Disclaimer: I'm getting kind of tired of saying this, but : I do not own Dark Angel or any of the characters. But Alex is my character, so please don't take her without asking.
Spoilers: Minor ones for all up to 'Hit A Sista Back'. And let's pretend that Max's transfusion cured Logan with no side effects, ok? Also, nothing after HASB happened :-)
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" So, Max, what is it between you and Logan?" Alex asked, wanting to find things out from Max's point of view. Max had dropped by before work to see Alex and Logan, just like she had promised the night before.
" What do you mean? We're just friends."
" Just friends my ass," Alex rolled her eyes, " I can totally tell you two are into each other."
Max cleared her throat, " I don't know what you're talking about."
" Yes you do," Alex said, sitting down cross-legged on the couch, " so spill."
Max shrugged, " I know how I feel about him, it's just that he doesn't feel the same way."
" So you do like him!" Alex cried out. //this is perfect!//
Max blushed and quickly looked down, not saying anything.
" Max, I saw that blush, you can't deny it now! So come on, out with it, what makes you think he doesn't feel the same way?"
" Because he's never attempted to make a move. At first, Bling told me it was because of the wheelchair, but now he's out of it, so what's stopping him? The wheelchair never bugged me anyways, so he's just not interested in me."
" That's it?" Alex asked.
" Well… no. Ok, one time I was in heat and I brought a guy back to my place. We didn't do anything," Max said hurriedly when she saw the expression on Alex's face, " But Logan thought he was my boyfriend, even though he wasn't. I told him he had no reason to be jealous and he said of course there wasn't, because him and I didn't have that kind of relationship."
" Ouch," Alex winced, " that must have hurt. But didn't he say you had the 'singularly most beautiful face he'd ever seen'??"
" I doubt it was genuine. He just wanted to see my barcode."
" You know, if I had been here that time, I would have kicked his ass for leading you on and then using you."
Max gave a small smile, " Yeah, well, too late now."
" But do you really feel like he uses you?"
" It's hard to tell sometimes if we're friends or not. When we play chess or we eat dinner together or we're just talking, he makes me feel like I'm the most important thing in his life. But when it comes to his Eyes Only stuff, I swear I could disappear off the face of earth or even die and he wouldn't even notice. When I get back from one of his 'assignments', usually he's so engrossed in his hacking that he barely even glances at me to get the info and say thank you."
" Did he ever blow you off because of Eyes Only?"
" Well, not exactly 'blow me off' but the first time I was going to make him dinner, he wanted me to just put everything on hold and go and get info for him. I mean, I'm not asking to be the top priority in his life, but it would be nice to know that he would never brush me off for Eyes Only." Max cleared her throat, " Anyways, I better get to work. I'll come by after."
" You better. Spending all day with Logan could drive me insane, I need someone to keep me sane and refrain me from snapping his neck," Alex joked.
Max laughed, " Ok. You know, I've never opened up to anyone this much before."
Alex grinned, " I have the tendency to drive things out of people."
" I'll see you later," Max smiled and she was out the door.
//Wow// Max thought //I have seriously never opened up to someone as much as Alex, not even Logan or Original Cindy. And ever since Cindy found out, I've been telling her a lot more too! I probably told Alex so much because she's my sister. Maybe because I didn't want to give Cindy any more gossip about Logan and me. What am I talking about, me and Logan? There is no me and Logan! But face it girl, he just likes you as a friend, nothing more// Max's brain had a little debate as she biked to work //Sure, he's sexy as hell and can even win an argument with me, but that doesn't mean anything! So what if I like him? Whoa, did I just admit I liked him?? I guess I sort of told Alex I did, but technically, I didn't say anything. Hmm, admitting I liked him wasn't as hard as I thought. But what if I had to leave Seattle? No, better keep things strictly on the friendship level, I don't want to hurt him.//
" Hey boo," Original Cindy greeted Max, " where have you been off to, you look like you were in your own little world."
" Just thinking," Max said, getting off her bike.
" Bet you you're thinking about roller boy."
" Don't call him that, he's no long roller-boy. And no, I wasn't thinking about him," Max lied.
" A'ight, whatever boo. But you know you can always come to Original Cindy if you ever needed to talk."
" Thanks," Max flashed a smile, " but I just need a little bit of time to think."
" Hey, hot run to 24th avenue!" Normal tossed a package at Max, " Bip bip bip people!!"
" Damn, is Normal annoying or what?" Max groaned as Cindy caught a package from Normal.
" You got that right boo. Catch ya later," were Cindy's parting words as she biked off.
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Once Alex was sure Max had left the building, she bound into Logan's room and said, " Logan, we need to talk."
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A/N: What did you guys think? Hope you liked it! And please, read and review!! It's what pushes me to write more!!! If I get enough reviews, I'll post the next installment as soon as I humanly can!!
Spoilers: Minor ones for all up to 'Hit A Sista Back'. And let's pretend that Max's transfusion cured Logan with no side effects, ok? Also, nothing after HASB happened :-)
* * * *
" So, Max, what is it between you and Logan?" Alex asked, wanting to find things out from Max's point of view. Max had dropped by before work to see Alex and Logan, just like she had promised the night before.
" What do you mean? We're just friends."
" Just friends my ass," Alex rolled her eyes, " I can totally tell you two are into each other."
Max cleared her throat, " I don't know what you're talking about."
" Yes you do," Alex said, sitting down cross-legged on the couch, " so spill."
Max shrugged, " I know how I feel about him, it's just that he doesn't feel the same way."
" So you do like him!" Alex cried out. //this is perfect!//
Max blushed and quickly looked down, not saying anything.
" Max, I saw that blush, you can't deny it now! So come on, out with it, what makes you think he doesn't feel the same way?"
" Because he's never attempted to make a move. At first, Bling told me it was because of the wheelchair, but now he's out of it, so what's stopping him? The wheelchair never bugged me anyways, so he's just not interested in me."
" That's it?" Alex asked.
" Well… no. Ok, one time I was in heat and I brought a guy back to my place. We didn't do anything," Max said hurriedly when she saw the expression on Alex's face, " But Logan thought he was my boyfriend, even though he wasn't. I told him he had no reason to be jealous and he said of course there wasn't, because him and I didn't have that kind of relationship."
" Ouch," Alex winced, " that must have hurt. But didn't he say you had the 'singularly most beautiful face he'd ever seen'??"
" I doubt it was genuine. He just wanted to see my barcode."
" You know, if I had been here that time, I would have kicked his ass for leading you on and then using you."
Max gave a small smile, " Yeah, well, too late now."
" But do you really feel like he uses you?"
" It's hard to tell sometimes if we're friends or not. When we play chess or we eat dinner together or we're just talking, he makes me feel like I'm the most important thing in his life. But when it comes to his Eyes Only stuff, I swear I could disappear off the face of earth or even die and he wouldn't even notice. When I get back from one of his 'assignments', usually he's so engrossed in his hacking that he barely even glances at me to get the info and say thank you."
" Did he ever blow you off because of Eyes Only?"
" Well, not exactly 'blow me off' but the first time I was going to make him dinner, he wanted me to just put everything on hold and go and get info for him. I mean, I'm not asking to be the top priority in his life, but it would be nice to know that he would never brush me off for Eyes Only." Max cleared her throat, " Anyways, I better get to work. I'll come by after."
" You better. Spending all day with Logan could drive me insane, I need someone to keep me sane and refrain me from snapping his neck," Alex joked.
Max laughed, " Ok. You know, I've never opened up to anyone this much before."
Alex grinned, " I have the tendency to drive things out of people."
" I'll see you later," Max smiled and she was out the door.
//Wow// Max thought //I have seriously never opened up to someone as much as Alex, not even Logan or Original Cindy. And ever since Cindy found out, I've been telling her a lot more too! I probably told Alex so much because she's my sister. Maybe because I didn't want to give Cindy any more gossip about Logan and me. What am I talking about, me and Logan? There is no me and Logan! But face it girl, he just likes you as a friend, nothing more// Max's brain had a little debate as she biked to work //Sure, he's sexy as hell and can even win an argument with me, but that doesn't mean anything! So what if I like him? Whoa, did I just admit I liked him?? I guess I sort of told Alex I did, but technically, I didn't say anything. Hmm, admitting I liked him wasn't as hard as I thought. But what if I had to leave Seattle? No, better keep things strictly on the friendship level, I don't want to hurt him.//
" Hey boo," Original Cindy greeted Max, " where have you been off to, you look like you were in your own little world."
" Just thinking," Max said, getting off her bike.
" Bet you you're thinking about roller boy."
" Don't call him that, he's no long roller-boy. And no, I wasn't thinking about him," Max lied.
" A'ight, whatever boo. But you know you can always come to Original Cindy if you ever needed to talk."
" Thanks," Max flashed a smile, " but I just need a little bit of time to think."
" Hey, hot run to 24th avenue!" Normal tossed a package at Max, " Bip bip bip people!!"
" Damn, is Normal annoying or what?" Max groaned as Cindy caught a package from Normal.
" You got that right boo. Catch ya later," were Cindy's parting words as she biked off.
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Once Alex was sure Max had left the building, she bound into Logan's room and said, " Logan, we need to talk."
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A/N: What did you guys think? Hope you liked it! And please, read and review!! It's what pushes me to write more!!! If I get enough reviews, I'll post the next installment as soon as I humanly can!!