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Zack and Max were still standing at the entrance of Crash.

"So are gonna go over there or are we just gonna stand here all day?" Zack asked

No reply, Max didn't answer him so he nudged her. "Well?" he asked her again.

"Huh? Yeah right." They started walked down the stairs when Max turned around "Maybe I should wait and not tell him just yet, maybe."

"You better tell him now, before Alec does. Besides it's better that you tell him, then when he hears it from someone else."

They stopped at the bar first and got a pitcher of beer and a couple of glasses. It was only noon, true, but Max thought with Alec and Logan there she could use a drink. They walked over to the table where Alec and Logan were sitting.

"Hey." Alec said, he saw them coming, he stood up and wanted to kiss Max, she pulled back. 'what's that about, twice in one day!'

"Hey" she replied. She sat down.

"So, how's it going Logan?" Zack asked, trying to break the silence.

"Alright, I guess, considering."

"Hey Logan, we need to talk, I have to tell you something." Max said, cutting him off.

"Okay, let's go over there." He replied

"No, that's okay. They can hear this, they already know anyway." She said referring to Alec and Zack. "I guess I thought it would be better if you hear it from me first. I already told you that I kissed Alec."

Logan cut her off "I already know that Max, you don't have to."

She cut him off this time "Logan, Alec and I are together now!"

Logan didn't say anything. He just starred at her. Silence struck their table. Nobody said anything for about five minutes. Then Logan stood up "Well, eh.. I eh.I didn't expect to hear you say that." He sort of chuckled in a very uncomfortable way. "I guess I should go.." He started to walk away.

"Logan." Max stood up "we didn't plan this, it's just when we kissed, we."

He cut her off, again. "You don't need to explain Max." He walked away.

She sat down again.

"You okay?" Alec asked her. He put his arm around her.

"Yeah, I guess, I didn't want it to come out this way. At least he knows now." She looked at him, smiled and kissed him. "I would've done that before, but Logan was here and I hadn't told him yet, so."

"I understand, it was kinda weird though."

"Oh please!" Zack rolled his eyes, they were getting all mushy right in front of him. "Please tell me I don't have to see this every time when you two are together."

"That's what couples do, get used to it Zack." Max replied

"Hey maybe we should get your brother a girl." Alec said

"Oh no, you guys aren't setting me up with some chick! If I want a girlfriend I'll get one, on my own!" Max and Alec started to laugh. "What?" he asked.

IRIS'S PLACE: ALMOST 7:00 P.M.

Jess walked out of Iris's room and went to the kitchen to get a drink of water.

"So?" Vic asked him

"So what?" he replied

"Well, what's going on with Iris?"

"Oh, she's even further gone that before, she's really convinced that she found him." Jess replied

"Well, she did, sort of, but can we save her or something?"

"I don't know, what's that suppose to mean, she did sort of?" he asked

"I saw him with my own eyes, but it's not him, not 493, I'm guessing he's a clone or a twin."

"Oh great, just great! We have to get her or him out of here, unless we can brainwash her with the equipment they used at psy-ops. Guess that's hard to do when we don't actually have that sort of thing lying around here." Said Jess

"If it's really necessary, I can get it. If there's another way, the better, but I can get it."

"I don't know if the other way will work this time, you saw what she did to me the last time we tried to do that, she nearly killed me."

"I know." Vic replied "fine, I'll see to it that you get the equipment you need."

"Good!" Jess put on his jacket and headed for the door.

"Hey, where are you going?"

"To Crash, I met a friend when I got here, he's visiting his sister, anyway we're getting a drink."

"Right now?" Vic asked

"Yeah, she's sleeping. There's not much I can do right now, so if you don't mind." Jess left the building.

CRASH

Zack, Max and the whole gang were sitting at a table, just hanging and drinking when Jess came in. Alec was at the bar getting another pitcher.

"Hey Zack!" Jess yelled at him.

Zack turned his head around to see Jess approaching their table. "Hey Jess, my man! What's up?"

"Oh, nothing, the usual ya know."

"So did ya help out you friends with your expertise?" Zack asked sarcastically

"Yeah, sort of." He replied

"Let me introduce you, hey guys! This is Jess, a buddy of mine."

"Hey, how's it going?" Sketchy asked while shaking his hand.

"Alright." Jess replied

"That girl over there is OC, over there is Alec" he pointed at the bar "and you already know my sister."

"Yea, nice to see you again." They all sat down

A familiar song was playing at Crash.

"Oh no, not this song!" Sketchy cried out

"Why not? I kinda like this song." Jess said

"This song reminds him of Iris, he dated her once or so." Max replied

"Iris? You guys know Iris?" just as he was saying that Alec came back from the bar with a pitcher and an extra glass for Jess.

"Hey, I don't think we've met. I'm Alec." He said

"You know Iris?" Max asked in the middle of it all

"Ben! Jeez! She was right."

"What?" Zack stood up "Max, Alec get out of here!"

"Wow! No way, I want to how this guy knows Iris and Ben!" Max replied

"GET OUT NOW! THAT'S AN ORDER!" Zack shouted

"Come on Max, let's go!" He dragged her out by her arm

"How did you know Ben?" Zack asked him

"Oh my god! Vic and Iris were right!"

Zack grabbed him by his collar and lifted him up a bit "How do you know him!"

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