Chapter Twenty-Seven:

Liz closed her eyes enjoying the breeze hitting her face.  She didn't want to fight anymore.  Didn't want everyone prejudging her actions.  But she wouldn't think about that.  She was going to enjoy this weekend with her friends with Max until she was forced to return to reality. 

She knew he was there before he stopped beside her.  He stared out at the beautiful lake in front of them not saying anything for a few minutes.

"I'll understand if you choose to sleep in the room with Maria and Isabel."  He said forcing himself to continue to stare out at the lake before them.

She stared at him not answering for a moment.  "Is that what you want?"  She asked.

Turning to look at her he asked.  "Is that what you want?"

"God…don't answer my question with an question, Max."  She sighed.  "Is that what you want?"  She demanded again.

"No…no…I want you…Liz."  He made himself admit.  "I want you so badly, but I know you're not ready so I'll settle with just holding you."  He said caressing her cheek with his hand.

"Max…" She moaned turning slightly toward him.

"Let me hold you…please."  He begged.  "Just hold you."

"Maybe just a little more then holding."  Liz said turning fully towards him and pulling him close to her.  She smiled up at him before she pulled his face down capturing his mouth with hers.

"Oh…God."  He groaned as his heart slammed against his chest at the feel of her mouth under his.  'What the hell have I gotten myself into?'  He screamed in his head as he tried to control the shivers racing through him.  'Just a little more then holding.'  Her words echoed in his head.  "Yes…yes…"  He moaned.  "Just a little more then holding."  He said cupping her face within his hands as he closed his eyes gliding his lips slowly over hers.

Pulling away she captured his eyes taking his hand in hers, tugging him toward the front door.  Max went willingly unable to break away from the intent hold she had on his eyes.  She pulled him through the door toward the stairs that lead to the bedrooms on the second floor never braking eye contact with him.

As they passed the living area Maria jumped to her feet.  "Liz."  She called out.  When Liz ignored her and continued up the stairs she yelled.  "Just remember what we agreed on…okay?"  'God…where is a parental figure when you need one?'  She screamed in her head pacing the room.  "This isn't good…this isn't good…"  She kept mumbling.

"Just give it a rest, will you, Maria."  Michael demanded glaring across the room at her.  "If it was me and you in that room then maybe the rest would have something to worry about."

"Don't flatter yourself Michael."  She yelled turning and giving him her full attention.

"Look, we're talking about the two saints here.  We all know nothing more then kissing is going to happen in that room so give us a break."

Kyle and Isabel both shook there heads in agreement.  Taking a deep breath Maria flopped down in the closest chair to her.  "Well if Max wants to see another day, nothing will happen."

Michael rolled his eyes as he sighed loudly.  "Why don't you worry about your own man and leave Liz's alone?"

"Yea…what ever."  She said staring toward the stairs as she tried to control the uneasiness inside her.

She lead him into the room, turning her back to the entrance she moved backwards closing the door with her body never releasing his eyes or the hold she had on his hand.  Drawing her tongue over her mouth her body heaving from the sexual desire surging inside her she pulled him close to her, her eyes staring intently into his.  'The next move has to be his.'  She told herself as she waited impatiently for him to do something.

Max lowered his head as he shook it trying to control the desire racing inside him.  Looking up he stared at her for a few seconds his heart beating rapidly in his chest.  Groaning he pressed her into the door capturing her mouth with his, eating at her wildly.  He cupped her bottom lifting her from the ground, encouraging her to wrap her legs around him as he pressed her more firmly into the door cradling her essence with the rigid part of him that demanded release from the towing ache spreading inside him.  'Just a little more then holding.'  The words kept repeating in his head forcing him to grab onto the control that was quickly dwindling into oblivion.  Turning he walked to the bed securing her tightly to his body as he devoured her mouth with his. 

Placing her on the bed he drew away looking down at her, their loud breathes the only sound in the room.  Their bodies heaving as the sexual tension coursing through them ricocheted around them intensifying their need for one another.

He watched her move farther onto the bed making room for him.  'Just a little more then holding.'  The words slithered into his mind as he crawled slowly on his hands and knees onto the bed staring intimately into her eyes his body seething with his thirst for her.  'Just a little more then holding.'  Her words kept forcing it's way into his head and no matter how hard he tried to keep them from repeating themselves he couldn't dislodge them from his mind.  Gliding his hand over her feet her removed one shoe and then the other never breaking the hold he had on her eyes. 

 He watched as she moaned closing her eyes trusting him completely.  Caressing her ankles he glided his hands slowly up her legs moving her dress up as he progressed.  He took a deep breath as he pushed the unwanted article to rest on her stomach then raked his hands back down her legs as her body shivered under his touch.  Bending he kissed her ankle, lavishing it before he slowly continued up her leg.  He kissed her knee then glided to her inner thigh as he stifled the moaned fighting for release.

"Max…"  Liz moaned reaching blindly to touch him. "Oh…God…Max…"  She groaned, her breath slamming hard in her chest, her eyes tightly closed when she felt him move farther up her thigh.

'Just a little more then holding.'  The irritating words slammed inside his head.  Groaning he released her thigh moving up to her face his body heaving with his desire.  Capturing her mouth he ate at her his hands roaming her body feverishly.  Reaching down he grabbed the hem of her dress as he pulled slightly away hauling it over her head.  Grabbing his shirt he pulled it off as she reached for his belt releasing it then unsnapped it and pulled the zipper down yanking his pants to his hip.

"Oh…God."  He moaned when he felt her hands glide over him as she struggled with his jeans.  Reaching down his hands collided with hers as they worked feverishly to remove the unwanted article from his body.  Pulling away he made short work of his pants removal.  Looking down at her laying on the bed waiting for him, his breath caught in his chest.  She was so beautiful.  Clothed in only her silk black under ware, her eyes clouded with her desire, waiting for him.  He shook his head as the words echoed once again in his head.  'Just a little more then holding.'  "Liz…"  He moaned as he covered her body with his fighting against the irritating words that refuse to relinquish it's hold.

Running her hands through his damp hair she arched her lower body into him.  "Oh…God."  She heard him moaned as he pressed down into her.  Moving his hand down her body he held her hip pressing her firmer into him as he increased the movement of their bodies.  Drawing away slightly he dragged her bra over her breasts cupping them within his hands as he continued trusting into her.   Groaning he captured one of her breasts within his mouth drawing her into his warmth. 

"God…Max…"  She screamed out loud holding him tightly to her breast.  "Max…Max…oh…God."  She screamed again.

Releasing her other breast he covered her mouth, trying to stifle her cries as he continued his assault on her body.  'Just a little more then hold.'  The damn works wouldn't stop repeating themselves in his head no matter how hard he tried to block them out.

"Ahhhhhh…."  Max cried pulling abruptly away from her his body heaving with his need for her.  "Oh…God."  He moaned, running his hands over his face his body trembling with its need for release, his eyes tightly closed.

"Max…"  Liz moaned her body shaking as she turned to look at him through the desire controlling her.  Her confusion echoing from her eyes as she tried to accept that their bodies where no longer intertwined. 

Cupping her face his hands shaking with his need for her he captured her eyes with his.  "To be continued."  He forced the words through his constricted throat his body demanding he complete what they started.  Closing his eyes he shook his head making himself repeat.  "To be continued."

He watched her blink and then blinked again as if she was trying to return to reality.  "Oh…God."  She moaned shaking her head as realization of what they had almost done hit her.  She struggled to control the need inside her as she took deep breathes willing the ache inside her away.  She pasted a smile to her face as she looked at him, everything in her wanting to say be damn with it all and give into her body's hunger.  'She wasn't' ready…she wasn't ready…' She kept repeating in her head.  'She wasn't ready…'  "To be continued…definitely."  She made herself recite the words shed heard him say so many times that it was embedded in her memory forever.  She felt so weird saying them.  Usually she was the one stopping their lovemaking.  "I'm sorry."  She said turning away from him tugged her legs up to her face.

Drawing his brews into a frown he turned her to face him.  "What are you apologizing for…Liz?"  He demanded staring down into her face.

"I shouldn't have done that to you."  She said trying to pull out of his hold.  She couldn't face him.  'How could I have let things get so out of control?'  She asked herself.

"Never…ever apology for loving me."  He demanded.  "Your not ready.  I understand that…I do."  He said closing his eyes for a second as he tried to channel his desire.  "That's the only reason I stopped.  I know your not ready…Liz…I know."  He said.   "But when you are believe me nothing will be able to keep me away from you…nothing."

"Nothing?"  She asked through the tears that suddenly sprung into her eyes.

He smiled.  "Nothing."  He said trying to control the ache inside him.  "Just let me hold you…Liz…just let me hold you."  He said pulling her body close to his.

As she snuggled up to him her eyes drifting closed as she tried to pushed her need for him away she whispered.  "'Always."

TBC