You Can't Handle Me
Category: Max/Liz
Summary: Liz realizes how attached she's become to Roswell. Meanwhile, a new guy comes to town and they become good friends. Max, unable to live with the strict rules in his household, wants Liz to runaway with him.
Author's Note: Okay, not too many notes this week. I put this in a review too, but I still can't believe that Roswell could be gone for good!
I know the last chapters have been short, so i'll try and make this one, as long as possible.
Please, r & r! Thanx everyone!
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They held hands and walked into the Crash. Max and Liz had now been a couple for around three weeks.
They found a table and ordered their food.
"So, are you nervous?" Max asked.
Liz raised an eyebrow, "Why would I be?"
"School starts soon. And you really don't know anybody."
"Well, I can make new friends. I mean i've been here for awhile."
Max cleared his throat, "Yeah, Liz, just remember that you grew up in a different....
neighborhood, a different place. A tougher part of town."
"Okay, Max, what's your point?"
"Liz, alot of the girls here in Roswell, well," He had difficulty saying it, "They aren't like you."
'Smooth move, Max. You idiot.' He thought.
Liz was hurt, but she stayed tough.
"What the hell do you mean, by not 'like me'?"
"Liz, that's not...they're, I don't know."
Liz nodded, "Okay. People here aren't like me. No shit. I know that. Look, I got to go over to Anthony's house."
"For what?"
"Project." Liz said and got her stuff together. She walked out.
* * * *
Anthony Hanson opened the door. It was Liz.
"Hey, Liz."
"Tony. What's up?"
"Not much," He said, "Come on in."
Liz walked inside and admired the house for the millionth time. She had been here so many times, but she still couldn't believe how big the house was.
"So, how's Max?"
Liz took a seat on the sofa. "What do you mean?"
"Well, are you two still going at it?" Anthony stared at Liz, hoping she would say no.
"Yeah, we're still going out."
Anthony nodded. "That's great." He said. But it really wasn't.
Anthony always seemed to have a thing for Liz. When they first started hanging out, it was nothing more than 'just friends'. But after a while, he knew it would mean more than that for him.
Liz never seemed interested in him. Nothing more than just a friend. After all, she had Max. And she really liked Max. Alot.
Anthony was nice, and handsome. But he wasn't her type. Not that Max was exactly either. But Anthony was definetly not her type.
"Anyways, I gots to get going, Tony. Thanx for being a great friend." Liz kissed him on the cheek. "Love ya. Bye."
* * * *
"I just had a bad day." Max tried to explain.
Meanwhile, Diane and Phillip weren't buying it.
"Well, your day was so bad, you couldn't test well?"
Max nodded. "Correct."
"No. I don't buy it. Is it Liz?"
"No, it's not Liz."
"I think it is," Diane said, "She's a distraction, Max. So your father and I have made a descision. Liz will not be allowed to stay in Isabel's room anymore. I want her out of this house in two days, maximum. At school, your focus is school. You can focus on her after school."
Max laughed. "I'm being forbidden to see my girlfriend during school?"
"Yes."
"Who the hell came up with that stupid rule?"
"That's not all, Max. You have homework and sports also. So, in order for you to be organized, this is your daily routine. You get up at 6:45am, and get ready for school. You're in school from 7:45 until 3:00. From 3:30 until 4:15, you're allowed to be with Liz. After that you have sports practices, and when you come home, you study." Diane smiled, pleased with her idea.
Max was staring at his parents, mouth open. "Fourty-five minutes?! I have limited time, with the most important thing in my life? No, NO! I'm seventeen, you can't control me."
"As long as you're living under our roof, we can do what we want with you."
"Fine." Max said and went upstairs.
* * * *
Liz opened the door, suprised to hear silence. She ran up the stairs into Max's room. There was clothes everywhere.
"Max? What's going on?" She asked, slowly entering the room.
Max looked up and saw Liz.
"Where were you?" He asked with a serious face.
"I told you, I went to Anthony's and worked on a project."
"For what?"
"Science." Liz said without thinking.
Max stopped packing. "That's funny. 'Cause in case you didn't notice, you and I have the same science class, and I don't remember Mr. Wilson assigning a science project. But maybe i'm wrong. Except for one other thing, Anthony's not even in the same class AS US!"
Liz put her hand on her forehead. "Max, i'm sorry. We weren't working on a project."
"Well," Max threw the bag on the ground, "What exactly were you doing, Liz?"
Liz shook her head, "Max, I would never cheat on you. Anthony's just like...my best friend."
"I thought I was your best friend."
Liz sat on the bed next to him. "You are, Max. Okay? I love you."
Max smiled. "I love you, too. Sorry for...you know."
"It's okay."
Max leaned in and kissed her firmly.
"Run away with me." He told her.
Liz looked at him. "What?"
"I can't take it anymore, Liz. The rules, my parents. I need to leave, get out of here. Come with me."
Liz opened her mouth in shock. "But what about...everything?"
Max shook his head. "What do you mean, everything?"
"Max, think about everything you'll leave behind."
"That doesn't matter anymore, Liz. All that matters is you and me."
Max kept talking, but Liz stopped listening. She thought about this. It was insane. Roswell was like home to her.
She thought about the first place she'd come to love. The people she got to meet. She thought about Anthony. He'd be heartbroken when he found out. How could she leave him?
Liz had to choose. Between a home she'd come to love, or a person who loved her back. Liz closed her eyes tightly. It was all going to come down to one thing. The hardest decision of her life.
It was either Anthony Hanson, or Max Evans.
If the guy she loved so much was right in front of her, then why was the decision so hard?
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Next Chapter: Will the decision for Liz still be the same even after Anthony tells her how he feels?
Category: Max/Liz
Summary: Liz realizes how attached she's become to Roswell. Meanwhile, a new guy comes to town and they become good friends. Max, unable to live with the strict rules in his household, wants Liz to runaway with him.
Author's Note: Okay, not too many notes this week. I put this in a review too, but I still can't believe that Roswell could be gone for good!
I know the last chapters have been short, so i'll try and make this one, as long as possible.
Please, r & r! Thanx everyone!
* * * *
They held hands and walked into the Crash. Max and Liz had now been a couple for around three weeks.
They found a table and ordered their food.
"So, are you nervous?" Max asked.
Liz raised an eyebrow, "Why would I be?"
"School starts soon. And you really don't know anybody."
"Well, I can make new friends. I mean i've been here for awhile."
Max cleared his throat, "Yeah, Liz, just remember that you grew up in a different....
neighborhood, a different place. A tougher part of town."
"Okay, Max, what's your point?"
"Liz, alot of the girls here in Roswell, well," He had difficulty saying it, "They aren't like you."
'Smooth move, Max. You idiot.' He thought.
Liz was hurt, but she stayed tough.
"What the hell do you mean, by not 'like me'?"
"Liz, that's not...they're, I don't know."
Liz nodded, "Okay. People here aren't like me. No shit. I know that. Look, I got to go over to Anthony's house."
"For what?"
"Project." Liz said and got her stuff together. She walked out.
* * * *
Anthony Hanson opened the door. It was Liz.
"Hey, Liz."
"Tony. What's up?"
"Not much," He said, "Come on in."
Liz walked inside and admired the house for the millionth time. She had been here so many times, but she still couldn't believe how big the house was.
"So, how's Max?"
Liz took a seat on the sofa. "What do you mean?"
"Well, are you two still going at it?" Anthony stared at Liz, hoping she would say no.
"Yeah, we're still going out."
Anthony nodded. "That's great." He said. But it really wasn't.
Anthony always seemed to have a thing for Liz. When they first started hanging out, it was nothing more than 'just friends'. But after a while, he knew it would mean more than that for him.
Liz never seemed interested in him. Nothing more than just a friend. After all, she had Max. And she really liked Max. Alot.
Anthony was nice, and handsome. But he wasn't her type. Not that Max was exactly either. But Anthony was definetly not her type.
"Anyways, I gots to get going, Tony. Thanx for being a great friend." Liz kissed him on the cheek. "Love ya. Bye."
* * * *
"I just had a bad day." Max tried to explain.
Meanwhile, Diane and Phillip weren't buying it.
"Well, your day was so bad, you couldn't test well?"
Max nodded. "Correct."
"No. I don't buy it. Is it Liz?"
"No, it's not Liz."
"I think it is," Diane said, "She's a distraction, Max. So your father and I have made a descision. Liz will not be allowed to stay in Isabel's room anymore. I want her out of this house in two days, maximum. At school, your focus is school. You can focus on her after school."
Max laughed. "I'm being forbidden to see my girlfriend during school?"
"Yes."
"Who the hell came up with that stupid rule?"
"That's not all, Max. You have homework and sports also. So, in order for you to be organized, this is your daily routine. You get up at 6:45am, and get ready for school. You're in school from 7:45 until 3:00. From 3:30 until 4:15, you're allowed to be with Liz. After that you have sports practices, and when you come home, you study." Diane smiled, pleased with her idea.
Max was staring at his parents, mouth open. "Fourty-five minutes?! I have limited time, with the most important thing in my life? No, NO! I'm seventeen, you can't control me."
"As long as you're living under our roof, we can do what we want with you."
"Fine." Max said and went upstairs.
* * * *
Liz opened the door, suprised to hear silence. She ran up the stairs into Max's room. There was clothes everywhere.
"Max? What's going on?" She asked, slowly entering the room.
Max looked up and saw Liz.
"Where were you?" He asked with a serious face.
"I told you, I went to Anthony's and worked on a project."
"For what?"
"Science." Liz said without thinking.
Max stopped packing. "That's funny. 'Cause in case you didn't notice, you and I have the same science class, and I don't remember Mr. Wilson assigning a science project. But maybe i'm wrong. Except for one other thing, Anthony's not even in the same class AS US!"
Liz put her hand on her forehead. "Max, i'm sorry. We weren't working on a project."
"Well," Max threw the bag on the ground, "What exactly were you doing, Liz?"
Liz shook her head, "Max, I would never cheat on you. Anthony's just like...my best friend."
"I thought I was your best friend."
Liz sat on the bed next to him. "You are, Max. Okay? I love you."
Max smiled. "I love you, too. Sorry for...you know."
"It's okay."
Max leaned in and kissed her firmly.
"Run away with me." He told her.
Liz looked at him. "What?"
"I can't take it anymore, Liz. The rules, my parents. I need to leave, get out of here. Come with me."
Liz opened her mouth in shock. "But what about...everything?"
Max shook his head. "What do you mean, everything?"
"Max, think about everything you'll leave behind."
"That doesn't matter anymore, Liz. All that matters is you and me."
Max kept talking, but Liz stopped listening. She thought about this. It was insane. Roswell was like home to her.
She thought about the first place she'd come to love. The people she got to meet. She thought about Anthony. He'd be heartbroken when he found out. How could she leave him?
Liz had to choose. Between a home she'd come to love, or a person who loved her back. Liz closed her eyes tightly. It was all going to come down to one thing. The hardest decision of her life.
It was either Anthony Hanson, or Max Evans.
If the guy she loved so much was right in front of her, then why was the decision so hard?
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Next Chapter: Will the decision for Liz still be the same even after Anthony tells her how he feels?