1 Inside my Mind



"What? Fallen for.... thats so..." Max tried to think of an excuse to put his friend at ease.

"Yeah Max you've fallen for her. And I bet you anything her and her little fiesty friend are out there right now discussing how shes head over heals for you." Michael said matter of factly.

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Evans Living room –

"No way! She was so much more popular after the second alblum, I mean look at her now she has her own pepsi commercial for crying out loud!" Maria said trying to prove her battle with Liz that Britney Spears was more popular after the second alblum than the first.

"Oh pleeease how can you not tell me that every guy in the world didn't picture her in that slutty school girl outfit. Thats what made her.... the male hormoin." Liz said knowingly.

"But what about.... Yeah well." Maria stuck out her tounge when she didn't find the right retourt for their discussion.

"Nice come back Deluca." Liz commented.

"Always works for me." Maria said smiling.

Michael entered the room with a Pepsi in hand and Max not far behind him. Max walked over to the couch that Maria and Liz were sharing and took his seat as before, next to Liz. Michael sat across from the three in the arm chair.

"Sorry to have taken so long ladies." Max offered for their absence.

"It's fine Max. Maria and I were in the middle of a very important debate." Looking between the two men Liz saw tension in both of them, figuring that their discussion hadn't gone well she decided to let it be at that, and ask questions later.

The room was stuck in a dead silence for what seemed like ages. Maria would look over to Liz who would give her an enthusiastic nod. She'd look at Max and he would just smile and turn his glance back to Liz. Whenever she'd look towards the man sitting across from her in the chair he'd quickly look away. So she of course decided to break the ice.

"So how did your pow-wow go?" Maria asked the two guys.

"Maria!" Liz said hurridly.

"What?" Maria asked dumbfoundely looking to Liz for the answer.

"I think your friend is trying to keep your nose out of our business." Michael commented not even looking up from his glare at the black TV screen.

Maria getting rather annoyed with his attitude "So do you have some sort of power to turn that thing on or are you just using wishful thinking."

Michael quickly deverted his attention to Max searching his face for any confirmation that she might know of what they were. Seeing that he was half laughing at her comment Michael ventured to retourt back.

"Actually I was trying to void my eyes of the shirt you are weearing, I'd like to keep my sight." Michael said looking up to meet her fiery eyes long enough to speak and then return his tention towards the blank TV screen.

"Why I oughta..." Maria said motining to stand but to be pulled back in her seat by Liz.

"What you oughta do is stay here." Liz said.

"Please for the love of my sanity Michael stop bickering with every girl that you find to be attractive, really does you no good." Michael looking up to find the all to familiar voice coming from Isabel, glared at her knowingly.

"How long have you been standing there?"

"Long enogh to pick up your game plan, long enough Guerin." Isabel said knowingly as she sat down on the arm of his chair.

Deciding to acknowledge the company she just put down "So I see we have company Max?"

"Yeah, Liz, Maria this is my sister Isabel." Max said jestering towards her. "Isabel, this is Liz and Maria." Max stated jestering to each one in turn.

"And what are you ladies doing here?" Isabel asked in a snobbish tone. Full well knowing why they were here, and just who they were.

"Well I uh... I've had these dreams and -."

"Oh so your the dreamer huh?" Isabel asked interupting her explanation.

"He told you?" Liz said obviously surprised.

"Well why wouldn't he, he i my brother after all."

"Well yes but. I mean its just that this situation is so bizare that I didn't think anyone would believe us. I mean this isn't just something that happens to me everyday. You know."

"Well this is a first for us too."

"Right. So I mean what should we do?" Liz asked suddenly looking to Isabel for all the answers.

TBC