A/N: Welcome to Chapter 8. This is another of my RATED R chapters. Please
do not read this if you do not like the wild abandonment that can only be
brought on by being in a quiet forest cabin with the one you love. Please
you have been warned.
Maxie.
Chapter 8: Last Night
He came from behind. He approached her as she stood looking out the window at the long unpaved driveway surrounded by the dense Oregon forest. His hands went around her, strong and covetous. Her training told her to brace her stance, to grasp his wrists, twist and throw. She was ready. She had heard his approach... But... She leaned back into him; his hands surrounded her. She felt his strength and his love. She felt comforted within his arms.
"Max, you can not will her arrival by staring out this window and hoping."
"Maybe." Max leans back against Logan's strong chest. She knew what must be done, but she wanted to stay within this safety net forever. "I need to leave tomorrow morning."
She felt his arms tighten around her and his breath caress her ear. "Will you be alright Logan? Will Zachary...?"
"Max, don't go. Don't leave us. Don't leave me again."
Max turned and Logan released her from his grasp. She saw tears in his eyes. She held his head in her hand and pulled him close. "How can you ask me to abandon my friend? Cindy is alone, at Manticore. She will die if I don't go."
Logan broke her embrace as his ire increased. "She may already be dead, Max. Have you thought of that? This is a trap and you know it. If you go back, they will never let you go."
"She helped me when no one else would. She gave me back a bit of myself. She led me back to you. How can I abandon her now?"
"What about Zachary? If you return, he will never know his mother."
"Please don't... Please... I know you didn't sign up for this duty, but please tell me that Zachary will always know that he is loved and cared for. Please don't abandon him because of me..."
Max is crying now and she sinks to her knees. Logan goes to her, holds her. "Don't cry. Max, don't cry. I will never leave him. He is a part of me now because you are a part of me. You always will be. I will never turn my back on you. Never. Zachary Cale is my son now. He will know love and safety and comfort. He will know his beautiful mother, who gave him life and freedom." He held her face in his hands and kissed her tears from each cheek. He found and kissed her quivering lips. She responded to the comfort of his touch by returning his soft kisses with her own. Their embrace tightened and passions increased. All the worry and emotion over the last few days stirred the couples reaction to each other.
Logan stopped suddenly. Looking into her eyes for approval to continue. "Max I love you now and forever. I will not let you go back there before you know my feelings for you. They say 'love conquers all.' We will be together again."
"Logan, I love you with all my heart and soul. You are my life and my future. I will return to you."
They kiss and their passion quickly ignites. Soon the hands that caressed their bodies became needy and tear at the others clothing to remove it. They join together in love and in their need for each other. Max opens herself to permit Logan's entrance into her warm depths. Max gasps at the sensations coursing though her. At her reaction Logan stops, "Are you OK, did I hurt you?"
"No Logan, don't stop. I never knew it could feel like this."
Logan needed no further prodding. His need for her became rhythmic and urgent. Max felt her need rise from deep inside her. Once satisfied, they held onto each other as if bound. The room became quiet as their breathing steadied and slowed to normal. They continued to lie together, coupled in the love and knowledge of their commitment.
The room darkened as dusk became night. They stayed together, neither wanting to separate or lose the comfort of the other. At some point they moved to a nearby couch where they cuddled and kissed.
"Do you love me Max?"
"Oh yes Logan. Will you always be here for me?"
"I am right here Max." Logan held onto her as if to reiterate his love. He felt all his worries for the future fall away as he felt her body next to his and her arms around him. She was his forever. She would be with him always.
Max felt complete. She would always have his love. No matter what happened in the next few days. She had finally given herself in love. For the first time in her life, she was not being controlled by Manticore or by her heat cycle. This was her gift of love, given for the first time to her first love.
Sleep soon overcame Logan. Max loved the feeling of his body on top of hers. She listened to him as his breathing slowed and deepened into sleep. As he slept, she moved out from under him. Continuing to hold him, until she heard the cry of need from her son. Leaving Logan to sleep, she placed a kiss on his lips and muttered her pledge of love for him before attending to Zachary.
"Hush Zachary, mommy is here." Max moved to the crib and picked him up. She hummed to him as she changed and readied him for his midnight feeding. Her exposed breasts were already beginning to leak in anticipation of her son's need. She sat in the rocker and brought her son's suckling lips to her breast. He ate greedily. "You know, don't you? You know I have to leave. You will be safe, though. Logan is your daddy now. He is a wonderful man. I want you to know that your mother loves you very much. There will never be a time that I will not be thinking of you. No matter what they do to me back at Manticore, you will be my constant goal, to return to you and to Logan. But if I don't return, please keep me in your thoughts."
Zachary stopped drinking and looked directly into Max's eyes. Max knew at this point that Zachary understood her plea. Inside her mind, she had an inexplicable feeling of love and well being. She started crying as Zachary began feeding again.
Logan, lying awake on the couch since Max had left him, also started crying. 'How could he raise this special child alone, without Max? How could he do anything without her?'
After placing the nourished, sleeping Zachary in his crib, Max returned to the couch. "He will help you Logan." Max replied, sensing Logan's questions. As you raise him, he will help you go on each day that I am gone. You will not forget me; he will not allow it. Just make sure he understands that I always love him. I don't want him to ever think I left him."
"I will only let you go if you promise to return."
"I promise Logan, I will return to you."
Max lies next to Logan and they kiss deeply. Logan suckles the leftovers from Zachary's meal, while Max's hands caress Logan's flesh. Each groan with pleasure as they minister to the other's increasing need. Max mounts him and rhythmically she moves over Logan. He reaches out and touches and she moans in pleasure at his touch. Her ecstasy peaks before him this time and Logan is able to watch her squirm. The movement up and down over him never stops. He reaches around to grip her behind. He guides her to move more fervently, Logan releases and the two meld together. Max whispers into Logan's ear, "We will never be apart."
She leaves Logan sleeping and quietly dresses. She makes sure his brace, which was hastily removed earlier this evening, is close enough for him to retrieve. She watches as her lover sleeps, a deep comforting sleep brought on by the exhaustive ministrations of the night. She notices the smile on his face and cannot resist one final kiss. As Max walks out the door she wills herself on. She knows if she turns and looks back, she will never make the journey ahead of her. But, she must go on, to save her friend and to finally and definitely cut all her ties to Manticore.
Maxie.
Chapter 8: Last Night
He came from behind. He approached her as she stood looking out the window at the long unpaved driveway surrounded by the dense Oregon forest. His hands went around her, strong and covetous. Her training told her to brace her stance, to grasp his wrists, twist and throw. She was ready. She had heard his approach... But... She leaned back into him; his hands surrounded her. She felt his strength and his love. She felt comforted within his arms.
"Max, you can not will her arrival by staring out this window and hoping."
"Maybe." Max leans back against Logan's strong chest. She knew what must be done, but she wanted to stay within this safety net forever. "I need to leave tomorrow morning."
She felt his arms tighten around her and his breath caress her ear. "Will you be alright Logan? Will Zachary...?"
"Max, don't go. Don't leave us. Don't leave me again."
Max turned and Logan released her from his grasp. She saw tears in his eyes. She held his head in her hand and pulled him close. "How can you ask me to abandon my friend? Cindy is alone, at Manticore. She will die if I don't go."
Logan broke her embrace as his ire increased. "She may already be dead, Max. Have you thought of that? This is a trap and you know it. If you go back, they will never let you go."
"She helped me when no one else would. She gave me back a bit of myself. She led me back to you. How can I abandon her now?"
"What about Zachary? If you return, he will never know his mother."
"Please don't... Please... I know you didn't sign up for this duty, but please tell me that Zachary will always know that he is loved and cared for. Please don't abandon him because of me..."
Max is crying now and she sinks to her knees. Logan goes to her, holds her. "Don't cry. Max, don't cry. I will never leave him. He is a part of me now because you are a part of me. You always will be. I will never turn my back on you. Never. Zachary Cale is my son now. He will know love and safety and comfort. He will know his beautiful mother, who gave him life and freedom." He held her face in his hands and kissed her tears from each cheek. He found and kissed her quivering lips. She responded to the comfort of his touch by returning his soft kisses with her own. Their embrace tightened and passions increased. All the worry and emotion over the last few days stirred the couples reaction to each other.
Logan stopped suddenly. Looking into her eyes for approval to continue. "Max I love you now and forever. I will not let you go back there before you know my feelings for you. They say 'love conquers all.' We will be together again."
"Logan, I love you with all my heart and soul. You are my life and my future. I will return to you."
They kiss and their passion quickly ignites. Soon the hands that caressed their bodies became needy and tear at the others clothing to remove it. They join together in love and in their need for each other. Max opens herself to permit Logan's entrance into her warm depths. Max gasps at the sensations coursing though her. At her reaction Logan stops, "Are you OK, did I hurt you?"
"No Logan, don't stop. I never knew it could feel like this."
Logan needed no further prodding. His need for her became rhythmic and urgent. Max felt her need rise from deep inside her. Once satisfied, they held onto each other as if bound. The room became quiet as their breathing steadied and slowed to normal. They continued to lie together, coupled in the love and knowledge of their commitment.
The room darkened as dusk became night. They stayed together, neither wanting to separate or lose the comfort of the other. At some point they moved to a nearby couch where they cuddled and kissed.
"Do you love me Max?"
"Oh yes Logan. Will you always be here for me?"
"I am right here Max." Logan held onto her as if to reiterate his love. He felt all his worries for the future fall away as he felt her body next to his and her arms around him. She was his forever. She would be with him always.
Max felt complete. She would always have his love. No matter what happened in the next few days. She had finally given herself in love. For the first time in her life, she was not being controlled by Manticore or by her heat cycle. This was her gift of love, given for the first time to her first love.
Sleep soon overcame Logan. Max loved the feeling of his body on top of hers. She listened to him as his breathing slowed and deepened into sleep. As he slept, she moved out from under him. Continuing to hold him, until she heard the cry of need from her son. Leaving Logan to sleep, she placed a kiss on his lips and muttered her pledge of love for him before attending to Zachary.
"Hush Zachary, mommy is here." Max moved to the crib and picked him up. She hummed to him as she changed and readied him for his midnight feeding. Her exposed breasts were already beginning to leak in anticipation of her son's need. She sat in the rocker and brought her son's suckling lips to her breast. He ate greedily. "You know, don't you? You know I have to leave. You will be safe, though. Logan is your daddy now. He is a wonderful man. I want you to know that your mother loves you very much. There will never be a time that I will not be thinking of you. No matter what they do to me back at Manticore, you will be my constant goal, to return to you and to Logan. But if I don't return, please keep me in your thoughts."
Zachary stopped drinking and looked directly into Max's eyes. Max knew at this point that Zachary understood her plea. Inside her mind, she had an inexplicable feeling of love and well being. She started crying as Zachary began feeding again.
Logan, lying awake on the couch since Max had left him, also started crying. 'How could he raise this special child alone, without Max? How could he do anything without her?'
After placing the nourished, sleeping Zachary in his crib, Max returned to the couch. "He will help you Logan." Max replied, sensing Logan's questions. As you raise him, he will help you go on each day that I am gone. You will not forget me; he will not allow it. Just make sure he understands that I always love him. I don't want him to ever think I left him."
"I will only let you go if you promise to return."
"I promise Logan, I will return to you."
Max lies next to Logan and they kiss deeply. Logan suckles the leftovers from Zachary's meal, while Max's hands caress Logan's flesh. Each groan with pleasure as they minister to the other's increasing need. Max mounts him and rhythmically she moves over Logan. He reaches out and touches and she moans in pleasure at his touch. Her ecstasy peaks before him this time and Logan is able to watch her squirm. The movement up and down over him never stops. He reaches around to grip her behind. He guides her to move more fervently, Logan releases and the two meld together. Max whispers into Logan's ear, "We will never be apart."
She leaves Logan sleeping and quietly dresses. She makes sure his brace, which was hastily removed earlier this evening, is close enough for him to retrieve. She watches as her lover sleeps, a deep comforting sleep brought on by the exhaustive ministrations of the night. She notices the smile on his face and cannot resist one final kiss. As Max walks out the door she wills herself on. She knows if she turns and looks back, she will never make the journey ahead of her. But, she must go on, to save her friend and to finally and definitely cut all her ties to Manticore.