Title: Secrets
Author: Gaudicia
E-mail: acussing_crane@hotmail.com
ICQ: 101624726
IM: Gaudy831
Disclaimer: I don't own any of the Roswell character except David.
Category: Liz/Max
Rating: PG
Summary: Liz has a secret no one knows. Its short, but I don't want to give much away.
Distribution: Just ask. This is so I know where to send the other chapters.
Author notes: You all have to thank Julie and Lacy, my beta reader. Lacy does a wonderful job and most important puts up with me.
Authors note 2: The time line will be a bit different I will be changing something like when Nasedo show up and Liz meet Maria and Alex when she was 8 years old and Max first saw her at that age also. (I wanted to clear this up)
Authors note 3: Please bear with me if I take long with sending out the chapters. This is my first fic, so I'm new at this. I hope you enjoy.
Feedback: You know the drill. Please, send your comments good or bad.

Chapter 7a


"Dad! Mr. Evans!" Michael, Max, and Isabel exclaimed, surprise that they were caught.

Mr. Evans got closer to them. "I asked you, what are you doing here?"

"We-ll, we-we are looking for so-me things." It was the only thing Max could get out.

"Well, there isn't anything of yours in here. That means you don't have to look for anything in here." Mr. Evans said, as he took a file from Max hands.

Isabel spoke, for the first time since being caught, "Dad, we are sorry."

"Yes, Mr. Evans we'll clean things and organize them." Michael wanted to relieve the tension.

"No, I'll do it. Go to your rooms we'll talk tomorrow." Mr. Evans was barely containing his anger.

"Dad--" Isabel started.

"I said, we'll talk tomorrow." Mr. Evans didn't look at them. He was too angry and he feared he would say something he would regret later.

When they left the room. Mr. Evans went to his briefcase and took a file labeled: "Elizabeth Parker Adopted by Nancy and Jeff Parker." He reviewed it to see if all it's contents were in order and then he put them in the safe that was under the wooden floor. After he makes sure everything was organized again. He went to his room, thinking, 'What will I do with Isabel, Max, and Michael?'
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When they got to Max's room, Isabel started rambling. "Max, we are in big trouble. I told you we would get in trouble with Dad, but nooo, you had to look around his files."

"I can't believe we have broken into the Sheriff's office, we have snuck around and we haven't been caught, until now, and by your father." Michael stated ironically.

Max just groaned and listened to the ramble. The ramble was stopped by a knock in the door. Max sat straight. "Come in."

David came in. "Could you keep it down? Some of us are trying to sleep." To Max's benefit he added, "Elizabeth wouldn't appreciate me visiting her with dark circles under my eyes." With that said, he left, 'It wasn't enough that I've been restless tonight and couldn't get much sleep. I have to stand their chatter?'

"Who does he think he is? How come he gets to call her Elizabeth? He should call her Liz like the rest of us." Max was talking gibberish.

"Max, shut up!" Max was driving Isabel crazy with his gibberish.

Once Michael got over his amusement of watching Max, "Lets go to sleep. We'll need our rest for tomorrow, so lets not waste these few hours of sleep. Remember your dad…" He didn't have to say anymore. They stop talking and they quiet down.

"I'm going to my bedroom. I need my beauty sleep. Goodnight."

"Can you believe that guy?" Max asked at he got ready for bed again.

Michael was taking his place on the floor, "Maxwell, just leave it alone and go to sleep."

"But--" Max never got to finish, because he was attacked by a flying pillow.

"What was that for?"

Michael shifted trying to get comfortable; "So you can shut up, and let me get some sleep."
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When Liz got to her house, Maria's shift had ended, and her parents were already there.

Mrs. Parker embraced Liz. "Liz, where have you been? We were worried sick about you."

Mr. Parker also came closer to them, "Liz, you should know better than that."

Liz sighed, "I know. I'm sorry. I was at the Evans house. They invited me to stay for dinner. I was going to say no, but she said that she had already made enough for me and that I couldn't go."

Mr. Parker hugged Liz when Nancy finally let her go, "Liz, next time call, or tell someone where you are going."

Liz untangled her from her father arms, "Okay, Dad. I'm going to freshen up."

Liz went to her room and took a bath. She was getting ready to go downstairs again. During all that time there was only one thought going through her head, 'How am I going to tell dad that I took 500 dollars? And what do I tell him when he asks why?' With those thoughts still in her mind she went to talk with her parents. When she got to the living room her mother was sitting on the sofa and her father was pacing the room. She could feel the tension in the air and the living room seemed darker than earlier.

"What's wrong?" Liz was worried. She could see her parent's distress.

Mr. Parker stop pacing, "Liz, why are there 500 dollars missing?"

To be continued…