CHAPTER: Slipped

Logan sat at his computer preparing for his next Eyes Only hack. He heard his phone go off and he picked it up quickly. " Hello."

" Logan, it's Sam."

" Oh, hey Sam."

" I just called to find out how Max is doing, is she there?"

He exhaled, making him sound stressed. " She's not here, she's at work."

" Will she be there later?"

" No, she'll be somewhere with Alec."

Sam couldn't help but feel sorry for Logan. " Ah, if it helps any, I know she's happy. He really cares about her."

" Sam," Logan started but he wasn't allowed to continue.

" Max is what, twenty one, so is he. He's also a transgenic, that's what she needs, right?"

" Sam, it's not like that. Max is with me."

Oops, he blew it. " Sorry, I just thought- - - never mind."

" Why would you think that?"

" Sorry, but that would be breaking my confidentiality code. Tell Max to call me." He hung up the phone quickly before his mouth got him in trouble.

Logan looked at his phone. What happened when he wasn't there? Did Sam know something?

Logan got up form his seat and took his keys. He was going to pay Max a visit.

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Max walked in Jam Pony limping. Her knee was bruised. She had been minding her own business when a car came out of nowhere and almost ran her over. Luckily she got out of the way but her knee suffered the consequences.

She limped to her locker and took out a Band-Aid. She limped to a chair and was about to put it on when someone took it out of her hands. She looked up to see Alec. She put her knee up and he put on the Band-Aid.

" It will be gone by tomorrow," he informed her. This was the first time he was seeing her for the day.

" Yeah, I know." She moved over and made room for him on the chair she was sitting on. He sat next to her. " So, how come you're so late?"

" I overslept. I think my freedom is beginning to make me lazy. Sometimes all I feel like doing is sleeping."

She took his hand in hers and let her fingers play with the tip of his. " That's one of the best things about freedom, you can sleep in late and no one will wake you up."

" That's what I was thinking but Normal had to call to see if I wasn't sick."

She laughed lightly. " That's what you get for looking that way."

He could feel himself blushing. Complements from Max were few and far apart. " If it's that, he'd be calling you like every morning."

" Well I'm always late."

" Point taken." He leaned his head back. " Logan tonight?"

She nodded. " Until Thursday, I'll see you on Thursday." She sighed and leaned back. " Until then we'll have to see each other at work." She couldn't help but notice she was talking like they were having an affair or something. She laughed inwardly; she didn't even know when she started to need to see him more often.

" Three more days."

" I know, but I have Friday off too."

" You say that like if being with Logan is a job." He didn't mean to say that out loud but he already did so he couldn't take it back.

She didn't notice it before. Maybe she did see it like that.

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Logan stood at the door watching Max and Alec get cozy with each other. If he wasn't who he was he would have thought Alec was her boyfriend.

OC stood next to Logan; she was seeing what he was seeing. She could tell he was not taking it lightly. " It's a friend thing," she said, trying to save Max's relationship.

" Don't tell Max, I was here." With that he left.

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Alec was on his way home when he heard his phone go off. He noticed the number, it was Logan's, and he most likely wanted to talk to Max. " Yeah."

" Ah, can you come over here for minute."

That couldn't be good. " What for?"

" I need your help with something."

He was almost worried. " I'll be there."

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He walked into Logan's apartment expecting to be briefed on some mission for Eyes Only. " So what is it that you need done?" He decided to take advantage of this since it wasn't very often Logan would ask him for help.

He looked up at him. " Alec, you know Max, right."

" Yeah, don't you?" What kind of question was that? He hoped he wasn't going to ask him to help chose out a ring or anything.

" You care about her, don't you?"

Now he was confused. He wasn't sure how to answer this question so he just said a simple, " yeah."

" Are you in love with her?"

His heart began to beat faster. " What?"

" I asked you if you are in love with her."

Why was Logan asking him this?

Logan rolled his eyes. " It's a simple question Alec. We're both adults here, you can answer the question."

What would he do if he answered honestly? " Did OC tell you that?"

He laughed. " No, she didn't. I just want to know. Are you worried about Max and I? I assure you that this will affect nothing we have."

" Yeah, I am," He said, before he got to think about it again.

Logan nodded. " Okay, thanks. That's all I wanted to know. You can go now." He went back to his computer.

Alec stood there a while expecting him to say something. When he realized he wasn't going to he walked out the door? He had no idea what he just did.

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