Eventually they all left the two alone to themselves. Even though Valenti had promised to be back later that night, they sincerely doubted it.
Over the next few days things all seemed to fall into place. The lawyer had found her father only to discover that he had filed for divorce and had a new family. All the settlements had been paid and Maria got her Range Rover.
Even though Maria had been granted permission to live in her house, it took several weeks for her to settle with the idea of her mom not being there. Eventually Maria had convinced Michael to move into her house with her and he agreed.
There was plenty of tension between the group when the two had first moved into the house together. They enforced a separate bedroom rule which Michael and Maria thought was hilarious for they often snuck out and shared a bed.
If the memories became too much for Michael or the grief grew too strong for Maria, they were always there for each other.
As the days grew into weeks, and weeks became months, the town of Roswell, New Mexico grew used to seeing the bad-boy outcast and the happy pixie girl smiling together.