Disclaimer: If I had a dime for every Dark Angel character I owned, I'd still be broke SO DONT SUE ME!
Rating: Pg13, for language. Where's the sex?!?! There is none..poo..but just maybe, if ya stick around. *wink wink*
Summary: Logan cheats, Alec picks up the pieces. Can he put them together?
Summery 4 Chapter: Max goes back to work, and has to face Alec. Logan talks to Asha.
Pairing: Max/Alec cause if Alec gets with Max, he'll have more screentime!!!
Reviews: I love reviews!
*Note to Readers*: This is the ALTERNATIVE Ch. 3 that I wrote but didn't like. I figured I'd post it just to see what ya'll think. Which ch. 3 do you like better?


"It was inevitable" Logan thoughtfully sighed.

"How so?" She asked as she danced her finger around the rim of her Mocha Frap.

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Max rushed to work. Her hair flared behind her from the wind of the cold autum day. Damn, she could really use a Cappachino. She pondered the next best course of action, stopping her bike in front of Blake's donuts and coffee. Logan always loved to go here.

"Bastard" she murmered under he breath

Putting her foot back on the peddle she rode on.

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"It was going to happen sooner or later."

"What'd you two fight about anyways?" she inquired, curiously

"How I'd never see her anymore. How she was always so distant. I'd like to think it was the virus, but then I'd be lying to myself" he elaborated.

// Five nights ago//

Even as she heard him talk she couldn't seem to drown out the sorrowful music churning in the backround. Maybe she didn't want to drown it out.

"huh?" Max snapped out of her daze

"I was just asking you if you wanted to dance."

"Oh, um, I'm fine." She answered.

Logan studied her carefully as she said this. His brow furrows.

"Max?"

"Yeah." she answered again obviously detacted.

"Are we...ok?"

"Yeah, of course we are...why?" she lied to him and herself.

"It's just, I never see you anymore, you never see me. It's not starting to bother you?"

"No." Max lied again, and once more tried to lose herself in the music. She knew where he was trying to go, and she didn't want to come with.

"Max." He said forcefully.

"Logan, what do you want me to say?" Max started a bit defensively.

"Why you've been so distant lately. I'm starting to think it's not just because of this virus."

Max lets out a heavy breath. She really did not want to deal with this on top of all the things on her head. She came here to relax and she wanted this train of conversation over, fast.

"Maybe it's better that way."

"What do you mean?"

"Look, the father away things are the less likely they'll break."

"Since when are you back at Manticore Max? You distance yourself from everything you care about, you end up alone."

"It isn't about that."

"Your closer to Alec, someone you claim to hate, than me." Logan accused, his words comming out more angry that he expected. They both knew it was true.

"Since when was this about him?"

"Look, forget it Max" Logan says as he stands. She mimics his action.

"What are you talking about?" She almost yelled. "Since when was this about Alec?"

Logan turned to leave. He didn't need to have this conversation in front of spectators. People were starting to stare.

"Logan..." She called after him. He turned and walked out. She followed him and instinctivly wrapped her arms around her to shield from the cold.

"Logan, we need to talk."

"That doesn't seem to be helping any Max."

"Logan.." she said in a tone that slightly worried him. When she meet his eyes he knew that thier issues ran deeper than he had expected.

"..maybe..maybe we should take a break."

"What!?!" Logan asked dumbfounded. This isn't what he wanted out of this conversation. "What?!" he repeated.

"Isn't that what you wanted?!" She yelled. Now she was getting angry.

"No, what I wanted is to hear that you'll stop distancing yourself from what you love for fear you might break it."

"You can't have everything Logan" She finished resentfully, before walking away. He started to follow her but didn't. In the heat of his anger he kick a dumpster near by, his action not much more pointless than continuing their relationship, Logan realized. He was tired of a Max he couldn't touch physically of emotionally.

// Present day //

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Rolling her bike into Jam Pony Max feels her stomach tighten involutarily. She hadn't seen Alec since the "incident" and she was worried things might be awkward.

"Max, late"

"Bad morning" she answered without looking at him. She scans the room for Alec but he's nowhere to be found.

"Bad week too?"

"Oh, about that-"

"Lemme guess, brain surgery right?" he sighs "Dont worry, you were covered." he adds gesturing to Alec standing by his locker. She glances at him and he smiles. Smiling awkwarding back she makes her way towards him.

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"Who was the girl?"

"It doesn't matter. Some girl I meet at Crash that night. She'd been there when I had that fight with Max. She told me should could make it better." He sips his coffee and places back down. "I was just tired of fighting the world, and Max. I didn't care anymore."

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"Hey Max."

"Hey"

She stood there examining his face, and couldn't help but think of the events that took place the other night.

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"I'd better go. I'm meeting one of my sources today." Logan said as he stood up.

"Ok, I'll see you later Logan."

"Bye Asha"

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"Feeling better?"

"Yeah, I do." Max smiled inwardly.

"Hey! We're closing early. Sector police inspection!" yelled Normal.

"Hey, you wanna get some coffee?" Max asks somewhat warily

"Yeah, sure." he smirked.

"Good, I know this place." she began. They walked out together, wondering who would be first to bring up the occurances of the other night.



*What do you guys think? You can probably see why this is the alternative chapter. It seemed to have too much closure when I finished writing it, and I dont want to end this story anytime soon.*