Note: These take place after Zack has the implant

Max: Zack you can't leave Seattle

Zack: Watch me!

Max: What about Asha?

Zack: What about her? Max she is a liablilty to me, to you (Max thinks she sees him flinch but can't be sure because it passes quickly)

Max: Zack!

Zack starts pacing, a sure sign he is about to have a seizure he shakes it off and starts to leave 00C:I have no idea what it is about me and having Zack walk out of every conversation, i'll stop it after this I promise

Zack: I won't let her make me weak, like Logan did to you

(Max doesn't react anywhere but her eyes)

Max: Loving Logan doesn't make me weak, it makes me feel stronger then I have ever felt before

Zack: It's a mistake, and you'll pay for it.

Zack once again head out but Max intercepts him

Max: Tell me you don't love her then

(Zack looks away, his jaw tightening)

Max: Tell me that you don't even a little bit like the way she makes you feel.

Alec: What's the matter Bro? She makes you feel anything but a soldier, you're not X5-599 but you're Zack

Max looks at Alec, wondering where this burst of insight came from

Alec: I felt the same about Rachel, I was a tranny and she didn't care, and Asha doesn't care either. Zack: All that doesn't matter she can't understand what we went through

Max: (Shouting) No she can't (she lowers her voice) but she's trying to, and doesn't that count for something.

Zack looks from Alec to Max, the hardness in his eyes softens for a second and Max feels hope but it is quickly dashed

Max: You play happy families with Logan and see how long you live. I'm gone

This is the scene prior to the one in Crash

Max, Logan et all sit around Logan's apartment, a childrens' movie is playing and Charlie and Jace's little girl Maxie watch avidly.

Max: I didn't think he would actually leave

Logan: You can't force him to love Asha, if he doesn't love her you can't change that

Max: But he does, but he can't see it.

Tinga: Typical big brother

They all look around as Zack strides in, he ignores everyone and heads to the kitchen

Max: I thought you'd be half way across the world by now

Zack shrugs

Zack: This chip in my head, it's screwing me up

Logan: Think you'll find that's your heart

Zack: Whatever

Max: Do you love her?

Zack: I don't know

Max: Yes you do

Zack shrugs non comitally: This won't change anything,

Max: (persistant) But you'll tell her right?

Zack takes a large swig of water

Zack: I'll tell her and then I'm out of Seattle

Max et all exchange glances

Alec: The whole point of telling her is actually having a relationship with this chick? Or did I get that wrong? Yep it's so much easier when it's about sex

Jondy: Jondy/Alec ship) slaps him across the arm

Alec: What?

Zack walks to the kitchen Alex suddenly gets an idea and follows

he lounges against the counter as Zack makes a sandwich

Alec: Hey and if it doesn't work out, I'll have a go, girl's got spirit and legs up to here.... (he gestures to the heavens

Zack's expression sours but he doesn't say anything

Alec: So how is she? In the sack I mean? She good?. Man that would be one mission I would love to complete

One minute Alec is talking the next he is pinned to the freezer, Zack is about to punch him

Zack: Don't you ever, ever talk about the woman I love like that ever again

It suddnely dawns on Zack both what he said and that Alec was testing him, Alec nods and him, Zack backs away slightly stunned and Alec pushes him away

Alec: Figured as much. Go tell her man.

Zack nods, new determination in his movements. Satisfied Alec returns wrapping Jondy's arms around him

Max: What was that about

Logan (he and Alec have a 'Guy' look) He made Zack see how he felt.

Max shrugs leaning into the welcome warmth of Logan's arms.