Feelings Show

Max and Zack are in a small wooden cabin in the middle of no where hiding from lydecker. Max and Zack realise they have feelings for each other but will they confess and give in to their feelings or just keep it a secret from one another.

Max and Zack are relaxing in the cabin, max is sitting on the couch and Zack is sitting infront of her on the edge of the table. The fire place is burning away.

Max says curiously "I thought you'd wanna get movin, be over the border and into Canada by dawn."

Zack replies " We have a secure nights lodging lets take advantage"

He hands her a glass of champagne and adds with a small faint smile appearing "Here's to you finally doing the right thing and getting out of Seattle"

"Right" Max simple commented

Then there was a long uncomfortable silence between them

Max was thinking I have always looked up to him for guidance, comfort and support. I think I'm in love with Zack. What am I going to do I can't tell him, Zack considers love, romantic love or any kind of love to be a mistake and a sign of weakness. I can't tell him, Does he even feel the same way? Max continued to stare into the fire place until Zack broke the silence.

"I member the morning of the escape around seven am, streets were just beginning to fill up with people not soldiers or doctors just regular people on their way to work. It scared the hell out of me, as far as I was concerned they were all the enemy and I was completely out numbered."

"I know the feeling" said Max returning the smile.

Zack continued "I climbed up onto an office building in down town Dilaylow, just as the sun was coming up it was my first morning as a free man, the whole world looked differently"

"It was like everything was in colour all of a sudden" Max Said smiling

Zack looks at Max and says in a caring voice " I know I've been hard on you max but I'm just trying to keep you safe"

Max understandingly says " I know" looking at the floor avoiding his eyes.

Zack reaches out and removes a strand of Max's hair which is covering her face and tucks it behind her ear. Brown eyes met blue ones and they both smiled at each other. Neither of them wanting to look anywhere else.

I should tell him nowGod, girl just say it. But how will Zack react? Im afraid if I admit my feelings to him Ill lose his respect and I dont want things to be different between us. Zack has always understood and respected the decisions Ive made in the past. Will he accept this one? max thought worriedly.

While Zack was thinking Come on soldier, just tell her you lover her. Just kiss her. Actions speak louder than words. I know I and Max argue a lot about how we do things differently but she understood and agreed to my thoughts, feelings and ideas. How will she react to these feelings?

Zack tried to figure out what the relationship between Max and Logan was, whether they were a couple or just friends by saying in a soft tone "Youre gonna miss him, arent you? You and Logan seem to be really close friends.."

Looking at him she replied "Logan and I have become close friends since Ive started working for him. But thats all, really close friends." She then added "Im gonna miss Original Cindy, Sketchy, Herbal and the Space Needle. I liked going up there to think. If I stayed up there long enough, watching the people below, Id feel like a normal person. Youd think that is stupid."

Zack continued to talk in a caring tone, looking Max right in the eye and said to her "No, part of me wants the same things: Friends, a place where I belong someone to care about."

Max began to blush. She put her head down slightly, hoping Zack hadnt noticed she was blushing. But of course he did and smiled to himself.

Max replied smiling "Thats a sentimental lie."

"Even I have my moments of weakness." he answered.

Max looked out the window and said "It looks nice outside. Do you want to go for a walk?."

Zack answered "No thanks, Im going to stay here and think about a few things."
Max looked sad when she heard his answer.

She tried harder to get him to go with her by saying "We can also check the area to figure out which direction Lydecker and his men might attack from.."
Zack answered shouting as he was sort of angry at himself, how he didn't have the guts to tell Max how he felt.

" I think they will come from the west side, as there is only two windows on that side of the cabin and the forest will provide them with shelter and camouflage."

Zack gave Max a serious look and she angrily said "Fine, Ill be back later." and stormed out.

Zack quickly realised he had just shouted at her and she was now upset and angry at him. He looked out the window and watched Max walk away into the unknown forest.

Zacks thoughts at this moment I'm her CO, I'm a brotherly figure to her. Does she seem as that, as a brother. I've always been nagging her to leave Seattle but why hasn't she? Was it because that's where I could always find he? I have to tell her how I feel.

Zack waited patiently waited for about three hours waiting for Max to return but she didn't and he began to worry. It was getting dark outside; Zack got his jacket and left the cabin in search for Max. He had been walking for about an hour, and then he sensed he was getting near to where she was. Then he saw her she was sitting on the ground leaning against a recently fallen tree, looking over a large peaceful lake. Max was aware of Zack's presence but continued to look over the lake, Zack walked over to her and seat down next to Max.

Zack softly says "Hey"

Plainly Max answers "Hey, How did you find me?"

"The same way you knew it was me walking up behind you. I sensed you were here." Zack then adds "I'm sorry I snapped at you back there I didn't mean it. I just have a few things on my mind at the moment"

"Its okay" Max answered softly

"What are you doing away out here all by yourself" Zack asked

"Just thinking"

"About what? Come on Maxie you can tell me" Zack replied in a caring tone.

" Just that ever since I've met you you've been walking in and out of my life"

Zack watched her closely and listened carefully to what she had to say.

"When we escaped from Manticore I never saw you again for about ten years or so. Then when you visited me and at the railway line, then you walked away with no contact number for me to call you or a place where I would be able to find you if I needed to and here we are you are walking away again but only one difference is …I'm going with you." A small tear fell from Max's eyes as she finished talking.

Zack turned his whole body round to face her, leaned over and wiped away her tears and pulled her close to him and enveloped her in a big hug. Max wrapped her arms around him and rested her head on his shoulder.

Zack whispered into Max's ear "Please don't cry Maxie, It hurts me to see you upset. Was that why you never left Seattle cause if I ever needed to find you that's where you would be" looking down into brown eyes.

"Yes" said Max looking up at baby blue eyes.

They both looked at each other and smiled. Zack leaned forward and he could see Max getting nervous and his smile widened. Max leaned forward as well and just as their lips were about to meet Max turned around.

"No, I can't" she whispered.

Max stood up turned around and put her hands on her hips while looking down at the ground. Zack decided to try his luck again, he walked up behind her and placed his hands around her waist and rested his head on her shoulder and whispered ever so softly into her ear "I love you, Maxie"

Max slowly turned around to face him and placed her hands loosely around his neck and they looked right into each others eyes and Max said "I love you too" and the gap between them closed and the lips met. Zack broke the kiss when he felt Max shaking.