Surprise (chapter 12)
The ride home was not easy, I kept on stopping and checking out every guy I saw. But somehow I made it home, the only thing that kept me from stopping and doing something I would have regretted was my talk with Zach I was really really pissed off at him, he knew that this was going to happen to me but he never said anything, and I couldn't have help wonder what else about me he wasn't telling me, I just hoped that this was as bad as it got. If there was something worse that this…..I couldn't think of anything worse than me all hot and bothered over every guy every couple a months a year, so I thought it best if I didn't think about it.
I did not leave the house for the next two days just incase I still wasn't over my little…..cravings. And I didn't go over to Logan's, He would phone me and beep me, but I would brush him of, with little excuses like I had work or some place to go. I don't think he bought it, but he seemed to let it slide. Until of course, a little bit over a week after my little 'incident' with Logan, he phoned me and told me to get over to his place as soon as I could. I didn't ask any questions and I rode my bike as fast as it would go to his place, all the way I was thinking what was so urgent, I kept on thinking of scenarios like Zach being captured by Lydecker or Zach was missing and all the other X5 were found and being captured. By the time I reached his place my mind was a wreck I kept on expecting to find a Distraught Zach or a team of Lydecker's men waiting for me at Logan's.
But when I did get there, I found a very cool Logan, and a very relaxed Zack sitting talking to each other, somehow I never pictured Zack as a relaxed person, ever. Or them talking to each other like they were good friends catching up. So you can imagine my surprise when I walked in to find them talking about me in, in a good way.
" Max, hey, Logan and I were just talking about you"
" Yes, my genetically engineered hearing picked up on that!, what's going on?, do you have any idea, what shit you put me through Logan?, when you told me to get over here, I thought something happened to you or Zack or another one of the X5's!" Zack turned Around and looked at me and smiled
" Oh, Max, I didn't think you cared about me" I turned looked him in the eye and in the most serious voice I and said
" I don't!, but I thought I was SOMEHOW going to end up in SOME sort of shit so I decided to show up early and catch it before it started" although I tried the serious, it was laced with sarcasm. And both Zack and Logan started to laugh. OK now I knew that something was definitely up, Not only were these two sitting down and having a civil, conversation but they were actually laughing together. This two who couldn't even stand in the same room together without getting all big headed with their testosterone an all, are actually NOT chowing down on each other like I expected them to.
" OK, Now you guys are really scaring me, what the hell is going on with you two?. Did something happen?" Zack got up and walked towards me
" Yes, as a matter of fact, something did happen. But first I want you to sit down before WE tell you the news" OK, something had to be up, but it couldn't have been bad, could it? they were both acting so happy. So it had to be good news.
" Just cut the crap and tell me Zack"
" First, I want you to sit down"
" OH MY GOD! Let me guess, by some sort of luck Manticore had some freak fire and the whole place burnt down, and Lydecker happened to be inside. RIGHT ? RIGHT?" If this were true…..oh I really hoped it was, imagine, I wouldn't have to look over my shoulder every waking moment and Zack could actually settle down in one place and act somewhat close to 'normal', and learn about all the things he missed out as a child.
" MAX, get real, we are living in the real world, and, even if stuff like that did happen we aren't that lucky, we probably still would be haunted by Lydecker. So get your head out of the clouds and back to earth." He was right, who was I kidding, that sort of stuff only happened in the movies. But then what could possible be better news than that. Logan walked up to me and stood next to Zack and looked at me with those eyes of his, those eyes. And spoke
" Max, I think you should sit down before you here what we have to tell you" I looked at him again, what the hell was all the mystery to all this. I'd wished they'd hurry up and tell me already!
N/A: COULD IT BE? COULD ZACK AND LOGAN HAVE PUT AWAY THEIR DIFFERENCES AND FINALLY ADMITTED TO SOMETHING THAT WAS THERE BETWEEN THEM?????WELL REVIEWERS YOU'D BETTER GET THAT KEYBOARD CLICKING AND FINGERS CHAPPING, I WANT TO HEAR WHAT YOU THINK IS GOING ON WITH LOGAN AND ZACK. CAN MAX HAVE BEING SO BLIND TO SEE HER BROTHER AND 'BEST FRIEND' HITTING IT OFF, A LITTLE BIT TOO COMFORTABLY FOR MAX? THANX AGAIN FOR ALL THE REVIEWS GUYS, YOU REALLY GAVE ME THE INSIPRATION TO RITE THIS THING, AND I MAY EVEN GO BEYOND THE CALL OF DUTY AND START WRITING ANOTHER ONE STORY. (OH NO! HEAVEN FORBID!, I HEAR U SAY?)PEACE, CHECK YA LATER.
