The Responsibility of a Lifetime
Liz and Maria arrived back at the Crashdown and stood out side for nearly 5 minutes before Maria grabbed Liz's hand and squeezed then pulled her inside. Once inside, Maria dragged Liz right passed a waiting Max and Michael and into the back room, but not before Max and Michael got a look at both girls. Liz was so pale her face was a ghostly white and Maria was just really scared. They looked at each other nervously, got up and followed the girls into the back.
The door swung open causing Liz and Maria to jerk their heads up from their whispered conversation (more like Maria talking and trying to comfort Liz.)
"Liz?" Max asked, seeing her like this reminded him of that horrible night a couple of weeks ago.
"Liz are you ok?" Max walked over to her and sat down next to her.
"Michael, maybe we should leave." Maria suggested standing up, but Liz clung to her hand like it was her life support.
"No, please stay. I need you here." Liz pleaded.
"Ok sure babe." Maria sat back down.
"I guess I should go?" Michael asked heading for the door.
"No, Michael you can stay. Everyone will find out soon enough."
"Ok," Michael said. 'What the hell is going on?' Michael thought to himself.
"Liz," Max asked calmly. "Is everything ok?"
Liz got one look at Max and crawled into his arms bawling her eyes out into his chest while sill holding onto Maria's hand. Max put his arms protectively around Liz and held her to him and let her cry.
"Liz, do you want me to tell them?" Maria asked, concerned for her best friend. Liz sniffled then turned to Maria and said, "Thanks, but I need to do this."
"Ok, when ever you're ready." Maria squeezed Liz's hand reassuringly. Letting her know with a single gesture that she wouldn't be alone in this. Liz smiled weakly at her and turned to look Max in the eyes. Max smiled sadly at Liz, "It's ok Liz. What is it?"
"I-I-I." Liz stuttered, and held tighter to Maria's hand.
"Go on Liz, we're all her for you. You'll never be alone." Maria whispered to Liz. Liz smiled at Maria then turned her attention back to Max.
"Max, I-I'm..." Liz took one deep breath them let it out. "Max, I'm pregnant." Tears started to fill her eyes again at the look on Max's face.
"Holy shit," Michael was the first to break the silence. At his statement Liz just broke down completely and instead of going to Max she turned to Maria and buried her face in Maria's shoulder.
"Oh, baby, it's ok. Lizzie, I don't ever want you to think you're alone in this. Even if no one else accepts it, you'll always have my mom and me. She understands what it's like." Maria said giving Max an evil glare that said IF-YOU-DON'T-SUPPORT-THIS-I"LL-KILL-YOU!
"Liz?" Max whispered. "Liz, look at me." Max took Liz's hand in his and she turned to face him. Her eyes puffy and red and her cheeks stained with tears.
"Liz, listen to me. I love you, and whatever happens I always will love you and I will always be there for you. I will accept whatever decision you make about this baby. And if you decided to keep it, I will love him or her with all my heart. You can always count on me." Max said keeping direct eye contact with Liz the entire time.
"Thank you." She whispered.
"Everyone will be there for you and your inborn child Liz. That's a promise from uncle Michael." Michael said so seriously it made Maria laugh.
"What?" He shot at her.
"Sorry, that was just too cute." Maria giggled. "Whatever." Michael crossed his arms and turned his head. Maria got up and walked over to him crawling into his lap. She kissed his forehead, then his nose then each cheek. Michael just turned his head even more but as soon as their lips touched he dropped all defenses and kissed her back. Meanwhile Liz had gone back into Max's waiting arms and she just had to giggle when she saw this display of affection in front of her. Max kissed Liz on the forehead and whispered, "I will always love you." Liz smiled at Max and collapsed in his arms again.
******
"Oh, my god," Isabel was completely shocked at this news.
"Who, what, when, where, why, how" Was the only thing Kyle could say,
"How could you let this happen? I mean what if the baby comes out with 2 heads and 20 eyes or something?" Isabel was not too happy about this at all.
"Isabel, don't you think you're exaggerating just a little bit?" Max asked. He saw the look on Liz's face when Isabel said that and he didn't want her to feel frightened about having his child.
"I'm mean, Liz is human and I'm half human, so it's a 75% chance that the baby will turn out to be 100% human." Max said trying to think logically about the biology factor.
"Max is right Is, it's not very likely that this child will come out looking like that." Liz said, tapping into her scientific brain.
"And we really want you to be ok with this because you will be its aunt." Max put it. 'Maybe that will help her adjust.' Max thought.
"Well I'm not saying I don't want this to happen. It's just, I'm trying to get you to see what kind of consequences this baby could have."
"Isabel, I'm not giving up this baby." Liz said sternly.
"And I'm not asking up too. I will support you in whatever you two choose to do. I'm just really disappointed in you Max." And with that Isabel walked into he front of the Crashdown. All eyes turned to Kyle who through out the entire conversation sat wide-eyed staring at Liz's stomach.
"Earth to Kyle." Michael called while snapping his fingers in Kyle's face.
"Huh, what?" Kyle's head snapped up and he looked like a dear caught in headlights.
"Kyle, are you ok?" Liz asked putting a hand on his arm.
"Oh, yeah I'm fine. But Liz, are you ok? I mean you're not hurt or anything?" Kyle asked his eyes roaming her body for any signs of damage.
"I would never hurt Liz, you know that..." Max added quietly, "intentionally." His eyes down cast.
"Oh Max, don't do this to yourself. You never meant to hurt me and I brought it upon myself. It was my fault I got hurt not yours. I'm the one who pushed you back in the first place. I'm the one who said that I wouldn't die for you. It's not your fault it's mine." Liz whispered the last part. It was barely audible but everyone heard. Max put an arm around her shoulder and kissed the top of her head.
"I love you and nothing could ever pull us apart again."
"Max," Liz looked up into his eyes and she couldn't believe she pushed him away.
"How are we gonna tell our parents?" Liz asked her eyes starting to water.
"I don't know Liz. But we will find a way and if they don't support us then we'll just have to find a place of our own." Max suggested.
"No, I can't leave home yet. I'm not ready. We have to make them support us." Liz saw the hurt look on Max's face aster saying those words and she felt bad but she didn't regret it either.
"Max, I'm just not ready to leave home yet." Liz answered Max's question before he even got a chance to open his mouth.
"I understand. So we should try and decide how to tell them. Ok so whose parents should we tell first? Yours or mine?" Max asked not hearing the door to the back room swing open.
"Tell us what?" Mr. Parker asked from his position behind Max.
Liz and Maria arrived back at the Crashdown and stood out side for nearly 5 minutes before Maria grabbed Liz's hand and squeezed then pulled her inside. Once inside, Maria dragged Liz right passed a waiting Max and Michael and into the back room, but not before Max and Michael got a look at both girls. Liz was so pale her face was a ghostly white and Maria was just really scared. They looked at each other nervously, got up and followed the girls into the back.
The door swung open causing Liz and Maria to jerk their heads up from their whispered conversation (more like Maria talking and trying to comfort Liz.)
"Liz?" Max asked, seeing her like this reminded him of that horrible night a couple of weeks ago.
"Liz are you ok?" Max walked over to her and sat down next to her.
"Michael, maybe we should leave." Maria suggested standing up, but Liz clung to her hand like it was her life support.
"No, please stay. I need you here." Liz pleaded.
"Ok sure babe." Maria sat back down.
"I guess I should go?" Michael asked heading for the door.
"No, Michael you can stay. Everyone will find out soon enough."
"Ok," Michael said. 'What the hell is going on?' Michael thought to himself.
"Liz," Max asked calmly. "Is everything ok?"
Liz got one look at Max and crawled into his arms bawling her eyes out into his chest while sill holding onto Maria's hand. Max put his arms protectively around Liz and held her to him and let her cry.
"Liz, do you want me to tell them?" Maria asked, concerned for her best friend. Liz sniffled then turned to Maria and said, "Thanks, but I need to do this."
"Ok, when ever you're ready." Maria squeezed Liz's hand reassuringly. Letting her know with a single gesture that she wouldn't be alone in this. Liz smiled weakly at her and turned to look Max in the eyes. Max smiled sadly at Liz, "It's ok Liz. What is it?"
"I-I-I." Liz stuttered, and held tighter to Maria's hand.
"Go on Liz, we're all her for you. You'll never be alone." Maria whispered to Liz. Liz smiled at Maria then turned her attention back to Max.
"Max, I-I'm..." Liz took one deep breath them let it out. "Max, I'm pregnant." Tears started to fill her eyes again at the look on Max's face.
"Holy shit," Michael was the first to break the silence. At his statement Liz just broke down completely and instead of going to Max she turned to Maria and buried her face in Maria's shoulder.
"Oh, baby, it's ok. Lizzie, I don't ever want you to think you're alone in this. Even if no one else accepts it, you'll always have my mom and me. She understands what it's like." Maria said giving Max an evil glare that said IF-YOU-DON'T-SUPPORT-THIS-I"LL-KILL-YOU!
"Liz?" Max whispered. "Liz, look at me." Max took Liz's hand in his and she turned to face him. Her eyes puffy and red and her cheeks stained with tears.
"Liz, listen to me. I love you, and whatever happens I always will love you and I will always be there for you. I will accept whatever decision you make about this baby. And if you decided to keep it, I will love him or her with all my heart. You can always count on me." Max said keeping direct eye contact with Liz the entire time.
"Thank you." She whispered.
"Everyone will be there for you and your inborn child Liz. That's a promise from uncle Michael." Michael said so seriously it made Maria laugh.
"What?" He shot at her.
"Sorry, that was just too cute." Maria giggled. "Whatever." Michael crossed his arms and turned his head. Maria got up and walked over to him crawling into his lap. She kissed his forehead, then his nose then each cheek. Michael just turned his head even more but as soon as their lips touched he dropped all defenses and kissed her back. Meanwhile Liz had gone back into Max's waiting arms and she just had to giggle when she saw this display of affection in front of her. Max kissed Liz on the forehead and whispered, "I will always love you." Liz smiled at Max and collapsed in his arms again.
******
"Oh, my god," Isabel was completely shocked at this news.
"Who, what, when, where, why, how" Was the only thing Kyle could say,
"How could you let this happen? I mean what if the baby comes out with 2 heads and 20 eyes or something?" Isabel was not too happy about this at all.
"Isabel, don't you think you're exaggerating just a little bit?" Max asked. He saw the look on Liz's face when Isabel said that and he didn't want her to feel frightened about having his child.
"I'm mean, Liz is human and I'm half human, so it's a 75% chance that the baby will turn out to be 100% human." Max said trying to think logically about the biology factor.
"Max is right Is, it's not very likely that this child will come out looking like that." Liz said, tapping into her scientific brain.
"And we really want you to be ok with this because you will be its aunt." Max put it. 'Maybe that will help her adjust.' Max thought.
"Well I'm not saying I don't want this to happen. It's just, I'm trying to get you to see what kind of consequences this baby could have."
"Isabel, I'm not giving up this baby." Liz said sternly.
"And I'm not asking up too. I will support you in whatever you two choose to do. I'm just really disappointed in you Max." And with that Isabel walked into he front of the Crashdown. All eyes turned to Kyle who through out the entire conversation sat wide-eyed staring at Liz's stomach.
"Earth to Kyle." Michael called while snapping his fingers in Kyle's face.
"Huh, what?" Kyle's head snapped up and he looked like a dear caught in headlights.
"Kyle, are you ok?" Liz asked putting a hand on his arm.
"Oh, yeah I'm fine. But Liz, are you ok? I mean you're not hurt or anything?" Kyle asked his eyes roaming her body for any signs of damage.
"I would never hurt Liz, you know that..." Max added quietly, "intentionally." His eyes down cast.
"Oh Max, don't do this to yourself. You never meant to hurt me and I brought it upon myself. It was my fault I got hurt not yours. I'm the one who pushed you back in the first place. I'm the one who said that I wouldn't die for you. It's not your fault it's mine." Liz whispered the last part. It was barely audible but everyone heard. Max put an arm around her shoulder and kissed the top of her head.
"I love you and nothing could ever pull us apart again."
"Max," Liz looked up into his eyes and she couldn't believe she pushed him away.
"How are we gonna tell our parents?" Liz asked her eyes starting to water.
"I don't know Liz. But we will find a way and if they don't support us then we'll just have to find a place of our own." Max suggested.
"No, I can't leave home yet. I'm not ready. We have to make them support us." Liz saw the hurt look on Max's face aster saying those words and she felt bad but she didn't regret it either.
"Max, I'm just not ready to leave home yet." Liz answered Max's question before he even got a chance to open his mouth.
"I understand. So we should try and decide how to tell them. Ok so whose parents should we tell first? Yours or mine?" Max asked not hearing the door to the back room swing open.
"Tell us what?" Mr. Parker asked from his position behind Max.