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It had been a quiet month for Logan. He's spent most of his days with Jack and in Bohemia, hanging out and working on a new set of surfboards for his class. He'd even been kind and started to make a batch for some of his neighbours. Partly to kill time, but mostly out of kindness- something that was still fairly new to him.

It had been a nice few weeks, each one lulling him into a false sense of security and contentment. After all, what could go wrong? He had his dog, his completely out of his league husband, a beach, and a hut that was slowly turning into a home, thanks to his and Jack's hard work. It was perfect, and Logan had started to forget all about all the awful things the island could do to people. He'd started to forget that the island tended to pray on that kind of contentment.

So really, it was kind of his own fault that he'd woken up like this, bound and spread eagle in the back of a van that he knew he'd been in before.

At first he'd been sure that he was back in Neptune. He was positive that he'd been dragged off the island and taken back home and back in time- Except this wasn't how it had happened. He hadn't been alone, and he hadn't seen sunlight filtering in from the front of the van. This was all wrong, and although his heart was pounding, it gave him a small amount of hope. If he was still on the island, Jack would find him.

Twisting in his bonds he tried to free himself, just the way Jack had taught him, but the knots were too tight and all he managed to do was rub his wrists raw. He knew he could call out, but it was such a humiliating situation, and Logan was too proud to risk being found by the wrong person. His breath hitched, and he tried to take a calming breath as his memory taunted him with the sound of a gun clicking over and over. One empty shot after another. He closed his eyes to try and block it out, but that didn't help. With his eyes shut he could see it too. He could see a masked face inches away from his own, and he could feel the gun against his skin.

"Please," he whispered, his hands shaking.

There was a sudden thump against the side of the van, and Logan nearly pissed himself, only relaxing when he heard a familiar bark to go along with it. ...Apparently Linus had found him first.

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Jack was coming back from the Compound with some breakfast. He'd left Logan safe in the bed and knew he'd be back before the younger man woke up- of that he was sure. As he cleared the entry into Bohemia, he saw a large van in front of their hut. Linus was going crazy around it and was certain to wake the rest of the neighbors.

"Linus!" he said sharply, walking closer. The lab joined Jack, whining and wagging his tail and leading him to the van. It was a strange enough thing and Jack sat the food he'd brought on the edge of the porch before peeking into the windows. The front was empty so he circled around the back and opened the door.

Logan didn't look happy.

"Good...morning?" he said as he climbed into the van.

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The van door opened and Logan gasped in surprise.

"Untie me," he said, sounding panicked even though it was obvious he was trying to pretend he was fine. "Please, just untie me. I need to get out of here."

His heart was pounding, and he was shaking a little.

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He walked, hunched over, and took hold of some rope. It took some work but he finally picked the knot free and it fell away from Logan's arms.

"Are you okay?" he asked, knowing as it left his mouth that it was a stuipd question. He had a pretty good idea of what was going on and Logan was certainly not going to be okay with it.

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"I'm fine," Logan lied, though the moment he was free he had his arms around the other man.

A heartbeat later and he was climbing out the back, moving as far away from the van as he could.

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Jack looked around the interior of the van for a minute before he followed Logan out. He noticed it had almost a full tank of gas...something that was rare and valuable to the few who had things that ran on gasoline on the island.

Joining Logan, he laid a hand lightly on his shoulder.

"This is the van, isn't it. The one you were in before."

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Logan didn't answer, he simply nodded.

"I don't want it in front of our home," he said after a moment. "...I don't want it on the island. I want it gone."

He was still shaking, and he looked stressed and tense in a way that he hadn't in a very long time.

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"I'll get rid of it," he promised, rubbing Logan's arm lightly. "I'm sure Duo wouldn't mind having the scraps and Tony can probably use it for something...engine block like that. I'll spread the word and we'll get rid of it."

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Logan flinched at the touch, and then relaxed. "I need a glass of water," he murmured, feeling guilty for flinching and returning the touch. "Let's just go inside for a while."

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"Okay," he said. Jack stepped away to pick up the bag of food as Sugar and Linus bounded around Logan. Sugar kept trying to stand up against his legs and both dogs whined and barked their concern.

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"Stop it," Logan told the dogs quietly, following Jack inside and then moving closer.

He took the bag off him and put it aside, embracing him tightly and kissing him hard.

"I don't know what I'd do without you," he said between kisses. "I don't know how I'd keep going here. You know I need you, right? You know I love you? Even when things get quiet and I complain that I'm bored- I love you. I need you. You need to know that."

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"I know, Logan. You don't need to tell me...I know," Jack replied, holding his husband close and tight. "This'll all be fine. I'll take care of it. I promise. You don't need to worry about anything."

He'd fix it. It was what he did. Getting rid of that van...he had to admit that he wanted it gone, too. After that little trip- dream- where they were in Neptune, Jack had no love for the PCHer's van for his own reasons.

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"I don't need you to take care of it, I can take care of it myself. ...I just need you here," Logan said quietly.

"Stay with me today."

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"I wasn't planning on doing anything else," Jack said with a smile. "Come on. I brought breakfast. If you're not hungry then I should put it away for later. We can do whatever you want. I won't go anywhere. I promise."

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"No, food sounds good. We should eat," Logan said, kissing Jack again and pulling away. "How the hell did an asshole like me get so lucky?" he asked with a grin, looking Jack over and then smiling brightly. "Sure, sometimes I wake up bound in strange vans or nearly get killed in dreams about your ex- but I always get to come back to this. It makes all that crap worth it."

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"I honestly don't know," Jack chuckled. "It's about time for me to get a nasty new surprise...it's been over a year since I got that box and you got shot. Not the luckiest day ever, really. You've had some pretty close calls."

Jack opened the bag and pulled out some biscuits and backon that was lukewarm, fruit, a bottle of juice, and some scraps for the dogs. There was a little bit of butter in their fridge he'd lifted a few days ago and altogether it made a decent breakfast.

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"Yeah, I am kind of a near death magnet. You know people always accused me of flirting with death, but if you ask me, she's always been flirting with me."

Sitting at the table he started to pick at his food, savoring the taste and watching Jack.

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Jack snorted softly and picked up a strip pf bacon. He nearly took a bite and then used it to point at Logan.

"No dying," he ordered. "And stop flirting. I'm jealous."

He didn't sound remotely jealous, though. It was hard to take it seriously...because if he did, it might just tear him apart.

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Logan laughed and then leaned forward, stealing the bite off the other man's fork with a grin.

"Mmm- okay. Deal," he replied, flashing a smile.

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"Hey! That's mine," Jack protested. "I've got to keep up my strength if I'm going to take apart a whole van and get rid of it. You're going to help, right? It'll be cathartic."

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"Yeah, I'm gonna help," Logan said with a nod, his smile fading. "At least it was just a van this time, and not another body. ...Let's take it apart. I want to destroy it."

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"I think I have some wrenches and stuff. We can get started whenever you're ready. Calm down for a bit, though. Don't try to tell me it didn't shake you up...I could tell," he said before he took a large bite.

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Logan continued eating and shrugged.

"Wouldn't you be?" he asked, searching for assurance that he wasn't weak for being afraid. "I never thought I'd wake up like that again. ...I should have let you finish training me, you know that? I was struggling against those ropes, but no matter what I did, I couldn't get loose. If this had been for real, if I'd really been back there, I would have been screwed. ...I still don't know how to protect myself."

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"Of course I'd have been shaken up. There's a lot of things in my past that would knock me down," Jack replied. "You know...if you want to learn more, you just have to ask."

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"I know, I don't like to ask though. I know you'll talk to me about it all eventually," Logan replied, wetting his lips. "I always want to know more, but I trust you to tell me in your own time, Jack."

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"Well, see, I try not to think about it...so it never just comes up. Or it comes up at the strangest times. I'm always happy to teach you things, though. I'd love to teach you how to get out of being tied up," he grinned.

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Logan wet his lips and tried not to look as aroused as he was by the way Jack said that.

"Perv," he accused with a soft laugh. "I bet you would."

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It made Jack laugh. He was glad he could lighten the mood so easily. He hated the way Logan had been shaking when he came out of the van. This place...this place was just wicked sometimes.

"You say that, but you'd like it too," he teased. "Don't pretend you wouldn't."

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"Never said I wouldn't," Logan replied, giving Jack a playful look.

Looking down at his wrists, the smile faded a little. "I never want to be helpless like that again. You need to teach me, because the only time I want to be helpless is with you. You're the only person I trust like that."

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"We can work on it tonight. Today...we have a vehicle to destroy," he grinned, deciding it was better to not mention that shadow that passed across Logan's face.

"It might even be fun. We could make some tire swings...hang them around the jungle. It'll be great."

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Logan nodded, finishing his meal. "Yeah, it'll be good," he agreed, looking uncomfortable again. "I'm gonna take the dogs for a walk, we can start hen I get back, okay?"

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"Sounds good. I'll get together what tools I have...maybe go ask Tony or Duo if they have some we can borrow for the day," he replied, cleaning up the remnants of breakfast. "But I'll be here when you get back and we can get to work."

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"Okay," Logan nodded, kissing Jack on the cheek and then whistling for the dogs.

He needed to unwind before he started to work on the van.