1 Chapter 9

"Valerie, I want joint custody of Christian" Logan said looking Valerie square in the eye.

"The only way you will get any type of custody is if you dump that child you call Max and make me Mrs Cale again" Valerie said moving closer to Logan.

Logan stared at her. "You will never be my wife again Valerie, I WILL marry Max and I WILL get custody of my son" Logan said in a low but firm voice.

"Daddy, daddy, guess what, guess what" Christian called running out onto the deck. Max followed slowly having heard what Valerie and Logan had just said.

"Hey there, slow down son, your gonna knock me over if you speed around like that, what's up?" Logan says bending down to hold the boy still for a second.

"Grandma suggested I go to your house tonight" Christian said wrapping his arms around Logan's neck. "Max said it was okay, so I packed my bag I'm already to go with you," the little boy said as he began playing with Logan's spiky hair.

"Sweetie, your not going home with your father tonight, so take your bag back to your room and put everything away" Valerie said when Christian didn't move she added "now young man" Christian began to cry but did as she told him to, he slowly untangled himself from Logan and walked back inside.

When he was gone Valerie turned on Max, "he is not your son, you have no right to give him permission to do anything, you will never be his mother" Valerie said standing an inch away from Max.

Logan saw the look in Max's eyes as Valerie got closer to her, she was pissed off, before he could move to make Valerie back off he heard Max whisper "If he were my son, he wouldn't be living in fear of me".

Valerie stepped back and said "and what exactly is that meant to mean child"

"Meaning that if Christian was my son, he wouldn't have to be scared of me hitting, cause I would never hit him if he were mine" Max said, she turned her head to look at Logan, he was looking between the two women he moved towards Valerie.

"Is that true Val, have you ever hit Christian?" Logan asked hoping that Max had been misinformed.

"No Ofcourse not, I would never hit my…our baby" Valerie said.

"Alright, I think it's time Max and I left, but in the morning Val I'll be meeting with my lawyers" Logan said taking Max's hand and leading her back into the house.

Valerie smirked / it looks like the child is going to get in trouble for lying/

Logan and Max walked into the house to find Christian standing there with his bag by his feet and his stuffed friend in his arms.

Logan kneeled down in front of Christian. "Christian I'm sorry but you can't come home with me tonight but hopefully soon you will be able to come and live with me and Max, would you like that?" Logan asked. The boy nodded "can Zack come to please" he asked.

"Who's Zack?" Logan asked

"My dog, when is soon?"

" I don't know son, maybe in the next couple of days, Ofcourse Zack can come with you, okay Max and I have to go now so we can arrange for you to come live with us but we'll come and see you in a day or so okay, you be good for your mum alright, bye son" Logan said hugging the child and standing up.

Logan expected him to run to his room, but instead he walked over to Max and waited as she bent down to his level. Logan watched as Max hugged the boy, saying goodbye. After he said goodbye to Max he took off running down the hall towards his bedroom.

Logan and Max made their way out to the car and began their journey home.

A/N: sorry to leave it here people, but I ran out of inspiration.