Heat Wave

Ups and Downs



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She inched towards him slowly, he closed his eyes and cupped her face with his hands.

"Ahem!"

Max and Chris jumped apart, startled by the noise.

"Zack!?"

"Hello Maxie, Zane."

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"Zane?!"" Max shrieked and turned around to face the man sitting next to her.

"Max? My baby sister Max?" Zane frowned "No wonder you looked so familiar."

Max threw her arms around her brother and started crying "I've been with you for almost a week and I didn't know!" then she let go and slapped him on the arm.

"Hey! What was that for?"

"Things would have been way easier if you just used your real name!"

"Max I think you're the only one who goes around telling your real name to anyone who asks." Zane smiled "I can't believe I didn't put two and two together! It was so obvious!"

Zack smiled "That makes me feel better for some reason. At least you two can keep the secret."

Max smiled through her tears and stood up, pulling Zane with her. She rushed over to Zack and hugged him too.

Zack exchanged a glance with Zane behind Max's back.

Zane shrugged and mouthed "Hormones"

Zack frowned but didn't say anything.

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After a very long walk on the beach Logan decided to head back to the hotel. His head hung low while he walked. He felt terrible and had no idea of what to say to Max.

"Logan."

He sighed "Go away Laura."

"Go away? I can't go away! Why do you want to ignore everything that happened last night?"

Logan groaned and turned around to face her "What happened last night was the biggest mistake of my life Laura"

"Well it didn't seem that way when we were kissing!"

"I was drunk!"

"So? You still kissed me! And you felt something, I can tell."

Logan said in a small but firm voice "The only thing I felt last night was the love of my life slipping away from me. Go away Laura. I don't want to see you ever again."

The hand holding his shoes and socks tightened. He walked away from Laura without looking back.

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"Max are you sure you want to do this?"

"My things are in there! I have to get them. Plus I can't leave without telling my friends."

Zane sighed and rested his back against the elevator's doors. "Ok then. Are you sure you want me to go with you?"

"Yes! I can't go by myself! What if I run into Logan?"

"You're going to have to talk to him sooner or later Max. He is the father of your child."

Max groaned "I know. I just can't deal with that right now ok?"

"Ok."

Max used her key to open the door and walked in followed by Zane.

"Boo! Where the hell have you been? I was worried sick!" Original Cindy hugged Max and Max hugged her back.

OC pulled back and stared at Zane. "And what is he doing here?"

Max frowned "He's a friend."

"So? What if Logan walked in right now?"

Max stared at Cindy, her mouth wide open "Were you not in that club last night?"

"Oh I was there boo and I know what he did was wrong! Far be it from me to defend a male but I think Logan was just very hurt and really drunk."

"Well there's nothing romantic between my friend here and me. And I didn't come here last night because I had to think about some stuff." Max said, then she took time to look around the room and found clothes and shoes everywhere.

"What are you doing?" Max asked.

"Packing."

"Why?"

"Because we're leaving."

"Well duh! Why are you leaving?"

"Because this trip sucks!" Sketchy yelled from the bathroom.

Original Cindy rolled her eyes. "Sketchy is still sick and he only seems to be getting worse. Kendra is worried sick about Walter and I just don't want to be here anymore."

Max sighed "Fine. We'll leave together then."

"You're leaving too?"

"Well yeah! What did you expect?"

Original Cindy shook her head and went back to packing.

The door opened again and Logan walked in then. His eyes went from Zane to Max and back to Zane.

"What are you doing here?" Max asked coldly.

"This is my room too Max."

"Well you can have it all to yourself. We're leaving."

Logan shrugged "So am I. I don't want to stay here."

Max turned her back to him without another word and started packing with Zane's help.

Everyone finished around the same time.

Max walked to the elevators while Original Cindy and Kendra checked the room to make sure they weren't leaving anything behind. Sketchy just stood under the doorframe with a hand on his stomach and looking kind of green.

Logan walked over to where Zane and Max were standing and said in a small voice trying to ignore Zane's presence "Max, we need to talk."

"I have nothing to say to you." Max answered without looking at him.

"You're going to have to talk to me sooner or later! We're going to ride back together!"

"No we're not. I'll take a bus if I have to."

"Ok! I think that's everything!" Original Cindy said cheerfully. The elevator doors opened then and they all walked in.

Logan didn't feel like discussing his love life with everyone present but he knew it was his only shot. "Max please just hear me out! How can you be mad at me when you sneaked around just to be with him?"

"SNEAKED AROUND? What the hell are you talking about Logan? No, you know what? I don't want to know."

"You were spending so much time with Chris!"

"There's nothing wrong with that!"

"Everything is wrong!"

"You don't know what you're talking about Logan!"

"Then why don't you tell me?"

"There's nothing to tell!"

"Well then why did you lie to me? Why did you tell me you were going to be with OC when you weren't? Why were you wearing a different bathing suit? Why were there two glasses? You slept with him didn't you Max?"

Max made a sound that sounded like a growl and Zane had to place a hand on her shoulder to stop her from doing something stupid.

"You know what Logan? I..."

The elevator stopped abruptly and the lights went out sending everyone but Zane and Max to the floor.

"What happened?" Kendra asked.

"Power must be out." Zane mumbled.

"So is the emergency button." Max informed everyone.

Original Cindy groaned "Great, now what?"

"Now we wait I guess. I think I have a flashlight in my purse." Kendra said.

"Kendra?" Logan whispered.

"Yeah?"

"That's not your purse."

"Oh, sorry."

Max sank down to the floor and pulled Zane down with her. Their night visions kicked in and Zane signaled to Max "Are you ok?"

"Yeah" Max answered

She closed her eyes and leaned her head against Zane's shoulder. A strange smell made it's way into her nostrils and she groaned.

"Sketchy!"

"Oh god." Kendra fanned her face and sank down to the floor too.

"Hell boy! Your insides are rotting!" Original Cindy yelled.

Logan covered his nose with his shirt but didn't say anything.

Max could tell Zane was holding his breath and she secretly thanked Lydecker for their underwater training at that moment.

"Sorry guys. Better out than in right?" Sketchy said sheepishly.

"NO!" Everyone else yelled.

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"How long has it been?" Sketchy asked.

"34 minutes." Zane answered. 34 minutes of Logan trying to talk to Max and being completely ignored. 34 minutes of yucky smells and plenty of yells from Original Cindy. 34 minutes of Kendra trying to find a freaking flashlight in her bag. 34 minutes of being stuck in a very small place with 5 other people.

"Oh we're never getting out of here."

"I know! Let's play truth or dare!" Kendra suggested.

"There aren't may dares to take in here, except maybe kissing Sketchy's butt." Zane pointed out.

"Fine we can play truth or truth then!"

"I'm not in the mood to play games." Max snapped and closed her eyes.

Zane touched her shoulder to get her attention and signed 'Are you ok?'

Max shook her head and signed back 'getting dizzy'

Zane closed his eyes for a second. Max could tell how worried he was.

'We can open the door Max'

'No, too obvious'

Zane knew she was right but that didn't stop him from whispering "Well if you get any worse I'll punch a hole though the door or something."

"Guys?!"

"Zack?" Max asked.

"Zack?" Logan frowned.

"What is he doing here?" Original Cindy asked.

"Max! You have rotten luck. I knew it was you in here." Zack yelled.

"Were are we?" Max asked.

"Between the third and forth floor. Don't worry, I'll get you out of there"

"Hurry up big brother! We can't stay here much longer!"

"Big brother?" Logan stood up and backed away from Zane.

"Zane, look for something to open the door with."

"Zane?" Things were starting to make sense to Logan.

Zane looked around and frowned, there was nothing to use but his bare hands. Oh well, it was so dark no one would know.

"Got it!" Zane lied.

"Ok, pull!"

"I found it!" Kendra yelled and pointed the flashlight in Zane's direction just in time to watch him open the heavy doors without making much effort. Once the doors were open Zane pulled himself up without any help.

Kendra looked around for someone to confirm what she had just witnessed but Sketchy had his eyes closed and Original Cindy was staring at Max who was looking kind of green.

When Zane offered his hand to help her out of the elevator Kendra hesitated.

Both Zack and Zane saw the glint of fear in her eyes. Zack gave Zane a look and he just shrugged. If Kendra asked questions they would just do what they always did, deny everything.


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HA!!!! Am I the queen of cliffhangers or what??!!! Ok, ok, that was cruel. Please remember this IS a M/L story... I'll get there soon I promise!! Don't worry about a thing!!

Please do review... I know this chapter was so short but I'll try to update sooner I promise! I hope you liked it and I'm sorry for any mistakes, I didn't really proofread it I just wanted to get it up.