Disclaimer: Still the very same.

A/N: I guess I have to let you guys know that this is not gonna have the same extent as the Alias plot (which by the way I don't really understand anyway and basically just watch because I wanna see Sydney and Vaughn get together again- I stopped worrying about any other plotlines a long time ago). I will come to a solution sooner and easier. But not right now!!!

Chapter 7

Max rode her bike through the almost empty streets of Seattle, avoiding checkpoints as far as possible. The guards had been reduced significantly over the past two years and life in general seemed to be a little easier for everybody.

Not for her though. How was she supposed to simply accept that Logan was with that girl now? He had given up on her and gotten himself a new one. She forced back a tear. Hell, that wasn't true. She had died in his arms! What was he supposed to do? Spend the rest of his life alone? Chasing a dream that would never come true? No, she wanted him to be happy, so she would have to accept his new life.

But the way he looked at Asha, it wasn't the same way he had looked at her. She was absolutely sure he didn't love Asha the same way he used to love her.

Stop it, Max, she chided herself. There is no use, he has made a decision and you just have to deal with it.

**

Max entered Logan's apartment the same way she had always done and then strolled towards the office. "Logan!"

"Hi, Max!" Asha appeared from the living room and Max had to force herself to not show her disappointment to openly. "Logan's running an errand, but he should be home any minute."

"Cool." Max stood in his work out room, her fingers drumming on the work out table, and she wasn't quite sure how to behave. Was she supposed to do small talk? Or should she leave? Or just stay and say nothing?

"Listen, Max," Asha started, helping her with the decision. "I know that this is not easy for you."

"Don't worry about me, I'm a big girl."

Asha shook her head. "I just, I guess I just don't want you to hate me."

"I don't hate you. Nothing is your fault."

"Logan really loved you, you know. He had a very hard time, even when I was there. For the first few weeks he would wake up at night and cry out your name. But I always have been patient with him, and supported him, and now…I think he has finally moved on and started over."

"I know, and I'm fine with it. I just need some time to get used to it."

Both women had the door being unlocked and automatically turned towards it. Logan smiled up at them after wheeling inside and closing the door behind him. "Hey ladies." He smirked.

"What's going on, where is your exoskeleton?" Asha frowned at seeing him sitting down.

"Still with Sebastian. We couldn't fix it."

"So we need a new plan," Asha concluded.

"Why?" Logan frowned.

"You can't go out there…like this!"

"I'll just be sitting in the car anyway. I'll be fine."

Asha shook her head. "I don't like this."

"Asha, I'm gonna do it. End of discussion."

Max watched the exchange, not wanting to interfere, but glad Logan had put his foot down, figuratively speaking.

**

"Max? I need to talk to you for a minute."

Asha had offered to make some sandwiches and Logan now preceded Max to his office.

"I didn't ask yesterday, but that guy, he'd called you Julia. I know you pretty well, and I know that you are a good actress; but you didn't seem surprised at all. What's going on?"

She sighed. "The footage, the guy's mouthing something, and I think it may have been Julia."

Logan whistled. "So you think these guys are responsible for…"

"Yeah, I think so."

"But if we nail them down now, you won't get your answers."

Max shrugged. "I probably won't get them anyway, as much as I want to. And this way, at least they get to pay for it."

"I'll talk to Sung when this is over; give him some hints on who might have killed this governor-to-be."

Max leaned against his desk. "Just out of curiosity. Why him?"

Logan took a second to answer. "He was the top- candidate, and his program included one point that prohibited genetic experiments on humans and all kinds of research in this area."

Max nodded. "So this sounds like Manticore?"

"I'm not so sure. Why should they do this to you? Make you forget two years. They could've reprogrammed you and you would have become a top- soldier. No I don't think it's them."

"Logan! Max! Wanna eat something?"

"Be there in a sec!" He wheeled closer to Max and she withstood the urge to move away.

"Now let's get them down and then we can figure out the rest, okay?" He put a reassuring hand on her lower arm.

Max just nodded, unable to say one word. She didn't care about those freaks, all that mattered to her was Logan, and she couldn't have him anymore! That hurt more than anything else.

TBC…

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