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Donald Lydecker watched the crowd outside Terminal City. Everyday the crowd got smaller and smaller. It seemed that the transgenics were no longer of any great interest. Even the news team had left just after Christmas. They had stayed long enough to get the lighting of the Christmas Tree inside the Terminal City fences on tape. It appeared that instead of the transgenics signifying the end of the world, they had become the poster children of hope. After all, if supposed monsters could live together in a dump like Terminal City, maybe humans could survive the post-pulse lives that had been dumped in their laps. Since Lydecker and the South Africans had kidnapped Logan Cale before Christmas, in a failed attempt to capture X5 452 and X5 210, the transgenics had been even more careful about being spotted outside the Terminal City perimeter. Lydecker had thought that he had managed to track down Logan to an apartment in Foggle Towers. However, when he got to the apartment which turned out to be the penthouse, he found that it had been sold. The building manager had told him that Logan had sold the apartment quickly and hadn't left a forwarding address. The last time he had seen Max and Logan together, Lydecker had sensed that something had changed. He didn't think it was possible, but Jondy had appeared even more protective of her sister and Logan than before. He couldn't quite put his finger on what the change was, but it was definitely there. Shaking his head, Lydecker turned and headed back to the base the South Africans had set up. He would think up a better plan to get hold of Jondy. Having his men turn San Francisco upside down hadn't worked. She had somehow foreseen that move. Still, Lydecker had a few other ideas. Max and Logan couldn't stay away from each other, it was damn near impossible in fact. The easiest way to get to Jondy was still through Max. Over the years, without anyone realizing it, Jondy had acquired the knowledge to make a new Manticore work. Lydecker knew she was the key to the success of what he and the South Africans were planning. Glancing one more time at the scene in front of Terminal City, Lydecker climbed into his car and drove back to the base. Alec dropped his bag down beside Max, who was sitting watching one of the monitors in the control center. "Jondy and the girls say hi." He hadn't wanted to leave, but Jondy was busy with working and keeping the girls entertained while they were on school holidays. "So what are your plans for New Years?" "Not sure at the moment." Max wrote something down on a pad. "So how did you enjoy playing daddy for a few days?" She still didn't look at him. "Exhausting." Alec chuckled. "I don't know how Jondy holds down a job at the hospital at night and then manages the children during the day. I know she has Julia to help, but still she does most of the parenting herself." "Jondy enjoys a challenge. Why else would she be with you?" Max joked. "I thought you'd stay in Florida until after New Years." She finally looked at Alec. "So why are you back so soon?" "I needed some sleep." Alec sat down beside Max. "I got a bit of surprise when I found out Jondy was working as a Doctor in a hospital. The biggest shock was seeing the wedding ring on her finger. The kids tell me that it's so it's harder for Lydecker to find her." "Sounds like a smart move." Max saw Joshua walk in the room. "Hey Joshua. There's a hole in the South East fence. Have we got the gear to fix it?" Joshua nodded. "I'll go and fix it." He slapped Alec on the back. "How was Florida?" "Full of Christmas chaos." Alec smiled up at his friend. "How did your Christmas go? I could barely hear anyone but the kids on the conference call." "I got lots of presents." Joshua had himself been as excited as the Terminal City children when it came to opening the presents. Max giggled at her friend's enthusiasm. "It seems that the bad guys gave us Christmas off. Although we did spot Lydecker behind the crowd on one of the monitors." "I'd better fix that fence." Joshua kissed the top of Max's head. "Don't work too hard little fella." He waved good bye to Alec. "Welcome back Alec." "See you later Big Guy." Alec watched the big man walk away. "So is Logan finishing the recreation center?" He hadn't missed the obvious absence of Max's fiancé. "Yeah. It opens to the public after New Years." Max knew that she and Logan had a lot to work out before they got married. Any discussions about the wedding had mainly been pushed aside while Logan concentrated on renovations to his Grandmother's Mansion. "He also sold the penthouse the other day. He was surprised at how quickly it sold." Alec wasn't surprised. The penthouse was ideal for any rich bachelor. "So are you going to move into Sandeman's with Logan?" He couldn't quite picture Max and Logan playing happy couples in the run down house, plus there was also the possibility that Sandeman may move back to Seattle. "No. He's looking for another apartment close to here." Max hated shopping for anything, but it would have been nice to go house hunting with Logan for their home. "He hasn't exactly had a lot of spare time to find anything lately." "Well, there's plenty of time." Alec stood and grabbed his bag. "I'll dump my things and then go and help Joshua fix that fence." "Thanks." Max went back to checking the monitors in front of her. With her hair having been cut short, she had been able to move around outside the fences without being recognized. Maybe she could risk going outside Terminal City to see Logan. Logan packed everything that he didn't need everyday, so that when he finally did move, most of his packing would be done. He had got word that someone fitting Lydecker's description was trying to track him down. Unfortunately, that meant he would have to move house as quickly as possible, before Lydecker discovered his whereabouts. It also meant that he couldn't purchase his new home under his own name. The renovations on the mansion had been finished ahead of schedule, but there was still a lot of paper work to be done before it opened as a recreation center. Searching for a new home before New Year's day was an unexpected challenge, but with Lydecker hanging around it was also a necessary one. Logan taped the last carton up. It was then he sensed he wasn't alone. Spinning around he found Max watching him. "Hey. How long have you been here?" He kissed her hello. "A few seconds." Max had been admiring the view of Logan packing. "Ever since you had that transgenic blood transfusion, I don't seem to be able to sneak up on you like I used to." She kind of missed not being able to watch Logan undetected. Logan chuckled. "Yeah, well it's saved me a few heart attacks." He wondered for a moment if it was safe for Max to be there, but then he realized Max was probably safer than he was. "So I was going to try and find us somewhere to live today. Want to come with me?" "Sure." Max tried to act as though she didn't care one way or another. The truth was, on her way over there she had been worried that Logan had already found something. Logan grabbed his jacket and followed Max out the door. "So is there anything specific you want in our new home?" He had a pretty good idea that Max would be happy with any place as long as they had room for her motorcycle. "Not really." Max hadn't really considered what she wanted in a home before, mainly because she hadn't been given a lot of choices. "I liked the penthouse, but as long as there's somewhere I can work on my bike, it doesn't really matter." "Sounds good to me." Logan unlocked the car and climbed in. "I've been meaning to talk to you about the wedding. What do you think abut having a quiet registry office wedding that a couple of my relatives can go to and then a bigger wedding with everything you want for your side?" He figured it would be easier that way than trying to explain the transgenics to Bennet and Bitzy. Max gave Logan a sheepish smile. "That solves the problem of explaining Joshua walking me down the Isle to your family. That sounds fine to me as long as you don't mind two weddings." "I don't mind." If it made Max happy, Logan would have ten weddings. "So what kind of wedding do you want?' At first Logan had thought of Max as a 'no frills' kind of girl when it came to clothes, that was until he had taken her to his cousin Bennet's wedding. She had looked stunning in the dress she had stolen, almost like something out of a fairytale. Max chuckled. "I'm not really sure. I mean I never actually pictured myself getting married, so I don't know where to start. Original Cindy refused to wear a lavender dress at the wedding and I can't see Jondy in pink, so I guess that's a beginning of sorts." Logan looked in his rear vision mirror and noticed they were being followed. "Why don't you think of a color you like and go from there as far as the bridesmaids dresses go. There's no rule that says your bridesmaids have to be dressed in pastel shades." Max hadn't missed the fact that Logan was paying a lot of attention to something behind them. "How long have you noticed that we're being followed?" "Only the last block." Logan hadn't wanted to worry Max, but now he realized that she would have picked up that they were being followed sooner or later herself. "I found out that Lydecker's been trying to track me down as well." "So you can't buy our new house under your own name." Max pointed to an alleyway. "Go down there, we'll try and lose the tail." Logan followed Max's directions. "I've set up a couple of holding companies, so I'll just put it under the name of one of those." He glanced over his shoulder. "I think we lost them. I guess I'd better get a new car as well." "I take it this isn't the first time you've been followed." Max wondered if this was what their marriage was going to be like, always running from someone. Logan shrugged his shoulders. "I'm not sure. I could just be getting a little paranoid because I don't want to be the one who gets you and your family caught. It pays to be cautious anyway. I don't want any uninvited guests turning up at our weddings." Max was sure that there was something Logan wasn't telling her, but decided to let it slide this once. "So what are the rules when planning a wedding?" "We should probably start by setting a date for both weddings." Logan suggested while keeping an eye out for anyone else following them. "Once we've done that, we can book the registry office. That will be one wedding mostly organized. The bigger wedding will need more organization depending on what you want." He caught the exasperated look on Max's face. "Ok, how about this? Once we've found somewhere to live, we can pick up some bridal magazines and you can see if there's anything in there you like." Max considered her options. "Ok. I would call Tinga and Jace and asked them about their weddings, but I get the feeling they planned the quickest, easiest weddings they could so as not to draw any unwanted attention. We've already got unwanted attention so I guess we don't have to worry about that." Max chuckled. "I guess I can call Original Cindy and Jondy. Between the three of us, we should be able to come up with something." Logan could see the humor behind asking a lesbian and an unwed mother of fourteen for wedding advice. "Well, it's your big day, so just make sure you get what you want for the wedding." He'd been married before, so Logan knew what it was like to have your wedding organized according to someone else's tastes. Valerie's mother had planned their entire wedding and neither he nor Valerie had liked anything about their wedding. It had not been a good start to their marriage. He wanted better for he and Max. He wanted forever. Max glanced at Logan. She sensed he was remembering what a disaster his first marriage had been and wanted better for her. "So what do you want our wedding to be like? I'm not the only one getting married you know." "I know." This was a first for Logan, being with a woman who cared what he wanted. "A wedding is more about the bride though. As long as you are there standing next to me in the wedding dress of your choice, I'll be happy." It was the truth. Logan was still amazed that Max had agreed to marry him. He couldn't wait to see her walking down the Isle towards him. "You're not being very helpful." Max joked. She figured she could always ask Logan's cousin Bitzy about Logan's first wedding and avoid anything remotely similar to it. The rest of the morning passed without any unwanted tag along visitors, mainly because they left Logan's car at the estate agents office and went to view properties in her car. The first couple of places they viewed were far too small. Max had gently pulled Logan aside and pointed out that they would probably need a three bedroom place so that she could work on her motorcycle in one room, while he was working on "Eyes Only" stuff in another. With three bedrooms it would mean they could still have there own space when they needed it. Raewyn, the estate agent couldn't figure out why the couple wanted housing so close to Terminal City. "You know I can show you some lovely places in Sector four." "No thanks." Max could see the confusion on the estate agent's face. At least she could when Raewyn wasn't checking Logan out. "My fiancé is a journalist, so we want to be close to the action." She saw the other woman back of immediately when Max mentioned the word fiancé. "Well, there's one more place I can show you." Raewyn didn't think it would interest the couple, but they hadn't liked anything else she had shown them so it was worth a try. "It's actually more like one big room with an open kitchen and a huge bathroom. Walls could be added or room dividers could be used if it's big enough for what you want." "It can't hurt to have a look at it." Logan looked down at Max to see if she agreed. When she nodded, he turned back to Raewyn. "Let's go." The place Raewyn took them to was huge, bigger than Logan's apartment at Foggle Towers. The kitchen would be perfect once a couple of preparation benches were put in. The bathroom was huge and room dividers would be fine to begin with. Later once Max and Logan had decided what they needed, they could get permits to build walls where they wanted them. Max looked out the window. As they were on the top floor of the building, they got a perfect view into Terminal City's grounds. Smiling to herself, she turned and walked over to Logan, wrapping her arms around his waist. "Is the kitchen big enough for you?" She knew how fussy he was when it came to performing culinary miracles. "With a few adjustments it will do." He teased her, kissing her forehead. "How's the view?" He was still a little scared of heights, not as bad as he used to be. "It'll do." Max teased back. "We'll need to decide where we want walls and where room dividers will be sufficient." Her mind was already at work building walls where at the moment there was empty space. Logan could almost hear the wheels turning in Max's head as she constructed their home. "We'll take it then. Let's get back to your office Raewyn and do the paperwork." He almost laughed at the stunned look on Raewyn's face. Back at the estate agents office, Max watched the people walking past outside the window, while Logan filled in all of the paperwork. She saw the garbage man clearing the rubbish bins. "Looks like you're gonna have to get a new car today as well." She chuckled as the garbage man attached something to Logan's car. Logan had come to stand behind her. "Well, it seems the city's garbage men are giving the community an added service. Think it's one of Lydecker's people?" He pulled his cell phone out of his pocket and dialed a number. "Hey Matt. I need a favor. Could you have my car towed?" Max burst out giggling at the thought of Lydecker tracking Logan's car to the police impound lot. "How are we going to get back home without your car?" "Like you said, I guess I'm going to have to buy a new car." Logan thanked Matt and switched off his phone. "Is there anything you need from my car before it gets towed?" Max smiled up at him. "I've got everything I need right her." She patted Logan on the rear. "Are you finished with the paperwork, cause we should probably leave via the back door. I can see our garbage man has some friends out there." "Yeah, let's go car shopping." Logan waved good bye to Raewyn and held the back door open for Max. "I'll get my lawyers to finalize everything tomorrow and then we can see the New Year in while deciding where we are going to put walls in our new home." Max walked down the street her arm around Logan's waist. "Are you going to christen our new kitchen? Cause I haven't had a Cale gourmet meal with the chef all to myself in quite a while." "I think that can be arranged." Logan had his arm around Max's shoulders. "So when are we going to get married? January is out, cause I don't want to spend the first month of our marriage working on the recreation center opening." "How about June?" Max knew they couldn't count on the weather in Seattle, so it would definitely be an indoor wedding. "I'm sort of thinking I haven't seen the last of Sandeman's code appearing on my body, so I'm guessing an off the shoulder dress wouldn't be a good idea." "You'll look beautiful even if you're covered in writing." Logan hoped for Max's sake that they had seen the last of the writing. "Ain't that sweet?" A voice mocked them from behind. "Just come with us quietly and nobody will get hurt." Logan turned to face their enemies. He counted five men, all armed. "That's what you told me last time." Logan moved aside slightly without being obvious. Max would be able to take all five men out, without breaking a sweat. He pointed to Max. "She was real pissed at the state you returned me in and I really don't like upsetting her." "Explain to me how that's our problem." The South African in front of them smirked with confidence. "We had trouble tracking you Max. It seems you found a way to remove that implant you had and still managed to stay alive." He pretended to be interested. "We'd sure like to know how you did that." "I'll get my sister to show you one day." Max snapped. "She's a miracle in high heels." She spun and kicked the man to her left into the man behind him. Out of the corner of her eye she saw Logan grab one man's gun and slam it into his face. Flipping over backwards, Max took the last two men out. "I'll give you this much Logan, shopping is never boring with you." Logan collected the five guns and wrapped them in his jacket. "I do what I can and look at it this way, we picked up supplies." He took hold of Max's hand and continued walking down the street. Donald Lydecker threw his coffee mug across the room. "So let me get this straight, Corban. They caught you tailing them and lost you. Then you found them again and tagged Cale's car but it got towed and you're not sure which building they were in at the time. They obviously left from the rear of which ever building they were in, as you caught up with them walking down the street. Instead of calling for back up, you got your asses handed to you and your weapons taken. Am I missing anything?" "We found out that X5 452's sister removed the implant Sir." Corban was regretting his earlier smugness with the X5. "She said something about her sister being a miracle in high heels." "I know that." Lydecker snapped. "That would be the reason we are trying to track down X5 210 via her sister." He started to pace in front of the men. "Let me explain something to all of you about X5 210. She shouldn't even exist. Jondy was a surprise from day one. When she was born, she wasn't expected to live, but she did. She was considered a failed experiment, nobody realized that she was actually storing knowledge. Then one of my men thought it would be a good idea to rape her, since the only thing she was good for was being a distraction. He ended up dead when Zane caught him in the act. Left with serious internal injuries, Jondy wasn't even supposed to be of any use for breeding purposes. Yet a number of years later, she gave birth naturally to twins. Are you getting the picture yet?" Lydecker stopped pacing. "Max and Jondy are twins. Never underestimate either of them." He thought about sending the men back out to ask at every building about Max and Logan, but he figured since they obviously knew they were being tracked that they would have covered their tracks. He would have to think up yet another plan. It didn't take long for Logan to buy a car despite Gary, the salesman trying to sell him an expensive sports car. Having lost his trust fund once, Logan was more careful with his purchases. He didn't think for a moment when spending money on Max or her family. But when it came to himself he didn't need a sports car, he just needed something to get him from A to B. Max had watched, highly amused as Gary practically tripped over himself trying to sell Logan a car he didn't want. Logan had cast the car yard a quick glance and pointed out a car that interested him to Max. She had checked the car out while Logan politely listened to the salesman's pitch about a ridicously small red sports car. Max checked out the car as thoroughly as she did her motorcycle. It suited all of Logan's needs, plus it was big enough for both of them and any children they might have in the future. Not for the first time, Max was touched by how Logan thought of everyone else when making such a simple purchase such as a car. As soon as Logan got Max's nod of approval on the car, he quickly and efficiently brought the car and left Gary standing with his mouth gapping open. So stunned was the salesman, that he was still standing in the exact position when Max and Logan drove away in his new car. Later that afternoon Logan and Max sat with Original Cindy laughing about their shopping expedition. "Remind me never to go shopping with the two of you. Damn, you go out to find somewhere to live and come back with five guns, a new car and a new home, not to mention a stack of bridal magazines." "Well, I need your help planning our wedding." Max stopped laughing long enough to explain. "I figured you and I could call Jondy and see if the three of us could come up with some ideas." "You two set a date yet?" Original Cindy had watched Max and Logan drag their relationship out for so long, that actually making wedding plans this soon was unusual to say the least. Logan nodded. "Sort of. We thought June. We're going to have a registry office wedding that a few members of my family will go to and then a proper wedding for everyone else." "Well, how about I come over to Terminal City in the morning and we can call sister girl so that we can get this show on the road." Original Cindy was amazed they had actually made some arrangements. "Do you have any idea where we can have the ceremony, let alone who can perform it." Max wondered out loud. "You know, I've been thinking about that." In fact Logan had thought of nothing else since proposing to Max. "Did you know that there was a church in Terminal City?" Max nodded . "Yeah, but it needs a lot of work. Still we have six months to fix it up. That just leaves someone to perform the ceremony." "Why not ask Herbal to do it." Original Cindy suggested. "He got ordained through some magazine a while back. It's actually legal and everything." "I'll ask him if he would mind." Max felt as though they were starting to get somewhere with the planning. "I'd better get back to Terminal City. I left Alec and Joshua fixing the fence." Original Cindy hugged her friends good bye. "I'll see you bright and early tomorrow. You're going to get your dream wedding, Boo." She knew between Jondy and herself, they would give Max the perfect wedding with everything she wanted. Logan noticed on the drive back to Terminal City that Max was rather quiet. "You know, we don't have to have the wedding in Terminal City or Herbal perform the ceremony." In their haste to get some plans made, he felt Max was being rushed into making decisions that she wasn't entirely happy with. Max shook her head. "No, I like the idea of a friend performing the ceremony, even though Herbal can be a bit hard to understand. I figure restoring the church in Terminal City will keep some of the family out of trouble for a little while. The more self sufficient Terminal City is, the better I'll feel about not living there. I guess that's really selfish since I convinced a lot of them to stay in the first place." "It's not selfish." Logan could see where Max was coming from. She didn't want it to appear that there were a set of rules for her and another set for everyone else. "A lot of the Terminal City clan have no where else to go. Because of what they look like, they would have to spend their lives hiding. In Terminal City they actually live a pretty close to normal life. They have you to thank for that." He could tell from her silence that there was something else wrong. "So are you going to tell me what's really wrong?" Max smiled despite herself. "It's stupid." Logan chuckled. "So tell me anyway." Max rolled her eyes. "Fine, but you'll just laugh." She could see that Logan wasn't going to let this go. "It's just I've looked through these magazines and I can see parts of some dresses that I like, but there's not one dress that I like all of it. Then there's the bridesmaid's dresses. I like some of them but not the matching maid of honor's dress or the matching bride's dress." She could see Logan was struggling not to laugh. "See, I told you it was stupid." "It's not stupid." Logan was relieved that it wasn't a more serious problem. "Everything doesn't have to match. You can pick whichever bridesmaids dresses you like in whatever colors you want. As for your dress, why don't you get someone to make the dress up to what you want." Max brightened up a little. "That could work and I know someone who would probably be able to make the dresses for me." She knew Jondy made a lot of her own clothes and also outfits for her children. Although Max knew that Logan could afford to pay for the wedding and all of the trimmings that went with it, she had an idea of how to carry the cost herself. She glanced at her watch as they past through Terminal City's hidden entrance. "I'm just going to see if I can catch my sister before she heads to work." Before Logan could respond, Max had leapt out of the car and was heading for the control center. "I guess I'll just wait here." Logan muttered to himself. "Hey Max!" Alec called out to her. "Where's the fire?" He chuckled as Max raced past him. "Guess you don't want to talk to Jondy then." Max screeched to a stop. Alec handed her his cell phone. "She thought you might want to speak to her before she goes to work." Max grabbed the phone. "Hey. I need a favor. Do you have time to make two bride's dresses, one maid of honor dress and four bridesmaid's dresses by June?" Jondy laughed. "I was just phoning you to suggest that I make the dresses as a wedding present from Julia, myself and the girls. I figured you wouldn't want Logan to pay for the whole wedding." Max laughed as well. "Wow, I guess it's true. Great minds do think alike. That would be fantastic if you could do that. The thing is, I sort of need a dress made up from scratch, cause I like different things from different dresses. O.C. and I were going to go through everything tomorrow." "That's fine. We'll work out the details tomorrow and I'll do a sketch of your dress once I get an idea of what you want." Jondy would call the rest of their siblings tomorrow once she knew what Max wanted for her wedding. Between the lot of them, they could split the cost of the wedding. "I'll speak to you tomorrow. I've got to get to work." "Thanks Jondy." Max felt as though a huge weight had been lifted from her shoulders. "I'll speak to you tomorrow." She hung up the cell phone and handed it back to Alec. "So you actually set a date to get hitched." Alec was surprised. He had been sure that Max and Logan's engagement would be as dragged out as much as the rest of their relationship had been. "So I guess we can look forward to a June wedding a couple years from now." Max rolled her eyes. "You have six months to help me do up the church at the back of Terminal City, so that I can get married there." She walked off to find Logan, leaving Alec behind completely stunned. Logan was sitting on the hood of his car waiting for Max. Matt had phoned him on his cell phone, a few minutes ago. It seemed that Logan's car was attracting a lot of attention at the impound lot. According to the police officer, a group of men claiming to be Logan's personal assistant, lawyer, mechanic and even his father. Matt knew that both of Logan's parents had died a number of years ago. He also knew that Logan guarded his privacy so closely that he never hired a personal assistant. As for the mechanic, Matt had come to know Max quite well and made a pretty good guess that if something mechanical needed fixing, Logan would ask Max to fix it for him. That only left the lawyer who gave himself away by not knowing anything about law. The four men were now in a holding cell downtown. As Max approached him, Logan noticed that she appeared to be a lot happier. "So I guess you got hold of Jondy." He held out his arms to hug her. They had spent so much time not being able to touch that he took every opportunity to hug Max or even just hold her hand, that he could. Max walked into Logan's welcoming arms. "Yeah. She phoned Alec's cell phone cause she knew I wanted to talk to her. She's going to make all of the dresses as a wedding present. We're going to go over the details tomorrow." "You know I don't mind paying for the dresses, right?" Logan had never considered Max's family might pay for their wedding. "I know." Max wondered how to say what she was thinking without hurting Logan's feelings. "The thing is, I'm not marrying you for your money. I'm marrying you because I love you and I can't imagine spending even one day without at least a phone call from you. I would like us to have a normal wedding, which I realize will be difficult considering the dogman walking me down the isle. Part of having a normal wedding, so I've heard, is the bride's family paying for the dresses." She paused to take a breath. "I'm marrying you for better or for worse, wheelchair or no wheelchair Logan Cale." "It will have to be no wheelchair since your sister fixed that problem." Logan grinned. He should have realized that Max would figure out a way to pay for their wedding. As much as his family would like to paint her as a money grabbing free loader, she couldn't be farther from it. "So, how about I stay here with you tonight. That way I get to spend some time with you before you, Jondy and Original Cindy start working out dress details tomorrow." "That's a good idea, but first let's find somewhere to put your new car for safe keeping tonight." Max stepped back out of Logan's arms, but still held onto his hand. "I think I know of somewhere nobody will look." The next morning Logan, Alec and Joshua stood in the Terminal City church. Alec looked doubtful. "I don't know, Man. There is a lot of work to be done on this place. Six months is starting to sound like an awfully short time." Joshua slapped Alec on the back. "We can do it, if we get some of the others to help." He smiled mischievously. "That is unless you want to explain to Jondy why her twin sister can't get married in this church." Logan nodded in agreement. "Of course you know Jondy's temperament better than us Alec. Does she really have a temper to match her hair color?" Logan already knew the answer to that particular question, but it couldn't hurt to make Alec sweat a little. Alec didn't have to think twice. "I'll go round up the troops." He hurried out of the church. There were plenty of transgenics only too happy to do something to help Max. The more help he got, the quicker the church would be fixed up to look as good as new. Logan watched Alec leave. "So do you think he's over Rachael? Does he really stand a chance at a future with Jondy?" He had become very protective of his future sister in law and when he saw Alec and Jondy together, there was something that wasn't quite right. Joshua shrugged his shoulders. "I don't know if Alec's ready to share the responsibilities that Jondy has." Joshua wasn't sure that there was a man alive who could do Jondy justice. Logan knew that Joshua wasn't just talking about Jondy's children. Any man who took on Jondy had to be prepared not only to be a father to fourteen children, but also had to be comfortable with the attention she got and the danger that was always lurking around the corner waiting for her. "Maybe someday he will be." He grinned at Joshua. "Let's get started on cleaning up this church." Max looked at the sketch Jondy had faxed through to her. "Jondy this is perfect. Are you sure you don't mind making all of these dresses?" Sometimes there were definite bonus' to having a sister who could basically read your mind. "O course I don't mind." Jondy's voice bubbled over the speaker. "That reminds me, Zane said to tell you that he's happy to chip in for the cake. In fact I'm pretty sure that between all of our siblings we should be able to throw you the wedding of the year." Max was touched by her family's generosity. "That's great. Are you two sure you like the dresses and colors I've picked out for you?" Original Cindy raised an eyebrow. "Girl have you ever know either one of us to be quiet when we don't like something?" Max shook her head. "I guess you've got a point there. I spoke to Herbal last night and he said he'd be happy to perform the ceremony. Logan, Alec and Joshua are looking at the church at the moment. Let's just hope I don't break out in strange writing on my skin on my wedding day." Jondy giggled. "What's the matter sis? You worried you'll be wearing a head to toe make up job?" "Something like that." It was then Max realized how lucky she was. She could break out in hives and all of her family would still make sure that she got her perfect wedding day. "So I guess all I have to work out is how Logan's and my wedding will have more security than a royal wedding." "You know if you start calling Rich Boy your prince I may vomit." Original Cindy joked. "Although it wouldn't surprise me if Logan has been calling you Princess all this time." Max held up her wrist, where the bracelet Logan had given her for Christmas dangled. "Not Princess." The angel hung from the bracelet like a symbol of hope. "Angel. He calls me Angel." "That's so sweet." Jondy giggled. "So when exactly does Logan call you Angel?" She got so few opportunities to tease her twin that she couldn't resist. "Probably around the same times that Alec calls you Babe." Max teased back. "Thanks for all your help. You know, I'm actually looking forward to the New Year." "It's about time Boo." Original Cindy squeezed her friend's hand. "It's about time." "Happy New Year Angel." Logan kissed his fiancé in their new home. "Thank God Alec organized the transgenic removal service, otherwise we'd be sleeping on the floor." Max took the glass of champagne out of Logan's hand and put it on the candle covered coffee table. "We won't be sleeping Rich Boy. We're seeing this year in with a bang." Logan chuckled at Max's use of Original Cindy's nickname for him. "I know better than to argue with you." He swept Max into his arms and carried her over to the bed. Next week the dividing walls would start going up. Things were really coming together for them perfectly. But at this moment Logan was going to do exactly what Max had said, he was going to see the New Year in with a bang.
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