Author: Lauren Elizabeth
Title: Here With Me
Disclaimer: I own nothing except the love of the show and song(s). I think we all know whom the show and characters belong to and the song, Here With Me, as I mention in the fic is by Michelle Branch.
A/N: Ummm, okay, I know that Roswell and Florida are in different time zones, but forget about that for now since I was too lazy to figure out what time it was in either place. On to the story…
1 Phone Calls and Feelings
When Liz awoke the next morning, the sun had long ago risen and Kit was no longer asleep by her side. Sighing, Liz got up, grabbed her clothes, and headed to the bathroom to get ready. Already she was on auto- pilot.
Emerging from the bathroom a good twenty minutes later, she grabbed her cell phone. She dialed a familiar number, adding only the area code. At was about twenty seconds before someone answered, but to Liz it was an eternity.
"Hello?"
"Hey, Maria," Liz said, uncertain how her best friend would react.
"Who is this? Isabel if that's you- Ohmigod!!! I know that voice! Liz!! Where have you been? Where are you? Why haven't you come back? How are you? Ohmigod!!" Somehow Maria had managed to get all this out in one breath, how, Liz wasn't quite sure. She let out a mental sigh of relief. The blonde had continued her barrage of questions.
"Whoa. Maria, stop. Hold on. Take a deep breath."
She heard Maria taking several deep breaths before she replied.
"Okay, sorry. I'm just a little charged from hearing from my best friend in the entire world for the first time in four years!! Hold on, this requires the immediate use of cedar oil."
Liz couldn't help but laugh as she heard Maria rummaging around and muttering to herself. Upon hearing her back, Liz began her story.
"Okay. If I'm going to do this I can't have any interruptions."
"Scouts honor."
"Maria, you've never been a girl scout. The closest you've come to scouting was scouting for guys."
"Point taken."
"All right. Where to start?" While Liz pondered how to start, Kit poked her head into the room.
"Liz?" she asked in an exaggerated stage whisper.
"Hey, sweetie. Come here," Liz said, forgetting the queen of overreactions could hear everything. She was reminded a split second later when Maria let out a sharp, high-pitched, loud scream.
"Maria!!"
"What??"
"Chill for a minute, I have to do something. I'll be right back." Liz took Kit out into the hall.
"Whatcha need?" she asked, bending down to the girl's level.
"Breakfast."
"Is Elsbeth still here?"
"Uh huh."
"Ask her to make you some breakfast, this is an important phone call."
"Okay." Kit ran off into the main bedroom to get Elsbeth.
"Sorry about that Maria," Liz said wearily, despite the fact that it was still early.
"You're forgiven if you explain what the hell that was!" Maria said, barely containing her excitement.
"Explain?" Liz asked
"Whom were you talking to?" Maria questioned
"Oh," Liz sighed. "That was Kitrina, otherwise known as Kit."
"How old is she? Why is she with you, wherever you are?"
"One question at a time please! She's four, five in September. I found her."
"That's it? That's all the explanation your best friend gets?" Maria asked, feigning offense.
"I'll explain more once you get down here," Liz said, regretting the choice of words almost immediately.
"'Down here'? Where exactly are you, Liz?"
Liz sighed, she wasn't sure this was the best idea, but she own Maria some sort of explanation.
"Florida. I'm in Florida, have been for the past four years."
When Maria didn't reply, Liz got worried.
"Maria??"
"Yea, Liz?" It was apparently Maria's turn to sound weary.
"You kinda spaced there."
"They're back, Liz. They've been back for almost three years," Maria said, trying to break the news as gently as possible.
Liz was stunned speechless. She had no idea of how to react to this news.
"Really?" she asked rather despondently.
"Yea." Maria skipped a beat and then said, "Liz, you have to contact him. He's been miserable. He needs you and unless you aren't the same Liz Parker, I know you need him too."
Liz moved from shocked to scared and nauseous in a split second.
Maria continued. "Trust me, Liz. Come back to Roswell. Summer break starts in a week. Come back, just for the summer. Please? For all of our sakes?"
"I'm sorry Maria, but I have to see him alone."
"I completely understand. I'll give you his new number."
"Thanks, Maria."
"Just be happy and that's enough thanks. Okay, ready for this number? 162- 5859. Got it?"
"Yea," Liz said. "And Maria."
"Yea?"
"Thanks." After saying goodbye, Liz hung up and stared at the number.
"Are you okay, Liz?" Kit asked from the door.
"Yea, I'm fine," Liz said, trying to compose herself. "How was breakfast?"
"Yummy!!" Liz smiled, but it was forced and didn't reach her eyes.
"That's good. So, what do you want to do today?"
"Ummm…beach!" Kit said, her entire face lighting up. Seeing Kit so happy did a lot to improve Liz's mood.
"I think that can be managed," she replied. "And how about Friendly's for lunch?"
"Yay!"
"Alright then. We have a plan. Go get your bathing suit on and then I'll get your sunscreen."
Kit grabbed her bathing suit and ran into the bathroom. Liz found herself laughing again at the antics of the child. She took out her Nike bathing suit and the SPF 15 sunscreen. After quickly changing, she applied sunscreen to herself and Kit, who had put her bathing suit on backwards.. Together they headed out the door and down to the beach.
A/N: There we go. I hope you are all enjoying this story. Let me know what you think by reviewing. I'll write more when I have 20 reviews, I'll post another part.
Title: Here With Me
Disclaimer: I own nothing except the love of the show and song(s). I think we all know whom the show and characters belong to and the song, Here With Me, as I mention in the fic is by Michelle Branch.
A/N: Ummm, okay, I know that Roswell and Florida are in different time zones, but forget about that for now since I was too lazy to figure out what time it was in either place. On to the story…
1 Phone Calls and Feelings
When Liz awoke the next morning, the sun had long ago risen and Kit was no longer asleep by her side. Sighing, Liz got up, grabbed her clothes, and headed to the bathroom to get ready. Already she was on auto- pilot.
Emerging from the bathroom a good twenty minutes later, she grabbed her cell phone. She dialed a familiar number, adding only the area code. At was about twenty seconds before someone answered, but to Liz it was an eternity.
"Hello?"
"Hey, Maria," Liz said, uncertain how her best friend would react.
"Who is this? Isabel if that's you- Ohmigod!!! I know that voice! Liz!! Where have you been? Where are you? Why haven't you come back? How are you? Ohmigod!!" Somehow Maria had managed to get all this out in one breath, how, Liz wasn't quite sure. She let out a mental sigh of relief. The blonde had continued her barrage of questions.
"Whoa. Maria, stop. Hold on. Take a deep breath."
She heard Maria taking several deep breaths before she replied.
"Okay, sorry. I'm just a little charged from hearing from my best friend in the entire world for the first time in four years!! Hold on, this requires the immediate use of cedar oil."
Liz couldn't help but laugh as she heard Maria rummaging around and muttering to herself. Upon hearing her back, Liz began her story.
"Okay. If I'm going to do this I can't have any interruptions."
"Scouts honor."
"Maria, you've never been a girl scout. The closest you've come to scouting was scouting for guys."
"Point taken."
"All right. Where to start?" While Liz pondered how to start, Kit poked her head into the room.
"Liz?" she asked in an exaggerated stage whisper.
"Hey, sweetie. Come here," Liz said, forgetting the queen of overreactions could hear everything. She was reminded a split second later when Maria let out a sharp, high-pitched, loud scream.
"Maria!!"
"What??"
"Chill for a minute, I have to do something. I'll be right back." Liz took Kit out into the hall.
"Whatcha need?" she asked, bending down to the girl's level.
"Breakfast."
"Is Elsbeth still here?"
"Uh huh."
"Ask her to make you some breakfast, this is an important phone call."
"Okay." Kit ran off into the main bedroom to get Elsbeth.
"Sorry about that Maria," Liz said wearily, despite the fact that it was still early.
"You're forgiven if you explain what the hell that was!" Maria said, barely containing her excitement.
"Explain?" Liz asked
"Whom were you talking to?" Maria questioned
"Oh," Liz sighed. "That was Kitrina, otherwise known as Kit."
"How old is she? Why is she with you, wherever you are?"
"One question at a time please! She's four, five in September. I found her."
"That's it? That's all the explanation your best friend gets?" Maria asked, feigning offense.
"I'll explain more once you get down here," Liz said, regretting the choice of words almost immediately.
"'Down here'? Where exactly are you, Liz?"
Liz sighed, she wasn't sure this was the best idea, but she own Maria some sort of explanation.
"Florida. I'm in Florida, have been for the past four years."
When Maria didn't reply, Liz got worried.
"Maria??"
"Yea, Liz?" It was apparently Maria's turn to sound weary.
"You kinda spaced there."
"They're back, Liz. They've been back for almost three years," Maria said, trying to break the news as gently as possible.
Liz was stunned speechless. She had no idea of how to react to this news.
"Really?" she asked rather despondently.
"Yea." Maria skipped a beat and then said, "Liz, you have to contact him. He's been miserable. He needs you and unless you aren't the same Liz Parker, I know you need him too."
Liz moved from shocked to scared and nauseous in a split second.
Maria continued. "Trust me, Liz. Come back to Roswell. Summer break starts in a week. Come back, just for the summer. Please? For all of our sakes?"
"I'm sorry Maria, but I have to see him alone."
"I completely understand. I'll give you his new number."
"Thanks, Maria."
"Just be happy and that's enough thanks. Okay, ready for this number? 162- 5859. Got it?"
"Yea," Liz said. "And Maria."
"Yea?"
"Thanks." After saying goodbye, Liz hung up and stared at the number.
"Are you okay, Liz?" Kit asked from the door.
"Yea, I'm fine," Liz said, trying to compose herself. "How was breakfast?"
"Yummy!!" Liz smiled, but it was forced and didn't reach her eyes.
"That's good. So, what do you want to do today?"
"Ummm…beach!" Kit said, her entire face lighting up. Seeing Kit so happy did a lot to improve Liz's mood.
"I think that can be managed," she replied. "And how about Friendly's for lunch?"
"Yay!"
"Alright then. We have a plan. Go get your bathing suit on and then I'll get your sunscreen."
Kit grabbed her bathing suit and ran into the bathroom. Liz found herself laughing again at the antics of the child. She took out her Nike bathing suit and the SPF 15 sunscreen. After quickly changing, she applied sunscreen to herself and Kit, who had put her bathing suit on backwards.. Together they headed out the door and down to the beach.
A/N: There we go. I hope you are all enjoying this story. Let me know what you think by reviewing. I'll write more when I have 20 reviews, I'll post another part.