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Title: Internship
Rating: TEEN - ADULT
Category: CC M/L
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters, they belong to the dream killer himself.
I only borrowed them for a short time period.
Summary: Max and Liz go away for the summer when offered an internship. Little do they know they are the experiment. Takes place after Destiny eppy.
A/N - I wrote this story prior to the season finale airing, so some things may mesh, other's may not. I hated the whole destiny storyline and wanted to write something to correct the error. How little did I know back then, how much worst it was going to become for those of us that still believed in the dream.
Part 29
Max pulled back shocked by the conclusion Liz had discovered. Could it be possible? Was Tess mindwarping him into believing he was attracted to her? If it was true, then how was he supposed to fight against Tess and her mindwarp? More importantly how far would Tess go and would he be strong enough to defend himself, Liz and their baby against a mindwarp? Those were just a few of the questions running rampant in his mind at the moment. The thought of betraying Liz was enough alone to make him feel ill. It made sense in a way, although Tess was an attractive individual he had never been attracted to her in a romantic way. Even when she had the encoding inside of her, he had felt drawn to her. But, not in the sense that people who were attracted romantically ever were. It was his mind that had forced him to wanting to be with Tess, not his heart. Never his heart. That had always and only belonged to Liz.
Liz watched the display of emotions crossing over Max's face. She could not only see the internal battle he was fighting, but she could feel the effects of her in sight all the way in her soul. Knowing he was feeling guilty about not being strong enough to fight against Tess's mindwarp. But, she wasn't about to walk away this time. Max was hers and she was going to fight for him, for them. Wanting to reassure him that she was there for him and remind him, that together they were stronger, she stated. "Max, we'll figure this out, together."
Shaking his head, he looked back at her. "I don't want to hurt you." His eyes pleading with her to hear what he was saying. For her to understand that she was the only one he had ever been attracted to, the only one that he ever wanted. That she meant everything to him and he would never willingly betray her.
Giving him a small smile, she approached him slowly. "You won't Max. I love you and I know you love me. Tess can mindwarp you until she's blue in the face, but I know you. I know your soul, your heart and even your mind. Your beautiful, gentle and caring and when you love, you love completely. No matter what Tess tries she won't win. Even with all the powers she has, she doesn't know you. I have faith in you, in us. We will figure this out." She was now standing almost directly in front of Max, so close, letting him know she was there for him. All he had to do was reach out and they would be together, forever.
Max didn't hesitate in her offering, she was his balance. He pulled her body flush against his, whispering against her lips. "You amaze me." Before his lips crashed against hers in a heated kiss. A kiss that was full of his love and devotion to her. A kiss that let her know just how deeply he was in love with her and a kiss that was so filled with his undying love it took her breath away. "God, I love you." He whispered in a deep husky voice. Wanting and needing her to want and need him in the same way. He didn't want her to want him because of the encoding she now carried inside of her. He wanted her to need him, because she too felt the same kind of love for him that he did for her. A love that was so powerful it almost scared him.
Knowing exactly what he wanted, what he needed she melded her lips back with his. Giving as good as she had gotten. Letting her love for him pour from her soul into his. Not because he was demanding it through the encoding, but because for all the love he held for her, she held for him. Willing him to understand that their love wasn't just one sided. Every single ounce of her loved him completely, unconditionally and nothing was going to change the way she felt for him. "I love you so much Max, I need you."
Once again without hesitation Liz was swept into his arms, as he carried her back to their bed. Their lips still in motion, their love flowing easily between them as their connection to each other opened completely. Clothing was discarded in a rush, but their caresses were tender and slow. As Max slid inside of Liz, joining their bodies as one and allowing their souls to merge once again, they both knew this was where they belonged. Who they belonged to and why. They were soulmates, two halves that became one. Neither moved for a few moments, basking in the love they could feel from each other. Cherishing the way they felt so complete when they were joined as one.
Together their bodies moved in sync. Knowing instinctually what the other needed. They made love with complete faith. Open and honest as they moved together, reveling in the way the other felt and knowing how they made them feel. Each touch, every caress a pure devotion of their love for each other. Max glided smoothly in and out of Liz's body, as Liz's body responded gracefully in acceptance. Their movements slow and tender, but hot and heated at the same time. Giving and receiving pleasure a like. The outside world was a stranger to them and as they continued to move their bodies as one, all their worries were forgotten. This was a time for them, a reconfirmation of their love and devotion. "OH GOD! Babe, I'm cumming." Liz screamed out, then whispered breathlessly as her inner walls clamped down hard around Max's rigid erection. Her multiple orgasm racing through her entire body.
That was all it took for Max's body to react and react it did. His seed poured deep inside of her body as he thrusted one final time and held himself as deep inside of Liz as possible. Holding her body captive with his, letting her body milk him of his essence as her inner core continued to squeeze him completely of all he had to give. "LLLlllizzzz!" Her name tore from his lips in utter pleasure as the feeling of her orgasm crashed into his.
By the time her lower lips released him, he couldn't have even tried to hold his head up as he collapsed on top of her. Holding her in a tight embrace, unable to let her go as of yet.
Tears were in his eyes as the beauty of their love making they had just shared took hold. His earlier thoughts of guilt at just the thought of betraying such a temple as Liz's body, mind and soul couldn't be held back any longer. His arms tightened around her even more as he buried his face into the curve of her neck.
With their bodies still joined and their souls still entwined together, and their connection opened so completely. Liz could feel all of Max's emotions. She knew exactly what he was feeling and why. She also knew that he could feel how deep her love for him ran, just the same as she could feel his. There was no doubts how they felt, no doubts who they wanted to be with, but as she gave herself over to the connection she could feel that small doubt coming from Max. Would he be strong enough to fight Tess's mindwarps? Would their love be stronger than Tess's mindwarp? More importantly what would happen if he wasn't or their love wasn't strong enough? Knowing it was no longer her that had the insecurities when it came to Tess, for she knew without any doubts who Max truly loved and wanted. But, now it was Max's insecurities to be able to fight off the blond alien's powers. Wanting to reassure him, no matter what, she was going to stand with him and fight for their love. She slowly caressed his back and hair with her hands while her voice spoke in soothing reassurances. "I'm here Max, I'll always be here."
Shaking his head unable to comprehend how it was possible that Liz could love him as much as she did. "How? How did I deserve to be with you? I've caused you pain and heart ache. I've already betrayed our love once. I've abused you in the worst way possible for a man to abuse a woman and yet your still here. Still willing to believe in me...in us. How? How is that possible?"
Pulling his head up until their eyes met, Liz answered all his questions with one simple reply. "Because you love me and I love you."
"I do, I love you so much Liz. Always and forever only you." He replied back to her before he placed his lips upon hers once again sealing their love as one once again. She was so amazing, everything about her was amazing to him and he could never even try to imagine what his life would be like without her in it. Not only seeing the truth in her eyes and hearing the words with his ears. But, most importantly he could feel her love and acceptance of him in every way. Knowing without any doubts they were in this together now, he asked. "So, what's the plan?"
"The plan?" She questioned unsure what plan he was referring to. The one she was going to use once they got back to Roswell and had to deal with their parents again or the one where they were going to kick Tess's ass for everything she had done.
"To catch Tess." He knew her mind well enough to know she was already thinking of ideas to deal with Tess. He had hoped she would throw them out so he could help. Even with all his alien powers he wasn't too ignorant to know who had the real brains between them. As much as he would like to claim he was the superior race because of how he was created to be able to use his entire human brain, there was no doubt of his bonded mates intelligence and he was smart enough to know to listen.
Liz thought for a moment about what Max had asked. Yes, her brain was already trying to think of ideas for them to use the knowledge that Tess was mind warpping Max into a way to catch her ass once and for all. Now that Liz knew what Tess was doing, her gut feeling was telling her the mind warp was only a small part of what Tess had done so far. She briefly wondered if it would be wrong of her to request Max to command Nasedo to hold Tess down so she could beat the crap out of her. Letting the alien bitch no once and for all that she could take her down and to keep her grubby hands off of her man. Okay, so technically she wouldn't be taking her down herself if Nasedo was holding her, but it still would have been fun. Getting back on track, she asked. "Can you sense when she starts mind warping you at all?"
Shaking his head, he reluctantly answered. "No. It just seems like something's off, but not really. I mean, like earlier. All I wanted to do is run after you and even though that's what I really wanted to do and I know that's what I wanted to do, I stayed with her. But, at that moment I thought I wanted to stay. Does that make any sense?"
"Some, it's just that we still don't really have any idea how Tess's ability actual works."
"Except what she told us about it. I understood that her power was to make people see things that weren't really there. But, that's not what happened to me. What I was seeing was real, it was what I was feeling that wasn't." The two of them continued to hold each other close, needing the comfort they felt from being in each other's arms as they continued their discussion.
"So she can make you see or feel things that aren't real. What else do you think she can do?" Listening to Max explain what was happening to him, made Liz realize their fight to free themselves from Tess wasn't going to be easy. In fact, it was going to be highly difficult. Figuring their best defense would be knowledge. The more they knew about Tess's ability, the more they stood a chance of defending themselves from her using it on them.
Another shake of his head, defeatedly he admitted. "I don't know. I really just don't know."
Leaning over she placed her lips upon his for a quick kiss. "It's okay Max, as long as the two of us stick together, we'll get through this. First thing we both have to promise each other is not to jump to any conclusions. We know Tess can make us see things that aren't true and until we can figure a way to stop her mind warps from working on either of us, I think it's important that we don't jump to the wrong conclusion on something that our eyes see."
"You think she'll try to break us a part by making us believe one or the other is unfaithful, don't you?" He questioned, picking up on what she was trying to say. The possibility was there. He hated to admit it, but what Liz was saying was true. At any time if Tess wanted to she could make Liz see him and Tess in an intimate embrace or worst Tess could make him see Liz being unfaithful with another guy, possibly Robert.
"I think it's a possibility Max. Right now she seems to be trying to be friends, almost like she's biding her time for the right moment. But, who knows when she'll lose patience and strike. I just think we need to be prepared that things could get ugly." Liz admitted, hating the idea that Tess could make her believe that she and Max were having an affair.
Nodding his head, he added. "But, because we are bonded to each other, we know our bodies would reject being intimate with another." Max thought back to when he had been with Tess and how his body had reacted. Even though at the time Tess carried the encoding and their minds were demanding the two of them be together in an intimate way, his own body had reacted furiously against it. Remembering how physically sick he had gotten. There had been absolutely no pleasure in what he had experienced with Tess, even though he had actually cummed. He hadn't felt any pleasure, only sickness and it wasn't just guilt because of the way he had betrayed Liz. His body had totally rejected what it had just done completely.
Liz knew exactly what Max was referring to and she could tell what he was feeling. She had seen for herself what had happened between Max and Tess and had felt how Max's body had reacted to his betrayal through their connection. With having the encoding inside of her, she knew exactly how strong it was now more than ever and there was no way she would ever hold Max to blame for what he and Tess had done. Even though she hated the thought that he had been intimate with Tess in any way, she knew it wasn't what Max had wanted and she now she understood that better then anyone ever could. The pull of the encoding was strong and undeniable. In a sick way, it was almost as if Max had been raped, but willing raped if at all possible. Trying to explain it to anyone else, they would never really understand. But, she did. She knew exactly what had happened and as much as she hated that it had happened, she wasn't about to place blame where it shouldn't be placed. It would be like blaming a rape victim for being at the wrong place at the wrong time in lieu of the attacker for committing the act itself. Touching her hand upon his cheek, she gave him a small smile. "We just have to have faith in our love. She can make us see things that might not be true and make us feel things that aren't real, but she can't break our bond to each other. I believe in our love Max, I believe in you."
Leaning into her hand, Max closed his eyes and reveled in the feel of her love for him. He would never be able to understand how he had gotten so blessed to have her in his life, but he swore to always cherish her. "I believe in you too, Liz. I'll always believe in you. I love you, I love you so much." He stated as he pulled her body underneath his once again unable to not make love to her at that moment.
Her body responded to his immediately, even though they had just made love and the after effects of that joining was still running through her body. She needed him just as much as he needed her. Their joining this time was more rushed, almost like they needed to confirm their love and devotion to each other immediately. To bind them in unison as one and to once again commit themselves to each other.
Their bodies slapped against each other in a racing pace. Thrusting up and down, unwilling to allow the outside world to taint what they were sharing. Needing their release to come and come quickly in reassurance they were together now and forever. No matter what they would have to face in the future, they would face it together.
At the pace they were going, it didn't take long for both of them to feel what they were driving toward. Not just a release of pleasure their bodies seeked, but the knowledge that their love was strong enough to guide them through what they would face. "OH Yes! LIIZZZ, YESSSS!" Max screamed out.
"MAAAXXXXXXXXXXXX!" Liz screamed his name at the same time.
Collapsing against one another one final time, together they whispered. "Forever."
End Part 29
Internship (CC,M/L,ADULT) Pt 49 - AN 04/25/04 {WIP}
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Internship (CC,M/L,ADULT) Pt 49 - AN 04/25/04 {WIP}
Last edited by Susan709 on Sun Apr 25, 2004 3:57 pm, edited 24 times in total.
Okay they say the third time is a charm, so it goes. Sorry for the delay, but I have been trying to post, but haven't been succesfull. Just so you know, I've been able to write several more chapters as I've waited patiently trying to post an update. Thanks for the FB and the bumps to keep the thread alive. Here is the new part, let me know what you guys think.
Title: Internship
For Disclaimer & Summary see Pt1
Part 30
After their love making, both knew it was time to face reality. "I think the first thing we need to do is figure out how her mind warps work." Liz stated as the two lovers began to dress each other.
"But, how? The only person besides Tess that really knows is Nasedo and we both trust him about as much as we trust Tess." It was the truth, as much as they knew Nasedo had to follow Max's orders, it was possible for Nasedo to hold back important information that could blow up in their faces. Without knowing the specifics to ask, Nasedo has proven too many times in the past that he doesn't willing share and that left him out. Tess, there wasn't even a question any further if they could trust her to tell them the truth or not.
"Max, I hate to say this, but it's going to have to be you." Liz stated, hating the fact, but knowing it was the truth. Right now, it was up to the two of them and as of this moment Max was the only one between the two of them that they knew for sure Tess was using her abilities on.
"WHAT? Liz, there is no way I can connect with her." His mind flashing back to the time he had been with Tess, his body feeling ill at just the thought. There was no way he could do it, even if he wanted to and he definently did not want to.
Shaking her head, knowing he had misunderstood what she was requesting. "No, Max. Your going to have to let Tess continue to use her abilities on you. We already know she's done it. But, now that you know what's happening, you need to figure out a way to fight against it."
"OH!" The light bulb was going off at Liz's explanation of her plan. "Do you think it will work?" His own insecurities of not being strong enough to fight Tess's mind warp clear in his voice.
"It's our only choice right now. Neither of us trust Tess, but without really being able to connect with her to find out the truth I don't see any other way. You already told me that you don't feel any kind of romantic attraction toward Tess right?" Max nodded his head confirming her question, so Liz continued. "Okay, so the next time you feel drawn to stay with Tess or start to feel that unwanted attraction, go with it."
"WHAT?" Once again Max was confused by what Liz was saying or requesting him to do.
"Max, listen. I don't mean go for it, I mean go with it. Let her use her ability so you can learn what it truly feels like when she does use it on you. You'll know what's happening so you can try to figure a way to stop her from being able to use it on you. Try to determine if you can fight against the pull from different angles. Your not without powers of your own Max. You just don't know enough about the way Tess's mind warps work to know how to fight them. Don't you see, you've got half the battle figured out because you already know it's happening. All you have to do is figure out how to fight against it when it is happening. Once you know how to fight it, you can teach me. We're in this together Max, remember. Unless we figure a way to fight against her ability, she's going to win."
"You realize your too smart for your own good sometimes, don't you?" With a shy embarrassed smile that came over her face, Max continued. "Okay, worst case scenario. What if I can't figure a way to fight against her mind warps?"
"You will." Liz stated confidently.
"But, what if..."
"Max, I believe in you. I know you feel you'll betray me, but I trust you. I know you won't. Besides, you really can't anyway because of our bond. Sorry, but your stuck with me buddy." Her smile turned into a satisfied grin, knowing she spoke the truth. The two of them were bonded and no matter how many mind games Tess tried to play, Max was hers and hers alone. "Now stop with the what if's, because we are going to figure this out. All we have to do is come up with a plan so Tess feels the need to use her ability on you again."
"That's easy, just have the two of us alone and she seems to do automatically to me." His voice laced with disgust, realizing how every time he seemed to be alone with her or at least whenever Liz wasn't around she would start her mind games on him.
Hating the thought of leaving Max alone with Tess, but knowing it was true. As much as she trusted Max, she didn't trust Tess as far as she could throw her. The two of them sat down on their bed and begun to make a plan. They only had one more day here at the ranch and both thought it would be best to at least have tried to get a better understanding of how the mind warps worked before they left for home. With a plan in mind, the two went to join the rest of the group for dinner. Both knowing they were about to play with fire, but both in complete faith of their love and in each other.
During dinner, the conversation was light. Liz had apologized to Tess for her earlier outburst, not wanting the blond alien to get suspicious that they were on to her. Once again Tess put on her act of total understanding and acted like she was best friends with all of them. Liz had to admit, the girl was good at her game. Even though she acted no different toward Tess on the outside, her insides were screaming what a bitch. After dinner Max mentioned wanting to go see the horses one more time, like they had planned. Liz stated that she just wanted to head on up to bed and finish her book, but insisted Max go ahead to the barn. Isabelle followed Liz's lead, while Michael decided he wanted to watch the baseball game prior to turning in.
Tess waited for only about five minutes before making her move. Max was standing in the barn, next to the horse that he had been riding for the last few weeks when he felt another person step into the barn with him. Damn it, he thought, knowing it was Tess as he could already feel a strange pull start in his mind. Turning, he saw her standing just a few feet behind him. "Their beautiful animals aren't they?" She inquired, speaking as if nothing was going on.
Max only nodded his head as he stood staring at Tess. Wanting to look away, but unable to do so as the pull inside of his mind was forcing him to continue to look at her. He did as Liz and he had planned and went with the feeling. All the while learning exactly what it felt like, trying to find a way in his mind to fight against the pull without giving himself a way. Without realizing how it happened, he found himself standing right in front of Tess. Still staring at her. "Tess, you know I'm bonded to Liz."
Batting her eyes seductively, she nodded her head slowly. "I know." She took a tiny step forward.
"I don't want to hurt her." His eyes were now completely focused on Tess's lips.
Lifting her head just slight upward, then slowly licked her lips. "I know." She answered once again.
Max tried to fight what he was thinking, knowing good and well he so did not want to kiss Tess, but as hard as he tried he knew he was going to kiss her. Remembering Liz's words from earlier. "Try to fight it from different angles." Just thinking of Liz for that one moment allowed him to shake his head clear for just enough time to move back a step away from Tess and her seduction.
"I'm sorry Tess. I didn't mean...I'm sorry." He had no idea why he was apologizing to her, he just didn't know what else to say without giving away the plan.
Tess wasn't stupid, she knew Max was bonded to Liz and while Liz was still alive Max wouldn't be able to be with her. But, that didn't stop her from trying to make Max believe he did in fact want her. "Are you attracted to me Max?" She asked as she concentrated hard on Max's mind.
Feeling the pull once again in his mind and feeling it stronger then before. "Yes." He whispered out before he could even stop to think what he was saying. The moment he said it though he knew for sure he hadn't wanted to say it, wasn't really attracted to her and in that moment he knew without any doubt Tess was using her ability on him. Having that knowledge he made his mind try to block out what was happening to him. Turning his own powers on himself, thinking he could heal the mind warp while it was happening and beating Tess at her own game.
A look of victory came across Tess's face as she heard Max admit he was attracted to her. She wanted Max more now then she had ever wanted him before and she was determined he was going to be hers. "I feel the same way about you." She earned to feel his arms around her, to have another taste of his lips upon hers. She doubled her concentration once again and took a step closer to him.
Trying as hard as he could, Max couldn't make himself step away from her advances. His eyes trained once again on her lips. His mind suffocating in the knowledge that he didn't want to kiss her, but he knew once again he was going to do just that. His body was already beginning to tremble, his bonding to Liz forcing him to deny the way his body was responding to her. His powers didn't seem strong enough to fight the force she held over him, he was trying everything he could think of to stop the pull she was forcing upon him. Just as Tess's hand was about to reach up and touch his face, Max used the one thing he hadn't thought to use yet. The one thing he had inside of him that was completely alien and he had loathed it at first. The one thing that his mind had control over even without knowing it. The one thing that should have brought him and Tess together to begin with, he used against her now. The encoding, the alien encoding. Without even realizing what he was doing at first, the alien encoding inside his mind screamed out for the one who now held the encoding inside of her instead of Tess. His mind screamed out for Liz.
The effects were instant, the mind warp that was causing him to make him believe he wanted Tess shattered instantly and Max stepped away from Tess's advances easily. "Stop it Tess."
He shouted out as he grabbed a hold of her hands that were reaching out to touch him.
"Stop what?" She questioned, trying to act innocent. As if she had no idea what he was talking about.
"Stop playing your mind games on me. Don't you think I know what you're doing or trying to do to me? I don't love you Tess. I don't want to be with you. I love Liz. I will always only love her." Max was furious at Tess and at himself for almost being too weak to stop what almost happened between him and Tess again. He had betrayed Liz's trust in him once before, he wasn't about to betray her love again.
Anger rose in Tess's blood at Max's words. "I think you're the one that needs to stop playing games Max. Your the one that just said you were attracted to me. You can deny your feelings for me as much as you want. But, we're the same Max and no matter how many times you tell yourself you don't want to be with me, your lying. To me and to yourself." She quickly concentrated on her current mind warp and stepped closer to Max once again. Determined to prove to Max that he did want her. She couldn't accept the fact that he didn't. Max found himself frozen in place once again. "Don't deny what you want in life Max. You can have it all." Her voice taking a soft, seductive tone. "I know you love Liz and I can accept that, but I also know you want me to." Her hand once again reached up to Max's face. Slowly caressing it, then down his chest. "You don't have to choose any more Max. You can have it all." She emphasized that last sentence twice before she stepped away, leaving Max still standing there.
Max felt like he was in a fog that he couldn't find his way out of. Standing there unable to move, in a complete fog. His brain hazing from what was going on around him, where he was, what was happening to him. He was there, but he wasn't. His brain was gone, unable to process anything at that moment. He felt like he was drowning, like he was about to go under for the last time and never see day light again. He felt a hand upon his face once again, but his eyes were unable to focus. "Max? Max, are you all right?" It was a voice of an angel, his angel and it was the touch of her sweet hand upon his face that began to lift the fog from his brain.
"I can have it all." He heard his voice say, but he didn't know why he had said it. He felt lips touching his, the taste of them sweet. Warmth surrounded him in arms that made him feel loved. Blinking his eyes to refocus his eyes, he looked upon the worried eyes of his love. His one and only true love. "Liz?"
"I'm here Max. I've got you." She held him in her arms, thanking the stars about for the alien encoding. She had been in their bedroom, feeling nervous about what was happening between Max and Tess. When she felt the encoding inside of her mind calling to her from Max. Knowing without any doubt that he needed her, she ran out of her room toward the barn. Finding Max alone, standing in some kind of trance. The encoding inside of her was still beckoning her, still calling her to him and she didn't hesitate in her actions. Touching him, kissing him, holding him until she could feel him start to come back to her.
Wrapping his arms around her. "Liz." His voice shaking with tears. He had no idea how long he had stood there or what exactly happened between him and Tess. All he knew at that moment he was with Liz and he was safe in her arms.
Liz wanted to ask what happened to him, but the way his body was still shaking, she knew now wasn't the right time. "Come on Max, let's get you inside."
Grateful for her help, knowing he wasn't quite himself yet. The two of them walked back to the ranch house, into their room. Once there, Liz undressed Max down to his boxers, then climbed into bed and held him tight until she was sure he was fast asleep and sleeping peacefully. It was obvious, whatever Tess had done to Max was causing him harm and she wasn't about to allow that bitch to get away with it anymore. Making up her mind, she climbed out of bed. It was time for her to take matters into her own hands. Alien powers or not, that bitch was going down.
End Pt30
Title: Internship
For Disclaimer & Summary see Pt1
Part 30
After their love making, both knew it was time to face reality. "I think the first thing we need to do is figure out how her mind warps work." Liz stated as the two lovers began to dress each other.
"But, how? The only person besides Tess that really knows is Nasedo and we both trust him about as much as we trust Tess." It was the truth, as much as they knew Nasedo had to follow Max's orders, it was possible for Nasedo to hold back important information that could blow up in their faces. Without knowing the specifics to ask, Nasedo has proven too many times in the past that he doesn't willing share and that left him out. Tess, there wasn't even a question any further if they could trust her to tell them the truth or not.
"Max, I hate to say this, but it's going to have to be you." Liz stated, hating the fact, but knowing it was the truth. Right now, it was up to the two of them and as of this moment Max was the only one between the two of them that they knew for sure Tess was using her abilities on.
"WHAT? Liz, there is no way I can connect with her." His mind flashing back to the time he had been with Tess, his body feeling ill at just the thought. There was no way he could do it, even if he wanted to and he definently did not want to.
Shaking her head, knowing he had misunderstood what she was requesting. "No, Max. Your going to have to let Tess continue to use her abilities on you. We already know she's done it. But, now that you know what's happening, you need to figure out a way to fight against it."
"OH!" The light bulb was going off at Liz's explanation of her plan. "Do you think it will work?" His own insecurities of not being strong enough to fight Tess's mind warp clear in his voice.
"It's our only choice right now. Neither of us trust Tess, but without really being able to connect with her to find out the truth I don't see any other way. You already told me that you don't feel any kind of romantic attraction toward Tess right?" Max nodded his head confirming her question, so Liz continued. "Okay, so the next time you feel drawn to stay with Tess or start to feel that unwanted attraction, go with it."
"WHAT?" Once again Max was confused by what Liz was saying or requesting him to do.
"Max, listen. I don't mean go for it, I mean go with it. Let her use her ability so you can learn what it truly feels like when she does use it on you. You'll know what's happening so you can try to figure a way to stop her from being able to use it on you. Try to determine if you can fight against the pull from different angles. Your not without powers of your own Max. You just don't know enough about the way Tess's mind warps work to know how to fight them. Don't you see, you've got half the battle figured out because you already know it's happening. All you have to do is figure out how to fight against it when it is happening. Once you know how to fight it, you can teach me. We're in this together Max, remember. Unless we figure a way to fight against her ability, she's going to win."
"You realize your too smart for your own good sometimes, don't you?" With a shy embarrassed smile that came over her face, Max continued. "Okay, worst case scenario. What if I can't figure a way to fight against her mind warps?"
"You will." Liz stated confidently.
"But, what if..."
"Max, I believe in you. I know you feel you'll betray me, but I trust you. I know you won't. Besides, you really can't anyway because of our bond. Sorry, but your stuck with me buddy." Her smile turned into a satisfied grin, knowing she spoke the truth. The two of them were bonded and no matter how many mind games Tess tried to play, Max was hers and hers alone. "Now stop with the what if's, because we are going to figure this out. All we have to do is come up with a plan so Tess feels the need to use her ability on you again."
"That's easy, just have the two of us alone and she seems to do automatically to me." His voice laced with disgust, realizing how every time he seemed to be alone with her or at least whenever Liz wasn't around she would start her mind games on him.
Hating the thought of leaving Max alone with Tess, but knowing it was true. As much as she trusted Max, she didn't trust Tess as far as she could throw her. The two of them sat down on their bed and begun to make a plan. They only had one more day here at the ranch and both thought it would be best to at least have tried to get a better understanding of how the mind warps worked before they left for home. With a plan in mind, the two went to join the rest of the group for dinner. Both knowing they were about to play with fire, but both in complete faith of their love and in each other.
During dinner, the conversation was light. Liz had apologized to Tess for her earlier outburst, not wanting the blond alien to get suspicious that they were on to her. Once again Tess put on her act of total understanding and acted like she was best friends with all of them. Liz had to admit, the girl was good at her game. Even though she acted no different toward Tess on the outside, her insides were screaming what a bitch. After dinner Max mentioned wanting to go see the horses one more time, like they had planned. Liz stated that she just wanted to head on up to bed and finish her book, but insisted Max go ahead to the barn. Isabelle followed Liz's lead, while Michael decided he wanted to watch the baseball game prior to turning in.
Tess waited for only about five minutes before making her move. Max was standing in the barn, next to the horse that he had been riding for the last few weeks when he felt another person step into the barn with him. Damn it, he thought, knowing it was Tess as he could already feel a strange pull start in his mind. Turning, he saw her standing just a few feet behind him. "Their beautiful animals aren't they?" She inquired, speaking as if nothing was going on.
Max only nodded his head as he stood staring at Tess. Wanting to look away, but unable to do so as the pull inside of his mind was forcing him to continue to look at her. He did as Liz and he had planned and went with the feeling. All the while learning exactly what it felt like, trying to find a way in his mind to fight against the pull without giving himself a way. Without realizing how it happened, he found himself standing right in front of Tess. Still staring at her. "Tess, you know I'm bonded to Liz."
Batting her eyes seductively, she nodded her head slowly. "I know." She took a tiny step forward.
"I don't want to hurt her." His eyes were now completely focused on Tess's lips.
Lifting her head just slight upward, then slowly licked her lips. "I know." She answered once again.
Max tried to fight what he was thinking, knowing good and well he so did not want to kiss Tess, but as hard as he tried he knew he was going to kiss her. Remembering Liz's words from earlier. "Try to fight it from different angles." Just thinking of Liz for that one moment allowed him to shake his head clear for just enough time to move back a step away from Tess and her seduction.
"I'm sorry Tess. I didn't mean...I'm sorry." He had no idea why he was apologizing to her, he just didn't know what else to say without giving away the plan.
Tess wasn't stupid, she knew Max was bonded to Liz and while Liz was still alive Max wouldn't be able to be with her. But, that didn't stop her from trying to make Max believe he did in fact want her. "Are you attracted to me Max?" She asked as she concentrated hard on Max's mind.
Feeling the pull once again in his mind and feeling it stronger then before. "Yes." He whispered out before he could even stop to think what he was saying. The moment he said it though he knew for sure he hadn't wanted to say it, wasn't really attracted to her and in that moment he knew without any doubt Tess was using her ability on him. Having that knowledge he made his mind try to block out what was happening to him. Turning his own powers on himself, thinking he could heal the mind warp while it was happening and beating Tess at her own game.
A look of victory came across Tess's face as she heard Max admit he was attracted to her. She wanted Max more now then she had ever wanted him before and she was determined he was going to be hers. "I feel the same way about you." She earned to feel his arms around her, to have another taste of his lips upon hers. She doubled her concentration once again and took a step closer to him.
Trying as hard as he could, Max couldn't make himself step away from her advances. His eyes trained once again on her lips. His mind suffocating in the knowledge that he didn't want to kiss her, but he knew once again he was going to do just that. His body was already beginning to tremble, his bonding to Liz forcing him to deny the way his body was responding to her. His powers didn't seem strong enough to fight the force she held over him, he was trying everything he could think of to stop the pull she was forcing upon him. Just as Tess's hand was about to reach up and touch his face, Max used the one thing he hadn't thought to use yet. The one thing he had inside of him that was completely alien and he had loathed it at first. The one thing that his mind had control over even without knowing it. The one thing that should have brought him and Tess together to begin with, he used against her now. The encoding, the alien encoding. Without even realizing what he was doing at first, the alien encoding inside his mind screamed out for the one who now held the encoding inside of her instead of Tess. His mind screamed out for Liz.
The effects were instant, the mind warp that was causing him to make him believe he wanted Tess shattered instantly and Max stepped away from Tess's advances easily. "Stop it Tess."
He shouted out as he grabbed a hold of her hands that were reaching out to touch him.
"Stop what?" She questioned, trying to act innocent. As if she had no idea what he was talking about.
"Stop playing your mind games on me. Don't you think I know what you're doing or trying to do to me? I don't love you Tess. I don't want to be with you. I love Liz. I will always only love her." Max was furious at Tess and at himself for almost being too weak to stop what almost happened between him and Tess again. He had betrayed Liz's trust in him once before, he wasn't about to betray her love again.
Anger rose in Tess's blood at Max's words. "I think you're the one that needs to stop playing games Max. Your the one that just said you were attracted to me. You can deny your feelings for me as much as you want. But, we're the same Max and no matter how many times you tell yourself you don't want to be with me, your lying. To me and to yourself." She quickly concentrated on her current mind warp and stepped closer to Max once again. Determined to prove to Max that he did want her. She couldn't accept the fact that he didn't. Max found himself frozen in place once again. "Don't deny what you want in life Max. You can have it all." Her voice taking a soft, seductive tone. "I know you love Liz and I can accept that, but I also know you want me to." Her hand once again reached up to Max's face. Slowly caressing it, then down his chest. "You don't have to choose any more Max. You can have it all." She emphasized that last sentence twice before she stepped away, leaving Max still standing there.
Max felt like he was in a fog that he couldn't find his way out of. Standing there unable to move, in a complete fog. His brain hazing from what was going on around him, where he was, what was happening to him. He was there, but he wasn't. His brain was gone, unable to process anything at that moment. He felt like he was drowning, like he was about to go under for the last time and never see day light again. He felt a hand upon his face once again, but his eyes were unable to focus. "Max? Max, are you all right?" It was a voice of an angel, his angel and it was the touch of her sweet hand upon his face that began to lift the fog from his brain.
"I can have it all." He heard his voice say, but he didn't know why he had said it. He felt lips touching his, the taste of them sweet. Warmth surrounded him in arms that made him feel loved. Blinking his eyes to refocus his eyes, he looked upon the worried eyes of his love. His one and only true love. "Liz?"
"I'm here Max. I've got you." She held him in her arms, thanking the stars about for the alien encoding. She had been in their bedroom, feeling nervous about what was happening between Max and Tess. When she felt the encoding inside of her mind calling to her from Max. Knowing without any doubt that he needed her, she ran out of her room toward the barn. Finding Max alone, standing in some kind of trance. The encoding inside of her was still beckoning her, still calling her to him and she didn't hesitate in her actions. Touching him, kissing him, holding him until she could feel him start to come back to her.
Wrapping his arms around her. "Liz." His voice shaking with tears. He had no idea how long he had stood there or what exactly happened between him and Tess. All he knew at that moment he was with Liz and he was safe in her arms.
Liz wanted to ask what happened to him, but the way his body was still shaking, she knew now wasn't the right time. "Come on Max, let's get you inside."
Grateful for her help, knowing he wasn't quite himself yet. The two of them walked back to the ranch house, into their room. Once there, Liz undressed Max down to his boxers, then climbed into bed and held him tight until she was sure he was fast asleep and sleeping peacefully. It was obvious, whatever Tess had done to Max was causing him harm and she wasn't about to allow that bitch to get away with it anymore. Making up her mind, she climbed out of bed. It was time for her to take matters into her own hands. Alien powers or not, that bitch was going down.
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Title: Internship
For Disclaimer & Summary see Pt1
Part 31
Liz didn't even bother knocking, her movements were swift and right to the point. Just as Max had found Tess, throwing open her bedroom door Liz saw Tess standing in front of her dresser in nothing but a thong. Unlike Max though, Tess's appearance and lack of clothing did nothing to stop the rage that was boiling in Liz. Tess was barely able to express a shocked look upon her face by Liz's entrance into her room when her face was met with a fist. A fist that belonged to Liz Parker, knocking the alien bitch into her dresser. "STAY AWAY FROM MAX!" Rage still running through her blood, Liz swung another blow at Tess. Only this time in lieu of her fist coming in contact with Tess's eye, she hit her target. Directly on Tess's nose, breaking bone as she did so. "You are NOT to look at him, think about him and if I ever find out that you used your powers on him again, so help me God, Tess, this is nothing compared to what I will do to you." Liz shouted, then turned on her heels and began to march out of Tess's room.
She was just about to the door, when it slammed shut right directly in front of her. Liz knew she was in trouble before she even reached for the knob. Trying it, although she knew it wasn't going to work. But, she was too pissed to realize the kind of danger she had put herself in. Turning back to face her greatest enemy, seeing her hand still extended as Tess slowly was pulling herself back into a standing position. "OPEN THIS FUCKING DOOR, YOU BITCH!"
Tess knew the moment Liz came into the room, her cover had been blown. Well, time for plan C she thought to herself. Plan A to kill Liz right off the bat had failed miserably. Plan B to mind warp Max into wanting her, was obviously a bust. So instead of hiding what she wanted, she felt it was time to make Liz Parker understand exactly what and who she was up against. Shaking her head in a sarcastic way, she replied. "Tsk, tsk, tsk. Liz Parker, do you have any idea how stupid that was. I could kill you right now and not even think twice about it." She flicked her wrist and sent Liz flying across the room. "But, I'm not going to. I think you need to be taught a lesson. A lesson on sharing." There was no sweet sugary tone to her voice this time, it was haunting, threatening and just spoke evil to the core.
And Liz knew in that moment how she had let her anger get the best of her and for the first time since she had discovered aliens were here on Earth, Liz Parker was truly scared. Not even the time Nasedo had taken her hostage disguised as Max, compared to how she was feeling right at this moment. She not only could hear how truly evil Tess was with her ears, but she could see with her own eyes just how evil she was inside and out. But, she wasn't about to let Tess see how truly scare she was, instead she stood up on her shaking legs, squared her shoulders and lifted her chin in defiance. "What do you want, Tess?"
"Come on Parker, your not that ignorant. You know what I want, I want Max."
Shaking her head immediately as she replied. "NO! I've walked away before, but I'm not walking away again. Max loves ME! Max is bonded to ME! Max gave the encoding to ME! No matter what you do or say or how many times you try to use your mind powers on him. He will never be yours. Why can't you accept that?"
"Why Couldn't You Accept That Max Was MINE FIRST?" Tess shouted back, as she flicked her wrist once again throwing Liz back into her bedroom wall. Then taking a deep breath to calm herself down, she spoke again. "Because of you I lost everything. The man that was made to be with me, the right to be Queen once again, the only man I did have feelings for in this life time, the ability to have a child, EVERYTHING!" Flicking her wrist once again, Liz's head snapped back once again against the wall. "I should just kill you and all my problems would be solved, but God knows I already tried that and look where it got me."
Licking her lip and tasting her own blood, Liz realized with Tess's last sentence that this was her chance to prove once and for all what Tess really was. Bringing her head forward, she looked directly in Tess's eyes. "It was you, my horse, the cliff."
"Oh Yeah, it was me and what did I get for my troubles. I got to watch in horror as the man who should have loved me jumped off a cliff to save you. No, dying would be too easy for you this time. Your going to be taught a lesson and I'm going to be the one to teach it to you." Another flick of her wrists and Liz found herself molded to the wall, unable to move even one finger. "Now, you listen and you listen good. I'm not stupid, I know Max will never love me like he does you and I can accept that. But, that doesn't mean I don't deserve some happiness in this life either. We both know Max is attracted to me...."
Tears were forming in Liz's eyes and as much as she tried to fight them from falling and looking weak in front on Tess, they slowly made their path down Liz's face. Wanting to shake her head no, that Max wasn't attracted to her, that it was all just in her sick, twisted mind, but unable to move her head at all. She meekly whispered. "No, no he isn't."
"I told you to LISTEN!" She marched over to where Liz hung on the wall and waved her hand over her throat, instantly blocking her vocal cords from making even the slightest of sound.
She couldn't hear that Max wasn't attracted to her, that was just unacceptable in her mind. "Now, as I was saying. Max may love you, but he is attracted to me. I'm not trying to be the mean one here Liz, I'm not the one that's trying to be selfish unlike you. I gave you the encoding and in doing so I literally gave you Max. You can have Max on a regular every day basis. The two of you can love each other freely and without any concern about me causing any problems between the two of you. I will be there to fight with Max and I won't play any more mind games with him or you from this day forward. All I'm asking for is just a small piece of what should have been mine to begin with.
Liz wanted to scream, but couldn't. She wanted to shake her head, but couldn't. She didn't want to ask what Tess meant by a small piece, but she couldn't stop her eyes from asking the question to Tess's last sentence.
"I can see your curious. Okay, here's the deal. I want two things. First off, I want a baby. Max's baby to be precise. In doing so, it ensures that our people live on. Even if by some miracle you were able to conceive a child with Max, it wouldn't be like us, because frankly like it or not Liz, your human. You can never bare a child that would be like us and it would be selfish of you not to allow our species to endure. As for my other request, I have needs just like the next person. I guess it's part of my human side that this body demands relief. So unlike you who wants Max to give your body what it wants regularly, I am only going to request one twenty-four hour period a month with Max. This will be the time that my child can have with his father and when I can expect to get the pleasure this body demands."
Tears were now streaming down Liz's face, she couldn't believe what Tess was requesting. She was sure the alien bitch had lost her mind completely, as if she would agree to either of those requests. Max was hers and she had no intention of sharing him with anyone. Especially not Tess of all people. Not to mention the fact that she was already carrying Max's child inside of her, but she wasn't about to inform Tess of this as the safety for her own child's life out weighed the safety for what she was forced to hear.
Tess leaned forward, leering at Liz, knowing the lowly human was going to try to deny her request. "Now, that's all I want. All I'll ever want, but if your too selfish to grant me just those two little things, then your more stupid then even I gave you credit to be. Let's face some facts here and then let's see what you have to say. Max, Michael and Isabelle need me. Our enemies are here on Earth and someday we will have to fight against them. Rather you want to accept it or not, without me there to help, the three of them could lose and one or more of them could end up dying. Is that what you want? Because if you deny me my simple requests, I'm gone. I won't even lift a finger to help them in their battle against our enemies."
Liz's eyes spoke volumes at the thought of what Tess had said. She didn't need to voice her fear of that possibility happening, it was clear as day on her face. Knowing she had hit a nerve Tess continued. "Not to mention, that I won't be held responsible for my actions. You won't know when, where or how it will happen, but I promise you this. Every person you care about will meet an untimely death. Your family, your friends, even people you are just slightly acquainted with will endure my wrath and once I've made sure you are completely alone in this world, you my dear will die. Slowly and painfully, that I can promise you."
Her voice laced with evil and conviction, letting Liz know she meant what she was saying. She stepped away from Liz, walking back over to her dresser, she waved her hand over her face and took care of the black eye that was already forming from when Liz had punched her. Then held her hand to her nose, and the broken bone was repaired leaving her face flawless as it had been before her encounter with Liz. Turning back around, she eyed Liz with such hatred that it caused Liz's entire body to shiver. "Besides, once your dead, I'll have the encoding returned to me and I'll get everything I requested anyway. The only difference will be that I'll have Max all to myself from that day forward. Like I said before, I'm not the one that is trying to be mean or selfish. In fact, I think under the circumstances my offer is quite generous. I don't want to take Max from you, I simple want to share in what should have been rightfully mine to begin with."
The tears flowed easily out of Liz's eyes now. She knew Tess meant what she said, she knew Tess had the capability to following through with her threats. She wanted to scream at the injustice of it all. She was in a no win situation, either she willing shared Max with Tess or she would have to take the chance that her friends, family and even possibly Max could be killed by one of his enemies without Tess's help. All she could do was think of Max. 'Max, help me!' She cried out in her mind. 'Please Max, I need you.' The requests Tess made were impossible for her to face alone, she needed Max.
Max awoke with a fear coming from deep inside of him. His body was literally trembling with fear. His first instincts as always was to reach for Liz, even before his hand reached the pillow, he knew she wasn't there. Sitting up immediately he called out for her. "Liz. LIZ. LLIIIZZZZ!" He began to run into the bathroom, to the other room that adjoined theirs that was originally Liz's bedroom when they had first arrived. Not finding her anywhere, but knowing without any doubt the fear he had awoken with, was hers and he needed to find her. He didn't even bother to get dress, Liz's safety and his concern for her first most on his mind. He opened his mind and heart to lead him to his love. It only took him a second to figure out her location. Storming with rage mixed with concern to Tess's room, he flung open the door and the sight that he took in was something he prayed he would never have to bare witness to. Liz's body was molded against the wall, her face bruised, battered and bloody. It took a half of a second for him to be in motion. "Oh God, Liz. Are you all right?" He cried out as his healing hands were already working to return her flesh to it's original beautiful self.
Liz's eyes met his with a pleading look. One of fear, but also one of defeat. She still didn't have the ability to speak, but her eyes told him of the danger in the room. Turning back around he came face to face with Tess who was standing only a few feet away. "What did you do to her?" He screamed out, boiling rage inside of him taking over, but before he could even take a step toward her, she held up her hand to stop his pursuit with her own threat.
"If you don't want her dead, I suggest you calm down and listen or you'll give me no choice but to kill her right now."
Piercing Tess with a look that could have killed all on it's own had he the ability to kill with a look, he commanded. "Let her go now, or I will KILL YOU!"
Not backing down, she retorted immediately. "Kill me and you kill yourself, Michael, Isabelle and Liz. Are you done with your threats now?"
"I'm not threatening Tess. I'm telling you, LET HER GO!"
Liz fell from the wall and Max easily caught her in his arms, or so he thought he had. "Max, get me out of here." He heard Liz request and easily lifted her up in his protective arms. If he hadn't been so overwhelmed with relief to have Liz safely back in his arms, he would have been able to notice the pull on his mind, but he didn't.
Liz watched in horror as Max acted as if he was carrying a body and began to walk toward the door. Not only was Max leaving her, she watched as Tess stepped back over to where she was still hanging on the wall. Once at the door, Max turned back to Tess, to inform her, this was far from over. Only to see Tess standing next to Liz who was still hanging on the wall with her hand on her heart and the Liz he had been holding in his arms disappeared. "Your pathetic. You care so much for this lowly human, that you've let yourself become weak. But, that doesn't change what I want." Tess eyed Max's almost naked body as if he was her prey. Suppressing the urge to lick her lips at the sight of his body, she knew she had made the right decision. She could feel her own body's desires begin to stir awake at the sight of him before her.
Seeing the look of fear in Liz's eyes, unable not to do anything it would take to ensure her safety, Max asked. "What is it that you want?"
Reigning in the lust that was forming in her body at the body of the man she wanted to bed with, she stated innocently. "I think it would better if I let Liz explain. You two can make your decision and I'll be back for your decision." Tess waved her hand over Liz's throat once again to allow her vocal cords to have the ability to speak.
"Max." Liz cried out instantly the minute she could speak. Max immediately took a step toward the two women, but stopped when Tess held her hand out in his direction and pressed the hand she had against Liz's heart tighter. Liz could feel the pain in her heart instantly and cried out in pain, literally stopping Max in mid step.
"I don't want to do this Max. Don't make me out to be the bad person here. Liz knows the score, she knows what I want and what will happen if I don't get what I want. The choice is up to you guys. Since I know you two can't seem to make any decisions without a lengthy talk, I'm going to head on out. But, I guarantee, I'll be back for your answer." With that Tess strolled into her bathroom and was gone.
Max ran to Liz's side once again. This time he didn't even think twice about releasing Liz from her bondage before running his hands over her body to ensure that not only was she safe and sound, but their baby was also unharmed from her ordeal with Tess. Then and only then did he pull her into a tight embrace and held her for a few moments allowing the connection they shared to open between them and let himself breath in her scent to verify she was his Liz and not another one of Tess's mind games. "Liz, what happened? What did she do to you? What does she want?" His mind racing with questions, desperate to know what he could do to protect her and keep her safe from anything ever happening to her ever again.
Looking up at the love of her life with sad eyes, she responded in defeat. "You, she wants you, Max."
End Pt31
Title: Internship
For Disclaimer & Summary see Pt1
Part 31
Liz didn't even bother knocking, her movements were swift and right to the point. Just as Max had found Tess, throwing open her bedroom door Liz saw Tess standing in front of her dresser in nothing but a thong. Unlike Max though, Tess's appearance and lack of clothing did nothing to stop the rage that was boiling in Liz. Tess was barely able to express a shocked look upon her face by Liz's entrance into her room when her face was met with a fist. A fist that belonged to Liz Parker, knocking the alien bitch into her dresser. "STAY AWAY FROM MAX!" Rage still running through her blood, Liz swung another blow at Tess. Only this time in lieu of her fist coming in contact with Tess's eye, she hit her target. Directly on Tess's nose, breaking bone as she did so. "You are NOT to look at him, think about him and if I ever find out that you used your powers on him again, so help me God, Tess, this is nothing compared to what I will do to you." Liz shouted, then turned on her heels and began to march out of Tess's room.
She was just about to the door, when it slammed shut right directly in front of her. Liz knew she was in trouble before she even reached for the knob. Trying it, although she knew it wasn't going to work. But, she was too pissed to realize the kind of danger she had put herself in. Turning back to face her greatest enemy, seeing her hand still extended as Tess slowly was pulling herself back into a standing position. "OPEN THIS FUCKING DOOR, YOU BITCH!"
Tess knew the moment Liz came into the room, her cover had been blown. Well, time for plan C she thought to herself. Plan A to kill Liz right off the bat had failed miserably. Plan B to mind warp Max into wanting her, was obviously a bust. So instead of hiding what she wanted, she felt it was time to make Liz Parker understand exactly what and who she was up against. Shaking her head in a sarcastic way, she replied. "Tsk, tsk, tsk. Liz Parker, do you have any idea how stupid that was. I could kill you right now and not even think twice about it." She flicked her wrist and sent Liz flying across the room. "But, I'm not going to. I think you need to be taught a lesson. A lesson on sharing." There was no sweet sugary tone to her voice this time, it was haunting, threatening and just spoke evil to the core.
And Liz knew in that moment how she had let her anger get the best of her and for the first time since she had discovered aliens were here on Earth, Liz Parker was truly scared. Not even the time Nasedo had taken her hostage disguised as Max, compared to how she was feeling right at this moment. She not only could hear how truly evil Tess was with her ears, but she could see with her own eyes just how evil she was inside and out. But, she wasn't about to let Tess see how truly scare she was, instead she stood up on her shaking legs, squared her shoulders and lifted her chin in defiance. "What do you want, Tess?"
"Come on Parker, your not that ignorant. You know what I want, I want Max."
Shaking her head immediately as she replied. "NO! I've walked away before, but I'm not walking away again. Max loves ME! Max is bonded to ME! Max gave the encoding to ME! No matter what you do or say or how many times you try to use your mind powers on him. He will never be yours. Why can't you accept that?"
"Why Couldn't You Accept That Max Was MINE FIRST?" Tess shouted back, as she flicked her wrist once again throwing Liz back into her bedroom wall. Then taking a deep breath to calm herself down, she spoke again. "Because of you I lost everything. The man that was made to be with me, the right to be Queen once again, the only man I did have feelings for in this life time, the ability to have a child, EVERYTHING!" Flicking her wrist once again, Liz's head snapped back once again against the wall. "I should just kill you and all my problems would be solved, but God knows I already tried that and look where it got me."
Licking her lip and tasting her own blood, Liz realized with Tess's last sentence that this was her chance to prove once and for all what Tess really was. Bringing her head forward, she looked directly in Tess's eyes. "It was you, my horse, the cliff."
"Oh Yeah, it was me and what did I get for my troubles. I got to watch in horror as the man who should have loved me jumped off a cliff to save you. No, dying would be too easy for you this time. Your going to be taught a lesson and I'm going to be the one to teach it to you." Another flick of her wrists and Liz found herself molded to the wall, unable to move even one finger. "Now, you listen and you listen good. I'm not stupid, I know Max will never love me like he does you and I can accept that. But, that doesn't mean I don't deserve some happiness in this life either. We both know Max is attracted to me...."
Tears were forming in Liz's eyes and as much as she tried to fight them from falling and looking weak in front on Tess, they slowly made their path down Liz's face. Wanting to shake her head no, that Max wasn't attracted to her, that it was all just in her sick, twisted mind, but unable to move her head at all. She meekly whispered. "No, no he isn't."
"I told you to LISTEN!" She marched over to where Liz hung on the wall and waved her hand over her throat, instantly blocking her vocal cords from making even the slightest of sound.
She couldn't hear that Max wasn't attracted to her, that was just unacceptable in her mind. "Now, as I was saying. Max may love you, but he is attracted to me. I'm not trying to be the mean one here Liz, I'm not the one that's trying to be selfish unlike you. I gave you the encoding and in doing so I literally gave you Max. You can have Max on a regular every day basis. The two of you can love each other freely and without any concern about me causing any problems between the two of you. I will be there to fight with Max and I won't play any more mind games with him or you from this day forward. All I'm asking for is just a small piece of what should have been mine to begin with.
Liz wanted to scream, but couldn't. She wanted to shake her head, but couldn't. She didn't want to ask what Tess meant by a small piece, but she couldn't stop her eyes from asking the question to Tess's last sentence.
"I can see your curious. Okay, here's the deal. I want two things. First off, I want a baby. Max's baby to be precise. In doing so, it ensures that our people live on. Even if by some miracle you were able to conceive a child with Max, it wouldn't be like us, because frankly like it or not Liz, your human. You can never bare a child that would be like us and it would be selfish of you not to allow our species to endure. As for my other request, I have needs just like the next person. I guess it's part of my human side that this body demands relief. So unlike you who wants Max to give your body what it wants regularly, I am only going to request one twenty-four hour period a month with Max. This will be the time that my child can have with his father and when I can expect to get the pleasure this body demands."
Tears were now streaming down Liz's face, she couldn't believe what Tess was requesting. She was sure the alien bitch had lost her mind completely, as if she would agree to either of those requests. Max was hers and she had no intention of sharing him with anyone. Especially not Tess of all people. Not to mention the fact that she was already carrying Max's child inside of her, but she wasn't about to inform Tess of this as the safety for her own child's life out weighed the safety for what she was forced to hear.
Tess leaned forward, leering at Liz, knowing the lowly human was going to try to deny her request. "Now, that's all I want. All I'll ever want, but if your too selfish to grant me just those two little things, then your more stupid then even I gave you credit to be. Let's face some facts here and then let's see what you have to say. Max, Michael and Isabelle need me. Our enemies are here on Earth and someday we will have to fight against them. Rather you want to accept it or not, without me there to help, the three of them could lose and one or more of them could end up dying. Is that what you want? Because if you deny me my simple requests, I'm gone. I won't even lift a finger to help them in their battle against our enemies."
Liz's eyes spoke volumes at the thought of what Tess had said. She didn't need to voice her fear of that possibility happening, it was clear as day on her face. Knowing she had hit a nerve Tess continued. "Not to mention, that I won't be held responsible for my actions. You won't know when, where or how it will happen, but I promise you this. Every person you care about will meet an untimely death. Your family, your friends, even people you are just slightly acquainted with will endure my wrath and once I've made sure you are completely alone in this world, you my dear will die. Slowly and painfully, that I can promise you."
Her voice laced with evil and conviction, letting Liz know she meant what she was saying. She stepped away from Liz, walking back over to her dresser, she waved her hand over her face and took care of the black eye that was already forming from when Liz had punched her. Then held her hand to her nose, and the broken bone was repaired leaving her face flawless as it had been before her encounter with Liz. Turning back around, she eyed Liz with such hatred that it caused Liz's entire body to shiver. "Besides, once your dead, I'll have the encoding returned to me and I'll get everything I requested anyway. The only difference will be that I'll have Max all to myself from that day forward. Like I said before, I'm not the one that is trying to be mean or selfish. In fact, I think under the circumstances my offer is quite generous. I don't want to take Max from you, I simple want to share in what should have been rightfully mine to begin with."
The tears flowed easily out of Liz's eyes now. She knew Tess meant what she said, she knew Tess had the capability to following through with her threats. She wanted to scream at the injustice of it all. She was in a no win situation, either she willing shared Max with Tess or she would have to take the chance that her friends, family and even possibly Max could be killed by one of his enemies without Tess's help. All she could do was think of Max. 'Max, help me!' She cried out in her mind. 'Please Max, I need you.' The requests Tess made were impossible for her to face alone, she needed Max.
Max awoke with a fear coming from deep inside of him. His body was literally trembling with fear. His first instincts as always was to reach for Liz, even before his hand reached the pillow, he knew she wasn't there. Sitting up immediately he called out for her. "Liz. LIZ. LLIIIZZZZ!" He began to run into the bathroom, to the other room that adjoined theirs that was originally Liz's bedroom when they had first arrived. Not finding her anywhere, but knowing without any doubt the fear he had awoken with, was hers and he needed to find her. He didn't even bother to get dress, Liz's safety and his concern for her first most on his mind. He opened his mind and heart to lead him to his love. It only took him a second to figure out her location. Storming with rage mixed with concern to Tess's room, he flung open the door and the sight that he took in was something he prayed he would never have to bare witness to. Liz's body was molded against the wall, her face bruised, battered and bloody. It took a half of a second for him to be in motion. "Oh God, Liz. Are you all right?" He cried out as his healing hands were already working to return her flesh to it's original beautiful self.
Liz's eyes met his with a pleading look. One of fear, but also one of defeat. She still didn't have the ability to speak, but her eyes told him of the danger in the room. Turning back around he came face to face with Tess who was standing only a few feet away. "What did you do to her?" He screamed out, boiling rage inside of him taking over, but before he could even take a step toward her, she held up her hand to stop his pursuit with her own threat.
"If you don't want her dead, I suggest you calm down and listen or you'll give me no choice but to kill her right now."
Piercing Tess with a look that could have killed all on it's own had he the ability to kill with a look, he commanded. "Let her go now, or I will KILL YOU!"
Not backing down, she retorted immediately. "Kill me and you kill yourself, Michael, Isabelle and Liz. Are you done with your threats now?"
"I'm not threatening Tess. I'm telling you, LET HER GO!"
Liz fell from the wall and Max easily caught her in his arms, or so he thought he had. "Max, get me out of here." He heard Liz request and easily lifted her up in his protective arms. If he hadn't been so overwhelmed with relief to have Liz safely back in his arms, he would have been able to notice the pull on his mind, but he didn't.
Liz watched in horror as Max acted as if he was carrying a body and began to walk toward the door. Not only was Max leaving her, she watched as Tess stepped back over to where she was still hanging on the wall. Once at the door, Max turned back to Tess, to inform her, this was far from over. Only to see Tess standing next to Liz who was still hanging on the wall with her hand on her heart and the Liz he had been holding in his arms disappeared. "Your pathetic. You care so much for this lowly human, that you've let yourself become weak. But, that doesn't change what I want." Tess eyed Max's almost naked body as if he was her prey. Suppressing the urge to lick her lips at the sight of his body, she knew she had made the right decision. She could feel her own body's desires begin to stir awake at the sight of him before her.
Seeing the look of fear in Liz's eyes, unable not to do anything it would take to ensure her safety, Max asked. "What is it that you want?"
Reigning in the lust that was forming in her body at the body of the man she wanted to bed with, she stated innocently. "I think it would better if I let Liz explain. You two can make your decision and I'll be back for your decision." Tess waved her hand over Liz's throat once again to allow her vocal cords to have the ability to speak.
"Max." Liz cried out instantly the minute she could speak. Max immediately took a step toward the two women, but stopped when Tess held her hand out in his direction and pressed the hand she had against Liz's heart tighter. Liz could feel the pain in her heart instantly and cried out in pain, literally stopping Max in mid step.
"I don't want to do this Max. Don't make me out to be the bad person here. Liz knows the score, she knows what I want and what will happen if I don't get what I want. The choice is up to you guys. Since I know you two can't seem to make any decisions without a lengthy talk, I'm going to head on out. But, I guarantee, I'll be back for your answer." With that Tess strolled into her bathroom and was gone.
Max ran to Liz's side once again. This time he didn't even think twice about releasing Liz from her bondage before running his hands over her body to ensure that not only was she safe and sound, but their baby was also unharmed from her ordeal with Tess. Then and only then did he pull her into a tight embrace and held her for a few moments allowing the connection they shared to open between them and let himself breath in her scent to verify she was his Liz and not another one of Tess's mind games. "Liz, what happened? What did she do to you? What does she want?" His mind racing with questions, desperate to know what he could do to protect her and keep her safe from anything ever happening to her ever again.
Looking up at the love of her life with sad eyes, she responded in defeat. "You, she wants you, Max."
End Pt31
So I take it, not too many are happy with Tess so far. I think it's time to see Max's reaction. So here's the next part, let me know what you think.
Title: Internship
For Disclaimer & Summary see Pt1
Part 32
"THAT BITCH! I'M GOING TO KILL HER!" Max screamed out once Liz hold told him what Tess had wanted. It took Max all of one half of a second to make his decision if he would do as Tess requested. A decision that didn't even need to have a second thought as far as he was concern. The answer was plan and simple, NO! There was no way he was going to be with Tess one time, let alone impregnate her with his child or spend one entire day and night with her every single month for the rest of their lives. He couldn't even believe Tess would be that stupid to think he would even consider doing that to Liz. In fact, Max was so enraged he was ready to kill Tess this minute. He wasn't about to let her get away with what she had already gotten away with for way too long. It was time that bitch was going to go down and she was going down tonight. He pulled Liz behind him as he screamed out. "MICHAEL, ISABELLE, NASEDO!" No longer worrying about pulling the other aliens into their doubts as tonight proved once and for all there was no more doubts. Even if he had to use the King card to make the others help him in his hunt for Tess, he would do just that. But, killing the bitch was going to be his pleasure and his pleasure alone.
Isabelle came barreling out of her room at the same time that Michael was running up the stairs from his. Nasedo had also come out of his study and was standing at the bottom of the stairs, his face showing his unemotional self as usual. "Max, what is it?" Isabelle was the first to question as she was the closest and the first one to reach Max and Liz.
But, Max ignored his sister's question the minute his eyes laid on Nasedo. "WHERE IS SHE? Where is that bitch in heat?" His eyes were blazing with red hot fury. A sight neither his sister, nor his best friend had ever seen before and both were almost frightened by Max's actions.
"And which bitch in heat would that be your majesty?" Nasedo asked, even though he had a pretty good notion of who Max was referring to. His words spoke of sarcasm, but his voice still held no emotion.
"TESS! Where Is She?"
"She's gone. She had Henry drive her to the airport about five minutes ago. She left word to assure you and the others that she would be back in about two weeks to care of what you had earlier discussed."
"GOD DAMN IT!" Max swore, he was more furriest than he had ever been in his life and right now the only one around to take his wrath out on was his so called protector. "Where were you? Liz's life was threatened, your supposed to be our protector. WHERE THE HELL WERE YOU?"
At Max's admission that Liz's life had been threatened, both Isabelle and Michael were ready to jump into action. "What the hell happened?" From Michael.
"Liz, are you all right?" Isabelle asked almost at the same time.
While at the same time Nasedo responded. "Liz's life was not in danger or I would have felt it."
"NOT In Danger!" Max couldn't even bring himself to shout any more, he was just pissed beyond believe and to have Nasedo stand before and act like nothing important had just taken place was too much. He was about to explode once again, when Liz reached out with a calming hand. Knowing Max exploding any more wasn't going to solve their problem, it was time to inform the other's of what had gone down and to start planning what they were going to do.
"Max, please you need to calm down." Her words were calm and soothing, hoping she could reach Max and pull him from the darkness he had gone to.
Closing his eyes, he took a deep breath and allowed Liz's touch to calm him. Turning into her, he crushed her body to his as he cried out. "I can't lose you Liz. I can't do it. I'm sorry, I can't."
Liz knew what he was apologizing for, knew he was feeling guilty about what was to come and knew in that moment, he needed her. "It's okay Max, I'm not going anywhere. I'm right here. We'll think of something, I promise. We'll think of something together." She held him as tightly as he held on to her. Rubbing her hands up and down his back, soothing him until she could finally feel him begin to calm down and his body to stop trembling.
"Liz, what happened?" Isabelle inquired once again, only this time speaking to Liz in lieu of her brother who appeared to be in the middle of a break down.
"Let's all go sit down, so Max and I can explain what's been going down lately and what happened tonight." Liz answered calmly.
Everyone followed Liz as she lead them down to the living room area. Once seated she began to unveil what she had suspected from the cliff incidence to Max being mind warped. Ending the tale with what had just happened prior to Max calling them all out to seek out Tess's where about. Max helped telling the tale every now and then, but it was mainly Liz that did the talking. When they had finished, Michael and Isabelle were shocked to say the least, while Nasedo had a whole new respect for his King's bonded mate. "So what happens now? I mean now that Tess is gone." Isabelle asked fearing if she had understood what Max and Liz had told them that it was possible that those she cared about would also be endanger, like Alex.
"She'll be back." Nasedo stated.
Max saw red yet again at the way Nasedo had made his statement without any concern or for their friends or family. "Your just loving this aren't you. Well, guess what, Mr. Good for nothing protector. You just got yourself a whole new job. You are going to be Liz's new best friend. If me, Michael or even Isabelle isn't around her, you will be. I don't care if her life is in immediate danger or not, if one hair on her head is misplaced, I'm holding you personally responsible. So you better get a new persona ASAP, because by the time we get back to Roswell tomorrow night, you are going to be the new kid in town with one goal and one goal only, to ensure my bonded mate is safe at any time of the day or night. Do you understand what I'm commanding of you or do you need me to be a little more specific?"
"I understand your majesty and as you wish, I will take care of your bonded mate." With that said, Nasedo stood up, bowed to both Max and then to Liz before taking his leave.
As soon as Nasedo left the room, Liz turned to Max. "Did you really have to do that? I really don't know if I could handle hanging around Nasedo twenty-four, seven."
"Liz, please. I need to know your safe. Please, let me do this." At her look, he knew she still didn't like the idea and he felt slightly guilty about placing the command upon Nasedo before speaking to Liz about it first, but just the thought of something happening to Liz was just unacceptable to him. "What if I promise that I'll spend every possible waking moment in your company so you won't have to deal with Nasedo hardly at all?" He offered already knowing he had every intention of being with her every second of every day that was possible anyway once they returned home. He was already dreading the fact that he wouldn't be able to sleep with her at night as it was when they returned to Roswell. There was no way he would be able to go without being around her day and night.
The two of them started to get lost in each other's eyes when their moment was interrupted by a very irate Michael. "Well, that's just fine and dandy for you and Liz Maxwell, but what about everyone else. You know, Liz's life wasn't the only one that Tess threatened or did I miss understand what Liz said. Because from what I heard, Liz is going to be the last one killed by the psycho bitch. What about Maria?"
"And Alex." Isabelle piped in, her concerns just as strong as Michael's.
"Or my parents, or yours for that matter." Liz added.
"Look, I'm not going to let that bitch harm anyone again, okay." He halted his comments for just a second to make sure he had everyone's attention. "Like Nasedo stated earlier, I'm sure Tess will be back. As soon as she returns, her ass is grass."
"Just like that?" Michael questioned, doubt was apparent in his voice.
"Just like that. I'll agree to meet with her and once we're alone, she's dead. End of subject." Max spoke with confidence, he had no intention of giving into Tess today, tomorrow or fifty years from now. As far as he was concern she was already dead, it was just a matter of time before he would be able to conclude the deed itself.
"Max, I really don't think it's going to be that easy. I mean Tess may be crazy, but she's not stupid. Don't you think she'll know what you plan to do to her once she comes back. I mean she can't be so stupid to think that you'll actually meet up with her, jump her bones and agree to meet her again the following month. Come on, she couldn't be that insane." Isabelle spoke up, not wanting to deflate Max's confidence, but trying to make him see that there had to be more to Tess's plan than just to think she could pop back into Roswell for a night of pleasure with Max and not be suspicious of what Max would do to her when they were alone.
"Isabelle's right Max. I doubt Tess hasn't thought of some way to keep you from killing her on the spot the minute the two of you meet again. We need to come up a plan and we only have two weeks to do so. We have no idea who she would try to harm if she doesn't get what she wants. The way she spoke, it wouldn't just be Alex, Maria or our parents. She threatened anyone who was even the slightest acquaintest of mine. Which could be half the town of Roswell, considering my parents own the Crashdown and just about everyone knows me from the cafe that has lived in Roswell for any amount of time at all. You saw her Max, she might have been crazy, but she wasn't insane. She'll be expecting you to try something and my guess she's going to use someone who we both care for to ensure she gets what she wants."
Nodding his head in defeat, Max knew both Liz and his sister was more then likely right. As much as he didn't want to admit it, Tess wasn't stupid and if nothing else he was sure of one thing. Killing Tess wasn't going to be a walk in the park, but no matter how strong her powers were, he was more determined then ever to make the bitch pay for all that she had done. "Look it's late and tomorrow we've got a long day heading home. I think we'll think a little better once we've had time to rest." This was there last night at the ranch, the last night he would have to sleep with Liz peacefully next to him. Tomorrow they would need to deal with the reality of their lives, but for the rest of the night all he wanted to do was hold Liz. Make love to her and make sure she knew once and for all that she was the one he loved. She was the only one he would ever love and would ever want to love.
The group of four returned to their rooms, all of them had their own thoughts on what they had been through and what was to come. Once their door shut, Max immediately took Liz back in his arms. "Liz, I need to ask. Why did you go to Tess tonight? You of all people knew how dangerous she could be, what she was capable of. Why would you risk your safety, our child's safety like that?" He wasn't yelling or accusing, but trying to understand how she could have put herself in that kind of position to begin with.
"I don't know what I was thinking. I guess I wasn't. It's just that I had seen how she had hurt you and all I could think of was hurting her back. I'm sorry Max, I should have known better, but at least I got in a couple of good shots before she used her alien mumbo jumbo on me. You know, if she didn't have those alien powers, I would have kicked her scrawny blond bimbo ass."
Max let out a chuckle at Liz's comment. Knowing that although his bonded mate may be petite, that didn't mean she wasn't capable of giving as could as she got. "You know, if I was a betting man, I place money on you. At least if it had been a fair fight." He reached down a grabbed her hand and when he felt her flinch, he immediately brought her hand up to inspect the damage. Sure enough, her knuckles were bruised. The only evidence left that she had in deed broken Tess's nose. "May I?" He asked as he placed his healing hand over her knuckles to take the bruising discomfort away. "Better?" Nodding her head in thanks, he reached under her chin and lifted her face to meet her eyes. "Seriously Liz, please promise me you won't put yourself in that kind of danger ever again. You mean too much to me to take that kind of risk. You and our child." He placed one hand upon her stomach to emphasize his point.
"I promise." She wanted to add, as long as you make the same promise to me, but she knew she wouldn't be able to ask that of him. Max had a destiny to fulfill, not to be with Tess, but to fight against their enemies and like it or not, she was going to have to accept his life would always have some kind of danger to it. Pulling out of his arms to get undressed as Max began to pull down the covers for them to climb into bed, she questioned. "So, I take it you weren't able to figure out how to fight against her mind warp?"
Laying on the bed, waiting for Liz to join him, he replied. "Actually I thought I had figured it out. I mean at one point I was even able to break free from her mind warp."
"You were?" Now Liz was baffled because when she had found him, he was in such a blank trance that she would never have guessed he had found a solution to the mysterious mind warp power. She climbed in bed and cuddled next to Max. "How did you break free of it?"
"Actually, it was the alien encoding that gave me the power to break free for a few minutes. It was the one area of my brain that she didn't have any control over."
"That's when you called me, wasn't it?" Max nodded to confirm what she asked. "Then what happened? I mean when I found you, you were kind of out of it."
"I know, I mean one minute I had taken complete control back over myself. The next thing I knew you were standing there with me. It all just happened so fast, I don't know what happened. There I was telling her to stop playing her mind games on me and letting her know that I didn't love her, that I only would ever love you and then bam, your there and the rest was history."
"I think you figured it out though. Apparently she knew we were on to her and knew she wasn't going to win using her mind games any more. That's why she went so ballistic and came up with this ridiculous request."
Max leaned over and kissed her softly on the lips. "You know I'll never give into that request don't you. I won't do that to you."
"I know Max. We'll think of something, we're in this together."
Once again Max took Liz's lips with his. In no time at all the two of them were making love, slow and passionately. Reconfirming their love for each other one final time before heading home to Roswell.
End Pt32
Title: Internship
For Disclaimer & Summary see Pt1
Part 32
"THAT BITCH! I'M GOING TO KILL HER!" Max screamed out once Liz hold told him what Tess had wanted. It took Max all of one half of a second to make his decision if he would do as Tess requested. A decision that didn't even need to have a second thought as far as he was concern. The answer was plan and simple, NO! There was no way he was going to be with Tess one time, let alone impregnate her with his child or spend one entire day and night with her every single month for the rest of their lives. He couldn't even believe Tess would be that stupid to think he would even consider doing that to Liz. In fact, Max was so enraged he was ready to kill Tess this minute. He wasn't about to let her get away with what she had already gotten away with for way too long. It was time that bitch was going to go down and she was going down tonight. He pulled Liz behind him as he screamed out. "MICHAEL, ISABELLE, NASEDO!" No longer worrying about pulling the other aliens into their doubts as tonight proved once and for all there was no more doubts. Even if he had to use the King card to make the others help him in his hunt for Tess, he would do just that. But, killing the bitch was going to be his pleasure and his pleasure alone.
Isabelle came barreling out of her room at the same time that Michael was running up the stairs from his. Nasedo had also come out of his study and was standing at the bottom of the stairs, his face showing his unemotional self as usual. "Max, what is it?" Isabelle was the first to question as she was the closest and the first one to reach Max and Liz.
But, Max ignored his sister's question the minute his eyes laid on Nasedo. "WHERE IS SHE? Where is that bitch in heat?" His eyes were blazing with red hot fury. A sight neither his sister, nor his best friend had ever seen before and both were almost frightened by Max's actions.
"And which bitch in heat would that be your majesty?" Nasedo asked, even though he had a pretty good notion of who Max was referring to. His words spoke of sarcasm, but his voice still held no emotion.
"TESS! Where Is She?"
"She's gone. She had Henry drive her to the airport about five minutes ago. She left word to assure you and the others that she would be back in about two weeks to care of what you had earlier discussed."
"GOD DAMN IT!" Max swore, he was more furriest than he had ever been in his life and right now the only one around to take his wrath out on was his so called protector. "Where were you? Liz's life was threatened, your supposed to be our protector. WHERE THE HELL WERE YOU?"
At Max's admission that Liz's life had been threatened, both Isabelle and Michael were ready to jump into action. "What the hell happened?" From Michael.
"Liz, are you all right?" Isabelle asked almost at the same time.
While at the same time Nasedo responded. "Liz's life was not in danger or I would have felt it."
"NOT In Danger!" Max couldn't even bring himself to shout any more, he was just pissed beyond believe and to have Nasedo stand before and act like nothing important had just taken place was too much. He was about to explode once again, when Liz reached out with a calming hand. Knowing Max exploding any more wasn't going to solve their problem, it was time to inform the other's of what had gone down and to start planning what they were going to do.
"Max, please you need to calm down." Her words were calm and soothing, hoping she could reach Max and pull him from the darkness he had gone to.
Closing his eyes, he took a deep breath and allowed Liz's touch to calm him. Turning into her, he crushed her body to his as he cried out. "I can't lose you Liz. I can't do it. I'm sorry, I can't."
Liz knew what he was apologizing for, knew he was feeling guilty about what was to come and knew in that moment, he needed her. "It's okay Max, I'm not going anywhere. I'm right here. We'll think of something, I promise. We'll think of something together." She held him as tightly as he held on to her. Rubbing her hands up and down his back, soothing him until she could finally feel him begin to calm down and his body to stop trembling.
"Liz, what happened?" Isabelle inquired once again, only this time speaking to Liz in lieu of her brother who appeared to be in the middle of a break down.
"Let's all go sit down, so Max and I can explain what's been going down lately and what happened tonight." Liz answered calmly.
Everyone followed Liz as she lead them down to the living room area. Once seated she began to unveil what she had suspected from the cliff incidence to Max being mind warped. Ending the tale with what had just happened prior to Max calling them all out to seek out Tess's where about. Max helped telling the tale every now and then, but it was mainly Liz that did the talking. When they had finished, Michael and Isabelle were shocked to say the least, while Nasedo had a whole new respect for his King's bonded mate. "So what happens now? I mean now that Tess is gone." Isabelle asked fearing if she had understood what Max and Liz had told them that it was possible that those she cared about would also be endanger, like Alex.
"She'll be back." Nasedo stated.
Max saw red yet again at the way Nasedo had made his statement without any concern or for their friends or family. "Your just loving this aren't you. Well, guess what, Mr. Good for nothing protector. You just got yourself a whole new job. You are going to be Liz's new best friend. If me, Michael or even Isabelle isn't around her, you will be. I don't care if her life is in immediate danger or not, if one hair on her head is misplaced, I'm holding you personally responsible. So you better get a new persona ASAP, because by the time we get back to Roswell tomorrow night, you are going to be the new kid in town with one goal and one goal only, to ensure my bonded mate is safe at any time of the day or night. Do you understand what I'm commanding of you or do you need me to be a little more specific?"
"I understand your majesty and as you wish, I will take care of your bonded mate." With that said, Nasedo stood up, bowed to both Max and then to Liz before taking his leave.
As soon as Nasedo left the room, Liz turned to Max. "Did you really have to do that? I really don't know if I could handle hanging around Nasedo twenty-four, seven."
"Liz, please. I need to know your safe. Please, let me do this." At her look, he knew she still didn't like the idea and he felt slightly guilty about placing the command upon Nasedo before speaking to Liz about it first, but just the thought of something happening to Liz was just unacceptable to him. "What if I promise that I'll spend every possible waking moment in your company so you won't have to deal with Nasedo hardly at all?" He offered already knowing he had every intention of being with her every second of every day that was possible anyway once they returned home. He was already dreading the fact that he wouldn't be able to sleep with her at night as it was when they returned to Roswell. There was no way he would be able to go without being around her day and night.
The two of them started to get lost in each other's eyes when their moment was interrupted by a very irate Michael. "Well, that's just fine and dandy for you and Liz Maxwell, but what about everyone else. You know, Liz's life wasn't the only one that Tess threatened or did I miss understand what Liz said. Because from what I heard, Liz is going to be the last one killed by the psycho bitch. What about Maria?"
"And Alex." Isabelle piped in, her concerns just as strong as Michael's.
"Or my parents, or yours for that matter." Liz added.
"Look, I'm not going to let that bitch harm anyone again, okay." He halted his comments for just a second to make sure he had everyone's attention. "Like Nasedo stated earlier, I'm sure Tess will be back. As soon as she returns, her ass is grass."
"Just like that?" Michael questioned, doubt was apparent in his voice.
"Just like that. I'll agree to meet with her and once we're alone, she's dead. End of subject." Max spoke with confidence, he had no intention of giving into Tess today, tomorrow or fifty years from now. As far as he was concern she was already dead, it was just a matter of time before he would be able to conclude the deed itself.
"Max, I really don't think it's going to be that easy. I mean Tess may be crazy, but she's not stupid. Don't you think she'll know what you plan to do to her once she comes back. I mean she can't be so stupid to think that you'll actually meet up with her, jump her bones and agree to meet her again the following month. Come on, she couldn't be that insane." Isabelle spoke up, not wanting to deflate Max's confidence, but trying to make him see that there had to be more to Tess's plan than just to think she could pop back into Roswell for a night of pleasure with Max and not be suspicious of what Max would do to her when they were alone.
"Isabelle's right Max. I doubt Tess hasn't thought of some way to keep you from killing her on the spot the minute the two of you meet again. We need to come up a plan and we only have two weeks to do so. We have no idea who she would try to harm if she doesn't get what she wants. The way she spoke, it wouldn't just be Alex, Maria or our parents. She threatened anyone who was even the slightest acquaintest of mine. Which could be half the town of Roswell, considering my parents own the Crashdown and just about everyone knows me from the cafe that has lived in Roswell for any amount of time at all. You saw her Max, she might have been crazy, but she wasn't insane. She'll be expecting you to try something and my guess she's going to use someone who we both care for to ensure she gets what she wants."
Nodding his head in defeat, Max knew both Liz and his sister was more then likely right. As much as he didn't want to admit it, Tess wasn't stupid and if nothing else he was sure of one thing. Killing Tess wasn't going to be a walk in the park, but no matter how strong her powers were, he was more determined then ever to make the bitch pay for all that she had done. "Look it's late and tomorrow we've got a long day heading home. I think we'll think a little better once we've had time to rest." This was there last night at the ranch, the last night he would have to sleep with Liz peacefully next to him. Tomorrow they would need to deal with the reality of their lives, but for the rest of the night all he wanted to do was hold Liz. Make love to her and make sure she knew once and for all that she was the one he loved. She was the only one he would ever love and would ever want to love.
The group of four returned to their rooms, all of them had their own thoughts on what they had been through and what was to come. Once their door shut, Max immediately took Liz back in his arms. "Liz, I need to ask. Why did you go to Tess tonight? You of all people knew how dangerous she could be, what she was capable of. Why would you risk your safety, our child's safety like that?" He wasn't yelling or accusing, but trying to understand how she could have put herself in that kind of position to begin with.
"I don't know what I was thinking. I guess I wasn't. It's just that I had seen how she had hurt you and all I could think of was hurting her back. I'm sorry Max, I should have known better, but at least I got in a couple of good shots before she used her alien mumbo jumbo on me. You know, if she didn't have those alien powers, I would have kicked her scrawny blond bimbo ass."
Max let out a chuckle at Liz's comment. Knowing that although his bonded mate may be petite, that didn't mean she wasn't capable of giving as could as she got. "You know, if I was a betting man, I place money on you. At least if it had been a fair fight." He reached down a grabbed her hand and when he felt her flinch, he immediately brought her hand up to inspect the damage. Sure enough, her knuckles were bruised. The only evidence left that she had in deed broken Tess's nose. "May I?" He asked as he placed his healing hand over her knuckles to take the bruising discomfort away. "Better?" Nodding her head in thanks, he reached under her chin and lifted her face to meet her eyes. "Seriously Liz, please promise me you won't put yourself in that kind of danger ever again. You mean too much to me to take that kind of risk. You and our child." He placed one hand upon her stomach to emphasize his point.
"I promise." She wanted to add, as long as you make the same promise to me, but she knew she wouldn't be able to ask that of him. Max had a destiny to fulfill, not to be with Tess, but to fight against their enemies and like it or not, she was going to have to accept his life would always have some kind of danger to it. Pulling out of his arms to get undressed as Max began to pull down the covers for them to climb into bed, she questioned. "So, I take it you weren't able to figure out how to fight against her mind warp?"
Laying on the bed, waiting for Liz to join him, he replied. "Actually I thought I had figured it out. I mean at one point I was even able to break free from her mind warp."
"You were?" Now Liz was baffled because when she had found him, he was in such a blank trance that she would never have guessed he had found a solution to the mysterious mind warp power. She climbed in bed and cuddled next to Max. "How did you break free of it?"
"Actually, it was the alien encoding that gave me the power to break free for a few minutes. It was the one area of my brain that she didn't have any control over."
"That's when you called me, wasn't it?" Max nodded to confirm what she asked. "Then what happened? I mean when I found you, you were kind of out of it."
"I know, I mean one minute I had taken complete control back over myself. The next thing I knew you were standing there with me. It all just happened so fast, I don't know what happened. There I was telling her to stop playing her mind games on me and letting her know that I didn't love her, that I only would ever love you and then bam, your there and the rest was history."
"I think you figured it out though. Apparently she knew we were on to her and knew she wasn't going to win using her mind games any more. That's why she went so ballistic and came up with this ridiculous request."
Max leaned over and kissed her softly on the lips. "You know I'll never give into that request don't you. I won't do that to you."
"I know Max. We'll think of something, we're in this together."
Once again Max took Liz's lips with his. In no time at all the two of them were making love, slow and passionately. Reconfirming their love for each other one final time before heading home to Roswell.
End Pt32
Thanks everyone for the FB, I hope everyone enjoys this next part. Anyway here it is, hope you like it. Let me know what you think.
Title: Internship
For Disclaimer & Summary see Pt1
Part 33
Their flight back to Roswell was uneventful, the drive from the airport was filled with a touch of sadness. Both Max and Liz knowing when they returned to their homes, their time together wouldn't be the same. Yes, they would still be together, but they wouldn't be able to share their nights as they had at the ranch. As they reached the Crashdown, an illness was already starting to set upon them at just the thought of being separated. Both understood they would have to continue to play the part of just boyfriend/girlfriend for a while longer. The pregnancy was in a gestation period, frozen in status inside Liz's womb for at least a year Nasedo had predicted while Liz's body continued to transform in order to sustain the pregnancy. Since this was the first pregnancy between his antarian race and the human race, Nasedo could not give them exact details of what to expect. He did inform them what he believed to be true and much to both their surprise, both Max and Liz believed what he was telling them. Not that they really trusted him, but because they both understood just how important this pregnancy was to not only them, but to Nasedo also. Once the engine was cut, the two of them reached for each other eagerly. Neither willing to let go of the other as of yet, neither ready to return to their normal life's. Both already missing the other and they still had their bonded mate in their arms. "I don't think I can do this." Liz whispered in Max's ear. How was she supposed to let Max go and not be by his side?
"I know it's hard Liz. But, I'll be back as soon as I check in at home." Max tried to sound brave even though his heart was breaking at the thought of leaving Liz. The short trip home and back again was going to seem like an eternity to both of them. He kissed her lips softly just once before pulling away. "We better get you inside or I won't be held responsible for abducting you from your home and force you to run away with me."
"Force me Max. I don't want to be without you." She pleaded. She didn't care if he swept her away from the only home she had ever known, because she knew her home was where he was, not here any more.
Hearing her plead with her voice, then looking into her sad puppy dog eyes, he couldn't refuse or deny her. "Okay, let's go." He began to pull away from Liz to restart the engine of the vehicle. He would leave everything behind, friends, family, his responsibilities to his plant, everything to be able to be with Liz.
"LIZ! You're home!" The passenger side door flung open and Maria was there hugging Liz as if she hadn't seen in an extremely long time, which in fact she hadn't. Maria had missed Liz so much during her summer trip. So many times she had wanted to pick up the phone and call her friend only to remember Liz wasn't around. Of course, Liz had kept her posted on what was happening. Mainly about Max and their bonding situation, but she hadn't had a chance to talk to her in the past few weeks and Maria couldn't wait to hear all the juicy details. The moment Max and Liz had pulled up to the cafe and Maria had saw them, she couldn't wait another second to hug her friend. So she had immediately ran out the cafe doors in her uniform, thrown open the car door and proceeded to give Liz a welcome home hug.
Still holding onto Liz, she looked over to Max. "Hey Max, welcome home."
At that moment Max knew their opportunity to run and not look back was once again gone. He cursed himself for not taking the opportunity when the two of them had after the cliff incident. Giving Maria a smile, he greeted. "Hi Maria."
Liz let go of Maria, turned to give Max a sad smile, both understanding they were home and they would have to say good-bye for now. Maria saw the look the two of them exchanged and rolled her eyes. "Come on you two, stop with the sad puppy dog faces. You guys know I've got both your backs. Max, I think Liz is going to need some help with her suitcase, maybe you could help carry it upstairs to her room." She raised her eyebrows up and down, then winked at Max as she literally pulled Liz out of the car. Leaning down in her friends ear, she whispered. "I always hated to say good-bye in a car."
The two friends walked into the cafe owned by Liz's parents with their arms linked as Max followed a few steps behind carrying Liz's suitcases. As they walked into the back room, Maria continued on. "Here's the deal, Liz's parents just left to pick a few things up for Liz and said they would be back in about thirty minutes. Which just happens to be when my shift ends, so you two have thirty more minutes to yourselves to adjust to life here in Roswell, then it's me and you girlfriend and a gallon of ice cream. Just keep your cell phone handy and if the parental units decide to come home unexpected, I'll give you a heads up." Both Liz and Max stood shell shocked at Maria's words. When she noticed how neither of them made a move, she dramatically looked at her watch, then stated. "Come on you two, times a ticking and I don't want to have to deal with an anxiety attack from Liz during our ice cream feast because of some..." She leaned in close to the two of them before whispering. "Alien bonding withdrawals. Now run along and play like nice boys and girls."
Liz couldn't stop the giggle at her best friends antics. She had already explained a small part of her and Max's bonding, not all of it, but apparently enough for Maria to understand how they would need to be together and often. She gave Maria one more hug. "God, I've missed you."
"I know, I've missed you too." Liz let go and began to walk up the back stairs to her home, with Max following behind when Maria called out. "Hey moondoogie, just leave the suitcases in Liz's room. No one needs to know the exact time you had to help Liz carry them up to her room." She gave Max a wink, letting him know that he had the perfect alibi for being in Liz's room just in case her parents did come home.
The moment they were inside Liz's room, Max closed the door quickly and melted the lock shut before spinning Liz around in his arms and kissed her passionately. The fire between them ignited immediately. Clothes were discarded quickly, not willing to waste a single moment of the extra time their friend had given them. Lifting Liz at her waist, while their lips moved in sync, Max carried her over to her bed. Placing her down gently they began making love almost immediately. Joining their bodies, their souls and their minds through their connection. Once joined, their pace slowed and they simple reveled in the feel of each others body's. The way their souls entertwined with each other and the way they felt complete and whole as one. Cries of passion, moans of pleasure passed their lips as their bodies moved together. Hands caressed and cherished, tongues tenderly dueled. Their love for each other soared through their hearts as the pleasure of their joining fueled that love with each thrust, each kiss, each simple touch.
They laid holding each other tightly in the afterglow of their love making. Both knowing they needed to get dress, but neither making a move to let the other go. "We should get dressed, before my parents get home." Liz finally spoke the words neither wanted to acknowledge.
Accepting their fate, they slowly disentangled themselves and started the process of dressing each other. Once they were completely dressed, Max took Liz into his arms once again and kissed her with such passion that made her tempted to strip him all over again. "I love you, Liz Parker. I'll always love you and you alone."
"I love you too, Max." Their lips met for one more lingering kiss before the knock on Liz's bedroom door forced the two back to the reality of what it meant to be back in Roswell once again. "I'm going to head home, call me when Maria leaves." He unlocked the door and to Maria's surprise hugged her tightly. "Thank you." He whispered in her ear, gave Liz one final look before leaving the two friends for their girl friend time.
"SOOoooo, tell me everything." Maria began as she plopped down on Liz's bed with a carton of ice cream in one hand and two spoons in the other.
Sighing in a dreamy tone, Liz flopped down next to her friend, took one spoonful of ice cream and stated. "God, I love him." Liz turned to her friend and began the long tale of what all Max and her had been through together in the past month.
With a ton of, "Oh My God's," "How sweet," and "That Bitch." Maria listened to Liz's unbelievable tale she had experienced. A few hours later and two empty carton's of ice cream the two best friends were caught up with everything that needed to be said. By this time Liz's parents had also come home and Maria left so Liz could have a little time with her parents. Liz immediately went into detail about her time spent in the real lab at the university, talking about the research she had done in total science mood. She figured the more she talked in scientific terms the less suspicious her parents would become about what really happened during her so called internship.
Her plan worked and soon she was in her room, talking to Max on the phone. Max informed her of how his mother was in total *Mom* mood and he wasn't sure what time he would be able to sneak over to see her. As much as she wanted to see Max again, she wasn't willing for him to get in trouble and take a chance that they would be forced to stay away from each other. So in the end they agreed it would be best for Max to stay at home for the night. That night, neither could get comfortable. The ache inside of them to be with each other was almost brutal. By the next morning, both were feeling the effects of not being near the other and Max vowed to himself that was the last night he would allow Liz to talk him into staying home. He figured he would get more sleep even sneaking out late and back home early then he would trying to sleep without Liz by his side.
He waited around his house until quarter til seven. The Crashdown opened at seven and Max couldn't wait one more second to be near Liz. She was working the opening shift so Max was determined to be there the minute they opened. Last night had been a very long night, their truly first night away since the encoding fiasco Max had to endure when Nasedo tried to force him and Tess together. Since their bonding had been out in the open though, Max and Liz had spent every night since sleeping entangled in each other's arms. Max arrived at the cafe just as Mr. Parker was unlocking the door. "Good morning, Max. Your up bright and early." Liz's father greeted the young man. The Parker's hadn't known Max had been with Liz the past month, but Jeff Parker knew the young man before him had feelings for Liz and suspected he would be seeing him quite often now that Liz was back from her internship.
"Uh..Hi, Mr. Parker. I..." Max had started to greet Liz's father back, but his greeting was halted in mid sentence when Liz walked through the back door. Max's eyes feel upon his love and they held each other's gaze for a moment, both their faces lighting up with smiles.
A moment in time that wasn't unnoticed by Jeff, who just shook his head at the two of them.
The boy obviously had it bad for his daughter and the look that came over Liz's face said she felt the exact same way about Max. Jeff made a mental note to make sure to keep more of an eye on the young man that had captured his daughter's eye.
Before Max could help himself, his mind screamed out for Liz. Needing desperately to be near her again and the encoding inside of Liz responded immediately. She ran over to Max and literally threw herself in his arms. Peppering his face with kisses before giving him a long kiss. "I missed you." She whispered, but with her father still standing there wide eyed at the open display of affection his daughter had just demonstrated in front of him, he heard her all the same.
"Not as much as I missed you." Max retorted before his mind remembered where they were or more importantly who they were standing next to. He gave her body one final squeeze before he tried to reign in his emotions to get himself under some semblance of control and take a step back.
When Max pulled away just that little bit, Liz noticed her father standing there for the first time since she had laid eyes on Max. "Uh..Hi, Dad. Uh..I was..I mean, Max was..Uh.."
Stumbling over her words, not knowing what to say or what her father was going to say. She could see Max's face turning two shades of red and knew her's must have been mimicking the same reaction. Trying to get herself together, she tried once again. "Why don't I show you to a seat Max?" She asked as she took his head and led him over to one of the booths. The place was still empty except the three of them, so Max had his choice of seats. "Okay, that was a little embarrassing."
"I'm sorry Liz, I didn't mean that to happen." He meant the fact that the encoding inside of him had responded to Liz's presence the minute he had laid eyes on her. He knew Liz wouldn't have been so forward normally in front of her father like that if he hadn't unconsciously used the encoding between them to force the issue. Not that he was complaining, since he really needed to taste her lips and to feel her in his arms once again.
"It's okay Max, let's just try to work on our control a little better when my Dad's around."
Giving him a reassuring smile to let him know she wasn't upset, just a little embarrassed by her father's presence. After all she had missed him just has much as he had missed her and even though she wouldn't have reacted as boldly had it not been for the encodings demand, she really didn't mind that much.
That morning proved to be a very difficult morning shift for Liz and for Max. As often happened whenever he would watch Liz work, fantasies would start to form in his mind. Fantasies that normally wouldn't be a problem, at least before Liz had the encoding. Now though, every fantasy Max's mind began to form, Liz felt the pull of the encoding to fulfill them. When Liz approached his table with one snap of her uniform undone and her hands moving to undo the next one, Max knew immediately where his mind had gone and what was happening. Knowing he wasn't able to stop what his mind was thinking, he immediately jumped out of his booth and walked as quickly as he could to the restroom without causing too much of a scene. His mind demanded through their encoding for Liz to follow. He wasn't in the bathroom more then thirty seconds when Liz also entered the small room. Within another second Liz's lips were upon Max's and her uniform was unsnapped hanging open on each side of her body. Her hands then on Max's pants, unbuttoning, then unzipping. While Max was removing her panties from her body. Within a minute of them coming into the bathroom, Liz was lifted against the wall and Max was pumping in and out of her at an alarming rate. There was no time for any foreplay. They both needed release and they needed it quickly.
At the speed in which Max was thrusting in and out of her body, in a matter of minutes they both felt their impending orgasms begin to take hold. Capturing her lips in a breathtaking kiss, kept their moans muffled as both flew over the edge. When he finally released her from his hold, they both had a satisfied look on their faces. "What happened to working on that control of yours?" Liz asked in a joking tone.
"Well, stop looking so damn irresistible in that uniform of yours and my mind wouldn't be so tempted all the time." He teased back.
Smiling at his statement to let him know she wasn't upset over what had just happened. "I better get back out there before my Dad wonders where I went to and comes looking for me. Think you can keep your fantasy's to at least a PG-13 rating for the next few hours now?"
"Believe it or not, I was trying." Max confessed, he hadn't really meant for his mind to begin thinking about her offering him her breast for an entree in lieu of an item from the menu. His mind went there before he even realized what he was doing.
"How about you try this, when other people are around try to focus on fantasy's that consist of from my neck up, okay?" Nodding his head in agreement, Liz gave him one last kiss before heading out to continue her shift.
Once she was gone, Max splashed some cold water on his face. Coaching himself, think of her lips, her eyes, her beautiful hair. Nothing beyond her shoulders, lips, eyes, hair. Lips, eyes, hair. Lips, eyes, hair. Lips, eyes, hair. His inner voice kept repeating those body parts in his mind as he came out of the bathroom only to see Liz bent over to pick up a dish rag off the floor. When she stood up, his eyes were trained on her ass and as she moved to walk back to the counter, he watched the sway of her hips. Turning back around he knew he was busted with the look she gave him and with her hands she motioned to her head. Shaking his new thoughts from his mind he walked over to her. "I'm going to head over to Michael's, what time do you get off?"
"Two."
"I'll be back." Knowing he wasn't able to control where his mind was going when she was around, he left the cafe. Within a minute of Max leaving, another man came into the cafe and sat at the counter. The man remained sipping coffee laced with Tabasco for the next several hours, his eyes trained on his King's mate. Fulfilling the command of his King to ensure the human mate he had chosen was safe from harm while the other royal members of Antar were not around to see that she was safe themselves.
A little past eleven, Max and Michael were in the middle of watching a baseball game when Liz came rushing through the doorway of Michael's apartment. One look on her face and Max knew he was in trouble. As she approached him, he tried to defend himself. "It wasn't my fault, there was this gum commercial and..." That's all he got out before Liz was kissing him quiet.
When they pulled a part to take air into their lungs, Liz smacked him on the arm playfully. "A gum commercial?" She teased. "I had to tell my Dad that Maria left her extra set of keys at our house last night and that she didn't have a way to get to work. Your lucky she was scheduled to come in at noon so I could come up with an excuse to leave work. I give you credit that at least your fantasy was above the shoulder, but come on Max. You've got to get this under control."
"I know and I am trying, I swear. Sometimes I think about you without even realizing it though. I thought watching a baseball game was a safe way to spend the afternoon, but then that commercial came on and the girl started kissing this guy and bam the thought of you kissing me came to mind and well..." He stopped his explanation, knowing he wasn't helping his situation.
"Hold up, you mean to tell me, everytime Max has a fantasy about you, the encoding is going to make you do it..Uh..I mean do what he fantasizes about. Even when your not around each other." Michael was freaking out, thinking about the power that Isabelle had over him. He was now growing more concern, considering he had assumed if they weren't in the same room or within close proximity of each other the encoding wouldn't come into play. But, what he had just witnessed proved how wrong his thoughts on the encoding was. Liz had been across town at the Crashdown working and Max was here with him at his apartment. Was there no distance that the encoding wouldn't work?
Max and Liz looked over to Michael, then to each other. Both were thinking the exact same thing Michael was and both knew they were both going to have a harder time now that they were home then they had originally thought. "I better go pick up Maria and get back to work before my Dad starts wondering where the two of us are." Liz stated not really wanting to leave Max and it could be heard in the tone of her words.
"I'll come with you." Max offered knowing that it didn't seem to matter if he was around Liz or not, his fantasies were still going to have the same effect on her.
"No, Max. Stay with Michael and watch the game. I don't think my Dad could handle watching another round of his daughter ramming her tongue down her boyfriends throat in front of him and I doubt I wouldn't do just that if you were around." Giving him a knowing look, then turning back to Michael she stated. "Just do me a favor, if any more gum commercial's come on, could you try to distract Max so his mind keeps on the game. I don't think I'll be able to come up with another excuse to leave without making him suspicious."
Michael gave a small a laugh at his friends expense, while Max blushed. "Okay you two, I think I got the message loud and clear." He walked Liz out to her car, but before she climbed into the driver's seat, he pulled her into a tight embrace. "I am sorry Liz."
"It's okay Max. I guess I should be flattered, knowing my boyfriend fantasizes about me as often as you do." She gave him another sweet kiss before climbing into the car.
Leaning down through the window, he whispered. "Liz, thank you for understanding."
"I love you Max and to tell you the truth, it kind of turns me on." With that she started the car and drove away, leaving Max standing there staring after the car.
"Turns you on, that so does not help the fantasy situation Liz." He stated to himself as he walked back toward Michael's apartment.
End Pt33
Title: Internship
For Disclaimer & Summary see Pt1
Part 33
Their flight back to Roswell was uneventful, the drive from the airport was filled with a touch of sadness. Both Max and Liz knowing when they returned to their homes, their time together wouldn't be the same. Yes, they would still be together, but they wouldn't be able to share their nights as they had at the ranch. As they reached the Crashdown, an illness was already starting to set upon them at just the thought of being separated. Both understood they would have to continue to play the part of just boyfriend/girlfriend for a while longer. The pregnancy was in a gestation period, frozen in status inside Liz's womb for at least a year Nasedo had predicted while Liz's body continued to transform in order to sustain the pregnancy. Since this was the first pregnancy between his antarian race and the human race, Nasedo could not give them exact details of what to expect. He did inform them what he believed to be true and much to both their surprise, both Max and Liz believed what he was telling them. Not that they really trusted him, but because they both understood just how important this pregnancy was to not only them, but to Nasedo also. Once the engine was cut, the two of them reached for each other eagerly. Neither willing to let go of the other as of yet, neither ready to return to their normal life's. Both already missing the other and they still had their bonded mate in their arms. "I don't think I can do this." Liz whispered in Max's ear. How was she supposed to let Max go and not be by his side?
"I know it's hard Liz. But, I'll be back as soon as I check in at home." Max tried to sound brave even though his heart was breaking at the thought of leaving Liz. The short trip home and back again was going to seem like an eternity to both of them. He kissed her lips softly just once before pulling away. "We better get you inside or I won't be held responsible for abducting you from your home and force you to run away with me."
"Force me Max. I don't want to be without you." She pleaded. She didn't care if he swept her away from the only home she had ever known, because she knew her home was where he was, not here any more.
Hearing her plead with her voice, then looking into her sad puppy dog eyes, he couldn't refuse or deny her. "Okay, let's go." He began to pull away from Liz to restart the engine of the vehicle. He would leave everything behind, friends, family, his responsibilities to his plant, everything to be able to be with Liz.
"LIZ! You're home!" The passenger side door flung open and Maria was there hugging Liz as if she hadn't seen in an extremely long time, which in fact she hadn't. Maria had missed Liz so much during her summer trip. So many times she had wanted to pick up the phone and call her friend only to remember Liz wasn't around. Of course, Liz had kept her posted on what was happening. Mainly about Max and their bonding situation, but she hadn't had a chance to talk to her in the past few weeks and Maria couldn't wait to hear all the juicy details. The moment Max and Liz had pulled up to the cafe and Maria had saw them, she couldn't wait another second to hug her friend. So she had immediately ran out the cafe doors in her uniform, thrown open the car door and proceeded to give Liz a welcome home hug.
Still holding onto Liz, she looked over to Max. "Hey Max, welcome home."
At that moment Max knew their opportunity to run and not look back was once again gone. He cursed himself for not taking the opportunity when the two of them had after the cliff incident. Giving Maria a smile, he greeted. "Hi Maria."
Liz let go of Maria, turned to give Max a sad smile, both understanding they were home and they would have to say good-bye for now. Maria saw the look the two of them exchanged and rolled her eyes. "Come on you two, stop with the sad puppy dog faces. You guys know I've got both your backs. Max, I think Liz is going to need some help with her suitcase, maybe you could help carry it upstairs to her room." She raised her eyebrows up and down, then winked at Max as she literally pulled Liz out of the car. Leaning down in her friends ear, she whispered. "I always hated to say good-bye in a car."
The two friends walked into the cafe owned by Liz's parents with their arms linked as Max followed a few steps behind carrying Liz's suitcases. As they walked into the back room, Maria continued on. "Here's the deal, Liz's parents just left to pick a few things up for Liz and said they would be back in about thirty minutes. Which just happens to be when my shift ends, so you two have thirty more minutes to yourselves to adjust to life here in Roswell, then it's me and you girlfriend and a gallon of ice cream. Just keep your cell phone handy and if the parental units decide to come home unexpected, I'll give you a heads up." Both Liz and Max stood shell shocked at Maria's words. When she noticed how neither of them made a move, she dramatically looked at her watch, then stated. "Come on you two, times a ticking and I don't want to have to deal with an anxiety attack from Liz during our ice cream feast because of some..." She leaned in close to the two of them before whispering. "Alien bonding withdrawals. Now run along and play like nice boys and girls."
Liz couldn't stop the giggle at her best friends antics. She had already explained a small part of her and Max's bonding, not all of it, but apparently enough for Maria to understand how they would need to be together and often. She gave Maria one more hug. "God, I've missed you."
"I know, I've missed you too." Liz let go and began to walk up the back stairs to her home, with Max following behind when Maria called out. "Hey moondoogie, just leave the suitcases in Liz's room. No one needs to know the exact time you had to help Liz carry them up to her room." She gave Max a wink, letting him know that he had the perfect alibi for being in Liz's room just in case her parents did come home.
The moment they were inside Liz's room, Max closed the door quickly and melted the lock shut before spinning Liz around in his arms and kissed her passionately. The fire between them ignited immediately. Clothes were discarded quickly, not willing to waste a single moment of the extra time their friend had given them. Lifting Liz at her waist, while their lips moved in sync, Max carried her over to her bed. Placing her down gently they began making love almost immediately. Joining their bodies, their souls and their minds through their connection. Once joined, their pace slowed and they simple reveled in the feel of each others body's. The way their souls entertwined with each other and the way they felt complete and whole as one. Cries of passion, moans of pleasure passed their lips as their bodies moved together. Hands caressed and cherished, tongues tenderly dueled. Their love for each other soared through their hearts as the pleasure of their joining fueled that love with each thrust, each kiss, each simple touch.
They laid holding each other tightly in the afterglow of their love making. Both knowing they needed to get dress, but neither making a move to let the other go. "We should get dressed, before my parents get home." Liz finally spoke the words neither wanted to acknowledge.
Accepting their fate, they slowly disentangled themselves and started the process of dressing each other. Once they were completely dressed, Max took Liz into his arms once again and kissed her with such passion that made her tempted to strip him all over again. "I love you, Liz Parker. I'll always love you and you alone."
"I love you too, Max." Their lips met for one more lingering kiss before the knock on Liz's bedroom door forced the two back to the reality of what it meant to be back in Roswell once again. "I'm going to head home, call me when Maria leaves." He unlocked the door and to Maria's surprise hugged her tightly. "Thank you." He whispered in her ear, gave Liz one final look before leaving the two friends for their girl friend time.
"SOOoooo, tell me everything." Maria began as she plopped down on Liz's bed with a carton of ice cream in one hand and two spoons in the other.
Sighing in a dreamy tone, Liz flopped down next to her friend, took one spoonful of ice cream and stated. "God, I love him." Liz turned to her friend and began the long tale of what all Max and her had been through together in the past month.
With a ton of, "Oh My God's," "How sweet," and "That Bitch." Maria listened to Liz's unbelievable tale she had experienced. A few hours later and two empty carton's of ice cream the two best friends were caught up with everything that needed to be said. By this time Liz's parents had also come home and Maria left so Liz could have a little time with her parents. Liz immediately went into detail about her time spent in the real lab at the university, talking about the research she had done in total science mood. She figured the more she talked in scientific terms the less suspicious her parents would become about what really happened during her so called internship.
Her plan worked and soon she was in her room, talking to Max on the phone. Max informed her of how his mother was in total *Mom* mood and he wasn't sure what time he would be able to sneak over to see her. As much as she wanted to see Max again, she wasn't willing for him to get in trouble and take a chance that they would be forced to stay away from each other. So in the end they agreed it would be best for Max to stay at home for the night. That night, neither could get comfortable. The ache inside of them to be with each other was almost brutal. By the next morning, both were feeling the effects of not being near the other and Max vowed to himself that was the last night he would allow Liz to talk him into staying home. He figured he would get more sleep even sneaking out late and back home early then he would trying to sleep without Liz by his side.
He waited around his house until quarter til seven. The Crashdown opened at seven and Max couldn't wait one more second to be near Liz. She was working the opening shift so Max was determined to be there the minute they opened. Last night had been a very long night, their truly first night away since the encoding fiasco Max had to endure when Nasedo tried to force him and Tess together. Since their bonding had been out in the open though, Max and Liz had spent every night since sleeping entangled in each other's arms. Max arrived at the cafe just as Mr. Parker was unlocking the door. "Good morning, Max. Your up bright and early." Liz's father greeted the young man. The Parker's hadn't known Max had been with Liz the past month, but Jeff Parker knew the young man before him had feelings for Liz and suspected he would be seeing him quite often now that Liz was back from her internship.
"Uh..Hi, Mr. Parker. I..." Max had started to greet Liz's father back, but his greeting was halted in mid sentence when Liz walked through the back door. Max's eyes feel upon his love and they held each other's gaze for a moment, both their faces lighting up with smiles.
A moment in time that wasn't unnoticed by Jeff, who just shook his head at the two of them.
The boy obviously had it bad for his daughter and the look that came over Liz's face said she felt the exact same way about Max. Jeff made a mental note to make sure to keep more of an eye on the young man that had captured his daughter's eye.
Before Max could help himself, his mind screamed out for Liz. Needing desperately to be near her again and the encoding inside of Liz responded immediately. She ran over to Max and literally threw herself in his arms. Peppering his face with kisses before giving him a long kiss. "I missed you." She whispered, but with her father still standing there wide eyed at the open display of affection his daughter had just demonstrated in front of him, he heard her all the same.
"Not as much as I missed you." Max retorted before his mind remembered where they were or more importantly who they were standing next to. He gave her body one final squeeze before he tried to reign in his emotions to get himself under some semblance of control and take a step back.
When Max pulled away just that little bit, Liz noticed her father standing there for the first time since she had laid eyes on Max. "Uh..Hi, Dad. Uh..I was..I mean, Max was..Uh.."
Stumbling over her words, not knowing what to say or what her father was going to say. She could see Max's face turning two shades of red and knew her's must have been mimicking the same reaction. Trying to get herself together, she tried once again. "Why don't I show you to a seat Max?" She asked as she took his head and led him over to one of the booths. The place was still empty except the three of them, so Max had his choice of seats. "Okay, that was a little embarrassing."
"I'm sorry Liz, I didn't mean that to happen." He meant the fact that the encoding inside of him had responded to Liz's presence the minute he had laid eyes on her. He knew Liz wouldn't have been so forward normally in front of her father like that if he hadn't unconsciously used the encoding between them to force the issue. Not that he was complaining, since he really needed to taste her lips and to feel her in his arms once again.
"It's okay Max, let's just try to work on our control a little better when my Dad's around."
Giving him a reassuring smile to let him know she wasn't upset, just a little embarrassed by her father's presence. After all she had missed him just has much as he had missed her and even though she wouldn't have reacted as boldly had it not been for the encodings demand, she really didn't mind that much.
That morning proved to be a very difficult morning shift for Liz and for Max. As often happened whenever he would watch Liz work, fantasies would start to form in his mind. Fantasies that normally wouldn't be a problem, at least before Liz had the encoding. Now though, every fantasy Max's mind began to form, Liz felt the pull of the encoding to fulfill them. When Liz approached his table with one snap of her uniform undone and her hands moving to undo the next one, Max knew immediately where his mind had gone and what was happening. Knowing he wasn't able to stop what his mind was thinking, he immediately jumped out of his booth and walked as quickly as he could to the restroom without causing too much of a scene. His mind demanded through their encoding for Liz to follow. He wasn't in the bathroom more then thirty seconds when Liz also entered the small room. Within another second Liz's lips were upon Max's and her uniform was unsnapped hanging open on each side of her body. Her hands then on Max's pants, unbuttoning, then unzipping. While Max was removing her panties from her body. Within a minute of them coming into the bathroom, Liz was lifted against the wall and Max was pumping in and out of her at an alarming rate. There was no time for any foreplay. They both needed release and they needed it quickly.
At the speed in which Max was thrusting in and out of her body, in a matter of minutes they both felt their impending orgasms begin to take hold. Capturing her lips in a breathtaking kiss, kept their moans muffled as both flew over the edge. When he finally released her from his hold, they both had a satisfied look on their faces. "What happened to working on that control of yours?" Liz asked in a joking tone.
"Well, stop looking so damn irresistible in that uniform of yours and my mind wouldn't be so tempted all the time." He teased back.
Smiling at his statement to let him know she wasn't upset over what had just happened. "I better get back out there before my Dad wonders where I went to and comes looking for me. Think you can keep your fantasy's to at least a PG-13 rating for the next few hours now?"
"Believe it or not, I was trying." Max confessed, he hadn't really meant for his mind to begin thinking about her offering him her breast for an entree in lieu of an item from the menu. His mind went there before he even realized what he was doing.
"How about you try this, when other people are around try to focus on fantasy's that consist of from my neck up, okay?" Nodding his head in agreement, Liz gave him one last kiss before heading out to continue her shift.
Once she was gone, Max splashed some cold water on his face. Coaching himself, think of her lips, her eyes, her beautiful hair. Nothing beyond her shoulders, lips, eyes, hair. Lips, eyes, hair. Lips, eyes, hair. Lips, eyes, hair. His inner voice kept repeating those body parts in his mind as he came out of the bathroom only to see Liz bent over to pick up a dish rag off the floor. When she stood up, his eyes were trained on her ass and as she moved to walk back to the counter, he watched the sway of her hips. Turning back around he knew he was busted with the look she gave him and with her hands she motioned to her head. Shaking his new thoughts from his mind he walked over to her. "I'm going to head over to Michael's, what time do you get off?"
"Two."
"I'll be back." Knowing he wasn't able to control where his mind was going when she was around, he left the cafe. Within a minute of Max leaving, another man came into the cafe and sat at the counter. The man remained sipping coffee laced with Tabasco for the next several hours, his eyes trained on his King's mate. Fulfilling the command of his King to ensure the human mate he had chosen was safe from harm while the other royal members of Antar were not around to see that she was safe themselves.
A little past eleven, Max and Michael were in the middle of watching a baseball game when Liz came rushing through the doorway of Michael's apartment. One look on her face and Max knew he was in trouble. As she approached him, he tried to defend himself. "It wasn't my fault, there was this gum commercial and..." That's all he got out before Liz was kissing him quiet.
When they pulled a part to take air into their lungs, Liz smacked him on the arm playfully. "A gum commercial?" She teased. "I had to tell my Dad that Maria left her extra set of keys at our house last night and that she didn't have a way to get to work. Your lucky she was scheduled to come in at noon so I could come up with an excuse to leave work. I give you credit that at least your fantasy was above the shoulder, but come on Max. You've got to get this under control."
"I know and I am trying, I swear. Sometimes I think about you without even realizing it though. I thought watching a baseball game was a safe way to spend the afternoon, but then that commercial came on and the girl started kissing this guy and bam the thought of you kissing me came to mind and well..." He stopped his explanation, knowing he wasn't helping his situation.
"Hold up, you mean to tell me, everytime Max has a fantasy about you, the encoding is going to make you do it..Uh..I mean do what he fantasizes about. Even when your not around each other." Michael was freaking out, thinking about the power that Isabelle had over him. He was now growing more concern, considering he had assumed if they weren't in the same room or within close proximity of each other the encoding wouldn't come into play. But, what he had just witnessed proved how wrong his thoughts on the encoding was. Liz had been across town at the Crashdown working and Max was here with him at his apartment. Was there no distance that the encoding wouldn't work?
Max and Liz looked over to Michael, then to each other. Both were thinking the exact same thing Michael was and both knew they were both going to have a harder time now that they were home then they had originally thought. "I better go pick up Maria and get back to work before my Dad starts wondering where the two of us are." Liz stated not really wanting to leave Max and it could be heard in the tone of her words.
"I'll come with you." Max offered knowing that it didn't seem to matter if he was around Liz or not, his fantasies were still going to have the same effect on her.
"No, Max. Stay with Michael and watch the game. I don't think my Dad could handle watching another round of his daughter ramming her tongue down her boyfriends throat in front of him and I doubt I wouldn't do just that if you were around." Giving him a knowing look, then turning back to Michael she stated. "Just do me a favor, if any more gum commercial's come on, could you try to distract Max so his mind keeps on the game. I don't think I'll be able to come up with another excuse to leave without making him suspicious."
Michael gave a small a laugh at his friends expense, while Max blushed. "Okay you two, I think I got the message loud and clear." He walked Liz out to her car, but before she climbed into the driver's seat, he pulled her into a tight embrace. "I am sorry Liz."
"It's okay Max. I guess I should be flattered, knowing my boyfriend fantasizes about me as often as you do." She gave him another sweet kiss before climbing into the car.
Leaning down through the window, he whispered. "Liz, thank you for understanding."
"I love you Max and to tell you the truth, it kind of turns me on." With that she started the car and drove away, leaving Max standing there staring after the car.
"Turns you on, that so does not help the fantasy situation Liz." He stated to himself as he walked back toward Michael's apartment.
End Pt33
Title: Internship
For Disclaimer & Summary see Pt1
Part 33B
The next day Liz decided it was time to take matters into her own hands. She loved Max, Max loved her and she had no doubts or regrets. Their relationship had never been of the normal type since day one. After all how many other people get saved from a gun shot wound by the hands of their soul mate? How many other people get to see inside the person you love more than life soul? How many other people were actually in love and bonded permanently to an alien? The answer was simple, none. So to think that their relationship would be normal in the regular sense of the word, was not something Liz expected nor willing wanted. But, as much as she loved Max and loved the fact that it was her that he fantasized about so often. Didn't mean she loved the fact that the encoding was a constant reminder just how unnormal their relationship was. No, it was time to deal with this encoding issue.
There had to be a way that she could get the encoding inside of her and Max under some control so even if Max had a fantasy, she wasn't going to feel the pull to fulfill them. It wasn't unusual for guys to fantasize. In fact that was the one normal thing about their relationship. She remembered reading somewhere that the normal teenage male thinks about sex about every thirty minutes in a magazine Maria had gotten once. So, Max having fantasies wasn't really the issue, the issue was that due to the encoding she was not only knowing each time his mind was starting to fantasize, but was drawn to fulfill those fantasies. And it didn't take a genius to figure out if they didn't get this under control there was going to be serious consequences they were going to have to experience sometime or another. It wasn't like her parents were going to accept her stripping in the middle of the Crashdown to fulfill a fantasy that came from Max's mind.
So early the next morning, after Max had gone home. Liz started to make up a list of ways to try to get the encoding under some semblance of control. Since she had received the encoding, she hadn't really tried to deny the encoding. Not that Max had really used it that often, considering they had spent just about every day and night in each other's presence since she had received it. But, now things were different. They were home and they didn't have the luxury to live care free and without worries. When they had been at the ranch and basically joined at the hip, it didn't matter if Max fantasized about kissing her or making love to her. Because she was usually right there with him thinking the exact same things. The fact was that Max and her hadn't really been separated for any real length of period that Max would have to fantasize about her as she had always been there with him. Freely offering him kisses, if not initiated them herself. But, with their lives in Roswell, things were different and they would need to figure out a way to handle their normal.
Since neither her nor Max had to work that day, the two of them had made plans to spend the day together. As expected, within an hour Max was back at Liz's and the two were off after letting their parents know they were going to go on a picnic, then to Michael's to watch a movie with Michael and Maria. Neither of their parents knew that they had spent the last several weeks together and assumed they just wanted to spend some time together so they didn't give them too much trouble about wanting to spend the day together. Max did his best to control his urge to want to kiss Liz breathless until they were out in his jeep. The minute they were out of her parents prying eyes, his lips sought out hers in a breathtaking kiss that curled her toes. He hadn't used the encoding, it was a mutual need to taste and feel each other. Taking hold of her hand the two drove out to the desert for some alone time.
Alone time that the two had very different ideas of how to spend it. "Max, we need to try and see how strong this encoding is." Liz stated once they were parked, her voice soft, but her tone serious enough that Max knew their day wasn't going to be spent the same way he had originally thought.
Thinking Liz was still upset because of what had happened yesterday, Max immediately began to apologize for his actions. "I am sorry about..."
"Max, stop. I already told you, I'm not upset about what happened. It's just that we need to find a way to make sure this encoding doesn't rule us." Once again Liz could see that Max was going to try to apologize, so Liz continued before he got the chance. "We're in this together, remember. This is a part of us now, I accept that and I don't regret taking the encoding from Tess."
"Thank God." Max mumbled. He had his doubts when Liz first offered to take the encoding, but now he felt complete. He was free to love her with every part of him, his mind, his body and his soul. For the first time since finding out about the encoding, Max finally felt like he could accept that part of himself. The alien part that he had fought against for so long, but now that Liz had the encoding instead of Tess. He didn't feel like he had to fight it any more. It was a part of him, a part of her and together they had discovered that they had made the right choice by Liz accepting the encoding.
Liz let out a giggle at Max's mumble. "I never knew a person could be so adorable when they mumble like that." She admitted getting off track from what she had originally wanted to say.
Wrapping his arms around her waist to bring her up close and flush against his hard body. "If I had known you had a thing for mumbling people, I would have mumbled for you many times before now." He lowered is head and as he brushed against her lips, he mumbled. "God, your beautiful." Then kissed her fully with passion and hunger.
As he released her lips and started to kiss his way down her neck, Liz questioned. "Do you want me?"
"Yes." He hissed out without even having to think twice about it. He wanted her so much, it wasn't even funny. Pressing her lower body to fit tightly against his so she could feel for herself just how much he wanted her.
Knowing this was going to be just as hard for her as it was obviously going to be for him, she stated in a slightly seductive tone. "Good, because I want you to." She reached down between their bodies and scraped her fingers over the ever apparent bulge that resided in Max's pants. Then whispered. "How much do you want me Max?"
Max's breath was growing deeper and his heart beat became erratic with want as the desire he always felt toward Liz was surfacing at an alarming rate. "More than I need my next breath." He replied as he kissed his way back up to her lips and kissing her breath away as he did so.
Liz's plan was simple. Get Max hot and bothered, then pull away until his mind would unconcisously demand she return to him. Unconcisously, Max seldom used the encoding and in order to get Max to use the encoding so she could see if she had any ability to fight against it, she needed him to use it first. Breaking off the kiss, as hard as it was she stepped back from Max. "You know what, I believe you have it a little to easy sir. I think you should be punished for your behavior yesterday."
Max took a step in her direction. "Punished, uh. And just what might my punishment be?"
Taking another step back. "I think your punishment should be.." She paused for a moment to make a point. "That you should be denied your fantasy's coming true until you've made good on a few of mine first."
Taking another step forward, his eyes growing darker, his voice getting huskier. "Is that so?" They moved once again, Liz backward, Max forward. "If my angel wants a fantasy fulfilled, then who am I to deny her." But, then he halted his steps as if to think things through. He decided to turn the tables on her. "Then again, it's not like you can deny me, now is it?"
Without even realizing it, Max walked right into Liz's plan. "Oh, I don't know about that. Care to wager on this fantasy trip. Winner has to fulfill the losers fantasy." Liz knew she was playing a game with marked cards, but that didn't mean she didn't have her own hand to deal herself. Max may have the alien encoding on his side, but she held his heart and soul on hers.
Max raised his eyebrows a half notch at her. Thinking he had the upper hand in this match.
"Any fantasy?" He asked playfully.
"Anything the winner wants." She whispered seductively, then licked her lips. "I can still taste you on my lips. You taste like heaven. I have a craving for some more heaven, care to oblige?" Max immediately took a step in her direction, more then willing to oblige with her request, but the moment he seen the gleam in her eye, he stopped.
"Your good, but you don't think I'm going to let you win that easily, do you?" He stood his ground, looking her directly in the eye as his mind pictured her walking over to him. Wrapping her arms around his neck, then proceeding to kiss him senseless.
Immediately Liz felt the pull of the encoding to go to Max, wrap her arms around his neck and kiss him. This was it, this was the test she had wanted and she tried to deny it, tried to fight against it. Slowly she took one step in his direction, but halted her steps. Using every muscle in her body to fight against the demand of the encoding. She lowered her eyes to look at Max in the most primal look she could. "God, I want you. Just looking at you, makes me hornier then hel...."
That was it, that was all Max could take. He was so full of want and desire for her, Liz didn't even get to finish her sentence before Max's arms were around her and pulling her to him for an intense kiss. "So what's your fantasy?" He asked, knowing she had won, but not caring in the least as this was a game he couldn't care less if he won or lost. Either way he would be with Liz and that was all that mattered to him.
At this point Liz had spoken the truth. Just looking at Max made her blood boil with desire. "Who cares, make love to me Max."
Max had no qualms with fulfilling her request, he immediately began kissing her once again as he began to lower them both down on the desert ground. Feeling the hard Earth beneath his hands, he quickly rose back to his feet. "I'll be right back." He stated as he was already running to his jeep. Before Liz could ask what he was doing, Max was back by her side with the blanket he carried in the back of his jeep. He spread it out beside her, then shocked her when he lifted her gently in his arms and laid her back down on the blanket. "Better?" He asked as his mouth already started to make it's way down her neck without waiting for her reply.
Knowing the exact spot that drove her crazy with want, he went right for it. Liz barely got out a yes before she was melting into his embrace. Letting the feel of Max envelope her completely. As much as Liz knew they needed to get the encoding between them under control, all thoughts of the encoding issue left her mind the minute Max found the sensitive spot on her neck. Their hands roamed over their bodies, as they slowly removed articles of clothing from each other. They weren't do home for hours, no one else was around to interrupt their time and the intense pleasure they felt from just the simplest of touches from each other was enough to make the anticipation of what was to come to keep them from losing complete control too quickly. Even though they had made love during the night, when Max had snuck over to Liz's home. They still cherished and reveled in the feel of each other's bodies.
Nipples hardened, tongues dueled, fingers intertwined. By the time Max entered her body, joining them once again as one. They had memorized every inch of each other as if it had been the first time they had made love all over again. It still amazed both of them how in sync their bodies were. Their love making wasn't because of an alien encoding, it wasn't because they were bonding together. No, they made love to each other simple because they were in love. Pure and simple.
With both their bodies completely satisfied, they laid snuggled together for several moments basking in the afterglow of what they had just shared. "So, you want to tell me what this was all about now?" Max finally questioned. He knew she was up to something earlier when she had pulled away from him to tease him senseless, but he was so driven to be with her he wasn't able to see straight, let alone think straight.
Leaning over him, Liz lazily ran her fingers across his chest as she confessed. "It's the encoding Max. I really think we need to work on learning how to control it or at least get some control over it so it doesn't control us."
"I agree." Max stated seriously. Even though he was glad Liz had the encoding in lieu of the bitch in heat, he still hated the idea of Liz knowing everytime he had a simple fantasy about her. His mind was always drawn back to think of Liz throughout the day. Even the smallest of things, like watching a stupid gum commercial during a baseball game made his mind think of Liz, of her lips, of her lips kissing him. When Liz's lips brushed against his, he couldn't stop the smirk on his face. "So, what's your plan? And don't say I need to stop thinking about you, because it's not going to happen."
"Obviously." She teased, knowing where his mind had just gone as she gave him a look that let him know she knew what had just happened.
"Okay, I confess. I'm obsessed with you. I've been obsessed with you since I first saw you and I've been in love with you since I was old enough to know what love was. Your beautiful, smart, sexy as hell and I'm a guy Liz. You are all I've every wanted in my life and everywhere I go, everything I do, makes me think about you. I watch TV and think about you. I go to work and thoughts of you come to mind. Let's not even start with school and how often things remind me of you there. Your my everything Liz." He whispered to her as his lips returned to hers for a tender kiss. A kiss full of love and desire that was all from his heart.
"Do you have any idea how much I love you?" His words went straight to her heart. She knew Max loved her, she could feel how much he loved her with every touch, every look he gave her. But, his words were so touching, they brought tears of happiness to her eyes. She didn't think she could love this man any more then she already did and here he went and proved her wrong all over again.
"Not half as much as I love you." He replied honestly. He had so much love for Liz, no matter how much she loved him, he knew there could be no way she could love him half as much as he loved her.
After his confessions of love, Liz started to question why she even wanted to try to get the encoding under control. Yes, it could cause some embarrassment, but on the other hand how many other women knew how often their boyfriends, husbands, lovers thought about them. Not to mention, how most women would love the fact that their boyfriends, husbands or lovers did think about them, only them as often as Max did think about her. It was an ego boost to the max. "Promise me you won't stop." She requested.
"Loving you? Never."
"Well, that too. But, thinking about me. I know yesterday kind of threw me and I originally thought we should spend the day today trying to get some control over your fantasies. But, you know what?"
"What?"
"I was fooling myself. I don't want you to stop fantasizing about me. In fact, I hope to God you never want to stop. I love the fact that I'm who you fantasize about. I love the fact that I know how often you do fantasize about me. Because your wrong about one thing."
"What's that?"
"I do love you just as much as you love me." Liz admitted freely and easily.
Once again, the woman he held in his arms amazed him with her words. It wasn't the first time and he was pretty sure it wasn't going to be the last time, but everytime she did amaze him. It took his breath away. "I love you." He whispered.
"I love you too." She whispered back. The shared another heart warming kiss that took both their breaths away before Liz pulled back, wriggled her eye brows and stated. "Why don't you show me some of those fantasy's of yours?"
End Pt33B
For Disclaimer & Summary see Pt1
Part 33B
The next day Liz decided it was time to take matters into her own hands. She loved Max, Max loved her and she had no doubts or regrets. Their relationship had never been of the normal type since day one. After all how many other people get saved from a gun shot wound by the hands of their soul mate? How many other people get to see inside the person you love more than life soul? How many other people were actually in love and bonded permanently to an alien? The answer was simple, none. So to think that their relationship would be normal in the regular sense of the word, was not something Liz expected nor willing wanted. But, as much as she loved Max and loved the fact that it was her that he fantasized about so often. Didn't mean she loved the fact that the encoding was a constant reminder just how unnormal their relationship was. No, it was time to deal with this encoding issue.
There had to be a way that she could get the encoding inside of her and Max under some control so even if Max had a fantasy, she wasn't going to feel the pull to fulfill them. It wasn't unusual for guys to fantasize. In fact that was the one normal thing about their relationship. She remembered reading somewhere that the normal teenage male thinks about sex about every thirty minutes in a magazine Maria had gotten once. So, Max having fantasies wasn't really the issue, the issue was that due to the encoding she was not only knowing each time his mind was starting to fantasize, but was drawn to fulfill those fantasies. And it didn't take a genius to figure out if they didn't get this under control there was going to be serious consequences they were going to have to experience sometime or another. It wasn't like her parents were going to accept her stripping in the middle of the Crashdown to fulfill a fantasy that came from Max's mind.
So early the next morning, after Max had gone home. Liz started to make up a list of ways to try to get the encoding under some semblance of control. Since she had received the encoding, she hadn't really tried to deny the encoding. Not that Max had really used it that often, considering they had spent just about every day and night in each other's presence since she had received it. But, now things were different. They were home and they didn't have the luxury to live care free and without worries. When they had been at the ranch and basically joined at the hip, it didn't matter if Max fantasized about kissing her or making love to her. Because she was usually right there with him thinking the exact same things. The fact was that Max and her hadn't really been separated for any real length of period that Max would have to fantasize about her as she had always been there with him. Freely offering him kisses, if not initiated them herself. But, with their lives in Roswell, things were different and they would need to figure out a way to handle their normal.
Since neither her nor Max had to work that day, the two of them had made plans to spend the day together. As expected, within an hour Max was back at Liz's and the two were off after letting their parents know they were going to go on a picnic, then to Michael's to watch a movie with Michael and Maria. Neither of their parents knew that they had spent the last several weeks together and assumed they just wanted to spend some time together so they didn't give them too much trouble about wanting to spend the day together. Max did his best to control his urge to want to kiss Liz breathless until they were out in his jeep. The minute they were out of her parents prying eyes, his lips sought out hers in a breathtaking kiss that curled her toes. He hadn't used the encoding, it was a mutual need to taste and feel each other. Taking hold of her hand the two drove out to the desert for some alone time.
Alone time that the two had very different ideas of how to spend it. "Max, we need to try and see how strong this encoding is." Liz stated once they were parked, her voice soft, but her tone serious enough that Max knew their day wasn't going to be spent the same way he had originally thought.
Thinking Liz was still upset because of what had happened yesterday, Max immediately began to apologize for his actions. "I am sorry about..."
"Max, stop. I already told you, I'm not upset about what happened. It's just that we need to find a way to make sure this encoding doesn't rule us." Once again Liz could see that Max was going to try to apologize, so Liz continued before he got the chance. "We're in this together, remember. This is a part of us now, I accept that and I don't regret taking the encoding from Tess."
"Thank God." Max mumbled. He had his doubts when Liz first offered to take the encoding, but now he felt complete. He was free to love her with every part of him, his mind, his body and his soul. For the first time since finding out about the encoding, Max finally felt like he could accept that part of himself. The alien part that he had fought against for so long, but now that Liz had the encoding instead of Tess. He didn't feel like he had to fight it any more. It was a part of him, a part of her and together they had discovered that they had made the right choice by Liz accepting the encoding.
Liz let out a giggle at Max's mumble. "I never knew a person could be so adorable when they mumble like that." She admitted getting off track from what she had originally wanted to say.
Wrapping his arms around her waist to bring her up close and flush against his hard body. "If I had known you had a thing for mumbling people, I would have mumbled for you many times before now." He lowered is head and as he brushed against her lips, he mumbled. "God, your beautiful." Then kissed her fully with passion and hunger.
As he released her lips and started to kiss his way down her neck, Liz questioned. "Do you want me?"
"Yes." He hissed out without even having to think twice about it. He wanted her so much, it wasn't even funny. Pressing her lower body to fit tightly against his so she could feel for herself just how much he wanted her.
Knowing this was going to be just as hard for her as it was obviously going to be for him, she stated in a slightly seductive tone. "Good, because I want you to." She reached down between their bodies and scraped her fingers over the ever apparent bulge that resided in Max's pants. Then whispered. "How much do you want me Max?"
Max's breath was growing deeper and his heart beat became erratic with want as the desire he always felt toward Liz was surfacing at an alarming rate. "More than I need my next breath." He replied as he kissed his way back up to her lips and kissing her breath away as he did so.
Liz's plan was simple. Get Max hot and bothered, then pull away until his mind would unconcisously demand she return to him. Unconcisously, Max seldom used the encoding and in order to get Max to use the encoding so she could see if she had any ability to fight against it, she needed him to use it first. Breaking off the kiss, as hard as it was she stepped back from Max. "You know what, I believe you have it a little to easy sir. I think you should be punished for your behavior yesterday."
Max took a step in her direction. "Punished, uh. And just what might my punishment be?"
Taking another step back. "I think your punishment should be.." She paused for a moment to make a point. "That you should be denied your fantasy's coming true until you've made good on a few of mine first."
Taking another step forward, his eyes growing darker, his voice getting huskier. "Is that so?" They moved once again, Liz backward, Max forward. "If my angel wants a fantasy fulfilled, then who am I to deny her." But, then he halted his steps as if to think things through. He decided to turn the tables on her. "Then again, it's not like you can deny me, now is it?"
Without even realizing it, Max walked right into Liz's plan. "Oh, I don't know about that. Care to wager on this fantasy trip. Winner has to fulfill the losers fantasy." Liz knew she was playing a game with marked cards, but that didn't mean she didn't have her own hand to deal herself. Max may have the alien encoding on his side, but she held his heart and soul on hers.
Max raised his eyebrows a half notch at her. Thinking he had the upper hand in this match.
"Any fantasy?" He asked playfully.
"Anything the winner wants." She whispered seductively, then licked her lips. "I can still taste you on my lips. You taste like heaven. I have a craving for some more heaven, care to oblige?" Max immediately took a step in her direction, more then willing to oblige with her request, but the moment he seen the gleam in her eye, he stopped.
"Your good, but you don't think I'm going to let you win that easily, do you?" He stood his ground, looking her directly in the eye as his mind pictured her walking over to him. Wrapping her arms around his neck, then proceeding to kiss him senseless.
Immediately Liz felt the pull of the encoding to go to Max, wrap her arms around his neck and kiss him. This was it, this was the test she had wanted and she tried to deny it, tried to fight against it. Slowly she took one step in his direction, but halted her steps. Using every muscle in her body to fight against the demand of the encoding. She lowered her eyes to look at Max in the most primal look she could. "God, I want you. Just looking at you, makes me hornier then hel...."
That was it, that was all Max could take. He was so full of want and desire for her, Liz didn't even get to finish her sentence before Max's arms were around her and pulling her to him for an intense kiss. "So what's your fantasy?" He asked, knowing she had won, but not caring in the least as this was a game he couldn't care less if he won or lost. Either way he would be with Liz and that was all that mattered to him.
At this point Liz had spoken the truth. Just looking at Max made her blood boil with desire. "Who cares, make love to me Max."
Max had no qualms with fulfilling her request, he immediately began kissing her once again as he began to lower them both down on the desert ground. Feeling the hard Earth beneath his hands, he quickly rose back to his feet. "I'll be right back." He stated as he was already running to his jeep. Before Liz could ask what he was doing, Max was back by her side with the blanket he carried in the back of his jeep. He spread it out beside her, then shocked her when he lifted her gently in his arms and laid her back down on the blanket. "Better?" He asked as his mouth already started to make it's way down her neck without waiting for her reply.
Knowing the exact spot that drove her crazy with want, he went right for it. Liz barely got out a yes before she was melting into his embrace. Letting the feel of Max envelope her completely. As much as Liz knew they needed to get the encoding between them under control, all thoughts of the encoding issue left her mind the minute Max found the sensitive spot on her neck. Their hands roamed over their bodies, as they slowly removed articles of clothing from each other. They weren't do home for hours, no one else was around to interrupt their time and the intense pleasure they felt from just the simplest of touches from each other was enough to make the anticipation of what was to come to keep them from losing complete control too quickly. Even though they had made love during the night, when Max had snuck over to Liz's home. They still cherished and reveled in the feel of each other's bodies.
Nipples hardened, tongues dueled, fingers intertwined. By the time Max entered her body, joining them once again as one. They had memorized every inch of each other as if it had been the first time they had made love all over again. It still amazed both of them how in sync their bodies were. Their love making wasn't because of an alien encoding, it wasn't because they were bonding together. No, they made love to each other simple because they were in love. Pure and simple.
With both their bodies completely satisfied, they laid snuggled together for several moments basking in the afterglow of what they had just shared. "So, you want to tell me what this was all about now?" Max finally questioned. He knew she was up to something earlier when she had pulled away from him to tease him senseless, but he was so driven to be with her he wasn't able to see straight, let alone think straight.
Leaning over him, Liz lazily ran her fingers across his chest as she confessed. "It's the encoding Max. I really think we need to work on learning how to control it or at least get some control over it so it doesn't control us."
"I agree." Max stated seriously. Even though he was glad Liz had the encoding in lieu of the bitch in heat, he still hated the idea of Liz knowing everytime he had a simple fantasy about her. His mind was always drawn back to think of Liz throughout the day. Even the smallest of things, like watching a stupid gum commercial during a baseball game made his mind think of Liz, of her lips, of her lips kissing him. When Liz's lips brushed against his, he couldn't stop the smirk on his face. "So, what's your plan? And don't say I need to stop thinking about you, because it's not going to happen."
"Obviously." She teased, knowing where his mind had just gone as she gave him a look that let him know she knew what had just happened.
"Okay, I confess. I'm obsessed with you. I've been obsessed with you since I first saw you and I've been in love with you since I was old enough to know what love was. Your beautiful, smart, sexy as hell and I'm a guy Liz. You are all I've every wanted in my life and everywhere I go, everything I do, makes me think about you. I watch TV and think about you. I go to work and thoughts of you come to mind. Let's not even start with school and how often things remind me of you there. Your my everything Liz." He whispered to her as his lips returned to hers for a tender kiss. A kiss full of love and desire that was all from his heart.
"Do you have any idea how much I love you?" His words went straight to her heart. She knew Max loved her, she could feel how much he loved her with every touch, every look he gave her. But, his words were so touching, they brought tears of happiness to her eyes. She didn't think she could love this man any more then she already did and here he went and proved her wrong all over again.
"Not half as much as I love you." He replied honestly. He had so much love for Liz, no matter how much she loved him, he knew there could be no way she could love him half as much as he loved her.
After his confessions of love, Liz started to question why she even wanted to try to get the encoding under control. Yes, it could cause some embarrassment, but on the other hand how many other women knew how often their boyfriends, husbands, lovers thought about them. Not to mention, how most women would love the fact that their boyfriends, husbands or lovers did think about them, only them as often as Max did think about her. It was an ego boost to the max. "Promise me you won't stop." She requested.
"Loving you? Never."
"Well, that too. But, thinking about me. I know yesterday kind of threw me and I originally thought we should spend the day today trying to get some control over your fantasies. But, you know what?"
"What?"
"I was fooling myself. I don't want you to stop fantasizing about me. In fact, I hope to God you never want to stop. I love the fact that I'm who you fantasize about. I love the fact that I know how often you do fantasize about me. Because your wrong about one thing."
"What's that?"
"I do love you just as much as you love me." Liz admitted freely and easily.
Once again, the woman he held in his arms amazed him with her words. It wasn't the first time and he was pretty sure it wasn't going to be the last time, but everytime she did amaze him. It took his breath away. "I love you." He whispered.
"I love you too." She whispered back. The shared another heart warming kiss that took both their breaths away before Liz pulled back, wriggled her eye brows and stated. "Why don't you show me some of those fantasy's of yours?"
End Pt33B
Title: Internship
For Disclaimer & Summary see Pt1
*WARNING* This chapter contains the contents of rape. It is U/C pairing, but not one of want or one of agreeance. So if this offends any readers, please do not read this chapter. What happens is not for the easy ill stomachs to read so please skip this chapter if this is you. This is your fore warning.
Part 34
The following week Liz learned all too well just how many times Max's mind thought of her and more precisely the way his mind thought of her. Many times during the week he found himself apologizing to her for his untimely thoughts, but Liz never really seemed to mind. In fact, she was more then willing to go with his fantasy's as often as time allowed. Their friends were becoming fantastic at covering for them between Max's parents and Liz's parents. As Max had swore after that first night a part. Every night he would wait patiently for his parent's to go to bed, then made his way to Liz's house. Only to wake early prior to sunrise and sneak back into his own room. As he had predicted, even on the nights they made love into the early morning hours, he still got more sleep then he would not having her in his arms. Each night he met Nasedo on her balcony, excused him for the night, then met him in the alley early the following morning. It became a routine that neither male seem to mind.
The gang met on several occasions to discuss Tess and how they would handle her return. They informed the sheriff without going into too many details the threats Tess had made and he promised to help by keeping an eye out for Tess using all his capabilities. Max, Michael and Isabelle practiced developing their powers as often as time allowed. All three determined to be able to defeat not only their enemies if and when that time came, but more determined to defeat one of their own. On Sunday, Liz took it upon herself to make sure Max got some extra rest. She knew he wasn't getting much sleep between sneaking out of his house late at night and sneaking back early in the morning and it was her one day off that she could make sure he got the rest needed. She had approached Nasedo and he offered the house that he currently resided in for the day. At first Max tried to protest, stating he wasn't that tired, but Liz wasn't going to take no for an answer. So after practicing in the morning, the two lovers would spend the afternoon making love and sleeping in each other's arms while their protector stayed at the house and kept an eye out for the two of them.
Everyone agreed that Max would not give into the bitch in heat and Nasedo even helped the three understand more of Tess's power. With more knowledge of the mind warps, Max felt more and more confident that he would be able to fight against a mind warp happening to him. Under Nasedo's training eye, it was Isabelle that was able to actually learn how to create a mind warp of her own. Nasedo explained the female antarian had more control over their mental capabilities where the male antarian usually had more control over the physical side.
With Isabelle learning how to work the mind warps, she was able to help Max feel when a mind warp was occurring and then how to block it. Even Michael was able to figure out when Isabelle was mind warping him, but he hadn't figured out a way to block it as of yet, like Max. They continued their training and planning. By the time Friday of the second week came around, the three pod squaders felt confident in their abilities and they all felt like they had a good plan set in motion.
The plan was simple, when Tess made contact Max would arrange to meet her at Nasedo's house.
Michael would stay hidden and be there to prevent Tess's escape. Now that Max understood her ability and knew he could block out any mind warp she tried, he planned on playing along with her just long enough to get close enough to finish her off once and for all. It would be Nasedo's and Jim's job to ensure the safety of the rest of their human friends and family. Liz, Alex and Maria were to stay at Liz's house with Nasedo there and Jim would watch over Amy DeLuca. Alex parents were gone for a month long vacation so they all felt confident they would be safe and secure. Isabelle would be the protector for her own parents until word came from Max that the bitch was dealt with.
The weekend came and went with no sign of Tess. The anxiety of the group was high as their patience was becoming thin. Max spent the entire day with Liz not willing to leave her side for the entire day on Sunday. "I'll be back in a couple hours." He promised as their lips lingered together for another moment, both hating the fact they had to sneak around, but both knowing there was no other way for now.
"I'll be waiting." Liz replied and the two of them embraced one more time before Max reluctantly let go of his love and left for his own house.
That night, Max talked with his parents briefly before heading to his room to wait until he could safely sneak back over to Liz's. His nerves already stretched to the limit with the knowledge that Tess could show any time, he didn't wait for the sound of his parents sleeping, he only waited until their bedroom door closed for the night and he was in motion.
To his dismay though, his mother heard him and caught him just as he was planning on leaving. "Max, where do you think you are going at this time of night?"
He knew he was busted and there was no trying to deny that he was attempting to sneak out, so he came up with the next best lie he could. "Uh..I just forgot to tell Michael something that's pretty important. I'll be right back."
"I don't think so, if you have to tell him something that important than you can call him, but you are not to leave this house again tonight."
"Mom, I'm seventeen years old." Max whined and gave his mother a sad puppy dog look in hopes to break her down.
But, Diane Evans wasn't backing down this time. She had her suspicions that her teenage son had been sneaking in and out of the house quite a lot lately and she was determined to make sure he stayed put for the night this time. "That's right Max, your only seventeen. Not an adult quite yet, may I had. So call Michael and then get in that bed, because I'm not going to sleep until you are. Is that understood?"
Reluctantly Max nodded his head. He went to the phone, but in lieu of calling Michael like he had told his mother, his phone call was to his soul mate. "Hey it's me." Max stated once Liz picked up the phone. His mother left his room to give him his privacy and the two young lovers talked for over an hour, before Max's Mom came back to his room.
"Say good night to Liz, Max. You'll see her tomorrow, I'm sure." She teased, knowing good and well that her son was not on the phone for over an hour with Michael.
Max, of course was shocked that his mother figured out who he was talking to, but did as he was told. He had told Liz he would try to come over as soon as his Mom went to sleep, but wasn't sure what time that was going to be. For his mother's benefit, he did lay down in his bed and tried to get a little sleep in, but as before when he tried to sleep without Liz he tossed and turned without any success of falling asleep. Finally Diane came back into her son's room one final time. "Come on Max, I've got just the thing you need." She was getting tired herself, but she wasn't about to fall asleep before her son did. Max followed his mother to the kitchen and sat at the table as she fixed him a glass of warm milk to help him sleep. She added a touch of tobasco knowing that's how her son preferred his milk and then without Max knowing she also added a small amount of a sleeping pill she got from her doctor for nights when she had a hard time sleeping herself. They weren't prescription, just over the counter sleep additives and she didn't give him a full dosage, just enough to relax him to get the sleep he obviously needed. She wasn't as blind as her children thought and she could tell Max was nervous about something. His anxiety had tripled in just the last few days and she just wanted to make sure he got one good nights rest.
Max drank the milk without thinking twice about it. Just like a small sip of alcohol effected him, the very small amount of the sleeping pill in the milk had an immediate effect on his body. By the time Diane helped her son back to bed, his head hit the pillow and he was out for the night. Thinking she had done her son a favor, she headed off to bed herself.
He was laying on the bed he had laid with Liz that afternoon at Nasedo's house in just a pair of silk black boxers. His dream self kept looking at the bathroom, waiting for Liz to come back to bed. But, when the bathroom door opened, it wasn't Liz that walked through the bathroom door, it was Tess. "Nice." She stated in a sultry tone as she took in the sight of Max's practically naked body.
Max sat up immediately from his laid back position. "TESS! What are you doing here?"
Tess leaned against the bathroom door in a very skimpy black lace teddy, her legs were covered in black stockings including garters and she had black spiked heels on. To just about any human male she would have been a welcomed sexy temptress to enter their dreams, but to Max it was his worst nightmare. "I would have thought it obvious what I'm doing here." She rubbed her hands up and down seductively over her body. "I want you Max, I want to feel your hands on me and I want to feel what your body feels like when we make love." She knew in her heart or at least she believed that Max truly was attracted to her, so in lieu of using her power over him to seduce him, she used her other assets, her body.
Max wanted to wake from this nightmare. In all their planning they had gone over all the possible scenarios of how Tess would make contact with Max. But, none of them had considered the possibility of her coming into his dream. For one, he was spending every night with Liz and when they slept together, they also shared dreams together and the last time Tess had come into Max's dream, Liz had been there to stop her from playing her tricks on Max. Now, though Liz wasn't here, he was all on his own. He stood up next to the bed and stated seriously. "No, Tess. You and I can never make love. I'm in love with Liz, don't you understand." He tried to reason with her all the while he tried to will his body to wake up, but for some reason he couldn't.
"Fine, we won't make love." She could see the relief in Max's face upon her words, then quickly added. "We'll just have hot alien sex." She took a step toward Max, which Max immediately attempted to step back only to find himself backing into the bed.
"Tess, I'm not having sex with you, alien, human, any kind. Do you understand? I'm bonded to Liz." Max stood his ground, he wanted to just lash out and kill her, but this was only a dream and no matter if he attacked her now or not, he knew he wouldn't really harm her. So he tried to reason with her, tried to make her understand he did NOT want her in any way in hopes that she would come to her senses and realize how ridiculous she was being in her request.
"It's your decision Max. I thought Liz would have told you by now about our agreement." She took another step slowly approaching him until she stood almost directly in front of him. She reached her hands up to caress his chest, but Max stopped her advances with his own hands by grabbing her wrist and holding them at bay.
"She did and the answers NO! I don't want to lay with you Tess. I'm not attracted to you and I will NOT sleep with you. If you try to hurt anyone that I or Liz care about in any way, I swear I will hunt you down and kill you myself. Do you understand? Us, will never happen." He emphasized once more to make it perfectly clear that he had no intention of being with her in any.
Refusing to hear his words, because his words were just simply unacceptable for her to hear.
Max had to find her attractive, in her mind Max wanted her just as much as she wanted him. So her mind stated that Max was thinking he couldn't be with her because of his bonding to Liz. "I know your bonded to Liz, Max. I understand that and I realize what happens to you when you attempt to betray that bond. That's why I came to you first in your dream. I wanted our first time together to be without any guilt or sickness. Now I know when we have sex to create our child you'll have to endure a little suffering because of your bonding to Liz, but once we share our bodies in the dream world, your body will remember and not react as badly in the future when we share our bodies for real." She moved her body up close and personal to Max's, loving the feel of his hard body.
In that moment, Max knew there was no trying to reason with her. His own rage building to a point where all he wanted to do was take her down. Using his grip on her wrists he swung her around and threw her roughly on the bed. Straddling her and placing his hands upon her throat, he spoke low, but as menacing as he could. "Now you listen and listen good you bitch. I am NOT going to have sex with you. Your presence makes me ill and just the thought of being with you in any way turns my stomach. I do not want to be with you in my dreams, when I'm awake or anytime. When I look at you, all I see is someone I want DEAD!"
His grip around her throat tightening with each sentence he spoke. Knowing he couldn't really harm her in his dream, but his anger to far gone not to at least get some satisfaction out of killing her at that moment.
His words piercing her stubborn heart, but instead of accepting them. She retaliated the only other way she knew. Closing her eyes and sending a powerful mind warp to him to make him believe he did want her. Max felt the pull of his mind immediately, but he was more then prepared for her attempts. "It's not going to work Tess. I know what your trying to do and I know how to fight it. Your dead Tess, the minute I find you, your dead." He was not going to coward to her threats any longer. In the past few weeks he had pushed himself harder then even he thought was possible to strengthen his own powers and nothing Tess was going to throw at him was going to be strong enough to make him back down.
Tess could feel his resistance to her mind warp abilities, she hadn't counted on him being able to block her attempts away from him. But, she wasn't out of the game yet, so she made a bold move that took Max by surprise. Reaching down she grabbed his cock in her hand and squeezed hard. Making Max cry out in pain and tumble over releasing his hold on her throat.
Taking advantage of the situation, she quickly used her powers and secured Max's hands to the head board of the bed while keeping the tight pressure on his already tender manhood.
"I didn't want it to be this way Max, but you really haven't given me any choice in the matter." She reached down and quickly secured his legs to the end of the bed using her powers once again. "You can try to deny yourself what you want, but I guess I'm going to have to prove to you once and for all that you are attracted to me and that you do want me."
"What the hell are you doing? Let me GO!" Max was vivid with rage and the way she had secured his hands and feet made him unable to use his own powers to release himself.
"Poor Max, all tied up and no hope of escaping." She taunted as she ran her hand softly over his upper chest. Max twisted his body trying to ward off her touches, but nothing he did detoured her attempts.
Slowly she slid her hands down his body, playing provocatively around the top of his boxers. Max couldn't believe this was happening. He knew what the word rape meant, but he never in his dreams assumed he would ever be a true victim of rape. "Tess, stop. Don't do this." He pleaded as her hand moved slowly lower into his boxers, still teasing, yet both of them knew she wasn't just teasing when she slowly wrapped her fingers around his soft member.
"It looks like I have to work for this one, doesn't it." She stated as she removed his boxers down far enough to release his private parts. She sat up and removed the teddy from her top half of her body. Sliding up his body, so her breasts slid over his chest and her lower body moved seductively over his manhood until she was straddling him. She then sat up and grabbed her own tits seductively. Twisting her nipples herself until they became hard peaks. "I know you like my tits Max. You can't deny they turn you on."
Max had fought for control of his body, unwilling to give her the satisfaction of thinking she turned him on in the least. When she began to play with her breasts, his body started to react of it's own accord and Max immediately shut his eyes. Determined to stay in control and not allow her advances to win. But, he was too late, Tess had already felt the response of his body. Her hand moved once again to stroke his not as soft member as she kissed her way down his body. "Stop fighting it Max, let your body have the pleasure it deserves. Your a King Max, your allowed all the pleasure you want. You can have it all and if you would just stop fighting it, I think you will be more than pleased with what I can offer you."
"Tess, please. I don't want this. If you continue this, all it will prove is that you have the ability to rape me. Please, stop this now." Max was beyond furious, he was scared. His body continued to respond to her ministrations as her hand stroked him up and down. Her other hand playing with his sensitive sacs. When she moved to where her tits lined up with his ever growing cock, she released her hold on him and moved so his cock was rubbing up and down between her large breasts. As much as Max didn't want to respond, his own body betrayed him and his erection grew even more.
"I remember what it felt like to have you inside my mouth, the way you taste and I want you to give me another taste of yourself." She licked her lips and leaned her head downward, kissing the tip of his erection as she continued to rub her tits against him. Her hand stroking the base of his cock in time with her body movements. "Let me give you pleasure Max. Just say the word and I'll make you cum harder than you ever cummed in your whole life." She was determined to make him say he wanted her. She knew he was fighting it, still trying to deny what he so obviously wanted or at least what she thought he wanted. But, she knew if she would get him to a certain point, there was no way he could deny what he wanted any longer.
"NO! I don't want this, I don't want you. Stop it." Max knew he didn't want this, he wasn't about to admit to something he knew he didn't want. So he pleaded with her to stop.
Tess moved down further until she was laying directly between his legs. She licked the large vein that ran up the underside of his cock. Then moved down and softly sucked his balls into her wet mouth. Max couldn't stop the groan that came from his mouth at that movement, even though he regretted it the minute it happened. But, it was music to Tess's ears and only drove her to complete her job even more so now. Her tongue moved over his head of his cock, then back down his length until she came once more in contact with his balls and once again sucked lightly upon them. Another groan came from Max and Tess was giddy with the fact that she was causing him to finally react to her. "You like that, don't you Max. Admit it, it feels good." Now that he was fully erection, Tess knew half her job was done. Next came the need for him to admit that he did want her to continue. She moved her lips over his erection and began to suck him, while her hands stroked him and played with his balls.
Max willed himself to wake up, knowing if only he could wake up this nightmare would be over. He knew no matter how much he tried to stop himself from reacted to Tess's advances, he couldn't. He could feel himself becoming aroused and no matter how much he tried to stop it, she had the upper hand and was winning the battle. His only hope was to wake from his dream, but try as he might, he couldn't wake up. Even though he had unwilling groaned, he still didn't want this to happen and he refused to admit what she was doing was bringing him to a point where is body would release. "Tess, stop. Please, stop." He sobbed out, she was making him feel disgusted, dirty and guilty for reacting to her advances, but nothing he did seem to detour her actions.
She could feel Max growing more harder, she knew he was going to give in so she doubled her efforts on his body. Sucking harder, stroking faster. She licked his head clean of the precum that had leaked unwilling from his body. Still stroking him, she asked. "Do you want me to continue and let you cum in my mouth or would you like your first taste of what it would be like to cum inside me." She then continued to suck on his cock as she waited for his response.
"I don't..." Max began to protest once again, but Tess quickly interrupted him.
"My mouth or my pussy? It's your call Max, you can have it any way you want it. You just have to tell me." She slide her mouth over his erection once again. She knew he was close, but she wasn't going to let him go over until he told her which way he wanted. In doing so in her mind, she would accept his decision as him admitting that he did want her.
Max was on the edge, he knew. He knew, she knew it and as much as he didn't want this to happen, there was no denying that he was going to cum. Knowing there was no way he wanted to be inside of Tess in any way, but knowing there was no way he wanted her smelly ass pussy anywhere around his cock. He wanted to kill her, wanted to make her suffer for what she was doing to him, so he lashed out the only way he could at this point. "Your mouth you slut, I hope you gag on it, because here it comes. You BITTCCCHHH!" He rammed his dick as far into her mouth as he could go with the restraints on his wrist and legs. Shooting his seed down her throat, while he continued to pump as hard as he could hoping he would make her choke on his dick and cum. Wanting her to gag for what she was doing to him, what she had done to him and make her suffer the consequences of her own actions.
To Max's delight, Tess began to choke, but to his dismay released him before he could cause her any real harm. "You were wonderful. You taste heavenly Max. I'm even willing to give you a break and not harm any of your friends for another month after that. But, fight me next month Max and your find out exactly who your dealing with." With that she was gone, leaving Max still laying exposed and restrained to the bed as he was still unable to wake from the nightmare he was suffering. He had never in his life felt so dirty as he did in that moment. With no one around to help him and unable to help himself until he could wake, Max laid on the bed and did the only thing he could. He cried. Tears of disgust, tears of the unjust of what he had just gone through, tears of the guilt that he wasn't strong enough to stop it from happening. He continued to cry in his dream for the remainder of the night and when he finally awoke the following morning the tears didn't stop.
End Pt34
For Disclaimer & Summary see Pt1
*WARNING* This chapter contains the contents of rape. It is U/C pairing, but not one of want or one of agreeance. So if this offends any readers, please do not read this chapter. What happens is not for the easy ill stomachs to read so please skip this chapter if this is you. This is your fore warning.
Part 34
The following week Liz learned all too well just how many times Max's mind thought of her and more precisely the way his mind thought of her. Many times during the week he found himself apologizing to her for his untimely thoughts, but Liz never really seemed to mind. In fact, she was more then willing to go with his fantasy's as often as time allowed. Their friends were becoming fantastic at covering for them between Max's parents and Liz's parents. As Max had swore after that first night a part. Every night he would wait patiently for his parent's to go to bed, then made his way to Liz's house. Only to wake early prior to sunrise and sneak back into his own room. As he had predicted, even on the nights they made love into the early morning hours, he still got more sleep then he would not having her in his arms. Each night he met Nasedo on her balcony, excused him for the night, then met him in the alley early the following morning. It became a routine that neither male seem to mind.
The gang met on several occasions to discuss Tess and how they would handle her return. They informed the sheriff without going into too many details the threats Tess had made and he promised to help by keeping an eye out for Tess using all his capabilities. Max, Michael and Isabelle practiced developing their powers as often as time allowed. All three determined to be able to defeat not only their enemies if and when that time came, but more determined to defeat one of their own. On Sunday, Liz took it upon herself to make sure Max got some extra rest. She knew he wasn't getting much sleep between sneaking out of his house late at night and sneaking back early in the morning and it was her one day off that she could make sure he got the rest needed. She had approached Nasedo and he offered the house that he currently resided in for the day. At first Max tried to protest, stating he wasn't that tired, but Liz wasn't going to take no for an answer. So after practicing in the morning, the two lovers would spend the afternoon making love and sleeping in each other's arms while their protector stayed at the house and kept an eye out for the two of them.
Everyone agreed that Max would not give into the bitch in heat and Nasedo even helped the three understand more of Tess's power. With more knowledge of the mind warps, Max felt more and more confident that he would be able to fight against a mind warp happening to him. Under Nasedo's training eye, it was Isabelle that was able to actually learn how to create a mind warp of her own. Nasedo explained the female antarian had more control over their mental capabilities where the male antarian usually had more control over the physical side.
With Isabelle learning how to work the mind warps, she was able to help Max feel when a mind warp was occurring and then how to block it. Even Michael was able to figure out when Isabelle was mind warping him, but he hadn't figured out a way to block it as of yet, like Max. They continued their training and planning. By the time Friday of the second week came around, the three pod squaders felt confident in their abilities and they all felt like they had a good plan set in motion.
The plan was simple, when Tess made contact Max would arrange to meet her at Nasedo's house.
Michael would stay hidden and be there to prevent Tess's escape. Now that Max understood her ability and knew he could block out any mind warp she tried, he planned on playing along with her just long enough to get close enough to finish her off once and for all. It would be Nasedo's and Jim's job to ensure the safety of the rest of their human friends and family. Liz, Alex and Maria were to stay at Liz's house with Nasedo there and Jim would watch over Amy DeLuca. Alex parents were gone for a month long vacation so they all felt confident they would be safe and secure. Isabelle would be the protector for her own parents until word came from Max that the bitch was dealt with.
The weekend came and went with no sign of Tess. The anxiety of the group was high as their patience was becoming thin. Max spent the entire day with Liz not willing to leave her side for the entire day on Sunday. "I'll be back in a couple hours." He promised as their lips lingered together for another moment, both hating the fact they had to sneak around, but both knowing there was no other way for now.
"I'll be waiting." Liz replied and the two of them embraced one more time before Max reluctantly let go of his love and left for his own house.
That night, Max talked with his parents briefly before heading to his room to wait until he could safely sneak back over to Liz's. His nerves already stretched to the limit with the knowledge that Tess could show any time, he didn't wait for the sound of his parents sleeping, he only waited until their bedroom door closed for the night and he was in motion.
To his dismay though, his mother heard him and caught him just as he was planning on leaving. "Max, where do you think you are going at this time of night?"
He knew he was busted and there was no trying to deny that he was attempting to sneak out, so he came up with the next best lie he could. "Uh..I just forgot to tell Michael something that's pretty important. I'll be right back."
"I don't think so, if you have to tell him something that important than you can call him, but you are not to leave this house again tonight."
"Mom, I'm seventeen years old." Max whined and gave his mother a sad puppy dog look in hopes to break her down.
But, Diane Evans wasn't backing down this time. She had her suspicions that her teenage son had been sneaking in and out of the house quite a lot lately and she was determined to make sure he stayed put for the night this time. "That's right Max, your only seventeen. Not an adult quite yet, may I had. So call Michael and then get in that bed, because I'm not going to sleep until you are. Is that understood?"
Reluctantly Max nodded his head. He went to the phone, but in lieu of calling Michael like he had told his mother, his phone call was to his soul mate. "Hey it's me." Max stated once Liz picked up the phone. His mother left his room to give him his privacy and the two young lovers talked for over an hour, before Max's Mom came back to his room.
"Say good night to Liz, Max. You'll see her tomorrow, I'm sure." She teased, knowing good and well that her son was not on the phone for over an hour with Michael.
Max, of course was shocked that his mother figured out who he was talking to, but did as he was told. He had told Liz he would try to come over as soon as his Mom went to sleep, but wasn't sure what time that was going to be. For his mother's benefit, he did lay down in his bed and tried to get a little sleep in, but as before when he tried to sleep without Liz he tossed and turned without any success of falling asleep. Finally Diane came back into her son's room one final time. "Come on Max, I've got just the thing you need." She was getting tired herself, but she wasn't about to fall asleep before her son did. Max followed his mother to the kitchen and sat at the table as she fixed him a glass of warm milk to help him sleep. She added a touch of tobasco knowing that's how her son preferred his milk and then without Max knowing she also added a small amount of a sleeping pill she got from her doctor for nights when she had a hard time sleeping herself. They weren't prescription, just over the counter sleep additives and she didn't give him a full dosage, just enough to relax him to get the sleep he obviously needed. She wasn't as blind as her children thought and she could tell Max was nervous about something. His anxiety had tripled in just the last few days and she just wanted to make sure he got one good nights rest.
Max drank the milk without thinking twice about it. Just like a small sip of alcohol effected him, the very small amount of the sleeping pill in the milk had an immediate effect on his body. By the time Diane helped her son back to bed, his head hit the pillow and he was out for the night. Thinking she had done her son a favor, she headed off to bed herself.
He was laying on the bed he had laid with Liz that afternoon at Nasedo's house in just a pair of silk black boxers. His dream self kept looking at the bathroom, waiting for Liz to come back to bed. But, when the bathroom door opened, it wasn't Liz that walked through the bathroom door, it was Tess. "Nice." She stated in a sultry tone as she took in the sight of Max's practically naked body.
Max sat up immediately from his laid back position. "TESS! What are you doing here?"
Tess leaned against the bathroom door in a very skimpy black lace teddy, her legs were covered in black stockings including garters and she had black spiked heels on. To just about any human male she would have been a welcomed sexy temptress to enter their dreams, but to Max it was his worst nightmare. "I would have thought it obvious what I'm doing here." She rubbed her hands up and down seductively over her body. "I want you Max, I want to feel your hands on me and I want to feel what your body feels like when we make love." She knew in her heart or at least she believed that Max truly was attracted to her, so in lieu of using her power over him to seduce him, she used her other assets, her body.
Max wanted to wake from this nightmare. In all their planning they had gone over all the possible scenarios of how Tess would make contact with Max. But, none of them had considered the possibility of her coming into his dream. For one, he was spending every night with Liz and when they slept together, they also shared dreams together and the last time Tess had come into Max's dream, Liz had been there to stop her from playing her tricks on Max. Now, though Liz wasn't here, he was all on his own. He stood up next to the bed and stated seriously. "No, Tess. You and I can never make love. I'm in love with Liz, don't you understand." He tried to reason with her all the while he tried to will his body to wake up, but for some reason he couldn't.
"Fine, we won't make love." She could see the relief in Max's face upon her words, then quickly added. "We'll just have hot alien sex." She took a step toward Max, which Max immediately attempted to step back only to find himself backing into the bed.
"Tess, I'm not having sex with you, alien, human, any kind. Do you understand? I'm bonded to Liz." Max stood his ground, he wanted to just lash out and kill her, but this was only a dream and no matter if he attacked her now or not, he knew he wouldn't really harm her. So he tried to reason with her, tried to make her understand he did NOT want her in any way in hopes that she would come to her senses and realize how ridiculous she was being in her request.
"It's your decision Max. I thought Liz would have told you by now about our agreement." She took another step slowly approaching him until she stood almost directly in front of him. She reached her hands up to caress his chest, but Max stopped her advances with his own hands by grabbing her wrist and holding them at bay.
"She did and the answers NO! I don't want to lay with you Tess. I'm not attracted to you and I will NOT sleep with you. If you try to hurt anyone that I or Liz care about in any way, I swear I will hunt you down and kill you myself. Do you understand? Us, will never happen." He emphasized once more to make it perfectly clear that he had no intention of being with her in any.
Refusing to hear his words, because his words were just simply unacceptable for her to hear.
Max had to find her attractive, in her mind Max wanted her just as much as she wanted him. So her mind stated that Max was thinking he couldn't be with her because of his bonding to Liz. "I know your bonded to Liz, Max. I understand that and I realize what happens to you when you attempt to betray that bond. That's why I came to you first in your dream. I wanted our first time together to be without any guilt or sickness. Now I know when we have sex to create our child you'll have to endure a little suffering because of your bonding to Liz, but once we share our bodies in the dream world, your body will remember and not react as badly in the future when we share our bodies for real." She moved her body up close and personal to Max's, loving the feel of his hard body.
In that moment, Max knew there was no trying to reason with her. His own rage building to a point where all he wanted to do was take her down. Using his grip on her wrists he swung her around and threw her roughly on the bed. Straddling her and placing his hands upon her throat, he spoke low, but as menacing as he could. "Now you listen and listen good you bitch. I am NOT going to have sex with you. Your presence makes me ill and just the thought of being with you in any way turns my stomach. I do not want to be with you in my dreams, when I'm awake or anytime. When I look at you, all I see is someone I want DEAD!"
His grip around her throat tightening with each sentence he spoke. Knowing he couldn't really harm her in his dream, but his anger to far gone not to at least get some satisfaction out of killing her at that moment.
His words piercing her stubborn heart, but instead of accepting them. She retaliated the only other way she knew. Closing her eyes and sending a powerful mind warp to him to make him believe he did want her. Max felt the pull of his mind immediately, but he was more then prepared for her attempts. "It's not going to work Tess. I know what your trying to do and I know how to fight it. Your dead Tess, the minute I find you, your dead." He was not going to coward to her threats any longer. In the past few weeks he had pushed himself harder then even he thought was possible to strengthen his own powers and nothing Tess was going to throw at him was going to be strong enough to make him back down.
Tess could feel his resistance to her mind warp abilities, she hadn't counted on him being able to block her attempts away from him. But, she wasn't out of the game yet, so she made a bold move that took Max by surprise. Reaching down she grabbed his cock in her hand and squeezed hard. Making Max cry out in pain and tumble over releasing his hold on her throat.
Taking advantage of the situation, she quickly used her powers and secured Max's hands to the head board of the bed while keeping the tight pressure on his already tender manhood.
"I didn't want it to be this way Max, but you really haven't given me any choice in the matter." She reached down and quickly secured his legs to the end of the bed using her powers once again. "You can try to deny yourself what you want, but I guess I'm going to have to prove to you once and for all that you are attracted to me and that you do want me."
"What the hell are you doing? Let me GO!" Max was vivid with rage and the way she had secured his hands and feet made him unable to use his own powers to release himself.
"Poor Max, all tied up and no hope of escaping." She taunted as she ran her hand softly over his upper chest. Max twisted his body trying to ward off her touches, but nothing he did detoured her attempts.
Slowly she slid her hands down his body, playing provocatively around the top of his boxers. Max couldn't believe this was happening. He knew what the word rape meant, but he never in his dreams assumed he would ever be a true victim of rape. "Tess, stop. Don't do this." He pleaded as her hand moved slowly lower into his boxers, still teasing, yet both of them knew she wasn't just teasing when she slowly wrapped her fingers around his soft member.
"It looks like I have to work for this one, doesn't it." She stated as she removed his boxers down far enough to release his private parts. She sat up and removed the teddy from her top half of her body. Sliding up his body, so her breasts slid over his chest and her lower body moved seductively over his manhood until she was straddling him. She then sat up and grabbed her own tits seductively. Twisting her nipples herself until they became hard peaks. "I know you like my tits Max. You can't deny they turn you on."
Max had fought for control of his body, unwilling to give her the satisfaction of thinking she turned him on in the least. When she began to play with her breasts, his body started to react of it's own accord and Max immediately shut his eyes. Determined to stay in control and not allow her advances to win. But, he was too late, Tess had already felt the response of his body. Her hand moved once again to stroke his not as soft member as she kissed her way down his body. "Stop fighting it Max, let your body have the pleasure it deserves. Your a King Max, your allowed all the pleasure you want. You can have it all and if you would just stop fighting it, I think you will be more than pleased with what I can offer you."
"Tess, please. I don't want this. If you continue this, all it will prove is that you have the ability to rape me. Please, stop this now." Max was beyond furious, he was scared. His body continued to respond to her ministrations as her hand stroked him up and down. Her other hand playing with his sensitive sacs. When she moved to where her tits lined up with his ever growing cock, she released her hold on him and moved so his cock was rubbing up and down between her large breasts. As much as Max didn't want to respond, his own body betrayed him and his erection grew even more.
"I remember what it felt like to have you inside my mouth, the way you taste and I want you to give me another taste of yourself." She licked her lips and leaned her head downward, kissing the tip of his erection as she continued to rub her tits against him. Her hand stroking the base of his cock in time with her body movements. "Let me give you pleasure Max. Just say the word and I'll make you cum harder than you ever cummed in your whole life." She was determined to make him say he wanted her. She knew he was fighting it, still trying to deny what he so obviously wanted or at least what she thought he wanted. But, she knew if she would get him to a certain point, there was no way he could deny what he wanted any longer.
"NO! I don't want this, I don't want you. Stop it." Max knew he didn't want this, he wasn't about to admit to something he knew he didn't want. So he pleaded with her to stop.
Tess moved down further until she was laying directly between his legs. She licked the large vein that ran up the underside of his cock. Then moved down and softly sucked his balls into her wet mouth. Max couldn't stop the groan that came from his mouth at that movement, even though he regretted it the minute it happened. But, it was music to Tess's ears and only drove her to complete her job even more so now. Her tongue moved over his head of his cock, then back down his length until she came once more in contact with his balls and once again sucked lightly upon them. Another groan came from Max and Tess was giddy with the fact that she was causing him to finally react to her. "You like that, don't you Max. Admit it, it feels good." Now that he was fully erection, Tess knew half her job was done. Next came the need for him to admit that he did want her to continue. She moved her lips over his erection and began to suck him, while her hands stroked him and played with his balls.
Max willed himself to wake up, knowing if only he could wake up this nightmare would be over. He knew no matter how much he tried to stop himself from reacted to Tess's advances, he couldn't. He could feel himself becoming aroused and no matter how much he tried to stop it, she had the upper hand and was winning the battle. His only hope was to wake from his dream, but try as he might, he couldn't wake up. Even though he had unwilling groaned, he still didn't want this to happen and he refused to admit what she was doing was bringing him to a point where is body would release. "Tess, stop. Please, stop." He sobbed out, she was making him feel disgusted, dirty and guilty for reacting to her advances, but nothing he did seem to detour her actions.
She could feel Max growing more harder, she knew he was going to give in so she doubled her efforts on his body. Sucking harder, stroking faster. She licked his head clean of the precum that had leaked unwilling from his body. Still stroking him, she asked. "Do you want me to continue and let you cum in my mouth or would you like your first taste of what it would be like to cum inside me." She then continued to suck on his cock as she waited for his response.
"I don't..." Max began to protest once again, but Tess quickly interrupted him.
"My mouth or my pussy? It's your call Max, you can have it any way you want it. You just have to tell me." She slide her mouth over his erection once again. She knew he was close, but she wasn't going to let him go over until he told her which way he wanted. In doing so in her mind, she would accept his decision as him admitting that he did want her.
Max was on the edge, he knew. He knew, she knew it and as much as he didn't want this to happen, there was no denying that he was going to cum. Knowing there was no way he wanted to be inside of Tess in any way, but knowing there was no way he wanted her smelly ass pussy anywhere around his cock. He wanted to kill her, wanted to make her suffer for what she was doing to him, so he lashed out the only way he could at this point. "Your mouth you slut, I hope you gag on it, because here it comes. You BITTCCCHHH!" He rammed his dick as far into her mouth as he could go with the restraints on his wrist and legs. Shooting his seed down her throat, while he continued to pump as hard as he could hoping he would make her choke on his dick and cum. Wanting her to gag for what she was doing to him, what she had done to him and make her suffer the consequences of her own actions.
To Max's delight, Tess began to choke, but to his dismay released him before he could cause her any real harm. "You were wonderful. You taste heavenly Max. I'm even willing to give you a break and not harm any of your friends for another month after that. But, fight me next month Max and your find out exactly who your dealing with." With that she was gone, leaving Max still laying exposed and restrained to the bed as he was still unable to wake from the nightmare he was suffering. He had never in his life felt so dirty as he did in that moment. With no one around to help him and unable to help himself until he could wake, Max laid on the bed and did the only thing he could. He cried. Tears of disgust, tears of the unjust of what he had just gone through, tears of the guilt that he wasn't strong enough to stop it from happening. He continued to cry in his dream for the remainder of the night and when he finally awoke the following morning the tears didn't stop.
End Pt34
I know that last part was really a hard read for most, it was hard to write.
Thanks to everyone that seems to still have faith and the FB, I swear Tess will get what she deserves and then some. Here is the new part, hope you like it. Let me know what you think.
Title: Internship
For Disclaimer & Summary see Pt1
Part 35
Late the following morning, when Liz still hadn't heard from Max and all she got was his answering machine when she had tried to call him, she decided it was time to visit the Evan's residence. She was kind of surprised when Max's mother answered the door, as she assumed she would have left for work by the time she arrived. "Hello, Mrs. Evans. Is Max home?" She asked shyly, as she still didn't know Max's mother very well and she wanted to make a good impression and not seem to anxious to see Max even though her insides were dying to feel his arms around her.
"Actually Max is still sleeping, but I could tell him you stopped by when he wakes up."
Diane's tone was pleasant, she knew the girl that was standing on her front porch was very important to her son, but she wasn't about to wake Max up. Especially not after the difficult time he had falling asleep last night.
"Oh, okay. Is Isabelle up yet?" Liz needed to see Max and she knew she wouldn't be able to get to him without some much needed help. Right now, Isabelle seemed to be her best source to get past their mother.
"Yes, she is, but I'm afraid you missed her, she's already out for her morning jog." Diane explained.
Liz nodded her head in acceptance. "Well, I guess I'll just catch up with both of them later. Thank you, Mrs. Evans." Liz rushed back to her vehicle and began to drive around the Evan's neighborhood. She had no idea which direction Isabelle jogged in, but she needed her help and she was determined to find her. After about fifteen minutes and no luck Liz felt so defeated. Knowing she didn't have any other choice, Liz started to drive back home. Hoping that Max would call her there soon when he finally woke up. She found it strange that Max was able to sleep in as late as he was, considering she hardly was able to get any sleep what so ever the previous night without the warmth of Max's body pressed against hers. She was almost home, when she realized just how odd it was. Knowing without a doubt now that something was wrong, Liz turned the vehicle around and drove to the next logical person, Michael.
Michael barely got his apartment door opened, when Liz was grabbing his arm and pulling him to her car. "Liz, what the hell is wrong with you?" Michael asked gruffly.
"I think Max is in trouble and I need your help." That was enough explanation for Michael to move on his own accord. Without even stopping to think twice about it, he hopped into the drivers side and held his hand out for the keys. He could tell by the way Liz was freaking out something was going on and he didn't think she needed to be driving at that moment.
As he started the car, he asked. "Tell me what's up?" Liz explained how Max wasn't able to come over the night before and how he didn't call or show up early in the morning. Then told him how his mother had said Max was still sleeping. "That's it? That's what got you thinking Max is in trouble, because he's sleeping in?"
"Don't you get it yet Michael? Max comes over every night because we don't sleep when we're separated. I probably got about an hours worth of sleep last night because I couldn't get to sleep without Max's presence and Max is sleeping in. I'm telling you something isn't adding up here."
Michael didn't understand the bond between Max and Liz, he honestly thought no one would ever truly understand it. But, the way Liz sat agitated in the seat beside him, Michael knew better then to question her any more. They drove around to the street behind Max's and Michael jumped out along with Liz. "You stay here. I'm going to check things out first and if it's safe I'll come back and get you."
"No, Michael, I'm going. If something is wrong, Max needs me." She wanted to add that she needed him too, but kept that part to herself. Her body was starting to feel the affects of being away from Max. She wasn't exactly feeling ill, but she could tell it was coming and she had no intention of letting it get to the point where she was ill this time.
"Liz, if something is wrong and I put you in harms way, Max would kill me. Trust me, okay. I'll be right back, I swear." He gave her a sympathetic look, but also one that told her he was serious. Knowing in her gut that something was wrong, but also knowing Michael was correct, she reluctantly nodded and climbed back in the car. Michael could see the sadness in Liz's eyes. "Ten minutes Liz, I promise. Okay?" When she gave him another hesitant nod, Michael quickly started running toward Max's house.
After Liz Parker left, Diane thought she should check in on her son just to make sure everything was okay before she left for work. She had told her husband she planned on going in late today because she wanted to make sure the night of rest had helped Max. But, it was getting pretty late by now and she really needed to get to work. So she gathered her things together and then went to check on her son. Peaking her head into the door, she saw Max still lying on his bed, apparently still fast a sleep. Not wanting to disturb him, she began to slip back out of his room when she noticed his dirty clothes on the floor. Without a second thought, she started picking up his clothes as quietly as possible. Just as she was about to leave her son's room for the second time, a noise just outside his window startled her. She moved to the window, only to see it begin to open just as she got to it.
When a familiar head popped into the window, she let out a breath of relief. "Michael! We do have a front door you know." She reprimanded her son's best friend. For years Michael had always visited Max through his window, but today Diane was not going to allow Max's sleep to be interrupted. Not even by his best friend.
"Un..Hey Mrs. Evans. I..Uh..I was just going to..."
"Michael, Max is still sleeping and I don't want to disturb him. He had a hard time getting to sleep last night so why don't you come back in a few hours, okay?"
Michael looked past Max's mother who was blocking his way into Max's room and saw his friend on his bed and by the looks of it, he was sleeping just like his mother said he was. "Yeah, okay." He backed out of the window sill and left to go fill Liz in.
"So what now?" Liz asked once Michael had returned and told her the situation.
"I'm taking you back to the Crashdown, when Max wakes up, you'll be the first one he calls more than likely. I'll see if I can locate Isabelle and get her to wake his ass up." Liz wanted to protest, but she saw the reasoning behind Michael's plan. It made sense after all, when Max woke up he more than likely would try to call her. Reluctantly she nodded and the two of them drove back to Liz's house.
When Max finally awoken, with tears still stinging his eyes and the stickiness of where the evidence was on his bed that he had in deed ejaculated during his sleep, Max could feel the bile in his throat. He swiped his hand over the sheets to return them to their clean crisp feeling. Before he had time to even think any further, his body reacted to what it had done in his sleep. He barely made it to the bathroom before emptying what little remained in his stomach from the night before into the toilet. He climbed into the shower, turning the water on as hot as it could go and scrubbed his body until he washed off a good three layers of skin before he returned to his bed. Pulling his knees up to his chest, he sat there and rocked like a lost small child. His house was quiet and he desperately wanted to call Liz, but he couldn't. How was he going to explain what he had allowed to happen? How could he face her, knowing that he had betrayed her love once again? He felt weak, disgusted and guilty. He couldn't face his friends, his family and especially not Liz yet. So he remained in his room, lost and alone, rocking on his bed.
That was the position his sister found him in. "Max, are you okay?" He looked so devastated, so lost, Isabelle knew immediately something was wrong. She reached her hand over to rub his back and Max reacted instantly. Flinching away from her touch as if she had burned him. "Max, what is it? What's wrong?" Her voice laced with concern for her brother. When Max still didn't answer, Isabelle immediately thought he was having a reaction to not seeing Liz. Michael had already told her how Liz seemed agitated already this morning, calling it 'The Max Withdrawal' syndrome. "Max, if you can hear me, I'm going to call Liz and get her over here now."
Hearing Liz's name brought Max out of the trance like state he was in. Reaching for his sister to stop her movements. "No, don't. Please, Isabelle. I can't..please." His voice a crying plea for her to hear him and listen to his request. He couldn't face Liz, not now, not after the way he had betrayed her trust, her love. He was swimming in his own guilt and he just couldn't face Liz's trusting eyes yet.
By this time Michael had also come into the room and one look at Max, he too knew something was wrong. "Maxwell, what the hell happened to you?"
Max shook his head, he couldn't say it. How could he admit how weak he was, what he had done, to the two people who looked to him for the answers? Looked to him as their leader, he couldn't, he couldn't face even them. "Could you two just leave me alone?"
"No Way! Max, what the hell is the matter? What happened?" Michael was not about to leave his friend when something had obviously happened to him. Patience was not a trait that was well known to Michael and right now he didn't have enough to wait for Max's explanation of what was wrong. He wanted answers and he wanted them right now.
Hearing Michael's tone of impatience was the last straw. Max jumped off his bed, shouting at the top of his lungs. "I don't owe you two an explanation, I don't owe anyone anything. Just leave me alone!" He ran into his bathroom and slammed the door shut.
Isabelle looked at the closed bathroom door, then to Michael and then back to the door. "What the hell was that?"
"No, who the hell was that?" Michael was determined to get to the bottom of this and started to walk toward the door when Isabelle stopped him.
"Don't Michael, let's give him a few minutes. Whatever it is, Max will tell us when he's ready." Isabelle had only seen her brother act this way one time before. After his tortured experience in the white room. So whatever it was, it wasn't good and knowing her brother he wouldn't talk about it until he was good and ready. In fact there was only one person who he would talk to, but the one person who could help him right now, was the one person Max had asked her not to call. "Why don't you go give Liz a call, tell her Max is up and taking a shower. Tell her not to worry or we'll have two people going insane. Hopefully whatever is going on with Max, he'll snap out of it before anyone gets suspicious."
Throwing his arms up in the air, he shouted out. "Fine! But, I'm telling you right now, if Max doesn't get it together, Liz is going to know something's up and none of us, including your mother is going to be able to keep her away for any amount of time."
Michael did as Isabelle stated and was almost glad to hear that Liz's father had roped her into working this afternoon for Agnus who had called in sick. Thinking that at least Liz would be preoccupied for a few hours. He himself was due to work in another hour so when Max didn't make an appearance after twenty minutes, Michael decided he had better check on Liz to make sure she was doing okay. Both he and Isabelle knew the consequences of the bonded couple being seperated for any amount of time, so they agreed Isabelle would stay and watch over Max. While he would watch over Liz and if things started to turn bad, like it or not, Michael would bring Liz to see Max.
Isabelle did as Max requested and gave him space for most of the afternoon, keeping in constant contact with Michael on Liz's condition. By the time Liz's shift ended that evening and Max still hadn't contacted her, Michael could see the effects of the separation from Max taking it's toll. He called Isabelle and told her they needed to take action, but when she finally agreed to shaking Max out of the slump he was in, to her dismay she discovered her brother wasn't any where to be found. Calling Michael back immediately, the two of them decided it would be best to try and keep it from Liz for the time being. Michael called Maria to have her stay with Liz, without going into too many details he let her know that something was up with Max and not to let on to Liz so she wouldn't freak out. Isabelle called Alex and he agreed to help with the search for Max. The three friends went on a search, four hours later they were no closer to finding Max then they were when they had started. They met back at the Crashdown to try to come up with the next clue as to where to look for him. They had already tried everywhere they originally thought of and with the threat of Tess still out there, they were all beginning to get more then worried.
Liz on the other hand was now truly feeling the affects of not seeing Max for almost twenty-four hours. Not only was she worried sick, but she was starting to become ill literally from having Max withdrawals. It wasn't helping that Michael was obviously keeping something about Max from her. The worst part was that she couldn't feel Max at all, it was like he had closed himself off from her, from their connection. Blocking her from feeling him and that scared her more then anything. Maria had tried to help and kept rambling about useless, meaningless things, but as the minutes dragged on to hours, even Maria could tell Liz wasn't doing to well. Finally when Liz started to run a fever, Maria tucked her into bed and took it upon herself to figure out what the hell was going on with Max. Storming into the cafe in true Maria form, she stomped over to the table that Isabelle, Michael and Alex were currently sitting at. "Where The Hell Is HE?"
"Maria, we don't..." Michael tried to explain, but Maria wasn't hearing it. Her friend was in trouble and that was that.
"DON'T You Maria, ME! Liz is sick, okay. I mean she is really starting to get sick, now where the hell is Max?"
"We don't know." Isabelle responded sadly. "All we know this morning he was acting really strange and now nothing, it's like he just disappeared."
"I cannot believe you people. You guys do realize the date don't you. What if Tess contacted him, what if she kidnapped him or some other enemy or the FBI again? I can't believe you guys are sitting around doing nothing, when Max might really be in danger. Have you tried dreamwalking him, Isabelle?"
By the guilty expression on Isabelle's face, Maria could tell she hadn't tried or worst hadn't even thought of trying as of yet. Just as Isabelle was about to say she would do it, the bells chimed over the door of the Crashdown and Max stormed in. "Where is she?" Was the only question out of his mouth.
During the past several hours Max had went on his own manhunt. Determined to end his nightmare once and for all. He searched every hotel, every abandon structure within a thirty mile radius of Roswell, determined to find Tess personally and kill her. But, as he began to feel the effects of illness from being away from Liz, he knew he couldn't continue his search any longer. If he was feeling the effects, he knew Liz was and no matter how guilty or miserable he felt, Liz needed him and he wasn't about to make her suffer because of him any longer. So he pushed the jeep as fast as it could go back to town, skidding to a stop in front of the Crashdown and ran inside without thinking twice about it. All he knew was Liz needed him and all the guilt in the world wasn't going to allow him to stay away and make matters worst then they already were.
Maria pointed toward Liz's apartment and barely got out. "She's in her room." When Max turned on his heels and headed back out the cafe doors.
Running around to the back alley and climbing the ladder as fast as he could, he reached her window in a matter of seconds, flung it open and ran to Liz's side as fast as he could.
"Max?" Her voice soft, quiet, questioning if she was dreaming or if he was really there.
"I'm here Liz, I'm here." He tried to hide his guilt within himself, how he was feeling at this moment in time didn't matter. The only thing that mattered was Liz and that she was okay.
Without hesitation, Liz wrapped her arms around Max's neck. "Oh God, Max. I've been so worried." She cried out as she peppered small kisses over his face and neck. It felt like an eternity since she was able to hold him and the effects of having him near her was almost immediate. The slight fever she had started to feel, was gone quickly. The illness that was just beginning to run through her body was going away just as quick as the fever. They hadn't been seperated long enough to really have any dire effect on either of them, but both could tell the symptoms would have only gotten a lot worst if Max hadn't made his way to her when he had. Now that she was feeling back to her old self, she pulled back and took a good look at Max for the first time in almost twenty-four hours. She didn't need to feel his feelings or to be able to look into his soul to see something was seriously wrong. "What is it? What happened?"
Max tried to deny anything was wrong. Tried to give her a reassuring smile that all was well, but he couldn't fool her. He couldn't hide the truth from her forever. As much as he wanted to, there was no way he could. "Liz...I...Oh God, Liz." Tears sprang from his eyes and he cried once again. Sobbed harder then he had ever cried in his life. The pain, the guilt, the disgust he felt and the betrayal of what he had done. What he had allowed to be done to him.
Still not knowing what had happened, but knowing without any doubt at that moment in time, Max needed her. Without hesitation she pulled his body into hers and soothed his shaking form with words of love and comfort. Whatever had happened was bad, that much she was certain of. But, how bad was bad, that was truly the question? She continued to hold him tightly until she could feel his body stop shaking. Although he was still trembling slightly, she needed to know what had brought the strong man she knew to such a state of complete break down. "Max, you need to tell me what happened? Did Tess contact you?"
At the mention of Tess's name, Max's body went stiff and before Liz could react he darted into the bathroom heaving into the toilet the bile that lined his stomach. Liz quickly grabbed a wash cloth, soaked it in cold water and held it to Max's forehead. When it appeared he was finished, she wiped his mouth gently with the cloth and brought a small cup of water that sat by her sink to his lips for him to rinse his mouth. Then sat beside him and waited. Max laid his head down on her lap, wrapping his arms around her waist and curled his legs into a fetal position. Liz had no idea what had happened, but at the moment it didn't matter. She knew whatever it was, he would tell her when the time was right, but at that moment in time she knew more then anything, Max needed her. Needed her love and in that moment in time, that's what she gave him as she wrapped her arms around his body and just held him.
End Pt35
Thanks to everyone that seems to still have faith and the FB, I swear Tess will get what she deserves and then some. Here is the new part, hope you like it. Let me know what you think.
Title: Internship
For Disclaimer & Summary see Pt1
Part 35
Late the following morning, when Liz still hadn't heard from Max and all she got was his answering machine when she had tried to call him, she decided it was time to visit the Evan's residence. She was kind of surprised when Max's mother answered the door, as she assumed she would have left for work by the time she arrived. "Hello, Mrs. Evans. Is Max home?" She asked shyly, as she still didn't know Max's mother very well and she wanted to make a good impression and not seem to anxious to see Max even though her insides were dying to feel his arms around her.
"Actually Max is still sleeping, but I could tell him you stopped by when he wakes up."
Diane's tone was pleasant, she knew the girl that was standing on her front porch was very important to her son, but she wasn't about to wake Max up. Especially not after the difficult time he had falling asleep last night.
"Oh, okay. Is Isabelle up yet?" Liz needed to see Max and she knew she wouldn't be able to get to him without some much needed help. Right now, Isabelle seemed to be her best source to get past their mother.
"Yes, she is, but I'm afraid you missed her, she's already out for her morning jog." Diane explained.
Liz nodded her head in acceptance. "Well, I guess I'll just catch up with both of them later. Thank you, Mrs. Evans." Liz rushed back to her vehicle and began to drive around the Evan's neighborhood. She had no idea which direction Isabelle jogged in, but she needed her help and she was determined to find her. After about fifteen minutes and no luck Liz felt so defeated. Knowing she didn't have any other choice, Liz started to drive back home. Hoping that Max would call her there soon when he finally woke up. She found it strange that Max was able to sleep in as late as he was, considering she hardly was able to get any sleep what so ever the previous night without the warmth of Max's body pressed against hers. She was almost home, when she realized just how odd it was. Knowing without a doubt now that something was wrong, Liz turned the vehicle around and drove to the next logical person, Michael.
Michael barely got his apartment door opened, when Liz was grabbing his arm and pulling him to her car. "Liz, what the hell is wrong with you?" Michael asked gruffly.
"I think Max is in trouble and I need your help." That was enough explanation for Michael to move on his own accord. Without even stopping to think twice about it, he hopped into the drivers side and held his hand out for the keys. He could tell by the way Liz was freaking out something was going on and he didn't think she needed to be driving at that moment.
As he started the car, he asked. "Tell me what's up?" Liz explained how Max wasn't able to come over the night before and how he didn't call or show up early in the morning. Then told him how his mother had said Max was still sleeping. "That's it? That's what got you thinking Max is in trouble, because he's sleeping in?"
"Don't you get it yet Michael? Max comes over every night because we don't sleep when we're separated. I probably got about an hours worth of sleep last night because I couldn't get to sleep without Max's presence and Max is sleeping in. I'm telling you something isn't adding up here."
Michael didn't understand the bond between Max and Liz, he honestly thought no one would ever truly understand it. But, the way Liz sat agitated in the seat beside him, Michael knew better then to question her any more. They drove around to the street behind Max's and Michael jumped out along with Liz. "You stay here. I'm going to check things out first and if it's safe I'll come back and get you."
"No, Michael, I'm going. If something is wrong, Max needs me." She wanted to add that she needed him too, but kept that part to herself. Her body was starting to feel the affects of being away from Max. She wasn't exactly feeling ill, but she could tell it was coming and she had no intention of letting it get to the point where she was ill this time.
"Liz, if something is wrong and I put you in harms way, Max would kill me. Trust me, okay. I'll be right back, I swear." He gave her a sympathetic look, but also one that told her he was serious. Knowing in her gut that something was wrong, but also knowing Michael was correct, she reluctantly nodded and climbed back in the car. Michael could see the sadness in Liz's eyes. "Ten minutes Liz, I promise. Okay?" When she gave him another hesitant nod, Michael quickly started running toward Max's house.
After Liz Parker left, Diane thought she should check in on her son just to make sure everything was okay before she left for work. She had told her husband she planned on going in late today because she wanted to make sure the night of rest had helped Max. But, it was getting pretty late by now and she really needed to get to work. So she gathered her things together and then went to check on her son. Peaking her head into the door, she saw Max still lying on his bed, apparently still fast a sleep. Not wanting to disturb him, she began to slip back out of his room when she noticed his dirty clothes on the floor. Without a second thought, she started picking up his clothes as quietly as possible. Just as she was about to leave her son's room for the second time, a noise just outside his window startled her. She moved to the window, only to see it begin to open just as she got to it.
When a familiar head popped into the window, she let out a breath of relief. "Michael! We do have a front door you know." She reprimanded her son's best friend. For years Michael had always visited Max through his window, but today Diane was not going to allow Max's sleep to be interrupted. Not even by his best friend.
"Un..Hey Mrs. Evans. I..Uh..I was just going to..."
"Michael, Max is still sleeping and I don't want to disturb him. He had a hard time getting to sleep last night so why don't you come back in a few hours, okay?"
Michael looked past Max's mother who was blocking his way into Max's room and saw his friend on his bed and by the looks of it, he was sleeping just like his mother said he was. "Yeah, okay." He backed out of the window sill and left to go fill Liz in.
"So what now?" Liz asked once Michael had returned and told her the situation.
"I'm taking you back to the Crashdown, when Max wakes up, you'll be the first one he calls more than likely. I'll see if I can locate Isabelle and get her to wake his ass up." Liz wanted to protest, but she saw the reasoning behind Michael's plan. It made sense after all, when Max woke up he more than likely would try to call her. Reluctantly she nodded and the two of them drove back to Liz's house.
When Max finally awoken, with tears still stinging his eyes and the stickiness of where the evidence was on his bed that he had in deed ejaculated during his sleep, Max could feel the bile in his throat. He swiped his hand over the sheets to return them to their clean crisp feeling. Before he had time to even think any further, his body reacted to what it had done in his sleep. He barely made it to the bathroom before emptying what little remained in his stomach from the night before into the toilet. He climbed into the shower, turning the water on as hot as it could go and scrubbed his body until he washed off a good three layers of skin before he returned to his bed. Pulling his knees up to his chest, he sat there and rocked like a lost small child. His house was quiet and he desperately wanted to call Liz, but he couldn't. How was he going to explain what he had allowed to happen? How could he face her, knowing that he had betrayed her love once again? He felt weak, disgusted and guilty. He couldn't face his friends, his family and especially not Liz yet. So he remained in his room, lost and alone, rocking on his bed.
That was the position his sister found him in. "Max, are you okay?" He looked so devastated, so lost, Isabelle knew immediately something was wrong. She reached her hand over to rub his back and Max reacted instantly. Flinching away from her touch as if she had burned him. "Max, what is it? What's wrong?" Her voice laced with concern for her brother. When Max still didn't answer, Isabelle immediately thought he was having a reaction to not seeing Liz. Michael had already told her how Liz seemed agitated already this morning, calling it 'The Max Withdrawal' syndrome. "Max, if you can hear me, I'm going to call Liz and get her over here now."
Hearing Liz's name brought Max out of the trance like state he was in. Reaching for his sister to stop her movements. "No, don't. Please, Isabelle. I can't..please." His voice a crying plea for her to hear him and listen to his request. He couldn't face Liz, not now, not after the way he had betrayed her trust, her love. He was swimming in his own guilt and he just couldn't face Liz's trusting eyes yet.
By this time Michael had also come into the room and one look at Max, he too knew something was wrong. "Maxwell, what the hell happened to you?"
Max shook his head, he couldn't say it. How could he admit how weak he was, what he had done, to the two people who looked to him for the answers? Looked to him as their leader, he couldn't, he couldn't face even them. "Could you two just leave me alone?"
"No Way! Max, what the hell is the matter? What happened?" Michael was not about to leave his friend when something had obviously happened to him. Patience was not a trait that was well known to Michael and right now he didn't have enough to wait for Max's explanation of what was wrong. He wanted answers and he wanted them right now.
Hearing Michael's tone of impatience was the last straw. Max jumped off his bed, shouting at the top of his lungs. "I don't owe you two an explanation, I don't owe anyone anything. Just leave me alone!" He ran into his bathroom and slammed the door shut.
Isabelle looked at the closed bathroom door, then to Michael and then back to the door. "What the hell was that?"
"No, who the hell was that?" Michael was determined to get to the bottom of this and started to walk toward the door when Isabelle stopped him.
"Don't Michael, let's give him a few minutes. Whatever it is, Max will tell us when he's ready." Isabelle had only seen her brother act this way one time before. After his tortured experience in the white room. So whatever it was, it wasn't good and knowing her brother he wouldn't talk about it until he was good and ready. In fact there was only one person who he would talk to, but the one person who could help him right now, was the one person Max had asked her not to call. "Why don't you go give Liz a call, tell her Max is up and taking a shower. Tell her not to worry or we'll have two people going insane. Hopefully whatever is going on with Max, he'll snap out of it before anyone gets suspicious."
Throwing his arms up in the air, he shouted out. "Fine! But, I'm telling you right now, if Max doesn't get it together, Liz is going to know something's up and none of us, including your mother is going to be able to keep her away for any amount of time."
Michael did as Isabelle stated and was almost glad to hear that Liz's father had roped her into working this afternoon for Agnus who had called in sick. Thinking that at least Liz would be preoccupied for a few hours. He himself was due to work in another hour so when Max didn't make an appearance after twenty minutes, Michael decided he had better check on Liz to make sure she was doing okay. Both he and Isabelle knew the consequences of the bonded couple being seperated for any amount of time, so they agreed Isabelle would stay and watch over Max. While he would watch over Liz and if things started to turn bad, like it or not, Michael would bring Liz to see Max.
Isabelle did as Max requested and gave him space for most of the afternoon, keeping in constant contact with Michael on Liz's condition. By the time Liz's shift ended that evening and Max still hadn't contacted her, Michael could see the effects of the separation from Max taking it's toll. He called Isabelle and told her they needed to take action, but when she finally agreed to shaking Max out of the slump he was in, to her dismay she discovered her brother wasn't any where to be found. Calling Michael back immediately, the two of them decided it would be best to try and keep it from Liz for the time being. Michael called Maria to have her stay with Liz, without going into too many details he let her know that something was up with Max and not to let on to Liz so she wouldn't freak out. Isabelle called Alex and he agreed to help with the search for Max. The three friends went on a search, four hours later they were no closer to finding Max then they were when they had started. They met back at the Crashdown to try to come up with the next clue as to where to look for him. They had already tried everywhere they originally thought of and with the threat of Tess still out there, they were all beginning to get more then worried.
Liz on the other hand was now truly feeling the affects of not seeing Max for almost twenty-four hours. Not only was she worried sick, but she was starting to become ill literally from having Max withdrawals. It wasn't helping that Michael was obviously keeping something about Max from her. The worst part was that she couldn't feel Max at all, it was like he had closed himself off from her, from their connection. Blocking her from feeling him and that scared her more then anything. Maria had tried to help and kept rambling about useless, meaningless things, but as the minutes dragged on to hours, even Maria could tell Liz wasn't doing to well. Finally when Liz started to run a fever, Maria tucked her into bed and took it upon herself to figure out what the hell was going on with Max. Storming into the cafe in true Maria form, she stomped over to the table that Isabelle, Michael and Alex were currently sitting at. "Where The Hell Is HE?"
"Maria, we don't..." Michael tried to explain, but Maria wasn't hearing it. Her friend was in trouble and that was that.
"DON'T You Maria, ME! Liz is sick, okay. I mean she is really starting to get sick, now where the hell is Max?"
"We don't know." Isabelle responded sadly. "All we know this morning he was acting really strange and now nothing, it's like he just disappeared."
"I cannot believe you people. You guys do realize the date don't you. What if Tess contacted him, what if she kidnapped him or some other enemy or the FBI again? I can't believe you guys are sitting around doing nothing, when Max might really be in danger. Have you tried dreamwalking him, Isabelle?"
By the guilty expression on Isabelle's face, Maria could tell she hadn't tried or worst hadn't even thought of trying as of yet. Just as Isabelle was about to say she would do it, the bells chimed over the door of the Crashdown and Max stormed in. "Where is she?" Was the only question out of his mouth.
During the past several hours Max had went on his own manhunt. Determined to end his nightmare once and for all. He searched every hotel, every abandon structure within a thirty mile radius of Roswell, determined to find Tess personally and kill her. But, as he began to feel the effects of illness from being away from Liz, he knew he couldn't continue his search any longer. If he was feeling the effects, he knew Liz was and no matter how guilty or miserable he felt, Liz needed him and he wasn't about to make her suffer because of him any longer. So he pushed the jeep as fast as it could go back to town, skidding to a stop in front of the Crashdown and ran inside without thinking twice about it. All he knew was Liz needed him and all the guilt in the world wasn't going to allow him to stay away and make matters worst then they already were.
Maria pointed toward Liz's apartment and barely got out. "She's in her room." When Max turned on his heels and headed back out the cafe doors.
Running around to the back alley and climbing the ladder as fast as he could, he reached her window in a matter of seconds, flung it open and ran to Liz's side as fast as he could.
"Max?" Her voice soft, quiet, questioning if she was dreaming or if he was really there.
"I'm here Liz, I'm here." He tried to hide his guilt within himself, how he was feeling at this moment in time didn't matter. The only thing that mattered was Liz and that she was okay.
Without hesitation, Liz wrapped her arms around Max's neck. "Oh God, Max. I've been so worried." She cried out as she peppered small kisses over his face and neck. It felt like an eternity since she was able to hold him and the effects of having him near her was almost immediate. The slight fever she had started to feel, was gone quickly. The illness that was just beginning to run through her body was going away just as quick as the fever. They hadn't been seperated long enough to really have any dire effect on either of them, but both could tell the symptoms would have only gotten a lot worst if Max hadn't made his way to her when he had. Now that she was feeling back to her old self, she pulled back and took a good look at Max for the first time in almost twenty-four hours. She didn't need to feel his feelings or to be able to look into his soul to see something was seriously wrong. "What is it? What happened?"
Max tried to deny anything was wrong. Tried to give her a reassuring smile that all was well, but he couldn't fool her. He couldn't hide the truth from her forever. As much as he wanted to, there was no way he could. "Liz...I...Oh God, Liz." Tears sprang from his eyes and he cried once again. Sobbed harder then he had ever cried in his life. The pain, the guilt, the disgust he felt and the betrayal of what he had done. What he had allowed to be done to him.
Still not knowing what had happened, but knowing without any doubt at that moment in time, Max needed her. Without hesitation she pulled his body into hers and soothed his shaking form with words of love and comfort. Whatever had happened was bad, that much she was certain of. But, how bad was bad, that was truly the question? She continued to hold him tightly until she could feel his body stop shaking. Although he was still trembling slightly, she needed to know what had brought the strong man she knew to such a state of complete break down. "Max, you need to tell me what happened? Did Tess contact you?"
At the mention of Tess's name, Max's body went stiff and before Liz could react he darted into the bathroom heaving into the toilet the bile that lined his stomach. Liz quickly grabbed a wash cloth, soaked it in cold water and held it to Max's forehead. When it appeared he was finished, she wiped his mouth gently with the cloth and brought a small cup of water that sat by her sink to his lips for him to rinse his mouth. Then sat beside him and waited. Max laid his head down on her lap, wrapping his arms around her waist and curled his legs into a fetal position. Liz had no idea what had happened, but at the moment it didn't matter. She knew whatever it was, he would tell her when the time was right, but at that moment in time she knew more then anything, Max needed her. Needed her love and in that moment in time, that's what she gave him as she wrapped her arms around his body and just held him.
End Pt35
Here's the next part, thanks for the FB and encouragement to continue. I myself can't wait for Tess's due to come, it will. Here is the next part, hope you enjoy it. Let me know what you think.
Title: Internship
For Disclaimer & Summary see Pt1
Part 36
Liz had no idea how long the two of them sat there on her bathroom floor, but from the shadows that were leaking through the doorway, she knew it was quite a few hours. Max's body had finally stopped trembling and he had fallen asleep with his head still laid upon her lap quite a while ago. She had no idea what had happened, but from the way he had reacted when she had mentioned Tess's name she had an idea it wasn't going to be something that was going to be easy for her to hear. But, until Max awoke and said the words himself, she vowed to continue to have faith in him and in their love for each other.
When Max began to stir, she softly stroked his bangs away from his face. "Hey sleepy head."
She teased hoping to keep the tension from forming in the air.
"Liz?" Max wasn't completely awake as of yet, but the sound of her voice filtered into his brain.
"It's me. I'm right here Max." She could hear the fear in his voice and the desperate need for her to assure him of her presences.
His arms automatically tightened around her as he slowly lifted his head from her lap. He looked her directly in her eyes and confessed. "I betrayed you."
"W..What? H..How? I mean when? I mean..what?" Tears were already forming in her eyes and she couldn't comprehend what Max had just said. It wasn't possible, he loved her. He was bonded to her. She was carrying his children. Questions were running rapid through her brain as she tried to pull away from Max. Not wanting to hear his confession, unable to hear what he had done to betray her. If she could just get away quickly, he wouldn't be able to say the words and if he didn't say the words. That meant she didn't have to acknowledge his confession. She wanted to stay in the dark, she didn't want to hear anything.
But, Max refused to let her go, refused to loosen his grip around her waist. In fact, his grip tightened even more. He couldn't lose her, he didn't deserve her, but he couldn't lose her. "Liz, let me explain."
She started to struggle against his grip. "NO! Let me go, please. Just let me go." Her tears were flowing freely now as were Max's.
"I can't. I'm sorry Liz, I'm so sorry."
Still trying to struggle out of his grasp, she shouted. "LET ME GO!" The shock of Max's confession was starting to wear off and anger was the emotion that was replacing the shock.
"NO!" Max yelled back. He had been to hell and back. His own emotions flying high. All he knew if he let her go now, she would leave him. As much as he didn't deserve to be with her, they were bonded to each other and if she would leave, in the long run it would be her that would suffer because of it. He had already betrayed her, he wasn't about to allow her to leave and suffer the fate that would happen if she left. It was sick and twisted, he knew it, but he couldn't allow her to feel any more pain because of him. So, he held her even tighter. "You can't leave Liz. I couldn't live with myself if I knew I caused you to suffer."
"Suffer? You fuck Tess and then you worry about causing me to suffer. You BASTARD!"
"I didn't fuck Tess. I..I..God, Liz, she came to me in my dream. I couldn't wake up and she..I was tied up and she..she..God, Liz, I couldn't stop her. I couldn't wake up and I couldn't stop her. I tried..I swear I tried, but I couldn't wake up." Max was trembling again, his confession broken with sobs and his eyes held the disgust he had felt during his dream.
His words and tears reaching her heart. Only hearing the small tidbits that he had been able to let out, Liz realized there was a lot more to what Max was trying to say then he had betrayed their love with Tess. She could feel his fear, hear the anguish in his voice.
Slowly her arms stopped struggling against him, instead they wrapped around him. "Tell me, tell me what happened and I mean everything."
Shaking his head, unable to speak the words. She cupped his face with her hands, knowing whatever it was, it was too hard for him to tell her. "Then show me." She leaned over him and placed her lips on his. The flashes came almost immediately.
*Flash*
Max laying on the bed in black silk boxers. She could feel his anticipation waiting for her to come back to bed.
Tess standing in the doorway in a black teddy, looking the part of seductress. She could feel his disgust and anger when he saw who came out of the bathroom. There was no attraction on his end, even with her dressed the way she was.
Max yelling at her, denying her, threatening her. She could feel his anger, his hatred, his need to kill her if only in the dream.
Tess using her powers to hold Max to the bed. She could feel his anger for what she was doing to him.
Max pleading with Tess to stop. She could feel Max's fear and how he tried to will himself to wake from his nightmare.
Tess refusing to hear his pleads, proceeding to sexual violate him. She could feel how dirty and disgusting she was making him feel. Praying that she would stop, willing himself harder to wake up.
Max ramming his cock into Tess's mouth as he shouted his hopes that she choke on it. She could feel the pain he felt from his betrayal to her. His disgust at himself for allowing what had happened to happen. His relief when Tess finally left him and his sorrow for being too weak. All with the continuing thoughts that he would have to relive the samething over next month when Tess vowed to return.
Then came nothing but sadness. Max's sadness and sickness as he remained lying on the bed, still unable to wake from the nightmare. Having to lie there and remember over and over the pain, the disgust, the fear and the betrayal of his weakness.
*End Flash*
Liz had tears in her own eyes as she pulled away from Max. "My God, Max. She raped you. That Bitch, raped you."
Max didn't say a thing, he couldn't. He simple let his grip on Liz go, knowing he had no right to ever hold her in his arms again now that she knew of his betrayal. Liz felt him pulling away and she wasn't about to let him go after what he had been through. This time it was Liz that wrapped her arms around Max, holding him as tightly as she could. Determined to never let him go again. "It was only a dream Max. It was only a dream."
"It will never be over though, never." The anguish in his voice stirred such emotions in Liz. She had never truly hated anything or anyone in her entire life as much as she hated Tess Harding. Liz had always looked for the good in everyone, in everything. But, after what she had just witnessed, there was the good in Tess. She was pure evil and like Max had wanted her dead when she had harmed her. It was Liz this time that made a silent vow. Alien powers or not, Liz herself was taking that bitch down for the final count.
"It will Max, I swear it will. She will never lay one finger on you again. I promise." The two remain sitting on the bathroom floor in Liz's room for a few minutes longer, before Liz finally rose and helped Max to his feet. Pulling him over to her bed she laid him down gently. Removed his shoes, socks, shirt and pants, before tucking him in her bed. She sat down next to him as she called Isabelle's cell and told her to make up an excuse for Max for the night with their parents. She didn't go into detail, she just stated that she needed him with her tonight. That seemed to be enough for Isabelle to accept. Then she too undressed and got ready for bed. Crawling in next to him, unwilling to leave his side for any reason and held him close for the rest of the night.
The following morning, Liz awoke to find Max watching her. "Morning." She offered as she gave him a small smile.
"Morning." Max returned with a worried smile. He had been so out of it the entire day yesterday, he had no idea where the two of them stood. He didn't even remember going to bed with her, let alone getting undressed. "How are you?"
Liz rolled her eyes, here she had been so worried about him. With everything that he had been through, his first thoughts were of her. "I'm fine, Max. How are you?"
"Better then I was yesterday. Thank you." He leaned down to give her a proper good morning kiss, but to his dismay she pushed him back.
"Don't, I have morning breath." She confessed her reasoning while she held her own hand to her mouth, but to Max that was the best news he had ever heard.
He removed her hand, then waved his hand over her mouth, then did the same to his. "There, now can I have my good morning kiss."
Giggling at his antics, she smiled brightly before she leaned up and gave him a soft tender kiss on his lips. "Better?" She questioned as she laid her head back on her pillow.
"Better, but..."
"But, what?" She asked as she seen the mischievous gleam in his eyes.
"But, one is never really enough." This time it was Max that leaned over her and kissed her thoroughly. It had been way too long since they had made love and he needed to feel her, all of her surrounding him enable to face what was sure going to be a long day. As much as he wanted to keep what Tess had done, he knew he was going to have to tell everyone. But, before he could face the music with his friends and sister, he needed reassurance that he and Liz were okay. He needed to feel her love for him, to give him the strength to allow him to face the day. His hand roamed down her body, seeking her body's confirmation that she was still his.
Almost as if she could read his mind and knew exactly what he was requesting and why, she pulled him more fully on top of her. She wasn't about to let Tess win this battle, Max was her's. No matter what Tess's sick mind would try, Max loved her and she loved him. Together they were strong enough to fight Tess and together was how she was determined to win this fight. Stripping off the final barrier from their bodies, Max positioned himself.
"I love you Liz, only and forever you." He whispered as he slid inside her body, coming home to where he was meant to be.
"Oh Max, I love you too."
"Don't stop, please don't ever stop loving me." He pleaded as he moved slowing in and out of her wetness.
"Never, I'll love you for all eternity." She reassured him as she moved her hips up to meet his downward thrust.
Max's thrust came faster, as if still reading his mind, she lifted her legs and wrapped them around his waist. Complying with his silent request as he pushed his body deeper inside of her. He needed her so completely that he was quickly losing his control. He couldn't get close enough, deep enough. He pushed himself to go further, willing his body to keep up with the need that was pulsing in his heart. Liz met him thrust for thrust, their eyes locked as they watched pure ecstasy cover the other's face. Their bond reforging together as their bodies moved as one. In and out, up and down, faster and harder, driven with the primal urge of complete and unconditional love. Their love making was beautiful and satisfying. Unspoken vows and promises of a future together.
"LIZ, I LOVE YOUUUU!!" Max shouted out as his release took hold, shooting his seed deep inside of Liz.
"OH YES, MAAXXXXX! YESSSS!!!!" Liz screamed out at the same time as her multiple orgasm ripped throughout her entire body.
"Liz?" The soft questioning voice of Liz's mother came a moment later, bringing both Max and Liz back to reality of life in Roswell.
Their eyes widen in surprise as another knock came to Liz's bedroom door. "Liz, I think it's time to get dressed and meet me in the kitchen." Both Max and Liz released the breath they were holding, then gasped when Nancy Parker added. "Max, you should join us too."
"Oh God!" Liz whispered at the same time Max whispered.
"Holy shit." Liz began to scramble out from under Max to quickly find her clothing, as Max inquired. "Your Dad doesn't own a gun does he?"
"Like you couldn't protect us from a stupid gun. Now get dressed because I'm not facing my parents alone." She commanded as she threw him his own clothes.
End Pt36
Title: Internship
For Disclaimer & Summary see Pt1
Part 36
Liz had no idea how long the two of them sat there on her bathroom floor, but from the shadows that were leaking through the doorway, she knew it was quite a few hours. Max's body had finally stopped trembling and he had fallen asleep with his head still laid upon her lap quite a while ago. She had no idea what had happened, but from the way he had reacted when she had mentioned Tess's name she had an idea it wasn't going to be something that was going to be easy for her to hear. But, until Max awoke and said the words himself, she vowed to continue to have faith in him and in their love for each other.
When Max began to stir, she softly stroked his bangs away from his face. "Hey sleepy head."
She teased hoping to keep the tension from forming in the air.
"Liz?" Max wasn't completely awake as of yet, but the sound of her voice filtered into his brain.
"It's me. I'm right here Max." She could hear the fear in his voice and the desperate need for her to assure him of her presences.
His arms automatically tightened around her as he slowly lifted his head from her lap. He looked her directly in her eyes and confessed. "I betrayed you."
"W..What? H..How? I mean when? I mean..what?" Tears were already forming in her eyes and she couldn't comprehend what Max had just said. It wasn't possible, he loved her. He was bonded to her. She was carrying his children. Questions were running rapid through her brain as she tried to pull away from Max. Not wanting to hear his confession, unable to hear what he had done to betray her. If she could just get away quickly, he wouldn't be able to say the words and if he didn't say the words. That meant she didn't have to acknowledge his confession. She wanted to stay in the dark, she didn't want to hear anything.
But, Max refused to let her go, refused to loosen his grip around her waist. In fact, his grip tightened even more. He couldn't lose her, he didn't deserve her, but he couldn't lose her. "Liz, let me explain."
She started to struggle against his grip. "NO! Let me go, please. Just let me go." Her tears were flowing freely now as were Max's.
"I can't. I'm sorry Liz, I'm so sorry."
Still trying to struggle out of his grasp, she shouted. "LET ME GO!" The shock of Max's confession was starting to wear off and anger was the emotion that was replacing the shock.
"NO!" Max yelled back. He had been to hell and back. His own emotions flying high. All he knew if he let her go now, she would leave him. As much as he didn't deserve to be with her, they were bonded to each other and if she would leave, in the long run it would be her that would suffer because of it. He had already betrayed her, he wasn't about to allow her to leave and suffer the fate that would happen if she left. It was sick and twisted, he knew it, but he couldn't allow her to feel any more pain because of him. So, he held her even tighter. "You can't leave Liz. I couldn't live with myself if I knew I caused you to suffer."
"Suffer? You fuck Tess and then you worry about causing me to suffer. You BASTARD!"
"I didn't fuck Tess. I..I..God, Liz, she came to me in my dream. I couldn't wake up and she..I was tied up and she..she..God, Liz, I couldn't stop her. I couldn't wake up and I couldn't stop her. I tried..I swear I tried, but I couldn't wake up." Max was trembling again, his confession broken with sobs and his eyes held the disgust he had felt during his dream.
His words and tears reaching her heart. Only hearing the small tidbits that he had been able to let out, Liz realized there was a lot more to what Max was trying to say then he had betrayed their love with Tess. She could feel his fear, hear the anguish in his voice.
Slowly her arms stopped struggling against him, instead they wrapped around him. "Tell me, tell me what happened and I mean everything."
Shaking his head, unable to speak the words. She cupped his face with her hands, knowing whatever it was, it was too hard for him to tell her. "Then show me." She leaned over him and placed her lips on his. The flashes came almost immediately.
*Flash*
Max laying on the bed in black silk boxers. She could feel his anticipation waiting for her to come back to bed.
Tess standing in the doorway in a black teddy, looking the part of seductress. She could feel his disgust and anger when he saw who came out of the bathroom. There was no attraction on his end, even with her dressed the way she was.
Max yelling at her, denying her, threatening her. She could feel his anger, his hatred, his need to kill her if only in the dream.
Tess using her powers to hold Max to the bed. She could feel his anger for what she was doing to him.
Max pleading with Tess to stop. She could feel Max's fear and how he tried to will himself to wake from his nightmare.
Tess refusing to hear his pleads, proceeding to sexual violate him. She could feel how dirty and disgusting she was making him feel. Praying that she would stop, willing himself harder to wake up.
Max ramming his cock into Tess's mouth as he shouted his hopes that she choke on it. She could feel the pain he felt from his betrayal to her. His disgust at himself for allowing what had happened to happen. His relief when Tess finally left him and his sorrow for being too weak. All with the continuing thoughts that he would have to relive the samething over next month when Tess vowed to return.
Then came nothing but sadness. Max's sadness and sickness as he remained lying on the bed, still unable to wake from the nightmare. Having to lie there and remember over and over the pain, the disgust, the fear and the betrayal of his weakness.
*End Flash*
Liz had tears in her own eyes as she pulled away from Max. "My God, Max. She raped you. That Bitch, raped you."
Max didn't say a thing, he couldn't. He simple let his grip on Liz go, knowing he had no right to ever hold her in his arms again now that she knew of his betrayal. Liz felt him pulling away and she wasn't about to let him go after what he had been through. This time it was Liz that wrapped her arms around Max, holding him as tightly as she could. Determined to never let him go again. "It was only a dream Max. It was only a dream."
"It will never be over though, never." The anguish in his voice stirred such emotions in Liz. She had never truly hated anything or anyone in her entire life as much as she hated Tess Harding. Liz had always looked for the good in everyone, in everything. But, after what she had just witnessed, there was the good in Tess. She was pure evil and like Max had wanted her dead when she had harmed her. It was Liz this time that made a silent vow. Alien powers or not, Liz herself was taking that bitch down for the final count.
"It will Max, I swear it will. She will never lay one finger on you again. I promise." The two remain sitting on the bathroom floor in Liz's room for a few minutes longer, before Liz finally rose and helped Max to his feet. Pulling him over to her bed she laid him down gently. Removed his shoes, socks, shirt and pants, before tucking him in her bed. She sat down next to him as she called Isabelle's cell and told her to make up an excuse for Max for the night with their parents. She didn't go into detail, she just stated that she needed him with her tonight. That seemed to be enough for Isabelle to accept. Then she too undressed and got ready for bed. Crawling in next to him, unwilling to leave his side for any reason and held him close for the rest of the night.
The following morning, Liz awoke to find Max watching her. "Morning." She offered as she gave him a small smile.
"Morning." Max returned with a worried smile. He had been so out of it the entire day yesterday, he had no idea where the two of them stood. He didn't even remember going to bed with her, let alone getting undressed. "How are you?"
Liz rolled her eyes, here she had been so worried about him. With everything that he had been through, his first thoughts were of her. "I'm fine, Max. How are you?"
"Better then I was yesterday. Thank you." He leaned down to give her a proper good morning kiss, but to his dismay she pushed him back.
"Don't, I have morning breath." She confessed her reasoning while she held her own hand to her mouth, but to Max that was the best news he had ever heard.
He removed her hand, then waved his hand over her mouth, then did the same to his. "There, now can I have my good morning kiss."
Giggling at his antics, she smiled brightly before she leaned up and gave him a soft tender kiss on his lips. "Better?" She questioned as she laid her head back on her pillow.
"Better, but..."
"But, what?" She asked as she seen the mischievous gleam in his eyes.
"But, one is never really enough." This time it was Max that leaned over her and kissed her thoroughly. It had been way too long since they had made love and he needed to feel her, all of her surrounding him enable to face what was sure going to be a long day. As much as he wanted to keep what Tess had done, he knew he was going to have to tell everyone. But, before he could face the music with his friends and sister, he needed reassurance that he and Liz were okay. He needed to feel her love for him, to give him the strength to allow him to face the day. His hand roamed down her body, seeking her body's confirmation that she was still his.
Almost as if she could read his mind and knew exactly what he was requesting and why, she pulled him more fully on top of her. She wasn't about to let Tess win this battle, Max was her's. No matter what Tess's sick mind would try, Max loved her and she loved him. Together they were strong enough to fight Tess and together was how she was determined to win this fight. Stripping off the final barrier from their bodies, Max positioned himself.
"I love you Liz, only and forever you." He whispered as he slid inside her body, coming home to where he was meant to be.
"Oh Max, I love you too."
"Don't stop, please don't ever stop loving me." He pleaded as he moved slowing in and out of her wetness.
"Never, I'll love you for all eternity." She reassured him as she moved her hips up to meet his downward thrust.
Max's thrust came faster, as if still reading his mind, she lifted her legs and wrapped them around his waist. Complying with his silent request as he pushed his body deeper inside of her. He needed her so completely that he was quickly losing his control. He couldn't get close enough, deep enough. He pushed himself to go further, willing his body to keep up with the need that was pulsing in his heart. Liz met him thrust for thrust, their eyes locked as they watched pure ecstasy cover the other's face. Their bond reforging together as their bodies moved as one. In and out, up and down, faster and harder, driven with the primal urge of complete and unconditional love. Their love making was beautiful and satisfying. Unspoken vows and promises of a future together.
"LIZ, I LOVE YOUUUU!!" Max shouted out as his release took hold, shooting his seed deep inside of Liz.
"OH YES, MAAXXXXX! YESSSS!!!!" Liz screamed out at the same time as her multiple orgasm ripped throughout her entire body.
"Liz?" The soft questioning voice of Liz's mother came a moment later, bringing both Max and Liz back to reality of life in Roswell.
Their eyes widen in surprise as another knock came to Liz's bedroom door. "Liz, I think it's time to get dressed and meet me in the kitchen." Both Max and Liz released the breath they were holding, then gasped when Nancy Parker added. "Max, you should join us too."
"Oh God!" Liz whispered at the same time Max whispered.
"Holy shit." Liz began to scramble out from under Max to quickly find her clothing, as Max inquired. "Your Dad doesn't own a gun does he?"
"Like you couldn't protect us from a stupid gun. Now get dressed because I'm not facing my parents alone." She commanded as she threw him his own clothes.
End Pt36
Here's the new part, hope you all enjoy it. Let me know what you think.
Title: Internship
For Disclaimer & Summary see Pt1
Part 37
The two young lovers dressed slowly, as if they could prolong the conversation long enough, they wouldn't have to address it at all. Before Liz opened her bedroom door, Max placed one hand on the door preventing it from opening. "Liz, before we go talk with your parents, I just have to say one thing."
"What's that?" Liz was nervous, really nervous. She had no idea how her parents were going to react. In fact, she was surprise her father hadn't broken down the door to her bedroom and threw Max out of his house. She had faced the wrath of the shape shifter, the evil bitch in heat, the FBI's most elite unit, been shot, jumped off bridges and ran for her life. But, none of those things seemed to compare to what she was about to face.
"I won't lose you." Max admitted softly. He could see how nervous Liz was getting. He could tell she was thinking the worst case scenario, which he was too. But, right now Liz needed him to be strong and he wasn't about to let her down after what she had done for him.
Lifting her chin with his fingers so their eyes met and she could see he meant what he was saying, he continued. "No matter what happens in the next few minutes, you and I are together. We will be together tomorrow, the day after that, next week, next month. Forever. Do you understand? I won't lose you. Not to a prearranged destiny, not to the dangers that my life is and certainly not to your parents or mine. I won't lose you."
Nodding her head once to acknowledge she understood what he was saying. His words were spoken with such conviction, Liz knew he was speaking the truth. No matter what, they would remain together. "I love you, Max."
"I love you too, Liz." He bent down and gave her a small tender kiss. "You ready?" Once again Liz nodded her head. He reached for her hand, lifted his head and squared his shoulders before opening the door himself.
Nancy Parker sat at her kitchen table with an inner battle waging inside of her. Thinking how life had come full circle only this time it was her as the parent in lieu of the daughter. Remembering how her father had literally forbid her from seeing Jeff when the two of them first began dating. In those days, Jeff had a reputation as the town punk and her father refused to see past that. Being in her current situation with Liz and her boyfriend, Nancy finally knew how her father had felt the night he had walked in on her and Jeff. Jeff had just asked for her hand in marriage even after her father denied him permission to do so. They were making love, when her father had walked in on them. At the time, her father had gone ballistic. Threatening Jeff's life, demanding he stay away from her and Nancy remembered all too well what her choice had been when her father gave her an ultimatum. Either abide by his rule or leave his house. That was the night she had left her home, left her parents and sister.
It had been hard, very hard that first year Jeff and her were together. Although Jeff's parents Claudia and Jack had been supportive, it was still hard. To this day Nancy can still remember the pain and hurt she felt when her own parents refused to come to their wedding. Refused to acknowledge her in any way. Even after Jeff had taken over the Crashdown when Jack Parker had past away, there was still a lot of anger and hurt. In fact, it hadn't been until Liz was born that her parents even began to acknowledge her or Jeff or their marriage. By that time the hurt was so deep, that they were never ever really close again. And Jeff, he had stuck by her side the entire time. Offering her love and support through the worst and best of times.
Now here she was in almost the same spot only reversed and she had no idea what she was going to say. She didn't want to lose Liz, that she knew for sure. She had known Liz and Max were getting close last April, when Liz had spent the night out with Max. Sure they stated that they had fallen asleep while looking at the stars, but she wasn't stupid. She had watched the way Max looked at her daughter for enough years to know the boy had strong feelings for her daughter. In fact, she was secretively happy that Liz had accepted the Internship, thinking the month away from Max would slow the two of them down. Only since Liz had returned, it seemed the two of them were closer then ever. She had her suspicions just how close the two of them were getting, but until this morning she hadn't been positive. Now there was no more suspicion, it was a fact. Max and Liz were in an intimate relationship, obviously their feelings for each other were strong and she suspected if she handled this the wrong way. Sixteen years old or not, she would lose her daughter.
Nancy's thoughts were interrupted when Max and Liz stepped into the kitchen. It didn't go unnoticed how their hands were joined and the close proximating that their bodies stood together as they stopped at the kitchen entrance. Both Max and Liz were surprised to find Liz's mother alone. They had assumed both her parents would be waiting for them. Max could feel the tremors coursing through Liz's body. It was time for him to take a stand, a stand for them and their love for each other. "Mrs. Par..."
"Nancy, please. Why don't you two have a seat?" Nancy motioned for the two of them to sit across from her as she rose from her chair. "Max, do you prefer coffee or juice?" She didn't bother to ask her daughter, as she knew what she drank in the morning already. While Nancy went about fixing a cup of coffee for Max and a glass of juice for Liz, the two sat down and waited. "Cream, sugar or both?" Nancy asked with her back still to the two of them.
"Both, with an extra spoonful of sugar please." Max answered politely, still waiting for the ax to drop.
Liz remained sitting quietly as her mother brought their drinks over to the table before sitting back down across from them. They sat in silence until Liz couldn't take another second of it. "Where's Dad?" She finally asked, thinking the three of them were waiting on her father to arrive before beginning their conversation.
"He is already down in the cafe, he opened this morning so his been down there for a while now." Nancy replied and could see the relief pass over her daughter's face when she realized that her father hadn't heard the two of them. Max's face stayed neutral, but she assumed he was somewhat grateful not having to face Liz's father also.
Silence filled the room once again, neither party knowing how or wanting to start the difficult conversation that was ahead of them. It was Max that finally spoke up. "Mrs. Pa..I mean Nancy, if it helps to hear at all, I do love your daughter and I am sorry."
Eyeing Max carefully, she inquired. "Sorry for what exactly, sorry that you love my daughter or sorry for having sex with my teenage daughter or sorry that you were caught?" Nancy knew his answer was an important one, she was treading on thin ice. Liz and her had never had a close relationship and if she pushed too hard this could very well be their last one.
"MOM!" Liz began to defend Max, but Max squeezed her hand letting her know he would answer.
"Nancy, I'm in love with Liz and I would never be sorry for what the two of us have shared.
What I am apologizing for was the way I have disrespected you in your home?"
"And I take it, you feel the same way Max does?" Nancy looked to her daughter for an answer this time.
"Yes, very much so." Liz looked over to Max, their eyes met and their love for each other could easily been seen.
Nancy addressed her daughter again. "I've always told you, you didn't have to lie to me about this subject. But, right now, I'm not sure what I'm supposed to say or how I'm supposed to act." She reached over for Liz's hand, which Liz surprisingly accepted eagerly.
It occurred to Nancy that Liz was just as afraid to lose her and she was. "My first instinct as your mother is to yell and scream and ground you for life." She looked over to Max then before continuing. "And you, I can't even begin to tell you how badly I want to slap you for taking away my baby's innocents, throw you out of my house and forbid you from ever coming near Liz again." Looking at the two of them tighten their grip on their hands, their body language spoke loud and clear as they seemed to move closer to one another. "But, it wouldn't do any good, would it? The two of you would just sneak behind my back or worst." Nancy's lower lip was quivering and both Max and Liz could see the emotional battle she was having trying to keep herself calm.
"Your right Nancy, I won't give Liz up. She means everything to me. I realize this is an awkward situation for all of us and I do understand your concern...."
"My concern. Max, you don't know the half of it. Answer me this, were the two of you at least careful? Did you have enough respect for my daughter to use protection?" Nancy asked, it was important for her to know that her sixteen year old daughter wasn't going to become a teenage statistic. Max and Liz both looked at each other, not sure how to answer her question. Should they just get it over with now and explain that Liz was already pregnant with Max's child, but in doing so they would have to explain other things about the pregnancy, about Max that neither were ready to confirm? After all, according to Nasedo the alien embryo inside of Liz wouldn't begin to grow for approximately another twelve months. Then if the time table was the same as a human pregnancy, Liz would then go through another nine months of pregnancy. If they admitted Liz was in fact pregnant to her mother at this point in time, they would have to explain why she wouldn't be seeing her grandchild for another seventeen months. It wouldn't take a genius to figure out that something was different. Watching the two of them grow extremely silent, Nancy raised her hand to her mouth in shock. "Oh My God! Are you pregnant Liz?"
"Mom, it's not what you think..." Liz began, she had no idea how to answer her mother. If she admitted she was, she would have to tell her Mom a lot more then the fact that she was pregnant.
"No, then you look me right in the eye and tell me that what I think is wrong. That your not pregnant and that Max isn't the father." Nancy spook sternly as she eyed her daughter directly.
Liz held her mother's eye for a moment before she looked away. What was she supposed to say? It was Max that came to Liz's rescue. "Nancy, Liz and I will have children someday together, but I can guarantee at this time, you will not be a grandmother in the next nine months." He admitted, side stepping the fact that it was true that Liz was already pregnant by him.
Relief washed over Nancy's face at Max's admission. The way the two of them had acted, she was sure she was about to hear that Liz was in fact pregnant. Now that fact had been cleared up, she was back to figure out what she was supposed to do. Grounding Liz or forbidding her and Max from seeing each other obviously wasn't going to stop the two of them.
No, in the long run she knew it would only drive her daughter away. But, she just couldn't let them think she was okay with the two of them becoming intimate with each other at such a young age. She didn't even want to think what Jeff would say once he found out what's been going on with their only daughter. Liz could easily see her mother was having a hard time coming to terms with what to say next. "Mom, I..."
Nancy stopped her daughter's statement quickly with her own question. "If I said I didn't think it would be a good idea for the two of you to see each other, what would you say to that?" Her voice was soft and calm, but serious all the same. Before either could answer she added. "I want an honest answer, I think I deserve an honest answer." Even though she was calm and collected on the outside, her entire body was standing on pins and needles over the entire situation.
"Honestly?" Max was the one to ask and when Nancy nodded for him to continue, he stated. "I won't give Liz up."
"Even if I forbid you to ever see her again?" Nancy inquired, already knowing the answer to her question, but needing the two of them to confirm what she already knew.
"I won't lose Liz, I love her." Max answered Liz's mother as honestly as he could. He knew it was a bold move and things could get ugly for Liz, but it was a fact. He was bonded to Liz and no matter what her parents or anyone else said, they would be together.
With that one statement, Nancy knew Max was speaking the truth. "Mom, Max and I are in love. We might be young, but we know how we feel. It's not a high school crush, we love each other."
"And what about next week, next month or even next year. Liz, you are sixteen years old. Even if you do think you love Max or think he loves you now. I doubt you really understand what true love is." Nancy's voice raised slightly, trying to stay calm, but the thought of her only daughter already in an intimate relationship was just too hard for her to accept.
Turning her frustration on Max, her voice rose once again. "You say you love her, but young men say anything to get what they want. Now that you've won your conquest..."
"LIZ ISN'T A CONQUEST!" Max shouted, taking both Nancy and Liz by surprise. Realizing his temper was getting away with him at the thought of losing Liz, he quickly took a deep breath to calm himself. "Liz means everything to me, I've loved her since I first saw her. I tried to deny it, I tried to walk away. I know I've probably hurt her more then anyone has ever hurt her and I know I don't deserve her...."
"Max, don't." Liz stated soothingly to him, knowing he was still feeling guilty over what had happened.
"It's true Liz. I don't deserve your love after what I've done to you."
"YOU DIDN'T DO ANYTHING! STOP IT! What happened to you wasn't your fault Max, please Max.
You can't let her win." Her arms went around Max, her mother being in the room with them was completely forgotten. All that mattered was Max and giving him the comfort he needed.
"She's already won." Max cried into Liz's shoulder, his arms wrapping around her holding her tight. Afraid to let her go once again. The fear of being too weak, knowing that as much as he had tried to prepared himself for Tess's return, in the long run it did no good. Tess had still won, would always win, because in the end he wasn't strong enough to fight against her. "I'm sorry Liz, I'm so sorry." His voice strained with tears of regret and guilt.
"Oh Max, you didn't do anything. Please don't let her win, not now." She pleaded with him, hearing the distraunt in his voice, knowing he was doubted himself and his abilities because of what Tess had done to him. Liz's own tears were escaping, as she held him even tighter to her.
Nancy sat there in shock, watching the emotional scene before her. She had no idea what the two of them were talking about. But, it was obvious something devastating had happened to Max and her daughter was trying to provide him comfort. "Liz?" She spoke softly, not wanting to interrupt such a tender moment between the two of them, but wanting her daughter to know she was still there for her. The discussion of them being intimate, obviously not the important issue at the moment.
Hearing her mother's voice brought both Liz and Max back to the present. Max pulled back and quickly began to wipe at his eyes. His embarrassment at losing his control quite obvious to Liz's mother. Liz's tearful eyes looked over to her mother, pleading with her to understand and that was all it took for Nancy to know. Max wasn't using her daughter for simply a night of pleasure. They weren't just dating and their feelings weren't just of a high school crush. No, what Nancy witnessed went far beyond that. Her daughter was in love with Max and Max was obviously head over heels in love with her daughter. Their moment of intimacy wasn't about sex, they were making love and in that moment Nancy Parker knew she was sitting at her kitchen table with her future son in law. She offered her daughter a small smile before getting up from the table and approaching the two of them slowly. Taking both Max and Liz completely by surprise, she placed her arms around Max. "Welcome to the family Max." Was all she said before she stepped back.
"Mrs. Par..Nancy, I..Thank you." Max finally got out, not sure what else to say. He could barely speak as it was, his emotions were running so high. He had been ready to give up, let himself hang for he had felt there was no way he could escape the nightmare of what was surely still to come yet again. But, then Liz's arms were around him, her love was surrounding him. With her love and the faith that she held in him, he found the strength to endure whatever he had to face. Liz's love for him, still amazed him. He had started to lose hope, lose faith, but just being in Liz's arms for those few moments was enough to make him feel hope once again.
Nancy smiled at the young man before she replied. "I'm trusting you with my daughter's heart Max. It's obvious she's given you her's. Just don't make me regret my decision." With that Nancy began to move out of the kitchen.
"Mom?" Liz asked stopping her mother's movements, not sure what had just happened.
Nancy turned to face her daughter. "He needs you right now Liz. I'm not sure what's going on, but right now the man you love needs you. Just like I'm going to help the man I love right now. I'm not going to mention this conversation to your father. I don't think he is quite ready to hear his little girl is all grown up. Take care of Max, we'll talk later."
With that she left.
End Pt37
Title: Internship
For Disclaimer & Summary see Pt1
Part 37
The two young lovers dressed slowly, as if they could prolong the conversation long enough, they wouldn't have to address it at all. Before Liz opened her bedroom door, Max placed one hand on the door preventing it from opening. "Liz, before we go talk with your parents, I just have to say one thing."
"What's that?" Liz was nervous, really nervous. She had no idea how her parents were going to react. In fact, she was surprise her father hadn't broken down the door to her bedroom and threw Max out of his house. She had faced the wrath of the shape shifter, the evil bitch in heat, the FBI's most elite unit, been shot, jumped off bridges and ran for her life. But, none of those things seemed to compare to what she was about to face.
"I won't lose you." Max admitted softly. He could see how nervous Liz was getting. He could tell she was thinking the worst case scenario, which he was too. But, right now Liz needed him to be strong and he wasn't about to let her down after what she had done for him.
Lifting her chin with his fingers so their eyes met and she could see he meant what he was saying, he continued. "No matter what happens in the next few minutes, you and I are together. We will be together tomorrow, the day after that, next week, next month. Forever. Do you understand? I won't lose you. Not to a prearranged destiny, not to the dangers that my life is and certainly not to your parents or mine. I won't lose you."
Nodding her head once to acknowledge she understood what he was saying. His words were spoken with such conviction, Liz knew he was speaking the truth. No matter what, they would remain together. "I love you, Max."
"I love you too, Liz." He bent down and gave her a small tender kiss. "You ready?" Once again Liz nodded her head. He reached for her hand, lifted his head and squared his shoulders before opening the door himself.
Nancy Parker sat at her kitchen table with an inner battle waging inside of her. Thinking how life had come full circle only this time it was her as the parent in lieu of the daughter. Remembering how her father had literally forbid her from seeing Jeff when the two of them first began dating. In those days, Jeff had a reputation as the town punk and her father refused to see past that. Being in her current situation with Liz and her boyfriend, Nancy finally knew how her father had felt the night he had walked in on her and Jeff. Jeff had just asked for her hand in marriage even after her father denied him permission to do so. They were making love, when her father had walked in on them. At the time, her father had gone ballistic. Threatening Jeff's life, demanding he stay away from her and Nancy remembered all too well what her choice had been when her father gave her an ultimatum. Either abide by his rule or leave his house. That was the night she had left her home, left her parents and sister.
It had been hard, very hard that first year Jeff and her were together. Although Jeff's parents Claudia and Jack had been supportive, it was still hard. To this day Nancy can still remember the pain and hurt she felt when her own parents refused to come to their wedding. Refused to acknowledge her in any way. Even after Jeff had taken over the Crashdown when Jack Parker had past away, there was still a lot of anger and hurt. In fact, it hadn't been until Liz was born that her parents even began to acknowledge her or Jeff or their marriage. By that time the hurt was so deep, that they were never ever really close again. And Jeff, he had stuck by her side the entire time. Offering her love and support through the worst and best of times.
Now here she was in almost the same spot only reversed and she had no idea what she was going to say. She didn't want to lose Liz, that she knew for sure. She had known Liz and Max were getting close last April, when Liz had spent the night out with Max. Sure they stated that they had fallen asleep while looking at the stars, but she wasn't stupid. She had watched the way Max looked at her daughter for enough years to know the boy had strong feelings for her daughter. In fact, she was secretively happy that Liz had accepted the Internship, thinking the month away from Max would slow the two of them down. Only since Liz had returned, it seemed the two of them were closer then ever. She had her suspicions just how close the two of them were getting, but until this morning she hadn't been positive. Now there was no more suspicion, it was a fact. Max and Liz were in an intimate relationship, obviously their feelings for each other were strong and she suspected if she handled this the wrong way. Sixteen years old or not, she would lose her daughter.
Nancy's thoughts were interrupted when Max and Liz stepped into the kitchen. It didn't go unnoticed how their hands were joined and the close proximating that their bodies stood together as they stopped at the kitchen entrance. Both Max and Liz were surprised to find Liz's mother alone. They had assumed both her parents would be waiting for them. Max could feel the tremors coursing through Liz's body. It was time for him to take a stand, a stand for them and their love for each other. "Mrs. Par..."
"Nancy, please. Why don't you two have a seat?" Nancy motioned for the two of them to sit across from her as she rose from her chair. "Max, do you prefer coffee or juice?" She didn't bother to ask her daughter, as she knew what she drank in the morning already. While Nancy went about fixing a cup of coffee for Max and a glass of juice for Liz, the two sat down and waited. "Cream, sugar or both?" Nancy asked with her back still to the two of them.
"Both, with an extra spoonful of sugar please." Max answered politely, still waiting for the ax to drop.
Liz remained sitting quietly as her mother brought their drinks over to the table before sitting back down across from them. They sat in silence until Liz couldn't take another second of it. "Where's Dad?" She finally asked, thinking the three of them were waiting on her father to arrive before beginning their conversation.
"He is already down in the cafe, he opened this morning so his been down there for a while now." Nancy replied and could see the relief pass over her daughter's face when she realized that her father hadn't heard the two of them. Max's face stayed neutral, but she assumed he was somewhat grateful not having to face Liz's father also.
Silence filled the room once again, neither party knowing how or wanting to start the difficult conversation that was ahead of them. It was Max that finally spoke up. "Mrs. Pa..I mean Nancy, if it helps to hear at all, I do love your daughter and I am sorry."
Eyeing Max carefully, she inquired. "Sorry for what exactly, sorry that you love my daughter or sorry for having sex with my teenage daughter or sorry that you were caught?" Nancy knew his answer was an important one, she was treading on thin ice. Liz and her had never had a close relationship and if she pushed too hard this could very well be their last one.
"MOM!" Liz began to defend Max, but Max squeezed her hand letting her know he would answer.
"Nancy, I'm in love with Liz and I would never be sorry for what the two of us have shared.
What I am apologizing for was the way I have disrespected you in your home?"
"And I take it, you feel the same way Max does?" Nancy looked to her daughter for an answer this time.
"Yes, very much so." Liz looked over to Max, their eyes met and their love for each other could easily been seen.
Nancy addressed her daughter again. "I've always told you, you didn't have to lie to me about this subject. But, right now, I'm not sure what I'm supposed to say or how I'm supposed to act." She reached over for Liz's hand, which Liz surprisingly accepted eagerly.
It occurred to Nancy that Liz was just as afraid to lose her and she was. "My first instinct as your mother is to yell and scream and ground you for life." She looked over to Max then before continuing. "And you, I can't even begin to tell you how badly I want to slap you for taking away my baby's innocents, throw you out of my house and forbid you from ever coming near Liz again." Looking at the two of them tighten their grip on their hands, their body language spoke loud and clear as they seemed to move closer to one another. "But, it wouldn't do any good, would it? The two of you would just sneak behind my back or worst." Nancy's lower lip was quivering and both Max and Liz could see the emotional battle she was having trying to keep herself calm.
"Your right Nancy, I won't give Liz up. She means everything to me. I realize this is an awkward situation for all of us and I do understand your concern...."
"My concern. Max, you don't know the half of it. Answer me this, were the two of you at least careful? Did you have enough respect for my daughter to use protection?" Nancy asked, it was important for her to know that her sixteen year old daughter wasn't going to become a teenage statistic. Max and Liz both looked at each other, not sure how to answer her question. Should they just get it over with now and explain that Liz was already pregnant with Max's child, but in doing so they would have to explain other things about the pregnancy, about Max that neither were ready to confirm? After all, according to Nasedo the alien embryo inside of Liz wouldn't begin to grow for approximately another twelve months. Then if the time table was the same as a human pregnancy, Liz would then go through another nine months of pregnancy. If they admitted Liz was in fact pregnant to her mother at this point in time, they would have to explain why she wouldn't be seeing her grandchild for another seventeen months. It wouldn't take a genius to figure out that something was different. Watching the two of them grow extremely silent, Nancy raised her hand to her mouth in shock. "Oh My God! Are you pregnant Liz?"
"Mom, it's not what you think..." Liz began, she had no idea how to answer her mother. If she admitted she was, she would have to tell her Mom a lot more then the fact that she was pregnant.
"No, then you look me right in the eye and tell me that what I think is wrong. That your not pregnant and that Max isn't the father." Nancy spook sternly as she eyed her daughter directly.
Liz held her mother's eye for a moment before she looked away. What was she supposed to say? It was Max that came to Liz's rescue. "Nancy, Liz and I will have children someday together, but I can guarantee at this time, you will not be a grandmother in the next nine months." He admitted, side stepping the fact that it was true that Liz was already pregnant by him.
Relief washed over Nancy's face at Max's admission. The way the two of them had acted, she was sure she was about to hear that Liz was in fact pregnant. Now that fact had been cleared up, she was back to figure out what she was supposed to do. Grounding Liz or forbidding her and Max from seeing each other obviously wasn't going to stop the two of them.
No, in the long run she knew it would only drive her daughter away. But, she just couldn't let them think she was okay with the two of them becoming intimate with each other at such a young age. She didn't even want to think what Jeff would say once he found out what's been going on with their only daughter. Liz could easily see her mother was having a hard time coming to terms with what to say next. "Mom, I..."
Nancy stopped her daughter's statement quickly with her own question. "If I said I didn't think it would be a good idea for the two of you to see each other, what would you say to that?" Her voice was soft and calm, but serious all the same. Before either could answer she added. "I want an honest answer, I think I deserve an honest answer." Even though she was calm and collected on the outside, her entire body was standing on pins and needles over the entire situation.
"Honestly?" Max was the one to ask and when Nancy nodded for him to continue, he stated. "I won't give Liz up."
"Even if I forbid you to ever see her again?" Nancy inquired, already knowing the answer to her question, but needing the two of them to confirm what she already knew.
"I won't lose Liz, I love her." Max answered Liz's mother as honestly as he could. He knew it was a bold move and things could get ugly for Liz, but it was a fact. He was bonded to Liz and no matter what her parents or anyone else said, they would be together.
With that one statement, Nancy knew Max was speaking the truth. "Mom, Max and I are in love. We might be young, but we know how we feel. It's not a high school crush, we love each other."
"And what about next week, next month or even next year. Liz, you are sixteen years old. Even if you do think you love Max or think he loves you now. I doubt you really understand what true love is." Nancy's voice raised slightly, trying to stay calm, but the thought of her only daughter already in an intimate relationship was just too hard for her to accept.
Turning her frustration on Max, her voice rose once again. "You say you love her, but young men say anything to get what they want. Now that you've won your conquest..."
"LIZ ISN'T A CONQUEST!" Max shouted, taking both Nancy and Liz by surprise. Realizing his temper was getting away with him at the thought of losing Liz, he quickly took a deep breath to calm himself. "Liz means everything to me, I've loved her since I first saw her. I tried to deny it, I tried to walk away. I know I've probably hurt her more then anyone has ever hurt her and I know I don't deserve her...."
"Max, don't." Liz stated soothingly to him, knowing he was still feeling guilty over what had happened.
"It's true Liz. I don't deserve your love after what I've done to you."
"YOU DIDN'T DO ANYTHING! STOP IT! What happened to you wasn't your fault Max, please Max.
You can't let her win." Her arms went around Max, her mother being in the room with them was completely forgotten. All that mattered was Max and giving him the comfort he needed.
"She's already won." Max cried into Liz's shoulder, his arms wrapping around her holding her tight. Afraid to let her go once again. The fear of being too weak, knowing that as much as he had tried to prepared himself for Tess's return, in the long run it did no good. Tess had still won, would always win, because in the end he wasn't strong enough to fight against her. "I'm sorry Liz, I'm so sorry." His voice strained with tears of regret and guilt.
"Oh Max, you didn't do anything. Please don't let her win, not now." She pleaded with him, hearing the distraunt in his voice, knowing he was doubted himself and his abilities because of what Tess had done to him. Liz's own tears were escaping, as she held him even tighter to her.
Nancy sat there in shock, watching the emotional scene before her. She had no idea what the two of them were talking about. But, it was obvious something devastating had happened to Max and her daughter was trying to provide him comfort. "Liz?" She spoke softly, not wanting to interrupt such a tender moment between the two of them, but wanting her daughter to know she was still there for her. The discussion of them being intimate, obviously not the important issue at the moment.
Hearing her mother's voice brought both Liz and Max back to the present. Max pulled back and quickly began to wipe at his eyes. His embarrassment at losing his control quite obvious to Liz's mother. Liz's tearful eyes looked over to her mother, pleading with her to understand and that was all it took for Nancy to know. Max wasn't using her daughter for simply a night of pleasure. They weren't just dating and their feelings weren't just of a high school crush. No, what Nancy witnessed went far beyond that. Her daughter was in love with Max and Max was obviously head over heels in love with her daughter. Their moment of intimacy wasn't about sex, they were making love and in that moment Nancy Parker knew she was sitting at her kitchen table with her future son in law. She offered her daughter a small smile before getting up from the table and approaching the two of them slowly. Taking both Max and Liz completely by surprise, she placed her arms around Max. "Welcome to the family Max." Was all she said before she stepped back.
"Mrs. Par..Nancy, I..Thank you." Max finally got out, not sure what else to say. He could barely speak as it was, his emotions were running so high. He had been ready to give up, let himself hang for he had felt there was no way he could escape the nightmare of what was surely still to come yet again. But, then Liz's arms were around him, her love was surrounding him. With her love and the faith that she held in him, he found the strength to endure whatever he had to face. Liz's love for him, still amazed him. He had started to lose hope, lose faith, but just being in Liz's arms for those few moments was enough to make him feel hope once again.
Nancy smiled at the young man before she replied. "I'm trusting you with my daughter's heart Max. It's obvious she's given you her's. Just don't make me regret my decision." With that Nancy began to move out of the kitchen.
"Mom?" Liz asked stopping her mother's movements, not sure what had just happened.
Nancy turned to face her daughter. "He needs you right now Liz. I'm not sure what's going on, but right now the man you love needs you. Just like I'm going to help the man I love right now. I'm not going to mention this conversation to your father. I don't think he is quite ready to hear his little girl is all grown up. Take care of Max, we'll talk later."
With that she left.
End Pt37