A/N: Pure fluff. Max and Logan fluff. The best kind. Sorry it's taken so
long. Dedicated to Ting and Dari. Luv ya both. I don't own the song. Cher
does.
Chapter Seventeen: I guess it's meant to be
'Everything seems normal... For an X-series baby anyway!' The doctor smiled at Alec and Ella. Alec nodded and thanked him, helping his wife off of the examination table.
'So can you give us a due date?' Ella asked. She was only four months pregnant but was already finding her clothes a little tight and her chest, to Alec's glee, larger.
'I'd say August quite early on.'
'Thanks.' Ella said picking her jacket up off of the floor.
'Lets back over to Max and Logan's.' Alec said picking his daughter up from the corner. 'And take Mathew Alexander here home.'
'Ice cream first?' Matt asked shyly. There was defiantly more of Logan in that boy than Max!
'Go on then!' Ella said, grinning. 'I could go for lemon and toffee mix myself.' Alec pulled a face at his nephew, who returned it.
'Hi!' Ella yelled as she entered Max and Logan's apartment. She stopped dead and Alec walked up behind her.
'IF YOU DON'T WANT TO GET MARRIED JUST SAY SO!!!!' Max shrieked and walked past the stunned couple. Alec automatically handed his daughter to Ella and followed the dark haired explosion.
Ella on the other hand took Katie and went straight to Logan. Mathew stood in the door way torn between his parents; instead of choosing he sat down in the doorway and began to cry quietly.
'What happened?' Ella asked Logan as she put Katie down on the sofa.
'We argued.' Logan said simply.
'About the wedding. I know that.'
'Then why ask!!!'
'Logan! Calm down for crying out loud!' Logan looked up at her and said simply.
'Why?'
'Because you're needed!'
'I'm always needed for something. Some journalism job, some eyes-only mission, some friend needing something, some random person wanting help, Max wanting help, you, Alec, everybody wants me! No one gives a damn what I want!'
'I do.'
'Of course you do. You're always there aren't you Ella. Always there for me.'
'What do you mean?' Ella was sobbing now. Logan hadn't stopped yelling once and his tone as beginning to cut into her.
'I mean that. You're great, so is Alec and... Max. She's everything I want!!! I can't do anything to make her happy without it blowing back in my face...'
'LOGAN. Grow up! Mathew, your son, needs you and I don't care if you're fed up of everything else. You can't get out of that. Max is stressed you think people need you! She's got an entire race depending on her! Let her cool down!'
'You're right.' Logan whispered these words and then began to cry...
Ella sat down next to her brother and beckoned the crying Matthew Alexander over to them; he crawled between his aunt and father curling up in their arms.
'El?' Alec asked after answering his cell phone.
'How's Max?' Ella asked.
'Teary but she's otherwise ok. Why?'
'Because we've got an idea.'
'Oh yeah?'
'Yeah. Where are you?'
'Crash. Why?'
'Just be at the harbour by eight ok?'
'Why??'
'Sorry can't talk. I love you.' Ella hung up and grinned at Logan.
'This is insane Ella.' He said but there was an unmistakeable grin on his face and his son was bouncing up and down behind him.
'I know, but it'll work.' She grinned again and then went into Max's room with a holdall bag in her hand.
'I suppose I ought to make some phone calls?' he called after her. There was no answer and he took it to mean yes.
At eight o'clock Max and Alec walked slowly down the harbour path. Max noticed candles in the distance she was just about to ask Alec about then when O. Cindy arrived in front of them.
'Hey Girl.'
'Hey Boo.' Max said, her natural curiosity took over and she followed the greeting with; 'What up? Having a beach party?'
'No boo. Something else. Get changed.' O.C. tossed the bag Ella had packed towards her, opening it Max looked up.
'This is Ella's wedding dress.'
'Clever girl. Now get changed, And Alec?'
'Yeah?'
'Get your pretty boy butt down there where your wife is waiting.'
'Yes ma'am.
Max walked towards the candles, confused about what was going on. See saw the beach was spread with hundreds of candles and flower petals. Logan was stood at one end of these candles; Ella, Katie, Matthew, Sketchy, Joshua, Herbal and Kendra were all waiting nearby. Max suddenly understood what was going on.
As she reached Alec, who was stood further away he smiled and walked towards her.
'I was going to give you away. But we've found someone better...' standing aside Max saw Zack stood there.
'Zack! I mean...' She floundered for the right name...
'Zack. Sorry baby sis but you're faked memories just didn't cut it. I got my own back.' Max hugged her brother tightly. Fighting tears.
'How did you know? I didn't even know!'
'Put it this way, Ben clone here does quite well for himself.'
'Alec did this?' Zack nodded and hugged her again.
'You know I thought you'd have better taste than that jumped up little rich boy.' Max stiffened. 'But then again. It's you're life. I think I could learn to tolerate him. After all he's done well for by Matthew.' Max looked and felt tears slid down her face.
'Thanks.' Zack grinned.
'Lets get this over with then!'
They moved towards the makeshift alter. Max and Logan made their vows and they danced to the soft and gentle sound of Ella's voice. Neither the newly married couple nor Alec had known how sweet her singing voice was. She stood on the docks watching the couple dancing to her singing she smiled as she finished a song and began one she knew from the rare radio stations playing prepulse old stuff.
'Well here they are again
I guess it must be fate
They've tried it on their own
But deep inside we've known
They'd be back to set things straight
I still remember when
Their kiss was so brand new
Every memory repeats
Every step she take retreats
Every journey always
Brings her back to you
After all the stops and starts
They keep coming back to these two hearts
Two angels who've been rescued from the fall
And after all that they've been through
It all comes down to she and you
I guess it's meant to be
Forever you two
After all'
Logan looked up at Ella as she finished. He was crying and he nodded to his sister. Tears spilling down her face Ella return the gesture. Alec wrapped his arms around Ella and Logan was doing the same with Max.
'Two angels who've been rescued from the fall
And after all that they've been through
It all comes down to she and you
I guess it's meant to be
Forever you two
After all'
Chapter Seventeen: I guess it's meant to be
'Everything seems normal... For an X-series baby anyway!' The doctor smiled at Alec and Ella. Alec nodded and thanked him, helping his wife off of the examination table.
'So can you give us a due date?' Ella asked. She was only four months pregnant but was already finding her clothes a little tight and her chest, to Alec's glee, larger.
'I'd say August quite early on.'
'Thanks.' Ella said picking her jacket up off of the floor.
'Lets back over to Max and Logan's.' Alec said picking his daughter up from the corner. 'And take Mathew Alexander here home.'
'Ice cream first?' Matt asked shyly. There was defiantly more of Logan in that boy than Max!
'Go on then!' Ella said, grinning. 'I could go for lemon and toffee mix myself.' Alec pulled a face at his nephew, who returned it.
'Hi!' Ella yelled as she entered Max and Logan's apartment. She stopped dead and Alec walked up behind her.
'IF YOU DON'T WANT TO GET MARRIED JUST SAY SO!!!!' Max shrieked and walked past the stunned couple. Alec automatically handed his daughter to Ella and followed the dark haired explosion.
Ella on the other hand took Katie and went straight to Logan. Mathew stood in the door way torn between his parents; instead of choosing he sat down in the doorway and began to cry quietly.
'What happened?' Ella asked Logan as she put Katie down on the sofa.
'We argued.' Logan said simply.
'About the wedding. I know that.'
'Then why ask!!!'
'Logan! Calm down for crying out loud!' Logan looked up at her and said simply.
'Why?'
'Because you're needed!'
'I'm always needed for something. Some journalism job, some eyes-only mission, some friend needing something, some random person wanting help, Max wanting help, you, Alec, everybody wants me! No one gives a damn what I want!'
'I do.'
'Of course you do. You're always there aren't you Ella. Always there for me.'
'What do you mean?' Ella was sobbing now. Logan hadn't stopped yelling once and his tone as beginning to cut into her.
'I mean that. You're great, so is Alec and... Max. She's everything I want!!! I can't do anything to make her happy without it blowing back in my face...'
'LOGAN. Grow up! Mathew, your son, needs you and I don't care if you're fed up of everything else. You can't get out of that. Max is stressed you think people need you! She's got an entire race depending on her! Let her cool down!'
'You're right.' Logan whispered these words and then began to cry...
Ella sat down next to her brother and beckoned the crying Matthew Alexander over to them; he crawled between his aunt and father curling up in their arms.
'El?' Alec asked after answering his cell phone.
'How's Max?' Ella asked.
'Teary but she's otherwise ok. Why?'
'Because we've got an idea.'
'Oh yeah?'
'Yeah. Where are you?'
'Crash. Why?'
'Just be at the harbour by eight ok?'
'Why??'
'Sorry can't talk. I love you.' Ella hung up and grinned at Logan.
'This is insane Ella.' He said but there was an unmistakeable grin on his face and his son was bouncing up and down behind him.
'I know, but it'll work.' She grinned again and then went into Max's room with a holdall bag in her hand.
'I suppose I ought to make some phone calls?' he called after her. There was no answer and he took it to mean yes.
At eight o'clock Max and Alec walked slowly down the harbour path. Max noticed candles in the distance she was just about to ask Alec about then when O. Cindy arrived in front of them.
'Hey Girl.'
'Hey Boo.' Max said, her natural curiosity took over and she followed the greeting with; 'What up? Having a beach party?'
'No boo. Something else. Get changed.' O.C. tossed the bag Ella had packed towards her, opening it Max looked up.
'This is Ella's wedding dress.'
'Clever girl. Now get changed, And Alec?'
'Yeah?'
'Get your pretty boy butt down there where your wife is waiting.'
'Yes ma'am.
Max walked towards the candles, confused about what was going on. See saw the beach was spread with hundreds of candles and flower petals. Logan was stood at one end of these candles; Ella, Katie, Matthew, Sketchy, Joshua, Herbal and Kendra were all waiting nearby. Max suddenly understood what was going on.
As she reached Alec, who was stood further away he smiled and walked towards her.
'I was going to give you away. But we've found someone better...' standing aside Max saw Zack stood there.
'Zack! I mean...' She floundered for the right name...
'Zack. Sorry baby sis but you're faked memories just didn't cut it. I got my own back.' Max hugged her brother tightly. Fighting tears.
'How did you know? I didn't even know!'
'Put it this way, Ben clone here does quite well for himself.'
'Alec did this?' Zack nodded and hugged her again.
'You know I thought you'd have better taste than that jumped up little rich boy.' Max stiffened. 'But then again. It's you're life. I think I could learn to tolerate him. After all he's done well for by Matthew.' Max looked and felt tears slid down her face.
'Thanks.' Zack grinned.
'Lets get this over with then!'
They moved towards the makeshift alter. Max and Logan made their vows and they danced to the soft and gentle sound of Ella's voice. Neither the newly married couple nor Alec had known how sweet her singing voice was. She stood on the docks watching the couple dancing to her singing she smiled as she finished a song and began one she knew from the rare radio stations playing prepulse old stuff.
'Well here they are again
I guess it must be fate
They've tried it on their own
But deep inside we've known
They'd be back to set things straight
I still remember when
Their kiss was so brand new
Every memory repeats
Every step she take retreats
Every journey always
Brings her back to you
After all the stops and starts
They keep coming back to these two hearts
Two angels who've been rescued from the fall
And after all that they've been through
It all comes down to she and you
I guess it's meant to be
Forever you two
After all'
Logan looked up at Ella as she finished. He was crying and he nodded to his sister. Tears spilling down her face Ella return the gesture. Alec wrapped his arms around Ella and Logan was doing the same with Max.
'Two angels who've been rescued from the fall
And after all that they've been through
It all comes down to she and you
I guess it's meant to be
Forever you two
After all'