Another "Hello, Goodbye" rewrite. (M/L)

"Only love can set us free

Only love can bear the truth

Only love can bring us peace

Only love can save me and you."

Sophie B. Hawkins

Disclaimer: I still own nothing associated with Dark Angel, I only wish that I did and the song lyrics belong to Sophie B. Hawkins. This is another "Hello, Goodbye" ficlet. Again, if anyone wants to archive this story, please ask first. Please read and review.

Max, speaks quickly, "It's over, we're through get used it."

Logan sighs, "Max, wait. I know you're scared, but, that's no reason to run away and that's not a reason to lie to me about Alec."

Max sighs with her back turned, "Why would I lie to you?"

Logan begins calmly, "Because, you're scared that we won't find cure to the virus and you feel helpless, like there's nothing we can do."

Max with her eyes looking down, "You don't feel helpless and defeated Logan? I just can't take these close calls, I don't know what to do about us anymore."

Logan sighs yet, again, "I don't feel helpless and defeated, because, I have you. So we can't touch right now, it doesn't mean that I want to be completely cut off from you. I went through that for three months and I don't ever want to go through that again, it would be too painful to bear."

Max, still looking down, "But, what if we never find a cure? I mean, I know I can't expect you to wait forever and I know that Asha wants to be more than friends with you, I've seen how she looks all googly eyed around you."

"Max, I'm fully aware that Asha wants to be more than friends, but, you're the only woman I want and if takes forever to find a cure then so be it, but, I'm sure we'll find a cure, don't give up so easily. Don't you see if you give up then Manticore wins? I know you don't want that."

"Logan, of course, I don't want that, but, how can you be so sure?"

Logan, pauses and chooses his words carefully, "Because, I'm in love with you and believe that this virus is just a something that we have to deal with together, it would be too much of a burden by ourselves. I know the intent of Manticore's virus is to tear us apart, but, it doesn't mean that it has to."

Max looks up and says in a small voice, "Is love enough to save us, Logan?"

Logan looks up into Max's uncertain eyes, "If we love each other and stay together then we will have a much easier time dealing with the virus than if we're apart...At least I think so. Besides I like talking and having dinner with you and playing an occasional chess game as well as the occasional adventure in trying to fix this sad, broken world, we can do all these things without having the virus get in the way and it makes me happy just to see you for a short amount of time. ...The world will still broken in the morning, right? Even heroes deserve a little break, right?"

Max finally looks into Logan's hopeful eyes, "I guess you're right Logan, even an genetically enhanced X-5 with someone always trying to come after her deserves a little happiness in life, even though everything's not quite the perfect fairytale yet."

"Max, I don't think anything will ever be perfect, but, I think if we believe things will work out they will. The universe is always on schedule, right?"

Max says sounding more upbeat, "I believe that too, but, probably not as much as you do, but, if you can believe that why shouldn't I?"

The End.