The sun was beginning to set when they reached the top of the clearing

The sun was beginning to set when they reached the top of the clearing. Wild flowers

Bloomed on the ground. He set the picnic basket down and snapped out the blanket.

Sitting , he looked up as Max caught up. "Well, are you going to join me"? he asked

Mischievously. Grinning like the fool she knew she was becoming, Max plopped down

Beside him.

Logan opened the basket, retrieved two glasses and a bottle of expensive champagne.

"I would like to make a toast to us" he said, handing Max a glass. " To all that the future

holds for us, together. Max, I LOV… She stopped his words with her mouth. Tasting,

devouring his lips for a short kiss.

"Logan, when are we going to eat?" She asked cheekily. Afraid that if the she heard the words

she longed to hear, she would not be able to control herself. "Max, we have to have this

conversation sometime, we can't keep dancing around how we feel for each other".

"Feed me first" she said, hoping it would give her courage.