Part 4
Michael was as usual, taking a jogging in the morning. He did that to fresh himself up a little bit. Today was a working day. He worked as a bartender in a beach bar called "Tequila Sunset" after the famous drink with the same name. He liked his job it made him meat new people all the time.
Michael was a very social type. He didn't have any problems with meeting new girls. But he had been single for about a year now. He had had a few short relationships, but nothing serious. There was only one girl for him, but they hadn't met since last summer. He sometimes thought of visiting her, but probably she had made her own life by now and surely she had a new man in her life too. That thought really made his stomach turn and his heart to ache. Why? Why hadn't he stayed just to say good-bye? Just to hold her in his arms again, kiss her lips and smooth her fair hair.
Michael woke up from his dreams seeing he was home again. He said sadly to himself:
"Stop thinking about Maria. Get yourself a life! You'll probably never see her again, and if you do you wont get her back anyway". Michael sighed. Was it able ever get over Maria? Was he able to ever love anybody else ever again?
He went into the flat searching for some clean clothes to wear. It was hard to find in the mess. He had only two rooms and a kitchen but those looked like a total disaster. Cleaning up wasn't his favorite thing to do. He sank down in the sofa watching TV.
He didn't find anything to watch at first but he tried to keep his mood up and continued watching if there would come anything. Maybe a movie or… SPORT! Yeah, that's the thing he thought, sport. He loved watching sport, especially soccer. He remembered how Maria used to hate him watching all those soccer games. He had kissed her and…
It has been almost a year, and he sill haven't forgot anything from last summer. They really loved each other. he still do, but she doesn't he guess? Why should she? he left her without a word. he would hate her if she'd done that to me. But he hadn't any choice. He got a place at the UCLA business-economic university. He just couldn't decline that offer, he'd been waiting for it so long. But it was just that, he had to leave Miami at the same day. Maria was out with Tess so he couldn't reach her. And then he forgot her number in my old flat. Ever since then he haven't heard from her.
Michael's mind was turning him insane. Just the thought of Maria with another man made him disgusted. They were meant to be. He knew it. But did she know? If she ever had loved him as she said she had, they maybe still had a chance. That thought made everything feel so much better to him. He should fly back to Roswell on his summer vacation and try to find her. They should be together forever.
All of a sudden he remembered that promise he had given Maria at the pier last summer. He had sworn her eternal love and dignity. And she had sworn it back to him. He was decided to keep that promise.
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Tess laughed out loud. It wasn't easy to keep the laughs back when Maria was telling fun jokes. She had what it takes to tell a joke in a really funny way. Tess really liked her best friend. They had known each other since junior high. They had been the best friends, ever since.
Tess had been in love with Michael last summer but Maria didn't know. It would destroy her to find out about that. But nothing had happen between Tess and
Michael. Just a kiss, that's all. It didn't mean anything to either of them. It just happened. And that was before Tess fell in love with him anyway, so it had nothing to do with any deeper feelings.
Tess ordered a coke in the beach ice-cream bar. All the laughing had made her thirsty. She felt the smooth cold ice melting on the warmth of her tongue. The taste of the sweet coke made a flashback come to her, a flashback of when she kissed Michael.
Someone putting hands over her eyes suddenly interrupted it. She couldn't see anything. Maria started laughing hysterically… She just couldn't help herself. But who was this guy? He looked at her and gave signed to keep quiet.
"Guess whom?" A familiar voice encourages her.
"Oh, hmm… let's see… Kyle! Tess cried. This someone let the hands slip away so Tess could see again and she was right, there Kyle stood with his brown hair, clear blue eyes, staring at her surprised but happy. He was just wearing an unbuttoned shirt and shorts.
"Hi", she said with a real lump in her throat.
"Hi baby", he said with a roar and put a stream of hair away.
"Aren't you on vacation in Europe? I thought you weren't coming back until next week"
"Schedule changes. I got work here and flew back earlier"
"Oh, work as what? Not a kindergarten leader again, please tells me it isn't so" She said anxiously.
"Don't worry honey. This time it's something much more fun. I'm a surf instructor" He said with a confidential smile on is face.
"Wow, since when and how did you get that?" She was really surprised by the fact but also happy for his sake, 'cause he had always wanted this and she knew it.
"Since yesterday, Alex the lifeguard and the ordinary surf instructor saw me surfing' and considered me good at it. And he's a lifeguard and has other duties, so I'll a kind of take over"
"Congratulations"
"Thanks", he said putting his eyes straight at Maria. He reached out his and grabbed Maria's. He smiled and said:
"Hi, I'm Kyle, Kyle Valenti"
"Hi, Isabel Martin, nice to meat you"
Oh, my gosh wasn't he hot, then who was? She just couldn't stop looking at him. Where had Tess got to meat such a guy? He sat down at their table and started talking. Maria's curiosity took over and she just had to ask:
"Where did the two of you meat" Alex opened his mouth and was about to answer…
"We meat at a beach party, when I was in West Palm two years ago" Tess said and burst out laughing, followed by Kyle.
"What's so funny? Maria asked as a following question.
"It's just that we were… making out… and… the DJ… made us the wildest couple on the dance floor. He screamed it out in the microphone. Really embarrassing" Tess said between laughing. Kyle looked at his watch, and rose from the chair.
"I have to go my class starts in a few minutes. Wanna join?"
"Yeah" Maria cried.
"Of course we want to" Tess followed.
They went out in the warmth of a sunny day. The sand burned under their feet and the sight of energetic teenage guys wanting to be taught surfing' to impress girls met them. Maria as any naive girl had been through that. She had also been impressed… She caught herself thinking of Michael, again. Anything seemed to remind her of him, anything.
"Maria… Maria… Tess whispered and hit her in the stomach.
"What?" Maria asked, disturbed from her fantasies.
"Look; look at Kyle"… A blond, trained man had entered the beach in wetsuit, all the girls let their eyes rest at this gorgeous sight.
"Wow", Maria burst out. Kyle smiled at them and went along with instructing his students. They lay down in the sand crawling to learn how to get the board to get speed. Tess dreamt away, she were million of miles away in heaven.
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Max rose his beer and burst out:
"Cheers!"
Liz laid her hand around his neck and sat down his knees. She looked him right in the eye with a smile. Max leaned closer to her, pushing her body against his. He kissed her, tender with increasing passion. Their hands were all over each other, over and under clothes.
They made-out heavily, non-stop for an hour until Max got enough of being nice and dragged her inside. They ran up to his bedroom and locked it. He pushed her down the bed, while taking of his T-shirt. She gave him a sign of wanting and he laid down over her, unbuttoning her shirt.
Their breath increased as well as their heat. They wanted each other more than anything. Max felt Liz's hand trembling down, touching him. He rose under his pants and felt for nothing but taking her here and now. All of a sudden, they lay all naked under the sheets.
His hand trembled for her, touching her zones. They met in a kiss, at the same time he came into her. They sweat and pleasured one another. With a scream, Max came into her, with a thrilling, shaking feeling. He sank down beside her, kissing her smooth cheeks, her lips, touching her hair. He smiled at her and said:
"Thank you, that were nice"
She gave him an unsecure smile back and said; "You took it…"
Max took a deep breath totally exhausted: "What?"
"You took my virginity", she said with twinkling eyes.
She didn't get any answer for Max was fast asleep. She lay her arm around him, and put her head against his heart, happy for being with him. Finally…
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Max woke up with a wrench; he grabbed the comforter and looked beside him. He sighed relatively and said to himself
"It was just a dream… Just a dream…" but why do I dream about Liz, I don't even like her, not in that way… He walked into the bathroom for a nice hot shower to clear his mind.
He looked at the mirror and saw a note printed with red lipstick: "Thanks for an incredible night, see you again! Kisses, Liz." Her lips had left a mark right beside it. He sank down on the floor with his head down his knees and took a deep breath.
"What have I done?" He looked at himself in the mirror. Was he a stud? Did he do whatever just for sex? He used to but he had changed, hadn't he? It sure didn't seem like it. He was back to his old self again. And a part of him really enjoyed it, being the girls' number one.
The hot shower did him good, he felt fresh and ready for a new day. He gave the watch a sudden look and saw that the hours had run by, he was late for work.
"No, not again" he burst out. Max ran as fast as he could down the stairs, to the garage. He drove as fast as he could. He knew he was on the limit of loosing his job, but he couldn't help being absent-minded when his life was such a mess.
For just a week ago he was sure that Maria was a past chapter, but after that meeting with her last week, he was back in love, and couldn't stand either see her hurting or giving her up for Michael, again.
TBC
