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 Thunderstorms
All that day Liz was rather despondent. Finding herself staring at nothing was something that happened regularly all throughout the day. After taking Kit to the beach and her favorite restaurant, it was getting on 8:30, which is fairly late for a four year old. That's why Liz wasn't a bit surprised when Kit fell asleep on the fifteen-minute ride home.
After tucking Kit into bed, Liz grabbed her cell phone and headed out to the porch as she did every night. Tonight was going to be different though; she was going to call Max. She was so nervous it took her several tries to dial the right number. Once she had the right number, she sat staring at it for at least five minutes, contemplating whether or not she really wanted to do this. Finally, she took a deep breath and closed her eyes. She pressed the call button and brought the phone up to her ear.
Someone picked up on the first ring, almost like they were waiting for a call.
"Hello?"
"Hi, is Max there?"
"Oh, yea, sure. Hang on." Liz could still hear him as he shouted to Max. "Hey Max! There's some chick on the phone for you!"
She could also hear him respond. "I don't care, Michael!"
Michael picked up the phone again. "He says-"
"I heard what he said and frankly, I don't care. You don't even know whom this is do you? Typical. I shouldn't have expected you to remember my voice, Michael."
The line was silent.
"Liz?" Michael rasped.
"Yes you incompetent oaf! Now go get Max. I don't care what he says; just don't tell him it's me. I know you've never liked me much, but do this for me."
"Al-all right," Michael said, seeming to be rather frightened.
Liz couldn't hear what was going on this time. This only served to increase her nervousness.
Finally the phone was picked back up. There was a pause before anyone spoke.
"Liz?" His broken voice mirrored his broken heart..
"That's me," Liz replied, her voice and heart equally broken.
"How are you? Where are you?"
"I'm fine and I'm in Florida."
Max's voice suddenly got angry. "Why did you leave? I came back and you were gone Liz, you don't know how much that hurt."
Liz was furious. "I hurt you?! What about when you left for a different goddamn planet?! You think that didn't hurt?? God, Max! You can be so dense sometimes! You're not the only one in pain here! I thought I was going to die when you left Max. I almost killed myself, Max. Yea, Liz Parker almost killed herself. Now tell me that I hurt you Max. Tell me how much pain you're in. Tell me dammit!"
The line was silent. Finally, after almost starting several times, Max spoke. "I'm sorry, Liz. I didn't know that my leaving would be so hard on you. I should have thought about how much it would hurt you, but when I came back, and you weren't here, I didn't know what to do. I lost it."
"I had to get away from there Max. I couldn't stay there. There were too many memories. But I'm ready to face them. I'm ready to face all of it. That is, if you'll be there to help me through it."
"Liz, you know I'll be there," Max said, and Liz believed him.
"I'm coming home. I have plane tickets for tomorrow afternoon. I should be there by ten."
"I'll be there at the airport waiting for you."
"Max, I have to warn you, a friend is coming with me."
"Consider me warned. I can't wait until tomorrow night."
"Me either, Max. I'll see you then."
"Bye, Liz. I love you." Liz's heart nearly stopped when she heard that. Then she smiled.
"I love you too."
After she hung up, for the first time in a long time, Liz felt complete.
That night, the weather mirrored the emotions from the conversation with Max. First came the heat storm, then the full-blown Florida thunderstorm, then the calm sense of peace. Only, Liz didn't see that, she had fallen asleep, peacefully, might I add, for the first time in over four years.
A/N: Okay, I realize that was rather short and it took forever to get it out, but I'm sorry. Please don't kill me. I've been having problems w/ school and way too much school stress. Basically, if you want to blame the shortness and delay in this story, blame it on my school and teachers.
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 Thunderstorms
All that day Liz was rather despondent. Finding herself staring at nothing was something that happened regularly all throughout the day. After taking Kit to the beach and her favorite restaurant, it was getting on 8:30, which is fairly late for a four year old. That's why Liz wasn't a bit surprised when Kit fell asleep on the fifteen-minute ride home.
After tucking Kit into bed, Liz grabbed her cell phone and headed out to the porch as she did every night. Tonight was going to be different though; she was going to call Max. She was so nervous it took her several tries to dial the right number. Once she had the right number, she sat staring at it for at least five minutes, contemplating whether or not she really wanted to do this. Finally, she took a deep breath and closed her eyes. She pressed the call button and brought the phone up to her ear.
Someone picked up on the first ring, almost like they were waiting for a call.
"Hello?"
"Hi, is Max there?"
"Oh, yea, sure. Hang on." Liz could still hear him as he shouted to Max. "Hey Max! There's some chick on the phone for you!"
She could also hear him respond. "I don't care, Michael!"
Michael picked up the phone again. "He says-"
"I heard what he said and frankly, I don't care. You don't even know whom this is do you? Typical. I shouldn't have expected you to remember my voice, Michael."
The line was silent.
"Liz?" Michael rasped.
"Yes you incompetent oaf! Now go get Max. I don't care what he says; just don't tell him it's me. I know you've never liked me much, but do this for me."
"Al-all right," Michael said, seeming to be rather frightened.
Liz couldn't hear what was going on this time. This only served to increase her nervousness.
Finally the phone was picked back up. There was a pause before anyone spoke.
"Liz?" His broken voice mirrored his broken heart..
"That's me," Liz replied, her voice and heart equally broken.
"How are you? Where are you?"
"I'm fine and I'm in Florida."
Max's voice suddenly got angry. "Why did you leave? I came back and you were gone Liz, you don't know how much that hurt."
Liz was furious. "I hurt you?! What about when you left for a different goddamn planet?! You think that didn't hurt?? God, Max! You can be so dense sometimes! You're not the only one in pain here! I thought I was going to die when you left Max. I almost killed myself, Max. Yea, Liz Parker almost killed herself. Now tell me that I hurt you Max. Tell me how much pain you're in. Tell me dammit!"
The line was silent. Finally, after almost starting several times, Max spoke. "I'm sorry, Liz. I didn't know that my leaving would be so hard on you. I should have thought about how much it would hurt you, but when I came back, and you weren't here, I didn't know what to do. I lost it."
"I had to get away from there Max. I couldn't stay there. There were too many memories. But I'm ready to face them. I'm ready to face all of it. That is, if you'll be there to help me through it."
"Liz, you know I'll be there," Max said, and Liz believed him.
"I'm coming home. I have plane tickets for tomorrow afternoon. I should be there by ten."
"I'll be there at the airport waiting for you."
"Max, I have to warn you, a friend is coming with me."
"Consider me warned. I can't wait until tomorrow night."
"Me either, Max. I'll see you then."
"Bye, Liz. I love you." Liz's heart nearly stopped when she heard that. Then she smiled.
"I love you too."
After she hung up, for the first time in a long time, Liz felt complete.
That night, the weather mirrored the emotions from the conversation with Max. First came the heat storm, then the full-blown Florida thunderstorm, then the calm sense of peace. Only, Liz didn't see that, she had fallen asleep, peacefully, might I add, for the first time in over four years.
A/N: Okay, I realize that was rather short and it took forever to get it out, but I'm sorry. Please don't kill me. I've been having problems w/ school and way too much school stress. Basically, if you want to blame the shortness and delay in this story, blame it on my school and teachers.