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Chapter 4: The Fight

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Everything happened so fast that Logan didn�t even have time to react. One second, he was thinking thoughts about Jondy that he shouldn�t have been, then she was in his lap kissing him furiously, and then, the worst possible thing in the world that could happen, happened. Max walked in on the little situation, and took it in the worst possible light. As soon as he heard Max�s voice, Logan ripped himself away from Jondy�s grasp, but it wasn�t quick enough, and Max was out the door. �Max, wait!� Logan started to roll towards the door, and his movement caused Jondy to move off of his lap. He made it to his front door, and caught Max by the hand before she could leave. �Max.� She wouldn�t even look at him, so he pulled her arm towards him, causing her to look in his direction.

�What?�

�Max, we have to talk about this.�

�Why? I�m sure my sister will make a great girlfriend.�

�I don�t want her as my girlfriend.�

�Why not?�

Logan could only look away from Max. How could he tell her that the reason why he didn�t want her sister as a girlfriend was because he wanted her as his girlfriend.

Max began to feel even more uncomfortable than she already was. �It�s not like you owe me an explanation or anything.�

Logan couldn�t even look in Max�s eyes as he responded. �I know.�

�You don�t want to talk about it? Fine.� Max started to pull away again, but was once again stopped by Logan, who now had a smirk on his face, causing Max to feel even more repulsed.

�There�s no reason for you to get jealous.�

Max pulled away from Logan�s grasp. This time making sure he couldn�t pull her back. She wanted to leave. Now. �I once had a conversation very similar to this, and the person told me that of course there was no reason to be jealous, because you and I don�t have that kind of relationship.�

Logan�s heart skipped a beat. It was he who had said that line, and now Max was using it on him. He couldn�t look at her. He had hurt her once with that line, and now, it was being used on him for the exact same purpose, and he could only respond in the same way she had, all those months ago. �Right.�

Max turned around, feeling hurt by his response, but knowing full well that that was the response she was expecting. She left his apartment for the day, and at this point forever, but she knew, deep down inside, that she would be back.

Logan wheeled away from his door, and rolled into his computer room, where he sat, dejected.

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Jondy could feel Logan tense, the second she put her lips on his, but she just figured that it was because he wasn�t expecting her to jump him. But, all of the tension, multiplied ten-fold when Max had to come in the room. As soon as Max had come in and had seen what was going on, Logan had pushed Jondy off of him, and went chasing after Max. I thought he said that there was nothing going on between the two of them. That�s weird. Jondy crept to the bedroom door, and decided to listen in on her sister�s and Logan�s discussion.

Jondy shrugged her shoulders, bent down to pick up the clothes Max had dropped on the floor, and went into the bathroom to change. After changing, she went out into the apartment, and could see Logan in his computer room. Jondy walked up to the doorway and leaned against the frame, cocking her one hip out, and putting her one hand on that hip. She could see that Logan had noticed her out of the corner of his eye, and she was just about to talk, when he did.

�Max, I�m sorry.�

�For what? I thought you said you two weren�t involved.�

Logan started when he heard Jondy�s voice instead of Max�s. He quickly looked up at Jondy in surprise, and then once again buried his face in his hands. �Jesus. You two even stand the same way.�

�Do we kiss the same way?�

Logan had to look up at this question. �Excuse me?�

�Come on Logan. I heard your little conversation with her when she was leaving.�

Logan muttered to himself, knowing full well that Jondy could hear every word he was saying. �Damn it. She even listens in on conversations that she shouldn�t. Just like Max.�

Jondy could hear Logan�s comments, but chose to ignore them. �Anyways... I heard your little conversation with Max, and judging from the way you two were talking to each other, there is some serious sexual tension going on between the two of you. And, as well, your reaction to me kissing you seemed to be one of disappointment, and that isn�t a reaction that I normally get from guys. So, the only way you would be disappointed is if you were wishing that I was Max.�

�Does everyone from Manticore have to be involved in my personal life?�

Jondy smiled. �Just the ones that you put up for the night.�

Logan chuckled a little. �I�ll have to remember that.�

�Well, I�ll go talk to Max, because I think out of the two of us, she�ll be less inclined to kick my ass. She�ll have a tougher time doing it mind you, but it�ll be more fun.� Jondy turned on her heels and started to head out the door.

�Jondy wait.�

Jondy turned back to see Logan wheeling up to her.

�I�m sorry about...�

�It�s ok. I didn�t know. Thanks for letting me stay the night though. Oh, and for the food last night. It was wonderful!�

�You can stay for breakfast if you�d like.�

�Nah, as tempting as that offer is, I think I better get to Max pretty soon, because when she gets time to think about things, she gets even more angry than she was in the first place, so the sooner I talk to her, the better. Good luck with her tonight though.�

�What makes you think she�ll even talk to me again.�

�Oh don�t worry. I was always close to her. Once I�m done talking to her, she�ll be on a better mind track, and will be at your place tonight.� And with that, Jondy turned, and headed out the door, making her way to work so that she could grab a few packages to deliver around the Jam Pony area, thus giving her the chance to talk to Max.

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Max furiously slammed her locker shut. Why is this bothering me? It shouldn�t matter. It�s because you walked in on who was supposed to be your best friend and sister, and your supposed best friend kissing. And the nerve of him to say that it didn�t mean anything. If it didn�t mean anything, then why was Jondy curled up so comfortably in his lap. This is why I�m not supposed to give a damn about anything. Because if I didn�t, none of this would be bothering me. Thank god Cindy isn�t here right now. I don�t think I could handle talking to her. Max stormed up to Normal�s desk to get a package, but for once he wasn�t there to hand one out to her. Not being in the most patient mood at the current moment, Max started to yell. �Yo Normal! I know that we don�t normally deliver these packages willingly, but come on! At least give a girl one so that she can make some money. Normal! I�m not in the mood today!�

Finally Normal came out of the back room, and shoved a package into Max�s hands, glaring at her the entire time. Max threw him a forced smile, and blazed out of Jam Pony.

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Jondy made it to work as fast as she could, and actually made it on time. �Hey Barry!� Jondy strolled up to the front desk. �Hey, I should have my own ride by tomorrow.� After I fence those things I got from Logan. �Is that ok?�

Barry looked up at Jondy and smiled. �Of course Jondy. You can use the spare again today. I set up a locker for you in the back. You�ll find a backpack, the jacket all employees wear, and a Rapid Delivery Service hat.�

�Wow, that�s great Barry, thanks! Which one is it?�

�It�s right beside Justin�s. He�s back there now, so he can help answer any questions you may have.�

�Thanks Barry.� Jondy turned to go to find her locker.

�Oh, and Jondy?�

Jondy stopped to look at Barry.

�As soon as you�re ready, you come out here, and we�ll start you on your day, ok?�

�Sure thing.� Jondy walked to the back of the building, and saw Justin standing at his locker, exchanging things in there, with things from his bag. Once again he had on a pair of slightly baggy jeans and his orange vest. And of course his hair was all nice and spikey. �Hey Justin!�

Justin turned around at the sound of Jondy�s voice. �Hey Jondy! How goes the battle today?�

�Can�t complain. I got to stay at my sister�s boyfriend�s house, and damn can he cook!�

�Your sister? You found her already?�

�Yeah, we kind of bumped into each other last night. Total coincidence.�

�I�ll say.�

�Yeah, she works at Jam Pony and I�m going to see if Barry has any deliveries... which locker is mine?...�

Justin pointed to the one off to the right of his.

�...thanks...any deliveries around Jam Pony so I can meet her for lunch.� Jondy opened her locker and pulled out the hat and bag, put the hat on backwards on her head, and slung the backpack over her shoulders. It was actually warm out for once, so Jondy left the jacket in her locker, even though had it been cold, she wouldn�t have needed it anyways. She looked up at Justin, and as soon as she made eye contact, he glanced away. �What?�

�Oh, it�s nothing.�

�Come on Justin, what�s the dealio?�

�Well, I was going to ask if you wanted to come to lunch with me, but since you�re meeting your sister... never mind.�

Jondy closed her locker and turned to smile at Justin. �I�m sorry Justin, but how about tomorrow? I�d love to have lunch with you.�

�Really? That�d be great! Well, I better be going. See you later today!�

�Yeah, see ya Justin!� Damn! Those eyes of his are just amazing! So similar to Logan�s. I can have me my own little Logan, since the original is spoken for. I wonder if Justin is as great a kisser as Logan? Well, I�ll find out soon enough. Jondy made a quick trip to the bathroom, which was surprisingly clean, and headed out to face the day. She strolled up to the desk and waited for Barry to finish up with another rider. �Hey Barry, I�m meeting my sister for lunch, and I was wondering if you had any packages around Jam Pony that I could deliver.�

�Um, let me see.� Barry started to go through his list, and picked up packages as he came across their addresses. �Here Jondy, here�s eight. These should keep you busy until lunch.�

Jondy took the packages, and place them in her bag. �Thanks Barry, I�ll see you in a few hours! And don�t worry, I�ll bring back the signatures.�

�Good girl.�

Jondy walked up to her loaned bike, and pushed it out to start her day.

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Jondy had finished delivering her packages in a couple of hours, leaving her plenty of time to sit and wait for Max. Right around noon, Jondy saw Max walk in the door. She parked her bike, and started talking to a couple of her co-workers. Jondy knew that Max would soon sense her presence, so she patiently waited. Sure enough, after a couple of minutes, Max looked in Jondy�s direction, and when she was her, Max quickly ended her conversation, and turned to leave. Jondy quickly got up from the bench she was sitting on, and ran after Max. She caught up to her right away. �Max, wait!�

Max spun around and shot Jondy a nasty glare. �I don�t want to talk to you right now.�

Max turned to leave, but Jondy caught her shoulder, and held her in place. �Max, I wouldn�t have kissed him if I knew he was your boyfriend.�

�He�s not my boyfriend.�

�Mmmm hmmm, and that�s why we�re all buddy-buddy right now. Come on Max, if he isn�t your boyfriend, then why are you so angry at me?�

She�s got me there. I don�t have a reason to be angry at her. And, this is Jondy! How could I ever be angry at Jondy? �I�m sorry Jondy. I�m angry at Logan, and I shouldn�t be taking it out on you.�

�Why are you angry at Logan? Is it because he was kissing me?�

�No! It�s just that...�

�Because he wasn�t you know.�

�Wasn�t what?�

�Kissing me. It was all me. He was pretty upset about the whole situation actually. The poor guy�s terrified that he�s never going to see you again.�

�Why does he think that?�

�Probably because of the way you stormed out of there. He was hurt when you told him that you and he didn�t have �that kind of relationship�.�

�He�s upset?�

�Yeah, and I think you should go over there tonight to see him. But anyways, I have to get back to work. Come see me sometime to tell me what happens.� With that, Jondy walked to her bike, and pedaled away, leaving Max to explain the whole conversation to Original Cindy, who just happened to witness it all.

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I can�t believe Original Cindy had to hear my conversation with Jondy. What a job that was to explain what it all meant, without explaining what it all meant. What a day. Max turned a corner on her motorcycle that would have sent a normal human being flying out of control. What do I do about Logan though? Is Jondy covering up for him? Nah, she wouldn�t that, but then again, he hasn�t paged me all day. But Jondy did say he was hurt by what I said. Well maybe he should just suck it up. That�s what I did when he said that to me. I�m not going to go see him. I�ll just wait until he pages me.

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Max stood in front of Logan�s door, berating herself for caving. He didn�t even page me, and yet, here I am. Just like the good little soldier that I am. Well, here goes nothing. Max reached up and placed her finger over the button of the doorbell. After a few moments of hesitation, she could feel the button moving beneath her touch, and she could hear the ring of the bell inside Logan�s apartment.

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 Chapter 5

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