Finally. I know this is slow going, but I'm kinda busy these days.Enjoy!
This is for Steffi- I hope we keep our thing going. It's so much fun!
**
"Hi. It's me. We're back...yes, yesterday...it was great...listen, do you think you can mak eit over for lunch? ... Yeah, at Logan's...we have some news...maybe." Max grinned at Logan who was sitting next to her, feeding Emma. "See ya, Boo.Bye."
"Do you really think I ave to cook? They'll probably forget about food anyway."
"Original Cindy won't forget about your food ever. She adores it."
They spent the morning unpackinga nd doing laundry together. Max stuffed her clothes into teh upper drawers of his huge walk in closet, there was no doubt about her moving in. Something else she had to break to Cindy, but she knew her friend would be happy for them and forgive her.
Logan retreated to the kitchen and Max started to turn the guest bedroom into a room for Emma. They would have to find new wallpaper and stuff to make it look like one of the kid's rooms from the 20th century. She couldn't wait to do that. For now she just packed away the few clothes and toys they already had and hung the mobile they had gotten from Logan's grandparents over Emma's bed. Satisfied she followed Logan into the kitchen and helped him set the table, both of them watched by a cheerful baby girl.
**
"Anybody home?" Before Max or Logan could answer, Bling was standing in the kitchen door, staring at Emma openmouthed.
"Good to see you, Bling," Logan tried to sound indifferent, not sure what his therapist and best friend had to say about th baby. Bling had been there when Logan was at his worst, and his opinion on whether Logan could deal with all that or not mattered a great deal.
"Good to see you, too"
"Bling?" Logan raised an eyebrow. "You are not even looking at us."
"Yeah," he turned his attention away from Emma. "I think you owe me an explanation here."
Max sighed. "Can this wait until Cindy's here?"
"Ok, but at least tell me who this is."
"Emma." Logan grinned.
"This ain't enough, Logan."
"Our baby girl." Max added, trying to keep a straight face but failed, looking at the blank expression on Bling's face.
"Your...baby." Now it was Bling's turn to raise an eyebrow.
"Kind of, adopted..." Logan grinned as well, he had never seen Bling speechless.
At that very moment the doorbell rang and Max hurried to open the door. The two guys heard muffled screams and giggles from the hallway. Seconds later the two girls entered the room, still holding each other.
"Whoa..." Cindy froze to the spot and pointed at Emma. "Where did that come from?"
"England." Now it was Max turn to laugh nervously.
"I don't know about Manticore education on this kind of stuff, but where I come from this ain't work in less than nine months..."
"Cindy, she is not ours, at least not biologically."
"Original Cindy hears a but..."
"We adopted her."
"We...as in you and Logan we?"
"Kinda..." Max looked up at her friend, a litle scared of her reaction. But Ciny only grinned from ear to ear.
"Aiight boo. I told ya so!"
"I know."
"Wait a sec," Cindy's eyes widened. "You guys are what? A couple? Married?"
"Engaged." Logan explained as he wheele around the table, a huge pot in his lap. "How about we tell you the whole story while we eat?"
"Sounds good to me." Cindy sat down quickly, still casting glances at the baby, not quite believeing what she saw.
**
For the next twenty minutes Max and Logan told their friends what had happened in England, Bling and Cindy both listening, fascinated.
"So you finally admitted your feelings?" Bling leaned back, a satisfied look on his face.
"Yeah, sorry it took us long. We know you tried your best to make us see it earlier." Logan grinned slyly.
"Tell me about it, " Bling agreed and laid a hand on Logan's shoulder. "I'm glad for both of you, I really am. But don't you think this is all going a little bit to fast?"
Logan shook his head, he'd been thinking about that question a lot lately. "Believe me, we worried about that, too. But we came to the conclusion that the universe is right on schedule."
"Does that mean you are gonna move in with rich boy here?"
"I'm sorry, OC."
"'S okay. More space for hot chicks ain't a bad thing." Cindy grinned. "Seriously, this is all good. I'm happy for you. Congratulations." She stood up to embrace Max, then Logan. While leaning in she whispered only for him to hear. "You ain't hurt my boo, or I'll kick your ass, wheelchair or no wheelchair. Aiight?" The tone she said it in told Logan that it wasn't meant as a joke only.
"I know, I'm not gonna do that."
"Not gonna do what?" Max had lifted Emma from her bed to introduce her to Bling and her homegirl.
"Nothing. Do you think she's hungry?" Logan flashed his fiancee a broad smile.
"Nah, she ate like half an hour before Bling and Cindy showed up. I think she'll get tired soon, though."
"I gotta head back to work anyway. Any chances we'll see you at Crash one of these nights?"
"I dunno..." Max gestured at Emma as a way of explanation.
"Of course Max will come. I got it all covered." Logan sat up straight in his chair and grinned. "Bling, and plans tonight?"
"Babysitting, I guess."
"Good plans." Logan nodded, a serious expression on his face, at least until he burst out laughing.
"Cool. See ya tonight, Boo!"
"I think I'll leave too. I have some more work to do. Be back around eight, ok?" Bling nodded at Max and followed Cindy to the door.
"Bye!"Logan waited until he heard the door fall shut then turned to look at Max. "That went good, didn't it?"
"Yeah, I think they are really happy for us." She tugged Emma into her bedding, then sat down on Logan's lap and embraced him tightly. "I'm so happy."
"Me too."
This is for Steffi- I hope we keep our thing going. It's so much fun!
**
"Hi. It's me. We're back...yes, yesterday...it was great...listen, do you think you can mak eit over for lunch? ... Yeah, at Logan's...we have some news...maybe." Max grinned at Logan who was sitting next to her, feeding Emma. "See ya, Boo.Bye."
"Do you really think I ave to cook? They'll probably forget about food anyway."
"Original Cindy won't forget about your food ever. She adores it."
They spent the morning unpackinga nd doing laundry together. Max stuffed her clothes into teh upper drawers of his huge walk in closet, there was no doubt about her moving in. Something else she had to break to Cindy, but she knew her friend would be happy for them and forgive her.
Logan retreated to the kitchen and Max started to turn the guest bedroom into a room for Emma. They would have to find new wallpaper and stuff to make it look like one of the kid's rooms from the 20th century. She couldn't wait to do that. For now she just packed away the few clothes and toys they already had and hung the mobile they had gotten from Logan's grandparents over Emma's bed. Satisfied she followed Logan into the kitchen and helped him set the table, both of them watched by a cheerful baby girl.
**
"Anybody home?" Before Max or Logan could answer, Bling was standing in the kitchen door, staring at Emma openmouthed.
"Good to see you, Bling," Logan tried to sound indifferent, not sure what his therapist and best friend had to say about th baby. Bling had been there when Logan was at his worst, and his opinion on whether Logan could deal with all that or not mattered a great deal.
"Good to see you, too"
"Bling?" Logan raised an eyebrow. "You are not even looking at us."
"Yeah," he turned his attention away from Emma. "I think you owe me an explanation here."
Max sighed. "Can this wait until Cindy's here?"
"Ok, but at least tell me who this is."
"Emma." Logan grinned.
"This ain't enough, Logan."
"Our baby girl." Max added, trying to keep a straight face but failed, looking at the blank expression on Bling's face.
"Your...baby." Now it was Bling's turn to raise an eyebrow.
"Kind of, adopted..." Logan grinned as well, he had never seen Bling speechless.
At that very moment the doorbell rang and Max hurried to open the door. The two guys heard muffled screams and giggles from the hallway. Seconds later the two girls entered the room, still holding each other.
"Whoa..." Cindy froze to the spot and pointed at Emma. "Where did that come from?"
"England." Now it was Max turn to laugh nervously.
"I don't know about Manticore education on this kind of stuff, but where I come from this ain't work in less than nine months..."
"Cindy, she is not ours, at least not biologically."
"Original Cindy hears a but..."
"We adopted her."
"We...as in you and Logan we?"
"Kinda..." Max looked up at her friend, a litle scared of her reaction. But Ciny only grinned from ear to ear.
"Aiight boo. I told ya so!"
"I know."
"Wait a sec," Cindy's eyes widened. "You guys are what? A couple? Married?"
"Engaged." Logan explained as he wheele around the table, a huge pot in his lap. "How about we tell you the whole story while we eat?"
"Sounds good to me." Cindy sat down quickly, still casting glances at the baby, not quite believeing what she saw.
**
For the next twenty minutes Max and Logan told their friends what had happened in England, Bling and Cindy both listening, fascinated.
"So you finally admitted your feelings?" Bling leaned back, a satisfied look on his face.
"Yeah, sorry it took us long. We know you tried your best to make us see it earlier." Logan grinned slyly.
"Tell me about it, " Bling agreed and laid a hand on Logan's shoulder. "I'm glad for both of you, I really am. But don't you think this is all going a little bit to fast?"
Logan shook his head, he'd been thinking about that question a lot lately. "Believe me, we worried about that, too. But we came to the conclusion that the universe is right on schedule."
"Does that mean you are gonna move in with rich boy here?"
"I'm sorry, OC."
"'S okay. More space for hot chicks ain't a bad thing." Cindy grinned. "Seriously, this is all good. I'm happy for you. Congratulations." She stood up to embrace Max, then Logan. While leaning in she whispered only for him to hear. "You ain't hurt my boo, or I'll kick your ass, wheelchair or no wheelchair. Aiight?" The tone she said it in told Logan that it wasn't meant as a joke only.
"I know, I'm not gonna do that."
"Not gonna do what?" Max had lifted Emma from her bed to introduce her to Bling and her homegirl.
"Nothing. Do you think she's hungry?" Logan flashed his fiancee a broad smile.
"Nah, she ate like half an hour before Bling and Cindy showed up. I think she'll get tired soon, though."
"I gotta head back to work anyway. Any chances we'll see you at Crash one of these nights?"
"I dunno..." Max gestured at Emma as a way of explanation.
"Of course Max will come. I got it all covered." Logan sat up straight in his chair and grinned. "Bling, and plans tonight?"
"Babysitting, I guess."
"Good plans." Logan nodded, a serious expression on his face, at least until he burst out laughing.
"Cool. See ya tonight, Boo!"
"I think I'll leave too. I have some more work to do. Be back around eight, ok?" Bling nodded at Max and followed Cindy to the door.
"Bye!"Logan waited until he heard the door fall shut then turned to look at Max. "That went good, didn't it?"
"Yeah, I think they are really happy for us." She tugged Emma into her bedding, then sat down on Logan's lap and embraced him tightly. "I'm so happy."
"Me too."
