Chapter Eighteen - Chipped Shelter
Max stared at the closed door, having the distinct feeling that the only thing protecting her from herself had been her siblings. So, avoiding eye contact, she started around the room, collecting the little white cardboard boxes and paper cups that littered the room. Walking to the kitchen, arms full off trash, she was focusing her attention on the ground so she had no excuse to look at Logan. But since she wasn't watching where she was going, she didn't see Logan step in front of her, and she didn't see till too late that she was going to walk directly into him.
And then she did. She bumped directly into his chest, startling her so she stumbled backwards. Logan grabbed her arms as they windmilled backwards, causing all the discarded Chinese containers to fly everywhere. Max didn't move a muscle, her eyes locked with Logan's.
It was in that one moment that Max's defenses were down that Logan saw how deeply he had hurt her, how scared her heart was. And he would spend the rest of his life remembering the pain he saw in her eyes. "Max" He said, his voice cracking with emotion. "I'm so sorry." And he slowly leaned down to kiss her, trying to make it up to her.
His mouth was a mere centimeters from hers, and Max could feel his breath on her lips. The walls that she had erected around her heart were slowly chipping away. For that long moment that his face inclined to hers, she forgot everything but him.
But then she remembered. She shoved him back, stumbling back herself. "Don't touch me. Stay away from me." Logan could practically see the walls flying back up. She turned, and for the third time that day, fled into her room, leaving Logan to pick up the white cardboard that was scattered around the floor around him.
A/N: Okay, here is a rather short chapter, Ill post two because these are both pretty short. I have gotten several comments on how short the chapters are, so I'll explain why. There is a message board I post on, and these stories were written as I posted them on there. This story got over 800 posts in a week, and i had a lot of demand for more...so i made them short so i could get more posts out quicker. My stories such as Extra Ordinary and Forced Promises are a lot longer that these, but this one of my first sucessful fics, so it is shorter.
Max stared at the closed door, having the distinct feeling that the only thing protecting her from herself had been her siblings. So, avoiding eye contact, she started around the room, collecting the little white cardboard boxes and paper cups that littered the room. Walking to the kitchen, arms full off trash, she was focusing her attention on the ground so she had no excuse to look at Logan. But since she wasn't watching where she was going, she didn't see Logan step in front of her, and she didn't see till too late that she was going to walk directly into him.
And then she did. She bumped directly into his chest, startling her so she stumbled backwards. Logan grabbed her arms as they windmilled backwards, causing all the discarded Chinese containers to fly everywhere. Max didn't move a muscle, her eyes locked with Logan's.
It was in that one moment that Max's defenses were down that Logan saw how deeply he had hurt her, how scared her heart was. And he would spend the rest of his life remembering the pain he saw in her eyes. "Max" He said, his voice cracking with emotion. "I'm so sorry." And he slowly leaned down to kiss her, trying to make it up to her.
His mouth was a mere centimeters from hers, and Max could feel his breath on her lips. The walls that she had erected around her heart were slowly chipping away. For that long moment that his face inclined to hers, she forgot everything but him.
But then she remembered. She shoved him back, stumbling back herself. "Don't touch me. Stay away from me." Logan could practically see the walls flying back up. She turned, and for the third time that day, fled into her room, leaving Logan to pick up the white cardboard that was scattered around the floor around him.
A/N: Okay, here is a rather short chapter, Ill post two because these are both pretty short. I have gotten several comments on how short the chapters are, so I'll explain why. There is a message board I post on, and these stories were written as I posted them on there. This story got over 800 posts in a week, and i had a lot of demand for more...so i made them short so i could get more posts out quicker. My stories such as Extra Ordinary and Forced Promises are a lot longer that these, but this one of my first sucessful fics, so it is shorter.