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30.

~ 1 year and 4 months later~

Liz and Jackson stood waiting in Albuquerque airport, Jackson asleep in his mother’s arms and Liz lost in thought.

After returning to Florida Liz and Jackson went back to their life and things returned to normal, well almost. About a month later a letter came in the mail from Max.

Dear Liz,
I know that we agreed to try to be friends but before we take that journey I needed to tell you something’s that I didn’t get a chance to before you left.

I know I hurt you badly when I decided to stand by Maria when I thought she was pregnant with my child but you have to understand why. Liz I regret everyday that I wasn’t there to see you pregnant with Jackson or see his birth. I didn’t want to ever feel that regret again with any other child I had and that was why I chose the way I did. I couldn’t take you on that journey with me because I saw how much it hurt you last time you were dragged.

Thank you for letting be a part of your life and Jackson’s life. I know I told you this before but I want it to be in black and white so if you ever have any doubts or anyone else in the future does it will be there for everyone to read. I love you Liz Parker with my entire heart, body and soul and will my entire life. Not many people are lucky enough to have their best friend as their soul mate but I am and will be thankful for it always.

Love

Max
xxx

After receiving the letter Liz spent another couple of months miserable before Alex convinced her to call Max. She did and true to his word he offered to be in Florida the next day. Liz convinced him to hold off that there was no rush but that only lasted 3 more weeks before Max was flying out to spend the weekend with her and Jackson.

Nothing romantic developed during his three-day stay, and Liz made it clear from the moment he stepped foot in Florida that she was still with David but it was a chance for them to spend some time as a family, and for Liz it was a great to have her best friend back.

Things with David were still moving along, she had yet to let him into her life completely by becoming intimate with him but David was fine with that at the moment. But the one thing she didn’t count on was the persistence of Max Evans

A month later he flew out again as a surprise, he was desperate to show her he was in this for the long haul, that he loved her and Jackson and was committed to them. It even seemed to be working he thought when Liz had seemed warmer towards him, and he couldn’t help himself when he gave her a soft kiss the day he left.

It was around the same time that Liz and David had started disagreeing on Max’s place in Jackson’s life. David continually insisted that Liz should have a formal agreement drawn up which stipulated when he was allowed to visit his son but Liz refused to bring the courts into their life.

During one of Max’s regular calls a few months later Liz answered and Max could tell right away that she was very sick. She told him that her and Jackson both had a bug but Max could hear the exhaustion in her voice, and assumed it was more serious that she was letting on so the next day he cleared his schedule making sure not to miss anything important and left for Florida for a week. Apparently it was a good move because when he arrived he was greeted by a very sick Liz who looked terrible, and Jackson who wasn’t feeling much better himself.

‘Oh Liz why aren’t you in bed’ he gently badgered her.

‘My finals start on Monday Max I need to study and who’ll look after Jackson. My Aunts away on business’ she croaked back.

‘What did the doctor say?’ he asked concerned.

‘He gave me some antibiotics for both Jackson and I and told us to rest’ she told him.

‘Exactly sweetie so why aren’t you in bed again?’ he argued back.

‘Because I can’t be in bed and study and take care of a sick child’ she snapped back. ‘I cant do everything by myself’ she whispered.

‘That’s it’ he bent down and in one swift movement picked her up and carried her to her room and put her in bed. ‘It’s Friday I want you to have a sleep and then this afternoon I will help you study while Jackson is napping and we will keep doing this so on and so on until you’re feeling better’ he told her and gave her a kiss on the forehead.

‘Max you cant stay that long you have school in Boston’

‘I can and I will because you need me’

‘Max’ she whined.

It had been a year since the would be wedding and even though Max didn’t like it he had been forced to see David in Liz’s and Jackson’s life a lot during that time. He admitted that Liz seemed to be content with David, but as far as we concerned they lacked the sparks that he knew him and Liz would always share and he angry that he wasn’t here taking care of Liz when she needed him most.

‘Liz’s where’s David why isn’t he here?’ he asked then.

‘He came around the other day and when he found out we were sick he left, he said he couldn’t afford to get sick too with finals coming up’

Max raised his eyebrows at that but remained quiet because he knew that’s not what Liz needed now. They had become friends again over the past 12 months. It had been slow going but they were almost back to the friendship they shared before graduation.

‘Well I’m staying. You’re sick sweetie and you’ve been taking care of a sick baby but who’s taking care of you Liz?’ he asked her .

‘Hmm you apparently’ she smiled.

‘I want the job full time if you think it might be available anytime soon’ he told her honestly but with a smile of his own.

‘You don’t have to do everything and I don’t want you to. I am only ever a phone call away Liz and I will be here anytime either you or Jackson need me and for any reason’ He didn’t wait for her to answer though and just gave her a quick kiss on the forehead being careful not to overstep the boundaries.

‘I think it will be’ she said to the empty room and then went to sleep.

A/N Guys i know some of you are still pissed at Max but hold tight because i plan on Max making the ultimate sacrifice in a few parts so maybe you'll be pleased but then maybe nothing Max will do could redeem him in some of your eyes... I am trying though. Enjoy

30b

That had been the turning point for Liz. Her and David had a very heated argument the following week over Max’s apparent place in their life. David was furious when he visited one night and found that Max had been staying at the house with them for over a week.

‘What is he doing here Liz?’ he yelled

‘He flew in last Friday to help me take care of Jackson while we were sick and I was trying to study for finals’ she replied, annoyed at his attitude.

‘So he’s just been staying here and you failed to mention that to me’

‘Well maybe I would have if you had bothered to come around or even call David’ she yelled back.

‘Oh so that’s what this is about your trying to punish me for not seeing you this week.’

‘Not at all I was too sick to do anything, that’s the whole point David if it wasn’t for Max I wouldn’t have been well enough or prepared enough to sit my finals’

‘That’s bullshit you weren’t that sick and you could have got a sitter or had your Aunt help’

‘For god sakes will you listen to yourself David. You know what get out I don’t have to put up with this shit from you and I wont. GET OUT’ she yelled at him.

‘Liz is everything ok’ Max asked coming into the room with a crying Jackson. Max had just gotten him to sleep when Liz and David’s yelling had woken him again.

‘Yeah, sorry Max do you want me to take him’ she immediately calmed when she saw him and her crying son and took him into her arms.

‘Liz we are not finished here’ David fumed again.

‘Um David I think you should go’ Max told him then as Liz made her way out of the room with her crying son.

‘Stay out of this Max, it’s none of you business’ he argued.

‘I think when you come into Liz’s house upset her to the point where she’s yelling at you to leave and then wake up my son with your yelling that you make it my business’ he replied calmly.

‘You know what this is all your fucking fault to begin with. If you would just keep the fuck away from Liz we wouldn’t be fighting at all’

‘Well maybe if you were any kind of boyfriend then you would have been here taking care of Liz when she was too sick to even get out of bed, then I wouldn’t have needed to stay here’ he added sarcastically.

‘What’s it going to take to get rid of you out of their lives Max?’

‘Not going to happen David. I love Liz and Jackson, their my world and if she chooses to be with you then I’ll stand by her but I wont let you come into her house and treat her this way’ he fumed.

‘I thought I told you to leave’ Liz said then coming into the room, both Max and David turned to look at her.

David looked at her shocked ‘this can’t continue Liz he’s ruining our relationship you realise that don’t you?’ he told her.

‘What are you saying David?’ Liz sighed she knew that this would come eventually and until that moment she had no idea what she would say.

‘It’s either him or me. I wont share you’ he replied calmly and shot Max a triumphant look.

‘Well that’s too bad. I guess I’ll see you around David’ she answered him and watched as her answer registered and the shock that she had not picked him.

He didn’t reply he just turned and walked out the door.

After their argument Liz had realised that there would never be a middle ground with any of them. She knew the way she felt about David would never be the same as the way she felt about Max, Max loved her and Jackson and as far as Liz was now concerned had proved that by being there for her while she was sick unlike David who went running at her first sneeze.

Max returned to Boston a few days later and left Liz with a lot to think about. She missed him terribly when he wasn’t around so a few weeks later with her decision made Liz and Jackson boarded a plane to Boston to surprise Max and start along the path to becoming a family.

***
‘Excuse me Miss’ a sexy voice broke her out of the thoughts. ‘I’m looking for my girlfriend do you think you could help me?’ the voice continued.

Not turning around Liz answered him ‘What does she look like?’

‘Well she is about 5’4, beautiful chocolate brown hair and eyes, she’s sexy as hell. She probably has the most adorable child in the world with her. Oh did I mention how beautiful and sexy she is’ the voice continued, he now was so close that he was whispering in her ear, blowing air on her neck.

‘Um yeah I think I caught that’ Liz replied feeling her knees buckle.

‘Well you look pretty good yourself. I guess you’ll have to do’ she laughed as he swiftly turned her around and engulfed her and their son into his arms, his lips quickly searching hers out for a passionate kiss.

‘God I missed you’ he told her resting his forehead against hers and stroking his sleeping sons hair.

‘Hmm me too. 3 weeks is just too long to be apart’ she replied, eyes still focused on his lips.

Max slowly moved them then to some seating and took Jackson from her before they both sat down.

He leant over to give her another sweet kiss ‘So how was your flight’

‘Hmm long but that’s not what you want to ask me so spit it out’ she laughed.

‘I don’t want us to be apart this summer’ he blurted out.

‘We wont be will we. I thought we talked about this and decided we were going to give this a go’ she replied confused and a little concerned.

‘That’s not what I mean’ he began ‘I don’t want us living separately.’ He explained.

‘Oh’ she smiled.

‘We’ve spent enough time apart sweetie and I want my son to expect me around’

‘What do you mean? She asked confused again.

‘Well for instance, when Jackson wakes up in the morning he wont let anyone but you give him breakfast. He asks for you, he doesn’t listen to me when I tell him he can’t have something. I want him to know me like he knows you Liz’ he told her honestly and Liz could tell that he’d thought a lot about this and it made a lot of sense. What he said was true. Jackson knew the word, he knew his face but to him Max was like Alex or Michael. Someone that came to play and have fun with him.

‘Okay’ she smiled. ‘Now we just have to convince one of our parents’ she laughed.

‘Yeah, which one though?’

‘Well let’s start with my parents, all of Jackson’s stuff is already there’

‘Great’ he smiled.

They saw Michael pull up in the car just out the front then and Liz took Jackson back from Max so he could manage their bags.

This is going to be interesting she thought.

31.

‘Hey guys how were your flights?’ Michael asked when they reached him and the car.

‘Ok’ Max replied with a smile shocking both Michael and Liz when he put his hand out shake Michael’s. Michael smiled back and took it then engulfed his sister in a hug.

‘Did you remember the car seat’ she asked.

‘Of course’ he smiled opened the door so she could put Jackson in.

The car remained silent for the first 10 minutes of the ride before Liz broke the silence. ‘So how is everything? Heard anything more from Maria’ she asked nervously casting a look back at Max.

‘Um well she’s been sending me letters but other than that no’ he answered sadly

‘Liz mentioned that she moved again’ Max said from the backseat.

‘Yeah well I think she does it so no one can find her’

Michael and Maria never got the chance to sit down and tell the Parkers and Amy about the pregnancy. When Michael had gone to the Deluca’s the next day to talk about what they were going to do he found her in the bathroom in agony. He rushed her to emergency but it was already too late she had lost the baby. The doctors didn’t know why and the only thing they could offer either of them was that she would be able to have more children in the future. It hadn’t helped.

To make matters worse the day Michael had arrived to pick her up from the hospital he found her gone. She had left a note at the Deluca’s for him apologising to him for the way she treated him and for running out on him during his grieving but that she realised after talking to Liz that she needed to sort her own life out before she could be of any help to anyone else. That was the last anyone had heard from her for 3 months. That’s when the letters started coming. Michael and Amy had both put a lot of effort into finding her but Maria moved so often it was too hard to track her movements.

Michael was now working at the Crashdown in between his courses at the local community college and Jeff Parker had agreed that if Michael worked and helped manage the Crashdown that if and when he finished his business degree he would help him open the bar he had always wanted. Things were going great for Michael.

‘It’s great to see you guys’ he said then. ‘Roswell isn’t the same without you’

Liz and Max both offered him a small smile.

***

When they arrived at the Crashdown Liz and Max were surprised that both their parents were there.

‘Hey you’re finally here’ they chorused.

The Crashdown was empty so Max and Liz took a seat with their parents.

‘It’s good your flights arrived together’ Nancy Parker commented.

‘We planned it that way’ Liz told her.

‘We’re glad your all here because we wanted to ask you two things. The firsts actually a favour’

‘What would that be Max’ his father asked.

‘Would either of you be willing to sit for Jackson tonight?’ he asked surprising Liz.

‘I would love to’ Diane quickly replied ‘Nancy you and Jeff should come for a BBQ’

‘Thanks Mum’

‘Well I guess I’ll ask the next favour’

‘Whatever it is Liz you can ask us’ Her father told her.

‘Max and I want to stay together this summer with Jackson as a family. Would either of you be willing to let us stay in that situation?’

Both sets of parents looked at their children uncomfortably.

‘We didn’t realise that the two of you were that serious’ Nancy Parker finally spoke.

‘That’s not what this is about’ Liz replied.

‘Have you been seeing each other since you were last home’ Philip Evans asked then.

‘Yes I’ve been to Florida and Liz has been out to Boston’ Max told them.

‘Well I don’t think seeing each other a handful of times during the course of a year would really warrant us letting you too live together’ Jeff Parker said, Philip Evans nodding his agreement.

‘Well we weren’t really asking for your permission to live together Jeff’ Max told them seriously. ‘We’ve already made the decision we were hoping that we could stay with either of you though to avoid the cost of renting’

Nancy and Diane gasped at Max’s seriousness and tone ‘Max not so long ago you were ready to marry someone else, why would you think that we would even condone a relationship with out daughter let alone allow you to move in with her’ Nancy snapped.

Max was about to respond when he was interrupted ‘That’s enough’ Liz snapped at everyone.

‘Max and I came here to ask this of you as a favour with the very best intentions. This never had anything to do with us living together it was for Jackson’s benefit. Jackson doesn’t understand Max’s role as his father because he isn’t around to the degree he would like to be too establish that role with him. All we wanted was to provide Jackson with a steady everyday life so he can understand that Dad is just the same as Mum. We didn’t come home to have you question our relationship and as far as I am concerned it is and will remain none of your business’

The four parents sat there shocked by Liz’s outburst, to say it was out of character was an understatement.

‘Ok’ Jeff Parker finally told them. At that moment he couldn’t have been more proud of his daughter she was once again showing him that she wasn’t a little girl anymore.

‘Jeff?’ Nancy gasped.

‘I think what your doing shows a lot of responsibility so I am prepared to give it a try. Your stuff came yesterday though Liz so you’ll all have to use your room’

‘Thank you Daddy’ she got up and hugged her father.

‘Thanks Jeff’ Max smiled. ‘Mum, Dad can I get a lift with you over to the house I want to pick up the jeep?’

‘Sure honey lets go. See you tonight’ and with that the Evan’s all left the Crashdown.

32.

‘So Lizze you want to explain the secrecy and why everything you and Jackson apparently own was shipped here yesterday without notice?’ he father asked when they were finally alone.

‘Sorry about that it was supposed to arrive tomorrow’ she told them

‘Ok, but why?’ he mother asked again.

‘Well I haven’t talked to Max yet so if you could keep it quiet until I do that I’ll tell you’ they both nodded.

‘I re-applied for Harvard and was accepted’ she smiled.

‘That’s fantastic’ both her parents yelled and pulled her in for a hug.

‘So can you do it with Jackson and with your college fund, we can try and help’ her father then rambled.

‘Um I actually got a scholarship which pays for school and I got a one off grant for mothers going to college to set us up. And as for Jackson I’m hoping that we will get an apartment with Max and that we can arrange out schedules so that he will be with either one of us looking after him most of the time. For the rest of the time they have on campus day care’ she told them excitedly.

‘You’ve thought a lot about this haven’t you sweetie’ her mother said taking her hand across the table.

‘Yeah I have. Harvard’s my dream and being with Max is what’s best for both Jackson and I. He makes us happy’ she told them.

And that was enough for Jeff and Nancy Parker because it was obvious to both of them when they watched their daughter talk about Max that she was happier then they could ever remember.

***

That night Max waited downstairs for Liz so she could finish getting ready for the night. Max had told her that he had a surprise planned for her and that she should get dressed up.

And boy did she. When she came down the stairs in the tight black sequenced dress Max’s mouth dropped open ‘Wow you look gorgeous’ he told her with a sweet kiss.

‘Thank you’ she smiled back ‘So where are we going?’

‘Dinner first at Chez Pierre’ he told her and lead her to the jeep.

Through dinner they made small talk about little things going on around Roswell and about their parents reactions to their news and when they were done Liz knew it was time to tell him her plans.

‘I wanted to talk to you about something’ she told him.

‘Me too actually’

‘Oh ok well why don’t you go first’ she told him.

‘Ok well I gave up my flat in Boston and put everything in storage. I haven’t applied yet but I thought I would transfer out to Florida to be with you and Jackson’ he told her hesitantly.

‘Um you haven’t pulled out of Harvard yet have you?’ she asked concerned.

Max didn’t like the look on her face and was worried that she didn’t want him with her ‘Not yet I have until about 3 weeks before we go back’ he told her then. ‘I thought I might be able to stay with you at your Aunts and we could find a place for the three of us’ he continued.

‘Um that’s not going to work’ she told him shaking her head.

‘Oh okay. Well I could stay at a motel till I find somewhere’ he said then.

‘No that’s not what I mean. Why would you want to transfer to Florida?’ she asked him then.

‘Well for the obvious Liz. That’s where you and Jackson live and I want to be wherever the two of you are’ he told her his voice getting a little upset now at her reluctance.

‘Well Jackson and I wont be in Florida’ she told him then and watched as his head snapped up at the comment.

‘Where will you be then?’ he asked then. Liz opened her purse then and pulled out a foddered piece of paper and handed it to him.

Max took the paper and unfolded it and read the first few lines ‘Congratulations and Welcome to Harvard’ he looked up at her then.

‘Your moving to Boston?’ he asked with a small smile.

‘Well maybe, we still have this problem where we don’t have anywhere to live so we need a roommate. Know anyone that could help us with that?’ she smiled back.

Max got up and rushed around the table to take her in his arms then ‘God I’m so proud of you. You’ve been accepted to Harvard twice and the second time was by maintaining a 4.0 GPA with a baby. Congratulations I love you’ he told her peppering kisses to her face.

‘Thank you’ she laughed. ‘So about the roommate?’ she asked again trying to get him to focus again.

‘Good thing I gave up my apartment hey?’ he grinned at her.

‘Yes it was and thank you’ she told him.

‘For what?’

‘For being prepared to give up Harvard for Jackson and I. Not a lot of people would have been prepared to do that and you never even thought about asking me to move to you’ she told him.

‘It doesn’t matter where I am Liz, if you and Jackson aren’t there it’s not home’ he told her honestly taking her hand across the table.

‘Want to get out of here?’ he asked then.

‘Yes’

Hi guys well i finally made it back. I know it's late well it is for me but i've had visitors and a hard night my footy team got flogged.. it was painful watching

Thanx for the feedback like usual and i just want to clarify one thing. The reason i never moved Max to Florida earlier was because he didnt get the chance before the Maria kaos and between that because he was respecting LIz's need for space

33.

Max and Liz were back in the car and Max started driving them away from Roswell ‘Babe aren’t you going the wrong way?’ she asked him.

‘No not all’ he grinned at her ‘I wanted to surprise you’ he told her.

20 minutes later they pulled up outside a beautiful cabin hidden in Frasier Woods. ‘Wow this is beautiful’ she told him.

‘You like it?’ he asked her.

‘Yes but why are we here?’

‘Well if you would like we’re going to stay here the night’ he asked her looking at her sheepishly.

Since beginning the slow journey being together a few months earlier they had agreed to take things slow, Liz was still reluctant to trust him again so everything had been totally platonic. Max wasn’t worried that they weren’t back together intimately yet but wanted to make the night special for her.

Liz smiled at the look on his face, he was so unsure of himself lately she thought to herself. Having a cheating ex girlfriend probably had a lot to do with that but he also seemed to always need reassurance that he was not to do something to fuck up and loose her again.

‘I would love to ‘ she replied.

With that decided he got out of the car and went around to open her door for her and then pulled an overnight bag out of the back seat of the jeep. ‘What you got there?’ she grinned.

‘Oh I just packed some essential stuff for us both like toothbrushes’

‘Any pyjamas?’ she asked trying to stop herself from laughing at the look of horror on Max’s face.

‘Um yeah I’m sure I packed a shirt or something that you could wear’ he mumbled.

‘Oh Evan’s sometimes your just so adorable’ she laughed.

Max opened the door and led her into the cabin; he had been there earlier and had started a fire even though it was relatively warm.

‘Wow’ Liz sighed and sank down into one of the comfy lounges.

‘Well consider this a congratulation present’ he smiled at her ‘Would you like a tour?’

‘Yes please?’

He showed her around the small cabin and the tour ended back in the living room with the fire so he put on a CD and pulled her into his arms for a slow dance.

‘Thank you for this’ she said.

‘Your welcome. I know it’s your first night away from Jackson and I wanted it to be special.’ He said against her head.

‘Well it is’ she told him.

They stayed that way for what felt like a long time but was only about 10 minutes.

‘Liz?’ Max’s voice broke into the silence.

‘Hm’

‘You make me so happy you know that right?’ he looked into her eyes so that she could see.

Liz smiled ‘Yes’ she said and then reached up and pulled his head down to hers for a kiss. The kiss started slow but turned passionate quite quickly. Max began nibbling on her bottom lip begging her for entrance into his mouth. Liz opened up without hesitation.

Liz’s hands ran up and down his chest over his silk dress shirt, his dinner jacket long gone. They broke apart for air but Max quickly continued to kiss down her jaw and neck sucking and nibbling on parts.

‘Mmm Max’ Liz sighed and fell further into his embrace her knees buckling under her.

Max then gently lowered her onto the rug on the floor in front of the fireplace and Liz quickly pulled him down on to her.

‘I love you’ he told her before taking her lips again in a passionate kiss that indicated everything they felt for each other.

‘I love you too’ she told him and began to unbutton the front of his shirt, when she was done she pulled it out of his pants and quickly discarded it. Once it was gone she started kissing and nibbled on his bearskin. Max returned the favour still kissing all the skin around her neck and jaw.

Max was trying to keep himself in check, he didn’t want Liz to think that this was why had had brought her out to the cabin so he refrained from doing anything that he thought might make her uncomfortable. But before he knew it his shirt was gone and Liz’s hands were on the button of his pants and lowering the zipper.

After lowering the zipper on his pants Liz moved her small hand inside and grabbed hold of Max’s very hard penis. ‘Oh God’ Max shot up and moved out of Liz’s grasp.

‘Max?’ Liz questioned slightly hurt by his reaction.

‘God I’m sorry sweetie, I cant help but react that way to you. I can still control myself I’ he apologies.

Liz smiled and moved towards him ‘Why are you apologising? And why are you over there when I am over here?’

‘Sweetie I didn’t bring you here, I mean I didn’t expect us too. I mean I hoped but I don’t want you to feel like you have to’ He rambled.

‘You know I have a surprise for you too do you want it?’ she purred huskily into his ear.

‘That’s probably a good idea’ he told her.

‘Yeah?’ she asked again with a grin.

He nodded his head.

Liz slowly stood up and pulled her hair out from its knot on top of her head and shook it out. Max eyes watched every movement and she noticed when his breathing hitched again. She then placed her hand on the zipper at the side of her dress and quickly unzipped it when she saw that Max was watching her every move like a hawk she seductively moved the straps and let the dress fall and pool at her feet.

‘I believe I remember you once saying that you would love to see red?’ she grinned loving the shocked look on his face. Liz stood there in a red sheer lace bra with a matching red thong and a garter belt holding up black sheer stockings.

‘So what do you think of your surprise Max?’ she grinned at his gaping mouth but when he continued to just look at her up and down she started to feel a little self conscious.

Max finally clicked ‘Wow’ he told her.

‘Is that all you can come up with’ Liz teased and then took a step towards where he was still sitting.

‘Are you sure?’ he asked looking up at her hesitantly.

Liz giggled at that ‘What about this surprise doesn’t say positive’

‘Nothing, nothing at all’ he said and then pulled her down and into his arms where they spent the remainder of their night making love.

34.

~3 weeks later~

‘Michael are you sure you don’t mind taking him for the day’ Liz asked her brother as she ran around their room upstairs gathering things to place in his bag.

‘It’s fine sis. I’m looking forward to spending time with him again’ he smiled at her and then took the bag out of hands.

‘Okay well I work till 6 but Max should be home before at around 5 so you can drop him back anytime after that if you like or I can get Max to pick him up’ she rambled on.

‘Lizzie your acting like I’ve never looked after him before. Everything will be fine.’ He said and picked up Jackson from his cot.

***
Meanwhile downstairs Jeff Parker I wiping down the counter when he is approached by a young man. ‘Excuse me I’m looking for Jeff Parker’ he said politely.

‘Well I’m him what can I do for you son?’ Jeff asked.

‘Hi Mr Parker I’m David Johnson from Florida’ he said and held out his hand. Jeff took it and shook it. ‘I was wondering if I could talk to you for a moment’ he asked.

‘Sure’ Geoff replied and gestured for him to follow him and then take a seat at the booth.

‘I know we haven’t met before but I wanted to talk to you before I did to Liz. Mr Parker I love Liz and being away from her for past few months has really made me realise how much. I was stupid to let her go and I was selfish but I realise that now and I also realise that I cant live without her. So I was hoping that you would give me your blessing to ask Liz to marry me’ he explained.

‘Oh’ Jeff Parker responded. He looked at the boy and searched his mind to think back if Liz had ever mentioned him. ‘Well David um that’s very honourable of you but I have to be honest and tell you that firstly Liz hasn’t really mentioned you I assume the two of you were seeing each other at some time or other?’

‘Yes sir’ David answered confused, why Liz handt she told her parents about their relationship ‘We were for 6 months’

‘Oh okay well David Liz is a pretty modern and responsible young women so if she decides that you’re the person that she wants to marry then I will respect that decision but I cant give you my blessing when I don’t know you’

‘But you have no objection to be asking her’ he asked again hopefully.

‘No I guess not’ he finished then apprehensively. He knew he should probably say something to the boy to deter him from the obvious heartbreak that lie ahead. The fact that his daughter had never mentioned that this boy was part of her life was indication enough to Jeff Parker that he wouldn’t be to Liz what Max Evans was.

‘Thank you sir’ he smiled ‘Is Liz around by any chance?’

‘She should be down in a minute for her shift’.

As if on cue Liz and Michael walked out of the back room of the Crashdown carrying Jackson and a bag of his things. Liz would have walked straight past him if he hadn’t called out to her to get her attention ‘Liz’.

Liz turned and looked towards the voice that was sitting at the booth with her father, he got up and walked towards her.

‘David?’

Michael also stood there in shock. He knew that his sister had dated this guy a few times but what the hell would be doing here in Roswell.

Liz held up a hand to indicate she would be back and followed Michael out of the Crashdown.

‘What’s he doing here Liz?’ Michael asked.

‘I have no idea’ she answered ‘I haven’t spoken to him in over two months’

He nodded and then hopped in the car leaving Liz to return to the Crashdown.

***
As soon as Michael saw Liz re-enter the Crashdown he pulled out his mobile and pressed the speed dial.

‘Hello’

‘Maxwell it’s Mike’ he said.

‘Hey Mike what’s up?’

‘Where are you?’

‘Um just heading out for lunch acutally’

‘Good’ Michael said ‘You need to hightail it to the Crashdown and you didn’t hear it from me ok?’

‘What’s going on Michael?’ he asked worriedly

‘I’m not sure I just think you need to be there, but before you loose it both Jackson and Liz are fine’

‘Ok thanks’

‘Welcome’
***

Liz re-entered the Crashdown and walked towards the booth where David was still sitting but her father was no longer there.

‘Don’t be too long Lizzie I have to leave to pick up some things’ her Dad told her

‘Sure Dad’

When she got to the booth she sat down across from David ‘Hi’

‘Hi’ he replied and reached across the table to take her hand but she pulled it away before he could and placed them in her lap below the table.

‘So what brings you to Roswell?’ she finally asked.

‘You’ he told her with a small smile. ‘Liz I wanted to apologise for the way I treated you and how things ended with us’

Liz nodded, she wanted to be friends and if David was ready for that then that was great but he didn’t need to fly to Roswell to do it.

‘Thanks David I appreciate that but you didn’t need to come all this way to say that’

‘Well I tried to see you in Florida but you Aunt said you had moved’

‘Moving’ she clarified for him ‘home for the summer though’

‘Liz I miss you and I love you more than I ever thought possible. I’ve been miserable without you and I want to be with you’ he blurted out.

‘Lizzie’ her father interrupted.

‘Coming’ she called back.

‘David I take it you’ll be in town till tomorrow?’ she questioned.

He nodded ‘Well can we talk when I am not working?’

‘Yeah I would love that but I wanted to ask you something first’

She was already on her feet and walking away from the booth at this point.

‘Um later ok’

But David didn’t listen and removing something from his pocket he hopped up and followed her out of the booth.

The same time the door to the front of the Crashdown jingled and a pair of amber eyes took in the scene in front of him.

35.

‘Liz’ David reached out and pulled her around to look at him but he didn’t let go of her hand.

‘I know your working but if I don’t ask you this now I’m going to loose my nerve so here goes’ he then lowered down onto one knee and opened the small black box in his hand.

‘Liz I know we haven’t been together that long but it’s long enough for me to know that I love you with all my heart and that I want to be with you for always. So will you Elizabeth Anne Parker marry me?’ he asked smiling up at her. Liz’s mouth dropped open. In a million years did she ever expect this and before she knew what was happening he was sliding the ring on her left hand.

Liz heard the growl then and looked up to see the pair of fiery amber eyes staring back at her. The look in his eyes was enough to tell Liz that he had seen and heard everything and before she knew what was happening he was storming towards them.

‘If you’re going to ask someone to marry them you could at least bother to get their name right’ he growled pulling Liz away from David who still had hold of her hand.

Jeff Parker cleared his throat then indicating to Liz that the entire restaurant was staring at them so Liz walked off towards the backroom and up the stairs with David and Max following her blindly.

When they entered the apartment David walked towards Liz again who was pacing and trying very hard not to cry.

‘Liz?’ he called out to her bring her attention back to him.

‘Baby please take that ring off’ she heard Max hoarsely whisper and when she looked at him she could see that he was hanging on barely by a thread and removed the ring quickly, she had completely forgotten about it.

Handing the ring back to David ‘I’m sorry but I can’t marry you’ she told him.

‘Ok, maybe I moved a little fast but I meant what I said Liz. I want you back, no I need you back. I love you and whether it’s tomorrow or next year or even five years I want you, Jackson and I to be a family’ he told her.

‘Well that’s just too fucking bad’ came Max’s angry reply.

‘Max please let me handle this’ Liz warned.

He nodded reluctantly and moved to sit down on the couch.

‘David I agree with you that things ended badly with us and wasn’t happy how we parted ways but it was for the best. You were always kind to me David and I appreciate it but I’m with Max now’ she told him.

‘You’re what??’ he roared causing Max to stand up and move towards Liz. ‘You’ve got to be fucking kidding me Liz. How many times are you gong to let this guy walk all over you and treat like dirt?’ he continued.

‘I’ve known you the entire time and this guy is like your puppeteer pulling your strings whenever he feels like it and now your letting him willingly do it again. Your prepared to give up what we had and what we could have for a life like that?’

Liz didn’t answer, all her emotions came flooding to the surface he had just managed to make her feel like an idiot for being with the man she loved more than life itself. Without another word she walked out of the apartment and ran down the stairs leaving a confused David and a distraught Max who thought he might have finally lost her for good.

***
After half an hour when it was apparent Liz wasn’t coming back David left, leaving his number and details with a note asking Liz to contact him. Max called his father at the office and advised that he wasn’t coming back in that afternoon without going into details and was left to play the waiting game.

When two hours later she still hadn’t retuned he forced himself up from his spot on the lounge and moved towards their bedroom with the intention of lying down but when he looked out the window he was shocked at what he saw. There was Liz sitting on the lounge chair on her balcony.

As though she sensed him she looked in the window and saw him standing there, looking almost as bad as she felt. He moved towards the window and climbed out and sat on the ledge across from her.

‘I’m sorry I ran off’ she finally said.

He nodded.

‘Your angry?’ she said rather than asked.

He looked away then not sure what to say, she had run out on him leaving him feeling completely vulnerable and he could feel the tears starting to fall again.

‘David left his number and a note for you on the coffee table’ he told her.

‘David can go to hell’ she mumbled.

‘Is that how you really feel?’ he couldn’t help but ask.

Liz was shocked by the answer.

‘What are you asking me Max?’ she asked raising her tear stricken face towards him.

‘I don’t know Liz I guess I’m wondering why he effected you the way he did. Unless it wasn’t him but it was all the things he reminded you about me again. Is that it?’ he asked then this time letting his own tears fall.

‘I wont lie and tell you that him saying that stuff didn’t hit a slightly raw nerve’ she told him ‘but if you asking what I think your asking the answer is no’

‘What is it that I’m asking?’

‘I don’t know Max you tell me. Stop talking in riddles’

‘Are you leaving me Liz? Am I going to wake up one day to find you gone because I don’t think I could honestly take that. I want you to be able to forgive me to love me without reservation’

‘Oh god Max don’t you know what you are to me? What you’re always going to be? You’re the love of my life Max there will never ever be another you’

He dropped to knees in front of her then and the quickly pulled his sobbing form into her arms.

‘I was so scared’ he told her ‘I was so scared that you were going to realise that everything he said was true and you were going to leave me for him and you know what the worse part was?’

She shook her head ‘I knew he was right. That everything he said was true because I know that I treated you so badly and hurt you and I don’t deserve you and Jackson but if you never doubt anything Liz please don’t doubt how much I love you.’

‘I love you too Max, and sometimes I get scared too. I’m scared that everything is too perfect and you have made me so happy I’m scared that it’s the calm before the storm. But I realise now it’s not. I don’t want you to be scared I’m going to leave and I don’t want to be scared that you’re going to. I am right where I want to be and will be here as long as you want me’ she told him while holding his face in between the palms of her hands so that he could see that she was talking straight from the heart.

‘Forever’ he whispered with a small smile.

‘And I am only going to say this once and then I don’t want to talk about it anymore ok?’ she asked him then and he nodded. ‘I forgive you, I don’t want to hold onto the past anymore I have felt this way for a while and I didn’t tell you and I should have. And I want to ask your forgiveness to. Keeping Jackson from you was the biggest mistake I could have ever made and I will regret it my whole life’

‘Oh baby don’t you know that I feel that same way. You don’t need to ask me to forgive you because I did that a long time ago’ he smiled.

‘Thank you’ she smiled through her tears.

‘No thank you. You are everything to me’ he said against her mouth as he gave her a sweet kiss.

A/N Hi guys so i have to warn you that we are nearing the end of this fic and i want to say thank you to all of you... (big thanks to Kay_b my sounding board) you gave me a lot of confidence with how you all got into this story so thanks.. anyway about 6 parts and an epilogue to go

36.

After another 10 minutes Liz pulled back from the hug her and Max were in with regret ‘I really should go down and start my shift’ she laughed. Max joined her and then pointed out it was almost 3.

‘Come on’ he said helping her up and leading her back through the window. When they got back inside the bedroom though Liz didn’t let his hand go and pulled him with her to the bathroom. They both used the sink to wipe their faces and try to make themselves look a little more presentable.

‘Wow I look like I was hit by a bus’ Liz said looking in the mirror.

‘You always looks beautiful’ Max told her coming to stand behind her and putting his hands around her waist. Liz leaned into his body and he began nibbling and kissing on her neck. Before either knew how it had happened Liz was sitting on the vanity with Max in between her legs kissing passionately.

‘Max I need you’ she pleaded into his mouth in between kisses.

‘We cant baby. Your Dad is jut downstairs’ he replied without stopping their heated make out session. His words did nothing to appease Liz and she began unbuttoning his shirt and then his pants so that she could get her hands on his skin.

‘He’s a waitress down he wont have time to come up’ she smiled and then reached into his pants to start caressing his very hard penis.

‘Oh god Liz’ Max moaned as she started a slow rhythm.

‘Please baby I need you’ she pleaded again and stopped her ministrations.

Max immediately grabbed hold of her aqua uniform and pulled the snaps easily open giving him access to Liz’s body. He pulled her bra down over her breasts and began alternating between caressing, licking and sucking on them.

He then moved his hands down and pulled the dress up and began rubbing at her centre through her panties which were now considerably wet.

‘Don’t tease’ she whined and moved her own hands down to pull her dress up and lifted her hips so that Max could pull her panties down her legs. When she was free of the underwear Max immediately plunged a finger into her depths to test whether she was ready.

‘Tell me what you need baby’ he asked her.

‘You. Always you’ she moaned.

Max removed his finger then and took hold of his penis and led it to her he rubbed the head of it over her wet folds and smiled when he heard her moan.

‘Is this what you want baby?’ he asked.

Liz bit back another moan and forced her hips forward engulfing more of Max’s penis into her ‘That’s what I want’ she moaned then and Max begun thrusting in and out of her.

They worked together both caught up in the feelings they were causing with each other and when they came they did it together calling out the others name.

***

Liz and Max headed downstairs immediately afterwards both with big smiles on their faces and hands tightly clasped.

‘I’m sorry Dad’ she apologised as soon as she saw her Dad.

‘No it’s fine Lizzie. It’s kind of my fault anyway since I didn’t try to stop the boy from making a fool out of himself’ he told them.

‘It’s ok’ she said and with a last kiss on Max’s cheek left him and her father to take over the shift.

‘I do feel really bad Max. I just didn’t know what to say to the boy. But you certainly didn’t have a problem’ he told him.

‘It’s fine Jeff there was no harm done’

‘What is Liz’s middle name Max?’ Jeff asked then.

‘Claudia’ Max said without missing a beat ‘Why’

‘You know it goes without saying that you have Nancy’s and my blessing to ask her whenever you’re ready’ Jeff told him then.

Max smiled ‘Thanks Jeff I appreciate it I’m just a little disappointed. I’d hoped that I would be the only man who ever got down on one knee and proposed to her’ he told him honestly.

‘Well I have a feeling you’ll be only one she ever says yes too’ Jeff replied.

Max smiled at that ‘I hope so Jeff’

A/N Guys i miscalculated there is actually only 3 more parts after this and an epligogue so i will probably finish posting next week. I'll even be sad to see this one end *S*

37

That afternoon while Liz was running the Crashdown Maria came in and stood at the counter.

‘Maria?’ Liz asked coming up behind her.

Maria turned around and gave Liz a shocked look when she saw her. “hi Liz. Gee you’re the last person I expected to be here’ she replied hesitantly.

‘Home for the summer. Did you just come back into town?’

‘Um yeah just drove it. I thought Michael might be here’

‘Oh he’s actually babysitting Jackson today’ she told her.

‘Oh okay well I’ll just get going then’ she started to make her way out the door.

‘Maria’ Liz called out.

She turned back to face Liz then ‘I’m sorry about what happened’ Liz said.

‘Thanks’ Maria gave her a proper smile then. ‘I know this might be coming too late but I’m sorry too Liz. If I learnt one thing on my adventure these past months it’s how important your friends and family are. I want mine back Liz and I know it might take some time to earn your love again but I’m committed to earn it back someday’ she told her honestly.

‘Sweetie, do you want me to pick Jackson up?’ came Max’s voice as he walked through the back door of the Crashdown when he looked up and saw Maria he stopped in his tracks.

‘Hi Max’

He nodded and then looked at Liz. ‘Um no I think Michael is just going to bring him back over, I’ll give him a call’ she replied and then walked around the counter to leave Max and Maria to talk.

‘When did you get back into town’ he asked her

‘Just now’ she answered.

‘You should go see Michael and your mum. You leaving has been hard on them’

‘Thanks, I plan on going there next’ she smiled ‘so you and Liz?’ she asked then quietly.

‘Yes’ he couldn’t help but smile a little. He was so happy to finally be with Liz and he wasn’t going to hide that happiness.

Maria saw how happy he looked and smiled herself ‘That’s great. I am truly happy for you Max. You and Liz, well you guys are perfect for each other’

Max nodded his agreement ‘Um do you think that when you’re ready that we might be able to talk?’ she asked

‘I’m not really sure if I’ll ever be ready to Maria, can you accept that?’ he replied.

‘I have to’ she told him ‘I just hope that one day you might’

Max accepted this and when Liz returned back to the front of the Crashdown turned his attention back to her ‘Michael is going to bring him over in a while, they’re in the middle of building something apparently’ Liz laughed and Max joined her.

I have to tell you guys that this is probably my favourite part.. so i hope you all like it.

38.

~1 year later~

Michael Parker stood at the airport waiting for the arrival of his sister, Max and his nephew.

Liz, Max and Jackson had been in Boston together now for a year and couldn’t be happier. Jackson was a great child and showed no signs so far of changing anytime soon.

‘Michael’ Liz called out when she caught sight of him coming off the runway. Even though they had been home for Thanksgiving and Christmas they were all excited about being back in Roswell again.

For Liz this was where she started the journey, it had been rough but she had to admit it had been worth is to get to where she was now. For Max it was where his car broke down. He got so far behind and found in the end all he needed was a u-turn and a tune up to get his life back on track. But Michael was still standing at the intersection not sure which way to go.

‘Welcome home guys’ he said.

***

The night after arriving in Roswell Max and Liz sat on the balcony of her old room after a quiet dinner. Jackson was at his parents place catching up with their grandson. They were now quietly wrapped up in a tight embrace on the lounge chair admiring the beautiful night.

‘I have something for you’ Liz blurted out then.

‘Okay’ Max smiled ‘I have something for you too’ he told her.

‘Oh’

‘Can I go first?’ he asked.

‘Sure’

‘You know I don’t think I ever told you with everything that went down between us when it was that I finally realised that I loved you’ he started ‘but I was sitting at my usual booth at the Crashdown one night and it was close to closing, I always told myself I stayed on your closing shifts because we’d eat ice cream and talk but this one night you came out of the backroom and you pulled your hair out and shook it out and I remembered thinking to myself god I love her hair. And then I thought about how I loved how cute you looked when you bite your lower lip when your nervous, or when you twist your hair around your finger just before your about to go to sleep, and how I knew one day you were going to look so beautiful when we got married. That’s when it hit me, I knew more about you than I did about myself and I knew I loved you then and that I always would’ he smiled at her.

‘I love you too’ she told him and smiled back at him.

Max then stood up and went to the CD player and pressed play and then put his hand out gesturing for her to take it she did and he pulled her to him and started to dace slowly with her.

Till my body is dust
Till my soul is no more.
I will love you, love you.
Till the suns starts to cry and the moon turns to rust.
I will love you, love you

But I need to know will you stay for all time
Forever and a day
That I give my heart till the end of all time
Forever and a day

And I need to know will to stay for all time
Forever and a day
That I’ll give my heart till the end of all time
Forever and a day

Till the stars fill my eyes
And we touch the last time.
I will love you, love you.
I will love you, love you.

I will love you - Fisher

When the song ended Max pulled back and Liz could see the tears in his eyes he silently bent down onto one knee without taking his eyes of her once. ‘I’d hoped that I would be the only man who ever hopped down on one knee for you Liz but now I realise that it wouldn’t matter whether a thousand men had done it before me because I know without a doubt here’ he pointed to his heart ‘that you and I are two halves of a whole and will always find out way back to each other’ both Liz and Max were openly crying now a combination of the beautiful song Max had chosen, his words and the moment they both knew was coming.

‘Elizabeth Claudia Parker you are already my best friend, the mother of my son and my soul mate, will you please make our lives complete and make me the happiest man on any galaxy and be mine forever, my wife’ he asked then and pulled out a small red velvet box and opened it to reveal a beautiful platinum ring with a princess cut diamond framed in gold with three smaller diamonds on either side. Liz dropped to her knees in front of him.

‘Yes’ she said between tears and smiles ‘As long as it means you’ll also be mine forever’

Max slid the ring on her finger then ‘There was never any doubt of that’ he replied and pulled her to him for a beautiful kiss.