Chapter 14: Bling makes a call, and Baracade


Logan had received Bling's page several times throughout the morning. He finally decided to check it out. Leaving Lucy and Lara in the court room, he called home.

"Hello?" Bling reply came through with more then a hint of anxiousness.

"Hey Bling, what's up? We're kinda busy here...I asked you not to contact me unless you absolutely had to..."

"I did absolutely have to." Bling told him

Logan sighed, exasperated. "What is it then?" he asked, tapping his foot impatiently, and looking at his watch.

Bling could sense him fidgeting, anxious to get back to the hearing. "It's Max...she's..."

"What is it? Is she ok? She didn't have another seizure, did she? I'll be right there..."

"Logan, let me talk! Max is fine...and quite awake."

Bling couldn't see Logan's jaw drop, but he was greeted with a stunned silence.

Logan attempted to say something, anything, but the words wouldn't come. He was speechless.

"No...how...This better not be a joke Bling!" Logan finally managed to say, rubbing his face.

"Geez Logan! Why don't you get your ass over here and find out yourself!" Bling said sharply, turning as he heard Max throwing herself against the bedroom door.

"Look Logan, I have to go. She's trying to get out. Hurry back." he hung up as Logan was asking,

"Bling? Out of where? What's wrong?" he finally put the phone down and glanced at his watch subconsciously. ((12:30. Too late to go back in now. Max...awake....I've gone through enough...I'll believe it when I see it.))

Quickly writing a not, Logan handed it to the bailiff, asking him to deliver it to Lucy before she left. Then, he tore out of the building, jumped in his car and raced home, surprisingly enough, not getting caught speeding by the sector police. Outside of Foggle Towers, Logan parked haphazardly, racing inside and jumping in the elevator. When he was outside his door, he paused. Trying to collect his thoughts, he took a deep breath and opened it, walking inside slowly.

Bling was calling to him from the direction of the bedrooms. When Logan got there, he was stunned. Bling had pulled a dresser in front of the door, and he himself was leaning against it with all his strength. Apparently Max had recovered quickly. But something was wrong.

"What's going on?" Logan demanded, baffled. "Is Max in there?" he asked, moving to push the dresser away from the door.

"Logan, let me warn you. She's in heat. I didn't want to take any chances. Even when she first woke up she tried to...well, anyways, I locked her in there when she asked me to. And then she started to throw herself at the door. I tried to calm her down, but if I went in there..." he panted, as a new barrage from inside the room hit the door.

"Let me in." Logan said, surprisingly calm. ((She's awake. It's true...))

"You sure you up to it?" Bling smirked, as he moved out of the way to watch.

"Ha ha." Logan said dryly, slowing pushing the dresser out of the way. There was no sound coming from the bedroom now.

"Let me know if you need me. I'll be in the kitchen." Bling said, chuckling now.

"You can leave." Logan told him, meaning it as a suggestion, but it came out otherwise.

"Ok, ok, I get the idea. I'm not wanted. Love triangles are no good." he laughed again, holding his hands up and backing away. "Have fun."

Logan barely noticed him leave. His attention was directed at the door. Max was on the other side. He unlocked it, waiting for it to swing open. Nothing. He turned the knob slowly, unsure of what he would find.


End chapter 14