Week Days
By Tess161 of the xsorbit4 rebelfic board.
Disclaimer: I take no credit in this story it was created by Tess161, who does not own Roswell.
Monday
Jim sits alone, in the living room. The lights are dimmed and he rocks back and forth, nursing a glass of whiskey. Mumbling to himself about his glory days as sheriff. "Dad?" Kyle calls. His 12-hour shift at work finally ended. "Dad, you home?" Kyle calls again. Silence tells Kyle that Jim has dropped to sleep, again. Like every night, Kyle comes home, finds his father a mess in front of piles of pictures, remembering the days when he was the sheriff and everyone looked up to him.
"Dad…" Kyle sighs. Waking his father up. "Whoa… Get off me!" Jim yells, drunk. "Dad, come on, let's get you to bed." Kyle says, he helps his father into bed. As he turns to leave Jim calls to him again. "Kyle." Kyle stops, dead. "Yeah?" His voice afraid of what the reply may bring. "Son… um, where are you going?" Jim finishes, having changed his mind. Kyle smiles, and turns. "To school, it's 7:30, I have to go." Kyle explained. Jim looked confused. "Isn't it summer vacation?" Jim asked. Kyle stopped smiling. "No Dad, that ended, a few months ago." Jim fell back into bed, and back to his drunken sleep. Kyle slipped out the door.
In Michael's Class
"Psst." A voice nudged Michael from the back. "Psst." It repeated. Michael rolled his eyes. "What!" Michael hissed, at Maria. "Um, Liz asked me to ask you if you knew where Max was today?" Maria asked, smiling at the way she had annoyed Michael. "He's at home, other than that, I haven't a clue where his majesty is…" Michael replied, hissing in a whisper. "Fine." Maria answered, crossing her arms.
In Liz's Class
Kyle desperately tried to ignore Liz's constant rambling about Max. He tried to figure how the girl even passed her classes, she never seemed to listen to them, all she ever did was talk about Max this, and Max that. "Liz, could you, um, maybe, just today… shut up!" Kyle whispered, harshly. Liz was offended. "Well, fine, but do you know where Max is?' She asked. Kyle rolled his eyes. "NO!" Kyle yelled. Everyone turned and looked at him. "Um, I mean, no, don't… stop your lecture on the civil war…" Kyle tried to recover but the teacher wasn't pleased. "Mr. Valenti, we are not studying the civil war, we are trying to study the war of independence, if you don't mind." The teacher commented, rudely, and continued with his work.
At the Evans home
The entire home was quiet. "In here." Max said, helping Tess in the door. She gripped her stomach. "Max, is this a good idea?" She asked. Max smiled. "Why wouldn't it be?" He asked. Tess smiled "Well for one your parents don't even know that we, um, we're you know." She said, unsure of how to phrase it. "Dating?" He filled in the gaps. "Yeah." Tess said, as Max helped her to the couch.
"I bet everyone is going nuts trying to figure out where you are." Tess said. Max looked up, knowing she meant Liz. "Yeah, well, 'everyone' can be nuts, I'm happy. Today is the first day that I felt like I didn't have to…" Max trailed off, as Tess took his hand and raised it to her stomach "Feel him?" She asked. Max nodded; tearing up and smiling ear to ear.
Kyle comes home that night
"Dad! I have the night off!" Kyle came in, shutting the door. He rolled his eyes, silence as always. "Dad?" Kyle came in expecting to see his dad in front of his pictures, but he wasn't. "Dad…" Kyle called, walking down the hallway. Entering his father's room. "Dad!" Kyle rushed to his side. His father lay in bed, the way he had left him. "Oh, Man, Dad!" Kyle shook him. He took his pulse. "Stay with me Dad!" Kyle yelled, running to the phone in the hall. "Hello, My, my Dad, he's not waking up, he's still breathing, but, I need an ambulance, I live…" Kyle called 911.
At the Hospital
"Kyle!" Liz called, running down the hall, to hug him. "Thank for coming Liz." Kyle answered. "No problem, what happened?" She asked. "I don't know. They say he took some pills, and whiskey, they had to pump his stomach." Kyle explained. Liz nodded, understanding what he had told her.
Liz went to get coffee. As she searched for the cafeteria, she heard Max's voice. She followed it. "Doctor, how is she?" He asked. Liz listened, peeking in the room. She saw Max, the doctor, but not who he was talking about. "It's not good, since she refused to give a blood test, all I can do is teat her for the pain, and hope." The doctor explained. Max nodded. A nurse came in. "We have to undress her, you'll have to wait out in the hall. Max nodded. Liz ducked back. She watched Max. He seemed so upset. He ran his hands through his hair, and leaned his face on his palms.
Liz walked out into the open, with her hands behind her back. "Max?" She asked softly. He looked up. Liz was shocked. His face was wet with tears. "What are you doing here?" She asked. Max stared at her for a minute. "I'm here for, Tess." Max explained. Liz's face went from wonder to anger. "Oh…" She said, trying to not grind her teeth together. "Liz, why are you here?" Max asked, sniffling. "Oh, me, I'm here for Kyle, his Dad is in here…" Liz explained. Max nodded. "Oh…" "For Tess, huh? What's wrong with her?" Her sarcasm was making Max angry. "What's that supposed to mean?" Max asked harshly. "Nothing I just, I mean, Max, what the hell are you doing here, for Tess, anyway!" Liz crossed her arms. Max stood up. "Come here." Max led Liz into the room where Tess was. "Look at her!" Max ordered. Liz turned away. "Look!" Max hissed. Liz slowly looked toward Tess, who was fitfully sleeping.
Tess tossed and turned, she looked of fright, her skin was clammy and her cheeks were red. Liz looked at her, for a moment she seemed to soften, but hardened again, sighing hard, intending to show Max that she had no care for what Tess felt. Max led her into the bathroom. He snatched her up by the collar. "Look here, I, I have feelings for Tess, you saw what she's going through. She has no one. Not one person. No family, no one she can know will be there for her, except me." Max said, putting Liz down. She shook a little, then calmed. "Fine, but when she brakes your heart, or it doesn't work, don't come crawling to me." She walked out, in a huff. Max rolled his eyes, and went back into Tess, sitting down and holding her hand.
Tess began to wake. "Max…" She breathed. Max sat up. "I'm here." Max exclaimed. Tess sat up, with a start. "Max where am I?" She asked, really worried. "At St. Jonathan's Hospital." Max answered, taking her hand. Tess pulled him close. "Max! They didn't take my blood, did they!" Tess cried. Max soothed her. "No, of course not, they're just treating your pain." Max rubbed her hands.
