1 Starting Over-9
Rating: PG-13
Summary: Few years after college. This is an AU.
Authors' note: This story is told from each of the characters' points of view. This may start out weird. But never fear, I'm a dreamer all the way (
1.1 Liz
Max has been wonderful. Its been three days since the accident. I had to go back to work. He was there, when he could be, during the day. And I would stay at night. Max would probably stay all night, if I would let him.
Well, living with Max. It hasn't been all that bad, considering we are hardly at home.
Daniel was moved back to the children's ward and has been going through therapy so he can learn how to move more carefully until his ribs fully heal.
I've decided that I'm going to go through with the divorce. Max filed the papers yesterday after continually asking if I was sure. I don't really know if I'm sure, but I do know that I want a divorce. That is such an ugly word, but it can't be helped. I was in a marriage I didn't want to be in. All Max would have to do is count back the right amount of months to find out that I was pregnant with Daniel before the marriage. It was before I was even considering marriage.
1.2 Flashback-Liz
"I don't even know why I let you drag me to this Amy." I say to my friend from Chem. Class.
"Elizabeth, you need a break and forget about the Matthew guy." She said with an annoyed look.
"Its Max, and I don't have a good feeling about this." I try to pull away and go out the door.
"Don't worry, if you don't like it, Merlin won't even have to know." She says with a wicked smile. Someone tell me again why I'm doing this?
"Its Max, and fine, I'll stay for an hour." I say and drop down on a couch.
The guy next to me is giving me weird looks. I'm moving. I get up to move and grab one of the beers. What am I doing? I don't ever drink. What the heck might as well.
"Hey." I turn around and one of the cutest guys I've ever seen. Well not even close to Max but then again I just said cute not hot.
"Hi," I answer cautiously.
"What's a pretty girl like yourself doing here?" He asked. I was thoroughly annoyed, I didn't want to meet any new guys, I just wanted to finish my Junior year of college. Plus I hadn't in any way gotten ready for this party. There was no way on God's green earth that I was a pretty girl.
"Got dragged here." I replied dryly.
"Aren't you in my Bio. Class?" He asked.
"No, I finished all my bio courses for this term." I smile sweetly trying to walk away. Find some new pick-ups dear.
"Wait, maybe we could talk for a while. I'm not to thrilled about being here either." He pointed to a group of guys who were having a good time carrying each other around the room. "I was also dragged here." He chuckles.
"I understand." This couldn't be too bad.
"I'm Ethan Tailner, senior." He introduced himself. "Do you have a name."
"Yes," I said, "I do have a name. Its L-I mean Elizabeth Parker." I have to get used to Elizabeth. Liz is Roswell.
"Elizabeth, pretty, do your friends have some nickname for you?" He asked strategically placing his hand in the small of my back. "Its such a long name."
"No, just Elizabeth." I said shortly.
"What year are you? Or did you say."
"Oh, um, I'm a junior." I tell him.
"So, what brings you here."
"To school or the party?"
"The party."
"Oh, well, my dorm room mate got tired of me sulking about some guy from my past so she dragged me here, hoping to find someone." I explained.
"Does your roommate happen to be an Amy?" He asked with an amused smile on his face.
"Yes in fact."
"Short, curly blonde hair, blue eyes?" He asked.
"Yes." I say looking at the ground.
"That's the reason I'm here. Hard break-up. She persuaded my friends to get me out. So coincidence we're both here for the same reason." He smiled.
1.2.1 Reality-Liz
I don't remember anything else that happened that night. I know I accepted something from him. Why? I will never know. I know before it happened I was thinking I'm glad I gave myself to Max before this. I do know that I thought about protection. I didn't think after that.
Ethan immediately decided to marry me after I told him. I'd wanted to say no. I couldn't I was lost. I still had two more years of college. I couldn't raise my baby alone. But I never regretted Daniel. We were bonded beyond bonds. But what I could do, I needed to have a way out. Marriage. One that wouldn't last. I knew that on my wedding day. I knew it through the marriage. I know it today. Only now do I act on it.
1.3
1.4 Max
I'm in the playroom with Daniel playing catch. He has a good arm. The little demon. He can't do much but he's getting used to the brace. He only has to where it fifteen minutes while he plays. Then I can take it off so he can move more freely.
"Off." He comes trying to take off the brace.
I check my watch.
"Fine, come here." I say.
I swiftly remove it and he runs around like a mad man. "Slow down for a minute." I throw the ball and he chases it. It lands at a man's feet. He looks about my age. The man bends down and hands Daniel the ball. He mumbles a thank you and then runs to me with his hands in the air. "Up." He demands when he reaches my knees where I sit in the chair.
"Why?" I look at the man again.
"Up. Please." He says again.
I oblige. The man walks over. Daniel buries his face in my shoulder. "Daniel what's wrong?" I ask.
"May I help you?" I ask the man standing up maybe he was tired and wanted to go to sleep. "He's shy and doesn't really like strangers."
"Stranger? I'm Ethan Tailner, Daniel's father." He says holding out his hand to me to shake.
(Gasp-shocking revelations. Dun dun dun!!!!!)
Rating: PG-13
Summary: Few years after college. This is an AU.
Authors' note: This story is told from each of the characters' points of view. This may start out weird. But never fear, I'm a dreamer all the way (
1.1 Liz
Max has been wonderful. Its been three days since the accident. I had to go back to work. He was there, when he could be, during the day. And I would stay at night. Max would probably stay all night, if I would let him.
Well, living with Max. It hasn't been all that bad, considering we are hardly at home.
Daniel was moved back to the children's ward and has been going through therapy so he can learn how to move more carefully until his ribs fully heal.
I've decided that I'm going to go through with the divorce. Max filed the papers yesterday after continually asking if I was sure. I don't really know if I'm sure, but I do know that I want a divorce. That is such an ugly word, but it can't be helped. I was in a marriage I didn't want to be in. All Max would have to do is count back the right amount of months to find out that I was pregnant with Daniel before the marriage. It was before I was even considering marriage.
1.2 Flashback-Liz
"I don't even know why I let you drag me to this Amy." I say to my friend from Chem. Class.
"Elizabeth, you need a break and forget about the Matthew guy." She said with an annoyed look.
"Its Max, and I don't have a good feeling about this." I try to pull away and go out the door.
"Don't worry, if you don't like it, Merlin won't even have to know." She says with a wicked smile. Someone tell me again why I'm doing this?
"Its Max, and fine, I'll stay for an hour." I say and drop down on a couch.
The guy next to me is giving me weird looks. I'm moving. I get up to move and grab one of the beers. What am I doing? I don't ever drink. What the heck might as well.
"Hey." I turn around and one of the cutest guys I've ever seen. Well not even close to Max but then again I just said cute not hot.
"Hi," I answer cautiously.
"What's a pretty girl like yourself doing here?" He asked. I was thoroughly annoyed, I didn't want to meet any new guys, I just wanted to finish my Junior year of college. Plus I hadn't in any way gotten ready for this party. There was no way on God's green earth that I was a pretty girl.
"Got dragged here." I replied dryly.
"Aren't you in my Bio. Class?" He asked.
"No, I finished all my bio courses for this term." I smile sweetly trying to walk away. Find some new pick-ups dear.
"Wait, maybe we could talk for a while. I'm not to thrilled about being here either." He pointed to a group of guys who were having a good time carrying each other around the room. "I was also dragged here." He chuckles.
"I understand." This couldn't be too bad.
"I'm Ethan Tailner, senior." He introduced himself. "Do you have a name."
"Yes," I said, "I do have a name. Its L-I mean Elizabeth Parker." I have to get used to Elizabeth. Liz is Roswell.
"Elizabeth, pretty, do your friends have some nickname for you?" He asked strategically placing his hand in the small of my back. "Its such a long name."
"No, just Elizabeth." I said shortly.
"What year are you? Or did you say."
"Oh, um, I'm a junior." I tell him.
"So, what brings you here."
"To school or the party?"
"The party."
"Oh, well, my dorm room mate got tired of me sulking about some guy from my past so she dragged me here, hoping to find someone." I explained.
"Does your roommate happen to be an Amy?" He asked with an amused smile on his face.
"Yes in fact."
"Short, curly blonde hair, blue eyes?" He asked.
"Yes." I say looking at the ground.
"That's the reason I'm here. Hard break-up. She persuaded my friends to get me out. So coincidence we're both here for the same reason." He smiled.
1.2.1 Reality-Liz
I don't remember anything else that happened that night. I know I accepted something from him. Why? I will never know. I know before it happened I was thinking I'm glad I gave myself to Max before this. I do know that I thought about protection. I didn't think after that.
Ethan immediately decided to marry me after I told him. I'd wanted to say no. I couldn't I was lost. I still had two more years of college. I couldn't raise my baby alone. But I never regretted Daniel. We were bonded beyond bonds. But what I could do, I needed to have a way out. Marriage. One that wouldn't last. I knew that on my wedding day. I knew it through the marriage. I know it today. Only now do I act on it.
1.3
1.4 Max
I'm in the playroom with Daniel playing catch. He has a good arm. The little demon. He can't do much but he's getting used to the brace. He only has to where it fifteen minutes while he plays. Then I can take it off so he can move more freely.
"Off." He comes trying to take off the brace.
I check my watch.
"Fine, come here." I say.
I swiftly remove it and he runs around like a mad man. "Slow down for a minute." I throw the ball and he chases it. It lands at a man's feet. He looks about my age. The man bends down and hands Daniel the ball. He mumbles a thank you and then runs to me with his hands in the air. "Up." He demands when he reaches my knees where I sit in the chair.
"Why?" I look at the man again.
"Up. Please." He says again.
I oblige. The man walks over. Daniel buries his face in my shoulder. "Daniel what's wrong?" I ask.
"May I help you?" I ask the man standing up maybe he was tired and wanted to go to sleep. "He's shy and doesn't really like strangers."
"Stranger? I'm Ethan Tailner, Daniel's father." He says holding out his hand to me to shake.
(Gasp-shocking revelations. Dun dun dun!!!!!)