Roswell Fanatics

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Title:Crazy Little Thing Called Love
Disclaimer:The characters of "Roswell" belong to Jason Katims, Melinda Metz, WB, and UPN. They are not mine and no infringement is intended. The songs are not also mine.
Couple:M/L
Rating:Mature
Summary:It’s about the crazy little thing called love.
Author's Note: The story has four (already written) parts. Thanks to both Juliana and Maya for helping me with this.




<center>I Drove All Night (Part 1)</center>



„Welcome to New Mexico”

I read these words as I rub my tired eyes. I’m finally here, in New Mexico and I’m not too far away from her anymore. My heart jumps in joy at the thought that I will see her soon.

<center>I had to escape , the city was sticky and cruel
Maybe I should have called you first
But I was dying to get to you
</center>

Does she know that I’m coming to her? Is she feeling it in her heart?

She and I...I haven’t seen her nearly five years. Five very long years. Looking back now, I can’t imagine how was I able to be without her for five years. Five years ago I couldn’t imagine my life without her. I had thought we would spend our days and nights together forever. She and I.

<center>I was dreaming while I drove
The long straight road ahead
Uh-huh, yeah
</center>

Instead I haven’t seen her for five years. 1 825 days. 43800 hours. 2 628 000 minutes. 157 680 000 seconds. For too long I’ve lived without her.

That will stop today, I think silently.

I have been driving all night, just with one thought... I want to get to her. To my dark haired beauty.

I really love her, you know. I haven’t seen her for years, but despite the time I haven’t lost my feelings.

I’m getting nervous as I’m driving in the same state as she is sleeping right now. We have been living too far from each other, but now ... knowing that she is so close and that I will see her soon... I’m feeling nervous.

We both have made mistakes. We both let go of each other. We were stubborn, wanting to explore the world. We were young, unexperienced.

We were wild. But in the process we lost each other.

Five years and two months ago

Max watched as Liz ran across the field. Their only source of the light was the bright moonlight, which was more than enough.

Liz’s laugh reached his ears, „Come on, Max,” she appealed, „I know you want to,” she teased.

Max grinned as she took off her tank top and pants, leaving her in her underwear.

She was beautiful.

And Max was thanking God every day that she was his girlfriend. Max had lived in Roswell all his life, but except for that summer two years ago he had spent in Florida, visiting his Uncle. Imagine his surprise when he came back to Roswell, only to discover that someone had bought the old building across the UFO Center he was working at. His parents told them that a new family, the Parkers, had moved here and would open an alien themed restaurant soon.

And there, at the Crashdown, Max had seen Liz for the very first time. Since Roswell was a pretty small town, everyone wanted to see the Grand Opening of the new restaurant. Everyone was there and Max went with his family as well.

She was laughing when Max first saw her. Liz was wearing their uniform – pale green/lime coloured with two cute antenas and she was talking with another blonde girl, whose name, as Max found out later, was Maria. But in that one moment...Max fell in love with her. Love at first sight and since that moment there wasn’t a day he hadn’t thought about her.

But they weren’t together as a couple at first. No, Max had been her friend for more than two years, before he got up the courage to ask her on a date.

It was only matter of days, before Max and Liz were already a couple and since then Max cherished the every second he spent with Liz.

Tonight was their last night, before leaving for college. They would be far away from each other for months from tomorrow and Max’s heart ached. But he couldn’t ask her to follow him to New York, as well as he knew she wouldn’t ask him to go with her to LA.

Max just hoped their love would survive the distance.

Max snapped out of his thoughts as he felt Liz’s fingers on his bare chest. He had been so deep in thought that he hadn’t even noticed the moment she had taken his shirt off.

Max quickly took off his pants and threw them away, not caring where they landed.

„Come,” Liz took his hand again and lead them closer to the lake.

Liz reached back to unclasp her bra, but Max stopped her. Slowly leaning down and kissing her, his own hands reached for the bra and took it off. Max kept kissing her lower and lower, down to her now bare breasts and down to her navel.

He twirled his tongue inside it, before removing her panties, leaving her naked to his hungry gaze.

The only thing she had on, was the simple chain with the gold heart. He had given it to her on their one-month anniversary and she hadn’t taken it off since.

Max stood up, his hands moving down to remove his boxers, but this time Liz’s hand stopped his and she slowly took them off, leaving them both now naked.

They both grinned at each other, before jumping in the water beneath them.


I love to remember that moment. I felt like nothing in the world could separate us, but I was so wrong.

<center>Could taste your sweet kisses, your arms open wide
This fever for you was just burning me up inside
</center>

In the end we ruined everything.

I continue driving. The night was warm, not too hot, but just perfect for driving through the desert. There aren’t many cars on the road, after all it’s 3 a.m. in the morning. I’m alone with my thoughts. And all my thoughts are about her.

You wonder what happened between us, perhaps. Sometimes I wonder about it too. Everything happened so fast. I said words I didn’t mean and I suspect that she did too. Everything was just...so wrong.

I shortly let my gaze to slid to the seat besides me. I love this car, it’s my first car and my parents gave it to me on my 16th birthday. My Jeep, called ‘Bob’. Liz had laughed so hard when I told her that Bob is a very sensitive car. I loved to see her laugh, her face, her eyes, when she laughed... there are no words to describe them.

Many times we had taken Bob and taken off to the desert, to stargaze. She would usually sit in the front seat, besides me and we would talk and laugh.

Everything was great then. Even when we were just friends (although this term back then made me cringe and frown), we were close. Liz and I...we were each other’s world.

We even told each other about our dates. Thinking about it now, I can’t imagine how in the hell I survived that. Liz hadn’t dated much, but when she did...she did it with all her heart, like everything she does.

At first there was Alex. Now I think he is a great guy, since he is happily married to my Ice-princess sister Isabel, but back then, in high-school, when he was dating Liz for a couple of weeks, I wanted to drag him away from her as far as possible. Yes, they had fun together and Liz had a good time with him, but hey! I was a better company for Liz, I know it for sure.

Thankfully they had dated only for a couple of weeks and then they both decided to be friends. You can’t imagine how glad I was about it, although my happiness didn’t last long. Alex started to date my twin sister Isabel (and well, I had to keep an eye on him), but Liz met another guy. Doug. What kind of name is Doug anyway?

If I could be in the same room as Alex, I couldn’t even stand Doug. In one word, he was b-o-r-i-n-g. Seriously, that guy didn’t know anything besides archeology. And he just... bla-bla-bla. Talked and talked about it for hours.

Well, there always is a bright side. In this case I had a wonderful night sleep, since Doug’s talks made me sleepy all the time. And again I was grateful that Liz didn’t continue dating him after a week.

After Doug, Liz had gone on some dates, but nothing serious. Just one date. I could live with one date.

What about me, you ask? When I met Liz, I had a girlfriend, Tess. But after getting to know Liz, I understood that mine and Tess’ relationship didn’t have any future. I wanted Liz, plain and simple, and it wasn’t right to lead Tess on anymore.

So, I broke up with Tess. At first she wasn’t very... happy about it, but after a month or two she started to talk to me again and after a year we were good friends. She was the one who helped me in NY when I was missing Liz terribly. She had given me her company when I needed it the most. Now, I’m still paying for that, since we are living in the same apartment building and Tess is coming to me almost every day to tell me about her dates.

She talks and talks and talks and talks and... well, you understand what I’m trying to say, right? Tess is a great friend, but seriously... sometimes she talks way to much (but secretly I like her the way she is, but, please, just don’t tell her that).

Anyway, as I have already mentioned after high-school, Liz went to study in LA, while I came to NY. What happened next, you ask? Nothing. And that’s the problem. Nothing. No phone calls, no letters, nothing. I know, before going away to college, I and Liz, we both agreed that maybe it would be better if we were apart for a while, but... I never thought it would be the end.

I know what you’re thinking now...Why didn’t I go after her? Why did I let her go? Why didn’t I go to LA, bang at her dorm room and kiss her senseless, that way taking away any thoughts of us being apart?

And you know why I didn’t do any of those things? If you do, that’s good, because I don’t have any idea.

Perhaps I was too young to have a serious relationship. Perhaps I wanted to explore the college life fully. Parties and so on. Dating and so on.

Instead after a couple of months I realized that I didn’t need anything from this. No parties or anything. I wanted her back. But it had been months since our last talk, I didn’t know anything about her anymore. I didn’t know if she had a boyfriend or if she had dedicated herself to her studies fully.

I didn’t know and I kept postponing my trip to LA. We never met each other in Roswell either. When I was home, she was still in LA and the other way around. So, I kept postponing until months turned into many months and many months turned into years.

But well...I’m going now. Better late than never, right?

I’m late, I know it. We have finished college more than a year ago, but just now I’m making my way home. To Liz. Who is single by the way. My sister and Alex are now living in Roswell and she had met Liz last week and one word lead to another... and soon my dear sister had all the information I need. Liz is moving back to Roswell and, as I said before, she is single at the moment.

So, I decided to act quickly and go to her (yeah, I see as you’re rolling your eyes, saying – buddy you are five years late!). Hopefully she will give us both a chance to have a happy end.

I smile as I finally drive into Roswell. Nothing has changed. I see the same buildings around me and my heart swells as I see the park where Liz and I had once gone to a date. This town is full with memories and hopefully Liz and I will give the little town some new things to remember.

<center>I drove all night to get to you
Is that all right?
I drove all night, crept in your room
Is that all right?
I drove all night
</center>



I Drove All Night (Roy Orbison)

Thank you all for the feedback. As I mentioned in the first post, this story has four parts and I will probably post one part each day.

Liz's POV

<center>All By Myself (Part 2)</center>

<center>When I was young
I never needed anyone
And making love was just for fun
</center>

„All by myself,” I sing, „Don’t wanna be, All by myself,” I scream loudly, thanking God that my parents aren’t home and that the window is closed. Don’t wanna scare the parents or Mrs. Bern with my awful singing.

I reach and take the bottle of wine to pour some more into my glass. After taking a gulp, I place the bottle back on the table, but not too far, in case I need it again.

Swinging the glass of wine, I continue to sing, „A-allllll by myself, Don’t wanna be, all by myself...a-anymore,”

I close my mouth as I notice the movie I’m watching. And frown.

Yep, I’m insane, it’s official, I think as I watch Bridget Jones doing the same thing as me.

I look down at myself. I see my cute Scooby-Doo pyjamas, a glass of wine in my right hand and I know for sure that my hair looks like they haven’t seen the brush for weeks.

I think about what I’m doing, then with another glance at Bridget Jones I open my mouth to shout loudly the last lines, „All by myself, don’t wanna be....A-anymore!!!”

I place the glass back on the table, turn off the TV and slump down on the bed.

I’m miserable. Thank God, my dear folks are in Las Cruces, they would freak out if they saw me like this.

I’m usually so collected, so strong. Little do they know that I’m lonely inside.

<center>Livin' alone
I think of all the friends I've known
When I dial the telephone
Nobody's home
</center>

I’ve been lonely for five, very long, years without Max. Why did I let him go? I was so stupid back then, when I needed to fight for him, for us, I simply let go and ... puff...everything was gone, just like that.

Five years and two months ago

Liz laughed as she and Max made their way back to his car, Bob, as he liked to call it. She had laughed out loud at first, finding out that Max had called his Jeep Bob, but in truth she found the fact incredible cute and sweet.

They had swum in the nearest lake for an hour, before going out and reaching for their clothes. It was already close to morning and they both had to get going.

She and Max had spent their last day together, but now was the time to face the music. She was going to LA, while Max would be on the other side of the country.

Liz loved Max and she knew that his feelings were the same, but... love is a funny thing. And it makes to do things, without proper thinking at first.

„Max?” Liz said, trying to get his attention. They were now driving back to Roswell and the sun was just rising.

Max looked at her briefly, before turning his eyes back on the road, „What?” he asked with a smile. Sad smile, Liz didn’t fail to notice.

„I – I think that we should break up,” Liz blurted out and shrieked as Max stopped the car suddenly, „Max! What are you doing?” she asked.

Max turned to her fully and Liz could see pain and confusion in his eyes, „What? I don’t understand,” he said, „I know that we’re going away to college tomorrow, well today, and I know that’s going to be hard and so on, but Liz,” Max said emotionally, „I love you and I’m sure we can make this work,” he persuaded her.

Liz shook her head, „No, Max,” she said, „Please, understand,” Liz whispered and hoped that she would understand herself too.

Max was shaking his head furiosly, „No, Liz, I refuse to understand your sometimes too weird way of thinking,” he half-hissed, half-said.

Liz knew that she had just hurt him as badly as possible, but despite everything she was sure that in the long-haul, Max would even say thanks to her. She had to do this.

„Max, please,” Liz said, „I-I’m not saying that this is forever, but... just for some time. We both have new lifes ahead us, who knows maybe you will meet someone in NY?” she said and tried to keep her tears from falling.

Just the very thought of Max meeting someone and dating some other woman, made her heart ache, but she would better let him explore the college life, without being attached to her, rather than bring them both pain, when he wouldn’t say that he didn’t love her anymore.

If their love was true, she and Max would be together again. Hopefully soon, Liz thought, but now she had to give them both freedom they needed.

„No, Liz,” Max said, „How can you say that? I love you, Liz, but,” he paused, „If it’s the way you want to tell me that you don’t love me anymore....”

Liz didn’t let him to finish.

„I love you, Max, but I think it would be better if we are apart for some time,” Liz insisted.

For a moment Max didn’t say anything at all, then started the car again and drove them back to the Crashdown.

When Max stopped the car, Liz remained in it for a couple of minutes, but when he still didn’t say anything, she said, „Well, I guess this is it,” she opened the door to get out, but gasped when she felt Max’s hand on her arm, turning her to him.

He kissed her roughly at first, but then the kiss turned into a more gentle one. Liz wrapped her arms around his neck, bringing him closer to her as she savoured the feeling of his lips on hers and his body so close to hers.


I take another gulp of wine as the single tear slides down my cheek. That was the last time I kissed Max Evans.

I had a wonderful boyfriend then and what did I do? I broke his heart and hurt myself in the process.

Perhaps back then I really thought I was doing it for us, that it was the best I could do, but now I think of that moment as the worst in my life.

Although.... it’s wasn’t like I didn’t fight for him... or something like that. Once I went to him to New York, wanted to surprise him and kiss him senseless, tell him that we would be together for ever now.

But the reality was harsh. I came to his dorm room and since the door was slightly open I could see inside. And what I saw.... there was Max on the couch, but he wasn’t alone. Tess, his ex-girlfriend was sitting next to him and they both were laughing.

The two of them looked...so natural. I was jealous. I had been miserable in my dorm room for months, crying for hours, but it looked like Max was over me.

I went away as Max started to lean towards Tess. I didn’t want to see them kiss. That would completely break my heart.

I went back to LA and devoted myself to my studies. I tried not to think about Max (and Tess) and avoided Roswell at all costs.

I graduated last year and worked some time in LA, before deciding to come home, to Roswell. I loved LA, but I love Roswell more, even if I have avoided my home town for years.

On my first day in Roswell I met Max’s sister, Isabel Whitman. She married Alex, a guy I had dated for a while. But in the truth, Alex is my best friend now, along with Maria.

Anyway, I met Isabel and one word lead to another and... She was shocked to hear that I had thought that Max was with Tess. Isabel said that Tess is just his close friend, but he hadn’t dated her and they aren’t together for sure.

And this newfound information lead me into this situation: me, alone in my childhood bedroom, in my Scooby-Doo pyjamas, drinking wine and singing Celine Dion’s songs.

Is this my destiny? Will I live in an apartment with five cats soon? Will I be alone forever? Will I ever kiss Max Evans again? Heck, will I even see him?

I don’t know much about him. But Isabel told me that he graduated and is still living in NY. She didn’t mention any girlfriend or even worse, wife, but who knows? Max Evans is too good and sexy to be alone, what woman wouldn’t want him?

I switch the TV on again, take away the wine, slide under the covers and watch „Bridget Jones Diary” until sleep takes over and dreams, full of Max, come.

<center>All by myself
Don't wanna be
All by myself
Anymore
</center>

I smile in my sleep.



All By Myself (Celine Dion)

Thank you all for the great feedback. But I need to clear some things: Liz doesn't have problems with alcohol and Tess isn't bad or evil in this. And I know, you all (more or less) are kind of frustrated about Max and Liz, but well...this story is about love, about crazy little thing called love.



<center>It’s Raining Men (Part 3)</center>



Liz brushed her hair and inwardly scolded herself. Why had she been drinking last night? She looked terribly now.

<center>Humidity is rising
Barometer's getting low
According to our sources
The street's the place to go
</center>

She went down to the restaurant, her parents were still gone and wouldn’t be back until the evening, so Liz had to open the Crashdown and do all the manager stuff.

‘At least I don’t have to wear that uniform again,’ she thought, but immediately remembered that Max had told her once that he loved to see her in it.

Shaking her head, Liz took out the keys and opened the main door. She turned the sign „Closed” to „Open” and then turned her attention to making some coffee, she needed it.

A couple of minutes later Liz was sitting down with a cup of coffee in her hand, when the door opened behind Liz’s back.

„Great,” she quietly groaned. It was still 6 am in the morning. Saturday morning, people! What? No one could cook at home or what? Even Crashdown’s cook was late, but they already had the first customers.

Liz put a fake smile on her face. It wasn’t like she didn’t like the restaurant and its customers, but this definitely wasn’t her morning.

She turned around and saw Max. He was standing by the door, looking uncomfortable, but...oh boy, he still looked so good, even better than she remembered, if that was even possible, she thought.

Max watched as Liz turned around. She had a cup of coffee in her hand and she looked kind of tired, but what Max couldn’t deny was the fact that she looked beautiful. That hadn’t changed through the years, Liz Parker was still the most beautiful girl Max Evans had ever seen.

„Good-morning, Liz!” Isabel said happily. She had woken up her husband and Max and dragged them both to the Crashdown. Her mission was push Max and Liz together and Isabel didn’t like to fail, „How are you? I hope we aren’t too early?” she smiled sweetly.

Liz smiled back and shook her head, „Of course not, Isabel, you’re always welcome at Crashdown at any time of the day, even if it’s 6 am on Saturday,” she chuckled and tension in the room faded.

Isabel, Max and Alex sat in one of the booths and took the menu.

„Oh, I’m sorry guys, but the cook is late and we don’t have anything much,” she apologized, „But....I think we have a pie somewhere,” Liz suggested.

Isabel was still smiling, „That would be great,”

Max hadn’t stopped watching Liz. He still hadn’t said a single word to her, but Max still was gathering all his courage to approach her. Who knew it was going to be so hard to approach her, huh? It wasn’t like she was scary or anything, in fact she was petite and very sweet, but Max was already sweating cold.

When Liz was away in the kitchen, Isabel stopped smiling and whispered furiously to Max, „What are you waiting for? Go after her, you will have some privacy and for God’s sake, Max, talk to the girl, you have been home just for one day, but I’m already sick and tired of Counting Crows,” she said frustrated, „And I don’t even live at home anymore,” she cried as she pushed Max out of the booth.

„Don’t make me regret this, Max, I sacrificed my beauty sleep this night and woke up at 5 am,” Isabel said somehow even angrily, but then put her smile back, „Make me proud, Maxwell,” she said and pinched his cheek.

Max shuddered at the sudden change in his sister. She would be a great actress, he thought as he was making his way in the kitchen, where Liz was.

When he entered the kitchen, Liz was already going out, her hands full with plates of the pie. Max froze and didn’t say anything, just looked at Liz.

Liz was surprised to see Max entering the kitchen. Inside her heart was jumping up and down in joy, but soon she became kind of concerned, since Max didn’t say anything, but just watched her.

Liz decided to make a move or they would be standing there forever, „Hey again, Max,” she smiled, „What do you want?”

Max gulped, „Hmm, I-I was wondering if you n-need any h-help,” he asked.

Liz smiled dropped for a milisecond, she wanted to hear something else from his beautiful lips, „Yeah,” she said, „Sure, can you bring these two plates for Isabel and Alex? I will bring the rest,”

Max didn’t say anything, just nodded and took two plates from Liz’s hands. Soon he disappeared in the restaurant, leaving Liz alone in the kitchen and she took the rest and followed him.

„Well, here you are,” Liz said as she put the plate with the pie before Max.

But no one of them had the chance to even start eating the pie as the door was opened once again.

Liz was surprised to see her ex-boyfriend, Kyle, in the restaurant.

<center>Cause' tonight for the first time
Just about half past ten
For the first time in history
It's gonna start raining men</center>

„Kyle!” she exclaimed, „What are you doing here?” she asked rather nervously. Liz had never thought that she would be in this situation, with Max and Kyle in the same room.

She had broken up with Kyle just before coming home. They had been together for a year, but even after accepting his proposal and agreeing to marry him, Liz had realized that it would be a huge mistake.

She did what she did. Liz broke Kyle’s heart and left the city. Ironically, but she did the same with Max. But Kyle had come to her, but Max...hadn’t.

Kyle looked at the other two men with suspicions. He had heard about Liz’s love of the life, Max Evans, but he hadn’t seen him. Kyle looked at them and tried to figure out who was Max.

„Hey,” he said, „Aren’t you going to introduce me?” Kyle asked and came closer to Liz.

Liz swallowed, „Yeah,” she said and told the others, „Well, this is Kyle. Kyle, meet Isabel, Alex and...Max,” Liz said and watched as both Kyle and Max eyed each other.

The tension was back in the room.

After a moment of silence, Kyle asked Liz, „Can we talk, Liz?”

„Yeah,” Liz replied and stood up, „Let’s just go in the back room,” she suggested.

As soon as Liz and Kyle were out of the main room, Max whispered to Isabel, „Who was he?” Was he Liz’s boyfriend? Isabel had told him that Liz was single.

„Don’t know,” Isabel whispered back.

In the other room, Liz was repeating her question again, „Kyle, what are you doing here?”

Kyle smiled and took out the ring, he had given her, out of his pocket, „Liz, I want us to try again, I want you to be my wife,”

Kyle lowered himself on one knee, „Please, Liz, marry me and be my wife,” he said.

<center>God bless Mother Nature
She's a single woman too
She took over heaven
And she did what she had to do
</center>

Liz didn’t have a chance to answer, because the door flew open and Max crashed on the floor.

Max cursed himself for leaning against the door too much. All he wanted to do was listen in a little bit, but now he was by Liz’s feet.

„Umm, hi?” Max said unsurely.

<center>She fought every Angel
To rearranged the sky
So that each and every woman
Could find the perfect guy
</center>

„Max!” Liz gasped, „What do you think you’re doing?”

Max stood up and scratched his ear nervously, „Will you believe me if I say that I was going around the restaurant, but I got too tired and decided to take a break by leaning against the door?” he asked.

Liz’s mouth flew open. How dared he to listen!

„Listen, buddy,” Kyle said, „Would you mind moving your ass back? You’re not welcome here, so move on,”

Max barely controlled himself and his fists by his side, but when Liz didn’t say anything, he turned around to walk out.

„Jerk,” he heard Kyle’s low voice.

„That’s it,” Max turned around and after a couple of steps was standing between Liz and Kyle, „Let’s go out, Kylie,” Max spat out in anger.

Max had come to Roswell to fight for Liz. And that’s exactly what was he going to do.

Fight.

Literally.

<center>It's raining men
Hallejulah
It's raining men
Amen
</center>

It’s Raining Men (Geri Halliwell)

Okay, here it is...The small final part for the story. Thanks for the amazing feedback.


<center>I Believe In A Thing Called Love (Part 4)</center>

Kyle looked at Max to find out if he was indeed serious about this, „Fuck, are you kidding?” he laughed.

„Max,” Liz said, „Maybe you should re-think this, I really don’t think it’s a good idea,”

Liz knew that Kyle had gone to some karate before they started dating, while Max....Max had never hurt a fly in his life.

Max frowned slightly, but didn’t step out, „Come on,” he said and walked out of the room and a moment later Liz could hear the main door open and close.

Liz rubed her face tiredly, „Kyle, please, don’t do it,” she said.

„Liz, it’s not just about you anymore,” Kyle smirked, „He called a fight, not me. Besides....I’m glad that I have this chance, when we were a couple I was sick of hearing you and Maria talk about Max,” he said bitterly, „You always thought that I was asleep and wasn’t listening, but I did, Liz, I heard every word you said about him,”

Without another word, Kyle stormed out of the room.

Liz needed only a second, before running after him. She went back into the restaurant and noticed that Alex and Isabel were still there.

„What’s going on, Liz? Why Max is outside?” asked a very concerned Isabel.

„He wants to fight with Kyle,” Liz quickly cried and rushed out, where Max and Kyle were.

It was still early Saturday morning and there were no cars and just a few people on the street.

„Max, please,” Liz cried as they both eyed each other, waiting for the other to make the first move.

Max didn’t even look at her, his eyes never leaving Kyle, „Liz, you should go inside, it’s not safe to be here,”

Liz shook her head, „Max, come on, don’t do it, I love you,” Liz said.

<center>Can't explain all the feelings that you're making me feel
My heart's in overdrive and you're behind the steering wheel
</center>

Max turned his head to Liz and a huge grin appeared on his face. Liz smiled back, but her smile faded quickly, „MAX! Look out,” she cried as Kyle approached Max.

Max turned just in time to receive Kyle’s fist in his face.

„Shit,” he cursed and took a moment to compose himself. Max leaned down a little and then flew back at Kyle, taking him by surprise, and hitting him.

„Oh my God,” cried Isabel, seeing her brother. Because of the punch he had received, his nose started to bleed and there was blood on his face.

„Stop it!” Liz cried, but Max and Kyle didn’t even hear her, the both of them fighting.

Liz continued to shout and more people gathered around them, but no one made an attempt to break them apart. Liz had to admit, that her previous worries were false. Max fought as good as Kyle, if not even better, but that fact didn’t make her calmer, the fight had to stop.

At one moment Kyle was lying on the ground and Max was above him, his angry fists hitting Kyle’s face. Seeing that the other was barely conscious, Max was content and stood up.

„I won!” Max said with a huge grin on his face and Liz had to roll her eyes. Boys, she thought, they were proud for something as ridicilous as fighting.

„You shouldn’t be proud,” Liz said sternly and turned her attention back at Kyle, „Come on, guys, help me to get him in,” she said. Kyle looked bad and although it was all his fault, Liz still wanted to help him.

„Talk to Max, Liz,” Isabel interfered, „Alex and I will take care of him,”

Liz was doubtful, she knew what she had said to Max just minutes ago, but was she ready to face him?

„Please, Liz, just talk to him, you are both miserable,” Isabel pleaded.

Liz nodded and looked at Max, who was standing besides her and Isabel.

„Thanks, Isabel,” Max said, „Come on, Liz, let’s go to the car,” he took her hand in his and lead them to Bob.

While Max was driving to the desert, Liz re-played the last years of her life. She had been happy with Max and she didn’t want to be alone again. Liz didn’t want to watch Bridget Jones Diary and sing All By Myself for the rest of her life.

But Liz was wrong, they didn’t go to the desert. At first when Max suddenly stopped the car, basically in the middle of the road, she was confused.

But then Liz remembered.

More than five years ago, in the exact spot, she had broken up with him.

„Did you mean what you said at the Crashdown?” Max whispered.

Liz nodded, „Yes, Max, I still love you,”

<center>I wanna kiss you every minute, every hour, every day
You got me in a spin but everythin' is A.OK!
</center>

Max smiled and leaned to her, kissing her gently. Liz almost cried out, when he pulled away a moment later.

„I love you too, Liz,” he confessed, „I have always loved just you, Liz. I love you, I love you, I love you, Liz,” he shouted, making Liz to laugh at his silly grin.

„So,” Liz said unsurely, „Does it mean we’re together now....again?”

Max didn’t hesitate to answer, „You bet we’re together, Parker. Because this time I won’t let you away ever, you’re stuck with me,” he promised.

„Really?” Liz teased with a smile.

„Parker, I’m not going to leave you even for a minute, I will be your personal shadow from now on,” he said.

„Hmmm, I’m not sure if you know, but,” Liz said, „My parents are out of town and they won’t be back until tonight,”

Liz yelped as Max suddenly started the car and drove them back to the Crashdown. Liz’s laughter the only thing that could have been heard on the lonely road.

Hmm, perhaps the road was lonely, but Liz Parker, soon to be Liz Evans, wasn’t.

<center>I believe in a thing called love
Just listen to the rhythm of my heart
There's a chance we could make it now
We'll be rocking 'til the sun goes down
I believe in a thing called love
Ooh!
</center>

Is it the end? No, it’s the start of their happily even after.

I Believe In A Thing Called Love (The Darkness)


<center>The End</center>