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Title: My Favourite Song
Author: Emz80m
Disclaimer: Everything associated with Roswell does not belong to me. Also the songs used in this fic do not belong to me and are used to fictional purposes only. Also, apologies if the words aren’t always correct.
Rating: ADULT
Category: M/L

Summery: This is girl/boy next-door story. Will Liz’s music finally lead her to the man she loves?



Part 1

Liz

I know you’ve all heard the stories about the girl who’s always been in love with the boy next door. I would like to tell you that my story is different but I cant because that wouldn’t be true.

I have lived on Murray Lane in Roswell, New Mexico for my entire 17 years of life and for the same time he has always been my neighbour. I wont lie and tell you that we’re best friends because we’re not, I like to think of us as friends and I think that he would too but the truth is we walk in completely different circles.

So this is the part where people usually ask me how I know I’m in love with him then? Well that answer is simple. I always have been. He was the first boy I ever kissed and I knew at that very moment I wanted to be kissing him forever.

So back to these circles. I’m what my friends like to call a social butterfly, I’m the lead singer of a band with my two best friends Alex Whitman who plays base and Maria Deluca who also sings and plays lead guitar. Maria’s boyfriend Michael is the drummer and coincidentally Max’s best friend.

Yes his name is Max. Max Evans to be exact and he has a twin sister Isabel. Izzy and I have always been good friends but she’s one of those girls who likes to party so her parents sent her away to boarding school for senior year hoping to settle her down. I email and talk to her often and she seems to like it even though it’s an all girls school.

So you’re all probably thinking that Max is this fabulous guy who is completely out of my league, that’s he gorgeous and athletic and all the girls are in love with him, but you would be wrong. Yes Max is gorgeous but not typically so, he has no idea how to dress himself, he tends to wear his hair too long and insists on wearing these glasses that he needs for reading, all the time. Yes my Max is what people like to call a geek. But what people never take the time to realise is that Max is the most beautiful person on the inside. He’s smart and funny and he loves unconditionally, I see it all the time.

So now you’re probably wondering what my problem is? Why I don’t go after the guy I want? Well that’s easy, I don’t chase guys I never have and I never will. You see the thing that you have to understand is that Max is they shyest guy I know. He has been since I’ve known him. Our parents are best friends and partners so they travel a lot leaving us to fend for ourselves. Sometimes I think he’s going to run from me when I even try to talk to him so I’ve resorted to leaving him hints.

What kind of hints you ask?

Max

I sit in my room and watch her through the window; I do it all the time. You probably think I’m some sort of pervert who has nothing better to do that spy on the girl next door. But the thing you have to understand about the girl next door is that she isn’t something you spy on she’s something that you study just like a perfect Monet.

Liz Parker has been my neighbour and the object of my affection for as long as I can remember. She is smart, beautiful and popular, a lethal combination in most girls but not in Liz because although she has the world at her feet she still takes the time to smell the flowers.

I don’t remember a day that she has walked past me without smiling and stopping to say hello, even while her friends would ridicule her for associating with a geek.

Yep that’s right I’m a geek. Not sure how it happened with a sister like Isabel and a bad ass best friend like Michael Guerin but I guess I missed the cool gene the day they were giving it out.

So back to the window. She leaves it open permanently; the blinds are never drawn no matter what time of day. I can’t remember a time that I haven’t been able to look out my window and stair into her life. The thing that gets to me though is she knows I watch her, she knows I can see everything she does and all she ever does it just wave.

Lately though her habits have changed, as though she doesn’t notice me watching her any more. She comes out of bathroom in her tiny lacy underwear and will prance around for hours. I can’t tell you how many times I blown my load in my pants because of the girl next door.

Oh and I have to tell you that Liz has the most beautiful voice I have ever heard. She is always singing so I wasn’t surprised to hear that she is in a band, all her friends are musical. You see Michael my best friend is actually dating Liz’s best friend so I always know what’s going on in her life. Michael knows about my little infatuation with Liz but I know I can trust him to keep my secret.

I cant tell you how many times I have wanted to tell her how I feel about her. That I think she’s the most wonderful person in the world and that I love her and always have. To reach out and feel her beautiful hair just like I used to when we were little. But every time I think I have enough courage to do it she smiles that smile at me and I freeze. A girl like Liz would never be interested in a guy like me.

So it’s for that reason I have come to a decision.

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Part 2

Liz

So I look out my window and my eyes find his beautiful ones staring back at me. He isn’t wearing his glasses and I know he blushed when I caught him looking. I know most people would find it strange but I find it comforting that he likes to look in my window, which is why I started my plan.

I go to my draw and pull out one of my new purchases from Victoria’s Secret. I bought up a storm a few weeks back buying all different kind of ensembles some are tiny panties other are thongs and I even bought some boy underwear and all for him. I know he sees me I just hope that he likes what he sees.

So I pull out a black lacy bra with a matching thong and walk into the bathroom. My band has a gig tonight at the Soap Factory. It will be our biggest gig yet and I’m kind of nervous. Maria and I have already picked out our outfits and I’m just hoping right now that I’m not going to blow this.

I take a long shower washing and conditioning my hair and shaving my legs. I pull on the underwear before I leave the bathroom. I’m careful about how I act when I enter the room again, I want him to see me but I don’t want him to think that I’m putting on a show for him.

Max

I’m talking to Michael on the phone when I see her enter her room and I literally drop the phone. Oh god she’s a goddess. Her long dark hair is wet and piled on her head and her bra is lacy and I can almost see her dark red nipples through it. Her breasts are fairly large for her petite frame, which I know the guys at school love. I might be a geek but I still use the locker room. They all want a piece of Liz Parker but apparently she isn’t giving any out which always makes me smile. She dated the captain of the football team last year, Kyle Valenti but dumped him a few weeks back. Maria told Michael who told me that she broke it off because all he ever wanted was to make out.

I let my eyes travel the rest of her body then. She has just turned around and I realise that she is wearing a thong. Oh god how am I supposed to stand and watch her performing tonight knowing that she’s wearing the tiniest thong I have ever seen. Wear does she get this underwear.

‘Max’ I hear.

‘MAX” this time blares out of the phone

Oh shit I completely forgot about Michael ‘Oh shit sorry Mike’ I say.

‘What did she do now?’ he asks with amusement.

‘Oh god I don’t think I can tell you’ I mutter and he just laughs.

‘So listen when is Isabel getting home again?’

‘Tomorrow’ I reply.

Speaking of Isabel I guess its time to tell you my plan. You see I’ve decided that if I want Liz to notice me I need to try and kick this geeky image and buy a clue and that’s where Isabel comes in. I’m gonna ask her to make me over. I know it’s going to be painful but I figure that Liz is worth it.

Liz

I’m standing up on stage and we have just started out second set when I finally notice him standing at the back of the room. He never goes to parties so I cant help but smile at the fact that he is here tonight, Maria told me that Michael told her that he couldn’t wait to see us play.

So I know now that I am going to have to really work one of the next songs that is on our list because if I play my cards right he just might get my message.

I want you to want me
I need you to need me
I love you to love me
I’m begging you to beg me

I’m being careful to keep eye contact with him right now, I feel like he’s looking right through me and down to my very soul.

I want you to want me
I need you do need me
I love you to love me

I shove on my old brown shoes
Put on a brand new shirt
I get home early from work
If you say that you love me

Didn’t I didn’t I didn’t I see you crying
Oh didn’t I didn’t I see you crying
Feeling all alone with out a friend you know you feel like dying
Oh Didn’t I didn’t I see you crying

I want you to want me
I need you to need me
I love you to love me
I’m begging you to beg me

I shove on my old brown shoes
Put on a brand new shirt
I get home early from work
If you say, that you love me

Didn’t I didn’t I see you crying
Oh didn’t I didn’t I see you crying
Feeling all alone with out a friend you know you feel like dying
Oh Didn’t I didn’t I see you crying

Feeling all alone with out a friend you know you feel like dying
Oh Didn’t I didn’t I see you crying

I want you to want me
I need you to need me
I love you to love me
I’m begging you to beg me

I want you to want me

I want you to want me

I want you to want me

I want you to want me

Max

As I watch her up there, singing that song I cant tell you how much I wish that she was singing it for me. I feel like she’s looking right at me but I know that there are plenty of people from school at this party so she is most likely keeping eye contact with one of them.

She is totally getting into this song, I mean she was fantastic with everything she sang tonight but she is really rocking the joint with this song and I cant help but wonder once again who the person is that has inspired her to sing it.

They sing another two songs after that one, Maria sings one and then Liz finishes off. I’m just about to make my way out of the party, they know I showed and I just want to get out of here now before I run into someone that wants to give me a hard time.

But before I get to the door I see Liz jump off the stage and make her way in my direction. Did I tell you how sexy she looks tonight, I can say sexy because I know what’s underneath her tight hipster jeans and a tight black tank top which finishes quite high above her navel giving everyone a view of her silky tanned skin.

‘Max’ she calls out.

I stop dead in my tracks. Did she call out to me? No why would she be coming after me.

‘Max’ she calls out again as I continue weaving my way through the crowd to get to the exit. This time I hear her though and I can’t deny it that she is actually calling out to me so I stop.

‘Hey’ she smiled when she finally makes it to me.

‘Um hi Liz’ I reply nervously. ‘You guys were great’

Her smile widens at the compliment ‘Thank you. I’m glad you came’ she says then as she tucks a piece of hair that has fallen from her ponytail behind her ear. She has done that ever since her hair was long enough but normally she does it when she’s nervous.

‘Yeah I wouldn’t have missed it for the world. You sounded great’ I replied.

By this stage I know that people are staring at us. It’s not unusual for Liz to stop and talk to me in the hallways at school but this isn’t school and right now all everyone can see is that Liz Parker is talking to the school geek, me.

I look around nervously and see some familiar faces including Kyle Valenti and Tommy Williams watching us, and they don’t look pleased. Liz must have sensed that something was wrong and has followed by eyes around the building.

‘Um I should let you get back’ I tell her and take a step back. I can already see Kyle Valenti on his way over.

‘Well we’re actually finished for the night’ she explained.

‘Liz is everything alright?’ Kyle asks once he reaches us. ‘He’s not bothering you is he’ he gestures to me.

Part 3
Liz

I can’t believe the nerve of this guy. Why did I ever date him your probably wondering, well to tell you the truth I’m not sure. I thought he would be a fun guy that I could casually date over the summer but all he ever wanted to do what make out and that was okay for a while but when he kept pushing for third base so I dumped his ass.

‘Every thing is fine thank you Kyle. Max and I were just talking’ I tell him and take a step closer to Max. I hate the way Kyle and his jock friends have always treated Max and I hate the way Max never stands up to them either. I mean Max is 6” and towers over Kyle and he certainly isn’t skinny like Alex.

‘Oh’ Kyle replied and by the tone of his voice I can tell he’s a little surprised.

‘Well the guys and me are going to the Crash. Why don’t you join us it will be a lot more fun than hanging with this looser’ he tells me.

I look up and I can see the look on Max’s face, it’s not one of surprise or hurt at Kyle’s words and that doesn’t surprise me either. I mean he’s been putting up with this the entire way through Junior High and High School. But what concerns me the most is that he has just accepted what they say.

‘No thanks Kyle I’m just gonna catch a lift home with Max’ I reply. I see that Max’s expression has definitely changed now to one of surprise. I mean it’s not like everyone doesn’t know that we are neighbours, I certainly have no problem admitting that Max is my neighbour and friend. And true we don’t travel to school together very often but that’s mainly because I ride with Maria and we usually go to Alex’s straight after to school to rehearse.

‘I’ll just grab my stuff and we can go. Ok Max?’ I ask him just to make sure we’re on the same page.

He smiled ‘Sure thing Liz’ he replied.

Max

I know she probably thinks she just helped me out here but I know that as soon as she leaves I’m in for it from Kyle Valenti. It’s very well known that Kyle has threatened to have a few of his team mates kicked off the basketball team because they were going to ask out Liz. She may think it’s over but I don’t think that Kyle got that memo some how.

‘What do you think your doing Evans?’ he says when Liz is out of earshot.

‘Just what Liz told you Valenti. Giving her a lift home’ I reply feeling a littler bolder. I mean if Liz can stand up for me the least I can do is back her up.

‘Don’t think that I haven’t noticed the little obsession you have with my girlfriend Evan’s. I see you staring at her when she isn’t looking you’re so pathetic. Liz is so out of your league it isn’t even funny’ he tells me.

‘Funny Kyle, but I thought that she broke it off with you weeks ago’ I remind him with a small smirk. I notice that Michael is watching us from the stage and we’ve actually caught quite a few other people’s attention as well considering that Kyle is now only inches away from me.

‘Well you heard wrong. So stay the fuck away from her’ he growls.

‘Well Liz actually told me herself. Are you calling her a liar’ I ask him, adding on a small chuckle trying to lighten the mood. I mean I may be taller than Kyle but the guy is on the wrestling team for Christ sake.

‘What the hell do you think your doing’ a voice says from behind us. I look up and Kyle turns around to see Liz standing there with a bag thrown over her shoulder and her hands on her hips and god does she look beautiful when she’s pissed.

‘Just having a heart to heart, aren’t we Evans’ Kyle responds before taking a step away from me and one closer to Liz.

‘Yeah a heart to heart’ I reply before moving my gaze to the floor.

‘Bullshit. You know what Valenti’ she starts ‘since we’re giving out threats here I have one of my own. Stay the fuck away from my friends. I don’t want to see you or any of your dumb jock friends anywhere near Alex or Max or I swear to god I wont be responsible for what I let Michael do to you’ she growls at him.

You see there is one guy in our school that no one dares to mess with and that’s Michael, which is probably why he and Maria are such a good match. Maria has spent most of her high school days threatening bullies that pick on Alex and well after a couple fights in junior high people got the message not to mess with me when Michael is around. But the thing with Michael and Maria both is that they have this huge soft spot for their friends, especially Liz. Michael is like Liz’s older brother and I know that he wouldn’t have a problem with Liz using him to threaten Kyle Valenti.

Kyle puts his hands up in defeat and takes a step back. ‘What’s so special about Evans and Whitman hey Liz?’ he asks and if I’m not mistaken I actually hear a bit of hurt in his voice. After all him and Liz used to be good friends until they started dating.

‘Well maybe the fact that they don’t treat women like a piece of meat for a start’ she answers.

With her answer he takes another step forward and reaches out for her hand. ‘Is that what you think I did when we were together?’ he asks her ‘God Liz don’t you know how much I like you. You’re the most special girl in this school, I’m sorry if I didn’t treat you like the princess you are’ he tells her.

Somewhere inside him I think he’s trying to sound sincere but he didn’t pull it off well enough to convince Liz and she snatches her hand away from him quickly.

‘I’m sorry, look can we be friends?’ he asks her then.

She seems to think about it for a little while. ‘You need to earn friendship Kyle’ she replies. ‘So if that’s what you want then you can start by leaving my friends alone’ she tells him and then without another words she grabs hold of my hand and leads me out the door.

Hey guys.. thank you all for the feedback on my new fic. Glad your all liking it..

Part 4

Max

So today’s the big day. Isabel got home yesterday and when I asked her to make me over she very excitedly agreed. So at 8am this morning she had me up and on my way to the mall. Apparently there are quite a few things that I need to take care of.

Our first stop is the hairdressers, short hair is in I’ve been informed.

Second stop is to the optometrist where I apparently needed to get new trendier frames for my reading glasses, which I should only where when actually reading.

After we were finished there we must have visited every clothing shop in Roswell. I have bags and bags of gear and even though my mother happily handed over the credit card when I told her I wanted to update my image I know my father is going to have a heart attack when he sees the bill. No wonder they sent Isabel away, there probably wasn’t a mall anywhere near by her new school.

On my way home I cant help but think back to Friday night. It felt funny driving Liz home and I didn’t quite know what to say to her after the little run in with Kyle. Should I have thanked her? I didn’t know so I didn’t say anything. We talked about her classes the band and then we settled for our usual subject. Isabel.

‘So you wanna tell me who this is all for’ Isabel finally asks me. I’ve been waiting all day for it.

Isabel

You see I know my brother fairly well, which is why I felt like I had to ask the question.

‘So you wanna tell me who this is all for?’

He doesn’t look surprised so I know it’s for someone. I’ve been trying to convince him to do this for years but he would never go for it. Always sprouting a whole lot of shit about being happy the way he was.

‘I don’t know if I should’ he finally answers me.

‘She must be pretty special’ I tell him, and I truly believe that because my brother is the sort of guy that doesn’t do things half way. It’s all or nothing so she must be worth it for him to change his entire image. The only person my brother has ever shown any interest in is our next door neighbour Liz.

‘Shit,’ I curse.

‘Max this isn’t about Liz is it?’ I ask him. Don’t get me wrong I love Liz Parker and I think it would be wonderful to see her and Max hook up but Liz is one of the most popular girls at school and I don’t want to see my brother get hurt.

His face instantly turns red and I know I was right.

‘Max’ I sigh.

‘Look Iz this isn’t just about Liz. It’s about me finding the courage to tell Liz how I feel’ he replies after some thought.

‘Your gonna knock her socks off’ I reply with a laugh.

‘I drove her home on Friday night’ he blurts out then and I turn to look at him.

‘Where from?’

‘There was a party at soap factory and flammable played. She asked me to take her home’ he explained.

‘Um ok’ I reply not sure what he’s getting at.

‘She’s been acting different’ he tells me then.

‘What do you mean?’ I ask him.

‘You know always talking to me, inviting me places. I don’t know it could be nothing’ he stammers.

‘But you don’t think it is?’

‘I guess I’m hoping it is something’ he tells me and I see me brother in a totally different light. It’s not the fact that except for the daggy clothes he has on he actually looks like a hottie now with his new hair cut but I actually see a confidence in him and I cant help but think look out Liz Parker.

Liz

So it’s another week at school and I’m standing here at my locker sorting through my stuff when I notice a folder that isn’t mine with my name on it. Before I get the chance to open it though I’m interrupted by hurricane Deluca.

‘Lizzie did you hear?’ she asks me.

‘What no hi Liz how are you today?’ I mumble without taking my head out of the locker where I’m searching for my English text.

‘Oh yeah sorry, so I take it that means no’

‘What are you talking about Maria?’ I finally pull my head out of the locker to see her.

‘There’s a new guy and apparently he’s to die for, all the girls are talking about him. You should hear them in the toilets’ she explains.

‘There’s only a couple more weeks of school left this semester, why would someone knew start?’ I ask her.

She sighs ‘Focus Liz this could be the perfect guy for you’ she tells me. I put my head back down and continue my search of my locker which by the way has a lot of Maria’s crap in it so I don’t notice the look on her face as someone approaches us.

‘Because Maria you know who I’m interested in. We’ve been over this’ I tell her and yes of course I’m referring to Max.

‘Well you should change your mind’ she tells me in a whisper grabbing on to my arm as she smile and stares at the figure standing behind us.

‘Um hey Liz’ he says and I smile because I would know that voice anywhere. I wrench my arm free of Maria’s grasp and twirl around to face him, but when I do my heart stops.

‘Max?’ I asked in shock.

He gives me his little half smile ‘gee I don’t look that different do I’ he says.

‘Wow’ is all I can say as I eye him from head to toe and my god what a journey it is.

‘Thanks. Just thought it was time for a change’ he explains. A change, more like a transformation I mean his hair is cut short and slightly spiky and his glasses are absent which means that you can actually see his beautiful face and he’s wearing a pair of faded blue jeans and a tight black sweater which shows of a tonne of muscle that I have never seen before.

I finally pull myself together. I mean this is Max; I liked him before this superficial change. ‘I like it’ I smile ‘but I liked the old you too you know’ I tell him.

He grins at me then ‘Man Evan’s you sure clean up nice’ Maria finally says she is eyeing him like he’s her next meal so I instantly turn to her and scowl. Then it hits me Max must be the guy all the girls are talking about.

‘So uh do you think I could walk you to class?’ he asks me then.

‘Will you carry my books?’ I ask him with a playful grin.

‘Did you ever doubt it?’ he responds just as playfully but I happily hand over my couple of books.

Thanks for reading guys.. this is new for me.. fairly angst free so i appreciate you great feedback.

Part 5
Max

I can’t believe that I Max Evans am walking the beautiful Liz Parker to class. I especially cant believe that I had the courage to ask her either. But this new look and the reaction that I got when I entered the school this morning gave me enough confidence to take a couple of baby steps forward.

As we walk we past my locker and I notice someone standing beside it and they don’t look happy, and then I realise it’s Monday and I was supposed to give Tess a lift to school and that with the all the excitement of seeing Liz I totally forgot.

Tess Harding is probably the only other person in this school that I would consider a close friend. I’ve known her since junior high but back then she used to be best friends with Pam Troy. When Tess’s dad lost his high paying job and she couldn’t afford to keep up appearances she found that the people she considered her friends didn’t want a bar of her anymore. The worst part was, that there were plenty of other people that she could have been friends with but she had been so horrible to so many people she found herself with no friends when we started high school. We just sort of became friends accidentally; you could say it all happened because of a lack of tables to eat at. Either way we became friends over the one thing we had it common, the fact that we were outcasts.

‘Are you ok?’ Liz asked breaking me away from my thoughts. We have walked past the locker already and because of my new look Tess didn’t notice me but I still feel terrible.

‘Sorry I just remembered that I was supposed to pick Tess up this morning and I completely forgot’ I explained. I watched her smile fade for a couple of seconds before I see her put it back on and I wonder what just happened.

‘Oh ok’ she replied.

We have reached out classroom by now so I hand her the books back that I have been carrying. She turns to enter the room but hesitates before turning back around to me.

‘Max did you maybe want to have lunch with me?’ she asks me.

If I didn’t think the entire school would laugh at me I would have jumped in the air and performed a little happy dance when she asked me that question but instead I give her a huge smile ‘Um yeah I’d like that’ I tell her.

‘Great so I’ll see you then’ she smiles back at me before turning and heading into her classroom. I wait until I see her take her seat before turning and racing through the halls to make my own class before the bell rings.

When I walk into Maths I realise that Tess is in this class with me and that she actually sits next to me. I see her do a double take when I enter and put my books down in my usual seat.

‘Um I’m sorry but someone sits there’ she tells me and I cant help but smile.

‘Your such a loyal friend Tess’ I laugh and enjoy the surprise that crosses her face when she realises it’s me.

M-Max?’ she questions.

‘Hi Tess’ I smile, I mean seriously nothing could wipe this smile off my face. Liz Parker asked me to have lunch with her.

Tess takes in my appearance with interest but it’s quickly replaced with a frown ‘I thought you were picking me up this morning?’ she asks me.

‘Yeah I know I’m sorry I completely forgot’ I explain.

‘That’s ok you can make it up to my buying me a chocolate at lunch’ she smiles.

‘Oh actually I wont be at the table at lunch’ I admit.

‘Oh how come?’ she asks me. See I probably should mention that I have never told Tess about my thing for Liz. I’m not sure why I mean yes we’re friends but I just never felt comfortable discussing my feelings with her.

‘I’m having lunch over at Michael’s table’ I shrug as I reply trying to convey that it’s no big deal.

‘Oh well I’ll just sit there with you’ she replies. Before we can finish our conversation, well before I can find some way to get out of her sitting with Liz and me during our lunch date, the teacher comes into the room and we start the lesson. Tess rushes off as soon as class is finished too and if I didn’t know any better I would think she had done that on purpose.

Tess

Wow I can’t believe how good Max looks. Although that could turn out to be a problem I might actually find a little competition for him. I shake that thought away quickly though because I know that Max doesn’t even look at most girls, except maybe me and if almost 2 years of friendship mean something to him I know he’ll give us a chance.

So it’s lunchtime so I’m looking around trying to locate Max and Michael. I know that Michael is his best friend but I truthfully can’t stand that guy. It probably has a lot to do with the fact that he is dating that Maria Deluca. God that girls has a mouth on her and I don’t understand how on earth he can put up with her.

I finally see him sitting at a table and there is someone sitting next to him and they’re laughing at something but I can tell it’s not Michael. As I make my way towards him I’m careful to let my hips shake. I realise that I am going to have to step up my plan to win him now that he is looking so good but as I approach I see something that makes my blood boil. Liz Parker, and she’s sitting with my Max.

It’s not like I have any reason to hate Liz except for the fact that I am jealous. When I was the most popular girl in school Liz Parker was a nobody but now she is the Town Princess, money, looks, brains and that damn voice of hers. You can’t compete with someone like Liz and the worst part is that she is nice, everyone loves her even Pam and her cronies bow down to Liz.

‘Hi Max’ I say quietly as I approach them. Michael, Maria and that geeky friend of their’s Alex have just all sat down as well so the tables looking a little jammed. I stand there waiting for Max to notice me and move so that I can sit with him but he’s so wrapped up in Liz Parker that he doesn’t even hear me.

‘Oh hi Tess’ Liz says then when she notices me and Max turns to face me now.

Part 6
Max

I thought I was home free since Tess hadn’t show up but when I hear Liz say hi to her I feel like crawling under the table. I know how everyone at the table feels about her because of the way she used to treat them, and I hate the fact that she’s here now reminding them of that because of me. But Tess is my friend what am I supposed to do?

‘Hey’ I say and use the opportunity move closer to Liz who offers me a small smile when our thighs brush against each other.

Tess takes that as an invitation to sit down and I throw Maria a grateful smile when she remains quiet and just eats her sandwich.

‘Lizzie I brought your favourite’ Maria says then and hands over Liz what looks like a galaxy sub from the Crashdown, which her mother owns.

‘Oh I love you’ Liz squeals and takes the offered sandwich. My mouth almost waters at the sight of Liz unravelling the sub and she looks up at me and catches it.

I see her look over at my lunch box to check out the contents and I have a sneaking suspicion to what she’s looking for.

‘Wanna share?’ she asks me quietly.

‘Hell yeah’ I reply and go to take the offered half.

‘Tsk Tsk Tsk Evans’ she laughs ‘I think you have something in there for me’ she says with a laugh. I join in with her laughing totally oblivious to the stairs everyone else at the table is giving me.

‘I know your mum made chocolate cake yesterday, I could smell it from my bedroom’

‘Ok’ I tell her and then pull out the two pieces of cake, one that is in a white paper bag with a note from my mum.

Liz

I take the bag with a squeal of delight and read the note that Dianne has left me with a smile. See, ever since I can remember when she has made chocolate cake she has always packed me a piece with either Max or Isabel’s school lunch. It’s tradition.

I see the looks of delight from Maria and Alex who know my secret. The confused look from Michael and a look that I cant read from Tess. Is she his girlfriend?

‘Thank you’ I say then and give him a kiss on the cheek. ‘I’m going to invite you to have lunch with me more often’ I joke. I see Tess’s head snap round at that comment and I realise that I have probably put my foot in something.

He offers me a smile but I can see his ears are red and that I have embarrassed him.

‘Oh here you go Tess. As promised’ he says then before reaching in his pocket and pulling out a snickers for her. I watch as her face lights up in delight and she thanks him. That must be something sweet, great boyfriends like Max do for their girlfriends I think to myself.

‘So are you excited about the gig on Friday’ he asks me then.

‘Yeah I am actually’ I tell him and then I remember. I reach in to my bag and pull out the folder that I found mysteriously in my locker. ‘You guys are never going to believe this but someone wrote a song and want me to sing in on Friday. It’s beautiful’ I tell them.

‘Who?’ Maria asks excitedly.

‘I don’t know it’s anonymous but the note says it’s for me and they can’t wait to hear me sing it’ I tell them with a smile. The words to the song are beautiful and lead me to believe that they could be by a guy.

‘Secret Admirer?’ she asks me then.

I shrug. I didn’t give that much thought because I didn’t want a secret admirer but if Max is with Tess then maybe it wouldn’t be so bad.

‘Are you coming on Friday night?’ I turn and ask Max hoping that he is going to say yes.

The bell rings before he can answer me and we all start to get up ‘that’s a great idea. We’d love to come wouldn’t we Max’ Tess answers and then reaches out the grab his arm.

‘Um great’ I reply as I watch pathetically as the guy I’m in love with walks to class with his girlfriend.

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Part 7
Max

So I’m walking to the jeep when I spot a familiar figure sitting on the bonnet of the jetta, which I am parked next to.

I look at my watch and realise that school was out almost 10 minutes ago so why are they still here.

‘Hi’ I say as I approach.

‘Hey’ she smiled back.

‘Where’s Maria?’ I ask her.

‘That’s what I’m wondering. She skipped last period for a little eraser time with Michael so I’m betting that they’ve missed the bell since his bike is still here too’ she laughs.

‘Well lucky for you Parker I’m going your way’ I tell her with a little laugh of my own.

‘You’re blood’s worth bottling’ she tells me before she scribbles a note for Maria and leaves it on the window shield. I lead her around to the passenger side of the jeep and help her in before running back around and starting it up. We’re just about pull out of the car park when I hear someone calling out to me.

‘Max’ Tess is yelling as she runs towards me. I stop the car and smile at Liz apologetically. I don’t normally give Tess lifts period so I’m not sure what’s going on today.

‘Hey’ she says out of breath when she finally reaches me.

‘What are you doing?’ she asks looking between Liz and me.

‘Heading home’ I tell her as though it would be obvious.

‘Oh I was hoping we could hang out or something’ she says then.

‘Um well actually I cant this afternoon’ is all I say. I know I’m a terrible liar so why bother right?

‘Oh’ she says then and throws Liz a look that I don’t recognise but Liz seems to and I notice her stiffen.

‘Your dad’s picking you up right?’ I say then. I don’t really like the idea of having to drive her half way across town but she’s me friend and I will if she doesn’t have a way home.

Just as the words literally leave my mouth I hear horn honk and I look over and see her father has just pulled up.

‘Catch ya later Tess’ I tell her before putting the jeep into gear again and heading towards Murray Lane.

‘I think she’s upset with you’ Liz says then.

‘Why do you say that?’ I ask her.

She seems to find something funny about that ‘God Max didn’t you just see the death glare she threw me’

Oh so that’s what that look was.

‘So what are you doing this afternoon’ I ask her then.

‘Actually Maria and Alex were supposed to come over for a swim and a little BBQ. Can you make it?’ she asks me surprising the hell out of me. An offer to hang out with Liz Parker twice in one day I think I’ve died and gone to heaven.

‘I’d love to’ I tell her quickly ‘Good make sure you bring Isabel too’ she tells me then.

We talk for the rest of the trip home about all this stuff; it’s amazing actually how much we have in common.

‘You know you can ride with me anytime you like’ I tell her as I help her out of the jeep when we’ve reached out houses.

‘Really?’ she asks hesitantly.

‘Yeah I mean it’s kind of out of Maria’s way’ I say a little shyly.

‘Um ok that would be good’ she says as she backs away towards her house.

‘So I’ll see you in an hour right?’ she reminds me and then turns to walk in side her door.

I can’t hide the grin on my face as I walk into my house.

Liz

So everyone is here and we’re having a great time sitting around and talking about the latest school gossip and everything when Alex suggests we take a dip before the sun goes down. I can see him eyeing Isabel as he says it and I realise that it’s a devious plan on his behalf to see her in her bikini. But I’m definitely not going to say anything though because I can’t wait for Max to shed the t-shirt he’s wearing.

‘Great idea’ I smile and we all stand up and begin removing clothes. I picked out my new bikini for today. It’s red and is very complimenting to my cleavage Maria tells me. I make my way over to the pool and walk down the stairs unlike Michael and Alex who just run and jump in. I’m conscious for the first time that someone’s eyes are on me and when I turn I meet the most beautiful set of amber one’s staring back at me.

And then I forget to breathe. Because Max Evan’s has just removed his shirt and I’m in shock. He has this rippling six-pack that goes along with the rest of his tanned muscled body. I suspected something wonderful underneath all those clothes but my body wasn’t ready for the reality. I feel like time freezes as he makes his way towards me. Everyone else is in the pool by now I can hear them yelling and splashing at each other. But Max and I only have eyes for each other apparently because he is staring at me as intently as I’m staring at him.

‘Hey’ he smiles shyly at me as he approaches me.

‘Hey yourself’ I reply with a grin. I think I just started flirting with Max Evan’s people.

‘You coming in?’ he asks me as gets into the water up to his waist, my eyes following his every move.

‘Just enjoying the view at the moment’ I say before I can stop myself and I know that I’m blushing.

He raises an eyebrow at my comment ‘Yeah it’s fairly nice view from where I’m standing too’ he replies. Oh god I think I’m going to melt. And before I know what’s happened I feel strong arms pick me up by the waste and throw me over their shoulder.

Max

I had to get in that cold pool as quick as possible. I mean you should Liz in her red bikini. I think it must be new because I’ve never noticed it on her before. But my god she looks hot and my body was definitely feeling the same way.

I get the feeling she’s enjoying what’s she seeing too. It’s good to know that all those hours I spent working off my frustration from seeing her have paid off finally. I’m pretty proud of my body these days.

‘Max’ she squeals when I throw her over my shoulder. I don’t know where I found the courage to touch her from but I just couldn’t help myself.

When I reached the middle of the pool I finally throw her into the water and I wait for her to surface but then she does something I never expected in a million years.

She dacks me. I mean completely dacks me board shorts and boxers.

When she surfaces she has a huge smirk on her face and luckily the other four are oblivious to what is happening.

‘I can’t believe you did that’ I say before ducking down and pulling up my pants.

When I resurface again she’s still smirking at me. ‘You better watch our Parker I’m going to get you’ I tell her and I will she can bet on that.

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Part 8
Liz

So it’s lunchtime and I’ve decided to branch out a bit. Things with Max seemed to go so well yesterday and then again this morning when he drove me to school that I’m going to ask him to sit with us at lunch again, or sit with him.

I’m waiting by his locker at the moment and a few people are staring at me wondering what I’m doing. It’s actually been funny to see people that have ridiculed Max his entire life actually stopping to say hi to him now.

I smile as I see him approaching me and then I see him return my smile I know I’ve made the right decision. ‘Hey’ I say.

‘Hey. Are you stalking me Parker?’ he asks me then and I cant help but burst into laughter.

‘Totally’ I tell him with a huge grin. I move away so he can put some books away in his locker and get out his lunch. ‘Just wanted to see if you were going to eat lunch with us again today?’ I ask him shyly.

‘Are you sharing with me again?’ he asks then. I love this relaxed Max, he used to be like this all the time when we were kids and he’s like this at home too but to see him be like this at school is great.

‘That depends on what you have to offer in return’ I counter as we walk out to the table in the quad. I can see Michael’s surprised face when Max sits down with us again. He has been trying to convince Max to sit with us for ages but he would always refuse and I know how much it used to frustrate him, he wanted to be near his girlfriend but at the same time he hated not being able to eat lunch with his best mate.

‘What is it that you want?’ he replies then but quietly enough that I’m the only one that can hear.

‘Haven’t you figured it out yet’ I reply just as quietly but with a big smile of my face. I don’t know how many more clues I can give him. I hope he takes the hint soon.

Max

Things continue the same way for the next week. Liz and I would go to and from school together and I would usually eat lunch with them at their table. I know that people were talking they were all wondering what was going on between Liz and I. I just wish that I knew. I talked to Isabel about it and she agreed that she thought Liz liked me from what she observed the other night. She told me to play it cool so I am.

I walked into my English class on Thursday and took a seat in my usual seat next to Tess. I felt bad I hadn’t seen her all week. I know that she was looking for me at lunchtime today because I saw her standing by my locker. Just like she had on Wednesday so I avoided it. Things just felt uncomfortable when she sat at lunch with us.

I felt bad that I had pretty much just ditched her but I knew that she would be okay with it.

‘There you are’ she says as she walks into the room.

‘Where have you been the last 3 days. I was starting to worry about you’ she tells me.

I should also mention that she has started calling the house as well. My mum took the call on Monday night and Isabel last night.

‘Oh you know just around’ I reply with a shrug of the shoulders.

‘So we’re still going to that party tomorrow night right?’ she asks me then.

Crap. I totally forgot about that. I nod my head that I’m still going.

Liz

So on the way home this afternoon with Max we talk about my gig tomorrow. He asks how the new song is coming along and I tell him it’s great and that it’s inspired me to start writing myself.

‘So did you want to come with me tomorrow night?’ I ask him hoping that he’ll say yes so that I can spend a bit of time with him before we go on stage.

‘Oh actually I cant. I have to take Isabel and I sort of told Tess she could get a ride’ he explains. I can’t help feel a little jealous over the fact that Tess will be riding with him tomorrow night.

‘So you and Tess, are you like seeing each other?’ I ask him then, I’m trying to be casual about the whole thing I don’t want to seem too pathetic.

‘Me and Tess?’ he asks ‘No definitely not’ he tells me and I cant help but smile.

We’ve just pulled up out the front of our houses so I reach into the back of the jeep to grab my stuff.

‘So you might have a free spot on you dance card still for little old me?’ I ask him throwing a few eye flutters for effect.

I watch as the grin spreads on his face ‘its very empty maybe you could fill up more than one spot?’ he asks me.

I grin back at him then and before I know what I’m doing I’ve reached over and given him a kiss on the lips. ‘Count on it’ I tell him. Where the hell did all this confidence come from I can’t help but wonder. As I get to my door I stop and look back and my heart flips because there he is still sitting in the same spot with his hand at his lips looking all dazed like I kissed his lights out from one kiss. I can’t wait for our next one I think to myself.

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Part 9
Max

So it’s Friday night already and I’m on my way to Liz’s gig. The only problem is that I have to pick Tess up. I’m not sure what’s going on with her but she had been totally clingy lately. Before she didn’t really care if I didn’t show for lunch it was like a silent agreement that we were two people who didn’t have anyone else to sit with so we’d sit with each other. The truth is we never really socialise outside of school either so that’s why I find it strange that she would agree to us both going to Liz’s gig.

I talked to Michael this afternoon and he seemed concerned that I was bringing Tess. I know Michael doesn’t really like her, and hey Maria hates her but what am I supposed to do. Michael mentioned something about certain people getting the idea that Tess is my girlfriend, I wonder who would think that?

I pull up at Tess’s place and beep the horn. It doesn’t take long for her to come out of the house and I’m even more surprised when she does. She’s wearing the shortest skirt I have ever seen along with a very tight light blue tank top that doesn’t leave much to the imagination. I mean this is the way she used to dress all the time but lately she opts for jeans and t-shirts.

‘Hi Max’ she smiles when she gets in the car.

‘Hey’ I reply being careful to keep my eyes up, the minute I look down I know I’m going to get more than an eyeful of something that I don’t want to see.

‘Thanks for taking me out tonight’ she says then which confuses me a little, it’s not like I really had a choice I thought. ‘You look nice’ she tells me.

‘Thanks’ I reply. I know I was supposed to tell her how nice she looks but like I said I’m a terrible liar so I’m not going to even try.

Isabel is coming tonight too but she got a ride with Liz saying something about wanting to help set up which I know is a lie. Isabel has always had a thing for Alex Whitman and I know she just wanted an excuse to see him.

‘So tonight should be good’ she says.

‘Yeah they’re a great band. Liz has the most amazing voice’ I tell her.

I see her nose scrunch up the comment and I’m a little confused. Why is she coming if she doesn’t like the band?

By this stage we have made it to the soap factory where they are playing and I jump out of the jeep. Tess seems to be sitting there waiting for something and I’m starting to get impatient, we’re already running late and I can hear they’ve started.

‘Geez Max where are your manners’ she says then in a huff finally getting out of the jeep.

I look at her confused ‘You could of helped me out of the jeep’ she says then. For the first time during my friendship with Tess I’m actually starting to feel uncomfortable. I realise now the looks she’s been giving me, the way she carried on at lunch the other day were all sighs that she’s worried. Worried that she’s loosing her only friend.

‘Come on’ I tell her and we walk into the factory.

Liz

Oh god I must have a max-radar, how pathetic. The minute he walked into the room I knew he was there and what makes it worse is that Tess is by his side. What the hell is she wearing though? He looks very good tonight, I can’t take my eyes of him. He has a on black button down shirt which is clinging to his muscles, what I wouldn’t give to be able to rip is off his body I think. Luckily for me right now Maria is singing so I only have to worry about the back up vocals.

When the song ends I get ready to sing the new song that has been written for me.

‘Hey everyone’ I say into the microphone and smile when they all cheer back.

‘Well for those of you who haven’t seen us play before we’re Flammable. I’m Liz, on lead guitar is Maria, Base Alex and on drums’ I wait for Michael to do his little drum roll ‘Is Michel’

The crowd all cheer again then. ‘So tonight I have something special for you all’ I tell them. ‘As most of you know we haven’t started doing our own music yet but someone has written a song for me to sing for you. So here it is. Guys grab your girls this one will be worth it’ I tell the crowd and I cant help but meet Max’s eyes. He looking straight back at me too I also notice happily that he hasn’t asked Tess to dance.

Got myself into some trouble tonight
Guess I’m just feeling blue
It’s been so long
Since I’ve seen your face
This distance between me and you

That voice you showed me is not the one that I know
I must be strung out on what I do
Don’t hang up again
There’s nothing else I know how to do

And I don’t know why but I cant take my eyes of him as I sing, and for the first time I allow myself to hope that the person writing these songs for me knows exactly how I feel.

I burn for you
What am I gonna do
Burn for you

I guess it feels like your always alone
And I feel that way too
So hard to explain to you
Please understand what I do

I burn for you
What am I gonna do
I burn for you
Burn for you

Took my trouble to a bar tonight
For another point of view
But there’s nothing new
I’m missing you

I burn for you
What am I gonna do
I burn for you
Burn for you

I burn for you
What am I gonna do
I burn for you
Burn for you

Burn
For
You

We sing another dozen or songs before allowing the DJ to take over the party. It’s been a good night and we had a pretty good turn out so I couldn’t be happier. So right now I’m going to go and ask a boy to dance.

I’m just about to jump off the stage when I see it though and my body refuses to move, I never knew that something could hurt so badly. Tess Harding has just risen up on her tippee toes and planted a very girlfriend like kiss on Max. All I want to do is cry right now but I wont do that in front of these people because that’s just not my style.

‘Um you guys right if I head’ I ask Maria.

‘What’s wrong?’ she asks me concerned. I cant fool her she knows I’m on the verge of tears and all I can do is point to the middle of the room where I assume Max and Tess are still locked up in their passionate kiss.

‘I’ll see you tomorrow’ I tell her before quickly grabbing my bag and fleeing the soap factory.

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Part 10
Max

I’m standing there watching Liz and the band finish their last song of the night but I am still thinking about the song that she sung and the way her eyes never left mine. I knew that song would be perfect. Don’t get me wrong I’m not the kind of guy that writes songs but those words were exactly how I feel about Liz.

I see her getting ready to hop off the stage and I take a step forward to go to her hoping that she might dance with me when Tess’s hand on my arm stops me. Before I know what’s going on she’s kissing me and I’m so stunned I don’t know what to do so I just stand there. But when I feel her swipe her tongue on my lower lip reasoning comes back to me and I pull away.

‘Tess what the hell was that?’ I say to her and for the first time I meet her eyes.

She’s looking up at me with a small smile on her face ‘that was a kiss Max. A good one too’ she tells me.

‘Why would you kiss me?’ I ask her then. Have I been mistaking her clinginess for worry over loosing her friend when she’s probably just decided that now I don’t look like such a geek she wants me for herself.

‘God Max buy a clue’ she laughs ‘I like you. I have for quite a while’ she adds.

I don’t know what to say to that. Could I have missed the signs? No that’s not possible.

‘So do you think we could give it a go?’ she asks me then and I just know that I’m standing there with my mouth open in shock.

‘I, I, I’ve gotta go’ I tell her and quickly walk off before she can stop me.

This cant be happening is all I think to myself as I make my way towards the stage. I need to see Liz she’ll make everything better when I see her beautiful face.

‘Hey Maria’ I call out. She turns to look at me with, wait is that a scowl.

‘What do you want Max?’ she asks me tiredly.

‘Is Liz around?’ I ask her.

‘She left’ she tells me.

‘Why?’ I ask confused. Liz loves to dance she never leaves these things early. 'When?’ I ask her then.

‘Oh you were other wise occupied’ she tells me with a raised eyebrow and then I realise what’s she’s getting at. They saw it. They saw Tess kiss me which means Liz probably saw it too. Shit.

Liz

I’m so glad that I brought my car tonight and was able to escape the party quickly. I fight the tears until I finish the 10 minute drive back to my house, I know that my parents wont be home so I don’t have to worry about their questions. When I finally reach my room though I don’t turn on the light I fling myself into the bed and let the tears fall. They quickly turn in to sobs and once again I cant believe that I opened myself to have my heart broken.

There are a tonne of guys in Roswell and the one that I least expected to break my heart did it the easiest. I cant deny the fact that I made it very easy for him considering the fact that he’s the only one I ever contemplated really letting into my life in the first place.

But regardless of the fact that I saw him with someone else tonight what hurts the most is that he lied to me. I asked him yesterday if there was something going on with him and Tess and he told me there wasn’t. Yet tonight he’s kissing her in front of me at my gig. Is he that oblivious to my feelings? I never thought that Max Evans was a liar; I would have staked my life on the fact that Max is the most caring, sensitive guy in Roswell. Was I that wrong? My head is saying definitely but my heart is screaming no despite the fact it feels like it’s broken in two at the moment.

Ring Ring

I hear my phone ring but decided against answering it knowing that it’s probably just Maria checking up on me and as much as I love my best friend I really cant deal with her right at the moment.

‘Hi you’ve reached Liz, leave me a message’ I hear the answering machine click on.

‘Liz are you there?’ I hear Max’s voice. ‘If your there will you please pick up’ I hear his voice again. I know I should pick it up and give him the chance to explain but my body just wont move. I realise that Max probably doesn’t have a clue how I feel about him and that maybe it’s for the best, that I was fooling myself into thinking that he could like me, when he could have someone as beautiful at Tess Harding.

‘Ok you obviously aren’t there yet. Can you please call me as soon as you get this message I’m worried about you’

I don’t remember how long I cried that night before I fell asleep but I do know that when I looked in the mirror the next morning I didn’t like what I saw and swore to myself that I wouldn’t let someone hurt me like that again.