Rhymes of An Hour

I feel like I should apologize for the cheesiness of this story, so I will. If you don't like it eh oh, well if you do go team you, I would give you some cookies, but I ate them. Cookies = yum Mazzy Star, good band, I like them so I included them in my story. Well here goes good luck:

Cannot hear what your saying
Could I tell you so
And I can't believe my troubles
And I'm going home

"Should I?" She asked the carpet in a barely audible voice as she paced nervously back and forth, "Or shouldn't I?"

'Knock on the goddamn door.' Her subconscious always had a tactless yet charming way of simplifying things.

'You are gonna ball up that little fist and knock on that door.'

"Ok here goes" she finally spoke aloud.

She tapped her fist on the door. It had been about months since she has seen or spoke to him. The economy had jump-started itself and he needed her less as he said would happen 'Capitalistic greed is coming back' is what he would tell her. She sighed, it had been at least 5 minutes since she had last knocked.

"Great he's not home. You call me over here and you are not even home. Logan I'm kicking your ass." Frustrated she rolled her eyes and angrily marched to the elevator, pressed the button. Angrily, Max mocked him openly "Come and help me, Max. Puppies need to be saved and the baby chicks and the bunn..." Her conversation with herself was interrupted by her name being yelled from the hallway just as the elevator was about to open

"Max?" Logan yelled from the hallway.

"Logan?" He rushed over to meet her.

"Long time. No see." He reached out and hugged her. It was weird touching him again. Their long embrace was met with an uncomfortable silence.

Lie and sleep
Under deep
You know

"Well are we just gonna stand here or are you gonna invite me in?"

Logan invited her in. It hadn't changed since she was there last, so she sat in her usual seat, the seat closest to the door.

"Something to drink?"

"Just water." Logan emerged from his kitchen carrying two glasses filled with water

"You will never shake that smart ass attitude will you?" Logan smiled.

"As soon as you shake that need to be a superhero. But a girl's gotta stay on her toes."

"Some things cannot and will not ever change."

"Plus, who likes change anyway?"

"Change is bad. I guess we are gonna die just the same. Stubborn as ever. At least we'll be together." Logan knew after he said it that it was wrong. Together. They would never be together. The monster of silence reared it ugly head once more.

While the cold winter waitin'
While it's turning cold
All these things we were searchin'
Now we just don't know

"So what have you been up to lately?" Logan had finally allowed himself to speak.

'Come on Logan ask.' His subconscious was sure a bitch.

"So, are you dating anyone?"

"No, not really. Just dating around." Max said nonchalantly

'Move on Logan please' she pleaded internally doing her best to mask her inner turmoil.

"So how's Cindy?"

"Married." Logan's mouth hung open.

"Married?"

"Yep. Married. To Calvin." 

"Calvin? Sketchy Calvin? Taller idiot man boy?" Max couldn't help but laugh.

"Yep. That's her Mrs. Calvin Theodore."

"Ok I knew Cindy no longer played for the all girl team but I never thought her one of that conquests would be taming the wandering eye of Sket...Calvin. That must be weird for you?"

"No, not really. But you know what's weird? Looking at their daughter and say they had her, the Lesbian and the idiot."

"Kid?!?! They have a kid? They had a kid?"

"Yep. Well, soon to be two of them. Sydney just turned three and Cindy's pregnant again, due in 2 weeks actually. I have a picture of them if you wanna see it?" Logan's was still trying to wrap his thoughts around the marriage let alone a child.

"I have to verify this one" Max dug around in her wallet, found the picture, and handed it to him.

"A picture of nuclear bliss" Logan said as he stared at the picture finally wrapping his mind around their little family. Max continued.

"Alec has a daughter, Tara, she's a year old, and he's happily married. Normal's son Ronald is 8 now. Josh has a girlfriend."

"You're kidding. Wow times are a-changing. Alec settled. I thought I would die before I saw that one. Where have I been?" He ran his fingers through his hair just as she remembered. "In a hole? Wow. Cindy's daughter is beautiful. Little Sydney's gonna break her fair share of hearts."

"I tell her that everyday." Max sat silent staring at her glass, pleading for it to change the past.

Lie and sleep
Under deep
I think you know

'Heartbreaking, The Curse' Hurriedly, she changed the subject. "So what has Logan Cale, Defender of the Free World, been up to since the last time we talked?"

"Geeze...what was it three, four years since we last spoke?"

"That long huh?" Max whispered in disbelief. Logan handed her back the picture.

"No, it's yours. Cindy knew you wouldn't believe it."

"Tell her I said thanks," they both laughed. "God I missed that smile." He spoke allowed he hadn't even meant to.

"You did?" Max was floored she thought he hated her, he should. The silence answered affirmatively what they had both hoped. But the admission hit them both. Hard.

For the rhymes of an hour
Now I'm going home
And I can't believe I'm nothing
'Cause I'm coming down

"God Logan," he finally spoke aloud trying to break the silence, "When a beautiful woman asks you a question don't clam up. I thought your father taught you better than that."

"Logan, you still think I am beautiful?"

"Max you are blessed with eternal beauty. The ethereal beauty women pay for. You will always be beautiful and nothing will ever change that not three months not three years not thirty. You will always be gorgeous. Come on you know you are gorgeous"

'God did I just say all that?' His back stiffened at the thought.

"Yes you just say that Logan" Max said through a smile.

"You still have it. You still have the ability to feel what I am thinking."

"Logan," Max nearly cut him off mid-sentence, eager to ask her question. She swallowed hard. "Do you...do you still love me?"

"Do I? Max, I...I'm still crazy about you. I love so much it sometimes hurts. Why do you ask?"

"Because I need to know. I need to know if what I'm about to do is right..." Max hopped over his coffee table the only thing between the tension in the room and met Logan with a passionately powerful kiss throwing him off his feet. They giggled like they had never been apart. And he kissed her back just as she had him.    

Lie and sleep
Under deep
Do you know?