Babyangel: the story was coming, just slooow going (Not to mention I did only post the last chapter like 2 days ago). I knew what I wanted to do a few chapters ahead, just not this one or the last one. This and Remnants are opened every time I go near Word. Remnants though, yea…It doesn't like me, reason why I had wanted to stop the story a few chapters back. I have a few snippets and the final chapters are complete, but adding real substance to those snippets just isn't working. I will try and focus again…Good news is, even if it doesn't work out the snippets just seem like a really quick fast forward in time. Gonna try to make it a normal story though, which is why I haven't given up and just posted them.

Chapter 49

The Heart's Desire

The quick repetitions of "Ma" were starting to drive Original Cindy insane as she was applying the polish to Max's second hand.

"Hold on Boo" She tried to reassure the toddler, who was trying to climb up onto the couch.

"He's not giving up." Max laughed pulling her hand away from Cindy; pretty sure no matter how hard she tried she was going to get the ivory polish on her son. "What is up with you buddy?" She asked dropping her legs to her side and leaning over to pick up Cale.

"What is up with him is he's becoming a spoiled brat." Original Cindy said with a shake of her head.

"He is not" Max adamantly defended.

Cindy rolled her eyes, "He's not only got you and Logan catering to his every wish, he gets it from Alec and yours truly."

"It's not that bad" Max said settling them on the floor to try to find a toy to distract him.

Original Cindy gave a slight shake of her head, "All I'm saying girl is it's a good thing you and Logan are putting this virus bitch"

Max quickly turned and cut her friend off, "You've got to stop saying that."

"What? Why?" she asked, the kid had been able to talk the whole time and their vocab had only slightly improved in that time.

Max stifled a laugh, "Because he said it to my boss."

"You brought him to work again?"

"Just a few minutes, Logan was stuck across town." Probably wasn't the smartest thing to do bringing your son into an Eyes Only mission, but it was pretty unlikely they'd ever figure out it was her providing the intel. Not to mention it was kinda nice the other girls oohing and awwing over Cale and then Logan.

"Anyway…" Cindy started over with a shake of her head, "It's a good thing you and Logan are putting this mean nasty old virus to bed because this little guy needs a sibling."

Max stopped fussing around with the toys and a small smile started to emerge on her face, in her mind she saw a little girl with dark blonde curls and green eyes sitting next to Cale on the floor.

"What color hair did she have?" Original Cindy asked drawing Max out of her trance, "Or was she too young for hair?"

"Dark blonde," Max gave a laughing smile as she stood, "and Logan's eyes."

"What do you have with your kids looking like Logan and not you?"

She laughed again and wondered when exactly this whole kid part of her life had started. God she'd just wanted Logan and only Logan for so long, now she wanted it all.

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"Hey there" Lanie called out as Alec walked in on his lunch hour.

The place was decently full, especially since they allowed people to eat their packed lunches inside, provided it didn't happen too frequently. "Hey" Alec smiled back and moved to take a seat at the counter.

"The usual?"

"No you know what just give me a grilled cheese today. Don't want to spoil my appetite for later." He smiled.

"Are you going trick or treating with Cale?" she asked.

He shook his head, "Apparently that qualifies as using the kid. First I can't use the kid to pick up women and now I can't use the kid to score some candy."

"Poor Alec" she pouted as she walked along the counter with the coffee pot. "You going to The Cellar tonight?" she asked.

"Are you asking if I'm going or are you asking if Logan's going?" he swiveled in his chair as she walked past the counter out to the other diners.

She shook her head and smiled.

"Cause I might go for awhile, Logan probably not."

She briefly nodded and Alec actually felt bad for a moment. He was pretty sure though Logan had given her the 'I don't think I'm ready speech' even before he'd found a doctor.

The bell on the door jingled and his eyes immediately moved towards it and walking in was Asha. The blonde hair longer and more tamed from the weight, her black jacket was open to reveal a mid-drift baring white shirt accompanying a pair of jeans. Her eyes found his almost immediately and she headed over, as he remained seated, he wasn't going to chase her again.

"Asha what a surprise" he brightly grinned a phony smile.

"Hi Alec" she said reserved.

"So what brings you by?"

"I was just with Logan."

Logan, goddammit he hated that name, the guy might be his best male friend out here, but fuck it if he didn't hate the guy.

"He thought we should talk."

"Really?" he said with a single nod of his head.

"Yea" she said softly, "So this seat taken?"

"Go right ahead" he waved his hand and turned back in his seat as she sat.

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"Where's Alec?" Max asked walking into Logan's living room, viewing his dressed to go form. Cale had already broken free from her hand the moment she'd opened the door and run to greet his father.

"With Asha. Where's his hat?" He said taking in his son's construction outfit and hammer, but the plastic yellow hard hat they'd found was missing.

"In my bag," she scrunched up her face, "he threw it off while we were on the bus. Kinda hit someone."

Logan contained his laugh, "Please tell me you didn't laugh."

"I tried my best?" she offered.

He laughed, "So where's Original Cindy?" he asked lifting up his son so they could get a move on and get over to Terminal City.

"She's meeting us there. Are you trying to get out of telling me why Alec is with Asha?"

"Shut the door behind you." He asked as he walked out the front door.

"Did you talk to Asha again?" She probed.

He turned with a smile peaking out of the corners of his mouth, "It was you, Max."

"What was me?"

"The fight" he tried to bite back a laugh, Alec and Max had both accused him of being the reason for the fallout.

"How was their fight about me?"

"She was jealous, apparently ever other word out of Alec's mouth was Max this, Max that."

"You're kidding." She said with all seriousness.

He chuckled as he started walking to the car, "Probably wasn't as bad as she made it seem. But 'Max'll kill me if we screw up the brownies' was the final breaking point."

"How the hell did I get involved in this?" Max asked with her mouth still open in shock.

Logan shook his head lowering Cale into the car seat, "No idea."

She opened the door on the other side and leaned against it, "He really would have looked cute as a kitten or a puppy." She sighed, thinking of her first instincts into what to make their son into for Halloween, ignoring his own favorite.

He looked up smiling at the fact that Max had wanted to transform their son into something cuddly and cute, she was going soft on him.

"I know, would have offended too many people. Would have been cute though." She suddenly looked up at him over the rooftop as he shut the door and realized what she was saying, "I think I need to break into a building or something. Set up some bad guys to take a fall?"

"I think so" he nodded.