Food was the one thing that could distract the Manticore siblings no matter what else was happening, and as Max, Jondy, Zach and Logan munched through the pizza feast in front of them they were completely distracted.
It
was just what the group needed to relax them after a strange few days. The
group were all in good spirits.
Jondy
was happy over the though that she'd be moving in with Max, Cindy and Kendra.
Max was happy because of Jondy moving in. She was also happy over because of
Zach's confession. Zach was pleased because two of his sisters were safe and he
had got a lot off his chest. Logan however was pleasantly surprised at Zach's
revelation and he was happy that things looked like they would work out between
Max and Jondy.
The
pizza was finished off well within an hour and the four of them began to talk
as though they were friends. Even Zach seemed less of a soldier than usual.
They shared experiences of their life and giggled at embarrassing stories.
Logan had a bottle of cider in one of the cupboards and the friends drank to
another victory in the on going war with Manticore.
The
next day Max and Jondy walked into Jam Pony and caught Cindy up with everything
that had happened overnight. They had meant to tell her when they got home but
they had stayed overnight at Logan's when it became too late to go home. She
was as excited as Max and Jondy about the new situation involving the housing
arrangements. The three girls set about the task of delivering packages. Time
seemed to pass quickly that day and that night the girls went home deciding on
who was sleeping where.
After
it had been decided where Jondy was sleeping Max went up to the space needle.
She sat down and looked out across the Seattle skyline. Silently she thanked
Zach for returning Jondy to her and hoped that it would work out. Zach himself
had left town but he still thought they would be safe. She still couldn't
believe that Zach had said that about Logan. It was unbelievable. He didn't
like him any more but at least he trusted him. She did.