"So, Zack." Bling's voice was filled with a friendliness that annoyed the hell out of him. "Tell me, do you like incest… I mean incense? Of course you probably weren't allowed to enjoy your sisters… I mean senses when you were young.
"No." Was his simple answer. It was talking all of his mental strength not to snap this man's neck.
"Now, did they let you fuck your favorite sisters into bed? Oh, sorry, tuck your favorite sisters into bed." It was about that time that Cindy arrived.
"No." Unfazed by her arrival, he continued his taunting.
"Did you ever give your siblings oral exams? If you did, I bet they were tough. I bet you would stick them with a hard one."
"I would drill the squad once in awhile." Zack said before thinking, causing both Cindy and Bling to stifle laughs. Cindy took over for Bling on the next one.
"Did you ever give it to them so hard that it made them scream?"
"Are you two finished?"
"Not quite." Bling quickly countered. "I think what I've been trying to say this whole time is that I hate you, I mean, you suck, I mean, go to hell, I mean you make me sick… no that's not what I mean at all." He mock sighed. "They say that actions speak louder than words, right?" In a shockingly out of character motion, Bling gave him the finger and stalked away down a long corridor. In response, Zack set his jaw and continued toward the cafeteria.
"Hold up!" Cindy called as she tried to keep up with the blond haired man.
"What? Was that not enough to satisfy you?"
"Your actions with Logan were way out of line back there. It doesn't matter how you feel about him, his wife is in a coma and he blames himself. The last thing he needs to hear is someone telling him he's right. Where do you get off?"
"When the hell did you start using proper grammar?"
"When did you start knockin' up yo sister?" She fell back into her old speech patterns as concealed emotion masked Zack's eyes.
"The woman I love is in a coma because she came back to one of the men I hate most in the world. So frankly, if you think I am being insensitive… you can go straight to hell." Cindy felt the same pang of sympathy that she did when Zack had confessed his love for Max in the hall.
"Come on, I'll git you some joe."
The sight in Max's hospital room was pitiful. Logan sat at his usual place by her side. Their hands were intertwined and his head rested next to her on the bed. Every time a slight change in the heart monitor's incessant beeping would occur, his whole body would tense and tears would threaten to fall from his eyes. In the twelve hours since Max had been taken off of life support, Logan had almost worked himself up to a nervous breakdown. "I'm still here, beautiful." He had constantly been speaking to her during her stay after recalling that he had read people in a coma can hear people talking to them. He rose in his chair and looked at her beautiful face while softly stroking the back of her hand with his thumb. "Do you remember when I promised we would go on a skiing trip? Well…" His voice caught in the back of his throat. "You are so beautiful, do you know that Max?" Motion in the doorway caught his attention.
"Sorry, am I interrupting?" Bling asked while leaning on the threshold.
"Not really." Bling entered and straddled a chair, resting his chin in his folded arms.
"She is going to be okay man."
"I know. If something does happen though, I'm not sure I could go on without her. I just love her…" his face turned white and he couldn't finish his sentence. Not wanting to see his friend like this, Bling began to reassure him.
"Dr. Gibbs said that she should pull through."
"Shut up…" Was all Logan could manage.
"Logan…"
"Please, go away." Silently, his friend complied and shut the door. Once he was sure he was alone, Logan began speaking to his wife as a broken man. "Max, look at what I've done to you." His voice was filled with sorrow. He grasped his wife's hand and began softly rubbing her palm with his thumb. "I never should have tried to keep you for myself, if you were with Zack, none of this would have happened." Fighting to keep the tears welled up, Logan took a deep breath and continued. "I can't lose you again, Max." A tense silence filled the room. "I remember when I first realized that I love you…" He paused while reminiscing. "It happened a couple days after I thought that you had died in my arms. I would spend sleepless nights on top of that damn space needle. I really hated that place… but every time I went up there, it reminded me so much of you. The first night I was up there… all alone… I finally understood just how much you mean to me." He leaned forward and caressed her cheek with the back of his hand. "I feel like I am up there again. I feel so alone without you. Please Max, come back to me. I need you." He planted a kiss on her lips and dried his eyes before going to find Bling and Cindy.
A/N- I am not getting nearly as many reviews as I hoped for this story. I don't know if that means that it isn't any good or what. If it is good or not, please review so I know. Otherwise I am just going to end it.