Give a Little Love
By M2M
Every time I think I've had enough of you
I take you back again
Not because I need a friend
Just because I can't pretend
Like the others do
You think you're really serious
Clever and mysterious
Talking like you're dangerous
Talking like a fool
Every day there's someone else
Who wants to get with me?
I'm telling you
If you know what's good for you
Treat me like you used to do
Love me like before
'Cos all I can do is watch and wonder
Where the boy I know has gone
You say that you want me, well it's
Time to tell your friends where they belong
You can find it your heart
Give a little love
Have a little faith
In the two of us
You can find it in your soul
Give a little love
Have a little faith
In the two of us
"Cos all I can do is watch and wonder
Where the boy I know has gone
Little boy I don't want anything to do with you
Get on your knees
I'm the one you have to please
Not the ones you want to be
I don't think you're cool
'Cos soon you can only watch and wonder
Where the girl you knew has gone
And then you will realize that everything you
Did to me was wrong
'Cos soon you can only watch and wonder
Where the girl you knew has gone
And do you really wanna lose a friend?
You gotta understand or it has to end
'Cos I don't wanna wait for you anymore
Can't take it anymore
Maria DeLuca turned the radio up as soon as her shift had started; turning the station until this familiar, haunting ballad came on. So much like her relationship or lack of one with Michael. They were in their off stages. She sighed wondering if Michael could hear the song back in the kitchen, but even if he could would he know the significance or would he just ignore it as he did everything else?
Why must relationships be so complicated? Max and Liz's for example. She always thought that they were meant for each other. They were the perfect couple, so much in love that even scaled the believable. Max was an alien… like Michael, Isabel and Tess, but that didn't stop their human counterparts for loving them any less. The only one out of the group that was having even the remotest of success in a relationship was Tess and Kyle. They were so adorable together that it was sickening. Sickening to the ones that weren't having any luck with their own love life.
Maria heaved another sigh as she began ringing up a customer's order and giving out the right change. She didn't want to be there, especially with Michael just on the other side in the kitchen. She fought down the desire to turn her head to watch him work, cursing under her breath. Didn't anything affect him? Obviously not if he could go about his work as if he wasn't tearing out someone's heart and stomping all over it.
"Earth to Maria… Are you in there?"
Maria blinked her sky blue eyes meeting Alex's hazel gaze. She didn't even hear him come in so engrossed in her troubled thoughts.
"Hey, Alex. Sorry, I was spacing."
"No good with Spaceboy?" Alex looked over to Michael seeing him scowl at the two of them. Alex suppressed the grin that was bubbling up, not believing the jealous looks he was receiving. Ever since his return from Sweden he had been getting a lot of looks from the girls at school. It felt great. He used to be some nerdy guy who was extremely lucky to get Isabel's attention, but now he was popular in his own right and he felt like he was on cloud nine.
"When is it ever between us? I swear he doesn't even seem to care about how I'm feeling." Maria looked down at her hands resting on the countertop but not before Alex saw the tears in his eyes. Anger coursed through him at the thought of his friends in pain or in tears. How could Michael do this to her? Alex looked up to glare at the short-order cook hoping to get some kind of emotional response out of Michael but not succeeding.
"Listen Maria, after your shift is over let's go over and catch a movie. Get your mind off of everything that has happened and just relax. What do you say?" He flashed her his famous, puppy-dog grin getting a reluctant smile in return.
"You're on, Whitman."
"Great! See you after work, hun." He made sure his voice carried over to where Michael was busy cooking up the next order causing him to stiffen. He didn't look up, but Alex knew it got to him. Good…
Maria was thankful for Alex's support. He was such a dear friend and it'll be good to not sit at home and pine for lost love. She could get by without Michael in her life. She had her friends and it'll be fun. She wondered if she should ask Max to go along. He wasn't having much success with Liz. Maybe he needed some time away. She decided to ask when she saw him for he always came to have dessert with his sister, Isabel. An excuse to see Liz if anything. Yup, he definitely needed a break as well.