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SnowyOwl-17
garcia88
behrstars
A/N: PLEASE READ!- Ok so I have good news and bad new concerning this story. The good new is that I have Part 5 almost done, and Parts 6&7 are already completed. The bad new is that I will only be able to post this part and possible Part 5 tommorrow if I have time. I am going out of town for about a week and a half and won't be able to post until I get back.

Sorry everyone.
Part 4
(Newport)
(Liz watches out the window of the cab they are in and can’t help but notice just how different Newport is from Roswell; she felt like she had just entered the town of the rich. It only takes them about 10 minutes to reach their destination. She looks at the house they stopped at and can’t help but look at it in awe, it’s huge. As she and Phillip climb out of the cab she can’t help but be nervous; nervous at the fact that she was about to meet her biological Father. She followed Phillip to the door once he paid for the cab and watched at he knocked on the door. A moment later a blonde haired woman opened the door)
Woman:(smiled) Hi, Can I help you?
Phillip:(nodded) Yes we’re looking for Sandy Cohen.
Woman:(nods) I’m Kirstin his wife, you can come in. (she moves so they could walk in, once they walk in she shuts the door behind her) I’ll go get him, just go ahead and have a seat. (They nod and walk over to the couch and sit down)
Phillip:(stands back up as a brunette haired man who she guessed was Sandy Cohen walked in along with Kirsten) Sandy Cohen?
Sandy:(nodded) Yes Can I help you? (He says glancing at Liz and then back at him)
Phillip:(nods) Yes I- (he gets cut off as two teenage boys walk in, one brunette and the other a dark blonde haired boy and Liz had to admit that the blonde haired boy was cute)
Brunette: Hey dad. (He stops as he sees Phillip and Liz) What’s going on?
Kirsten: That’s what I’d like to know. (She said looking at Phillip)
Phillip:(clears his throat) My name is Phillip Evans and this is Elizabeth Parker. (He says motioning to Liz) I’m Nancy and Jeff Parkers Lawyer. (As he said this he notices Sandy sit up straighter at the mention of Nancy’s name) I’m sure you know who Nancy Parker is? (He says to Sandy)
Sandy:(nods) Yes I knew her in College. We saw each other for a little while.
Phillip:(nods) Well Liz is Nancy and Your daughter. (He waits for their reactions)
Kirsten:(shocked) Oh my god. (Seth and Ryan are looking at them with equally shocked faces)
Sandy:(after a moment) Where is Nancy? Why isn’t she the one telling me?
Liz:(deciding to speak up for the first time since she arrived) Because they were in an accident a couple of days and they died.
Phillip:(nodded) And Sandy with you being a Lawyer too, You know that if she doesn’t have a legal guardian then she has to go into foster care. She only has a little over a year until she turned 18.
Sandy:(nodded) Yes I am aware. (He was silent for a moment and when he opened his mouth to respond he was cut off by Kirsten)
Kirsten:(to Sandy) She should stay. (She said surprising Sandy, Seth, and Ryan) I mean you took in Ryan and Liz is your real daughter. She just lost her parents and I think it’s the least we can do.
Phillip:(he looks at Liz, Seth, and Ryan) Can you kids give us a few minutes.
Sandy:(as Seth and Ryan look at him, he nods) You guys can go into the Kitchen.
Phillip:(to Liz) Just for a few minutes. (Liz nods and follows Seth and Ryan to the kitchen, once they are out of earshot he turns to Sandy and Kirsten) It would only be until she turns 18, after that we would be happy to take it from there. (At their surprised expressions he explained) Lizs parents and I were good friends and she’s very close to my two kids. Her parents owned a restaurant and they left it to us until she turns 21 then it’s hers. They also left her enough money for her to be set for a very long time, it’s available to her now, so you don’t have to worry about paying for anything while she’s here. I know this is a huge thing to take on but I don’t want her to end up in foster care.
Sandy:(after a moment he nods) Then she will stay here, but to be honest she’s really my daughter and after the years is up I still want to have contact with her.
Phillip:(nods) I understand but that’s up to her. (Sandy nods) I’m going to take her back to the hotel so we can get her stuff and go over everything.
Sandy:(nods) Ok.
Phillip:(stands up) You might want to give her some time to adjust though, she couldn’t even say goodbye to her parents. She took off during the funeral. I don’t blame her though, that’s the second funeral she’s been to this month.
Kirsten:(curiously) Who was the other one?
Phillip:(sighed) His name was Alex Whitman he was Lizs age. They’ve been best friends since they were kids and she was closer to him than anyone else. She took it pretty hard, I still don’t know if she’s dealt with it. She really hasn’t had a chance to.
Sandy:(nodded) We’ll take care of her.
Phillip:(nods) I’ll go get her. (He turns and heads to the kitchen leaving Sandy and Kirsten to talk)
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(5 minutes earlier)
(Liz, Seth, and Ryan walk into the kitchen and stand in silence until Seth is the first one to speak up)
Seth:(to Liz) So you’re my sister?
Liz:(nods) Yea. But you’re not related to them are you? (She says to Ryan)
Ryan:(shakes his head) No, I got into trouble and Sandy helped me out and gave me a place to stay. They are good people.
Liz:(nodded) They seem like it.
Seth: So you’re a year older than me. (He stated)
Liz:(looked at him curiously) How old are you?
Seth: I’m going to be 17.
Liz:(she then looked at Ryan) And you?
Ryan: I’m 17. Did you always know about Sandy? (He asked wondering if she knew before)
Liz:(shook her head) No I just found out yesterday.
(They stood there in awkward silence until Phillip walked in)
Phillip:(to Liz) Your going to stay but I’m going to take you back to the hotel so we can get your stuff and we need to go over a few things ok.
Liz:(nodded) Ok. (She looked at Ryan and Seth) I’ll see you guys later.
(They waved at her as she and Phillip walked out)
Seth:(to Ryan) She seems nice. (Ryan nodded in agreement) Come on. (He says and walks out of the kitchen and up to his parents who were talking)
Sandy:(as he sees them walk in) Seth, Ryan have a seat. (He motions to the couch, he waits for them to sit before he continues) She’s going to be staying with us at least until she’s 18.
Seth:(wanting to know) And after?
Sandy: After is up to her. (He looks at Ryan) Ryan we’re going to move you into the guestroom and that will be your new room, and Liz is going to be staying in the pool house ok.
Ryan:(nods) Yea.
Seth: What about school? (He said hoping she was going to go to school with them)
Kirstin: We’re going to take her tomorrow when you boys register and see if we can get her in. (she looked at Sandy) He is going to bring us her information right?
Sandy:(nodded) I’ll ask him about it. (He looked at Ryan) Go ahead and get your stuff and bring it inside. (Ryan nods and he and Seth walk out and to the pool house)
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(Later that day)
(Cohen House)
(Liz and Phillip knock on the door and wait until it’s opened to reveal Ryan)
Ryan:(smiles) Hey (He moves to let them in and watch as they carry in two luggage bags and a backpack filled with her stuff)
Liz:(smiles) Hey.
Ryan:(motions to the luggage) I’ll take those to the pool house, that’s where you’re going to be staying.
Liz:(nods) Ok thanks. (He nods and grabs the two luggage bags and walks out, just as Sandy walks in)
Sandy:(smiles at them) Hey.
Phillip:(nods his head in greeting) I gave Liz her bank account cards and all the information on the two accounts they have for her. (When he sees Sandy’s questioning gaze he explains) One if for basic things and the other is a savings account for school. I also set her up with a new cell phone.
Sandy:(nods) Ok. Does she have her transcripts?
Phillip:(nods) Yes. If anything is missing I’ll just give you my number so you can call me and I’ll get it to you as soon as possible.
Sandy:(smiles and looks at Liz) What kind of grades do you have? Because the boys go to a private school, Newport Harbor and we wanted to get you in with them.
Liz:(nods understandingly) I had all A’s but the past semester I’ve had a couple of Bs and maybe a C or two.
Sandy:(smiles, seeing that she was smart and that her grades probably dropped because of all that happened) Well if we talk to them and you promise to bring your grades up I’m sure we won’t have a problem getting you in. Sound good?
Liz:(nods) Yea.
Phillip:(to Liz) Ok I’m just going to fill Sandy in on anything else and then I’ll be going ok.
Liz:(nods) Ok.
Phillip:(giving her a hug) Call me if you need anything ok?
Liz:(as she pulls back she gives him a smile) I will.
Sandy:(smiles sadly as he watches the exchange, knowing that it’s going to be an adjustment for her) There’s some Chinese in the kitchen if you’re hungry.
Liz:(smiles and shakes her head) Thanks but I think I’m just going to go to the pool house.
Sandy:(nods) Ok. (Liz waves to Phillip and then heads out to the pool house)
(Liz walks into the pool house and throws her backpack on the floor, next to her luggage that Ryan brought in. She looks around at the place she’s going to be living at for the next year and she has to admit it’s a nice place; it has its own kitchen and everything. Before she could look around anymore the door to the pool house was opened with Seth and Ryan on the other side; Seth dressed in his pjs and a robe and Ryan dressed in pjs and a gray shirt)
Liz:(looked at them surprised) Hey
Seth:(smiled) Hey we were wondering if maybe you wanted to hang out. Since it’s your first night here you might not want to spend it alone. (When she didn’t answer Ryan spoke)
Ryan: If you want to be alone we can go- (Liz cut him off)
Liz:(shook her head) No it sounds like a good idea. Come in. (They walk in and close the door behind them, and Ryan and Seth each take a seat in one of the chairs in the pool house as Liz sits on the bed across from them)
Seth: So how do you like the pool house? (He asked curiously, he wanted to get to know her more, after all she technically was his sister)
Liz:(shrugged) It’s nice.
Seth:(nods) So where did you live before?
Liz:(with a small smile, knowing how their reaction was going to be) Roswell, New Mexico.
Ryan:(with a smile, he couldn’t help but notice how beautiful she was, the second he had seen her earlier he couldn’t take his eyes off of her. He had to admit that no matter what he felt for Marissa, it was nothing compared to how he felt the minute he saw her) The alien town?
Liz:(gave them a little laugh and nodded) Yea.
Seth:(laughed) Did you ever see one?
Liz:(shook her head as Ryan rolled his eyes at Seth’s question) No but my parents own a restaurant called The Crashdown and I used to waitress there so when I had customers who asked me that, I showed them a fake photograph of an alien. They used to get all excited about it. (She said causing them to laugh, and she started to feel more at ease with being there)
Ryan: So did you leave any friends behind? (He asked wanting to get to know her more)
Liz:(nodded) Yea.
Seth: What are they like? (He asked curious as to what kind of people she hung out with)
Liz:(thinks for a moment) I think I have a picture of all of us. (She gets up and goes to one of her bags; opening it up she finds a picture of her and the others minus Tess of course, it was the only one she had managed to get before Tess showed up.) Here it is. (She hands Ryan the picture and Seth gets up and walks over to them to see it too) We were all dressed up for the Prom. That’s Kyle, Alex, Maria, Max, Isabel, and Micheal. Kyle’s a Buddhist and he’s the sheriff’s son. He’s a really nice guy, he’s one of my best friends.
Seth:(surprised) He doesn’t seem like the Buddhist type. He looks like a jock.
Liz:(smiled) Yea I know. He was a jock when I went out with him but after an accident he went to football camp and came back a Buddhist.
Ryan:(curious) What happened?
Liz:(after a moment) He was shot. (She said not wanting to say any more than that)
Ryan:(seeing she didn’t want to talk about it he said) What about Maria?
Liz:(laughed) Maria, she’s different. She’s a hippie like her mom even though she would never admit it. She’s my best friend and I’ve known her since I was a kid. Before we became friends with the others it was always the three of us; me, her, and Alex. We called ourselves the three musketeers. She’s going out with Micheal right now, they have this off and on again relationship.
Seth:(nods) What’s he like?
Liz: He doesn’t trust anyone at first and he has an attitude but after you get to know him you see that he’s a really great guy. He’s only the way he is because of his old foster parent Hank, he used to beat Micheal until he got emancipated and now he lives on his own and works at my parent’s restaurant. Isabel is kind of like him actually, she acts like an Ice queen but when you get to know her she’s really nice and cares for her friends.
Seth:(smiles) She’s like Summer.
Ryan:(explained) Summer is Seth’s ex-girlfriend. We had some problems last year and we both left Newport for the summer, Seth left without telling her and now he’s hoping to get back together with her. But before she got to know him she never gave him the time of day.
Liz:(nods understandingly) That’s exactly how it was for Isabel and Alex.
Seth:(asked hoping that maybe it would work for out for him and Summer) How is that going?
Liz:(winced) It’s not.
Seth: What happened? Maybe I could do something different. (Liz looked down)
Liz: Seth- (she closed her eyes and took a deep breath)
Seth:(stood up) Me and Summer might still have a chance.
Ryan:(who had been watching her reaction, yelled) Seth!
Seth:(looked at Ryan in surprise) What? (Ryan motioned to Liz, and Seth looked at her and saw her sitting with her eyes closed and looked like she was about to cry) Did I say something wrong?
Liz:(opened her eyes and shook her head) It’s not you Seth, it’s just that.. (She took in a shaky breath) It didn’t work out between them because Alex died two weeks ago.
Seth:(shocked and feeling guilty) Oh man I’m sorry Liz I didn’t know.
Liz:(forced a smile) It’s ok. Don’t worry about it.
Ryan:(trying to change the subject) What about Max?
Liz:(looked down) We had a bad break up.
Seth:(looked at Ryan) Nice Ryan.
Ryan:(glared at him) Shut up Seth.
Liz:(stood up) I’m going to go ahead and get some sleep ok. I’ll see you guys in the morning. (They nodded and walked to the door. As Seth walks out Ryan turns to Liz)
Ryan: We’re really sorry. (He didn’t like that they had made her feel so bad)
Liz:(gave him a small smile) I know and it’s ok. I’ll feel better in the morning I just need to get some sleep. (He nodded)
Ryan:(gave her a small smile) Good night.
Liz:(smiled) Night.
End Part.