Part 14
Liz gasped as soon as she heard Diane ask her the question. How did they find out? Liz turned to Max, pleading with him with her eyes. Max turned to his mom. "Why do you think that?"
"The kids wanted us to tell them the story of Princess Liz. I didn't know it so I had them explain it to me. Is it true? Liz, sweetie, please just tell us!" Diane pleaded with her daughter-in-law.
Liz looked up to Diane and Phillip, silently crying to herself, and nodded. "Yes, it's true. I am....no was a princess, but I'm not any more."
"Why? Why aren't you all with your parents? What would make you not want to be a princess anymore?" Phillip asked.
"My parents didn't accept Max. I needed to be with him, he was like my lifeline. I would have done anything to be with him, and that seemed like the only reasonable thing." Liz answered, bringing herself closer to Max. She smiled softly when he kissed her lightly on the neck.
"So you did all this for Max? What about yourself?" Diane asked.
"No. It wasn't for Max. Don't you see? I had to get out of there, away from my parents and everything. And then I met Max and he just made everything better. It didn't matter where I was as long as I was with him. It was a totally selfish move. All for myself." Liz said before she started sobbing. Diane turned to Max, shocked. Max stood up and picked Liz up taking her to their room and setting her on the bed. " I want you to rest for awhile before coming back out, ok?" Max stated. Liz nodded with teary eyes and lightly kissed Max, "I love you, Max, with all my heart." Max returned the kiss, " I love you too, Liz, always." He walked out and closed the door softly.
"I'm so sorry, Max. I didn't mean to get her worked up like that." Diane said, feeling sorry for causing Liz to feel what she was feeling.
"It's alright, Mom. She just doesn't understand that leaving was possibly the only thing that was right in her life." Max sat back down across from her parents. "I'll answer your questions now, Liz needs to rest for awhile before coming back out." Max said, nodding towards his dad who looked like he had a question.
"What made her want to leave so bad?" Phillip asked.
Max sighed before answering, "Her parents were probably the worst parents anybody could ever have. Ever since Liz had been born they would shove her off to her nanny and never spent any time with her. Probably the beginning of Liz's troubles was when her mother announced to her that Liz was already set up to marry some young, rich prince who would be able help their family. The problems just kept coming when Liz's nanny, the only person who really loved her besides Maria and Alex, died. And that's when I met Liz. She ran into the stables crying so horribly that I couldn't handle it. I just needed to make her feel better, even though I didn't even know her." Max smiled fondly at the memory. "Anyway, Liz's parents decided to set up another marriage and that's when we ran. Alex, Maria and Isabel all helped us get everything and that's how we got here." Max said, finishing up his story. He looked up at his parents, and noticed his mother sobbing softly against Phillip. He walked
over to her and hugged her. "We're okay, Mom. We couldn't be more happier with you two near us and having Matthew and Arianna. This is the perfect life for us. Don't worry."
" I know Max, but I just wish there was something I could do." Diane answered.
"There is." The three of them turned around to see Liz walking out of her and Max's room. Max stood up, ready to go help Liz but she waved him off. She walked over and sat next to Max, but ended up in his lap because he pulled her closer.
"What would you like us to do?" Diane asked.
Liz pulled in a deep breath, "I would like you guys to come with Max, the kids and I. I need to go back to my parents and talk to them." Liz felt Max hold her tighter and she turned to him. "Max, I know you don't want to go back, I don't either exactly, but I need to get them off of our backs. I need to know what they will leave our kids alone and that we can finally live a normal life without them following us. I need this Max." Liz saw him nod and hugged him. She turned back to Diane and Phillip, "Will you guys come with me, please? I need parents that I can count on." Diane and Phillip nodded and they all came in for a group hug.
Liz gasped as soon as she heard Diane ask her the question. How did they find out? Liz turned to Max, pleading with him with her eyes. Max turned to his mom. "Why do you think that?"
"The kids wanted us to tell them the story of Princess Liz. I didn't know it so I had them explain it to me. Is it true? Liz, sweetie, please just tell us!" Diane pleaded with her daughter-in-law.
Liz looked up to Diane and Phillip, silently crying to herself, and nodded. "Yes, it's true. I am....no was a princess, but I'm not any more."
"Why? Why aren't you all with your parents? What would make you not want to be a princess anymore?" Phillip asked.
"My parents didn't accept Max. I needed to be with him, he was like my lifeline. I would have done anything to be with him, and that seemed like the only reasonable thing." Liz answered, bringing herself closer to Max. She smiled softly when he kissed her lightly on the neck.
"So you did all this for Max? What about yourself?" Diane asked.
"No. It wasn't for Max. Don't you see? I had to get out of there, away from my parents and everything. And then I met Max and he just made everything better. It didn't matter where I was as long as I was with him. It was a totally selfish move. All for myself." Liz said before she started sobbing. Diane turned to Max, shocked. Max stood up and picked Liz up taking her to their room and setting her on the bed. " I want you to rest for awhile before coming back out, ok?" Max stated. Liz nodded with teary eyes and lightly kissed Max, "I love you, Max, with all my heart." Max returned the kiss, " I love you too, Liz, always." He walked out and closed the door softly.
"I'm so sorry, Max. I didn't mean to get her worked up like that." Diane said, feeling sorry for causing Liz to feel what she was feeling.
"It's alright, Mom. She just doesn't understand that leaving was possibly the only thing that was right in her life." Max sat back down across from her parents. "I'll answer your questions now, Liz needs to rest for awhile before coming back out." Max said, nodding towards his dad who looked like he had a question.
"What made her want to leave so bad?" Phillip asked.
Max sighed before answering, "Her parents were probably the worst parents anybody could ever have. Ever since Liz had been born they would shove her off to her nanny and never spent any time with her. Probably the beginning of Liz's troubles was when her mother announced to her that Liz was already set up to marry some young, rich prince who would be able help their family. The problems just kept coming when Liz's nanny, the only person who really loved her besides Maria and Alex, died. And that's when I met Liz. She ran into the stables crying so horribly that I couldn't handle it. I just needed to make her feel better, even though I didn't even know her." Max smiled fondly at the memory. "Anyway, Liz's parents decided to set up another marriage and that's when we ran. Alex, Maria and Isabel all helped us get everything and that's how we got here." Max said, finishing up his story. He looked up at his parents, and noticed his mother sobbing softly against Phillip. He walked
over to her and hugged her. "We're okay, Mom. We couldn't be more happier with you two near us and having Matthew and Arianna. This is the perfect life for us. Don't worry."
" I know Max, but I just wish there was something I could do." Diane answered.
"There is." The three of them turned around to see Liz walking out of her and Max's room. Max stood up, ready to go help Liz but she waved him off. She walked over and sat next to Max, but ended up in his lap because he pulled her closer.
"What would you like us to do?" Diane asked.
Liz pulled in a deep breath, "I would like you guys to come with Max, the kids and I. I need to go back to my parents and talk to them." Liz felt Max hold her tighter and she turned to him. "Max, I know you don't want to go back, I don't either exactly, but I need to get them off of our backs. I need to know what they will leave our kids alone and that we can finally live a normal life without them following us. I need this Max." Liz saw him nod and hugged him. She turned back to Diane and Phillip, "Will you guys come with me, please? I need parents that I can count on." Diane and Phillip nodded and they all came in for a group hug.