Chapter 6
Liz had millions of things running through her mind on the way back to Maria's house but the one she could not get rid of was Max. He was so handsome and seemed so strong, yet there was something about him that made her almost nervous. She couldn't put a finger on it but was determined to find out. She decided, though, that that would have to wait until she was done with her hot bubble bath.
After Liz got out of the tub and dressed she went to the kitchen to find a snack. Something else found her though. At first she was frightened but then when she saw who it was became just worried. A tall, muscular man stood in the kitchen staring at her with no expression. She walked over to him with a bit of caution.
"What can I do for you today?" Liz asked in a flat tone.
"You are placing too much attention on yourself for being here the little amount of time you have. And now the job is gone. You better settle down, Parker. We can't have any mess ups." The man spoke firmly with a deep, quiet voice.
"Well, I really can't help it when people attack me, can I? And I believe someone taught me how to defend myself! And don't tell me we can't have any mess ups! Don't you think –"
"SILENCE!" the man roared. "You are becoming more aggressive and some people don't like that! You will be watched and I will make SURE you don't mess up." With that, the man turned and walked out the door. Not even five seconds later, Max came into the open doorway.
"Liz. I know you don't want to see me right now, but I just need to tell you that I'm sorry and that I was just shocked to see you fight back so well and that I… I… uh… well, let me buy you dinner or something. I really do feel bad and I want to make it up to you. Tess and I aren't together any more so it really doesn't matter whether or not she says okay. So are you game? Liz? Hello? Earth to Liz?" Max came up to her and waved his hand in her face. She suddenly jumped back and then looked at him. She hadn't even realized he had come in the door.
"How did you get in here?" She asked, backing away from him.
"I used the door. Are you okay?"
"Yeah, Max, I'm just fine," she said flatly. "Now what were you saying?"
"Well, I was apologizing and then I asked if I could make it up to you by buying you dinner. Whatcha think?"
Liz eyed him suspiciously. She didn't know what to think of him. She mentally shrugged and figured it wouldn't hurt. Plus, she had needed to go to the bank for money and hadn't had the chance. And, she figured that Tess wouldn't bother her for a while.
"Sure. Why not. Let me go get my shoes." She glanced at him once again and again was almost blown away by his smile. She just kept walking. Before they left, she left a note for Maria. As they made their way to Max's jeep, she noticed a small blue car on the other side of the road and met eyes with the man inside. She frowned and Max saw her look over. He asked what was wrong but she just shrugged it off.
The café was cute and small. Liz grinned as she entered and memories came flooding in. Max pulled out a chair for her and she sat down. After they had ordered, they looked everywhere else except at each other. Finally, Max spoke and got her attention.
"So, lets get to know each other a little bit. Maria talks about you all the time, but I wanna know what you have to say. Favorite color."
Max smiled as Liz was taken back by his sudden comments but then she smiled and returned an answer.
"Blue. Dark Blue. You?"
"Gray." He laughed at her scrunched up face. "Hey, you asked! I just tell! Okay, next. Favorite food."
"Ummm, mashed potatoes. Your turn. Favorite place."
"I'd have to say the Crashdown. Favorite moment in Roswell."
"Oh wow. I have to think about that…. Let's see, probably the time when Maria and I were little and we went out in the desert to this neat cave looking place that had funky looking stuff in it. We pretended like we were going off to another planet. We stayed out there so late that the sheriff had to come hunt us down because Maria's mom started freaking out. It was funny." A smile came to Liz's face as she remembered the moment. She longed to go back to the days when she could play around about aliens and things not of this world. Now, she took things like that much more seriously. Max, on the hand, seemed surprised to hear what she had said. It was strange to hear her talk of the place where he had come out into this earth. If she only knew… he thought. He looked at Liz to see her looking down at her plate and grinned. She glanced up at him and then slightly tilted her head.
"So what about you? What is your favorite Roswell moment?" Liz asked.
"Well, I have many interesting ones," he said, smirking as he thought of all the crazy things he had encountered. "But being here with you, I would have to say is turning into my favorite." He took her hand in his and began rubbing his thumb across her fingers. She looked up and turned a light shade of pink. Max thought she looked stunning. "Maybe we could have more of these favorite moments."
"That would be nice." They both smiled and then continued their conversation.
The evening went by quickly and both found themselves undeniably attracted to each other. Max took Liz back to Maria's late that night and they shared a sweet, short peck on the lips. The night left both of them feeling unlike they had ever felt before. They knew it was the start of something wonderful.