At Last
Part 6
Michael moved away from the doorway, his face spoke volumes,
he was furious, his hands were clenched into fists, Max noticed this and stood
in front of Maria, if Michael did anything stupid he would be the one to take
the brunt of it.
"I don't believe this, I left to give you some space, but
what do you do? You run to Max, so tell me you two screwing yet?" Maria gasped, Max moved forward slightly,
"don't speak to her like that." "Or
what Max? You going to take a pop at me? Bring it on." Kyle stepped in between them, "okay, I think
you two need to calm down." Michael looked at Kyle, "back off Kyle, this is
between Max, me and the slut." The next
thing Michael knew he was lying on the floor, he rubbed his chin, Kyle was
standing over him, "that's my sister, you need to watch what your saying," he
put his hand out and pulled Michael up, "Michael you need to pull yourself
together, you brought this on yourself, if you hadn't done the nasty with
Isabel none of this would be happening." Michael looked at Maria, he knew he had hurt, but why the hell had she
turned to Max. He looked at Max then back to Maria, he snarled at them both,
"this isn't over," he turned and walked to the stairs, no way was he going to
leave, he went to his room.
Max turned to Maria, he took her by the shoulders, "Maria
are you alright?" he thought her eyes
were going to be filled with hurt, all he could see was anger, she shrugged his
hands off her, then pushed past him and raced up the stairs, Max went to go
after, Kyle held him back, "she needs to confront him, don't worry if he
touches her, I'll help you to pummel him." Max looked him and smiled, he knew Kyle was a good man, but he liked him
more now especially since he just flattened Michael, to protect his sister.
Maria didn't bother to knock on the door she once shared
with Michael, she stormed in, he wasn't there, she heard the water running in
the bathroom, she went to the door, she looked in and Michael was putting a wet
flannel to his bruised jaw, "Back to where it all began." He turned and saw her standing there, he
brushed past her and went to sit on the bed, "I don't think it's a good idea
for you to be in here, Max might be jealous," Maria snorted at him, "what like
you were downstairs? Max has nothing to be jealous of, he's not the one acting
like a kid who lost his toy." Michael
stood up then he towered over her, "just what the hell does that mean? Up until
yesterday you belonged to me," "see that's what I mean, I don't belong to you
or anyone, and who I choose to be with is my decision, is that clear." By this point Maria was screaming at him,
"YOU blew it Michael, why can't you just admit it and stop blaming everyone
else for your mistakes." Michael took
hold of her arm and yanked her to him, he crushed her lips to his, Maria could
hardly breath, she was repulsed by his kisses, she pulled her face from him,
"stop it Michael, you're hurting me," it
was if he couldn't hear her, he tipped her onto the bed, he bent in to kiss her
again, she bit his lip, he yelped and pulled back he had her pinned beneath
him, he touched his lip it was bleeding, he slapped her face, Maria gasped, she
looked into his eyes she didn't recognise him, "Michael, please Michael get off
me." He swept his hand over her top, the buttons went flying everywhere, he
bent his head and kissed her neck, then moved lower, Maria tried to buck him
off her, she took hold of his hair and tried to pull him away, he didn't move,
he just got more aggressive, Maria reached over to the bedside table she tried
to get the lamp that was there, she knocked it over and it smashed on the
floor, Michael started to bite her above her bra, Maria closed her eyes and
screamed….
Max had heard the smash that came from the room that they
were in, he walked to the bottom of the stairs, but when he heard her scream he
flew up the stairs, followed by Kyle and Liz, he flung open the door and raced
over to the bed, he pulled Michael from Maria, Maria was crying, and she had a
bruise on her cheek and little bruises on her breast, then he noticed something
else, there was blood on her, Liz ran over to Maria, she pulled her top
together and took her in her arms, Maria sobbed into her shoulder.
Michael was on the floor, Max turned on him, "you bastard,
what the hell have you done to her," Michael looked up at him, "just wanted to
break her in for you man." Max reached
down and dragged him up, he pulled his arm back and took a swing at him, he
connected with his nose, he heard the sound of bone on bone, blood shot out of
his nose, Michael went to retaliate but Kyle took hold of him from behind,
Michael tried to struggle from him, Kyle turned him round and dragged him down the
stairs. When they reached the bottom of the stairs, Michael pulled his arm away
from Kyle, Max had watched this happen from the top of the landing, Michael
looked up, "you know Max I was her first, and they say you never forget your
first. Can you live with that?" "You're
wrong Michael you weren't' her first, I was, two years ago." Max smirked at the disbelief on his face,
"now get the hell out, you're no longer welcome in this house." Max turned his back on him and went back in
to Maria.
Michael stood looking were Max had been, he turned and
looked at Kyle, then back up the stairs, he could here Maria crying, only this
time he had hurt her physically, he realised then just how close he came to
raping her, he felt sick, he started to move to go to her, Kyle stepped in
front of him, "you heard what Max said, you need to leave now." Michael backed up, he looked at Kyle, "I'm
sorry, about what happened, I didn't mean to hurt her, I just lost control," he
put his hand over his eyes, "she'll never forgive me for this will she?" Kyle felt sorry for him then, Michael looked
so broken, he put his arm on his shoulder, "right now, I don't think she will,
give her some time she might learn to forgive you, for now you should stay away
from them, phone me when you get settled, I'll make sure you get your things,"
Michael's shoulders were slumped over, he took one last look up the stairs,
turned and walked out.
Kyle heard someone behind him, he turned and saw Liz she had
tears in her eyes, "how is Maria?" "She'll be okay, Max is with her, he took
her to his room, I can't believe Michael did that to her, what possessed him to
hurt her like that?" Kyle took her in
his arms, "I don't know, but he realises what he came close to doing to her,
he's a broken man I think it's going to take him a while to come to terms with
what he has done." Kyle kissed the top
of her head, "come on, I need a drink and I think them two up there need to be
alone, you can tell me how everyone is doing back in Roswell," Liz's face lit up then, "Oh Kyle, you should
have seen the baby, he's so cute, I can't wait till we have a family of our
own," "well how about when we come home
later, we start practicing," Liz reached up and kissed his cheek, "I love you
Kyle." Kyle looked at her, "I love you too." They walked out the house hand in
hand.
Max was holding Maria in his arms they were lying on his
bed, Maria had cleaned the blood, she explained to Max that it wasn't hers, she
still had a bruise on her face and small bruises on her chest, "Maria, let me
heal the bruises," she nodded her head, he placed his hand over the bruise on
her face, it vanished, then he opened her top and gasped when he saw the
bruises on her breasts, they were in the shape of teeth marks, he looked at her
face but she turned away, he stroked her cheek, then turned her face to look at
him, "Maria, please look at me," "I can't Max I feel so ashamed, I feel dirty."
Max again pulled her close to him. "Maria, I know he hurt you but understand,
it wasn't your fault he lost it," "you're wrong Max it was, we shouldn't have
been kissing, it was wrong." "NO MARIA! It wasn't I felt how you felt when you
kissed me back, it feels the same now, when I'm holding you in my arms, it
feels right, please don't let his anger ruin this for us." Maria pulled away from him, "I need to take a
shower." She stood to leave then she
turned to him, "please don't be angry with me." Max smiled at her "never."
Maria stood under the water, just letting it cascade over
her, she then let the tears come, she cried for herself but most of all she
cried for Michael, not because she still loved him, but because he had lost so
much, again he was alone." Maria
finished in the shower and put on her robe, she noticed the bruises were still
there, she couldn't bare to see them, she decided to ask Max to make them go
away. She knocked on his door, she
heard him say 'come in', when she went in she couldn't believe what she saw, all
around the room was bathed in candlelight, Max stood in the middle of the
floor, looking a little unsure of himself, Maria smiled, "were you so sure that
I would come back?" Max smiled back, "not sure, but I did hope you would come
to me." Maria closed the door behind
her, she walked over to him, she reached up and kissed him, he gently took her
in his arms and kissed her back.
They made their way to the bed, the kisses deepened and
became more passionate, Max's hand drifted into her robe and he touched her
breast, she gasped and Max pulled back immediately, "Maria? Did I hurt you?" "No Max, it's just that I'm a bit sore
there," Max looked down, he had forgotten about those bruises, he placed his
hand over them, one by one they disappeared, when they were all gone he pulled
the edges of her robe together. He lay down beside her and pulled her closer,
they had their arms wrapped around each other. "Max." "hmm," "I just want you to know, that I do love you, I'm sorry it
took so long for me to realise it." Max tightened his hold on her, "Max." "mm
hmm," "can I stay in here with you tonight?….I just want to be close to you, I just
want to sleep and feel safe, you always made me feel that way." "Maria, thank you, there's no place I'd
rather you be than here in my arms. Forever." "Oh Max, forever sounds great to me." She snuggled into him and within seconds she was asleep, Max leaned down
and kissed her head, "Forever and ever," he sighed, and as he felt himself
drift off he said, "At Last……"
End.