Dreaming Of You
Category: Max/Liz
Summary: Max mistakens Liz for Tess. Maria finds out what it's like to be Tess.
Author's Note: I had written this chapter on how Tess mysteriously disapeared. But in the end, I only confused myself and deleted it. You can just forget about that part for right now, since it's not important. I only made slight mention of it. The title taken from Selena's song, I have to say that I love Selena and was crushed by her death.
Also have to say, in the last chapter, at the end I gave a brief one- liner about this chapter. This chapter kinda went out of those lines, on how Max told Liz about the dreams. Read it, and if you have any questions, ask.
Disclaimer: If I owned them, would I be writing fanfiction? No.
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Liz came out of the bathroom, about two minutes later. Tess was just in there. Then, she just like....disapeared.
Max ran towards her and wrapped an arm around her waist.
"Liz, what happened? You scared me!" He told her.
"Max...Max, I saw her. I saw Tess." Liz looked around the theater.
She thought back to when Max and her had talked. And she realised something.
Max never answered her question about Tess.
"Do you still think of her?" She asked him, knowing the answer. She had known about the dreams. And it was so hard to hold it in. But she wouldn't have to anymore.
'Everyday.' Max thought. 'I've dreamt of her for the past twelve months.'
"Max? Do you?"
"Not here, Liz." He said and started to lead her out the door.
"NO!" Liz said loudly, "Here, Max! Here! Tell me!"
Max stared at the ground.
"Can't you say it, Max? I know you dream about her every night! Why?" A tear fell from her face.
Max's head shot up.
"How? HOW!?" Max got angry.
"I told Isabel to dreamwalk, you. I can't exactly remember why, but she did. Everyday, Max! Every night for seven weeks, Max! You dreamt of her. I just hoped that one night, you could've thought of me. But you didn't!"
"Liz." Max said and reached toward her.
"Don't! Don't, 'Liz', me! Isabel dreamwalked you for seven weeks. Now just please tell me how long you've been dreaming of her."
'Here is where all hell breaks loose.' Max thought. But he wouldn't lie.
"About one year." He said and looked at her.
Liz nodded. She bit her lip to hold back the tears.
"Okay. Thank you." She said and offered a weak smile.
****
"Did they buy it?" Maria asked. She was sitting on her couch. Tess was in the kitchen.
"The whole Ava-killed-Alex-not-Tess, thing?"
"Duh."
"Of course. Well, I only got to tell Liz. Then I just left her in the bathroom." Tess came in with a bag of chips.
Maria took a deep breath. "Tess, I remember something that Max told me."
"What?" Tess asked curiously.
"About a year ago, Max came to me. He said he needed to get something off his mind. He told me, and he also said not to tell Liz. Ever."
Tess nodded. "Keep going."
"I didn't know how to react. I just said come back in a few months, see if it's still going on." Maria looked at her nails.
Why was she telling Tess this? She was giving Tess alot of power by doing this. It just seemed as if, as if Tess could be trusted. She had a good feeling about her.
"He came back, constantly, asking what the hell was happening to him. About one week ago, I confronted him. Max, he told me....it was still going on. Right now, as we speak."
Tess laughed as she ate the chips.
"Oh my god, Maria. What the hell are you talking about?" She asked and laughed again.
"He dreams of you, Tess. He has been for the past twelve months."
Tess stopped laughed, and just looked at Maria.
****
Max dropped Liz off at her house.
"Good night." He told her.
She got out of the car.
"You too. Have a good night sleep. And dream." She whispered the last part, but Max heard her.
After he made sure she was in, he drove off. Ten minutes later, he got home.
****
"What?" Maria said. "What are you thinking?"
Tess hadn't said anything in about fifteen minutes.
Finally she spoke, "It's just weird. I mean, I said I was done with Max. But now that you tell me this, it changes everything."
"You're not trying to get him, back, Tess. No, that's not part of the plan."
"Yeah but, Liz probaly knows about the dreams already. I mean, that'll stick with her for a long time."
"Are you feeling bad, Tess?" Maria said sarcasticly.
But Tess didn't respond.
Maria's eyes opened. "Oh..my..god. You feel bad?"
Tess nodded. "I'm not a horrible bitch that can't feel, Maria. Something happened, that made me change."
"Oh yeah," Maria laughed, "Like what?"
A tear fell from her eye, "My son died."
* * * *
Max yawned and got into bed. He closed his eyes, and fell asleep, knowing he would dream of her again.
*Max's Dream*
First he saw Liz. She was beautiful in a long, white dress. He walked up to her and put his hand on her shoulder. When she turned around, it was no longer Liz, but Tess. She was wearing the same long, white dress.
Max wasn't at all surprised. He smiled at her.
Tess laughed and spun around. Then she ran into the simple white house.
'Come on, Max!' She said, as he ran after her.
She kept laughing as she ran away from him.
He saw her dress disapear into a door, and opened it. He could still hear her laughter.
She saw him and tried to slip back out, but instead tripped. He caught her and they both laughed.
Max leaned down and kissed her slowly. When they parted, she looked up at him and smiled.
Then Tess ran out the door, with Max chasing her again.
*End*
Max woke up calmly. He looked at his clock. 5:30. It was early.
The phone rang.
RRRIIINNNGGG!!
"Hello?" He said in a tired voice.
"Max?"
Max jolted up in bed.
'No, it couldn't be.' He thought.
But then again, he knew that voice.
"Tess?"
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PLEASE R&R!
Next Chapter: Max mistakens Liz for Tess. Meanwhile, Maria finds out what Tess had to go through.
Category: Max/Liz
Summary: Max mistakens Liz for Tess. Maria finds out what it's like to be Tess.
Author's Note: I had written this chapter on how Tess mysteriously disapeared. But in the end, I only confused myself and deleted it. You can just forget about that part for right now, since it's not important. I only made slight mention of it. The title taken from Selena's song, I have to say that I love Selena and was crushed by her death.
Also have to say, in the last chapter, at the end I gave a brief one- liner about this chapter. This chapter kinda went out of those lines, on how Max told Liz about the dreams. Read it, and if you have any questions, ask.
Disclaimer: If I owned them, would I be writing fanfiction? No.
****
Liz came out of the bathroom, about two minutes later. Tess was just in there. Then, she just like....disapeared.
Max ran towards her and wrapped an arm around her waist.
"Liz, what happened? You scared me!" He told her.
"Max...Max, I saw her. I saw Tess." Liz looked around the theater.
She thought back to when Max and her had talked. And she realised something.
Max never answered her question about Tess.
"Do you still think of her?" She asked him, knowing the answer. She had known about the dreams. And it was so hard to hold it in. But she wouldn't have to anymore.
'Everyday.' Max thought. 'I've dreamt of her for the past twelve months.'
"Max? Do you?"
"Not here, Liz." He said and started to lead her out the door.
"NO!" Liz said loudly, "Here, Max! Here! Tell me!"
Max stared at the ground.
"Can't you say it, Max? I know you dream about her every night! Why?" A tear fell from her face.
Max's head shot up.
"How? HOW!?" Max got angry.
"I told Isabel to dreamwalk, you. I can't exactly remember why, but she did. Everyday, Max! Every night for seven weeks, Max! You dreamt of her. I just hoped that one night, you could've thought of me. But you didn't!"
"Liz." Max said and reached toward her.
"Don't! Don't, 'Liz', me! Isabel dreamwalked you for seven weeks. Now just please tell me how long you've been dreaming of her."
'Here is where all hell breaks loose.' Max thought. But he wouldn't lie.
"About one year." He said and looked at her.
Liz nodded. She bit her lip to hold back the tears.
"Okay. Thank you." She said and offered a weak smile.
****
"Did they buy it?" Maria asked. She was sitting on her couch. Tess was in the kitchen.
"The whole Ava-killed-Alex-not-Tess, thing?"
"Duh."
"Of course. Well, I only got to tell Liz. Then I just left her in the bathroom." Tess came in with a bag of chips.
Maria took a deep breath. "Tess, I remember something that Max told me."
"What?" Tess asked curiously.
"About a year ago, Max came to me. He said he needed to get something off his mind. He told me, and he also said not to tell Liz. Ever."
Tess nodded. "Keep going."
"I didn't know how to react. I just said come back in a few months, see if it's still going on." Maria looked at her nails.
Why was she telling Tess this? She was giving Tess alot of power by doing this. It just seemed as if, as if Tess could be trusted. She had a good feeling about her.
"He came back, constantly, asking what the hell was happening to him. About one week ago, I confronted him. Max, he told me....it was still going on. Right now, as we speak."
Tess laughed as she ate the chips.
"Oh my god, Maria. What the hell are you talking about?" She asked and laughed again.
"He dreams of you, Tess. He has been for the past twelve months."
Tess stopped laughed, and just looked at Maria.
****
Max dropped Liz off at her house.
"Good night." He told her.
She got out of the car.
"You too. Have a good night sleep. And dream." She whispered the last part, but Max heard her.
After he made sure she was in, he drove off. Ten minutes later, he got home.
****
"What?" Maria said. "What are you thinking?"
Tess hadn't said anything in about fifteen minutes.
Finally she spoke, "It's just weird. I mean, I said I was done with Max. But now that you tell me this, it changes everything."
"You're not trying to get him, back, Tess. No, that's not part of the plan."
"Yeah but, Liz probaly knows about the dreams already. I mean, that'll stick with her for a long time."
"Are you feeling bad, Tess?" Maria said sarcasticly.
But Tess didn't respond.
Maria's eyes opened. "Oh..my..god. You feel bad?"
Tess nodded. "I'm not a horrible bitch that can't feel, Maria. Something happened, that made me change."
"Oh yeah," Maria laughed, "Like what?"
A tear fell from her eye, "My son died."
* * * *
Max yawned and got into bed. He closed his eyes, and fell asleep, knowing he would dream of her again.
*Max's Dream*
First he saw Liz. She was beautiful in a long, white dress. He walked up to her and put his hand on her shoulder. When she turned around, it was no longer Liz, but Tess. She was wearing the same long, white dress.
Max wasn't at all surprised. He smiled at her.
Tess laughed and spun around. Then she ran into the simple white house.
'Come on, Max!' She said, as he ran after her.
She kept laughing as she ran away from him.
He saw her dress disapear into a door, and opened it. He could still hear her laughter.
She saw him and tried to slip back out, but instead tripped. He caught her and they both laughed.
Max leaned down and kissed her slowly. When they parted, she looked up at him and smiled.
Then Tess ran out the door, with Max chasing her again.
*End*
Max woke up calmly. He looked at his clock. 5:30. It was early.
The phone rang.
RRRIIINNNGGG!!
"Hello?" He said in a tired voice.
"Max?"
Max jolted up in bed.
'No, it couldn't be.' He thought.
But then again, he knew that voice.
"Tess?"
* * * *
PLEASE R&R!
Next Chapter: Max mistakens Liz for Tess. Meanwhile, Maria finds out what Tess had to go through.