The Surprise
A/N: Ok so basically I was re-reading this story and I realised that the in
the first couple of chapters the writing wasn't very good so I've re-
written and re-posted all of the chapters, one every few days and then the
whole story will be in the same place and better and I can get on with the
new chapters!
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Chapter 1: They're baack!
Logan was excited. Max and Alec would be getting back today. Not that he cared if Alec ever came back but he was really looking forward to seeing Max again. They had left over a year ago for Vancouver where "New Manticore" would begin the new breeding and training programs.
When Logan had found out this information, he knew that Max and Alec would be going to destroy it but he thought it would only take them a few weeks, but when the two transgenics sat down and worked everything out they had both concluded it would take them eight months in total to make sure Manticore would be gone for good.
For the first month or so he had gotten weekly calls from Max but they gradually became monthly calls and then during one call Max informed him they would probably be an extra five months. She hadn't explained why but Logan knew it must have been something big to hold two transgenics back that amount of time.
The rare time that she did call him however, she always sounded distracted and he got the feeling that she was rushing him of the phone. He had heard nothing form her for the past two months and he didn't even know that she was coming home until Original Cindy mentioned it to him assuming that he already knew. He knew that something strange was going on but he didn't know what nor did he care just as long as he had her back.
So he had planned a romantic meal for two where he could catch up with his 'beloved' and listen intently to all she had to say so that she would fall in love with him all over again.
He sighed contently at the thought then looked at the clock. 'Three O' Clock already,' he thought to himself. According to OC she would be back at half. He rushed into the kitchen to put on the pasta then started to set the table as he knew that his apartment would be her first port of call when she got back into town.
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OC ran to the door when she heard the timid knock. She gave a delighted squeal as she threw her arms around Max. "Good to see you too OC," said Max returning the hug.
OC stood back letting Max in, then closed the door as Max threw herself on the couch. "It's been far too long Boo! Wow you must travel really light 'cause I don't see any of your stuff," OC said as she sat down beside her.
Max grinned, "I just dumped all my stuff at Alec's then came right over, I really missed you, Alec wasn't really one for girly talks."
"I wouldn't think so," said OC, "So what's new with you? Did you kick Manticore's ass or what?"
"Damn straight we did, now there is absolutely NO WAY for them to even think about building another Manticore and well... quite a bit's new with me actually."
"Spill," said OC sensing that something was up.
Max took a deep breath, "Well you see when we were away . . ."
She was cut off by the sound of the phone ringing.
"Hold that thought Boo," said OC getting up and walking over to the phone.
"This better be important," she snapped down the phone, annoyed that the first time she had seen Max in over a year was being ruined by someone ringing.
//OC, its Logan. Its half four and Max still isn't here. I'm beginning to get worried, have you heard from her?//
"Yeah, she is here right now."
"Who is it?" Max mouthed over to her.
When Original Cindy mouthed 'Logan' Max frowned and found a piece of paper to write on while Logan continued to interrogate OC about Max with questions like //'Is she all right? Why didn't you tell me that she was there? etc.'//
Max got up and put the bit of paper in OC's hand where she had scribbled the words 'Just hang up. I can't deal with him right now.'
OC was confused but never the less did what Max said. "Look Logan I gotta go," she said hurriedly, hanging up on him before he got a chance to object. Max lifted her coat, grabbed OC by the wrist, and headed towards the door. "Come on. He will head over here now looking for me. We can talk at Alec's." With that, OC and Max left the apartment closing the door behind them.
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"Hello, Hello? OC? Are you there?" Aggravated, Logan hung up the phone and started dialling again. No answer. He tried another ten times before slamming the phone down in frustration. 'Why is Max avoiding me?' He lifted his jacket, blew out the candles at the table with two plates of now cold pasta on them, and headed over to Original Cindy's.
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"Now what was all that about?" asked OC as they entered Alec's building. "I thought you and Logan were soul mates and all that and now you aren't even talking to him?" she asked clearly confused.
"It's complicated OC," said Max with a sigh.
"Well you better un complicate it for me 'cause you are not leaving me in the dark on this."
OC stopped walking and put her hands on her hips as they reached Alec's door. Max sighed as she pulled a key out from her pocket which raised OC's eyebrows. "I'll explain everything inside," she said opening the door and holding it open for her best friend.
"You better," said OC entering the apartment.
When inside Max flung her jacket to the side and set her keys on the table then went straight to the bedroom. When she came out she put her finger up to her lips. "Shush!" she said to OC who was now sitting on the couch making herself comfortable. "Alec's asleep," she explained, closing the bedroom door as quietly as she could. "He drove all the way back."
"I'm surprised that he is back at all! I mean a whole year jus you and him. I wasn't expecting him back at all, I was pretty confident that you were going to snap about a week or so in and killed him! You could have at least brought him back in little pieces! You bad-ass rep could go down the drain! I mean he drives you mad when he's on good behaviour, never mind having to live with him for over a year!"
"Yeah well a lot has happened this year, I don't really know were to begin," said Max.
"Well why don't you start by explaining to me why you are sitting her with me, at Alec's instead of dining with Mr. Eyes Only?" suggested OC.
"We found the cure."
"Good for you boo! So when exactly are you letting your face in on the good news and why aren't you celebrating with Logan?"
"I don't want to tell him 'cause if I do he will want to get back together!" said Max clearly frustrated.
"And you don't want to do that?" OC said OC who was getting more confused by the second.
"Exactly. Look OC when we were out there . . . " began Max.
All of a sudden crying came from the bedroom followed by a loud groan. A few seconds later OC watched in amazement as Alec came into the room bouncing a baby in his arms.
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Chapter 1: They're baack!
Logan was excited. Max and Alec would be getting back today. Not that he cared if Alec ever came back but he was really looking forward to seeing Max again. They had left over a year ago for Vancouver where "New Manticore" would begin the new breeding and training programs.
When Logan had found out this information, he knew that Max and Alec would be going to destroy it but he thought it would only take them a few weeks, but when the two transgenics sat down and worked everything out they had both concluded it would take them eight months in total to make sure Manticore would be gone for good.
For the first month or so he had gotten weekly calls from Max but they gradually became monthly calls and then during one call Max informed him they would probably be an extra five months. She hadn't explained why but Logan knew it must have been something big to hold two transgenics back that amount of time.
The rare time that she did call him however, she always sounded distracted and he got the feeling that she was rushing him of the phone. He had heard nothing form her for the past two months and he didn't even know that she was coming home until Original Cindy mentioned it to him assuming that he already knew. He knew that something strange was going on but he didn't know what nor did he care just as long as he had her back.
So he had planned a romantic meal for two where he could catch up with his 'beloved' and listen intently to all she had to say so that she would fall in love with him all over again.
He sighed contently at the thought then looked at the clock. 'Three O' Clock already,' he thought to himself. According to OC she would be back at half. He rushed into the kitchen to put on the pasta then started to set the table as he knew that his apartment would be her first port of call when she got back into town.
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OC ran to the door when she heard the timid knock. She gave a delighted squeal as she threw her arms around Max. "Good to see you too OC," said Max returning the hug.
OC stood back letting Max in, then closed the door as Max threw herself on the couch. "It's been far too long Boo! Wow you must travel really light 'cause I don't see any of your stuff," OC said as she sat down beside her.
Max grinned, "I just dumped all my stuff at Alec's then came right over, I really missed you, Alec wasn't really one for girly talks."
"I wouldn't think so," said OC, "So what's new with you? Did you kick Manticore's ass or what?"
"Damn straight we did, now there is absolutely NO WAY for them to even think about building another Manticore and well... quite a bit's new with me actually."
"Spill," said OC sensing that something was up.
Max took a deep breath, "Well you see when we were away . . ."
She was cut off by the sound of the phone ringing.
"Hold that thought Boo," said OC getting up and walking over to the phone.
"This better be important," she snapped down the phone, annoyed that the first time she had seen Max in over a year was being ruined by someone ringing.
//OC, its Logan. Its half four and Max still isn't here. I'm beginning to get worried, have you heard from her?//
"Yeah, she is here right now."
"Who is it?" Max mouthed over to her.
When Original Cindy mouthed 'Logan' Max frowned and found a piece of paper to write on while Logan continued to interrogate OC about Max with questions like //'Is she all right? Why didn't you tell me that she was there? etc.'//
Max got up and put the bit of paper in OC's hand where she had scribbled the words 'Just hang up. I can't deal with him right now.'
OC was confused but never the less did what Max said. "Look Logan I gotta go," she said hurriedly, hanging up on him before he got a chance to object. Max lifted her coat, grabbed OC by the wrist, and headed towards the door. "Come on. He will head over here now looking for me. We can talk at Alec's." With that, OC and Max left the apartment closing the door behind them.
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"Hello, Hello? OC? Are you there?" Aggravated, Logan hung up the phone and started dialling again. No answer. He tried another ten times before slamming the phone down in frustration. 'Why is Max avoiding me?' He lifted his jacket, blew out the candles at the table with two plates of now cold pasta on them, and headed over to Original Cindy's.
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"Now what was all that about?" asked OC as they entered Alec's building. "I thought you and Logan were soul mates and all that and now you aren't even talking to him?" she asked clearly confused.
"It's complicated OC," said Max with a sigh.
"Well you better un complicate it for me 'cause you are not leaving me in the dark on this."
OC stopped walking and put her hands on her hips as they reached Alec's door. Max sighed as she pulled a key out from her pocket which raised OC's eyebrows. "I'll explain everything inside," she said opening the door and holding it open for her best friend.
"You better," said OC entering the apartment.
When inside Max flung her jacket to the side and set her keys on the table then went straight to the bedroom. When she came out she put her finger up to her lips. "Shush!" she said to OC who was now sitting on the couch making herself comfortable. "Alec's asleep," she explained, closing the bedroom door as quietly as she could. "He drove all the way back."
"I'm surprised that he is back at all! I mean a whole year jus you and him. I wasn't expecting him back at all, I was pretty confident that you were going to snap about a week or so in and killed him! You could have at least brought him back in little pieces! You bad-ass rep could go down the drain! I mean he drives you mad when he's on good behaviour, never mind having to live with him for over a year!"
"Yeah well a lot has happened this year, I don't really know were to begin," said Max.
"Well why don't you start by explaining to me why you are sitting her with me, at Alec's instead of dining with Mr. Eyes Only?" suggested OC.
"We found the cure."
"Good for you boo! So when exactly are you letting your face in on the good news and why aren't you celebrating with Logan?"
"I don't want to tell him 'cause if I do he will want to get back together!" said Max clearly frustrated.
"And you don't want to do that?" OC said OC who was getting more confused by the second.
"Exactly. Look OC when we were out there . . . " began Max.
All of a sudden crying came from the bedroom followed by a loud groan. A few seconds later OC watched in amazement as Alec came into the room bouncing a baby in his arms.
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