Title: Touched
Author: Carlye
Rated: R
Authors Note: Sorry this chapter took so long. I just got really busy all of a sudden and school started and there I was every night with around 6 or 7 hours of homework (Evil Lit Class!). So I hope you guys like this chapter and thanks for the great reviews!
Disclaimer: The characters in the following story do not belong to me. They are property of the creators of Dark Angel, James Cameron and Charles H. Eglee.
Chapter 3: Travel Jitters
The next week had been spent preparing for the anticipated trip to Tokyo. Max had tried extra hard not to piss Normal off so he would let her have a few days off. During this time she didn't spend a lot of time with Logan, she had talked to him frequently on the phone about the trip. They discussed where they were going to stay, what they were going to do, and Logan's trip to the doctor. Max thought it would be wise not to spend a lot of time together before the trip because she didn't want to rush things or go to fast, even though she knew this might be close to impossible with the two of them spending all that time alone together on the other side of the planet. She tried hard not to think about Logan and focused her energy on other things.
On Sunday night, only 2 days before the anticipated trip, Max met Original Cindy and Kendra at Crash.
"Hey guys," Max said as she walked in and sat down at the table with them.
"Hey Max," Original Cindy and Kendra said together.
"Only 2 days left, are you all ready?" Original Cindy asked.
"I think so," Max said nervously.
"What's wrong?" Kendra asked.
"Nothing, just a little anxious," Max answered.
"You're worried about Logan," Original Cindy interrupted.
Max looked down as a slight blush came across her face.
"Ha, knew it. I know you haven't been over there all week and every time he calls you, you try to get off the phone as soon as you can."
"But Max, you told Logan how you felt and he reciprocated. Everything's out in the open, so what is there to be scared of?" Kendra asked.
"That's just it, everything's out there. I just think things are going too fast, but I don't know if I can, or want to slow things down. I mean, we spent 1 night together, where nothing happened, and now we're going away together, that seems like a big jump."
"You just have to let things happen. Don't be so worried about it," Kendra replied.
"Yeah, you don't have to do anything you don't want to do. But you also can do anything and everything your comfortable with, if you catch my drift," Original Cindy commented.
Max and Kendra laughed.
"Don't be concerned with what you're supposed to or not supposed to do at this stage of your relationship. Just do what feels right," Kendra said after she composed herself.
"So let's talk about your trip," Original Cindy interrupted.
"Good idea. What plans have you made already?" Kendra asked.
"Well our flight leaves Tuesday at 2 pm, and we arrive Wednesday at 5:30pm. Logan's doctor's appointment is Thursday Morning, and we're coming back Friday afternoon."
"I thought Logan said 2 days," Original Cindy said.
"Well we're there less than that, but with traveling it works out to be 4."
"Oh here Max," Kendra said handing her a book, "this is one of my Japanese phrase books. I also put in a piece of paper with some important words and Japanese customs."
"Thank you Kendra, I'm sure this will come in handy," Max said graciously.
"No problem Max."
"Do you know what you guys are going to do while you're there?" Original Cindy asked.
"No, not yet, we're just going to see how it goes. There's plenty of stuff to do, so we shouldn't be bored, and we're only there for a short time."
"You should have lots of fun, I hear it's amazing there," Kendra said.
"And if you run out of things to do, there's always Logan," Original Cindy said jokingly.
"Oh my God, I can't believe you just said that!" Max said with a stunned expression on her face.
"I'm kidding!"
Tuesday rolled around and Max had packed all her stuff and had her suitcase by the door. She was all dressed wearing jeans and a black t- shirt. As she paced back and forth Original Cindy called out, "if you don't stop you're going to wear a hole in the floor."
"Sorry," Max called back but continued walking.
Original Cindy walked over to Max and stood in front of her. "Girl, calm down."
"Sorry, I know I've gone on vacation with Logan before but we were just friends then. Now there's that whole relationship thing. I guess it kinda scares me."
"It's okay Max, new things can be scary. What time is Logan picking you up?"
"11"
"All right then, but Logan's gonna be here any minute, so do you have everything you need."
"Yeah, I'm fine," Max said as she continued to pace.
A few minutes later the doorbell rang. Max felt her stomach drop; Original Cindy reached out and gave Max a hug. "It'll be alright Max, now go have a good time."
"Thank you," Max said and she walked over and answered the door.
"Hi Max" "Hi Logan" They said in unison, each with the awkwardness of a high school first date.
"Are you ready to go," Logan asked.
"Yep," Max said as she grabbed her suitcase, "Thanks Original Cindy."
"No problem Max. You guys have fun."
"Thank you," Logan replied.
"Bye," Max said as she closed the door. And the 2 were off and they went down to Logan's car and started driving to the airport.
"So Max, how are you?"
"I'm fine, a little nervous though; I've gone this far away before."
"Oh, you shouldn't be nervous, you'll be fine. There's nothing to be worried about."
"Thanks," Max smiled. She felt calmer already. His voice and his eyes made her feel safe and warm; she knew nothing could happen to her as long as he was around. Max looked over at Logan and saw him smiling at her. They both laughed at this juvenile flirtation.
They came to a stop at a red light and Logan looked over at Max. "Thanks for coming with me, it really means a lot."
"No problem Logan, it's nothing."
"What do you mean nothing? I asked you to come half way around the world with me, and you say yes without thinking about it. I don't think that's nothing."
"You're so sweet," Max replied as a smile crept across her face.
"Not as sweet as you."
Max and Logan looked into each other's faces and leaned toward each other for a sweet, passionate kiss. They continued to kiss until they heard honking behind them. They laughed and started driving again, but they kept their hands held together. Max had realized that she wasn't nervous anymore, she felt secure. Funny how the thing she feared brought her relief she needed, she thought to herself.
They arrived at the airport checked their bags and got to the gate. They still had half an hour before their plane was scheduled to take off. Max decided to walk around a little bit, she walked around the shops and food stands. She came back to the gate fifteen minutes later with a brown paper bag and found Logan typing away on his laptop.
"I got coffee and muffins," Max said as she handed Logan a chocolate chip one.
"Thanks," he replied as he took it but still remained focused on his computer screen.
Max turned to him and whispered softly in his ear, "are you sure it's wise to be working on eyes only here?"
"I'm not working on that, this is one of my freelance stories."
"Oh."
"But on that front, I hope Bling can handle it while I'm gone. Maybe I should call him, I'm not sure I told him about."
"Stop, this week isn't about saving the world. This week is about you getting better."
"At least that's what I'm hoping for."
"This time it's going to work, I can feel it," she said as she smiled at him reassuringly.
"Thank you, Max," Logan said as he looked at her adoringly, closed his laptop and placed his arm around her.
Max slid closer to him. He twisted her brown locks in his fingers he turned to her and whispered, "I love you" and kissed her on the cheek.
She looked into his eyes as her heart melted. "Oh Logan, I love you too," she said sweetly as she took his head in her hands and touched her lips to his. He cradled her face in his hands and as their kiss broke they touched their foreheads together and lightly laughed as they stared deeply into the others eyes. They went to kiss again, but an announcement broke their tender moment, "flight 417 to Tokyo now boarding."
"Guess this'll have to wait," Max said sadly.
"I can wait forever," Logan replied.
Max and Logan kissed quickly one more time before gathering their carryon baggage and boarded the plane. Max helped Logan into his seat and the flight attendants moved his wheelchair to the back area.
After Max had taken her seat, Logan reached over and grabbed her hand. "Are you nervous?" Logan asked her.
"Nah, just I've never been this far away before, but I'll be ok," She replied with a smile.
Max took out the phrase book from her carryon bag and started flipping through it. Logan looked over to her and asked, "What're you reading?"
"It's a Japanese phrase and custom book. Kendra lent it to me."
"That was nice of her."
"Yeah, should come in handy."
"Probably will," Logan replied.
The plane took off smoothly and as soon as the captain approved the use of electronic devices [airline safety is important!! LOL] Logan took out his laptop and started working again. Max looked over at him, Logan was nothing if he wasn't dedicated.
She turned toward him and said, "I thought I said no working." She reached over and closed the lid of the laptop down.
"Okay Max, I'll stop." Logan shut off his computer and placed it in under the seat.
"You know what they say about 'all work and no play'," Max said with an arch smile.
Max lifted up the armrest and slid closer to Logan. He put his arm around her and kissed her. He twirled the hair around her face with his hand and whispered, "I love you" into her ear. Max turned her head toward him with a smile replied, "I love you too," as she leaned toward him and kissed his lips tenderly.
As their kissing continued and announcement came over the speaker, "attention all passengers our in-flight entertainment will be starting shortly the flight attendants will be coming around shortly with headsets.
Logan and Max laughed at the interruption which broke the moment. "What is that twice already today," Logan said.
"3rd time, but who's counting," Max replied with a smile.
They kissed quickly one more time as Max rested her head on Logan's chest and he wrapped his arms around her. Max watched parts the movie as Logan slept. Max listened to Logan's heart beating she was totally calm and all her travel jitters were gone.
Author: Carlye
Rated: R
Authors Note: Sorry this chapter took so long. I just got really busy all of a sudden and school started and there I was every night with around 6 or 7 hours of homework (Evil Lit Class!). So I hope you guys like this chapter and thanks for the great reviews!
Disclaimer: The characters in the following story do not belong to me. They are property of the creators of Dark Angel, James Cameron and Charles H. Eglee.
Chapter 3: Travel Jitters
The next week had been spent preparing for the anticipated trip to Tokyo. Max had tried extra hard not to piss Normal off so he would let her have a few days off. During this time she didn't spend a lot of time with Logan, she had talked to him frequently on the phone about the trip. They discussed where they were going to stay, what they were going to do, and Logan's trip to the doctor. Max thought it would be wise not to spend a lot of time together before the trip because she didn't want to rush things or go to fast, even though she knew this might be close to impossible with the two of them spending all that time alone together on the other side of the planet. She tried hard not to think about Logan and focused her energy on other things.
On Sunday night, only 2 days before the anticipated trip, Max met Original Cindy and Kendra at Crash.
"Hey guys," Max said as she walked in and sat down at the table with them.
"Hey Max," Original Cindy and Kendra said together.
"Only 2 days left, are you all ready?" Original Cindy asked.
"I think so," Max said nervously.
"What's wrong?" Kendra asked.
"Nothing, just a little anxious," Max answered.
"You're worried about Logan," Original Cindy interrupted.
Max looked down as a slight blush came across her face.
"Ha, knew it. I know you haven't been over there all week and every time he calls you, you try to get off the phone as soon as you can."
"But Max, you told Logan how you felt and he reciprocated. Everything's out in the open, so what is there to be scared of?" Kendra asked.
"That's just it, everything's out there. I just think things are going too fast, but I don't know if I can, or want to slow things down. I mean, we spent 1 night together, where nothing happened, and now we're going away together, that seems like a big jump."
"You just have to let things happen. Don't be so worried about it," Kendra replied.
"Yeah, you don't have to do anything you don't want to do. But you also can do anything and everything your comfortable with, if you catch my drift," Original Cindy commented.
Max and Kendra laughed.
"Don't be concerned with what you're supposed to or not supposed to do at this stage of your relationship. Just do what feels right," Kendra said after she composed herself.
"So let's talk about your trip," Original Cindy interrupted.
"Good idea. What plans have you made already?" Kendra asked.
"Well our flight leaves Tuesday at 2 pm, and we arrive Wednesday at 5:30pm. Logan's doctor's appointment is Thursday Morning, and we're coming back Friday afternoon."
"I thought Logan said 2 days," Original Cindy said.
"Well we're there less than that, but with traveling it works out to be 4."
"Oh here Max," Kendra said handing her a book, "this is one of my Japanese phrase books. I also put in a piece of paper with some important words and Japanese customs."
"Thank you Kendra, I'm sure this will come in handy," Max said graciously.
"No problem Max."
"Do you know what you guys are going to do while you're there?" Original Cindy asked.
"No, not yet, we're just going to see how it goes. There's plenty of stuff to do, so we shouldn't be bored, and we're only there for a short time."
"You should have lots of fun, I hear it's amazing there," Kendra said.
"And if you run out of things to do, there's always Logan," Original Cindy said jokingly.
"Oh my God, I can't believe you just said that!" Max said with a stunned expression on her face.
"I'm kidding!"
Tuesday rolled around and Max had packed all her stuff and had her suitcase by the door. She was all dressed wearing jeans and a black t- shirt. As she paced back and forth Original Cindy called out, "if you don't stop you're going to wear a hole in the floor."
"Sorry," Max called back but continued walking.
Original Cindy walked over to Max and stood in front of her. "Girl, calm down."
"Sorry, I know I've gone on vacation with Logan before but we were just friends then. Now there's that whole relationship thing. I guess it kinda scares me."
"It's okay Max, new things can be scary. What time is Logan picking you up?"
"11"
"All right then, but Logan's gonna be here any minute, so do you have everything you need."
"Yeah, I'm fine," Max said as she continued to pace.
A few minutes later the doorbell rang. Max felt her stomach drop; Original Cindy reached out and gave Max a hug. "It'll be alright Max, now go have a good time."
"Thank you," Max said and she walked over and answered the door.
"Hi Max" "Hi Logan" They said in unison, each with the awkwardness of a high school first date.
"Are you ready to go," Logan asked.
"Yep," Max said as she grabbed her suitcase, "Thanks Original Cindy."
"No problem Max. You guys have fun."
"Thank you," Logan replied.
"Bye," Max said as she closed the door. And the 2 were off and they went down to Logan's car and started driving to the airport.
"So Max, how are you?"
"I'm fine, a little nervous though; I've gone this far away before."
"Oh, you shouldn't be nervous, you'll be fine. There's nothing to be worried about."
"Thanks," Max smiled. She felt calmer already. His voice and his eyes made her feel safe and warm; she knew nothing could happen to her as long as he was around. Max looked over at Logan and saw him smiling at her. They both laughed at this juvenile flirtation.
They came to a stop at a red light and Logan looked over at Max. "Thanks for coming with me, it really means a lot."
"No problem Logan, it's nothing."
"What do you mean nothing? I asked you to come half way around the world with me, and you say yes without thinking about it. I don't think that's nothing."
"You're so sweet," Max replied as a smile crept across her face.
"Not as sweet as you."
Max and Logan looked into each other's faces and leaned toward each other for a sweet, passionate kiss. They continued to kiss until they heard honking behind them. They laughed and started driving again, but they kept their hands held together. Max had realized that she wasn't nervous anymore, she felt secure. Funny how the thing she feared brought her relief she needed, she thought to herself.
They arrived at the airport checked their bags and got to the gate. They still had half an hour before their plane was scheduled to take off. Max decided to walk around a little bit, she walked around the shops and food stands. She came back to the gate fifteen minutes later with a brown paper bag and found Logan typing away on his laptop.
"I got coffee and muffins," Max said as she handed Logan a chocolate chip one.
"Thanks," he replied as he took it but still remained focused on his computer screen.
Max turned to him and whispered softly in his ear, "are you sure it's wise to be working on eyes only here?"
"I'm not working on that, this is one of my freelance stories."
"Oh."
"But on that front, I hope Bling can handle it while I'm gone. Maybe I should call him, I'm not sure I told him about."
"Stop, this week isn't about saving the world. This week is about you getting better."
"At least that's what I'm hoping for."
"This time it's going to work, I can feel it," she said as she smiled at him reassuringly.
"Thank you, Max," Logan said as he looked at her adoringly, closed his laptop and placed his arm around her.
Max slid closer to him. He twisted her brown locks in his fingers he turned to her and whispered, "I love you" and kissed her on the cheek.
She looked into his eyes as her heart melted. "Oh Logan, I love you too," she said sweetly as she took his head in her hands and touched her lips to his. He cradled her face in his hands and as their kiss broke they touched their foreheads together and lightly laughed as they stared deeply into the others eyes. They went to kiss again, but an announcement broke their tender moment, "flight 417 to Tokyo now boarding."
"Guess this'll have to wait," Max said sadly.
"I can wait forever," Logan replied.
Max and Logan kissed quickly one more time before gathering their carryon baggage and boarded the plane. Max helped Logan into his seat and the flight attendants moved his wheelchair to the back area.
After Max had taken her seat, Logan reached over and grabbed her hand. "Are you nervous?" Logan asked her.
"Nah, just I've never been this far away before, but I'll be ok," She replied with a smile.
Max took out the phrase book from her carryon bag and started flipping through it. Logan looked over to her and asked, "What're you reading?"
"It's a Japanese phrase and custom book. Kendra lent it to me."
"That was nice of her."
"Yeah, should come in handy."
"Probably will," Logan replied.
The plane took off smoothly and as soon as the captain approved the use of electronic devices [airline safety is important!! LOL] Logan took out his laptop and started working again. Max looked over at him, Logan was nothing if he wasn't dedicated.
She turned toward him and said, "I thought I said no working." She reached over and closed the lid of the laptop down.
"Okay Max, I'll stop." Logan shut off his computer and placed it in under the seat.
"You know what they say about 'all work and no play'," Max said with an arch smile.
Max lifted up the armrest and slid closer to Logan. He put his arm around her and kissed her. He twirled the hair around her face with his hand and whispered, "I love you" into her ear. Max turned her head toward him with a smile replied, "I love you too," as she leaned toward him and kissed his lips tenderly.
As their kissing continued and announcement came over the speaker, "attention all passengers our in-flight entertainment will be starting shortly the flight attendants will be coming around shortly with headsets.
Logan and Max laughed at the interruption which broke the moment. "What is that twice already today," Logan said.
"3rd time, but who's counting," Max replied with a smile.
They kissed quickly one more time as Max rested her head on Logan's chest and he wrapped his arms around her. Max watched parts the movie as Logan slept. Max listened to Logan's heart beating she was totally calm and all her travel jitters were gone.