Title: The Discussion-Chapter 2

Disclaimer: Not mine.

A/N: Thanks for all the reviews I got on the first part of this! That was wicked awesome.

Never in her life had she dreamed that she'd ever be lucky enough to feel so loved. Only as a child had she ever had the pleasure of waking up in the arms of someone that truly cared for her, of someone that sincerely cared about her well-being. She was the baby sibling, the ones the others felt they had to protect. But when they escaped, she lost all that. It wasn't until she had met Alec had she ever felt that secure again, and for a long while after that she had tried to deny those feelings.

But they had worked through them. He had put his own life on the line to save hers and she had been forced to admit her attraction. Although the words he had spoken to her in return had not come as much of a surprise, Max still couldn't believe how foolish she had been. He had felt the same way all along. They were so alike it was scary sometimes. Other times it was just incredibly reassuring.

Like now. As the early morning sun forced it's way though her torn and tattered curtains, for the first time in recent history, Max was not dreading this new day. How bad could a day get when it started off in his arms, with her head resting atop his strong chest? She'd be foolish to think that this could last, eventually they would have to get up, but for right now she would lie here and take everything in.

Right now she could trace over his delicate features with her index finger. Making sure to map out every curve, each rise and fall in his facial structure, and the way his eye lashes seemed to form perfect half moons under his eyes when he slept, it was almost as if she had to reassure herself that this wasn't a dream. In an attempt to savor every possible inch of him, she ran her fingers over his lips and laughed softly when he reached up a hand to bat her arm away.

He was still in his last stages of slumber, and could quite possibly be out for hours still but she wouldn't leave his side. They should be together when he woke up. Their first full day as a couple should start of perfectly, and perfection to her was the way his arm had securely fastened her to his side. She hadn't felt this safe in a long time and as she nuzzled her face into the crook of his neck, she was reminded of how much she had in fact been missing all these years.

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When he finally did rise that next morning, he was greeted by tow very beautiful and awake eyes. He had forgotten about her lack of sleeping habits. He would have to make sure to thoroughly tire her out in the future. Planting a chaste kiss on her forehead, he reached up with his hand and pushed back the stray hairs covering her face. He loved the way her hair felt like silk on his fingertips. Now that he had her, he would have to make sure to take pleasure in all of these simple things. There would be no wasted time, he had lost enough time with her as it was already.

To think that they had both been feeling the same things for months now was ridiculous. He wanted to kick himself. How could he have been so scared? The worst part was that she knew. He wasn't one to share weaknesses, especially not to some girl. But then again, Max wasn't just some girl. She was the girl. This relationship might be incredibly new to the both of them, but he could already tell that she was someone he could trust with his deepest secrets and his most painful weaknesses.

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They hadn't even spoken a word to each other yet. Instead, everything had been conveyed in action this morning. A simple kiss lead to a more passionate one, a touch on the back had lead to a round of mind-blowing sex. All this before breakfast. God he was going to wear her out before she got anything done. Not that she didn't mind. In fact, she'd be stupid to complain, but today she had things to do. Or more precisely, people to see.

There was still one thing that had been left unresolved. She hadn't wanted to bring it up with Alec either. For once, they had actually managed to stay off the fighting. So she had taken extra measures in making sure she didn't bring Logan up in conversation. But today, she would have to have a few words with the over-zealous cyber journalist. Things could not continue as they were between the two. Either things would have to change, or he would have to find himself a new right hand transgenic.

When Alec slipped from the covers to use the bathroom, she rolled over onto her back and laid her head back onto her arms. She still couldn't get over the way he had so willingly put his need to play superhero in front of her own safety. For a man who by all outward appearances seemed to love her, he sure as hell had an interesting way of showing it. If Alec hadn't come to her aid, she probably wouldn't even be here right now.

Right now. Her thoughts drifted from troubled to passive as she tilted her head to the side and took in his scent. She could smell him everywhere. He was on the sheets, in the air, and on her. She could smell himself on her, and that thought alone was enough to make her moan with desire.

"Whoa. I am good."

Crap. He definitely had heard that. Not that it wasn't true, he was good, but she couldn't let him have the upper hand so quickly. She'd need some kind of witty comeback to ground his ego.

"Shut up Alec."

Good one Max.

She felt the mattress shift underneath his weight as he returned to the bed and climbed on top of her body. Perching himself up on his elbows, he looked down at her face and sensing that she had recently been lost in thought, he found himself daring to ask why.

"What's up Maxie?"

"Not much, I'm just not particularly looking forward to something I have to do today."

"You mean that little talk that you are presumably going to have to have with Eyes Only sooner or later?"

She had to crane her head back at that one. Since when had he been able to read her so well?

"Yeah," she frowned. "I figure the longer I put it off the longer he's going to keep bugging me like nothing bad ever happened. Besides. I need to let him know that whatever relationship he thinks we might still have is definitely over. It's time for me to move on to better and oh so bigger things."

There was that smirk that she loved so much. She could literally feel herself melt when he smiled at her like that.

"Bigger, huh? I thought you and him where 'never like that'."

"We weren't. But I can make all the assumptions I want. And besides, look at you."

"Oh Maxie. You always know how to get me in the mood."

With that he bent his head and began to trail kisses down her throat.

"Yeah, well, it doesn't exactly take much does it?"

He had been just about ready to take one of her firm mounds in his mouth when she had uttered those words, and he wasn't exactly one to leave a challenge unopposed.

"Oh, like you're actually complaining."

Smiling as he continued on with his ministrations, Max couldn't help but let a giggle escape past her lips.

"No, I'm not."

A/N: Let me know what you think! The next chapter will contain the long-awaited discussion with Logan! Yay!