Disclaimer: I don't own Dark Angel, but I REALLY wish I owned Michael Weatherly! *angel_gurl sighs* But, I do own Alex, so please 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: Ok peeps, this is how much I love you for reviewing!!!! 2 chapters in one day!! *This is a very mushy chapter* You have been warned :-) (I'm really starting to like these smiley-faces too much… LOL)
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" So, today is your 6 month anniversary huh?" Alex asked Max.
Max grinned as she got her stuff from her locker, " Yup."
" You two gonna be kickin' it tonight?" Original Cindy asked. She still couldn't believe her boo and Moneybags finally admitted their true feelings for each other.
Max blushed a little and looked down. " I don't know. All up to Logan. He doesn't want to jump into things too quickly."
Original Cindy's mouth dropped open, " You mean you two have lived together for almost 2 months and STILL haven't banged the gong yet?"
" Believe me, it's taking all that's in me not to jump him every night. It's not easy. But he's respecting what I want, so I gotta respect what he wants."
" Oh, but come on, even before you lived together, there would be days when the only time I saw you were at work! How could you NOT get it on when you're around each other for practically 24 hours of the day?"
Max shot her an annoyed look, " Cindy, not everything is about banging the gong! The emotional stuff isn't that bad. He gives me stability," she said with a little smile, thinking about Logan.
Alex groaned, " She's got that 'I'm so totally in love with Logan yet I can't tell him' look again. Tell my friggin' brother you're in love with him already!"
" It's not that simple Alex. You've had love and friendship for a lot longer than I did. I've only experienced love for maybe 6 months, experienced friendship for a few years. You've experienced all that since our escape."
" But you love him, so why wait to actually TELL it to him? I mean, he's already told you he loved you, I think you should return the favor."
" It's hard for me to actually 'announce' it to him. It's weird. Like those 3 words are the most precious words in the world and they have to be used carefully and cautiously. I already KNOW I love him, but I guess I'm sort of afraid to tell him. I guess you can take a girl out of Manticore, but you can't take the Manticore out of a girl," Max said half-heartedly. " I was just about to tell him I loved him last night, but then the soldier in me kicked in and screamed 'YOU'RE A SOLDIER, LOVE IS A WEAKNESS' and all that crap."
" That sucks. But I'm not one to complain, as long as you and Logan stay together. You should see how happy he is once you step into the same room as he's in or when you phone him at work."
" Really?" Max smiled happily.
" Really," Alex smiled back, " Well, we're not gonna intrude on your anniversary, so see ya!" Alex said, dragging Original Cindy with her.
" You better give us all the details tomorrow!" Cindy called after her as Alex dragged her away.
" Whatever Cindy!" Max had to smile at that. Her friends had wanted her and Logan to hook up for so long."
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" I can't believe it's our 6-month anniversary already," Max said softly as she and Logan slow danced in their living room.
" Me neither," Logan said, looking down at his beloved.
" Seems like yesterday we were on the Space Needle."
" It was yesterday."
Max slapped his chest playfully, " You knew what I meant."
" Yeah, I do," he said, holding her closer, if that was even possible.
" What song is this?"
" It's a pre-pulse song. Came out the year you were born. It's by 98 degrees."
" I like it," Max said, putting her head down on Logan's shoulder and breathing in his scent, which was uniquely Logan.
" Me too. One of the guys in the band wrote it for his girlfriend."
" How do you know?" Max asked curiously, " I thought you were more into classical music than pop."
He grinned, " Lexie. My mom loved pop music and she played this CD all the time. Lexie fell in love with it too and suddenly just HAD to find out everything she can about the band."
" How did she find all that stuff out without the Internet?"
Logan shrugged, " Beats me. Lexie always had a way to find stuff out."
~The loneliness of nights alone
The search for strength to carry on
My every hope has seemed to die
My eyes had no more tears to cry
Then like the sun shining up above
You surrounded me with your endless love
Coz all the things I couldn't see are now so clear to me~
Max was drawn in by the beautiful words of the song and she closed her eyes to really listen to the lyrics.
~You are my everything
Nothing your love won't bring
My life is yours alone
The only love I've ever known
Your spirit pulls me through
When nothing else will do
Every night I pray
On bended knee
That you will always be
My everything~
" Max?"
Max opened her eyes and looked up at Logan, " Yeah?"
" I love you."
Max suddenly felt like she couldn't breathe and her mouth turned dry. Her first instinct was to run, but she knew she couldn't do that to Logan. No one had ever loved her as much as he did. He had told her he loved her once, but that was a slip-up. He hadn't meant to tell her that, it just slipped out. But this time wasn't a slip-up. He seemed to have poured his heart and soul into those 3 tiny words.
~Now all my hopes and all my dreams
Are suddenly reality
You've opened up my heart to feel
A kind of love that's truly real
A guiding light that'll never fade
There's not a thing in life that I would ever trade
For the love you give it won't let go
I hope you'll always know~
Logan took it as a good sign that she didn't run. " I know you're still not ready to say those words to me," Logan continued, his voice getting a little shaky, " But I just wanted you to know that I love you. I'll always love you. This song explains all my feelings for you."
~You are my everything
Nothing your love won't bring
My life is yours alone
The only love I've ever known
Your spirit pulls me through
When nothing else will do
Every night I pray
On bended knee
That you will always be
My everything~
Max started to cry out of happiness and when she finally got her breath back, she whispered back, " I love you too Logan."
~You're the breath of life in me
The only one that sets me free
And you have made my soul complete
For all time (for all time)~
Logan could feel tears forming and he kissed Max's forehead and said, " You are my everything. I love you with all my heart. I don't know what I'd do without you."
~You are my everything (you are my everything)
Nothing your love won't bring (nothing your love won't bring)
My life is yours alone (alone)
The only love I've ever known
Your spirit pulls me through (your spirit pulls me through)
When nothing else will do (when nothing else will do)
Every night I pray (I pray)
On bended knee (on my knee)
That you will always be
Be my everything~
" I don't know what I'd do without you too," Max continued crying lightly. She stood up on her tiptoes to give Logan a heartfelt kiss, " I love you Logan. More than you'll ever know."
~You are my everything
Nothing your love won't bring
My life is yours alone
The only love I've ever known
Your spirit pulls me through
When nothing else will do
Every night I pray on bended knee
That you will always be
My everything
[Almost spoken:] Every night I pray
Down on bended knee
That you will always be
My everything
Oh my everything~
98 degrees: My Everything
Logan kissed her back and together they stumbled back into their room. He gently laid Max on their bed and Max whispered, " Make love to me Logan."
" I will sweetheart, I will," he said with absolute love in his eyes.
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//What the hell does she think she's doing, staying in Seattle after everything that's gone on? She knows that Lydecker knows she's there and yet, she's still insists on staying there! She better not still be with that asshole Cale, I know he's the reason why she's stayed in Seattle all this time. She belongs with me, someone who loves and actually UNDERSTANDS her, not just claiming to! Cale doesn't understand; he just knows about Manticore, he wasn't made to be a soldier, a Chimera! Dammit, doesn't she know that I love her? I love her more than anyone in the world and she knows how closely guarded my heart is. I've given myself up to Manticore for her and yet, she STILL runs back into HIS friggin' arms! She might as well just drive a dagger through my heart!// He fumed angrily as he sped in his motorcycle towards Max's apartment.
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Alex groaned when she heard someone at the door. Who could be here at 4:00 in the morning? She quickly got up so the person wouldn't wake up Original Cindy.
" Zach? What are you doing here?" Alex asked in surprise when she opened the door to find Zach standing there.
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A/N: I'm so proud of myself, I got 2 chapters out in one day!! What got me writing were all the wonderful reviews you guys left me!! Reviews motivate me to write, so it only makes sense: the more reviews I receive, the faster I write, which means more chapters sooner! 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: Ok peeps, this is how much I love you for reviewing!!!! 2 chapters in one day!! *This is a very mushy chapter* You have been warned :-) (I'm really starting to like these smiley-faces too much… LOL)
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" So, today is your 6 month anniversary huh?" Alex asked Max.
Max grinned as she got her stuff from her locker, " Yup."
" You two gonna be kickin' it tonight?" Original Cindy asked. She still couldn't believe her boo and Moneybags finally admitted their true feelings for each other.
Max blushed a little and looked down. " I don't know. All up to Logan. He doesn't want to jump into things too quickly."
Original Cindy's mouth dropped open, " You mean you two have lived together for almost 2 months and STILL haven't banged the gong yet?"
" Believe me, it's taking all that's in me not to jump him every night. It's not easy. But he's respecting what I want, so I gotta respect what he wants."
" Oh, but come on, even before you lived together, there would be days when the only time I saw you were at work! How could you NOT get it on when you're around each other for practically 24 hours of the day?"
Max shot her an annoyed look, " Cindy, not everything is about banging the gong! The emotional stuff isn't that bad. He gives me stability," she said with a little smile, thinking about Logan.
Alex groaned, " She's got that 'I'm so totally in love with Logan yet I can't tell him' look again. Tell my friggin' brother you're in love with him already!"
" It's not that simple Alex. You've had love and friendship for a lot longer than I did. I've only experienced love for maybe 6 months, experienced friendship for a few years. You've experienced all that since our escape."
" But you love him, so why wait to actually TELL it to him? I mean, he's already told you he loved you, I think you should return the favor."
" It's hard for me to actually 'announce' it to him. It's weird. Like those 3 words are the most precious words in the world and they have to be used carefully and cautiously. I already KNOW I love him, but I guess I'm sort of afraid to tell him. I guess you can take a girl out of Manticore, but you can't take the Manticore out of a girl," Max said half-heartedly. " I was just about to tell him I loved him last night, but then the soldier in me kicked in and screamed 'YOU'RE A SOLDIER, LOVE IS A WEAKNESS' and all that crap."
" That sucks. But I'm not one to complain, as long as you and Logan stay together. You should see how happy he is once you step into the same room as he's in or when you phone him at work."
" Really?" Max smiled happily.
" Really," Alex smiled back, " Well, we're not gonna intrude on your anniversary, so see ya!" Alex said, dragging Original Cindy with her.
" You better give us all the details tomorrow!" Cindy called after her as Alex dragged her away.
" Whatever Cindy!" Max had to smile at that. Her friends had wanted her and Logan to hook up for so long."
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" I can't believe it's our 6-month anniversary already," Max said softly as she and Logan slow danced in their living room.
" Me neither," Logan said, looking down at his beloved.
" Seems like yesterday we were on the Space Needle."
" It was yesterday."
Max slapped his chest playfully, " You knew what I meant."
" Yeah, I do," he said, holding her closer, if that was even possible.
" What song is this?"
" It's a pre-pulse song. Came out the year you were born. It's by 98 degrees."
" I like it," Max said, putting her head down on Logan's shoulder and breathing in his scent, which was uniquely Logan.
" Me too. One of the guys in the band wrote it for his girlfriend."
" How do you know?" Max asked curiously, " I thought you were more into classical music than pop."
He grinned, " Lexie. My mom loved pop music and she played this CD all the time. Lexie fell in love with it too and suddenly just HAD to find out everything she can about the band."
" How did she find all that stuff out without the Internet?"
Logan shrugged, " Beats me. Lexie always had a way to find stuff out."
~The loneliness of nights alone
The search for strength to carry on
My every hope has seemed to die
My eyes had no more tears to cry
Then like the sun shining up above
You surrounded me with your endless love
Coz all the things I couldn't see are now so clear to me~
Max was drawn in by the beautiful words of the song and she closed her eyes to really listen to the lyrics.
~You are my everything
Nothing your love won't bring
My life is yours alone
The only love I've ever known
Your spirit pulls me through
When nothing else will do
Every night I pray
On bended knee
That you will always be
My everything~
" Max?"
Max opened her eyes and looked up at Logan, " Yeah?"
" I love you."
Max suddenly felt like she couldn't breathe and her mouth turned dry. Her first instinct was to run, but she knew she couldn't do that to Logan. No one had ever loved her as much as he did. He had told her he loved her once, but that was a slip-up. He hadn't meant to tell her that, it just slipped out. But this time wasn't a slip-up. He seemed to have poured his heart and soul into those 3 tiny words.
~Now all my hopes and all my dreams
Are suddenly reality
You've opened up my heart to feel
A kind of love that's truly real
A guiding light that'll never fade
There's not a thing in life that I would ever trade
For the love you give it won't let go
I hope you'll always know~
Logan took it as a good sign that she didn't run. " I know you're still not ready to say those words to me," Logan continued, his voice getting a little shaky, " But I just wanted you to know that I love you. I'll always love you. This song explains all my feelings for you."
~You are my everything
Nothing your love won't bring
My life is yours alone
The only love I've ever known
Your spirit pulls me through
When nothing else will do
Every night I pray
On bended knee
That you will always be
My everything~
Max started to cry out of happiness and when she finally got her breath back, she whispered back, " I love you too Logan."
~You're the breath of life in me
The only one that sets me free
And you have made my soul complete
For all time (for all time)~
Logan could feel tears forming and he kissed Max's forehead and said, " You are my everything. I love you with all my heart. I don't know what I'd do without you."
~You are my everything (you are my everything)
Nothing your love won't bring (nothing your love won't bring)
My life is yours alone (alone)
The only love I've ever known
Your spirit pulls me through (your spirit pulls me through)
When nothing else will do (when nothing else will do)
Every night I pray (I pray)
On bended knee (on my knee)
That you will always be
Be my everything~
" I don't know what I'd do without you too," Max continued crying lightly. She stood up on her tiptoes to give Logan a heartfelt kiss, " I love you Logan. More than you'll ever know."
~You are my everything
Nothing your love won't bring
My life is yours alone
The only love I've ever known
Your spirit pulls me through
When nothing else will do
Every night I pray on bended knee
That you will always be
My everything
[Almost spoken:] Every night I pray
Down on bended knee
That you will always be
My everything
Oh my everything~
98 degrees: My Everything
Logan kissed her back and together they stumbled back into their room. He gently laid Max on their bed and Max whispered, " Make love to me Logan."
" I will sweetheart, I will," he said with absolute love in his eyes.
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//What the hell does she think she's doing, staying in Seattle after everything that's gone on? She knows that Lydecker knows she's there and yet, she's still insists on staying there! She better not still be with that asshole Cale, I know he's the reason why she's stayed in Seattle all this time. She belongs with me, someone who loves and actually UNDERSTANDS her, not just claiming to! Cale doesn't understand; he just knows about Manticore, he wasn't made to be a soldier, a Chimera! Dammit, doesn't she know that I love her? I love her more than anyone in the world and she knows how closely guarded my heart is. I've given myself up to Manticore for her and yet, she STILL runs back into HIS friggin' arms! She might as well just drive a dagger through my heart!// He fumed angrily as he sped in his motorcycle towards Max's apartment.
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Alex groaned when she heard someone at the door. Who could be here at 4:00 in the morning? She quickly got up so the person wouldn't wake up Original Cindy.
" Zach? What are you doing here?" Alex asked in surprise when she opened the door to find Zach standing there.
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A/N: I'm so proud of myself, I got 2 chapters out in one day!! What got me writing were all the wonderful reviews you guys left me!! Reviews motivate me to write, so it only makes sense: the more reviews I receive, the faster I write, which means more chapters sooner! So please read and review!