So we carried on talking for another hour, Eva and Al seemed to have vanished I just hoped she didn't do anything she regretted tomorrow

Beginnings(Chapter 28)

A/n: and so it continues…

Disclaimer: um….. I own Mike ( any guesses whom that stands for) and Al.

Summary: it is god damn 27 chapters long! Read it your self

Spoilers: it is AU!

So we carried on talking for another hour, Eva and Al seemed to have vanished I just hoped she didn't do anything she regretted tomorrow. Mike was actually a nice guy. I had learned about his childhood and what he did for a living and why he loved living in a little town so much. Whenever the subject was on me and my past and future I lied or tried to avoid it much as possible. But I felt guilty every time. I wanted to tell Mike there was something about him that made me want to tell him parts of me that I had not told anyone. It was something in his eyes. I realised that I was letting my guard down and I decided to get away quick before I got too involved.

" um, ,look at the time, Mike, it is 5 am, I better get going" I got up

" No wait, since it is so early why don't we get some breakfast. After all I have kept you up all night" the thought of breakfast made me hungry I had not eaten since 10 last night, and that for me was shocking.

" I can cook you breakfast, I have been known around here as a culinary miracle maker in these part" Where have I heard that before?. And before I could even do anything I said

" Oh, so you are known for making women breakfast in the morning" I didn't believe I just said that. He stood up and smile

" Well. I won't put it in that way, but yes. Why?" I looked at him ,and I knew I had to get out of there and quick.

" um, maybe some other time, I want to go find Eva……eee,…… Eve" Just then she walked in laughing with Al by her side. I wondered what could have been that funny?.

" Eve, your here, good listen we'd better go, These guys must be tired we have kept them up, way past their bedtime" and then I heard a reply that reminded me of how fragile the male ego is.

" Um ,No we aren't tired. We can keep on going." And as soon as that left Mike's mouth he yawned. Trying to cover it up with his hand,

" Well, in that case we are really tired" I looked at Eva and she understood the message,

" Um, yup, boys, I gotto agree with Max, I am beat"

"OK ,then we will see each other again, OK Eve, I will phone you" and with that we made our pleasant goodbyes and departed, apart of me felt bad cause I knew we weren't going to seem them again. Before I walked out the door I turned around to see those eyes for one last time. And that's when I realised I left just in time, before it was too late.

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We went back to the cabin, the early morning light had just come out and it was quite and peaceful

" So Max, how was Mike?" I looked at her and just smiled, I knew what she was aiming at

" How was Al" she all gave me was that sultry smile again.

" I will take that as 'we had a wonderful time' smile"

" Max, he was so sweet, I was like another nobody just another girl. I kinda felt bad because I lied " I knew exactly what she meant but I didn't say anything her.

I really felt that I wanted to be left alone, so I told Eva that I was going for a walk, I walked out of the cabin and into the woods, there was a little bit of light but I didn't really didn't care I liked it like this. I walked further and further into the wood, thinking about nothing and everything, at the same time. Before I had realised, half an hour had past and I was getting deeper and deeper in to my thoughts. And that when I looked up and saw him again.

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Mike, the morning sun's rays came through a gap from the trees above and he was standing there in the light. It was like a sign. Reality hit me and I remembered what happened the last time I saw him, not even an hour ago, and how I had let my guards down. I thought that I'd better disappear the way I came, before he saw me. But it was too late, he looked up and he looked me right in the eyes. Not breaking away he walked towards me,

" So I thought you were tired" still looking right in my eyes, I blinked hoping when I opened them again he would not be starring. It didn't work.

" Turns out I wasn't. How about you?"

" Me neither" he carries on walking right up to me.

" So why are you out here, in the middle of nowhere?"

" I could ask you the same question!" stilled locked onto my eyes, I look down onto the soily ground, when I look back up he is still starring. I quickly turn my head and look around " Besides, this is practically my back garden. I know every inch of this place, but you on the other hand….."

" Well, a girl needs some space for her self"

" I know what you mean, I always come in here whenever I need to think. And I have been doing quite a lot of that this morning." I turn and look at him.

" Well, so what you come out here, at 6 am in the morning to think?!"

" Well, like I said I couldn't sleep, so I came out here to clear me head, and then you come along, and I am back where I started" I began to carry on walking not wanting him starring at me. For the next 15 minutes we continued in silence.

And then he finally spoke

" So you want to see the most beautiful site in the world" I nodded. He took me to this stream. It wasn't the most beautiful site I have ever seen but I knew where he was coming from. It was really peaceful and something about it made me feel at home.

He carried on talking and showing me all the spots he use to play when he was a kid, it turns out that he was a foster child until the age of nine where he came to live here. He showed me the huge rock he had fallen off and broken his arm and the tree he had carved his name to. We carried on foe another half an hour, when he finally took me to this huge rock hanging off by the side of the stream and we sat down, looking and taking in the view. The sun had come out and it made the water glisten and sparkle, and it made the pebbles in the water look like jewels.

" You know the offer about breakfast is till open." I kept still trying to fight the urge that told me to accept his offer. " You wouldn't believe the culinary miracles I could whip up in 15 minutes" I didn't want to say anything so I just kept on looking out into the water.

" Listen Max, I know when I first met you, I said that I wasn't trying to hit on you. An I wasn't interested, but…. Max listen to me, ever since you left this morning all I could think about was the time we spent together, and I tried to get you out of my head, that's why I came here. To clearer my head, and then I saw you, and it all came back. And I know you feel the same way too, when I look into your eyes I can see it. Max what I think I am trying to say to you is that… I think I have fallen for you." I turned around and looked at him, we were centimetres apart and his face, his eyes, his lips were so close to mine. He looked at him and moved toward me.

'You wouldn't believe the culinary miracles I could whip up in 15 minutes'

'when I look into your eyes I can see it'

it sounded so familiar.

It suddenly occurred to me, all this time when I looked at Mike, I saw Logan. Not that they had anything in common or even looked alike but, I guess Logan was on my mind 24/7 that I just saw him everywhere. Especially when i looked into Mike 's eyes, cause that is when saw Logan deep blue eyes. And picture him. All this time I had thought that I had fallen for Mike, But the truth was that I had fallen for Logan all over again, or just admitted to myself my true feelings for him.

He was coming closer to me our lips were a about to meet when I pulled back

" I am sorry, Mike but I can't do this, I would just be cheating you and leading you on, the truth is that everytime I look at you I see someone else, someone who means a lot to me, and if we go on I wouldn't be kissing you, I would be kissing him, and I can't do that to you. You are a really nice guys but….."

" But you are in love with someone else" I wouldn't have said love, but when Mike said it it sounded so right.

" something like that"

" Well, does this guy know how you feel?"

" No, or at least I don't think so"

" Well, you'd better tell him, cause if that was me I would want to know" I smiled at him, he was a good guy, and I was sure that one day he would make the perfect guy for someone out there, but not me I knew who was the perfect guys for me, all this time he was right in front of my face and I couldn't accept it. But now I did.

" Thanks. You are going to make someone really happy"

" I know. Just not you right?……. well what are sitting there for, you are going to make some guys dream come true, go now!" I leaned forward and kissed him on the cheek and got up

" Mike. Thank you" he looked at me one last time before he turned his had to the water

" Your welcome" and then I walked away, and then I started to jog and then I broke out into a full sprint, with the help of my Manticore genetics I found my way back to the cabin in less than 5 minutes.

A/n: wow! Was that a long chapter or what? I thought I might as well, hurry up, cause I know you guys wanted to get to the juicy part!!!!!! *J*/ Darkange5501?/ Margaret/ plus all you other reviewers thanks for keeping up and giving me the encouragement to get it written. These three chapter are dedicated to all your'll. Hope you like it

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