Author: ~~Dreamer~~
Couple: Max & Liz
Summary: Its a songfic, song by Guns N' Roses. Basically Max realizes because he has been so busy he never really got to watch his son grow up and he has missed so much.
Disclaimer: I don't own Roswell or any of its characters.
Max Evans hadn’t seen his son in over a year, they had talked on the phone every once in a while. And he began to think about his son’s life. And how much he had missed over the years.
My child arrived just the other day
Came to the world in the usual way
Liz Evans held the swaddling baby close to her heart. And Max just stared. He was in awe. The baby was perfect…
“Want to hold him Max?” Liz asked looking at Max.
Max’s eyes opened wide. What if he wasn’t good at it? Max leaned down and slowly Liz put the little baby in his arms. Max smiled and the baby held on to Max’s finger.
But there were planes to catch and bills to pay
“How long do you think you’ll be gone?” Liz asked her husband as she sat with the baby on the couch, trying to burp him.“I’m not sure…it shouldn’t be too long..” Max told his wife as he kissed her fore head and then the back of the babies head.
“Okay…call when you get there okay?” Liz asked standing up with the 15 month old baby.
“Ofcourse”
“I love you”
“I love you too” He said.
He learned to walk while I was away
“Are you serious?” Max asked.
“Yes...he just walked…he just walked!!” Liz said excitedly into the phone.
“I wish I was there” Max said. Antar was ruining his some what normal life.
“I wish you were here too, did they say how much longer?”
“Unfortunately no”
“I miss you”
“I miss you too, and Alex”
“Call me later?” Liz asked.
“I will”
“I love you”
“I love you too”
The pair hung up and Liz went to her little son.
“You’re such a big boy!” She cooed. “Walking all by his-self”
“Daddy was very surprised, cause you’re such a big boy” Liz coed some more.
He was talkin' 'fore I knew it
Max was sitting at the dining table working on passing a new law on Antar. He had been working on all the paper work for a few nights now, and he barely had time to do anything else. And he hated it. His son was crawling and walking now and both Liz and Max both knew they had to keep a better eye on him now, since he could go anywhere.
“What are you up to little man?” Max asked standing up from his seat, and picking his son up and walking to the couch and sitting down with him.
“Dada” Max’s son cooed. Max’s jaw dropped and his eyes widened.
“Liz” Max called.
“Dada” The baby said again.
“Be right there Max” Liz replied.
“Dada”
Max didn’t know what to do, he was too shocked and in awe.
Liz walked in and was instantly confused.
“What’s wrong?” She asked.
“He…he said his first word” Max said.
“He did?!” Liz asked.
“Yes”
“Dada” The baby said.
“Oh Alex!!” Liz said sitting next to the baby and Max.
“He’s growing up so fast” Max said. Liz began to cry.
“Yes he is” Liz agreed.
And as he grew he said,
'I'm gonna be like you, Dad,
You know I'm gonna be like you.
Max was away again on Antar. And he missed his family. He talked to both Alex and Liz every day and now he was talking to his little son.
“Are you being a good boy for your mommy?” Max asked his little boy.
“Yes I is daddy” Alex replied.
“That’s good”
“ Ar’ you coming home soon?” Alex asked his father, his little mind hoping that his father was going to say yes.
“I will be home in a few days” Max replied.
“Yay!”
“Well I will see you soon, can you put mommy back on the phone?”
“Yeah…’ey daddy, I’m gonna be just like you when I grow up”
And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon,
Little boy blue and the man 'n the moon.
'When you comin' home?'
'Son, I don't know when. We'll get together then.
You know we'll have a good time then.'
Well, my son turned ten just the other day.
He said, 'Thanks for the ball, Dad. Come on, let's play.
Could you teach me to throw?'
I said, 'Not today. I got a lot to do.'
He said, 'That's okay.' And he walked away and he smiled and he said,
'You know, I'm gonna be like him, yeah.
You know I'm gonna be like him.'
Alex had just turned ten and everyone in the family was there, to celebrate Alex’s birthday. Maria, Michael, Isabel, Alex Whitman and their kids.
“Okay, Alex, why don’t you open your gifts now?” Liz asked.
“Okay!!” Alex replied running to the table which held all of his gifts.
He plowed through everyone one of them, and he gave hugs to his family and thanked them.
“There’s one more” Liz said handing Alex the gift.
“Its not much, but I think you’ll like it” Max said.
Alex opened the gift and he instantly ran to his father.
“Thank you for the ball…dad. Come on let’s play…can you teach me how to throw” Alex asked his father. Max instantly looked sad. He couldn’t today…he had so much to do.
“I can’t today Alex, I’ve got a lot to do” Max replied and he watched his son’s face fall.
“That’s okay” He said and put on a smile. And later as Liz was tucking him into bed , Alex told his mother.
“I’m gonna be just like Dad one day.”
Well, he came from college just the other day,
So much like a man I just had to say,
'I'm proud of you. Could you sit for a while?'
He shook his head and he said with a smile,
'What I'd really like, Dad, is to borrow the car keys.
See you later. Can I have them please ?'
Alex was twenty one…and he had gone home to visit while on Winter Break.
“Oh Alex, you’ve grown soo much” Liz said as she fixed her son’s collar.
“Thanks Mom” He replied. And Liz went to the other room to fix something to drink.
“I’m proud of you Alex, could you sit for while?” Max asked hoping his son could stay for awhile before taking off again.
Alex shook his head and smiled saying:
“Dad, what I’d really like is the Car keys, can I have them please?” Alex asked and Max stood up and handed his son the keys and off Alex was again.
I 've long since retired, my son's moved away.
I called him up just the other day.
'I'd like to see you, if you don't mind.'
He said, 'I'd love to, Dad, if I could find the time.
You see my new job's a hassle and the kids have the flu,
But it's sure nice talkin' to you, Dad.
It's been sure nice talkin' to you.'
And as I hung up the phone it occurred to me,
He'd grown up just like me.
My boy was just like me.
Max walked into the living room and saw Liz, staring out the window. She just hadn’t been the same since Alex moved away… Neither Liz nor Max had seen him in a couple weeks. And this made Max and Liz both gloomy.
Max picked up the phone, he knew the only way to make Liz happy was for her to see Alex. Of course it wasn’t always that easy. Alex had his own family now. And two beautiful kids.
“Hello?” Alex asked.
“I’d like to see you, sometime, do you think you could come over here…that is if you don’t mind?” Max asked.
“I’d love to Dad, if I could find the time, my new job’s a hassle and both Chloe, and Steven have the flu, I’ve got to head out, but its been nice talking to you Dad” Alex said.
“It’s been nice talking to you too Alex” Max replied and the two hung up.
And then as the phone hit the cradle Max realized…his son had grown up jut like him.
His boy was just like him
A/N: I wrote this in 2005, and came across it today. Thought I would post it, and share. Sorry to anyone who has written to this song, I've just come back to Rowellfanatics from a long hiatus, so I haven't read all the new and wonderful fics that have been posted. Anyways, I hope this was not too awful to read.
~~Nikki