Cardinal: I think you might just be on the right track here...
Saori_1902: It really is Wednesday my time...honest!!!
Carolyn: I think Charly joins us in this chapter...I didn't proof read it before posting, which I usually do because I find things I missed on the first go around, so if there's something screwy let me know and I'll fix it.
Eve: Zan/Charly is just biding his time until his daddy shows up...this chapter I believe so I'm not giving anyting away...
Lizza: All of your questions will be answered in due time and who doesn't love a little baby, especially one as bright as Abby?
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Chapter: 4
Max made it home in record time and Liz was just getting ready to take a shower…it had been a very long morning for some reason. Abby seemed very agitated and wouldn’t settle down no matter what Liz had tried. She fussed at everything.
Liz was shocked to see Max and when she looked at her husband she knew immediately that something bad had happened and all Max could do was hold her to him for a minute before explaining what was going on.
“Liz, there’s been an accident in New Jersey. Dad’s friend, the one who found adoptive parents for Zan called and the couple was killed in an accident. Zan is in a coma and there aren’t any relatives to contact. I have to go to New Jersey Liz…I just have to go.”
“Oh God Max…yes you do.” And then Liz had a shiver run down her spine and she thought about Abby.
“Max, Abby and I are going with you. Max…she knows! Don’t look at me like I’m nuts, but she knows Max. She has been fussing all morning. Something is upsetting her and I think it might be this. We’re going with you.”
And Max just nodded, he believed her. He headed up to the attic to get luggage while Liz prepared a diaper bag with bottles and all the necessary emergency things she would need before deplaning in New York.
Max called his dad to tell him to book first class tickets for the three of them also and then Philip informed him that Diane was going as well. Her experience with social services in New Mexico would come in right handy once they got back there.
Philip in turn called Dave back and told him that the child’s father was coming with him as well as Diane, his daughter-in-law and granddaughter.
“Dave, can you find us a furnished house to rent for awhile? Just until we straighten all of this out.”
“Philip, why don’t you stay in the Swift’s home. When Charly wakes up I’m sure he’ll be more comfortable in familiar surroundings even if he isn’t around familiar people.”
“Dave, are you sure about this? How is this going to look?”
“Phillip, who’s going to be looking, the neighbors? For all they know you’re relatives…and in a way you are. You’re Charly’s relatives.
“Dave, that’s just it…I’m not his natural grandfather. Max was adopted as well but Max is his father, make no mistake about that. His natural mother is deceased but Max’s wife has no problem with this at all. It’s her idea to come along and to bring the baby. We’ll be there at 11:00 p.m. your time and I know Max will want to go directly to the hospital so if you can give me some addresses we will rent a car and take it from there.”
“Fine Phillip but I’ll be at the hospital when you get here just in case Charly wakes up. I don’t want him to be all alone.”
“That’s a great idea Dave and thank you. I’ll see you somewhere between twelve midnight and one or so. We’ll have plenty of luggage with a little one in tow, even though Liz is used to hauling the necessities there will still be luggage needed.”
“I understand Phillip. See you then.”
And the two old friends rang off.
Max took a damp cloth and cleaned the suitcases before he laid them out on the bed and Liz just opened dresser drawers and started loading them up with underwear, socks, tee’s and anything else she thought they would need and then she started on the closet; jeans, shirts and a warm jacket for each of them. Then she took a smaller suitcase over to Abby’s room and started in. Even though the baby’s clothes weren’t all that big she would need a few outfits and sleepers along with a little pair of shoes and a warm little jacket to go over her sweaters in case it got cold plus a couple of baby blankets. Spring could be very unforgiving some time, especially in the east.
Abby just lay in her crib and watched her mommy. She knew something wasn’t right, she could feel it but she also knew it was going to be okay soon so she just watched quietly and waited.
Liz just knew her baby girl was aware of all that was happening and she suddenly felt like she was losing her mind. This little baby girl was only six months old, but she knew!
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Back in New Jersey a young boy lay and waited. He could feel that it wasn’t time to wake up so he would wait in the fog until she got here, she was so little, why was she so little? But he knew her just the same.
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Up on Antar a nervous Nicholas was trying to convince an old man by the name of Khivar that they needed to return to Earth and find the new heir to the throne. Khivar looked at the boy/man and shook his head.
“Nicholas, you need to realize that the king doesn’t want any part of this planet. He never did. It was your mistake in ever thinking it was necessary to kill him in the first place. We have the Granolith, it does nothing but sit in that glorified case you made for it and collect dust. The people don’t care anymore about it than I do and you know it. It’s nothing that we were told…it was a glorified space ship that was supposed to bring the royals back to here and they didn’t want to come. Bottom line Nicholas, these beings are human. They choose to be human and they want no part of us. There is no reason at all to be concerned about Earth or anyone on it. You thrive on chaos Nicholas, but there is no chaos to be had. Relax, find yourself a concubine and occupy your time that way.”
Nicholas was not happy with his leader. The man was getting too old to rule, he needed to find someone that would listen to him and then they could take over the throne and go to Earth and get rid of these insects once and for all.
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Michael drove all of the Evans’ to the airport in his SUV and wanted to make absolutely certain that Max didn’t want him to go along before he dropped them off. Max assured Michael that he could handle this. He had legal counsel and his wife beside him and he felt that would be plenty of support. He did ask Michael if he and Maria could fix the spare bedroom up for a permanent visitor and Michael grabbed his brother’s shoulder and smiled.
“You know we will Max.”
And then they were off. Max felt a sudden calm come over him like he hadn’t had in a very long time and when he looked over at his baby daughter in his wife’s arms he noticed she was smiling up at him as if to say ,’ it’s going to be alright’. Max reached over and rubbed her little hand and smiled down at her and she gurgled an acknowledgement and went to sleep. Liz looked down at the baby and then at Max and she couldn’t hold it back any longer…
“She knows Max.”
Max smiled at his wife and answered…
“I know.”
And they were quiet for the rest of the plane ride that took approximately two and a half hours. It was now 9:00 p.m. New Mexico time but 11:00 p.m. New York time when they landed. Max reached into the overhead bin and took out the large diaper bag Liz had packed and her huge purse which also doubled as a diaper bag most of the time and then he blocked the aisle for Liz to exit with Abby, who had smiles for everyone including the stewardesses, and then they were off.
Diane and Phillip were right behind Max and Phillip took off to the car rental booth while the rest of the travelers headed to the luggage claim turnstile.
Max was still feeling very calm and Liz could see the change in her husband as the evening progressed and it made her smile, she knew that Abby was dictating her daddy’s mood but she kept this a secret. She still hadn’t told Max about her vision…she had hopes that it was nothing. This incident with Zan was not what it was about at all though and she knew it.
By the time Phillip showed up at customer pick-up Max had all of their luggage on a cart and they were waiting for him.
They loaded everything, including Abby’s baby stroller, and were off to the hospital. Phillip keyed the address into the GPS and soon they were on a main highway headed right over the Hudson River and into New Jersey.
When they pulled into the hospital parking lot they found a spot and then the circus started. Unload the stroller, get the right diaper bag that contained bottles, diapers and a clean pair of sleepers just in case and they were off, Max carrying Abby and Liz pushing the stroller full of baby supplies.
Dave met them in the waiting room where all of the niceties took place and soon they were standing in a hospital room where a very small young boy lay very quietly and one Abby Evans started waving her arms and legs as if her little life depended on it and Max took her over to the bed with the young boy in it and Abby reached out for him…Max didn’t know what to do, Philip, Diane and Liz stood back and left Max deal with the situation. The three of them knew something other worldly was going on and poor Dave had no clue.
Max sat Abby down next to Zan and held her away from the boy to make sure she didn’t pounce on him and little Abby just reached out and touched Zan’s hand that was laying next to him. She smiled at the boy and made a happy gurgling sound that Max and Liz were very familiar with and the young boy opened his eyes and smiled at the baby girl. The first person he would see upon waking from his coma and little Abby gurgled and squealed with happiness.
Max looked at his son and if anybody doubted who this boy’s daddy was they needed their heads examined…right down to the ears on either side of his head and those caramel colored eyes. And Max smiled.
“Hey Charly, how do you feel? I’m Max and this is Abby.”
Charly smiled at the man whom he knew from his dreams and said hello then he looked very serious…
“I feel okay. Are mom and dad dead?” A very small voice asked…
Max got a huge lump in his throat. He didn’t want to be the one to tell the boy that the only parents he had ever known were gone but some one had to do it…Dave just stood and watched. Charly looked just like Max, no doubt about who Max was.
Max sucked in a huge gulp of air and looked at his son…
“Yeah Charly, they died in the crash. I’m so sorry.”
“I knew it when that truck came at us, I wish that hadn’t happened.”
“Me too Charly. Dave is here to see you; would you like us to leave?”
“No, I’ve known you all my life…You’ve always been with me. I don’t know how but you have and I know my baby sister too. Mom told me I had a natural father somewhere and someday I would meet him but I never told her I could see you in my dreams. I knew when, what’s her name?” Charly asked, pointing to Abby…
“Abby”
“I knew when Abby was born too. I could feel it.”
About that time a nurse came into the room to check Charly’s vitals only to find him wide awake and talking to, his brother? No, that’s not right; there are no living relatives according to his chart…
Max could see the confusion on the nurse’s face and Charly spoke up for him.
“This is my natural dad, I was adopted when I was a baby, and these are my relatives. Right Max?”
“Right Charly.”
And Max wanted to cry…just plain cry. This was bringing back so many heartbreaking memories and little Abby just looked at Charly and smiled while waving her arms in the air. Liz was as close to tears as Max and Diane and Phillip wanted grab this boy up and catch the next plane back to Roswell but they knew they had a lot of legalese to get through first.
“Well as soon as the doctor comes in in the morning we will get our young man all checked out again and have him released. Who is going to be responsible for him?”
And Liz and Max both answered at the same time…
“We are.” And there wasn’t a doubt in anybody’s mind that this was exactly what was going to happen.
About that time little Abby started to yawn and Liz was going to put her back into her stroller when Charly moved over and made room for her next to him. Liz smiled, shoved a pillow down the side of the railing for protection in order to let the baby sleep with her brother, then she reached over and touched Charly’s hand and when she did she had another vision…
Lonnie and Rath were forcing a huge truck into the opposing lane of the highway and forcing it into a head on crash. NO! Was all Liz could think to herself.
Little Abby smiled, rolled over on her tummy, stuck her butt in the air and closed her eyes as quickly as that and Charly closed his eyes as well and Max Evans smiled at his wife and felt relieved for so many reasons…and being married to Liz was one of them. Liz hated to have to tell Max what she saw but she was going to have to do it and very soon. They needed Isabelle and Michael right away.
Diane, Phillip and Dave all headed out to the cafeteria for some coffee and to catch up and Max and Liz stayed in the room with their children and made themselves as comfortable as possible on the plastic chairs along the wall and Liz waited until she was sure things were quiet enough before breaking the news to Max. She absolutely hated to add this to his current problems but he had to know.
Tomorrow they would have to make arrangements for a funeral before they did anything else and then they would start legal proceedings to get custody of their son and he was definitely their son. After that they would have to deal with some other worldly problems.
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