Title: To Love, Honour, and Obey?
Author: Jenny Atkins
Rating: PG
Disclaimer: Sadly I don't own Roswell nor am I affiliated with it or
anything connected with it in any way. This fanfiction
is for entertainment purposes only; I'm not making any money from
it!
Disc.2: This fanfiction is based upon a storyline at an RPG group;
if you are one of the people who originally played one of the
other characters in this, and want some credit and/or would like
me to alter some of the stuff your character says, please,
email me at skinny.janet@talk21.com - I only haven't used
your names or your posts because I lost them when my
computer crashed, and the group has now been deleted so I can't
download them again! And the only original character is Melody, to make it easier to keep up with, so some of your parts will be in the shape of well-known Roswellians. Dedication: This is for Max Elliot. The fanfiction is based on a series of Max/Liz posts at an RPG group that sadly no longer exists. I lost the original posts (I planned to use his own words for the role of Max) so I'm sorry it's not as authentic as it could have been. If you're reading this Max, I hope you're
doing okay, and please get in touch again soon. Background: Okay, so, basically Liz and Max got married, but then a whole
load of stuff got in the way, including Tess being possessed by Kivar, and Max finding out that a few years ago Liz had slept with Sean (and there was a totally cool scene with Max and Liz trying to talk). After running away from the wedding, Liz is at the airport waiting for Maria to pick her up; she'd planned to go on the honeymoon alone but couldn't go
through with it. Max drove around, trying to get his thoughts together and figure out what matters most to him; Liz, or honesty, and he's now in a motel room for the night. Oh yeah, and it's set in the future - this is not another teen wedding! On with the angst .
Part One - Miles To Go Before I Sleep
Liz sat in one of the hard, cold, airport seats with a sigh. The receptionist was staring at her again, but who could blame her? Liz had arrived at the airport in a wedding dress, in tears, cashed in one ticket to Spain, made a phone call in the middle of the night, and then cashed in the other one for as much of a last-minute refund as she could obtain. She just hoped Maria would get here soon so that she could at least try and sleep a little before she attempted to sort out the complete chaos she had created that day. If the wedding day was meant to be one of the best days in a girl's life, Liz hated to think what one of the worst was going to be like.
"Bye Honey" Maria whispered softly to Michael as she pulled on jeans and a jacket over her nightshirt "Thanks for taking Liz's call. I'll be back in an hour or so". She bent over to kiss his forehead and he rolled over to go back to sleep. "She shouldn't wake up", Maria added, nodding in the direction of the room where their daughter Melody was sleeping. Maria pulled on her boots, grabbed the car keys, and set off on her way to pick Liz up from the airport. She wasn't sure what had happened; as she and Michael had left the wedding early so Melody could go to sleep, about an hour into the after-party, when everything had been fine. Since then, Max and Liz seemed to have had some sort of fight.
Half an hour later, Maria pulled up in the quick-stay area of New Mexico's airport parking lot and found her way to the area that Liz had described she would be waiting in. "Hey, you" Maria said as she located her best friend, who quickly stood up and pulled her into a hug "What happened, babe?" "I don't want to talk about it tonight" Liz said "I'm sorry". "It's okay" Maria said, picking up Liz's suitcase "Let's just go" "Thanks" Liz said replied, shooting a see-I-do-have-friends look at the receptionist before following Maria back to the car in which they drove to Maria and Michael's place in silence.
"I'm sorry I got you up in the middle of the night" Liz apologised as they pulled into the driveway "I just didn't know who else to call". "It's fine" Maria said, getting Liz's suitcase out of the trunk, as Michael, who'd woken up when the car drew up and decided to go and greet them, opened the passenger door for Liz to get out. "What are friends for?" he added, rubbing Liz's shoulder "And whatever it is, I know you and Maxwell will figure it out". "Thanks" Liz said, with a small smile, as she followed them into their house, where she found a huge bed in the middle of their living room. "I manipulated the molecules of the sofas to make it" Michael said "Pretty neat, huh? You can sleep there tonight". "We'll see you in the morning. I'll try to stop Melody from waking you" Maria said, giving Liz a quick hug "Sleep well".
Liz ran her hands through her hair, which she'd taken out of it's neat up- do many hours ago, before flopping down onto the bed. Interesting wedding night, she thought, alone, on a bed in your best friends' apartment. She found her wash-bag and took off the heavy make-up she'd been wearing that day before giving her hair a quick comb and putting a few items on the coffee table; the novel she was reading, her watch, and her cell-phone. Her eyes lingered on the cell-phone for a moment; maybe she shouldn't wait until morning to get in touch with Max. If he was feeling anywhere near as bad about this as she was, he wasn't going to be sleeping very well anyway.
download them again! And the only original character is Melody, to make it easier to keep up with, so some of your parts will be in the shape of well-known Roswellians. Dedication: This is for Max Elliot. The fanfiction is based on a series of Max/Liz posts at an RPG group that sadly no longer exists. I lost the original posts (I planned to use his own words for the role of Max) so I'm sorry it's not as authentic as it could have been. If you're reading this Max, I hope you're
doing okay, and please get in touch again soon. Background: Okay, so, basically Liz and Max got married, but then a whole
load of stuff got in the way, including Tess being possessed by Kivar, and Max finding out that a few years ago Liz had slept with Sean (and there was a totally cool scene with Max and Liz trying to talk). After running away from the wedding, Liz is at the airport waiting for Maria to pick her up; she'd planned to go on the honeymoon alone but couldn't go
through with it. Max drove around, trying to get his thoughts together and figure out what matters most to him; Liz, or honesty, and he's now in a motel room for the night. Oh yeah, and it's set in the future - this is not another teen wedding! On with the angst .
Part One - Miles To Go Before I Sleep
Liz sat in one of the hard, cold, airport seats with a sigh. The receptionist was staring at her again, but who could blame her? Liz had arrived at the airport in a wedding dress, in tears, cashed in one ticket to Spain, made a phone call in the middle of the night, and then cashed in the other one for as much of a last-minute refund as she could obtain. She just hoped Maria would get here soon so that she could at least try and sleep a little before she attempted to sort out the complete chaos she had created that day. If the wedding day was meant to be one of the best days in a girl's life, Liz hated to think what one of the worst was going to be like.
"Bye Honey" Maria whispered softly to Michael as she pulled on jeans and a jacket over her nightshirt "Thanks for taking Liz's call. I'll be back in an hour or so". She bent over to kiss his forehead and he rolled over to go back to sleep. "She shouldn't wake up", Maria added, nodding in the direction of the room where their daughter Melody was sleeping. Maria pulled on her boots, grabbed the car keys, and set off on her way to pick Liz up from the airport. She wasn't sure what had happened; as she and Michael had left the wedding early so Melody could go to sleep, about an hour into the after-party, when everything had been fine. Since then, Max and Liz seemed to have had some sort of fight.
Half an hour later, Maria pulled up in the quick-stay area of New Mexico's airport parking lot and found her way to the area that Liz had described she would be waiting in. "Hey, you" Maria said as she located her best friend, who quickly stood up and pulled her into a hug "What happened, babe?" "I don't want to talk about it tonight" Liz said "I'm sorry". "It's okay" Maria said, picking up Liz's suitcase "Let's just go" "Thanks" Liz said replied, shooting a see-I-do-have-friends look at the receptionist before following Maria back to the car in which they drove to Maria and Michael's place in silence.
"I'm sorry I got you up in the middle of the night" Liz apologised as they pulled into the driveway "I just didn't know who else to call". "It's fine" Maria said, getting Liz's suitcase out of the trunk, as Michael, who'd woken up when the car drew up and decided to go and greet them, opened the passenger door for Liz to get out. "What are friends for?" he added, rubbing Liz's shoulder "And whatever it is, I know you and Maxwell will figure it out". "Thanks" Liz said, with a small smile, as she followed them into their house, where she found a huge bed in the middle of their living room. "I manipulated the molecules of the sofas to make it" Michael said "Pretty neat, huh? You can sleep there tonight". "We'll see you in the morning. I'll try to stop Melody from waking you" Maria said, giving Liz a quick hug "Sleep well".
Liz ran her hands through her hair, which she'd taken out of it's neat up- do many hours ago, before flopping down onto the bed. Interesting wedding night, she thought, alone, on a bed in your best friends' apartment. She found her wash-bag and took off the heavy make-up she'd been wearing that day before giving her hair a quick comb and putting a few items on the coffee table; the novel she was reading, her watch, and her cell-phone. Her eyes lingered on the cell-phone for a moment; maybe she shouldn't wait until morning to get in touch with Max. If he was feeling anywhere near as bad about this as she was, he wasn't going to be sleeping very well anyway.