1 Inside my Mind

Part 7a: Map to her Heart –

As Maria pulled up to the first of the two houses that they had to travel to, they studied it very carefully. The green grass that glistened with water drops from its previous watering. The small, yet humble home in the suburbs of the small town.

Maria parked the car on the curb and waited for Liz to make the first move.

"Ok, you wait here. I'll go see if this is by chance the right place." Liz directed as she unbuckled her seat belt, and went to open the car door.

"Fine." Maria pouted. "But if this is his house you better come right back out here and get me."

Liz walked up the path that lead to the doorway.

[KNOCK, KNOCK, KNOCK]

"Hello?"

"Hi, I'm Liz Parker. I'm looking for a Max Evans does he live here?" Liz asked the worn women that answered the door on the third knock. The women looked the young lady standing on the other side of her door, who was wearing a pair of jeans that cuffed at the bottom and a black top that fit her petite curves well, up and down as she wiped her hands off on the rag that she had brought to the door with her.

"Honey, you must not be from around here. Max Evans is one of the most prominate bachelors in the Roswell area." The women said matter of factly.

"Oh." Liz said with evident shock in her voice. Not that she didn't find Max to be of 'greek god' quality. "Well do you happen to know where I could find him then?"

"Yeah. Try the Evans house. Its about 3 blocks away. Just take this street [the women said pointing to the one in front of her house] and take a right onto Murray Lane. Its the big, 2 story white house right there on the corner."

"OK, got it. Thank you so much for your help." Liz said gratefully.

"Your welcome, dear." The women said as she turned into her house closing the door behind her.

Liz walked back to the car. And told Maria where they were heading now, and what was said between her and the women.

"The most 'Prominate bachelor' huh." Maria said in satisfaction. As she drove her friend the their next destination. Maria pulled up and parked in front of the house that the women had described to Liz. She turned off the car and looked at Liz.

"So this is it."

"Yeah." Liz breathed as she unbuckled her seat belt. "Maria, I know you don't want to hear this... but I want to go up there alone. I want to talk to him for the first time and see him in person for the first time alone." Liz said hesitantly as she turned back to look at Maria.

"I know you do. I'll be here when you get back. But if anything goes wrong in there you better high tail it right back out here, got it?" Maria stated more seriously than she had expected to.

"Yes Alex." Liz mimicked. She kissed Maria on the cheek and opened the passenger door, swung both legs out of the car and started her way up the cement path that was lined with bright red and yellow flowers all the way to the front door. Where she paused before she knocked. To take that final moment to gather her thoughts before she saw Max for the first time.

[knock, knock]

Liz heard light footsteps come to the door, and her heart pounded faster as she saw the knob turn--.

TBC