Seems Like Forever (M/L AU Mature) Ch 6 07/16/05 [WIP]

[Lin4u]

Title: Seems Like Forever
Author: Linda (aka Lin4u)
Disclaimer: Just borrowing them, I don’t own them.
Category: AU
Coupling: CC
Rating: Mature, I think
Summary: Read the prologue, It’ll tell you what you need.
A/N: I started writing the prologue this morning. I don’t know how I got the idea, I just wrote what came in my mind. I thought that maybe this could be something. Tell me what you think.


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<B>Prologue</B>


What would you do if your best friend, the girl you have known since the day she was born, was saying to you something that was the last thing you would have expected?

What would you do if your best friend, the girl who was always on your side, was telling you something that would change your life forever?

What would you do if your best friend, the girl with whom you spended the last 20 years with, was trying to explain something to you that was ripping your heart out?

What would you do if your best friend, the girl with whom you was madly in love for over so many years, was telling you that she wouldn’t make the next year?

What would you do?

I don’t know what I would do …

That’s why I’m telling you this story, and maybe than you would know what to do. Let’s starts with the beginning. The story on the day she was born.

<I>20 years ago</I>

It was a dark and cold December morning when the ambulance drove Nancy Parker and her husband Jeff to the urgency. Nancy Elizabeth Parker was almost seven months pregnant of twins, but she went in labour that morning and it didn’t see well for her and her two girls.

“Come one, people, this woman is in serious condition, we have to help her of she wouldn’t make it,” someone said in the chaos that was happening in the hospital. It was almost Christmas and around that period of the year there was always a mess.

They went to the operation room with a group of doctors and with Nancy herself. They stayed there for the coming 6 hours. Nobody was allowed to come in there and after the operation nobody was allowed to tell what happened in there.

So after six hours, when the operation was finished, the doctors came outside and said with sad in their voice: “We did all we could do.”

And now comes a tragic part. Nancy didn’t survive it, or did one of her babies. “She died, didn’t she? My girls also, no?”

The doctors didn’t know how to tell him. “We’re sorry, Mr. Parker, Nancy died, also one of the babies, with we did have saved one of your girls. But we aren’t quit sure if she’s going to make it.”

Days later the little girl was still fighting for her life. Jeff had decided to name her Elizabeth Jasmine Parker. Elizabeth after her beloved mother and Jasmine with the meaning “A gift from God”, and that she really was. Although his beloved wife and his beautiful other daughter, who he named Maribella Fay Parker, he was still glad he had his precious baby, Liz.

The weeks following were hard for Jeff. He would be spending Christmas and New Year alone, his wife and daughter were buried, he had no family left. He only thing that was keeping him standing was the thought of a little girl that was fighting so hard for her life.

And then in the beginning of February, the time she would normally have been born, came the relief. It was early in the morning, that cold but sunny 3rd of February, when he got a call from the doctors from the hospitals.

“Mr. Parker, we have good news for you. Liz opened her eyes today …”

Indeed, she opened her eyes. Jeff rushed to the hospital; he wanted to see his beautiful girl’s eyes. And she saw them. They were chocolate brown and big eyes, just like her mother. And she smiled, she smiled at everyone. Whole the hospital was glad this little girl survived. And off course her father the most. He had a family again.

The next few weeks Liz was still staying in the hospital, just not anymore in the Intensive Care. Jeff would spend every minute he could with his precious little girl. The little girl that was giving him a reason to live again.

One day, when Jeff was staying in the hospital with Liz, they got visitors. They were old friends from him and Nancy. They were Diane and Philip Evans and their 10-month-old boy Maxwell and his two-year-old sister Isabel.

They were in Liz’s room, talking about how the things used to be, catching up memories from the good old days, their High School period. Liz was sitting on her fathers lap, flooded with all kinds of wires. Isabel was playing with her dolls on the other side of the room. Max was sitting between his father legs, staring at this little, petite girl, with her chocolate brown eyes and her curled hair.

He crawled over to Jeff and tried to stand up. Everybody in the room was silent, curious about what he was going to do. Everyone except Isabel, who was too busy noticing that something was going to happen, she was too busy with her dolls.

Max stood up and went with his hand over Liz’s hair. He opened his mouth and out of it was the most beautiful thing everybody in this room could have imagine. “Liz …”

His first word was Liz.

Everybody was amazed. Diane and Philip were happy, because their little boy spoke for the first time. Jeff was overwhelmed, because his daughter’s name was this little boy’s first word. He smiled. Isabel was upset, she wanted that her name was her brother’s first word.

Neither of all this people was realizing how great Max’s impact was going to have on Liz, how Max was going to be the key to all her and his problems …




TBC

[Lin4u]

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<B> Chapter 1</B>

<I> Present day </I>

It was a sunny day, but now the evening came and darkness was falling over the beautiful landscape that you could see from outside his bedroom window. He lived in a beautiful country house, just outside of Los Angeles. He lived together with his best friend Michael and Max’s cousin Alyssa. But Alyssa was soon moving to London, to live with her fiancé Peter.

He was lying on his bed, thinking back at the wonderful day he had.

This morning he had no idea that this day would turn out so wonderful. And that all just by one phone call he received. A phone call from his beloved angel, Liz. His best friend, his soul mate, his love of his life …

She had been travelling with her father the last 6 months; a trip around the world. And today she called him on his voicemail. She didn’t talk to her at the telephone, but her sweet little voice left a message, that sheered him totally up, that put his day upside down.

<I>“Max, it’s Liz … Long time no see, huh? Well, I’m calling to say you that I’m back in the country … since this morning. I wondered if we could meet sometime tomorrow. We can catch up together … I will call you another time, so we can set up our meeting …”</I>

Since she didn’t call today a second time, he was assuming she would call tomorrow. So he went to sleep now, with a smile on his face and with the thought of her in his mind. Her, his angel.

The next day, it was. A beautiful day; sunny and without a single cloud in sky. Max woke up with a smile that morning. He was going to see Liz again. He got dressed and went downstairs for breakfast, not knowing that this would be a total surprise.

“Michael, I hope you’ve made breakfast for me. You still owe me last time …” Yeah, last time. When he ate all what was left in the house.

He came into the kitchen; he saw Michael cooking eggs, Alyssa eating a sandwich and than he saw her. Totally surprised, when he saw her. He ran over to her and gave her a big hug.

“Liz, you’re here … Oh my god …” He didn’t know what to say. He looked into her chocolate brown eyes. She looked beautiful, maybe even more beautiful than she looked six months ago. She was a princess, his princess. And she knew it.
“I’m so glad you’re; I’ve missed so much.” He kept hugging her and took her to the room next to the kitchen and then outside. Michael and Alyssa stayed behind. “What do you think they’re doing?”

“Don’t you think is obvious, what do you think?”

They were walking hand in hand to the massif garden and once they stopped, he pressed his lips to hers. First the kiss was soft and sweet, but it grew and grew; it became a passionate kiss, you know that kind of kiss you only see in movies.

They stopped and he put his head on her shoulder for another endless hug. “I’ve missed you so much, Liz, you can’t believe it.”

“I know, same here … I’ve thought about you every single second I was away!”

They hugged and kissed for the next ten minutes and after that they walked back, hand in hand into the kitchen where Michael and Alyssa were still eating breakfast. They entered the room and there was an awkward silence for a few minutes … Than Alyssa broke that silence to walked over Liz, who all the while was sitting again at the breakfast table. She gave her an enormous hug and spoke. “It’s really good to see you again, Liz! Now I have someone again to talk about girl stuff and that kind of things!”

She wasn’t the only one to talk to her. Michael did the same. “ So where are you staying actually, now you’re back?”

“Well, I was kind of hoping that I could crash here for a few weeks …”

“Off course, honey, you can stay here … As long as you wish. Where’s your suitcase? I’ll you your room! “


Max took Liz’s suitcase after she pointed where it stood. He took her hand in his other hand and leaded her to her room she would stay in for a few weeks. “This is your room, your bathroom is over there!” pointing to it.

“King sized bed, own bathroom, you sure know how to spoil your guests!”

“Only if it’s someone special …. Come here!”

He took her in his arms on to the bed for another endless kiss.



The rest of the morning and part of the afternoon they spent together, catching up on the last six months, kissing, hugging, kissing, hugging, …. The same what they were still doing at the moment now.

In the guestroom, the room where Liz would be staying a few weeks, they were still making out, I guess it was some catching up …. Suddenly Liz stopped.

“Max, come one, we have to stop.”

Max, surprised as what, was disappointed. “Why? What’s wrong?”

“Nothing’s wrong, but what will Michael and Alyssa think? I mean, we have been here since this morning. We didn’t even ate something during lunchtime.”

“You know, my darling, I don’t give a hell what they think about us. I’m with the woman I love and that’s all what matters. And if you want to eat something, I can go downstairs and get you something to eat ….”

“No thanks, I’m not hungry,” she said smiling and go back with what they were doing, kissing her lips against his.

A few minutes later, something began beeping. First they ignored it, but I began to annoy and they stopped. Liz was the first to speak. “Dam, where is that stupid beeper?” He walked over her suitcase and took it.

“Who is it?”

Liz didn’t want to answer that, but she couldn’t lie to him. So she told him the truth.

“It’s Daniel …”



TBC

[Lin4u]

Hey, back with a new chapter! I guess you all wonder who Daniel is ... I think you're questions will be answered now! Hope you like this part!




<B>Chapter 2 </B>

<I> 8 years ago </I>

“Max Evans and Liz Parker, the two 12 years olds that were missing for the last three days are back. They say that the two kids run away together, but this message has not yet confirmed by Police Detective …” The radio on the background was playing the news about the two missing children.

Diane and Philip Evans sat in their living room, together Jeff Parker, including their kids Max and Liz. Diane spoke. Although she was angry, she was still relieved that her little boy was back. “So where were you heading, did you two were planning on ever coming back? Did you even think about your families, your friends, the people who love you? Did you?”

“Diane, calm down, let them rest, they’re just back. Let them sleep a night and let’s go back talking in the morning,” Philip said to his wife, hoping she would calm down and find peace again. “Jeff, you can still use the guestroom for the night. Liz can crash with Isabel.”

He could stay, yeah. It was too far to go back home; it was ten in the evening and if they wanted to go home, they won’t be back for another 4 hours. Philip and Diane lived in down town New York; Jeff lived in the neighbourhood of Boston.

So everyone went to their room, trying to sleep and trying to forget the events of the last few days. 12-year-old Max was lying in his bed, trying to understand his best friend. Liz was lying in Isabel’s room.

The middle of the night, Max was still awake. She hadn’t sleep anything this night. He couldn’t stop thinking about why Liz would do that, what she did.

He was in a deep gasp, when suddenly a little sound on the door took him out of it. Slowly the door opened and there she was. That was the moment he realised how beautiful she was, already at so young age; he realised that his friend thing they had, was a whole lot more than that, he was already in love with her; he realised that this was the girl that was going to be the girl he was going to spend the rest of his life with.

Her beautiful voice spoke. “Max, are you awake?”

“Yes I am.”

“Can we talk?”

“Yeah, off course. Come in.” She did as he said and she walked toward his bed.

“Let me begin … Please don’t be mad at me …” Why that? He could never be mad or angry with her. “Why did you come after me? I said to you not to that and you still did … you promised me!” He remembered the promise they had made a few years ago. He would never come after her, no matter what happened.

“I know, I promised, but you were going to leave me. I didn’t want to lose you.”

“Max, you’ll never lose me. I promise. It’s just … my whole life is a mess. I have no mother, no sisters or brother, my best friend lives too far away from me, my dad works all the time, and I never see him around. I just want a normal life.”

“Why didn’t you tell me? When I asked you a few weeks, if everything was okay, you said that you were okay. Why would you lie to me?”

“I don’t know, I guess … Jesus, I don’t know. Okay, let me do this. I will never, never and never again lie to you again. I guarantee you that I’ll never lie to you again.”

“You promise?” He asked as she lied on his shoulders and gave him a kiss on the cheek. “I promise.” They fell a sleep in each other’s arms. A thing they would do more that a thousand time after this one.

<I> Present day </I>

“Who is it?”

Liz didn’t want to answer that, but she couldn’t lie to him. So she told him the truth.

“It’s Daniel …”

He began to walk over to her, thinking that this Daniel guy isn’t something good. “Who’s Daniel?”

Liz began to panic. She didn’t want this to happen. But she knew she couldn’t life to him, not after the promise she’d made 8 years ago. “Daniel is a guy I’ve been seeing the last month, when I was in London.”

This was the last thing he expected that would happen, the day he saw the love of his life back. “Oh, you’ve been seeing a guy like in ‘seeing a friend’ or like in ‘dating a guy’?” He so hoped that it was the first thing.

“Like in ‘being a couple’ …”

“You are a couple? So why are you here kissing, hugging, almost sleeping with me?”

“Max, we did agree to see other people when I was away …”

“Yeah I know we did. But if you are a couple with this Daniel guy, you should have told me something before I was drooling and kissing all over you … Why did you this to me and to him?”

“Max, come on, you know that. I love you …”

“If you love me, you wouldn’t be a couple with Daniel. You would be a couple with me.” He couldn’t take, he had to leave. He couldn’t stay being now in the same room as her. He had to leave. He ran towards the door.

“Max, where are you going?”
“I don’t know, I just have to leave. I have to be on my own. I have to think about this …” And with that he threw the door back and left, not knowing where he was heading.

Liz stayed behind. He couldn’t control her tears and began crying. She cried and cried. “How could I be so stupid? I’ve messed everything up,” she thought to herself.

TBC

[Lin4u]

Back with a new chapter. This isn't a long and not very good chapter. But school is keeping me busy like hell. Well, Hope you like it!




<B>Chapter 3 </B>

2 days, 16 hours, 45 minutes and 28 seconds, that was the time she hadn’t seen, spoken to or heard something from Max. And it was torture.

After their last conversation Liz immediately called Daniel to tell him that she couldn’t see him anymore. The thing that they had, wasn’t anything serious. She had told him from the beginning that this was just something for fun. Not more.

She was lying on her bed, thinking about things, when she heard someone knocking on the door. “Can I come?” It was Alyssa, the sweetest girl you can imagine.

“Yeah, off course.”

“Are you okay?”

“Well, I guess I’m al right. I’m just thinking things through.”

Alyssa walked over to her bed and went seating on it. Liz couldn’t control her tears anymore and she began crying. Just like the days before. She has been crying a lot the last two days. Something she never did before. The last time she had been crying was, when she was 12, when she run away and felt sorry she hadn’t token Max with her.

“Liz, honey, come here. What’s the matter?”

“I’ve messed my whole life up. The only good thing in my life is Max, and that I fuck up too. I’m so …” She began crying even more. “Oh Liz, you don’t have to cry. Come here … You know, I was heading to Maria. We are going shopping and having a girls night tonight. Why don’t you join us? I’m pretty sure Maria wouldn’t mind.”


Off course Maria wouldn’t mind. She could spend de day with her two best friends. They went shopping the whole afternoon and Liz had fun. She needed something to change her thoughts a little and this was a great opportunity.

It was now in the evenings. They did each other’s nail, hair, … After that they watched a chick flick and that was very amusing. The film ended and Maria turned the light on and went seating next to Liz. She heard everything what happened between Max and Liz from Alyssa; and now she wanted to talk about it with her. “Liz, honey, I’m not sure if you are ready to talk about it. But could you tell us what’s up with this Daniel guy?”

Liz didn’t know. Maybe she should talk about it. It could be relieving. “Daniel is a guy I met in London, when I was there for a few weeks with my dad. I was skating on the ice track, when he bumped in me. We talked and we went out a few times. After our third date, he kissed me and since that we kind were a couple. But I told him that wasn’t anything serious, because my heart already belongs to someone else. And he respected that, he had experienced the same …”

Alyssa and Maria listened with open ears to Liz’ story and they didn’t know that it was so confusing. “Come on, Liz, it’s time to go home.”

Back home Liz went immediately to her room. Still no sign of Max. Alyssa followed her and went seated on her bed. “Liz, are you okay? If you need to someone to talk to, you always have me, you know?”

“Yeah I know!”

Then suddenly they heard a knock on the door and it opened en there he was; Max, the light that drove her dark memories away, the boy that filled her heart with heart; the love of her life, her Max. “You know, I forgot something in the kitchen. I’ll leave you two alone.”

Liz was thankful that she understood that she and Max needed to talk to each other. She was one of her best friend.

She left and Max came towards her. “We need to talk …”

“Yeah, I know.”

“Liz, what happened to us? I mean one moment we are best friends, then we can’t keep our hands of each other; and now we can’t even tell the truth to each other. What happened?”

She almost began crying. “I don’t know. I don’t know. It’s not us together, it’s not you, it’s me. I’ve been a mess and I need time to myself.”

“What do you mean?”

“I mean … us being not a couple, not being romantic involved, us being just friends. I’m not ready for a serious relationship now. I just need a friend.”

“If that is what you want, then I will give you that, Liz. Everything for you. You know that.”

“Okay, thanks!”

“You’re welcome.”

“Can you be a friend now? I could really use a hug …”

He walked towards and gave her a big hug.


TBC

[Lin4u]

Back with a new chapter! Enjoy!



<B>Chapter 4</B>

Liz silently pulled to his room. It was the middle of the night; a taxi was on his way and her suitcases were waiting outside. Now she just had to do this little thing. She walked over to his bed. He was lying peacefully. She gave him a kiss on the cheek and he smiled. She left the letter on the nightstand and left the room.

****

Dear Max,

You are my best friend, you know that. That’s why I’m having a hard time finding the right words for telling you this. This is really hard for me and at the end I hope you understand me and respect my decision.

You now I’ve laid a really long time on the intensive care when I was born. My dad had a really hard time. My mum and my little sister died. I was born with heart deviation, something I have problems with even now. I think it will never go away.

So I had a hard time growing up. Without a mum, a sister or a brother and a father who was working almost all the time … Yeah, my life hasn’t been easy all the time.

When we were twelve and I ran away, I said that my whole life was a mess. But you know, I never told you the real reason why I ran away. This I never told, just because I was afraid … afraid of the thought that we wouldn’t be together anymore. Nobody, expect my father, my doctor and me knows this.

The day before I ran away, I went to the doctor. You know I was sick a few weeks and according to my dad, I wasn’t very healthy that time. After that my doctor had send us trough to a more specialised doctor, he found that it wasn’t just an ordinary flew I had.

Max, I ran away, because the day before I was diagnosed with leukaemia.

I guess you are all chocked. Yeah, I was that too, when I heard it for the first time. That’s why I ran away. I couldn’t take the fact that I was sick. My dad couldn’t pay the hospital bill and I thought he was better off without me.

I’m still curious why you found me there. How did you know?

I’ve never told you that I had leukaemia. I was afraid of your reaction. I had a lot of chemotherapy and that’s why you saw me only once a month that time. When I was 14 they said I was healed, but there was a chance that sometime in the future it could come back.

And it came back. The last 6 months I wasn’t travelling around the world, I’ve been in London, trying to get rid o the Leukaemia.

I’ve met Daniel in the hospital one day, we went out and something in me changed. It was not love, friendship; it was for first time in my life somebody really understood me. Daniel has also leukaemia. For whole his life, he has been suffering and so he knew what is was like to be different from other people, to not have been able to do things you love. He understood me, he was like me. That’s why I went out with him.

We only went on a few dates. And we even kissed only twice. We merely talked about life and all. Nothing more, nothing less.

So, now I’m back. Healed? No, I never will. My leukaemia in combination with my heart deviation, not at good combo. There’s always risk for my change of living. I’ll never be completely healthy.

That’s why I’m taking this decision. I thought about it, and it’s really hard for me to take. I’m leaving, I’m moving with my dad. I’m not going to tell you where. Because then you just come after me. And that’s not what I want. Trust me, you’re better off without me.

Max, find yourself a healthy girl. Find a girl that makes you happy, just like the way you made me happy. You deserve that; but I know for sure that I not deserve you.

Max, you have to know. I love you; I love you more than you will ever know. I love you now; I’ll love you forever.

Yours truly, Liz

****

His tears captured Max. He couldn’t hold it any longer. He cried, for the first time in his life he cried.

His girl was leaving and he didn’t know if he would survive.



TBC…

[Lin4u]

New Chapter! Enjoy! The next part will be longer!

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<B>Chapter 5 </B>

<I>2 years later</I>

For him life wasn’t that easy the last 2 years. Now we had to fight, to struggle to survive, … but he made it. And now, he was more confident and self-assured than he had ever been.

He still lived at the beautiful mansion in the country. But now, he lived alone. Alyssa who was almost a year married, lived in London with Peter; Michael moved out 9 months to live with his girlfriend, his high school sweetheart Maria, in New York. Max loved it here and couldn’t sell it and move to big city. So he just stayed there, on his one.

It was early in the morning and the sun just opened his eyes. It was a new day and Max stood up, filled with new hope and joy, so he could spend another day.
Breakfast was wonderful; it was breakfast that made him happy for the rest of the day. He loved that, just to eat quietly alone in the morning, no noise, just he alone.

A knock on the door got him out of a daydream. Guess about whom?

He stood up and opened the door, he wasn’t expecting anyone, and so he didn’t now how it was. But he was surprised to see the two people in front of him. “Michael, Maria, you’re here?”

They hugged and kissed each other hello. “Long times no see, who are you guys doing? Who is it going in the Big Apple?”

Max was glad to see them. He hadn’t had any visitors for over 3 three weeks. He was happy that the visitors were Maria and Michael, the last time he saw them, was two months ago. But they kept contact by calling each other at least once a week. He was curious about why they came here.

“Everything is absolutely great, I’m never been better than in the last week. It’s wonderful!” Who, he hadn’t seen Maria in such a mood in … in ages. She sure looks happy to him.

“So what’s the occasion of your visit? I don’t think you’re just here to say hello.” Surely he wouldn’t mind if they did. Some company was welcome. Sometimes he felt indeed alone.

“Well, Michael proposed to me last night and …”

“ … she said yes. So the wedding …”

“ … is in three weeks and we want …”

“ … you to me the best man.”

Who, that was a lot information to get. They’re getting married in three weeks and he was going to be the best man.

“Euh, sure! I want to be the best man. Of course. Congratulations for you two guys! I’m so happy for you. So where’s the wedding happening?”

“Well, first we were planning it in New York. But it’s then mid winter. And we want a summer wedding. So that’s why we’re going to marry each other on Gran Canaria. And of course we pay the tickets for everybody!”

Max thought about something. Maria always wanted a big wedding. She wanted a fairytale wedding. She wanted all her friends and family there, and she has a big family. So how in the hell were they going to pay all the tickets of the guests? “So, how many people did you invite?”

“Well, my mother and his parents and grandparents, you and Isabel and Alex, Kyle and Tess, Alyssa and Peter, and then an old friend of mine, who’s by the way the maid of honour. Yeah, we invited not that many people. We agreed to have a small wedding. All I need is my close family and friends, the sun and the man of my dreams!”

His eyes shined. Maybe, just maybe that old friend was Liz. His honey bunny. Liz was after all Maria’s best friend. That’s actually how Michael and Maria met. Liz and Max went out once, when they were 18. Liz took Maria with her, because she was that moment in town; and Max took Michael with. He was alone. So they met then. They became friends, but weren’t lovers until 9 months ago, when Michael surprised Maria at her doorstep after they had a huge fight.

He just wished it was Liz. He missed her so much the last two years. You have no idea how much. It was a lot. “That’s wonderful, so when are we leaving for Gran Canaria?”

“The wedding is on Saturday, so we were planning to go there with the best man and maid of honour to arrive there on Wednesday. And the rest to arrive at Thursday and Friday. So it’s okay for you to come that Wednesday al ready?”

“Yeah, of course. No problem. I can easily get a few days off at work. My father owns me some time off.” Max said, remembering the time that he worked a whole week in the evenings at his father’s business firm.

“Oh I almost forgot! I don’t now if you have one, but you can take your girlfriend with you. Or you can just bring a date with you.”

No, he didn’t have a girlfriend. He could only imagine one person to be his girlfriend. And we all now who that is, don’t we? Yeah, it’s Liz; his angel; his soul mate, his love of his life, …. He could say a thousand names for her. Just the memory of her, brought back all that good thoughts of their times together. But of course also the more difficult thoughts. But yeah, that’s a part of life.

If Liz were at the wedding, he would win her back. No matter what, he would be with her together again. That was his goal. And he hoped he was going to succeed. Because the ultimate goal was Liz, and if he succeeded, his life would make sense again. And that was want he wanted.

Now, he just had to find a plan to make it work … and then his life was worth living again.

TBC

[Lin4u]

Hey everybody! Sorry for the delay, normally I would have posted this yesterday! But my grandmother died last Wednesday, and I have been really busy because of it. Well, here's the next chapter! Hope you like! And I want to thank icequeen, for being my beta!! Thank you sooo much!!!




<B>Chapter 6</b>

Wednesday – 3 days before the wedding.

<I>’New York airport, here we come’</I> Max thought by himself as he got in the cab to take him to the airport. Maria and Michael were waiting for him there.

He was excited about going to Gran Canaria. Not just because of the wedding, but also because he was getting some time away from his hectic life. He would stay in Gran Canaria for a few more days after the wedding He really needed a break. He thought that it would do him some good.

The ride to the airport was filled with thoughts of his teenage years. It was easy when you are a teenager. At least, that was what he thought of his life. When he thought about Liz, it wasn’t the same. Her teenage life must have been a hell for her.

He was so immersed in his thoughts that he didn’t hear the taxi driver who was telling him that they were at the airport. “Sir …. Sir!” Finally he noticed it. “Sir, we’re at the airport.”

Maria and Michael were waiting at the airport. Max should be here any minute. They were glad that he agreed to come with them earlier and that he booked a few days longer on the island. They were concerned about Max. He excluded himself from the rest of his friends and family over the last two years. Sure, he would come occasionally to parties and everything, if he were invited. But on his own, he didn’t visit any of his friends. That’s why these few days would do him good. Not only the days, but also a specific girl … He would finally come out of the shell he has been in for the last two years.

“There he is … Max, we’re here!” Maria said while she was waving to him, hoping he would notice the two lovebirds. He came over to them and smiled. Why? He didn’t know, but he hadn’t done that for a very long time. “Hey guys!”

“Okay, now we’re complete! Let’s go to the plane.” They were complete? Where is Maria’s friend and Maid of Honor then? He thought she would be coming earlier then the rest of the wedding party with them.
“Euhm, Maria, where’s your friend?”

“Oh, she lives in London, so she’s flying in from there.” Maria said it with a smile on her face. She knew that he would be thrilled if she found out who that girl was. It would change his and her life once more, this time forever.

****

Liz woke up that morning with a big smile on her face. In her little apartment in the heart of London the sun woke her up and she couldn’t be happier today.

She was finally ready to face reality again. The last two years were hard, but she was fully recovered from any diseases. After her last visit to the doctor three weeks ago, she made up her mind. She had one goal and that was to get Max back. She knew she was hard on him two years ago, but she just had to do it. She would let him in on the misery she was in.

But now all her misery was gone and she hoped that they would be together again. Not they were ever together, but I think you now what I mean.

Her taxi would pick her up at 11 o’clock A.M. and now it was 9.00 A.M. Her suitcase was already packed for a few days. She was so excited. Maria informed her that Max was staying a few days longer and she decided to do it also. Anything to be some time longer with him is fine with her.

A long and hot shower and breakfast would do her some good. The time she would have finished everything and she would have cleaned everything, the taxi would be here and she could leave with a hope that, when she got back, she would be happier that she had ever been in her life and her life would be perfect.

***

Max got out of the plane. He was on Gran Canaria. From the sky he saw that it was a beautiful island! He would certainly have fun the coming days. He walked over to the terminal and there he stopped breathing. His world stood still, because Liz stood there. She was beautiful, more beautiful than two years back, if that was even possible.

Liz was waiting in the terminal. She landed an hour ago and she waited for the arrival of Maria, Michael and Max. The plane should be landing any minute now. She was nervous, beyond nervous. She never thought that she would be so nervous. But she understood why. She hadn’t seen him for over two years and she wondered if he changed.

Her eyes were spotting the area and then she saw him. Oh yeah, he definitely changed, a good change. He was beautiful, beyond words it was. She couldn’t stop herself and ran over to him. “Max!” She ran into his arms. She was glad that he didn’t refuse her.

Max saw her as she ran over to him and called his name. He whispered her name and a big smile came on his mouth. She threw herself in his arms. His mind wanted him to stop, but his heart and body couldn’t.

Everything around the two faded away. There it was no him and her, no one else. They hadn’t seen each other for two years. And they were both so happy to see each other again. The reasons why didn’t matter at the moment. What matters is that they are together again. And they both loved it!

But Max knew that this wasn’t right. They shouldn’t be doing this, acting as if nothing ever happened. But something did happen. She just left him two years ago; she thought that he was better of without her. He didn’t know what he had to do. But they had to talk for sure …


TBC ...