Author's notes: Hey guys! Sorry it took me so long to update but I couldn't get this chapter right. It's still not perfect but it will have to do. Hope you like it and remember to leave a review. Chapter Three

Her soft laughter floated across the Crashdown and Michael felt like he had been stabbed as her laughter was closely followed by a deeper male laugh, a laugh that didn't belong to Kyle or Alex or any of the other few male friends that Maria had.

Michael had felt jealousy burn through his vein ever since she had walked in ten minutes ago hand in hand with some guy who wasn't him and with every second that had passed by Michael had felt it grow and grow until it was unbearable.

He growls as he witness the guy kiss Maria's hand causing her to giggle and toss her chestnut brown hair over her shoulder.

"Seems like she got over you quick!" Isabel states her voice sounding cold and bitter

"She seems like she's happy and is trying to rebuild her life, a normal life without all this alien stuff!" Max says

"Yeah whatever. I heard Tess and Maria talking today about Maria's wonderful date with the wonderful Riley Finn"

"Riley! What type of a name is Riley?" Michael asks spitting the name out

"Jealous much?" Isabel asks her boyfriend and can't help but think what a joke that was. Michael was meant to be her boyfriend, her destiny and here he was getting all jealous cause his little human had moved on with her life.

Before Michael could reply Liz walks over to the table and sits beside Max

"Maria's here" she states looking longingly at her old best friend

"We know!"  Isabel says rolling her eyes "We were just discussing her date!"

"He's good looking isn't he. Maria always used to have a thing for guys with blonde hair and blue eyes. I always knew that Maria could do better for herself then…" she suddenly stops when she realizes what she is saying and blushes.

"Go on Liz say it! You always knew that Maria could do better for herself then me! Better then some trailer trash alien freak!" Michael says knowing that's what Liz thought of him.

"Michael, that's not what Liz meant!" Max says defending Liz

"No, he's right. Maria could do better then him! All he's done is hurt her and made her cry!"  Liz states causing Max to look at her in horror

"Oh and I guess you were such a wonderful friend weren't you! You have no idea what me and Maria had. You were too caught up in your own little perfect world to even listen to what Maria had to say. You hurt her just as must as I did. You choose Max over her and you didn't even care what she might be going through!" Michael says glaring coldly at her causing Liz to run from the booth in tears.

"That was uncalled for Michael!" Max says before getting up and going after Liz

"Yeah well the truth hurts" Michael says bitterly because it was the truth that all he had done was hurt Maria and she did deserve someone better then him, she deserved someone human and it pained him to the core to know that it was true.

"Well at least someone is having a good time!" Isabel states her eyes focused on the booth across the room

Michael feels sick to his stomach as he watches the Riley guy kiss butterfly kisses along Maria's bare shoulder

'Wrong it is so wrong!' Michael thinks as he moves across the room and yanks the guy away from his Maria.

"What do you think you're doing?" Maria asks Michael as she goes to help Riley off the floor

"Are you okay?" Maria asks Riley tenderly touching his face causing anger and jealousy to flare up in Michael.

"I am fine!" Riley says smiling softly at her

"What do you think you were doing?" Maria asks again turning to face Michael but makes sure not to make eye contact

"I need to talk to you!" Michael says firmly

"Yeah well I don't need to talk!" Maria states and starts to walk away but before she could get very far Michael reaches out and grabs her and starts to pull her towards the backroom

"Let go of me!" Maria demands trying to pull away from him

"I need to talk to you!" Michael repeats closing the door

"Fine talk but make it quick I don't want to keep my date waiting too long!"

Michael opens his mouth but fails to form any words, what could he say?

"If you're not going to say anything then I am…"

"What have you done to your hair?" Michael asks abruptly

"Excuse me?" Maria asks in disbelief, she couldn't believe the nerve of him.

"Your new boyfriend make you do it?" Michael asks bitterly

"Excuse me?" Maria asks outraged

"So how long have you two been going out? Looks like you two have known each other quite a while." Michael says jealousy painting his words

"I've known him most of my life not that's its any of your business" Maria says glaring up at him. She could ignore the little ping inside of her when she heard the jealous in his voice. He was jealous so maybe it meant that there was a chance that he still cared for her, still had feelings of some sort for her.

"Oh so this is a long term thing. So were you seeing him when you were dating me?" Michael asks his eyes flashing with anger and jealousy

"I am not like you I don't see other people when I am meant to be in a relationship!" Maria states her green eyes flashing with emotion

"It wasn't like that and you know that!" Michael says

"I don't know anything Michael. Why don't you tell me what it was like? Why don't you explain to me why you were caught making out in your living room with the girl you said was like your sister? Why don't you tell me why you cheated on me with her?" Maria asks a tear falling down her cheek causing Michael to want to run, to kill his self because he was doing what he had promised not to do to her again, he was hurting her, he was making her cry.

"I never meant to hurt you!"

"Yeah well guess what you did! You told me that you loved me and then you walked away straight into the ice bitch's arms. You know that really proved your love for me!" Maria says with sarcasm dripping words

"I didn't have any other choice," Michael says for the first time realizing how it must have looked to Maria when he first started to go out with Isabel

"You always have a different choice you just didn't want it. Speaking of choice how is Isabel anyway?" Maria asks

"She's fine" Michael says clenching his teeth together

"It most be amazing to be dating the perfect Isabel Evans, I mean she's completely out of this world!" Maria says sarcastically

"I heard that your boy was something pretty special as well!"

"Riley is special, he means a lot to me!" Maria states and it was the truth. Riley did mean a lot to her, he was her cousin Sean's best friend and had always been around when she was growing up she just didn't like in him in the boyfriend type of away and he didn't think of her in the girlfriend way either, the only reason why they were on this date was to make Michael jealous, to make him notice her and it seemed to be working.

"I am glad you were able to move on so quickly. I guess it was true when you said that you could never love anyone but me!" Michael says sarcastically and wishes he could take the words back as soon as he sees the look of pure hurt on Maria's face.

"I am not the one who walked away. You did, you're the one that ended us!" Maria says before walking past him and back out into the Crashdown

"Maria wait!" Michael calls out and follows her out of the backroom

"Come on Riley we can go back to mine. My mom is out of town for the weekend so we won't be disturbed." Michael hears Maria says to the Riley.

"Maria I need to…"

"Michael I don't want to talk to you just leave me alone!" Maria says walking out of the Crashdown

Michael feels something break inside of him as he watched Maria leave holding Riley's hand tightly in her own.

"Well what ever you said to her must have hit a sore spot!" Isabel says coming up behind Michael

"Shut up Isabel!" Michael orders

"What? Don't you love me anymore Michael?" Isabel says sarcastically pretending to be hurt

"I never loved you to start with!" Michael states storming out of the Crashdown and starting to head towards the only place he could go, the only place he needed to be!     

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"Are you sure you're okay?" Riley asks Maria for what seemed like the hundredth time

"I am fine Riley." Maria lies

"Are you sure? Cause if you want I could get Sean and we could go and beat that Michael dude up!" Riley offers running his hand through his short blonde hair

"I don't think that's such a great idea!" Maria says and couldn't help but roll her eyes.

"I think it's a good idea and I think Sean would agree with me!" Riley says with a smile

"I am sure he would cause we both know that Sean likes to get into trouble and he likes to get into it a lot but I don't think that beating Michael up is going to make me feel any better!"

"So are you going to phone Tess up when you get in and tell her what a wonderful date you had with me?" Riley teases

"Oh yeah I am going to tell her that I am never going to let her talk me into dating any of Sean's friends ever again!"

"Hey I thought I was your friend as well hell I thought I was practically family!" Riley says

"Ah you know that I love you really!" Maria says with a small giggle

"I love you too Ria your like the cousin I never wanted!" Riley says causing Maria to giggle again

 "I can not thank you enough for what you did for me tonight Riley!" Maria states running her hand through her soft brown curls

"Maria, you don't have to thank me I had fun on our fake date although I wasn't too keen on the part where I ended up on the floor!" Riley says grinning at her

"It really means a lot to me Riley!" Maria says smiling back at him.

"I just hope the plan works but if it doesn't just remember I am here for you if you know it doesn't work out!" Riley says smiling softly at her.

"Thanks Riley!" Maria says smiling back at him

"And Tessie, Kyle and Alex and even Sean are there for you!" Riley adds

"I know I don't know what I would have done without you guys. I am going to miss you and Sean when you leave town!"

"I'll miss you too but at least I got to live out one of my top five fantasies."

"I hate to ask but what was that?"

"I got to date the wonderful Maria Rose Deluca next on my list of things to do before I hit twenty is date two blonde twins at the same time and get them into my bed again at the same time!"

"You are such a pervert!" Maria states rolling her eyes

"I am a man what do you expect?" Riley grins

"I can't believe I used to be in love with you when I was younger!" Maria says in semi disgust

"I can! I mean dude I am a sex god!"

"You are so…god I can't not find the words!" Maria laughs

"So do you want me to come in? I could stay the night if you don't want to be alone tonight!" Riley says parking the car outside of Maria's house, his voice suddenly serious

"No I am fine I just need some alone time!"

"Sure?"

"Yep I see you later!" Maria says leaning across and kissing him on the cheek

"Okay bye. Call me if you need me!" Riley calls after her and watches her go into the house before leaving.

Maria walks into the house and goes straight up into her room, she nearly drops out of her skin when she sees someone stood next the window

"What are you doing here?" she asks

"I am sorry!"