Hormones
By: lfbrox
Rating: R (for this chapter)
Timeframe: A couple of month after Freak Nation. Logan can of course walk (still) and the virus is finally gone. Max and Logan are a couple J .
AN: Wow. Thank you so much for all your reviews. There are really more M/L shippers out there than I thought. And thanks for your ideas. Actually I planned on putting Max into heat. But after reading Episode 9 of VS3 I damned myself for not doing it earlier. But well. I might still do it.
And yes Havok, I am indeed female. But don't worry. I don't plan on portraying the guys like they are animals. Just read this chapter. And yes. We still are your fans and hope you come back soon. You have some unfinished fics to finish mister. (I assume you are male).
Chapter 3:
The abandoned building:
(the next morning)
Logan entered the abandoned building where Alec, Jesse, Mole and the rest of the gang were waiting for him. He thought about the plan all night and talked to a few people and finally he came up with an idea. He talked to Max about it and after she told him to get this shit over with and told him to do whatever he had to do he left to tell the guys – of course after promising Max never ever to talk about this again.
"Logan. The man. What do you have for us buddy?", Alec welcomed Logan and grabbed a chair for him. Logan nodded his hello and sat down. They all looked at Logan in excitement, eager to hear what plan he had come up with.
"Okay. As you know they let Dr. Sam Carr in 3 times a week. He's coming today too to bring in some condoms – I guess you heard about the pregnancies", Logan started.
"Yeah, yeah we heard about it. What about the plan", Jesse answered impatiently.
"Well, before I tell you, you have to promise to do me a favor for this", Logan continued. And after they all reluctantly nodded their agreement he went on. "Well you will have to distribute the condoms and teach safe-sex to your fellow transgenics – today." He stopped and waited for a reaction. After some complaints they all agreed to do it in desperate need to hear the plan.
"Okay. Then here goes the plan. Sam Carr's truck is not being searched through when he goes out because the guards fear that he might carry something contagious. So when he leaves one of you can hide underneath his medical equipment. But only one at a time. Once in Seattle he's gonna drop you off at Foogle Towers. You carefully make it up to my old penthouse. They stopped observing it as they know I'm in here with you. But still. Be careful. There Sketchy has arranged things."
"Meaning?", Alec asked in shock after hearing Sketchy's name.
"Well. Some girl will be waiting there. That's all I know and all I wanne know. Then you will wait there until Sam Carr drives back into Terminal City. He's gonna pick you up at my old place and you come back. Don't do anything stupid. You'll stay put there until Sam Carr picks you up. No trips to a bar or elsewhere. Are we clear??" Logan asked – a little disgusted that he couldn't think of a way they could just hook up with girls the normal way and instead provide them with hookers. But that was the safest way. They could not risk any exposure.
"We're clear!!" they answered in unison.
"So who's gonna be the first one today?" Jesse asked.
"And what about us?", Mole asked. Logan looked irritated. Damn he had forgotten about Mole and his kind.
"Well. You figure out who goes first. And Mole. I think of something. I just need a little more time." Logan answered and got up. "By the way. Sam is gonna be here in an hour. So you figure out who rides with him and the rest of you come and pick up the condoms for distribution. See you in front of the headquarters in an hour then." He left the building still feeling disgusted. It was early in the morning but he felt like a shower and a drink. But what the hell. He made his way to the Headquarters.
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Headquarters:
"Hey pimp", Max welcomed Logan at the Headquarters.
"Don't start. I feel dirty enough already", Logan sighed plopping in a chair next to Max.
"Hey. Don't complain. It was your idea. And I really don't wanne hear about your plan for them. Just tell me that they agreed to help with our safe-sex campaign", Max said smiling. She really didn't want to hear about the plan. But she knew that eventually she had to. Judging by the look on Logans face it was not a good plan and he seemed to be desperate to talk about it. But she decided to let him sweat about it a little longer.
"Yeah. They agreed to do it. But if you don't wanne know about the plan then stay away from Sam and the guys", he said getting up and pouring himself and Max some coffee. He walked back over to her and handed her a cup and sat back down. He took a sip took a deep breath and leaned back in the chair looking at nothing in particular. Max studied his face and tried to figure out what he was thinking. Suddenly he seemed to snap out of his daydreaming and he looked at Max. "So what are you doing tonight?" He asked. With all that was going on he totally forgot about the romantic evening he wanted to spent with Max.
"Nothing special. Why?" Max answered wondering what he was up to.
"I just thought we could have dinner together. You know: a Cale culinary miracle, some pre-pulse wine and a nice game of chess", he said with a smile.
"That sounds wonderful Logan", Max face lit up and she gave him a huge smile. "But what's the occasion?"
"Do I need an occasion to spent a nice evening with my beautiful girlfriend?", he asked with a wicked grin on his face. Max just returned his smile and he got up kissed her on the cheek and walked outside where Sam Carr was about to arrive any minute.
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Outside the Headquarters:
Logan walked out just as he saw Dr. Sam Carrs truck arrive. He turned around and looked at the abandoned building to see if Alec and the other guys were already coming. He didn't see them yet and he was glad because he really wanted to talk to Sam alone for a minute. Sam parked the car and stepped out to greet Logan.
"Logan. So good to see you. How is everything?" Sam shook Logans hand.
"Sam. Hello. And thanks. Everything is good. I mean, given the givens." Logan answered. Sam just nodded his head in reply. "But about the thing we talked on the phone," Logan started again slightly embarrassed to talk about it with Sam, "are you positive that they won't search your truck?"
"Logan. I'm positive. But I told you that about a hundred times", Sam confirmed Logan but he sensed that something was wrong. "So what's bothering you about this plan besides the way in and out of Terminal City?" Sam asked sensing Logans discomfort.
"I don't know Sam. I just don't feel too good about that. I know they can't just go to a bar and pick up a girl in the regular way. That'd be too dangerous. But the way we planned it just feels wrong." Logan honestly shared his concern with Sam hoping he would know a better way.
"I know Logan. But if that is what the guys want than you shouldn't give yourself a hard time about it. Let's just wait and see how it goes", he padded Logans shoulder and unlocked the back of the truck and got the box of condoms out and handed them to Logan. Then he grabbed his medical supplies and some equipment. "I'm going to check on the pregnancies in the infirmary. Make sure those are used" he said pointing at the box and turned around towards the infirmary. "I'll be leaving in an hour. Make sure your guy is here."
Logan nodded and opened the box. There were about 250 condoms in various colors and sizes. He turned around to go get the guys when he saw them walking towards him.
"Hey Logan", Alec greeted him. "All clear for my trip?"
"Oh. So you're the one to go first. Congrats. Dr. Carr will be here in an hour", Logan answered shoving the box to Alec, "in the meantime make yourself useful and hand those out." Alec handed out some to the rest of the guys and they spread out to distribute them.
Satisfied that everything worked out and Alec and the rest of them kept their word he walked to the makeshift mess hall to get the stuff he needed for his dinner with Max tonight.
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The Barracks:
"Hey Alec", Joshua greeted Alec in the hallway of the barracks.
"Hey Josh. What's up?" Alec greeted him and quickly closed the box of condoms before Joshua could ask questions he didn't want to answer.
"What you got there?" Joshua asked pointing at the box in Alecs hand. Alec swore under his breath. He hadn't closed it quick enough.
"Nothing for you, big fella." Alec quickly answered. "And I really need to get going. See you later." He waved goodbye and walked further down the hallway leaving a confused Joshua. Then a X4 stepped out of one of the rooms and Alec stopped him.
"Hey. Guess you've heard about the pregnancies. We can't afford it for that to happen again," Alec explained and handed him 2 condoms, "So make sure you use them." The X4 nodded and walked back into his room to store them securely. `Lucky you` Alec thought as he watched the X4 go. He could easily hook up with one of the X3's, 2's and first X-Series. Their were no blood relatives. But the X5 series was a mixture of all the best parts of the former X's and therefore blood relatives. That made them better than any other X series but impossible to find a mate in TC.
He wanted to proceed further when Joshua's voice stopped him. "Alec. What's in the box. Why can't Joshua see?"
Alec stopped in his tracks breathed deeply and turned around to face Joshua. This time not bothering to close the box. "Sorry Josh. It's just something that you don't need. But some of the others do. So we only give it to them." Alec explained.
"But maybe I do need them too", Joshua answered innocently. "Fine. Here you have one", Alec said and handed him one.
"So what do I do with it", Joshua asked looking at the little green plastic thing Alec just gave him. He smelled at it and licked at it and turned it from one side to the other. Alec hid his laughter and glanced at his watch. He only had 10 more minutes before he had to meet Sam Carr outside of the Headquarters. So he only said, "Go and ask Logan or Max. I really need to go now. But they'll be happy to explain you what this is for." Then he turned and walked outside to get to the truck on time. Satisfied he grinned to himself. Let Logan and Max sweat a little too. Too bad he was going to miss the sex talk Max and Logan will have with Joshua but he had better things to do.
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Outside the Headquarters:
When Alec arrived Sam Carr was already there talking to Logan. They looked up when they saw Alec approach.
"So. Everybody ready to go?" Alec asked cheerfully.
"Sure. Get in the truck and cover yourself up with the blankets there", Sam said to Alec then turned to Logan, "you make sure everything works fine in here. I take care of the rest on the outside. And don't worry. I'll bring him back on my next visit." With that he got in the car and drove off towards the gate where he passed without a problem.
Logan watched the gates close and Sam drive away. He was relieved everything went so well but still felt a little uncomfortable considering what was going to happen later. He just hoped Sketchy wouldn't mess this up. He turned and walked over to his crib to prepare the evening.
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Foogle Towers:
(late afternoon)
Dr. Sam Carr stopped his truck in front of the towers. He looked in every direction up and down the streets and then signaled Alec that they arrived and it was all clear. Alec climbed into the passenger seat next to Sam Carr and checked the streets and the building again.
"Looks like I'm clear. So thanks again doc. See you tomorrow. Same time, same place." Alec smiled at Sam and extended a hand. Sam took his hand and glared at Alec one last time, "Be careful. And stay at the penthouse", he warned him again then he started the engine and Alec opened the door to get out. Before he could close the door Sam called "Have fun", after him. Alec grinned widely and assured him that he definitely will have fun and rushed into the building. He waited till Sam took off and headed for the stairs.
Once upstairs at Logans apartment he called for Sketchy. He walked around looking for someone or something when he found a note on the kitchen counter.
Hey you,
make yourself at home. There is wine and snacks in the fridge and some candles and stuff in the box on the counter. The girl – Cecile – will be here at around 8. You have 4 hours. She'll leave at midnight. Enjoy.
Sketchy
Alec crumbled the note and went over to the fridge. He grabbed a beer and a sandwich and laid down on the couch. He still had 3 hours left and he decided to rest a little. God knew he needed his strength tonight.
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Logans crib at TC:
7 p.m.
Logan looked around the place. He set up candles everywhere. Had some low music in the background. He'd set the table and the food was ready and was waiting in a box to keep it from getting cold. The wine was in a bucked with ice to keep it from getting warm. He had showered and even shaved and wore a black tight T-shirt and some khaki cargo pants. Everything was perfect. Now all that was missing was Max but she was scheduled to arrive any second. He just adjusted the volume of the music and lit the last few candles when he heard a knock on the door. He smiled and went to open the door. But his sexy smile vanished when he had opened the door and saw Joshua standing there.
"Joshua? What are you doing here?" Logan asked hectically. As much as he liked him. A romantic evening with Max in his mind did so not involve Joshua.
"Joshua and Logan need to talk", Joshua muttered as he walked inside Logans crib and sat down on the nicely decorated table. Logan followed not bothering to close the door as he was determined to gently throw Joshua out as soon as possible.
"Joshua. This isn't a very good moment right now – as you can see. Max is gonna be over any second and we've planned on spending a nice evening together. Just the two of us. You know. So can this wait until tomorrow morning?" Logan asked hoping it was nothing major and Joshua would just leave.
"No. Joshua needs to know now." Joshua said and Logan sat down on the chair next to him. Maybe he can settle this before Max arrives. He took a deep breath and gestured for Joshua to start telling him what he wanted. Just as Joshua started to speak Max appeared in the door.
"Hey boys. I'm sorry. I didn't want to interrupt such a romantic moment. Did I get my nights mixed up? I figured it was my turn tonight" Max said with a wide grin and entered the room.
Logan just glared at her and cleared his throat. "Very funny. Joshua was just about to leave. Right?" he rose from his chair and nodded at Joshua who remained seated.
"Hey little fella. Joshua got a question for Logan and you. Alec told me you answer it." Joshua said looking at Max. At the mentioning of Alec's name Max and Logan looked at each other. Logan took a deep breath and gestured Max to sit down on the chair he previously sat in and he closed the door and sat down on the bed.
"What is it big fella?" Max asked.
Joshua reached in his pocket and showed them the condom Alec gave him. Max and Logan exchanged knowing glances and waited for the inevitable question. "Alec gave this to me. What is it and what does it do? And why did Alec say that I don't need it?" Joshua finally asked and leaned back waiting for an answer.
Max and Logan just sat there. Looking from one another to Joshua and back. Each one waited for the other one to start. As Logan didn't seem to start talking Max decided that she will just tell him and then go on with the evening as planned. "Well, big fella. This is a condom. And people use it when they have sex so the girl won't get pregnant and has a baby." Max finished hoping that was enough for him.
Joshua just looked at the little pack in his hand and then back to Max and Logan. "So how does it work?" he asked. Logan coughed a little and looked at Max with pleading eyes for her to explain it to Joshua.
"Well", Max started shifting uncomfortable in her chair, "you carefully rip the wrapping open. And then you put it...ahm....well. You know." Max finished gesturing her head down Joshuas body, then nodded her head in that direction and looked back up to Joshua. "You know. You put it on and the girl and you are save." She ended her explanations and looked at Joshua hoping he understood.
"Oh", was all Joshua said. He looked from Max to Logan who just smiled and nodded at him. Then he got up. So did Max and Logan. "Thank you little fella."
"No problem big fella", she hugged him and lead him to the door. Once he was outside she closed the door, locked it and leaned against it with her back. ""Wow. That was...."
"Interesting", Logan finished for her. "Sorry Max. I wasn't much of a help here. But this is so not something I want to talk about with Joshua."
"Tell me about it", Max said took off her jacket and sat down on the table. "So what's for dinner?"
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Foogle Towers:
8 pm
After taking a shower and putting on some clean cloth Alec lit some candles opened a bottle of wine and waited for Cecile to arrive. He walked around the penthouse. Sketchy must have cleaned up the place. No more glass and shot up stuff was on the floor. He strolled into the computer room which was now empty besides a book-rack. He picked some books up. Chemistry, biology, physics, history. `Boring, boring. Lame. Yep. That's Logan´ Alec thought. Then he found an old leather wrapped book. He picked it up and untied the bow around it. He opened it and flipped through the pages. He recognized Logans handwriting that filled almost all of the pages. He knew that it was probably private and not for him to read but he was too curious to know what a boring and lame guy like Logan could possibly write. So he started reading somewhere in the middle.
Someone once told me that a man needs a purpose in life.
That he needs to be strong, independent and heroic.
I've never considered myself being such a man.
God knows I've been told so many times that I'm not such a man.
I was a rich, lazy and spoiled guy with too much time and too little to do.
The alter ego I created was a sad attempt to give my life some sense.
But instead of a purpose in life or some sense I became crippled.
Half a person. Half a man.
So far away from being strong, independent and heroic.
My life so far away from making any sense at all.
Until there was you.
For the first time I had a reason to get up in the morning.
For the first time I had a reason to make this world a better place.
For it had you in it.
My savior. My angel. My life.
Your believe and trust in me made me strong.
The way you see me and not my disability made me independent.
Your unconditional love, your fire and passion made me heroic.
You let me love you back with all my heart, which makes me happy.
Your love for me shows in everything that you do and that makes me proud.
You would give your life for mine – and that makes me scared.
I cannot touch you or hold you when you're down, which makes me sad.
But after all that we've been through let's me believe in us– gives me hope.
You made me feel all those things – and that makes me a man. Your man.
I wish one day I can tell you and show you just how grateful I am for all that.
I wish one day I will be able to tell you all those things.
Tell you how much you changed my life.
Tell you how much I thank you for it.
Tell you how much I love you.
Logan
Alec closed the book. He put it back in the shelf and walked over to the window to look over the broken city. He didn't know what it was but what he just read confused him, made him think. Then he heard the door open. He turned around and faced a tall blonde girl with high heels, a very short skirt and a shirt with feathers. She wore lots of make up and chewed franticly on her gum. Not a girl he would hit on in a bar but hey, he was a guy after all.
"Hey. Cecile, right?" Alec asked. As the girl nodded he walked over to her. "I'm Alec. Welcome. Would you like a glass of wine?" He said walking towards the kitchen counter to get the wine and the glasses.
"Sure. Why not." The girl answered in a very high pitched voice. Alec grimaced at her quieky voice and led them to the couch. He poured two glasses and gave her one. He held his glass up and she touched it with hers. Alec drowned the glass in on gulp and poured himself some more. He didn't know what it was but this didn't feel right.
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Logans crib at TC:
After a filling dinner and an entertaining discussion about the latest events Max and Logan sat in front of a heated chess game. Logan had really gotten better and Max had to concentrate on her moves. But Max could see that Logan wasn't as concentrated and focused as she was. He checked his watch quite frequently and more than once she caught him with his thoughts elsewhere. So she ended the game quickly. But he didn't seem to mind that he'd lost. She walked over and sat down on his lap and wrapped her arms around his neck. His arms came around her waist and he looked up into her questioning eyes.
"Okay Logan. What's going on in that pretty head of yours?" she asked gently stroking the hair on his neck. "Nothing", was Logans only reply as he slowly stroke her back up and down trying to act like everything was okay.
"Logan. I can see that something is on your mind. Tell me."
"It's not important Max. Besides. I promised you not to bother you with it." Logan answered.
Max took a deep breath. She so didn't want to talk about it but she knew that he needed to. "I know I told you I don't wanne hear about it. But it seems to worry you so go ahead. Spill it."
"Okay. If you insist", Logan answered relieved.
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at the same time at Foogle Towers:
After trying for 45 minutes to start a conversation with Cecile Alec gave it up. This woman was indeed the dumbest thing he had ever encountered. He really didn't know what else to talk about. He opened another bottle of wine trying to keep himself busy so he didn't have to talk to her. He poured the wine and sat back down next to her.
"So, Cecile. Do you want something to eat?" Alec asked.
"No", she answered clearly annoyed. "You know that you still have to pay me even if we don't have sex, right?"
"Right." Alec answered. But sex with her was the last thing he wanted right now. Talking about guys and hormones. But even he wasn't so dense. He needed to get her out of here. He went back into the kitchen and returned with 200$ which he handed her and she eagerly stored in her bra after getting up.
"Thank you Cecile", Alec said shoving his hands into his jeans pockets. "But this isn't going to work out here, okay."
"No problem. Call me when you changed your mind." She grabbed her purse and left the penthouse.
Alec breathed a sigh of relief grabbed the bottle of wine from the couch table and went into Logans bedroom. He laid down and stared out of the window into the dark. He had no idea what just happened. He never refused a pretty girl. Maybe it was because he had to pay her. He never had to pay for it. There were always plenty of girls available. Maybe that was it.
Then suddenly he had to think about Logans poem he wrote about Max. Logan really loved her. After thinking about it for a while he got up and walked over to the former computer room. He took Logans poetry book and walked back into the bedroom.
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AN: There you go. I don't know if I like this chapter very much. But after all: the condoms have been distributed, Alec is not a male sex junky and Max and Logan have the rest of the evening alone. Possibilities ahead. But as you know me I probably spoil them all for them. But hey. My 3rd chapter and not even close to smut writing. I'm getting better. Please R+R. Can't wait to hear from you.