The Story Of Us
Chapter 2
By ML Fan
This is a Season 1 AU where some things will change, while others stay the same. I own nothing and make no profit from this story. This is not a sequel to "I'd Die Without You." A special thanks goes out to my beta, HarbingerX. Thank you to those who read and reviewed the first chapter. The song lyrics belong to Expose. Bling's, Original Cindy's, and Max's thoughts are in italics. If you want archive this story, please ask first.
Crash was just like Bling had described it. It was packed with people dressed in jeans and T-shirts, much more casually than he was accustomed to. People were dancing to the music and some were even trying to talk over the music, generally having a good time. The people that Logan knew for the most part were stuffy and all that they cared about was how much money you had or were going to inherit. They were always dressed to the nines with the most expensive clothes that their bank accounts could buy. The same went for their cars and jewelry. The conversations were basically centered around materialistic things and who was now dating who. In other words, these parties if you want to call them that got boring after awhile, so Logan didn't attend these parties unless he absolutely had to. Not that this was much of a problem now that Logan was the black sheep of his family. This was in part because after he received his inheritance from the Cale Estate, Logan finally decided to use his degree in Journalism from Yale and become a cyber journalist instead of joining Cale Industries.
An old Outcast song blared.
"Earth to Logan."
Bling noticed that his friend seemed a little uncomfortable, perhaps just trying to take in his new surroundings. Bling had forgotten about Logan's rich background for the most part, because, he rarely discussed his past life before they had met.
"Man, would you like a beer? Bling yelled over the loud music.
"Sure, Bling, this place is packed."
"Yes, Crash is a popular hangout. Let's go try and find a table."
Miraculously, Bling and Logan find a table to sit.
The music segues out of the fast music and into a song with a much slower beat.
"Once, there were stars out in the night
That never seemed to shine
And love was there for every heart,
Seemed every heart but mine."
Logan looks up and sees a raven-haired woman with chocolate eyes and olive colored skin. The singularly most beautiful face he's ever seen really. He couldn't take his eyes off of her. She seemed to be in a deep discussion with one of her girlfriends and laughing. She looked at him in the eyes from across the room as the slow ballad continued to play. This was a song for couples only. The expression on her face seemed indifferent.
"Logan." Bling moves his hand in front of Logan's face and still can't get his attention.
Damn. That trick is always supposed to get someone's attention. Well, that woman is beautiful, but this isn't like Logan. Normally these society women throw themselves at Logan's feet; he's not the one who's fascinated with them. Logan will go out with a society woman for awhile, they will have fun, but in the end it's no one that he had to have in the morning. And he's always been cautious when it comes to women after Valerie, the alcoholic ex-wife.
"Logan, you know it's perfectly okay for you to go over and introduce yourself."
Meanwhile across the room...
"Boo, there's a cute guy that's checking you out and don't even try and tell me that he's not cute, this is coming from a girl who plays from the all-girl's team."
"Oh, please, he looks like some rich guy that went to prep school and has everything that his fat bank account can buy him. I'm sure he's just having a night out with his boys and that he's actually going out with some ditzy blonde with no brain who worships him like a puppy dog."
"That doesn't mean that's true and that ya can't be interested in him."
"Sorry, Cindy, only single, unattached men for me, especially after Darren."
Darren, that guy hurt her boo...badly. She'd offered to put the smack down on his ass, but Max said that she'd already taken care of that.
"I saw ya checking him out, don't even try and lie to Original Cindy. I spent that entire sappy love song trying to get your attention. Ya know there's no reason why ya can't go over and introduce yourself."
Yeah, right. "Hi, I'm Max and I was born in a test tube with a barcode and taught to fight, even kill as a child and I have no idea how a real relationship works" isn't exactly the best opening line. If Cindy had her way with me, she'd march me right over to him right this instant. Not right now. This is going to be a long night. Max sighs.
The End Of Chapter 2. To Be Continued.
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