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"Did you see Liz leave last night?" Max asked curiously only a few seconds after entering the apartment.
Michael rolled his eyes as he closed the door and flopped down on the worn couch next to Max. "Well Max, even though I wasn't having eye sex with Tess all night I didn't see her leave," he said laughing slightly at the glare Max shot at him. "What? You know it's true."
"Whatever," Max said brushing Michael's comment off. "So when was the last time you saw her?"
"What does it matter anyway? It isn't like you're with her anymore," Michael said. Max glared at him again and he went on, "fine! I saw her at 12 laughing with Alex and Maria and that Doug guy from our gym class and that was the last time I saw her."
Max nodded and Michael could see the look of distress on his face. "You don't think she left with that Doug guy do you? That guy is a jerk. He doesn't deserve Liz at all."
Michael let out a short curt laugh and groaned leaning his head back on the couch, "God Max! And who exactly is good enough for Liz other than you? Doug isn't, Sean wasn't, Kyle sure as hell wasn't. So who? I mean, if you're with Tess then Liz deserves the right to date someone don't you think? Obviously not in your eyes. Is that actually fair?"
Max cringed at the anger seeping out of Michael's words and he shook his head. "You seem to have forgotten that she was the one that pushed me away," he said avoiding the truth that Michael had just spoken.
"Whatever man. Deny it all you want but you know it's true," Michael said sighing as he heaved himself up from the couch and walked into the kitchen. "You want a Coke or something?"
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Alex rolled over in the bed and groaned, holding his head and trying to calm the raging headache that was pulsing through his brain. He opened his eyes and looked around his room- no, not his room. Where the hell was he anyway? He looked around at the room and shook his head, trying to clear the cobwebs and remember the night before.
He sat up slowly and realized he wasn't fully dressed and groaned knowing what must have happened last night and wondering who exactly it had happened with.
"Think Alex, think." He muttered shaking his head and trying to remember the night before. Instantly the memories rushed back and he again groaned flopping back on the bed.
"Shit! Liz," he let out a scream of anguish as he remembered what had happened. "How could I have been so stupid? How could I have allowed myself to drink that much? How could I have done- done THAT with LIZ?" He muttered as he slowly got out of bed and began to gather his clothes.
*Two hours later*
"Parker! You don't come around enough anymore girl, I never get to see you anymore," Sean said as he opened the front door to find Liz standing on the front porch.
"Hey Sean, is Maria here?" She asked peering around him and trying to get a glimpse at the inside.
"Yeah sure," he said moving aside to let her in. "YO MARIA!" He screamed and Liz flinched. Sean laughed, "chill Parker."
Maria came through the door to the kitchen glaring angrily at Sean. "Sean? What have I told you about coming and GETTING me when I have company? Yelling my name out like that seriously isn't cool. Next time, come and tell me when someone has come to see me," she said.
Sean rolled his eyes, "whatever Maria. See you later Liz," he said as he left the room.
Maria looked at Liz's face and could instantly tell something was wrong. "Come on, let's go to my room." She said and wordlessly Liz followed Maria upstairs and into her room shutting the door behind them.
They both sat on the bed and didn't speak for a minute, Maria evaluating Liz's face and trying to figure out what was wrong. "Liz, what's up? You look like something terrible happened," she paused, "oh no. No one died did they?"
Liz shook her head, "no Maria. Nothing like that. First off, if my mom calls or you see her or anything I spent the night at your house alright?"
Maria nodded, "yeah I was going to ask you about that. I looked and looked for you last night but I couldn't find you so I figured you had caught a ride with someone else. Where on earth were you anyway?"
Liz groaned and leaned back on the bed, "it is a long story."
In the silence following Liz's statement Maria's brain was reeling. Liz knew she understood when a look of horror flooded her face. "What? Who?" She asked frantically leaning more toward Liz.
Liz closed her eyes and whispered the word that had been at the back of her mind all day. "Alex."
"OH MY GOD!" She screamed and Liz cringed.
"Please Maria? First off I don't need you yelling at me. I know what I did was wrong. Secondly my head hurts like you can't believe. That is definitely the last time I am drinking alcohol."
Maria nodded, "sorry about that Liz." She said in a much softer voice. "But I mean Alex? As in Alex Whitman? As in our best friend Alex? As in 'I'm completely in love with Isabel Evans sister of your ex boyfriend'? As in-"
"YES!" Liz shouted as she propped herself up on her elbows and gave Maria a pleading look. "Alex Whitman! Geez Maria, I felt bad enough about this before I came to see you and now you just feel like making it a whole lot worse don't you?"
Maria sighed and shook her head, "look Liz. I'm sorry but this is just a little weird you know? I mean, the guy is our best friend! It is just going to take a little bit to get used to the whole concept." She paused, "wait, are you actually thinking of taking this to another level? I mean, are you going to date Alex?"
Liz rubbed her hands over her eyes and groaned, "I don't know Maria. I mean, one minute I am completely strung out over Max and then the next I wake up next to Alex. It's just weird! I don't know what I want anymore."
Maria sighed, "well don't worry too much about it Liz. I bet Alex is having the same thoughts as you right now. Whatever happens I'll always be there if you need someone to talk to."
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"Did you see Liz leave last night?" Max asked curiously only a few seconds after entering the apartment.
Michael rolled his eyes as he closed the door and flopped down on the worn couch next to Max. "Well Max, even though I wasn't having eye sex with Tess all night I didn't see her leave," he said laughing slightly at the glare Max shot at him. "What? You know it's true."
"Whatever," Max said brushing Michael's comment off. "So when was the last time you saw her?"
"What does it matter anyway? It isn't like you're with her anymore," Michael said. Max glared at him again and he went on, "fine! I saw her at 12 laughing with Alex and Maria and that Doug guy from our gym class and that was the last time I saw her."
Max nodded and Michael could see the look of distress on his face. "You don't think she left with that Doug guy do you? That guy is a jerk. He doesn't deserve Liz at all."
Michael let out a short curt laugh and groaned leaning his head back on the couch, "God Max! And who exactly is good enough for Liz other than you? Doug isn't, Sean wasn't, Kyle sure as hell wasn't. So who? I mean, if you're with Tess then Liz deserves the right to date someone don't you think? Obviously not in your eyes. Is that actually fair?"
Max cringed at the anger seeping out of Michael's words and he shook his head. "You seem to have forgotten that she was the one that pushed me away," he said avoiding the truth that Michael had just spoken.
"Whatever man. Deny it all you want but you know it's true," Michael said sighing as he heaved himself up from the couch and walked into the kitchen. "You want a Coke or something?"
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Alex rolled over in the bed and groaned, holding his head and trying to calm the raging headache that was pulsing through his brain. He opened his eyes and looked around his room- no, not his room. Where the hell was he anyway? He looked around at the room and shook his head, trying to clear the cobwebs and remember the night before.
He sat up slowly and realized he wasn't fully dressed and groaned knowing what must have happened last night and wondering who exactly it had happened with.
"Think Alex, think." He muttered shaking his head and trying to remember the night before. Instantly the memories rushed back and he again groaned flopping back on the bed.
"Shit! Liz," he let out a scream of anguish as he remembered what had happened. "How could I have been so stupid? How could I have allowed myself to drink that much? How could I have done- done THAT with LIZ?" He muttered as he slowly got out of bed and began to gather his clothes.
*Two hours later*
"Parker! You don't come around enough anymore girl, I never get to see you anymore," Sean said as he opened the front door to find Liz standing on the front porch.
"Hey Sean, is Maria here?" She asked peering around him and trying to get a glimpse at the inside.
"Yeah sure," he said moving aside to let her in. "YO MARIA!" He screamed and Liz flinched. Sean laughed, "chill Parker."
Maria came through the door to the kitchen glaring angrily at Sean. "Sean? What have I told you about coming and GETTING me when I have company? Yelling my name out like that seriously isn't cool. Next time, come and tell me when someone has come to see me," she said.
Sean rolled his eyes, "whatever Maria. See you later Liz," he said as he left the room.
Maria looked at Liz's face and could instantly tell something was wrong. "Come on, let's go to my room." She said and wordlessly Liz followed Maria upstairs and into her room shutting the door behind them.
They both sat on the bed and didn't speak for a minute, Maria evaluating Liz's face and trying to figure out what was wrong. "Liz, what's up? You look like something terrible happened," she paused, "oh no. No one died did they?"
Liz shook her head, "no Maria. Nothing like that. First off, if my mom calls or you see her or anything I spent the night at your house alright?"
Maria nodded, "yeah I was going to ask you about that. I looked and looked for you last night but I couldn't find you so I figured you had caught a ride with someone else. Where on earth were you anyway?"
Liz groaned and leaned back on the bed, "it is a long story."
In the silence following Liz's statement Maria's brain was reeling. Liz knew she understood when a look of horror flooded her face. "What? Who?" She asked frantically leaning more toward Liz.
Liz closed her eyes and whispered the word that had been at the back of her mind all day. "Alex."
"OH MY GOD!" She screamed and Liz cringed.
"Please Maria? First off I don't need you yelling at me. I know what I did was wrong. Secondly my head hurts like you can't believe. That is definitely the last time I am drinking alcohol."
Maria nodded, "sorry about that Liz." She said in a much softer voice. "But I mean Alex? As in Alex Whitman? As in our best friend Alex? As in 'I'm completely in love with Isabel Evans sister of your ex boyfriend'? As in-"
"YES!" Liz shouted as she propped herself up on her elbows and gave Maria a pleading look. "Alex Whitman! Geez Maria, I felt bad enough about this before I came to see you and now you just feel like making it a whole lot worse don't you?"
Maria sighed and shook her head, "look Liz. I'm sorry but this is just a little weird you know? I mean, the guy is our best friend! It is just going to take a little bit to get used to the whole concept." She paused, "wait, are you actually thinking of taking this to another level? I mean, are you going to date Alex?"
Liz rubbed her hands over her eyes and groaned, "I don't know Maria. I mean, one minute I am completely strung out over Max and then the next I wake up next to Alex. It's just weird! I don't know what I want anymore."
Maria sighed, "well don't worry too much about it Liz. I bet Alex is having the same thoughts as you right now. Whatever happens I'll always be there if you need someone to talk to."