Disclaimer: I don't own Dark Angel, etc.
A/N: Thanks again for all the great feedback. My job situation is getting crazier by the minute and an ex of mine decided this was the perfect time to show up and say exactly what I wanted to hear, so I'm a bit more distracted than normal. It's hard to write anything when you're never home, but I'll do my best to keep this going.
To NiteMan(), you're comment about the woman I've referred to as Max's mother being nothing more than an incubator was obviously made by someone who has never known what it is like to carry a child inside you, or know the love of a child. Whether the egg Max came from was the woman's or not, the moment she reacted and cared about the child within her, she became her mother. This particular storyline wasn't mine, only the direction I've taken it. The writers for Dark Angel created that love in the second episode of the show. I fear for any child you may create in the future if that's how you feel.
Now, back to my story.....
Max awoke and felt Logan's arms around her, still holding her. She nuzzled her face into his chest then looked up at his face. She was suprised to see him awake. "Did I sleep long?"
"Only a couple hours actually."
"Wow, it feels like I've been asleep for years."
"No, it's only about 5:30. I'm actually suprised to see you awake so soon, I figured we'd be here all night. I'm not complaining by the way," he said with a grin.
"I'm sorry about earlier, really. It just felt like everything crashed down at once. In the past two and a half years it seems like for anything good that has happened, ten things have have happened to screw everything up. I still keep feeling like the other shoe is going to drop any minute."
Logan hugged Max against him again. "I think the bad stuff has pretty much tappered off now. You know that right? The bad guys have pretty much all been done away with. You've got Lydecker locked in a room, White is dead, who's left to mess your life up now? Besides, how many more super villans can be out there after you?"
"You have a point." Max rolled away from Logan and stood up. She smiled at him. "You hungry? 'Cause I'm starving."
"I could eat. There are a couple restuarants within walking distance, care to take walk?"
"Fine by me, let's go."
Logan and Max left the hotel and walked down the sidewalk by the hotel. Max kept stealing glances at Logan until he finally noticed.
"What is it Max?"
"Do you have any idea how wonderful you are?"
Logan smiled, "You think so? You're pretty awesome yourself Max. I would'nt even be here right now if it wasn't for you, or have you already forgotten?"
"I'd forget if I could." Max looked around and noticed a park to there left. "Want to walk through there before we eat?"
"If you won't die of starvation first, it sounds like a plan to me."
They walked through the park hand in hand, both smiling.
"You know Logan, most people don't end up falling in love with the person trying to rip them off. It just isn't natural."
"Well, it seems perfectly natural to me. I wasn't expecting a thief that night, I thought you were there to kill me. It helped that you were the most beautiful thief I'd ever seen. Besides, I have no regrets."
Max looked him up and down, "You sure about that?"
"Max, I would have gotten shot that day whether or not I'd met you. You know that. Even if you'd been there, it might still have happened."
"I know that now, but it doesn't change the facts any. Are you sure you want to be with someone who very well may have cost you so much?"
Logan stopped, turning Max to face him. "Don't even think about it Max. I'm not going anywhere, and I'm not gonna let you even think about trying to run away again. Not now, not ever. I'm done with that. End of story."
"I'm not trying to run Logan, I promise. I just think we should talk this through before we make anymore decisions. I met my mother today. I didn't even know for sure she was still alive until yesterday. I don't know if she'll ever be well enough for me to even know her. It just seems that everyone who is associated with me in anyway ends up hurting, one way or another. I want you to be sure that you want me in your life. The war appears to be over, but we don't know for sure."
Logan sighed, "You're right. We don't know. I can't promise that Dr. Carr will be able to help your mother any more than Dr. Franklin has. I don't know if there is going to be another big bad coming after you anytime in the future. What I do know is that I haven't come this far with you to throw it all away on a 'what if?'. We were meant to be here, right now. I'm sure you're tired of hearing this, but the universe is right on schedule, and I think we're both stronger because of it."
"I guess I can't argue with that logic. You never gave up on me. You let me go once, for some reason I just can't see you doing that again. If you're sure this all makes you happy, then I'm happy."
"Good to hear Max, that's very good to hear." Logan's stomach took that moment to remind them both that they still hadn't eaten. "Now, let's go get some food."
"Sounds good, let's go."
Max stretched out on the king sized bed in their hotel room, listening to the shower running in the bathroom. She really was lucky to have Logan. He had to be a candidate for sainthood after all he'd dealt with since he'd met her. Max had no clue where she would be at that moment if it hadn't been for there chance meeting. Manticore might still be in existance, White and the conclave could have succeeded in destroying all of them, who knew? All Max did know was that she was finally contented in with life that she had.
Logan turned off the water and reached for his towel. As he dried himself off he thought about how lucky he was to have found Max. All the other women in his life had really only been interested in him for his money, but Max was different. With her, the money he'd once had had almost cost him her. He knew that she felt guilty about the shooting, but he was glad that she hadn't been there. They most likely wouldn't be where they were if he hadn't been shot.
He lifted his legs and set them outside the tub and pulled on his boxer shorts. The thought of putting the exoskeleton back on at that moment made him cringe. "Hey Max, can you come here for a minute?" He yelled. He heard her walk towards the bathroom. "Come on in, I need a small favor."
"Whatcha need?"
"I'm exhausted."
"It's been a long day, so what do you need?"
"I really, really don't want to put on that exoskelton just to go to bed. Do you think you could...?"
Max knew that it had probably taking Logan everything in him to swallow his pride enough to ask her for this. "Yeah, I can do that."
With that Max leaned over and picked Logan up. "Fireman's carry will be the easiest." She carried him into the main room and sat him down carefully on the bed, then went back into the bathroom and retrieved the exoskeleton and put it next to Logan's side of the bed. "See, having a genetically enhance super soldier for a girlfriend does have it's perks."
Logan looked at Max. His face flushed with embarassment. "Yes, it does. Don't think I'm gonna start taking too much advantage of it now though. The damn thing is really heavy, wears me out."
"Don't worry about it. I can understand tired. I'm so exhausted right now I may just sleep through the night."
"Let's sleep then, we've got to be at the hospital early to sign the paperwork. Transportation will be here around 1pm to take Sarah back to Seattle, the sooner we're done, the sooner you can relax."
"Relaxing sounds good." Max cuddled up next to Logan and drapped her arm over his chest. "Night Logan. I love you."
"Love you too Max, goodnight."
A/N: Thanks again for all the great feedback. My job situation is getting crazier by the minute and an ex of mine decided this was the perfect time to show up and say exactly what I wanted to hear, so I'm a bit more distracted than normal. It's hard to write anything when you're never home, but I'll do my best to keep this going.
To NiteMan(), you're comment about the woman I've referred to as Max's mother being nothing more than an incubator was obviously made by someone who has never known what it is like to carry a child inside you, or know the love of a child. Whether the egg Max came from was the woman's or not, the moment she reacted and cared about the child within her, she became her mother. This particular storyline wasn't mine, only the direction I've taken it. The writers for Dark Angel created that love in the second episode of the show. I fear for any child you may create in the future if that's how you feel.
Now, back to my story.....
Max awoke and felt Logan's arms around her, still holding her. She nuzzled her face into his chest then looked up at his face. She was suprised to see him awake. "Did I sleep long?"
"Only a couple hours actually."
"Wow, it feels like I've been asleep for years."
"No, it's only about 5:30. I'm actually suprised to see you awake so soon, I figured we'd be here all night. I'm not complaining by the way," he said with a grin.
"I'm sorry about earlier, really. It just felt like everything crashed down at once. In the past two and a half years it seems like for anything good that has happened, ten things have have happened to screw everything up. I still keep feeling like the other shoe is going to drop any minute."
Logan hugged Max against him again. "I think the bad stuff has pretty much tappered off now. You know that right? The bad guys have pretty much all been done away with. You've got Lydecker locked in a room, White is dead, who's left to mess your life up now? Besides, how many more super villans can be out there after you?"
"You have a point." Max rolled away from Logan and stood up. She smiled at him. "You hungry? 'Cause I'm starving."
"I could eat. There are a couple restuarants within walking distance, care to take walk?"
"Fine by me, let's go."
Logan and Max left the hotel and walked down the sidewalk by the hotel. Max kept stealing glances at Logan until he finally noticed.
"What is it Max?"
"Do you have any idea how wonderful you are?"
Logan smiled, "You think so? You're pretty awesome yourself Max. I would'nt even be here right now if it wasn't for you, or have you already forgotten?"
"I'd forget if I could." Max looked around and noticed a park to there left. "Want to walk through there before we eat?"
"If you won't die of starvation first, it sounds like a plan to me."
They walked through the park hand in hand, both smiling.
"You know Logan, most people don't end up falling in love with the person trying to rip them off. It just isn't natural."
"Well, it seems perfectly natural to me. I wasn't expecting a thief that night, I thought you were there to kill me. It helped that you were the most beautiful thief I'd ever seen. Besides, I have no regrets."
Max looked him up and down, "You sure about that?"
"Max, I would have gotten shot that day whether or not I'd met you. You know that. Even if you'd been there, it might still have happened."
"I know that now, but it doesn't change the facts any. Are you sure you want to be with someone who very well may have cost you so much?"
Logan stopped, turning Max to face him. "Don't even think about it Max. I'm not going anywhere, and I'm not gonna let you even think about trying to run away again. Not now, not ever. I'm done with that. End of story."
"I'm not trying to run Logan, I promise. I just think we should talk this through before we make anymore decisions. I met my mother today. I didn't even know for sure she was still alive until yesterday. I don't know if she'll ever be well enough for me to even know her. It just seems that everyone who is associated with me in anyway ends up hurting, one way or another. I want you to be sure that you want me in your life. The war appears to be over, but we don't know for sure."
Logan sighed, "You're right. We don't know. I can't promise that Dr. Carr will be able to help your mother any more than Dr. Franklin has. I don't know if there is going to be another big bad coming after you anytime in the future. What I do know is that I haven't come this far with you to throw it all away on a 'what if?'. We were meant to be here, right now. I'm sure you're tired of hearing this, but the universe is right on schedule, and I think we're both stronger because of it."
"I guess I can't argue with that logic. You never gave up on me. You let me go once, for some reason I just can't see you doing that again. If you're sure this all makes you happy, then I'm happy."
"Good to hear Max, that's very good to hear." Logan's stomach took that moment to remind them both that they still hadn't eaten. "Now, let's go get some food."
"Sounds good, let's go."
Max stretched out on the king sized bed in their hotel room, listening to the shower running in the bathroom. She really was lucky to have Logan. He had to be a candidate for sainthood after all he'd dealt with since he'd met her. Max had no clue where she would be at that moment if it hadn't been for there chance meeting. Manticore might still be in existance, White and the conclave could have succeeded in destroying all of them, who knew? All Max did know was that she was finally contented in with life that she had.
Logan turned off the water and reached for his towel. As he dried himself off he thought about how lucky he was to have found Max. All the other women in his life had really only been interested in him for his money, but Max was different. With her, the money he'd once had had almost cost him her. He knew that she felt guilty about the shooting, but he was glad that she hadn't been there. They most likely wouldn't be where they were if he hadn't been shot.
He lifted his legs and set them outside the tub and pulled on his boxer shorts. The thought of putting the exoskeleton back on at that moment made him cringe. "Hey Max, can you come here for a minute?" He yelled. He heard her walk towards the bathroom. "Come on in, I need a small favor."
"Whatcha need?"
"I'm exhausted."
"It's been a long day, so what do you need?"
"I really, really don't want to put on that exoskelton just to go to bed. Do you think you could...?"
Max knew that it had probably taking Logan everything in him to swallow his pride enough to ask her for this. "Yeah, I can do that."
With that Max leaned over and picked Logan up. "Fireman's carry will be the easiest." She carried him into the main room and sat him down carefully on the bed, then went back into the bathroom and retrieved the exoskeleton and put it next to Logan's side of the bed. "See, having a genetically enhance super soldier for a girlfriend does have it's perks."
Logan looked at Max. His face flushed with embarassment. "Yes, it does. Don't think I'm gonna start taking too much advantage of it now though. The damn thing is really heavy, wears me out."
"Don't worry about it. I can understand tired. I'm so exhausted right now I may just sleep through the night."
"Let's sleep then, we've got to be at the hospital early to sign the paperwork. Transportation will be here around 1pm to take Sarah back to Seattle, the sooner we're done, the sooner you can relax."
"Relaxing sounds good." Max cuddled up next to Logan and drapped her arm over his chest. "Night Logan. I love you."
"Love you too Max, goodnight."