Here's my disclaimer I own no one and of course I wished I owned Max, or the show so Max and Liz would of always been together. But oh well Please R&R for me.
A/N: in my story Max and Tess never slept together.
Max sat in his favorite spot ever, he was like a stalker sitting there, sitting in the last spot he ever saw Liz, which wouldn't be so bad if it wasn't in a hidden corner on the balcony outside of her room, where he had watched her pack frantically.
Max sighed loudly, he couldn't keep this up, here he was 24, six years after he last saw his beloved Liz, still living in Roswell. He hated it here, he wanted out, but he stayed, not because Isabel and Michael had settled down here, which is what everyone thought, no it was because he had this pitiful hope that Liz would return to him, come back to Roswell, anything he just wanted to see her face. He glanced down at the wrinkled picture of him and Liz during one of the happiest days of his life, they were in a photo booth at the mall, just smiling happy, to be in each other's presence nothing mattered except that they were together.
Max closed his eyes and once more played the image of the day Liz left, trying to figure out what he could of done differently like he had done so many times before.
*****Flashback*****
"You're being irrational!" Max shouted.
"Am I?" Liz asks hotly, never before seen so mad "No, Max, I am not being irrational"
"So then why are you leaving?" Max asks calming down somewhat
"I have too, I can't do this anymore"
"Tess, is gone, there is nothing to worry about."
"Alex is gone too, in case you'd forgotten. There's is to much pain here" She gestures around here "Look that's the last time we were all together and happy" She points to the counter in the café. "And that's where I was killed. Killed Max." And there is where I first knew I loved you. And around here is where you broke my heart. It's to much, I'm leaving."
"I love you though." Max pleads like a little boy.
"Not even love can save us now." She says quietly then retreats to her bedroom where she packed her stuff and left without a glance back.
*****Present*****
"How often do you come here?" Max jumps at the sound of Maria's voice.
"I - uh- not - all the time" He answers
"Liz left, we have to let that go. I know we do, but I don't know why she left. I wish I only knew that, then maybe I could be at peace." Maria laughs in spite of the situation "Who am I kidding? She was supposed to be here for me, now I am getting married and my best friend isn't even going to be my maid of honor." Maria twirls the beautiful ring around her finger. "It isn't right."
"She never told you why she left?" Max asks surprised
"No, she just left, her parents don't even know why."
Max looks down. "It was because of me." He said softly
"No. It wasn't" Maria confirms "Even if that's what she told you, there is more, I know Liz better then that, she doesn't run away from her problems."
"Then why did she leave?" Max asks
"I don't know" Maria answers truthfully
"I wish I had known, maybe I could of stopped her."
"No, none of us could of, Liz is stubborn you know that." Maria confirms
"Maybe" Max jumps as a light turns on in the room. He ducks back as does Maria and they watch Mrs. Parker, take off the old bed sheets and replace them with new ones, when she is done, she leaves and shuts the light.
"That was weird" Maria says
"I know, we should go" Max answers getting up
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Kyle Valenti the sheriff in town, following in his father's footsteps walked into the Crashdown, where they all still hung around. The place had become a sanctuary for the group that was once so big, now only included Isabel, Max, Maria, Michael and Kyle.
"Hey guys" He says "Hey Izzy" He says to his long time girlfriend.
"Hey baby" Isabel replies
"So what's new with everyone?" Michael asks
The group starts to happily indulge in conversation as Max looks on, not being able to shake a feeling that something was about to happen.
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"Mom!" Liz cried happier then she ever had been in six years
"Oh baby" Mrs. Parker embraces her daughter into a hug "Let's not ever go off to college again OK?"
"I promise mom. Besides I am done now"
"Oh six years and your so grown-up, but your still my baby girl" Her father says pulling Liz close, where they stood in the middle of the airport.
"Let's go home" Mrs. Parker says grabbing Liz's things
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That night Max is once again staked out by Liz's room, looking for answers once more. He just started to drift off when the light turned on and he looked in as Mrs. Parker and Mr. Parker walked in with two fold out cots and arranged them on the floor. Then to Max's surprise two little kids, with dark hair and creamy complexions and deep brown eyes run in and jump onto the cots. Max sighs and climbs down the balcony, just as he disappears over the edge of the wall. Liz walks into the room and climbs into bed.
*******************
Maria and Michael walk into the Crashdown the next day, and see a few construction consultants talking to Mr. and Mrs. Parker. Mrs. Parker notices Maria and calls her over.
"Maria darling, it's so wonderful to see you." She embraces Maria into a hug
"Hi Mrs. Parker what's going on?"
"We're expanding, the house past in here." She explains
"How come?" Maria asks since there was no need to being there family was so small
"Grandpa!" A screech came from inside the kitchen and a little girl came tearing out of there as a little boy followed after her, with a clenched hand smiling devilishly
"Lori, what's wrong?" Mr. Parker asks scooping up the girl
"Matty is chasing me with a spider." She cries
"Matthew, what did we say about that?" Mr. Parker asks sternly
"Not to chase Lori with them" He says softly "But I was only pretendin" He whines
"Matthew"
"Fine, fine, I dropped it anyways it's gone. See?" He opens his palm
"OK" Lori says getting out of Mr. Parker's arms. She notices Maria. "Hey Matty look!" She exclaims
Maria looks at Michael confused who shrugs
"She's the girl in mommy's bag" Matty exclaims "Come on let's go tell her." He runs off into the back. When they are through the door they hear another shriek from from Lori as Matty says the spider is back.
"Matthew!" Came the loud yell from the kitchen, which sounded all to familiar to Maria.
"Mommy!" Lori cries "Tell Matty to stop!"
"Hey mom that girl in your bag is out there talking to grandma and grandpa. Come on" Matty says
"I saw her first!" Lori sreams and runs after Matty, as they both charge through the doors making a beeline for Maria.
Matty reaches Maria first and sticks his tongue out at Lori.
"Matty!" Mrs. Parker scolds him
"Mom!!!!!!" Lori calls "Come on! Matty get that spider away from me!" She cries
"Matthew Alexander!" Liz yells rushing after Lori and Matty "Come here."
"Mommy look the girl in the bag, but she's prettier now!" Lori exclaims running to Liz.
"Oh my gosh Maria!" Liz cries happily
"Liz?" Maria says then runs over to Liz to give her a hug. "It's been to long!" She says
They finally release, and they are alone in the crashdown, except for a few customers and waitresses, Mr. and Mrs. Parker went into the main part of the house with the construction men.
"Hi Michael" Liz exclaims and gives him a warm hug.
"Hey." He says surprised
"So Liz, who are these kids?" Maria asks
"My kids." Liz answers beaming with pride.
"Oh my gosh! They look just like you!" Maria gushes
"Lori, Matty do you remember who I said she is?" She asks
Lori scrunches her face in thought "Aunt Maria!" She finally says thrilled she beat her brother to the answer "Ha!" She says to Matty
Matty just rolls his eyes
"How old are they?" Maria asks
"Five, they're twins. They'll be six soon."
"Oh my gosh I don't even know what to say, I mean, Liz we have so much catching up to do."
"Hey Aunt Maria, I got something for you." Matty says
"What's that?" Maria asks kneeling down to reach his eye level.
He hands her a picture of Lori and Matty, taken not to long ago. "So you can have us in your bag!" He says
"Thank you!" Maria smiles
Matty beams
"Hey it was my idea too!" Lori exclaims
"Well then thank you too"
Lori smiles
"Kids, why don't we go make something for lunch?" Mrs. Parker asks grabbing their hands
"OK" They agree and follow her in "Bye Mommy!" Lori calls as Matty waves.
"Want to go sit down?" Liz asks
"Yes, I want to" Maria agrees and they go take a seat.
"So, tell me the honest truth, why did you leave?" Maria asks, but is interrupted by Isabel and Kyle walking in.
"Liz?" Kyle asks bewildered
"Hi, sit down!" Liz exclaims giving them both hugs
"Max should be here soon" Isabel says
"Great, I would love to see him" Liz answers honestly, and Max walks in and spots them a look of shock covers his face but he soon breaks out into a smile a mile wide.
"Max!" Liz jumps up and rushes over to him.
He returns the hug but is in shock, could Liz really be here folded into his arms?
"Come on sit" She says softly "We all have so much to talk about."
Max joins the group at the table.
"Ok first things first, why did you really leave?" Maria asks immediately
"Well-" Liz starts but is interrupted by a scream from the kitchen and Lori running out.
"Mom!!!!" She wails she runs over to her mom and notices the other people and stops "Who are they?"
"My friends" Liz explains "Lori what happened? We are trying to have adult conversation."
"Oh yea, Matty did that thing and burned my hamburger. So now it's yucky."
Liz sighs as Matty runs out "I swear Mom it was an accident I didn't mean to I was only playing with her."
"Matty what did I say about that?"
"I know, and I promise I won't anymore. Come on Lori let's go play a game."
"OK" Lori agrees forgetting about her food.
"Mom?" Isabel asks when Lori and Matty are out of earshot.
"Yes, their my five year old twins" She says happily
"Congratulations" Kyle says
"LIz? I'm still waiting" Maria says
"Right, OK, so we graduated and I found out I was pregnant and I wanted to go to college still but with kids and being in a small town it would be too much of a challenge. So I moved to Florida with my aunt. She would take care of them when I was at school. In Florida I had no past there and no one cared I was pregnant and that I had kids." Liz explains
"Why didn't you just tell us?" Kyle asks
"We would of helped you out" Isabel adds
"Well…"
"There's more?" Maria asks
"Yea." Liz looks down.
"Who's their father?" Michael asks
Liz looks up and glances at Maria and then everyone else "Max is" She answers
Go to chapter 2
A/N: in my story Max and Tess never slept together.
Max sat in his favorite spot ever, he was like a stalker sitting there, sitting in the last spot he ever saw Liz, which wouldn't be so bad if it wasn't in a hidden corner on the balcony outside of her room, where he had watched her pack frantically.
Max sighed loudly, he couldn't keep this up, here he was 24, six years after he last saw his beloved Liz, still living in Roswell. He hated it here, he wanted out, but he stayed, not because Isabel and Michael had settled down here, which is what everyone thought, no it was because he had this pitiful hope that Liz would return to him, come back to Roswell, anything he just wanted to see her face. He glanced down at the wrinkled picture of him and Liz during one of the happiest days of his life, they were in a photo booth at the mall, just smiling happy, to be in each other's presence nothing mattered except that they were together.
Max closed his eyes and once more played the image of the day Liz left, trying to figure out what he could of done differently like he had done so many times before.
*****Flashback*****
"You're being irrational!" Max shouted.
"Am I?" Liz asks hotly, never before seen so mad "No, Max, I am not being irrational"
"So then why are you leaving?" Max asks calming down somewhat
"I have too, I can't do this anymore"
"Tess, is gone, there is nothing to worry about."
"Alex is gone too, in case you'd forgotten. There's is to much pain here" She gestures around here "Look that's the last time we were all together and happy" She points to the counter in the café. "And that's where I was killed. Killed Max." And there is where I first knew I loved you. And around here is where you broke my heart. It's to much, I'm leaving."
"I love you though." Max pleads like a little boy.
"Not even love can save us now." She says quietly then retreats to her bedroom where she packed her stuff and left without a glance back.
*****Present*****
"How often do you come here?" Max jumps at the sound of Maria's voice.
"I - uh- not - all the time" He answers
"Liz left, we have to let that go. I know we do, but I don't know why she left. I wish I only knew that, then maybe I could be at peace." Maria laughs in spite of the situation "Who am I kidding? She was supposed to be here for me, now I am getting married and my best friend isn't even going to be my maid of honor." Maria twirls the beautiful ring around her finger. "It isn't right."
"She never told you why she left?" Max asks surprised
"No, she just left, her parents don't even know why."
Max looks down. "It was because of me." He said softly
"No. It wasn't" Maria confirms "Even if that's what she told you, there is more, I know Liz better then that, she doesn't run away from her problems."
"Then why did she leave?" Max asks
"I don't know" Maria answers truthfully
"I wish I had known, maybe I could of stopped her."
"No, none of us could of, Liz is stubborn you know that." Maria confirms
"Maybe" Max jumps as a light turns on in the room. He ducks back as does Maria and they watch Mrs. Parker, take off the old bed sheets and replace them with new ones, when she is done, she leaves and shuts the light.
"That was weird" Maria says
"I know, we should go" Max answers getting up
*******************
Kyle Valenti the sheriff in town, following in his father's footsteps walked into the Crashdown, where they all still hung around. The place had become a sanctuary for the group that was once so big, now only included Isabel, Max, Maria, Michael and Kyle.
"Hey guys" He says "Hey Izzy" He says to his long time girlfriend.
"Hey baby" Isabel replies
"So what's new with everyone?" Michael asks
The group starts to happily indulge in conversation as Max looks on, not being able to shake a feeling that something was about to happen.
*************************
"Mom!" Liz cried happier then she ever had been in six years
"Oh baby" Mrs. Parker embraces her daughter into a hug "Let's not ever go off to college again OK?"
"I promise mom. Besides I am done now"
"Oh six years and your so grown-up, but your still my baby girl" Her father says pulling Liz close, where they stood in the middle of the airport.
"Let's go home" Mrs. Parker says grabbing Liz's things
********************
That night Max is once again staked out by Liz's room, looking for answers once more. He just started to drift off when the light turned on and he looked in as Mrs. Parker and Mr. Parker walked in with two fold out cots and arranged them on the floor. Then to Max's surprise two little kids, with dark hair and creamy complexions and deep brown eyes run in and jump onto the cots. Max sighs and climbs down the balcony, just as he disappears over the edge of the wall. Liz walks into the room and climbs into bed.
*******************
Maria and Michael walk into the Crashdown the next day, and see a few construction consultants talking to Mr. and Mrs. Parker. Mrs. Parker notices Maria and calls her over.
"Maria darling, it's so wonderful to see you." She embraces Maria into a hug
"Hi Mrs. Parker what's going on?"
"We're expanding, the house past in here." She explains
"How come?" Maria asks since there was no need to being there family was so small
"Grandpa!" A screech came from inside the kitchen and a little girl came tearing out of there as a little boy followed after her, with a clenched hand smiling devilishly
"Lori, what's wrong?" Mr. Parker asks scooping up the girl
"Matty is chasing me with a spider." She cries
"Matthew, what did we say about that?" Mr. Parker asks sternly
"Not to chase Lori with them" He says softly "But I was only pretendin" He whines
"Matthew"
"Fine, fine, I dropped it anyways it's gone. See?" He opens his palm
"OK" Lori says getting out of Mr. Parker's arms. She notices Maria. "Hey Matty look!" She exclaims
Maria looks at Michael confused who shrugs
"She's the girl in mommy's bag" Matty exclaims "Come on let's go tell her." He runs off into the back. When they are through the door they hear another shriek from from Lori as Matty says the spider is back.
"Matthew!" Came the loud yell from the kitchen, which sounded all to familiar to Maria.
"Mommy!" Lori cries "Tell Matty to stop!"
"Hey mom that girl in your bag is out there talking to grandma and grandpa. Come on" Matty says
"I saw her first!" Lori sreams and runs after Matty, as they both charge through the doors making a beeline for Maria.
Matty reaches Maria first and sticks his tongue out at Lori.
"Matty!" Mrs. Parker scolds him
"Mom!!!!!!" Lori calls "Come on! Matty get that spider away from me!" She cries
"Matthew Alexander!" Liz yells rushing after Lori and Matty "Come here."
"Mommy look the girl in the bag, but she's prettier now!" Lori exclaims running to Liz.
"Oh my gosh Maria!" Liz cries happily
"Liz?" Maria says then runs over to Liz to give her a hug. "It's been to long!" She says
They finally release, and they are alone in the crashdown, except for a few customers and waitresses, Mr. and Mrs. Parker went into the main part of the house with the construction men.
"Hi Michael" Liz exclaims and gives him a warm hug.
"Hey." He says surprised
"So Liz, who are these kids?" Maria asks
"My kids." Liz answers beaming with pride.
"Oh my gosh! They look just like you!" Maria gushes
"Lori, Matty do you remember who I said she is?" She asks
Lori scrunches her face in thought "Aunt Maria!" She finally says thrilled she beat her brother to the answer "Ha!" She says to Matty
Matty just rolls his eyes
"How old are they?" Maria asks
"Five, they're twins. They'll be six soon."
"Oh my gosh I don't even know what to say, I mean, Liz we have so much catching up to do."
"Hey Aunt Maria, I got something for you." Matty says
"What's that?" Maria asks kneeling down to reach his eye level.
He hands her a picture of Lori and Matty, taken not to long ago. "So you can have us in your bag!" He says
"Thank you!" Maria smiles
Matty beams
"Hey it was my idea too!" Lori exclaims
"Well then thank you too"
Lori smiles
"Kids, why don't we go make something for lunch?" Mrs. Parker asks grabbing their hands
"OK" They agree and follow her in "Bye Mommy!" Lori calls as Matty waves.
"Want to go sit down?" Liz asks
"Yes, I want to" Maria agrees and they go take a seat.
"So, tell me the honest truth, why did you leave?" Maria asks, but is interrupted by Isabel and Kyle walking in.
"Liz?" Kyle asks bewildered
"Hi, sit down!" Liz exclaims giving them both hugs
"Max should be here soon" Isabel says
"Great, I would love to see him" Liz answers honestly, and Max walks in and spots them a look of shock covers his face but he soon breaks out into a smile a mile wide.
"Max!" Liz jumps up and rushes over to him.
He returns the hug but is in shock, could Liz really be here folded into his arms?
"Come on sit" She says softly "We all have so much to talk about."
Max joins the group at the table.
"Ok first things first, why did you really leave?" Maria asks immediately
"Well-" Liz starts but is interrupted by a scream from the kitchen and Lori running out.
"Mom!!!!" She wails she runs over to her mom and notices the other people and stops "Who are they?"
"My friends" Liz explains "Lori what happened? We are trying to have adult conversation."
"Oh yea, Matty did that thing and burned my hamburger. So now it's yucky."
Liz sighs as Matty runs out "I swear Mom it was an accident I didn't mean to I was only playing with her."
"Matty what did I say about that?"
"I know, and I promise I won't anymore. Come on Lori let's go play a game."
"OK" Lori agrees forgetting about her food.
"Mom?" Isabel asks when Lori and Matty are out of earshot.
"Yes, their my five year old twins" She says happily
"Congratulations" Kyle says
"LIz? I'm still waiting" Maria says
"Right, OK, so we graduated and I found out I was pregnant and I wanted to go to college still but with kids and being in a small town it would be too much of a challenge. So I moved to Florida with my aunt. She would take care of them when I was at school. In Florida I had no past there and no one cared I was pregnant and that I had kids." Liz explains
"Why didn't you just tell us?" Kyle asks
"We would of helped you out" Isabel adds
"Well…"
"There's more?" Maria asks
"Yea." Liz looks down.
"Who's their father?" Michael asks
Liz looks up and glances at Maria and then everyone else "Max is" She answers
Go to chapter 2