Author's Note: Here's the last chapter of 'You're in my Dreams'. Thanks to
all the reviewers!
Chapter Fourteen
"OH MY GOD!!!!!" Maria's shrill scream caused Michael to grin even more. "I can not believe it! Not THE Liz? Not Max's Dream Girl Liz??!!"
"It's true Maria, there they were sucking faces like hell had frozen over!"
Maria still couldn't get a grasp on what Michael had been telling her for the past fifteen minutes, that Max had finally found his Dream Girl. Maria started pacing around the kitchen much to Michael's amusement. "Our Max. Max Evans. Our quiet and distant leader, Isabel's brother, the guy who hasn't had a date in about ten years.has found LIZ? It's unbelievable. I mean are you sure Michael?" And then plunging on before Michael could answer his wife, "I mean I'm so happy for him! For them, I mean. God knows Max deserves some happiness." Maria flung her arms around Michael, "Oh Michael, finally! I've got to tell Isabel and Alex!"
Michael reached across her for the phone and Maria grabbed it violently. She pressed a number on her speed dial and then started pacing the kitchen again.
"Hello? Alex? Hey it's me." Maria paused for a second.
"Yes it's something big. Huge actually. No, no, nothing bad.Well, it's Max. He's found *her*." She paused again, clearly listening to Alex.
"Yes! He found his Dream Girl and now she's become Reality Girl! I know, I know! It's so exciting.okay tell Isabel and then you guys have to come over. Yes, yes, we've got to meet her I know. I'm sure she's deserving of Max, Alex.I've got to go, Michael still hasn't told me about Joshua. Okay, I'll fill you in when you get here. Bye Alex." And Maria hung up, radiating with happiness and mischief.
*
"Ring! Ring! Ring! Riiinnnngggg! Riiiinnnnngggg! Ring Rinnnngggg! Ring! Ring! Riiiinnnnnggggg!"
Max rolled his eyes, already knowing who was so abnoxiously ringing his doorbell.
"Hello, Maria," Max grinned as Maria looked a bit sheepish. Behind her outside were a very excited Alex Whitman, an exasperated Isabel Whitman, and an annoyed Michael Geurin.
Max stepped back, allowing his friends to huddle into his apartment. "Um, guys as excited as I am to see you, I'm kind of exspecting someone. Maria looked ready to explode, having started jumping up and down. Isabel, too, seemed to have grown sausers for eyes.
"It's true then? Max? That you found Her?" Max looked startled and then turned to Michael who was flipping through one of his magazines on the sofa. He met Max's eyes for a second and winked. Max smiled.
"Yes. It's true. Liz and I have found each other. And we-" But he couldn't finish as the second he had spoken Maria had started sqweeling as she hugged him tightly. Isabel too, grabbed Max and gave him a hug. Alex grinned and grabbed Max's hand to shake it wildly. "I knew it, man! Liz is *real*. It's mind blowing, I mean like, wow!" And Max found himself smiling with his friends, totally lost in the moment.
After his serious day with Jackson Yule and Liz, things had seemed slow and purposeful, the epitome of learning about the whole universe in thirty minutes. Jackson's speech had hit Liz the hardest, that he knew. What was it like to be a scientist and then have the meaning of life practically thrown at you? He knew Liz was trying to deal with it all as she took a shower back at her home. He could practically feel the water cascading down her back. Max shivered.
But now it was time to let loose with Maria. He wanted to giggle and laugh until his sides hurt. Things were becoming normal now. Sure, there was still lots to talk about, but in general, Max's life had taken a happy turn.
The five friends sat around Max as he told them a little of his relationship with Liz. He didn't want to share everything, just some of what she meant to him. "And she's more beautiful than I ever dreamed guys, I mean I thought she was amazing in my dreams, but in real life, I mean woa."
A familiar voice answered from the front door. "Your not so bad yourself, Handsome." Liz's red cheeks told Max she's probably heard a lot of what he'd been saying.
Max jumped from his seat and rushed over to hang up her coat. She smiled at him, an open and appreciative smile, and Max felt rather than understood, that Liz had accepted Mr. Yule's information. His smile back was breathtaking. She leaned upward on her tip toes to kiss his lips gently. Max took her hand and led the beauty to his friends.
The couple's soft greeting was not lost on Alex and Isabel, who sat watching on the sofa. They shared a look and then turned back to Liz, fully accepting the woman who had stolen Max's heart so early.
Liz smiled and shook everyone's hand as Max introduced his friends. When Liz greeted Maria, however, Maria pushed Liz's hand away and took Liz into a full hug. Jumping up and down with Liz in her arms, Maria exclaimed, "Oh Liz! Welcome to Roswell! You mean so much to all of us! We're so happy to see you! Max has spoken of nothing else since he was seventeen!"
Later that evening, as the six friends sat around Max's kitchen table, Liz felt she truly belonged. Maria and her seemed like lost sisters as they chatted excitedly about clothes and work. Isabel appeared more reserved, but as Liz talked with her too, she saw the genuine feeling in Isabel's character. Alex was another lost brother! Liz laughed at his goofy jokes and found herself, more then once, opening up about everything and anything to this amazing guy. Michael, though quieter than the others, smiled at Liz a couple times from across the table before turning away. Liz couldn't get over how comfortable she felt with all of Max's friends. It was like she had always belonged, meant to be friends with them all. Isabel too, felt herself thinking that Max finally had found a pair. Each alien had found true love in a human, and now their group was complete. Six best friends; three pairs of lovers.
After the dishes had been cleaned away everyone reclined around the living room. Satisfied grunts could be heard from Michael, who currently had his arm around a snuggled Maria. Isabel and Alex were sitting in one of the armchairs talking quietly.
On a love seat, Max and Liz were cuddled together in a way that an onlooker might not be sure where Max ended and Liz began. Their tumble or arms and legs were drawn together with Liz leaning her head on Max's shoulder. Max checked his watch; it was past eleven. He absently stroked Liz's hair, picking up the soft strands of brown to marvel at their silkiness. Liz sighed.
"How was your shower this afternoon, Liz?" he whispered into her ear. Max's hot breath in her ear awoke parts of Liz's body she had forgotten about in the past couple hours. She felt her body respond to his, shivering in desire. The room seemed to raise a few degrees in temperature before Liz registered what Max had said.
"My shower? How did you know I took a shower Max, when I never told you? My hair isn't wet," she whispered back to him turning her head to meet his. Their breathing was ragged, with their faces so close, and Max fought to think straight.
"I.I.I don't know. I just, um, felt, it when you were at you mom's house. I just knew that you were under the hot water, na-" But he couldn't go on. The realization that he had felt her presence in the shower overpowered Max and he leaned in to meet Liz's soft lips. She kissed him eagerly, opening her body and soul to him.
As their kiss grew with intensity, so did their feelings. Max could feel Liz's love for him pouring into his heart and mind from all sides. Liz too, was beginning to notice the prescence of Max's emotions *inside* her. Max knew what Liz needed and so he deepened their kiss, mimicking how he wanted to take her body with his tounge. That set Liz over the edge and she too felt Max's love envelope her and consume her whole being. Her whole body felt alive and so, *right*. Everything with Max seemed natural and meant to be.
They didn't want to stop, and Liz's hands began to wander Max's back, before some violent coughing separated them. Isabel, Alex, Michael, and Maria were all sporting identical grins as they got up and hugged Liz and Max before leaving the apartment, knowingly.
And then they were all alone. Taking advantage of her brain (as she wasn't sure she'd be able to use it soon), Liz voiced what they were both thinking since their kiss, "We can feel each other's feelings." Max nodded. "I know how you feel about me Max, about us." Max titled her forehead against Liz's. "I never thought I would ever find someone so amazing to love me so unconditionally. Thank you."
Her words amazed him. "Liz, loving you is all I know. I can't imagine a life without you. I want to spend the rest of my life with you. I love you. Thank *you*." Liz made a move to kiss him again, but Max stopped her slowly. "As much as I want to spend tonight with you, Liz, I don't think I'll be able to stop myself when we start kissing again. I, I just don't have much more self control left, do you understand?"
Liz nodded and kissed him softly on the cheek. "I understand Max. But do you want to know what I think about our, um, connection?"
Max kissed her forehead and then her nose. "Yes, what have you discovered, my Liz?"
"Well," Liz moved her hands animatedly, and Max couldn't help loving her all the more, "I think that as we become closer, um, physically, our emotions and our connections grow mentally. We're mentally connected to each other, Max. And I think that connection grows with our bodies."
"Body, soul, and mind. That makes a lot of sense."
"So, if we were to, you know-"
"Make love," Max supplied.
"Yes, when we make love our connection should become very deep. Perhaps, permenant." Liz blushed slightly and Max smiled. They were adults of course, and neither virgins, but making love to each other seemed different they anything either of them had experienced before. Max thought, that when they made love, they would create a lifelong bond, throughout all parts of their being. Their bodies would join as would their minds and souls.
*
It was about two weeks later that things had pretty much al gone back to normal. At the Parker's, Joshua had slowly begun adjusting to life, with many visits with his friend whom he had protected, Rob Stein. Mrs. Parker, out of respect for Max and her son, had never mentioned Joshua's unnatural healing. She had also fully accepted Liz's relationship with Max. Liz had decided to stay in Roswell, and was having her belongings shipped from Washington.
Liz had been spending almost every day with Max. They took long walks around the desert, exploring caves and testing their connection. Their kisses were becoming more and more out of control each day; each time it was harder to pull away and resist going further. Their desire seemed to spark the air everywhere they went and the lightest touch from Max could set Liz on fire. Their minds followed their bodies as Liz had predicted, and they found their connection growing with time as well as their intimacy. Far away, Max and Liz felt they could slightly sense each other's emotions, yet close together, their separate thoughts were thoughts shared. It was enough to feel one's own desire, and so, when Max felt Liz's own longing to make love, sometimes it seemed unbearable to hold back. But he wanted their first time together to be special, and so with their desire getting stronger and stronger with each day, Max set off to conduct a plan for them to be together.
"Michael, could you help me out with something?" Max asked his best friend later that day.
"Sure, man. What's on your mind?"
"Well I want to take Liz somewhere special, you know, show her how much I love her."
"Max, I think Liz knows how much you worship the ground she walks on. You guys are practically inseprable."
"I know, I just remember something that Liz had told me a while ago. She said that she's always wanted to go to Mexico."
"So, are you thinking of driving there? Flying?" Michael asked, not sure what this had to do with him.
"Well, I was thinking we could travel a little faster than that." This caught Michael's attention and he looked up at Max, "what do you mean, Maxwell?"
"I've just sort of discovered that as Liz and I have grown closer, our connection has too." Max and Liz had told Michael and the gang about their connection at one of their group meetings. Max continued, "And along with our connection, my alien powers seem to be growing." Michael stood up.
"What?! When you mean growing, like how much do you mean? How fast? Maxwell, what's going on that you haven't told us?" Max regretted telling Michael anything now. Michael had never exactly been the reasonable one of the group.
"Look Michael, I've only discovered that with Liz comes this extra surge of power that enables me to use my powers differently. For example," Max spoke ignoring Michael's warning face, "for example, I've noticed that I can alter my own atoms and transfer them somewhere else."
"WHAT?!!!!! Now I'm no science wiz like you Lizzy, but are you telling me that you can disappear and then reappear SOMEWHERE ELSE?"
"Yes, that's exactly what I'm saying, Michael. Just calm down. I'm sure I can teach you later. But I didn't come to you so you could freak out. I came for your help. I have only tried Appearing in rather close places, like across town for instance. I want to be able to Appear in Mexico. And I want to bring you with me so I can bring Liz the same way."
After much further explanation and some more screams of 'WHAT?' from Michael, Max finally enlisted his help. The two started small, like within the house, and then worked on Appearing in another state. Michael worked as Max's spotter; he would stay as Max disappeared and then call back Max's atoms if anything went wrong and Max mentally contacted him.
This went on for a few hours until Max was ready to try Mexico. He had to visualize the exact place he wanted to Appear, and then nudge his atoms until they arrived. He could find no better way to explain it. A split second later, Max found himself on a sunny beach in Mexico. The sand sunk beneath his sneakers and he breathed in the fresh salt air. He disappeared back to Michael and then began to work on bringing someone else along.
It was hard mental work to nudge two people's atom particles, yet it became easier with each try. Michael was happy doing nothing to arrive in Mexico, as he whistled out into the ocean. It was like a free trip.
A bit later the two guys were tired. Having had enough with work, Max and Michael shed their clothes until they were only wearing their boxer and then jumped into the warm waves of Mexico. They were just splashing around and kidding each other until Michael used his power to hurl a pretty nasty fountain of water towards Max. Feeling a battle coming on, Max created a bigger wave and threw it back at his cocky friend. The secluded beach soon sounded loudly of both guys' laughing voices and mock threats.
*
Liz giggled. "Where are you taking me, Max?" Liz knew Max was smiling from behind her blindfold. She could feel his emotions, and he was happy; yet she could not hear his blocked thoughts. Lately, Max and Liz had become very good at opening and closing their connection, thinning the amount of emotion or thought that fell through.
"You'll see, Liz." Max took her hand and guided her to the living room of his apartment. "Okay, I've been working on fine tuning my transportation skills as an alien."
"Really? Has Michael been helping you? Is that why you guys have been so busy? You're being safe, aren't you?" Max chuckled, that was his Liz, always concerned about others and never her own surprise.
"Liz, I promise to explain all the fine details after our trip, because now I just want you to trust me, alright? I love you and I would never let anything happen to you." Liz tried to find his cheek with her hand behind the blindfold. Max helped her and she stroked his face lightly. "I'd trust you with my life, Max. I love you. You mean everything to me."
Max took a deep breath, "okay then, my Liz. Let's go." He summed his concentration and began the movement or their atoms. Liz felt the strangest sensation, like she was flying and soaring about the world. She felt like liquid or gas, not quite solid. She seemed to feel her memories and her thoughts scatter, and then just when she was starting to get worried, she felt herself ZOOM into a solid figure again.
Her senses awoke. The air felt different. Lighter, and more hot. A soft breeze caressed her legs below her skirt and her hair grew thick with the humidity. The sun shone brightly on her hair as she felt the warm sensation of being directly below the sun. And then Max's fingers were moving the blindfold away from her eyes.
She gasped. "Oh, Max. This is amazing." The sun was indeed shinning high, just beginning to set into the evening horizon. She was standing on the side of a secluded beach, the water washing in and out with the tides softly. She heard soft birdcalls and saw the ocean waves grow pink under the sun. The sand below her feet squished as she leaned up into Max. "Thank you, my Max."
He kissed her lightly. "Welcome to Mexico," he grinned.
"How did you know that I've always wanted to come here?" Liz asked, amazed.
"I felt you thinking about it a few weeks ago and I've wanted to take you here since."
She kissed him again then, deepening their kiss as they lowered to the sand. Max waved his hand and a soft blanket appeared below them. Liz smiled into his kiss and Max reached to tuck a piece of her hair behind her ear. "You're so beautiful, Liz." She practically attacked him then, moving so that she lay on top of him on the blanket, "flattery will get you everywhere, Mr. Evans!"
"I'll have to remember that," he mumbled as she again placed her lips on his. They kissed then, as their building passion ignited their feelings of connection. Max moved his hands until they could undo Liz's hair so it fell down. He ran his fingers through the soft locks as Liz played with the hair on the back of Max's neck. Those moments were soft and romantic. Their passion was slow and drawn out, their kisses long and deep. Everything but the two of them disappeared then, and the whole world became the touch of her skin or the feel of his hands. Then pulling away slightly, Liz took hold of Max's shirt and pulled it over his head. Unable to wait any more she ran her fingers slowly down his chest and he groaned.
"Max," she whispered deeply. He looked deep into her eyes.
"Max, make love to me." And that was just what he did.
*
It was a while later that two soul mates lay together on a beach in Mexico. Their breathing fell and rose together, their bodies intertwined together, and their minds fused forever, together. She lay her head on his bare chest as she looked out into the ocean, "Max?" she said.
"Liz?" he answered.
"I love that Joshua is healthy and happy. I love that my mother trusts and accepts us. I love Michael, Maria, Isabel, and Alex's company and the way Jackson has brought us together. I love that we are connected like this because of our love for one another. But most of all, Max, I love you, for every person you are and every person you'll grow to be. I love your laugh and your concern, your alien power, and your human compassion for all people. I love you, Max, forever and ever. You've made my life a dream come true, so in a way, you'll always be in my dreams."
And he looked between his tears at the woman that he loved with all his heart. And he felt he was the luckiest man alive.
The End
Chapter Fourteen
"OH MY GOD!!!!!" Maria's shrill scream caused Michael to grin even more. "I can not believe it! Not THE Liz? Not Max's Dream Girl Liz??!!"
"It's true Maria, there they were sucking faces like hell had frozen over!"
Maria still couldn't get a grasp on what Michael had been telling her for the past fifteen minutes, that Max had finally found his Dream Girl. Maria started pacing around the kitchen much to Michael's amusement. "Our Max. Max Evans. Our quiet and distant leader, Isabel's brother, the guy who hasn't had a date in about ten years.has found LIZ? It's unbelievable. I mean are you sure Michael?" And then plunging on before Michael could answer his wife, "I mean I'm so happy for him! For them, I mean. God knows Max deserves some happiness." Maria flung her arms around Michael, "Oh Michael, finally! I've got to tell Isabel and Alex!"
Michael reached across her for the phone and Maria grabbed it violently. She pressed a number on her speed dial and then started pacing the kitchen again.
"Hello? Alex? Hey it's me." Maria paused for a second.
"Yes it's something big. Huge actually. No, no, nothing bad.Well, it's Max. He's found *her*." She paused again, clearly listening to Alex.
"Yes! He found his Dream Girl and now she's become Reality Girl! I know, I know! It's so exciting.okay tell Isabel and then you guys have to come over. Yes, yes, we've got to meet her I know. I'm sure she's deserving of Max, Alex.I've got to go, Michael still hasn't told me about Joshua. Okay, I'll fill you in when you get here. Bye Alex." And Maria hung up, radiating with happiness and mischief.
*
"Ring! Ring! Ring! Riiinnnngggg! Riiiinnnnngggg! Ring Rinnnngggg! Ring! Ring! Riiiinnnnnggggg!"
Max rolled his eyes, already knowing who was so abnoxiously ringing his doorbell.
"Hello, Maria," Max grinned as Maria looked a bit sheepish. Behind her outside were a very excited Alex Whitman, an exasperated Isabel Whitman, and an annoyed Michael Geurin.
Max stepped back, allowing his friends to huddle into his apartment. "Um, guys as excited as I am to see you, I'm kind of exspecting someone. Maria looked ready to explode, having started jumping up and down. Isabel, too, seemed to have grown sausers for eyes.
"It's true then? Max? That you found Her?" Max looked startled and then turned to Michael who was flipping through one of his magazines on the sofa. He met Max's eyes for a second and winked. Max smiled.
"Yes. It's true. Liz and I have found each other. And we-" But he couldn't finish as the second he had spoken Maria had started sqweeling as she hugged him tightly. Isabel too, grabbed Max and gave him a hug. Alex grinned and grabbed Max's hand to shake it wildly. "I knew it, man! Liz is *real*. It's mind blowing, I mean like, wow!" And Max found himself smiling with his friends, totally lost in the moment.
After his serious day with Jackson Yule and Liz, things had seemed slow and purposeful, the epitome of learning about the whole universe in thirty minutes. Jackson's speech had hit Liz the hardest, that he knew. What was it like to be a scientist and then have the meaning of life practically thrown at you? He knew Liz was trying to deal with it all as she took a shower back at her home. He could practically feel the water cascading down her back. Max shivered.
But now it was time to let loose with Maria. He wanted to giggle and laugh until his sides hurt. Things were becoming normal now. Sure, there was still lots to talk about, but in general, Max's life had taken a happy turn.
The five friends sat around Max as he told them a little of his relationship with Liz. He didn't want to share everything, just some of what she meant to him. "And she's more beautiful than I ever dreamed guys, I mean I thought she was amazing in my dreams, but in real life, I mean woa."
A familiar voice answered from the front door. "Your not so bad yourself, Handsome." Liz's red cheeks told Max she's probably heard a lot of what he'd been saying.
Max jumped from his seat and rushed over to hang up her coat. She smiled at him, an open and appreciative smile, and Max felt rather than understood, that Liz had accepted Mr. Yule's information. His smile back was breathtaking. She leaned upward on her tip toes to kiss his lips gently. Max took her hand and led the beauty to his friends.
The couple's soft greeting was not lost on Alex and Isabel, who sat watching on the sofa. They shared a look and then turned back to Liz, fully accepting the woman who had stolen Max's heart so early.
Liz smiled and shook everyone's hand as Max introduced his friends. When Liz greeted Maria, however, Maria pushed Liz's hand away and took Liz into a full hug. Jumping up and down with Liz in her arms, Maria exclaimed, "Oh Liz! Welcome to Roswell! You mean so much to all of us! We're so happy to see you! Max has spoken of nothing else since he was seventeen!"
Later that evening, as the six friends sat around Max's kitchen table, Liz felt she truly belonged. Maria and her seemed like lost sisters as they chatted excitedly about clothes and work. Isabel appeared more reserved, but as Liz talked with her too, she saw the genuine feeling in Isabel's character. Alex was another lost brother! Liz laughed at his goofy jokes and found herself, more then once, opening up about everything and anything to this amazing guy. Michael, though quieter than the others, smiled at Liz a couple times from across the table before turning away. Liz couldn't get over how comfortable she felt with all of Max's friends. It was like she had always belonged, meant to be friends with them all. Isabel too, felt herself thinking that Max finally had found a pair. Each alien had found true love in a human, and now their group was complete. Six best friends; three pairs of lovers.
After the dishes had been cleaned away everyone reclined around the living room. Satisfied grunts could be heard from Michael, who currently had his arm around a snuggled Maria. Isabel and Alex were sitting in one of the armchairs talking quietly.
On a love seat, Max and Liz were cuddled together in a way that an onlooker might not be sure where Max ended and Liz began. Their tumble or arms and legs were drawn together with Liz leaning her head on Max's shoulder. Max checked his watch; it was past eleven. He absently stroked Liz's hair, picking up the soft strands of brown to marvel at their silkiness. Liz sighed.
"How was your shower this afternoon, Liz?" he whispered into her ear. Max's hot breath in her ear awoke parts of Liz's body she had forgotten about in the past couple hours. She felt her body respond to his, shivering in desire. The room seemed to raise a few degrees in temperature before Liz registered what Max had said.
"My shower? How did you know I took a shower Max, when I never told you? My hair isn't wet," she whispered back to him turning her head to meet his. Their breathing was ragged, with their faces so close, and Max fought to think straight.
"I.I.I don't know. I just, um, felt, it when you were at you mom's house. I just knew that you were under the hot water, na-" But he couldn't go on. The realization that he had felt her presence in the shower overpowered Max and he leaned in to meet Liz's soft lips. She kissed him eagerly, opening her body and soul to him.
As their kiss grew with intensity, so did their feelings. Max could feel Liz's love for him pouring into his heart and mind from all sides. Liz too, was beginning to notice the prescence of Max's emotions *inside* her. Max knew what Liz needed and so he deepened their kiss, mimicking how he wanted to take her body with his tounge. That set Liz over the edge and she too felt Max's love envelope her and consume her whole being. Her whole body felt alive and so, *right*. Everything with Max seemed natural and meant to be.
They didn't want to stop, and Liz's hands began to wander Max's back, before some violent coughing separated them. Isabel, Alex, Michael, and Maria were all sporting identical grins as they got up and hugged Liz and Max before leaving the apartment, knowingly.
And then they were all alone. Taking advantage of her brain (as she wasn't sure she'd be able to use it soon), Liz voiced what they were both thinking since their kiss, "We can feel each other's feelings." Max nodded. "I know how you feel about me Max, about us." Max titled her forehead against Liz's. "I never thought I would ever find someone so amazing to love me so unconditionally. Thank you."
Her words amazed him. "Liz, loving you is all I know. I can't imagine a life without you. I want to spend the rest of my life with you. I love you. Thank *you*." Liz made a move to kiss him again, but Max stopped her slowly. "As much as I want to spend tonight with you, Liz, I don't think I'll be able to stop myself when we start kissing again. I, I just don't have much more self control left, do you understand?"
Liz nodded and kissed him softly on the cheek. "I understand Max. But do you want to know what I think about our, um, connection?"
Max kissed her forehead and then her nose. "Yes, what have you discovered, my Liz?"
"Well," Liz moved her hands animatedly, and Max couldn't help loving her all the more, "I think that as we become closer, um, physically, our emotions and our connections grow mentally. We're mentally connected to each other, Max. And I think that connection grows with our bodies."
"Body, soul, and mind. That makes a lot of sense."
"So, if we were to, you know-"
"Make love," Max supplied.
"Yes, when we make love our connection should become very deep. Perhaps, permenant." Liz blushed slightly and Max smiled. They were adults of course, and neither virgins, but making love to each other seemed different they anything either of them had experienced before. Max thought, that when they made love, they would create a lifelong bond, throughout all parts of their being. Their bodies would join as would their minds and souls.
*
It was about two weeks later that things had pretty much al gone back to normal. At the Parker's, Joshua had slowly begun adjusting to life, with many visits with his friend whom he had protected, Rob Stein. Mrs. Parker, out of respect for Max and her son, had never mentioned Joshua's unnatural healing. She had also fully accepted Liz's relationship with Max. Liz had decided to stay in Roswell, and was having her belongings shipped from Washington.
Liz had been spending almost every day with Max. They took long walks around the desert, exploring caves and testing their connection. Their kisses were becoming more and more out of control each day; each time it was harder to pull away and resist going further. Their desire seemed to spark the air everywhere they went and the lightest touch from Max could set Liz on fire. Their minds followed their bodies as Liz had predicted, and they found their connection growing with time as well as their intimacy. Far away, Max and Liz felt they could slightly sense each other's emotions, yet close together, their separate thoughts were thoughts shared. It was enough to feel one's own desire, and so, when Max felt Liz's own longing to make love, sometimes it seemed unbearable to hold back. But he wanted their first time together to be special, and so with their desire getting stronger and stronger with each day, Max set off to conduct a plan for them to be together.
"Michael, could you help me out with something?" Max asked his best friend later that day.
"Sure, man. What's on your mind?"
"Well I want to take Liz somewhere special, you know, show her how much I love her."
"Max, I think Liz knows how much you worship the ground she walks on. You guys are practically inseprable."
"I know, I just remember something that Liz had told me a while ago. She said that she's always wanted to go to Mexico."
"So, are you thinking of driving there? Flying?" Michael asked, not sure what this had to do with him.
"Well, I was thinking we could travel a little faster than that." This caught Michael's attention and he looked up at Max, "what do you mean, Maxwell?"
"I've just sort of discovered that as Liz and I have grown closer, our connection has too." Max and Liz had told Michael and the gang about their connection at one of their group meetings. Max continued, "And along with our connection, my alien powers seem to be growing." Michael stood up.
"What?! When you mean growing, like how much do you mean? How fast? Maxwell, what's going on that you haven't told us?" Max regretted telling Michael anything now. Michael had never exactly been the reasonable one of the group.
"Look Michael, I've only discovered that with Liz comes this extra surge of power that enables me to use my powers differently. For example," Max spoke ignoring Michael's warning face, "for example, I've noticed that I can alter my own atoms and transfer them somewhere else."
"WHAT?!!!!! Now I'm no science wiz like you Lizzy, but are you telling me that you can disappear and then reappear SOMEWHERE ELSE?"
"Yes, that's exactly what I'm saying, Michael. Just calm down. I'm sure I can teach you later. But I didn't come to you so you could freak out. I came for your help. I have only tried Appearing in rather close places, like across town for instance. I want to be able to Appear in Mexico. And I want to bring you with me so I can bring Liz the same way."
After much further explanation and some more screams of 'WHAT?' from Michael, Max finally enlisted his help. The two started small, like within the house, and then worked on Appearing in another state. Michael worked as Max's spotter; he would stay as Max disappeared and then call back Max's atoms if anything went wrong and Max mentally contacted him.
This went on for a few hours until Max was ready to try Mexico. He had to visualize the exact place he wanted to Appear, and then nudge his atoms until they arrived. He could find no better way to explain it. A split second later, Max found himself on a sunny beach in Mexico. The sand sunk beneath his sneakers and he breathed in the fresh salt air. He disappeared back to Michael and then began to work on bringing someone else along.
It was hard mental work to nudge two people's atom particles, yet it became easier with each try. Michael was happy doing nothing to arrive in Mexico, as he whistled out into the ocean. It was like a free trip.
A bit later the two guys were tired. Having had enough with work, Max and Michael shed their clothes until they were only wearing their boxer and then jumped into the warm waves of Mexico. They were just splashing around and kidding each other until Michael used his power to hurl a pretty nasty fountain of water towards Max. Feeling a battle coming on, Max created a bigger wave and threw it back at his cocky friend. The secluded beach soon sounded loudly of both guys' laughing voices and mock threats.
*
Liz giggled. "Where are you taking me, Max?" Liz knew Max was smiling from behind her blindfold. She could feel his emotions, and he was happy; yet she could not hear his blocked thoughts. Lately, Max and Liz had become very good at opening and closing their connection, thinning the amount of emotion or thought that fell through.
"You'll see, Liz." Max took her hand and guided her to the living room of his apartment. "Okay, I've been working on fine tuning my transportation skills as an alien."
"Really? Has Michael been helping you? Is that why you guys have been so busy? You're being safe, aren't you?" Max chuckled, that was his Liz, always concerned about others and never her own surprise.
"Liz, I promise to explain all the fine details after our trip, because now I just want you to trust me, alright? I love you and I would never let anything happen to you." Liz tried to find his cheek with her hand behind the blindfold. Max helped her and she stroked his face lightly. "I'd trust you with my life, Max. I love you. You mean everything to me."
Max took a deep breath, "okay then, my Liz. Let's go." He summed his concentration and began the movement or their atoms. Liz felt the strangest sensation, like she was flying and soaring about the world. She felt like liquid or gas, not quite solid. She seemed to feel her memories and her thoughts scatter, and then just when she was starting to get worried, she felt herself ZOOM into a solid figure again.
Her senses awoke. The air felt different. Lighter, and more hot. A soft breeze caressed her legs below her skirt and her hair grew thick with the humidity. The sun shone brightly on her hair as she felt the warm sensation of being directly below the sun. And then Max's fingers were moving the blindfold away from her eyes.
She gasped. "Oh, Max. This is amazing." The sun was indeed shinning high, just beginning to set into the evening horizon. She was standing on the side of a secluded beach, the water washing in and out with the tides softly. She heard soft birdcalls and saw the ocean waves grow pink under the sun. The sand below her feet squished as she leaned up into Max. "Thank you, my Max."
He kissed her lightly. "Welcome to Mexico," he grinned.
"How did you know that I've always wanted to come here?" Liz asked, amazed.
"I felt you thinking about it a few weeks ago and I've wanted to take you here since."
She kissed him again then, deepening their kiss as they lowered to the sand. Max waved his hand and a soft blanket appeared below them. Liz smiled into his kiss and Max reached to tuck a piece of her hair behind her ear. "You're so beautiful, Liz." She practically attacked him then, moving so that she lay on top of him on the blanket, "flattery will get you everywhere, Mr. Evans!"
"I'll have to remember that," he mumbled as she again placed her lips on his. They kissed then, as their building passion ignited their feelings of connection. Max moved his hands until they could undo Liz's hair so it fell down. He ran his fingers through the soft locks as Liz played with the hair on the back of Max's neck. Those moments were soft and romantic. Their passion was slow and drawn out, their kisses long and deep. Everything but the two of them disappeared then, and the whole world became the touch of her skin or the feel of his hands. Then pulling away slightly, Liz took hold of Max's shirt and pulled it over his head. Unable to wait any more she ran her fingers slowly down his chest and he groaned.
"Max," she whispered deeply. He looked deep into her eyes.
"Max, make love to me." And that was just what he did.
*
It was a while later that two soul mates lay together on a beach in Mexico. Their breathing fell and rose together, their bodies intertwined together, and their minds fused forever, together. She lay her head on his bare chest as she looked out into the ocean, "Max?" she said.
"Liz?" he answered.
"I love that Joshua is healthy and happy. I love that my mother trusts and accepts us. I love Michael, Maria, Isabel, and Alex's company and the way Jackson has brought us together. I love that we are connected like this because of our love for one another. But most of all, Max, I love you, for every person you are and every person you'll grow to be. I love your laugh and your concern, your alien power, and your human compassion for all people. I love you, Max, forever and ever. You've made my life a dream come true, so in a way, you'll always be in my dreams."
And he looked between his tears at the woman that he loved with all his heart. And he felt he was the luckiest man alive.
The End
