The Story Of Us
By ML Fan
Chapter 10
This is a Season 1 AU where some things will change, while others stay the same. I own nothing and make no profit from this story. This is not a sequel to "I'd Die Without You." A special thanks goes out to my beta, HarbingerX. Thank you to those who read and reviewed the previous chapters. As for those who have written wanting longer chapters, I believe that the idea with any story is to get and keep a reader interested and not to rush the story and try to avoid doing too much in a chapter. Max's and Logan's thoughts are in italics. Please read and review.
Max had an uneventful rest of the night and rode around on her Ninja or "Her Baby" as she called her motorcycle, because of the job that Manticore had done in creating her one of the side effects was the ability to get by with almost no sleep for days on end and while Cindy found that to be a little odd but she never asked Max any questions.
Meanwhile, Logan typed away at his computer, he knew that it was late, but as he did many times before he got caught up in trying to save what was left of the broken world that he now lived in.
"Logan, it's late, why don't we continue this conversation after we've both gotten some sleep?"
"Alright, Sebastian, if you insist."
"I know that you will stop at nothing to get what it is that you want, but you know that the world will still be broken when we talk again."
Logan yawned and clicked the mouse a few times to shut the programs that he was using and then he shut down his computer and then headed to his bedroom and quickly changed into some boxers and a white t-shirt.
Logan slept soundly until the next morning.
The sunshine, which was a rare sight to see in Seattle crept in Logan's bedroom and woke him up.
Damn, my lunch date with Max is today and I don't have any idea what to wear much less where to take her. Nothing too fancy, I guess, I don't want to scare her off and this date is nothing special, just a lunch date that's it. Then why am I so nervous and uptight? Maybe because Max genuinely wants to get to know you and it's not because of your money or your name, just a thought...
Max wakes up as the sunrays peek in the small apartment. She gets up and stretches and looks at the clock. Damn, it's 9:30 A.M. and I'm late for work...once again. I can just hear it now... "Where in the fire truck is Max? Tell her when you see her that she's fired." Cindy hides a giggle, "When is that man going to learn that no one takes his threats seriously?" Max slowly gets out of bed and then remembers what she'd agreed to today.
Damn, today is my lunch date with Logan and I have no idea what to wear, nothing too fancy, but, certainly not jeans and a t-shirt today. I don't want to scare him off and this date is nothing special, just a lunch date that's it. Then why am I so nervous and uptight? Because, you know that he's nothing like Darren or any of the other party boy players that you hooked up with, just a thought. And when did one of these other guys ever give you a rose? The only thing that Darren and these other guys gave me was a broken heart. Doesn't that tell you something?
Max drags herself lazily into Jam Pony. "Well, well, look who finally decided to grace us with her presence" said Normal in his ever present monotone.
"Oh, please, Normal, I was just feeling a little under the weather when I woke up, but, I decided to come to work anyway, a girl's gotta make a living you know?"
"Here, you've got packages to deliver, Missy."
Max takes the package and heads over to Cindy.
"Hey, boo, ya ready for your big date with Mr. Money Bags?"
"Yes and it's not a big date and how do you know that he's got money? I've gotta go deliver some packages before Logan comes so that Normal won't threaten to fire my ass again."
"You missed it, Boo, he already threatened to fire you again just before you got here, when is that man going to realize that no one takes any of his threats seriously?" Cindy laughs.
"Gotta blaze, Cindy." Max grabs the package and leaves quickly.
After Max does five hot runs in less than three hours even Normal takes notice.
"That's your fifth hot run today; you don't normally get in five hot runs during a full day much less five in three hours. Is there somewhere that you need to be in such a hurry?"
At that exact moment, Logan walks into Jam Pony and looks for Max.
"Is Max around? I'm here to take her out for a quick lunch", he says addressing Normal.
"Hi Logan," says Max in a shy, quiet voice, unlike her usual confident take no prisoners attitude that she normally displayed. Max looks at the two large boxes that Logan is carrying and they each say "Pete's Pizza" on the front.
"I bought pizza for everyone."
Cheers are then heard throughout Jam Pony.
Max looks at Logan with an unsure look on her face which Logan sees right away.
"Oh, no, the pizza's not for you and me, Max. We're going to go out for lunch."
"When do you need her back here?" Logan addresses Normal again.
"12:30, not a minute later."
"Alright, she'll be back at 12:30 on the dot, I promise."
The End Of Chapter 10. To Be Continued...
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