Liz looked up at the clock for the twentieth time. When will my shift get over, she thought. She hadn't been feeling well for the last two days and just wanted to go home and get some sleep before Max got off work and they went to look at an apartment. It had been two weeks since the ceremony, and her Mom was talking to her a lot more. Her Dad was another story altogether. She wished her Dad would forgive Max. But, unfortunately, her Dad wouldn't even talk to her mother more than he had to since she went to the ceremony. Liz sighed. She still had thirty minutes until she could go home.

Maria walked in the café and smiled when she saw Liz. She walked over and sat down at the counter.

"Hey girl, what's up?"

"Not much. I just wish this day would be over." Liz said

"Oh, can't wait to get home." She said knowingly with a smile.

"Not like that Maria." She said smacking Maria lightly on the shoulder, "I want to get cleaned up and take a quick nap before Max gets home and we go to look at an apartment."

"Sure you do." Maria said teasingly.

"Quit it girl. I really do want to take a nap. I think I'm coming down with the flu or something."

"You're telling me that you're sick, and you and Max are healers." She said, dropping her voice to a whisper on the last word. "Why not make yourself better, or let him?"

"Because we don't want to waste our 'medication' like that." Liz told her. "I'll be right back." She said walking around the counter and towards the back. Nancy came out as Liz was going back, and stopped to talk with Maria. Five minutes later Liz returned looking decidedly more pale than when she left.

"Liz are you alright?" Maria asked, noticing her first.

"Liz, honey, are you feeling alright?" Nancy asked concerned.

"I'm fine Mom." She told them, even though neither of them believed her.

"She thinks she's coming down with the flu." Maria explained.

"Oh Liz, why don't you go on home then. You have twenty minutes left. Go ahead and go."

"Thanks Mom. I'll see you tomorrow then." Liz said then turned to Maria. I'll see you tomorrow?"

"Sure, how are you getting home?"

"Walk. It's not that far."

"Not that far my foot. Liz, at least take the bus." Nancy said.

"No mom, besides I can use the exercise.

"Not today you can't. I'll give you a ride. I have nothing else to do, just escaping the house. Jim came over again."

"Alright Maria. Bye Mom." Liz said walking around the counter and towards the back.

"Bye Mrs. Parker." Maria said as she went to join her. Nancy sighed as she watched them go. She wished her husband would get a clue.