This is my first Roswell fanfic. Bear with me, okay? And please review, because reviews are either helpful or encouraging. :)
Eyliena
Disclaimer: None of these characters but Jack and the baby are mine. The whole idea of Roswell is not mine.
Liz smiled at the baby girl in her arms, the product of Max's and her own love. Her heart lurched and she almost cried as she thought about Max and how he wasn't around to see his beautiful daughter.
Liz looked up as there was a slight knock on the door and Maria, Michael and Isobel entered the room. Maria ran quickly over to Liz's side and cooed over the baby.
"Oh Liz. She's so beautiful!" She exclaimed. Liz didn't reply, she just stared over at Michael and Isobel as they stood silently by the door.
"Do you wanna hold her?" She asked Maria absent-mindedly as she held out the baby to Maria. Maria squealed with delight as she took the small girl. "Did you find out anything about Max?" Liz asked her two silent friends. Michael didn't move, but Isobel moved closer to Liz and took her hand as she knelt down next to her bed.
"We're doing all we can to find him." She assured Liz softly. "He's my brother, I'm worried about him, too."
"I know." Liz whispered. "I just wish that he was here for this." Tears slowly filled her eyes and threatened to fall, blurring her vision. Maria could only look on sympathetically, as she had the baby in her arms. Michael inched closer to Maria and the baby, silently watching the scene in front of him. He moved next to Maria, and Isobel also began to cry as Maria placed Liz's baby into her arms, and then moved herself into Michael's arms.
"We have to find Max." She said to Michael's shoulder. "He has to be here for Liz and the baby."
"Yeah." Michael said gruffly. "But we don't know the first place to look for him. We don't even know if he was captured, or if he's being experimented on or if he ran away to protect us or…"
"Or if he's dead." Liz whispered sadly. She looked up at the couple as the words were said. Michael held her gaze for a few seconds, then turned and left the room. Maria watched him go, open-mouthed, then turned back to Liz.
"You would know if he was dead." She assured her friend. She glanced back toward the door. "I'm sorry." She apologised for Michael. "I'll go get him."
"Maria, how do you know that my ability to sense Max hasn't gone like everything else?"
"Because you would know if that happened, as well. Don't worry. I'll just go get Michael back."
"It's okay." Liz said to her. "I understand why he left."
"I know, but you know that I'm never going to let Michael get away with being so rude, don't you?" Liz sighed.
"If you have to, then you have to." She said. "But you probably shouldn't bring Michael back in here." Maria nodded and left the room. "See you later." Liz called out after her. Maria turned back to smile at Liz before she went to go find Michael. The room was silent, and Jack, the friend who had gotten them the hospital room came in. He closed the door behind him.
"How're my alien friend and her beautiful alien daughter?" He asked.
"Jack." Liz said sternly. "Aren't there video cameras in hospitals?"
"Are you kidding?" Jack asked. "As if I'd put you guys in a room with video cameras. How would I explain the weird stuff that might happen in this room to security? It's bad enough that I have to get the blood samples that I take tested by my own means. Oh, and by the way, I haven't tested your blood yet, Liz, you look good though." He finally looked around the room. "Hey, who's this beautiful lady and where's Max?" He asked.
"This, Jack, is my sister-in-law. Max's sister."
"Is that adoptive sister or blood relative, like, as in I have to check your blood samples 'cause you're an alien?"
"It's the alien thing." Isobel stated flatly without looking up at Jack.
"Oh, right." Jack noticed that this was not a warm response and so continued talking cheerily to Liz. "So where's the proud father?" He asked. "I would've thought that he wouldn't leave this room until he was thrown out."
"He wouldn't." Isobel stated, rocking her brother's sleeping baby in her arms.
"Then why isn't he here? Is he off fighting evil somewhere?" Jack was genuinely confused.
"We don't know where he is." Liz said softly.
"Oh." Jack didn't say anything more about the subject, he knew how bad it was for Liz not to know where Max was, especially right after his baby girl had been born. "He didn't know it was a girl, did he?" Jack asked.
"No, we didn't want to find out before she was born."
"Do you have a name for her yet, 'cause I'm gonna need to take care of that birth certificate." Jack tried to change the subject to a lighter note, but failed as tears began to fall down Liz's cheeks. "Oh no, don't cry." Jack said as he moved swiftly to her side and patted her hand.
"Do you think you could hold the birth certificate off for awhile, because I'm not going to name her without Max here."
"Okay." Jack hugged Liz in an effort to stop her from crying. When she stopped, Jack pulled away. "Can't you use your… you know, powers to find Max?" He asked.
"No, they haven't worked since I became pregnant." Liz said. "I don't know why they're not working now, I can't even sense if he's okay."
"Kyle's checking if he's in Roswell." Isobel commented to calm Liz down. If he's there, Kyle will find him… hey, wait." Isobel suddenly had an idea. "Of course, Roswell. There will definitely be photos of Max there. We can get Kyle to bring them back here."
"Uh, photos?" Jack asked. "Can you explain to me what you're going to do with a photo of Max?"
"I can go into people's dreams." Isobel said, finally looking up at Jack. "But I need a picture of them to do it." She handed the baby over to Jack and stood up. "Excuse me." She said. "I need to make a phone call."
How's that for a first chapter? Once again, please review because my ego needs boosting. Thanks to anyone who decided to read my story out of all the choices there are :p
If there is anything that needs to be clarified (apart from where Max is) please tell me, because I have a habit of accidentally leaving out important information.
Eyliena
