Tess opened the door to the fridge and looked inside it.

As usual, when she hadn't done the shopping, there wasn't anything decent to eat. Not even milk.

But then again, what could you expect living with two sloppy guys like Kyle and Jim Valenti?

Although Tess had to admit, at least to herself, that she actually enjoyed this living-arrangement.

It felt good to be the only woman in the household. It made her feel like she was needed and that was something she had never felt before in her life.

She grabbed a coke and then closed the door again. She was going to bed, but she always had to eat or drink something before she could sleep. Well actually what Tess really needed to eat before she could sleep, was tabasco sauce. But she couldn't eat just that so she had to have something else too.

She went back to her room, well Kyle's room, and opened the closet.

On the top shelf stood ten bottles of tabasco sauce that she had received as a present from Kyle on her birthday. Or at least the day she had been given as her birthday by Nasedo.

Tess took one of the bottles and opened it. Then she poured some in her coke.

Just as she was about to drink it, the phone rang. Strange, it was around midnight and usually nobody called this late.

It only rang one time, so apparently Kyle or Jim must have answered, Tess thought.

She took a sip of her Coke-tabasco-sauce, but was interrupted once again. This time by a knock on the door.

"Come in," she said. The door opened and Kyle appeared.

"It's a phonecall for you," Kyle said. "He didn't say who it was."

Kyle took a couple of steps towards the bed that Tess was sitting on and gave her the phone.

"Thanks," she said and smiled at him. Kyle didn't leave the room, instead he looked at Tess with a curious look on his face.

Tess held the phone to her ear and answered: "Hello?"

"Get away from Roswell now!" a strange male-voice said.

"Who is this?" Tess asked.

"It's not important who I am. Just get away from Roswell and never look back. I know about you and about what you are. Just get away now."

Then the line went dead.

"Who was it?" Kyle asked and sounded worried.

"I don't know," Tess answered, still in chock.

"What did he say?"

"That he knows what I am and that I should leave Roswell for good"

"Do you think he really knows who you are?" Kyle asked, obviously confused. "Maybe it was just a prank-call."

"I don't think so. He sounded really scary and threatful," Tess said. "I think he knows Kyle. I think he knows I'm an alien…"

Kyle closed his locker and started to walk towards the quad. He had lunch now and he was really hungry. He hoped he could find Tess and talk to her about the phonecall last night. He really hoped that it had been just a prank-call because he didn't want Tess to be in any kind of danger.

She had talked about leaving Roswell because she didn't want anyone else to have to worry. But luckily Kyle had been able to convince her to talk to Max first and ask what he thought. It had felt really weird to advice Tess to go talk to the guy that Kyle had never really accepted.

But Kyle had come to realise that Max was a decent guy. Anyone could see that he and Liz belonged together so Kyle had nothing to worry about. Before, when Tess was after Max, Kyle had been feeling really jealous because he had really started to like Tess. But he wasn't sure if he liked her in a sister-way or in a potentiall-love-way. He guessed that he would find out eventually.

Kyle didn't see Tess anywhere in the quad, but he did see someone else that he really enjoyed hanging out with.

He walked towards the table and sat down opposite to her.

She didn't even look up.

"Hello. Is anybody there?" Kyle said and tried to get Maria's attention.

She looked up at him and gave him a weak smile.

"Oh, sorry Kyle. I didn't hear you sit down," she said.

"That's okay. Are you feeling alright?"

"I'm fine. It's a good thing there wasn't any time to tell anyone about my death though," Maria said and smiled.

"Otherwise I think you would have a lot to explain," Kyle said and took a sip of his coke.

"Yeah," Maria said and started staring of in space again.

"Are you sure everything is fine Maria?" Kyle asked sceptically. "I can see you have something on your mind."

"When did you get so concerned about my feelings?" Maria asked. "I like this whole new improved you."

"Well, I guess I was kind of a yerk before, huh?"

"Better late then never!" Maria said and laughed. It was nice to see her laugh again, Kyle thought. He remembered very clearly when she had died and she had just laid there. All quiet and so un-Maria like.

"I think I know what changed you," Maria suddenly said with a misevisious smile.

"Really?" Kyle said. "And what would that be?"

"Maybe a certain short, curly blond that is living under your roof."

"Tess?" Kyle asked and tried to sound surprised.

"Yes, of course Tess," Maria said. "What's the deal with you two anyway? Is it love or what?"

"I don't know. We'll see where it goes."

"That sounds good. Just know that I think you would be perfect for each other. And now that I'm moving in with you, maybe I can give you two lovebirds a little push in the right direction."

"Wait, wait, wait. Back up a second. Moving in with us?" Kyle asked confused.

"Haven't your father told you. Mum and I are moving in with you guys. They are married you know. It's the right thing to do. And besides, it's going to be great to have a big family again. Right?"

Kyle sat quiet for a while and thought about what Maria had just said.

Maria and Amy were moving in with him, his father and Tess?

"Kyle?" Maria said. Kyle realised that she was still waiting for his answer.

"Right. It'll be great…"

TBC…   If you want me to?