CHAPTER 9
"---and that is why I hate Tess so much" Liz explained
"Because of what she did 5 years ago?" Maria asked slightly confused walking into the café.
"Yep" Liz said simply
"O---Kay" said Maria who smiled at Liz like she had an idea of what the girl was saying
"Oh look there's Max and Michael, you know what? Why don't you go get ready for work and I'll go sit with them and we'll talk when you get a break. Ok?" Maria asked hopefully with a fake smile on her face.
"She's nice but a bit much. Seems happier though' Maria thought
Liz smiled and nodded and then looked to Max and blushed when he smiled at her.
"You like him" Maria stated more then asked after witnessing the interaction
"Yeah but he doesn't like me" Liz said with a sigh.
"Don't be to sure" Maria said while walking to there table with a confused looking Liz walking to the backroom to get ready for work.
"Hey" Maria said before slumping in the booth next to Max
"Hey Maria" came Max's reply, but all she got from Michael was a mumble
She looked at Michael with a glare and a roll of her eyes.
"So what are you doing here?" enquired Max
"Liz wanted someone to talk to" Maria said not really giving a detailed answer. "What are you doing here?" she asked
"We're always here" said Michael.
"He speaks" smirked Maria
Before another argument broke out between the two Liz greeted them
"Hey guys, welcome to the Crashdown what can I get you?"
"Hey just get me a plate of Saturn fries and a cherry coke" said Maria
"A Will Smith burger" said Michael putting away the menu he knew so well.
Then there was silence and Liz looked at Max and asked what he wanted he just stared at her with an 'I'm so in love with you look'. Michael looked at the two disgustedly before saying "He'll have the same"
Maria chuckled at the face Max gave Michael when Liz went to put in there order.
"Hey Max" Maria asked "If you like her so much why don't you just ask her out?"
Max almost spit out his drink and blushed beetroot red at the question. "I don't know what your talking about" He said obviously lying.
"Yeah Uh huh so those looks you were giving each other were nothing" Maria stated unconvinced. Michael took a sip of his drink to try and stifle his laughter.
"Coz dude it's obvious you both like each other" Maria told him
"Nah she doesn't like me" said Max looking down at the table.
Maria, however cute it was, was starting to get annoyed at his denial. "Look Max, I'm only gonna say this once so you'd better listen."
Max's head shot up to look her in the eye. Maria leaned over and spoke forcefully leaving no room for argument.
"If you don't go over there and ask Liz out on a date for Friday night then I will not only kick your arse but make your life a living hell got it!"
Max looked at Maria wide eyed but on seeing that she was serious got out of the booth at a humanly impossible speed to ask the Parker girl out.
Maria smiled and glanced over at Michael who's eyes were wide and his jaw slacked.
"What" Maria asked
"I can not believe you just did that. I've been trying for months to get him to work up the balls to ask her out and you've been here a day and manage to be the one to make him do it. Un-fucking believable." Michael was beyond surprised that someone so tiny and looked so innocent could posses such strength and confidence.
"Well what can I say. It's the Deluca charm." Maria smiled smugly
"Charm. Ha, my pinky has more charm than you'll ever posses." Michael scoffed
"Ditto Jock boy" Maria snapped back.
Max chose this time to return to the table with a grin matching the one now on Liz's face.
"She said yes" Maria asked
"She said yes" Max said dreamily "Thanks Maria I've wanted to do that for months"
Michael growled at Maria's smug grin.
"No problem. Well um can you tell Liz that I had to go you know stuff to do" Maria asked while getting up.
"Sure" said Max who was still in his Liz induced thoughts
As Maria was about to leave Michael asked her a question.
"Hey Maria could you give me a ride home? I don't wanna be around him now that he's like this"
"You want me the 'charmless' one to give you a ride home?" Maria asked sarcastically
"Yeah, you know one 'charmless' person to another" he half smiled
"Sure why not" she sighed. 'God I'm gonna be in a car alone with him. It's gonna take all my self control not to jump him' she thought while walking to her car.
'What am I doing? I'm going to be alone in a car with the woman of my dreams. Self control Guerin, self control.' Michael thought then snaked a hand through his hair.
"So where do you live?"
"---and that is why I hate Tess so much" Liz explained
"Because of what she did 5 years ago?" Maria asked slightly confused walking into the café.
"Yep" Liz said simply
"O---Kay" said Maria who smiled at Liz like she had an idea of what the girl was saying
"Oh look there's Max and Michael, you know what? Why don't you go get ready for work and I'll go sit with them and we'll talk when you get a break. Ok?" Maria asked hopefully with a fake smile on her face.
"She's nice but a bit much. Seems happier though' Maria thought
Liz smiled and nodded and then looked to Max and blushed when he smiled at her.
"You like him" Maria stated more then asked after witnessing the interaction
"Yeah but he doesn't like me" Liz said with a sigh.
"Don't be to sure" Maria said while walking to there table with a confused looking Liz walking to the backroom to get ready for work.
"Hey" Maria said before slumping in the booth next to Max
"Hey Maria" came Max's reply, but all she got from Michael was a mumble
She looked at Michael with a glare and a roll of her eyes.
"So what are you doing here?" enquired Max
"Liz wanted someone to talk to" Maria said not really giving a detailed answer. "What are you doing here?" she asked
"We're always here" said Michael.
"He speaks" smirked Maria
Before another argument broke out between the two Liz greeted them
"Hey guys, welcome to the Crashdown what can I get you?"
"Hey just get me a plate of Saturn fries and a cherry coke" said Maria
"A Will Smith burger" said Michael putting away the menu he knew so well.
Then there was silence and Liz looked at Max and asked what he wanted he just stared at her with an 'I'm so in love with you look'. Michael looked at the two disgustedly before saying "He'll have the same"
Maria chuckled at the face Max gave Michael when Liz went to put in there order.
"Hey Max" Maria asked "If you like her so much why don't you just ask her out?"
Max almost spit out his drink and blushed beetroot red at the question. "I don't know what your talking about" He said obviously lying.
"Yeah Uh huh so those looks you were giving each other were nothing" Maria stated unconvinced. Michael took a sip of his drink to try and stifle his laughter.
"Coz dude it's obvious you both like each other" Maria told him
"Nah she doesn't like me" said Max looking down at the table.
Maria, however cute it was, was starting to get annoyed at his denial. "Look Max, I'm only gonna say this once so you'd better listen."
Max's head shot up to look her in the eye. Maria leaned over and spoke forcefully leaving no room for argument.
"If you don't go over there and ask Liz out on a date for Friday night then I will not only kick your arse but make your life a living hell got it!"
Max looked at Maria wide eyed but on seeing that she was serious got out of the booth at a humanly impossible speed to ask the Parker girl out.
Maria smiled and glanced over at Michael who's eyes were wide and his jaw slacked.
"What" Maria asked
"I can not believe you just did that. I've been trying for months to get him to work up the balls to ask her out and you've been here a day and manage to be the one to make him do it. Un-fucking believable." Michael was beyond surprised that someone so tiny and looked so innocent could posses such strength and confidence.
"Well what can I say. It's the Deluca charm." Maria smiled smugly
"Charm. Ha, my pinky has more charm than you'll ever posses." Michael scoffed
"Ditto Jock boy" Maria snapped back.
Max chose this time to return to the table with a grin matching the one now on Liz's face.
"She said yes" Maria asked
"She said yes" Max said dreamily "Thanks Maria I've wanted to do that for months"
Michael growled at Maria's smug grin.
"No problem. Well um can you tell Liz that I had to go you know stuff to do" Maria asked while getting up.
"Sure" said Max who was still in his Liz induced thoughts
As Maria was about to leave Michael asked her a question.
"Hey Maria could you give me a ride home? I don't wanna be around him now that he's like this"
"You want me the 'charmless' one to give you a ride home?" Maria asked sarcastically
"Yeah, you know one 'charmless' person to another" he half smiled
"Sure why not" she sighed. 'God I'm gonna be in a car alone with him. It's gonna take all my self control not to jump him' she thought while walking to her car.
'What am I doing? I'm going to be alone in a car with the woman of my dreams. Self control Guerin, self control.' Michael thought then snaked a hand through his hair.
"So where do you live?"