A/N: This chapter takes place at the same time as Max's encounter with Tess in the previous chapter.

LIZ'S POV

After Kyle left, I got dressed in a dazed like state. Did I really just force the love of my life to walk away forever? Hurting Max like that has been the hardest thing I've ever had to do. But he gets to move on with his destiny with Tess, I have to live knowing that this is all my fault. I hate every inch of myself and I'll continue to do so until the day I die. I sit down in my bed and I can't stop the tears from pouring down. This is the worst pain I could ever imagine. I can't be with the one man who I love most in the world…

"Liz…" I hear the worlds most beautiful voice whisper my name and as I look up I see future Max standing at the foot of my bed. His face mirrors the pain on mine and I can't help but run to him and fall into his arms in the saddest embrace Earth has ever known.

"Shhh… Its okay, Liz. You did the right thing." Max whispers in my hair as I continue to break down knowing this version of him is the last Max who will ever hold me like this. "You saved the world in more ways than you could ever imagine. I can't thank you enough."

"If I just… saved the world then…. why does it feel… like the end of it?" I asked this in between sobs.

"I'm feeling this pain too, you know. You're the love of my life and… you've given me the most epic love story to live out. I'm sorry you can't get to experience it too. I don't want to take this away from you." Max held my head to his chest as his hands mindlessly patted my hair down my back. It was as if he'd been doing it his whole life. In a way, he had. Which only made me curious about what could've been.

"Max… tell me about it. I want to know all the things we got to experience together. All of the adventures, all of the milestones... Everything." Thinking about all of this made me wonder about what could've been. What would our wedding day would've looked like? How many kids would we have had? Would they look more like Max or me? All of the possibilities felt amazing until I realized I just let all of that go. The sobs started back up and I didn't even realize Max was talking to me.

"Liz? Did you hear me?" He looked down at me with a worried expression.

"I'm sorry, I was just thinking… What were you saying?" I try to dry the tears as much as possible. I don't want my last time with Future Max to end like this.

"I was making sure you wanted to know about our life together. I don't want to upset you more than I already have." Even his future self was always worried about my feelings before his own. This only made me love him more.

"Of course, Max. I want to know everything. I need to know. This is the closest I'll ever get to a future together. So tell me, what was my future self like?

Max's eyes lit up at the mention of future me. It' still hard to wrap my head around the fact that there IS a "Future Liz". Then again, it's Roswell. You come to expect the impossible around here.

"You… were incredible. So sweet, loving, the most caring person I've ever known. The bravest, too. We went through so much together and it was like our love only grew stronger." The tears started to water in my eyes and when I looked up at Max, he was tearing up as well. "The way you moved in everything you did was exotic, I felt like I was in a trance. You would do anything that was needed and you did it with grace. That's what you are… my saving grace."

As Max spoke the last words our eyes locked. Desire took over as we slowly leaned into each other, our lips barely touching. When they did, fire erupted. It was all consuming and desire took over.