They got into Logan's appartment at nine o'clock. Bling was watching t.v. on the couch, and Sophie was in her playground park. He looked up at Max.

"So?, he asked, Did you got the guy?" 'Sure they did, they're back.'

" Almost." Max sat down next to Bling. "The guy's busted, but we have to develop some pictures before we go on air." Logan
looked at Max in surprise.

" I beg you pardon?" He said teasing her. "Don't forget that I'M the one going on air!"

"Oh! That's true Your Majesty, I forgot." Max said, playing along. "I do all the work, but you get all the credits for it...Life
is so unfair!" She winked at Bling.

" WHAT?!" Logan cried to her. "Oh!oh!oh!oh!..., he said laughing ironically, You're in trouble missy!" He took the tomato
that was on the counter and threw it at Max. She was fast enough to catch it in time, laughing.

" I wont throw it back at you because I don't want you to have a few ribs broken!" She said very seriously.

" Oh, you're so full of it!" He said to her before going to the bathroom to develop the pictures.

'Well, thought Bling, I feel like the third wheel, so I better go...' He sat up.
"Time for me to go now, Bye Max!"

" Bye Bling!" She turned towards Sophie." Say Bye to Bling Sweety!" Sophie made the 'ByeBye' sign with her hand. "Good
girl!" 'She's so cute!'

"Bye Love!" Said Bling to Sophie. And he left, happy to let them alone.

Max looked at the clock, it was now 30 minutes past 9. 'How long has he been in there?' Sophie began to cry and Max took her on her lap.

"Mommy!", cried Sophie.

" You miss your mama don't you? Well, she'll be back tomorrow, aren't you happy Boo?" Sophie didn't care less about that, she wanted Bella
right now! "Well, said Max trying to reason her, I'm the mom substitute now, so take it or leave it!" There was big tears coming
from Sophie's eyes. Max became more patient. "I know. I know. Even if I never had a mom, I know you miss her...Come here." She put her head
on her shoulder, and Sophie calmed down a few minutes later. Max closed her eyes, waiting for Logan to come out of his dark room. She often did
that to regain some energy, since she usually don't sleep all through the night.

Logan got out of the room an hour later, and found Sophie sleeping in Max's arms. 'Now, that's a great picture!' , he said to himself. Max
opened her eyes.

" Are we still in 2020?" She asked him, smiling. Logan smiled back at her.

"I'm sorry it took so long, I had some problem, but now it's all good." He rolled his chair near Max. "They have to dry and then
I'll be able to record my Eyes Only video." Max stared at him, feeling a sudden dryness in her throat. She swallowed...hard.

" I'll put her in her bed." She said to Logan, not even looking at him.

" Okay." Now what?...I can't think straight!

Max got back of Sophie's room and stoped in front of Logan. She stared at him, not knowing what to do, feeling very nervous, waiting for him to say
something. But nothing came out of his lips.

" I...I better go now..." She managed to say out loud, looking down.

" Yeah, go..." He said back with a straight face.

They looked at each other very oddly. 'Should we kiss or something?'

"Bye Logan." Max walked away and opened the front door before he could say anything, and got out.
Logan staired at the door.

MAX'S AND KENDRA'S PLACE

Max opened the door and found Kendra watching a movie.

" Hey." Sha said to Kendra.

She turned her head away from the screen and smiled when she saw her dress on Max.

"I knew it would fit you well!" She stood up and walked around Max, smiling. "So..., she asked devilishly, Did Logan liked the
dress?" She tried not to appear too eager to find that out.

" He said it was OK." She told Kendra, acting like she didn't care. "Worst part is that I was alone to put that dress on, and I had
to knock on the neighbour's door to have some help. I was lucky she was there!" Got ya! Kendra...you little...

Kendra looked disappointed.
" You must be kidding me...I don't believe a word you say Max! Tell me what happened!" She couldn't hold it any longer!

" I knew it Kendra! You little devil!...I knew you had done this on purpose...I should kill you for that!" Max was angry, but she was
smiling and blushing at the same time.

" OOoooohhhh!...so it DID work...Tell me details..!" She wanted to know so bad! Max grinned. "Look, I know you are pissed at me now,
but I HAD to do something! Or else you'd be both 70 and old and taking each other's clothes off with eyes instead of hands...or teeth!"
Kendra laughed at herself.

" 70..., repeated Max, We are not THAT bad?!" Max said, insulted by what Kendra had just said.

" WHAT? And what about Christmas?"

" What, Christmas?"Max looked like she didn't know what she was talking about.

"Exactly my point." Kendra said. " I put a mistletoe just by the door, so that when you open it, it's in front of you...like IN YOUR
FACE...And when Logan came here, you both looked at it without moving an inch, and you took it off!"

" I DID NOT!" Said Max defensively.

" Yes, you DID!" She stared at Max, and took a deep breath."Anyway, what about tonight?" Max sat down on the couch
with her and she related the events of the night, but only the dress part of course.

" Wow, pretty much intense...that is so cute!" Kendra was very proud of her plan.

" Yeah..." Max fell into her thoughts. Kendra knew that something was wrong when she saw Max's face.

" Tell me what's bothering you." She gently stroked her hair.

" Nothing." Max bits her lip.

" Max, I know you. Remember? And I've never seen you like this over a man. EVER. So don't do that trick on me okay?" Talk to me...

" I don't know Kendra." There was great sadness in her eyes. " On the spot in felt so right...but afterwards...I...hum...it's
just..." She stoped talking.

" Give you two some time to absorb all this Max. What do you have to loose here, nobody's life is at risk! If you don't try it, you may regret
it later." Max looked at Kendra. 'I know you only want to help, but there is so much you don't know about my life...'

There was a crash sound in the t.v. and Eyes Only appeared on the screen, telling everything about Nevelin, Brian O'Neil and Harvey James. Max went
into her thoughts again.

" I wonder who's that guy is?, said Kendra, Maybe he's the Hunchback of Notre-Dame, waiting for his beautiful Esmeralda...or maybe an old
President, knowing all about the conspiracies and plots of the world...or a spy working for the state...or..." She would have gone on with
this, but Max knew it, so she just told her to 'Shut up!' Kendra was shoked by what Max told her, but she kept her mouth shut.
After a few minutes she talked to Max.

"Look, I know you're feeling like crap right now, but I'm a person, and i don't think I deserved to be talked like that."

"I'm sorry Kendra..." I am.

"I know you are." She paused a moment. "Will you be alright?"

"I'm fine, don't worry about me." 'I feel like crap...why am I? Everything
is fine? Yeah, right!'

"What will you do Honey?" About Logan.

"I don't know...I'll have to sleep on it." Max stood up and went to her bedroom.

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Hello to you viewers, if you're al this chapter, it's probably because you like me story,
and I wanted to say 'thank you'.

Juliette