Maria drove to Michael's house to drop him off.
Michael stayed seated and looked over at Maria. "So, tomorrow right?"
He asked.
Maria nodded. "Yeah, seven." She said.
Michael slowly got out of the car. He wanted to kiss her, but he
wasn't quite sure how she'd react.
Maria watched him leave. She had wanted to kiss him, or maybe have
him kiss her, but, apparently that was out of the question.
Michael walked slowly into the building, going to his apartment. Well,
he'd have plenty of time to kiss her tomorrow. He thought to himself.
Maria sighed and drove home.
Isabel sat in her room. She was still feeling a bit off about
everything she saw today. It unnerved her more than she wanted to
admit. She knew that it was her, exactly, but she still felt
responsible. She was interrupted from her thoughts by a knock on the
door.
"Iz?" Max said. He opened the door. "You ok?"
Isabel looked up. "Yeah. It still feels weird, you know? I know that
it wasn't me, but that doesn't stop me from feeling guilty. But how
could Vilandra have betrayed everyone like that?"
"I don't know." Max sighed. He sat next to her.
"So what are you going to do about Liz?" Isabel asked, not wanting to
talk about her problems for the time being.
"What do you mean?" Max said.
"Well, from what I understand, she was your first wife, which makes
her your actual destiny, not Tess." Isabel pointed out.
"Yeah." Max said with a small smile.
"So what are you going to do?" Isabel asked. "I think you should go
see her. That is, if you want my opinion." She added.
Max looked at her. "I thought you might need someone to talk to."
Isabel shook her head. "I need to think before I can talk. I promise I
won't do anything drastic while you're gone." She said jokingly,
knowing that he'd worry all the same. That's the way he was.
"OK, fine." Max said.
Isabel smiled. "Much better. No go, get out of here. You have some
talking to do, cause I'm sure Liz needs to talk to someone about other
stuff." Isabel informed him.
Max nodded. He left, got in the jeep and drove to Liz's.
Liz sat in her room writing in her journal.
Max looked around and climbed up to Liz's balcony, knocking gently on
her door.
Liz looked up and smiled slightly. She put her journal down and walked
to the window. She opened it and stepped out onto the balcony. "Hey."
"Hey. How are you doing?" He asked, not knowing what to say. The past
weeks had been extremely awkward between everyone, even more so for
him and Liz.
"I'm ok, well, as much of ok as can be expected given the situation."
She replied.
Max nodded, sitting down in a chair. He couldn't believe that he'd let
Isabel convince him into this this easily. "So, you and Tess were
getting along pretty well, huh?" He asked. "It was an odd sight."
Liz laughed. "Yeah, I guess. I mean, just yesterday I was imagining
clawing her eyes out, and now today we're sisters and hugging."
Max smiled. "She's really looking forward to tomorrow night. She
doesn't know how to react to having a sister. As you can tell, she
doesn't react well around people in general." He said, avoiding the
obvious subject.
"Right." Liz said.
Of course, she didn't give him anything to work with. She actually
appeared to be a bit nervous. "What did you and Tess talk about in the
desert?" He asked.
"Just, about the whole being sisters thing." She said. Looking at
him, she wanted to just kiss him, but she knew it wouldn't be
appropriate. She nervously played with her fingers.
Max watched her, unsure of what to say. "Liz..." He trailed off as she
looked up at him. "Liz, umm, I don't really know how to say this." He
said, standing up.
"Say what?" She asked softly.
Max walked over and sat in the chair directly across from her. He
gently took one of her hands, holding it in his own. "Liz, I love you.
I always have and I always will, not matter what." He told her,
waiting to see what she'd say.
Liz looked at him. "Max I........I love you too." She said
emotionally.
Max smiled. Now what? He asked himself. Well, he could always kiss
her, so that's what he did. He leaned over and kissed her.
Liz sighed happily as she felt Max's lips. Her eyes drifted shut.
Max leaned back in the chair and asked the obvious question. "Now
what?"
"What do you mean?" Liz asked, she pressed her lips together softly,
still being able to feel where his lips were.
"Do you want to start dating again?" He asked simply. This was easier
than he figured it would be. He reminded himself to thank Isabel later.
"Yes." Liz said happily. "Of course."
"Of course I have to figure out what to tell Tess, but that will come
later." Max said more to himself than to Liz.
"Tess kinda mentioned this to me...She's ok with it. Something about
there are other fish in the sea for her. I kinda think she might have
a thing for Kyle." She smiled.
Max smiled as well. "Don't you love it when things work themselves
out?" He asked happily. "Maria and Michael are most likely half way
back together. We are officially back together. But what about Isabel
and Alex? Think they have a chance?"
"I think so." Liz said. "I mean, Alex has always loved your sister,
and I know that Isabel loves Alex, even if she doesn't show it."
"Yeah." Max said quietly. "She's never been really good at showing how
she feels. I mean before today I couldn't even tell you the last time
she cried. It must have really gotten to her."
"Yeah." Liz said. "I can just imagine. I mean, if I knew that I had
done something bad to anyone I cared about, ever, I'd be torn up about
it to no extreme." She sighed. "I just hope she can be ok."
"I'm sure she will be. I went in to talk to her and she managed to
convince me to come here instead of talking to her." Max replied. "But
that doesn't stop me from worrying."
"You needed convincing?" Liz joked. "Wow that's a confidence
booster."
Max smiled. "You know that's not what I meant. Isabel is a very
complex person. It isn't got for her not to talk about stuff,
especially things like this that she can't talk to mom or dad about,
you know?"
Liz nodded. "Right."
"I know this might be asking too much of you but maybe tomorrow, you
could, I don't know, talk to her?" Max suggested hopefully.
"Of course." Liz said, nodding.
Michael stayed seated and looked over at Maria. "So, tomorrow right?"
He asked.
Maria nodded. "Yeah, seven." She said.
Michael slowly got out of the car. He wanted to kiss her, but he
wasn't quite sure how she'd react.
Maria watched him leave. She had wanted to kiss him, or maybe have
him kiss her, but, apparently that was out of the question.
Michael walked slowly into the building, going to his apartment. Well,
he'd have plenty of time to kiss her tomorrow. He thought to himself.
Maria sighed and drove home.
Isabel sat in her room. She was still feeling a bit off about
everything she saw today. It unnerved her more than she wanted to
admit. She knew that it was her, exactly, but she still felt
responsible. She was interrupted from her thoughts by a knock on the
door.
"Iz?" Max said. He opened the door. "You ok?"
Isabel looked up. "Yeah. It still feels weird, you know? I know that
it wasn't me, but that doesn't stop me from feeling guilty. But how
could Vilandra have betrayed everyone like that?"
"I don't know." Max sighed. He sat next to her.
"So what are you going to do about Liz?" Isabel asked, not wanting to
talk about her problems for the time being.
"What do you mean?" Max said.
"Well, from what I understand, she was your first wife, which makes
her your actual destiny, not Tess." Isabel pointed out.
"Yeah." Max said with a small smile.
"So what are you going to do?" Isabel asked. "I think you should go
see her. That is, if you want my opinion." She added.
Max looked at her. "I thought you might need someone to talk to."
Isabel shook her head. "I need to think before I can talk. I promise I
won't do anything drastic while you're gone." She said jokingly,
knowing that he'd worry all the same. That's the way he was.
"OK, fine." Max said.
Isabel smiled. "Much better. No go, get out of here. You have some
talking to do, cause I'm sure Liz needs to talk to someone about other
stuff." Isabel informed him.
Max nodded. He left, got in the jeep and drove to Liz's.
Liz sat in her room writing in her journal.
Max looked around and climbed up to Liz's balcony, knocking gently on
her door.
Liz looked up and smiled slightly. She put her journal down and walked
to the window. She opened it and stepped out onto the balcony. "Hey."
"Hey. How are you doing?" He asked, not knowing what to say. The past
weeks had been extremely awkward between everyone, even more so for
him and Liz.
"I'm ok, well, as much of ok as can be expected given the situation."
She replied.
Max nodded, sitting down in a chair. He couldn't believe that he'd let
Isabel convince him into this this easily. "So, you and Tess were
getting along pretty well, huh?" He asked. "It was an odd sight."
Liz laughed. "Yeah, I guess. I mean, just yesterday I was imagining
clawing her eyes out, and now today we're sisters and hugging."
Max smiled. "She's really looking forward to tomorrow night. She
doesn't know how to react to having a sister. As you can tell, she
doesn't react well around people in general." He said, avoiding the
obvious subject.
"Right." Liz said.
Of course, she didn't give him anything to work with. She actually
appeared to be a bit nervous. "What did you and Tess talk about in the
desert?" He asked.
"Just, about the whole being sisters thing." She said. Looking at
him, she wanted to just kiss him, but she knew it wouldn't be
appropriate. She nervously played with her fingers.
Max watched her, unsure of what to say. "Liz..." He trailed off as she
looked up at him. "Liz, umm, I don't really know how to say this." He
said, standing up.
"Say what?" She asked softly.
Max walked over and sat in the chair directly across from her. He
gently took one of her hands, holding it in his own. "Liz, I love you.
I always have and I always will, not matter what." He told her,
waiting to see what she'd say.
Liz looked at him. "Max I........I love you too." She said
emotionally.
Max smiled. Now what? He asked himself. Well, he could always kiss
her, so that's what he did. He leaned over and kissed her.
Liz sighed happily as she felt Max's lips. Her eyes drifted shut.
Max leaned back in the chair and asked the obvious question. "Now
what?"
"What do you mean?" Liz asked, she pressed her lips together softly,
still being able to feel where his lips were.
"Do you want to start dating again?" He asked simply. This was easier
than he figured it would be. He reminded himself to thank Isabel later.
"Yes." Liz said happily. "Of course."
"Of course I have to figure out what to tell Tess, but that will come
later." Max said more to himself than to Liz.
"Tess kinda mentioned this to me...She's ok with it. Something about
there are other fish in the sea for her. I kinda think she might have
a thing for Kyle." She smiled.
Max smiled as well. "Don't you love it when things work themselves
out?" He asked happily. "Maria and Michael are most likely half way
back together. We are officially back together. But what about Isabel
and Alex? Think they have a chance?"
"I think so." Liz said. "I mean, Alex has always loved your sister,
and I know that Isabel loves Alex, even if she doesn't show it."
"Yeah." Max said quietly. "She's never been really good at showing how
she feels. I mean before today I couldn't even tell you the last time
she cried. It must have really gotten to her."
"Yeah." Liz said. "I can just imagine. I mean, if I knew that I had
done something bad to anyone I cared about, ever, I'd be torn up about
it to no extreme." She sighed. "I just hope she can be ok."
"I'm sure she will be. I went in to talk to her and she managed to
convince me to come here instead of talking to her." Max replied. "But
that doesn't stop me from worrying."
"You needed convincing?" Liz joked. "Wow that's a confidence
booster."
Max smiled. "You know that's not what I meant. Isabel is a very
complex person. It isn't got for her not to talk about stuff,
especially things like this that she can't talk to mom or dad about,
you know?"
Liz nodded. "Right."
"I know this might be asking too much of you but maybe tomorrow, you
could, I don't know, talk to her?" Max suggested hopefully.
"Of course." Liz said, nodding.