Chapter Four

Natural


Max stared out onto the city. Trying to stay focused on what had happened when they came home last night and not the fact that Lydecker was out there with Renfo gunning for him. He was a damn arrogant fool just like Logan, thinking he could do everything on his own. 'Oh gross', she thought to herself, 'I just compared Lydecker to Logan, this is that whole you fall in love with your father psychology bs. Luckily Logan knows there's no point in saving the world if you're going to make little kids suffer.'

"Do you ever sleep?" Logan asked rolling into the room, lookin pretty darn cute in a pair of gray sweatpants, no glasses and his hair all mussed… Boom there was the last night she had been trying to focus on…God she had loved mussing that hair.

She smiled, "I slept for almost four hours. Honest to god it's like a record."

She realized she was having trouble catching her breath by the way he was looking at her, she was right, that definitely wasn't the look Lydecker gave her. "Did I wake you? I've been quiet right?"

"I heard the shower awhile ago…Thought about getting up, but realized there was a good chance I might electrocute us if I joined you."

She smiled "There are always baths…You know the bubbly candlelit kind."

Logan smiled and shook his head; no one had ever affected him like this, "You're now aware the moment you leave for work I'm scouring this city for bubble bath, even if I have to barter the Ansel Adams for it."

She laughed, "So why are you up so early, you had a late night if I recall correctly?"

Another incredibly cute smile, "You do remember correctly…It's the smell of coffee…Honest to god you should have tried that when I was in the hospital, screw the transgenic blood, just pour some Italian roast into the IV."

"Can I just share with you the fact that I completely love the fact that I have never come into this apartment and there has not been coffee in the cupboard, I mean real coffee." She followed him towards the kitchen.

"Yea that fake stuff's pretty bad. Hmm, you know I really didn't think about coffee when destroying Cale Industries."

"If it ever gets so bad you can't get coffee I can always break into the Columbian Embassy."

"You know a day without coffee and I would probably be okay with that."

Max laughed following him into the kitchen.

"Did you eat yet?" he asked as he poured himself a cup

"Yea because I'm gonna make myself food when I have you here to do it for me."

"So is this why you're with me? My kitchen?"

She gave a sly smile, "It was…Until last night that is…Realized you had some other pretty decent talents besides those in the kitchen."

He smiled and caught her hand "Come down here."

She bent over to his level and kissed him, "I've got work in an hour"

"You're gonna be late."