Chapter 26
Max helped Logan with his pants, the easy way. She had remembered how rough she was with Rafer, and how she wanted him to be Logan. 'Oh how she wanted him to be Logan! And now was her chance!' Her feline spoke in her mind about that time. Max wasn't Max, but feline Max. Who let you out!? No! Get control of yourself! She told herself. But this time it didn't work. She had had Logan earlier and just a few months ago, so her feline self wouldn't let go. 'He's mine for the time being. He wants to know how we are, so let's just see if he can handle it,' her feline self said to Max. Eyes were very much dilated, so much it was like looking into a mirror, and Logan noticed it.
It all came back that night when Max was in heat. He was scared and excited at the same time. He didn't know what to do then and, so far, he didn't know what to do now. "Max? Max?" Is all he could say before a loud meow came out of his angel's mouth and growling proceeded.
"So. Big boy, you want to have a preview, huh? Well, let me see… first, I want to taste you, and then second, I want to make you mine," Her feline was in control.
Looking down at the male specimen, feline Max started purring at what she saw and pounced on Logan licking his throat and nibbling just a little. 'Mum… yummy. He tastes good, Maxie. Wonder how he'll taste further down the chow line,' feline Max thought.
Max was angry now. She said to her feline self, No, he's mine!! You can't have your way with him. Just remember what we did a month ago. That will fill you up for now. GO AWAY!!! Then suddenly Max was back. "Logan, I...I'm sorry. Please forgive me," With a sigh, she leapt off the bed and sat in the chair again.
"Max, what just happened?" Logan said, suddenly puzzled at Max's non-aggressive behavior.
"I... I just don't want you to experience that kind of behavior now... or any time. I'm sorry, that's one side of me that I don't want anyone to see," She whispered, as she got her jacket and was heading to the door.
"Oh? So, you don't want anyone to see you or rather your other side . . . your feline side, Max. Then what, Rafer or Eric can see it, huh? Or is it because I'm half a man and I can't satisfy that side of you, because my legs don't work . . . or what Max?" he asked furiously. He didn't know if he was angry with himself for his paraplegia or Max for not wanting to hurt him, because of the injury. He thought they had gotten past that hurdle back in Seattle.
At those words, Max burst into tears. Logan wanted to go to her but he was hurt too. He wanted to comfort her and say that those words weren't true. But they were at least for him. So, he held his own, staring at Max.
"They were . . . I didn't do anything with Eric! I told you that. I told you he fell asleep beside me from too much booze. And Rafer... well, he was there and I was . . . ." Max was cut off abruptly.
"You fucked his brains out, right? You didn't think I could handle it because I have no legs, right? Even though I was worried sick about you... and you did that! Fine then! Get out!!!"
"No! That's not what I meant, Logan! Let me explain," Max said, sniffling through tears that were now running down her face.
"Just get out! Go!!" Logan now said in a hateful tone.
With tears streaming down her face, she left the only one she ever loved. "Ok, Logan," she said sadly and silently closed the door behind her. She got on her bike and road off.
With his exo-skeleton still halfway intact, he snapped up what Max had gotten undone before she came to her senses. He gathered his tattered clothes, put them on, and called a cab to go home. Once there, he didn't go right away to Tony's apartment but instead walked for a while and sat at a near by park just moping and remembering their fight. Finally, at around six a.m., he went back to the apartment with no resolve in sight.
As he entered the apartment, he heard laughing and joyous conversations between Tony and Jondy. Logan quietly crept into his room and closed the door. He took off the exo and wheeled to the bathroom. While in the bathroom, he began to pee without his tube just a little. Joy leapt into his heart and he just about yelled, but no one was there that knew his routine in the bathroom. So after a while, he finished his routine and went to bed. Saddened again, at what he had done. He had let his pride get in the way. He lay quietly in his bed, not at all sleepy, till a quiet knock on the door jarred him from his thoughts.
"Logan? Are you asleep?" Came a whisper of a male voice. It was Bling.
"Come in, Bling. Why are you here so early?" Logan said in a crushed tone.
"I thought surely Max would be with you. Where is she? She's not in the living room," Bling said in a half-amused tone until he noticed the look on Logan's face.
"I don't know. I told her to get out and she left on her bike. I haven't seen her since," Logan said despondently.
"You told her to get out where? Here?" Bling softly yelled.
"No, at the motel, where we were going to stay till Jondy... got better," he said remorsefully.
"And you kicked the woman you love out... of a motel room? Logan, what in the hell happened now?" Bling was bewildered at that.
"Yeah," was all Logan would say on the subject. "Again, I'll ask you, what are you doing here so early? Oh, it's 10:00!" Logan said as he looked at his watch.
"Well, this is the usual time we do your therapy, man. And you didn't answer my question. What happened?" Bling said infuriatingly.
"I don't want to talk about it," and Logan wheeled out of his room to the kitchen.
Tony and Jondy were too engrossed in themselves; they didn't see or hear what was going on until late Sunday afternoon. Coming into the kitchen, Tony leaned over Jondy sitting at the bar and placed a light kiss on her lips. "Where's Max?"
Shrugging her shoulders, she said, "I don't know. She maybe out for a ride. I was 'kinda busy. Or maybe Logan took her for a spin."
"Yeah. So was I." Tony said with a satisfied smile all over his face. "Come here, woman- or should I say my tiger?" He had to admit this was the best weekend he had ever had and the sorest he had ever been in his life. No time in the service had prepared himself for the soreness he would be in tomorrow. He was so sore now; he could hardly walk much less sit. Did Jondy bite me on the butt? I need to take an inventory of my body later tonight, he thought to himself. He went to sit down on the bar stool and yelped, looked at Jondy and said, "Do you know why I can't sit down, sweetie?"
"Uh, no," Jondy said innocently with a big smile on her face.
Tony chuckled and asked, "And also, why I can't seem to have anything touching my back, much less my legs?"
"Na-uh. I have no idea." Again smirking with satisfaction, Jondy jumped up to fetch some coffee for the both of them.
About that time, the elevator dinged and Bling and Logan walked in. Logan, wearing the exo-skeleton, mumbled to himself. Logan looked ahead and saw the questioning look of, 'Where's Max?' Bling saw the same thing and shrugged but his eyes were focused on Logan.
"Okay. Well, Logan how's the exo doing and where the hell is Max? Is she down in the parking garage or what?"
"Or what," Is all Logan would say, and then went to his room. He had, with Bling's help, looked everywhere for Max these last two days and he was out of his mind with worry. He had called Terminal City but no one had seen nor heard of her since the girls had left.
Bling had stayed quiet since Jondy was in heat and he didn't want to get entangled with the heat phase, much less Tony. So, he kept mostly in the so-called therapy room, Logan's room, or with Logan looking for Max. Occasionally, he would briefly speak to Tony and several times, sensing Jondy eyeing him; he quickly left Tony's side.
Tony had called in sick Monday saying he was ill and aching all over. He wouldn't be in that day, which wasn't all a lie. He really was aching and sore all over from the activities of the weekend frolic. He had tried without success to shower or bathe without Jondy but she wouldn't hear of it. The two had done it in both places a time or two so he gave up showers or bathing by himself to inventory his body. What inventory he had found was deep scratches and bite marks all over himself. He didn't have time to check everywhere but in a few days he'd be able to. He had mentioned to Bling about massaging his shoulders and popping his back. Bling, knowing what had happened to Logan when Max was in heat didn't faze him any.
Bling chuckled at the scene in front of him as Tony struggled to take off his shirt, groaning at every motion. Jondy would appear with a satisfied grin, which Tony did the same thing back at her, but still he was very, very sore. But completely blissfully satisfied, as he had never been before. At first, it was different and hard, but it didn't take long to learn Jondy's spots through all the rough play. And eventually, it became second nature to him, this one heat cycle. No wonder Max said, 'Once you had a transgenic you can never go back. Made very good sense to him after the weekend with Jondy, he wouldn't go back to normal. He was hers and she was his. He couldn't get enough of Jondy purring during the lovemaking and every time he touched her a certain way she purred. He loved it. Logan, you and I are very, very lucky men, he thought to himself.
Tuesday rolled along and Jondy came out of her heat-induced haze and became aware of what happened. Tony was still here and she was still here. They had not run from each other. "I must apologize for my behavior over the last few days and especially to you Tony, I'm sorry." She said shyly, looking at all three men. "Where's Max? Did she go home?"
Tony pulled Jondy over to the side and said, "You don't have anything to apologize for, especially to me. I loved it. I've never been so completely satisfied in my life. It was strange at first, but what a ride," he said with a sickening grin on his face. He leaned over, planted a sultry kiss on her, and hugged her.
Jondy didn't know what to make of Tony's confession. She had never been as open with anyone as she was with Tony. This man knew everything about her and her kind, and wasn't afraid of what she was. No wonder Max loves Logan so much. He understood Max and still loved her. Does Tony love me, because I sure love this guy? Max where are you? Jondy thought to herself.
With a clear head, Jondy called Terminal City and spoke with Alec. "Is my wandering sister there? She left without saying good bye or anything." She giggled at that. Because she knew, Max would not want to intrude on her while she was in heat. Cats tend to get protective of their mates especially at that time. Their animalistic tendencies out weigh their sense of rational thought.
"Uh, I thought she was with you, Jondy. She hasn't been here. Logan's been calling here two and three times a day to see if she was here. What's going on Jon?"
"I... well; I was occupied this weekend, so I don't know what's going on. Talk to you later, k? I'll see what Logan's got to say. They might have had a spat again," Jondy said getting slightly worried about her sister.
"Oh! Did you have fun?" Alec chuckled. And did Tony enjoy yawl's little romp in the jungle?"
"That's none of your business! Bye!" She said embarrassing herself at the mention of the jungle.
Max took her time and went back to Seattle, but instead of going to Terminal City, she went to Sandeman's house where Logan had been staying. She wandered around the house remembering everything that she and Logan did in his room. She spent the night cuddled up in Logan's smell on the covers. She cried again. She was deep in her thoughts and didn't hear anyone come in. But, as soon as the bedroom door opened, a very tall and lean man with long red hair came in. Max looked horrified at the site and of who was following him.
"Hey, kitty, kitty. Where's your friend, Jessica, isn't it? Well, I really don't need her since she's not a freak. George? Is that the one that got away? Too bad, because I'm going to have a piece of her tonight. Grab her boys," the redheaded guy said. "Your friends are not here to protect you now, and we'll see that I finish what I start. Then I'll give you to my father, and also, we're going to take a trip cross the ocean, you like that?"
"See, she mended up pretty good, Jason. I didn't think she would look so good after I played with her and my guys spray painted her. Can I take a turn at her seeing that I didn't get any before?" George said smirking at Jason. He was eyeing Max up and down, which sent cold shivers up and down her spine.
"No. You fucked this up too much. That's why I'm here. Dad wants me to finish your job of terminating Eyes Only and this freak is a bonus for bringing her to the Conclave. You know your heritage that we're both in and you my brother turned your back on. This is your penance for turning your back, you get to watch," Jason said savagely to Max and George.
The men grabbed Max by her limbs and one held her neck to where she couldn't move, placed shackles on her, and dragged her to a waiting van. She couldn't move at all. Oh, shit! Logan, help!! Jondy, help!! Ugh, Alec help! Max thought as she was thrown into the back of the van with all the men around her.
"Can we play just a little with her? Do you think Jason would mind?" Asked one of Max's guards.
Jason came to the back of the van and heard what the guy said and replied, "Don't touch a hair on her head, Bill. I want her just perfect as she is right now. I love women in shackles, they can't do anything except take what I put or rather into them," he said with a satisfied grin.
Max lay motionless while the van started. George and Jason left for their car and drove behind to make sure they kept an eye on the surprise for the Conclave. Jason was sitting on the passenger side contemplating what he was going to do with Max. George said, "What do you think they'll do with the freak? What is so special about her? She didn't have those markings on her when I saw her last. Those are some weird markings on her body, aren't they?"
"No, dummy, didn't you learn anything at our school? They taught what those symbols mean; don't your remember? We were tested and tested over that and punished for more than two of the markings. Have you forgotten everything, George? That's the savior of humanity. With her gone especially, we'll rule the world," Jason said, his eyes glistening.
"What does your dad want with her then? Where is the Conclave now? And why is she going on a trip?" George asked in bewilderment.
"Well, since we can't find hide nor hair of this Logan person, who is close to Eyes Only she's the next best thing and my dad wants her close to him to get Eyes Only. And, to decipher the messages for the Conclave . . . since he's going to be the king," Jason said with a proud smile.