Chapter 28: The Best and the Worst
The group sat convened in the kitchen trying to figure out what to do next. All of them were beyond furious with Max for mind warping Liz and the others. "I did not think he had that power." Liz whispered.
"From what we gathered, he didn't not before Tess got there. Liz he acquired the power through sex." Tyler said waiting for Liz's reaction.
"I so knew there was something going on with them. No matter how much he tried to deny it I knew he was with her but to be honest I don't care. To be fair I was not honest with him, he had no idea about Tyler." Liz said.
"How long have they been together?" Kyle asked.
"Since the end of the last school year." Caleb said.
"You were right Liz." Maria said.
"I had a feeling they were together but he kept telling me I was the only one and that we are not ruled by our destiny. I think we both proved that wrong." Liz said grinning at Tyler.
"He has been warping a lot of people, the damage done to them is minimal but it is a good thing we figured out he has the power so we can protect our loved ones." Pogue said looking at Maria and Alex in particular.
"Why did he mind warp Liz?" Phoebe asked.
"He wanted to have his cake and eat it too. He wanted his alien wife Tess but he could not bear the thought of Liz being with anyone else so he had to get her. He wanted both apples." Pogue said.
"Eww." Maria and Liz groaned.
"I am so happy that I did not willingly get into a physical relationship with him." Liz whispered.
"That makes two of us." Tyler said kissing her cheek making her blush.
"What are we going to do now?" Piper asked.
"I want to mess with him some more." Tyler said.
"Agreed but I would also like to bring Isabel and Michael up to date on what is going on." Caleb said.
"Sounds great." Liz said snuggling closer to Tyler's chest needing his comfort just as much as he needed hers. She could feel the anger radiating off his body and it made her anxious.
"I should be the one to tell them." Alex said.
"Yeah since you are the only one who actually likes them." Kyle said.
"Hey." Alex said glaring at the Roswell jock.
"I will orb you to Roswell and wait outside for you, if you need me just yell for me." Paige said.
"Oh that is going to be one fun conversation." Maria muttered. Paige and Alex left the house and soon blue lights were the last sing of them before darkness settled over the land.
Liz grabbed Tyler's hand and pulled him upstairs to their room she hated feeling his anger and wanted to make it go away. Tyler pushed Liz against the bedroom door and kissed her hard lifting her up. To say she was shocked by his actions was an understatement. Her arms wrapped around his neck and she let him do as he pleased knowing how upset he was. He seemed to know what she was thinking and pulled back to look into her eyes. "I hate what he did to you. If I could I would kill him but it would raise too many questions." Tyler said.
"I know you would but you are right it is too dangerous to kill him. I just feel so violated that he did that to me just so that I would be with him. I don't understand where all of this is coming from." Liz said.
"I think he is messed up Liz." Tyler said making Liz laugh.
"That my love is the understatement of the century. So what else do you have planned for him?" Liz asked kissing his cheek working her way up to his ear grinning when he had a hard time forming a coherent sentence.
"Ah we ah had…we had planned." He stopped and kissed her fully like he had been dying to.
"Liz?" A voice asked from the other side of the door. Liz sighed when she realized who it was, Maria. Tyler let Liz down and huffed when he saw his girlfriend fixing herself.
"One second Maria." Liz said.
"I thought you were going to talk to Reid first?" Tyler asked.
"I will I just have to tell her that." Liz said opening the bedroom door. There stood Maria wringing her hands in front her eyes not staying focused on one spot.
"Hey Liz I was wondering if we could talk?" Maria asked.
"Sure, but first Maria I would like to talk to Reid. There are things I need to work out with him before I can work anything out with you because let's face it he is much harder to work on." Liz said and Maria nodded in understanding she could see the blondes shoulders slump in relief that she was going to get her chance to explain things. Liz kissed Tyler on the cheek as she went in search of her blonde friend. She knew he was not upstairs.
It had always been an ability of the sons, they could sense where each person was and if they were using magic or not and if they were in trouble. Liz was the only female ever to be born with the tracking as well. Except it always seemed to be strong when involving Tyler, for some reason they could even pick up on each others moods but they always chalked that up to their whole destiny thing. Liz knew that Reid was away from the others, in the cellar in the room off of the main chamber, away from Max. Liz quietly crept down the stone stairs her shadow dancing about in the flickering candle light. She saw Max in the crystal cage cowering not noticing her presence. Quickly Liz made her way into the other room. Reid looked up when he heard her enter. He was sitting on an old chair in front of a small fire.
"Hey." Liz whispered.
"Hi." Reid said relaxing when he realized it was only her. Liz sat on the arm of his chair knowing that he knew why she was there.
"I am pissed at you."
"I got that." He replied.
"Reid the only other time I was scared that bad was when I was being attacked by Barbas. I thought I lost you and Maria and then I found out you two were out having fun…"
"I know Liz we did not think I hate that we scared you. I just needed to get away from all of this, you know me I hate being cooped up for long periods of time I start to feel like a caged animal and if I did not get out of here I was going to snap."
"Reid I know that but still think about it like this. What if I was the one who went out with Maria, how would you react then?" Liz asked she saw the wheels turning in her friends head.
"I would have flipped. You are like my sister I would have gone crazy thinking that you were out there possibly hurt…and you just made your point." Reid said as his cheeks turned pink.
"See you would have felt like I did. Reid you are like my brother and the thought of anything happening to you made me insane. Maria is my best friend but you are my family. Next time you get a hair brained idea think about it from someone else's perspective." Liz said squealing as Reid pulled her into his lap hugging her tight.
"Forgive me Lizzie?" Reid asked.
"Forgiven." Liz said kissing his cheek.
"So are you going to forgive Maria?" Reid asked feeling guilty that he caused the two best friends to quarrel.
"Eventually. With her it is different she does not know the risks and I guess I just wanted her to know the dangers. It is stupid I know but it is harder to forgive her." Liz whispered Reid titled her chin so that she was looking at him.
"I think it is because you expected better of Maria. Liz you and I both know that I am known for not thinking before I act and that I tend to do rash things. Maria on the other hand is your best friend you expected her to know to think before she did anything but she didn't and because of that you are finding it harder to forgive her." Reid said.
"I guess."
"Liz I was the one who convinced her to go." Reid said.
"It is still hard. I plan on speaking with her after this but that conversation is not going to be pleasant." Liz whispered.
"She is sorry Liz." Reid said.
"I know." Liz said standing up and heading for the door. "Hey Reid?"
"Yeah?"
"Do you love her?"
"Liz I have no idea what I feel at the moment. I feel that she is different than the other girls, she means more to me but it is still too early to call it love. I know she probably loves me or at least to some degree but you know me…"
"I know Reid. I think if given time the two of you will have an amazing relationship." Liz said.
"I want it to be, like I said Liz, Maria is different." Reid said.
"I know. See you later." Liz said leaving the room. She sighed leaning against the wooden door dreading her conversation with Maria knowing that the skeletons in the closet were going to pop out.
"Liz?" Max asked seeing his ex-girlfriend leaning against a door he had not seen earlier.
"Max." Liz said moving towards the stone steps.
"Come to torture me again?" Max asked sneering at the tiny girl.
"No darling Max that comes later."
Liz made her way upstairs where she knew Maria was. She hated fighting with her best friend but she knew Reid was right, she had expected better of Maria. Collecting herself Liz knocked on her friends door and was immediately ushered inside. Maria appeared eager making Liz feel sorry for her. She knew that Maria did not mean to worry her but she had. "Liz I am so sorry for what happened."
"I know." Liz said sitting on the end of the bed.
"Liz?"
"I spoke with Reid and well let's just say he helped clear a few things up. There was a reason I needed to talk to him first Maria, I was not as angry with him as I am with you. I expected you to know what to do Maria I expected you to talk him out of it." Liz said standing up suddenly to pace.
"Liz that is not fair to hold him to one standard and me another." Maria cried.
"No it's not but that is how it is. Maria you are my best friend he is like a brother to me. He has always been careless it is genetic for crying out loud but you on the other hand are not careless. Forgive me for expecting my best friend to have common sense and expecting her to talk Reid out of yet another one of his bad ideas. Maria I expect Reid to screw up but I don't expect that from you." Liz said.
"Liz that is so not fair."
"I know that but that does not change the facts Maria."
"I was caught up in the moment I mean one moment we were kissing and then the next minute he was asking me to go out with him. Liz I was not thinking clearly I mean I know you have had those moments, the baby is proof of that." Maria's eyes went wide realizing what she had said. Liz stood there her body stiff. Slowly Liz turned towards the door leaving Maria.
"Liz wait I did not mean that." Maria said running after her friend. She raced down the stairs toward her room. "Liz!" the door to the room was closed but Maria could hear sniffling on the other side of the door.
"Liz!" Maria cried.
"What is going on?" Tyler asked the others behind him looking worried.
"I said something mean to her and she won't come out." Maria said flinching at the dark look Tyler sent her as he easily opened and closed the door on the group.
"What exactly did you say to her?" Piper asked.
"Well we were kind of arguing about what had happened and she had told me that she held me to a higher standard. I was so mad and then I told her how I was not exactly thinking clearly that night and that she should know all about that because she was pregnant." Maria cried her body shaking as she cried.
"Oh man." Pogue said Maria looked next to him and saw Reid who looked miserable.
"I did not mean what I said. I was just so mad that she forgave Reid over me." Maria cried.
"She did so for a reason Maria. She was right we did not think but there was a catch there I never think before I act and Liz is used to that she is used to me disappointing her but you are her best friend you are always there for her and you never disappoint but then the one time you do it is a big one and she is having a hard time dealing with the fact that her best friend let her down." Reid said.
Tyler sighed when he saw Liz back in her corner but unlike before she was not holding her knees to her chest but she was holding her stomach. He quickly pulled her into his lap on the floor hating the pain he felt from her. "Liz?"
She did not respond to him verbally but she wrapped her arms around his neck. He rubbed her back knowing that whatever happened with Maria upset her more than he thought. "Baby what happened?" He asked kissing the shell of her ear.
"Tyler do you think we were careless when I got pregnant?" Liz asked searching her boyfriends blue eyes for answers.
"Careless yes and no." Tyler said.
"Yes!" Liz cried trying to pull away from Tyler but he held her firm.
"Liz listen to me baby listen." Tyler said grabbing the side of her face gently. "Liz we did not always use protection in the heat of the moment that made us careless but the act that created our baby was not careless, do you get where I am going with this?" Tyler asked.
"No!"
"Liz we were not careful but that means nothing, look at me Liz." Tyler said gaining the attention of her two doe eyes that were so sad.
"I love you and I love our baby. Our actions were careless but the result was amazing." Tyler said.
"You suck at making me feel better." Liz said giving her boyfriend a watery smile.
"I love you Liz and don't ever think that I think our baby is a bad thing. I am sure Maria did not mean it as an insult." Tyler said.
"But she did." Liz whispered.
"How?"
"I told her the reason I was mad at her was because I expected better from her and then she told me that she got caught up in the heat of the moment and that I should know what that was like." Liz whispered.
"So you think she was telling you that she expected better from you?"
"Yes."
"Liz you should talk to her, work this out. Baby she did not mean it she probably felt that you were attacking her. Please Liz work this out with her?" Tyler begged.
"Fine bring her in here but Tyler I need you in here with me, you can wait in the sitting area." Liz said motioning to the other side of the room where a table, two
overstuffed chairs, and a love seat sat. Tyler nodded as he got off the floor leaving Liz in her corner. Moments later Tyler appeared with a shaky Maria who tentatively walked towards Liz.
"I am sorry for saying that to you." Maria whispered sitting down on the floor next to Liz she felt uncomfortable with Tyler sitting on the other side of the room looking at them intently.
"I am sorry for putting all of the blame on you. It's just that I have known you for so long and I thought that after the stuff with the aliens you would know when to be careful it felt like you did not see the current situation as a threat that all that we have been through is nothing." Liz said.
"Liz that is not true I just needed to get away from the situation it is getting to me I mean I am now dying just to go to school. Liz being stuck in someone else's home with no electricity is a bit on the difficult side." Maria said.
"I know Maria but we are here for our own safety, yours as well because you are going to be a target since you are our friend." Liz said.
"Liz I am so sorry please forgive me I did not mean to treat the situation as trivial none of your lives or Reid's life is trivial." Maria said crying harder when she felt Liz hug her.
"I am sorry too Ria."
