New Life, New York (CHILD, CSI:NY OX, L/?) 1/1....1/07

[LizNdAlec4eva]

Title: New Life, New York

Rating: Child

Category/Pairing: CSI:NY crossover, one-shot with a Liz centred romance.

Disclaimer: I don’t own Roswell, CSI:NY or it’s characters.

Summary: On a day out with her family in Central Park, Liz meets up with a blast from her past who wants to know how much things have changed in the years they’ve been gone.

A/N: This is only a one-shot and I hope you guys like it!



Liz first noticed him when she pushed her sunglasses onto the top of her head, momentarily distracted from the family outing that had been taking place.
She watched as he trained his gaze on a kid playing nearby with piercing blue eyes. Standing up slowly, she wiped off her light brown, knee-length dress that was held up by spaghetti straps that was paired with her coffee coloured cowboy boots. Calling over to her husband that she would be back in a bit, she started walking over to him.

He finally looked at her when she was only a few feet away from the bench he sat on. She felt his eyes travel over her body for the first time in years, taking in the differences that had occurred since the last time she saw him.

Carefully she lowered herself down onto the bench, speaking for the first time.
“Max.” She looked up into the eye’s of her first love, taking in the changes in his appearance. His dark hair was long, curling slightly at the ends where it sat at the nape of his neck, his body looked less buff but more mature.

“Liz,” He gave her a slight smile, obviously still in shock of seeing her here. “it’s been a while.”

“11 years.” Replied Liz, looking over at the boy Max had been watching. “I take it that’s your boy.” She asked smiling slightly as he ran about with another little boy who had just joined him.

Max nodded his head and then answered with a cryptic ’while’ when she asked how long he had been in New York.
Sighing, Liz turned to him looking his straight in the eye. “You should go to Roswell Max, your parents know and understand everything.”

The half-alien turned to her with wide eyes full of disbelief and a bit of anger. “Isabel was shot not too long after you left for Antar with Kal, we couldn’t exactly take her to the hospital.” She finished sarcastically. Out the corner of her eye. She saw Max flinch, but she had the right to be angry and was using it.

He opened his mouth to speak, but when no words came out, he shut it again and Liz rolled her eye’s taking pity on the guy who had once held her heart.
“Isabel’s married to a lawyer, Jesse Ramirez. They have twins, Ashley and Eric who are 8.” A small smile crept onto Max’s face at the news on his sister and he looked at her for her to continue. “Michael and Maria are still doing the love/hate relationship but I know he’s planning on proposing soon, especially since she had Raven, their daughter whose coming up for 6 months.”

Taking a breath she continued to update him. “Kyle’s engaged to a teacher named Serena, they’re getting married next year.”

“And you?” He probed. “How long’ve you been married?” He gestured to the silver, heart-shaped diamond engagement ring that sat next to her matching diamond wedding band.

“Almost 5 years.” Liz looked over at her husband. “We met when I first started at the crime lab, I’d just split up from my boyfriend and wasn’t looking for another relationship, but ever since day one me and Danny Messer have been inseparable. We got married and immediately started trying for a baby, 3 months later and I was two months pregnant.” She pointed to where her eldest child was playing, dressed in basketball shorts and a t-shirt, he was the perfect picture of innocence. “Nico’s just over 4 and was so excited when he found out he was going to be a big brother to Gianni who is one and a half.” Pointing to her youngest, dressed in a blue polo shirt and jeans, who was currently laughing happily as his Uncle Don tickled his belly.

“And this one.” Max asked, looking down at her 7 month pregnant belly, placing her hands on top of her bump Liz went on to talk about the next addition to the family. “This is our first girl, Esme, who should be making her first appearance in 2 months time.”

“MOMMA” The two heard, and Liz looked over to where Nico was standing with a smirk, so much like his daddy’s, pointing to the picnic basket she’d packed this morning. “I’M HUNGRY.” Her little boy shouted from where he stood.

“Well, I guess that’s my cue.” She smiled a bit, slowly rising from her seat. Walking over to her family, she paused mid-step turning around to the alien she had once loved with all of her heart which now held her husband, children, other family and friends. “You should visit Roswell, your parents and Isabel would love to see you. They forgave you along time ago. Just like I did.”

“When?” Max asked, watching as the woman he was still in love with looked confused for a moment. His heart was still trying to recover from seeing her again, married and pregnant with kids. When he had returned to earth with his son, Zan, he had seriously thought about finding her and asking for another chance and now here she was. He had been so thrilled to see her approaching her, until his gaze dropped down to the very noticeable bump on her stomach when he had literally felt his heart stop. He had watched jealous, angry and sad as she had talked about her new life and everything that had happened in Roswell whilst he had been away. He broke from his thoughts when he heard Liz’s angelic voice reply to his question.

“The first time Nico was placed in my arms, I never thought it was possible to love someone that tiny so much and to know that it was created from mine and Danny’s love for each other. At that instant all my hate and anger for you faded and I realised how you must’ve felt because I would’ve killed anyone you tried to take him away from me.” With that she gracefully waddled away, even at 7 months pregnant she was as elegant as a catwalk model. Max watched as Nico wrapped his arms around his mother, showing in that one gesture that he was definitely as mommas-boy, he watched as a man with dark blond hair and glasses walked up to his ex and placed a soft, delicate yet passion filled kiss on her lips. The alien watched as another man with dark hair passed over baby Gianni, the toddlers face lighting up as he was held in his mother’s arms.

Liz stood with her youngest child in her arms, her husband and elder son standing next to her watching as her best friend Don Flack entertained them with some silly joke he had learnt off of Stella. Feeling the unborn child kick her softly in the ribs, she rubbed to spot smiling to herself. This is where she belonged, in New York with her husband, children and friends as a CSI helping put away the bad guys and fight the good fight.


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