Chapter 11.........Exit Logan
"Alec no, I'm not leaveing" Max said. She shook her head, "What you think that just because I'm pregnant, that I'm now suddenly deeply in love with you? that we'll what, get married? Buy a house? have a little dog running around? I don't think so. Alec, I still love Logan. And I still have friends here that I don't want to leave. And I still have to take care of Joshua." She said.
Alec clenched his jaw again. "Max, what happens when Logan finds out your pregnant? What then. You may still love him, but will he still love you?" Alec questioned. Max looked away. "And If it's Joshua your worried about, I'm sure we can find a way to bring him with us. But Max, we can Not stay. It just isn't safe." Alec said. He had to make her see that she couldn't stay here.
"What about my brothers and sisters? I'll never see any of them again if I leave" she said. "They all still think I'm dead" she moved away from Alec and walked over to look out the window at the broken city.
Alec went over to Max and put a hand on her shoulder, he opened his mouth to say something, but she stopped him. "Do you really think that that's true, that he'll find out I'm pregnant and not love me anymore?" she asked him.
Alec didn't know what to say. The truth was he didn't think that Logan would stop loving her. But with Logan here, then Max would never leave. "I don't know" Alec said. "But I do know that we Cant stay here. Not if we ever want anything approaching a normal life." he said.
"But Alec, we're not normal. We'll never have a normal life. Never" she said.
"But Max, that doesn't mean we can't try" Alec said. For a moment Max's expression changed. He knew he had her. just a few more words, a sincere look, and she was his. "Max common, how are you supposed to fight white if your pregnant?" Her face turned down a little, "How are you supposed to run assignments for Logan?"
Oops, wrong words. At the mention of Logans face Max broke into tears. "Logan" she whispered. "Alec, I-I can't, I can't leave everyone, And I, I can't" she said.
She was standing there, wet, shaking with the cold, and her sobs. She looked so small in her tiny tank top, and brown corduroy pants. He couldn't stand to see her like that. He wrapped his arms around her, resting his head on hers, breathing in the fresh scent of her rain soaked hair. She buried her head in his neck, and they stood there, taking in each others warmth. "Max, I'm sorry. I'm sorry I got you pregnant, I'm sorry I've put you in this position, I'm sorry for being a jerk all the time, I'm sorry for everything. But please Max, just please tell me you'll think about it" he begged her.
She nodded into his shoulder and Alec took that as a yes. He held her for a moment longer before pulling back. He looked down at her, her sobs had lessened, but she was still shaking with cold. I'll leave you to change? he said, and stepped out of the room. He walked over and sat on the couch, waiting for her to come out.
After about ten minutes Alec got tired of waiting, and was wondering what was taking her so long. He got up and knocked on the door to his room, "Max" he said softly, no answer. He opened the door and looked in, she was sleeping on his bed, her hair falling over her face. She looked like a little girl, wrapped in his gray sweat suit, wet curls, that were barely curly anymore, covering her eyes, and mouth.
Alec walked over and sat on the bed. He reached out a slightly shaky hand, and brushed the hair out of her face. He leaned down and brushed his full lips across her cheek. He stood up and took of his shirt and pants, he pulled on a pair of blue sweat pants. He laid down on the bed next to her, and pulled the blankets up over them. He wrapped an arm over her, and in her sleep, she snuggled back against his warm body. He sighed and nuzzled her neck a little, "Good night Max" he whispered to her sleeping form. He turned off the lamp on the night stand, and closed his eyes. He placed a possessive hand on her stomach, and drifted off into a peaceful sleep, pretending that they were normal. And that when they woke up, a news paper would be on their perfect porch, and a golden dog would be sleeping at their feet.
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Max woke up feeling warm and safe. She opened her eyes, to look strait up at Alecs face. He looked completely at peace in slumber. She was on her side, and so was he, his arms were wrapped around her. She couldn't help but wonder if it would really be that bad to wake up like this every morning. She reached a hand out and stroked his face. His skin was soft like a child's. She ran her fingers over the perfect smoothness of his full lips. She moved her arm back down under his arm, and placed it on the back of his bare shoulder. She pulled herself closer to him, not wanting the moment to end.
Could she do it Could she leave everything she knew? Zack, Cindy, her job, crash, Logan? Logan. She had to tell Logan. She could never be with Logan now. Not with the way fait was trying so hard to keep them apart. Her stomach felt heavy with the knowledge. She loved Logan, she knew she did, but she couldn't stay here with him. It wouldn't be fair to Logan, It wouldn't be fair to Alec, and it wouldn't be fair to herself.
She rested her head on Alecs chest, refusing to cry, and to ruin this moment. After a little while, Alec began to stir. Max pulled back and looked at him. His Blue eyes shined with a glint of green, "Morning" she said softly.
"Morning" he said back. She moved up to him and kissed his lips lightly. Just barely brushing them with her own. When she pulled back, he smiled at her. She smiled back at him. Their moment of peace was interrupted by a knock at the door.
Alec groaned, but got out of bed any ways and went to answer the door. Max quickly got out of bed and followed him. They got to the door and Alec began to unlock the many locks. Max lifted her arms high up above her head stretching and yawning, a movement that much resembled a cats. Alec couldn't help but smile at her. He tried to focus on the locks, and not the exposed skin of her stomach. He opened the door, and they were both shocked to see Logan.
"Logan" Max said, "This isn't what it looks like. I came by last night to talk to Alec, and I got wet in the rain, so he let me borrow some clothes. I was really tired and I fell asleep on the couch, and I just woke up, so hi" Max lied through her teeth. She felt bad about it, but she just wasn't ready to tell Logan. She wasn't ready to give him up yet.
"Ah.....Hi" Logan said after an okward moment. Alec was standing next to him. Smiling. Max wanted to kill him, How could he smile at a time like this? He always smile at times like this Max thought to herself. "Well, It just makes it easier, you being here" Logan said. Max was surprised at this, "I have a mission for you two, I tried to page you Max, but you weren't answering" he told them.
Max looked down at her feet, "Um, about that, Logan don't get mad, But I think I may of lost my Pager" she admitted. She hadn't lost it. She knew exactly where it was. It as siting on the small night stand next to Zacks bed.
As if on cue, Zack turned the corner down the hall and appeared in Alecs doorway, behind Max, "Hey Max, you left your pager" he said holding up the small Black item. "It went off like twenty times in the last hour" he said.
Logan let out a very unmanly yelp, and practically hid behind Alec. The three X5s all broke into laughter. "It's okay Logan, he's better, he's not going to kill you" Max said.
"I would completely rule that idea out" Zack said. Max glared at him. Zack returned the glare, raising an eyebrow. Alec smiled. At this moment, they were acting exactly like siblings.
He stepped between them, breaking off the starring contest, "Children children" he said with his cocky grin, "Can we please stop this child's play, and get back to business? Now, Logan, I believe you were coming up with another way for me and Max to get ourselves killed?" Alec said sweetly turning to Logan.
Three glares met him. Logan, not being an X5, was the first to let off. "Okay, back to business" Zack and Max and Alec focused their attention back onto Logan. "A source of mine has notified me of a warehouse right on the border of Washington, leading into Canada. It's located in some woods, that aren't used for anything. This warehouse contains files from Manticore. It could have useful information" he told them. They all nodded at the same time. "Any ways, if we could get these files, it could answer allot of questions. Destroying the warehouse would prevent them from ever creating a new Manticore. At least not for a very long time. It wont be east though. You'll have to be up there for a few days, scope out the scene. I have blue prints, but I don't know how it's guarded. I assume that the area will be covered with guards however."
Max, Alec, and, Zack all exchanged looks. They wanted this mission. "It will require allot of physical activity, you'll need to take out guards, climb through vents, run, all those other things your all so good at. It will be extremely dangerous. These guards could Be X5s, or X whatevers And even if their not, it will still be well trained soldiers, they'll be able to return blows strongly"
Both Zack and Alec both looked up and said, "No!" at the same time. Max stared down at her feet. "I'll go, Zack can come, but Max stays" Alec said. Zack nodded.
"I think that Max being there would help, I mean, the more of you there are, the better" Logan said.
Max shook her head, "No Logan I can't go. I can't risk it" she said. She still kept her head down and refused to look up. Zack and Alec both moved close to her, as if to protect her from some unknown beastie.
"Max, you've taken risks before, why is it such a big deal now?" Logan asked. He wasn't trying to get to her. He just wanted to know why everyone was acting so strange now.
"NO" Zack said, "she's not coming. She's going to stay here, tuck herself in her warm little bed and sleep. Me and Alec can take care of it" Zack said.
"But Max can-" Logan started before he was stopped.
"NO" Alec interrupted him. Alec and Zack were both standing in front of Max, making it so Logan couldn't even see her anymore. "She's staying, I'm not letting her put herself at risk like that. Not while she's- NO, it's not happening." He practically growled at Logan.
"Why are you all acting so strange?" Logan asked. "Things like this come up all the time, and you all just do it. Max is always in danger, why is it suddenly so different?".
"Because I'm pregnant" Max said quietly. Her voice came out in a whisper, scratchy and scared. But everyone in the room heard it. Max pushed Zack and Alec out of the way, and finally looked up at Logan, "I'm pregnant" she said louder and clearer.
Logans face held a pained expression. "What?" he asked.
Max's heart filled with pain. She had wanted to put this moment off. She had wanted them to be alone. She had wanted to wake up one morning and find that she was no longer pregnant, that the virus was gone, and that everything in life was good. "Logan, can we go somewhere and talk?" she asked. He nodded, walking out the door, motioning for her to follow him.
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"So" Alec said clapping his hands together. now, out of the presence of Max and Logan, he simply felt uncomfortable around Zack, "Nice seeing you again" he said trying to end the silence.
Zack turned around to face Alec. His normally light blue eyes had gone dark. "So, Alec, your the boy who knocked up my baby sister" he said in an almost growl.
"Oh no, your one of those types of brothers." Alec said. "Of course last time I saw you, you weren't acting very brotherly towards her" He pointed out.
"That's none of your business. Besides, she's always going to be my baby sister in a way" he explained. "And I'd hate to see some punk like you screw up her life. I guess I'm to late to stop that though" he said. Alec couldn't help but shrink a little under Zacks gaze. He took a small step back. "You think that you can just carry her off on some grand white pony? Everything will be okay? Well Alec, let me tell you something. She's not in good health right not. It pains me to say it, but she's crazy" Zack said. Alec stared at him, his mouth opened in a 'o'. "She thinks that Ben is here, she thinks she has her brother back. And you all here are apparently just to stupid to see that" Zack said.
Alec shook his head. He had known. How could he of just forgotten like that? He had seen her cry in a ball, she had called him Ben. She talked to herself, and she always seemed to be looking at something that only she could see. It all made sense now, how could he of been so stupid. "What do you want me to do?" Alec asked, "We can't stay here, it's too dangerous. And I can't just take her into a mental hospital and be all like, "Hey, here my pregnant girl friend. By the way, she happens to of gone insane. It's not her fault really. You see she's a genetically engineered super human, made to be a soldier. Insanity seems to run in her family, because the guy she always thought of her brother went insane, from the whole solider training thing. In the end she was forced to kill him, and she just lost it, she's now unable to accept that he is dead, and thinks he's taking care of her. Well, she's in good hands here, I'll come back to check on her latter. By the way, if she happens to have seizures, just give her some milk. Bye now" Alec waved his hand in the air.
He didn't notice the change that came across Zacks face. "Max killed Ben?" he said, "No, she said that it was people from Manticore, that she couldn't stop them. She would never kill Ben. He was her big brother, she loved him. And he loved her. All he ever talked about was finding her. She wouldn't kill Ben" Zack told Alec.
"Well, Ben was killing people. Innocent people. She went to stop him, and broke his leg. Manticore people were on their way, and Ben begged her to kill him. He didn't want to go back there. So she did." Alec explained.
Zack still continued to deny the truth, "NO! Your a lier, you don't know what you're talking about. You don't know how the three of us were. She would tell me." Zack basically yelled at him.
"Your so Blind" Alec yelled back at Zack, "Why do you think she's lost it like this. If Ben was still alive, then it would mean that she didn't kill him. She could feel free of all the guilt that's been building up. And of course she wouldn't tell you. the three of you were closest right? So how could she tell you that she killed your favorite brother?" Alec spat the word out at him.
Zack looked down at the floor. He didn't know what to say. How could he of let all this happened. The day they all escaped, Zack had taken on responsibility for them all. And look what had happened. Ben had died at the hands of his little sister. His little sister who loved him more then anything. Max was now pregnant, by Bens twin. And, not to mention, she was insane. "Well" Zack said after a few moments, "Your right, you have to get her out of here" Zack new that Alec was right about that. "But, I'm coming with you. Only for a little while. Just so I can make sure she's okay, then I'll come back here, and catch up with all my other Manticore siblings. But, Alec, we have to go soon. I say we do this job for Logan, and leave" Zack said.
Alec nodded, "Sounds like a plan, but there is one little problem. How are we supposed to convince Max into letting this all happen?" Alec asked. "I mean, Max is no push over, she already made it clear to me that she didn't want to go".
"Leave that to me" Zack said. Then he took a very firm step towards Alec, and grabbed his arm, "But, if you ever EVER hurt my baby sister I will kill you. I'm not just saying that either. I will hunt you down, tie you up, and slowly torture you until you die. She is NOT going to be some conquest of yours" Zack threatened him.
Alec nodded, "I would never do anything to hurt Max" he said. Zack glared at him for a moment longer, then released his arm. He went to the fridge and began to look for something to eat.
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"So" Max said clapping her hands together.
"So" Logan said angry, "Whose the father?" He asked.
Max looked down, really not wanting to answer that question, but knowing she had to, "Alec" she said quietly, "But Logan, I didn't-"
"No Max, I don't want to here this. I mean how long has this been going on? What, you guys just go get together after seeing me and go 'Oh that Logan, he's so clueless, always following m around, making little moon eyes, it's so pathetic'" Logan couldn't even look at her, he was to hurt. "I loved you Max, I LOVED you, and you just do this? Max if you didn't feel the same way, you should of just told me. Not let me make such a fool of myself" He yelled at her.
"Logan no" she said shaking her head. She was crying now, she couldn't stand to have him think like that, "I do love you, I DO" she went up to him, as close as she dared with the virus, "but it is just so hard to be near you, and not to be able to touch you. It's driving me crazy. And what happened with Alec, was just one big BIG mistake. But Logan, now, now it's grown into something more. And as much as I love you, I have to make the right decision here. For me and the baby" she told him.
He looked up at her, the tears running down her face made her look about ten years younger then she was. he reached out a hand to brush them away, but stopped, remembering the virus. "See Logan? Do you see what I'm saying? And I know you don't want to hear this, and I really don't want to say it. But, Alec, he cares about me, it may be hard to believe, but I know he does. And I care about him. And we're going to have a baby together. Logan, this may be the one chance I have at anything approaching a normal life. And He can protect me when I can't protect myself. And Logan, I can't stay here, I can't. It's to dangerous now. We're going to leave. I'm not saying that we're not coming back, but, I am saying that we can't stay here" She told him. He stepped back buried her face in her hands. "Logan, I wish that it could be different. I wish that I could touch you, and that I never slept with Alec. But I can't touch you. And I did sleep with Alec, and now, I have this whole new life to take care of. And I really think that I could be happy with him" she said.
Logan nodded. She was right. She really was, and he knew it. Maybe in a different life they could be together. Maybe in a different life they were. But this life wasn't for them. "Just promise me that I'll see you again" Logan said.
Max nodded, "You will" She said. Logan turned and left the building, and Max turned and walked back to Alecs room. She walked away from her old life, and walked into a new one.
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A/N-Well, this chapter took me a while to write, but it's long so hopefully that will make up for it. I tried to end Max and Logans relationship on a somewhat good note, because I kind of like Logan, and if it weren't for Alec, I'd probably want them to be together. Any ways, I couldn't stand the thought of having Logan be some jerk or something, and I didn't want Max to be all, "I'm with Alec now you Fu** off. Ya know? Any ways, I hope you enjoy this chapter, Logan probably won't be in it much more.
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"Alec no, I'm not leaveing" Max said. She shook her head, "What you think that just because I'm pregnant, that I'm now suddenly deeply in love with you? that we'll what, get married? Buy a house? have a little dog running around? I don't think so. Alec, I still love Logan. And I still have friends here that I don't want to leave. And I still have to take care of Joshua." She said.
Alec clenched his jaw again. "Max, what happens when Logan finds out your pregnant? What then. You may still love him, but will he still love you?" Alec questioned. Max looked away. "And If it's Joshua your worried about, I'm sure we can find a way to bring him with us. But Max, we can Not stay. It just isn't safe." Alec said. He had to make her see that she couldn't stay here.
"What about my brothers and sisters? I'll never see any of them again if I leave" she said. "They all still think I'm dead" she moved away from Alec and walked over to look out the window at the broken city.
Alec went over to Max and put a hand on her shoulder, he opened his mouth to say something, but she stopped him. "Do you really think that that's true, that he'll find out I'm pregnant and not love me anymore?" she asked him.
Alec didn't know what to say. The truth was he didn't think that Logan would stop loving her. But with Logan here, then Max would never leave. "I don't know" Alec said. "But I do know that we Cant stay here. Not if we ever want anything approaching a normal life." he said.
"But Alec, we're not normal. We'll never have a normal life. Never" she said.
"But Max, that doesn't mean we can't try" Alec said. For a moment Max's expression changed. He knew he had her. just a few more words, a sincere look, and she was his. "Max common, how are you supposed to fight white if your pregnant?" Her face turned down a little, "How are you supposed to run assignments for Logan?"
Oops, wrong words. At the mention of Logans face Max broke into tears. "Logan" she whispered. "Alec, I-I can't, I can't leave everyone, And I, I can't" she said.
She was standing there, wet, shaking with the cold, and her sobs. She looked so small in her tiny tank top, and brown corduroy pants. He couldn't stand to see her like that. He wrapped his arms around her, resting his head on hers, breathing in the fresh scent of her rain soaked hair. She buried her head in his neck, and they stood there, taking in each others warmth. "Max, I'm sorry. I'm sorry I got you pregnant, I'm sorry I've put you in this position, I'm sorry for being a jerk all the time, I'm sorry for everything. But please Max, just please tell me you'll think about it" he begged her.
She nodded into his shoulder and Alec took that as a yes. He held her for a moment longer before pulling back. He looked down at her, her sobs had lessened, but she was still shaking with cold. I'll leave you to change? he said, and stepped out of the room. He walked over and sat on the couch, waiting for her to come out.
After about ten minutes Alec got tired of waiting, and was wondering what was taking her so long. He got up and knocked on the door to his room, "Max" he said softly, no answer. He opened the door and looked in, she was sleeping on his bed, her hair falling over her face. She looked like a little girl, wrapped in his gray sweat suit, wet curls, that were barely curly anymore, covering her eyes, and mouth.
Alec walked over and sat on the bed. He reached out a slightly shaky hand, and brushed the hair out of her face. He leaned down and brushed his full lips across her cheek. He stood up and took of his shirt and pants, he pulled on a pair of blue sweat pants. He laid down on the bed next to her, and pulled the blankets up over them. He wrapped an arm over her, and in her sleep, she snuggled back against his warm body. He sighed and nuzzled her neck a little, "Good night Max" he whispered to her sleeping form. He turned off the lamp on the night stand, and closed his eyes. He placed a possessive hand on her stomach, and drifted off into a peaceful sleep, pretending that they were normal. And that when they woke up, a news paper would be on their perfect porch, and a golden dog would be sleeping at their feet.
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Max woke up feeling warm and safe. She opened her eyes, to look strait up at Alecs face. He looked completely at peace in slumber. She was on her side, and so was he, his arms were wrapped around her. She couldn't help but wonder if it would really be that bad to wake up like this every morning. She reached a hand out and stroked his face. His skin was soft like a child's. She ran her fingers over the perfect smoothness of his full lips. She moved her arm back down under his arm, and placed it on the back of his bare shoulder. She pulled herself closer to him, not wanting the moment to end.
Could she do it Could she leave everything she knew? Zack, Cindy, her job, crash, Logan? Logan. She had to tell Logan. She could never be with Logan now. Not with the way fait was trying so hard to keep them apart. Her stomach felt heavy with the knowledge. She loved Logan, she knew she did, but she couldn't stay here with him. It wouldn't be fair to Logan, It wouldn't be fair to Alec, and it wouldn't be fair to herself.
She rested her head on Alecs chest, refusing to cry, and to ruin this moment. After a little while, Alec began to stir. Max pulled back and looked at him. His Blue eyes shined with a glint of green, "Morning" she said softly.
"Morning" he said back. She moved up to him and kissed his lips lightly. Just barely brushing them with her own. When she pulled back, he smiled at her. She smiled back at him. Their moment of peace was interrupted by a knock at the door.
Alec groaned, but got out of bed any ways and went to answer the door. Max quickly got out of bed and followed him. They got to the door and Alec began to unlock the many locks. Max lifted her arms high up above her head stretching and yawning, a movement that much resembled a cats. Alec couldn't help but smile at her. He tried to focus on the locks, and not the exposed skin of her stomach. He opened the door, and they were both shocked to see Logan.
"Logan" Max said, "This isn't what it looks like. I came by last night to talk to Alec, and I got wet in the rain, so he let me borrow some clothes. I was really tired and I fell asleep on the couch, and I just woke up, so hi" Max lied through her teeth. She felt bad about it, but she just wasn't ready to tell Logan. She wasn't ready to give him up yet.
"Ah.....Hi" Logan said after an okward moment. Alec was standing next to him. Smiling. Max wanted to kill him, How could he smile at a time like this? He always smile at times like this Max thought to herself. "Well, It just makes it easier, you being here" Logan said. Max was surprised at this, "I have a mission for you two, I tried to page you Max, but you weren't answering" he told them.
Max looked down at her feet, "Um, about that, Logan don't get mad, But I think I may of lost my Pager" she admitted. She hadn't lost it. She knew exactly where it was. It as siting on the small night stand next to Zacks bed.
As if on cue, Zack turned the corner down the hall and appeared in Alecs doorway, behind Max, "Hey Max, you left your pager" he said holding up the small Black item. "It went off like twenty times in the last hour" he said.
Logan let out a very unmanly yelp, and practically hid behind Alec. The three X5s all broke into laughter. "It's okay Logan, he's better, he's not going to kill you" Max said.
"I would completely rule that idea out" Zack said. Max glared at him. Zack returned the glare, raising an eyebrow. Alec smiled. At this moment, they were acting exactly like siblings.
He stepped between them, breaking off the starring contest, "Children children" he said with his cocky grin, "Can we please stop this child's play, and get back to business? Now, Logan, I believe you were coming up with another way for me and Max to get ourselves killed?" Alec said sweetly turning to Logan.
Three glares met him. Logan, not being an X5, was the first to let off. "Okay, back to business" Zack and Max and Alec focused their attention back onto Logan. "A source of mine has notified me of a warehouse right on the border of Washington, leading into Canada. It's located in some woods, that aren't used for anything. This warehouse contains files from Manticore. It could have useful information" he told them. They all nodded at the same time. "Any ways, if we could get these files, it could answer allot of questions. Destroying the warehouse would prevent them from ever creating a new Manticore. At least not for a very long time. It wont be east though. You'll have to be up there for a few days, scope out the scene. I have blue prints, but I don't know how it's guarded. I assume that the area will be covered with guards however."
Max, Alec, and, Zack all exchanged looks. They wanted this mission. "It will require allot of physical activity, you'll need to take out guards, climb through vents, run, all those other things your all so good at. It will be extremely dangerous. These guards could Be X5s, or X whatevers And even if their not, it will still be well trained soldiers, they'll be able to return blows strongly"
Both Zack and Alec both looked up and said, "No!" at the same time. Max stared down at her feet. "I'll go, Zack can come, but Max stays" Alec said. Zack nodded.
"I think that Max being there would help, I mean, the more of you there are, the better" Logan said.
Max shook her head, "No Logan I can't go. I can't risk it" she said. She still kept her head down and refused to look up. Zack and Alec both moved close to her, as if to protect her from some unknown beastie.
"Max, you've taken risks before, why is it such a big deal now?" Logan asked. He wasn't trying to get to her. He just wanted to know why everyone was acting so strange now.
"NO" Zack said, "she's not coming. She's going to stay here, tuck herself in her warm little bed and sleep. Me and Alec can take care of it" Zack said.
"But Max can-" Logan started before he was stopped.
"NO" Alec interrupted him. Alec and Zack were both standing in front of Max, making it so Logan couldn't even see her anymore. "She's staying, I'm not letting her put herself at risk like that. Not while she's- NO, it's not happening." He practically growled at Logan.
"Why are you all acting so strange?" Logan asked. "Things like this come up all the time, and you all just do it. Max is always in danger, why is it suddenly so different?".
"Because I'm pregnant" Max said quietly. Her voice came out in a whisper, scratchy and scared. But everyone in the room heard it. Max pushed Zack and Alec out of the way, and finally looked up at Logan, "I'm pregnant" she said louder and clearer.
Logans face held a pained expression. "What?" he asked.
Max's heart filled with pain. She had wanted to put this moment off. She had wanted them to be alone. She had wanted to wake up one morning and find that she was no longer pregnant, that the virus was gone, and that everything in life was good. "Logan, can we go somewhere and talk?" she asked. He nodded, walking out the door, motioning for her to follow him.
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"So" Alec said clapping his hands together. now, out of the presence of Max and Logan, he simply felt uncomfortable around Zack, "Nice seeing you again" he said trying to end the silence.
Zack turned around to face Alec. His normally light blue eyes had gone dark. "So, Alec, your the boy who knocked up my baby sister" he said in an almost growl.
"Oh no, your one of those types of brothers." Alec said. "Of course last time I saw you, you weren't acting very brotherly towards her" He pointed out.
"That's none of your business. Besides, she's always going to be my baby sister in a way" he explained. "And I'd hate to see some punk like you screw up her life. I guess I'm to late to stop that though" he said. Alec couldn't help but shrink a little under Zacks gaze. He took a small step back. "You think that you can just carry her off on some grand white pony? Everything will be okay? Well Alec, let me tell you something. She's not in good health right not. It pains me to say it, but she's crazy" Zack said. Alec stared at him, his mouth opened in a 'o'. "She thinks that Ben is here, she thinks she has her brother back. And you all here are apparently just to stupid to see that" Zack said.
Alec shook his head. He had known. How could he of just forgotten like that? He had seen her cry in a ball, she had called him Ben. She talked to herself, and she always seemed to be looking at something that only she could see. It all made sense now, how could he of been so stupid. "What do you want me to do?" Alec asked, "We can't stay here, it's too dangerous. And I can't just take her into a mental hospital and be all like, "Hey, here my pregnant girl friend. By the way, she happens to of gone insane. It's not her fault really. You see she's a genetically engineered super human, made to be a soldier. Insanity seems to run in her family, because the guy she always thought of her brother went insane, from the whole solider training thing. In the end she was forced to kill him, and she just lost it, she's now unable to accept that he is dead, and thinks he's taking care of her. Well, she's in good hands here, I'll come back to check on her latter. By the way, if she happens to have seizures, just give her some milk. Bye now" Alec waved his hand in the air.
He didn't notice the change that came across Zacks face. "Max killed Ben?" he said, "No, she said that it was people from Manticore, that she couldn't stop them. She would never kill Ben. He was her big brother, she loved him. And he loved her. All he ever talked about was finding her. She wouldn't kill Ben" Zack told Alec.
"Well, Ben was killing people. Innocent people. She went to stop him, and broke his leg. Manticore people were on their way, and Ben begged her to kill him. He didn't want to go back there. So she did." Alec explained.
Zack still continued to deny the truth, "NO! Your a lier, you don't know what you're talking about. You don't know how the three of us were. She would tell me." Zack basically yelled at him.
"Your so Blind" Alec yelled back at Zack, "Why do you think she's lost it like this. If Ben was still alive, then it would mean that she didn't kill him. She could feel free of all the guilt that's been building up. And of course she wouldn't tell you. the three of you were closest right? So how could she tell you that she killed your favorite brother?" Alec spat the word out at him.
Zack looked down at the floor. He didn't know what to say. How could he of let all this happened. The day they all escaped, Zack had taken on responsibility for them all. And look what had happened. Ben had died at the hands of his little sister. His little sister who loved him more then anything. Max was now pregnant, by Bens twin. And, not to mention, she was insane. "Well" Zack said after a few moments, "Your right, you have to get her out of here" Zack new that Alec was right about that. "But, I'm coming with you. Only for a little while. Just so I can make sure she's okay, then I'll come back here, and catch up with all my other Manticore siblings. But, Alec, we have to go soon. I say we do this job for Logan, and leave" Zack said.
Alec nodded, "Sounds like a plan, but there is one little problem. How are we supposed to convince Max into letting this all happen?" Alec asked. "I mean, Max is no push over, she already made it clear to me that she didn't want to go".
"Leave that to me" Zack said. Then he took a very firm step towards Alec, and grabbed his arm, "But, if you ever EVER hurt my baby sister I will kill you. I'm not just saying that either. I will hunt you down, tie you up, and slowly torture you until you die. She is NOT going to be some conquest of yours" Zack threatened him.
Alec nodded, "I would never do anything to hurt Max" he said. Zack glared at him for a moment longer, then released his arm. He went to the fridge and began to look for something to eat.
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"So" Max said clapping her hands together.
"So" Logan said angry, "Whose the father?" He asked.
Max looked down, really not wanting to answer that question, but knowing she had to, "Alec" she said quietly, "But Logan, I didn't-"
"No Max, I don't want to here this. I mean how long has this been going on? What, you guys just go get together after seeing me and go 'Oh that Logan, he's so clueless, always following m around, making little moon eyes, it's so pathetic'" Logan couldn't even look at her, he was to hurt. "I loved you Max, I LOVED you, and you just do this? Max if you didn't feel the same way, you should of just told me. Not let me make such a fool of myself" He yelled at her.
"Logan no" she said shaking her head. She was crying now, she couldn't stand to have him think like that, "I do love you, I DO" she went up to him, as close as she dared with the virus, "but it is just so hard to be near you, and not to be able to touch you. It's driving me crazy. And what happened with Alec, was just one big BIG mistake. But Logan, now, now it's grown into something more. And as much as I love you, I have to make the right decision here. For me and the baby" she told him.
He looked up at her, the tears running down her face made her look about ten years younger then she was. he reached out a hand to brush them away, but stopped, remembering the virus. "See Logan? Do you see what I'm saying? And I know you don't want to hear this, and I really don't want to say it. But, Alec, he cares about me, it may be hard to believe, but I know he does. And I care about him. And we're going to have a baby together. Logan, this may be the one chance I have at anything approaching a normal life. And He can protect me when I can't protect myself. And Logan, I can't stay here, I can't. It's to dangerous now. We're going to leave. I'm not saying that we're not coming back, but, I am saying that we can't stay here" She told him. He stepped back buried her face in her hands. "Logan, I wish that it could be different. I wish that I could touch you, and that I never slept with Alec. But I can't touch you. And I did sleep with Alec, and now, I have this whole new life to take care of. And I really think that I could be happy with him" she said.
Logan nodded. She was right. She really was, and he knew it. Maybe in a different life they could be together. Maybe in a different life they were. But this life wasn't for them. "Just promise me that I'll see you again" Logan said.
Max nodded, "You will" She said. Logan turned and left the building, and Max turned and walked back to Alecs room. She walked away from her old life, and walked into a new one.
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A/N-Well, this chapter took me a while to write, but it's long so hopefully that will make up for it. I tried to end Max and Logans relationship on a somewhat good note, because I kind of like Logan, and if it weren't for Alec, I'd probably want them to be together. Any ways, I couldn't stand the thought of having Logan be some jerk or something, and I didn't want Max to be all, "I'm with Alec now you Fu** off. Ya know? Any ways, I hope you enjoy this chapter, Logan probably won't be in it much more.
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