Aiight, this is gonna be the last part. I'm no doctor, so I'm not sure this makes any sense, so just switch off your brains and enjoy, OK?
*
Sebastian had immediately offered his help and a doctor was with them within twenty minutes. He took blood samples, something Logan hated ever since the accident, and the bottle with the maybe-antidote and then left the three alone. Max settled down on the backrest of a small sofa and Logan stopped across from her. They said nothing, each deep in their own thoughts. Finally the tension grew to thick for Max and she jumped up. "Why is this taking so long?"
"It's gonna be fine." Logan watched her pace the room. She reminded him a lot of a cat in this particular moment.
"It won't take much longer," Sebastian's mechanical voice seemed to have a soothing undertone as well.
*
Another half an hour later the doctor returned. "The antidote you gave me actually does kill the virus."
Max let out a scream, and wanted to throw herself at Logan and embrace him, but remembered immediately that they were not even close to that yet.
"What we have to do is find a way to attach it to, Logan was it, right?" He looked at the guy in the wheelchair questioningly and continued upon the nod.
"Logan's DNA, so it can fight the virus immediately."
"Can I touch him then?"
"I'm afraid you will have to wait a little longer. We have to make sure the virus has been weakened enough not to mutate. This will take a few more hours."
Logan looked at Max and saw the sudden panic in her eyes. But before he could say anything the doctor continued.
"You can go home and we will give you a call when we have the results. It looks promising though."
"Thanks, Doc."
"Good luck, you two." Sebastian's synthesized voiced encouraged them.
"Thanks." Logan forced a smile on his face before wheeling out, turning around quickly to check if Max followed him.
*
"And now?" Max sat down in the passenger seat, waiting for Logan to get in. She quickly opened the window, the car was still smelling like sewers.
"Want to come to my place, I can whip something up." The tone in his voice was almost pleading. He had to keep her from running, he had a good feeling about the virus, what really scared him was Max's reaction. So far she had always found a way to chicken out, and this might be the first time she actually had to make a committment, and from the turmoil in her beautiful eyes he knew she was aware of that. So he almost let out a sigh of relief when she agreed.
**
They enjoyed the pasta Logan had prepared, listening to soft classical music and trying to make smalltalk. But they couldn't fool themselves, they were both nervous and did a poor job hiding it.
"How long did the Doc say it would take?" Max paced while Logan watched her from the large window, nervously tipping his fingers on the rims of his wheelchair.
"A couple of hours."
"How long ago was that?"
"A couple of hours."
"Why couldn't he be more precise?"
"Guess he didn't know either. Not every day you deal with Manticore viruses." He let out a nervous giggle. "I don't wanna know what Sebastian told him."
"Yeah...well, whatever..."
Suddenly the telephone rang and Logan jumped in his chair, he swiveled around and grabbed it. "Yeah?"
His shoulders fell. "No, we're fine...no, we don't know, listen, I'm awaiting a call...yeah, ok. Bye." He threw the phone onto the couch, frustrated. At Max quizzical gaze he explained. "Alec."
"Oh..."
"I can't believe this takes so long..."
"Loan, you just told me the reason!!"
"I know..."
Max started pacing again and Logan wheeled back and forth slightly, popping a wheelie every now and then. He nearly tipped over when the phone rang again. This time, Max was faster and grabbed the phone before he could reach it.
"Yeah. ...yeah, this is Max...ok. Thank. Bye." Her voice was toneless, her features were expressionless when she dropped the phone back on the couch and turned to stare at Logan.
"What?" His voice shook with tension and fear. "What did he say, Max!"
"I... We..." She slowly stepped towards him and kneeled down in front of him so they were on eye level. "We beat it." A single tear rolled down her cheek. "He said the virus is beaten."
"Max..." Logan reached out a hand but Max drew back. "Max, it's OK...he said it's ok."
"What if he is wrong? What if this is not real and you will still die?" The tear dropped from her chin and left a stain on her blue shirt.
"Max, we have to risk it now. There is no way to tell. I rather die trying than giving up."
"I just can't lose you..."
"Then trust me." He raised his arm again and slowly reached out for her. This time Max sat there, unmoving. Logan gently caressed her cheek, tears forming in his own eyes. Max held her breath, looking at any sign that he was going to pass out. Nothing happened. "We made it Max."
And suddenly all the walls crumpled and she flung her body into his strong arms, sobbing. "We beat it! Oh my God, it's gone."
"I know, it's gonna be fine, Max. I told you we would beat this bitch."
They held each other for a long time before Max finally calmed down enough to feel stable to talk. Slowly she freed herself from his embrace and walked over to the couch. In his eyes she could see the fear of rejection and it stung deep to see him in pain.
"Logan, come over here." He quickly closed the distance and she grabbed his hand. "Listen, I know you have been afraid that I might run again, and believe me, I'm scared and I even considered it, just because it seems so easy. But I won't do it, I can't do it. All the time I've been longing to touch you, and now I will take advantage of it. This is not gonna be easy, and you will have to give me some time and be patient with me, this is all new to me.But I swear that I won't run. Trust me."
He smiled at her. "Thanks Max."
"I love you, Logan."
"And I love you, I always have."
THE END
I hope you liked it. Pretty fluffy at the end, I just can't help myself!!!
*
Sebastian had immediately offered his help and a doctor was with them within twenty minutes. He took blood samples, something Logan hated ever since the accident, and the bottle with the maybe-antidote and then left the three alone. Max settled down on the backrest of a small sofa and Logan stopped across from her. They said nothing, each deep in their own thoughts. Finally the tension grew to thick for Max and she jumped up. "Why is this taking so long?"
"It's gonna be fine." Logan watched her pace the room. She reminded him a lot of a cat in this particular moment.
"It won't take much longer," Sebastian's mechanical voice seemed to have a soothing undertone as well.
*
Another half an hour later the doctor returned. "The antidote you gave me actually does kill the virus."
Max let out a scream, and wanted to throw herself at Logan and embrace him, but remembered immediately that they were not even close to that yet.
"What we have to do is find a way to attach it to, Logan was it, right?" He looked at the guy in the wheelchair questioningly and continued upon the nod.
"Logan's DNA, so it can fight the virus immediately."
"Can I touch him then?"
"I'm afraid you will have to wait a little longer. We have to make sure the virus has been weakened enough not to mutate. This will take a few more hours."
Logan looked at Max and saw the sudden panic in her eyes. But before he could say anything the doctor continued.
"You can go home and we will give you a call when we have the results. It looks promising though."
"Thanks, Doc."
"Good luck, you two." Sebastian's synthesized voiced encouraged them.
"Thanks." Logan forced a smile on his face before wheeling out, turning around quickly to check if Max followed him.
*
"And now?" Max sat down in the passenger seat, waiting for Logan to get in. She quickly opened the window, the car was still smelling like sewers.
"Want to come to my place, I can whip something up." The tone in his voice was almost pleading. He had to keep her from running, he had a good feeling about the virus, what really scared him was Max's reaction. So far she had always found a way to chicken out, and this might be the first time she actually had to make a committment, and from the turmoil in her beautiful eyes he knew she was aware of that. So he almost let out a sigh of relief when she agreed.
**
They enjoyed the pasta Logan had prepared, listening to soft classical music and trying to make smalltalk. But they couldn't fool themselves, they were both nervous and did a poor job hiding it.
"How long did the Doc say it would take?" Max paced while Logan watched her from the large window, nervously tipping his fingers on the rims of his wheelchair.
"A couple of hours."
"How long ago was that?"
"A couple of hours."
"Why couldn't he be more precise?"
"Guess he didn't know either. Not every day you deal with Manticore viruses." He let out a nervous giggle. "I don't wanna know what Sebastian told him."
"Yeah...well, whatever..."
Suddenly the telephone rang and Logan jumped in his chair, he swiveled around and grabbed it. "Yeah?"
His shoulders fell. "No, we're fine...no, we don't know, listen, I'm awaiting a call...yeah, ok. Bye." He threw the phone onto the couch, frustrated. At Max quizzical gaze he explained. "Alec."
"Oh..."
"I can't believe this takes so long..."
"Loan, you just told me the reason!!"
"I know..."
Max started pacing again and Logan wheeled back and forth slightly, popping a wheelie every now and then. He nearly tipped over when the phone rang again. This time, Max was faster and grabbed the phone before he could reach it.
"Yeah. ...yeah, this is Max...ok. Thank. Bye." Her voice was toneless, her features were expressionless when she dropped the phone back on the couch and turned to stare at Logan.
"What?" His voice shook with tension and fear. "What did he say, Max!"
"I... We..." She slowly stepped towards him and kneeled down in front of him so they were on eye level. "We beat it." A single tear rolled down her cheek. "He said the virus is beaten."
"Max..." Logan reached out a hand but Max drew back. "Max, it's OK...he said it's ok."
"What if he is wrong? What if this is not real and you will still die?" The tear dropped from her chin and left a stain on her blue shirt.
"Max, we have to risk it now. There is no way to tell. I rather die trying than giving up."
"I just can't lose you..."
"Then trust me." He raised his arm again and slowly reached out for her. This time Max sat there, unmoving. Logan gently caressed her cheek, tears forming in his own eyes. Max held her breath, looking at any sign that he was going to pass out. Nothing happened. "We made it Max."
And suddenly all the walls crumpled and she flung her body into his strong arms, sobbing. "We beat it! Oh my God, it's gone."
"I know, it's gonna be fine, Max. I told you we would beat this bitch."
They held each other for a long time before Max finally calmed down enough to feel stable to talk. Slowly she freed herself from his embrace and walked over to the couch. In his eyes she could see the fear of rejection and it stung deep to see him in pain.
"Logan, come over here." He quickly closed the distance and she grabbed his hand. "Listen, I know you have been afraid that I might run again, and believe me, I'm scared and I even considered it, just because it seems so easy. But I won't do it, I can't do it. All the time I've been longing to touch you, and now I will take advantage of it. This is not gonna be easy, and you will have to give me some time and be patient with me, this is all new to me.But I swear that I won't run. Trust me."
He smiled at her. "Thanks Max."
"I love you, Logan."
"And I love you, I always have."
THE END
I hope you liked it. Pretty fluffy at the end, I just can't help myself!!!