Disclaimer: Nope, I don't own Dark Angel!! Alex is mine, so if you take her, I'll kill you!! Haha, just kidding, but don't take her!!
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 :-)
Author's Note: This chapter is pretty shippery too! This takes place almost immediately after the last chapter.
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Logan tossed Max her motorcycle keys as they walked through the front door, " Home sweet home," he sighed, putting his arm around Max. He took a quick glance at the clock and said, " Whoa, 2:30 already. Think you can take a rain check on the food?"
" Nope," Max said, heading to the kitchen, " I want food."
" And here I thought I was more than your meal ticket," Logan sighed jokingly.
" And I thought I was more than your hit girl," Max shot back.
Logan put up his hands in defense, " We'll call it even. And you know you're not just my hit girl."
" Sure I do," Max said, kissing Logan once again, " Ya know, I seem to be reminded by a little promise you made on the way over here…"
Logan laughed, " You little devil!"
Max looked up at him and smiled innocently, " A promise is a promise."
Logan smiled at that, but then it quickly turned into a look of concern, " Max, as much as I'd love to be with you, I don't want tonight to turn into… our… um…"
" Our first time?" Max finished for him, encircling her arms around his waist.
Logan nodded, " Yeah. I meant what I said before about taking it one day at a time. I don't want tonight to turn into a night we'll regret just because it was too soon."
" Me neither," Max said, laying her head on his shoulder.
" While we're on the topic of sex," Logan said, resting his chin on top of her hair, " I know I don't have any STDs or anything, I got myself tested. What about you?"
" Why'd you have to get tested?" Max asked, looking up at him.
" When Val started drinking, I'm pretty sure she wasn't thinking once or twice and got a bit carried away with a stranger. Cindy told me you were with this guy… Darren, right?"
Max nodded and her face clouded over at the mention of Darren's name, " Yeah. But we never did anything. Whenever I was in heat, I either locked myself up or crashed at Cindy's. I'm still a virgin," Max bit her lip.
" You are?" Logan asked, clearly confused, " But I thought with Eric… and you had a boyfriend… something doesn't quite make sense to me."
Max chuckled, " Just because I had a boyfriend doesn't mean we got busy 24/7. I'm not some sex-craving lunatic. In other words, Kendra," she grinned.
Logan laughed and then asked her, " What happened between you and Darren?" Logan asked, suddenly interested in Max's past love life.
Max put her head down on his shoulder once again, closed her eyes and took a deep breath. " He cheated on me. He said that trying to have a relationship with me was like standing in a fog bank. He said he was crazy about me, but I kept everyone at arm's length like there was some great, big, dark something going on. And guess what? He was right," she said bitterly.
Logan tilted her head up to get her to look at him, " You don't have to hide from me Max," he said softly.
Max looked down and her eyes darted back up to his, " I know. You know me better than anyone, and I mean ANYONE. You might even know me better than I know myself. You know about Manticore, you know about my past… you know my soul." She said that last few words in a whisper.
Logan smiled lightly at her and hugged her to him. " Stay here tonight," he whispered in her ear.
Max waited for the line that would inevitably followed that particular phrase: "in the guest room of course". But it never came. She smiled at him, " Yeah. I'll stay here tonight.
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A/N: Sorry this one's a bit short! But I must leave something for your imaginations right?? *angel_gurl grins* It's actually kind of disturbing how much I thrive on reviews… I think I should go to a shrink… so please, read and review!!
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 :-)
Author's Note: This chapter is pretty shippery too! This takes place almost immediately after the last chapter.
* * * *
Logan tossed Max her motorcycle keys as they walked through the front door, " Home sweet home," he sighed, putting his arm around Max. He took a quick glance at the clock and said, " Whoa, 2:30 already. Think you can take a rain check on the food?"
" Nope," Max said, heading to the kitchen, " I want food."
" And here I thought I was more than your meal ticket," Logan sighed jokingly.
" And I thought I was more than your hit girl," Max shot back.
Logan put up his hands in defense, " We'll call it even. And you know you're not just my hit girl."
" Sure I do," Max said, kissing Logan once again, " Ya know, I seem to be reminded by a little promise you made on the way over here…"
Logan laughed, " You little devil!"
Max looked up at him and smiled innocently, " A promise is a promise."
Logan smiled at that, but then it quickly turned into a look of concern, " Max, as much as I'd love to be with you, I don't want tonight to turn into… our… um…"
" Our first time?" Max finished for him, encircling her arms around his waist.
Logan nodded, " Yeah. I meant what I said before about taking it one day at a time. I don't want tonight to turn into a night we'll regret just because it was too soon."
" Me neither," Max said, laying her head on his shoulder.
" While we're on the topic of sex," Logan said, resting his chin on top of her hair, " I know I don't have any STDs or anything, I got myself tested. What about you?"
" Why'd you have to get tested?" Max asked, looking up at him.
" When Val started drinking, I'm pretty sure she wasn't thinking once or twice and got a bit carried away with a stranger. Cindy told me you were with this guy… Darren, right?"
Max nodded and her face clouded over at the mention of Darren's name, " Yeah. But we never did anything. Whenever I was in heat, I either locked myself up or crashed at Cindy's. I'm still a virgin," Max bit her lip.
" You are?" Logan asked, clearly confused, " But I thought with Eric… and you had a boyfriend… something doesn't quite make sense to me."
Max chuckled, " Just because I had a boyfriend doesn't mean we got busy 24/7. I'm not some sex-craving lunatic. In other words, Kendra," she grinned.
Logan laughed and then asked her, " What happened between you and Darren?" Logan asked, suddenly interested in Max's past love life.
Max put her head down on his shoulder once again, closed her eyes and took a deep breath. " He cheated on me. He said that trying to have a relationship with me was like standing in a fog bank. He said he was crazy about me, but I kept everyone at arm's length like there was some great, big, dark something going on. And guess what? He was right," she said bitterly.
Logan tilted her head up to get her to look at him, " You don't have to hide from me Max," he said softly.
Max looked down and her eyes darted back up to his, " I know. You know me better than anyone, and I mean ANYONE. You might even know me better than I know myself. You know about Manticore, you know about my past… you know my soul." She said that last few words in a whisper.
Logan smiled lightly at her and hugged her to him. " Stay here tonight," he whispered in her ear.
Max waited for the line that would inevitably followed that particular phrase: "in the guest room of course". But it never came. She smiled at him, " Yeah. I'll stay here tonight.
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A/N: Sorry this one's a bit short! But I must leave something for your imaginations right?? *angel_gurl grins* It's actually kind of disturbing how much I thrive on reviews… I think I should go to a shrink… so please, read and review!!