Chapter 16: The Next Morning
They didn't venture out of bed until Bling came at lunch time the next day. Lucy had come back at around 2 the day before. At Bling's suggestion, she had gathered together a few things for Lara and herself, as she was going to camp out at Blings for the night. As she had picked up some things, she couldn't help but hear the soft sounds coming from the other bedroom. In some ways she was happy for them...happy that Logan was happy. But then again...What about the year she had spent at his side, she had lived with him, eaten with him, done things as a couple. But yet she knew they never could be. ((He's happy now.
Max is awake. That's...horrible for me. Lara is almost like my own! Now what am I going to do!)) Well, at least she had her kids. Or would be in two days. They were in her custody now. Gary had confessed to the kidnapping. He'd be out of the picture for a while...
"Knock knock." Bling said, knocking on the bedroom door. "Lunch in 30 minutes." he called out, then walked off.
"Be right there." Logan called out groggily, somewhat late.
Max had been awake for an hour or so, never taking her eyes off of Logan. She couldn't. As he got out of bed and headed to take a shower, she followed. When they had finished, they dressed, and were in the kitchen with a few minutes to spare.
Logan called up Dr. Avela while Max began eating.
"How are you this morning Max?" Bling asked carefully, not quite sure the heat was gone.
"I'm fine." she replied, then, meeting his eyes she added, "Sorry about yesterday...I didn't mean..."
"I understand." Bling answered laughing.
Max joined in, and Logan soon joined them both at the table. Max suddenly was sober.
"What's happened...while I was..." Max's forehead creased, and she blinked rapidly to fend off tears.
"A Whole Lot." Logan responded, watching her every move.
"Did you find..." she faltered, not finishing her thought.
"No Max. But you have to meet Lara." Then, to Bling he asked, "Where are they anyways?"
"Out shopping. She'll be here any minute."
"Who's Lara? It sounds familiar..." Max said, trying to place it to a person.
"Our daughter."
Max gasped, and her eyes dropped to her shrunken stomach. "No?! How..." she took a deep breath and closed her eyes. "I...I remember."
"You woke up for a moment when the contractions were getting bad." Logan looked away, and Max voiced a heartfelt,
"I'm sorry. For all I did to you..."
"No Max!" Logan exploded, "It's not your fault! Angel, how could you think that?"
"I...I didn't care about anything anymore. I just gave up..." she sniffed and Logan put an arm around her comfortingly.
As Max started sobbing hysterically, Logan soothed, "Shh, it's ok....let it out. Let
it all out...."
End chapter 16
They didn't venture out of bed until Bling came at lunch time the next day. Lucy had come back at around 2 the day before. At Bling's suggestion, she had gathered together a few things for Lara and herself, as she was going to camp out at Blings for the night. As she had picked up some things, she couldn't help but hear the soft sounds coming from the other bedroom. In some ways she was happy for them...happy that Logan was happy. But then again...What about the year she had spent at his side, she had lived with him, eaten with him, done things as a couple. But yet she knew they never could be. ((He's happy now.
Max is awake. That's...horrible for me. Lara is almost like my own! Now what am I going to do!)) Well, at least she had her kids. Or would be in two days. They were in her custody now. Gary had confessed to the kidnapping. He'd be out of the picture for a while...
"Knock knock." Bling said, knocking on the bedroom door. "Lunch in 30 minutes." he called out, then walked off.
"Be right there." Logan called out groggily, somewhat late.
Max had been awake for an hour or so, never taking her eyes off of Logan. She couldn't. As he got out of bed and headed to take a shower, she followed. When they had finished, they dressed, and were in the kitchen with a few minutes to spare.
Logan called up Dr. Avela while Max began eating.
"How are you this morning Max?" Bling asked carefully, not quite sure the heat was gone.
"I'm fine." she replied, then, meeting his eyes she added, "Sorry about yesterday...I didn't mean..."
"I understand." Bling answered laughing.
Max joined in, and Logan soon joined them both at the table. Max suddenly was sober.
"What's happened...while I was..." Max's forehead creased, and she blinked rapidly to fend off tears.
"A Whole Lot." Logan responded, watching her every move.
"Did you find..." she faltered, not finishing her thought.
"No Max. But you have to meet Lara." Then, to Bling he asked, "Where are they anyways?"
"Out shopping. She'll be here any minute."
"Who's Lara? It sounds familiar..." Max said, trying to place it to a person.
"Our daughter."
Max gasped, and her eyes dropped to her shrunken stomach. "No?! How..." she took a deep breath and closed her eyes. "I...I remember."
"You woke up for a moment when the contractions were getting bad." Logan looked away, and Max voiced a heartfelt,
"I'm sorry. For all I did to you..."
"No Max!" Logan exploded, "It's not your fault! Angel, how could you think that?"
"I...I didn't care about anything anymore. I just gave up..." she sniffed and Logan put an arm around her comfortingly.
As Max started sobbing hysterically, Logan soothed, "Shh, it's ok....let it out. Let
it all out...."
End chapter 16
