Chapter One
When Alec and Max got to Logan's, there seemed to be uneasiness in the air. Logan felt uneasy, that was obvious to Max anyway. But uneasy with whom? Me, Asha, Alec? Humm.
"Hey Logan. I tired to call you again today and again no Logan. You OK? Thought you might be avoiding me." Max said with a little concern
"Been busy." Logan replied. Alec and Max both thought that was a little rude, but let it go. If he was going to be in a bad mood, then we'll just ignore it and not let it bring us down.
" Hey, what's up TIMMY"? Alec said sarcastically "The bad guys remove those little tags from the mattresses again?" "First It's the tags, then anarchy!"
"You know where it goes from there, don't you? Overdue library books, unauthorized copying of VHS tapes, jaywalking, skipping Oprah on Wednesdays." Max quipped with a smirk on her face. Alec had to smile at that. A month ago she would have just told him to shut up and probably insult his manhood in the process. Now she actually laughed with him, instead of at him. In fact, they had a lot of good laughs when they were together lately. Two X5 highly developed minds in the pursuit of insulting or amusing comebacks. Maybe that's why they got along so well, both had no childhood to speak of and were now kind of reverting back into one in some respects. Making up for lost time. And why not?
Logan began to go into Cap'n E.O. mode.
"Asha and I have uncovered a plot by Bank of America to conceal partial unpaid balances for IRS refund checks to tax paying customers and filtering it into their corporate account. Their faux paper trail to cover their asses is pointing directly to the S1W" Logan explained, still acting uneasy and a little weird. Then Asha jumped in.
"They are stealing hard-working tax payers money for their own personal gain and blaming it on the S1W. Your mission is to infiltrate the bank and copy and erase the files in question." Asha explained
She looked at Max and Max realized that something was up with these two and they were keeping it to themselves. She wondered if they found out something about her family or something was amiss and they didn't want to tell her. Asha now looked away and she knew something was going on. She decided to let it go until she got back from the mission, and then she would demand to know what's up.
Max and Alec looked at each other, gave a shared smirk, and then gathered the information for the mission. Alec had to give one last observation.
"Damn, you two sure are the party animals. Hate to be around when you really get your swerve on. Geez, no fun for Timmy and his sidekick Gobbles. You two are about as exciting as a visit to the proctologists'." Logan just gave a smile, one not heart felt. Max and Alec turned and left.
Logan could tell that Max was aware of the tension in the room and was grateful that she let it go for now. He himself needed to figure out what happened earlier and how he felt about it.
"Logan, we need to talk about earlier," Asha said firmly
"Yeah, I guess we do. The kiss we shared was just that, a kiss." Logan said and not too convincingly
"Are you sure? You don't sound too convinced. Besides, I know you enjoyed it and returned it, whether you want to admit it or not." Asha returned
"Your right, I did enjoy it. And I enjoy you too, but Max.I can't do this to her" Logan said
"And enjoying a kiss behind her back is doing the right thing by her?" Asha retorted
"I don't know what I am doing anymore. I'm so lonely and I can't deny that it felt good to hold you. I don't know. Maybe Max and I weren't meant to be. There are obstacles everywhere and I'm so tired. Tired of waiting, tired of being lonely, tired of wanting.and you aren't making things easy" Logan confessed "I am attracted to you"
Asha looked at him and could see the pain there. "Logan, I know you care for her and don't want to hurt her, I don't either. But I am here, now and I can be with you, fully. And I do love you. You have to decide what you want" she said
"I know. But." Logan stopped and looked lost
Asha approached him and looked deeply into his lost eyes. She could see the struggle and wondered if she should try to tip the scales, she didn't want him to regret any decision he made. Logan stared back into her eyes and lost himself. They slowly leaned towards each other and kissed. As the kiss continued and didn't break, they became comfortable and the lust grew.
When Alec and Max got to Logan's, there seemed to be uneasiness in the air. Logan felt uneasy, that was obvious to Max anyway. But uneasy with whom? Me, Asha, Alec? Humm.
"Hey Logan. I tired to call you again today and again no Logan. You OK? Thought you might be avoiding me." Max said with a little concern
"Been busy." Logan replied. Alec and Max both thought that was a little rude, but let it go. If he was going to be in a bad mood, then we'll just ignore it and not let it bring us down.
" Hey, what's up TIMMY"? Alec said sarcastically "The bad guys remove those little tags from the mattresses again?" "First It's the tags, then anarchy!"
"You know where it goes from there, don't you? Overdue library books, unauthorized copying of VHS tapes, jaywalking, skipping Oprah on Wednesdays." Max quipped with a smirk on her face. Alec had to smile at that. A month ago she would have just told him to shut up and probably insult his manhood in the process. Now she actually laughed with him, instead of at him. In fact, they had a lot of good laughs when they were together lately. Two X5 highly developed minds in the pursuit of insulting or amusing comebacks. Maybe that's why they got along so well, both had no childhood to speak of and were now kind of reverting back into one in some respects. Making up for lost time. And why not?
Logan began to go into Cap'n E.O. mode.
"Asha and I have uncovered a plot by Bank of America to conceal partial unpaid balances for IRS refund checks to tax paying customers and filtering it into their corporate account. Their faux paper trail to cover their asses is pointing directly to the S1W" Logan explained, still acting uneasy and a little weird. Then Asha jumped in.
"They are stealing hard-working tax payers money for their own personal gain and blaming it on the S1W. Your mission is to infiltrate the bank and copy and erase the files in question." Asha explained
She looked at Max and Max realized that something was up with these two and they were keeping it to themselves. She wondered if they found out something about her family or something was amiss and they didn't want to tell her. Asha now looked away and she knew something was going on. She decided to let it go until she got back from the mission, and then she would demand to know what's up.
Max and Alec looked at each other, gave a shared smirk, and then gathered the information for the mission. Alec had to give one last observation.
"Damn, you two sure are the party animals. Hate to be around when you really get your swerve on. Geez, no fun for Timmy and his sidekick Gobbles. You two are about as exciting as a visit to the proctologists'." Logan just gave a smile, one not heart felt. Max and Alec turned and left.
Logan could tell that Max was aware of the tension in the room and was grateful that she let it go for now. He himself needed to figure out what happened earlier and how he felt about it.
"Logan, we need to talk about earlier," Asha said firmly
"Yeah, I guess we do. The kiss we shared was just that, a kiss." Logan said and not too convincingly
"Are you sure? You don't sound too convinced. Besides, I know you enjoyed it and returned it, whether you want to admit it or not." Asha returned
"Your right, I did enjoy it. And I enjoy you too, but Max.I can't do this to her" Logan said
"And enjoying a kiss behind her back is doing the right thing by her?" Asha retorted
"I don't know what I am doing anymore. I'm so lonely and I can't deny that it felt good to hold you. I don't know. Maybe Max and I weren't meant to be. There are obstacles everywhere and I'm so tired. Tired of waiting, tired of being lonely, tired of wanting.and you aren't making things easy" Logan confessed "I am attracted to you"
Asha looked at him and could see the pain there. "Logan, I know you care for her and don't want to hurt her, I don't either. But I am here, now and I can be with you, fully. And I do love you. You have to decide what you want" she said
"I know. But." Logan stopped and looked lost
Asha approached him and looked deeply into his lost eyes. She could see the struggle and wondered if she should try to tip the scales, she didn't want him to regret any decision he made. Logan stared back into her eyes and lost himself. They slowly leaned towards each other and kissed. As the kiss continued and didn't break, they became comfortable and the lust grew.