Liz=Soap Opera

Chapter 13

Liz feeling extremely weird broke the kiss. She was searching for something to say. Hell she didn't even know his name. What is it?? C'mon I have to know it???

"What's wrong Buffy?" Riley asked with concern. What's going on with Buffy? She's not acting like herself.

"Um, its..just...uh...I think we're moving too fast," Liz said matter of factly.

"What do you mean moving too fast?" Riley asked.

"This, the whole staying alone in a house together, alone," Liz said trying to emphasize the word alone.

"But I thought this would be nice. To get away from all the slaying for a little bit," Riley said trying to but his arm around his girlfriend.

"What is it with slaying?? Honestly I don't want to be here. I rather be in Sunnydale," Liz said pushing his arm away from he waist. Not Sunnydale, Roswell. Should I just tell him. Buffy loves him, I'm ruining their relationship. I should tell him.

"Buffy, I just thought you would like it," he said with his eyes to the tree by the table outside.

"I'm sure I would like it, but you know with slaying and all I should be there," Liz said using the vampire excuse. Hey, if they believe in vampires, by all means you insane people believe in them, but let me go home! "We should go back, yeah let's go back. You should call them and let them know we're going back." Liz said proudly. Let him agree, please let him agree.

"I would, but the thing is last time I checked you wanted to be alone with me. So I didn't bring a phone with me and there isn't a phone here because we're far out the telephone wires don't reach out here," Riley said sheeplishy.

"What are you insane? What happened to the if-they-need-help-they'll-call-us????," Liz said panicking," We're out here in the middle of nowhere and you don't bring a phone?"

"They could always beep us," he said.

"Yeah, but how are we supposed to respond?" Liz said getting in his face. She realized that being in Buffy's body gave her not only a new identity but a new attitude. She could be tough, she could be a wise ass, she could be anything she wasn't.

"I'm sorry Buffy," Riley said. He really meant it. If he know Buffy was going to freak out about this, he would have never reserved the house. His army boys were right about her. They would never see their frat boy again. She took all his time. All his energy. His life, his soul. He loved her, but he never got what he wanted. Somewhere in the back of his head, he knew if could never be Angel. He was strong, he was mysterious, he was a vampire. He was everything that Riley wasn't. He was even jealous of Spike. He was strong, had an accent, and was mysterious. Again everything he wasn't. Buffy would never had feelings for Spike, but still. Spike liked Buffy and that thought made Riley ill to the thought. "You know what? I don't know what the hell has gotten up your ass, but if this is about Angel, then you can just forget it" he said bringing his voice up.

Liz jumped with she heard him shout. She was not only shocked, but completely sorry she even wished for this. She hated herself. She ruined 2 lives that were perfectly happy. She was scared about what would happen when Buffy would eventually find out and what Buffy would do to her and Riley. She should tell him. Maybe he would find an understanding, maybe forgive her, maybe still be with Buffy.

"Please, let me explain," Liz said. She figured she was going to tell him. She had to.

"No, Buffy you don't have to explain anything. I understand perfectly well. It's about Angel. Angel, Angel, Angel. I need time to cool off," he stormed out of the house. Keys in hand he got in the car and sped off. Liz tried to catch up with him. Not only to reconcile, but to have him keep the car here. "What did I do???" she said to herself.



Chapter 14

Buffy sat on a lawn chair book in hand. She was on page 56. She didn't start from the beginning. She picked the page the number of times she though about Riley. Ok maybe not 56 times, ok maybe 56 times in another way. She grinned at her thought and read the passage.

I'm Liz Parker and today I saw what happened to be the most heartbreaking moment. I saw Max and Tess kissing. I should have known that this was to come, but on Prom Night? Somewhere in my head I thought that he would kiss me after our dance, hold me, be with me. I almost told him about the FM thing. But I can't because them it would end. It's hard to see them happy when I'm here sitting in my room sulking. After I saw them kiss I ran down the hall, threw my corsage in the trash bin. I wish I would have thrown the corsage in Tess's face. I turned to an unlikely person: Sean. We didn't do anything except skate across the lanes. Still I wish I would done something. What would I have done?? In some ways I wish I would have missed the bin and when Max heard the door crash race across to see what happened and stumble across the corsage. He would have figured out it was the one he had given me and told something to Tess. Maybe "I'm sorry. It was a mistake. I need to talk to Liz." After that he would race to the Crashdown not find me there. Go crazy in the thought that something could have happened to me. But in reality Max never found the corsage, he never ran to see me. He never swept me into his strong arms, and he never kissed me.

Buffy didn't want to read the rest of the passage. She sniffled the rest of her tears back in and hoped there would be a happy ending. She turned to page 76.

I'm Liz Parker and again I saw something I wish I never saw. Max came into the Crashdown. His face unreadable. He walked to his booth and met with his Isabel. She has been very supportive. She has been coming over to my house every now and then just to hang out. To Isabel's standards that's like a miracle. She would have never talked to me or Maria if it wasn't for the whole Czech/save thing. Anyway they talked for a couple of moments and I prayed that Maria would walk into the room so that she could cover that area. I didn't want to talk to him. I didn't want to look into his eyes. If I did I could easily forgive him and take him back and love him and kiss him, but I can't because I keep forgetting something so important his destiny. Destiny what a horrible word. Maria didn't come and dad keeping pushing me to serve their table. Are parents so oblivious? I got some courage from somewhere and walked up the table. I first asked Isabel what she wanted and she knew that I felt uncomfortable around Max and ordered for him. I mouthed a quick 'thank you' before heading back into the room. That may seem hard, but what was hard was soon to come. I got their orders. Gave some extra fries to Isabel as a thank you. I carried it out and served them. I quickly remember their tabasco thing. I run back and get the sauce. When I come back I see HER kissing Max. Her hand on his hand. He doesn't fight it. He returns the kiss. Normally I would run away and cry my eyes out, but instead I slam the bottle on the table causing the dishes to rattle and all three of them to jump. I put on a fake smile that I've been putting on for days and run back. Max follows me and says he sorry. How I've heard that one to many times. I say its ok. It's your destiny. I feel like he's about to say more when SHE walks in and grabs his hand leaves. He likes a dog when it comes to here. He talks to his sister like he normally would but then she comes in and everything stops, she's the center of his world. I use to be his center. I used to be his half. But not anymore. If it wasn't for the destiny and for the fact that the world might end I could be with him. We would be happy. We would be married. Everything would be perfect. I hear the phone ringing. Probably Maria complaining about Michael. Write later.

Buffy put down the journal. She had enough. She wiped her tears away. It was like reading a novel, but this was someone's life. Just from reading this she so wanted to get Max and Liz together. But as she read there was a price to pay. The world?!? Ok that sounds like my life. And what about the Czech? And FM? What the hell is that? Is there a glossary in here? Cryptic. Smart girl.

Buffy flipped through the journal. She wanted to read the whole thing. It is something private, but its so good. It's like a drama TV show, but real. She was going to start reading another passage when Maria come onto the balcony.

"Honey, chica, what are you doing?" Maria asked viewing Liz's back. Which she seemed to see a lot of literally.

"Reading," Buffy said taking the book and heading back inside.

Maria must have let out the shrill of her life because in a matter of seconds the Podsters were in Liz's room with their mouths gaped open.