Heat Wave
(Max's P.O.V)
The next morning, it was time for work for Liz, she hadn't gone for a while and me and Michael had decided to come help. So here we are, at work, dying form the heat because of a busted air conditioning vent. Sweat poured down my neck as I walked up to Liz, who was fanning her self.
"Liz, when did the guy say he was coming" she looked at her watch and answered "In like 5 hours, we're not the only ones without air conditioning, the whole town's out, this heat wave, out of all the days!!!" she yelled running behind the counter and splashing water on her face.
"At lease we have water, move it girl" Maria laughed pushing Liz over just as the water died out. "Nice, you killed it" Michael laughed wiping himself with a towel. "Shut up space boy, go fix it" she yelled throwing him a wrench.
"Hey, I'm not Mr. Perfect" Michael threw the wrench back at her, just barely missing her head. "You could have killed me you idiot" she screamed running after Michael with a wrench, and let me tell you, what a weird sight. I walked over to the sink and placed my hand over the pipe and gave it somewhat of a shock. Water flew out hitting poor Liz straight in the face.
"Oh my god I'm sorry Liz" she laughed, "It's ok" with the water spraying and Michael and Maria chasing each other, I leaned over and kissed her.
Usually she would have minded, but she held my shoulders and went along with it. Standing together for a while, we were interrupted by Isabel's loud clapping. "Hey ya'll break it up, hello" rolling our eyes, we pulled apart.
"What do you want Isabel" I asked making it sound more rude then I had expected. "Wow, grouchy aren't we, well sorry I interrupted your little make out session, but can I have a glass of lemonade" I wanted to kill her; she would just tell anyone that?
"Make out session, what are you talking about, we can't kiss?" she smiled and looked at me, obviously noticed I was being sarcastic.
"What do you want Iz, go away, kind of interrupted us here, working" she looked us up and down. "Mhm, on what?" laughing she grabbed the glass and ran out the restaurant handing Liz 3 dollars. "Hey at least I got paid" Liz said laughing.
After a while we were back in each other's arms but again, we were interrupted, Maria and Michael came in. "Whoa, sorry for interrupting" Maria said sarcastically, laughing. Smirking, Liz spilled the cold water in her face with a little shower head. "YAY it works" she yelled, "with no thanks to Michael" and Liz finished it for her, "and all thanks to Max" I smiled leaning over to kiss her. "Whoa, whoa, you two do that somewhere else, not here" I rolled my eyes and pulled away, "No privacy".
Few hours went by, and no repairman. We were all just standing at the door with 5 fans pointed at us, dying of heat. The restaurant had 4 people in it and it was emptying out.
"OK, let's go Mr. Repair person, aren't restaurants like more important then regular houses?" Maria whined until it got on our last nerve. Liz slapped a hand over her mouth to shut her up. "Maria, ENOUGH we've all had enough, and you don't see us whining" she rolled her eyes and leaned back across the chair when Liz finally walked away. "I'm gonna go see what's wrong, something is, she's usually not this fussy" I told them and walked away, leaving everyone staring.
(Liz's P.O.V) Something was obviously wrong with me, but I didn't know what. I had felt different since the whole thing, and I didn't mean to yell at Maria. "Hey Liz, are you ok?" Max walked in behind me and sat in the chair. "I was just wondering, what's wrong with you?" I just stood and wondered, had I really done something that bad? "Max, I'm sorry, I didn't mean anything bad...." He still sat at the chair then got up and moved over to where I was standing and put his hands over my shoulders.
"Liz, the heat is getting to you like everyone else, just relax for a minute in the back room, I'll be right here" he said and I didn't have a chance to respond, he leaned over and kissed my neck. After a while both his hands went around my waist and lifted me on the counter top. We were full on making out when the door opened and Maria stood in the doorway. "Okay, uhh...sorry, I guess everything's okay, I'll leave" and she shut the door while we were still staring surprised.
We walked back out and everyone stared at us, obviously Maria had told them. "So, Maxwell, made her feel better?" Michael said sarcastically but Max did not answer. "Michael, give him a break" Isabel said as he rolled his eyes and walked out. I felt like I was responsible for the whole mess, this couldn't go on and it was my fault for starting this in the first place, Max had a wife and he needed her, not some annoying earth girl.
"Max, we need to talk, for real this time" his face seemed to get surprised then he followed me into the back.
"What's wrong Liz?" He asked and this was always the hardest part. "Max, we have to end this now, its now working ok, I'm sorry" he just stared while I walked away, this hurt and we both knew it just that one of us would admit it and the other wouldn't. "Liz, please don't do this...I love you...Liz..." he yelled after me and followed me to the exit of the restaurant and stopped at the door. I kept going.
(Max's P.O.V)
"Max, maybe she's right, it's for the best" Isabel said as she grabbed my arm at the door.
"Iz, it's NOT for the best, for once you're wrong!!!" she seemed surprised at my sudden turn around but I kept going. "I love her Iz, and if she leaves I don't have a life anymore Iz, it's NOT for the best and you know it" she backed away and let me pass, but I dropped to the floor as tears poured down my face.
She leaned over and kissed my forehead, first time I felt like I had a sister. "I'm sorry Maxwell, I really am" sorry couldn't help, Liz left me and now I understood the truth, it was for the better.
(Isabel's P.O.V) "Max, come on, we should go home, actually...I'm gonna go to the...store...down the street, so I'll ...see you at home" I told him, poor Max seemed confused but let it go and walked on home. I figured where Liz was, she needed to come back to work and I needed to talk to her.
I walked down and I saw someone in a long overcoat
(Max's P.O.V)
The next morning, it was time for work for Liz, she hadn't gone for a while and me and Michael had decided to come help. So here we are, at work, dying form the heat because of a busted air conditioning vent. Sweat poured down my neck as I walked up to Liz, who was fanning her self.
"Liz, when did the guy say he was coming" she looked at her watch and answered "In like 5 hours, we're not the only ones without air conditioning, the whole town's out, this heat wave, out of all the days!!!" she yelled running behind the counter and splashing water on her face.
"At lease we have water, move it girl" Maria laughed pushing Liz over just as the water died out. "Nice, you killed it" Michael laughed wiping himself with a towel. "Shut up space boy, go fix it" she yelled throwing him a wrench.
"Hey, I'm not Mr. Perfect" Michael threw the wrench back at her, just barely missing her head. "You could have killed me you idiot" she screamed running after Michael with a wrench, and let me tell you, what a weird sight. I walked over to the sink and placed my hand over the pipe and gave it somewhat of a shock. Water flew out hitting poor Liz straight in the face.
"Oh my god I'm sorry Liz" she laughed, "It's ok" with the water spraying and Michael and Maria chasing each other, I leaned over and kissed her.
Usually she would have minded, but she held my shoulders and went along with it. Standing together for a while, we were interrupted by Isabel's loud clapping. "Hey ya'll break it up, hello" rolling our eyes, we pulled apart.
"What do you want Isabel" I asked making it sound more rude then I had expected. "Wow, grouchy aren't we, well sorry I interrupted your little make out session, but can I have a glass of lemonade" I wanted to kill her; she would just tell anyone that?
"Make out session, what are you talking about, we can't kiss?" she smiled and looked at me, obviously noticed I was being sarcastic.
"What do you want Iz, go away, kind of interrupted us here, working" she looked us up and down. "Mhm, on what?" laughing she grabbed the glass and ran out the restaurant handing Liz 3 dollars. "Hey at least I got paid" Liz said laughing.
After a while we were back in each other's arms but again, we were interrupted, Maria and Michael came in. "Whoa, sorry for interrupting" Maria said sarcastically, laughing. Smirking, Liz spilled the cold water in her face with a little shower head. "YAY it works" she yelled, "with no thanks to Michael" and Liz finished it for her, "and all thanks to Max" I smiled leaning over to kiss her. "Whoa, whoa, you two do that somewhere else, not here" I rolled my eyes and pulled away, "No privacy".
Few hours went by, and no repairman. We were all just standing at the door with 5 fans pointed at us, dying of heat. The restaurant had 4 people in it and it was emptying out.
"OK, let's go Mr. Repair person, aren't restaurants like more important then regular houses?" Maria whined until it got on our last nerve. Liz slapped a hand over her mouth to shut her up. "Maria, ENOUGH we've all had enough, and you don't see us whining" she rolled her eyes and leaned back across the chair when Liz finally walked away. "I'm gonna go see what's wrong, something is, she's usually not this fussy" I told them and walked away, leaving everyone staring.
(Liz's P.O.V) Something was obviously wrong with me, but I didn't know what. I had felt different since the whole thing, and I didn't mean to yell at Maria. "Hey Liz, are you ok?" Max walked in behind me and sat in the chair. "I was just wondering, what's wrong with you?" I just stood and wondered, had I really done something that bad? "Max, I'm sorry, I didn't mean anything bad...." He still sat at the chair then got up and moved over to where I was standing and put his hands over my shoulders.
"Liz, the heat is getting to you like everyone else, just relax for a minute in the back room, I'll be right here" he said and I didn't have a chance to respond, he leaned over and kissed my neck. After a while both his hands went around my waist and lifted me on the counter top. We were full on making out when the door opened and Maria stood in the doorway. "Okay, uhh...sorry, I guess everything's okay, I'll leave" and she shut the door while we were still staring surprised.
We walked back out and everyone stared at us, obviously Maria had told them. "So, Maxwell, made her feel better?" Michael said sarcastically but Max did not answer. "Michael, give him a break" Isabel said as he rolled his eyes and walked out. I felt like I was responsible for the whole mess, this couldn't go on and it was my fault for starting this in the first place, Max had a wife and he needed her, not some annoying earth girl.
"Max, we need to talk, for real this time" his face seemed to get surprised then he followed me into the back.
"What's wrong Liz?" He asked and this was always the hardest part. "Max, we have to end this now, its now working ok, I'm sorry" he just stared while I walked away, this hurt and we both knew it just that one of us would admit it and the other wouldn't. "Liz, please don't do this...I love you...Liz..." he yelled after me and followed me to the exit of the restaurant and stopped at the door. I kept going.
(Max's P.O.V)
"Max, maybe she's right, it's for the best" Isabel said as she grabbed my arm at the door.
"Iz, it's NOT for the best, for once you're wrong!!!" she seemed surprised at my sudden turn around but I kept going. "I love her Iz, and if she leaves I don't have a life anymore Iz, it's NOT for the best and you know it" she backed away and let me pass, but I dropped to the floor as tears poured down my face.
She leaned over and kissed my forehead, first time I felt like I had a sister. "I'm sorry Maxwell, I really am" sorry couldn't help, Liz left me and now I understood the truth, it was for the better.
(Isabel's P.O.V) "Max, come on, we should go home, actually...I'm gonna go to the...store...down the street, so I'll ...see you at home" I told him, poor Max seemed confused but let it go and walked on home. I figured where Liz was, she needed to come back to work and I needed to talk to her.
I walked down and I saw someone in a long overcoat