Logan felt his heart racing, as he lay there, spread out on the floor. He was still in shock, with his eyes wide-open, trying desperately to regain his breath.
The last thing he remembered, was that he had been trying hard not to fall asleep while looking out for Max, who was lying restlessly on his guestroom bed. He hadn't slept for almost two days now, so he would occasionally find himself drifting to sleep, only to wake frightened at some slight movement on the bed in front of him.
He had been in one of those moments, finding himself gone to the world, with his head down, drooling over his blue cashmere sweater, when it happened....
...SCREAM
He woke up to the loudest scream he'd ever heard.
His awakening was so brutal and frightening, that he involuntarily flinched his body backwards violently, making his wheelchair rock, sending him to fall helplessly with his back to the ground.
There he laid, for what seemed like ages, in shock and confusion, gasping for air. Attempting to make sense to what had just happened.
'...Max...scream...implant...Max...fell...wheelchair'
When suddenly, before he could realize, he found himself staring upwards in to Max's beautiful face. She was looming over him, with her face less than a foot from his. Her eyes were full of tears. She had an intense emotional expression, which could be described as a mixture of surprise, joy, pain, sadness and guilt, all put together.
They stayed there for seconds, frozen, looking at each other.
Before Logan began to open his mouth to say something, Max quickly lowered her face and took his mouth in hers in one intense and passionate kiss. Logan, soon recovered from the shock, and gave in to kiss, slowly exploring her mouth as she explored his.
When they broke off, he found himself once more gasping for air "Max...I..". She interrupted him once more, this time by lifting his upper-body a little and holding him with a big tight hug. She held him tightly. Any tighter and he would have some broken ribs, he thought. He could feel her face touching his, and the heat that came from her feverish skin, while he heard her cry with an almost childlike voice "Logan...I would never hurt you...".
Not knowing exactly what to make of what he heard, he just whispered "It's OK Max, everything is OK now.." gently caressing the back of her head. Knowing that she probably had just woken up from some terrible nightmare, he continued to whisper "It was just a nightmare, everything is going to be alright...".
She broke the embrace, and continued to stare back down at him. Using the back of her hand to wipe away the tears in her eye. Her face suddenly turned into a smirk and she asked "Logan. May I ask? What are you doing lying on the floor?" using one of her regular sarcastic tones.
Logan couldn't help but smile, seeing his old Max back, and tried to return the sarcasm. "I was tired... and this seemed like a good place as any to crash, besides..." before he could end what he was saying, she kissed him again, hard.
When it ended, Logan smiled, looking up at the beautiful angel on top of him.
"You know Max, it's not very polite to interru..." he started saying, when she again smiled and interrupted his speech with another kiss.
This time they kissed until they ran out of breath. Or at least until Logan did.
As they continued to smile to each other, looking intensely into each other's eyes, her face suddenly acquired a concerned look, as she asked in an anxious voice "Original Cindy...Bling...".
"They just left to buy some food. They should be here any minute now...", said Logan trying to calm her, which apparently worked, since a smile returned to her face. He continued "Which makes me think, that it would put us in a pretty awkward situation if they just came in through the door right now".
She laughed a little, and they stayed there, smiling at each other, until she finally broke the silence and said "C'mon, let me help you get up" looking at him half expecting one of those famous 'I-can-do-it-by-my-self' remarks. But before he could give any reaction she continued "It's only fair you let me help you, since it's because of me you're there in the first place".
Any other day, he would have refused her help. But not today. Today, he was powerless against her. He had no strength to deny her anything. Hell, he would even give Zack a big kiss on the cheek if she asked him to.
She flipped the wheelchair to its right position, and putting her hands under his arms, she lifted him from the floor helping him to the chair. After that, she collapsed tired on the bed, never once taking her eyes off of him.
"Max, Dr. Saiko said you need to rest. The worst part is over, but you still have a fever" said Logan with a concerned tone in his voice.
She lay there on the bed, with a small and content smile on her face. Still not wanting to take her eyes off of his "Stay here with me Logan" she spoke softly.
"I'm not going anywhere Max" he answered.
Her smile suddenly turned into a mischievous grin, as she again "Stay here with me Logan".
He swallowed dry, as he finally catched her meaning. "I want you to hold me Logan, and I want to hold you" she said. There was almost a pleading tone to her voice.
Without ever taking his eyes off of her, he helped himself onto the bed, pulling himself close to her. Together, they remained lost in each other's eyes, caressing each other's faces, only to finally embrace again in another passionate kiss.
Logan thought of telling her now, how much he loved her. But he knew
he didn't have to. Not anymore. And neither did she. 'This is what heaven
must be like..', they thought in unison. Who would have thought that hell
would be the one to lead them to it.
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Original Cindy was not the kind of girl, who would get emotional over romantic love scenes. In fact, she took pride being cool about it. But now, she was having a hard time keeping her eyes from tearing, as she and Bling, stood by the doorway, looking at Max and Logan, sleeping on the bed, in an embrace known only by lovers.
"It was about time"
"It was about time"
Said OC and Bling, at the same time, only to laugh at each other as
they closed the door and headed out towards the kitchen.
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THE END (depending if I get enough reviews, if I don't', then I'll have to write another chapter called 'The Terror Continues' ;)
PS: See, I'm not so evil after all.