Re: Holding on..(AU, M/L, Adult) Chpt 23 2/13/09 p. 17
Posted: Fri Feb 13, 2009 5:24 am
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Chpt 23
Liz and Max are seven years old
"What is valentines' day?". Liz asked Max as they lay on the grass together.
"I think it's a special day for married people." Max answered, remembering how much his own father used to spoil his mother with so much gifts, the whole house would be covered with boxes of chocolates, flowers, tinsel and pink gift wraps. Of course, his father always gave his mom presents every day of their lives. Max had been taught that you just don't tell someone you love them, you need to show it them too and he idolised his parent's relationship, hoping that he'd have a wife of his own someday who he'd spoil with nice pretty presents.
"That's strange." Liz yawned. "Daddy never buys mommy anything special on this day."
"He doesn't?". Max was shocked. "But..they're married..aren't they supposed to celebrate valentines day?".
"Daddy says money is too precious to waste and mommy doesn't mind. She said I'm her greatest present." Liz beamed.
Max sat up and Liz followed his movements. "What is wrong?".
"I got you something." Max said shyly, taking out a wrapped present from his backpack and a card. "Well mommy helped me choose the present and wrap it up."
"Max...you got me a present?". Liz watched in amazement as he handed her the present.
"People give their special ones presents on this day...well...you're my special one."
Liz smiled. "But I haven't got a present for you." She said sadly.
"It's okay." Max answered. "Like you are you mom's gift, you're my gift. I am lucky to have you as my bestest friend in the whole world and I never want to lose you ever."
"You won't lose me." Liz blushed. "I'll always be your bestest friend."
"Open the card."
Liz opened the card and loved the glittery hearts on the card. "Fank you Max!". She hugged Max. "I love you!".
"Love you too!". He grinned, so happy that Liz loved the card he got her.
After opening her present, Liz gasped. It was a Barbie doll, the doll she had her eyes on for a while but her father didn't buy her it. "Max...you got me my doll?".
"I knew how much you wanted it." Max said.
"You're the bestest friend I could ever have." Liz gasped with a huge smile on her face.
She then remembered something and then took off her heart locket and handed it to Max.
"Max..this is my special locket. Grandma gave it to me before she died. I want you to have it."
"I can't take that..your grandma gave it to you." Max said but Liz had already put the locket in his hand. He opened it and saw a picture of him and Liz in it.
"It's our locket because it has us in it." Liz said. "When I'm not with you, you will remember me. Us."
"You're always going to be with me." Max said and found two empty storage space at the back of the locket.
"When we grow up, we can put our grown up pictures at the back." Liz said.
"What about when we grown old together." Max teased.
"Then I'll buy another locket."
Max paused for a moment and then said what was on his mind. "Liz...do you think we'll ever get married?".
"Hmm maybe."
"If I get married, I want to get married to you."
"You know I want to marry you too." Liz said and remember when Polly had a wedding with some boy in their class. Most of the girls in their class wore white to the school and had set up the wedding in the play area. Liz had thought about being the bride and Max being the groom.
"Let's get married now." Max said.
"But we're not in our wedding clothes". Liz pointed out.
"Who needs wedding clothes when I have you and you have me?".
"Oh okay." Liz said.
"Okay..repeat after me.." Max said, holding the locket and Liz's hand so the locket was sitting in-between their clasped hands. "I, Maxwell Evans take you Elizabeth Parker to be my lawfully wedded wife and promise to support you in sickness and health, in joy and sorrow and forsaking all others just for you." Max couldn't clearly remember the lines he heard on the TV but he hoped he got the main part of the vow right.
Liz took a deep breath and repeated herself after Max. "I, Elizabeth Parker, take you Maxwell Evans to be my lawfully wedded husband and promise to support you in sickness and health, in joy and sorrow and forsaking all others just for you."
Max giggled. "This is the part where the priest says I now pronounce you man and wife.."
"Let's say I now pronounce us man and wife." Liz giggled back.
"Yeah." Max nodded and on the count of one, two three, they both said the line together.
"You may now kiss the bride." Max blushed.
"You want to kiss me?". Liz said shyly. She had never kissed anyone before and neither had Max.
"Yeah..if that's okay with you?".
"I've never kissed anyone before." Liz looked away. "But I want to kiss you."
Max tried to remember the kiss scene on the TV which he mother caught him watching on day and was shocked to see her son watching such things on the TV.
"Come forward." Max said and Liz obeyed. "Look up."
Max raised himself on his knees so he could see over Liz's lips. Liz had her eyes closed and Max closed his eyes. He cupped Liz's cheek and then brought their lips together.
***
Present day
Liz stirred and felt a weight press down on her or something. Flickering her eyes open, she noticed she was wrapped securely in a pair of strong beautiful arms. Not just someone's arms..Max's arms.
Suddenly she was wide awake and could feel his hardness pressed up against her back. Her fingers curled around his hands in an attempt to pry them off her.
She wondered how he even got into her tent...unless she fell asleep here last night.
Max growled and pulled Liz even closer against him. "Morning."
She shivered when she could feel his lips against her neck. "Max...can you please let me go." Liz whispered, afraid if she'd stay longer something might happen between them, something she could not stop.
Max wondered if he really should let her go but released his grip on her.
Liz shuffled away from him and got up. "I'm sorry I feel asleep here last night." She apologized and hesitated as he sat up with open eyes.
"Don't be sorry." Max answered.
"I'll just go." Liz mumbled and crawled out of the tent.
She hadn't noticed Serena was watching as she left Max's tent and went to her own. Serena would definitely try and find out what was up with that Beth chick and Max.
Meanwhile Liz freshened up and changed into a pair of jeans and a shirt in her own tent. "Morning Beth." Maria greeted her. "Where were you last night?".
"I kinda of fell asleep with Amber." Liz answered, leaving the part out where she found herself in Max's arms.
"Oh, Amber woke up an hour ago. She, Serena and Poppy are just hanging out." Maria said. "That Amber is such a cutie, you know I thought Serena was her mom."
"Yeah so did I." Liz replied in a flat tone.
A bunch of girls ran up to Liz and Maria holding their notebooks and pen. "Oh my god! You're that lady on that magazine!". One of them squealed. "Can we have your autograph?!".
"Yeah sure." Liz smiled and started to sign their notebooks. They went to Maria as well who was more then happy to sign.
"Now this is what I'm talking about, recognition baby." Maria chuckled.
A couple of female teachers also asked for the autographs.
"You know, being a model is not that easy." Maria started to talk with one of the teachers.
Liz, who was bored decided to have a walk in the woods to clear her mind. She was suffering from a slight headache. The calmness of the woods had provided her with a serenity and Liz heard footsteps around her. Her vision became cloudy and she felt a sharp sting in her head.
Grabbing the sides of her head, Liz dropped to her knees and screamed in pain
and then they came, one by one...
***
Liz and Max are nine years old
"We're lost." Liz said sadly. "The bus left without us."
"Don't worry..we'll get home." Max said, holding her hand and leading her through the woods.
They had been on their trip to explore nature, namely bugs and plants for their school science project. Liz was very excited because it gave her the excuse of hanging with Max. They mostly saw each other on school days and her father had forbade her from even meeting anyone in the weekends and after school.
She and Max had been by the river and looking at the orange fishes swimming around and then she realised it was ten minutes past the time they had to go back. They ran through the woods and just realised how far they had walked away from the group. Liz was on the verge of crying and Max tried to make sure that Liz was okay.
"Daddy's not going to be happy." She sobbed. "He's gunna hit me".
"Your daddy hits you?". Max looked alarmed.
Liz sobbed and wiped the tears away. "He's gunna think I ran away."
"Your dad can't hit you."
"Why?".
"It's against the law. Child abuse isn't allowed." Max said. "Your daddy will be in prison if he breaks the law."
Liz was shocked and turned pale. Her dad will go to prison because of her. She makes him angry and her dad would suffer..
"It's my fault." She said in a quiet whisper. "I make him angry all the time."
"Stay with me." Max told Liz who started to go quiet all of a sudden.
It was just their luck when the rain started to pour and then Liz ran off ahead. "Liz wait!". Max called after her and chased her.
When he reached Liz, he found her lying on the ground sobbing in pain. "It hurts."
"What happened?". He crouched down and stroked her hair.
"I fell down and my knee hurts." Liz looked up and sobbed, her tears mixing with the rain.
Max looked at her knee and then helped Liz back up on her feet. "I'll give you a piggy back. Hop on." He instructed and she wrapped her legs slowly around his back. Max supported her on his back using both his arms, hooking them underneath her legs. "Don't worry Liz, I got you."
"Thank you Max." Whispered Liz and she wrapped her arms around him as he carried her through the rain..
***
"Do you remember?" The same deep voice passed through her ears, coming from behind her.
Liz stood up slowly and gasped. These memories...blurred faces and childlike voices in her mind...She was here before...she felt it. These woods had seen her before.
"You've been here before." He spoke again and she knew that he knew something about her.
Something that she didn't remember before...
***
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Chpt 23
Liz and Max are seven years old
"What is valentines' day?". Liz asked Max as they lay on the grass together.
"I think it's a special day for married people." Max answered, remembering how much his own father used to spoil his mother with so much gifts, the whole house would be covered with boxes of chocolates, flowers, tinsel and pink gift wraps. Of course, his father always gave his mom presents every day of their lives. Max had been taught that you just don't tell someone you love them, you need to show it them too and he idolised his parent's relationship, hoping that he'd have a wife of his own someday who he'd spoil with nice pretty presents.
"That's strange." Liz yawned. "Daddy never buys mommy anything special on this day."
"He doesn't?". Max was shocked. "But..they're married..aren't they supposed to celebrate valentines day?".
"Daddy says money is too precious to waste and mommy doesn't mind. She said I'm her greatest present." Liz beamed.
Max sat up and Liz followed his movements. "What is wrong?".
"I got you something." Max said shyly, taking out a wrapped present from his backpack and a card. "Well mommy helped me choose the present and wrap it up."
"Max...you got me a present?". Liz watched in amazement as he handed her the present.
"People give their special ones presents on this day...well...you're my special one."
Liz smiled. "But I haven't got a present for you." She said sadly.
"It's okay." Max answered. "Like you are you mom's gift, you're my gift. I am lucky to have you as my bestest friend in the whole world and I never want to lose you ever."
"You won't lose me." Liz blushed. "I'll always be your bestest friend."
"Open the card."
Liz opened the card and loved the glittery hearts on the card. "Fank you Max!". She hugged Max. "I love you!".
"Love you too!". He grinned, so happy that Liz loved the card he got her.
After opening her present, Liz gasped. It was a Barbie doll, the doll she had her eyes on for a while but her father didn't buy her it. "Max...you got me my doll?".
"I knew how much you wanted it." Max said.
"You're the bestest friend I could ever have." Liz gasped with a huge smile on her face.
She then remembered something and then took off her heart locket and handed it to Max.
"Max..this is my special locket. Grandma gave it to me before she died. I want you to have it."
"I can't take that..your grandma gave it to you." Max said but Liz had already put the locket in his hand. He opened it and saw a picture of him and Liz in it.
"It's our locket because it has us in it." Liz said. "When I'm not with you, you will remember me. Us."
"You're always going to be with me." Max said and found two empty storage space at the back of the locket.
"When we grow up, we can put our grown up pictures at the back." Liz said.
"What about when we grown old together." Max teased.
"Then I'll buy another locket."
Max paused for a moment and then said what was on his mind. "Liz...do you think we'll ever get married?".
"Hmm maybe."
"If I get married, I want to get married to you."
"You know I want to marry you too." Liz said and remember when Polly had a wedding with some boy in their class. Most of the girls in their class wore white to the school and had set up the wedding in the play area. Liz had thought about being the bride and Max being the groom.
"Let's get married now." Max said.
"But we're not in our wedding clothes". Liz pointed out.
"Who needs wedding clothes when I have you and you have me?".
"Oh okay." Liz said.
"Okay..repeat after me.." Max said, holding the locket and Liz's hand so the locket was sitting in-between their clasped hands. "I, Maxwell Evans take you Elizabeth Parker to be my lawfully wedded wife and promise to support you in sickness and health, in joy and sorrow and forsaking all others just for you." Max couldn't clearly remember the lines he heard on the TV but he hoped he got the main part of the vow right.
Liz took a deep breath and repeated herself after Max. "I, Elizabeth Parker, take you Maxwell Evans to be my lawfully wedded husband and promise to support you in sickness and health, in joy and sorrow and forsaking all others just for you."
Max giggled. "This is the part where the priest says I now pronounce you man and wife.."
"Let's say I now pronounce us man and wife." Liz giggled back.
"Yeah." Max nodded and on the count of one, two three, they both said the line together.
"You may now kiss the bride." Max blushed.
"You want to kiss me?". Liz said shyly. She had never kissed anyone before and neither had Max.
"Yeah..if that's okay with you?".
"I've never kissed anyone before." Liz looked away. "But I want to kiss you."
Max tried to remember the kiss scene on the TV which he mother caught him watching on day and was shocked to see her son watching such things on the TV.
"Come forward." Max said and Liz obeyed. "Look up."
Max raised himself on his knees so he could see over Liz's lips. Liz had her eyes closed and Max closed his eyes. He cupped Liz's cheek and then brought their lips together.
***
Present day
Liz stirred and felt a weight press down on her or something. Flickering her eyes open, she noticed she was wrapped securely in a pair of strong beautiful arms. Not just someone's arms..Max's arms.
Suddenly she was wide awake and could feel his hardness pressed up against her back. Her fingers curled around his hands in an attempt to pry them off her.
She wondered how he even got into her tent...unless she fell asleep here last night.
Max growled and pulled Liz even closer against him. "Morning."
She shivered when she could feel his lips against her neck. "Max...can you please let me go." Liz whispered, afraid if she'd stay longer something might happen between them, something she could not stop.
Max wondered if he really should let her go but released his grip on her.
Liz shuffled away from him and got up. "I'm sorry I feel asleep here last night." She apologized and hesitated as he sat up with open eyes.
"Don't be sorry." Max answered.
"I'll just go." Liz mumbled and crawled out of the tent.
She hadn't noticed Serena was watching as she left Max's tent and went to her own. Serena would definitely try and find out what was up with that Beth chick and Max.
Meanwhile Liz freshened up and changed into a pair of jeans and a shirt in her own tent. "Morning Beth." Maria greeted her. "Where were you last night?".
"I kinda of fell asleep with Amber." Liz answered, leaving the part out where she found herself in Max's arms.
"Oh, Amber woke up an hour ago. She, Serena and Poppy are just hanging out." Maria said. "That Amber is such a cutie, you know I thought Serena was her mom."
"Yeah so did I." Liz replied in a flat tone.
A bunch of girls ran up to Liz and Maria holding their notebooks and pen. "Oh my god! You're that lady on that magazine!". One of them squealed. "Can we have your autograph?!".
"Yeah sure." Liz smiled and started to sign their notebooks. They went to Maria as well who was more then happy to sign.
"Now this is what I'm talking about, recognition baby." Maria chuckled.
A couple of female teachers also asked for the autographs.
"You know, being a model is not that easy." Maria started to talk with one of the teachers.
Liz, who was bored decided to have a walk in the woods to clear her mind. She was suffering from a slight headache. The calmness of the woods had provided her with a serenity and Liz heard footsteps around her. Her vision became cloudy and she felt a sharp sting in her head.
Grabbing the sides of her head, Liz dropped to her knees and screamed in pain
and then they came, one by one...
***
Liz and Max are nine years old
"We're lost." Liz said sadly. "The bus left without us."
"Don't worry..we'll get home." Max said, holding her hand and leading her through the woods.
They had been on their trip to explore nature, namely bugs and plants for their school science project. Liz was very excited because it gave her the excuse of hanging with Max. They mostly saw each other on school days and her father had forbade her from even meeting anyone in the weekends and after school.
She and Max had been by the river and looking at the orange fishes swimming around and then she realised it was ten minutes past the time they had to go back. They ran through the woods and just realised how far they had walked away from the group. Liz was on the verge of crying and Max tried to make sure that Liz was okay.
"Daddy's not going to be happy." She sobbed. "He's gunna hit me".
"Your daddy hits you?". Max looked alarmed.
Liz sobbed and wiped the tears away. "He's gunna think I ran away."
"Your dad can't hit you."
"Why?".
"It's against the law. Child abuse isn't allowed." Max said. "Your daddy will be in prison if he breaks the law."
Liz was shocked and turned pale. Her dad will go to prison because of her. She makes him angry and her dad would suffer..
"It's my fault." She said in a quiet whisper. "I make him angry all the time."
"Stay with me." Max told Liz who started to go quiet all of a sudden.
It was just their luck when the rain started to pour and then Liz ran off ahead. "Liz wait!". Max called after her and chased her.
When he reached Liz, he found her lying on the ground sobbing in pain. "It hurts."
"What happened?". He crouched down and stroked her hair.
"I fell down and my knee hurts." Liz looked up and sobbed, her tears mixing with the rain.
Max looked at her knee and then helped Liz back up on her feet. "I'll give you a piggy back. Hop on." He instructed and she wrapped her legs slowly around his back. Max supported her on his back using both his arms, hooking them underneath her legs. "Don't worry Liz, I got you."
"Thank you Max." Whispered Liz and she wrapped her arms around him as he carried her through the rain..
***
"Do you remember?" The same deep voice passed through her ears, coming from behind her.
Liz stood up slowly and gasped. These memories...blurred faces and childlike voices in her mind...She was here before...she felt it. These woods had seen her before.
"You've been here before." He spoke again and she knew that he knew something about her.
Something that she didn't remember before...
***