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*~*~*~Chapter 11 *~*~*~

“Maria are you sure about this?” Isabel asked Maria for the third time as she slipped her credit care back into her wallet.

“Yes Isabel, this is a perfect way for you to approach Alex and you need a new lap top your old one weighs about 15 pounds and is super outdated” Maria said as she smiled at Isabel.

“I know that I need a new one but this seems so I don’t lame.” Isabel said with a frown as she signed the sales receipt and handed it to the cashier.

“It will be fine trust me, now are you ready?” Maria asked as she looked towards the exit of the store and saw Michael waiting just outside the store.

“Yes, I’m done.” Isabel said as she followed Maria’s line of vision and saw Michael, she looked back at Maria and saw a frown appear on her friends face.

Maria looked back at Isabel and motioned for the door, as she began walking Isabel grabbed her hand stopping her in her tracks.

Maria looked down and then back at Isabel and gave her a puzzled expression.

“Did you see something else that you wanted?” Maria asked.

“No, but I saw the way you were just looking at Michael, something is going on and your not telling me.” Isabel said in hushed tone as someone walked by them.

Maria tried to act as nonchalant as possible and said with a forced smile on her face “Nothing is going on.”

Isabel had known her for too many years to not know that she was holding something back. She knew that in time she would tell her what was wrong and if she pushed her it would only take longer for her to open up.

“Ok but please remember when and if you need me. I’m here. Ok?” Isabel said as she released her hand.

“I know that Izzy, thank you.” Maria said as she began walking towards the exit.


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Alex groaned as his eyes began to open, “Why is it so dark?” He thought as he tried to bring his hand up to the back of his head that hurt so much.

His eyes widened his terror as he realized that both of his hands were tied behind his back, he closed his eyes and took a deep breathe in, as he opened his eyes again he waited so that his vision could adjust to the darkness of where ever he was.

“Think Alex, think.” He kept repeating to himself.

He remembered Michael and the girls leaving, going upstairs and working on some wiring, then there was a sound behind him and now here he was, bound and not knowing where the hell he was and to top it off his head was throbbing.

Alex turned his head and realized that he must be in a very small room; he tried to get up and realized that his feet were also bound. He let out a frustrated sigh, as he thought “This isn’t good.” As a wave of dizziness washed over him and his eyes began to get very heavy.



~*~*~

“No one knows that I’m here.” The stalker almost giggled with the excitement they were feeling.

To be in the same room that Maria sleeps in, to touch the pillows where she rests her head, her clothes her shoes, this was heaven.

“I’m just going to go through your things Maria, you mustn’t be mad.” They said to themselves as they opened countless drawers and rifled through Maria’s desk and nightstands.

“Aha just what I wanted…… I’ll be back, before you know it, its going to be just one of us left.” A smile played on the lips of the stalker as they brought a picture of Maria up to there lips.

~*~*~


Isabel watched as Maria walked toward the house, Michael only steps behind her. She took in a deep breathe and watched pensively as they spoke not a word to each other even as they walked side by side into the house.

They hadn’t said one word to each other the entire ride to and from the computer store; the ride had been uncomfortable to say the least. She hoped that it wasn’t what she thought it was. The sexual tension was still thick in the air whenever the two of them were in a room together.

She sighed again as she adjusted her purse strap on her shoulder and grabbed the bag containing her new laptop out of the car, and with a determined stride headed towards the garage where she had last seem Alex working.

“I hope this little plan works Maria.” She thought as she tucked a piece of hair behind her ear, and straightened her posture as she opened the side door of the garage.


*~*~*~*~

Michael walked into the house and straight towards his room, as he opened the door he heard something.

His body froze as stood completely still, waiting to see if he heard something again.
A few seconds later he heard it again.

He turned around and headed towards the guest bedroom that was down the hall from his own room. He looked over his shoulder more then once as he quietly crept into the room.

His eyes opened in surprise as he saw a chair wedged against the closet door knob.
He looked around the room again, before opening the door he looked under the bed and gave a quick glance towards the windows that were all still locked.

Michael reached crouched down and lifted the hem of his jeans as he then pulled a sleek black 9 mm out of his hidden holster.

With one hand firmly holding the gun, he reached out and began to move the chair with one hand, while his other hand firmly held the gun pointed towards the closet when he heard the door to the room open.

He quickly pointed his gun at the door, and felt his knees almost buckle when Maria entered a look of complete astonishment on her face. Then her eyes went from the gun in Michael’s hand to the chair that was propped against the closet door.

She looked at Michael and was about to ask him what the hell was going on, when he placed his index finger to his pursed lip, shushing her to be quiet, she nodded but when Michael motioned for her to leave the room she shook her head in denial.

She saw Michael’s nostrils flare and knew that he would be majorley pissed off at her but; she wasn’t going to leave him alone.

Michael eyes narrowed and then he motioned for her to be quiet once more and then turned back around pointing the gun at the door.

What he saw wasn’t what he had been expecting, Alex was bound with his arms behind his back, his longs legs also cramped and hunched towards his chest. There was a stream of blood running down the side of his face.

Michael quickly put the gun back into his holster and crouched down in front of Alex and looked for a pulse, he said a quick prayer when he felt Alex’s pulse against his finger tips.

Maria had come to stand beside him, Michael looked up and her face was pale and her lips were trembling, he couldn’t hold back the curse that escaped his lips.

“Maria help me, grab his legs will you?” Michael said in a rude tone of voice knowing that she needed to let her emotions out one way or another instead of bottling it up inside the way he saw that she was doing.

Maria instantly straightened her shoulders and reached down to help Michael pull Alex’s long frame out of the small closet.

“Alex, buddy, wake up, Alex.” Michael said again as he ran his fingers along Alex’s head trying to find where the blood seemed to be pouring out from.

His anger intensified when he felt a bump on his head the size of a small lemon, he felt his friend’s warm blood on his hand, instantly he was thrown back to that horrible day with Annie, the nightmare of having someone you care about hurt and not being able to do a thing about it.

Alex slowly began to come too; He opened his eyes and saw Maria and Michael’s face very close to his own.

“Alex are you ok, what happened?” Maria asked as she tried to take the knot out of the scarf that had been tied around Alex’s legs.

Alex tried to sit up and felt as if someone had hit him in the back of the head with a hammer, the pain was so intense.

“Jesus, my head is killing me.” Alex said as he quit trying to get up and staid lying down in front of the closet door.

“You got a goose egg the size of a lemon, what the hell happened Alex?” Michael asked.

“ After you guys left I went to Maria’s room and I was doing some wiring, I was bent down and all of a sudden I thought I heard something behind me, I went to turn around and then that’s it, I woke up in the closet not knowing what the hell was going on.” Alex said as Michael freed his hands.

Michael frowned as he realized that he hadn’t checked the rest of the house. He got up and handed Maria his gun.

Maria began to nod her head very quickly from side to side and put her hands behind her back.

“Maria now is not the time to be stubborn, take the gun lock the door when I walk out, Im going to search the house makes sure that who ever did this isn’t still in here somewhere.” Michael said in a no non-sense tone of voice.

Michael was almost to the door when Maria got up and grabbed his arm; Michael turned around and was inches away from her face.

“Isabel, where is she?” Maria asked with tears welling up in her eyes.

“I’ll find her, sit tight lock the door.” Michael said before walking out of the room cautiously.


TBC

A/N: Hi everyone!!! I am so so so sorry its taken me so long for this chapter... writers block and not having a computer at home sucks...with a capital S....lol

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~*~*~ Chapter 12 ~*~*~*~



As Michael slowly walked down the hall he couldn’t shake the feeling that something worse was just around the corner. As he slowly entered Maria’s he could barely control the rage he felt at what he saw.


Maria’s room had been ransacked from top to bottom, her pillows had been slashed and several different awards that she had won over the years laid in glittering pieces of glass all over the floor.


Several drawers had been pulled out and were now lying on the floor. Michael slowly walked around the room taking care not to touch or disturb anything. He grabbed a t-shirt and used it to open the partially open door of her closet.


Once he made sure that there was no one in the room he continued his way down stairs. It appeared from a first had glance that nothing else had been disturbed and everything looked the same as it had before they had left.


As he walked into the kitchen he heard something coming from the garage. Michael quickly looked around for something that he could use to protect himself since he had left his gun with Maria.


“This could work.” Michael thought as he quickly grabbed one of the smaller knives from the wooden butcher’s block that sat on the counter.


Michael reached out to open the garage door that separates the garage
and kitchen when all of a sudden the door opened and Isabel came flying in.


Isabel who had been pre-occupied looking at the owners of manual of her new lap top didn’t see Michael when she opened the door but when she looked up and saw him standing there with a long shiny knife clasped in his hand she did the first thing that came to mind.


Isabel let out a blood curling scream that had Michael dropping the knife and holding both of his ears.


~*~*~

“Oh my God Alex, did you hear that, that sounded like Isabel I have to go down there.” Maria said as she got up and ran to the door.


“Wait for me.” Alex said as he slowly got to his knees keeping his eyes shut as he got up. “Wow the room feels like its spinning.” Alex thought before he felt a lightness overtake his limbs.


Maria who had turned around at his request rushed forward and caught him the best she could before he could fall again.


“Alex are you all right, I need you to talk to me buddy.” Maria said as she laid him down and gently placed a pillow behind his head.



“I’m great, if you don’t consider the fact that my legs feel like overcooked spaghetti and my head feels like it weighs a thousand pounds.” Alex said as he closed his eyes and seemed to have fallen asleep.


“Ok, I can handle this, let me think here.” Maria got up and began to pace the room; she went to the door and placed her ear to it hoping to hear any sound coming from down stairs.


“Crap, I don’t hear anything is that good or bad?” she thought as she bit her bottom lip and continued to pace.


She shook her head and walked to the door she looked back once more at Alex, she watched his chest rise and fall peacefully for a few seconds before she inhaled deeply and walked out the room leaving the gun on the bed.


~*~*~

“Michael what the hell? You scared the shit outta me!” Isabel yelled as she placed a hand over her heart.


“Well that wasn’t exactly fun for me either Isabel.” Michael said as he picked up his makeshift weapon off the floor and threw it into the counter.


Isabel placed a shaky hand on her forehead as she looked at Michael she saw the grimmer then usual expression on his face.


“What’s wrong where is Maria?” Isabel asked as she grabbed Michael’s elbow.


“She’s upstairs with Alex.” Michael said as he began to walk out of the kitchen.


“Is everything all right, what happened?” Isabel said as she laid her bag and her purse on the couch, she was almost jogging to catch up to him.


Michael stopped so abruptly that Isabel ran right into his back.


“Maria what are you doing out of the room?” Michael asked as he brought a hand up to his face and pinched the bridge of his nose.


“I heard a scream you couldn’t expect me to just stay in the room!” Maria said as she placed a hand on her hip and jutted her chin up in a move that Michael knew meant that she was going to be stubborn on this.


“Hello can someone tell me what the hell is going on?” Isabel asked as she stood on her tip toes and looked over Michaels shoulder at Maria.


Maria’s eyes widened in relief as she rushed by Michael and grabbed Isabel into a huge hug.


Michael couldn’t help but wish that it was him she would come running to.


Michael continued down the hall to check out some other rooms while he heard Maria filling in Isabel on what happened why they had been out.


“Is Alex ok, did anyone call the police he could have a concussion.” Isabel said over her shoulder as she ran to the guest room where Alex was.


Maria stood alone in the hall. She laid the tip of her chin on her chest and let out a deep sigh. Her heart hurt at the thought of the only thing that she had left to do to protect herself and her friends.


~*~*~

As the last of the police men left Maria’s home she couldn’t help but feel happy that they were finally gone she could get a moment of peace at last.


They had asked a million questions, questions that they had asked her before. She began to head up to her room when she remembered the state that it was when. She felt her lips quiver as she remembered the destruction of her sanctuary.


She felt dirty knowing that the son of a bitch physo path had touched her things, it all felt like a never ending nightmare.


As she pushed open the door to her room and looked inside she felt her heart jump in her chest and feelings she didn’t want to feel rush in.


There was Michael trying to put everything is some what of order.


“You don’t have to do that.” Maria said as she picked up a picture frame and hung it back on the wall.


“It’s all right, I don’t mind.” Michael said as he stuffed the remains of a goose down pillow that had been slashed into a garbage bag.


“Thanks”


“No problem, have you heard from Isabel?” Michael asked.


“Yes she said that they want to keep Alex overnight at the hospital you know because of the concussion she’s going to stay with him.” Maria said as she opened her closet door.


“Cool.” Michael said as he began to leave the room.


“Don’t go Michael.”


“I’m not going, just going to put this garbage bag in the hall.” Michael quickly came back into the room stopping in front of her placing a hand on her shoulder.


“Your going to be fine Maria, nothing is going to happen to you while I’m here” Michael said as he caressed her shoulder knowing that he shouldn’t even being doing that.


“But you aren’t going to be here much longer.” Maria said as she looked up at him, unshed-tears glistening in her eyes.


“What do you mean Maria?” Michael asked as he felt his chest constricting and a terrible feeling growing in his stomach.


She looked at him straight in the eyes and said “What I mean Michael is that you and Alex are both fired.”


TBC

A/N: Ok guys so we are getting really close to the end. There's going to be 15 chapters and the last one (16) is going to be the epilogue YAY finally.!!!! I've got it all written out so I was thinking of posting every Monday till we are done.

I want to say thanks again to everyone for reading I know that I’ve said this before but to know that you guys take the time to read it and tell me what you think… it means a lot to me especially this being a candy fic and all...….


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Chapter 13



Isabel rolled her neck from side to side grimacing as the muscles in her shoulders tightened in protest.

She looked up at the clock above the hospital room door and saw that it read 6:15; it had been over 6 hours since she had gotten here with Alex. She looked towards the window and faintly saw the sun beginning to rise.


Alex had been given a sleep sedative to help him rest so Isabel doubted he would be up anytime soon, in fact she would go get some coffee.

As she stood up to leave the chair she was sitting in scraped against the linoleum floor making a loud screeching noise. She quickly looked over at Alex and wasn’t surprised to see his bright blue eyes staring right at her.

“Leaving so soon?” Alex asked with a playful smile on his lips.

“Oh umm no actually I was just going to get some coffee.” Isabel said as she unconsciously patted her short brown hair into place.

Alex noticed and couldn’t help but think that she looked adorable even when she got flustered.

“How are you feeling?” Isabel asked as she sat down.

Alex tried to sit up and couldn’t contain the groan that escaped through his lips.

Isabel instantly got up and was by his side grabbing his hand while she reached out with her other hand and adjusted the bed into a more sitting position.

“Thank you” Alex said as he placed his hand on top of hers and gently squeezed.

“Your welcome.” She replied as she softly squeezed his hand back.

They were caught in an awkward silence for a moment before Alex cleared his throat and asked how Michael and Maria were doing.

“Well I spoke to them last night and everything had quieted down.”

“That’s great I can’t wait to get back to work and finish installing Maria’s alarms and cameras, I wish that I could have had it all done sooner, then this wouldn’t have happened you know?” Alex said as he carefully adjusted a pillow behind his head.

“It’s not your fault Alex and it’s not Michael’s either so don’t blame yourself I know that Maria doesn’t.”

Alex nodded and was glad that she was here with him…… something about her from the moment that he first saw her had intrigued him.

“Ok should I make a move here, I mean she did stay with me last night I think………. yeah well she could just be nice…….. Well Whitman what do you have to lose?” He thought to himself.

“So Miss Evans changing the subject a bit…… oh hold on, it is MISS Evans right?” Alex asked as he comically cocked one eyebrow.

Isabel laughed as she shook her head yes.

“You stayed with me last night didn’t you?”

Isabel nodded again.

“Thank you for that.”

“You’re welcome…….. again.” Isabel said as they both began to laugh.

“So Izzy would you like to go out sometime you know maybe some dinner and dancing…… once everything stops spinning around every time I get up of course.” Alex said he smiled.

Isabel smiled and said “I’d love too.”



~*~*~


Meanwhile…….



“You’re joking right? you can’t seriously want to fire us.” Michael asked angrily as he crossed both arms across his chest.

“No, I’m not I appreciate everything you and Alex have done and I know that none of what has happened is anyone’s fault but I’ve been thinking about it and it would be best if you both left.” Maria said as she crouched down to pick up pieces of broken glass off her bedroom floor.

“Don’t give me that shit, you want us to leave because you feel responsible for Alex getting hurt which by the way is insane considering the fact that this is all out of your control.” Michael said as he crouched down in front of her.

She continued on with what she was doing pretending that he wasn’t even there, it got really difficult when he grabbed her chin between his forefinger and thumb and brought her face up.

Maria closed her eyes tight as she tried to picture her heart growing harder, trying to mentally close off her feelings that she was trying so desperately to hide.

“Maria look at me.” Michael said in a voice so low it could have been a whisper.

She opened her eyes and thought “his eyes have specks of gold in them, I never noticed that before.”

“Have you forgotten what happened here, that someone broke into your house, trashed your room, almost killed Alex, and you want me to go just like that?” Michael said as he snapped his fingers for emphasis.

“No I haven’t forgotten, I haven’t forgotten the letters the flowers or anything else that has happened, but I’m going away by myself where no one will find me and I’ll be fine.” And no one else will get hurt she thought.

“Look we haven’t talked about this but you know there is unfinished business between us.” He said as he placed his elbows on the pad of his knees.

Maria got up quickly and began to pace the room.

“Don’t’ say that Michael.”

“Don’t say what?” Michael asked as stood in front of her.

“Unfinished business that’s what……. there is no us you were hired to protect me and I have decided that I don’t need you to do that.” Maria said angrily.

Michael sighed in exasperation as he turned around and began to pace the room.

“There’s nothing that you can say that’s going to change my mind.” Maria said as she clenched her hands together so tight that that it began to hurt ….meanwhile a little voice in her head kept calling her a liar there’s something that he could say that could change everything.

“Maria I care about you…..” Michael began to say before she interrupted him.

“See that’s the thing you are SUPPOSED to care about me because of your line of work but how do you know it’s real Michael……. you don’t know do you?” Maria asked as she took a step back as he took one towards her.

Michael’s nostrils flared as he raked his fingers through his hair and looked at her over his shoulder.

“I know that you aren’t just a case I’m working on, I know that since the day I met you I haven’t been able to get you out of my head.” Michael said quietly.

“Why do you have to say this to me, don’t you understand that I’m asking you to leave because I love you, because the idea of something happening to you kills me.” Maria wanted to shout this at him but she didn’t she just turned around and clenched her hands together …..She didn’t notice her fingernails breaking the skin of her palm.

She didn’t try to elude his touch as he came to stand behind her wrapping his hand around her elbows.

She then shook his hands loose and turned around…… in a voice void of emotion told the biggest lie she had ever said “I don’t feel the same way….. I’m sorry; you can stay until Alex gets out of the hospital.” She said as she turned around with her heart breaking and walked out of the room.

“Well I’ll be god damned.” Michael thought as he watched her walk out of his life.




~*~*~




“Hello how can I help you today?” The owner of the small hardware and supply store asked a customer he had never seen before.

“I need some rope and duck tape if you could tell me where to find that?” The customer said with a smile on there face.

“Sure I’ll show you right to it.” He said as he stepped around the counter and led the way down one of the aisles.

“By the way do you know where I could get a hunting knife at least 5 inches long?” The customer asked as he grabbed several rolls of tape.

“Sure I do right down the street there’s a hunting accessories store, I think you could find that there.” He said as he stuck a thumb under each of his bright red elastic suspenders.

“Wonderful I’m almost ready to go hunting, thanks for your help.”



~*~*~


The next morning Michael stood in front of Maria’s bedroom door with his hand poised as if he was about to knock when Maria opened the door and walked right into him.

His arms encircled her waist as she stumbled. Her arms grabbed his shoulders as she lost balance.

They looked into each others eyes before Maria abruptly let him go.

“I’m going to go pick up Alex at the hospital and I don’t want you staying here alone.” Michael said as he followed Maria down the steps.

“No I’d rather not go, I’ll stay here.” Maria said over her shoulder as she made her way to the kitchen.

Michael followed her in and said “Look I’m not leaving here until tomorrow so still then technically I’m here doing a job and you can’t stay here alone.”

“Yes I can, I’ll lock the doors and all that….. besides the hospital is only 15 minutes from here, you’ll be back in no time.” Maria said as she opened the fridge and pulled out a bottle of water and a yogurt.

Michael then noticed what she was wearing.

“Where are you going?” Michael asked her as he noticed the tight black yoga pants and tight baby blue tank top.

“I’m going to do some jogging and then I thought that I’d do yoga in the backyard.” Maria said as she screwed the cap back on to her water bottle as she unsuccessfully tried not to notice how sexy Michael looked in his dark blue jeans, Metallica T-shirt and black skull cap.

“Maria are you trying to give me an aneurism or something….” Michael said before the ringing of the doorbell interrupted his train of thought.

“Who’s that …..? you expecting anyone?” Michael asked as he walked to the front door.

“Nope and nope.” Maria said as she trailed behind him.


“Oh my god!” Maria yelled as she saw who was standing on the other side of her front door.




TBC

A/N: Hi guys I know that I said I was going to post on Mondays but since I'm done writing this fic Im very excited to get to the end and see what you guys think....Theres one more chapter and then the epilogue...

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Chapter 14


“What are you guys doing here?!” Maria said stepped around Michael and welcomed two of her greatest friends into the house.


“Well we decided that since we hadn’t seen you in so long we’d pop by.” Kyle said.


“How wonderful but you should have let me know you were coming I would have picked you guys up from the airport.” Maria scolded playfully as she gave Kyle a friendly punch in the arm.


“Well you know men Maria; I had to argue with him just to take a taxi, he wanted to rent a car which you know would have left us terribly lost.” Tess said as she rolled her eyes playfully behind Kyle’s back.


Maria laughed as she threaded her arms through Tess and Kyle’s and began to lead them to the living room.


Michael couldn’t contain it any longer as he tapped Maria’s shoulder and said not to nicely “Who the hell are these people?”


“Oh sorry about that Michael this is Tess Harding and Kyle Valenti there great friends of mine.” Maria said over her shoulder.


When Tess and Kyle were seated Maria turned to Michael and said “This is Michael he’s my bodyguard.”


“You’re bodyguard why do you need a bodyguard?” Kyle asked as he sat forward on the sofa and received a not to subtle elbow in the ribs by Tess.


“Oh its no big deal really he’s leaving soon, do you guys want something to drink?” Maria asked trying to change the subject.


“Ok ahh sure some water would be great.” Kyle said looking a little confused.


“Tess?” Maria asked.


“Sure water would be fine, thanks.” Tess said as she smiled at Maria.


“Ok make your selves comfortable, I’ll be right back.” Maria said as she turned around and headed towards the kitchen with Michael right on her heels.


As Maria opened the refrigerator door Michael’s hand came out of no where and closed it shut.


“Hey what did you do that for?” Maria asked angrily as she turned to look at Michael.


“What are they doing here?”


“Unless you lost your hearing from a moment out there you should have heard that there my friends and that they decided to come see me.” Maria said as she turned around again and opened the fridge taking out 3 bottles of water.


“Well I don’t like it; I think it’s strange that they just popped up how did they even know that you were home?” Michael asked with a smirk on his face.


“I don’t know and I’m not going to interrogate them either and either are you there my friends I’ve know them since we were all children.” Maria said as she walked out of the kitchen.


Michael took a deep breathe before following Maria back into the living room.


She smiled as she handed Kyle and Tess there waters and sat down on a sofa across from them.


“It’s really great to see you guys again.” Maria said as she opened her water.


“Yea well it’s not so often that you’re somewhere for more then 5 minutes so we thought what the hell we aren’t going to miss anything important in Roswell.” Tess playfully joked.


“So Michael must be pretty interesting being a bodyguard.” Kyle said enthusiastically.


“It’s a job.” Michael said as he shrugged.


“Michael weren’t you supposed to be picking up Alex?” Maria asked.


“Oh I forgot about that, I’ll just call him and tekk him to take a taxi.” Michael said as he walked out of the room.


“Excuse me for one second guys.” Maria said as she followed Michael.


Maria plucked the phone out of Michael’s hand hand as he was dialing.


“Just go pick him up, I’m not alone anymore remember.” Maria said as she placed a hand on her hip.


“I don’t know them so I don’t feel comfortable letting you out of my sight.” Michael said as he went to grab the phone out of her hand.


She quickly put the phone behind her back “Michael please stop making me feel like a invalid person that cant take care of herself, I can .....and I’m not alone so don’t make a big deal out of this please.” Maria said as she placed her hand on his forearm.


Michael didn’t fail to realize how soft Maria’s hand felt on his arm.


“Fine but if something even remotely weird happens ….” They are her friends.. Michael thought.


“Ok, ok, I know shoot first ask questions later, bye!” Maria said as she pushed him towards the door and turned around. Seconds later she heard the front door open and slam shut.




~*~*~*



“He seems a little high strung don’t you think?” Kyle whispered to Tess as they waited for Maria to come back into the living room.


“Well he is a bodyguard honey and he has no clue who we are, seems like were lucky he didn’t tie us to a post or something.” Tess said as she patted Kyle’s thigh.


“So guys what’s up tell me everything that’s going on in Roswell.” Maria said as she came back into the living room.


“Oh you know the same old thing really, nothing changes. Kyle and I still go to the Crashdown once in a while and have the Blood of Alien smoothie, The Will Smith Burger.” Tess replied.


Maria laughed “Are you kidding me those are still on the menu?”


“Had one last week actually.” Kyle said as he got up and looked out the window to the backyard.


“Girls I’m going to go outside for a minute get some fresh air.” Kyle said as he opened the French patio doors that lead to the backyard.


Tess watched him go with a frown on her face which didn’t go unnoticed by Maria.


“Tess is something wrong with Kyle?” Maria asked as she got up and sat down next to Tess.


Tess looked back towards the door before she lowered her voice and said “He’s been acting strange lately and kind of quiet, I was actually surprised when he suggested that we take this trip.”


“Really, well you guys are welcome to stay here if you want to maybe we can go out tomorrow..... sight seeing or something.” Maria said.


“We’ll see..... I don’t want to impose.” Tess said as she nervously twirled a piece of blond curly hair around her finger.


“Tess please it’s not imposing I was planning on going on a trip but I can postpone it for a few days, its no biggie.” Maria said as she took her hand and gently squeezed it.


“You’re a great friend thank you, now I want to catch up on what’s been happening with you.” Tess said happily.


“Well I have a stalker that’s trying to kill me, he sent me gifts and flowers he broke into my house, clocked my friend over the head and trashed my room, not in that order.” Maria said as she nodded her head.


“WHAT, why didn’t you say anything, are you ok you must be scared to death.” Tess said as her bright blue eyes widened in shock.


“I didn’t want to make a big deal out of it and worry everyone.... you know what I don’t even want to talk about it umm want to go outside and see what Kyle’s doing.” Maria said as she got up.


“Sure Ria we can do that and it’s ok if you don’t want to talk about it.” Tess said as she got up and followed Maria to the back door.



~*~*~



“Alex come on man, it doesn’t take 10 minutes to do your hair.” Michael said as he checked the time on his watch for the 10th time.


“Yes oh mighty one….. I’m done now.” Alex said as he stepped out of the hospital room bathroom.


“Ha Ha. Ok great your ready let’s go.” Michael said as he walked out into the hallway and stopped the first nurse he saw.


“Miss we are ready to go he needs to check out now.” Michael said as he pointed towards Alex who waved back.


“I’ll tell you what when the doctor signs his release form we’ll be there but other wise I suggest you take a seat.” The nurse said as she kept walking.


“What a compassionate women.” Michael said sarcastically as he entered Alex’s hospital room again and picked up the bedside phone.


“Michael what are you doing?” Alex asked as he finished buttoning up his shirt.


“I’m calling to check on Maria.” Michael said as he grew more apprehensive as the phone continued to ring and no one picked up.


“Shit.” Michael said as he slammed the phone down.


Just then Isabel walked into the room.


“Amen Alex catch a ride with Isabel, I’m going back to the house.” Michael said as he walked out of the room.


“Well hello Isabel it seems that you are my savior lately.” Alex said as he got up and gave Isabel a hug.


Isabel laughed as she returned his hug. “I wasn’t going to come by since I thought that you would be gone by the time I finished some errands but I was in the neighborhood and decided to take a chance and see if you were still here.”


“Lucky me to still be here, so how about we go grab something to eat I need a real meal after having hospital food for 2 days.” Alex said as he patted his stomach.


“I know this place that makes the best Philly Cheese Steak Subs.” Isabel said as she rearranged some flowers that were in a vase by the nightstand.


“Wonderful, now we just have to wait for me to be released and were set.” Alex said as he sat down next to Isabel and threw an arm across her shoulders.


*~*~*~*~



“So Kyle, Tess you guys can stay in the guest bedroom and I don’t want to hear any arguments.” Maria said as she led the way upstairs.


“Maria we couldn’t impose like that, we were going to stay at a hotel.” Tess said as she followed her into the bedroom.


“It’s not imposing I want you guys to stay, let me get some fresh towels for you, I’ll be right back.”


As Maria left the room Tess sighed and went to Kyle wrapping her arms around his waist.


“I love you Kyle.” She said as she kissed the side of his neck.


“I love you too; I’m going to go get our suitcases out of the car so we can settle in.” Kyle said as he unwrapped Tess’s arms from around his waist and left the room.


When Maria came back into the room she saw Tess standing near the window holding something in her hand.

She came to stand behind Tess; she placed her hand on her shoulder.


“Is everything ok?” Maria asked as Tess turned around she then saw what Tess was holding.


“Why do you have this Tess?” Maria said as she reached out and grabbed the locket out of Tess’s hand.


“Oh it was on the floor in the corner I was just about to ask you if it was yours.”


“Umm yeah its mine, it’s a picture of me and my mother when I was small, I thought that I had lost it thanks so much for finding it.” Maria said as she exhaled deeply and held the locket to her heart.


“No problem all I did was pick it up off the floor.” Tess said as Kyle came into the room carrying 2 suitcases.


“OK I’m going to let you guys get settled, if you need anything I’ll be downstairs.” Maria said as she stepped out of the room closing the door behind her.


Maria bit her lips as she ran to her room and shut the door.


“How could this be, I can’t be right something is going on but what? How did she find it, I know that it wasn’t in the bedroom, I know that it was taken the night that someone broke in and hurt Alex.” Maria mumbled to herself as she paced her bedroom.


The necklace which was the most precious thing she owned had gone missing the night someone broke in, could it be that the stalker dropped it in the guest bedroom when he was stuffing Alex in the closet or could it be that one of her best friends was the person that was trying to kill her.

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“Ok tell me again why they have to stay here?” Michael asked as Maria as he sat down on the arm of the sofa.

“Well they are my friends and when you leave tomorrow I’m going away.... so basically I don’t know when Ill be seeing them again.” Maria said as she popped a pretzel into her mouth.

“When are you leaving?” Michael asked nonchalantly as he cracked his knuckles.

“I was thinking that I’d leave tomorrow but now I don’t know when for sure.” Maria said as she continued munching.

Michael scratched his eyebrow with his index finger before saying “I want to stay until you leave, I’d feel better about the whole thing.”

Maria began to nod her head no when Michael said….

“Look what’s the big deal a day or two more?” Michael got up from his position on the sofa and sat down next to her.

“Your flight leaves tomorrow; I made the reservation for you.” Maria said softly as she looked away from him.

Michael nodded his head slowly as he leaned back into the sofa.

The thought did cross her mind to tell Michael of her suspicions about the locket but the moment passed when Tess walked into the room.

“Good morning.” She said as she came into the living room.

“Maria since you were nice enough to let us stay here I wanted to cook us brunch.. You know as a way of saying thank you.” Tess said.

“Oh no….you don’t have to do that and besides I haven’t even done any grocery shopping...” Maria said before Kyle came into the room.

“I’ll go… I saw a little market not far from here.” Kyle said as he came into the room and grabbed Tess from behind giving her a kiss on her temple.

“Do you want me to go with you babe?” Tess asked as she looked over her shoulder.

“No that’s ok, just make me a list of whatever you need while I call a Taxi” Kyle said as he picked up the cordless phone and dialed 411 for a local cab company.

“Great let me see what I need from the kitchen.” Tess said as she got up and walked out of the room.

Once again Michael and Maria were alone in uncomfortable silence.

“I’m going to catch up on some hockey.” He picked up the TV control turned on the T.V. and began flipping channels.

“Ok, I’ll be upstairs packing.” Maria said as she turned around and walked out of the room.

As Michael watched her go he remembered the first time they had met. A small smile played on his face as he thought how about how stubborn she had been and how she had flat out refused to do what he told her to do.

“Some things never change; too bad she doesn’t know that there’s no way in hell I’m getting on that plane tomorrow.” At least that made him feel some what better.

A little while later Michael heard a car honking out front…. he got up and parted the living room curtains and saw a taxi parked on the other side of the locked gate, moments later he saw Kyle jump in.


~*~*~


Michael was watching TV when Tess came into the room and sat down across from him.

“Yes?” Michael asked as Tess sat back and made herself comfortable.

“You love her don’t you?” she asked.

“What the hell are you talking about?” Michael asked annoyed.

“You and Maria of course.” Tess said.

“Do you always go around and ask people you don’t know personal questions like this?” Michael asked as he leaned forward placing his hands on his knees.

“She doesn’t love you, she’s leaving she told me so.” Tess said as she crossed her legs.

“Lady this is none of your business and ...” was all Michael was able to say before Tess pulled out a bottle of mace from her pocket and sprayed it directly into his face.

Michael felt as is his eyes and lungs were on fire he couldn’t breathe……

he couldn’t see all he could think was he needed to protect Maria.

He got up but was so disoriented that he fell on the coffee table smashing it into pieces.

“Maria run...” Michael tried to shout but he couldn’t take a deep enough breathe to make his scream louder then a whisper.

Tess then brought the handle of her knife on the back of Michael’s head sending him into immediate blackness.



~*~*~


Maria was in her room and had just finished packing when she remembered that her favorite sweater was in the dryer out in the garage.

She turned off her I-Pod and left it on her bed as she made her way downstairs.

She was on the last step of the stairs when Tess walked out of the living room holding a knife in her hand.

Maria’s hear began to race.

“Tess what are you doing with the knife and where’s Michael?”

“Actually Michael is indisposed at the moment and as for the knife I assumed you were smart enough to know that you can’t run forever.” Tess said as she played with the knife in her hand.

“What are you talking about Tess?” Maria asked a look of confusion on her face.

“Think about it for a second you stupid bitch, you can’t run from the letters or the gifts or the person that has been sending everything to you all along.” Tess said as she used the tip of the knife to clean under her nails.

Suddenly it all made sense, the letters the personal photos the ability to get in and get out and not arise suspicions.

It was Tess that was behind everything all along but why?

“What have you done to Michael?” Maria asked as she then shouted out for him.

“He cant answer you, come here.” Tess said as she motioned for her to come closer with the knife.

Maria looked from Tess to the door, “Maybe I could run for help.” She thought.

“Don’t even think about it, I’ll cut your boyfriend into mince meat if you try to run.” Tess said as she looked at Maria with such an intense look of hate on her face, it was as if she wasn’t even herself.

“I need to keep her talking; Kyle will be back soon maybe if I can get her to talk…that can buy me some time. Maria then thought what if Kyle was in on this too.

“Why Tess you’re supposed to be my friend.” Maria said.

Tess laughed then…. a laugh so deep that it made tears stream down her face.

“It’s always been about you Maria, you were the star in junior high school, you always were the shining star…… and then it wasn’t bad enough that you were always better then me and the most popular you went and became famous traveling the world why I was left in shitty Roswell, I deserve to be where you are.” Tess said as she repeatedly squeezed the handle of the knife.

“Tess please think of what you are doing it doesn’t have to be this way put the knife down and let’s talk.” Maria said as she took a step towards Tess.

“No it does have to be this way.” Tess said as she lunged forward and slit Maria’s forearm.

Maria screamed as she felt as if her skin were on fire, she fell to her knees at the blood began to drip down into her lap.

Tess smiled as she watched Maria holding her bleeding arm she leaned forward tucking a strand of hair behind Maria’s ear before she whispered.

“Get into the living room its time for you to join your boyfriend.” She grabbed a handful of Maria’s hair into her fist and dragged her up.

As Tess dragged Maria to the living room she was able to see that Michael was face down on the floor on the remains of the coffee table, his hands were tied behind his back with duct tape as were his feet.

A sob escaped Maria as she saw the pool of blood next to him.

“No it can’t be, I didn’t tell him what I felt, he can’t be dead….. I didn’t get the chance too tell him what he means to me….. that I love him.” Maria thought as the sobs began to tear through her chest and her vision blurred.

Tess threw her down onto the sofa as she began to pace and talk to her self wildly.

“See once your dead I don’t have to hear your voice or see your new videos… I mean sure they will do a tribute to you but then that’s it…. you’ll be gone and I’ll be free from you… it’s always been about you.” Tess said as she ran a hand through her blond curly hair making it stand on end.

Maria looked down at her arm and saw that the blood was still dripping freely…. her head was beginning to feel light at the loss of blood.

“Maybe if I can knock her down and then run.” Maria thought as she realized that now would be the perfect moment since she had her back turned to her.

As she got up Tess turned toward her and held the knife in the air over her head.

Tess screamed as she began to run towards her, she fell on top of Maria.

They both struggled on top of the couch, Maria trying to stop the knife from stabbing her and Tess trying with all her might to kill her.

Maria felt her arms burning as she fought Tess.

Maria pushed at Tess’s arms as she thought “that’s it I can’t fight anymore.” As she was about to stop the struggle she felt the weight of Tess’s body fly off of her.

“Tess what the fuck are you doing?!” Kyle screamed as he grabbed both of Tess’s wrists making her drop the knife in the process.

“Kyle let me go; I have to kill her it’s the only way… let me gooooo!!” Tess screamed into Kyle’s face as she kicked him in efforts of getting away.

“Tess what are you talking about she is our friend how could you?” Kyle asked as his face crumbled and his lower lip began to tremble.

“Kyle please let me go, I wont ever mention her again …we can be happy and she wont be in my head anymore let me do this.” Tess pleaded as she brought her hand up to Kyle’s face.

Maria saw that Kyle had Tess restrained when she crawled over to Michael. She used all the strength she had left to turn him over onto his back.

Thank god he has a pulse.’ Maria thought as she laid her face on his chest and cried tears of happiness.

“Maria what the hell is going on?” Michael asked as he fought to open his swollen eyes.

Maria then heard Kyle calling 911 as he fought to restrain Tess.

“Michael are you all right?” Maria asked as she crawled behind him and began fighting with the duct tape that had his hands tied together.

“I’m fine are you ok, I’m sorry Maria she just came in and started talking to me, it’s my fault I let my guard down and look what happened.” Michael said as he rubbed his freed wrist.

“Holy shit Maria look at your arm, your hurt.” Michael said as he slowly got up and grabbed a sofa cushion ripping it to shreds as he then went and tied a piece around Maria’s wound.


As Michael worked on her wound the sounds of sirens could be heard in the distance, Maria let out a sigh of relief as the room went swimming around her.



A few hours later…..


Maria’s nose twitched at the smell of alcohol. As she opened her eyes she realized that she was in a hospital room…. she went to lift her arm that had been cut and realized that it was now bandaged up all the way to her shoulder.

She turned her head the other direction and smiled at what she saw.

Michael was in the room with her; he had brought a chair up to the side of the bed and had laid his head down and fallen asleep.

I reached over and softly ran my fingers through his hair.

He lifted his head immediately looking at me through one eye as the other eye was still lightly swollen.

“Hi.” Maria said.

“Hi back….. are you ok?” Michael asked as he sat up and grabbed my hand.

“I’m ok what happened to your eyes?” Maria asked as she laced her fingers through his.

“That’s not important Maria I want to talk about…..” Michael said before they heard someone knocking on the door.

Michael got up and opened the door, Maria heard him whisper something but couldn’t make out who was there.

“I just need to talk to her for a minute man, she’s my friend.” She heard before she registered that it was Kyle’s voice.

“Michael let him in.” Maria said as she sat up in bed.

Kyle walked in slowly as a small sad smile appeared on his face.

“I’m sorry Maria for everything… I had no idea that she-she...” Kyle said before he took a deep breathe in and brought both hands to his face.

“Kyle don’t please……. it’s not your fault.” Maria said as she motioned for him to come closer, Michael immediately came to stand beside her bed.

Kyle sighed before he said.” I just wanted to let you both know that they took Tess to a mental institution... Umm she wasn’t coherent enough to give the police a statement. I just wanted you to know that your safe and you don’t have to worry anymore.” Kyle said as he turned around and reached for the door handle.

“Kyle for what its worth I’m really sorry and thank you for what you did.” Maria said to Kyle’s back before he left the room without a look back.

The room was silent before Maria grabbed Michael’s hand and said “There’s something I want to tell you Michael, actually I should have said this a long time ago I’m sorry that I’ve been such an ass for all these months, when I thought that I had lost you...” Maria said as her voice broke and tears began to fill her eyes.

“You haven’t been an ass I have though….. But it’s only because I was scared of you, I was scared of the things that you made me feel.” He said as brought his free hand to her cheek and wiped away the tears.

“Oh Michael, I was scared too… I didn’t want something to happen to you on accountant of me and I thought that if I sent you away then I could keep you safe.” Maria said as Michael got up and brought his face closer to hers.

“Lady I wasn’t going to leave no matter what you said.” Michael said as he laughed.

“I’ve never felt this way before and I want you to know that I love you, I have tried to fight myself because I worked for you because I thought that you wouldn’t feel the same way back but I don’t have anything to loose anymore.” Michael said as he looked into Maria’s eyes.

“I feel the same way Michael I love you and I want to be with you…. I didn’t mean it when I said I didn’t feel the same way back.” Maria said as Michael lowered his forehead down to hers.

“Maria one more thing…. I quit.” Michael said with a small smirk on his face before he grabbed her face in between both of his palms and kissed her passionately.



2 years later:


“I hate you, I’m dieing here and you don’t care!” Maria cried as she pressed her palm to her forehead.

“Babe you don’t hate me…. take a deep breathe...” Michael managed to say before Maria interrupted.

“You take a deep breathe I’m the one that’s about to have a baby!” Maria cried.

“Michael I can’t do this anymore, this baby needs to come out, get a doctor please I cant….. This is the one and only child…. you hear me Michael.” Maria said as she panted.

“Sure one kid thats fine with me, I'm going to get a doctor.” he was about to turn around when she grabbed onto the collar of his shirt and dragged his face to within inches of hers.

“No don’t leave I’m sorry that I’m being so….ahhh.” Maria couldn’t finish her sentence as the next contraction hit her full force and left her gasping for air.

Michael looked over at the machine that was monitoring the contractions and saw on the sheeted print that the last contraction she had was bigger then all of the ones she had had in the last 4 hours.

Michael then called out to Isabel who was nervously sitting in the corner of the room biting her nails.

“We need a doctor in here now.” Michael said.

“Ok I’ll find someone.” Isabel said as she rushed out of the room.

Alex who had been sitting in the family waiting room jumped up and asked “Did she have it yet?”

“Umm no actually I need a nurse, where’s a nurse when you need one?” Isabel shouted.

“We’ll find one, don’t worry.” Alex said as he began searching for anyone wearing scrubs.


~*~*~*~*~

Maria was in between contractions and slightly dozing while Michael brushed a cold wet cloth across her face and neck.

“Maria your doing great I’m so proud of you.” Michael said as he continued cooling off Maria’s clammy skin.

Just then Maria began to stir as she opened her eyes a frown appeared on her brow “Michael where’s the doctor?"

“Isabel went to find someone let me go see what’s taking so long, I’ll be right back.” Michael said as he practically ran out of the room.

Maria looked around the empty room before placing her palms on her belly.

“Ok baby cakes this is getting really hard on Mommy so I was hoping that you could come out and let us meet you.” Maria began to feel her stomach muscles tighten then a sudden gush of warm water run down her leg.

Her eyes opened wide as she realized that her water had just broken, finally.

“Thanks for listening babe.” Maria said as she felt a sudden rush of energy.

Michael and Isabel came rushing in the room with a nurse in tow.

“Mrs. Guerin your husband seemed to insist that you’re ready.” The elderly nurse stated as she checked Maria’s vitals and looked into her chart.

“Nurse my water just broke.”

“What I was gone for like 10 seconds!” Michael shouted a surprised expression on his face.

“Ok let’s see how you have progressed.” The nurse said.

A few minutes later she smiled as she looked at both Maria and Michael and said “It looks like we are having a baby.”



20 minutes later:




“Ok one more push Maria.” Dr Johnson said.

“It hurts; I can’t anymore please…..” Maria cried as she threw her head back against the pillow.

“You can do this; I know you can… come on baby it’s almost over.” Michael coached as he caressed her cheek with the back of his fingers.

Maria then took a deep breathe and brought her chin to her chest and pushed with all her might.

Michael laughed while tears were swimming in his eyes “I see the head babe your almost there!”

A loud lusty cry filled the room as the doctor delivered a beautiful baby boy.

Maria laughed at the look on Michaels face as the doctor offered him the scissor to cut the umbilical cord, tears of happiness streaming down her face.

The doctor then placed the baby on Maria’s stomach.

As she looked at her baby a feeling of intense love and amazement began to settle in.

Michael kissed Maria’s forehead as he said “Thank you.”

The baby had light brown hair and piercing green eyes like his mother.

“What are we going to name him?” Maria asked as she counted the babies 10 toes and 10 fingers.

“Well I really like the name Gavin and you like the name Jacob so how does Gavin Jacob Guerin sound to you?” Michael said with a huge crooked grin on his face.

“I think it’s perfect.” Maria said as she kissed Gavin’s forehead she then looked at Michael and said “I love you.”

Michael leaned down and kissed her back with all the feelings that were running through his heart. As they broke apart from there steamy kiss a twinkle lit Maria’s eyes.

“You know babe, the next time around is going to go a lot smoother.” Maria said as she winked at him.

Michael smacked his forehead and let out a loud groan as Maria’s laughter filled the room.




EPILOGUE:
20 years later:



“Ok is this thing on? ahhh yes in 4…3….2… Hi to everyone watching….my name is Mackenzie Bailey Guerin and tonight is my parents’ 20th wedding anniversary party.” The beautiful 15 year old girl said into the video camera that was set up in the corner of her bedroom on a tri-pod.

“So I have to do a documentary for my drama class at school and I thought what better topic then family…. god knows that my family is nuts.” She said as her face lit up with a smile and a tiny dimple appeared on her right cheek as she laughed.

“Let’s start with my immediate family….my mother Maria Deluca-Guerin was a singer….. she was really famous back in her day but now she mostly sticks to writing songs and other people sing them, a lot of people tell me I look like her except that I have my dads really mean glare that let me tell ya intimidates a lot of guys that have attempted to take me out on a date. She’s also super cool and we have the best time shopping since we are both into the hippy-sheek kind of look…. like I said she’s cool.”

She stood up and grabbed the camera in one hand doing an extreme close up of her face.

She had hazel eyes like her fathers ,wide pouty lips like her mothers and beautiful wavy long caramel colored hair.

“Ok so extreme close up her so that you guys can judge on who looks like who in this family later….anyways let me tell you about my dad Michael Guerin he’s awesome I can talk to him about anything most people think that he’s really tough and mean cause he used to be a professional body guard but…”

Mackenzie tucked a long strand of hair behind her ear and looked around the room as if to make sure that no one was watching or listening “He’s totally a care bear and I don’t mean the grumpy one he’s like hugs bear he’s the best dad ever.” She said as she winked into the camera.

“Let me put the camera back on the stand so that I can finish describing the immediate family and get out into the party so that you can meet everyone else.” Mackenzie said as she got up and set the camera up and sat back down on her bed crossing her legs Indian style before she began speaking again.

“Now on to my older brother….. Gavin Jacob Guerin he’s 18 years old and he works with my Dad in the family business of… you guessed it people…… a protection agency he wants to be like my dad …. He’s a dork and it’s really gross that like every friend that I have is half in love with him, disgusting I tell you but he does look a lot like my dad so I can’t blame my friends for thinking he’s super cute.” She said as she rolled her eyes.

“We get along well except when he and my dad tag team any potential boyfriend that I might have, let me tell you its not funny when a boy comes over and is sitting in the living room with my dad that mind you has his aviator glasses on the entire time while interrogating him.. It’s really embarrassing but that’s family you know.” Mackenzie said as she shrugged her shoulders and smirked.

“So basically that’s the run down on the family… I am a lot like my mom but I can be as stubborn as a mule, my mom says I get that from my dad.” She said as she grabbed a microphone off her desk and plugged it into the camcorder.

“We are getting into the party area as you can tell by the noise and the festive decorations.” She spoke loudly as walked down the hall, the camera panned from one side of the living room to the next.

White balloons were set in all corners and a huge buffet table had been set up for the guests that would soon be piling in.

“A-ha here we are everyone… this is my Uncle Alex and Aunt Isabel.” She said as she did a close up of the older couple sitting down on the sofa talking.

“Hey Mackenzie so lovely to see you again.” Alex said as he smiled into the camera lens and crossed his eyes.

Mackenzie laughed as she then panned over to her aunt Isabel.

“Aunt Isabel I’m doing a project for school on family so I thought what better night then tonight when everyone is here.”

“That’s wonderful honey.” Isabel said as she patted her short slightly graying hair into place.

As Alex watched her he knew that was a habit she had when she was nervous.

“Where is my know it all cousin Kat at?” Mackenzie asked as she looked around the room.

“Do I hear someone speaking my name in vain?” Someone said right behind Mackenzie’s ear.

She turned around and focused her camera on the face of her raven haired brown eyed cousin Katelyn Samantha Whitman.

Katelyn’s brown eyes light up as Mackenzie explained what she was doing with the camera.

It didn’t escape Alex again that both mother and daughter had the same nervous habit to pat down there hair as he watched his daughter do it.

“Ok I got work to do here people we shall catch up later.” Mackenzie said as she threw up a piece sign with her free hand and continued on her way looking for her parents.

“Allrighty then so you met my Uncle, Aunt and cousin. The way that they got together is pretty cool actually, see Aunt Isabel is my mom’s best friend and Uncle Alex is my dad’s best friend and they been married for like ever too.” Mackenzie said as she walked over to her brother’s room and opened the door without knocking.

“Now here we have Gavin getting pretty.” Mackenzie said as she recorded her brother putting the finishing touches to his light brown spiky hair.

“Gavin would you mind buttoning your shirt there this is going to be G-rated film.” Mackenzie said as she did a close up of his face. His eyes were the same colors as there mother, a startling green but his were accented with flecks of gold like Michael’s. He looked like a younger version of his father with different colored eyes.

“Ha ha I wouldn’t have to if you would have knocked worm.” Gavin said as he made a grab for her camera which sent her running out of the room laughing.

“That didn’t go as planned but you met him now we are going to find my parents and its going to be really embarrassing if I find them making out somewhere.” Mackenzie turned the camera to face her and said “Which has happened a few times... very very gross but my mom insists that it’s healthy for there relationship.” She said as she stuck her tongue out at the camera and walked into the kitchen.

As she saw her parents sitting down at the kitchen table, her father’s hand cradling her mothers hand on top of the table she smiled and thought again how lucky she was that she had parents that loved each other so much. She did a close up of there joined hands before panning back out to get both of her parents faces in the shot.

“Hey Mack what are you doing?” Michael asked as he motioned for her to sit down with them.

“Oh nothing just something for school.” Mackenzie said as she continued recording.

“Mom is there anything that you would like to say to the camera regarding family or how do you stay married for 20 years anything like that?” she asked.

“Oh well let me see,” Maria said as she tapped her lower lip with the tip of her index finger.

“Never deny yourself of true love no matter how much you think that you are doing the other person a favor.” Maria said as she turned to Michael and winked.

“Dad what do you think about that?” Mackenzie asked.

“I think that your mother is absolutely right and Maria you have me on camera saying that.” Michael said as he reached forward and placed a soft kiss on Maria’s lips, he then got up and grabbed the camera out of Mackenzie’s hand.

“Ok miss movie maker do you have any finishing thoughts on this matter?” Michael asked as he looked at his beautiful daughters face through the lens.

She smiled and said “Only that I’m really happy that my mother needed a bodyguard.”



The End