Part 9
Emilia silently stalked into her room. She hadn't heard Logan get up, so she knew just how to get him to get up and "force" him to listen to her. She carefully made her way over to the bed by the window, feeling her way and "looking" for Logan's wheelchair. When she finally felt the cold steel under her fingers she smiled and sat down. She then turned her head to where she knew Logan's face would be and "stared" with all her "power" willing him to wake up. After only a few moments of being under her close scrutiny Logan stirred and opened his eyes to be met with Emilia's smiling face. He in turn smiled back even though he knew she couldn't see it, but she could hear it in his voice as he spoke.
"How many times have I told you not to wake me up like that!" Logan joked.
"Only about 1,000," Emilia replied with a small smile.
"Well I'd like to get out of bed now..." Logan left the rest of the sentence unfinished; Emilia would do what she wanted to do when she wanted to do it.
"And I want to talk to you..." Emilia said following his example and trailing off before her sentence was finished.
"Ok how about a deal, I listen to you and then you let me get out of bed."
"Sounds good to me. Now I have just 3 questions... and I want you to answer them all truthfully."
"Doesn't sound too hard to me."
"OK #1... are you wanting to adopt me out of pity?"
"No"
"I'd hoped for more than a one word answer, if you could possibly manage that"
"Ok. No I am not wanting to adopt you because I feel sorry for you, I'm asking to adopt you because I want you to be part of my family, if I ever have a real one, and because I find you to be one of the smartest, bravest, and most well put together people I know."
"Well that certainly was a better answer, now question #2... do you think that Max will get her sight back?"
"Yes I do Max has a very good chance of getting her sight back. You know her history and what she is. You also know that her body has taken long enough to repair any damage that was done, maybe it was a test of her ability to adapt, and as you know she hasn't had a seizure since the accident."
"Ok last question...Do you love Max"
Logan paused at this. Did he love Max? Of course he did. Could he have a relationship with Max, now that was a different matter. So he formulated an answer he thought would make Em happy.
"Yes I love Max, more than I ever though possible, but we both carry too much baggage in order to have a good relationship. I love her more than any woman I have ever known, but being together just doesn't seem to work for us. Besides, I don't even know if she loves me back. And even if she does she deserves more than me... what have I got to offer her? I have been in so many bad relationships that I don't have enough fingers to count them any more. I don't want to ruin a good friendship, maybe the best friendship I have ever had. I can't lose her, and if I push too hard I do just that."
Emilia didn't know what to say, she had a feeling that Logan loved Max, but she had never expected for his love to be this great. She felt for the man in front of her. He loved Max so mush he was willing to keep his own feelings below the surface in order to keep he safe from any hurt that might come from him. Her job had just gotten easier, one because they both had the same feelings for each other, and two because Max was standing right outside the door.
Sorry to leave you guys with such a cliffhanger... but I just got my muse back... and don't want to stretch it. Also you all have Angelbebe to thank for this... She helped me get motivated to get another chapter up!!!!
Emilia silently stalked into her room. She hadn't heard Logan get up, so she knew just how to get him to get up and "force" him to listen to her. She carefully made her way over to the bed by the window, feeling her way and "looking" for Logan's wheelchair. When she finally felt the cold steel under her fingers she smiled and sat down. She then turned her head to where she knew Logan's face would be and "stared" with all her "power" willing him to wake up. After only a few moments of being under her close scrutiny Logan stirred and opened his eyes to be met with Emilia's smiling face. He in turn smiled back even though he knew she couldn't see it, but she could hear it in his voice as he spoke.
"How many times have I told you not to wake me up like that!" Logan joked.
"Only about 1,000," Emilia replied with a small smile.
"Well I'd like to get out of bed now..." Logan left the rest of the sentence unfinished; Emilia would do what she wanted to do when she wanted to do it.
"And I want to talk to you..." Emilia said following his example and trailing off before her sentence was finished.
"Ok how about a deal, I listen to you and then you let me get out of bed."
"Sounds good to me. Now I have just 3 questions... and I want you to answer them all truthfully."
"Doesn't sound too hard to me."
"OK #1... are you wanting to adopt me out of pity?"
"No"
"I'd hoped for more than a one word answer, if you could possibly manage that"
"Ok. No I am not wanting to adopt you because I feel sorry for you, I'm asking to adopt you because I want you to be part of my family, if I ever have a real one, and because I find you to be one of the smartest, bravest, and most well put together people I know."
"Well that certainly was a better answer, now question #2... do you think that Max will get her sight back?"
"Yes I do Max has a very good chance of getting her sight back. You know her history and what she is. You also know that her body has taken long enough to repair any damage that was done, maybe it was a test of her ability to adapt, and as you know she hasn't had a seizure since the accident."
"Ok last question...Do you love Max"
Logan paused at this. Did he love Max? Of course he did. Could he have a relationship with Max, now that was a different matter. So he formulated an answer he thought would make Em happy.
"Yes I love Max, more than I ever though possible, but we both carry too much baggage in order to have a good relationship. I love her more than any woman I have ever known, but being together just doesn't seem to work for us. Besides, I don't even know if she loves me back. And even if she does she deserves more than me... what have I got to offer her? I have been in so many bad relationships that I don't have enough fingers to count them any more. I don't want to ruin a good friendship, maybe the best friendship I have ever had. I can't lose her, and if I push too hard I do just that."
Emilia didn't know what to say, she had a feeling that Logan loved Max, but she had never expected for his love to be this great. She felt for the man in front of her. He loved Max so mush he was willing to keep his own feelings below the surface in order to keep he safe from any hurt that might come from him. Her job had just gotten easier, one because they both had the same feelings for each other, and two because Max was standing right outside the door.
Sorry to leave you guys with such a cliffhanger... but I just got my muse back... and don't want to stretch it. Also you all have Angelbebe to thank for this... She helped me get motivated to get another chapter up!!!!
