Deleted Scene:

Author's Note: Here Isabel has a scene with Maria. While I liked it, the scene began taking on a life of its own and started giving away too much info that was all ready gonna be told later on in the story. Still I thought it was a cute scene as the two never really had any and it was a nice throwback to the actual Roswell episode, "Monsters".

Chapter 3. Takes place after Isabel leaves Kivar's house.


Isabel had nowhere to go. She had left her car at the park and it was Kivar who had driven them to his place.

As she walked only a block she heard the sound of a car behind her. She recognized the sound immediately and sighed.

"Need a lift," Maria asked after she had rolled down the window.

Isabel looked around and then at Maria. It didn't help much that her memory from the past year regarding herself, Michael and Max had been erased; Isabel still had the memories of Maria being in on the secret so that was bad enough and she still didn't like her.

"Come on," said Maria. "I know we hate each other but you shouldn't be walking so much in your condition. Get in."

Isabel reluctantly got in the Jetta not having any other options and then adjusted the seat belt.

Maria stared at Isabel's pregnant belly.

"So what are you like six months?"

"Seven," Isabel corrected.

"Hm. No offense but you and that Michael guy never struck me as the type to be parents."

"Well you don't know us very well then do you?"

"What's to know: Miss royal popular pop princess meets the rebel without a cause slash scary guy who looks like he should be in the military."

Maria had no idea how right she was. Isabel couldn't help but worry if Tess' mind warp was wearing off or if Maria was making a general assumption like everyone else in this town.

"So what was the pop princess doing at Nick Andrews' house anyways," Maria asked. Isabel looked at Maria about to say something but Maria beat her to it. "I was hanging out with Kyle and he asked me to drop him off."

Isabel couldn't help but worry as she turned to look back. She wanted to just grab the wheel and turn back to the direction of Kivar's house but that would've been difficult first by the pregnancy and then by the fact that Maria didn't have a clue as to who Nick really was and why he posed such danger.

All Isabel could do was sit in place and let Maria drive her home.