Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2005 3:12 pm
Sorry about the delay everybody...my grandmother is not doing so well lately so the family got together to talk about it...and then to find out my grandfather is going in for his own cancer tests...RL is getting on my nerves
Chapter 9
The next day Max called Liz just as he had planned. He had organized a perfect evening for them and now he just needed to let Liz know about it.
“Hello?” Maria asked when she picked up the phone. She normally didn’t answer the phone but Liz was busy making breakfast for them, so she decided to be nice and help out.
“Hi, is Liz there?” Max asked the girl who he assumed was Liz’s roommate. They had talked about the fact that neither of them lived alone right now at the café the night before.
“Who is calling?” Maria asked as she got up from the couch and headed to the kitchen to hand the phone to Liz.
“Max Evans.”
“Max?” Maria repeated. When she heard the name she stopped dead in her tracks…the hot stalker guy?
“Yeah. Liz told me to call her last night…to let her know about the plans for our date tonight.” Max explained. This girl seemed surprised that he was calling.
“Hold please.” Maria said as she covered the mouth piece and walked into the kitchen. “A Max Evans is on the phone for you.”
“Really?” Liz said with a smile as she turned the stove down to low. She wiped her hands on a towel and reached out for the phone but Maria pulled it back. “What?”
“Since when do you have hot stalker guys calling you?” Maria questioned and Liz rolled her eyes before she lunged for the phone.
“Since today.” Liz answered as she stuck her tongue out at her roommate.
“Really mature Liz.” Maria scolded as she walked out of the kitchen so that Liz could answer her call in privacy.
“Hello?” Liz said into the phone. She was happy he called…he said he would…but she was just happy all together. Maria was noticing something as well. Liz never made breakfast for the both of them…but today she just up and offered because she was in such a good mood.
“Hey Liz…its Max.” Max said calmly. He knew his voice sounded calm, but he was really a big ball of nerves. He was worried that his plans would fall through or that Liz wouldn’t like it at all. “How are you?”
“Hey! I’m great now.” Liz said with a dreamy tone. “How are you?”
“Great now as well.” Max replied. After a few minutes of comfortable silence he cleared his throat. “Well…I was wondering if it would be ok for me to pick you up at 6:00 tonight?”
“6:00 is fine.” Liz commented with a huge smile on her face. “So where we going?”
“It’s a surprise.” Max said as he chuckled. “Just wear something comfortable….casual.”
“Casual? So my outfit that I wore to the club is out huh?” Liz joked and she could have sworn she heard Max growl.
“Definitely out.” Max said as he bared his teeth…he didn’t want anybody to see Liz in that again; he hoped he would be the only one ever seeing that much of her. “It looked hot on you…but not where we are going.”
“And where is that?” Liz tried to wheedle it out of him again but Max was to smart for her.
“Nope sorry. Not going to happen.” Max said with a chuckle. He looked towards the front door when he heard Michael putting his keys in the lock signaling his return from the grocery store. “Hey…I got to go. But I’ll pick you up at 6 ok?”
“Yeah that sounds good.” Liz said and they both said goodbye before they hung up.
“Well?” Liz quickly turned to the location of the voice.
“JEEZ MARIA!!” Liz yelled as she clutched the phone to her chest and tried to regulate her breathing. “You scared the shit out of me!”
“Sorry.” Maria said and she raised her eyebrows. “Well?”
“Well what Maria?” Liz responded as she pushed past her roommate and headed into the front room to place the phone back on its holder.
“Why was Max the stalker calling you Liz.” Maria asked and Liz sighed before she fell back on the couch.
“Because I told him to when I gave him my number.” Liz responded easily. She knew Maria was going to freak.
“You gave him our number!! Liz why would you do that! Now he can find out where we live!!” Maria yelled at her naïve roommate. Liz obviously didn’t understand the danger of stalkers.
“He already knows where we live.” Liz added and she continued when Maria’s jaw dropped to the floor. “He walked me home last night.”
“Is that why you were out late? You were with him?” Maria accused and Liz sat up quickly.
“What is wrong with you Ria! A week ago you were all for me dating Max, now that I am you don’t want me too…what changed?” Liz questioned her best friend.
“Nothing I just--” Maria started to say but she stopped. “Dating? You’re dating him now?”
“We decided to see where our relationship can take us, yes.” Liz said as she nodded her head and went back to the kitchen to finish breakfast.
“I hope you know what your doing Liz.” Maria sighed as she shook her head at Liz.
Liz was pissed now. She threw the spatula in the pan and turned towards Maria. “You know what Maria? I’m tired of this shit! You know exactly how I feel about all this…I sat up all night and explained it to you and Alex. I don’t know what is up your ass right now…but don’t take it out on me.” Liz said as she pushed by her roommate intending to head to her bedroom but she stopped and addressed Maria. “I have been there for you no matter what I thought about your decisions…I never judged and I always supported you. The one time in our friendship when I really just need to know that you are there for me…you act like a bitch. I don’t need that, especially from you.”
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“Hey Mike.” Max said as he met his roommate in the kitchen. “I won’t be here for dinner tonight.”
“What? Why not?” Michael asked as he placed the groceries in the refrigerator. He grabbed two apples and walked to the faucet to wash them off. “Where you going?”
“Out with Liz.” Max responded as he grabbed a bottle of water from the refrigerator and took a drink. “Picking her up at 6.”
“Cool.” Michael said as he dried off the apples. “So you finally decided to ask her out.”
“Yeah…kind of just happened.” Max said with a shrug.
“What do you mean it just happened? If you’re kissing a girl on the dance club, they usually think that means something.” Michael said with a smirk.
“Shut up.” Max said with a blush. He looked up just in time to catch the apple that Michael threw directly at his face. “Thanks.”
“No problem.” Michael replied as he took a bite of his apple. “So where you taking her?”
“Out for some fun.” Max said as he bite into his own apple. “From what she’s told me she doesn’t get out for fun that often, so I decided to force her out.”
“An Interesting approach.” Michael said with a nod.
“I thought so.” Max said with a smirk. “So what about that girl you danced with at the club.”
“The blonde? She was on fire.” Michael said as he thought about the fiery blonde that he stole from Liz for a dance. “Her name is Maria.”
“That’s Liz’s roommate’s name.” Max added as he recalled the information that he got form Liz at the café.
“Well they were there together…its very possible for them to be roomies.” Michael commended. “We’ve never dated roommates before have we?”
“No we haven’t.” Max said as he thought about the possibilities. “This should be interesting.”
“Well we wouldn’t have to worry about where we are going to sleep.” Michael theorized. “You and Liz could be here….and Maria and I stay at their apartment.”
“Don’t you think you are a little bit too hopeful here?” Max asked as he addressed his stereotypical male roommate. “I haven’t even picked Liz up for our first date…and you haven’t even talked to Maria again.”
“Hey…I’m just going on experience.” Michael said and Max raised an eyebrow at him to continue. “I’ve heard you in action before Max…and as much fun as it sounds for the people involved, its not pretty for those who are trying to sleep.”
“God Michael your sick!” Max commended as he thought about the fact that his friend had heard him having sex. “But you do have a point. When I know you are going to have a girl over, I usually try to stay out of the house until you pass out.”
“And we both know that can take a while.” Michael said with a smug smile.
“Whatever dude.” Max said as he threw away his apple core and headed to take a shower. “Ok. I’m getting ready.”
“Ok…have fun tonight.” Michael said and after Max walked out of the room Michael called back to him. “Hey! If you see Maria…tell her I say hi!”
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Liz was sitting on her bed watching the first season of her favorite television show, One Tree Hill, when she heard a knock at the door. “Yeah.”
“Hey.” Maria said as she opened the door and headed into Liz’s room.
“Hi.” Liz said coldly never turning from the television.
“Wow…you really are pissed at me.” Maria assessed as she walked over to the bed and picked up a handful of chocolate wrappers. She knew from experience that when Liz was angry she sat in her room watching T.V. and eating chocolate. From the looks of this room, Liz had pulled out her heart break stash…snickers bars.
“I think I have a right to be.” Liz said as she grabbed another chocolate bar and ripped the wrapper off before shoving it in her mouth. She turned quickly when she felt Maria sit down on the bed next to her. “What the hell do you think you are doing?”
“I’m apologizing.” Maria said sincerely. She let out a relieved breath when Liz turned of the T.V. and turned to her. “What?”
“I’m waiting.” Liz said as she gesture to Maria to continue.
“Liz…I’m sorry.” Maria said as she hung her head. “I shouldn’t have spoken to you that way. I had to right saying those things. You were right…I should have supported you. You’ve always been there for me…and it was horrible for me to not be there for you. I’m so sorry Liz.”
“I don’t understand Maria.” Liz said as she crossed her arms over her chest and tried not to cry. She wasn’t so much angry at Maria…but hurt. Her best friend didn’t support her and it hurt more than any guy ever had. “What did I do wrong to make you second guess my decisions.”
“You didn’t do anything wrong, I did.” Maria confessed and she reached up and wiped away a tear as it fell down her cheek. “I’m jealous.”
“Of what?!?” Liz asked shocked. Maria was beautiful…she had no reason to be jealous of anybody. If she was honest, Liz was always jealous of the attention that Maria got; she always felt plain and boring compared to her roommate.
“Of you.” Maria said softy as she played with Liz’s bedspread. “You have these two amazing guys that like you…and I have no one.”
“Oh Ria.” Liz said as she pulled her friend into a hug. “Just because you think you have no one, doesn’t mean that he isn’t out there. You’re so beautiful and one day the perfect guy is going to notice that and you will have someone.” Liz said as she pulled away and wiped Maria’s eyes. “And the thing with me having two guys….not as nice as it sounds, believe me.”
“Right.” Maria chuckled. “But you’re happy that you’re going out with Max tonight right?”
“Yeah.” Liz said with a dreamy tone that didn’t go unnoticed by Maria. “He’s really really great. I really like him, and he feels the same.”
“You sooo kissed him didn’t you!!” Maria asked and she laughed when Liz blushed. “I knew it! Ok…so tell me when and where.”
“Well…um which kiss do you want to know about?” Liz asked shyly which caused Maria to laugh even louder.
“How about the first one.”
“On the dance floor at the club.” Liz confessed. “After you left me to dance with that spiky haired guy, Max came up and asked me to dance.”
“See…told you that you would enjoy the club.” Maria added with a smirk.
“Yeah, you were right.” Liz said as she rolled her eyes. “Anyway, we danced and then we kissed….it was perfect.”
“Wow…” Maria said and she laughed when she realized her own voice had taken on the dreamy tone that Liz had. “So how many other kisses have there been since then?”
“4 I think.” Liz said as she tried to think back…they all kind of melted together after that first one that blew her socks off. “They were all just so….magical.”
“I bet.” Maria said with a smirk. “I haven’t’ seen you this dreamy since Doug…back in the 9th grade.”
“Oh no.” Liz said as she shook her head. “I love Doug and all…but he holds nothing on Max’s kisses.
“Nice.” Maria said and she quickly jumped up. “Now that we are all caught up…lets pick you something out that will knock Max’s socks off!”
The girls giggled and squealed as they ran to Liz’s closet to find something for her to wear.
TBC...the date is in the next chapter...I will be back before Sunday unless some weird un earthly disaster happens...maybe Aliens? Lets pray they are hot like the Roswellians right? Speaking of Roswellians...COME CHECK OUT A ROSWELLIAN'S FANTASIES!! Lol...did you like that segway (sp)?

Lol Yes we both feel the same way about that Am's...but just to sound stupid here...they are cheating on each other lol. There is no justifying it but that's that lol. I'm soo glad everything is ok with you though...got your PM and was jumping for joy..but those doctors...I wanna kill them myself!!FamersAmers wrote:Pm you if I want it changed...hmmm you cares if someone wants it changed...it is your story...it is great the way it is!!! *nods my head*
I AM FIRST AGAIN!!! wooot woot!!!!!!!
THEY ARE CHEATING!!!! That is what they are doing...they are cheating on each other with each other. If it wasnt them that they were cheating on I would be completly livid!! LOL...sorry you know me and the cheatingsorry for the rant!
Oh I cant wait for when they deal with Suzy and Sam. And oye....I need to know...hint hint...LOL!!!
You know it is awesome!!! you are awesome!!! dont forget it
Ams
Glad you liked Van Nutton and sorry your not first lol...everybody loves being first so I know how dissappointed you were lol. Lol they can't exchange screen names...that would be against the assignment. The students aren't supposed to give any information away that would let people know who they were online.RASaero611 wrote:damn I was hoping I would be first cause I saw that you updated but didn't change the dates yet and got excited, but then read Love's Mistake and well here I am now.
I'm basically grinning like an idiot right now. Professor Van Nutton...what a nut, he was standing there watching them talk and then tried to brush it off as erasing the chalkboard?!! haha he's just a funny character.
Max and Liz are so cute, I can't wait for them to find out who they are in this project. I was kind of hoping they would exchange numbers and screen names and they would find out that way, but then that would ruin the surprise at the end of their story they're writing.
great update
Lol yes but who are we to object..he got our dreamers together!Vicki LVCM wrote:Aww! That was sweet!The Professor is a bit creepy with his voyeurism though.
Lol I'll get the apple you can do the kiss alright?vampyrax wrote:Prof. cupid deserves an apple and a big kiss for getting our dream couple back on track I hope they don't start feeling guilty again.
Lol you are right about that!Emz80m wrote:It was great Jen!!
i'm so happy that they are going to be together, i get the feeling that things are about to get reallly interesting!
I can tell from your 11 posts!! Thanks for the kind words Jules!tijuana_lady wrote: lol Yeah I don't post feedback that often...so you're special.
Great update! I'm glad they're finally together.![]()
Post more soon!
Glad you caught up lol and the cyber mates will be discussed a little later.obsession wrote:Girl, I don't know how I miss chapter 7 but I did. So sue me. I love both of them after reading it.
Thank you Dr. Van Nutton. He is like a blessing in disguise.
I so happy that they had their talk and planning to have their first date. My only question is What are they going to do with their cyber mates.
Can't wait for more.
You will Dani, but not this update. I'm trying to make Isabel and Tess a little more understanding but you are right...those two are going to freak lol.taressa05 wrote:Look at old Van Nutton! He's so slick. Max and Liz will definitely have to send him an invite to the wedding.
I knew they were finally going to have to confront the issue of their online relationships. At least Liz is deciding to trust her heart and believe that it will work out even if she doesn't choose between one or the other. Alex and Maria sure were understanding, but between Tess and Isabel, Max can't catch a break. Once they find out he's decided to date Liz they're gonna explode.![]()
Great update, and I look forward to the next one. Will we be seeing more of Sam and Suzy?
~Dani
Lol I'm back and I am so happy you are enjoying this! I love the idea that they are cheating on each other with each other as well lol...its so weird but I like it! Lol normally they probably would share SN but they can't becasue at the beginning of the class the teacher said when you talk to other students you can't give that because it goes against the assignment.ChemChic wrote:YOU UPDATED!!!! YAY!!! oh my lord, what a wonderful part!! I am absolutely in love with the idea that Max and Liz are cheating on each other with, well, EACH OTHER...I mean, how adorable is that (and boy, what a story for the grandkids!! LOL!) I was really hoping that Max would give Liz his SN or visa versa...seeing how this is the information age, it's not that uncommon. But perhaps they might vent out their guilt through
'Sam' and 'Suzy's' assignment...and maybe figure a few things out along the way??? Oh well, I guess I can speculate all I want, but I'll just have to wait for the next chapter to find out if I'm right!!!!!
Don't keep us waiting too long...please come back soon!!!!!
Pippa
Thanks Jenna!Topy458 wrote:That was AWESOME!! Max and Liz have such great chemistry together. I can't wait for their date; I bet it'll be steamy as usual...hehe.
Can't wait for the next part!! You're doing a great job!!
Jenna![]()
Lol you will find out!RosyLady wrote:How cute! What are they gonna do now about Sam and Suzy? Quite a dilemma
Lol stupid...I don't think that is the word I was hoping for lolbegonia9508 wrote:Great part! I guess they will feel really stupid the day they discover who are their internet passion.....
EVE![]()
Lol cool! I love Jennifer G's ha ha ha...I seriously have known like 5 in my life...6 with you!roswell3053 wrote:Great part!! I can't wait for an update.
I am glad that they havedecided to try dating. Now I just wonder how everything is going to go on the "on-line" side of things.
Jennifer
(PS: my name is Jennifer G. as well. We have a lot of things in common.)
HA HA HA!! Ok..so the kiss thing was from HITCH Good job!! And I'm glad you did a dance that they kissed lol I am too!GottaFeedTheMonkey1257 wrote:Goodness, how did I end up a day late on this? Shame on me!
I still gots lots of lovely quotage for for you to enjoy...
Well, at least she admits it lol. Come now, Liz, you don't have to hide! It's just Max. Tsk tsk, woman.Maxsgurl wrote:It had been a week since the night at the club. Liz had basically spent as much time as possible in her apartment. She admitted she was hiding; no question.
You just got to love online relationships. Sadly (or not, depends how you look at it), I don't have much experience in that department besides the time when I was like 16 and I had an internet boyfriend...but we just won't get into that now. Anyway, the point here is that I sort of understand what she's talking about not wanting to cheat on him. It's hard to know where you stand when you don't even know what the guy looks like. Very complicated, I tell you. Woo, that was a long explaination lol.What happened with Max was only described as magical, but that wasn't the problem. The problem was that not 2 hours before Max and Liz kissed; she had told "Sam" that she liked him and they had started to date. It was only an on-line relationship for now, until they could meet in person after the assignment. But even if it was only an on-line relationship...why did she still feel like she just cheated on "Sam"?
Aww...poor Alex. I agree that Pam needs to pay. Did that sound as cynical to you as it did to me? Hmm...back to the matter at hand. I have one thing to say to Liz...FOLLOW YOUR HEART, WOMAN, FOLLOW YOUR HEART!"And your heart?" Alex asked complete concern in his eyes. He knows from experience that cheating can break someone's heart...then again Liz and "Sam" were not exclusive. "What does your heart tell you?"
"It's telling me not to choose." Liz tried to explain. "That somehow...it will all work out."
HAHA! Man, I've never heard it put like that before. I need to get out more."You can't ride two horses with one ass Max." Tess said and Max looked at her strange.
Oh gosh, Micheal is so FUNNY! I love how he just comes in at the end of the conversation with some crude comment, and then the girls hit him! Classic."Hey Max...two women at a time? Nice going man." Michael said as he walked into the room eating a bag of potato chips. Tess and Isabel both turned around and threw pillows at his head; neither missed. "Ouch. What did I say?"
OH, she said THE passion. Not just passion, but THE passion. Max, being the confused man that he is, didn't quite pick up on it all the way. He got the hint, but he just didn't go with it. Tsk, tsk."Hi." Liz said softly. She didn't know how or why she had gotten up and walked to Max...but she knew she had to talk to him. "Um listen...thanks for today. You know, for saving my butt...I don't know how I forgot about the passion."
"The passion?" Max asked confused...why did she phrase it like that? Was she talking about the passion that they had?
"Yea...I meant that I was forgetting that the third one was passion...the passion." Liz tried to explain...she didn?t mean to say the passion...it just popped out. "So..."
Oh, you just gotta love Professor Van Nutton. He's such a schemer!! Always plotting ways to get Max and Liz together. Hehe, good man, good man.Liz watched as Professor Van Nutton quickly turned away from watching them and acted like he was erasing the board. Liz sighed and turned back to Max before she spoke. "Listen...can we go some where?" Liz asked and she quickly added. "To talk."
Haha, Max scoffed at Alex's name. Hehe, he is so very jealous indeed!"Oh!!" Liz said as everything was clearing up. He thought that Alex was her boyfriend...because they were so close and she sat on his lap. "That was Alex." Liz said and she smiled when she saw Max scoff at the name. "He?s my best friend...not my boyfriend."
Aww...don't feel stupid Max. We all love that possesive, cave man like side of you!"Yeah...I just feel so stupid." Max said as he hung his head in embarrassment.
Hmm...are they dating now? I hope so because they need to get together! Haha, they are just so cute when they're getting together...or whatever they are now."Good." Max said as he easily matched her grin. "Can we see where this takes us?"
"Yes." Liz said as she nodded her head profusely. She knew this was going to get complicated...but she had a really strong feeling it would all work out.
OOh, that reminded me of that seen in Hitch where they trying to teach Albert how to kiss on the porch. Will Smith says that the guy goes 90% of the way and then the girl meets him the rest. Hmm...yeah, that was random, I just remembered that. I should, considering that I saw that movie three freaking times in the theater! But beside that, THEY KISSED! Pardon me while I do a quick happy dance.Max stopped a few centimeters from Liz's lips...letting her make the decision. Although they had kissed before...this was different and Max wanted to make sure Liz wanted it to happen as well.
Liz knew what he wanted her to do and she didn?t disappoint him. She moved in the last few centimeters and sealed their lips together. Liz sighed at the feeling of his lips on hers again...she had missed it.
Aww...he really needed to kiss her! Yes!"Sorry...I just...I...need ...to..." Max said as he cradled her face in his hands and kissed her goodnight sweetly. "Sorry...I just really needed to do that."
Alrighty, I think that is it for today. Woo, that's quite a bit. Eh, I had a lot to say! Lol, hope the next part comes soon!
Awesome part!!
Lol thanks Nina but I don't think I've heard from you before sooo WELCOME!!!neck wrote:I know it still will take some while until they find out that they are online partners, but I really can't wait for that. Until then I am really curious how it all will work out and how they will act as Suzy and Sam now.
Nina
I feel out of my chair when I read "it smells good!" Lol don't know why but I found that part rather histerical!Earth2Mama wrote:Oh boy! This is getting goodSo, they are dating on line and in RL. Hmmm...I smell something afoot, and it smells good! I can't wait to see what happens next!
Post more soon
Lol yes it is confusing and thats where the fun comes in!roswellian504 wrote:I keep wondering how are they going to do this. Both Max & Liz seem guilty about cheating on Sam & Suzy but this is too confusing. How are they suppose to keep things up but NOT let each other know it's them?
Thanks and you got it! They both know what they are doing is wrong...but they are so attracted to each other that they can't help itBehrObsession wrote:That was wonderful. I'm so glad that they decided to give it a try. As much as they feel guilty about the "online relationships", there is just too much attraction between them to ignore. Can't wait to read more!
Lol wow...2 Vicki? I'm shocked!Vicki LVCM wrote:MORE MORE MORE!
Thank you!! I agree with you that Liz needs to follow her heart!kismet wrote:Liz lissen to your heart. I think that the professor is having fun with them in the good wayTaking them to the right direction when they seem to lose it.
This story is really funny. Keep up the good work and update soon
stargrl678 wrote:i love it I can't wait to see when they find out!
Sorry Ams! I didn't mean to worry you!FamersAmers wrote: I am a little worried!! Come back soon!!
Lol sorry I'm back!RASaero611 wrote:come back soon please!!
Chapter 9
The next day Max called Liz just as he had planned. He had organized a perfect evening for them and now he just needed to let Liz know about it.
“Hello?” Maria asked when she picked up the phone. She normally didn’t answer the phone but Liz was busy making breakfast for them, so she decided to be nice and help out.
“Hi, is Liz there?” Max asked the girl who he assumed was Liz’s roommate. They had talked about the fact that neither of them lived alone right now at the café the night before.
“Who is calling?” Maria asked as she got up from the couch and headed to the kitchen to hand the phone to Liz.
“Max Evans.”
“Max?” Maria repeated. When she heard the name she stopped dead in her tracks…the hot stalker guy?
“Yeah. Liz told me to call her last night…to let her know about the plans for our date tonight.” Max explained. This girl seemed surprised that he was calling.
“Hold please.” Maria said as she covered the mouth piece and walked into the kitchen. “A Max Evans is on the phone for you.”
“Really?” Liz said with a smile as she turned the stove down to low. She wiped her hands on a towel and reached out for the phone but Maria pulled it back. “What?”
“Since when do you have hot stalker guys calling you?” Maria questioned and Liz rolled her eyes before she lunged for the phone.
“Since today.” Liz answered as she stuck her tongue out at her roommate.
“Really mature Liz.” Maria scolded as she walked out of the kitchen so that Liz could answer her call in privacy.
“Hello?” Liz said into the phone. She was happy he called…he said he would…but she was just happy all together. Maria was noticing something as well. Liz never made breakfast for the both of them…but today she just up and offered because she was in such a good mood.
“Hey Liz…its Max.” Max said calmly. He knew his voice sounded calm, but he was really a big ball of nerves. He was worried that his plans would fall through or that Liz wouldn’t like it at all. “How are you?”
“Hey! I’m great now.” Liz said with a dreamy tone. “How are you?”
“Great now as well.” Max replied. After a few minutes of comfortable silence he cleared his throat. “Well…I was wondering if it would be ok for me to pick you up at 6:00 tonight?”
“6:00 is fine.” Liz commented with a huge smile on her face. “So where we going?”
“It’s a surprise.” Max said as he chuckled. “Just wear something comfortable….casual.”
“Casual? So my outfit that I wore to the club is out huh?” Liz joked and she could have sworn she heard Max growl.
“Definitely out.” Max said as he bared his teeth…he didn’t want anybody to see Liz in that again; he hoped he would be the only one ever seeing that much of her. “It looked hot on you…but not where we are going.”
“And where is that?” Liz tried to wheedle it out of him again but Max was to smart for her.
“Nope sorry. Not going to happen.” Max said with a chuckle. He looked towards the front door when he heard Michael putting his keys in the lock signaling his return from the grocery store. “Hey…I got to go. But I’ll pick you up at 6 ok?”
“Yeah that sounds good.” Liz said and they both said goodbye before they hung up.
“Well?” Liz quickly turned to the location of the voice.
“JEEZ MARIA!!” Liz yelled as she clutched the phone to her chest and tried to regulate her breathing. “You scared the shit out of me!”
“Sorry.” Maria said and she raised her eyebrows. “Well?”
“Well what Maria?” Liz responded as she pushed past her roommate and headed into the front room to place the phone back on its holder.
“Why was Max the stalker calling you Liz.” Maria asked and Liz sighed before she fell back on the couch.
“Because I told him to when I gave him my number.” Liz responded easily. She knew Maria was going to freak.
“You gave him our number!! Liz why would you do that! Now he can find out where we live!!” Maria yelled at her naïve roommate. Liz obviously didn’t understand the danger of stalkers.
“He already knows where we live.” Liz added and she continued when Maria’s jaw dropped to the floor. “He walked me home last night.”
“Is that why you were out late? You were with him?” Maria accused and Liz sat up quickly.
“What is wrong with you Ria! A week ago you were all for me dating Max, now that I am you don’t want me too…what changed?” Liz questioned her best friend.
“Nothing I just--” Maria started to say but she stopped. “Dating? You’re dating him now?”
“We decided to see where our relationship can take us, yes.” Liz said as she nodded her head and went back to the kitchen to finish breakfast.
“I hope you know what your doing Liz.” Maria sighed as she shook her head at Liz.
Liz was pissed now. She threw the spatula in the pan and turned towards Maria. “You know what Maria? I’m tired of this shit! You know exactly how I feel about all this…I sat up all night and explained it to you and Alex. I don’t know what is up your ass right now…but don’t take it out on me.” Liz said as she pushed by her roommate intending to head to her bedroom but she stopped and addressed Maria. “I have been there for you no matter what I thought about your decisions…I never judged and I always supported you. The one time in our friendship when I really just need to know that you are there for me…you act like a bitch. I don’t need that, especially from you.”
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“Hey Mike.” Max said as he met his roommate in the kitchen. “I won’t be here for dinner tonight.”
“What? Why not?” Michael asked as he placed the groceries in the refrigerator. He grabbed two apples and walked to the faucet to wash them off. “Where you going?”
“Out with Liz.” Max responded as he grabbed a bottle of water from the refrigerator and took a drink. “Picking her up at 6.”
“Cool.” Michael said as he dried off the apples. “So you finally decided to ask her out.”
“Yeah…kind of just happened.” Max said with a shrug.
“What do you mean it just happened? If you’re kissing a girl on the dance club, they usually think that means something.” Michael said with a smirk.
“Shut up.” Max said with a blush. He looked up just in time to catch the apple that Michael threw directly at his face. “Thanks.”
“No problem.” Michael replied as he took a bite of his apple. “So where you taking her?”
“Out for some fun.” Max said as he bite into his own apple. “From what she’s told me she doesn’t get out for fun that often, so I decided to force her out.”
“An Interesting approach.” Michael said with a nod.
“I thought so.” Max said with a smirk. “So what about that girl you danced with at the club.”
“The blonde? She was on fire.” Michael said as he thought about the fiery blonde that he stole from Liz for a dance. “Her name is Maria.”
“That’s Liz’s roommate’s name.” Max added as he recalled the information that he got form Liz at the café.
“Well they were there together…its very possible for them to be roomies.” Michael commended. “We’ve never dated roommates before have we?”
“No we haven’t.” Max said as he thought about the possibilities. “This should be interesting.”
“Well we wouldn’t have to worry about where we are going to sleep.” Michael theorized. “You and Liz could be here….and Maria and I stay at their apartment.”
“Don’t you think you are a little bit too hopeful here?” Max asked as he addressed his stereotypical male roommate. “I haven’t even picked Liz up for our first date…and you haven’t even talked to Maria again.”
“Hey…I’m just going on experience.” Michael said and Max raised an eyebrow at him to continue. “I’ve heard you in action before Max…and as much fun as it sounds for the people involved, its not pretty for those who are trying to sleep.”
“God Michael your sick!” Max commended as he thought about the fact that his friend had heard him having sex. “But you do have a point. When I know you are going to have a girl over, I usually try to stay out of the house until you pass out.”
“And we both know that can take a while.” Michael said with a smug smile.
“Whatever dude.” Max said as he threw away his apple core and headed to take a shower. “Ok. I’m getting ready.”
“Ok…have fun tonight.” Michael said and after Max walked out of the room Michael called back to him. “Hey! If you see Maria…tell her I say hi!”
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Liz was sitting on her bed watching the first season of her favorite television show, One Tree Hill, when she heard a knock at the door. “Yeah.”
“Hey.” Maria said as she opened the door and headed into Liz’s room.
“Hi.” Liz said coldly never turning from the television.
“Wow…you really are pissed at me.” Maria assessed as she walked over to the bed and picked up a handful of chocolate wrappers. She knew from experience that when Liz was angry she sat in her room watching T.V. and eating chocolate. From the looks of this room, Liz had pulled out her heart break stash…snickers bars.
“I think I have a right to be.” Liz said as she grabbed another chocolate bar and ripped the wrapper off before shoving it in her mouth. She turned quickly when she felt Maria sit down on the bed next to her. “What the hell do you think you are doing?”
“I’m apologizing.” Maria said sincerely. She let out a relieved breath when Liz turned of the T.V. and turned to her. “What?”
“I’m waiting.” Liz said as she gesture to Maria to continue.
“Liz…I’m sorry.” Maria said as she hung her head. “I shouldn’t have spoken to you that way. I had to right saying those things. You were right…I should have supported you. You’ve always been there for me…and it was horrible for me to not be there for you. I’m so sorry Liz.”
“I don’t understand Maria.” Liz said as she crossed her arms over her chest and tried not to cry. She wasn’t so much angry at Maria…but hurt. Her best friend didn’t support her and it hurt more than any guy ever had. “What did I do wrong to make you second guess my decisions.”
“You didn’t do anything wrong, I did.” Maria confessed and she reached up and wiped away a tear as it fell down her cheek. “I’m jealous.”
“Of what?!?” Liz asked shocked. Maria was beautiful…she had no reason to be jealous of anybody. If she was honest, Liz was always jealous of the attention that Maria got; she always felt plain and boring compared to her roommate.
“Of you.” Maria said softy as she played with Liz’s bedspread. “You have these two amazing guys that like you…and I have no one.”
“Oh Ria.” Liz said as she pulled her friend into a hug. “Just because you think you have no one, doesn’t mean that he isn’t out there. You’re so beautiful and one day the perfect guy is going to notice that and you will have someone.” Liz said as she pulled away and wiped Maria’s eyes. “And the thing with me having two guys….not as nice as it sounds, believe me.”
“Right.” Maria chuckled. “But you’re happy that you’re going out with Max tonight right?”
“Yeah.” Liz said with a dreamy tone that didn’t go unnoticed by Maria. “He’s really really great. I really like him, and he feels the same.”
“You sooo kissed him didn’t you!!” Maria asked and she laughed when Liz blushed. “I knew it! Ok…so tell me when and where.”
“Well…um which kiss do you want to know about?” Liz asked shyly which caused Maria to laugh even louder.
“How about the first one.”
“On the dance floor at the club.” Liz confessed. “After you left me to dance with that spiky haired guy, Max came up and asked me to dance.”
“See…told you that you would enjoy the club.” Maria added with a smirk.
“Yeah, you were right.” Liz said as she rolled her eyes. “Anyway, we danced and then we kissed….it was perfect.”
“Wow…” Maria said and she laughed when she realized her own voice had taken on the dreamy tone that Liz had. “So how many other kisses have there been since then?”
“4 I think.” Liz said as she tried to think back…they all kind of melted together after that first one that blew her socks off. “They were all just so….magical.”
“I bet.” Maria said with a smirk. “I haven’t’ seen you this dreamy since Doug…back in the 9th grade.”
“Oh no.” Liz said as she shook her head. “I love Doug and all…but he holds nothing on Max’s kisses.
“Nice.” Maria said and she quickly jumped up. “Now that we are all caught up…lets pick you something out that will knock Max’s socks off!”
The girls giggled and squealed as they ran to Liz’s closet to find something for her to wear.
TBC...the date is in the next chapter...I will be back before Sunday unless some weird un earthly disaster happens...maybe Aliens? Lets pray they are hot like the Roswellians right? Speaking of Roswellians...COME CHECK OUT A ROSWELLIAN'S FANTASIES!! Lol...did you like that segway (sp)?