Chapter Twelve
Maria sat on Michael's couch.
Michael was sitting next to her, they were both being quiet, not saying a thing. "So, how
was school today?" He asked.
Maria laughed softly. "You sound like my mom, asking me about how school was."
Michael laughed. "Well, it started us talking didn't it?" He asked with a smile.
Maria smiled at him and drew closer. "Yeah, but, I think there are better things to do
then talk." She said as she kissed him.
Isabel walked in to school. She skimmed the hallways, searching for Alex.
Lance was searching for Isabel. When he found her, she appeared to be looking for someone,
so he casually walked up to her. "Good morning." He said.
Isabel looked at him. "Oh hey.......Lest...right?" She said, distractedly, still looking
for Alex
"Umm, Lance. Who ya looking for?" He asked curiously.
"Boyfriend?" That certainly didn't help matters, but it could be dealt with. "What's he
look like? I might be able to help." Lance offered.
"He's about average height, brown hair, the most gorgeous brown eyes." She said, smiling
dreamily. She looked at Lance. "Oh, sorry, I turned into a gushy girlfriend, haven't I?"
"That's about right." He answered with a smile. "Does this Alex have a last name?" He
inquired.
"Whitman." She answered.
"Alex Whitman. Average height, brown hair and eyes. Sounds like a cool guy. So's this Alex
supposed to meet you here or something?" He questioned, wondering if he sounded as weird
as he thought he sounded.
"No." Isabel said. "But, I dunno, I just wanted to see him before class." She shrugged
and went to her locker.
"Oh. If I see him I'll tell him you were looking for him." Lance said, figuring that he
should make an exit before he decided to ask more questions.
"OK, thanks so much, Lance." She said.
Lance walked away slowly. He definitely had to figure something out if things were going
to go his way.
Liz walked into the building. She totally didn't want to go to school today, preferring to
spend the day with Max, but surly her parents would figure it out. So she went. It had
helped that Max had offered to take her to school, it also helped that most of their
classes were together. "So, ummm..." She trailed, not really knowing what to say.
Max looked at her. "You ok?" He asked softly, putting an arm around her.
"I'm great. Never better." She said, leaning into his embrace. "What are we going to do
today?"
"Spend as much time together as humanly, or," he whispered in her ear, "inhumanly," he
smiled, "possible."
"Best idea I've heard, well, today." Liz replied with a grin.
Max smiled. "I thought you'd like the idea."
Tess stood at her locker, getting her things for first class.
Kyle walked down the hallway, straight to Tess' locker. He'd already gotten all his books
and stuff. He waited until she closed her locker to say anything. "So, what's up?" He asked.
Tess slammed her locker and glared at him. "Whatever do you mean, Kyle dear?" She said
sarcastically.
Kyle backed up a step at Tess' glare. "Whoa. What did I do?" He asked, thinking back to
generally everything he'd done in the last few days. Not coming up with anything, he
waited until she answered him.
Tess crossed her arms. "What did your father say when you told him that you lied about
trying to do CPR on me when he caught us making out yesterday, and told him we're
together?" She asked, knowing already the answer, which was that Kyle hadn't done that.
Kyle suddenly found the floor very interesting. "Ummm... I didn't say anything to him?" He
answered softly.
"Oh, really?" Tess said. She sighed. "I'll see you whenever, that is, unless you're not
ashamed of being with me or something." She muttered, she turned and started walking away.
Kyle rushed behind her. "I never said that. Why would I be ashamed of being with you?" He
questioned.
"Well, why is it that your dad thinks you enjoy performing CPR on the houseguest, and not
kissing your girlfriend?" She asked. "I understood you not telling him right away,
because it might be odd, to have his son and the girl he sees as a daughter making with
the smoochies, but come on, we've been together for almost two weeks, when are you going to
tell him? When you just need to walk across the hall to pick up your prom date?" She
added sarcastically.
"I get your point. I'm really sorry, but it just...I don't know. I'll tell him, soon I
promise. But please don't be mad at me." Kyle asked. He seriously doubted that she'd stop
being mad at him for a while, but it never hurt.
Tess looked at him. "Give me one reason why I shouldn't be mad." She said.
"I don't know. You have every right to be mad at me. I'm an idiot and there isn't any
excuse for it." Kyle admitted, suddenly realizing that they had a whole little crowd thing
going on.
Tess looked at him. He looked so cute when he was being all self loathing, but, she
wasn't about to let him off the hook so easily. "Well, I'm glad you realize that." She
smiled. She leaned closer to him, as if to kiss him. She stopped, an inch away from his
waiting lips. "But, until you tell your dad the truth, this won't be happening." She
said, referring to kissing. She turned and walked away.
This time Kyle watched her as she walked away. A few people in the 'audience' were
snickering at him, so he walked away as calmly as he could, trying not to make more of a
scene.
Isabel saw what happened, she walked over to him. "Ouch, that looked painful." She
remarked. "Trouble in Lover's Paradise?" She asked.
"Unfortunately. She'd mad because I still haven't told dad that we're dating. And she's
right. There isn't any reason why I shouldn't have. I still don't know why I haven't."
Kyle complained.
"Well, she does have good reason to be pissed." Isabel said. "Listen, Kyle, I suggest,
unless you want a very pissed off alien ex-girlfriend, you tell your dad. And, as an add
on, buy her flowers, candy, anything to remind her of the sweet Kyle she fell for."
Isabel suggested.
"That's my plan. Of course I can't do anything until school's over. So, how's this going
with you and Alex?" He asked, trying to steer the conversation away from him.
"Good. Perfect actually." She smiled. "I was hoping to see him before class, but, I
haven't seen him, so, I dunno." She said.
"Yeah. Wonder where he went. And I haven't seem Maria or Michael today either. Saw
glimpses of Max and Liz about ten minutes ago." Kyle replied.
A few weeks later, Max sat in Liz's room. She had called him over, her voice sounding
super urgent. He looked at her. "So, what's up?" He asked.
Liz looked nervous, well because she was. They were only 17. They hadn't graduated from
high school yet. And of course the main reason: She had no clue how he'd react. "Well, I
have to tell you something."
"What is it?" Max asked.
Liz sat there in silence for a few seconds and then figured she did have to tell him so
why wait. "I'm pregnant." She said, looking up to face him.
Max's eyes widened. "Wh.....Wha..What?"
"Max, I'm pregnant." She repeated, though she knew he'd heard her correctly the first time.
"Whoa....I....Whoa..." Max said. He let this sink in. He reached over and took Liz's
hand. "Are you ok?"
"Depends on your version of ok. For the most part I haven't been able to eat, but I think
that it was mostly waiting to see what you'd say, which I'm still waiting." Liz answered,
nervously.
Max looked at her. He kissed her gently.
"Liz, I love you. There's nothing in this world that could ever make me turn away from
you."
"I was worried that you wouldn't want to be with me anymore, or anything to do with the
baby, or anything." Liz said, voicing previous concerns.
"Of course not." Max said. "This is the best news anyone could give me." He smiled.
"Liz, since the day I met you, all I wanted was to be with you, kiss you. And maybe start
a family together. And this is like a dream come true." He kissed her.
"Mine too." Liz said with a smile.
Maria sat on Michael's couch.
Michael was sitting next to her, they were both being quiet, not saying a thing. "So, how
was school today?" He asked.
Maria laughed softly. "You sound like my mom, asking me about how school was."
Michael laughed. "Well, it started us talking didn't it?" He asked with a smile.
Maria smiled at him and drew closer. "Yeah, but, I think there are better things to do
then talk." She said as she kissed him.
Isabel walked in to school. She skimmed the hallways, searching for Alex.
Lance was searching for Isabel. When he found her, she appeared to be looking for someone,
so he casually walked up to her. "Good morning." He said.
Isabel looked at him. "Oh hey.......Lest...right?" She said, distractedly, still looking
for Alex
"Umm, Lance. Who ya looking for?" He asked curiously.
"Boyfriend?" That certainly didn't help matters, but it could be dealt with. "What's he
look like? I might be able to help." Lance offered.
"He's about average height, brown hair, the most gorgeous brown eyes." She said, smiling
dreamily. She looked at Lance. "Oh, sorry, I turned into a gushy girlfriend, haven't I?"
"That's about right." He answered with a smile. "Does this Alex have a last name?" He
inquired.
"Whitman." She answered.
"Alex Whitman. Average height, brown hair and eyes. Sounds like a cool guy. So's this Alex
supposed to meet you here or something?" He questioned, wondering if he sounded as weird
as he thought he sounded.
"No." Isabel said. "But, I dunno, I just wanted to see him before class." She shrugged
and went to her locker.
"Oh. If I see him I'll tell him you were looking for him." Lance said, figuring that he
should make an exit before he decided to ask more questions.
"OK, thanks so much, Lance." She said.
Lance walked away slowly. He definitely had to figure something out if things were going
to go his way.
Liz walked into the building. She totally didn't want to go to school today, preferring to
spend the day with Max, but surly her parents would figure it out. So she went. It had
helped that Max had offered to take her to school, it also helped that most of their
classes were together. "So, ummm..." She trailed, not really knowing what to say.
Max looked at her. "You ok?" He asked softly, putting an arm around her.
"I'm great. Never better." She said, leaning into his embrace. "What are we going to do
today?"
"Spend as much time together as humanly, or," he whispered in her ear, "inhumanly," he
smiled, "possible."
"Best idea I've heard, well, today." Liz replied with a grin.
Max smiled. "I thought you'd like the idea."
Tess stood at her locker, getting her things for first class.
Kyle walked down the hallway, straight to Tess' locker. He'd already gotten all his books
and stuff. He waited until she closed her locker to say anything. "So, what's up?" He asked.
Tess slammed her locker and glared at him. "Whatever do you mean, Kyle dear?" She said
sarcastically.
Kyle backed up a step at Tess' glare. "Whoa. What did I do?" He asked, thinking back to
generally everything he'd done in the last few days. Not coming up with anything, he
waited until she answered him.
Tess crossed her arms. "What did your father say when you told him that you lied about
trying to do CPR on me when he caught us making out yesterday, and told him we're
together?" She asked, knowing already the answer, which was that Kyle hadn't done that.
Kyle suddenly found the floor very interesting. "Ummm... I didn't say anything to him?" He
answered softly.
"Oh, really?" Tess said. She sighed. "I'll see you whenever, that is, unless you're not
ashamed of being with me or something." She muttered, she turned and started walking away.
Kyle rushed behind her. "I never said that. Why would I be ashamed of being with you?" He
questioned.
"Well, why is it that your dad thinks you enjoy performing CPR on the houseguest, and not
kissing your girlfriend?" She asked. "I understood you not telling him right away,
because it might be odd, to have his son and the girl he sees as a daughter making with
the smoochies, but come on, we've been together for almost two weeks, when are you going to
tell him? When you just need to walk across the hall to pick up your prom date?" She
added sarcastically.
"I get your point. I'm really sorry, but it just...I don't know. I'll tell him, soon I
promise. But please don't be mad at me." Kyle asked. He seriously doubted that she'd stop
being mad at him for a while, but it never hurt.
Tess looked at him. "Give me one reason why I shouldn't be mad." She said.
"I don't know. You have every right to be mad at me. I'm an idiot and there isn't any
excuse for it." Kyle admitted, suddenly realizing that they had a whole little crowd thing
going on.
Tess looked at him. He looked so cute when he was being all self loathing, but, she
wasn't about to let him off the hook so easily. "Well, I'm glad you realize that." She
smiled. She leaned closer to him, as if to kiss him. She stopped, an inch away from his
waiting lips. "But, until you tell your dad the truth, this won't be happening." She
said, referring to kissing. She turned and walked away.
This time Kyle watched her as she walked away. A few people in the 'audience' were
snickering at him, so he walked away as calmly as he could, trying not to make more of a
scene.
Isabel saw what happened, she walked over to him. "Ouch, that looked painful." She
remarked. "Trouble in Lover's Paradise?" She asked.
"Unfortunately. She'd mad because I still haven't told dad that we're dating. And she's
right. There isn't any reason why I shouldn't have. I still don't know why I haven't."
Kyle complained.
"Well, she does have good reason to be pissed." Isabel said. "Listen, Kyle, I suggest,
unless you want a very pissed off alien ex-girlfriend, you tell your dad. And, as an add
on, buy her flowers, candy, anything to remind her of the sweet Kyle she fell for."
Isabel suggested.
"That's my plan. Of course I can't do anything until school's over. So, how's this going
with you and Alex?" He asked, trying to steer the conversation away from him.
"Good. Perfect actually." She smiled. "I was hoping to see him before class, but, I
haven't seen him, so, I dunno." She said.
"Yeah. Wonder where he went. And I haven't seem Maria or Michael today either. Saw
glimpses of Max and Liz about ten minutes ago." Kyle replied.
A few weeks later, Max sat in Liz's room. She had called him over, her voice sounding
super urgent. He looked at her. "So, what's up?" He asked.
Liz looked nervous, well because she was. They were only 17. They hadn't graduated from
high school yet. And of course the main reason: She had no clue how he'd react. "Well, I
have to tell you something."
"What is it?" Max asked.
Liz sat there in silence for a few seconds and then figured she did have to tell him so
why wait. "I'm pregnant." She said, looking up to face him.
Max's eyes widened. "Wh.....Wha..What?"
"Max, I'm pregnant." She repeated, though she knew he'd heard her correctly the first time.
"Whoa....I....Whoa..." Max said. He let this sink in. He reached over and took Liz's
hand. "Are you ok?"
"Depends on your version of ok. For the most part I haven't been able to eat, but I think
that it was mostly waiting to see what you'd say, which I'm still waiting." Liz answered,
nervously.
Max looked at her. He kissed her gently.
"Liz, I love you. There's nothing in this world that could ever make me turn away from
you."
"I was worried that you wouldn't want to be with me anymore, or anything to do with the
baby, or anything." Liz said, voicing previous concerns.
"Of course not." Max said. "This is the best news anyone could give me." He smiled.
"Liz, since the day I met you, all I wanted was to be with you, kiss you. And maybe start
a family together. And this is like a dream come true." He kissed her.
"Mine too." Liz said with a smile.