The sign for Sandy Springs came up, and Max got onto her laptop.
"Check out the town's mall area first. It's in the centre of town, it seems…"
Logan, who turned toward the outskirts instead, interrupted Max.
"No, she wouldn't be there, I know it. I'm going to try here first"
Max sighed and was about to shut the computer down when Logan stopped. He looked at her and without a word he kissed her on the lips. His eyes met hers and all the love he felt for her was reflected in them. Max held Logan as she had always wanted to, and they hugged for what seemed to be an eternity. He released her and whispered the words 'I love you' into her ear. He laid Max back onto the seat and he got out.
"I want you to leave Max. Manticore could be here anywhere, I don't want you to get hurt because of me…"
Max shook her head.
"I am going to meet her. I am going to stay with you forever, I promise."
Logan smiled, and walked over to her side and opened the door. He kissed Max again, and held her body closer then he had done before.
"I'll ask around, you stay here"
Logan walked off into a broken down slum, one of a line all with people sitting crouched outside. She wanted to help, but something inside told her that that idea wasn't such a good one. As she looked around she saw a blur in the corner of her eye, then as she turned someone past her again, but in the other.
"Logan…"
He walked out to see Max looking around.
"What is it?" He started but a noise from behind alerted him to the presence of another who was here…he turned and blocked a punch which came from a tall, brown girl with light brown hair.
"Cindy!"
Logan looked upon her with so much joy that he felt his heart to be light.
"Logan…" the woman said and she hugged him close and kissed him on the cheek, "I can't believe it's you…I thought that it was another Manticore soldier…oh honey it's so good to see you again!"
Max watched as Logan talked to the tall lady, and she waited for him to remember that she was still here.
"Oh Cindy, this is Max…she helped me find you"
Cindy gave a smile, slightly wary but who could blame her. They shook hands, and Max marvelled at her strength.
"It's nice to finally meet one of Logan's family"
Cindy gave a warmer smile, and they walked over to the range rover.
"Why are you still here? Didn't Manticore come after you when that report was made?" Logan asked.
"Well yes. I moved out, and travelled around for most of my time. I hopped from city to city, in search of somewhere safe to hide. I saw so much, all the things I had missed when we were in Manticore…finally I came back here, figuring that they would be gone and that staying here would be too strange a move for them to anticipate. So, what do we do now?"
Max opened the door to let Cindy in. She wasn't too sure herself.
"Max, would it be okay if Cindy crashed at your place for a little while? Then we can sort something out"
Max smiled.
"Sure. We'd better get moving, because I want to pick up the Aztec!"
Logan and Cindy talked and talked all the way back to where they had dumped Max's car, at times Cindy would inquire into how Max got involved. But Max felt left out, like she wasn't important to Logan now his family was by his side. She had a bad feeling like this was the last time she'd see Logan laughing and joking…
"Check out the town's mall area first. It's in the centre of town, it seems…"
Logan, who turned toward the outskirts instead, interrupted Max.
"No, she wouldn't be there, I know it. I'm going to try here first"
Max sighed and was about to shut the computer down when Logan stopped. He looked at her and without a word he kissed her on the lips. His eyes met hers and all the love he felt for her was reflected in them. Max held Logan as she had always wanted to, and they hugged for what seemed to be an eternity. He released her and whispered the words 'I love you' into her ear. He laid Max back onto the seat and he got out.
"I want you to leave Max. Manticore could be here anywhere, I don't want you to get hurt because of me…"
Max shook her head.
"I am going to meet her. I am going to stay with you forever, I promise."
Logan smiled, and walked over to her side and opened the door. He kissed Max again, and held her body closer then he had done before.
"I'll ask around, you stay here"
Logan walked off into a broken down slum, one of a line all with people sitting crouched outside. She wanted to help, but something inside told her that that idea wasn't such a good one. As she looked around she saw a blur in the corner of her eye, then as she turned someone past her again, but in the other.
"Logan…"
He walked out to see Max looking around.
"What is it?" He started but a noise from behind alerted him to the presence of another who was here…he turned and blocked a punch which came from a tall, brown girl with light brown hair.
"Cindy!"
Logan looked upon her with so much joy that he felt his heart to be light.
"Logan…" the woman said and she hugged him close and kissed him on the cheek, "I can't believe it's you…I thought that it was another Manticore soldier…oh honey it's so good to see you again!"
Max watched as Logan talked to the tall lady, and she waited for him to remember that she was still here.
"Oh Cindy, this is Max…she helped me find you"
Cindy gave a smile, slightly wary but who could blame her. They shook hands, and Max marvelled at her strength.
"It's nice to finally meet one of Logan's family"
Cindy gave a warmer smile, and they walked over to the range rover.
"Why are you still here? Didn't Manticore come after you when that report was made?" Logan asked.
"Well yes. I moved out, and travelled around for most of my time. I hopped from city to city, in search of somewhere safe to hide. I saw so much, all the things I had missed when we were in Manticore…finally I came back here, figuring that they would be gone and that staying here would be too strange a move for them to anticipate. So, what do we do now?"
Max opened the door to let Cindy in. She wasn't too sure herself.
"Max, would it be okay if Cindy crashed at your place for a little while? Then we can sort something out"
Max smiled.
"Sure. We'd better get moving, because I want to pick up the Aztec!"
Logan and Cindy talked and talked all the way back to where they had dumped Max's car, at times Cindy would inquire into how Max got involved. But Max felt left out, like she wasn't important to Logan now his family was by his side. She had a bad feeling like this was the last time she'd see Logan laughing and joking…