Pairing: Maxie/Logan
Title: Just Sex
"You happy now?" Maxie strode up to the reprehensible low-life sitting so casually at his table.
"Yes, but you don't seem to be," he chuckled, dodging a swift hand coming towards his face. "Darlin', I didn't do anything."
"Oh, did Cooper finally come to his senses?" Lulu smirked, oblivious to what exactly was transpiring. "I always did think that guy had more senses than he let on about."
"You," Maxie turned and pointed her index finger as warning, "shut it."
"Hey, Maxie, darlin' hate to break it to you, but he broke up with you last night," Logan shook his head, unsure where this was heading. "So you can stop glaring daggers at me as if I had anything to do with it."
"Oh but didn't you?" she accused disdainfully. Her eyes darted towards Lulu, who was sitting quite enthralled by the whole melodramatic scene. "Lulu, I see you've gotten over your distaste for Logan here." The corner of her lip twitched.
Logan furrowed his brow. He could see Maxie forcing herself to hold back a smile. The flash in her eyes as she glanced back at him spoke volumes. She was up to something. "Hey," he said jumping up from his chair. "Why don't we head upstairs and talk about this?"
"I don't think so, Logan, darlin'." Maxie smiled politely and focused in on Lulu. She looked her up and down, disgusted at how enamored she was with this jerk beside her. "I'm quite surprised at this turn of events."
"Why don't you get lost, you two-bit tramp?" she replied, yawning as if tired of Maxie's antics. "You can't blame anyone but yourself for Cooper dumping your lying, scheming ass. I'm sorry it took him that long to figure you out, whatever it is that you did to him."
"Oh, you hurt me, Lulu," Maxie gasped, feigning offense. "Do you talk to your daddy with a mouth like that?"
Lulu just glared, not bothering to respond.
"Oh wait, that's right, he's just up and disappeared on you...Again."
"Hey, that's enough," Logan pulled Maxie off her attack. "Why don't we..."
"Aren't you saving any of these names for dear old Logan here?" Maxie pushed his hands off her, as she glared at him with pure hatred. "Since he's part of the reason Cooper dumped me," she explained, her eyes locked with his. "Such a helper this one."
"Oh don't blame it all on me, little girl," Logan scoffed in disbelief. "This was all you."
"Was it all me?" Maxie said darkly, her hand sliding down his chest. "Or are you sure you didn't just have a hand in him finding out?"
"A hand in what?" Lulu eyed Maxie suspiciously. "What are you guys talking about? Logan?"
"Yes, Logan?" Maxie looked up at him with questiong eyes, as a smile began to play upon her lips. "Why don't you tell dear, sweet Lulu what happened?"
"Logan?" Lulu didn't like the tone Maxie was taking. "Logan, what is she talking about?" Her heart was racing. She had this feeling, like something bad was going to happen.
"Maxie," Logan warned, glancing up at Lulu, who seemed to look at him with a sense of fear. "Let's go somewhere else..."
"No, Logan, you're not going anywhere," Lulu commanded gravely. "You're going to tell me what the hell is going on!"
"Look Lulu, " Logoan began, his mind scrambling to figure out a way to explain this to her.
"Oh, look, why don't I just tell you?" Maxie offered happily, spinning around and facing the witch that started this all. "Dear old Logan here," she smiled, clasping her hands together. "He decided to help me destroy you a little over six months ago. I had this plot that he would seduce you and make you fall in love with him, which you have." She turned back and smiled at Logan. "Good work, by the way. Brilliant job."
"W-What?"
"Well, that just fell apart last night," she continued with her explanation. "Because somehow, Cooper, found out about my and Logan's arrangement."
"You're lying!" Lulu accsued, shaking her head in disbelief. "Why the hell should I believe you? You've always been a lying slut!"
"Of course I'm not lying," Maxie smirked happily. "There's no reason for me to lie about this. I've already lost Cooper, so really it's just the invevitable. I'm finally coming clean with the truth."
"I don't believe you," Lulu yelled, jabbing her finger into Maxie's chest. "You're lying because Logan and I are finally getting together and you're jealous! You're jealous that I have something you can never have, because you're too dysfunctional and a lying manipulative witch! No one can stand to be around you."
"Am I?" Maxie tilted her head knowingly.
"Yes!" Lulu exclaimed glancing over at Logan who seemed stunned into silence. "Because what you forgot to factor in, in this little fantasy world of yours is a reason Logan would ever have of helping you?"
"Oh, did I forget to mention that part?" Maxie giggled, batting her eye lashes, while glancing back at Logan. "His sole reason for getting near you in an attempt to fulfill this arrangement was so that he would have the pleasure of sleeping with little ole' me."
"Logan..."
The look on her face was almost worth the price of admission. Maxie had waited for this moment for months. It was really exquisite. First there was sheer outrage that Maxie would say anything of the sort; then, the glance back, towards the so-called victim of this slander, to see only an expression of guilt. A wave of satisfaction enveloped her as she stood watching the self-proclaimed righteous witch wallow in the revelation of the truth.
"Lulu, I'm sorry," he apologized lamely. There was really nothing else for him to say. What Maxie had said was the truth. He would not sugar coat it for her.
"You didn't, did you?" Lulu felt her cheeks dampen from the unwanted tears. He just stood there without saying a word of denial. It made her want to vomit.
"I guess you're not all that smart, after all, huh?"
"You conniving ho!" she spat angrily through her tears. Winding up, she reached across and slapped Maxie in the face. Suddenly the hurt went away and a boiling vat of hate and disgust boiled over. "You two make me sick." Pushing past Maxie, she picked up a glass of water near by and threw it in Logan's face. "You are nothing. I didn't think I could hate anyone more than I did your father, but you? You are worse than him."
"Lulu, wait!" he said, as she pushed past him and walked towards the door. "Wait!"
Lulu ignored his pleas and kept walking.
"And there ends a happy tale," Maxie said glibbly, brushing her hands together as if trying to rid them of chalk or dirt.
"Because in the end, it really was all about her, right?" Logan stared in amazement at the petite blonde. "Even though you just lost Coop because of all of this, you still had to see it through," he said in disbelief. "You are something else, Maxie Jones."
Suddenly Logan felt something he had never felt before, guilt. He glanced out the door where Lulu had exted. By no means had he fallen in love with Lulu or even close to that; but he had become friends and he felt guilty that Maxie had been the one to reveal the truth to her. He may have been an unfeeling bastard when agreeing to this scheme Maxie had concocted, but Maxie took it to new levels. As he watched her, as she checked herself in her compact after Lulu had slapped her, Logan realized how messed up Maxie was. He had never known, but now he understood.
There was something broken inside of Maxie Jones.
"Are you happy now?" Logan asked, sidling up beside her on the stool next to hers.
"I -," Maxie paused a moment, as if deciding what she felt. "I'm content with the outcome."
"Why?"
"What do you mean. why?" she snapped irritably. "You know exactly why I did this."
"No, I mean why did you do it after what happened with Coop?"
"Don't talk about Cooper," Maxie growled, turning her attention to the cup of coffee in her hand. "You don't know..."
"I'm sure he gave you a chance to walk away from this," Logan interrupted, leaning into her. "You probably apologized after he found out about your scheming and he gave you a way out."
"What do you know?" she scoffed, though it was less than convincing. Maxie would not look at him. She kept her focus on the cup.
"I know that you probably apologized but then tried to defend yourself," he surmised, leaning back againt the counter. "You tried to explain with all of the reasons you gave me about why Lulu deserved this, right? But he didn't buy it." He knew his best friend and Coop wouldn't have walked away after all of this. He had seen the look in his best friend's eyes and it was the look of love. It would have taken more than a lie and this scheme to wake him to the reality of how twisted Maxie was. "By then, you were too upset. You couldn't believe that Coop had taken Blondey's side over yours. You couldn't believe he couldn't understand why you wanted to do this."
Maxie closed her eyes and tried to block the sound of Logan's voice out. Everything he said, it was as if he had been there. She had tried to explain her reasonable hatred for the blonde, self-righteous witch who always played victim. When Maxie had tried to apologize, Cooper told her she wasn't sorry, which she wasn't; but for him she would try to be. Then everything went spiralling out of control. Her temper got the best of her and she told him that he didn't understand - he would never understand.
And then she walked.
It was the biggest mistake of her life. That night she walked around Port Charles for hours trying to clear her head, but somehow she ended up at Logan's apartment. He said nothing when she arrived at his doorstep. For some reason, part of her knew he had already heard about this from Cooper. He was always one step ahead. She launched into Logan about how this was his fault, and how if he hadn't agreed to this, none of this would have happened. Maxie expected him to defend himself; but instead, he sat there listening to her rant on and on. There was no reaction, which drove her up the wall even more. This guy who walked into her perfect little world with Coop had managed to drive it to destruction. She hated him. She had told him as much.
It was only minutes later she found herself in his arms, her lips pressed against his in a passionate kiss.
"You know nothing about me," she spat, slamming her cup on the counter, spilling most of the cofffee on herself. He offered her a napkin. Maxie slapped it away and leaned in, pressing her index finger into his chest. "You don't know anything about me or Coop. We'll be fine. We'll make up and have great make-up sex and this will be a memory."
"Do you really think this will all be forgotten?" he asked, knowing she knew he wasn't talking about Lulu at all.. There was like this pull whenever he was near her. Again, it wasn't that he even liked her - she was stubborn and bossy. She was arrogant and conniving. Nevertheless, there was just something. Logan moved closer, until they were only millimeters apart. "Do you really think Coop will ever really understand?"
"You, stay away from me," she whispered, not moving an inch. Her heart was racing and she felt her palms begin to sweat. They had always been about the banter, at least that's what she had liked about flirting with Logan. Because it had always been off limits. She was Coop's girl. She knew that; he knew that. But all in one night that came to a screeching halt and she found herself in his sweaty embrace. He did things to her that she never imagined possible. He made her feel...No! Stop it! "I mean it, Logan. Nothing will ever happen again." She looked into his eyes, wanting to make sure he understood she meant business. "I am Coop's girl, and always will be."
"Hey, that's fine," Logan dismissed, taking a step back. He knew getting involved with her was trouble. In the past few months he saw what she could do to people - even people she cared about. The itch was scratched, time to move on. "I'm good, if you're good?"
I'm good, if you're good? What was that supposed to mean? Maxie shook her head in disgust. She knew he was all about the game. He was a player - a good one. He knew how to push a woman's buttons. But not her - she knew how to walk away. "Good, I'm glad we understand each other."
"Great, darlin'." Logan sat back down on the stool, his back against the counter. "I guess I'll see you around."
"Hopefully never," she sneered, spinning around as she turned towards the door to Kelly's.
"Had fun, darlin'!" She did not even bother to respond, which made him grin. He knew how to get to her, and for some reason that gave him such unexplanable satisfaction. After that night of steamy sex, Logan wasn't sure how she would react. In fact, after they had satiated each othre's needs, Maxie had gotten up and left without a word. He did not know what to make of that; but a fter today, he knew that every part of him had gotten underneath her skin. She wanted him.
Of course, not that he wanted her.
