Cabin Fever 17
THE ROAD BACK HOME
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Logan opened the passenger's door for Max and the back door for the girls before walking around the car and getting in
"Ok, I have some good news and some bad news, which one do you want first?" He asked
"Let's be optimistic, what's the good news?" Max rummaged around a bag full of junk food that Logan had gotten for the trip
"The good knows is I managed to book us a flight back home"
"Great, how bout the bad news" She took a box of chocolate covered cherries and a pack of cherry bubble gum out of the bag and smiled
"The bad news is... the airport is in Salt Lake City"
"WHAT? Logan that's like half way there!" Max exploded
"I'm sorry, it's the closes I could get with this weather" Logan shrugged
"Well, I guess I could use this time to think 'bout stuff" Max sank down on her seat and got comfortable
Logan reached out and caressed her cheek lovingly
Original Cindy groaned from the back seat "We're gonna have to watch you peeps being all mushy with each other all the way to Utah?"
Max laughed and she realized that she no longer needed to keep her distance from Logan. She knew that she was already going to get teased to no end. With that in mind she scooted closer to him and he wrapped one arm around her shoulder
"Sorry Cindy, here, want some junk?" Max handed her the plastic bag
"Yeah aiight" She took the bag "I guess you need some TLC from your hot boy here"
Max almost choked on a cherry but Logan just smiled
He started the car and they took off on their journey back home
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Max had snuggled so close to Logan she was practically sitting on his lap. his fingers were intertwined with hers and her head was resting on his shoulder. This was not the safest thing to do since it was raining cats and dogs and Logan's visibility was pretty limited
Original Cindy was getting nervous, she realized that Logan was paying much more attention to the girl next to him than to the road
"Uh guys? Here's a thought, why don't you let me drive so that you can cuddle here in the back seat uh?" She hoped Logan would say yes, her nerves needed a break desperately
"Well, I don't know... the road gets very confusing a few miles ahead and..." Logan ran a nervous hand through his hair but Original Cindy cut him short
"Kendra can be my co-pilot, we CAN read a map you know?"
Max looked up to Logan with pleading eyes "Well, ok"
Logan stopped the car and they swapped seats. They all got a little bit wet from the switch but they ignored it as Original Cindy turned on the car and handed Kendra a map
"Ok, let's go!"
Logan felt Max shake a little in his arms and he held her closer "Are you cold?" He asked her
"No" Max answered in a rush. The shaking only got worse
Logan reached behind him and grabbed his bag where he kept Max's pills. He handed her a few and she swallowed them dry
"They are too close Max, you hadn't had them in weeks" Logan maneuvered them around so that he was lying down on the seat and Max was sandwiched between him and the back of the seat
"Every now and then I hit a rough patch, remember?" Max was barely able to speak "And besides, this one is not as bad as the last one"
But despite her efforts she moaned. Logan held her as close as humanly possible, it was a habit of him, holding her close as if to still her jumpy body even though it didn't help much but it made Max feel better
"You peeps aiight back there?" Original Cindy glanced at them through the mirror
"Small seizure, no big dealio. I'm fine" Max tried to convince her but she sounded everything BUT convincing
"Want us to pull over?" Kendra turned around in her seat
"No, there's nothing you can do anyway" Max buried her head on Logan's chest
Original Cindy glanced at them again. It was still a little weird watching them so... close when less than twelve hours before they had been denying their relationship but she figured Max wouldn't be so cuddly if she wasn't really in need of some tender loving care
After long minutes had passed in silence the Tryptophan finally started to kick in and Max's shakings gradually subsided
"Feeling better angel?" Logan asked her while tucking wet strands of hair behind her ear
"Yeah, I'm just tired and dreading the after shakes"
"Want to sleep it off?"
"Yeah"
Logan sat up and placed Max's head on his lap. He stroked her damp hair until he heard her breath become even. Then he closed his own eyes and allowed sleep to overtake him
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Logan woke up when he felt someone crawling on his lap
"Hey" Max smiled up at him
"Hey yourself" He wrapped his arms around her and she leaned against his chest "Sleep well?"
"As well as could be expected" Max yawned
They heard a rustling in front of them and turned their attention to a frustrated Cindy and a confused Kendra
"Kendra, I think you're holding it upside down gurl" Original Cindy scolded her silently
"Not unless the map's title is upside down"
"Well, then tell me. What does the map say?"
Kendra sighed and folded the map "That we should be there already!"
"Shh, you'll wake the lovebirds!"
"We're up and PLEASE don't call us that" Max left the comfort of Logan's lap to see what the problem was
"We're facing an intersection and according to the map there's nothing a hundred miles down the road on each direction" Original Cindy ran a frustrated hand through her hair
"Look, why don't you let me drive and you two can get some rest?" Logan offered
The girls agreed and they switched again. Getting completely soaked in the process
"Is it my imagination or is the rain becoming thicker?" Max shook her head, sending dropplets of water flying in every direction
"Maybe it's going to snow" Logan leaned closer to the glass
"Want me to drive?" asked Max
"Na, I can handle it just... hand me that map for a sec"
Max did as she was told and scooted closer to him so that they could both look at it
"Ok, we're..." Logan scanned the map
"Here" Max pointed "Assuming the girls didn't take any turns"
"No, we staid on the road" Original Cindy chipped in
"Ok so we can go right or left, either way we're bound to end up at the same place" Logan traced the thin lines with his index finger
"Which way do you think Zack went? Assuming he decided to go this way" He asked Max
Max tried to concentrate for a second "Which way is the shortest?"
"Left" Logan said, glancing at the map again
"Think we should go that way?"
"I'm not sure" Max frowned "If he doesn't want to be found then he probably realized that I was going to make that choice and go the long way"
Logan tapped his fingers against his leg "So we should go right?"
"Right" Max said
Logan started the car
"No, wait, he must've known I would figure it out! He probably went left" Max seemed pretty sure
"Ok" Logan shrugged. He didn't really care which way they went. He was almost certain they wouldn't find Zack either way
"No, what if he anticipated it?!" Max covered her eyes with her hands
Original Cindy groaned "Could you make up your mind already? I'm tired and hungry"
Logan framed her face with his hands and kissed her pouty lips gently
"Max, whatever you decide is fine and I'm sure if he took this road we'll find him"
Max sighed "You're right, I know him as well as anyone right? Let's go right" She wrapped her arms around him and kissed him back
Original Cindy groaned again "Look, don't think I'm not happy about the whole Max and Logan banging the gong non stop thing but would you PLEASE keep the PDA to a minimum? I think I'm gonna loose my lunch, another female wasted on a male... no offence Logan" her tone was teasing and Logan knew that
Max was once again horrified by Cindy's comments but Logan brushed it off and laughed
"Non taken. Let's just find someplace to eat or something"
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Max glanced back to check if the girls were asleep before lying down with her head on Logan's lap. His free hand immediately went to her hair
"Logan?"
"Yeah?"
"I... nothing"
Logan stroked her cheek and urged her on "What is it?"
"I... I'm scared"
He frowned "Scared of what?" Part of him was afraid she was going to answer with something about their relationship
"You"
His chest fell
"Well, more like your security I mean, what if Zack decided to take you out of the game? He seemed pretty disturbed when he left. What if he snaps like Ben?"
Max suppressed a shudder
Logan didn't know weather to be glad or sorry for Max's fear
"I'm sure you have nothing to worry about Max, I think Zack was just shocked"
"No Logan, I don't think I want to look for him" Max sat up
"Max, we've had this conversation already! We're not looking for him remember?"
Max shook her head "I mean it Logan, I don't want him anywhere near you in case he tries to..."
She sighed "I can't loose you Logan, not now. If he tries to take me away I'm not entirely sure I'll be able to stop him and I can't live without you"
Logan reached out for her with his free arm and wrapped it around her shoulder
"Nothing's going to happen to me, and I'll be damned if I let him take you away from me"
Max seemed a little bit more reassured. She even leaned forward and turned the radio on slowly, as if not to wake up the girls
"I still... I think I wanna go back"
Logan's head snapped around to look at her "What?"
"I'm sure if he chose this route he went through here and we're bound to run into him. I want to avoid him for a while. Can we go back and take the other road?"
Logan ran his hand through his hair
"Max, we'll be loosing eight hours if we turn back now! Can't we at least find somewhere to stay tonight?"
"I can drive and you can sleep" Max offered
"No Max. I want to hold you in my arms tonight, I want to have some decent sleep"
Max eyes were fixed on the road "Deer"
"Don't 'dear' me Max. We can go back in the morning. Right now us humans need a good meal"
"Deer" Max repeated calmly
"And a nice warm bed, maybe a shower..."
"DEER!" Max finally yelled
"What?" Logan turned his attention back to the road
"OH SHIT!"
He swirled the car around and the wheels screeched
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Ok, I know this chapter was just a filler but next chapter will be the last one unless it becomes too long and I have to break it into two but don't worry, it's gonna be a nice looooong chapter :)
Oh and I'm sorry this chapter took so long, I'll try to have the next one up sooner but I have to write it even though I also have to write one for Abduction but that fic isn't getting a good response, not as good as this one anyway, so I'm concentrating on this :)
Well thanks for all the reviews, you guys blow me away!
THE ROAD BACK HOME
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Logan opened the passenger's door for Max and the back door for the girls before walking around the car and getting in
"Ok, I have some good news and some bad news, which one do you want first?" He asked
"Let's be optimistic, what's the good news?" Max rummaged around a bag full of junk food that Logan had gotten for the trip
"The good knows is I managed to book us a flight back home"
"Great, how bout the bad news" She took a box of chocolate covered cherries and a pack of cherry bubble gum out of the bag and smiled
"The bad news is... the airport is in Salt Lake City"
"WHAT? Logan that's like half way there!" Max exploded
"I'm sorry, it's the closes I could get with this weather" Logan shrugged
"Well, I guess I could use this time to think 'bout stuff" Max sank down on her seat and got comfortable
Logan reached out and caressed her cheek lovingly
Original Cindy groaned from the back seat "We're gonna have to watch you peeps being all mushy with each other all the way to Utah?"
Max laughed and she realized that she no longer needed to keep her distance from Logan. She knew that she was already going to get teased to no end. With that in mind she scooted closer to him and he wrapped one arm around her shoulder
"Sorry Cindy, here, want some junk?" Max handed her the plastic bag
"Yeah aiight" She took the bag "I guess you need some TLC from your hot boy here"
Max almost choked on a cherry but Logan just smiled
He started the car and they took off on their journey back home
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Max had snuggled so close to Logan she was practically sitting on his lap. his fingers were intertwined with hers and her head was resting on his shoulder. This was not the safest thing to do since it was raining cats and dogs and Logan's visibility was pretty limited
Original Cindy was getting nervous, she realized that Logan was paying much more attention to the girl next to him than to the road
"Uh guys? Here's a thought, why don't you let me drive so that you can cuddle here in the back seat uh?" She hoped Logan would say yes, her nerves needed a break desperately
"Well, I don't know... the road gets very confusing a few miles ahead and..." Logan ran a nervous hand through his hair but Original Cindy cut him short
"Kendra can be my co-pilot, we CAN read a map you know?"
Max looked up to Logan with pleading eyes "Well, ok"
Logan stopped the car and they swapped seats. They all got a little bit wet from the switch but they ignored it as Original Cindy turned on the car and handed Kendra a map
"Ok, let's go!"
Logan felt Max shake a little in his arms and he held her closer "Are you cold?" He asked her
"No" Max answered in a rush. The shaking only got worse
Logan reached behind him and grabbed his bag where he kept Max's pills. He handed her a few and she swallowed them dry
"They are too close Max, you hadn't had them in weeks" Logan maneuvered them around so that he was lying down on the seat and Max was sandwiched between him and the back of the seat
"Every now and then I hit a rough patch, remember?" Max was barely able to speak "And besides, this one is not as bad as the last one"
But despite her efforts she moaned. Logan held her as close as humanly possible, it was a habit of him, holding her close as if to still her jumpy body even though it didn't help much but it made Max feel better
"You peeps aiight back there?" Original Cindy glanced at them through the mirror
"Small seizure, no big dealio. I'm fine" Max tried to convince her but she sounded everything BUT convincing
"Want us to pull over?" Kendra turned around in her seat
"No, there's nothing you can do anyway" Max buried her head on Logan's chest
Original Cindy glanced at them again. It was still a little weird watching them so... close when less than twelve hours before they had been denying their relationship but she figured Max wouldn't be so cuddly if she wasn't really in need of some tender loving care
After long minutes had passed in silence the Tryptophan finally started to kick in and Max's shakings gradually subsided
"Feeling better angel?" Logan asked her while tucking wet strands of hair behind her ear
"Yeah, I'm just tired and dreading the after shakes"
"Want to sleep it off?"
"Yeah"
Logan sat up and placed Max's head on his lap. He stroked her damp hair until he heard her breath become even. Then he closed his own eyes and allowed sleep to overtake him
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Logan woke up when he felt someone crawling on his lap
"Hey" Max smiled up at him
"Hey yourself" He wrapped his arms around her and she leaned against his chest "Sleep well?"
"As well as could be expected" Max yawned
They heard a rustling in front of them and turned their attention to a frustrated Cindy and a confused Kendra
"Kendra, I think you're holding it upside down gurl" Original Cindy scolded her silently
"Not unless the map's title is upside down"
"Well, then tell me. What does the map say?"
Kendra sighed and folded the map "That we should be there already!"
"Shh, you'll wake the lovebirds!"
"We're up and PLEASE don't call us that" Max left the comfort of Logan's lap to see what the problem was
"We're facing an intersection and according to the map there's nothing a hundred miles down the road on each direction" Original Cindy ran a frustrated hand through her hair
"Look, why don't you let me drive and you two can get some rest?" Logan offered
The girls agreed and they switched again. Getting completely soaked in the process
"Is it my imagination or is the rain becoming thicker?" Max shook her head, sending dropplets of water flying in every direction
"Maybe it's going to snow" Logan leaned closer to the glass
"Want me to drive?" asked Max
"Na, I can handle it just... hand me that map for a sec"
Max did as she was told and scooted closer to him so that they could both look at it
"Ok, we're..." Logan scanned the map
"Here" Max pointed "Assuming the girls didn't take any turns"
"No, we staid on the road" Original Cindy chipped in
"Ok so we can go right or left, either way we're bound to end up at the same place" Logan traced the thin lines with his index finger
"Which way do you think Zack went? Assuming he decided to go this way" He asked Max
Max tried to concentrate for a second "Which way is the shortest?"
"Left" Logan said, glancing at the map again
"Think we should go that way?"
"I'm not sure" Max frowned "If he doesn't want to be found then he probably realized that I was going to make that choice and go the long way"
Logan tapped his fingers against his leg "So we should go right?"
"Right" Max said
Logan started the car
"No, wait, he must've known I would figure it out! He probably went left" Max seemed pretty sure
"Ok" Logan shrugged. He didn't really care which way they went. He was almost certain they wouldn't find Zack either way
"No, what if he anticipated it?!" Max covered her eyes with her hands
Original Cindy groaned "Could you make up your mind already? I'm tired and hungry"
Logan framed her face with his hands and kissed her pouty lips gently
"Max, whatever you decide is fine and I'm sure if he took this road we'll find him"
Max sighed "You're right, I know him as well as anyone right? Let's go right" She wrapped her arms around him and kissed him back
Original Cindy groaned again "Look, don't think I'm not happy about the whole Max and Logan banging the gong non stop thing but would you PLEASE keep the PDA to a minimum? I think I'm gonna loose my lunch, another female wasted on a male... no offence Logan" her tone was teasing and Logan knew that
Max was once again horrified by Cindy's comments but Logan brushed it off and laughed
"Non taken. Let's just find someplace to eat or something"
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Max glanced back to check if the girls were asleep before lying down with her head on Logan's lap. His free hand immediately went to her hair
"Logan?"
"Yeah?"
"I... nothing"
Logan stroked her cheek and urged her on "What is it?"
"I... I'm scared"
He frowned "Scared of what?" Part of him was afraid she was going to answer with something about their relationship
"You"
His chest fell
"Well, more like your security I mean, what if Zack decided to take you out of the game? He seemed pretty disturbed when he left. What if he snaps like Ben?"
Max suppressed a shudder
Logan didn't know weather to be glad or sorry for Max's fear
"I'm sure you have nothing to worry about Max, I think Zack was just shocked"
"No Logan, I don't think I want to look for him" Max sat up
"Max, we've had this conversation already! We're not looking for him remember?"
Max shook her head "I mean it Logan, I don't want him anywhere near you in case he tries to..."
She sighed "I can't loose you Logan, not now. If he tries to take me away I'm not entirely sure I'll be able to stop him and I can't live without you"
Logan reached out for her with his free arm and wrapped it around her shoulder
"Nothing's going to happen to me, and I'll be damned if I let him take you away from me"
Max seemed a little bit more reassured. She even leaned forward and turned the radio on slowly, as if not to wake up the girls
"I still... I think I wanna go back"
Logan's head snapped around to look at her "What?"
"I'm sure if he chose this route he went through here and we're bound to run into him. I want to avoid him for a while. Can we go back and take the other road?"
Logan ran his hand through his hair
"Max, we'll be loosing eight hours if we turn back now! Can't we at least find somewhere to stay tonight?"
"I can drive and you can sleep" Max offered
"No Max. I want to hold you in my arms tonight, I want to have some decent sleep"
Max eyes were fixed on the road "Deer"
"Don't 'dear' me Max. We can go back in the morning. Right now us humans need a good meal"
"Deer" Max repeated calmly
"And a nice warm bed, maybe a shower..."
"DEER!" Max finally yelled
"What?" Logan turned his attention back to the road
"OH SHIT!"
He swirled the car around and the wheels screeched
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Ok, I know this chapter was just a filler but next chapter will be the last one unless it becomes too long and I have to break it into two but don't worry, it's gonna be a nice looooong chapter :)
Oh and I'm sorry this chapter took so long, I'll try to have the next one up sooner but I have to write it even though I also have to write one for Abduction but that fic isn't getting a good response, not as good as this one anyway, so I'm concentrating on this :)
Well thanks for all the reviews, you guys blow me away!