The whole gan had united at the Crash for evening. The gang ment Max, Original Cindy, Sketchy, Herbal and actually Logan had recently joined them as well. The Jam Pony employees had just quit work and after a whole day with a pissed of Normal, which meant that everything waqs as normal then, they all needed to relax. And right now, Logan was kicking Sketchys ass on the pool table.

"There's no way you'll sink that..."or perhaps itw a sonly Sketchy that hoped he wouldn't because if he did taht woudl mean that Logan had beaten him for the third time this evening...but what the heck, they guy had beaten Alec too. And Alec was rreally, really good at this. "Wanna bet?" Logan asked Sketchy but he didn't. It they had been playing about money he would've alrready owed Logan big time. And Sketchy watched with horror as Logan shot the white ball, sinking the black eight, smiling at Skecthy the whole time, not even looking at the ball. Where had this guy learned to shot pool?

Atfirst Sketchy had thought Logan was just some stuck up rich boy, also from listening to Original Cindys' talk. But Logan had showed him out to be a really nice guy and not anything of the things O.C had called him before. but then again, OC hadn't said anything about him in a long time but Skecthy fiigured that itw aas because there was nothing to be said. But it must obviously had been since he showed OC too that he was a nice guy...and she hated being wrong.

Logan smiled with satsisfaction as he looked at the crushed form of Sketchy whom had lost three games ina row to him. Sketchy, the poor fellow, wasn't as good at pool as he wanted him to be and being beaten many times by Alec had obviously made him determent to beat someone atleast. But what the heck was he doing picking on the guy that had beaten Alec the amazing for?

Logan looked around for Max and found her sitting at one of the tables with OC and Herbal, drinking some beer. This morning they had awoken in eachothers arms and it had felt wonderfull and that rush was one he would be able to live of for a month but the magic had passed as Bling had awoken them. Amd as the two had walked out togetehr in the kitchen he had been surprised, but hadn't said anything during the whole breakfast, which made Logan sure of that an interiigation was to be awaited when he came home later.... Max had gone to work as usual after a shower, telling Logan as she needed to act somewhat normal although her whole body and mind was filled with other things she wanted to do. Therefor they had agreed on meeting here after she had done work, with the others as well.

Logan gave Sketchy his hand, smiling at him. "C'Mon...you're not that bad actually...let's grab some beer." Sketchy shook his hand laughing at him, following his example. But as they reached the table where the others were sitting Max held up a empty jug at them at once. "It's one of your time..." Logan grabbed the jug and walked over to get a refill as Sketcy sat down amongst the others. " How'd it go boo?" OC asked him and he shook his shoulder at her, drinking the little beer there was left in his glass. Damn, he was thirsty. "Logan kicked my ass, that's how it went." The others laughed at him as they finsihed their own glasses as to join him. "C'Mon, your expecting to beat a guy who's beaten Alec? Right..." Max said and Sketchy smiled at her, wanting to kill her sarkasm. Now, he didn't want to taolk about pool anymore, he wanted to change the sibject but sought for a sibject to bring up.

"By the by, why were you late for work this morning? Didn't see you there until nine..." Max looked after Logan and wished he was tehere to help her pout on this. She was used to make do herself, but not on subjects regarding this. And she saw that logan was obviously still waiting for that refil and she smiled at him. if you didn't know the waiters at this place, the could ignore you sometimes. "I had to do something yesterday, with Logan. Took some time...." The others didn't mind anything about that. they didn't really ask many questiojns about all the things she did for Logan, since it actually weren't of their buisness, the most of it.

Then Logan finally came back with a new refilled jug of beer for them and they all cheered as he had two with him. He put them down on the table and they started to pour some up for eachother at once and Oc said "Our Savior" To Logan but Max looked at him as her boo said that. Logan wa smiling, pouring some beer up in his own glass, then in Herbals. A Savior.Well, he had truly been their savior...and for that Max was extremly grateful. Now, they could touch and nothing would happen anymore. And that very encouraging thought made her smile and as she saw that he gazed back at her from his seat right in fron of her she woke up from her thinking state.

And like that it kept on for the next two hours. they talked, dranks ome beer and then in between it all everyone challenged Logan to a game of pool. But none of them had suceeded in doing it, not until it was Max turn. And after only a few rounds of hers Logan sank the black ball, leaving disappointed sighs from the others. Noone could beat Logan at this. This was his game... And then they continued drinking some beer, talking about everything from how horrible Normal had been at work to the best way to pull down a shot. And it was great, just spending time together with everyone.

But after another hour herbal was the one to acknowledge that it was late and that everybody should get home so that they didn't get another blow off from Normal tomorrow. And to that, everyone had laughingly agreed. As Sketchy and Herbal left, OC and Max and Logan was left. A part of Max wanted to go home with Logan. OC would not say anything since she knew a bit about hers and Logans agreement. Oc still thought that they couldn't do anything that crossed the boundaries of beinf friends because of Max virus and when she had asked Max whwere she had been for the past two days Max had just told her that she needed to do something. And she planned to give Max an interrigation about that, since Max had treated her so cold.

Logan stood at the door, watching Sketchy and herbal leave. Max that still was standing at the table with OC told her that she was just gonna say good- bye to Logan, then they could leave. And as Max walked over to Logan OC couldn't help but feel sorry for them. They were obviously very much in love but couldn't even touch eachother because of some damned ol' virus that some punks at Manticore had injected in her. It would be like OC herself would find a great girl that she fell in love with, but she wouldn't be able to touc her. OC knew that she would propably had gone mad then...and watching Max and Logan made her realize that they had to be feeling somewhat that way...

She watched as they talked but OC was too far away to hear anything that was being said. But as she watched their lips moving she noticed that there was awful lots of smiles and they seemed to be talking about something pleasant. And OC felt her jaw drop as she watched what they did something that they weren't supposed to be doing; Logan kissed Max hand. She didn't havce any gloves so they touched skin to skin! Hey!

But before she had the chance to walk over and say anything, Logan walked out of the dorr and she saw Max look search the room for her and as she found her Max smiled. She almost ran over to OC because of her happiness and it wasn't until she came face to face with her that she realized that Oc was in shock due to something. What had happened?

"Hey girl, what's the matter? You look like you've seen a ghost?" OC shook her head then almost shouted at Max: "How could he touch you like that? Ain't that gonna leave him dead or something?!" Max laughed at her boo's reaction and that just made her even more confused, if she could be. Max placed an arm around her boos' shoulder as they began to walk home. "i'lll tell you all about it when we get home, boo...."

AN: So she's gonna spill it to OC...and I Promise, all of the others'll get to know. including Alec, Zack and Asha....perhaps even Lydecker if you want to? *snickers*

Chapter 14 ' A Dinner for Two' - Logan and Max are planning on eating a nice and relaxed dinner at Logans' together and aren't gonna let anything stop them from having a cosy evening together...