At Last
Part 3
Isabel went up to Michaels room, she needed to see if he was
alright, she looked briefly at the room Maria was in, she thought about going
in to see her but she had heard what she said to Michael about her staying away
from her, she knocked softly on Michaels door, within seconds he yanked the
door open, when he saw who it was, he growled at her, "what do you want?" Isabel was taken aback by this, she thought
he would be relieved that Maria had walked away from him, "I..i..i..wanted to
check that you were okay," Michael snorted at this, "do I look okay? I've just
lost the one woman I love, and you ask me, if I'm okay," Isabel couldn't believe what he had just
said, she was supposed to be the woman he was in love with, that's what he'd
been saying for weeks now. Isabel came
closer to him then raised her hand back and slapped him on the other cheek from
where Maria had hit him, "you are a complete bastard, you used me, you deserve
everything you get, I hope you'll be very happy….by yourself." Isabel slammed the door behind her, she
collected some things from her room and left the house, she would stay with her
friends for a few days.
Max watched Isabel leave the house, he wondered why Michael
hadn't gone with her, just then Michael came down the stairs with a holdall, he
put it down near the front door and walked up to Max, "I suppose you heard what
went down upstairs." "Yeah, I heard", "well don't you want to have your say?" "what
is there to say, you're a fool Michael, you got what you deserved, I don't know
how you could have done it to her, to them. So what's with the holdall, you going somewhere?" "Yeah, I've decided to go on a trip, just
hop on my bike and see where it takes me." "What about your classes and your job?" "They'll be still here when I come back." "When will that be then?" "Right now I'm not sure, but I will be back…sometime." Michael walked back to the door he slung his
holdall onto his shoulder, he turned and looked up the stairs, he expected to
see Maria there, he looked at Max, "take care of her." Max nodded his head, "sure."
Maria heard Michael's bike start up, she went to the window
and looked out, she saw him leave the driveway and ride away, she sighed, "see
ya Michael, don't hurry back." She
heard a knock at the door, she was surprised to find Max there, she thought it
might have been Kyle, after all he was her step-brother, her mom and Jim
Valenti were married, had been for a year. "Hey Max," she left the door open as she walked back into the room and
sat on the bed. Max hated to see her
upset, but he noticed that she wasn't crying, he came over and sat next to her,
"Michael just left," "I know, I saw him
go." Max noticed there was no
expression in her voice, he took hold of her hand, it was like ice, "Maria, are
you okay?" "What? Oh yeah, did he say
when he was coming back?" "No but I think
he's going to be gone for a while, by the way he was talking, anyway spring
break is next week, so it could be at least 2 weeks." Maria just nodded her head, "so Maria, are you going to move in
here or are you going back to your room, you know, seeing he's gone." Maria just looked at him, "are you joking? There's
no way in hell I'm sleeping in that bed again, it would just remind me about
what he's been doing with her, I'm sure that their sex wasn't exclusive to just
the shower." "I'm sorry, I didn't
think," "no Max, I'm sorry, I shouldn't
be taking it out on you." "It's okay, I've
got broad shoulder's I can take it." Maria laughed at that, she looked at Max
then, "you know I could use your arms more at the moment," "you want me to carry something for you?" Maria
laughed again, "no idiot, but maybe later you could help me bring my other
things in here, but for now, would you mind giving me a hug, I really need one." Max smiled at her and brought his arms
around her, she buried her head in his neck and clung to him, Max could feel
her breath on his neck, he smiled this was just the beginning, he was going to
keep on holding and he wasn't letting go. She may not know it yet but she
belonged to him, forever…..
TBC…..