death and the other events that led to their decision to take down Manticore. When they were done Liz asked, “What about Brin? How are we going to undo her programming?”
“I’m not exactly sure,” Zack said.
“She’s pretty deep in it, it might be a lost cause.” Alec stated. He had seen what Brin had been like when they had still been inside and knew they were in for some hard work.
“I’m not giving up on her.” Zack shouted. “She’s our sister.”
“All I’m saying is they did a thorough job.” Alec argued.
Liz moved in between the two guys trying her best to play peacemaker. “Both of you cool it. Zack, Alec was just preparing us for the worse.”
Liz turned to look at Alec, “I know she’s in there still.”
“Liz, you said so yourself that she was like another person. That her eyes looked dead.” Alec reminded her.
“I know I did. But when Renfro told us about Tinga, there was something back in them. It’s like she was sad that Tinga was dead, not just how you are when someone dies but how you feel when you loose someone close.” Liz explained.
“I’m going to see how she is.” Zack said as he moved towards another room nearby, with the others following. Inside was where they had left Brin. She was tied up to chair there and wasn’t going anywhere. As they walked in, she started to stir. They watched as she came awake. As her eyes landed on them she started to struggle against her bonds. But it was no use, Zack had made sure she was secure. She only fought for a minute before she stopped. “Release me.”
“No.” Zack said, “Not until you realize that we are not the enemy, we are your family.”
“You are traitors!” Brin yelled.
“Having your own mind and getting a life is not being a traitor.” Max argued. “Manticore was wrong, life isn’t always about the mission or duty. They lied to you Brin.”
“Don’t call me that!” Brin shrieked.
“That’s your name. Don’t you remember? That night in the barracks when we all sat around and came up with them?” Liz asked. “I know you do.”
“My designation is 734.” Brin disputed.
Alec grabbed a nearby chair and turned it around so he was straddling it. He moved it closer to Brin so that he could meet her face to face, “734, you recognize me right?”
“You’re 494.”
“Right, so you know that I lived inside Manticore longer than any of you. And trust me when I tell you that it’s not all they would have you believe it was.” Alec said. “You’re nothing but a thing to them. Something that they created to do what they tell you to do. A piece of property, that barcode just proves it.”
Brin lowered her eyes, Alec’s words seemed to sink in. Alec moved in closer, “Falling for what they told us isn’t something to be ashamed of.”
Liz saw Brin’s plan but didn’t have time to warn Alec. He didn’t see it coming when Brin reared her head back and headbutted him. It was a solid blow and knocked him back off of his chair and onto the floor. “Son of a …”
“Alec, you’re fine. I’ve hit you harder than that.” Liz stated.
“You should have predicted that would happen.” Zack threw in.
“Guys, give me and Brin a few minutes will you?” Liz asked directing her question to Zack and Max. “I want to talk to her alone.”
“Liz…” Zack started to say but Max interrupted him by pulling him away. “Come on, if Liz thinks she can help her than let her try. Quite being so …Zack.”
Liz stayed in place, standing directly in front of Brin but far enough away to avoid being hit if Brin made another lunge. Her eyes locked with Brin as she said to Alec, “If you’re going to just sit there and nurse your sore head then go out with the others and wait. But if you’re staying, I could use your help.”
“What are you going to do?” Alec asked slightly uneasy by the tone in her voice. He couldn’t explain the difference in it, it just sounded very unlike Liz.
“I’m going to bring by sister back.” Liz said. “Just watch over me.”
Liz moved forward so that her eyes were only a couple of inches from Brin’s. To avoid what had happened to she griped the side of her sister’s head and made her keep her eyes on Liz’s. Liz took a deep breath and forced a connection. She wasn’t exactly sure what she was doing, only going by what she knew from Max. But she had to do what she could to help her sister, even if it was using her newfound powers.
Like with Alec, the flashes went by so fast that it was hard to focus on them. But then the connection became stronger and she got more control over them. She saw memories through Brin’s eyes of them all together at Manticore, of the escape, of her life after. Liz saw Brin looking up at the sky wondering where they all were, of meeting up with Zack at different times, and lastly of when she started to get sick. Liz felt the illness as Brin had felt it, the weakness and fear that she was going to die, her begging Zack and Max to let her go back and Liz’s trip to the infirmary. The last flashes were of PsyOps and the reindoctrination.
The connection broke then and Liz sat back gasping for breath. The imagery and emotions she felt from the connection still amazed her. It was like she had been there. Brin only stared at her, not really knowing what had just happened. She saw Alec looking at her and she gave him a small smile. “I’m okay.’’
“Did you do what I think you did?” Alec asked her.
“Yep, now I’m going to finish the job.” Liz said repeating the position she had just had and forced another connection But this time she reversed it, in hopes that Brin would see some of her own memories and remember who she was. This time it felt completely different and Liz couldn’t explain it.
After a few minutes Liz felt it edging off and broke the connection entirely. When she did, she took the time to look into her sister’s eyes and saw something she hadn’t seen for awhile, Brin. Her sister was back.
“Liz?” Brin said. Tears were brimming her eyes as she said it.
“It’s me.” Liz said.
“What did you do?” Brin asked in wonder.
“I brought you back to us.” Liz said before hugging her. When she was done, she crouched in front of Brin. “But you can’t tell anyone okay? It’ll cause too many problems.”
Brin nodded unsure of what was going on but trusting Liz. Liz felt strong arms behind her and knew it was Alec helping her to sit down. The two connections had wiped her out and she was feeling the effects. He brushed a piece of hair away from her face and said, “You are the most selfless person I have ever met.”
“Hush.” Liz said blushing. “Will you go get the others? They probably think I’ve killed her by now and Zack needs to undo her bindings.”
Alec looked unsure of leaving her but went out to collect the others. Zack, Max, and Logan then filed in behind him. When their eyes landed on Brin they saw a difference. Liz smiled at them and said, “You better let her loose before she gets pissed.”
“Brin?” Zack said looking at her. After a few minutes they were convinced that Brin was indeed back and looked to Liz for an explanation.
It took some time but Liz managed to explain how she had helped Brin, which included telling them how she had gotten the abilities. She didn’t go into great detail, some of it was too hard to talk about, but she told them about aliens’ story. Zack was upset at first but backed down some at Liz’s insistence that she had had the chance to get out if she wanted to but she had chose to help.
When it was all done Zack decided to get Brin out of Seattle. Things in Seattle could still be dangerous if they were all there and it was best if they left. Liz didn’t want them to go, but understood. Manticore had been pretty much obliterated but they still had to be careful. He decided to head east but that was all he’d say. He made sure that they had his contact number and they said their good-byes. Then Liz watched as Brin and Zack drove away in the hummer that Max had commandeered from Lydecker.
Once they were out of site, Logan offered to put up Alec and Liz. So then they loaded up in his Aztec and were off while Max followed on her bike. They pulled into the garage under Foggle Towers and went up to his penthouse. Logan showed them around then to a guestroom they could use. Max disappeared for a few minutes before reappearing in the doorway with some clothes. “Here’s some of Logan’s clothes for Alec and some of my extra ones for you. I don’t know if they’ll fit but it’s better than what you’ve got on.”
“Thanks.” Liz said before handing Alec his.
“Yeah, thanks.” Alec said, “You know it sucks knowing that all that money I saved got blown up.”
“Well not really.” Liz said. She unzipped two of the pockets in her pants and pulled out wads of money. “After you got taken in, I kind of took over your scams.”
“That’s my girl.” Alec said giving her a kiss.
“God, I see why the two of you work so well together.” Max said rolling her eyes. She left them then and they were alone.
Alec moved up behind Liz and wrapped his arms around her. “Alone at last.”
Part 29
“Alone at last.”
“And what do you think you’re going to do now that you couldn’t do with everyone else around?” Liz teased. With other people the weeks of separation might cause the scene to be tense but not them. They were so at ease with each other that it was like they had never been separated.
“Let me see.” Alec said before he whipped her shirt over her head. He moved quickly but with gentleness, paying attention to her injured shoulder. He tossed the shirt away and went to kiss what he had uncovered.
She gasped when Alec ran his tongue over her newly bear shoulder and up her neck as his hands found her breasts. Liz tilted her head back to give Alec more access to her throat. Almost unbelievably, she could feel his hardness press against her back as Alec's hands moved down her abdomen to her pants. His fingers fumbling with the button and zipper. Then deciding that since they were only clothes from Manticore and they wouldn’t be keeping them he said, "Ah screw it,"
Alec tore the zipper down and ripped her pants so that the legs and back of them were the only parts still intact. Liz turned her head to the right and Alec kissed her hard and passionately. It was all lips, teeth, and tongue with them. Liz moaned into his mouth when she felt his hand stroke her between her legs. He then broke away from Liz only to turn her around to face him.
"You're wearing too much clothes," she said breathing heavily as she did like he had to her, she ripped his shirt off completely and threw it to the side. Alec pushed their bodies together and reclaimed her mouth with his, their tongues waging a heated war with each other. She ran her hands down his perfectly sculpted chest enjoying the feel of muscle and rock hard abs until she reached the waist of his pants and started to fumble with the buttons. In her opinion she couldn't get them undone fast enough. He had released her mouth allowing them both to breathe again. During this time Liz had finally managed to get his pants undone as Alec started to attack her neck with kisses and bites, and as his hands roamed her breasts and began to fondle her nipples.
Liz's hand slowly made it's way into his pants and found what she way looking for. He groaned into her neck as she grasped his manhood. "Bed. Now."
Alec didn't have to be told twice, he tossed her onto the bed surveying how much of her clothes were left to take off. While he was doing that Liz set herself up on her knees, and wrapping her arms around his waist, started to kiss all the way up his chest. Stopping to play with his nipples with her mouth before running her tongue back down taking extra time to lick and kiss her way down his abs. When she reached the waistband of his pants and pushed them down in one fluid motion before he kicked them off quickly.
Liz moved back a little to see her handiwork as he asked. "Miss me?"
"Did you miss me?" she smiled.
"Don't answer a question with a ques.. Ah! Liz!" he breathed as she ran her tongue up his length, before coming back down and sucking on the tip. Alec groaned and gritted his teeth when she took him into her mouth completely. Just before he came Liz decided to cruelly stop and rework her way back up his abs. "Lizzzzz."
She was evil and needed to be punished. And he knew just what to do. Putting his hand on her shoulders, Alec gently pushed her into the depths of her bed. She laughed a bit before his mouth covered hers in a long kiss before he started to kiss his way down the side of her face and passed her collarbone. When he found her breasts he attached his mouth quite happily to one of her left nipple, which he proceeded to attack with kisses, licks, and bites. His hand fondling her other nipple, before switching his mouth or hand to attack the opposite breast.
Liz whimpered with anticipation as Alec kissed lower and lower down her flat stomach. She knew where this was headed and spread her legs for him. When he got between her legs he purposely skipped passed his target and started to kiss her inner thigh moving painfully slow towards her wet folds. "Alec please."
This was torture for her, and he knew it. He waited until she cried out in frustration one more time before shoving his tongue deep inside of her. She arched her back and let out a sharp intake of air slowly as she closed her eyes and ran a hand through his hair as he licked up what she gave him. He stopped what he was doing only to spread her folds apart with his fingers to give him more access; he ran his tongue over her clit before biting at it making her cry out his name. He slowly started to kiss his way back up her stomach and across her breasts to once again kiss her mouth heatedly.
When they finally broke apart Alec moved his hand through Liz’s hair looking directly in her eyes. "I love you.”
“I love you too.” She moaned as she felt him enter her. She bit her lip as she felt him fill her completely. She moaned and threw her head back as he started to move within her. Liz felt tight around him her inner walls contracting every time he pushed himself deep inside of her. He ran his tongue over the soft skin of her neck as she wrapped her legs around his waist.
As Alec thrust himself inside of her over and over again going deeper with every thrust she clawed at his back urging him on. Liz cried out, not in pain, but in pleasure when Alec sunk his teeth into her naked shoulder claiming her as his mate. He grabbed her thighs as he pushed himself deeper inside of her. Liz felt they were going too slow, so reversed their positions so that she was on top. Liz gripped Alec's shoulders and began to move on top of him. He groaned when her nails dug into his shoulders.
“Alec!" Liz moaned as she felt herself reaching her climax she threw her head back before moving back down to kiss him again. Her hands leaving his shoulders to grip the sheets above them. Alec bit her bottom lip, he knew she was building. He started at a faster pace this time and soon they were moving rhythmically together. With a few final thrusts Liz and Alec sent each other over the edge. "LIZ!"
"ALEC!" It was incredible; blinding passion and sweet bliss over came them. After their climaxes had subsided, they both collapsed into the mattress sweat pouring down their bodies and both breathing hard. Alec managed to pull himself out of Liz and roll over beside her. A few minutes later they were still lying in the same position though their heart rates had substantially subsided.
“Maybe we should constantly get into dangerous situations, we have the best sex afterwards.” Alec commented causing Liz to slap him, “How do you know that sex for us won’t always be like this? It’s not like we’ve had sex under normal circumstances to compare it too.”
“True, true. We’ll have to do some more research.” Alec said wiggling his eyebrows.
“You’re incorrigible.” Liz joked.
“More like insatiable, especially when it comes to you.” He said kissing her gently, a kiss that she broke. “I hate to sound like a broken record since I asked the same question last time we were in this position but what do we do now?”
“Well what do you want to do?” Alec said as he played with a piece of her hair. “I mean, you’re the expert on the outside, what’s running around in that head of yours?”
She turned to look him deep in the eyes, “I want to go back to Roswell.”
“Are you sure? After everything?” Alec asked.
“I want to see my parents, to let them know I’m out. They love me like I was their own, and I want to put their mind at ease.” Liz explained. “And I want to see my friends.”
Alec wasn’t completely surprised by her admission. He knew how she felt about the place she’d called home for so long. But a part of him wanted to keep her as far away from there as possible. He wasn’t troubled by the thought of her seeing Max and leaving him. He was secure in that aspect. No he was worried more about what the return would mean for Liz. She would have to face a number of people who had possibly found out the truth about her, a truth she had spent years hiding. And he didn’t want them to hurt her by turning away. “Looks like we’re going to Roswell.”
Liz smiled before snuggling into his chest. After a few minutes of listening to his heartbeat and being surrounded by him, she fell dead asleep
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The next morning, Liz and Alec told Max and Logan their plans to follow the other’s examples to leave town. Max took Liz to gather some supplies, clothes etc, while Alec helped Logan gain the needed documents that he would need to live on the outside like a birth certificate. After the paperwork was done, Alec suddenly disappeared from the penthouse only to reappear again when Liz and Max returned.
“Where’d you go?” Liz asked.
“Had to get us some transportation.” Alec said winking. “And this off duty cop who was shaking down some merchants for a bribe was nice enough to give me his car.”
“Oh he did, did he?” Liz asked knowing he meant he stole it.
“Yeah, told me to just leave it somewhere when I was done with it and he’d come get it. Now wasn’t that very nice of him?” Alec asked.
“Yeah.” Liz said as Logan made the comment, “Must teach Grand Larceny 101 back at Manticore.”
“And if we didn’t take stuff then I never would have met you.” Max said in a sarcastic sweet voice. Then she turned to Liz, “I’m going to miss you, I found so many of my family only to have them gone in a few days.”
“I’m not gone for good, if you ever want to talk just find the number for the Crashdown Café in Roswell, it’s the only one there and ask for me.” Liz said before giving her a big hug. She hugged Logan too as well as thanked them both for everything then joined Alec in the elevator and the car lowered to the basement. They loaded up and were on their way.
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