My Heart Is Lost to You
Disclaimer - I own nothing you'd want, outside of some videotapes and a
keychain, so please don't sue. The song is by Brooks & Dunn.
This takes place between Chant Down Babylon and Who Died and Made You King?.
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Max pushed himself off the hood of the car and gazed over the horizon. The sun
was beginning to set and rays of light bounced off the sand in the desert,
giving it an iridescent glow. He got into the car and started it. Reaching over
to the radio, he turned it on, annoyed to find only static. He waived his hand
over it, but nothing happened. Since his return from Vermont, his powers had
been "wonky," as Maria put it. He fiddled with the knob for a bit and
finally found a station.
"Oh, great. Country music." Max swore under his breath, but thinking
it was better than nothing, pulled out onto the highway that led back into
Roswell. As always, Max's thoughts turned to Liz.
Maybe it was the moonlight, the scent of you on the breeze
Maybe it was your shadow that fell over me.
The night
was dark, every star could be seen.
"Are you sure you want to do this?" Max asked.
"We have to," Liz answered. "We have to find out about these
flashes."
Max pulled Liz against him, drawing her into a kiss.
Such a
beautiful stranger, Eyes darker than coal
Your first look crossed the desert into my soul.
Max
stepped off the school bus, holding tightly to Isabel's hand. He glanced
furtively across the playground, and spotted a dark-haired girl playing hand
games with a blond girl. She looked up and caught his eye. It took his breath
away.
Mi Corazon perdido en ti My heart is lost to you
You have captured my love completely
My heart is lost to you
Oh my heart is lost to you
Max glanced up to see Liz laying on the floor, a pool of blood gathering on her
uniform. Michael grabbed his arm, but Max shrugged it off, running over to Liz.
"You have to look at me," he said, ripping open her uniform. He put
his hand on her stomach, and connected with her, images flashing through his
mind.
Two days later, Liz stood in front of Max, not believing what he had just told
her.
"Why did you save me?" she questioned.
"Because it was you."
Maybe
it was the music the way it moved with your hair
Or the heat of the moment that hung in the air
The night
of the rave, Max stood to one side, gazing at Liz as she talked with Maria
about something. The music blared in the background, but it couldn't compare to
what Max felt in his heart.
But when I saw you there dancing mesmerized by the gaze
There was some kind of magic that led me away.
Max was
jerked back to reality as he pulled up to the Crashdown and parked. As he got
out, he noticed Liz and Maria inside, goofing off, dancing around to some song
from the radio. He slowly walked to the door, and just stood there, watching.
Liz turned and saw him, a smile breaking over her face, the one reserved only
for him. He opened the door and found himself standing in front of her.
"Do you know how much I love you?" he asked, bending down to kiss her
cheek.
"I don't think you've told me lately," Liz responded. Max smiled, and
touched her arm, and let the flashes speak. Liz pulled back and gazed into his
eyes.
"I'll meet you up on the balcony after your shift. We need to talk."
Mi Corazon perdido en ti
My heart is lost to you
You have captured my love completely
My heart is lost to you
Oh my heart is lost to you.
Liz met up
with Max a few minutes later. Max sat on the lounge, and had such a serious
look on his face, that she stopped abruptly.
"Is something wrong?" she asked.
"Don't you know I've lost my heart to you?" Max questioned. "It
happened so suddenly, I just knew you were the one for me. Even through all the
crap with Tess, our destiny, Nacedo, the skins, I knew you were the one for me.
Liz, I've hurt you, I know that. But I need to know, can you forgive me? You
deserve the stars and all I've managed is hell on earth." Max broke down
in tears.
Slowly, Liz reached down and took Max's hand. A series of flashes and emotions
soared through his mind. The night the FBI took Max and the horror and shock
Liz felt, Alex's death and her need to find out what happened, the pain she
felt when Max told her Tess was pregnant. Max pulled away abruptly, his sobs
increasing.
"Oh, Max," Liz whispered, "don't you know that I lost my heart
to you as well? I've hurt you in ways that you did not deserve. I forgive you,
but can you forgive me?"
Liz reached for his hand again. "Let me show you the rest," she said.
Once again, flashes and emotion played out in his mind. The way Liz felt when
they outsmarted Valenti at the Crash festival, the first kiss they shared, the
wonderful days when they were together and nothing could stop them. She took
Max's face in her hands.
"Max, in order to have the good times, we have to experience bad times.
I've realized that this is all a part of life. I love you in a way that I never
thought I could." She leaned down and gently kissed him. She sat down next
to him and he wrapped his arms around her. They sat in silence for a while,
comfortable in the peace that enveloped them.
Max reached up to the brick wall, and touched the spot where, so long ago, he
had "written" their initials. As it began to softly glow, he added a
line underneath the initials. Mi Corazon perdido en ti.