5.
Max breezed quickly into Logan's apartment where she found Logan chatting wildly with Tommy about computers and ram and stuff even she had never heard about.
Tommy kept blabbering while Logan turned and grinned at her as she came and sat down on the couch.
"I think we better get going soon.not sure who is in more danger of dying, Kevin or O.C but I don't think either will admit they're tired until the other one does!" she said to Tommy.
"O.C.definitely O.C, trust me, nothing can wear him out!" Tommy said rolling his eyes and standing up.
He looked quickly between Max and Logan and sensing that Max needed to talk privately he politely shook Logan's hand.
"It was great to meet you 'Eyes'" he grinned. "Guess I'll see you around.Max, you told me that Joshua used to have some painting stuff downstairs.could I borrow some for Kev?"
"Sure."
"Back in bout 5 minutes." He said and quickly jogged away.
"You look beautiful.I've been waiting to say that all night." Logan said quietly, staring intently at Max.
Max winced, his love was the last thing she needed, she'd prefer him to yell and be angry before she had to brake the news.
"Logan.I-"
"I know Max." Logan interrupted her, holding up his hand. "You're with Alec.and, you know I like him.But Max, I love you."
Max searched her heart for the love that would have made her heart flutter, and her knees go weak at those words, but she felt only fondness and a great friendship. Maybe that was better after-all.
"Logan-" Max started again shaking her head.
"Look, I almost have the virus-cure worked out and-"
Max held up her hand now. "Logan, let me get this out."
She waited for him to nod, and when he did she took a deep breath, standing up and slowly pacing around the room. She stopped and whirled, facing him.
"It's great that you've almost figured a cure.That way we can still be friends.because Logan I do love you.but, I'm beginning to realise that I'm not in love with you.I love you as a friend." She sat back down.
"I see." Logan lowered his eyes, not wanting her to see the hurt.
"No.I don't think you do.Alec and I were never together. He never 'stole' me off you, we were just friends. I used him as an excuse to leave you so that there would be no chance of me killing you.and I think I used that as a reason to brake up with you, do you feel me?"
Logan nodded slowly. "You wanted to love me.you told yourself that you did, but your unconscious knew that it was only friendship.
He said simply.
Max raised her eyebrows and sat back in amazement. "Yeah."
"I know, cause that's exactly how I feel about Asha. Don't worry Max, I love you, I'm in love with you. But I understand your side. And, I'm glad to know that Alec isn't really the type to just snatch someone else's girl.I really hated him when you told me."
Max's forehead creased in a frown. "Well.There is something else. I'm pregnant.with Alec's babies."
***
Max felt more certain of her future now. Logan had taken everything better than she had expected, and no matter what happened with Alec she knew that she would now always have her big brother and her nephew to help her with her two babies.
"We off to Alec's now Max?" Tommy yelled over the roar of her bike.
"I said we were going back home.' She shouted back.
"Don't worry, Kevin will take care of O.C, I really wanna meet the dude that knocked my lil' sister up!" Tommy laughed.
Max rolled her eyes, and made the turn off toward Alec's apartment.
"Aight.But I don't want you to say anything yet." She called back.
As Max pulled the bike up Tommy quickly jumped off, giving Max a quizzical look.
"You are gonna tell him aren't you?" he asked.
Max stared up at Alec's apartment window and shrugged.
"Eventually I guess. I'll have to.not like he'll care."
Tommy stopped her as they headed up the hallway to Alec's door.
"I cared." He said simply, referring to Kevin.
"I know, but your different.Alec is the little black book kinda guy, only he doesn't have a black book cause he doesn't date a chick more than once so why would he need a number." Max shrugged him off.
"Max.just, give him a chance, that's all I'm saying. My life was worthless before Kevin. I changed when he was born, he might."
Max sighed in resignation and lightly knocked on Alec's door. She anxiously nibbled at her bottom lip as she heard the quiet shuffling of footsteps and a mumbled curse.
Then the door was quickly flung open and Alec stood, glaring at them in annoyance, clad only in his boxer shorts and a t-shirt.
His frown quickly turned into a surprised grin and he ushered them inside.
"Maxie.come in, come in, I was just getting myself a drink!" he drawled, closing the door behind Tommy.
Tommy held out his hand politely. "Alec." He said in greeting.
Alec studied him for a second, his eyes flicking over his features.
"529." He said, his grin growing bigger at Tommy's surprise.
"You're a traitor remember? We had to memorise each and every detail of all your faces, and you still have the basic facial characteristics as when you were 11."
"His name is Tommy!" Max broke in irritated. She hated designations.
"Yeah.so, uh, what brought you round here this time of night?" Alec moved to his fridge, opening it wide to reveal 5 bottles of milk. He took one out and quickly chugged it, gesturing to ask if the others wanted some.
Both Max and Tommy shook their heads quizzically.
"Need me to put Tommy up for a while?" Alec prompted, still fishing at why they were even there.
Max dropped her gaze to the wooden floor, slowly shaking her head. "Actually.I need for you to know something.I'm pregnant."
Alec's eyes widened and he quickly shut the fridge, looking down at Max's flat stomach in awe.
The awe suddenly turned to confusion and then rage as he glared over to Tommy.
"You got her pregnant?" he asked incredulously.
Tommy laughed harshly, and handed Alec the disc, leaning indolently against the bench. "It's all here." He said.
Max breezed quickly into Logan's apartment where she found Logan chatting wildly with Tommy about computers and ram and stuff even she had never heard about.
Tommy kept blabbering while Logan turned and grinned at her as she came and sat down on the couch.
"I think we better get going soon.not sure who is in more danger of dying, Kevin or O.C but I don't think either will admit they're tired until the other one does!" she said to Tommy.
"O.C.definitely O.C, trust me, nothing can wear him out!" Tommy said rolling his eyes and standing up.
He looked quickly between Max and Logan and sensing that Max needed to talk privately he politely shook Logan's hand.
"It was great to meet you 'Eyes'" he grinned. "Guess I'll see you around.Max, you told me that Joshua used to have some painting stuff downstairs.could I borrow some for Kev?"
"Sure."
"Back in bout 5 minutes." He said and quickly jogged away.
"You look beautiful.I've been waiting to say that all night." Logan said quietly, staring intently at Max.
Max winced, his love was the last thing she needed, she'd prefer him to yell and be angry before she had to brake the news.
"Logan.I-"
"I know Max." Logan interrupted her, holding up his hand. "You're with Alec.and, you know I like him.But Max, I love you."
Max searched her heart for the love that would have made her heart flutter, and her knees go weak at those words, but she felt only fondness and a great friendship. Maybe that was better after-all.
"Logan-" Max started again shaking her head.
"Look, I almost have the virus-cure worked out and-"
Max held up her hand now. "Logan, let me get this out."
She waited for him to nod, and when he did she took a deep breath, standing up and slowly pacing around the room. She stopped and whirled, facing him.
"It's great that you've almost figured a cure.That way we can still be friends.because Logan I do love you.but, I'm beginning to realise that I'm not in love with you.I love you as a friend." She sat back down.
"I see." Logan lowered his eyes, not wanting her to see the hurt.
"No.I don't think you do.Alec and I were never together. He never 'stole' me off you, we were just friends. I used him as an excuse to leave you so that there would be no chance of me killing you.and I think I used that as a reason to brake up with you, do you feel me?"
Logan nodded slowly. "You wanted to love me.you told yourself that you did, but your unconscious knew that it was only friendship.
He said simply.
Max raised her eyebrows and sat back in amazement. "Yeah."
"I know, cause that's exactly how I feel about Asha. Don't worry Max, I love you, I'm in love with you. But I understand your side. And, I'm glad to know that Alec isn't really the type to just snatch someone else's girl.I really hated him when you told me."
Max's forehead creased in a frown. "Well.There is something else. I'm pregnant.with Alec's babies."
***
Max felt more certain of her future now. Logan had taken everything better than she had expected, and no matter what happened with Alec she knew that she would now always have her big brother and her nephew to help her with her two babies.
"We off to Alec's now Max?" Tommy yelled over the roar of her bike.
"I said we were going back home.' She shouted back.
"Don't worry, Kevin will take care of O.C, I really wanna meet the dude that knocked my lil' sister up!" Tommy laughed.
Max rolled her eyes, and made the turn off toward Alec's apartment.
"Aight.But I don't want you to say anything yet." She called back.
As Max pulled the bike up Tommy quickly jumped off, giving Max a quizzical look.
"You are gonna tell him aren't you?" he asked.
Max stared up at Alec's apartment window and shrugged.
"Eventually I guess. I'll have to.not like he'll care."
Tommy stopped her as they headed up the hallway to Alec's door.
"I cared." He said simply, referring to Kevin.
"I know, but your different.Alec is the little black book kinda guy, only he doesn't have a black book cause he doesn't date a chick more than once so why would he need a number." Max shrugged him off.
"Max.just, give him a chance, that's all I'm saying. My life was worthless before Kevin. I changed when he was born, he might."
Max sighed in resignation and lightly knocked on Alec's door. She anxiously nibbled at her bottom lip as she heard the quiet shuffling of footsteps and a mumbled curse.
Then the door was quickly flung open and Alec stood, glaring at them in annoyance, clad only in his boxer shorts and a t-shirt.
His frown quickly turned into a surprised grin and he ushered them inside.
"Maxie.come in, come in, I was just getting myself a drink!" he drawled, closing the door behind Tommy.
Tommy held out his hand politely. "Alec." He said in greeting.
Alec studied him for a second, his eyes flicking over his features.
"529." He said, his grin growing bigger at Tommy's surprise.
"You're a traitor remember? We had to memorise each and every detail of all your faces, and you still have the basic facial characteristics as when you were 11."
"His name is Tommy!" Max broke in irritated. She hated designations.
"Yeah.so, uh, what brought you round here this time of night?" Alec moved to his fridge, opening it wide to reveal 5 bottles of milk. He took one out and quickly chugged it, gesturing to ask if the others wanted some.
Both Max and Tommy shook their heads quizzically.
"Need me to put Tommy up for a while?" Alec prompted, still fishing at why they were even there.
Max dropped her gaze to the wooden floor, slowly shaking her head. "Actually.I need for you to know something.I'm pregnant."
Alec's eyes widened and he quickly shut the fridge, looking down at Max's flat stomach in awe.
The awe suddenly turned to confusion and then rage as he glared over to Tommy.
"You got her pregnant?" he asked incredulously.
Tommy laughed harshly, and handed Alec the disc, leaning indolently against the bench. "It's all here." He said.