The End of the World episode already happened when Future Max told Liz she had to break up with Max, so she faked sleeping with Kyle
The End of the World episode already happened when Future Max told Liz she had to break up with Max, so she faked sleeping with Kyle. Max and Tess have not slept together yet but they are getting closer when Tess tells Max of their past together. Liz is torn and Tess stays long enough to help Isabel, Max, and Michael face the skins, Liz is relieved. It's been a few weeks since the skins are gone. Will Liz finally get the courage to tell Max the truth or will it be too late? What happens when Max finds out that Liz isn't the same girl she was many, many weeks ago?
Author's Note: Hey everyone, here is chapter two. I hope you guys like it… and you might hate me at the end, but hey… ha, anyway, I hope you will enjoy. If you ever have suggestions, I am definitely up for that. Enjoy this update!
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As Max listened to Liz explaining what happened the night she had 'supposedly' slept with Kyle, all he could do was to take a deep breath. Max had never thought that this was why she had done this and this changed everything. He wasn't even sure what to say.
"Hey Lizzie –"
As Jeff Parker walked into the back, he noticed his daughter with her ex-boyfriend, and he frowned. He noticed that the two of them seemed to be in a deep, yet serious conversation, and he rubbed the back of his neck.
"Am I interrupting something?" Jeff asked, as he looked in between the two of them, and he continued to watch them.
"Uh yeah, Dad. Max and I will be outside unless… you needed something?" Liz asked, as she looked over at his father, and when he shook his head, she led Max out the back door before waving bye to her father. "Sorry about that, Max. I think that maybe this was a big mistake…"
"No… I am glad that you got the courage to tell me the truth," Max said, as they walked out the alley of the CrashDown, and then followed her to the ladder that led up to her bedroom, as well as the roof.
Both Liz and Max went up the ladder and Liz pushed the window of her room open where they both climbed into her bedroom. Liz watched Max sit on her bed, as she watched him with intensity inside of her eyes, and she licked across her bottom lip, which was something she did when she was nervous. Max was so handsome to her and she was definitely surprised to how well he was taking the news.
"You're mad at me, aren't you? I mean, you have to be mad at me somewhat, right?" Liz asked, as she took a seat on the bed next to Max, and she looked to the floor.
"I am mad that you never told me this but that will pass. If anything, I am so grateful," Max said, as he looked over at Liz, and he took a deep breath. "You kept Tess here when she was needed. I don't even know what to do or say to show my true gratitude."
"Your gratitude?"
Liz was so confused, as she had thought Max would hate her for doing what she had done. She had never imagined that Max would be thankful for doing what she had done.
"Y-Yes, my true gratitude, Liz."
"No, you don't need to do that. Maybe you should just go ahead and go back to Tess. I am pretty sure she's waiting for you," Liz said, avoiding eye contact with him.
"And? It's not like I am romantically involved with her, Liz. We're just friends after all. Sure, Tess and I may have been married in a previous life, but she just isn't the girl for me. We both know how I feel for you," Max said, as he placed a hand on her knee, giving it a gentle squeeze, and then looked into her eyes. "What you did –"
"Was so horrible," Liz finished for him, as she stood up where his hand dropped down on the bed, and she could feel the tears blurring her vision. "I hurt you, Max, and it's possible that it can happen again. Besides, you have a destiny, which does not involve me."
"Yes, it was pretty horrible, but it also showed me how much you love me," Max said, as he stood up, and he walked over to her where he wrapped his arms around her waist. "Tess has told me that we need to be together but all I can think about you, which I know bugs her, but I can't lie to my heart. Elizabeth Parker, do not ask from me to give up on the two of us. My heart would not be able to take that pain anymore."
"Max, I don't know if I can walk down that path again," Liz sighed, as she looked down at her feet where she began to feel really nervous of just being so close to him. "I just don't understand how you can forgive me."
"There are several reasons, Liz. You didn't sleep with Kyle and you saved the world," Max said, as he leaned down, pressing his forehead against hers, stroking her arms lightly with his hands.
"I hurt you, though!" Liz cried, as she felt a few tears strolling down her face, and she inhaled a deep breath, sliding her hands on her hips when she took a step back.
"Can you at least… think about it?" Max begged, as he looked into her eyes, and he actually looked terrified to what her answer would actually be.
"O-Okay, I will think about it," Liz finally said, as she looked down at the ground.
It had been a few days later and Max still hadn't heard from Liz yet. Tess had been coming up with even more excuses when he had told her what Liz had actually done and it was actually bugging the hell out of him. He sensed that she was upset but she would always deny it.
Looking at Tess in the corner of his eye, he continued to do his project that Liz and him had been paired up with, he wondered if he should called her for anything.
"Hey Max, I have tickets to Gomez-"
"Sorry Tess, I can't," Max said, remembering that night he had asked Liz to a Gomez concert when she had basically turned him down.
"Why not, Max? Tess frowned, as she looked over at him, and she shut her book. "I thought it would be a good idea for the two of us – well, actually, for you to move on."
"Tess, I've told you I'm just not interested in you in that sort of way," Max said, as he looked over at her, and he shook his head. "I'm still in love with Liz and I think she might still have feelings for me."
"I can make you love me again, Max. What we had was very special and it's nothing compared to what Liz and you once had and you –"
"Tess, stop it right there!" Max said, his voice raising, almost booming, and he stood up to his feet. "I think it would be best if you were to leave. I do not need to know what we once had together, as that's a life I can't even remember. All I care about is getting Liz back into my life."
Tess stood up to her feet and she shook her head. "She doesn't know what to do. The two of you are very different than each other."
Before Max could say anything, Tess left with her book bag over her shoulder, slamming the front door right behind her.
Liz looked at Ava and she frowned, as she rubbed the back of her neck. She had called Ava last night because she needed help and she also needed her advice on what she should do. It had been about two and a half weeks since she last saw Ava, and when she found out Ava was in a town nearby, she had invited her to stay with her family until she got everything straightened out.
"Are you sure, Ava?" Liz frowned once again, as she laid back against the bed right next to Ava, and she glanced over at her, as a sigh left her lips. "Do I really have to miss anymore school?"
"Unless you want people to examine you when they see green sparks coming out of Elizabeth Parker's fingers, you can go right ahead," Ava said seriously, as she looked back at her, and then looked up at the ceiling.
"Well, no, but I just want to see my friends," Liz admitted, as she looked over at a nightstand where there was a picture of Max and her at a carnival.
"And Max," Ava smirked, as she looked over at her. "Have you decided on what you are going to do, Liz?"
Liz let a deep breath leave her lips and she frowned. "I want to be with him but there's Tess. She's so determined to be with him."
"Tess reminds me of Lonnie and Rath – evil and that's saying a lot coming from my kind. All I can say is be careful, Liz, but I'd follow my heart. You need to take chances, and the last time I was here, I saw how much he loves you," Ava said with a small smile on her face.
"I just can't believe how different Tess and you are. You're so nice to me where Tess can't stand the sight of me," Liz chuckled, as she sat up, and she looked over at Ava. "I'm starting to wonder if maybe you two got mixed up."
Ava just laughed, shrugging her shoulders. "Who knows."
Liz laughed, as she shook her head. "I just don't get it. You're so nice and Tess – well, she really isn't all that nice like you are, Ava."
"I don't know what to tell you," Ava said, as she slid off of the bed, and she smiled over at Liz, who was sitting on the bed. "I really do think that Max and you need to talk, Liz. You two are good together."
As Liz watched Ava walk out of her bedroom, Liz fell back against the bed, and a sigh left her lips.
"I got it!" Max yelled out, as he ran down the steps of the Evans' house, and he pulled the door open, revealing Liz. "Oh, hey Liz, what brings you by?"
"Actually, I was in town, wondering if you wanted to come with me to the mall, and then, we could go ice skating if you aren't busy right now?" Liz asked, as she looked over at Max, running her fingers through her hair. "I know I should have called but I could not help myself…"
"No, no, it's fine. Let me just grab my jacket and put on my shoes, so we can go ahead," Max said, as he stepped aside, so that she could come inside.
As Liz walked inside of the Evans' household, Liz watched Max go upstairs to his room, and for the first time, she actually felt nervous of being here. She hadn't been here in the longest time, and maybe, just maybe, this is where she belong – in Max, Isabel, and Michael's lives.
"Hey Liz," Isabel said, as she walked out the kitchen, noticing that her brother was around. "Are Max and you going out or something?"
"Something like that," Liz smiled, as she forgot the effect that Isabel had on her, and she rubbed the back of her neck. "I asked Max in joining me in shopping, and then, we are going to go ahead and go ice skating, as we have not done that in the longest time."
"That's great, Liz!" Isabel said with a grin on her face, as she looked over at Liz, and she flashed her a small smile on her face. "I hope you two have fun."
"I hope we do because you know how guys get during shopping. They immediately want to leave the store when we get there," Liz said with a grin, as she shrugged her shoulders, and she watched Max come down the stairs. "I guess we will see you later."
"Bye Isabel."
As she watched Max and Liz leave from the window, Isabel shook her head, as she watched Liz drive off in her black Jetta that her father had bought her.
"It's so good to see them together again," Isabel said to no one in particular.
It had been a few hours since Max and Liz had left the Evans' household. They had done shopping by getting Liz a few outfits from Dots. They had got a few perfumes and lotions from Bath & Body Works where Max had bought her a small stuffed bear that was by a basket, and Max had bought Liz a box of chocolate covered strawberries at a local place called Dylan's Candy Bar.
Now, here they were at the park, sitting on a bench at the park with Liz's Jetta parked right in front of the two of them. It had been really quiet the last five minutes, as well. Max had been looking at Liz in the corner of his eye and Liz would pretend to look around when her eyes would land on his handsome face.
"So, have you thought about it, Liz?" Max asked, as he looked over at Liz, who was holding the stuffed, small bear in her lap, stroking its ears.
"Thought about what?" Liz asked, as she looked up from the stuffed bear in her lap, and she looked right into Max's dark brown eyes.
"Us… being together, Liz. Do you want to be with me like I want to be with you? I mean, I have been waiting for two weeks to know your final answer," Max finally asked, as he licked across his bottom lip, which was something he would do when he would become nervous.
"Actually, I have my answer for you."
"Yeah? And what would it be."
"My answer is…"
