Limited Time R

Chapter 10

AN: Okay guys here goes the permanent cure – almost. Thanks for your great reviews. Good to see that there are people out there who appreciate a little Logan and Max action. Thanks for the ideas. I might really consider them if I can manage to see them in my head first. Sorry Havok that I use to many "So's". I tried to pay attention to it this time but some are just not avoidable. And Sibleius. Great you're not dead and again Happy Birthday. So on with the story. Titled:

Chapter 10: At last – almost!!!

(But don't get your Edda James CD's out just yet. Next chapter please turn it up loud – cause then it will be – at last, a permanent cure. So please be prepared for next time.)

Max woke up and the sun was already standing high in the sky. She blinked twice slightly irritated about where she was. Then it came back to her and she grinned widely. She fell back in bed reveling in her memories of the night before. She could still smell him on the sheets. While she took in his sent she softly lay her hand at the empty spot next to her where Logan was supposed to be. Her smile faded. She so wished to wake up with his strong arms wrapped around her. She would love to wake up and see his face. Wake up only to not leave the bed all day. Just stay in there and talk, laugh, make love and occasionally eat.

//That's all I'm asking for........am I asking for too much?? I'm sure I deserve a little more happiness in my life after all I've been through. God, Logan and I deserve it after all the shit we've been through.//

Max thought and got up to see if Logan was still asleep. She slipped on her panties and his T-shirt that still held his sent and walked into the living room. The smile returned on her face as she saw Logan sleeping on the couch. He had a grin plastered on his face even in his sleep. The sheets he covered his naked body with were somehow arranged just under his bare butt and gave Max a sight she could get used to in the morning. If only she could go over there and cuddle up next to him and run her hands over his manly body.

As if he could feel her stare he stirred and blinked lightly until he got used to the sun shining into the living room. He looked up only to see Max standing in the frame of the bedroom door looking at him with a gaze of love, desire and sadness. He smiled at her and muttered a "Good morning baby" before he sat up and covered his own desire with the sheets.

"Good morning yourself", Max said smiling and gazing down at his body openly. "So I take it you rise early", she said and added after looking at the clock in the room, "in a way at least. It's almost noon. Get up and feed me. You know I lost a lot of energy last night."

"I so wish to feed you Max", Logan replied with a wicked look in his eyes.

"Even if we could Logan. I'd still need to be fed with food first", she said returning his wicked gaze and made her way to the kitchen to make some coffee. He got up from the couch not bothering to cover himself and went into the bedroom to put on some cloth. He caught Max eyes on the way there and could see how much she wanted him right now. Satisfied to know that he had the same effect on her as she apparently had on him he got dressed and went into the kitchen to prepare some late breakfast.

Once Logan finished the eggs, bacon, toast and sliced tomatoes they sat down on the table – not next to each other but across the large table – and dug in. They locked eyes and shared smiles and neither of them wanted to start a casual talk and take away what they had the night before. They continues the staring and smiling contest knowing that they were lovers, knowing that they were madly in love with one another. As it became too intense and both of them had the urge to just jump each other they concentrated back on the food.

After a while of silent eating Max was the first one to start talking. "So. What are we gonna do today? Are we heading back or are we gonna stay another night?" She didn't know what she wanted to hear from him. Of course she wanted to stay another night and make hot monkey love with him – all night. But then again she also wanted to go home and see if the temporary cure works, or at least find out when it will finally work.

"As much as I'd love to stay here another night. I don't think I'll manage to drag myself to the couch one more time knowing you are just 3 steps away from me. I suggest we drive back, pay a visit to the lab geek and then we'll go from there. How's that sound?"

"Fine with me Logan. But what do we do if the cure isn't working?" She said not wanting to imagine what would be then.

"Don't worry baby. I'm pretty sure that the cure works. Maybe not today but within this week. No doubt about that. So if we don't get a cure today we just gonna wait. And we still have the pills. I won't let you run dry - promise." Logan replied sweetly knowing that he couldn't show how unsure and scared he was himself.

"Don't worry hot-boy. I won't go dry", she replied while finishing her breakfast and got up to clear the table. He swallowed hard at her remark and got up himself. He decided not to help her with the dishes. It was way to dangerous to be close around her in his and her state. So he went into the bedroom to pack up their stuff and get ready to leave.

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"Do you want me to drop you off at your place?" Logan asked after passing the last checkpoint. The drive back Max spent on the back seat – just to be sure that nothing would overcome them – so she lay down and napped a little. At Logan's words she sat up and blinked to see that they were already back in Seattle. She stretched her sleepy bones and muscles and answered "Nah. Let's go to your place. You can drop me off after we've seen the lab geek." Logan just nodded and made his way to Foogle Towers. He grabbed his and Max bags and headed for the elevator. Max smiled at that // he really has faith. Taking my bag like he already knows the cure works and I would return to his place afterwards. Well, I guess I just have to hope and think positive – even though I don't know how that works, never tried that out// Max thought and followed Logan to the elevator up to his place.

As they entered the apartment they could hear voices. They looked at each other in confusion for they could make out to whom the voices belonged. They dropped their bags in the hall way and made their way into the living room where the voices came from. They found Bling, Original Cindy and Kendra in a heated discussion. Max and Logan just stood there listening for a minute and tried to find out what the fuss was all about and what the hell all of them were doing here. As none of the three seemed to notice them coming in and standing there Logan and Max shouted a loud "Hellooooo" through the argumentation.

At that the three of them immediately shut up and turned around to see Logan and Max stand there with question marks in their eyes.

"Would you mind explaining to me what you are all doing here and what the hell you are fighting about?" Logan asked confused.

"Logan. Max." Bling, Kendra and OC yelled in unison. They smiled broadly seeing the obviously happy couple and then looked from one to another to see who would explain the dealio to them. As Kendra and Bling didn't seem to do anything but just standing there smiling and welcoming her Boo and her boy-toy, OC had to do the dirty work.

"Well aiight. Leave it to Original Cindy to fill the lovebirds in", she said glaring at Bling and Kendra. "Lis'n up Boo 'n' Logan. Kendra dumped that freak show Walter. Apparently he wasn't Mr. Multiples without...."

"Cindy????" Kendra yelled out. She really didn't want to discuss that while Bling and Logan were around.

"Aiight. No prob. We tell you later Boo. Anyways. Kendra needed a place to stay so she moved in to our crib before figuring out what next. But Walter got pissed that Kendra left him so he showed up with a whole squad of those sector morons and they shut the building again. Hate to break it to you but we're homeless boo. And since we figured that you and hot-boy would be gone for another couple of days making hot monkey love in the woods we decided to crash here till your man finds a way do get our crib back." Original Cindy finished after having spilled the whole story.

Max and Logan listened, occasionally rolling their eyes at Cindy's way addressing Logan. After thinking about the story for a few moments they both let out a sigh.

"Okay. Well. If that is so. Welcome to casa Cale everybody", Logan said. He couldn't think of any other way. "It'll only be a matter of days until we found a way for you to have your crib back", he said while his thoughts wandered elsewhere //And if the permanent cure works Kendra can move to OC cause I will not let Max leave again, now that she practically moved in here – if only temporarily. Hey. Everything that is temporary can turn into something permanent – I hope." He was snatched out of his thoughts as he heard Max speaking.

"Cool. But what were you fighting about?" Max asked.

"Well. There is Logan's room. The guest room and the couch. We were just discussing where everybody is sleeping", Kendra filled her in.

"So?" Max asked even though she already knew where they planned that she'd be sleeping.

"Well you will of course crash with Logan in his room. And me and Cindy are still arguing about the guest room", Kendra said.

"We have to see about that. Logan and I still have no permanent cure so I need to bunk down with one of you" Max said looking sad all of a sudden but tried a small smile which faked nobody.

"Speaking of it. We need to go see that lab geek. Afterwards we can speak about our sleeping arrangements." Logan said looking reassuringly at Max. She nodded said "Laters" to everybody and headed for the door.

OC, Kendra and Bling said their good lucks to Logan and promised to unpack their bags until the got back and have dinner ready. Logan smiled weakly and went out the door himself.

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They didn't talk much during the ride to the lab. Neither of them wanted to talk about what would happen in the next few moments. They both felt insecure and decided that they would deal with it once they knew what it was they had to deal with. They didn't want to go through all the 'what ifs'. Logan parked the car in front of the lab and turned off the engine. They sat there in silence for another few minutes. They weren't thinking just shedding time. Eventually they both took a deep breath and got out of the car and walked to the door and knocked.

"This is it Logan", Max said not even trying to hide how nervous she was. She so wanted to take his hand and feel his strength and support. But they would know soon enough.

"Guess so, Max", Logan replied. He was so unsure and insecure he couldn't manage a 'it'll work out Max'. He just couldn't.

The door opened after what seemed like hours, even though it was just 30 seconds. The lab geek looked at them and smiled. "Howdy everybody. Lucky you caught me. I was just out to the weekly square dance event at the Angus." He said letting Max and Logan inside. He wore a cowboy outfit and, as Max thought a stupid looking huge cowboy hat. He lead them in his office and sat down behind his desk.

"I guess I know why you're here. And I have good news for you," he said and got up. He went around the desk holding some papers in his hands. He sat on the edge of the desk facing Max and Logan.

"What?" Max and Logan said in unison. They couldn't take it anymore. This geek took his time alright.

"Okay. Look. I took your blood sample Max and separated your stem cells and the virus patches on them. It didn't work out at first but then I got an idea. I figured when I take some of Logan's blood the virus patches around your stem cells would kind of rise from the cells and try to attack Logan's blood. And therefore wouldn't be connected to your stem cells anymore. That would be the right time to attack them and get the anti bodies into the little gap that formed within and then those anti bodies would coat your stem cells and the virus couldn't hook up with the them anymore and would finally erase itself. So I ran some tests and it turned out it works."

"You're saying that you can kill the virus??" Logan asked. He had no idea what the lab geek talked about but as he looked over to Max, who was really into this chemical and biological stuff, he knew that the virus would go down for good as he saw her eyes fill with tears and a smile appeared on her face.

"So how fast could you make it work?" Max asked.

"Well we only have to inject Logan's blood into your system and then it should work within 24 hours. But before you try it out we need to run some more tests on your blood to give you the clean bill of health." The lab geek said while getting some equipment to give Max the injection and the anti bodies, which were a concentrate of the pills he gave them before.

Max and Logan couldn't believe what was happening. They really beat that bitch. "I'm so happy I could just cry and hug you till you passed out due to the lack of oxygen", Max said not bothering that the lab geek heard it.

"All right. Just 24 more hours and you can do that. But until then you better keep your hands off of him. Now roll up your sleeve". He took some of Logan's blood changed the needles and gave the injection to Max. After 5 minutes he injected her the anti bodies. "That's it guys. Come back tomorrow at 6 PM. I'll check the blood but I'm sure everything will work out fine. I'm not saying congratulations – that would mean bad luck. Now if you would excuse me. I got some square dancing to do."

They shook hands and thanked him and got into the car. They sat there for a while not saying anything. Then Max looked over to Logan and said: " (So) We got 24 hours. What will we do?"

"I don't know baby. We should go home and spread the good news. You and whoever sleeps on the couch can take my bedroom and I take the couch. And don't even try to argue with me here. I don't mind. I know it will only be for one more night", he said giving her a heart melting smile and started the engine to go back to the penthouse.

AN: Okay. Don't kill me here. Just needed a good set up for the next chapter. And before you ask. Even with the permanent cure they cannot do whatever they want. Just go and read on if you like. But I'm not gonna tease you a lot. I promise that the next chapter will have a "WARNING" remark on top of it. So until I figure out where to go next take care and please, please review. Can't do without ya know.

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