Logan walked through a pair of double doors and saw Max standing there pacing back and fourth next to Isobel who was asleep in a plastic chair. He simply walked over and held her. She hadn't let herself cry before, not in front of Issy. But now with Logan holding her she let her tears fall.
"How are you doing?" He asked kissing her tears away.
"I'll live, I've been through it before."
"Doesn't mean it doesn't hurt."
"I know, and it does hurt. It hurts so much. But I know how to get through this. It's Isobel I am worried about. How will she get through this. She never got to met her mother, and now her father dies at three."
"I know, I know what she's going through. I remember how much it hurt when my parents died. What I really remember is more than anything I felt just lost."
"One good thing about the manticore genes, she probably will remember Krit. She never got to know her mother, but she wont have to grow up not remembering either parent. I wanted to do something fix this for her but I can't can I?" He shook his head and held her rocking her back and forth as you would a child. For a long time neither of them spoke. For a long time there were just no words to say.
"I was thinking." Logan didn't want to have to bring this up now, but knew he had to before Isobel woke up. "We always wanted to have a daughter. Isobel needs someone to take care of her. We already love her, and she loves us. We should adopt her."
"Really?"
"Yeah of course."
"I love you Logan."
"I love you too."
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Two days later Max was standing back at the cemetery in San Francisco. She was in front of two graves, one three years old, and the other was still empty. She was holding a crying Isobel as the casket was slowly lowered into the ground.
Later everyone was leaving, but Max couldn't. Logan gave the kids to Original Cindy and Bling to take them home. Then he walked over and held his wife. And when every last person besides the two of them, were gone she finally let it all out. She had let herself cry before, but not like this. She let out all of her pain in violent sobs, and Logan simply held her. By the time her crying lessened they were now seated next to a near by tree. Logan with his back against the tree and Max siting in front of him seated between his legs her back resting against his chest.
"Hey it's getting dark." Logan said after a while, wanting to see what Max wanted to do.
"Yeah we should get back to the kids." Max knew it was time to go and knew that she was ready to once again be strong.
"Are you going to be ok?" He was so worried about her getting hurt, he couldn't stand to see Max in pain.
"Yeah I will be." Max said turning to look at him and giving him a small kiss. "It will hurt for a long time, I will be sad, even depressed. But I will always be okay because I have you." She paused for a second remembering years ago when she had said this same thing. "Do you love me?"
"I love you Max." After he said it she leaned in and kissed him softly, before pulling away and speaking. "Then I'm happy."
AN: Well that's it the story is done. I hope you enjoyed it, and remember there is still an alternate ending to this series that I have to finish. I will be doing that next then writing a new story that I already have planned if you like this please read those they are all going to be m/l romances (like I would write anything else).
"How are you doing?" He asked kissing her tears away.
"I'll live, I've been through it before."
"Doesn't mean it doesn't hurt."
"I know, and it does hurt. It hurts so much. But I know how to get through this. It's Isobel I am worried about. How will she get through this. She never got to met her mother, and now her father dies at three."
"I know, I know what she's going through. I remember how much it hurt when my parents died. What I really remember is more than anything I felt just lost."
"One good thing about the manticore genes, she probably will remember Krit. She never got to know her mother, but she wont have to grow up not remembering either parent. I wanted to do something fix this for her but I can't can I?" He shook his head and held her rocking her back and forth as you would a child. For a long time neither of them spoke. For a long time there were just no words to say.
"I was thinking." Logan didn't want to have to bring this up now, but knew he had to before Isobel woke up. "We always wanted to have a daughter. Isobel needs someone to take care of her. We already love her, and she loves us. We should adopt her."
"Really?"
"Yeah of course."
"I love you Logan."
"I love you too."
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Two days later Max was standing back at the cemetery in San Francisco. She was in front of two graves, one three years old, and the other was still empty. She was holding a crying Isobel as the casket was slowly lowered into the ground.
Later everyone was leaving, but Max couldn't. Logan gave the kids to Original Cindy and Bling to take them home. Then he walked over and held his wife. And when every last person besides the two of them, were gone she finally let it all out. She had let herself cry before, but not like this. She let out all of her pain in violent sobs, and Logan simply held her. By the time her crying lessened they were now seated next to a near by tree. Logan with his back against the tree and Max siting in front of him seated between his legs her back resting against his chest.
"Hey it's getting dark." Logan said after a while, wanting to see what Max wanted to do.
"Yeah we should get back to the kids." Max knew it was time to go and knew that she was ready to once again be strong.
"Are you going to be ok?" He was so worried about her getting hurt, he couldn't stand to see Max in pain.
"Yeah I will be." Max said turning to look at him and giving him a small kiss. "It will hurt for a long time, I will be sad, even depressed. But I will always be okay because I have you." She paused for a second remembering years ago when she had said this same thing. "Do you love me?"
"I love you Max." After he said it she leaned in and kissed him softly, before pulling away and speaking. "Then I'm happy."
AN: Well that's it the story is done. I hope you enjoyed it, and remember there is still an alternate ending to this series that I have to finish. I will be doing that next then writing a new story that I already have planned if you like this please read those they are all going to be m/l romances (like I would write anything else).