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Chapter 5: Secrets
Max's mouth dropped open. "You… your DNA…"
"It's possible, yes," replied Logan, closing his eyes for a moment.
"Why didn't you tell me, Logan?" She asked, sounding more vulnerable than he'd ever heard her before.
"I had no idea Maple was tied to Manticore until tonight, Max…"
"No, I don't mean that. Why didn't you tell me you were part of a government project too?"
"It was twenty years ago. I didn't think it was important…"
Max got up from the couch and began to pace restlessly around the room. "Not important? You don't count honesty as important?" She looked into his eyes, letting him see the pain and betrayal in her own. "You lied to me, Logan." Her voice was accusing, with a hint of a tremble behind it that tore him to his core.
"Only by ommission, Max. I'm sure there's hundreds of things you haven't told me about Manticore."
"And how many things have I told you? Things I've never told anyone before, because I trusted you. And you just left out the fact you'd been there too?"
"I'm sorry, Max, I wasn't aware you wanted to know my life history," Logan snapped.
"Your life history? You've never told me anything about yourself if you could help it!"
"Hey, I didn't have to tell you about Maple at all."
Max froze. "You know, there I was almost thinking you cared about me," she whispered, holding his gaze for a long moment.
Then she turned and left, leaving Logan alone. He actually winced when the door slammed behind her.
"I do care about you, Max," he said quietly, to the empty apartment.
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