Leaving
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A/N- Wow! I'm wicked pleased at the responses I've been getting, keep 'em coming, they make me write. Sorry its been a few days since I've posted but stuff happened. But I promise they'll be a few new chapters this week!
Max watched the door close behind Zack before slowly turning aroung to face Logan who was staring blankly at the wall in front of him. Max slowly started to walk toward him.
"Logan......"She began letting the words taper off.
Logan turned to look at her and slowly the tears surfaced in his eyes. Max quickly rushed to sit beside him on the couch.
"Logan I am so sorry" She said quickly, running her hands through his spiky hair "But I wouldn't be able to live if anything happened to you because of me"
"I don't care Max I'm willing to take that chance if it means that I can be with you, your my reason to get up in the morning, I keep going through my day on the off chance that you'll stop by to see me after work. And I live for our dates." As Logan finished speaking the tears began to run down his face.
"Oh Logan...." Max said as she reached out and pulled him into a hug holding him......glad he could not see her own tears.
After about 5 minutes of sitting like this, holding each other for what could be the last time Max finally pulled away. She looked Logan in the eye and held his face, feeling that sexy stubble against her hands for the last time.
"Logan, please understand I don't want to leave you. But if something ever happened......"Max let the words trail off as she fought back tears " please tell me you understand." Max begged.
I don't like it Max. I never will, and I will always miss you. More importantly, I will always love you. But I understand how you feel because I would die if you were ever taken back by Manticore." As he finished he broke down and began to cry again.
"I'll always love you. Logan you are my one and only......my meal ticket." Max said with the best sly smile she could manage.
Logan gave a little laugh and tried to laugh.
"I'm going to grab some clothes out of the guest room okay? Will you wait here for me?" Max said, as she worked hard to pull herself together.
Logan simply nodded.
Max got up and walked quickly to the guest room. She pulled a bag out from under the bed and began stuffing clothes into it (she kept some clothes at Logan's for those especially messy assignments). As she stuffed clothes into the bag she came across one of Logan's tee-shirts that must have been accidentally put in there. She looked at the shirt, lifted it to her face and inhaled deeply drinking in the scent of him. she paused for a moment and stuffed the shirt into her bag, and as she went back to the dresser she broke down and cried, slipping to the floor and muffling the sound with her hands.
Meanwhile in the living room.........
Logan was still sitting on the couch thinking about how unfair it was that ounce they were finally getting things together that it would be all ripped apart again by that asswhole....(even he wasn't sure if he meant Zack or Lydecker). Suddenly he realized that he couldn't leave things like this. He knew Zack liked her and he wouldn't put it past him to try something ounce they were safe. Logan knew he couldn't hold her to anything, but he could show how much he cared. He quickly got up and walked to his room. On the bureau there was a small jewelry box of his Mothers that he kept some of her jewelry in. He quickly opened it and rummaged through the rings, knowing exactly what he was looking for. After a moment he found it. It was a small band of silver, with a very small, and simple set of garnets. It was a promise ring given to his Mother by his Father when they were in college. He would give it to Max. He then made a quick trip to the medicine cabinet.
He quickly hurried back to the living room. Max was just coming out of the guest room carrying a duffel bag over her shoulder. They went to each other and embraced, they kissed passionately. After a moment they stepped back and Logan removed the ring from his pocket and clutched it in his hand.
"I really should be going." Max said with little conviction
"Before you go I have something for you" Logan said. "First thing...." He said and held out a bottle of tryptophene "for your seizures" he said with a small sad smile.
"O Logan thank you so much......" Max began
"Wait there is on more thing" Logan said cutting her off. He then held out the ring.
"Oh Logan" Max gasped
"Its not an engagement ring" Logan said quickly, as he slipped it on her finger . "It's a promise ring. I can't ask you to marry me knowing that I may never see you again. All I ask is that you wear this and think of me, and know that I have promised to love you forever, I also can't ask that you do the same because who knows what will happen. But I will always love you and I want you to know that." Logan looked at his feet for a moment, before looking into her warm chocolate eyes that were brimming with tears.
"O Logan, I do, I love you and I always will, I'll never take it off. Thank you so much......." she paused for a moment "but I don't have anything to give you" she said with a frown.
"That's all right Max....." Logan began, but he stopped quickly as Max suddenly ran into the kitchen.
"Max?" He called out uncertainly.
Max came out of the kitchen carrying a pair of scissors and a sandwich baggy. She didn't say a word as she opened the baggy and handed it to him. She then lifted the scissors to her long curly hair and cut off a long look and placed it into the baggy.
"I'm sorry Logan, thats all I have to give to you. But now you can keep a small part of me forever." she said tears brimming again.
"I"ll keep it forever Max" He said choking back his own tears.
She reached out and kissed him tenderly, wipering that she would be back. She then released him, looked him in the eyes and tried to smile, he smiled at her, his lower lip trembling. She finally looked away, and when she looked back her face was the mask of the perfect solider, no emotion. She quickly grabbed her bag and left, shutting the door quietly behind her. After leaving the apartment her solider act slipped a little and she leaned against the closed door for support. After a moment she took the elevator down to where Zack was waiting for her.
When Zack finally saw her come out of the building he saw her beautiful face completely devoid of emotion, and ounce again he couldn't help but feel a little pride at the way she was being a solider about this. She walked to the car and without saying anything to him threw her bag in the backseat, and sat down in the front next to Zack.
"Took you long enough." Zack quipped as he pulled away from the curb.
"Just drive asswhole." Max growled, as she leaned her head against the window and drifted off to sleep.
"Well this is going well" Zack thought sarcastically to himself as he drove. He looked over at her as she slept and couldn't help but notice a small ring on her finger that hadn't been there half an hour ago.......
A/N- So......do you like so far? I know some things are a bit out of character but its my own manipulations right? Please review and I'll try to have more up tomorrow.