CHAPTER: The More The Merrier.
A few hours later, Sam, Logan and Alec sat around Alec's bed. Sam was doing an examination coved in all sorts of germs blocking surgical wear. He had a theory but he wasn't sure about it. He got up an indicated to Logan and Alec to join him outside the room. They followed him outside. " I'm taking these blood sample back to my lab to examine them."
" Do you think you know what it might be," Alec asked.
" Is she going to be okay?" Logan asked after.
" To answer honestly, I really don't know." The both of them looked as sour as lemons. "When I see the blood samples maybe I would be able to tell, until then just monitor her condition." He walked to the door. " Logan, don't forget to maintain your distance." He walked out the door and ran down the stairs.
Logan walked into the room and Alec stayed in the living room. " Hey," he said to Max This was the first time he talked to her, during all the commotion he didn't get a chance to. " Feeling better?"
" Yeah, kind of," she said with a smile. " At least I could breathe now."
Something about all this bothering him. Why was she at Alec's? " Where were you when you started to feel sick?"
" When I was coming to work, I just thought I was sleepy or something," she sat up slightly. " Then Alec and I went on a run and when we went back to Jam Pony I fainted. He brought me here since his apartment was closer."
Well that answered his question; there was nothing to it. " So tell me, why did you take so long to admit that you were sick?"
She laughed slightly. " I didn't want Alec to know I was sick."
" Why not?"
" Because. . .I don't know. . .just because." She was blushing. " But he's great, you know. . .caring and. . . sweet." She stopped talking when it dawned on her that she was using those words to describe Alec in Logan's presence.
" He's all of that huh?"
" Are you jealous Logan?" she teased. " Of Alec getting to deal with a sick woman with a bad attitude."
He laughed. "No, no I'm not. I just didn't know he cared about you so much. He sounded really worried."
Max didn't know what to say to that. She decided not to say anything. " So, what did Sam say?"
" He needs to look at the blood to determine what's wrong with you."
" I'll be fine, I'm sure. It's just one of those things like the seizures."
" Yeah, maybe. A big maybe." They sat in silence for while. He still wanted to talk. He wanted to know how far Max's relationship with Alec had progressed. " I didn't know Alec's apartment looked like this."
There he saw bringing Alec back in the conversation. " He got it like this. This is exactly how Brian left it. I guess he likes it this way."
" It's odd, do you think Brain knew that Alec would be living in his apartment?"
" Maybe not, when I came here to see him I was with Alec and he was like 'what is he doing here, you were supposed to come alone'. So I guess he didn't know everything that was going to happen."
" He didn't seem to like Alec huh?"
" He worked out the probability of me ending up with him. I guess Alec's presence made it less likely." It sounded strange as it left her mouth.
It was the same thing in his case. Alec's presence did make the probability of him ending up with Max less likely. He wasn't mad at him. That was just the way things were. " But Brian was a good guy."
" Yeah," she said, yawning.
" I'll let you get your sleep." She nodded and slipped down under her sheets. He went out the room and sat next to Alec who was in the couch with his head in hand. " Headache?"
" Something like that," he said getting up. He leaned back against the couch. " How is she?"
" Sleeping."
" Is she comfortable?"
" I believe so." *Alec was so young, the same age as her. I'm so. . . not young. . .well not as young.*
Alec looked over at Logan. * Logan is so mature . . . she needs somebody who's mature. I'm not . . .well I could be when it matters. *
" So Max is pretty sick," he said. This was his attempt at small talk, he hoped he caught on. * I wonder if he loves her? *
" Yeah," he said in the same manner. * I wonder if he loves her as much as I do? *
" But she'll get better," Logan said. He and Alec had nothing to talk about.
" Yeah, she'll get better." He tapped his fingers on the couch waiting for him to say something. " It's your turn to talk."
" Right. Um. . . Nice TV."
" Yeah, I got it form Brian. He had like nine or something."
" What happened with the others?" Like he didn't know the answer.
" I sold it. Made a good bit of money from it too."
Logan laughed. He reminded him of a Cale, always looking to make money. Alec wasn't half bad.
He got his joke, he laughed. He was human after all. " Your turn to talk again."
" No, I just laughed, so it's your turn now."
" That doesn't count. It has to be words." Logan was just about to argue his case when Alec's cell phone went off. He picked it up. " Yeah," he said.
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" Alec, it's OC. How's Max."
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" She's not good." Alec said. Logan looked at him wanting to know whom he was speaking to. " It's OC."
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" What's wrong with her?" OC asked worried.
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"She's sick; Dr Carr is trying to figure out what it is."
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" You mean Logan's doctor?"
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" Yeah, he came to see her."
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"So Logan's there?"
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" Yeah," he said.
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" I could imagine the war going on over there."
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" There's no war," he said laughing.
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" OC is coming over there to see how my girl is doing, and to part that fight your trying to hide." She could imagine them yelling over who would hold the tissue as Max blew her nose.
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" Yeah okay, but there---" Before he could finish she hung up on the other line. " She's coming here," he said to Logan and then put his phone back on the coffee table.
" The more the merrier." He was more that relieved; their conversation was so pathetic.
NOTE: this was kind of light. I just wanted to put some Alec and Logan stuff in there.
A few hours later, Sam, Logan and Alec sat around Alec's bed. Sam was doing an examination coved in all sorts of germs blocking surgical wear. He had a theory but he wasn't sure about it. He got up an indicated to Logan and Alec to join him outside the room. They followed him outside. " I'm taking these blood sample back to my lab to examine them."
" Do you think you know what it might be," Alec asked.
" Is she going to be okay?" Logan asked after.
" To answer honestly, I really don't know." The both of them looked as sour as lemons. "When I see the blood samples maybe I would be able to tell, until then just monitor her condition." He walked to the door. " Logan, don't forget to maintain your distance." He walked out the door and ran down the stairs.
Logan walked into the room and Alec stayed in the living room. " Hey," he said to Max This was the first time he talked to her, during all the commotion he didn't get a chance to. " Feeling better?"
" Yeah, kind of," she said with a smile. " At least I could breathe now."
Something about all this bothering him. Why was she at Alec's? " Where were you when you started to feel sick?"
" When I was coming to work, I just thought I was sleepy or something," she sat up slightly. " Then Alec and I went on a run and when we went back to Jam Pony I fainted. He brought me here since his apartment was closer."
Well that answered his question; there was nothing to it. " So tell me, why did you take so long to admit that you were sick?"
She laughed slightly. " I didn't want Alec to know I was sick."
" Why not?"
" Because. . .I don't know. . .just because." She was blushing. " But he's great, you know. . .caring and. . . sweet." She stopped talking when it dawned on her that she was using those words to describe Alec in Logan's presence.
" He's all of that huh?"
" Are you jealous Logan?" she teased. " Of Alec getting to deal with a sick woman with a bad attitude."
He laughed. "No, no I'm not. I just didn't know he cared about you so much. He sounded really worried."
Max didn't know what to say to that. She decided not to say anything. " So, what did Sam say?"
" He needs to look at the blood to determine what's wrong with you."
" I'll be fine, I'm sure. It's just one of those things like the seizures."
" Yeah, maybe. A big maybe." They sat in silence for while. He still wanted to talk. He wanted to know how far Max's relationship with Alec had progressed. " I didn't know Alec's apartment looked like this."
There he saw bringing Alec back in the conversation. " He got it like this. This is exactly how Brian left it. I guess he likes it this way."
" It's odd, do you think Brain knew that Alec would be living in his apartment?"
" Maybe not, when I came here to see him I was with Alec and he was like 'what is he doing here, you were supposed to come alone'. So I guess he didn't know everything that was going to happen."
" He didn't seem to like Alec huh?"
" He worked out the probability of me ending up with him. I guess Alec's presence made it less likely." It sounded strange as it left her mouth.
It was the same thing in his case. Alec's presence did make the probability of him ending up with Max less likely. He wasn't mad at him. That was just the way things were. " But Brian was a good guy."
" Yeah," she said, yawning.
" I'll let you get your sleep." She nodded and slipped down under her sheets. He went out the room and sat next to Alec who was in the couch with his head in hand. " Headache?"
" Something like that," he said getting up. He leaned back against the couch. " How is she?"
" Sleeping."
" Is she comfortable?"
" I believe so." *Alec was so young, the same age as her. I'm so. . . not young. . .well not as young.*
Alec looked over at Logan. * Logan is so mature . . . she needs somebody who's mature. I'm not . . .well I could be when it matters. *
" So Max is pretty sick," he said. This was his attempt at small talk, he hoped he caught on. * I wonder if he loves her? *
" Yeah," he said in the same manner. * I wonder if he loves her as much as I do? *
" But she'll get better," Logan said. He and Alec had nothing to talk about.
" Yeah, she'll get better." He tapped his fingers on the couch waiting for him to say something. " It's your turn to talk."
" Right. Um. . . Nice TV."
" Yeah, I got it form Brian. He had like nine or something."
" What happened with the others?" Like he didn't know the answer.
" I sold it. Made a good bit of money from it too."
Logan laughed. He reminded him of a Cale, always looking to make money. Alec wasn't half bad.
He got his joke, he laughed. He was human after all. " Your turn to talk again."
" No, I just laughed, so it's your turn now."
" That doesn't count. It has to be words." Logan was just about to argue his case when Alec's cell phone went off. He picked it up. " Yeah," he said.
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" Alec, it's OC. How's Max."
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" She's not good." Alec said. Logan looked at him wanting to know whom he was speaking to. " It's OC."
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" What's wrong with her?" OC asked worried.
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"She's sick; Dr Carr is trying to figure out what it is."
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" You mean Logan's doctor?"
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" Yeah, he came to see her."
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"So Logan's there?"
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" Yeah," he said.
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" I could imagine the war going on over there."
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" There's no war," he said laughing.
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" OC is coming over there to see how my girl is doing, and to part that fight your trying to hide." She could imagine them yelling over who would hold the tissue as Max blew her nose.
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" Yeah okay, but there---" Before he could finish she hung up on the other line. " She's coming here," he said to Logan and then put his phone back on the coffee table.
" The more the merrier." He was more that relieved; their conversation was so pathetic.
NOTE: this was kind of light. I just wanted to put some Alec and Logan stuff in there.