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. Read to find out more. Rating: PG-13 Couple: M/L
Requirements:
- No POV's
- No aliens
- Any rating
- Must end with Max and Liz together.
"Did you have fun shopping?" Liz asked Aidan that evening.
"Yeah. I want more sketti." He told her pointing the spaghetti on the stove and holding the bowl upside down to prove it was empty. That bowl was supposed to stick to the high chair so he couldn't dump it upside down.
It was all down his front since he didn't have his shirt on and it was too hot for a bib.
"Maybe you should try to keep it in your mouth and you'd get more." She stood up and smiled at him.
He grinned at her. "Max doesn't keep it in his mouth."
"Who?" Liz asked.
"Max, Lily's daddy." He said as if it were obvious.
"Did you like Max?"
"Yeah." He shook his head vigorously.
"Was he nice?"
"Yes." He smiled. "He gave me candy."
"He gave you candy? How about Lily?"
"Yeah, we shared. And then we shared ice cream too."
"You shared?"
"Yes, Max said big boys share and I'm a big boy, aren't I Mama?" He asked unsure.
"Yes you're a very big boy, thank you for sharing."
****
"Mama, I wanna go to the airplane park." Aidan announce after dinner three days later.
"Not the airplane park. We can go to the one by the library." Liz offered. Aidan came running from his room. "No, no jacket, Aidan, it's too hot."
"I tired of that park." He said upset.
"I know, how about the one up further, by the freeway?"
"Alright." He agreed. ****
"You wanna go on the swing?" Max asked his daughter.
She nodded and clapped. She was old enough to talk she just hadn't said anything yet.
Max plopped her down in the swing and pushed her until she was tired of that about five minutes later.
She pointed to the sandbox and grunted telling him that's where she wanted to go.
"When will you learn to talk?" He asked exasperated.
He loved the new sandbox addition to the park; it was the only thing that kept Lilian busy for more than five minutes, sometimes up to 10 minutes.
He sat in the bench that was next to the sandbox and let her play.
"Lily!" He heard across the playground. Who would be calling his daughter?
She squealed in delight as a little boy almost bowled her over. "Hi, Lily!"
Lily squealed and giggled as she tried to wrestle out from under him in the sand.
"Aidan Jonathan Parker!" Liz rushed to the scene to see how much damage her son had created and what parent he had harassed this time.
"It's Lily." He pointed and struggled to get down from her arms.
"Who?" Liz said looking around.
"Lily." He stated.
Liz looked down and noticed Isabel's niece.
"Hello, Lily." She said softly. "Where's your daddy?"
She pointed to where Max was coming towards her.
"Max!" Aidan scooted down from his mother's arms and ran to him.
"Hello, Aidan." Max said to the little boy he had grown fond of three days before.
"Mama's here." He pointed over to Liz.
"Well, let's go meet her then."
Lily held her arms up to Liz. Feeling kind of awkward, Liz obliged and picked up the small girl.
"Hello." Max greeted Liz. "I'm Max, and I'm guessing you already know my daughter, Lilian."
Liz blushed. "Yes, we went shopping together. I'm Liz." How weird was it to be introduced to someone when you're holding their kid? Liz studied Max from under her lashes where she was supposedly paying attention to Aidan.
He was a great deal taller than her, handsome, as Alex had said. But then again Alex though he, himself was the hottest man in the world. He had dark eyes that she knew that she would soon get lost in.
Feeling shy Max looked down at Aidan who was studying him.
"Lily, come play wit me." He called.
Lily shook her head and held onto Liz.
"Please?" He asked.
She shook her head again and buried her head in Liz's neck.
"You want me to take her?" Max asked.
She shook her head at Max and turned the other way.
"I don't think she wants you to take her." Liz smiled. "She's ok."
"Are you going to be in the wedding?" Max asked after they had sat down on a bench.
"Yeah. One of the bridesmaids dropped I guess." Liz shrugged.
"I know." Max straightened. That other bridesmaid should have been Tess.
Lily was reclining against Liz watching Aidan play in the sand.
"So are you in the doctor's office often?" Liz asked feeling shy and wanting to break the silence.
"No, she doesn't get sick very much, it was nothing major, she was a premature baby so any sign of illness has to be taken care of immediately." Max explained.
"How many weeks was she?" Liz asked concerned. It registered in her mind how small she was.
"Thirty-two."
"That's two months!" Liz exclaimed.
"Yeah. I spent many nights at the hospital." Max nodded looking down at Lily who's eyes were starting to close.
"How about you?"
"No, just to get familiar with the doctor." Liz said.
"Are you tired, Lilybird?" Max asked gently.
"No." She stated.
"Alri-"
"What did you say?" Max stared at her.
"No, Dada!" She stated.
"She spoke." Max said.
"So?" Liz wondered shifting Lily.
"Her first word was no."
"That was her first word?" Liz asked smiling.
"Yes." He lifted his daughter in the air and she squealed and held on.
"Dada!" She said again pleased with herself.
Max stopped and sat down again. Immediately she crawled out of Max's lap and settled into Liz's.
"Why won't you stay with me?" Max asked.
She shrugged and ran her hands through Liz's hair and plopped fingers in her mouth.
Max observed how comfortable was with Lily. She was kind always kind of nervous around strangers, but with Liz it was total familiarity. Isabel had told him what happened at the mall. At first it had worried him but now it didn't seem to bother him at all.
Her eyes started to drift closed.
"Mama, look what I've found." Aidan came over proudly.
"What is it Aidan?" She asked quietly.
"Look." He showed her a quarter.
"It's a quarter. You should put it in your piggy bank." Liz advised softly.
"She's sleepin'." Aidan pointed out.
"Yep, that she is." Max said.
The sun was starting to set. "Liz, I think I'm going to take her home." Max said standing up.
"I should be getting Aidan home too." Liz stood up.
"Can I walk you to your car?"
"Umm, sure." Liz said standing up.
Max took Lily who protested softly.
"Aidan dump your shoes." Liz told him.
"Good idea." Max slid off Lily's shoes and sand poured out.
Aidan did the same thing. "We walkin' home, Mama?
"Yeah." Liz said.
"You wanna ride?" Max asked.
"No, we're fine." Liz said.
"Are you sure?"
"I don't have his car seat." Liz pointed out.
"Good point." Max nodded. "Alright. I'll see you next Friday then?" He asked before he had time to stop himself.
"Next Friday?" Liz asked confused.
"Rehearsal dinner?"
"Oh, yeah." Liz nodded.
"Bye, Liz." He said softly. "Bye, Bye, Aidan." Max waved.
"Bye, Max."
"She'd wave if she weren't sleeping." Max laughed.
"I know."
TBC
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. Read to find out more. Rating: PG-13 Couple: M/L
Requirements:
- No POV's
- No aliens
- Any rating
- Must end with Max and Liz together.
"Did you have fun shopping?" Liz asked Aidan that evening.
"Yeah. I want more sketti." He told her pointing the spaghetti on the stove and holding the bowl upside down to prove it was empty. That bowl was supposed to stick to the high chair so he couldn't dump it upside down.
It was all down his front since he didn't have his shirt on and it was too hot for a bib.
"Maybe you should try to keep it in your mouth and you'd get more." She stood up and smiled at him.
He grinned at her. "Max doesn't keep it in his mouth."
"Who?" Liz asked.
"Max, Lily's daddy." He said as if it were obvious.
"Did you like Max?"
"Yeah." He shook his head vigorously.
"Was he nice?"
"Yes." He smiled. "He gave me candy."
"He gave you candy? How about Lily?"
"Yeah, we shared. And then we shared ice cream too."
"You shared?"
"Yes, Max said big boys share and I'm a big boy, aren't I Mama?" He asked unsure.
"Yes you're a very big boy, thank you for sharing."
****
"Mama, I wanna go to the airplane park." Aidan announce after dinner three days later.
"Not the airplane park. We can go to the one by the library." Liz offered. Aidan came running from his room. "No, no jacket, Aidan, it's too hot."
"I tired of that park." He said upset.
"I know, how about the one up further, by the freeway?"
"Alright." He agreed. ****
"You wanna go on the swing?" Max asked his daughter.
She nodded and clapped. She was old enough to talk she just hadn't said anything yet.
Max plopped her down in the swing and pushed her until she was tired of that about five minutes later.
She pointed to the sandbox and grunted telling him that's where she wanted to go.
"When will you learn to talk?" He asked exasperated.
He loved the new sandbox addition to the park; it was the only thing that kept Lilian busy for more than five minutes, sometimes up to 10 minutes.
He sat in the bench that was next to the sandbox and let her play.
"Lily!" He heard across the playground. Who would be calling his daughter?
She squealed in delight as a little boy almost bowled her over. "Hi, Lily!"
Lily squealed and giggled as she tried to wrestle out from under him in the sand.
"Aidan Jonathan Parker!" Liz rushed to the scene to see how much damage her son had created and what parent he had harassed this time.
"It's Lily." He pointed and struggled to get down from her arms.
"Who?" Liz said looking around.
"Lily." He stated.
Liz looked down and noticed Isabel's niece.
"Hello, Lily." She said softly. "Where's your daddy?"
She pointed to where Max was coming towards her.
"Max!" Aidan scooted down from his mother's arms and ran to him.
"Hello, Aidan." Max said to the little boy he had grown fond of three days before.
"Mama's here." He pointed over to Liz.
"Well, let's go meet her then."
Lily held her arms up to Liz. Feeling kind of awkward, Liz obliged and picked up the small girl.
"Hello." Max greeted Liz. "I'm Max, and I'm guessing you already know my daughter, Lilian."
Liz blushed. "Yes, we went shopping together. I'm Liz." How weird was it to be introduced to someone when you're holding their kid? Liz studied Max from under her lashes where she was supposedly paying attention to Aidan.
He was a great deal taller than her, handsome, as Alex had said. But then again Alex though he, himself was the hottest man in the world. He had dark eyes that she knew that she would soon get lost in.
Feeling shy Max looked down at Aidan who was studying him.
"Lily, come play wit me." He called.
Lily shook her head and held onto Liz.
"Please?" He asked.
She shook her head again and buried her head in Liz's neck.
"You want me to take her?" Max asked.
She shook her head at Max and turned the other way.
"I don't think she wants you to take her." Liz smiled. "She's ok."
"Are you going to be in the wedding?" Max asked after they had sat down on a bench.
"Yeah. One of the bridesmaids dropped I guess." Liz shrugged.
"I know." Max straightened. That other bridesmaid should have been Tess.
Lily was reclining against Liz watching Aidan play in the sand.
"So are you in the doctor's office often?" Liz asked feeling shy and wanting to break the silence.
"No, she doesn't get sick very much, it was nothing major, she was a premature baby so any sign of illness has to be taken care of immediately." Max explained.
"How many weeks was she?" Liz asked concerned. It registered in her mind how small she was.
"Thirty-two."
"That's two months!" Liz exclaimed.
"Yeah. I spent many nights at the hospital." Max nodded looking down at Lily who's eyes were starting to close.
"How about you?"
"No, just to get familiar with the doctor." Liz said.
"Are you tired, Lilybird?" Max asked gently.
"No." She stated.
"Alri-"
"What did you say?" Max stared at her.
"No, Dada!" She stated.
"She spoke." Max said.
"So?" Liz wondered shifting Lily.
"Her first word was no."
"That was her first word?" Liz asked smiling.
"Yes." He lifted his daughter in the air and she squealed and held on.
"Dada!" She said again pleased with herself.
Max stopped and sat down again. Immediately she crawled out of Max's lap and settled into Liz's.
"Why won't you stay with me?" Max asked.
She shrugged and ran her hands through Liz's hair and plopped fingers in her mouth.
Max observed how comfortable was with Lily. She was kind always kind of nervous around strangers, but with Liz it was total familiarity. Isabel had told him what happened at the mall. At first it had worried him but now it didn't seem to bother him at all.
Her eyes started to drift closed.
"Mama, look what I've found." Aidan came over proudly.
"What is it Aidan?" She asked quietly.
"Look." He showed her a quarter.
"It's a quarter. You should put it in your piggy bank." Liz advised softly.
"She's sleepin'." Aidan pointed out.
"Yep, that she is." Max said.
The sun was starting to set. "Liz, I think I'm going to take her home." Max said standing up.
"I should be getting Aidan home too." Liz stood up.
"Can I walk you to your car?"
"Umm, sure." Liz said standing up.
Max took Lily who protested softly.
"Aidan dump your shoes." Liz told him.
"Good idea." Max slid off Lily's shoes and sand poured out.
Aidan did the same thing. "We walkin' home, Mama?
"Yeah." Liz said.
"You wanna ride?" Max asked.
"No, we're fine." Liz said.
"Are you sure?"
"I don't have his car seat." Liz pointed out.
"Good point." Max nodded. "Alright. I'll see you next Friday then?" He asked before he had time to stop himself.
"Next Friday?" Liz asked confused.
"Rehearsal dinner?"
"Oh, yeah." Liz nodded.
"Bye, Liz." He said softly. "Bye, Bye, Aidan." Max waved.
"Bye, Max."
"She'd wave if she weren't sleeping." Max laughed.
"I know."
TBC