Thank you all for the fantastic reviews! I was so thrilled that I had that much interest. I just hope that I don't let you down as I continue this story. Please let me know what you think and if it's worth reading.
Thanks to Insane Troll Logic for all of her help with this. She has helped me keep this from being too confusing.
Thanks also to Star's 24 for the inspiration. (If anyone talks to her, please beg her to put her site back up!) She is the one who got me thinking that there are a bunch of stories where Max loses her memory, but almost none where Logan does. She had written the only piece that I have yet to encounter, and it was fantastic. ITL continued the trend with her awsome memory loss story too. What can I say, I jumped the band wagon!
Brief Note - I hope this answers any questions. I tried to encompass as much of the backstory as possible to keep it from being confusing. Let me know if you're lost and I'll see what I can do to correct it.
2 Who and What 2
Original Cindy was pissed. The past eight hours had passed slowly, and seemed to be only the beginning of an even more tumultuous time. Her best boo had taken off about five hours ago and left her to look after her man and Joshua. To top it off, now that Original Cindy had information for her girl she wasn't returning any of her pages causing Original Cindy to become more irate.
Max said she couldn't stay, couldn't make it any harder on Logan then it already was. In short, Original Cindy thought, she chickened out. Before Max took off, she made Original Cindy promise to tell Logan she was glad he was alright. She hadn't waited around long enough to find out that he wasn't.
Joshua had sat in the room with Logan for long hours trying desperately to wake him. He tried intently to stir the other man to consciousness with his deep calming voice. Original Cindy alternated sitting with Joshua, holding his hand and trying to figure out why the hell Logan was taking so long to wake up. Doctor Shankar had informed them that in addition to the dangerously high, virus-induced fever, Logan had sustained a head injury when he fell at Crash. She said there was little to do but wait, see and hope that Logan didn't slip into a coma.
Original Cindy thought that everything had gone fine until Max had her snit with Alec. Max briefly told Original Cindy that he was acting pissy that Max was spending all of her time concerned about an Ordinary, and that they weren't made for relationships with them. Cindy silently cursed the two, Max for leaving her to deal with Logan and Alec for acting like a spoiled two year old. Now what the hell was she supposed to do? It seemed that Logan had no memories of the past two years.
She watched Logan's expression as Beverly explained the situation with his spine and legs. There was a moment where Original Cindy thought he might scream but gradually his face went blank as he seemed to bury the emotion deep inside. She thought for a moment about being told she would never walk again. The thought alone was enough to make her want to hurl.
"Logan do you remember Original Cindy or Joshua?" Beverly asked pulling Original Cindy out of her musings.
Cindy looked over at Logan and searched for any sign of recognition. When they locked eyes for a moment he finally spoke. "You were at Crash a few days ago when I went looking for Max." His tone was even. She noted how his eyes softened when he said Max's name.
"Doc, what the hell is going on with this boy?" Original Cindy finally asked Beverly Shankar.
"Logan seems to have developed a case of amnesia." Beverly said turning to Original Cindy.
"Why are you here?" Logan said looking at Original Cindy. She could read the obvious confusion on his face for a bare movement before he carefully concealed it. Original Cindy almost snorted out loud as she noticed how similar the shift was to that of her best boo.
"Logan, I know you haven't forgotten Original Cindy!" she said, trying to sound light and easy.
"I saw you a few days ago at Crash, other then that I don't remember you. Why should I know you? Why are you here?" Logan answered his eyes narrowing in suspicion.
Original Cindy turned toward Beverly. "Now I know Original Cindy leaves an impression, but doc, this is some whack shit here if all he remembers is the Original Cindy from two years ago!"
"Logan remembers Max though?" Joshua finally voiced. Original Cindy had almost forgot he was there.
Logan's gaze shifted to him, still unable to address the larger man without an aura of disbelief. "Yes, I've met Max." Logan's answers became evasive.
Beverly grabbed a penlight to examine Logan's pupils again. "Logan, we're going to do a CAT scan on you to see if there is anything seriously wrong. I think I know why your not remembering, but I want to run a few tests to confirm it."
Original Cindy looked around and noticed Logan staring at Joshua, he was trying to hide it but failing miserably. "Doggy-dog is a transgenic," Original Cindy explained, "Like Max. Oh shit did you know that? What do you know about my girl?"
When Logan's eyes connected with Original Cindy's, she could see the denial and questions lurking inside. He finally seemed to settle on an answer. "I know some stuff."
Original Cindy's eyes rolled back. "Okay, Logan, here's the dealio. Original Cindy's gonna help your sorry ass as much as she can, but you need to cooperate with her! You start pulling that secret Eyes Only shit, and leaving Original Cindy out of your pitiful ass loop and I will drop kick your pathetic butt."
Logan's eyes shot wide open at the mention of Eyes Only and looked trapped. If his legs had been working there was no doubt that he would have been out of the room and down the hall. A glance toward Beverly showed a look of confusion cross her face and Original Cindy wondered just how dense people were about Clark Kent and Superman. Beverly had known Logan how long and still hadn't figured it out?
His voice was even when he finally responded. "I guess I need to know what you know." he shot a quick look to Beverly and Joshua. "In private please."
"In case you haven't noticed, doggie dog can't just go marching out into the hallways. We have to find someplace better to do this." Original Cindy turned to Beverly. "When can he be released?"
"Like I said earlier, I would like to run some tests and make sure there isn't any permanent damage, but other then that he should be able to leave tomorrow." Beverly answered as she walked to the door. "Logan, I'll go set up those tests. The sooner the better, right?"
The three watched her exit and Original Cindy looked back toward Logan. She took a deep breath paused and then took another. She had to figure out how to help Logan remember. Too bad the only person that knew the whole story was currently MIA. She needed Max's help. Fear of killing the guy was no excuse for leaving him like this. If Logan was ever going to get better, Max was going to have to help. She reached over and grabbed the hospital phone punching in Max's pager number again then adding the hospital number followed by 9-1-1 to see if her boo would get the message to call.
"Logan, gonna be alright now," Joshua said, breaking the silence. "Original Cindy is on the job!" he snickered slightly at the euphemism from an old TV show that Alec had made him watch.
Logan glanced up at the large man and smiled slightly. "Who were you calling?" he asked Original Cindy.
"I'm trying to get a hold of Max. I figure that she'd be able to answer more of your questions then the rest of us combined. Girl's practically lived at your place for the past two years."
Logan's face clouded in confusion once again. "Us?"
"Honey, you have a choice to make right now." Original Cindy said as the thought hit her. She hadn't even had time to process it before it was out of her mouth. "Do you even want to know about the past two years? Cause it's not all pretty," especially recently Original Cindy avoided saying, "But I'll catch you up the best that I can." she took a deep breath before sinking her final blow. "But you'd probably be happier just returning to your penthouse and forgetting this whole mess."
Original Cindy watched Logan process what she just said. She felt bad for being the one to deliver the choice. That was Max's job.
But her boo was too scared to even be here. She was trying so hard to break away from Logan. Original Cindy tried to make it sound better for him not to know, but failed miserably. It looked like Max and Logan's lives were destined to be entwined once again. She would have felt guilty if Max had bothered to call or return her pages.
But she had left everything in Original Cindy's hands. Well fine, Max wanted her to take care of this bitch, she'd take care of it!
Logan barely hesitated before answering her. She could see the determination that crossed his face.
"It was a stupid question, huh?" Original Cindy asked, almost rhetorically.
"I want to know."
Please R&R - I hope it's worth continuing.