Dreaming Of You
Rating: PG-13
Summary: Maria gets an offer from an enemy she might not want to refuse. Meanwhile, Liz gets jealous.
Author's Note: The title is taken from Selena's song. I have to say I love Selena and was crushed by her death. PLEASE R&R!
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Maria backed away. She hit her hard, but apparently, not hard enough. Or maybe they just can't feel it. Maybe, this was all a dream.
"Stay...away from me." She backed up even more.
"Come on, Maria," The sweet voice said, "I know we weren't the best of friends."
"How did you get here?"
"I have my ways."
"Don't! Don't fuck around." Maria was scared.
"Look, Maria. We can be a team. You tell me what I want to know, i'll give you what you want."
"It's all a trick. You don't know what I want!"
"How 'bout a new car?"
"You're pathetic."
"Money?"
"Nope."
"Michael?"
"Got him."
"I got it! A new job!"
"Na ah."
"Okay, Deluca. You've left me with no other options."
"You can try and get me to be on your side, but it'll-"
"Your father."
Maria froze. "What about him?" She whispered.
"Well, don't you want to know him? Know what he's like?"
"I've done fine without him."
"Okay. Bye bye then."
A million thoughts were racing in her head. Maria looked up.
"Wait!" She yelled. "Wait...Tess."
****
Tess walked down the streets of Roswell, New Mexico. She was a different person. Physically and mentally. She had dyed her hair brown and straightened it. And she was done being obsessed with Max.
But she was not done with Liz. Liz was the girl who had robbed her of everything. And she wouldn't just let that slide.
Tess stopped walking. She didn't want Max. No, but what she did want was Liz to know how it felt. How it felt knowing the one only thing in the world you wanted, was the only thing you could never have.
Okay, so maybe she got to sleep with him first. But nobody cared. Everyone knew that he didn't love her. That he was upset with Liz. And she was there for him.
Then Alex happened. She didn't kill Alex. Well, she didn't mean to. But Max couldn't forgive her for that.
'I still can't forgive myself.' Tess thought.
Tess started walking again. This time, she would fight Liz with the truth. Not with mindwarps and lies, but with the truth.
Because Max is only human after all. Well, sort of. But he makes mistakes too.
****
"What about this one?" Isabel asked Liz.
Liz looked over. Isabel was holding a black shirt. It was a little bit of a v-neck.
"Try it on." She said, handing it to Liz.
"Fine."
Liz went in the dressing room. She took off her shirt, and put the black one on. Then she looked in the mirror.
'Not bad.' Liz thought.
Liz took off the shirt, and put her own back on. Then she looked in the mirror one last time, to make sure she looked alright.
But there were two people in the mirror. Herself, and a pretty brunette behind her, who looked about 19, and really familiar.
Liz spun around. There was noone there. She was breathing heavily. She walked out of the dressing room, and while she was paying for her shirt, and pretending to listen to Isabel talk, it hit her. She knew who that girl was.
Tess.
****
Tess rubbed her neck. Maria didn't exactly miss her. But the stove got the worst of it. Thank god the lights were out.
She quickly dialed Maria's cell.
"Hello?"
"Maria, the traitor."
"Tess, the bitch. What do you want?"
"Don't get feisty, Maria. I mean it."
The tone of voice Tess spoke in, scared her.
'It's okay,' Maria thought, 'You're only doing this for a little bit, until you can talk to Liz and Max and everybody, and they'll protect you.'
"Deluca! Are you listening?" Tess snapped.
"Yeah, i'm listenin'."
"Okay, good. As you know, i've changed Maria. I really have. All I want is for Liz to know that i'm done with Max. That, and also that you don't fuck with me."
"Did you even think of a goddamn plan, yet, Tess?" Maria sighed.
"Where does Max work?"
"He's a teacher. But they let him off for awhile 'cause of the wed-"
"He's a teacher?! Oh, you've got to be kidding me."
"Um...no. I'm not sorry."
"Anything else? Is that all he does?"
Maria thought for a minute. "No! Actually he coaches a baseball team with Sarah."
Tess was uninterested until she heard a woman's name.
"Who?"
"Sarah."
"How old is she?"
"I think, 19."
Tess smiled. "Perfect." She said, and hung up.
Maria stared at the phone with her mouth open.
"Tess hung up on me." She said, "That bitch." And hung up the phone.
****
Liz called Max on his cell as soon as she pulled up to his house. No car in the garage. He must be out.
"Hello?"
"Max! It's Liz. Where are you?"
Liz heard giggling upstairs. She turned around and went up the stairs.
"I'm in the house." Max said and laughed.
Liz hung up and followed the talking and laughter into Lily's bedroom. Well, what was Lily's bedroom.
And she couldn't believe what she saw. Max and Sarah were sitting on the couch watching t.v. and laughing.
And Max's arm was around her shoulder.
"Max." Liz said, trying not to be jealous.
Max looked up and smiled.
"Hey, Liz. Have fun?"
"I'm sure you did." She said.
Sarah looked at Liz and tensed up.
"Maybe I should get going. Max, practice tomorrow at 5:00? Right?"
Max looked at Sarah. "Yeah." Then he kissed her on the cheek.
"Bye."
After she left, Liz was still staring at him.
"What?" Max asked. He stretched out on the couch.
Liz sat on the table in front of him.
"Is there something going on between you two?"
Max sat up. "Sarah? Liz, she's like my best friend. Besides for like Michael, but he's more like family."
Liz looked away. "I thought I was your best friend."
Max sighed. "Liz." He touched her cheek.
"I need to get back to the Crashdown." She said and walked downstairs.
"Um..okay." Max said. He got up and followed her.
When they were at the door, he turned her around and kissed her. But after a little bit, Max saw that she didn't really respond.
"Bye, Max."
Liz was so caught up with Sarah and Max, she totally forgot about Tess.
****
"Maria, i'll call back in like two minutes, okay, don't go anywhere." Tess said and hung up.
Maria flipped on the t.v. She wanted to know what was happening. It was nerve-racking. The phone rang.
"Tess, finally, you won't believe-"
"Ma...Maria?" The voice said. "Oh, my god."
Maria heard a dead line.
'Who was that?' She thought.
Maria gasped. She was so dumb. Now everyone would know.
It was Liz.
Rating: PG-13
Summary: Maria gets an offer from an enemy she might not want to refuse. Meanwhile, Liz gets jealous.
Author's Note: The title is taken from Selena's song. I have to say I love Selena and was crushed by her death. PLEASE R&R!
****
Maria backed away. She hit her hard, but apparently, not hard enough. Or maybe they just can't feel it. Maybe, this was all a dream.
"Stay...away from me." She backed up even more.
"Come on, Maria," The sweet voice said, "I know we weren't the best of friends."
"How did you get here?"
"I have my ways."
"Don't! Don't fuck around." Maria was scared.
"Look, Maria. We can be a team. You tell me what I want to know, i'll give you what you want."
"It's all a trick. You don't know what I want!"
"How 'bout a new car?"
"You're pathetic."
"Money?"
"Nope."
"Michael?"
"Got him."
"I got it! A new job!"
"Na ah."
"Okay, Deluca. You've left me with no other options."
"You can try and get me to be on your side, but it'll-"
"Your father."
Maria froze. "What about him?" She whispered.
"Well, don't you want to know him? Know what he's like?"
"I've done fine without him."
"Okay. Bye bye then."
A million thoughts were racing in her head. Maria looked up.
"Wait!" She yelled. "Wait...Tess."
****
Tess walked down the streets of Roswell, New Mexico. She was a different person. Physically and mentally. She had dyed her hair brown and straightened it. And she was done being obsessed with Max.
But she was not done with Liz. Liz was the girl who had robbed her of everything. And she wouldn't just let that slide.
Tess stopped walking. She didn't want Max. No, but what she did want was Liz to know how it felt. How it felt knowing the one only thing in the world you wanted, was the only thing you could never have.
Okay, so maybe she got to sleep with him first. But nobody cared. Everyone knew that he didn't love her. That he was upset with Liz. And she was there for him.
Then Alex happened. She didn't kill Alex. Well, she didn't mean to. But Max couldn't forgive her for that.
'I still can't forgive myself.' Tess thought.
Tess started walking again. This time, she would fight Liz with the truth. Not with mindwarps and lies, but with the truth.
Because Max is only human after all. Well, sort of. But he makes mistakes too.
****
"What about this one?" Isabel asked Liz.
Liz looked over. Isabel was holding a black shirt. It was a little bit of a v-neck.
"Try it on." She said, handing it to Liz.
"Fine."
Liz went in the dressing room. She took off her shirt, and put the black one on. Then she looked in the mirror.
'Not bad.' Liz thought.
Liz took off the shirt, and put her own back on. Then she looked in the mirror one last time, to make sure she looked alright.
But there were two people in the mirror. Herself, and a pretty brunette behind her, who looked about 19, and really familiar.
Liz spun around. There was noone there. She was breathing heavily. She walked out of the dressing room, and while she was paying for her shirt, and pretending to listen to Isabel talk, it hit her. She knew who that girl was.
Tess.
****
Tess rubbed her neck. Maria didn't exactly miss her. But the stove got the worst of it. Thank god the lights were out.
She quickly dialed Maria's cell.
"Hello?"
"Maria, the traitor."
"Tess, the bitch. What do you want?"
"Don't get feisty, Maria. I mean it."
The tone of voice Tess spoke in, scared her.
'It's okay,' Maria thought, 'You're only doing this for a little bit, until you can talk to Liz and Max and everybody, and they'll protect you.'
"Deluca! Are you listening?" Tess snapped.
"Yeah, i'm listenin'."
"Okay, good. As you know, i've changed Maria. I really have. All I want is for Liz to know that i'm done with Max. That, and also that you don't fuck with me."
"Did you even think of a goddamn plan, yet, Tess?" Maria sighed.
"Where does Max work?"
"He's a teacher. But they let him off for awhile 'cause of the wed-"
"He's a teacher?! Oh, you've got to be kidding me."
"Um...no. I'm not sorry."
"Anything else? Is that all he does?"
Maria thought for a minute. "No! Actually he coaches a baseball team with Sarah."
Tess was uninterested until she heard a woman's name.
"Who?"
"Sarah."
"How old is she?"
"I think, 19."
Tess smiled. "Perfect." She said, and hung up.
Maria stared at the phone with her mouth open.
"Tess hung up on me." She said, "That bitch." And hung up the phone.
****
Liz called Max on his cell as soon as she pulled up to his house. No car in the garage. He must be out.
"Hello?"
"Max! It's Liz. Where are you?"
Liz heard giggling upstairs. She turned around and went up the stairs.
"I'm in the house." Max said and laughed.
Liz hung up and followed the talking and laughter into Lily's bedroom. Well, what was Lily's bedroom.
And she couldn't believe what she saw. Max and Sarah were sitting on the couch watching t.v. and laughing.
And Max's arm was around her shoulder.
"Max." Liz said, trying not to be jealous.
Max looked up and smiled.
"Hey, Liz. Have fun?"
"I'm sure you did." She said.
Sarah looked at Liz and tensed up.
"Maybe I should get going. Max, practice tomorrow at 5:00? Right?"
Max looked at Sarah. "Yeah." Then he kissed her on the cheek.
"Bye."
After she left, Liz was still staring at him.
"What?" Max asked. He stretched out on the couch.
Liz sat on the table in front of him.
"Is there something going on between you two?"
Max sat up. "Sarah? Liz, she's like my best friend. Besides for like Michael, but he's more like family."
Liz looked away. "I thought I was your best friend."
Max sighed. "Liz." He touched her cheek.
"I need to get back to the Crashdown." She said and walked downstairs.
"Um..okay." Max said. He got up and followed her.
When they were at the door, he turned her around and kissed her. But after a little bit, Max saw that she didn't really respond.
"Bye, Max."
Liz was so caught up with Sarah and Max, she totally forgot about Tess.
****
"Maria, i'll call back in like two minutes, okay, don't go anywhere." Tess said and hung up.
Maria flipped on the t.v. She wanted to know what was happening. It was nerve-racking. The phone rang.
"Tess, finally, you won't believe-"
"Ma...Maria?" The voice said. "Oh, my god."
Maria heard a dead line.
'Who was that?' She thought.
Maria gasped. She was so dumb. Now everyone would know.
It was Liz.