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
Requirements:
- No POV's
- No aliens
- Any rating
- Must end with Max and Liz together.
"Dada." Lily sat studying Max's sleeping face.
"Dada!" She tried louder.
Still no movement. She climbed onto his chest and leaned forward. "Dada!" She shouted.
Suddenly she was flipped over and being tickled mercilessly.
"No, Dada!" She grunted through giggles.
He tickled her a while longer before picking her up and holding her close.
"Morning, Lilybird, why aren't you in your bed?" He asked.
She smiled and pointed towards the phone where the light was blinking. He leaned over and pressed the button.
"Hey Max, it's me, Liz. I know it's early but Isabel wants all females at your mother's house including Lily, by nine o'clock. If you want we can switch children since the males are to be at my parent's house, including Aidan. Call me back when you get the message."
Max smiled and got out of bed. He set Lily on the floor and she went running off somewhere. Max picked up the phone and dialed Liz's number.
"Hello?" She asked sounding somewhat angry.
"Hey, it's me." Max replied.
"Hi, Max. Aidan sit down." She ordered her son.
"Having fun?" He asked.
"Aidan is." He heard her moving around Aidan let out a howl of protest.
"Do you want me to call you back?"
"No, Aidan, hush." She told him again and all was silent. "OK, that's better, what were you going to say?"
"Do you want me to come by and pick up Aidan?" He said jumping into it.
"If that's ok with you. He's acting up right now, I don't think you really want to be around him right now." She said wiping the hair from her face.
"It's fine. Lily can have a pretty good attitude when she wants to too. I'll be there around 8:45?"
"Sure."
"I wanna talk!" He heard Aidan shout.
"No, Aidan, you'll see him in a few minutes." Liz told him.
"Fine."
"I'll talk to you later, Max." Liz said quickly seeing as Aidan became more upset.
"Alright."
"Dada." Lily pulled on his pajama pants and held up her hands.
"Come on Lilybird, let's go get breakfast." He walked into the kitchen.
****
Aidan threw open the door as soon as Liz unlocked the dead bolt.
"Aidan." She said angrily.
"Max!" He ran into his legs and held on.
Lily smiled and went eagerly into Liz's arms. Liz smiled at her as Lily rubbed her face in her hair.
"Are you ready to go?" Max asked Aidan.
"Yes." He said quickly.
"You want to say goodbye to your Mama?" He asked.
"No." He turned away from her.
"Did you guys have a disagreement?" Max asked amused.
"Yes." Liz glared at her son yet still leaned in to give him a kiss on his forehead.
"No." He pushed away.
"Fine. I'll see you later then." She said with a grin on her face.
"No, Mama!" He reached for her causing Max to have to tighten his grip.
She hugged him goodbye and reassured him that she would see him in a few short hours.
Lily ignored Max once she was in Liz's arms.
"Goodbye Lilybird." He said kissing her head.
She waved and turned back to face Liz.
Max smiled and winked at Liz before leading Aidan to the car.
****
"How do you get you hair so perfectly curled so perfectly without a curling iron?" Grace asked Liz.
"I've always worn curlers, Nancy burned me with a curling iron when I was little I don't trust them anymore." Liz straightened a curl a little uncomfortably and turned to the anxious bride. "Isabel, are you nervous?"
"Never." She huffed trying to seem more confident then she felt at the time.
"I was, of course you're nervous." Liz told her setting Lily on her chair and moving over to stand behind Isabel.
"Well, maybe a little." She shrugged.
"Someone write that down." Maria announced. "Isabel just announced she's nervous."
"Shut up." Isabel chucked a comb at her.
Maria let out one more giggle before returning to her own hair.
"Izzy, you seem really anxious." Grace sat down next to her sister.
"Nothing is going right." She leaned her elbows down on the vanity table and rested her head in them.
"What do you mean by that?" Liz asked her. She knew about the before wedding jitters.
"Nothing is right. My hair won't fall my make-up won't go on right." She said exasperated.
"Well, we can fix that. That's why we're here." Liz stood up. "Maria help Isabel with her make-up. I'll do her hair. Grace, work on her hands and nails." She took charge.
Lily napped while the girls finished up on Isabel.
When she awoke all the girls focused on getting her ready.
At the end all five girls were gorgeous.
****
Four and a half hours later Max was holding an upset Aidan in his arms.
"I want my Mama." He said quietly into Max's neck.
"She's coming." Max rubbed his back trying to comfort him, wishing it was true. He was missing both Lily and Liz.
"Max, Isabel will kill you if she sees you both wrinkled." Michael warned.
"I don't care, Michael." He glared at him.
"Geez, don't shoot." He held his hands up in surrender.
"I'm sorry." Max apologized. "Where's Alex?"
"Here, waiting as I was before." Alex entered the room.
"Here's some chocolate." Max offered. Aidan had already eaten his lunch and he didn't see a reason why he shouldn't have it.
"The girls are here!" Someone announced from the next room.
Max sighed in relief. "Your Mama's here, Aidan, eat it quick." Max told him.
Aidan obliged and face lit up as he turned to see if he could see her.
"Here let's straighten up first." Max set him on the ground and flattened his tiny tuxedo. He pitied the poor boy for having to wear it so young in his life yet he seemed to be enjoying it.
Max held his hand tightly as he guided him out to the parked limo.
"Is it gonna start soon?" Aidan asked looking up at him.
"Yes." Max told him as he too looked anxiously at the vehicle.
First Grace made an appearance.
Then Maria.
Then Liz. The bridesmaid dress had been perfectly fitted for her. It was a long dress that reached her ankles and was accented with a small set of pearls which all of the other bridesmaids were wearing. On her head she wore her hair in slight waves and a small garland made with flowers that matched her dress perfectly.
Then Lily stepped out from the car holding tight to Liz's hand. She was wearing a dress that tied in the back with a bow that wasn't too big. Her dress reached her knees but her diaper was cleverly concealed by cloth that Diane Evans had made to fit over her diaper. On her head she wore a tiny version of what the other girls had on their heads but hers was fastened tighter.
Then Isabel, like every other bride on her wedding day, was gorgeous. She wore her hair up with a tiny tiara in front. Her dress was a more old fashioned, buttoned up dress. But it suited everything perfectly.
"Dada!" Lily exclaimed when she saw her father.
Liz let her go as she ran into his arms.
"Hey, pretty girl." Max squatted down not willing to risk Isabel's wrath and pick her up.
"Hi." She said smiling, pleased with her new word.
Max smiled.
Lily latched on to Max's hand as he made his way over to Liz as Aidan was apologizing.
"I sorry, Mama." He said sadly as he hugged her.
"It's alright." She comforted him. "What do you have on you?" She asked spying something on his face.
"Don't know." He shrugged.
"Is it chocolate?" Liz asked.
He started to shake his head no then nodded slowly as a grin spread across his face.
"Who gave it to you?"
"Max." He grinned.
"He was sad." Max defended himself from behind her.
"It's ok, Max I'm not angry." Liz stood up to face him.
"You look beautiful." Max complimented her without thinking.
She blushed and ducked her head. "So is Lily." Liz pointed the attention away from her.
"Yes she is." Her hair framed her face like the other girls except her curls were natural. "How'd you get her to sit so you could do her hair?" He asked.
"She was glad to. But her hair didn't take to long. That hairstyle is made for little girls. I guarantee it nor the garland will fall out." Liz said looking pleased with herself.
"You look good too." Liz complimented him. "Aidan looks mighty handsome."
"Yeah, well, what would you expect, he's your son." Max shrugged.
"Thank you." Liz took the compliment to heart. She felt rather naked without her necklace even her pearls didn't make up for it.
"Everyone let's go inside." Nancy directed everyone inside.
Max noticed Liz scowl and draw Aidan closer to her side and wondered what it was about and put it in the back of his mind for later.
Aidan made his way slowly down the aisle with a face bright red to match his freckles.
Lily made a big deal of spreading the flowers and everyone awed at her cuteness.
The ceremony went smoothly for the most part.
Until Lily decided she wanted to sit down with her Nana rather than stand next to the bridesmaids.
"Go on." Diane urged.
"No." She let out a whine.
Isabel scrunched up her face and Diane knew just to leave her where she was.
Later Lily walked over to Max and stood next to him and Aidan. When it was time for the rings to be delivered she walked calmly with him over to Alex and smiled at him when he took the rings.
For the rest of the ceremony she was quiet.
****
Max waited impatiently for the newlyweds to finish their first dance.
Soon as they were done he stood up and handed Lily to Grace.
"Dance with me?" He asked Liz.
She looked around her. "Me?"
"Yes. Come on." He held his hand out to her.
"Ok." She stood up and took his hand.
They danced easily in each other's arms.
"Where's your necklace?" He asked absently.
"What necklace?"
"The gold chain, I think there's a charm or something on it."
"Oh, it's at home. Isabel wanted us to wear the pearls and it would look to tacky with two necklaces." She explained.
"Oh."
"So, interesting ceremony."
"Yes." Liz without thinking. She wasn't really thinking about anything except she was in another man's arms since Jonathan's death that was not either her father or brother's.
He moved so smoothly like he'd done this millions of times before.
"You dance well." Liz complimented.
"Yeah." He laughed. "My mother stuck me, and Isabel in a ballroom dancing class when I was nine, Isabel ten. Gracie did ballet."
"You took ballroom dancing?"
"Yes. I actually loved it until freshmen year when it just wasn't cool anymore."
"That long?"
"We went to competitions and everything. Won a few even." He said proudly.
"And you stopped because it wasn't cool anymore?"
"Nope, boys are insecure at that age."
"Maybe I'll do that with Aidan." Liz thought about it.
"Looks like he already has a partner." Max turned them easily so that she could see Aidan trying to dance with Lily.
"How cute." Liz laughed. "We should get a picture.
"My mom already beat you to it." He nodded towards where Diane was pointing a camera at the small children.
"She's so cute with Lily."
"I know. She's in love with her." Max smiled as his mother tried to instruct the children, her face alight with pleasure. "She's even more happy because there's two of them now."
"Yeah, Aidan seems to be taken with her."
They fell into a comfortable silence as another song came on.
"Liz, you wanna get together soon?" Max asked.
"Yes." She said a little too quickly for her liking.
"Ok." He said shocked that she answered so soon.
"I said that rather quickly." She blushed.
"How about next Saturday?" He asked confidently.
She thought about it for second. "Sure." She nodded her consent.
"Maybe I don't want to go as slowly as we had planned." She looked him in the eye.
"Either do I." He agreed. "Can I kiss you?"
"Yeah, but one thing." She held him away for a second. "Next time, don't ask."
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
Requirements:
- No POV's
- No aliens
- Any rating
- Must end with Max and Liz together.
"Dada." Lily sat studying Max's sleeping face.
"Dada!" She tried louder.
Still no movement. She climbed onto his chest and leaned forward. "Dada!" She shouted.
Suddenly she was flipped over and being tickled mercilessly.
"No, Dada!" She grunted through giggles.
He tickled her a while longer before picking her up and holding her close.
"Morning, Lilybird, why aren't you in your bed?" He asked.
She smiled and pointed towards the phone where the light was blinking. He leaned over and pressed the button.
"Hey Max, it's me, Liz. I know it's early but Isabel wants all females at your mother's house including Lily, by nine o'clock. If you want we can switch children since the males are to be at my parent's house, including Aidan. Call me back when you get the message."
Max smiled and got out of bed. He set Lily on the floor and she went running off somewhere. Max picked up the phone and dialed Liz's number.
"Hello?" She asked sounding somewhat angry.
"Hey, it's me." Max replied.
"Hi, Max. Aidan sit down." She ordered her son.
"Having fun?" He asked.
"Aidan is." He heard her moving around Aidan let out a howl of protest.
"Do you want me to call you back?"
"No, Aidan, hush." She told him again and all was silent. "OK, that's better, what were you going to say?"
"Do you want me to come by and pick up Aidan?" He said jumping into it.
"If that's ok with you. He's acting up right now, I don't think you really want to be around him right now." She said wiping the hair from her face.
"It's fine. Lily can have a pretty good attitude when she wants to too. I'll be there around 8:45?"
"Sure."
"I wanna talk!" He heard Aidan shout.
"No, Aidan, you'll see him in a few minutes." Liz told him.
"Fine."
"I'll talk to you later, Max." Liz said quickly seeing as Aidan became more upset.
"Alright."
"Dada." Lily pulled on his pajama pants and held up her hands.
"Come on Lilybird, let's go get breakfast." He walked into the kitchen.
****
Aidan threw open the door as soon as Liz unlocked the dead bolt.
"Aidan." She said angrily.
"Max!" He ran into his legs and held on.
Lily smiled and went eagerly into Liz's arms. Liz smiled at her as Lily rubbed her face in her hair.
"Are you ready to go?" Max asked Aidan.
"Yes." He said quickly.
"You want to say goodbye to your Mama?" He asked.
"No." He turned away from her.
"Did you guys have a disagreement?" Max asked amused.
"Yes." Liz glared at her son yet still leaned in to give him a kiss on his forehead.
"No." He pushed away.
"Fine. I'll see you later then." She said with a grin on her face.
"No, Mama!" He reached for her causing Max to have to tighten his grip.
She hugged him goodbye and reassured him that she would see him in a few short hours.
Lily ignored Max once she was in Liz's arms.
"Goodbye Lilybird." He said kissing her head.
She waved and turned back to face Liz.
Max smiled and winked at Liz before leading Aidan to the car.
****
"How do you get you hair so perfectly curled so perfectly without a curling iron?" Grace asked Liz.
"I've always worn curlers, Nancy burned me with a curling iron when I was little I don't trust them anymore." Liz straightened a curl a little uncomfortably and turned to the anxious bride. "Isabel, are you nervous?"
"Never." She huffed trying to seem more confident then she felt at the time.
"I was, of course you're nervous." Liz told her setting Lily on her chair and moving over to stand behind Isabel.
"Well, maybe a little." She shrugged.
"Someone write that down." Maria announced. "Isabel just announced she's nervous."
"Shut up." Isabel chucked a comb at her.
Maria let out one more giggle before returning to her own hair.
"Izzy, you seem really anxious." Grace sat down next to her sister.
"Nothing is going right." She leaned her elbows down on the vanity table and rested her head in them.
"What do you mean by that?" Liz asked her. She knew about the before wedding jitters.
"Nothing is right. My hair won't fall my make-up won't go on right." She said exasperated.
"Well, we can fix that. That's why we're here." Liz stood up. "Maria help Isabel with her make-up. I'll do her hair. Grace, work on her hands and nails." She took charge.
Lily napped while the girls finished up on Isabel.
When she awoke all the girls focused on getting her ready.
At the end all five girls were gorgeous.
****
Four and a half hours later Max was holding an upset Aidan in his arms.
"I want my Mama." He said quietly into Max's neck.
"She's coming." Max rubbed his back trying to comfort him, wishing it was true. He was missing both Lily and Liz.
"Max, Isabel will kill you if she sees you both wrinkled." Michael warned.
"I don't care, Michael." He glared at him.
"Geez, don't shoot." He held his hands up in surrender.
"I'm sorry." Max apologized. "Where's Alex?"
"Here, waiting as I was before." Alex entered the room.
"Here's some chocolate." Max offered. Aidan had already eaten his lunch and he didn't see a reason why he shouldn't have it.
"The girls are here!" Someone announced from the next room.
Max sighed in relief. "Your Mama's here, Aidan, eat it quick." Max told him.
Aidan obliged and face lit up as he turned to see if he could see her.
"Here let's straighten up first." Max set him on the ground and flattened his tiny tuxedo. He pitied the poor boy for having to wear it so young in his life yet he seemed to be enjoying it.
Max held his hand tightly as he guided him out to the parked limo.
"Is it gonna start soon?" Aidan asked looking up at him.
"Yes." Max told him as he too looked anxiously at the vehicle.
First Grace made an appearance.
Then Maria.
Then Liz. The bridesmaid dress had been perfectly fitted for her. It was a long dress that reached her ankles and was accented with a small set of pearls which all of the other bridesmaids were wearing. On her head she wore her hair in slight waves and a small garland made with flowers that matched her dress perfectly.
Then Lily stepped out from the car holding tight to Liz's hand. She was wearing a dress that tied in the back with a bow that wasn't too big. Her dress reached her knees but her diaper was cleverly concealed by cloth that Diane Evans had made to fit over her diaper. On her head she wore a tiny version of what the other girls had on their heads but hers was fastened tighter.
Then Isabel, like every other bride on her wedding day, was gorgeous. She wore her hair up with a tiny tiara in front. Her dress was a more old fashioned, buttoned up dress. But it suited everything perfectly.
"Dada!" Lily exclaimed when she saw her father.
Liz let her go as she ran into his arms.
"Hey, pretty girl." Max squatted down not willing to risk Isabel's wrath and pick her up.
"Hi." She said smiling, pleased with her new word.
Max smiled.
Lily latched on to Max's hand as he made his way over to Liz as Aidan was apologizing.
"I sorry, Mama." He said sadly as he hugged her.
"It's alright." She comforted him. "What do you have on you?" She asked spying something on his face.
"Don't know." He shrugged.
"Is it chocolate?" Liz asked.
He started to shake his head no then nodded slowly as a grin spread across his face.
"Who gave it to you?"
"Max." He grinned.
"He was sad." Max defended himself from behind her.
"It's ok, Max I'm not angry." Liz stood up to face him.
"You look beautiful." Max complimented her without thinking.
She blushed and ducked her head. "So is Lily." Liz pointed the attention away from her.
"Yes she is." Her hair framed her face like the other girls except her curls were natural. "How'd you get her to sit so you could do her hair?" He asked.
"She was glad to. But her hair didn't take to long. That hairstyle is made for little girls. I guarantee it nor the garland will fall out." Liz said looking pleased with herself.
"You look good too." Liz complimented him. "Aidan looks mighty handsome."
"Yeah, well, what would you expect, he's your son." Max shrugged.
"Thank you." Liz took the compliment to heart. She felt rather naked without her necklace even her pearls didn't make up for it.
"Everyone let's go inside." Nancy directed everyone inside.
Max noticed Liz scowl and draw Aidan closer to her side and wondered what it was about and put it in the back of his mind for later.
Aidan made his way slowly down the aisle with a face bright red to match his freckles.
Lily made a big deal of spreading the flowers and everyone awed at her cuteness.
The ceremony went smoothly for the most part.
Until Lily decided she wanted to sit down with her Nana rather than stand next to the bridesmaids.
"Go on." Diane urged.
"No." She let out a whine.
Isabel scrunched up her face and Diane knew just to leave her where she was.
Later Lily walked over to Max and stood next to him and Aidan. When it was time for the rings to be delivered she walked calmly with him over to Alex and smiled at him when he took the rings.
For the rest of the ceremony she was quiet.
****
Max waited impatiently for the newlyweds to finish their first dance.
Soon as they were done he stood up and handed Lily to Grace.
"Dance with me?" He asked Liz.
She looked around her. "Me?"
"Yes. Come on." He held his hand out to her.
"Ok." She stood up and took his hand.
They danced easily in each other's arms.
"Where's your necklace?" He asked absently.
"What necklace?"
"The gold chain, I think there's a charm or something on it."
"Oh, it's at home. Isabel wanted us to wear the pearls and it would look to tacky with two necklaces." She explained.
"Oh."
"So, interesting ceremony."
"Yes." Liz without thinking. She wasn't really thinking about anything except she was in another man's arms since Jonathan's death that was not either her father or brother's.
He moved so smoothly like he'd done this millions of times before.
"You dance well." Liz complimented.
"Yeah." He laughed. "My mother stuck me, and Isabel in a ballroom dancing class when I was nine, Isabel ten. Gracie did ballet."
"You took ballroom dancing?"
"Yes. I actually loved it until freshmen year when it just wasn't cool anymore."
"That long?"
"We went to competitions and everything. Won a few even." He said proudly.
"And you stopped because it wasn't cool anymore?"
"Nope, boys are insecure at that age."
"Maybe I'll do that with Aidan." Liz thought about it.
"Looks like he already has a partner." Max turned them easily so that she could see Aidan trying to dance with Lily.
"How cute." Liz laughed. "We should get a picture.
"My mom already beat you to it." He nodded towards where Diane was pointing a camera at the small children.
"She's so cute with Lily."
"I know. She's in love with her." Max smiled as his mother tried to instruct the children, her face alight with pleasure. "She's even more happy because there's two of them now."
"Yeah, Aidan seems to be taken with her."
They fell into a comfortable silence as another song came on.
"Liz, you wanna get together soon?" Max asked.
"Yes." She said a little too quickly for her liking.
"Ok." He said shocked that she answered so soon.
"I said that rather quickly." She blushed.
"How about next Saturday?" He asked confidently.
She thought about it for second. "Sure." She nodded her consent.
"Maybe I don't want to go as slowly as we had planned." She looked him in the eye.
"Either do I." He agreed. "Can I kiss you?"
"Yeah, but one thing." She held him away for a second. "Next time, don't ask."