</center>Title: We Are Family
By: Emma
Disclaimer: I don’t own Roswell or the characters I’m just borrowing them. This idea comes from the movie The Family Stone, which I also don’t own.
Rating: ADULT
Category: M/L, Ma/Ma, M/M
Summer: It’s Christmas for the Evans family, how will they react when they’re brother brings home his eccentric girlfriend who he’s considering making a permanent part of their quiet, close family?
Evan’s Family:
Phillip and Dianne (Parents),
Zan – oldest son and married to Ava (27)
Michael – second oldest (25)
Isabel and Max - twins (22)
One
“The girl has no talent, I don’t know why anyone else can’t see it,” Maria tells the person she is talking to on her latest model nokia phone.
She approaches her boyfriend who is looking at two winter hats trying to decide which one to buy. One is black and the other is red.
“Is that for Ava?” She asks.
“Yeah,” he nods and smiles.
“Get the black,” she tells him before turning back to her phone conversation.
“Seriously, they really should listen to me. I am the best in the business,” she brags.
***
“Hello?” Zan calls out as he walks through the front door of family home.
“Mum?” He calls out.
“In here sweetie,” Dianne Evans replies.
“Hey,” Zan smiles when he enters the kitchen and finds his mother cooking away. Ava is following closely behind with an armful of presents.
Dianne greets her son and daughter in law with a kiss.
“Is Max home yet?” Zan wonders.
Dianne shakes her head. “Not yet, he called earlier and said they missed their earlier flight so they were getting on a later one,” she informs him.
Zan and Ava share a look before rolling their eyes. Both knowing that the only reason their anal brother Max would miss his flight is because of his new girlfriend.
“What?” Dianna asks.
“Wait till you meet her Dianne,” Ava says.
“Oh she can’t be that bad,” Dianne laughs the comment off.
Zan shakes his head. “Just you wait, you’re going to hate her,” he tells her.
The entire Evans family was shocked when they found out that Max was bringing home his girlfriend for the holiday. Christmas was very special and a big event in the Evans family and was usually reserved for family or almost family only.
Even Ava hadn’t been welcomed to Christmas until she had been dating Zan for close to three years.
“Where’s Dad?” Zan asks looking around and noticing his father’s absence.
“He just went out to grab some last minute things,” She replies.
***
Isabel smiles when she pulls her small rental car into the driveway of her family home. God did she miss this place.
She pulls out her overstuffed duffel bag and throws it over her shoulder before pulling out the clothes basket which was full of more clothes, and then shoves the bag full of presents on top. She pushed the weight around trying to find a spare hand to shut the car door but she isn’t having any luck.
“God three brothers and do you think any of them are around when you need them,” she mumbles as she drops the washing basket.
“I’m home,” she calls out as she enters the house.
“In here,” Dianne yells back.
Dianne, Zan, and Ava stand to greet Isabel as she makes her way into the kitchen.
“It’s so good to be home,” she tells them as she hugs her mother.
“How’s college?” Zan asks once Isabel settles into a seat at the table with them, a cup of hot coffee in hand.
“Good,” Isabel grins; although she misses Roswell and her family, she loved school in Boston.
“Wow, look at you Ava.” Isabel grins as she finally notices the round bump her sister in law is carrying. “You look great,” she adds.
Ava blushes “Thank you.”
“Is Max or Michael home yet?” Isabel asks.
Dianne shakes her head. “No, Max and his friend should be arriving this afternoon and I have no idea what Michael is doing,” Dianne informs them.
“Great,” Isabel smiles and joins the others at the table. “So what’s been happening?” She asks happily.
***
Phillip rushes in the door and heads straight to the kitchen. The driveway was already full of cars and he couldn’t wait to see his family. Even though Zan and Ava lived in Santa Fe, they still weren’t close enough and all their other children lived in different states.
“Merry Christmas,” he smiles as he walks into the kitchen.
Isabel was the first out of her seat to hug her daddy. She had been a daddy’s girl most of her life especially since she was the only daughter.
“Daddy,” she squeals “Merry Christmas.”
Ava was next before Phillip pulled Zan into a manly hug and slaps his back.
“I love Christmas,” he tells them and they all break out laughing.
***
“So your parents know I’m coming right?” Maria asks Max as they approach his family home.
Max smiles over at his girlfriend and nods. It had been a big decision to ask her to come home with him for Christmas. They have been dating for a little over six months and he had only just agreed to move in with her after Christmas.
Max was extremely close to his family and their opinion of Maria meant a lot to him. He wasn’t sure if what he felt for her was love but it was the closest thing he had ever felt for any one before.
“Of course,” he tells her.
Maria looks around with interest when Max pulls their rental car up out the front of a beautiful two story house. Maria smirks when she notices the white picket fence and the perfect rose garden.
“So this is Roswell?” She says.
“Yep,” Max nods. “This is Roswell.”
The place was a total contradiction to the home she had grown up in with her half sister Liz, her mother, and stepfather.
Max pulls the car into the driveway and hops out.
When the Evans, who was still sitting in the kitchen, heard the car pull up, they all rush to the window to peer outside.
“It’s them,” Isabel informs them all.
Maria sits in the car as Max unloads their luggage and presents onto the porch waiting for him to open her door for her.
“Maybe I should go help,” Zan suggests as he watches Max struggle with the two very large suitcases.
“Why does she have so much stuff?” Isabel asks.
Ava giggles and then bites her tongue. She knows for a fact that Isabel is going to hate Maria’s guts and she can’t wait to see how the whole thing unfolds.
“Max!” Zan calls as he rushes out of the house to help.
“Zan!” Max grins when he sees his brother.
They share a hug before Zan picks up a couple of the suitcases and carries them into the house.
Max approaches Maria’s door and opens it for her. Maria accepts his help to get out of the car, the whole time her eyes were looking around and taking everything in. From the perfect garden to the intricate lights that are hanging.
She runs her hands over her expensive outfit in an effort to get out some of the creases, and checks the pathway before she takes a step in her expensive pumps.
“You ready?” Max asks.
Maria offers him a huge smile. “Of course, I can’t wait to meet everyone,” she informs him.
“Here goes nothing,” Max mumbles as he leads them up the porch and into the Evan’s home.
TBC
Its my hope that i'll have this fic finished and posted just after New Years. Posting will be random as i'm juggling this with my two other fics.
I want to say a big thanks to my beta Ki Ki
