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AN: Thanks for all the reviews, and I'm not going to kill the little boy. I have something else planned for him. This part will focus on Tony and Max again, but there will be more Gibbs in further chapters.

Part 13

Back in New York

Tony had just had breakfast with Gibbs, Kate and Max. Gibbs and Kate would soon be on their way back to Washington, while Tony would stay in New York to help Max with her plan to take care of Lydecker. Well, that was if she would let him.

After Gibbs and Kate left for the airport, Tony and Max checked out too. They would stay the next few days at headquarters of the Transgenics, so it would be easier for Max to be with her friends and Tony. After all they need to make some good battle plans for destroying Lydecker's lab for once and all. Tony spent most of his time with Joshua who was not going to take part on the fight. The nights he spent with Max when she got back from her never ending appointments with Dix and Mole.

Tony felt so useless; there was nothing he could do. He had called Gibbs the first day they had left. They already were working on a case, a case he would have liked to be with since it was concerning one of his friends. But there was nothing he could do, so at least he thought. Two days later Kate had called him and said the case was solve, the baby was back with his parents and he did great after he had to have an emergency surgery. Tony was so happy for his friend, Aaron Johnson even he didn't help to solve the case.

But otherwise there was nothing to do for him. He even missed Kate's banter and the smacks of Gibbs. It was the first time he was not with them. Since the two years he was working for Gibbs he had never had a holiday. He didn't like it. Only if Max would have more time for him. He just hoped they would have a working plan very soon or he would go insane.

They had this plan two days later, exactly one and a half week after Gibbs and Kate left.

"We have the plan finished. We are going to start tonight around midnight." Max said coming to Tony's room.

"I suppose you won't tell me any details, will you?" He asked her kissing.

"Logan, you know that isn't legal what we are going to do. I don't want that you know too much about it. The lesser you know the better. If someone gets a lead on us, you can't tell them anything, since you didn't know details. I just tried to take care of you."

"I know. I just wished I could help you."

"You are helping me with believing in me and supporting me with this. I know you don't like the idea, but I have to do this to live in peace."

"I know, it's just that I'm afraid of you dying tonight. Max, will you make love to me one last time?" he asked.

"Logan, I promise you to come back. I will spend the rest of my life with you. I love you, darling." Max said and kissed Tony passionately…

When Max woke up the sun was already shining through the dusted windows. She looked at her watch and didn't understand what had happened. Her clock read 10 am. It was 5 pm when she was finished with Dix and Mole. And they where supposed to be on the road by 11 pm.

Max got carefully up, put on her cloths and looked for Dix and Mole.

"Max, we where worried about you. You never slept in." Dix said.

"Did I miss something, like you postponed our plan?" Max asked.

"No, not that we know about." Mole grinned.

"Than why can't I remember taking part at?"

"You slept!"

"You were supposed to wake me. It was my plan. I can't believe you did this. I thought we are friends?" Max was very angry.

"We are your friends and because of this we didn't wake you."

"Care to tell my why?"

"Well, first of all even you need sometimes sleep. Second it was too dangerous for you. We all know you would have loved to be with us, but you have someone to think about. Logan would have had all our asses if something had happen to you. He is in love with you, and so are you. You have done so much for us, Max we just want you to be happy. You have something we all search for; true love. It doesn't matter to Logan what you are. He loves you like you are, don't play with this. It's too important."

"I didn't know you care about me this deep." Max said.

"Well, you are some kind of hero for all of us at Terminal City. We will all miss you. But there is another reason. Your guy is working for the Government. You can't go out, destroy some Government facility and kill an Army officer. It wouldn't look to good for Logan's career."

"Thanks for all; even I'm still angry with you. This was just between Lydecker and me. I hope you kicked his ass?"

"He will never come after you. Well, let's say your plan worked perfect. There is nothing left of the lab. No results, no machines, no Lydecker and his bimbos."

"Thank you. I have just one question. You said you all will miss me. Who said I would leave?" Max asked.

"Nobody needs to tell. Logan lives here, he has his work and friends here and you will stay with him. Perhaps you will visit us now and then."

"Of course I will. You are my family."

Max went back to Logan who had finished his shower and was already dressed.

"Dix and Mole went without me. I'm free, now."

"Thank god. Now we can stay together." Tony kissed her.

"Yes, we can Tony."

He looked puzzled at her. "It's the first time you called me Tony. May I ask why?"

"Well, if we stay her, I better call you Tony. Otherwise it would confuse the rest of your friends. I take they don't know about your time in Seattle? 'Eyes Only'?"

"No, just Gibbs and Kate. And I promised Abby to tell her where I got the device she used to record my kidnapping. But they are my friends. I trust them with my life."

"I know and I would like to become friend with them, too. They are a great part of your life."

"But you are the greatest part. Won't you miss Seattle?"

"Of course I will miss Seattle. I promised Dix and Mole to visit them. I'm just worried about Joshua. I'm not sure how he will react to the news."

"Well, we can think about that later. We will find a way to make him happy. And don't forget to tell OC, Herbal, Sketchy and Normal. He will lose one of his best couriers."

"Don't worry about that. As much as I remember he fired me already." Max grinned.

"Well than we can go back to Washington in a few days?" Tony asked.

"Are you up to travel?" Max asked concerned.

"Max, I'm up to travel since about a week. I'm so happy that you are going to stay with me. As soon as we are back, we are going to look for a bigger house." Tony said.

"Why, what's wrong with your apartment? I really like that place."

"Well, in a bigger house, we can take Joshua in. I think you would like that, wouldn't you?"

"Oh Tony, that would be great. It would break my heart to leave him back in Seattle, all alone."

"So, you agree with me. We are looking for a bigger house. Let's make some seat reservation." Tony said and called the airport for two seat tickets for their flight home. Problem was most of the airlines were on strike and those who flow where totally overbooked. They didn't get ticket up until the weekend.

"Hey Boss," Tony said when Gibbs answered his cell.

"Tony, what do you want? I don't have any time; we are just working on a case and got some new evidence which can solve the case."

"I know, Kate told me. I just wanted to tell you, we are finished here but our flight won't go until Saturday."

"Okay, you can tell me everything when you got back. See you on Monday, bright and early. Got that?" Gibbs asked.

"I will try!" Tony grinned. He sure was happy not to be near to Gibbs otherwise his supervisor would have hit him on the back of his head.

After his phone call Max and Tony went for headquarter of the Transgenos to tell them they could go home. It was no problem telling Dix and Mole but Joshua would be difficult.

"Hi big fellow." Max greeted him.

"Hi little fellow, hi Logan. Joshua missed you."

"I missed you too, Joshua." Tony said.

"Joshua, we are here to tell you something. You know Logan and I, we are a couple, don't you? Well, Logan or Tony like his real name is now is living in Washington. And I'm going to stay with him there. I won't come back with you to Seattle, just for some visits."

"Max won't come back? Max leaves me?" Joshua said, tears forming in his eyes.

"Yes, Joshua. But Max isn't happy about leaving you back alone in Seattle. So we are going to look for a bigger house where you can live with us."

"Joshua living with Max and Logan?"

"If you like that. We won't force you to coming with us. It's just an offer." Tony explained.

"Joshua likes that."

"Okay, than you are going to move in with us, as soon as we find a bigger house. But first you need to go back. Mole and Dix will take you with them. I will come for a visit in a few weeks. Okay?"

"Okay, little fellow."

The next few days they spent together until their flight was scheduled for Saturday morning.

TBC…

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