Hey everyone, I know it's been awhile, life's been busy. This chapter is different than the one in my notebook so I'm sorry if this chap is bad.

Alec padded over to the babies' room alerted by their cries. He seemed to come out of a haze and he realized he had been dreaming. Ben hadn't broken into their apartment, he hadn't fought with his twin.

Alec sat down on a chair next to the crib after calming down the twins. He had learned enough psychology to realize that the dream about Ben was just his unconscious mind's way of alerting him about his insecurities about his brother. Sometimes he'd get the awful idea that maybe Max put up with him just to deal with her guilt over killing Ben.

"Maybe she just tells me she loves me, but really she still resents me for being alive when Ben isn't. I mean I'm Ben's identical twin, and he was the brother she was closest too." He said aloud, his head in his hands.

"You know, sometimes you're dumber than you look Alec." Max's voice whispered in his ear. "And that's saying something."

Alec jerked up. He felt embarrassed that he hadn't noticed her coming and had continued with his little 'pity party.' "Max, I – I didn't know you were awake."

"Obviously not." She held out a hand to him and he took it. She pulled him to his feet. "Are you thick in the head or something Alec? You honestly think that I'd stay with you out of some misguided sense of guilt?"

He arched an eyebrow. "Does the name Logan mean anything?"

She laughed at her previous stupidity. "Okay, do you think I'd make that mistake twice?"

He shook his head. "No." He wrapped his arms around her, relishing the feel of her next to him.

"See there you have it. I love you for you Alec. I love you, you stupid ass." She kissed him gently. "Now, let's go to bed."

Alec smiled and kissed her back. "Amen to that."

Somewhere in New York…

A Cryogenic Lab…

Ben gasped as he bolted straight up, not even registering his restraints that he broke through easily. He looked around the room dazedly. He struggled to remember what had happened to him.

Last thing he remembered was begging Max to take him out, to save him from Manticore. Then all was black. Except for a dream of Max, crying babies and fighting himself.

"I have to get to her."

It might be a bit before he gets to Seattle, giving me time for new developments.

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