Liz opened her eyes to the light blinding her from the window. She relaxed when she felt Max's grip around her waist, she smiled a bit stroking his hand softly. She looked at the clock, 9:00 am! She sprang up with the sheets held by her hand up to her breast. Max opened his eyes and sat up, "Liz...what's wrong?" he asked her with concern. Liz turned to him fear struck across her face, "Max! It's 9:00! And my parents don't even know I was gone..." she panicked starting to get dressed. Max walked over and started to get dressed himself, "I'll drive you over..." he said grabbing his keys off the dresser. They rushed down the hall, and into the jeep.

Liz looked over at Max and smiled, "Well, that was a night I'll never forget..." she said softly, trying to make the suspense flow out of her, also to tease him a bit. Max trembled hearing her voice so soft, as her voice was the night before. Max turned his gaze to meet hers, "Neither will I..." he said softly then put his gaze back to the road.

Liz moved over putting herself against his shoulder softly. Making Max shiver, he let his right hand off the steering wheel and held her hand in his softly stroking it.

As they pulled up to the café, Liz jumped out, and turned to Max who was starting to get out. "Max, it might be better that you stay here..." she warned, remembering the last time when her mother found her sneaking in. Max sighed and shut the door and nodded, "Ok, I'll see you later. I Promise..." he said giving her a promising look. Liz went to his side of the jeep and kissed him passionately, "I know you will." then turned and headed to the fire escape to her porch.

Max watched her as she drifted off behind the Crashdown. He started th jeep again, and drove to Michael's. He opened the door to see Michael and Maria on the couch. They both looked up at him, and sat up quickly. "Hi Maxwell..." Michael said regaining himself. Max smiled to himself, 'just take this as payback for the last time you dropped on me and Liz.' "Hi Michael, Maria." He nodded to her, making her blush.

"Um, I got to get going. See you guys later." Maria finally said picking up her coat and buttoning up her shirt as she walked out the door. Max smiled at Michael, "I see that you've been busy." he said sitting on a stool. Michael looked up at him, "Ya, well..." he started but trailed off.

Max turned and looked at the door, "Michael...when you and Maria, ya know" he said looking back at him. Michael nodded, "Ya, what about it?" he asked leaning forward putting his elbows on his knees.

"Well, what happened?" Max finished, a bit edgy. Michael looked up at him concerned, "Max what happened?" He asked standing up and walking over to Max.

Max stood up, "Me and Liz..." but stopped short and felt this sudden feeling of guilt?

Liz sat in a chair at the Crashdown, "Mom nothing happened!" she pleaded with her mother, feeling guilty about lying. She entered her bedroom, then seeing her mother seated on her bed. Now they ended up down in the café. "I don't care Liz! I don't want you around Max Evens for some time..." she said finally. "Go up to your room and get ready." she finished and walked behind the counter to get ready for the bustling people to soon come through the door.

Liz felt anger, and depression settle in. She ran up to her room and laid herself out on the bed, sobbing herself back to sleep.

Max felt Liz's pain, stumbling back a bit almost knocking a vase over that Iz gave Michael to lighten up the room. "Maxwell, you ok?" Michael asked walking over to help him. Max pulled away before Michael could grab him, "No, I'm fine..." he said turning and setting himself down on the stool he sat on before. Michael looked at him a bit concerned but shrugged it off. "Now what did you want again?" he asked Max who was coming back to his senses.

"What? Oh ya, with you and Maria. When you DID it, um what exactly happened?" he asked looking back to his friends face. Michael shrugged, "What do you exactly mean by what happened? We did it, that was it." he replied, "Why do you want to know?" Max stroked his hand through his black hair in a bit of frustration looking out one of the windows. "Well, it's weird. Now all of a sudden, the connection that me and Liz have has become stronger." He shifted a bit. "Such as we can talk to each other, and I can feel what she feels. Even if we're miles away..."

Max looked at Michael, who was looking back at him with a questioning gaze. "So...your saying that you can talk to Liz and feel what she feels?" Michael asked feeling a bit down that him and Maria didn't have that kind of connection. Max nodded, "Yes everything..." Michael stood up and went looked at the floor before looking back up at Max. "I-I don't know. It's never happened to me or Maria, the only thing we get are flashes..." he said looking back down at the floor.

Max felt terrible, making Michael feel so down because of his question, and the fact that Maria couldn't get what Liz and he had. Max shrugged hoping to make him feel a bit better. "Well, it's nothing really...but Michael it happened last night." That brought Michael's attention up to him, "You mean you finally..." Max cut him off with a nod.