LIZ'S POV

I walked into the diner, still dazed from the "talk" with Max. It felt so amazing to be in his arms again. I walked upstairs and headed towards my room. I kept replaying Max's words in my mind.

"I love you, Liz Parker; no one will ever come between us ever again."

"I love you too, Max Evans!"

I walked into my room and started to change. Max is taking me out tonight. I threw my shirt and pants on my bed and went to my closet. I need to find something great to wear for tonight. I opened the door –

"What the hell did you do?" I forgot future Max was her. Oh god, what am I going to say?

"Ahhh… turn around." His eyes lingered and then he sulked just a little, and turned around. I stifled a giggle as I grabbed some sweats and put them on. I took a shirt of the hanger and pulled it over my head.

"Okay, you can turn around now." He turned around and glared at me. "It's not my fault; you're just to charming for your own good." I tried to joke and make the mood light. It didn't work very well.

"Liz, I told you this was crucial. We need to fix this now!" I decided to just let it out.

"I can't hurt him again; Max I won't." I looked him straight in the eye and stared him down. "Do you know that it's hurting me too? Every time I had to push him away, I grew more and more empty inside – "

"But I'm meant to be with Tess!" I've heard those words from Nasedo, but from Max, it just tore my heart in two.

"Oh, um… well, that changes things." I could feel the tears brimming my eyes. I didn't want him to see my crying over him; that would be mortifying.

"Liz, I didn't mean… I meant," I couldn't take this anymore. I ran out of the room and grabbed my dad's keys. I started the engine and started driving.

I knew this couldn't work. Now Max will be happy in the end and I, well I will be miserable. I guess that's what I deserve. I should have listened to (future) Max and stopped it then. I should have – "

A car in front was going in the opposite direction. I tried to swing out of the way, but the car hit the rear of the car. My car started spinning and then everything went black.