Kyle looked at Maria, who stood up, and walked off.

"I know you can DeLuca, I know you can," he whispered.

.......

"You what?" Liz yelled. "You hit Maria?!"

Michael stared at her. "She was cheating on me."

"That was no reason to hit her! You could have hurt her soo badly!"

Just then, Max walked in.

"Would you tell him he's being an idiot?" Liz yelled at him.

"What'd he do now?" Max sighed.

"He hit Maria!"

Max looked at Michael.

"What did you do that for?"

"Do I have to repeat myself?"

"Yes."

"She was cheating on me. With Valenti!"

"Michael?? You told me that you boke up with Maria. So how is that cheating??" Max said angry, but trying to be rational.

"I'll let you two talk" Liz said as she went inside the cafe to find out exactly what happened from what Sean seen.

Max nodded silently.

"I-I don't know what happened Max, I just got so angry and it was like I wasn't in control" Michael said, now crying.

******

Kyle knocked on Maria's door. Without a response he walked in and sat down beside the sleeping figure.

Maria stirred a bit and woke up.

She was silent, just staudying his face for a moment before she spoke up.

"Sorry..." She whispered, "I didn't mean to snap at you before" Maria told him.

"It's okay, I understand" Kyle said with a half smile.

There was another moment of silence.

"How is this going to work Kyle? I- I'll admit, I do want to be with you but what about our parents? Because of them, we can't be-" Maria said, but was soon cut off by Kyle.

"We'll find a way" He tried to reassure her.

"But my mom, she's pregnet, they're isn't a way..." Maria stated, water slowly building up in her eyes though she tried to fight it.

"I promise you, we'll find a way, I'm not giving up on us that easily" said Kyle, leaning in to kiss her.

Maria looked at him and smiled.

"I trust you," she replied.

Kyle smiled at her, then leaned down, and kissed her.

********

Michael wiped his eyes and looked at Max.

"I don't know whats happening... It's like I can't control myself. And nothing ever seems to go right."

"Well maybe if you tried to be more positive things would get better?"

"But I know they wont."

"Well, not with that attitude they wont."

Michael shook his head and sighed. Then he looked back to Max.

"And what do you suggest I do?"

"Go appoligise to her."

Michael groaned, and glared at him, then stood up.

Maria wrapped her arms around Kyle's neck as kissed him back.

Suddenly there was a knock at the door.

Sean and Liz walked in.

Maria and Kyle broke apart and Maria walked out of her room.

"Maria are you alright? Sean told me what went down with Michael" Liz asked her.

"Yeah Lizzie, I'm fine" Maria reasurred her. Kyle walked out of the room and just stood there silently.

There was another knock at the door and Maria went to go get it. Maria opened the door and saw Michael. She didn't even notice Max staniding behind him, and without taking a moment to think she smacked him across the face. Michael put his hand to the side of his face.

"I deserved that, I know" He admitted.

Max stepped up.

"Maria, I know your angry with him but will you hear him out" Max asked.

Maria looked at Max and his eyes almost looked pledingly as did Michael's. Maria didn't say anything but she moved aside so the two could come in.

"I'm waiting" Maria said once everyone was standing in the same room.

"Can I talk to you? Alone I mean?" Michael asked.

Sean was about to protest, but Max once again piped up.

"It's okay, nothing like what happened before will happen, I assure you" He said.

Sean was about to say something but Liz looked at him.

"Sean, if Max says it's okay, then it's probably okay. He's friends with Maria too" Liz stated.

"Okay..." Sean said.

Maria looked at Michael warily but then started to walk into the living room, leaving the rest of the gang in the kitchen.

Michael followed Maria out of the room. He could feel the eyes of the others on his backs, but wouldn't turn around.

As soon as the door shut behind him, he began to speak.

"Look, Maria, I was way out of line and... "

"No duh," Maria interrupted.

He looked at her, and hse silenced.

"And I'm sorry. I shouldn't have over reacted like that."

"And...?"

He looked at her, confused.

"And?" she prompted.

"Oh... And I promise to never do it again."

"Good. I still don't forgive you though. And what I do in my private time, is nothing to do with you anymore."

Michael nodded.

Maria turned around and walked out of the room.

"Well?" Liz asked.

"I'm fine... I just want some time alone. Oh, Kyle, can I speak to you for a minute?"

Kyle nodded, and they walked up the stairs.

Moments later Michael re-entered the room. And walked straight out the front door.

Max looked at Michael, then at Liz.

"Go," she said.

"Thanks sweetie."

Upstairs, Maria had her arms wrapped around Kyle's neck.

"So?" Kyle asked.

"So, everything is ok. I talked to Michael, said that we are over, and that anything I do, has nothing to do with him anymore."

"But we'd still better keep us a secret. My dad and your mom are having a baby... And if they get married..." he trailed off.

"This could be considered incestuious," Maria finished.

"Exactly."

"Never to mind."

She leant in and kissed him on the nose.