Cabin Fever 3
THE CABIN
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"Make a left turn here" Logan indicated Zack "Ok, stop by that house over there" He did and Logan hopped out of the car. He walked to the door and knocked but no one answered.
"Damn it!" He kicked the door
"What's wrong?" Max asked. She had followed him to the door
"We're late, the place is already closed. We were supposed to pick up the key to the cabin here"
"Don't worry, I'll just pick the cabin's lock and we can get the key tomorrow" Max reassured him
"Fine, let's go"
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"This looks... cozy" Max said once she got the door open. The cabin was more like a hotel suit. There were twelve cabins in the building, one on top of the other and each cabin took up a whole floor.
The "cabin" had two bedrooms, a living room with a fold out couch, a kitchen and two bathrooms, one of them was small and the other was bigger but in the main bedroom. Each bedroom had a small fireplace and there was a big one in the living room.
"Hum guys, what about the sleeping arrangements?" Original Cindy asked
"I'll take the couch" Zack and Max immediately said
"Maybe I should take the couch and you guys can room together" Logan said with extreme effort
"Ew, brother and sister sharing a bed? That's sick!" Kendra exclaimed
"What?" Zack frowned
"I'm sorry I just had a bad experience with an ex boyfriend that slept in the same bed as his sister and one day I walked in and they were..."
"Ok stop! I don't wanna know the details of your ex boyfriend's twisted relationships" Max interrupted. Logan secretly thanked Kendra's weird way of seeing things.
Original Cindy checked out the rooms and came back with a smile on her face "One of the rooms has two double beds, us girls can get that room, Logan can get the main bedroom and Zack can sleep on the couch" She announced.
Max was sort of disappointed. She wanted to share a room with Logan.
"Well, I'm taking a bath" She said and grabbed her bag "Oh shit!"
"What?" Logan asked
"My pj and bathrobe were on the other suitcase, along with my toothbrush and hairbrush and shampoo..."
"Don't worry" Logan was trying to start the fire in the big fireplace "Just borrow one of my sweat shirts. I'll see if there are any stores nearby and get you a toothbrush ok?"
Max smiled "Did you pack your big gray sweat shirt?" She asked
"I did" Logan answered
"Really? That old thing?"
"Hey! It's my favorite sweat shirt!"
"I know but it's so old, I can't believe you still wear it" Max grabbed his bag and took it to his bedroom
"I'm gonna take a shower too" Zack said and walked to the small bathroom.
After a few minutes Logan heard a yelp coming from his bathroom, seconds later Max was storming out of his room wrapped in a very small towel. She knocked on the bathroom's door
"Zack! There's not enough hot water for both of us and I called the shower first!"
Zack opened the door. He was wearing only his tight black pants. Kendra bit her lip at the sight
"Well then take your shower! Just don't be a woman and hurry up" Max walked away smiling.
Zack was not comfortable knowing that Max was parading in front of Logan wearing only a towel.
Logan grabbed his jacket "I'll go downstairs and look for a store" He left quickly, trying to hide his arousal
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Logan knocked on the cabin's door a few minutes later. Original Cindy got up from her spot on the floor near the fire and opened the door.
"Did you find any stores open?" Max came out of his room wearing his gray sweatshirt. Logan swallowed and tried not to look at her beautiful legs or her dripping wet hair.
"No, I'm sorry it's just a very small town and I couldn't exactly find a seven eleven down the street"
"Well now what?" Max plopped down on the couch next to Zack, her wet, tangled hair covered her eyes
"Borrow my toothbrush, we'll get you one tomorrow morning" Logan offered.
Max smiled "Thanks" She walked back to his bedroom and Logan followed her.
He changed into sweats while she brushed her teeth. Then he motioned for her to sit in front of him on his bed and grabbed his hairbrush.
He brushed her hair lovingly, enjoying the feeling of the long, soft strands between his fingers
"Logan, I'm sorry for distracting you while you were driving"
"I'm sorry too" He placed the brush aside and rubbed her strong shoulders
"I just whish we could finish what you started" He parted her hair and kissed her neck
"Oh so do I" She turned around and kissed him softly
There was a knock on the door. They both groaned and ended the kiss
"You guys decent?" Original Cindy asked
"Come in" Max answered and stood up
"Zack discovered a DVD and some movies in the living room, I'm making popcorn. Care to join us?"
"Sure!" Max left the room quickly and followed Original Cindy to the kitchen
"I'll be with you as soon as I take a shower" Logan said 'A very very cold one' he thought heading to the bathroom
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Max sat next to Zack on the couch, Original Cindy sat by her feet and held the popcorn, Kendra was lying next to her on her back
"What movie did you pick?" Max asked
"The shining" Zack answered in a spooky voice "I heard it was a popular scary movie before the pulse"
"It was" Logan said, he had finished his shower and was standing behind Max. He turned off the lights and went to sit next to her. The cabin was pretty warm so he was wearing sweat pants and a tight shirt. Max bit her lip when he sat next to her and 'accidentally' rubbed his tight against hers.
"I saw it as a kid, had trouble going to sleep for at least a week" Logan took some popcorn form the bowl on Cindy's lap and sat back to enjoy the movie.
About halfway through the movie during a particularly bloody scene Logan glanced around to see what everyone was doing.
Zack was watching calmly and unaffected. He was, after all, a soldier and soldiers don't get scared that easily. Kendra was clutching Original Cindy's arm, they both seemed truly spooked. Max was trying to keep her cool but the scenes were really brutal and the poor girls were so young.
Logan took her hand in his and Max leaned a little bit closer to him, she discovered that she actually felt safe in his arms. Safe from what? She had no idea but she just felt... good.
When the movie ended everyone left to his or her respective rooms. Max had to fight the urge to kiss Logan goodnight.
The girls closed the door to their room behind them and sat down to chat.
"Ok Max, spill it!" Original Cindy was looking at her expectantly
"Spill what?" Max asked innocently
"How long have you and rich boy over there been banging the gong?"
"Girls, I told you! We're not..."
"Oh Max," Kendra interrupted "we're not blind! You can try to hide your relationship from us but you two can't help the easiness that comes with being a couple"
"What easiness?" Max asked
"Aw c'm on! The guy buys you medicine" Original Cindy stated
"He cares about my health" Max argued
"You know his wardrobe"
"I spend an awful lot of time at his place"
"You borrowed his toothbrush"
"Well... I crash at his place a lot" Max didn't know how to answer that one
"So? Do you always use his toothbrush?"
"No, I've got my own"
"You've got your own toothbrush at his place?" Kendra asked
"Yeah! Look guys, nothing is going on between us, we're just very good friends"
"What ever you say boo" Original Cindy changed into her nightgown "And besides, what were you two going to do all alone in a cabin for a week"
"He has some... family business to attend to"
"And how come we haven't heard from his family?"
"We just got here!" Max argued
"Ok, anyway who wants to share a bed with me?" Original Cindy asked, she knew that Max wouldn't want to sleep in the same bed as Kendra since sometimes she had nightmares and talked in her sleep. At least if Original Cindy was with her she could calm her down before things got too heated up
"I don't, you hog the covers" Kendra said and claimed one of the beds for herself
"You're welcome to share with me Max" Kendra said
"That's ok, I probably won't be sleeping that much plus I don't mind the hogging, I'm used to it"
"Really? How come?" Original Cindy was grinning, Max slipped and she knew it but Max quickly recovered
"My sisters hogged the covers when we were young and shared beds so I guess I got used to it"
"Oh, well goodnight then" Original Cindy turned away from her
"Hey Max?" Kendra asked
"Yeah?"
"Is your brother seeing anyone?"
Max snorted "What happened to Mr. Multiples?"
"As much as I like him... he doesn't have Zack's body, I don't think anyone does I mean have you seen his butt? I only know another guy with a butt that great and you claimed him for yourself"
"Aw stop, I don't wanna discuss Zack and Logan's butts right now"
"Who said anything about Logan?" Kendra raised her eyebrow and Max groaned.
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After what seemed like ages Original Cindy and Kendra had finally gone to sleep. Max had been trying to do so too but she couldn't stop thinking about Logan lying in bed a few feet away from her.
'God I want to be with him' She thought. Finally, after tossing and turning in every direction she got up and walked slowly to Logan's room.
She was careful not to step on any loose boards since Zack was a very light sleeper. When she got to Logan's room she opened the door a crack and peeked, expecting to find him asleep but she discovered that he was sitting up. There was a burning candle on his nightstand.
"What were you doing?" Max whispered
"Waiting for you" He patted the space next to him and she crawled into bed with him.
"How did you know I was coming?"
"I just knew"
"I have to stop being so predictable"
Logan kissed her passionately but they just held each other for the rest of the night. They both knew that the walls were too thin to do anything else without everyone knowing about it.
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Max opened her eyes and glanced at her watch. She had slept for almost four hours.
She moved Logan's arms aside and sat up
"Don't leave yet" Logan mumbled
"I have to, it's getting late"
"Please, just stay for a few more minutes, I won't be able to go back to sleep once you're gone"
Max smiled and wriggled closer to Logan. He wrapped his arms around her
"How can I resist you when you're looking like that?"
Logan's sleepy eyes and tousled hair made him look even sexier than usual
"You can't so just stay"
"Fine, but just for ten minutes"
"Ok" Logan closed his eyes. Max pressed her head against his chest and allowed herself to relax hearing the beat of Logan's heart
After ten minutes Max left the room, Logan protested in his sleep but he didn't really wake up. Max knew he would sleep for another couple of hours so she got dressed and left for a run
On her way downstairs she met with Zack in the lobby. He was buying a bottle of water from the vending machine
"Going somewhere?" Max asked
"Running, old habits die hard" Zack remembered running through the woods barefoot every morning when they were at Manticore, he still ran every morning, it helped him clear his head.
"You run every morning?" Max frowned
"You don't?" Zack asked
"No, not usually"
"Oh well... come on, let's go"
Zack put his gloves on. Max realized that she had left hers upstairs but she wasn't really cold so she ran without them
After half an hour of running they headed back to the hotel. Zack immediately headed for the shower and left a sweaty Max to wait
Logan emerged from his room looking fresh and clean
"Didn't hear you leave, why didn't you wake me?" He checked to see that they were alone and then hugged her to him and kissed her good morning
"You looked so peaceful. Where are the girls?" Max returned the kiss but stepped away from his embrace, she was too sweaty and hot to enjoy his hug for too long
"They went to the small store down the street to get some milk"
"Oh, so we are alone?" Max gave him a devilish grin
"For a couple of minutes, yes" Logan answered
"And what do you think we can do in those few minutes?" Max was approaching him slowly with a look in her face that reminded Logan of a predator, seeking her pray
"I've got a few things in mind" They were so close now that their lips brushed against each other when they talked
Max leaned in and kissed him hard. His hands went to her hair and pressed her harder against him but as soon as they sank into the kiss the shower stopped and they parted, breathing heavily
The door opened and the girls walked in
"We got the milk but we couldn't get anything else, that place just sells junk food" Kendra put away the milk and rummaged around the cupboards for something edible
"I found some oatmeal" Logan announced and they all sat down to eat
"Oatmeal? What happened to the 'culinary miracles'? Zack asked, his mood seemed to have lifted. Maybe it was the weather or just being away from everything but he seemed... almost playful
"I'll go shopping for groceries after breakfast" Logan shoveled a spoonful of oatmeal into his mouth
"I'll join you, I need to get some stuff anyway" Max picked up her empty bowl and took it to the sink, she had eaten in record time and now she was heading for the bathroom
"Wait for me ok?" She asked
"Always" Logan answered, forgetting where they were
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"Cookies, cake mix, strawberries, Whoopers, chocolate milk?" Logan held up the milk and frowned
"I have a weird craving for sweet stuff" Max explained
Logan wheeled the shopping cart down the aisle. He stopped to pick some vegetables and noticed that Max was staring longingly at something. It was a can of whipped cream.
Logan smiled, took the can and dropped it in the shopping cart but the look of longing was still on Max's face
"What's wrong angel?" Logan framed her face with his hands
"Nothing, it's just that... I had this whole thing planned"
"What thing?"
"Well, let's just say that it involved you, covered with that stuff and me having a good time eating it"
Logan gulped, he leaned down and kissed her "Oh Max, we can do those things when we get back ok? Just hold those thoughts until I can get you alone in my bedroom"
Max smiled, her fantasies could wait, right then she was happy just being by his side
"Come on, let's drop this stuff at the cabin, change into our snow suits and then we can go skiing"
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"Logan, you ready?" Max yelled from the door
"Gimme a sec, be right with you" Logan walked out of his room. Max dropped the goggles she had just grabbed but managed to catch them before they hit the floor
"Where are your glasses?" She had seen him without them in bed but somehow the daylight made his blue eyes shine brighter than ever
"Glasses and goggles don't mix, I hate wearing contacts but it's more practical this way"
"Oh, well lets go!" Max turned quickly away from him before he could notice how much he was affecting her
'What's wrong with me? I've seen him without his glasses before but he looks so sexy... stop it Max, before you attack the poor guy'
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"Kendra and I are going to take lessons, I don't want to see both of our asses hanging from a tree" Original Cindy led Kendra away, an instructor was talking to a group of people and the girls left to join them
"Do you two know how to ski?" Logan asked
"Yeah" Zack and Max answered in unison
"Great, then let's go!" Logan led the way to one of the lifts, Zack sat with some blonde chick, he seemed to be deep in conversation with her so Max and Logan sat together behind them
"This is the part I hate" Logan was gripping the chair as it traveled over the mountain
"Don't be scared, I'm here" Max took his free hand in hers and squeezed it
"Not to break your bubble of pride but exactly what are you going to do if this thing happens to fall"
"Well, I can probably land on my feet and I was planning on taking you with me but with that attitude I've changed my mind"
Max decided to get him back for embarrassing her the day before, she rocked her legs back and forth like she was sitting in a swing, the little chair balanced back and forth slowly at first but quickly picking up speed
"Max, baby please stop" Logan calmly asked her, he knew that if he showed any kind of weakness she would continue the torture
Max wasn't buying it, she giggled and continued to swing
"Please Max" Logan's voice cracked a little
Max tossed her head back and laughed at his face, he looked terrified
Logan did the only thing he could think of doing right then. He grabbed her face and kissed her. That worked and Max stopped rocking, instead she tossed a leg over Logan's and tangled her fingers with his hair
She moaned and rubbed herself against his thigh, Logan in response attacked her mouth with his tongue and pressed her closer to him.
He wished desperately to touch more of her skin but the layers of clothes made it impossible.
It was somewhere between trying to undo her jacked and slip his hands under her clothes when they realized that they were heatedly making out on a lift and that the two teenagers behind them were getting a free show.
Max chuckled and sat back down on her seat 'What's wrong with me?' she thought while trying to comb her hair with her fingers
"Well, that went well" Logan straightened his jacket "Thanks for helping me get over my fear"
Max laughed, but secretly she thought 'I can't even keep my hands away from him for a couple of minutes, how am I supposed to do it all week?'
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"It seems a little steep, don't you think?" Max glanced down the mountain
"What's the matter Max, you scared?" Zack teased
"I'm concerned for Logan, he can't go too fast or he'll crash against a tree"
"I won't crash against anything! Don't worry about me" Logan grabbed his poles "And besides, I'm perfectly capable of going slowly even if it's steep"
"How bout a race then Max? First one down gets to use the shower first" Zack challenged her
"Are you sure you'll be ok?" Max turned to Logan, he nodded "You're on bro!"
"On your marks, get set!" The two were off before Logan could say go
They raced down the mountain at top speed, gracefully avoiding people and jumping over rocks, they looked like pros
Logan watched them until they were out of sight and then proceeded to go down slowly, taking his time to enjoy the view of the small town from above
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"You cheated!"
"Don't be such a sore looser Max" Zack removed his skis and walked over to the log
"Well if you hadn't invaded my space I wouldn't have had to stop to avoid running over the poor lady!"
"Sure Max, make any excuse you want, I'm still the winner. Want some hot chocolate or something?"
"Na, I'll catch up with Logan and see you later ok?"
"Fine!" Zack called over his shoulder
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Max frowned, she was already halfway down the mountain and still no signs of Logan
"Maybe he's already at the bottom" She thought, unfortunately that wasn't quite true and she discovered that when she turned on a corner and came face to face with him, or more like face to back
"LOGAN!" He turned around in time to see Max crashing against him
They rolled down the mountain, skis, poles, boots, scarves and mittens were left on their paths. Logan held Max's head to his chest and covered it with his arms to protect her. They rolled and rolled until they slammed against a snow bump
"Holy shit! Max are you ok?" He quickly searched her body for any signs of injury
"I'm fine, how bout you? Are you hurt?"
"Only my pride" Logan sat up "And I think something's wrong with my finger" He held up his pinky, it was a little swollen
"Lets pick up our stuff and go to the infirmary to have it checked out"
Max grabbed her left boot and held out a hand to Logan, he took it and stood up
When they finally got their stuff together they realized that putting on their skis in the middle of a very steep slope was extremely hard, they ended up walking the rest of the way.
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A/N: Just for the record, Angel Fire is not THAT small, special apologies to Kae who actually knows what I'm talking about ::Sheepish grin:: plus I don't think this chapter was as funny as the last one but I'm working on it ;)
Please please please review this chapter! I adore reviews and really want to know what you think of this fic. I appreciate your opinion and I promise to post the next chapter soon (it's almost finished)
THE CABIN
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"Make a left turn here" Logan indicated Zack "Ok, stop by that house over there" He did and Logan hopped out of the car. He walked to the door and knocked but no one answered.
"Damn it!" He kicked the door
"What's wrong?" Max asked. She had followed him to the door
"We're late, the place is already closed. We were supposed to pick up the key to the cabin here"
"Don't worry, I'll just pick the cabin's lock and we can get the key tomorrow" Max reassured him
"Fine, let's go"
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"This looks... cozy" Max said once she got the door open. The cabin was more like a hotel suit. There were twelve cabins in the building, one on top of the other and each cabin took up a whole floor.
The "cabin" had two bedrooms, a living room with a fold out couch, a kitchen and two bathrooms, one of them was small and the other was bigger but in the main bedroom. Each bedroom had a small fireplace and there was a big one in the living room.
"Hum guys, what about the sleeping arrangements?" Original Cindy asked
"I'll take the couch" Zack and Max immediately said
"Maybe I should take the couch and you guys can room together" Logan said with extreme effort
"Ew, brother and sister sharing a bed? That's sick!" Kendra exclaimed
"What?" Zack frowned
"I'm sorry I just had a bad experience with an ex boyfriend that slept in the same bed as his sister and one day I walked in and they were..."
"Ok stop! I don't wanna know the details of your ex boyfriend's twisted relationships" Max interrupted. Logan secretly thanked Kendra's weird way of seeing things.
Original Cindy checked out the rooms and came back with a smile on her face "One of the rooms has two double beds, us girls can get that room, Logan can get the main bedroom and Zack can sleep on the couch" She announced.
Max was sort of disappointed. She wanted to share a room with Logan.
"Well, I'm taking a bath" She said and grabbed her bag "Oh shit!"
"What?" Logan asked
"My pj and bathrobe were on the other suitcase, along with my toothbrush and hairbrush and shampoo..."
"Don't worry" Logan was trying to start the fire in the big fireplace "Just borrow one of my sweat shirts. I'll see if there are any stores nearby and get you a toothbrush ok?"
Max smiled "Did you pack your big gray sweat shirt?" She asked
"I did" Logan answered
"Really? That old thing?"
"Hey! It's my favorite sweat shirt!"
"I know but it's so old, I can't believe you still wear it" Max grabbed his bag and took it to his bedroom
"I'm gonna take a shower too" Zack said and walked to the small bathroom.
After a few minutes Logan heard a yelp coming from his bathroom, seconds later Max was storming out of his room wrapped in a very small towel. She knocked on the bathroom's door
"Zack! There's not enough hot water for both of us and I called the shower first!"
Zack opened the door. He was wearing only his tight black pants. Kendra bit her lip at the sight
"Well then take your shower! Just don't be a woman and hurry up" Max walked away smiling.
Zack was not comfortable knowing that Max was parading in front of Logan wearing only a towel.
Logan grabbed his jacket "I'll go downstairs and look for a store" He left quickly, trying to hide his arousal
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Logan knocked on the cabin's door a few minutes later. Original Cindy got up from her spot on the floor near the fire and opened the door.
"Did you find any stores open?" Max came out of his room wearing his gray sweatshirt. Logan swallowed and tried not to look at her beautiful legs or her dripping wet hair.
"No, I'm sorry it's just a very small town and I couldn't exactly find a seven eleven down the street"
"Well now what?" Max plopped down on the couch next to Zack, her wet, tangled hair covered her eyes
"Borrow my toothbrush, we'll get you one tomorrow morning" Logan offered.
Max smiled "Thanks" She walked back to his bedroom and Logan followed her.
He changed into sweats while she brushed her teeth. Then he motioned for her to sit in front of him on his bed and grabbed his hairbrush.
He brushed her hair lovingly, enjoying the feeling of the long, soft strands between his fingers
"Logan, I'm sorry for distracting you while you were driving"
"I'm sorry too" He placed the brush aside and rubbed her strong shoulders
"I just whish we could finish what you started" He parted her hair and kissed her neck
"Oh so do I" She turned around and kissed him softly
There was a knock on the door. They both groaned and ended the kiss
"You guys decent?" Original Cindy asked
"Come in" Max answered and stood up
"Zack discovered a DVD and some movies in the living room, I'm making popcorn. Care to join us?"
"Sure!" Max left the room quickly and followed Original Cindy to the kitchen
"I'll be with you as soon as I take a shower" Logan said 'A very very cold one' he thought heading to the bathroom
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Max sat next to Zack on the couch, Original Cindy sat by her feet and held the popcorn, Kendra was lying next to her on her back
"What movie did you pick?" Max asked
"The shining" Zack answered in a spooky voice "I heard it was a popular scary movie before the pulse"
"It was" Logan said, he had finished his shower and was standing behind Max. He turned off the lights and went to sit next to her. The cabin was pretty warm so he was wearing sweat pants and a tight shirt. Max bit her lip when he sat next to her and 'accidentally' rubbed his tight against hers.
"I saw it as a kid, had trouble going to sleep for at least a week" Logan took some popcorn form the bowl on Cindy's lap and sat back to enjoy the movie.
About halfway through the movie during a particularly bloody scene Logan glanced around to see what everyone was doing.
Zack was watching calmly and unaffected. He was, after all, a soldier and soldiers don't get scared that easily. Kendra was clutching Original Cindy's arm, they both seemed truly spooked. Max was trying to keep her cool but the scenes were really brutal and the poor girls were so young.
Logan took her hand in his and Max leaned a little bit closer to him, she discovered that she actually felt safe in his arms. Safe from what? She had no idea but she just felt... good.
When the movie ended everyone left to his or her respective rooms. Max had to fight the urge to kiss Logan goodnight.
The girls closed the door to their room behind them and sat down to chat.
"Ok Max, spill it!" Original Cindy was looking at her expectantly
"Spill what?" Max asked innocently
"How long have you and rich boy over there been banging the gong?"
"Girls, I told you! We're not..."
"Oh Max," Kendra interrupted "we're not blind! You can try to hide your relationship from us but you two can't help the easiness that comes with being a couple"
"What easiness?" Max asked
"Aw c'm on! The guy buys you medicine" Original Cindy stated
"He cares about my health" Max argued
"You know his wardrobe"
"I spend an awful lot of time at his place"
"You borrowed his toothbrush"
"Well... I crash at his place a lot" Max didn't know how to answer that one
"So? Do you always use his toothbrush?"
"No, I've got my own"
"You've got your own toothbrush at his place?" Kendra asked
"Yeah! Look guys, nothing is going on between us, we're just very good friends"
"What ever you say boo" Original Cindy changed into her nightgown "And besides, what were you two going to do all alone in a cabin for a week"
"He has some... family business to attend to"
"And how come we haven't heard from his family?"
"We just got here!" Max argued
"Ok, anyway who wants to share a bed with me?" Original Cindy asked, she knew that Max wouldn't want to sleep in the same bed as Kendra since sometimes she had nightmares and talked in her sleep. At least if Original Cindy was with her she could calm her down before things got too heated up
"I don't, you hog the covers" Kendra said and claimed one of the beds for herself
"You're welcome to share with me Max" Kendra said
"That's ok, I probably won't be sleeping that much plus I don't mind the hogging, I'm used to it"
"Really? How come?" Original Cindy was grinning, Max slipped and she knew it but Max quickly recovered
"My sisters hogged the covers when we were young and shared beds so I guess I got used to it"
"Oh, well goodnight then" Original Cindy turned away from her
"Hey Max?" Kendra asked
"Yeah?"
"Is your brother seeing anyone?"
Max snorted "What happened to Mr. Multiples?"
"As much as I like him... he doesn't have Zack's body, I don't think anyone does I mean have you seen his butt? I only know another guy with a butt that great and you claimed him for yourself"
"Aw stop, I don't wanna discuss Zack and Logan's butts right now"
"Who said anything about Logan?" Kendra raised her eyebrow and Max groaned.
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After what seemed like ages Original Cindy and Kendra had finally gone to sleep. Max had been trying to do so too but she couldn't stop thinking about Logan lying in bed a few feet away from her.
'God I want to be with him' She thought. Finally, after tossing and turning in every direction she got up and walked slowly to Logan's room.
She was careful not to step on any loose boards since Zack was a very light sleeper. When she got to Logan's room she opened the door a crack and peeked, expecting to find him asleep but she discovered that he was sitting up. There was a burning candle on his nightstand.
"What were you doing?" Max whispered
"Waiting for you" He patted the space next to him and she crawled into bed with him.
"How did you know I was coming?"
"I just knew"
"I have to stop being so predictable"
Logan kissed her passionately but they just held each other for the rest of the night. They both knew that the walls were too thin to do anything else without everyone knowing about it.
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Max opened her eyes and glanced at her watch. She had slept for almost four hours.
She moved Logan's arms aside and sat up
"Don't leave yet" Logan mumbled
"I have to, it's getting late"
"Please, just stay for a few more minutes, I won't be able to go back to sleep once you're gone"
Max smiled and wriggled closer to Logan. He wrapped his arms around her
"How can I resist you when you're looking like that?"
Logan's sleepy eyes and tousled hair made him look even sexier than usual
"You can't so just stay"
"Fine, but just for ten minutes"
"Ok" Logan closed his eyes. Max pressed her head against his chest and allowed herself to relax hearing the beat of Logan's heart
After ten minutes Max left the room, Logan protested in his sleep but he didn't really wake up. Max knew he would sleep for another couple of hours so she got dressed and left for a run
On her way downstairs she met with Zack in the lobby. He was buying a bottle of water from the vending machine
"Going somewhere?" Max asked
"Running, old habits die hard" Zack remembered running through the woods barefoot every morning when they were at Manticore, he still ran every morning, it helped him clear his head.
"You run every morning?" Max frowned
"You don't?" Zack asked
"No, not usually"
"Oh well... come on, let's go"
Zack put his gloves on. Max realized that she had left hers upstairs but she wasn't really cold so she ran without them
After half an hour of running they headed back to the hotel. Zack immediately headed for the shower and left a sweaty Max to wait
Logan emerged from his room looking fresh and clean
"Didn't hear you leave, why didn't you wake me?" He checked to see that they were alone and then hugged her to him and kissed her good morning
"You looked so peaceful. Where are the girls?" Max returned the kiss but stepped away from his embrace, she was too sweaty and hot to enjoy his hug for too long
"They went to the small store down the street to get some milk"
"Oh, so we are alone?" Max gave him a devilish grin
"For a couple of minutes, yes" Logan answered
"And what do you think we can do in those few minutes?" Max was approaching him slowly with a look in her face that reminded Logan of a predator, seeking her pray
"I've got a few things in mind" They were so close now that their lips brushed against each other when they talked
Max leaned in and kissed him hard. His hands went to her hair and pressed her harder against him but as soon as they sank into the kiss the shower stopped and they parted, breathing heavily
The door opened and the girls walked in
"We got the milk but we couldn't get anything else, that place just sells junk food" Kendra put away the milk and rummaged around the cupboards for something edible
"I found some oatmeal" Logan announced and they all sat down to eat
"Oatmeal? What happened to the 'culinary miracles'? Zack asked, his mood seemed to have lifted. Maybe it was the weather or just being away from everything but he seemed... almost playful
"I'll go shopping for groceries after breakfast" Logan shoveled a spoonful of oatmeal into his mouth
"I'll join you, I need to get some stuff anyway" Max picked up her empty bowl and took it to the sink, she had eaten in record time and now she was heading for the bathroom
"Wait for me ok?" She asked
"Always" Logan answered, forgetting where they were
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"Cookies, cake mix, strawberries, Whoopers, chocolate milk?" Logan held up the milk and frowned
"I have a weird craving for sweet stuff" Max explained
Logan wheeled the shopping cart down the aisle. He stopped to pick some vegetables and noticed that Max was staring longingly at something. It was a can of whipped cream.
Logan smiled, took the can and dropped it in the shopping cart but the look of longing was still on Max's face
"What's wrong angel?" Logan framed her face with his hands
"Nothing, it's just that... I had this whole thing planned"
"What thing?"
"Well, let's just say that it involved you, covered with that stuff and me having a good time eating it"
Logan gulped, he leaned down and kissed her "Oh Max, we can do those things when we get back ok? Just hold those thoughts until I can get you alone in my bedroom"
Max smiled, her fantasies could wait, right then she was happy just being by his side
"Come on, let's drop this stuff at the cabin, change into our snow suits and then we can go skiing"
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"Logan, you ready?" Max yelled from the door
"Gimme a sec, be right with you" Logan walked out of his room. Max dropped the goggles she had just grabbed but managed to catch them before they hit the floor
"Where are your glasses?" She had seen him without them in bed but somehow the daylight made his blue eyes shine brighter than ever
"Glasses and goggles don't mix, I hate wearing contacts but it's more practical this way"
"Oh, well lets go!" Max turned quickly away from him before he could notice how much he was affecting her
'What's wrong with me? I've seen him without his glasses before but he looks so sexy... stop it Max, before you attack the poor guy'
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"Kendra and I are going to take lessons, I don't want to see both of our asses hanging from a tree" Original Cindy led Kendra away, an instructor was talking to a group of people and the girls left to join them
"Do you two know how to ski?" Logan asked
"Yeah" Zack and Max answered in unison
"Great, then let's go!" Logan led the way to one of the lifts, Zack sat with some blonde chick, he seemed to be deep in conversation with her so Max and Logan sat together behind them
"This is the part I hate" Logan was gripping the chair as it traveled over the mountain
"Don't be scared, I'm here" Max took his free hand in hers and squeezed it
"Not to break your bubble of pride but exactly what are you going to do if this thing happens to fall"
"Well, I can probably land on my feet and I was planning on taking you with me but with that attitude I've changed my mind"
Max decided to get him back for embarrassing her the day before, she rocked her legs back and forth like she was sitting in a swing, the little chair balanced back and forth slowly at first but quickly picking up speed
"Max, baby please stop" Logan calmly asked her, he knew that if he showed any kind of weakness she would continue the torture
Max wasn't buying it, she giggled and continued to swing
"Please Max" Logan's voice cracked a little
Max tossed her head back and laughed at his face, he looked terrified
Logan did the only thing he could think of doing right then. He grabbed her face and kissed her. That worked and Max stopped rocking, instead she tossed a leg over Logan's and tangled her fingers with his hair
She moaned and rubbed herself against his thigh, Logan in response attacked her mouth with his tongue and pressed her closer to him.
He wished desperately to touch more of her skin but the layers of clothes made it impossible.
It was somewhere between trying to undo her jacked and slip his hands under her clothes when they realized that they were heatedly making out on a lift and that the two teenagers behind them were getting a free show.
Max chuckled and sat back down on her seat 'What's wrong with me?' she thought while trying to comb her hair with her fingers
"Well, that went well" Logan straightened his jacket "Thanks for helping me get over my fear"
Max laughed, but secretly she thought 'I can't even keep my hands away from him for a couple of minutes, how am I supposed to do it all week?'
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"It seems a little steep, don't you think?" Max glanced down the mountain
"What's the matter Max, you scared?" Zack teased
"I'm concerned for Logan, he can't go too fast or he'll crash against a tree"
"I won't crash against anything! Don't worry about me" Logan grabbed his poles "And besides, I'm perfectly capable of going slowly even if it's steep"
"How bout a race then Max? First one down gets to use the shower first" Zack challenged her
"Are you sure you'll be ok?" Max turned to Logan, he nodded "You're on bro!"
"On your marks, get set!" The two were off before Logan could say go
They raced down the mountain at top speed, gracefully avoiding people and jumping over rocks, they looked like pros
Logan watched them until they were out of sight and then proceeded to go down slowly, taking his time to enjoy the view of the small town from above
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"You cheated!"
"Don't be such a sore looser Max" Zack removed his skis and walked over to the log
"Well if you hadn't invaded my space I wouldn't have had to stop to avoid running over the poor lady!"
"Sure Max, make any excuse you want, I'm still the winner. Want some hot chocolate or something?"
"Na, I'll catch up with Logan and see you later ok?"
"Fine!" Zack called over his shoulder
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Max frowned, she was already halfway down the mountain and still no signs of Logan
"Maybe he's already at the bottom" She thought, unfortunately that wasn't quite true and she discovered that when she turned on a corner and came face to face with him, or more like face to back
"LOGAN!" He turned around in time to see Max crashing against him
They rolled down the mountain, skis, poles, boots, scarves and mittens were left on their paths. Logan held Max's head to his chest and covered it with his arms to protect her. They rolled and rolled until they slammed against a snow bump
"Holy shit! Max are you ok?" He quickly searched her body for any signs of injury
"I'm fine, how bout you? Are you hurt?"
"Only my pride" Logan sat up "And I think something's wrong with my finger" He held up his pinky, it was a little swollen
"Lets pick up our stuff and go to the infirmary to have it checked out"
Max grabbed her left boot and held out a hand to Logan, he took it and stood up
When they finally got their stuff together they realized that putting on their skis in the middle of a very steep slope was extremely hard, they ended up walking the rest of the way.
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A/N: Just for the record, Angel Fire is not THAT small, special apologies to Kae who actually knows what I'm talking about ::Sheepish grin:: plus I don't think this chapter was as funny as the last one but I'm working on it ;)
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