A/n: ok, so uhm….yea. you guys have all gone nuts about this fic. So I figure I'll give you this much to settle you for a while longer. Thanks for such a great response. And for those of you who've email reviewed (you know who you are and yes, so do I) thank you so much. It's so awesome to check your mail and have a random fan in your inbox. smiles it's awesome, you guys are all awesome. You keep me happy and I'll do my best to keep you happy too. So here you guys go….chapter 5……..

~ summer magic ~

Logan walked into his suite and crashed onto the sofa. He'd been here for at least two weeks and each day was more and more fun along with more and more long. After a day of the beach and the market and the girls he was beat. Who would have thought vacation could be this tiring. He took a deep breath, completely relaxing every fiber of his body. Logan opened his eyes, "oh crap, now I have to pee."

Logan sighed as he made his way to the bathroom. He just wanted to do nothing, this did not constitute as nothing. Reaching the door Logan began to open it, not seeing the note Max had left for him. When Logan heard the shower going he froze and looked around. Sure enough, she had left a note for him on the table beside the door. 'Shit' Logan sighed. 'I have got to pee. Now what am I supposed to do.'

Logan looked in the bathroom through the crack that the door was open. He couldn't directly see the shower, but he could see the reflection in the mirror. His eyes widened as he saw the silhouette of her in the mirror. The shower curtain was not totally transparent but it wasn't exactly all that clouded either. Logan looked at the ground. 'I should not be doing this, its just max. Come on Logan, get a grip. Taking a deep breath Logan turned around. 'Oh shit!

There in front of him stood Nic, arms crossed and a look to kill on her face, "You have ten seconds to either explain or run."

Logan swallowed, "I just got back, Nic I swear I did not know she was in there. I got back, flopped on the couch, had to pee, got up, opened the door she was in there, I noticed, turned and…"

"TIMES UP!" Nic back Logan up to the wall, "Logan Michael Cale there is no excuse for peeping at Max and you had better pray to the god of spoiled little rich boys for safety. Cause I know where you sleep and I swear that mom and dad will cry when they see what I've done to you!"

"Nic, I didn't know that she was…"

"Didn't know my ass. You stood there for at least ten seconds and unless you are a complete dumb ass you knew the second you opened that door." Nic glared at him. "God Logan! You are a complete perve! She's showering for pete's sake!"

Logan put his hands up in surrender, "Nicole I swear. I had no clue. I had just got back, when I realized she was in there I turned around and you were there."

Nic studied his face and was about to say something when Max walked into the room wrapped in a towel, "My god you guys! What is going on?"

Nic looked at Logan, "Why don't you ask pervo boy here."

Max glared at Logan, "What did you do?"

Logan looked from Nic to Max, "I didn't do anything. Look I didn't know you were in there…"

Max's eyes widened, "What!" Max looked to Nic, "Tell me he's kidding."

Nic shook her head, "When I got here he looked as if he was peeping."

Logan's eyes widened, "I was not peeping. I had to pee! I just wanted to pee. I didn't even realize that she was in there. When I did that's when I turned around!"

"Screw you Logan!" Max yelled, "No on second thought, you'd enjoy that. What the hell is your problem?"

Logan looked between Max and Nic, "I have to pee! That's my problem!"

Max stared at Logan, "If I catch you peeping again I swear I will call your own parents and have the ship you back home in a wooden crate. Stay out of my suite, stay out of my bathroom, and stay out of my life!" At that Max stormed back into the bathroom, slamming the door.

Logan looked to Nic, "Please. Nic, you have got to believe me."

Nic smiled smugly and walked to the connecting door to Max's suite, "I never said I didn't"

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Max paced the bathroom floor. 'Who the hell does he think he is. Jerk. Moron. Ass. I mean sure, he was checking me out, but ew. No, it's Logan for crying out loud. I even put that note out! I can't believe him. He's such an…' Max stopped when she heard a knocking at the door, "What!"

"Hey, it's me, calm down." She heard Nic say from the other side of the door.

Max opened the bathroom door, "Sorry, I just…I can't believe him!"

Nic nodded, "I know. He's a sicko. But at least I caught him before he did anything really creepy."

Max stared at Nic, "Oh like him looking at me while I'm in the shower isn't creepy enough?"

Nic shrugged, "Well he could have done worse."

Max cringed, "Ew…just stop."

"Hey! I still have to pee!" Logan yelled from his suite.

Nic looked at Max, "Do we let him in?"

Max sighed, "Might as well, I'm done now anyways."

Nic nodded and opened the door, "Here, now quit your bitching."

Logan walked in and headed strait for the toilet, "You guys going or do I have to be supervised?"

Nic shook her head and turned around as Max wrinkled her nose and walked out, "Been there, done that, got the t-shirt. I'm out of here."

Nic blinked at Max and followed her out, "Woah, rewind. You did what?"

Max rolled her eyes, "it was no big deal. Before we knew we knew we shared a bathroom I walked in on him taking a leak."

Nic's eyes widened, "No way!"

Max started laughing, "Oh yea, he got pee all over himself too."

Nic joined her, "You guys are so great. I'm suddenly very happy I decided to come here too. Should be fun."

Max stopped laughing, "What?"

Nic shrugged, "I have my ideas, it should be fun seeing how it works out."

Max nodded, "Oh I see. And what 'ideas' do you have?"

Nic shrugged, "Oh just things…"

Max shook her head as she walked into her room to change, "Sure Nic. So what's up?" "Just wanted to know if you wanted to go the beach or something." Nic flopped down on one of the sofas, "Nothing big."

Max pulled on a tank top, "Right Nic. So what's really up?"

Nic walked to the doorway, "Well ok, so I met this guy right?"

Max turned around and buttoned her jean shorts, "Ok, sure."

"And well, he wants to go to the beach, but I don't know if I want to be alone with him just yet. But oh my god Maxie, he is so hot. And he's Australian! I mean whoa, the man." Nic nodded furiously, "He could so be a god."

Max smiled, "So you want me to come so I can beat him up if he comes on too strong?"

"Something like that." Nic shrugged.

"You do know you could just ask Logan and he'd be of more help than me right?" Max stated.

"Why do you think I went to his room?"

Max nodded, "Oh."

"Yea, but now. I mean no way." Nic shook her head and clapped, "But hey, so you up for some beach time?"

"Sure, why not. I mean at least if I go I can gawk at your guy."

Nic smiled, "That's my girl. Oh, and his name's Levi."

"Alec?" Max frowned, "You're nervous about an Levi?"

"Hey, if you don't want to come you don't have to go." Nic retorted.

Max shook her head, "No, it's ok. I'll go. Just let me slip on some sandals and we're out of here.

Nic smiled and hugged Max, "Thank you so much Maxie. You are the best."

Max sighed, "I know, it's tough though."

Nic rolled her eyes, "Come on tough girl, let's go."

Max slipped her feet in to her sandals and followed Nic out the door, "I can't believe I'm doing this."

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Max lay by the pool as she watched Levi and Nic splashing around in the pool. The previous night she'd followed them and watched them act like two shy kids. Not to mention the sexual tension between the two. It was ridiculous really. By the end of the night Max was tired more from wanting so bad for one to just ask the other out than from the walking and talking. Now though, it looked as if the two were more relaxed around each other. And Nic wasn't totally wrong. Levi certainly wasn't hard on the eyes. But then Logan wasn't either.

Max sat up and looked around as if someone might have heard her, "Whoa. Where did that come from?"

"You talking to yourself Max?"

Max jumped and turned around, "Logan! God don't do that!"

Logan frowned, "Do what?"

"Nothing" Max closed her eyes and waved a hand in his direction as she laid back, "Just go do…I don't know. Whatever you do."

"Max, what did I ever do to you?"

Max opened her eyes and stared at him, "What? You mean you don't remember all the times you relentlessly tortured me growing up?"

"I didn't torture you." Logan insisted as he took a seat next to her, obviously determined to defend his honor.

"Oh no?" Max sat back up. "Well let's see. When I was in second grade I got some Disney underwear for Christmas. Do you remember what you did?"

Logan shook his head.

"Well I do. You stole a pair and waved them around school saying they were Maxie's new panties."

Logan tried to stop from smirking, "Oh come on. That was what, eight years ago?"

Max shook her head, "Or the time when you found out I started my period and you told the whole school how I had to come over and ask for some pads?" max took a breath, "Or how about how you would make fun of me behind my back. Or I don't know, how about making me walk to and from school just for your reputation. Or when we went camping and you put honey all over my sleeping bag. Logan, you've had it out for me ever since I can remember."

Logan looked at his hands, "Look, I'm sorry. I mean, I was just having fun."

Max winced, "Oh yea, a lot of fun it was for me."

"Hey look," Logan started, "I said I was sorry. I didn't realize it'd affect you like that."

Max eyed him suspiciously, "What the hell is wrong with you?"

Logan shrugged, "Nothing, I just. Well we have to basically live together for the next month. I'd rather be friends then enemies."

"Oh, so this is a peace treaty? What you bringing some girl over and want me to be sure to keep out of your hair?" Max shot at him.

Logan shook his head and stood up, "No, I just…god, never mind."

"No, Logan wait." Max stood up and put her hand out, "Truce?"

Logan looked the hand and slowly shook it, "Truce."

Max looked at Logan and gave a small smile, "So…"

Logan met Max's gaze, "I'll see you around?"

"Well I don't know, I mean we're living so far away." Max joked letting go of Logan's hand.

Logan smiled, "See you later Max."

Max nodded and laid back down, "Sure." She watched as he walked away. Ok, so maybe Nic was right. Sports hadn't hurt him in body department. And his eyes, there were rather stunning too. Max shook her head and glanced back at the pool. Stop it Max.

Max shifted her gaze to Nic, who had just climbed out of the pool and was walking towards her, "So. What was that all about?" she asked.

Max shrugged, "We made a peace treaty."

Nic nodded, "Yea, I sure look at my peace maker like that too."

"I don't know what your talking about." Max replied.

"My ass you don't." Nic nudged her, "I thought you were going to profess your love right then and there."

Max looked at Nic, "That is sick. It's Logan, your brother."

Nic shrugged, "Yea so. You're not his sister."

"Practically."

"Not even, and do not deny it. I know that trick." Nic pushed.

Max looked around and spotted Rafer, "Nic, I'm not all googly over Logan." She caught his eye and smiled, "Now for Rafer." Max nodded.

Nic shook her head, "Max, no. Stay away from him."

Max frowned, "Why? What do you hold against him?"

Nic stood up and walked back to the pool, "Just don't Max. Trust me."

"You said that last time too." Max called.

Nic turned before stepping back into the pool, "And it's still true."

Max shook her head and rolled her eyes, "Not this time Nic. Not this time."

Lying back in the sun Max closed her eyes, trying to figure out a way to get Rafer to notice her. 'She could walk up to him, but no. That'd be to forward. Maybe she could accidentally bump into him while he was working.'

As she was still contemplating a shadow fell over her, "Hey max."

Max looked up and her eyes widened, "Rafer! Hi."

Rafer smiled, "Hey Max. Uhm, you want to do something tonight?"

Max looked over at Nic who was currently being doused with water by Alec. What did she know anyways? She was probably going to be busy tonight and would never find out. Taking a deep breath Max smiled, "Sure, meet here?"

"Sure," he nodded, "around seven?"

Max nodded, "I'll be here."

"Great, I'll see you then." He smiled again as he turned to walk away."

"yea," Max called, "see you."

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Max stood in front of the mirror making her final checks before she went to the poolside. Her white tank and sarong went well together. And the light make up made her look older. Max smiled at herself, perfect.

She was at the door when she heard a knock at the connecting door. Looking at the clock she sighed and went to open it, "Yea?" she asked.

"Hey," Logan said walking in, "You want to…whoa…you look nice. What's the occasion?"

Max, who had walked to the door again, snapped her head up, "What?"

where are you off to?" Logan repeated.

Max shook her head, "I have a date. Wait, what are you doing here?"

Logan shrugged, "I was bored, thought you might want to do something."

Max blinked, "You feeling ok?"

"Yea," Logan said shrugging his shoulders, "Fine, why?"

Max shook her head, "Never mind. Look, I've got to go meet Rafer. Let yourself out ok?"

"Your going out with Rafer?"

Max nodded opening the door, "Yea, we're meeting like now."

Max, look. You don't want to get into it with him." Max stared at Logan, "what is it with you guys. Nic said the same thing. Look, I'll be fine. I'll be back later. And if Nic stops by, don't tell her."

Logan shook his head, "Max…"

"It's fine Logan." Max said walking out the door, "Watch a movie or something."

Not waiting for his response Max made her way to the poolside. Rafer was already there waiting for her.

"Sorry I'm late. Logan stopped me for some dumb reason right as I was walking out the door." Max explained.

Rafer shook his head, "Don't worry. I would have waited forever."

Max smiled, "Yea."

Rafer took her hand, "So how bout a walk on the beach?"

"Ok." Max smiled up at him. "A walk on the beach it is."

Rafer nodded, "You look really nice tonight."

"Thanks. You look good too." Max complied.

Rafer nodded, "Thanks."

The date continued as the two walked the beach chatting amicably. Rafer seemed to know a lot about everything and proceeded to tell Max all about his job, his family, and just about anything else that came up. Not that Max minded. She was thrilled just to be with him but her mind continued to wonder back to Logan. Funny, the thing she'd wanted to get rid of had followed her here. And who was she kidding herself? she didn't really mind that Logan was right next to her. They were both growing up. Maybe this was the final push they both needed.

Unknown to Rafer, Max's eyes widened. Needed for what? She didn't think of Logan like that. It was just Logan. The monster that had lived across the street from her since they were embryos. Max looked up at the stars and blew her breath out. 'This is so not happening. I won't let it.'

Closing her eyes, Max cleared her head and tuned back into Rafer. 'Now this, this is happening.' Max looked at Rafer. 'This I want to happen. Right? Right.'

The walk ended and the two ended up lying on the beach, gazing at the stars. They laid for what seemed like minutes, or hours. Neither was sure which. Which ever it was, time extended too far and Rafer was walking Max up to her suite.

"I had a great time tonight Max." Rafer complimented, "You're so easy to talk to."

Max smiled, funny she didn't really remember anything what he said, but i guess whatever it was, her not saying anything helped, "Sure. I had fun tonight too."

In actuality she had. Lying on the beach had given her time to think, time to just be, time that she wished she had more of.

"So," Rafer said as the two reached her door.

Max looked up at Rafer, "Thanks for the date."

Rafer smiled, "No problem. I'll see you around?"

Max nodded, "Yea, tomorrow maybe."

"Yea." Rafer nodded back and turned to go, "Tomorrow."

Max turned to her hotel room door and slipped the key in, still not quite sure of what to make of the night. It had been enjoyable, but it was also missing something. She had just opened the door when a hand grabbed her shoulder. Max turned around to see Rafer.

"I just...I wanted too..." he leaned down and gave her a soft kiss. Max was so surprised that she let go of the door, allowing it to swing open. Rafer broke the kiss and smiled, "Tomorrow."

Max nodded dumbly and smiled. Definitely a night to remember. She watched as he walked off and then sighed. Definitely what she wanted. Max turned to the open door way and the smile she had fell and her eyes widened, "...Nic!"

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