Chapter 3
"Max?" Logan called out from the kitchen.
"In the bedroom!" Max shouted back. He walked into the bedroom to find her unpacking their clothes, and placing them neatly in the cupboard.
"I was thinking, it's lake's gorgeous in the night….how about we go for a boat trip?" He asked.
"I didn't know we had a boat…." Max said.
"We don't. I saw one just now, a small one near the water. Just big enough for the two of us…" He said smiling.
"How can we just use the boat. We don't even know where it came from." Max stated.
"Well, it was pretty crappy. I'm sure no one will miss it." Logan said.
"Logan, I don't know."
"C'mon Max. Me, you…under the moon. It'll be great."
"Hmmm…" Max thought about it for a second before agreeing.
"But if we get charged for stealing someone's boat…"
"We won't get charged for stealing someone's boat." Logan said laughing. He leant over and gave her a quick kiss on the forehead. "It'll be great. Just you wait…"
It was close to ten O'clock the next night. Logan had just managed to persuade Zach to stay home while he and Max went out for some "quality time". So here they say, in the middle of the lake. Logan was leaning against the back of the boat, while Max was leaning against his chest. They were both gazing at the sky.
"So much for moonlight." Logan said. There were clouds all over the place.
"At least it isn't raining." Max said.
"Yeah." Logan agreed. He couldn't afford for anything else to go wrong.
"So what did you tell Zach?" Max asked.
"Oh, just that I wanted to spend time with you, alone." Logan said.
"We haven't seen him for over a year." Max stated
"I know. I know. It just kind of gets me when he finally decides to plan a visit, as soon as we decide to have a vacation."
"I'm sure it wasn't intentional." Max said.
"I'm sure it wasn't…." He said sarcastically.
"Logan…."
"I know. I'm sorry. Can we just forget about it for now?" He asked.
"I was just about to suggest the same thing." Max said. She twisted her head slightly and kissed him gently.
"Max…." Logan said.
"What? What's wrong?" She asked turning around to face him, which rocked the boat slightly.
"Nothing, I just….Max, we've been together for a while now." He started the sentence he had been planning for weeks. "And I think it's time…."
"Logan….." Max cut him off.
"What?" but Max wasn't looking at him, she was looking beyond him, back at the cottage. He twisted around to see what she was looking at, but it was obviously something out of his range of sight.
"What is it? I can't see." He asked.
"SUV's…about seven of them. Outside the cottage…." Max said slowly, still staring at the cottage.
"What….how?"
"Zach….he's in the cottage." Max said suddenly. "We have to go back." She grabbed the oars.
"Max, it's too dangerous. There will be soldiers everywhere." Logan said grabbing the oars away from her.
"I can't just leave! He's my brother." Max said glaring at him.
"We'll find hi…" Logan started.
"No." Max cut him off. "I'm going after him now. With your help or without it." She stood up and dived into the water.
"Max!" Logan looked out over the water, but she didn't come up. He grabbed the oars and made for shore as quickly as he could. He wasn't going to lose her, not again.
Yeah, well…that's it for this chapter. Keep bringing on those reviews!
"Max?" Logan called out from the kitchen.
"In the bedroom!" Max shouted back. He walked into the bedroom to find her unpacking their clothes, and placing them neatly in the cupboard.
"I was thinking, it's lake's gorgeous in the night….how about we go for a boat trip?" He asked.
"I didn't know we had a boat…." Max said.
"We don't. I saw one just now, a small one near the water. Just big enough for the two of us…" He said smiling.
"How can we just use the boat. We don't even know where it came from." Max stated.
"Well, it was pretty crappy. I'm sure no one will miss it." Logan said.
"Logan, I don't know."
"C'mon Max. Me, you…under the moon. It'll be great."
"Hmmm…" Max thought about it for a second before agreeing.
"But if we get charged for stealing someone's boat…"
"We won't get charged for stealing someone's boat." Logan said laughing. He leant over and gave her a quick kiss on the forehead. "It'll be great. Just you wait…"
It was close to ten O'clock the next night. Logan had just managed to persuade Zach to stay home while he and Max went out for some "quality time". So here they say, in the middle of the lake. Logan was leaning against the back of the boat, while Max was leaning against his chest. They were both gazing at the sky.
"So much for moonlight." Logan said. There were clouds all over the place.
"At least it isn't raining." Max said.
"Yeah." Logan agreed. He couldn't afford for anything else to go wrong.
"So what did you tell Zach?" Max asked.
"Oh, just that I wanted to spend time with you, alone." Logan said.
"We haven't seen him for over a year." Max stated
"I know. I know. It just kind of gets me when he finally decides to plan a visit, as soon as we decide to have a vacation."
"I'm sure it wasn't intentional." Max said.
"I'm sure it wasn't…." He said sarcastically.
"Logan…."
"I know. I'm sorry. Can we just forget about it for now?" He asked.
"I was just about to suggest the same thing." Max said. She twisted her head slightly and kissed him gently.
"Max…." Logan said.
"What? What's wrong?" She asked turning around to face him, which rocked the boat slightly.
"Nothing, I just….Max, we've been together for a while now." He started the sentence he had been planning for weeks. "And I think it's time…."
"Logan….." Max cut him off.
"What?" but Max wasn't looking at him, she was looking beyond him, back at the cottage. He twisted around to see what she was looking at, but it was obviously something out of his range of sight.
"What is it? I can't see." He asked.
"SUV's…about seven of them. Outside the cottage…." Max said slowly, still staring at the cottage.
"What….how?"
"Zach….he's in the cottage." Max said suddenly. "We have to go back." She grabbed the oars.
"Max, it's too dangerous. There will be soldiers everywhere." Logan said grabbing the oars away from her.
"I can't just leave! He's my brother." Max said glaring at him.
"We'll find hi…" Logan started.
"No." Max cut him off. "I'm going after him now. With your help or without it." She stood up and dived into the water.
"Max!" Logan looked out over the water, but she didn't come up. He grabbed the oars and made for shore as quickly as he could. He wasn't going to lose her, not again.
Yeah, well…that's it for this chapter. Keep bringing on those reviews!
