Author: Michelle Drake gypsychic04@c4.com

Author's Note: I could have been really mean and made you wait longer for this chapter, but I love you all so much, and realized the whole week is going to be super busy, so here it is! I am also in a really good mood as I sit at me computer eating Girl Scout cookies and listening to Michelle Branch! Wait- Before I forget: Amy, and Nittany, and my favorite beta-readers (you all know who you are): I pancreas you! Poor Baby! Baby ain't got no pancreas! (for those of you have no clue what that was about . . . I'm sorry) Anyways . . . this is the lastest chapter of the story! :( Boo hoo hoo! But- I have my sequel- or sorta sequel all written- well almost! And guess what . . . I am writing a prequel to this where we find out how Logan and Julie met, because everyone liked the character of Julie so much! It will be sorta M/L angsty shipperiness- I think . . . Anyway, enjoy! The more reviews I get, the faster you get the latest installment!!!! Review all the other chapters you have read if you haven't yet! Thank you all for the great and uplifting reviews so far! Love you all! Review, review, review! Thanks! Well . . . I'll stop rambling! Here you go . . .

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Disclaimer: Okay . . . so Fox decided that they still want to have legal possession of Dark Angel, and all affiliated characters and merchandise . . . it involved an elaborate courtroom of monkey's, the apeinator (aka Ames White) and the Zackinator and his trusty sidekick Pon. (long story . . . I got that form the peoples on the datv boards!) and fairy tales, and sadly I lost the case . . . but they forgot to take away my love slave!!!! Oh well- their loss, not mine! I still miss the power! :( They will be mine one day . . . they will! So for now, I do not own Dark Angel and such . . . but I do own Alec :), and this story, and the character of Julie. So don't sue me . . . I all ready lost one case . . .



. . .T h e L o v e O f Y o u r L i f e. . .
by Michelle Drake

. . .C h a p t e r S e v e n. . .

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Logan worked quietly in his office, trying to find anyway to keep busy. All he could do was fiddle around with his computer aimlessly, waiting for a call from Syl and Krit. It had been a little over three months since Max had left. Exactly three months, two days, and twelve hours ago she had kissed him goodbye and walked out the door, not coming back. After a day of waiting for her to come back, Logan realized that she wasn't returning to him this time. After this epiphany he had set Syl and Krit to work on trying to find her. He knew that living without her was going to be hard and painful- he had lived that way for three years before- but he had no clue that living, knowing that she was out there somewhere and just didn't want to see him would hurt so bad. To put it bluntly, it hurt like hell.

He opened the desk drawer looking for a pen, and suddenly stumbled upon something that made his heart drop to the pit of his stomach. It was the locket. He had forgotten that he even had it. He threw it fiercely back in the drawer and shut it angrily. It should belong to Max right now. She should have it, but he wasn't going to be able to give it to her because she didn't want to be in his life anymore. His thoughts were bitter, and almost resentful. He had basically given up hope. He violently threw the papers he had been working on off his desk and rested his head in his hands as he tried to collect his thoughts and tried to stop thinking of her.

He tried to get back to work, feeling a little bit better after letting his anger out on the pieces of paper that still lay scattered across the floor of his office. That's when a strange feeling seemed to wash over him. That feeling you get when you think someone is following you, but there is no one there. He paused a minute, not wanting to confirm that it was just his imagination. That's when he felt a light touch on his shoulder. He turned around slowly to be greeted by an angry fist, meeting directly across his jaw line.

"Don't you ever, ever pay my brothers and sisters to find me! If I don't want to see you, I don't want to see you!" said the owner of the fist fiercely.

"Max?!" Logan was completely taken aback, almost overcome by shock. Y-You didn't have to hit me so hard! he exclaimed, the only thing he could possibly think of saying to her at the moment. He was still so surprised that he didn't know how to process the fact that Max was actually back, and very angry.

Maybe I wouldn't have had to hit you if you had just left me alone! She knew that it was uncalled for, but she had tried so hard to move on with her life. She had come to his place initially angry, but seeing him again she realized that moving on without him wasn't the real problem. Moving on on life with him, was the problem. She wanted to be with him so badly, but suddenly she felt petrified to be anywhere near him.

"If you wanted to be left alone, why are you here now?" he replied back coolly, still not believing that she was back.

Max had no answer to his question. She had come there initially to yell at him, but she knew the real reason was that she had to see him again. I want you to leave me alone for good, she lied, knowing that it was far from the truth, and that she was just too scared to admit it.

"That's not true," he said softly. "You wouldn't have come back a few months ago, and you wouldn't have kissed me, and you wouldn't be back now if you wanted me to stay out of your life." He could tell that she was lying. He knew her too well to believe her lies.

"Well that's not the case," she quickly replied. Of course she was back because she needed to see his face again, but for some reason she just couldn't let him know that. Maybe it was because she was afraid that in the long run she would hurt him.

"Why are you lying? Can you honestly look me in the eyes and tell me that you don't have feelings for me?" he said trying to read her face. He suddenly realized that he wasn't able to read her face and see what she was thinking the way he used to. It scared him to death. He was always afraid of losing Max, but he never thought that she could be so close to him, yet so far at the same time. It suddenly crossed his mind that she might possibly be telling the truth,

Max looked him in the eyes- as hard as it was. "Stop looking for me, I don't want to be with you. Just let me go on with my life. She wanted to scream at herself from running form her feelings once again.

"Get out," he said fiercely seeing the coldness in her eyes, suddenly overcome by his emotions, "get out now." He turned away from her. He couldn't look at her, it was too hard. He had spent such a long time dreaming the Max would come back, and they'd be able to be together. Now he realized that dreams don't come true. He had always hoped that Max loved him the way he loved her, but he was wrong. She was different now. He felt like a complete fool for ever thinking that things could be the same between them.

Max slowly walked out the door. She looked back at Logan, who was staring out the window. She could see his pained expression in the reflection in the window. She couldn't believe what she had done. She had been looking for any excuse to come back to him, but she was too terrified to tell him the truth. Now she had hurt him even more than she already had, which was the exact reason why she was afraid of being with him.

"I did come here to see you," Max said quietly, not knowing if he heard her. "I came here because I wanted to tell you that I do want to be with you, but I was too scared to say the words. I was so afraid that I would hurt you more in the long run, when I already have hurt you more than I thought possible."

"So you decided to break my heart," he said coldly, then painfully adding, "again." He couldn't keep doing this. He couldn't keep putting his heart out on the line to have it broken.

"I'm so sorry," she said knowing that she had blown her last chance. "I just wish we could start over."

"I wish we could too, but I don't think we will ever work things out," he said, still looking out the window. To him, all they had ever faced was bad luck, as if fate wanted them apart. He couldn't argue with fate anymore.

"I'm so sorry," she said again, quietly leaving. This time Logan didn't even try to stop her.

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It was almost past midnight. Logan sat at his computer doing anything he could to take his mind off of what just happened. He wished he would have said something more after she had apologized, and explained everything, or stopped her from leaving. He knew that he had completely blown it. All he could do was curse at himself for being so damn arrogant, and deciding not to take her back. He could have taken her back, but he was a fool and he didn't. Now he found himself wishing for a second- or was it third- chance, not knowing that his wish would be granted so soon.

A black rope dropped through his skylight, followed by Max all clad in her black suit.

Hearing her footsteps, Logan knew it wasn't just his imagination. He spun around to see Max, instantly feeling relieved that she was back. He could never stay mad at her for long.

"I was hoping you might want to start over," she said with almost meekly, with a small smile, practically reading his mind. She silently hoped that he still wanted her. "And I figured, why not start from the beginning."

"Well, we can't start at the very beginning," he said implying his wheelchair, "but, I think I could give it a shot." He gave Max a small smile, remembering their first meeting. "So you're a thief?"

"A girls gotta' make a living," she said with a small laugh, reassured by his reaction.

"Well thank God," he said giving her a smile that made her want to melt, taking her hand and pulling her onto his lap. He gave her a gentle kiss on her cheek, then moved to her lips.

"Why'd you come back?" he asked enjoying being to close to her after so long.

"I knew that if you felt the same way I felt for you, you'd want a second chance," she said cuddling closer to him.

Logan pulled away momentarily, and reached into his desk drawer, pulling out the locket, gently slipping it around Max's neck.

"When I was a child, my mother told me that one day I'd give this locket to the love of my life, just as my dad gave to her. She said I should give it to the women I can't imagine living without," he explained with his the smile at Max.

"Now I feel even worse about slapping you! she said with a small laugh gently touching the red spot on his face, where she had hit him hours ago. She paused for a second, wrapping her arms around his neck and leaning in closer to his ear to whisper something that she had been wanting to say for so long. "I love you." It was barely audible, but Logan heard it perfectly, pulling her in closer. It was the three words he had been waiting to hear for what seemed forever. Max smiled to herself as she enjoyed the closeness of his embrace, realizing that it wasn't as scary as she thought it would be.


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Author's Note: I finished it!!! Yea!!!! I know the ending was horribly done, as was the rest of the chapter, but I had writers block! Maybe I'll rewrite it later. Please review, and you will get the next story sooner!!! Here's the summary: Logan and Max are ready to live happily ever after, but things between them are becoming more difficult, and when Zack shows up things become even more complicated. Secrets, lies, betrayal, jealousy and of course- ANGST!!!! I am working on the Prequel to this one as well! Love you all!!!! I hope you liked it!!!! So- review!!!!