Roswell Fanatics

Hi everyone, thanks for the fb!

Hi Liz, yeah that´s the Dreamer in me, sometimes they just get the better of my imagination. Max in your bed, I think there are alot of people who dream about having JB in bed with them at sometime or another, oops where did that come from? LOL. Thanks for reading. I loved your new part.

annymousarfan, I know Max´s sweetness is starting to come out now, about time too. I´m coming back asap. (Smileys).

LoveIsForever, yes slowly but surely Max is falling. (He,he). His conscious has gotten the better of him, and in the last part too, I wanted also prove in small snips that Max is also starting to realise that Liz was the better student between the two of them, but as I have portrayed Liz´s character, she is always so humble about it and tries to make Max realise that although he is a good student and missed parts from the lecture that she would nonetheless make out that it could happen to anyone. Umm, yes Liz finding Max in her bed when she wakes up, you have to read on.

Dreamer_Dreaming, yeah it was cute huh. Thanks for reading.

roswellluver, I´m really glad that everyone like that last part so much you included, also thank-you for reading.

VeronicB, your welcome, I have to thank you once again for reading. Really happy you loved that last part so much.

AznGurl87, I too am glad that you caught up on the fic. Liz and Max are definately cute together, when the circumstances are right and they are cute together, despite what is going to happen in the near future. I think about Max telling Liz about the bet. That is the thing that everybody wants, although I´m sorry to say that Max won´t be telling her. (It´s part of the challenge). Max is slowly falling for Liz now. I´m happy to read that you enjoyed that last part, and I´ll be back really soon.

Hi Katie, yep I´m sighing too! In bed with Max who wouldn´t be sighing. LOL. Fantastic last part. Wow!!! Thanks heaps. Max is falling, tumbling down piece by piece, but the boys too silly to tell Liz about the bet. Men!!!

Thanks once more

Maia

Part 19

"Mmmmm". Liz sighed as she stirred underneath the sheets of her bed, waking up from her heavily induced sleep. As she blinked her eyes open, and stretched her arms in the air, she yawned cuddling her body back into the warmth of........Opening her eyes in shock at the realisation that a body was lying behind her Liz looked down to the arm that had curled itself around her middle.
Sitting upwards in horror, Liz glanced down to the fully clothed body of Max lying in her bed.
"Liz, oh shit". Max jerked his tired body also into a sitting position, but kicking his legs up into the air, he rolled his body awkwardly falling onto the ground.
"Max"! Liz pulled the covers of her bed over her upper torso. "What are you doing in my bed"? Liz tried not to smile at the thump of Max collasping onto the floor below.
"I...I". Max stuttered out, promptly standing to his feet, running his fingers through his hair in agitation, then not knowing what to do with his arms crossed them over his chest, then pulled them down to the side of his body. Feeling exposed again, Max once more folded his arms over his chest again, then lifting his right hand wiped his fingers through the tuffs of hair that lay on his forehead.
"What Max, what"? Liz asked tossing between feeling embarassed or shock, she glanced down at how her fingers were nervously pulling the covers over her body, then wondered what she had to cover especially since she had all her clothes on.
"Liz". Max said not being able to meet Liz in her eyes.
"You fell asleep last night, so I carried you to bed, and then I just wanted to lie down next to you for a minute but ended up falling asleep. I´m really sorry Liz, I didn´t mean to fall asleep on your bed, I promise I didn´t mean anything bad"- Max spluttered out his explanation in a rush of words.
"Oh"! Liz blushed a crimson red, she felt the blood rising from her neck into the veins in her face, then licking the dryness of her lips with her tongue nervously, she smiled tentatively. "So I fell asleep on you then"? She asked him pursing her rosy coloured lips together.
"Yeah you did". Max crossed his arms together, feeling not so much like he was on a witness stand in court anymore.
"And you carried me to bed"? Liz then asked Max, analysing every part of the words in his explanation.
"Yeah I did"?
"But why did you want to lie down next to me then"? Liz chocolate pools widened, her eye-lashes slowly flickering onto the softness of her skin.
Now Max felt like he was on the spot again, shoving his hand in his pockets, he turned to Liz, hesitant about what to say to her. But nonetheless softly spoke. "Because I wanted to look into your beautiful face". Max then confidently and surely told Liz, causing her to drown in Max´s amber eyes, and he bridged the gap between himself and Liz, laying back down on the bed next to Liz again.
Liz was totally spell-bound, then licking her soft lips again with her tongue, covered her mouth remembering her morning breath. Innocently her fingers pulled at her lips gently.

"And because, I wanted to touch your soft skin like this". Max lay his head against the fluffy pillow. His ambers eyes completely captivated by the pureness that shone in Liz´s eyes. When Max´s fingers grazed over the perfection of Liz´s skin, a smile adorned his face, seeing how Liz´s mouth tugged up at the side´s behind her elegant fingers.

"Max I...I". Liz´s eyes searched his eyes the deepness that reflected from Max´s amber depths, touched Liz infinitely. She traced the outlines of his soft lips with her fingers. Her hand lowered, as she gently grazed her fingers over the soft contours of his strong jaw-line.

"I want to kiss you so much". Max whispered softly, with his hand holding onto Liz´s hand, he looked down to the fingers that had covered his face, adverting his eyes back into Liz´s beautiful face his lips touched Liz´s fingers tenderly, caressing them with his soft kisses.

Lost in the moment, Liz thoughts were broken when she heard the sound of a loud truck that drove passed her window.
Giggling out of control, Liz then became aware again of her morning breath. Refusing to have Max kiss her lips, Liz covered her mouth once more, rolling out of Max´s body.

"Was I that corny"? Max asked in shock not understanding why Liz was laughing at him.
"No it´s not that Max". Liz sat up on the side of the bed, leaning over to caress the tufts of Max´s hair. "It´s just my morning breath". She bit down on her bottom lip.
"Oh yeah". Max then breathed into the palm of his hand, tasting his own breath on the back of his mouth.
"I think I´m going to have a quick wash first, why don´t you help yourself to some breakfast or something while I´m in the bathroom". Liz offered him, as she walked over to her vanity drawers, and looked at her face that had so intrigued Max early this morning.
"How you could have thought his face was endearing last night, I cease to wonder". Liz mentioned spotting the dark circles that lay underneath her eyes.
"Hey I´m happy". Max stood behind Liz, laying his head down on Liz´s shoulder as he encircled her tiny frame with his arms.
"Max you really know how to make a girl happy". Liz smiled, her nose crinkling when she felt Max´s mouth nipping at her ear.
"I´m going to have a wash now". Liz said as the laughter in her lungs filled the room.
Releasing his arms from her, Max slapped Liz playfully on her little tush.
"I´ll be waiting for you. Now hurry cause I´m getting impatient already". Max chuckled, when Liz whipped her head around to him, and put her hand on her butt, feigning a painful expression.

After Liz had finished in the bathroom, she took over the breakfast preparations from Max, so he could have a wash as well. Coming out of the bathroom slightly refreshed, they had breakfast together. Talking about when the would meet up with each other again.
Max told Liz that he would meet her in the library later on that morning, wanting to go back to his apartment so he could change.
Liz didn´t want to go with Max if he was going home, not wanting to meet up with either Kyle or Michael. Instead she had said that she had to do some things anyway and that she´d probably be waiting for Max in the library when he got there anyhow.

"So I´ll see you later then". Max held onto Liz in his arms as he stood at the open front door of her apartment.
"Yeah later". Liz looked up into Max´s amber eyes, then felt like her body was floating in the air when Max kissed her gently.
Deepening the kiss, Max´s hands moved to the side of Liz´s face, his fingers entwining themselves in the silkiness of her long hair.
At the prolongness of the kiss, the desperation of her lungs to fill with oxygen, Liz reluctantly pulled away from Max.
Then speaking a few more words with each other, Max peeked Liz once last time on her forehead. Leaving Liz at the door, turning around once as he walked down the corridor of the building, Max grinned inwardly watching how Liz waved at him as he turned to walk around the corner.

As Max walked back home the cold freshness of the morning dew, hit his raw senses, sending a cold shiver down his spine. Upturning the collar of his jacket, Max gave himself some small relief from the morning coldness.
Max´s thought went back to Liz as he walked down the tree-lined avenue, he turned the first corner his mood completely in dreamland, as images of Liz´s face assaulted his mind.
Shoving his hands into his pockets, Max stepped his pace up eagar to get home as soon as possible, so he could change and do the few chores he had to do, before he would go to his first lecture for the day. Max shuffled his pack on his back, watching the street for traffic as he crossed the road.
Still with his thoughts completely consumed by Liz, he hurried along until before long he finally was standing outside his door.
Placing his ear to the front door, Max could hear no noises on the other side of the door. Placing his key in the lock, he turned the key slowly and pushed the door open as quietly as he could, hoping he would not wake or disturb Kyle and Michael.
As he entered the room, Max breathed a sigh of relief seeing Michael crashed out on the couch with the television still running. Tiptoeing Max snuck successfully across the room and ventured slowly into the hallway. Walking as softly as he could, Max stared periously at Kyles bedroom door as he passed by.
Reaching his bedroom, Max closed the door behind him when he was inside. Pulling his drawers open searching for clean clothes. Max pushed the drawers softly closed, when he heard something dropping onto the floor from Kyle´s bedroom next door.
Stripped down naked, Max put a towel around his slim waist, moving around agile but carefully, his every muscle in his toned body causing very little noise to be heard.
Gathering the bundle of clothes from yesterday he tossed them into the almost full basket. Max closed the basket lid saying to himself. "I´ll do it tomorrow". Before gathering his clean clothes and quietly walking out of his bedroom for the bathroom.
Tiptoeing again down the hallway, Max was just about to walk passed Kyles bedroom, when the door opened wide and a blonde haired tiny figure of a girl stepped outside. She slauntered her body against the frame of the door, wearing onlyKyle´s t-shirt.
"Hey". The girl seductively said to Max, who noticed how the blonde was raking her eyes up and down Max´s muscular body.
"Oh hey I´m Max". Max replied with nothing better to say.
"My names Tess, I didn´t know that Kyle had such manly looking studs living with him". She run his finger down the ripples of Max´s toned abs, her finger dangling on the edge of Max´s towel.
"KYLE". Max bellowed out. "GET YOUR SKANKY HO AWAY FROM ME". Max looked into disgust into the face of the bewildered looking blonde who was aghast in horror at Max´s accusations.
"I am not a skanky ho". The girl replied in a shocked tone.
"Like I´m a blind man". Max spat at her with nothing but contempt raging from his face.
"Tess Baby, what the hell are you doing now"? Kyle sat up in bed, his hair all ruffled and saw his bit for the night and Max staring each other down.
"He just called me a Skanky Ho". Tess flicked her hand in Max´s direction.
"I live here and you don´t, so I say whatever I wanna say in my home". Max went to push pass her, storming off into the bathroom.
"Tess just get your butt in here and stop hassling my roomies". Kyle lay his head down in frustration as the after effects of last nights drinking binge started to settle in.

Slamming the door behind him, Max locked the door securely, and put his clothes on top of the vanity case before running the water from the shower.
Taking off his towel, Max threw it onto sink, not caring where it fell. Checking the waters temperature Max was cursing under his breath as he stepped under the water thinking how that blonde of Kyles had ruined his almost successful attempt of coming home undetected.
As the warm water soaked through Max´s dark hair, he moved his neck to the side the water falling onto his face. Spitting the water that fell into his mouth, Max turned around underneath the shower, reaching for the soap. While the water relaxed Max some more, his dreamed of Liz again, the encounter with the blonde in the hallway far away from his mind.

TBC

I hope you´s liked that part. Oh no big worries about Tess, for some reason I had to get that out of my system, and she will not be making anymore appearances in this fic.
Thanks for reading

Maia

Hey everyone, as some of you´s may know my mouse has been giving me major probs, that´s why I haven´t been able to post, but now everythings up and running, thank goodness. Thanks for the fb you´s all left me and also for the patience.

VeronicB, yeah it was neat to see Max switch back into Liz mode after his run in with Tess. Thanks again for reading.

Hey LoveIsForever, that´s one good thing about Max being as ass in this fic, he speaks his mind. But this time to the right person. LOL. When you put this challenge out, I really wanted to be able to portray Liz as if she was a typical teenager although she´s at college. Sometimes completely naive, and well sometimes very finicky because of her personal hygiene, I don´t know why it just sounded right so I typed it. Therefore the not wanting to kiss Max. I´m glad you thought it was sweet about Max´s explanation about being in Liz´s bed.
And your completely right, Max is deliberately avoiding both his roommates and the bet. Thanks again for the positive fb, really loving it!

roswellluver, glad you enjoyed the Max and Liz scene, thanks again for reading.

anonymousarfan, thank-you too for the fb, it´s always good to know that my readers are enjoying reading what I type up. Ummm about Liz finding out about the bet. Can´t tell you, sorry your going to have to keep reading. If you haven´t read the note at the top it will tell you why I haven´t been able to type any new parts for the last couple of days-coming back soon.

Hey katie, yeah I´m not going to disappoint my readers in this one and bring Tess into this at all. Max and Liz have enough things to worry about, without Tess complicating things as well. So her cameo is over!!! Glad it made you happy. Thanks again for reading.

Hey Liz, yeah Max hit Tess good with his verbal jabs. LOL. No more appearances for Tess, as I said to katie, I´m not going to disappoint my readers by bringing the Gerbil in!!! So she´s outta here!!!! Ummmm Kyle and Michael that´s another question, hopefully in the next part more will be explained I have to experiment around with this part and see if I can pull it off. Coming back soon, and once again thanks for reading.

Lizza, welcome to this fic, and thanks for the fb. Really happy you loved the last part. Yeah Tess it outta this fic, and that´s my 2 cents worth on her. Ummm with the bet, I can´t spill the beans just quite yet, but into ooh say another few parts she will find out for sure. I´m dreading it too, to tell you the truth. Your so funny, I love the *giggles then stops looks around embarassed*. Thanks alot for reading.

Take care all

Maia

Part 20

Max had been successfully in avoiding his roommates and the other guys. Not always on purpose but more from the need and want to be around Liz all the time. With Max not seeing Michael or Kyle now on a regular basis, they were slowly becoming passing strangers, who only happened to live under the same roof. With this the talks of the bet eventually ceased, everybody too concerned with their own lives to give it even a second thought to the bet again.

As the weeks passed on and the weeks turned into months, Liz and Max´s relationship grew stronger from day to day. After going out with each other for nearly 3 months Max had finally realised that he was truly in love with Liz.
While studying together at Liz´s apartment one day, they sat there slowly going over their readings from their lectures together. It was an insignificant day, that ironically switched tides and turning the day into one of the most significant days of their lifes.

"Hey Liz, with this case Vernon Vs Lennox, 1991; there seems to be a discrepancy in the evidence that was given". Max mentioned as he went over the trial scripts in his hands.
"Yeah apparently, Vernon gave a false statement, I´ll just see if I can find it here". Liz said flicking through the papers, she pulled her long hair that dangled over the page behind her ear. This caused Max to fluster somewhat breath-taken by the familiarity of this habit of Liz´s, that he loved to watch so much.
Sprawling his papers messily over the apartment floor, Max leaned over grabbing Liz around her middle as she sat cross-legged opposite him.
"Max". Liz shrieked as she leaned over to the side. "We´re supposed to be studying". She giggled when Max scuffled himself closer towards herself.
"How am I supposed to study when I´m so distracted from watching you all the time". Max lay Liz´s head across his lap, and she out stretched her body horizontally.
"Well you can always study with someone else". Liz crinkled up her nose when Max began to give her tiny butterfly kisses over the softness of her face.
"No way"! Max kissed Liz gently on her nose, tickling her insides right to the rare edge.
"Max you know I´m ticklish on my nose". Liz laughed trying to wriggle herself away from his soft touches.
"I know that´s why I´m doing it". He gently gazed down onto Liz´s beautiful features.
Opening her chocolate pools Liz felt the ever present awe reflected in Max´s soft amber eyes.
"You know your so beautiful". Max whispered with an all out earnst of freedom.
"I know". Liz replied absolutely hypnosised by the gravitational pull from Max´s amber depths. "You tell me all the time". She whispered gently
into the buzzing air.
"Liz, there´s something I have to tell you". Max licked the bottom of his lip, as he felt the beat of his heart thumping wildly inside his chest.
"What is it Max"? She asked, her eyes serene with hope.
"Liz, Liz. I love you". Max then spoke, and shining from Liz´s pools lay a peace from Max´s acknowledgement.
"You love me"? She asked with a tinge of doubt in her voice, not really believing the magical words she had so long hoped to hear one day.
"Yeah I love you Liz". Max repeated himself with all the conviction he could sum up in his heart.
"I really, and truly love you". He said the words one more time, leaving absolutely no room for any doubt between Liz and himself anymore.
She bit down nervously onto her bottom lip.
Liz was more than thankful that she was lying down on the floor. The mere idea that if she were standing right now at this moment, she would have probably have fainted and ended up on the floor flat on her back anyway.

"Max". Liz said softly, tucking her feet closer to her bottom.
"Yeah Liz"? Max watched how Liz´s features tensed slightly. The depths from her eyes boil over in welcome relief.
"I have been wanting to hear those words for so long now....I thought this day would never come". She admitted readily, as her emotions began to get the better of her.
"I will tell you again for the rest of our lifes if you want me too"? Max´s eyes shining with all honesty.
"Just tell me day to day". She fluttered her long lashes down over her opened eyes. "Who knows what tomorrow will bring". Liz then forged her soft lips into a wishful smile.
"Liz don´t be so melodramatic about this. For me it´s like my life has just began now that I know what it feels like to be in love". Max grimaced his handsome features also into a grin.
"Max I´ve been in love with you since when I can remember, and I don´t want to be negative about this. It´s just can we take our relationship from today just one day at a time? I´m just not ready to hear any promises about what may lay ahead for us. I only can thank whoevers up there that we have come to this moment in our lifes, and we should just cherish the moment. Liz spoke with an adamance in her heart, but with no thoughts of tomorrow.

"Liz, listen to yourself. I´m in love with you, your in love with me. What´s there to think about"? Max asked rashly because of his newfound happiness he felt now, that he had admitted his true feelings to Liz.
"Forever is a long time Max. Are you sure you want to up the stakes in our relationship now". Liz stared into the face of her beloved, unsure if she could make Max understand what she meant.
"Liz I know that we´re only been going out with each other for only a few months now. And your it! Don´t you understand me. I´ve never been in love before". Max said the love word again. As if the word were a normal thing for him to say.
"Max it is more than comforting to know that you love me now, and for that I will be eternally grateful. But can we just take things slowly until we really know what we want out of life"? Liz pleaded to Max with her eyes.
"OK then. We´ll take things one day at a time. Just nice and slowly and see where we go to from there". Max finally agreed with Liz, thinking that she was right, that no one knew what tomorrow would bring. As the silence roamed over them, Max then pouted his bottom lip out, feigning hurtness.
Liz´s heart skipped a beat, maybe she was asking to much from Max? But then relief flooded her system when Max spontaneously said.
"So can I get my kiss now".
"And why should I kiss you"? Liz replied when the side of her mouth curled up at the side teasingly.
"Because you owe me one, or two, maybe three or four kisses" Max raised his eyebrow upwards, very hopeful that she would indulge herself on his lips.
"I owe you one or maybe two kisses now do I? What for"? Liz teased Max some more, her eyes hooding at what would soon happen.
"Because you haven´t given me my kiss for my first time I said I love you yet". Max looked down on Liz in anticipation.
"Why it looks like I will have to gratify you and myself then". Liz rolled herself around until she crawled herself onto Max´s tight body. Straddling his hips with her legs.
"So how many kisses do I owe you then". Liz touched her soft lips to Max´s closed eye-lids, a satisfying grin now covered his face.
"Oh I forgot to tell you, I can´t count properly. I think the number is infinity". Max encircled his strong arms around Liz´s tiny frame.
"I like the sounds of that number". Liz kissed Max´s handsome face where ever her lips ended.
"I love you so much". Max she triumphantly, leaning his body down onto the floor, pulling Liz´s body on top of his.
Pushing her arms gently onto Max´s chest, his eyes opened at the lose of the welcome sensation of Liz´s kisses.
"I love you too"! Liz then replied her eyes totally enwrapped into Max´s eyes once more. Then she sunk her face lower to Max´s face, so that her plush lips could indulge themselves with Max´s.

TBC

So how did you´s like that part? Hmmm also so doubtful about my parts until I read the fb that you´s leave me.
Thanks again for reading.

Maia

Hi everyone I´m was really thrilled to read the fb you´s all sent to me, it really made my day. For those reading my fics, you´s may find that for some of my fics I´m going to be posting more than one part for some. This is only because in January and February I won´t be able to post as often, because I´m going to be moving overseas. So instead of leaving you´s all hanging for parts, for weeks and weeks on end, I am going to try to finish some of them instead.

Thanks again all

Maia

Part 21

At home doing some house-work, Liz was just finishing up the vacuuming when she heard a knock at her door.
A smile plastered across her face, as he turned the machine off, and walked to answer the door. She checked herself in the mirror that hung to the side of the door, knowing that it was more than likely Max outside waiting in the hallway.
The knocking sounded again, and applying some lip gloss quickly over her puckered lips, she straightened her top and opened the door.
"Hey Baby". Max stepped towards Liz, leaning down so he could kiss her glistening lips.
Stretching up on the tips of her toes, Liz motioned her head forward so that both of their lips meet together in a hungry kiss.
"Hmmm". Max sounded walking Liz backwards and feeling for the front door, slammed it shut with a loud thud.
"Hey". Liz spoke, then butterflied Max´s smooth skin with her soft lips, her arms encircling around Max´s waist.
"Hey yourself". Max grinned gently leaning his hands down on Liz´s hips.
"I really needed that". Max then said his face looking very tired and stressed.
"You have a bad day or something"? Liz asked him, her fingers grazing over the frowning marks that had indented themselves onto Max´s handsome face.
"You could say that". He replied closing his eyes and leaning his forehead against the perfect skin of Liz´s face.
"What happened"? Liz asked her voice dressed in concern.
"Oh I just tried to get onto a computer so I could type up that last essay I have for LAW 122. Then I waited for 3 hours for the computer I booked to use". He sighed in frustration, sinking his hands to his side while his inner arms searched for Liz´s hand.
"So after studying in the library until it was my turn, I then went to go use the computer only to find out that the College got some computer technicians in because someone downloaded some games down onto the College computer system. So instead of using the computers for there intended usage, students have been playing games instead". Max said as he lead Liz to the couch and sitting down next to her, he threw his hands up in absolute frustration.
"Now if I don´t get my essay typed up within the next two days, I´ll never get it done". Max said with a defeated look on his face.
"Did the technicians find out who installed the games"? Liz asked cuddling into Max´s side.
"No". Max replied draping his arms across Liz´s shoulders. "But whoever it was even used a codename when they installed the games, and the techies have to figure out the codename before they can get rid of the games". Max then leaned his head down on top of the crown of Liz´s head.
"Max you know I don´t have a problem with you using my lap-top whenever you want. You should have just come to me". Liz grimaced the fine features of her face, her big brown eyes adverted to meet Max´s amber hollows.
"I know I can use your lap-top Liz. But you need to use it too. I´ll just end up hogging it cause I type so slowly". Max replied kissing the flawless skin of Liz´s forehead.
"Really Max, I´m OK with it. Actually I have an idea, when I´m working why don´t you just use it then. You can bring down it to the cafe and type from there". Liz suggested turning around in Max´s arms so she was seated on his muscular thighs.
"I love you so much. Sometimes I don´t know what I would do without you". A comforted smiled brightened Max´s face up, and he grazed his fingers through the satiness of Liz´s long brown hair.
"Your down at the cafe all the time anyway waiting until I finish work, so why not"? She replied leaning her head against Max´s hand.
"Or I have another idea". Liz stared dreamily into Max´s amber pools.
"What"? Max´s eyes danced with happiness at the closeness of having Liz
in his arms.
"If you give me your essay, I can type it up for you". Liz then offered. "I´m fast at typing so it wouldn´t take me that long really".
Placing his large hands on the sides of Liz´s beautiful face, Max leaned his face so that their noses were practically touching.
"I can´t let you do that, my essay is so long, but thanks for the offer. You don´t have to do things like that for me". Max closed her eyes stroking Liz´s perfect nose with his own.
"Max you know I´m ticklish on my nose". Liz tried to suppress her fits of giggles that were about to erupt if Max did not cease with his touches.
"Your so sensitive there". Max replied feeling the softness of skin underneath the palms of his hands.
"I know I can´t help it". Liz moved her chin down towards her chin, thus alleviating the ticklish sensation from her nose.
"Gimme a kiss". Max bought his fingers to Liz´s chin so he could raise her face upwards again.
"Why should I"? Liz teased Max, licking her tongue over her bottom lip.
Max became fixtated on that small action, his eyes thirsty to cover her rosy coloured lips with his own.
"Cause you lips are calling for mine". Max whispered dazed in his examination of Liz´s perfect lips.
"You know you can be so corny sometimes". She replied her face so close to Max´s she could feel his panting breath on her soft skin.
"But that´s why you love me". Max felt intoxicated, and without Liz´s lips on his he thought he would surely go crazy.
Closing the tiny gap, Max´s plush lips then worked there magic on Liz, as he gently caressed her bottom lip with the oh so gentle touches of his kiss.
"I really love you". Liz gasped out in short panted breaths.
"I love you too". Max rolled the side of his face again Liz´s delicate skin, feeling like he was somewhere between heaven and absolute blissfulness.

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Meanwhile a few blocks away Kyle sat down at the TV, with a bowl of popcorn sitting on his lap. He was watching a DVD when Michael walked in the door.
"Hey Man". Michael greeted his friend, as he took of his Letterman jacket and threw it onto a vacated seat next to the couch.
"Mikey". Kyle replied as his eyes stayed attached to the screen.
"Haven´t you got lectures today"? Michael asked taking a handful of popcorn from the bowl.
"Yeah, but like I´m worried". Kyle answered coolly.
"You know you´re wasting your Dads good money by bummin around here all day". Michael rested his feet on the coffee table in front of them.
"What did he expect, I never wanted to come here anyway". Kyle replied his voice dripping with sarcasm.
"Got nothing to do with me what you do with your Dads money anyway". Michael shrugged his shoulders not worried at all about what Kyle had to say. "Anyway where´s Max"? Michael then asked also glueing his eyes to the TV screen, becoming semi-wrapped up in the action film.
"Probably with Liz as usual". Kyle responded before he stuffed some more popcorn into his mouth.
"I reckon that guys fallen for her. He´s never around home anymore. I can´t even remember the last time he slept in his bed". Michael commented nonchantly.
"As long as he holds up his end of the deal". Kyle said entranced by the the next scene from the film. "I don´t care if he falls in love with her or not". Kyle replied next as he re-positioned himself on the cushions that lay behind his back.
"Do you think that he´s holding out on us. Maybe he´s already slept with her, who knows we hardly ever see him unless he´s here to change or something". Michael commented taking another handful of popcorn.
"I´ll have to see if I can track him down or something, I´ll ask him out straight". Kyle mentioned reaching for the remote control, so he could turn the volume up.
"For that you have to go to lectures. That´s the only place your find him. He never hangs out at the cafeteria no more" Michael said squeezing the bridge of his nose where it was itchy. "I don´t share any lectures with him, so then maybe you should be attending classes again". Michael suggested standing up from the couch.
"I´ll get onto it tomorrow then". Kyle said fingering the popcorn in the bowl.
"Surprise the whole faculty with your appearance then". Michael said as he went into the kitchenette, and rummaging through the fridge for a drink.
"You still on for tonight"? Kyle turned his head around to Michael who pulled out two cans of beer.
"Are you"? Michael walked back towards Kyle and tossing him the full can.
"Yeah why not"? Kyle opened his can which sprayed him everywhere.
"Thanks for the beer Mikey". Kyle frowned at Michael when his friend began laughing thunderous at his expense.

The next morning Max had left early for one of his lectures leaving Liz at her apartment alone. She had told Max that she would meet him later in the library. But first she had to run some errands in town before her first class started up for the day.
Once Max had left the apartment, Liz hurried gathering her things together so she could get into town when the shops opened.
Peeking out of her window, Liz hid behind the curtain when she saw Max cross the street down below her apartment building.
When Liz noticed that Max had walked out of her vision, she hastily grabbed her purse. Then tidying her hair up so that the sides of her hair were in a firm ponytail, she tossed her keys into her handbag before leaving her apartment.

When Liz got downstairs, she carefully poked her head outside the door, to see if Max had truly turned off of her street yet. Seeing that he had, Liz smiled gratefully and walked in the other direction to Max.
It would only take her about 20 minutes to walk to where she was going too, and as the fresh morning air began to fill her lungs, Liz smiled to herself as she thought about how she wanted to surprise Max.

Liz first went to the bank and drew the amount of money she would need for the present. As she crossed the road Liz only hoped that once she gave Max the present, he would not say to her that the present was to extravagant, and ask her to take it back.
Crossing the road Liz walked a few more blocks finally reaching one of the destination. Liz almost skipped inside of the store, she loved surprises only hoping that Max wouldn´t freak out at her surprise for him.
Liz went to 3 different stores, comparing prices and different models, before she walked into her fourth store for the morning.
Asking a saleswoman who looked liked she was totally bored, the woman instructed Liz to the correct department she was looking for.
Liz thanked the woman in her chipper mood and walked up an escalator to the first floor, finding the place.

A salesman came up to Liz from behind, tapping Liz gently on the shoulder, as she looked at the item she had in mind for Max´s surprise.
"Excuse me Miss". The middle aged salesman said interrupting Liz, who had been tallying up the price of the item and the money she had on hand.
"Can I help you"? The salesman asked his face plastered with the usual welcoming smile whenever he talked to a customer.
"Well actually you may be able too...". Liz pursed her lips into a natural smile. "I was wanting to surprise my boyfriend and buy him a lap-top". Liz replied and the salesman then went promptly into explaining the models that were available in the store.
After talking to the man for a good part of 20 minutes, Liz then made up her mind to buy one of the latest models on the market at the moment.
"Can I do this on hire purchase"? Liz asked the salesman who stood with his hands clasped together, happy that he had made another purchase.
"Yes you can Miss". He replied grinning in a friendly manner. "You will have to make a deposit of $600 dollars". The man then explained to Liz what and how she could make payments or the laptop.
Once Liz gave over the recommended money, she signed the agreement, and waited before she took the laptop with her, and walked on home.

When Max reached his first class for the day, he was meet outside by Kyle who was slumped against the wall.
"Max". A still inebriated Kyle greeted him.
"Kyle". Max frowned at his roommate who was grinning chasily at him.
"Haven´t seen you around here for ages". Max mentioned walking as other students filed passed himself and Kyle into the lecture room.
"Yeah thought I´d make an exception this morning and shock the Professors for the day". Kyle chuckled to himself.
"Well I´m going inside, I wanna make sure that I get my seat". Max went to turn his back on Kyle, not having any patient with Kyles games.
"Max". Kyle then grabbed onto Max´s forearm. "I wanna ask you about the bet".
Looking down where Kyles hand was on his arm Max pulled his arm out of the grasp. "Stand in line then, I´ve got a lecture to go to". Max replied adamantly.
"I will then Max. But don´t forget you made a deal with us and we wanna cash in on it sooner or later". Kyle sarcastically replied watching as Max walked away from him.
Sitting down at the seat he always sat at Max´s mind went into turmoil when he saw Kyle trot inside the room and sit down near to where Max was seated.
Max sighed a welcome breath of relief, thankful that the seats around him were always fulled by other students also serious about taking down good notes.
When the Professor walked into the lecture hall, he promptly began talking about what was discussed in the last lecture, while placing his brief-case on the long table, taking papers out.
Max tried to concentrate on what the Professor was saying but having Kyle confront him about the bet, made Max dread he had ever agreed to the bet in the first place.

TBC

Ok putting a the angst back into the fic again, hope you´s liked that last part. Thanks for reading

Maia

Hi everyone, I´m back again so soon. This is one of my fics I really wanna finish b4 the big shift so back to posting.

Thanks again everyone for the fb!!! Much appreciated.


Strawberry88, hey there! You will get a taste of how Max handles everything in the next post. Whether you like it or not is another story. I´ll see how you respond to the new part. Thanks for reading.

Hi anonymousarfan, no worries about the fb. Glad you got caught up with this fic and that your loving it. Max really needed to make his emotions clear to Liz, and that he was also able to show her how much he cares for her. But despite that Max still has to deal with Liz and the bet. The next part will tell you more. (I´m being so cryptic, I know it)! Thanks for the fb.

LoveIsForever, I know it is so heart-breaking reading what´s happening, and how Max and Liz´s relationship has reached such a high, then to have Kyle throw it back in Max´s face again. I´ve tried to show that Michael is the more sensitive out of himself and Kyle, although in the end he´s in on the bet as well.
Kyle will be a major pain for awhile, but then I´m going to be focusing the story back onto Max and Liz some more either during this part, but definately the next part. (Gotta see how I go for time). I know what you mean by when everything finally hits the fan, but I too can´t wait to get that far either.
I don´t know if you read my note at the top, but this is definately one of the 3 fics I hope to finish before my move. So you won´t need to be waiting. Thank-you so much for the kind word.

roswellluver, Max needed to feel bad about the bet, your right he´s been an idiot. Thank-you for reading again.

Hi Katie, thank-you for reading. I´m really glad you liked the new part. Yeah Max needed to admit his true feelings to Liz, ummm I know what your saying about Max breaking the bet if he really loves Liz, but some-times knowing what is right and doing what is right are two completely different things. Katie once again thanks for reading again, and please don´t be mad at me when you read the next part.

Take care everyone

Maia

Part 22

After the lecture had finished Max bustled himself through the mills of students trying to leave the room.
"Max", Kyle called to him trying to catch to Max, but Max ignored Kyle set on getting leaving the lecture room as fast as he possibly could.
"Max wait up would you". An irritated Kyle pushed his way impatiently through some students.
"Watch where your going". A female voice rung out, when she dropped her books to the floor when Kyle bumped into her.
"Jerk". Some one else called out to Kyle, who amblivalently pushed on forwards.

When Max cleared his way through the muddles of people, he tried to dash down the hallway, turning his head back to see if Kyle was still following him. Max watched as Kyle held onto the frame of the door, looking left then right in search of him.
When Kyles eyes meet Max´s, Kyle recieved more curses from students upset at his pushy manner.
"There´s no reason to runaway from me Max". Kyle run up to Max, and catching up to Max walked on the side of his roommate.
"Look Kyle, I´m really busy. To tell you the truth I´m on my way to my next lecture, so if you don´t mind". Max quickened his pace, despite the fact he knew there was no way he was going to be able to lose Kyle.
Grabbing Max by the arm, Kyle swung Max to a sudden halt.
"Yeah but since Michael and I hardly ever see you these days, I had to find you somehow, so either your going to talk to me now, or we can do this another time. Either way Max we are going to have this conversation whether it be sooner or later". Kyle spat venomously at Max.
Narrowing his amber eyes, Max snatched his arm out from Kyles hand.
"Then get to the point, because I´m runnning late". Max replied the anger in his voice very prevalent.
"So hows it going between you and Little Miss Parker"? Kyle sarcastically asked Max, his eye brow raised in a very cocky way.
"That´s none of your business". Max gritted his teeth, then rolling his eyes at Kyle, Max turned on his heels and walked briskly away from him.
"See that´s where your wrong. This is my business". Kyle face then covered in anger, as the blood in his veins rushed pumped furiously.
"If I remember Max, you made a deal that you were going to sleep with Liz Parker, and as I recall you agreed to those terms when you accepted the bet. I didn´t see you giving a shit when you heard what was in it for you". Kyle reminded Max, almost at a run at his side.
Having enough of his roommate, Max grabbed Kyle by the ruff of his collar, backing him up against a wall.
"Kyle your get what you want". Max held the smaller man firmly against the wall. "But let me do it my way"! Max then spat out, while still holding onto Kyle by the collar, letting Kyles body slide slowly down the wall.
"I don´t care how you do it, as long as you do it. So I take it then that you haven´t had any luck yet Max"? Kyle then smirked at Max incredously.
"Can it Kyle or I will remove that grin from your face". Max threatened Kyle. All thoughts of handling the situation calmly were thrown completely out of Max´s mind.
"Whatever, but your going to go through with the bet, cause if you don´t I or maybe someone else will have to mention to Little Missy Parker just what your doing with her". Kyle grinned sassily at Max.
"Bastard"! Max spat out, then aware that students in the hallway were whispering under their breaths as they passed Kyle and himself, Max then let go of Kyle completely. "I´ll do it then". Max shot at Kyle. "But don´t ever confront me in public ever again about this. Max pointed his finger at Kyle before he stormed off down the hallway in an outburst.
"Yeah Max you just wait until your finished with Little Missy Parker". A sly grin crossed Kyles face as he watched his roommate disappear from the hallway.


"Maria what do you mean I shouldn´t give Max his present yet. That´s why I bought it for him". Liz sat down on the couch with her legs pulled to her chest and rolled her eyes in her head, wishing she hadn´t had answered the phone now.
"Chica, I know your in love with Max, and you say that he´s in love with you. Really I´m happy for you! But don´t you think buying him a lap-top is a little to soon and also way over the top". Maria replied calmly, as she balanced her phone between her head and shoulder, holding her nail polish brush in one hand.
"Why is it to soon for me to be buying Max such an expensive present"? Liz heaved her breath in her chest, frustrated at Maria.
"Because firstly you haven´t even paid for the thing ye and your willing to get yourself into debt for this guy". Maria replied, painting her toe-nail again.
"Maria, first the lap-top I bought Max is not a thing, and secondly Max isn´t just a guy. He´s the man I´ve been in love with since I can remember". Liz threw her free hand up in the air, wishing she could just finish this conversation.
"You know what I mean Liz and anyway how do you know that Max is even worth getting into debt for"? Maria replied her eyes piercing the objects in front of her.
"Because he just is"! Liz answered very adamantly although she had the feeling Maria would find her explanation lame.
"Wow, is that the best you could come up with"? Maria stared into an empty space. "You know that is just so - not deep". She then mentioned very blasé.
"Maria, it´s really important that Max gets this lap-top from me. He needs it to type up his essay and things". Liz huffed some air that had could in her lungs.
"Look Chica, I can hear what your saying, but to tell you the truth I really think Max has to be doing more than saying I love you, before you give him the present. Although I hate to burst your bubble, your a really suck sometimes Liz, that´s one of the reasons I love you". Maria slumped her shoulders, but knew her friend had to hear what she had to say. "It´s easy for Max to say those words to you. Hell I said them to Jeremy Faris back in the 3rd grade. Do you think that counts for anything now". Maria analogued the first time she had said those 3 little words to a boy.
"Maria we´re not in the 3rd grade anymore". Liz shook her head in disbelief at the reciever of the phone.
"I know we´re not, but what I´m trying to say is that...". Maria was interrupted by Liz who finished her sentence off. "Is that you still don´t trust Max don´t you"?
"Liz I´m looking at this in a big wide picture. I for one know that this is your first real serious relationship, and as a forewarning all I´m trying to say is that you should wait awhile longer until Max can really prove to you that he loves you". Maria replied quietly.
"I know Maria". Liz agreed with her. "So do you think I should take the lap-top back"? Liz asked Maria for her much needed advice on the whole matter.
"I´m not saying that Liz, all I´m trying to say is don´t run into this love thing you have for Max totally blind". Maria replied crossing her foot over her leg. "I just want you to be aware that you shouldn´t go putting yourself into any kind of financial debt before Max is ready to show that he really means he loves you. Ummm Liz can I ask you one more question"? Maria asked screwing the top of the nail polish bottle back into place.
"Shoot". Liz replied somewhat dejected.
"Your´ve still got your petals haven´t you? You haven´t shed them to Max yet have you"? Maria asked then whispered to herself. "I hope not".
Pursing her lips together Liz answered as she pulled her long hair behind her ear. "No Maria, Max and I haven´t gone that far yet".
"That´s what I mean". Maria replied in her Maria phlosiphy. "I wanna hear you being able to say that your ready to take the next step with Max before you go giving him such expensive presents".
Hearing Liz sigh Maria knew she had to somehow uplift Liz´s current mood and suggested.
"When Max is that serious about you, I don´t see why you can´t give him his present. If Max Evans is as deadly serious about you as you lead me to believe. I wanna hear that he´s got a ring on your finger before you give him that lap-top. Or something major along those lines. Since your´ve already signed the agreements on the contract I don´t think the store will let you take it back. Why don´t you wait awhile and see what happens with Max first".
"So your saying that I should keep Max´s present hidden from him"? Liz´s asked her fine features screwing up into an face that disguised her usual pleasant face.
"Let him hang out some more, why not Chica"? Maria glanced up to the ceiling, hoping Liz would buy her story.
"Let me think it over for a few days first Maria. All I know is that Max´s needs access to a computer, and I´ve got the solution to it. He´s desperate to use one, especially since the Campus computers are going to be out for a few days". Liz replied in an even tone.
"It´s only for a few days like you said. Max should be able to find a computer somewhere that he can use until the Campus computers are up and running again". Maria closed her eyes, asking herself why Liz could be so darn out irrational sometimes when it came to anything dealing with Max.
"I said that he could use my lap-top anytime he likes". Liz then admitted, stretching her legs out and settling her feet back onto the ground.
"So why did you make such a rash decision and buy him a lap-top for? Liz really your to much sometimes". Maria grinned into the phone, remembering how Liz really went out of her way to buy decent presents for people that she cared for.
"Liz I really hope that everything works out for the best for you and Max, really I do. But if things don´t I´ll buy that lap-top off of you". Maria teased her, touching the now dry nail polish on her toe.
"Thanks Maria, I really needed to hear that". A grin covered Liz´s face, thinking how Maria it was to say something like that.
"Shit I gotta go now". Maria jumped to her feet, suddenly spotting the time on the clock that sat on a shelve. "I´m going to be late, I´m going to be late". Maria repeated over and over again, grabbing her purse and keys and shoving them into her purse.
"Late for what"? Liz asked hearing the commotion of Maria moving around hastily in the back-ground.
"I´ve got an audition at a club in another hour. It´s not a big club, but I might be able to earn some extra money". Maria replied walking quickly into her bedroom.
"Good luck with the audition". Liz crossed her fingers, wishing that Maria would get the job.
"Liz, that brings bad luck, you gotta say break a leg". Maria pulled a shirt unceremoniously from her closet.
"Break a leg then". Liz giggled knowing what a bundle of nerves Maria would be at this moment.
"Love you Chica". Maria then posititioned the phone so he could put the shirt on over her body.
"Love you too! I´ll call you up in 3-4 days time". Liz mentioned hearing a loud crash coming from Marias end of the telephone.
"Ouch shit! I´ll be waiting. Gotta go now". Maria wriggled her jeans to her feet, as she twisted with the piece of material on the floor.
"Bye". Liz chuckled to herself, wondering what her friend was up too.
"Catch ya"! Maria replied before she ended the call.
Placing the phone next to her on the couch, Liz then looked down at the lap-top that lay on top of the coffee table in front of you.
"Please don´t disappoint me Max". Liz spoke out to herself standing from the couch she took the lap-top in her hand and went to put it in a cupboard she knew Max would never look in.
"Just want me as much as I want you". Liz then said before she went about getting ready to leave her apartment.

Walking across Campus, Max´s thoughts were in utter confusion. He walked sullenly, not really knowing what to do about Liz and the bet. He wished Alex or Isabel was here for him, so that he could ask them for their advice. But Max knew that in the last couple of months he had been really lapse with his contact with Alex, and wondered if Alex even considered himself as a friend anymore. Max cursed himself for not staying in contact with Alex, he had been so wrapped up in his relationship with Liz and his studies that Max felt guilty for neglecting the one person who had always been a friend to him.
As for Isabel although he had never really indulged his personal problems to her before, Max wished he had of at least tried to before in the past, because then maybe she would have been able to help him out with his problem. Still walking in a daze, Max´s thoughts were broken when he heard his name being called out by Liz, who was waiting for him like she said she would outside of the library.

"Hey Max". Liz smiled as she waved out to her boyfriend, who was walking towards her outside of the library building.
Approaching Liz, Max face hung low, still upset over his conversation he had with Kyle earlier in the day.
"Is everything alright with you"? Liz asked worriedly, before she leaned upwards on her tippy toes, kissing Max on his soft lips.
"Liz I´m really not in the talking mood". Max replied, his lips grimacing themselves together.
"Max I hope there´s nothing serious"? Liz pressed her hands gently onto Max´s chest, searching his amber eyes for the usual shed of light that shone in his eyes.
"Liz really please can you just drop it! I said I´m not in the mood to talk". Max spat at her.
Seeing Liz´s innocent eyes begin to cover over in tears, Max kicked himself mentally. "Shit! I´m sorry Liz, I didn´t mean to bite at you like that". Max then enwrapped his arms around Liz´s tiny figure, kissing the softness of her hair that lay a top of her head.
"Max, I don´t know what´s the matter with you? Why don´t you just tell me what got you in this mood". She whispered listening to the rapid beating of Max´s heart.
Closing his eyes, and leaning the side of his face against the crown of Liz´s head Max only replied with his heart full of anguish.
"I wish I could Liz. I really wish I could". Scared that Kyle would tell Liz the truth about the bet, Max missed the whole point that maybe it would have been better the truth coming from himself.

TBC

That felt like another monster part. I´m really anxious to read all the fb, I´ll get back for this part. Thanks for reading once again.

Maia

Hey everyone!!! It´s Christmas day over here now, but my husbands sleeping so I thought I´d get up and sneak in a post.

Merry Christmas everyone who has been reading this fic, and faithfully sending me fb, have a good celebration and enjoy the Christmas time as much as possible.

Maia



Part 23, beginning with an extract from the last part

"Max, I don´t know what´s the matter with you? Why don´t you just tell me what got your in this mood". She whispered listening to the rapid beating of Max´s heart.
Closing his eyes, and leaning the side of his face against the crown of Liz´s head Max only preplied with his heart full of anguish.
"I wish I could Liz. I really wish I could". Scared that Kyle would tell Liz the truth about the bet, Max missed the whole point that maybe it would have been better the truth coming from himself.

Raising her face, Liz´s eyes searched the amber pools that hid the fear of the truth deep inside his soul- "What could be so secretive that you can´t tell me what´s going on"? She questioned him, wanting an answer to Max´s strange behaviour.
Knowing he was stuck between a hard rock and a stone Max held onto Liz´s tiny frame, his fingers entwining themselves on the small of her back.
"Liz you know I love you, and....and". Dropping his arms, Max grabbed for Liz´s tiny hand. "C´mon Liz I gotta do something". He began to lead Liz away from the library.
"Max where are you taking me"? Liz raised her eyebrow in confusion, giving Max a weird look. "We´re supposed to be studying now, you know I´ve got a test coming up next week". Liz reminded him, stopping her feet to a halt.
"Liz, both you and I know your going to fly through that test. Your´ve been studying for it for weeks now". Max softened eyes darted down to Liz´s wonderful face, Max could pick up on the confusion that rested in Liz´s doe like eyes, but reassured her. "Liz what I wanna do right now is.....Oh God how can I do this"? Max asked out loud in frustration, swiping his hand through his darkened hair.
"Do what Max"? Liz asked slowly becoming impatient with Max and his weird behaviour. "Max this better be good, because really this test is worth 10% of my final mark, and although I love you too. I can´t be jeopardising this test for only God knows what"? Liz pulled his tiny hand out of Max´s grasp and threw her arms up at her side.

Max´s mind started to go into overdrive, and as the reality of what his situation began to wind through his brain, the fear of Liz finding out the truth of the bet wracked havoc through Max´s head. There was no way that Max wanted to lose Liz, not when he had just found her, and in his confusion another plan began to formulate in his clouded thoughts.

"Liz just trust me". Max´s voice begged in the bustled air that surrounded them, he held out his arm as an offering for Liz to take hold of his hand.
"Max I do trust you, but could you tell me what this is all about"? Liz asked him hoping that whatever it was that was bugging Max, he could indulge her with his worries.
"Liz please, just come with me". He outstretched his fingers, Max´s amber eyes pleading Liz to take hold of his hand.
"Hmmm". Liz huffed between her pursed lips, holding out her hand for Max. He laced his fingers through Liz´s delicate tiny fingers and lead Liz away.
"Max where ever you want to take me, this better be good, because your really trying my patience". Liz said honestly to him. "I also have a lecture in another 1 and a half hours, so whatever this is, you better get me back to my lecture in time".
"I will Baby". Max smiled, raising Liz´s hand to his mouth, he gently kissed the soft skin on the back of her hand. "I´ll get you back in enough time". Max replied reassuringly.

After walking for nearly 15 minutes, the realisation of where they were made Liz begin to wonder why Max had decided to bring her back here.
"Why did you think it was so important to bring me to the basketball court". Liz´s fine features asked in riddled confusion.
"You bring me to a basketball court and interrupt my studying time, which you already know is worth 10% of my final mark". Liz began ranting at Max. "And then you don´t even bother bringing a basketball with you. What are you up to Max"? Liz shook her head in bewilderment, not believing that Max would want her to sacrifice her study time for a game of what????
Spontaneously Max got down on one bent knee.
"Liz I know that this may seem totally out of the blue for you. But....". Max took hold of Liz´s hand in both his hands, the pads of his fingers revelling in the warmth and softness that radiated from Liz´s heated skin.
Max conjured up all the hope he could from his heart.
"You know I love you, and I wanna ask you to be my wife". Max asked his amber eyes soaked in nothing but sincerity, searched Liz´s chocolate pools. "Will you marry me"? Max´s voice softened to a whisper.

Blinking her eyes in disbelief, Liz thought she was going to fall down backwards and faint. Her body wavered somewhat, only the warmth of Max´s hands were able to bring Liz´s misted thoughts back to reality.
"What did you just ask me"? Liz asked the sound of her own voice sounded rasped as she gulped for a breath of much needed fresh air.
Sensing that he had stunned Liz as much as he had stunned himself, Max´s soft eyes glistened as he saw the after-shock of his proposal drape over Liz´s beautiful face, he whispered once more.
"Will you marry me? Liz Parker I´m kneeling here before your feet, and I´m asking you if you would have my hand in marriage". Max replied
grazing the pads of his thumbs over the back of Liz´s hand, every nerve in Max´s body buzzing in raw energy. Max could almost swear that he could feel an electrical current fizzle between his fingers that held on loosely to Liz´s outstretched hand.

Her eyes glazed over in tears of happiness and a tiny smile bent at the corners of her mouth. Seeing the love that shone in Max´s eyes, Liz began to wonder about how long she had dreamt of this day to come. Now that that day was occurring right before her very eyes, she was far too overwhelmed from Max´s proposal, she raised her other hand to her glossened lips, her fingers covering them as she bit back a stuttered lapse of air that had become caught in her throat.
"Max....I don´t know what to say". Liz replied to stunned by the moment to say the answer that in her dreams were always a ´yes`.
Rising from his knees, Max slide an arm around Liz´s tiny waist, his other arm raised so his fingers could run gently down the perfect skin of Liz´s face.
"Liz Baby, you know I love you, just like you love me. Do you wanna marry me or not? I mean I haven´t got a ring or anything yet. All I know is that I wanna spend the rest of my life with you, and it would be the biggest honour of my life if you would share it with me". Max whispered, caressing tiny butterfly kisses with his soft lips over Liz´s face.
"Say your marry me Liz, I love you so much". Max closed his eyes, nuzzling his face into the silky trestles of Liz´s fine hair, the scent of strawberrys and vanilla intoxicating Max´s every senses.
Resting her arms around Max´s waist, Liz away from Max, as a smile broadened across her features, and replied in a composed manner.
"Yes Max, I´ll marry you". Then throwing her arms around Max´s neck, Liz felt her feet rise from the ground as Max lifted her in the air and began to twirl the both of them around in circles. Overwhelmed that Liz had said yes, his feet moved rythmetically as if his feet were spinning like a well choreographed dancer.
"Your gonna marry me". Max face broke out into an smile of laughter and a unsurpassable happiness swept through his body, his arms holding onto Liz´s tiny frame easily in his strong arms.
"Yes, I´m going to marry you". Liz replied as she began to pepper Max with tiny kisses all over his face.
Max closed his eyes, thinking that Liz´s tiny kisses felt like tiny droplets of rain that fell from the sky above, he was in absolute heaven and couldn´t believe how lucky he truly was.
Liz laughed out in a joy that consumed her and she, tightened her arms around Max´s neck. His momentum slowed down to a stop and he then realised where his hands rested.
Max´s hands were now placed on her tush, and she had unconsciously wrapped her legs around Max´s middle.
As the blood began to drain into her face, Liz bit down on her bottom lip, her lips pulled up into a tiny smirk, and she slid her legs that had been locked around Max´s waist downwards so that her feet touched the ground again.
Max tangled his fingers into the sofness of Liz´s hair, the palms of his hands surrounded the sides of her face.
"Liz you don´t know how happy you have made me". Max whispered in awe of her beauty as his eyes became hypnotised by Liz´s chocolate pools.
"I really make you happy"? Liz´s voice almost questioned as her eyes shone in unshedded love for Max.
"Like you never knew". Max responded before he lay his lips against the untarnished skin of Liz´s forehead, and closed his eyes as he wrapped his arms around her not believing how special this day had really turned out for Liz and himself.

After her day had come to an end, a over-jublilant Liz rung up Maria. Listening to the tone of the phone ringing, Liz watched the sleeping figure of her beloved Max, still not being able to comprehend that only earlier today, she had accepted a marriage proposal from him. Then Liz laughed when she heard Maria´s response to her unexpected late call.

"Whoever this is, you better have one hell of a good reason for waking me up at 11.45 pm". Maria replied as she plied her eyes open and noticed the time on the digital clock that lay on the set of drawers, positioned near her bed.
"Maria, Maria your never guess what happened to me today"? Liz splurted out in a cheerful renaissonce.
"Chica do you know what time it is"? Maria asked as she slumped back into her pillows.
"You already told me, besides we live in the same time zone remember". Liz reminded Maria, watching Max stir as he lay on top of her bed.
Throwing her feet over the side of the bed, Liz stuffed her feet into her fluffy slippers that Maria had given her for Christmas last year. Standing Liz moved from the bedroom and into the living area.
"But that´s still no real reason for disturbing my beauty sleep". Maria replied, pressing her fingers over her forehead in an attempt to massage the head-ache that she had been trying to sleep off.
"Maria, I´m really sorry I rung you up this late". Liz said as she walked into the kitchenette. "I´ll ring you again tomorrow". Liz replied impassively, waiting to see if Maria would take the bait.
"Liz you just don´t ring me up at 11.45pm in the night, and then tell me that your ring back again tomorrow. Now somethings up, spill will you"? Maria answered sitting up in her bed, forgetting temporarily about her head-ache.
"Maria really this can wait until tomorrow, it´s no biggie really". Liz suppressed her giggles, holding onto a very straight face.
"LIZ SPILL". Maria said impatiently as she stood from her bed, and pulled her silk dressing gown onto her arms.
"Maria when I tell you, promise me you won´t scream". Liz prepared herself before telling her friend the good news.
"Screams of joy or screams of anger. What did he do to you? I swear if that pig hurt you I will personally come up to Stansford tomorrow, and make him wish he was never born". Maria responded her eyes narrowing as she began to think of 1001 different ways to inflict pain on Max Evans.
"Maria it´s nothing like that! Look before you go getting your Pixie head in a twirl I´ll just spill". Liz took one deep breath of air, leaning a hand against the counter of the kitchenette.
"Maria, Max asked me to marry him today". An overly excited Liz explained as her eyes began to bug out.
"WHAT? WHAT? MAX ASKED YOU TO MARRY HIM!!! CHICA DID YOU SAY YES, COURSE YOU SAID YES. WHO ELSE AM I TALKING TOO? ARGGGHHHH, CHICA YOUR GETTING MARRIED". Maria shouted out empathetically into the telephone as she ran around in a hectic but overwhelmed fit of happiness.
Liz only held the telephone away from her tender ears, laughing at the expected way Maria had recieved the good news.

TBC

I´m going to be picking up the next part from where I left off. Hope you´s liked that last part. Gotta go for now, until next time.

Maia

Hi everyone, yes I´m back again and posting, and I do have to admit that after having 3 weeks of visitors it´s alot harder to get back into posting again than I would like to admit. Just thinking up a new part, ummm I´m a bit lost at the moment, but once I type up the first few words something will pop up into my head.

Thank-you once again to all of my readers for being so patient with me.
Big cyber hugs going out to all of yous.

Maia

Part 24, starting with an extract from the last part

"Maria, Max asked me to marry him today". An overly excited Liz explained as her eyes began to bug out.
"WHAT? WHAT? MAX ASKED YOU TO MARRY HIM!!! CHICA DID YOU SAY YES, COURSE YOU SAID YES, WHO ELSE AM I TALKING TOO? ARGGHHHH, CHICA YOUR GETING MARRIED". Maria shouted out empathically into the telephone as she ran around in a hectic but overwhelmed fit of happiness.
Liz only held the telephone away from her tender ears, laughing at the unexpected way Maria had recieved the good news.

Listening to Maria running around celebrating, Liz let out a few snorts as she burst out into a fit of laughter.
"Chica stop snorting will you, you know that when you do that I always end up on the floor with the stitch". Maria replied as she slumped down onto the ground below.
Snort, snort. "I". Snort, snort. "Can´t help it". Liz cracked up laughing, then covered her mouth with her hand in an attempt to control herself.
"Chica, stop it would you". Maria begged her friend, as she began to laugh uncontrollably, moving her hand over her stomach.
Snort. "I can´t". Snort, snort, Liz repeated again.

As the two friends rolled over in fits of laughter, Max was suddenly awoken by the noise that was coming from the living area of Liz´s apartment.
Supporting his body on his hands, he looked to the empty space beside him. Blinking his eyes, he could distinctively make out the sounds of ´Liz snorting`?.
"What the hell"? Max whispered scratching his head questionably.
"Liz snorting"? He then said sweeping the blankets from his body, and swinging his feet to the ground.

"Chica, would you stop it"! Maria begged again. "I´ve got the stitch already, your killing me here".
Snort, snort. "You know". Snort, snort. "That once I start snorting, that nature has to takes it course". Liz began her snorting once again.
"I can´t control this". Liz face was now flushed over in a darkened crimson, and she pinced lightly at her cheeks in an attempt to cease her laughing, or rather her snorting.
"Liz is everything OK with you"? Max asked as he entered the kitchenette and saw Liz sprawled out on the bench in the kitchen.
"Max is there with you"? Maria asked astounded and shocked that Max had to have been staying over at Liz´s place.
"Max". Liz stood up straight, suddenly seriously again.
"Hey Baby, you woke me up- I could....". Max smirked at his beloved.
"Hear you snorting from the bedroom". He then said very casually when he saw the way Liz closed her big doe eyes and slapped her hand against her forehead in embarrassment.
Hearing Max´s voice in the back-ground Maria then perked herself up upon her bed. "Chica let me talk to him, let me talk to Max". Her voice pleaded to her best friend.
"Not if your going to lecture him". Liz´s whispered into the telephone, and feeling Max´s eyes on her, lifted her huge eyes to meet his, and smiled at him innocently.
Max was almost knocked off of his feet, when Liz smiled at him, he knew right then and there that he was whipped. Although his legs were going weak at the knees, Max knew that falling down at his fiancées feet was not the most impressive thing to be doing, so he rested his hand on top of the kitchen counter so he was able to manage to stay standing.
"Chica let me speak to him, please! I promise I won´t lecture him". Maria said crossing her fingers and closing her eyes.
"Alright then Maria, but I swear if you so much as...". Liz raised her eyebrow upwards, but interrupted by Maria, Liz heard her out.
"OK, OK I won´t". Maria agreed with Liz one more time, still with her fingers crossed.
"Max, Honey. Maria wants to speak to you". Liz pouted her lips unconsciously, handing the phone over to Max.
Liz´s voice stirred Max from his day-dream state. He shook his head, trying to clear his thoughts of everything Liz, that had put him in that state in the first place. Re-focusing his amber eyes again, Max bit down on the back of his teeth, as he composed himself and calmly took the phone from Liz´s tiny hand.
Liz backed up to the bench behind her, intend on listening to every word Max said to Maria. She folded her arms across her chest watching Max´s every move. Liz knew her best friend, and she wasn´t going to let Maria or anyone that she knew lecture on at Max-period!

"Hey Maria". Max gulped then looked over to Liz. She gave him a supportive smile then he continued. "Nice to talk to you again....after so long". He closed his eye-lids tight, his long dark lashes brushed over his skin gently. Max could always feel that tiny sensation of his skin when he squeezed his eyes so tightly. But then tasting the bile in his mouth, Max wished that this certain telephone call would come to an end.
"Now while I´m talking to you Max, I want you to just smile over at Liz, and agree to whatever I have to say to you. Do you understand me"! Maria responded very adamantly.
"Yeah, I agree with you". Max smiled calmly over to Liz, playing out the charade Maria had instigated.
"If you ever hurt Liz in any way, and I mean in anyway. Physically, mentally, or emotionally. I will personally hunt you down like the dog I know you to be, and I will personally circumcise you. Do you understand me"? Maria warned Max.
"Yeah your right Maria, Liz is the best girl in the world". Max replied, smiling lovingly at the woman who owned his heart, although a cold shiver was running down his spine.
"You know she is Max, so be warned". Maria spat at him. Pleased that she was able to speak her true thoughts out to Max finally, Maria then shrugged her shoulders nonchantly. "And if you don´t take good care of her, I will spear you down with whatever I may have in my hands when I come face to face with you".
"Hopefully it won´t have to come to that". Max smiled graciously at Liz again, and felt somewhat pleased with himself, when he noticed the way Liz´s serious demeanour had now changed. She was now smiling back at him, completely unaware what was really being said by Maria.
"Now Max let me talk to Lizzie again, and you be on your best behaviour when it comes to anything concerning Liz". Maria said almost sounding casual, she tossed her long hair over her shoulders, but the seriousness in her voice was not lost on Max.
"Good talking to you again Maria". Max replied through his gritted teeth.
"Baby, Maria wants to talk to you again". He handed the phone back to Liz, sighing in relief unnoticed by Liz. Max then breathed again slowly, thinking about the Maria DeLuca he remembered from school, and then realised that Maria hadn´t changed one bit. She stuck up for Liz, and protected Liz like any good friend would do.
If he was in Maria´s shoes, he would have said exactly the same thing to himself as well, then grimaced to himself thinking about how much of a jerk he had been to Liz for all those years.
Switching his thoughts off again, he concentrated himself back onto Liz´s conversation.
"Yeah I love you too Maria". Liz smiled into the phone and snuck a peak at Max again, who she noticed was dressed in his boxers and his white t-shirt that he always wore to bed. She had been so embarassed when Max had caught her snorting that she hadn´t taken in Max´s ruffled but oh so sexy appearance.
Farewelling Maria, Liz pressed the phone to off mode, placing the phone down on the counter.
Pleased that Max and Maria were able to talk to one another without fighting, Liz walked over to Max. She looped her arms around his waist, and looked into his handsome face.
"Max, this has to have been the best day I have ever lived before in my whole entire life". Liz closed her eyes and leaned her forehead against Max´s chin. "And I have you to thank for it". The corners of Liz´s glossed over lips lifted at the sides, and she nuzzled her own chin into the crook of Max´s neck.
Feeling Liz´s tiny arms around his waist, Max began to become overwhelmed by the gentle soothing way Liz´s voice and touch were pacifying his nerves.
"Liz, I have you to thank for today.....because you have opened not only my eyes, but also my heart to something I never thought I was capable of doing-loving you as much as I do". He replied honestly.
Max words were tugging at Liz´s heart, and she cherished the way Max was holding her now, his arms surrounded her own body, and inside Max´s arms, Liz felt loved, warm and protected. Unconsciously her hands and fingers untangled themselves from one another, and slipped downwards over Max´s torso, resting themselves on Max´s tight butt.
Instantaneously Max´s manhood sprung to an erection, and he pulled Liz closer to his body.
Feeling the hardness against her stomach, Liz´s eyes opened wide, biting down on her bottom lip nervously Liz asked embarassed at the obvious. "Max what´s this all about"?
Resting his fingers gently over the soft skin of Liz´s face, Max lifted her chin upwards with the same fingers, so that he could look directly into the eyes that filled his nearly every awoken thought.
"Liz you know I love you, and this is what you make me feel. I can´t do anything to control myself around you no more, please Liz make love to me tonight". Max voice pleaded as his amber eyes became completely consumed by Liz´s brown pools.

TBC

Ummm what did you´s think??? I´m a bit out of practise don´t you´s reckon. Let me know what you´s thought of that last part. Just for any of my readers that read any of my other fics. I´m going to be updating Love In An Elevator and Khivars Daughter sometime tonight. Thanks for reading everyone.

Maia

Hey everyone

it´s good to be posting again. As some of you´s may know I had a virus on my computer. Then in the middle of renovating, working etc, it took me ages until I could actually get around to getting a functioning computer again.
Biggest lesson learnt, be wary of any unknown email addresses that I´m not familiar with.

Hope those faithful readers who were reading this fic before my computer problems come back and read this again.

Take care all

Maia

Part 25

Lowering her head downwards, Liz´s eyes became fixated on the bulge that seperated hers and Max´s body.
"Liz". She heard Max´s voice, break through to the hazed thoughts of her mind.
As the crimson colour blushed over Liz´s pretty face, she adverted her eyes up towards the ceiling. The few seconds that passed seemed like hours to Liz, and she wondered why all of a sudden the ceiling had suddenly become interesting.
"Liz". Max grinned through the uncharacteristic boldness of his lips. "Don´t you wanna make love to me"?
Feeling the soft touch of fingers graze underneath her chin, Liz slowly dared herself to look into Max´s face.
"I love you Liz...please can´t you see that I´m almost begging you to make love to me tonight".
Snuggling the side of her face into the large palm of Max´s hand, Liz rested her head, thinking that nothing could be more perfect than this moment.
"Liz...Liz...please make love to me tonight". Max whispered, as he peppered the soft skin of Liz´s face with his hungry lips.
"Max...Max". She cooed, how long had Liz been waiting for this moment, how many times had she dreamt of being in the arms of the man she loved. A grin covered her rosy lips, as she thought to all of those night time dreams she had had of Max, the person who had consumed all of her nightly thoughts for as long as she could remember.
Liz almost giggled, because not only were all her dreams being lived, they were real and the thing was that Max really wanted her. This just wasn´t one of her frivalous wishes, one of the many that had never been answered before, this was all true.
Max Evans wanted to make love to her-Liz Parker, crazed ´I´ve got a crush on Max Evans since I can remember`.
As Liz´s body began to respond to the strong arms that surrounded her, she thought that her body was bending to every will of Max´s touch. His hands that were grabbing parts of her body that no man had ever touched before, his lips that were sending shivers of pleasure to her very soul. As Max´s lips started to wander dangerously close to her chest, Liz´s eyes opened to a rude awakening.
"What am I doing"? She asked herself aloud, then placing her hands against Max´s hardened chest, Liz pushed herself away from him.
"Liz what are you doing"? A confused Max asked holding onto a retreating Liz.
"Max...Max. I´m sorry, I can´t go through with this". Liz replied bewildered as she surrounded her shoulders with her hands.
"I don´t get it. We were getting so close to...to. I thought you wanted to make love to me, I thought we were going to make love to each other tonight". Max searched the brown pools that could consume him for anything, a response, an answer, something to fix his wounded ego.
Biting down onto the bottom of her lip, Liz replied.
"Max, please don´t be mad at me....but I can´t. I can´t make love to you tonight".
"I don´t understand Liz, I thought you loved me, we´re getting married. Why won´t you make love to me"? He asked dejectively.
"Just understand Max. Before I really got to know you, before we even got together, I had these girlhood ideas about my first time". Liz began to feel frustrated with herself, why oh why had she been someone who had shaped their whole life around moral beliefs.
"This may sound dumb Max". Liz finally broke away from Max´s arms, partly out of embarassment, partly out of wanting in this moment to cruel into a tiny ball and hide in a corner. How was she going to explain this to Max so he could understand where she was coming from.
"Max, you know I´ve been saving myself for my wedding night, and you know I love you. But just because we´re got engaged tonight, that doesn´t mean it gives you a free ticket to my petals"
"Liz what are you on about"? Max asked, totally lost to what Liz was trying to get at.
"Max, I wanted to save myself for our wedding night. You know, until I´ve got the ring on my finger. Until the day my Dad gives me away. I mean we haven´t even set a date yet". Liz felt like she was talking in circles and wondered how a normally logical, objective Liz Parker could always become so emotional around Max Evans. If at this moment she was supposed to be making a point for Max to understand, she wished he would understand what she was trying to say. If only everyone was like Maria, Liz sighed as she glanced over to Max.
"Max, what I mean to say is no sex until we´re married". Liz finally blurted out.
"God I love you". Max chuckled in amusement, taking a crude step towards the woman who held his heart.
As his arms surrounded Liz, she closed her eyes, inhaling his clean scent.
"Max your not making this any easier for me". Liz whimpered as the softness of Max´s lips pampered the skin of her neck.
"Please Max, I thought I had made myself clear". Liz unconsciously molded her body into Max´s form.
"You did". Max replied, as his lips dragged themselves slowly up the nape of Liz´s neck, hanging suspended in time, as he tasted the saltiness of her skin.
"Max please...". Liz moaned as his head bent down, and she leaned her forehead against Max´s chest.
"Please what Liz"? Max voice teased her, as he felt Liz reacting to his onslaught of passion.
"Please understand me". Liz pleaded to him, she begged her body not to give in to Max, but she could feel that she was fighting a losing battle.
Distancing his face from Liz, with a craving will splashed with a tinge of sincerity, Max whispered to Liz.
"Please understand me Liz. I love you, I belong to you, you own my heart...make love to me tonight".
Searching the amber eyes, that held her heart in their depths, Liz replied.
"Max let´s go to bed, I want to make love to you tonight".

TBC

How did you´s like that much long awaited next part? I feel a bit out of touch after not posting for so long. I even watched all my favourite episodes of Roswell to kinda get me back into the mood again...lol.

Hi everyone, after not posting for so long, it was awesome seeing the names of my regular readers sending fb to me. Thanks everyone for the much welcomed comments.

Part 26

Stirring gently in bed, a contented smile stretched over Liz´s lips. She lifted her nimble fingers to her mouth, she paused, really today was like any other morning when she had woken up, or was it?
No, it wasn´t. Her semi-conscious mind thought, and rolling onto her side, Liz reached out to feel Max-the man she had made love to last night.
Instead of finding him lying next to her, Liz was instead meet with a cold, empty space.
Moving her naked body into a sitting position, she pulled the ruffled sheet around her, "Max, where are you"? Liz asked, then swiped the back of her hand against the dryness of her mouth.
Looking down to the floor, she saw her clothes that Max had so delicately stripped from her body last night, now pooled in a huddle at the side of the bed. Searching, Liz knew it was helpless because it was obvious clear that Max had long been gone.
She exhaled a stuttered breath of air, that had seemed to have locked itself in her throat, tightening the sheet around herself, Liz stood, gathering the sheet in one hand, so she wouldn´t trip as she walked.
"Max, Max where are you"? She called in vain. The silence that met her, echoed back, and although Liz knew Max wouldn´t be answering her, something deep inside of her, hoped that he would be there.
"He loves me, we´re going to get married". Liz reminded herself aloud, as she walked through to the living area of her home.
"Something important much of come up, Max just wouldn´t leave me alone like this on purpose. He knows how important last night was for me. Max knows how important last night was for the both of us".
Heated tears began to boil up in the back of Liz´s eyes, and as she slumped down onto the couch in defeat, something on the coffee table caught her eye.
On top of the wooden surface lay a single sheet of paper, a note that hadn´t been there yesterday evening.
Anxiously Liz picked up the note hurriedly, the scribbled message was in Max´s hand-writing, then suddenly the pented up fear that had consumed Liz from the moment she realised Max was not lying next to her, had as suddenly disappeared.
Reading the note, a smile crossed her lips and she relaxed back into the back of the couch.
Liz fingered the paper with her hand, the words subduing her being, the note read:

Liz

you have made me the happiest man on earth,

thank-you.

I´m sorry I had to leave, I just needed some fresh air. I´ll see you later on today in our lectures.

Love you

Max

XXXXX

The note was short, but nonetheless Liz hung onto every word, she knew she was being to sentimental, but yesterday evening had been very monumental for her. It wasn´t everyday a woman lost her virginity.
Liz laughed inwardly, because it hadn´t been just herself that had lost her virginity, Max had as well. It had been for the both of them their,
"first time".
Blushing Liz couldn´t believe that she had actually done the things that she had done last night.
"Mother Mary please forgive me". Liz silently said, she wasn´t a very religious person, but in all honesty she was even aware that she could do some of the things she had done last night.
The moment had been at first awkward, but as Liz reminisced, a tiny giggle left her mouth as she remembered how their first moment had progressed.
The thought of Max and herself, " doing it", caused more laughter. Both inexperienced in the art of making love, it had taken alot of restraint on from both ends, until the moment was finally sealed.
Liz covered her mouth with her hands, as she remembered how she had at first fumbled around with Max, and how they had tried 4 times until Max actually entered her.
Four times, Liz would never tell Maria that they had to try 4 times before they had figured out what belongs there, and what goes where.
"Oh God"! Liz blushed thinking about that first moment.
But the more Liz thought back to last night, the more a grin widened across her face.

After showering and dressing, Liz hurried around the small apartment, gathering the things she needed for her first lecture. She was on cloud 9, and nothing anybody would say to her was going to bring Liz down from where she was now.
Liz wanted to jump up in the air jubilantly, she wanted to scream at the top of her lungs, she wanted to.... she wanted to see Max again. Then standing on the spot, she laughed again to herself, Liz´s cheeks were flustered again for the 100th for sure this morning. Liz felt so corny, so incredibly corny that she was sure that if anybody looked at her, they would know that she had made love for the first time last night.
"Liz cut it out". She warned herself. "Don´t be so pathetic".
Then moving into her bedroom, she opened the wardrobe, spying for the present she had bought for Max.
Picking it up, Liz carried the expensive present out with her, being extra careful as she handled it. Putting on a light trench-coat, Liz gathered her things together before going out of the door.

Sitting down at a bench outside of the Law Faculty, Liz couldn´t understand why Max hadn´t been at any of their lectures today. She had walked into the first lecture hall, more than eagar to see Max again. She was rudely disappointed when she had looked to the seats that they usually occupied and saw that no Max was sitting there.
Sitting down at her seat, Liz placed Max´s present on his seat, she hadn´t doubted that Max wouldn´t turn up today, checking the time on her watch Liz was sure that Max was running late.
When the Law Professor entered the hall with his brief case in hand, starting the lecture in his usual hectic manner, Liz began to think that maybe something bad had happened to Max. It was so uncharacteristic for him to miss a lecture, then looking down nervously at her watch again, Liz thought she would give Max a few more minutes before she began to really worry.
At the end of the first lecture when Max had even made an appearance, Liz stood up hurriedly, departing as soon as she could to go and find Max.
Max´s absence from not only this lecture but from the next 2 lectures for the day had presented a huge dilemna for Liz. She had become so desperate to find Max, Liz had even asked around campus after Michael and Kyle, but no one had seen or heard from all 3 of them all day.
Defeated, Liz thought she would just go to Max´s place and see if the guys had decided to hang-out at home together.
For her own sake, Liz hoped this wasn´t the case, but intent on giving Max his lap-top today, she hesitantly trudged along.

Standing in front of the apartment door, Liz was hesitant to knock. Another tenant from the building viewed Liz, and gave her a creepy smile. Debating between standing in a corridor and knocking, she banged her hand on the door.
"C´mon Max, open the door....c´mon Max". Liz whispered to herself
After a few more attempts it was obviously clear that no one was home, and Liz bit back on the disappointment she felt, although only a few minutes ago she had felt awkward about being confronted with maybe Michael or Kyle.
Just as Liz was about to turn and leave the same tenant that had passed her in the corridor only a few minutes ago was walking back to his apartment with a few envelopes in his hand.
"Excuse". Liz said, catching the mans attention. "You wouldn´t know by chance the young men who live here would you"?
Leaning a hand on his hip the unkept, middle-aged man replied through a grin. "Oh you mean Kyle and Michael, yeah I know them. That other one whats his name. Mac, yeah I see him from time to time. Yeah I know the other 2 pretty well". The man answered, scratching at his unshaved face.
The man must have been talking about Max her Max and she then asked.
"You wouldn´t know where they are right now would you...I go to College with them all and none of them were at any lectures today".
"Well Doll...I can´t say I can help you. Last time I saw any of them was last night. Kyle asked me to come around for a few beers, and when I left them they were all pretty trashed".
"Oh is that so now". A puzzled Liz commented.
"Yeah, Kyle, Michael and a few of their other buds....so why do you....".
Liz didn´t even bother listening to the man finish what he was going to say leaving him standing alone in the hall.
"Hey Baby Doll if I see any of them do you want me to say you called"? The man asked chuckling.
Turning her head to face the man she replied quietly. "No, it´s OK. Thank-you", and Liz walked out of the building, completely lost in her thoughts.

TBC

I´ll try to update asap. Thanks for reading everyone, until next time.

Hi everyone, it´s so awesome seeing the fb for my regular readers again, really it is. Thank-you all so much for coming back to this fic again.

Maia

Part 27

"Maria what am I going to do? I looked everywhere for him, and his flat-mates but no one seems to know where any of them are. I´m so worried, what if something happened to him or the others". A defeated Liz spoke into the telephone reciever.
She was going completely out of her mind not knowing where Max was, and if Liz didn´t find Max very soon, she was sure she would break-down completely.
"Liz, Babe calm down. It hasn´t even been 24 hours since he´s been missing. Trust me! You losing your head isn´t going to help the situation anymore. Now inhale Liz, long deep breaths". Maria crossed her legs, and began to meditate....breathing, inhaling, exhaling.
"Maria, will you cut the mumbo, jumbo out. My fiancée has gone missing. I´m going crazy with worry and your trying to tell me to inhale. Please, I need contructive advice here".
"Chica- chill! As far as we know, Max could have told his fellow neantherdals that he´s engaged now, and all I know they could be in some cheap bar now celebrating". Maria replied casually.
"Do you think so"? Liz blushed because of her sudden outburst.
"Give Max until tomorrow morning, and if theres no sign of him or the other by then, I suggest you contact the police. In the meantime, you could try asking his Mom, if by chance he had to return to Roswell. You never know. Maybe something happened to one of his parents and he had to urgently return home. I don´t really know. I´m only suggesting a few scenario´s here".
"Maybe I am over-reacting. Your right. The possibilities are endless. I´ll wait until tomorrow morning, I´ll go one more time to his apartment, and if no ones home, I´ll check campus again. If I here nothing from them by then, I´ll ring his Mom up and see if she´s heard anything from him". Liz said feeling somewhat helpless.
"So until then, why don´t you just go and relax in a nice warm, bubble-bath and turn in for the night. Your probably stay up all night worrying, but please Chica try and get some sleep tonight. Your going to need to be fit tomorrow, and for the rest of the week. Try not to let this get to you". Maria pleaded to Liz, knowing her best friend Maria knew only to well that Liz would probably maunder around home tonight.
"I´ll try. Sorry about before Maria".
"Forget about it, now you go and treat yourself". Maria Mother henned Liz.
"Love you". Liz replied thankful for her best friends ever helpful and much appreciated support.
"Now get outta here". Maria smiled half-heartedly, before she hang up the telephone.

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After taking a nice long hot bath, Liz had tried faithfully to do as Maria had advised her and retired to bed.
But now standing at the edge of her bed, Liz looked at the empty space that usually occupied Max´s sleeping body.
"Max where are you"? Liz said in a depressed manner.
She looked on hopelessly at the space, until some minutes had passed and she woke up from her self-imposed frame of thoughts.
Only last night she had lain with him. How could something so beautiful like last night turn into something so.........unbelievable desperate. Because that´s exactly how Liz felt right now.
But despite that 101 questions that she had clouding her thoughts, she nonetheless pulled the blanket down so she could climb under the covers. Liz knew there was no point trying to worry about Max. But it was easier said than done. Nestling into the normally welcoming cosiest of her bed, Liz was instead met with the cold lonelinest of it´s sheets.
Turning onto her side,, she tucked a hand underneath her head, and outreaching her other arm, Liz felt the spot where Max usual slept.

She stayed like that for hours. Some-time crying silently to herself, some-times tossing and turning in frustration, until finally her body and emotions were completely exhausted, and sleep consumed her.

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The following day, a slightly rested Liz undertook her search for Max. With no luck at his apartment, Liz then began asking around campus if anyone knew of there whereabouts.
Midday couldn´t have came any sooner, and almost on the stroke of midday, Liz practically ran all the back to her apartment. Nearly 30 hours and not one soul was able to inform Liz where Max was.
Once home, Liz rushed to the telephone, searching desperately through her address book for the Evans telephone number.
Liz bit down on the bottom of her lip, a curious habit she had had since she could remember, something she always had done out of nervousness.
"Where are you"? She impatiently said, flipping through the small leather bound book, as she searched for the number.
Liz thought how she had written Max´s number in this book about 5 years ago, hoping that one day she would actually be able to use it.
Now ironically, her wishes had come true. But never in the world had Liz imagined that she would be ringing Max´s home under such circumstances.
Finding the number, an alarmed Liz punched the number in, bungling the number, she tried again and listened as the dial tone rung. With the prospect of possibly and hopefull talking to one of Max´s parents she began pacing the room frantically.
"What am I going to say to them? What am I going to do"? Liz questioned herself, feeling uncomfortable about talking to Max´s parents, Liz was about to hang-up when the voice of Mrs Evans rung through her eardrums, and she stuttered out.
"Mrs Evans.....hello this is Liz Parker here......ummm Jeff Parkers daughter". Liz closed her eyes and blushed. She was only greatful that at this moment Mrs Evans was on the other end of the telephone line, in Roswell.
"Oh hello Liz. This is a pleasant surprise how are you Dear"? The older woman smiled into the phone. Liz Parker, she was such a nice girl, and Dianne could never understand why her son Max had always spoken so badly about her.
"Thank-you Mrs Evans.....it´s nice to hear a voice from Roswell again". God she was so lame, Liz cursed herself abruptly.
"What can I do for you Dear? You know Isabel is studying in New York State and Max....oh just a minute. Max is studying at Stanford, aren´t you there too Liz. I heard you were heading up that way too". Dianne pleasantly inquired.
"Yes I am Mrs Evans". Liz sighed, how was she going to break this to Max´s Mom.
"Please Dear call me Dianne".
"Thank-you then Mrs...I mean Dianne". Liz bit down on her lip again nervous. She was so nervous about this telephone call, Liz had almost bitten into her lip.
"So you have seen Max. That son of mine, he hasn´t called or written to either myself or his sister for weeks now. We were all starting to get worried about him. But then again he´s studying and I know my son works very hard to maintain his grades". Dianne rambled on about how proud she was about Max. "And next time when you see that son of mine could you please tell him his Mom and sister are really worried about him. Also that he can ring collect and that Mom doesn´t mind one bit. Just as long as now and then I know that he´s alright".

Liz swallowed the bile in her mouth when she heard how Max hadn´t contacted any of his family for weeks, she knew then he couldn´t have returned back to Roswell then.
She was beside herself by now, but knew that Dianne had a right to know.
"Actually Dianne that´s why I´m ringing. It´s about Max". Liz hated having to do this, but who was she to hold back any information about Max´s sudden disapperance.
"Nothings happened to Max has it Liz, please don´t tell me something has happened to my baby". Diannes heart jumped a beat, hearing the actually tone of Liz´s voice, Diannes Mother instincts kicked in.
"Well I´m not exactly sure yet Dianne. It´s just that Max has been missing for nearly 30 hours, and no one knows where he is or any of his roomies. I thought maybe he returned back to Roswell...."
"Oh no my Baby"! An anguished Dianne clenched her fist and the worry set in. "Please Liz don´t tell me nothing has happened to my baby, please Liz".
"Dianne, I can´t tell you anything yet. All I know is that I was supposed to meet him at the lectures we share together, but he didn´t turn up. I´ve been looking for him all this morning, but no one can tell me where he is".
"Have you rung up the Police yet"? Dianne jaggedly asked, fiddling at the cord of the telephone.
"Not yet Dianne. I thought I would call you first before I called the Police".
"Oh God no"! Dianne began to cry.
Liz spent the next few minutes trying to calm Dianne down, and once she was able to do the best that she could, she assured the woman that she would call the Police up asap.
Once Max´s Mom was semi-assured, Liz promised her that she would keep Dianne updated until Max´s whereabouts was determined.

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Clutching tightly onto her books, a very reserved Liz walked down the hallway of the Law Faculty. It had been a little over a week since Max had mysteriously disappeared and still there was no sign of him anywhere, or the others for that fact. Altogether a total of 7 male students had been lost from the face of the earth. Or so the Police had said. After reporting Max´s and the others disappearance, she was then later that day told from the Sergeant at the desk that the matter was now in the hands of the Police, and seeing as Liz was not an immediate member of any of the missing boys, the Police were not in the position to devulge any information to her. So in the days that followed Liz on gone on her own crusade to get to the bottom of the matter. Although she had kept regular contact with Max´s Mom, Dianne was only able to tell Liz as much as she knew, at that wasn´t enough to comfort Liz.
It was only then, that someone tapped Liz on her shoulder.
"Your the girl that´s been looking for her missing boyfriend aren´t you"? The wirey status of a young man asked her. Liz studied his face, she recognised him as one of the fellow Law Students that took nearly all the same lectures as herself. "Yeah I am actually, why do you ask"?
"It´s just because I was in the library this morning, and low and behold who just happens to be sitting opposite me when I sit down. None other that your missing boyfriend". The young outspoken man replied, looking over Liz like she should have had a better idea.
"This isn´t some kind of cruel joke is it"? Liz suspiciously asked him, her eyes narrowing uncharacteristically.
"Look I may be jealous of you because you always get the best test marks back etc, etc. But I wouldn´t joke about something like this. It was him I´m telling you, either you believe me or not".
Liz didn´t know whether to jump for joy, or be skeptical until she could actually see Max in person for herself.
"Look thanks". Then picking up her pace, she hugged onto her books again propping her chin momentarily on top of her books.
"Please let it be true....please let this be true". Liz whispered to herself as she made her way over to the library.

Although he hadn´t been at the library once she got there, another fellow Law student had informed Liz that he had seen Max too. Now convinced that it must be true, Liz scanned most of the usual places they would be at. Coming up empty handed, Liz finally thought to try Max´s apartment. Hurriedly, and full of anticipation Liz impatiently walked over to the apartment building.

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Making her way down the hallway, Liz could hear the familiar hustle and bustle coming from the apartment before she had even approached the door.
A contented smile covered her face, for at least she knew that someone was home now.
Knocking furiously on the door, Liz was practically springing on the spot awaiting for someone to open the door.
As the door swung open, Liz´s whole demeanor dropped when she was met by a uphevelled Kyle who was staring at her with an unusually stupid grin on his face.
"I was wondering how long it would take you to turn up on our doorstep".
Not thinking it was even worth the effort to get her feathers in a ruffle, Liz asked. "Is Max home"?
"Yeah he is, why don´t you just come on it. I´m sure he´d be more that pleased to see you again". Kyle gestured Liz inside.
Entering the apartment, Liz was met with the stench of alcohol and smoking. She tried not to choke back, and when the guys in the room noticed who had joined them an eruption of cheering was then heard.
Liz rolled her eyes at the typical boyish antics of the male testerone filled room, and searched the faces until she found the only face that really mattered to her.
Max was slumped out on the couch and by the looks of it, he had had his bit to drink as well.
Overwhelmed that she had finally found him, Liz ran to him. She didn´t care who was in the room with them, she was only so happy to see that Max was alive and well again. Liz sat on her lap, placing both of her hands on the side of Max´s handsome face, kissing his features as if they were the very air she breathed.
"Max, Max where have you been. I´ve been so worried about you". She was so sappy, she could have sworn her heart was going to jump out of her chest.
"Hmmm, what are you´s doing". Max stirred slowly awake. "Liz is that you"? Max rolled his head from side to side.
"Max, what have they done to you"? Liz positioned herself, so she could clearly see the faces of all the young men in the room.
"What did you´s do to him"? Liz repeated herself.

Kyle and Michael looked between themselves and the other guys, and as if on cue, they all burst out laughing at Liz.
"What the hells so funny? You´s better not have hurt him or I swear..." Liz warned them.
"You swear what? Fuck Lizzie who the hell do you think you are"? Kyle stared at her incrediously. "We didn´t do anything to him". Kyle nudged Michael with an elbow.
"Or maybe it´s nothing that any of us have done, maybe it´s you who did something to him". Michael winked his eye at on of the others there, who only roared out in laughter. "Like maybe you jumped Max´s bones".
The rest of the guys began heckling and jeckling Liz, she turned to face Max, stunned and disappointed. Wondering how Max could have demeaned their first night together.
As Max blinked his eyes open, he was faced with Liz sitting on his lap. He swallowed nervously but was unable to say a word to her.
Seeing his the amber eyes that she could completely lose herself in, Liz knew this had to be some kind of conspiracy at the hands of probably Kyle and Michael. Liz could not believe that Max could have been so heartless and have cheapened that special night.
"Don´t you know Lizzie, Max was only using you. Did you really believe all that stuff that he actually loved you. Max only fucked you because of a bet we made with him". Michael grinned devillishly in Liz´s direction, sure to see she would understand the implication of his words.
"It´s not true, Max loves me. Don´t you Max?" She stood up from his lap, devastated at how truly mean Max´s roomies really mean.
"Max tell me it´s not true, tell me Michaels only lying". Liz pleaded, she felt sure that Max would reassure her and put all her worries to an end. He loved her. Max had asked her to be his wife.
"C´mon Lizzie your just the cheap piece of trash I figured you out to be. What you don´t like to be with your own kind, so you have to go hunting for someone who could never have you in a million years". Kyle bluntly snickered, Liz had kicked Kyles ego for long enough. Now it was Kyles turn to see what it was like with the tables turned.
"What´s that supposed to mean"? Liz began to feel herself being trapped and at the moment there was nowhere for her to escape.
"I mean you weren´t content having someone in your own class, so you have to shove it in our faces and go and screw someone you probably wouldnt have taken a second look at".
"That´s not true, I love Max. Please Max, tell them you love me too". Liz made one more last ditch attempt to plead to the man she had always loved.
Finally standing, Max then took a step towards Liz.

"It´s true Liz, it´s all true. It was a bet, this was all a bet".

As the words sunk in, Liz stumbled backwards, her breath had become hitched in her throat, and as she looked between the mocking faces of the men that surrounded her, Liz thought she was going to suffocate.
"Let me out of here". Liz then dashed towards the bodies that stood between herself and the door, and as her eyes filled with tears, she pushed the bodies out of her way. "Let me out of here, let me out of her". She cried in distress, as a clear passage was finally made for her, Liz bolted towards the door, humiliated, hurt and in more pain than she had ever felt before. As she left the apartment, Liz could only hear the laughter of the guys as she ran down the hallway.
She hadn´t even bothered closing the door behind her, as she had ran out on them. But she didn´t care. She didn´t give a damn at all.
The tears continued to flow down her face, and Liz knew she probably looked a real mess. She could actually feel the thickness of running mascara running down her face, and as Liz ran onto the street again, she didn´t give a crap if anyone saw her like this.
All Liz knew was that she had to get away from here, she had to get as far away from here as she possible could. With no plan in mind, Liz just ran, not really caring where she ended.

TBC

I´m going to try and update this daily, so keep an eye out for another part tomorrow. Thanks for reading. Maia

TBC

Hey everyone, I´m really sorry I couldn´t post yesterday like I said, some friends that I hadn´t seen for awhile turned up unexpected on my doorstep.

Thanks for the fb everyone. I was a bit nervous about posting the last part but am glad that it´s over and done with. It was really hard to make Max a villian again, especially b/c he had became so likeable.

I´m posting now, and the next part should be coming out within the next 1 or 2 hours.

Part 28

If there was any moment that Liz had felt there was a time in her life when she had reached rock bottom it was about now.
She had been the ridicule of Max´s and his roomies immature bet. She couldn´t believe that she could have been so easily lead by Max, in essence Liz couldn´t believe that Max could truly be capable of such an inscrutable deed at all.

Running through the tree lined streets, her swollen tear filled eyes weighted her already confused head, but the one thing that left hope in Liz´s heart as she distanced herself from Max´s home was the fact that he had asked her to marry her. If this was just a bet, why had Max asked her to marry him???

Liz reasoned with that tiny thread of hope. Am I totally naive, and stupid? She asked herself, slowing her pace to a reaonable speed, Liz swipe at her dripping nose with the sleeve of her jacket. Realising she probably looked like an absolute messed, she searched her pocket for a tissue. Then suddenly was aware that she was not the only person adieu to her more than likely dishevelled appearance, when she noticed a older man and woman staring at her suspiciously as they walked passed her by.

Attempting to straighten her hair out as best as possible, Liz hooked some long threads behind her ear. A grim smirk covered Liz´s lips when she realised that she was carrying Max´s present. Her usual joyful brown doe eyes, glistened over in watery tears again.
Max´s present, she had been carrying his package around for days now, that in the hope that she found him, she could finally give him the present she had been saving for him. The tragic irony of it all was that now that Liz had found Max, she didn´t exactly know where she stood with him anymore.

Walking around the lonely streets, Liz pondered away for hours about what to believe. It had dawned on her that the others had been drinking, the stench of smoke and alchohol had nearly knocked her out when she had first entered the apartment. So the idea that Max may have been under the influence of alchohol or even worse drugs was not lost on Liz.

After hours of deliberating exactly what she would do, Liz knew that she had to confront Max again, and although her inner instincts were warning her not to, Liz ignored her impulses and bravely set off to have it out with Max.

She wasn´t exactly sure what to expect once she saw Max again. But somehow, she needed to reassure herself that the horrible events of this morning were simply the spiteful remorse of a few tarnished ego´s. As Liz had remembered, every single one of the guys barring Max, had asked Liz out on a date at least once. In some cases a few handful of times. She was aware that maybe this was just their idea of getting back at Liz for all of her constant refusals to go out with them. Unfortunately for Max, he just happened to be sharing an apartment with two of those guys,
and had been somehow drawn into the payback.

What Liz couldn´t understand though was that how Max could have even told any of them, that they had made love together. She had felt betrayed by him in that sense. Sharing her first sexual experience was something that she would make common knowledge to everyone. Maybe eventually Liz would have told Maria, but then again Maria would have probably had guessed the truth sooner or later. It had always amazed Liz how good Maria could sniffle out the truth about her all the time, even if Liz had told her anything at all. Lost in her thoughts Liz the realised that she was now standing once again in front of Max´s apartment. She sized the door up, hesitant to knock. Now that she had talked herself into confronting Max again, Liz couldn´t bring herself to follow through with it.
She turned on her heels thinking she was just asking for more trouble when the door opened wide and 2 of the guys that had been there earlier, walked out, only a step behind her.
Seeing Liz again, both snickered like 2 little school guys who had seen there latest crush. Liz wanted to melt on the spot, to disappear into oblivion, why had she decided to return? She asked herself.

"You trying to runaway from us"? Kyle smuggly asked, he folded his arms over his chest and raised a cocky eye-brow.

"I wanted to talk to Max". Liz turned to face Kyle and the other 2 guys.
"Is he home"? She asked despite the fact she thought she was going to keel over.
"Yeah come in". Kyle held the door open wider. "I´m sure he´ll want to see you again".
Liz walked inside, the other 2 guys stood and laughed at her as she passed them. Although she felt disgusted, she held onto the last piece of dignity she owned and passed Kyle to enter the apartment.

"I´ll go wake him up, he´s crashed out". Kyle said but before actually leaving the room, he turned to Liz one more time. "Your a real piece of work Liz.....a really piece of work".
Disguising her apathy for Kyle she responded coolly. "Are you going to wake Max up or not".
Pretending she couldn´t hear Kyles, "Huh", as he left, Liz walked warily into the room.

Thinking she was in the room alone, Liz was shocked when Michael sat up from the couch.
"So you really screwed him then". A cat-like expression covered Michaels hollow features.
"What you work for Vanity Fair"? Shot back at him.
"No, but I know who owns it". Michael smiled sassily to himself.

A uncomfortable silence filled the distance between Michael and Liz, and she shuffled her weight from foot to foot.
"So where have you´s been"? Liz finally broke the silence.
"In Mexico, we were in Acapulco, Mexico the whole time....all of us". Michael replied lethargically like he was only telling her the time of the day.
"I don´t believe you, I know for a fact Max couldn´t afford to just jet off to Acapulco on the urge of the moment. I know Max, he wouldn´t do something so irresponsible like that". Liz spat at Michael, not believing the gault of the man.
"Who said responsibility had anything to do with it. Besides, we paid for Max´s vacation-including meals, drinks and extras".
"What do you mean you paid for Max´s trip, and what do you mean by you´s paid for extras"? An unamused Liz angrily asked, she could feel she was losing control of the situation, but right at this moment, Liz wasn´t sure if she could control anything at all.
"You know Liz, it can get cold for a man at night times, all alone in a foreign land".
"Cut the crap Michael, there´s more to this than your telling me. I don´t trust you, I never have. This is just some dumb joke you´s are all playing-at my expense".
Almost on cue, Kyle walked back into the room, Max followed him behind, and when Liz looked into those amber eyes that she could so easily lose herself in, she almost cowered from the coldness that reflected in his eyes.

"Actually Liz, it was at Michaels expense. Like we told you this morning, it was a bet, nothing more than a bet". Kyle languishly admitted leaning on the back of the couch Michael had been sitting on. "You see Michael actually believed that Maxie Boy her wasn´t capable of pulling this off".

"It´s not true, I don´t believe a single word you´s are telling me". Liz´s strickened voice almost begged for the insanity to stop.
"Max you love me, I know you do. You asked me to marry you Max, tell them the truth". But instead of Max coming to her rescue, instead of Max putting Liz´s worst fears at ease, she was met with the jeckles of laughter. Looking between Michael and Kyle, it was plain to see that they both thought that she was grasping at straws, and her eyes pleaded with Max to let the truth be known.
"Max please tell them, we´re engaged, we´re going to be married".
But to her horror, Max was laughing with Michael and Kyle as well, and in that moment, all of Liz hopes of love had diminished.
"Liz, when are you finally going to understand, this was a bet, nothing more than a bet. Get over it".
To emotionally numb to believe this was really happening to her, Liz closed her eyes, squeezing them shut as tightly as she could. But the more the laughter filtered into her drained ego the hooded tears that had built up behind the lids of her eyes were now trying to flood down her cheeks.
Bravely opening her eyes, usually Liz was not fazed. Lying the present at the base of her feet she said very softly and calmly.
"This is for you Max......I....I.....have to go", and she departed the room without so much as a good-bye.

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