Title: Two Kinds of Wonderful
Disclaimer: If I owned Roswell, we'd still have a show to watch. Summary: Max is a single father and Liz is a single mother, both are in college. Rating: PG-13 Couple: M/L
"How's my favorite sister?" Alex said walking into the kitchen.
"She was doing fine until your mother called." She hugged him.
"When did she call?" He asked concerned.
"Just this morning." Liz offered him a cup of coffee.
"Did she say she'd call back?" He asked.
"No. She just hung up." Liz told him.
"Fine." He shrugged it off. "What have we got in store to do today?" Bouncing his nephew in his lap.
"There's that little zoo in town for the week, if you wanna go see that, Aidan's been begging to." She told him.
"Why don't we do that then?" He looked as excited as Aidan.
"Fine, just let me go change. Keep an eye on him?" She asked.
"I'm only here to help." He smiled.
"Thank you." She went to her room to quickly change clothes.
****
"There's Daddy." Isabel stood when Max entered the apartment.
Max hurried to his daughter and took her from Isabel. "Was she bad?" He asked concerned.
"She just wanted Daddy." Isabel smiled. As if on cue she smiled at Max.
"Hey, Lilybird." He smiled down at his daughter.
She cooed back at him. He set her down on wobbly, yet sturdy, legs. "Daddy has some things to put away, do you wanna help?"
She grabbed his hand and waddled behind him to the kitchen. Isabel followed him into the kitchen. "Are you going to start summer session a Cal State Fullerton?" She asked.
"I think so. There's an opening at the church day care." He told her. "The sooner Lily's enrolled, the better. That way she has a secure spot there."
"There's an opening, there's never any openings at that place." Isabel said odd.
"I've been on the waiting list since she was born."
"Oh."
"Isabel?" Max looked at her smiling.
"Yes?"
"When's Alex coming home?" He'd been gone for two weeks already and his sister was becoming more and more restless.
"One more week." Isabel sighed then smiled. "Am I hanging around here too much?" She asked concerned.
"No, Lily loves having you around, and so do I. It's been such a great help. Thank you."
"Thank you for not making me stay home by my lonesome. Alex wasn't sure how long he would have to stay there. His sister is iffy on moving out here."
"Oh. You're welcome to stay here anytime." He picked up Lily.
"We're supposed to visit mom, this afternoon, you wanna come?" He asked.
Lily squealed in his arms.
"You wanna see Nana?" Max asked his daughter.
She clapped in agreement.
"You have to go night night first." He compromised.
Her eyes widened. She slid from his arms and ran in the other room.
"I better go get her."
Isabel smiled as her brother chased after his daughter. She'd have to find someone for him, and soon.
Isabel walked into the back room to tell Max she was leaving.
Max handed Lily her bottle and pulled her blanket over her face. They had found out that the second it's dark, she'll close her eyes and go to sleep. Like a bird. That's why he called her Lilybird.
"I'm leaving, Max, I gotta get to class. Maybe I'll stop by mom's." She kissed his cheek and exited the apartment. Once again leaving father and daughter alone.
****
"Alex, no, I'm not moving to California with you." Liz sat up from where her head rested in her brother's lap.
"Please, Liz?" He begged.
"No, she's out there, and plus I can't just leave Jonathan's parents here and take Aidan with me."
"You won't even have to see my mother, and you can bring Aidan out here once in a while to see Jonathan's parents." Alex tried to convince her.
"What about school, Alex?"
"Cal State Fullerton has an excellent teaching program."
"I know, it's, just, well, I don't know Alex. This is all Aidan's ever known." She tried to explain.
"He'll adjust. And I'll be closer to you. I can help you out once in a while. And I hardly get to see you, or Aidan."
Liz wiped angrily at her tears she didn't want to leave this apartment.
"Liz, Jonathan's not coming back. Staying here isn't going to bring him back." He told her softly.
"I know, Alex." She said just as quietly. "I'll have to take an extra year of schooling out there."
"Yes, teachers have five years in California. But there's plenty of schools for you to teach at there." He smiled.
"How close are we to Disneyland?" She asked for Aidan's sake.
"Ten minutes with heavy traffic." He smiled. She was starting to see it his way.
"I could live in my own apartment right?" Alex's face fell.
"I can't live with you, Alex. I need to be on my own. Please. If I have to leave this place I have to have my own place."
"I understand." He nodded.
"I'll go." She said quietly. She curled up into his side and sighed deeply.
She looked around her apartment. At the picture on top of the TV where Jonathan proudly held a hand over her still flat tummy, where Aidan was safely tucked away from the horrors of the world.
"You'll be fine there, Liz." He kissed the top of her head.
Disclaimer: If I owned Roswell, we'd still have a show to watch. Summary: Max is a single father and Liz is a single mother, both are in college. Rating: PG-13 Couple: M/L
"How's my favorite sister?" Alex said walking into the kitchen.
"She was doing fine until your mother called." She hugged him.
"When did she call?" He asked concerned.
"Just this morning." Liz offered him a cup of coffee.
"Did she say she'd call back?" He asked.
"No. She just hung up." Liz told him.
"Fine." He shrugged it off. "What have we got in store to do today?" Bouncing his nephew in his lap.
"There's that little zoo in town for the week, if you wanna go see that, Aidan's been begging to." She told him.
"Why don't we do that then?" He looked as excited as Aidan.
"Fine, just let me go change. Keep an eye on him?" She asked.
"I'm only here to help." He smiled.
"Thank you." She went to her room to quickly change clothes.
****
"There's Daddy." Isabel stood when Max entered the apartment.
Max hurried to his daughter and took her from Isabel. "Was she bad?" He asked concerned.
"She just wanted Daddy." Isabel smiled. As if on cue she smiled at Max.
"Hey, Lilybird." He smiled down at his daughter.
She cooed back at him. He set her down on wobbly, yet sturdy, legs. "Daddy has some things to put away, do you wanna help?"
She grabbed his hand and waddled behind him to the kitchen. Isabel followed him into the kitchen. "Are you going to start summer session a Cal State Fullerton?" She asked.
"I think so. There's an opening at the church day care." He told her. "The sooner Lily's enrolled, the better. That way she has a secure spot there."
"There's an opening, there's never any openings at that place." Isabel said odd.
"I've been on the waiting list since she was born."
"Oh."
"Isabel?" Max looked at her smiling.
"Yes?"
"When's Alex coming home?" He'd been gone for two weeks already and his sister was becoming more and more restless.
"One more week." Isabel sighed then smiled. "Am I hanging around here too much?" She asked concerned.
"No, Lily loves having you around, and so do I. It's been such a great help. Thank you."
"Thank you for not making me stay home by my lonesome. Alex wasn't sure how long he would have to stay there. His sister is iffy on moving out here."
"Oh. You're welcome to stay here anytime." He picked up Lily.
"We're supposed to visit mom, this afternoon, you wanna come?" He asked.
Lily squealed in his arms.
"You wanna see Nana?" Max asked his daughter.
She clapped in agreement.
"You have to go night night first." He compromised.
Her eyes widened. She slid from his arms and ran in the other room.
"I better go get her."
Isabel smiled as her brother chased after his daughter. She'd have to find someone for him, and soon.
Isabel walked into the back room to tell Max she was leaving.
Max handed Lily her bottle and pulled her blanket over her face. They had found out that the second it's dark, she'll close her eyes and go to sleep. Like a bird. That's why he called her Lilybird.
"I'm leaving, Max, I gotta get to class. Maybe I'll stop by mom's." She kissed his cheek and exited the apartment. Once again leaving father and daughter alone.
****
"Alex, no, I'm not moving to California with you." Liz sat up from where her head rested in her brother's lap.
"Please, Liz?" He begged.
"No, she's out there, and plus I can't just leave Jonathan's parents here and take Aidan with me."
"You won't even have to see my mother, and you can bring Aidan out here once in a while to see Jonathan's parents." Alex tried to convince her.
"What about school, Alex?"
"Cal State Fullerton has an excellent teaching program."
"I know, it's, just, well, I don't know Alex. This is all Aidan's ever known." She tried to explain.
"He'll adjust. And I'll be closer to you. I can help you out once in a while. And I hardly get to see you, or Aidan."
Liz wiped angrily at her tears she didn't want to leave this apartment.
"Liz, Jonathan's not coming back. Staying here isn't going to bring him back." He told her softly.
"I know, Alex." She said just as quietly. "I'll have to take an extra year of schooling out there."
"Yes, teachers have five years in California. But there's plenty of schools for you to teach at there." He smiled.
"How close are we to Disneyland?" She asked for Aidan's sake.
"Ten minutes with heavy traffic." He smiled. She was starting to see it his way.
"I could live in my own apartment right?" Alex's face fell.
"I can't live with you, Alex. I need to be on my own. Please. If I have to leave this place I have to have my own place."
"I understand." He nodded.
"I'll go." She said quietly. She curled up into his side and sighed deeply.
She looked around her apartment. At the picture on top of the TV where Jonathan proudly held a hand over her still flat tummy, where Aidan was safely tucked away from the horrors of the world.
"You'll be fine there, Liz." He kissed the top of her head.