"Cassi...Cassi..." Logan wheeled around the room. He was playing hide and seek with Cassi. At least he thought they were playing... It was hard to tell with her. He rubbed his eyes wearily. He had barely slept over the past week. First, it was depression, then Eyes Only, then Max, then Cassi and Max, then the breakfast meeting. He was going to have to sleep...and soon. He still wasn't sure why he had volunteered to watch Cassi but it had seemed like a good idea at the time...give Max a night off to regroup and let Greg and Amaliya go to work. Then needed their jobs, at least for now, until Logan could try to find them other employment (they had begun discussing options after Max left.)

"Ok," he thought. "There is a seven year old somewhere in this apartment and I'm sitting here spacing out..." It was difficult finding Cassi because she was completely silent and never moved. He was heading to the kitchen when he heard the door open. Logan checked his watch. Bling said he was going to stop by to do some exercises. He was just in time...exercises could wait.

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The first thing Bling saw upon entering the apartment was Logan sitting in his chair in the middle of the doorway with an evil grin on his face. "That can't be good."

Logan tried to look innocent. "Can't I just be glad to see a friend?"

"Am I small, dark and beautiful with a killer smile...no. You're never that glad to see me...now I know you are up to no good."

Logan shrugged. "I just need your help finding Cassi."

Bling looked around. "Where's Max?"

"I am watching her by myself tonight to give Max the night off. Are you implying I need Max to watch a child?"

Bling grinned. "So, you're watching her by yourself."

"Yes," Logan said, with a satisfied expression on his face.

"And, you lost her..."

"No, I didn't lose her...she's hiding...we're playing...hide and seek."

"Man, you look like you've been playing beat the dude in the wheelchair with no sleep."

"Yeah well, maybe I am but I have to find her."

"Ok. Let's go."

The two of them split up and searched the apartment but still couldn't find her.

"Why don't you call Max?" Bling asked. "Bet she could find her."

"I do not need to call Max." Logan said defensively. (The last thing I need is for her to show up and find out I can't find Cassi. I'll never hear the end of it.) "Just let me think...(What would Max do?)...I have an idea!"

He wheeled into the kitchen, cleared his voice, and called, "Meow." It was the best he could do...he just hoped it would work.

"You are really starting to lose it." Bling said. "You sure you don't want to call Max?"

Logan shot him a look but he knew that if this kept up much longer that he just might have to do that. He was about to reach for the phone when Cassi appeared in the door way. "Meow."

She was looking around. When her eyes rested on Logan, they seemed to darken slightly.

"It worked." Bling remarked, "but something tells me that she doesn't like being tricked."

"I can see that." He looked at Cassi, "Time for your nap." She didn't move. Instead, she started wandering around the house meowing.

An hour later...

"Meow."

Well, he had tried feeding her, giving her a drink, reading her a story, taking a nap, and even listening to some of Original Cindy's music that Max had left.

"Meow."

None of it worked. Cassi was still wandering around.

"Meow."

"Ok genius." Bling said, "Now what?"

"Meow."

Logan sighed, "Now...we call Max."