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(Four days later)
Logan was holding Max's small hand and resting his forehead on her arm.
"Logan?" Original Cindy knocked, trying to get his attention.
"Cindy! Hi" Logan answered, raising his head.
He had not left Max's side in four days except to go to the bathroom and take quick showers. His back was sore from sitting on the plastic chair and he had a headache from lack of sleep. His beard was slightly longer and he had huge bags underneath his eyes.
"Boo, you need to get some rest! Go home, I'll stay with her."
"No, she will wake up soon and I want to be here when she does."
Cindy shook her head.
"Logan, how long has she been asleep?"
"Ten hours" Logan answered.
"And what makes you think that she will wake up soon?"
"I don't know but if she does I wanna be here. This might be my last chance to..." He couldn't continue, sobs took over his body.
Original Cindy wrapped her arms around him and he hugged her back.
"Oh Cindy I'm so scared" Logan whispered between sobs "I can't even think of living without her, much less of raising a child properly IF the baby even manages to survive"
"Shh..." Original Cindy tried to calm him down.
"I just wish it was me and not her. She's so young!" Logan squeezed Original Cindy. He was a very strong man and Cindy's waist was starting to suffer the consequences of his clutch but she just hugged him back.
"Logan" Max whispered from her bed. Logan was by her side right away.
"I'm here my angel."
Max reached for him and he crawled into the bed with her. His head immediately went to her chest.
"Hey boo" Original Cindy said.
"Cindy!" Max said as loudly as she could, which wasn't much.
Realizing that the couple needed as much time alone as they could get Original Cindy said.
"I'm gonna get some coffee, I'll bring you some Logan." He absently nodded.
Once Cindy was gone Max asked something that had been bothering her.
"Logan, do you believe in life after death?" The question caught him by surprise. He hadn't really though about it much but he decided to tell Max what she needed to hear.
"Yeah, I do"
"Do you think that monsters like me can go to heaven?" Max asked in a small voice.
Logan sat up in surprise, it was then that he noticed that Max was crying. Tears ran down his cheeks freely, leaving salty paths of sadness on their way.
He bent down and kissed her soft lips. "Max, you are not a monster, you are the sweetest (kiss) kindest (kiss) most wonderful person I've ever met. Baby the things you've done for other people and for your brothers and sisters are priceless and I know for shure that no higher power would ever be able to ignore that!"
"Logan I'm a killer! Just because I was created to kill it doesn't mean that I am allowed to kill people" Her tears increased.
"Oh Max, you are an angel! You are a child! Remember what that priest said to you a while ago? Everything can be forgiven baby and trust me, you have nothing to be afraid of ok?"
Max nodded. Her grip on Logan tightened and her breathing became more elaborated.
"Logan I love you, please remember that always"
"I love you Max, please don't leave me! I love you ok? I love you!"
Max's breathing calmed down a little.
"I love you Logan, always and for ever" She closed her eyes.
A nurse ran into the room. She moved around checking several things before the doctor walked in. He had a quick look at Max and announced one of Logan's worse fears.
"She's in a coma"
Logan's sobs cloud be heard several rooms away.
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Logan sat on a small bench right outside Max's room. He held a cup of coffee in one hand and a bagel on the other.
Bling had insisted on having him eat something so he had agreed to try and have breakfast but now he wasn't so shure.
'How did this happen? Everything was so perfect' He closed his eyes and remembered.
*Flashback*
"Watch your step" Logan said
"Ha ha, very funny! Don't let me fall!" Max held his hand and took slow, unsure steps.
Logan groaned in frustration "You know what, this is gonna take for ever!" Max yelped when Logan picked her up and hugged her to him.
"Where are we?" She asked
"It's a surprise" He whispered.
Max smiled, he was so eager to surprise her. She played along even though she had a pretty good idea of where they were. When one of her senses was down the other four became more acute. She could smell the salt water and hear the waves crashing nearby. She could feel the warm breeze and the rocking of the boat.
Logan lowered her down slowly and removed the blind.
"Ok, open your eyes."
Max gasped, she was standing on a small room that had a big bed on the center, there were hundreds of candles burning and the bed was covered with rose petals.
"Logan it's beautiful!" She said turning around to give him a kiss.
"I know, and it's ours for a week" He said, slowly unzipping her fluffy white wedding dress. The dresses looked perfect on her, her creamy white shoulders were exposed and the full skirt made her look like the angel she was.
They had made love all night and traveled to different islands. He knew honeymoons were supposed to be great but theirs went beyond that. Their honeymoon had been perfect.
*Flashback*
"You know, you might be good at chess but I think I can definitely beat you at scrabble" He formed another word and added the points, then it was Max's turn. She smiled and leaned forward, blocking his view of the board. When she sat back down he frowned.
"Max, you are only allowed to put one word at the time and besides, Im pregnant has too many letters and..." realization hit him.
"Max are you...?" Max nodded excitedly
"We're gonna...?" She nodded again
"Oh Max!" He scooped her up and hugged her.
"Are you happy?" Max asked
"I think I'm gonna burst!" he said and then he kissed her and carried her to the bedroom.
*End of flashback*
'Please don't die on me Max, please fight' He squeezed the cup of coffee and it broke, spilling the coffee all over the floor but he barely noticed.
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(Four days later)
Logan was holding Max's small hand and resting his forehead on her arm.
"Logan?" Original Cindy knocked, trying to get his attention.
"Cindy! Hi" Logan answered, raising his head.
He had not left Max's side in four days except to go to the bathroom and take quick showers. His back was sore from sitting on the plastic chair and he had a headache from lack of sleep. His beard was slightly longer and he had huge bags underneath his eyes.
"Boo, you need to get some rest! Go home, I'll stay with her."
"No, she will wake up soon and I want to be here when she does."
Cindy shook her head.
"Logan, how long has she been asleep?"
"Ten hours" Logan answered.
"And what makes you think that she will wake up soon?"
"I don't know but if she does I wanna be here. This might be my last chance to..." He couldn't continue, sobs took over his body.
Original Cindy wrapped her arms around him and he hugged her back.
"Oh Cindy I'm so scared" Logan whispered between sobs "I can't even think of living without her, much less of raising a child properly IF the baby even manages to survive"
"Shh..." Original Cindy tried to calm him down.
"I just wish it was me and not her. She's so young!" Logan squeezed Original Cindy. He was a very strong man and Cindy's waist was starting to suffer the consequences of his clutch but she just hugged him back.
"Logan" Max whispered from her bed. Logan was by her side right away.
"I'm here my angel."
Max reached for him and he crawled into the bed with her. His head immediately went to her chest.
"Hey boo" Original Cindy said.
"Cindy!" Max said as loudly as she could, which wasn't much.
Realizing that the couple needed as much time alone as they could get Original Cindy said.
"I'm gonna get some coffee, I'll bring you some Logan." He absently nodded.
Once Cindy was gone Max asked something that had been bothering her.
"Logan, do you believe in life after death?" The question caught him by surprise. He hadn't really though about it much but he decided to tell Max what she needed to hear.
"Yeah, I do"
"Do you think that monsters like me can go to heaven?" Max asked in a small voice.
Logan sat up in surprise, it was then that he noticed that Max was crying. Tears ran down his cheeks freely, leaving salty paths of sadness on their way.
He bent down and kissed her soft lips. "Max, you are not a monster, you are the sweetest (kiss) kindest (kiss) most wonderful person I've ever met. Baby the things you've done for other people and for your brothers and sisters are priceless and I know for shure that no higher power would ever be able to ignore that!"
"Logan I'm a killer! Just because I was created to kill it doesn't mean that I am allowed to kill people" Her tears increased.
"Oh Max, you are an angel! You are a child! Remember what that priest said to you a while ago? Everything can be forgiven baby and trust me, you have nothing to be afraid of ok?"
Max nodded. Her grip on Logan tightened and her breathing became more elaborated.
"Logan I love you, please remember that always"
"I love you Max, please don't leave me! I love you ok? I love you!"
Max's breathing calmed down a little.
"I love you Logan, always and for ever" She closed her eyes.
A nurse ran into the room. She moved around checking several things before the doctor walked in. He had a quick look at Max and announced one of Logan's worse fears.
"She's in a coma"
Logan's sobs cloud be heard several rooms away.
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Logan sat on a small bench right outside Max's room. He held a cup of coffee in one hand and a bagel on the other.
Bling had insisted on having him eat something so he had agreed to try and have breakfast but now he wasn't so shure.
'How did this happen? Everything was so perfect' He closed his eyes and remembered.
*Flashback*
"Watch your step" Logan said
"Ha ha, very funny! Don't let me fall!" Max held his hand and took slow, unsure steps.
Logan groaned in frustration "You know what, this is gonna take for ever!" Max yelped when Logan picked her up and hugged her to him.
"Where are we?" She asked
"It's a surprise" He whispered.
Max smiled, he was so eager to surprise her. She played along even though she had a pretty good idea of where they were. When one of her senses was down the other four became more acute. She could smell the salt water and hear the waves crashing nearby. She could feel the warm breeze and the rocking of the boat.
Logan lowered her down slowly and removed the blind.
"Ok, open your eyes."
Max gasped, she was standing on a small room that had a big bed on the center, there were hundreds of candles burning and the bed was covered with rose petals.
"Logan it's beautiful!" She said turning around to give him a kiss.
"I know, and it's ours for a week" He said, slowly unzipping her fluffy white wedding dress. The dresses looked perfect on her, her creamy white shoulders were exposed and the full skirt made her look like the angel she was.
They had made love all night and traveled to different islands. He knew honeymoons were supposed to be great but theirs went beyond that. Their honeymoon had been perfect.
*Flashback*
"You know, you might be good at chess but I think I can definitely beat you at scrabble" He formed another word and added the points, then it was Max's turn. She smiled and leaned forward, blocking his view of the board. When she sat back down he frowned.
"Max, you are only allowed to put one word at the time and besides, Im pregnant has too many letters and..." realization hit him.
"Max are you...?" Max nodded excitedly
"We're gonna...?" She nodded again
"Oh Max!" He scooped her up and hugged her.
"Are you happy?" Max asked
"I think I'm gonna burst!" he said and then he kissed her and carried her to the bedroom.
*End of flashback*
'Please don't die on me Max, please fight' He squeezed the cup of coffee and it broke, spilling the coffee all over the floor but he barely noticed.
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PLEASE REVIEW!! Tell me what you think of this new chapter! This is not the end but if you want me to write more soon I need some encouragement! So review and you'll get more as soon as I can.
If you want you can also email me! sarah_miyar@hotmail.com