After an hour of sweet lovemaking they decided that it really was time to
get up even though both of them would have been quite happy staying in bed
all day. There were still things that needed attention in the real world
like Max's job and Eyes-Only stuff that had been mounting up over the week.
AS Max had a nice relaxing shower Logan whipped up some breakfast for them in the kitchen. Max came into the kitchen wrapped in Logan's robe and her wet hair falling loosely down her back. Logan had never seen such a beautiful person; she was perfect at least Manticore had the decency to make their soldiers hot he mused as she walked towards him.
" Hey," she said as she brought her hands up around his neck and rested her forehead against his.
" Your really beautiful you know," he replied as he put his hands around her small waist. She blushed. Before they had got together he had never seen Max blush; there was lots of sides of her he had never seen. He liked it when she shared things with him because it made him feel special to her even though he knew that he was it was just a little bit of him that felt proud that she trusted him more than anyone else in the world.
" Yes, well your not bad yourself Mr Cale she answered as she moved out of his arms and towards the counter where he had set a plate of bacon and toast and a bowl of fruit next to it. Also there was a bottle of orange juice that she loved although it was hard to come by these days and she guessed Logan had got some especially for her, as he didn't drink it himself.
They sat down together with Max on Logan's chair where he usually sat and Logan perched on the worktop.
" So what are you doing today?" she ventured as he poured her a glass of orange and offered her an apple which she gratefully took.
" I was thinking about getting some work done, I got some stuff which needs replying to etc."
She looked up at him from her seat with a puzzled look on her face " replying to? I thought Eyes-Only was all bring down the bad guys not replying to stupid party invitations and stuff!"
He smiled at her, always the same old Max. " This stuff isn't Eyes-Only stuff, it's replying to an invitation that has asked me to go to the Annual Oxford Reunion in London. But I'm not going."
Max, who was now half way through her second piece of toast swallow her mouthful and said " Why?" he smiled at her direct response.
" Why, do I have been asked to go to London or why aren't I going? He asked her.
" Both." She replied as she finished her breakfast and took his hand in hers
" Well, I have been asked to go because I won a prise for the best all round student when I was studying there. Sorta like all round good chap award and so every 5 years the collage hold a big party in London to celebrate all their triumphs and they get loads of boring old men to come and then they ask everyone who won any prizes to come as well." Max just made a 'uh-hu' noise and so Logan continued as she started to entwine and play with his fingers.
" I'm not going because a) I need a date and b) it will be all packed with all these men and women which expect me to be the Logan I was then and I'm not." He stared at the Max on this last line as if trying to see whether she was going to laugh at him or what she was going to do. But to his surprise she just said
" I'll go with you." That was it just ' I'll go with you'.
" Max it's not just the whole date thing I could have asked you to be my date and you know I would have it's all the expectations that people will have for me like they had back then, and I don't know if I can live up to them like I used to!" He felt stupid saying this stuff to her, as she had had to put up with more shit in her life than he ever had but there was still that feeling nagging away at him. He wasn't the same man as he was before; he was older, more settled, down to earth and mature.
" She came around the work top so that she could reach him and she wrapped her arms around his neck " Listen Logan, you know I would come with you to London and if I come you don't need to be afraid of what people think cos' it's me they'll be looking at because I'm so lucky to be with you and they won't think any less of you just because you have changed because they might see that you have become a better person." He just stared at her, " and if anyone says anything to you I'll kick their butts!" he let out a short laugh at her and pulled her in for a loving kiss just as her beeper went off.
" Shit I've wasted to much time here I'm supposed to be meeting Cindy at work in 10 minutes for one of her ' Lets Grill Max about her Love Life' sessions. You know you're a bad influence on me Logan Cale.
He released her, as she pulled away "You wouldn't have it any other way Max." he joked as she sped off into what was quickly becoming their bedroom to get changed.
AS Max had a nice relaxing shower Logan whipped up some breakfast for them in the kitchen. Max came into the kitchen wrapped in Logan's robe and her wet hair falling loosely down her back. Logan had never seen such a beautiful person; she was perfect at least Manticore had the decency to make their soldiers hot he mused as she walked towards him.
" Hey," she said as she brought her hands up around his neck and rested her forehead against his.
" Your really beautiful you know," he replied as he put his hands around her small waist. She blushed. Before they had got together he had never seen Max blush; there was lots of sides of her he had never seen. He liked it when she shared things with him because it made him feel special to her even though he knew that he was it was just a little bit of him that felt proud that she trusted him more than anyone else in the world.
" Yes, well your not bad yourself Mr Cale she answered as she moved out of his arms and towards the counter where he had set a plate of bacon and toast and a bowl of fruit next to it. Also there was a bottle of orange juice that she loved although it was hard to come by these days and she guessed Logan had got some especially for her, as he didn't drink it himself.
They sat down together with Max on Logan's chair where he usually sat and Logan perched on the worktop.
" So what are you doing today?" she ventured as he poured her a glass of orange and offered her an apple which she gratefully took.
" I was thinking about getting some work done, I got some stuff which needs replying to etc."
She looked up at him from her seat with a puzzled look on her face " replying to? I thought Eyes-Only was all bring down the bad guys not replying to stupid party invitations and stuff!"
He smiled at her, always the same old Max. " This stuff isn't Eyes-Only stuff, it's replying to an invitation that has asked me to go to the Annual Oxford Reunion in London. But I'm not going."
Max, who was now half way through her second piece of toast swallow her mouthful and said " Why?" he smiled at her direct response.
" Why, do I have been asked to go to London or why aren't I going? He asked her.
" Both." She replied as she finished her breakfast and took his hand in hers
" Well, I have been asked to go because I won a prise for the best all round student when I was studying there. Sorta like all round good chap award and so every 5 years the collage hold a big party in London to celebrate all their triumphs and they get loads of boring old men to come and then they ask everyone who won any prizes to come as well." Max just made a 'uh-hu' noise and so Logan continued as she started to entwine and play with his fingers.
" I'm not going because a) I need a date and b) it will be all packed with all these men and women which expect me to be the Logan I was then and I'm not." He stared at the Max on this last line as if trying to see whether she was going to laugh at him or what she was going to do. But to his surprise she just said
" I'll go with you." That was it just ' I'll go with you'.
" Max it's not just the whole date thing I could have asked you to be my date and you know I would have it's all the expectations that people will have for me like they had back then, and I don't know if I can live up to them like I used to!" He felt stupid saying this stuff to her, as she had had to put up with more shit in her life than he ever had but there was still that feeling nagging away at him. He wasn't the same man as he was before; he was older, more settled, down to earth and mature.
" She came around the work top so that she could reach him and she wrapped her arms around his neck " Listen Logan, you know I would come with you to London and if I come you don't need to be afraid of what people think cos' it's me they'll be looking at because I'm so lucky to be with you and they won't think any less of you just because you have changed because they might see that you have become a better person." He just stared at her, " and if anyone says anything to you I'll kick their butts!" he let out a short laugh at her and pulled her in for a loving kiss just as her beeper went off.
" Shit I've wasted to much time here I'm supposed to be meeting Cindy at work in 10 minutes for one of her ' Lets Grill Max about her Love Life' sessions. You know you're a bad influence on me Logan Cale.
He released her, as she pulled away "You wouldn't have it any other way Max." he joked as she sped off into what was quickly becoming their bedroom to get changed.