Peter and Anna took them to the airport the next day. The night before they had been out with aren and Mark one last time.

Now, Max was carrying the baby and her backbag, Logan had a huge bag on his lap and was trying to navigate his chair halfway elegantly. Peter was pushing the trolley with the rest of their stuff. They checked in and then waited at a cafe for their boarding time.

Finally it was time to say goodbye and Max couldn't help but shed a tear or two. So much had happened those past few weeks and the people she had met had become good and trusted friends, at least as trusted as her special situation permitted.

"Promise you'll invite us over for the wedding."

"You are welcome anytime." Logan embraced Karen. "Thanks for everything."

Max was next. "We have to return because of Emma anyway."

Karen held the younger woman tight for a long second. "Take care of Logan, and kick his ass when he needs it."

"I will."

Max embraced Peter and then stepped aside to watch Logan say his goodbyes to his grandfather.

**

Emma was safely secured on the seat between them. After launching Max reached over to take Logan's hand. "I still can't believe this is real."

"Me neither." Logan squeezed her hand. "I can't believe I'm that lucky."

"And I can't waitto see Bling's and Cindy's faces. They have no clue." She giggled.

"One thing's for sure, they'll be happy for us."

"Yeah, they've tried so hard to make us see the obvious for such a long time."

Logan smiled. "Why have we been so blind?"

Max answered in an almost whispered voice. "I've never considered myself worth this. I mean, I'm not a normal girl, why should anybody fall for the real me?"

"God, Max. Stop saying that. You are perfect. All those guys were probably just too sure they would be rejected anyway, because you are way to perfect for them to even dream about. You could have any guy in the world. It's me who has to wonder why I am here with you."

Max vigorously shook her head. "That is nonsense,and you know it. Stop doing that to you."

Logan nodded. "Dito."

"So we have an agreement. We will both stop pitying ourselves and thinking about our lives as screwed up. We love each other, for who we really are. Period."

"Deal." Logan carefully leaned over, stabilizing himself with one hand on the seat, and kissed Max. "I love you."

"I love you, too."

**
"This would be a good moment to tell Bling we are back." Max commented dryly, staring at the heap of suitcases and bags in front of them. "How are we supposed to get all this stuff home?"

"Cab, I'd say. It would take Bling quite some time to get here, besides, I'm not sure I wanna tell him the good news in an airport teminal." Logan wrinkled his brows and ruffled his hair.
"Can you get a trolley first? I can't really push it. But I can hold Emma." Max carefully handed him the baby and went to get a trolley. She loaded the bags on it while Logan tried to entertain Emma. He offered her a stuffed dog, then made faces for her, giggling when he saw her smile at him and reach for his glasses.

"Can you hold Emma and wheel at the same time? I kinda have my hands full here." She would definitely need both hands to navigate the trolley and at the same time keep the bags from falling down.

"Wait a sec." Logan positioned the baby in a sitting position in his lap, so she was facing forward, leaning against his chest. "Assuming she holds still, it should work." As if on clue Emma tried to twist around to look at Logan again. "Ok, she won't." He searchingly looked around. "Give me the scarf from your handbag, will you?"

"How do you know I have one in it?"

"Remember how you begged me to help you pack it?"

"Point taken. Wait..." She reached for the small black bag and handed him a blue scarf moments later. When she realized what he was up to, she helped him tie it around his torso and Emma's as well. "This should work for now."

Carefully they made their way through custody and passcontrol, and finally found themselves outside, waiting for a cab.