Ok, this is gonna be a short one, I just don't know how to continue, but I didn't wanna make you guys wait too long for the conclusion either. I hope you enjoy it!!!
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After dinner Max got Hop ready for bed, then sat down next to the small bed and watched the girl drift off.
"Tomorrow we should go babyshopping." Max turned around surprised and watched Logan roll closer.
"Yeah."
"We should do that over here, here we can get whatever we want." His voice was soft and low so he wouldn't disturb the baby. He stopped right nxt to Max and craned his neck to have a look at Hope.
"She is beautiful..." They both looked at her for a minute. "Max, about earlier..." He saw her look over in the corner of his eye. "I owe you an explanation."
Max let him gather his thoughts, she felt he needed some time.
"Gosh, that's tough. You know, Val and I...she got pregnant..." Finally he had said it.
"Logan, I didn't know..."
"It's not something I like to talk about. In fact, I haven't in years, not even Bling knows about that. It just hurts too much." He sadly looked at Max.
"What happened?" she kneeled down next to him and laid a hand on his thighs, her other hand cupped his cheek. "Only if you feel like you can talk about it, I have time, Logan."
"No, I want you to know..." He kissed the back of her hand before taking it between his own and resting them on his lap.
"Val didn't stop drinking. She didn't tell me she was pregnant, otherwise I would have paid attention...I found out when her doc called, he assumed I knew...God, it was too late already. She gave birth 13 weeks early, and the baby died after a few hours."
He swallowed hard and fought the tears that threatened to escape.
"The baby was called Emma, wasn't she?"
"Yeah," Logan gratefully accepted the comfort of Max's arms. "Val was devastated, and somehow I thought she would wake up and we could go through that together, but she drank her sorrow down. It got worse, and I just couldn't stand it anymore, I couldn't help but blame her. God, there were moments when I even hated her, really hated her." He shook his head. "We split a few months later. I just couldn't deal with being around her, knowing she had destroyed the baby's life and watching her destroy herself."
"I'm sorry."
"It's not your fault. But you have a right to know. I promise this was the last dark secret I kept from you." He tried to smile but failed miserably.
"Emma's sleeping. Do you want to go to bed?" He looked up at her in surprise, then just smiled gratefully. She had understood, from now on their baby would be called Emma.
"It's only 8 pm."
"You look exhausted."
"I actually feel pretty exhausted." He had to admit that reliving that nightmare had cost him plenty.
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Half an hour later they were both under the blanket. "Let me check your leg. Maybe we should change the bandage."
"Probably." He watched Max unwrap the bandage from his shooting wound.It still felt weird to see someone touch his legs and not feel it, especially when he knew he had a pretty serious injury there and he didn't feel any pain. He would probably never get used to that. "It's healing nicely."
"Good. But to be on teh safe side we probably should bandage it again."
"Stay right here." Max climbed out of the bed and headed to the bathroom, only to return with an ointment and gauge.
Careful, not to cut off his bloodcirculation she took care of the wound. She had learnt that at Manticore, but with him not being able to tell her if he was in pain, it was tricky even for her.
When she was finished she slid under the blanket and cuddled close.
"Thanks, Max."
"You're welcome."
"No, I mean for everything, for listening, for understanding, for being there and for treating me like a normal person..."
"As I said, you're welcome. And now try to sleep." She gave him a soft kiss on the lips and the switched off the lights.
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Ok, now it might take a little while. I have no idea where to go from here. Any ideas? Tell me!!!!
**
After dinner Max got Hop ready for bed, then sat down next to the small bed and watched the girl drift off.
"Tomorrow we should go babyshopping." Max turned around surprised and watched Logan roll closer.
"Yeah."
"We should do that over here, here we can get whatever we want." His voice was soft and low so he wouldn't disturb the baby. He stopped right nxt to Max and craned his neck to have a look at Hope.
"She is beautiful..." They both looked at her for a minute. "Max, about earlier..." He saw her look over in the corner of his eye. "I owe you an explanation."
Max let him gather his thoughts, she felt he needed some time.
"Gosh, that's tough. You know, Val and I...she got pregnant..." Finally he had said it.
"Logan, I didn't know..."
"It's not something I like to talk about. In fact, I haven't in years, not even Bling knows about that. It just hurts too much." He sadly looked at Max.
"What happened?" she kneeled down next to him and laid a hand on his thighs, her other hand cupped his cheek. "Only if you feel like you can talk about it, I have time, Logan."
"No, I want you to know..." He kissed the back of her hand before taking it between his own and resting them on his lap.
"Val didn't stop drinking. She didn't tell me she was pregnant, otherwise I would have paid attention...I found out when her doc called, he assumed I knew...God, it was too late already. She gave birth 13 weeks early, and the baby died after a few hours."
He swallowed hard and fought the tears that threatened to escape.
"The baby was called Emma, wasn't she?"
"Yeah," Logan gratefully accepted the comfort of Max's arms. "Val was devastated, and somehow I thought she would wake up and we could go through that together, but she drank her sorrow down. It got worse, and I just couldn't stand it anymore, I couldn't help but blame her. God, there were moments when I even hated her, really hated her." He shook his head. "We split a few months later. I just couldn't deal with being around her, knowing she had destroyed the baby's life and watching her destroy herself."
"I'm sorry."
"It's not your fault. But you have a right to know. I promise this was the last dark secret I kept from you." He tried to smile but failed miserably.
"Emma's sleeping. Do you want to go to bed?" He looked up at her in surprise, then just smiled gratefully. She had understood, from now on their baby would be called Emma.
"It's only 8 pm."
"You look exhausted."
"I actually feel pretty exhausted." He had to admit that reliving that nightmare had cost him plenty.
**
Half an hour later they were both under the blanket. "Let me check your leg. Maybe we should change the bandage."
"Probably." He watched Max unwrap the bandage from his shooting wound.It still felt weird to see someone touch his legs and not feel it, especially when he knew he had a pretty serious injury there and he didn't feel any pain. He would probably never get used to that. "It's healing nicely."
"Good. But to be on teh safe side we probably should bandage it again."
"Stay right here." Max climbed out of the bed and headed to the bathroom, only to return with an ointment and gauge.
Careful, not to cut off his bloodcirculation she took care of the wound. She had learnt that at Manticore, but with him not being able to tell her if he was in pain, it was tricky even for her.
When she was finished she slid under the blanket and cuddled close.
"Thanks, Max."
"You're welcome."
"No, I mean for everything, for listening, for understanding, for being there and for treating me like a normal person..."
"As I said, you're welcome. And now try to sleep." She gave him a soft kiss on the lips and the switched off the lights.
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Ok, now it might take a little while. I have no idea where to go from here. Any ideas? Tell me!!!!
