Chapter 4: Feelings Confirmed.
Claudia walked into the house; she smiled when she smelt the aroma of chocolate chip cookies that Liz was baking. She knew that Liz had a weakness for Chocolate. She felt her heartbreak at what Liz's reaction would be when she finally told Liz the truth and couldn't bare with it, she made a vow that Liz was never to find out when she was this happy.
Claudia stepped into the kitchen and smiled at the sight of Liz moving her hips to the music while stirring the biscuit batter while Rex and Bast sitting and watching her while Liz sang along with the music, enjoying herself.
Liz spun around and gasped when she saw her Grandmother, she placed her hand over her heart, in attempt to prevent it from jumping out of her chest.
"You gave me a fright!" Liz gasped out and Claudia smiled, apologist, and Liz nodded. "Where did you go?" she asked.
"Oh, just out for a walk sweetie, have a craving?" Claudia asked and Liz smiled, embarrassed.
"No, I was bored and I saw the stuff so I thought why not." Liz explained and Claudia smiled at her granddaughter and sat down at the table.
"So, how are things going between you and Max?" Claudia asked and Liz turned to face her.
"What do you mean?" Liz asked.
"Are the two of you getting on?" Claudia asked and Liz let out a smile.
"Yeah, he's a really great guy and he's fun to be around." Liz admitted, remembering their talk the night before. "Grandma, do you know Kyle Valenti?"
"Kyle, yes I do know him, why?" Claudia asked.
"He keeps hitting on me and he touched me when I was out with Max. He won't take no for an answer." Liz admitted and Claudia stared at her granddaughter, fury rolling through her body at the thought of her granddaughter being assaulted by some guy who barely knows her.
"Have you told the sheriff sweetie?" she asked and Liz shook her head.
"No, the club manager's father had him escorted out and told us that he would in form the owner and the police about that happened." Liz explained and Claudia nodded, happy but the anger was still flowing. "So, what have you been up to lately?" Liz asked as she poured the batter into cases.
"Nothing much, relaxing and enjoying the sun. How about you?" Claudia asked.
"Hanging out with Max and the dolphins, Max has been helping me with my maths work, he helped me to understand what I was doing wrong." Liz explained as she set the bowl to the side and grabbed the oven gloves so she could place the cakes into the oven.
Claudia was about to say something when Liz's cell phone rang, causing her to shot Claudia an apologist look and grab her phone. "Hello?" Liz called out.
"Liz, you need to get down here now!" Max exclaimed into the phone.
Liz hurried down to the marine, wondering why Max had phoned her in a panic. She bumped into someone and cursed in her head as she felt the air being knocked out of her.
"Oh God, I'm so sorry. Are you okay?" Liz asked, apologising and she looked up, she noticed it was a female; she had long blonde curls and light blue eyes.
"You might want to watch where you are going the next time." The female stated, snootily and Liz blushed slightly.
"I'm really sorry." Liz apologised once more.
"Who are you? I've never seen you around before." The blonde stated.
"I'm Liz Parker, Claudia's Granddaughter, I'm here for the summer." Liz stated.
"Oh, I'm Tess Harding and I have to go." Tess stated before walking off, leaving Liz staring after her, wondering about the young woman before it registered that she was in a rush to get to somewhere.
Liz arrived at the marine and found that there were two workers in the water with Lilly and Max was holding Lilly's head, trying to relax her.
"What's wrong?" Liz asked as she hurried down to the water, Max hurried over to her.
"Lilly is ready to give birth but the problem is, the baby won't come!" Max exclaimed as one of the worker took the injection and was about to inject Lilly with it when Lilly looked at Liz.
"NO!" Liz burst out, causing everyone to look at her. "Don't give her the injection, she wants Zan in here to witness the birth." Liz explained.
Max hurried over to the ledge and pulled up the block that was keeping Zan out of the pool, Zan swam in and the workers moved away from Lilly as Max dropped the block and hurried back down next to Liz. They watched as Lilly and Zan moved toward the middle of the pool, Zan nudged Lilly's side, gently, pushing the baby down further as blood started to come out, soon the baby was free and was swimming along with her parents.
Liz let out a squeal of delight when she saw the baby and hugged Max while jumping up and down.
"Oh, that was amazing!" Liz gushed and Max snickered.
"Okay, time for you to name the baby girl." Max stated and Liz smiled.
"Meris." Liz stated and Max looked at her and she smirked. "It means Sea Lover, I thought it was fitting."
"Very nice." Max stated, impressed with her and she smiled, embarrassed this time.
"I can't believe Lilly gave birth to her daughter." Liz exclaimed, breathless and Max nodded.
"It is amazing isn't it? Seeing a new life being born into the world." Max stated and Liz nodded her agreement.
"Erm, just how did you know that Lilly wanted Zan?" a male worker came up to Liz, everyone turned to Liz and saw her paled.
"I didn't, I just guessed." Liz lied.
"Liz…" Max started and Liz shook her head.
"I don't know how I knew, I just guessed, okay!" Liz demanded before turning around and storming off, provoking Max into going after her.
"Liz!" Max called out and sighed when she came to a stop and turned around to face him. "Why won't you tell us the truth?" Max demanded and Liz shrugged.
"I don't really know how I know Max, please, just leave it!" she snapped before hurrying off, leaving Max frustrated as he ran his hand through his dark hair, wondering how he was going to get to Liz.
Liz hurried into the cabin and ran up the stairs, she felt she was on the run from everything and everyone, she wondered herself how she knew that Lilly wanted Zan but at the same time, she didn't want it answered because it meant she would be normal and she wouldn't have to think herself as weird.
There was a sharp knock at the door, Liz turned and saw Claudia stepping through into the bedroom.
"Hey honeybear, want to tell me what happened?" she asked as she sat on the bed. Liz sighed as she sat up and seated herself next to Claudia. She told Claudia everything about the whole dolphin thing and Claudia listened carefully.
"Now Max wants to know how I know these things and I'm confused how I feel about it." Liz finished.
"You are most definitely like your grandfather honeybear." Claudia stated, fondly, with a smile and Liz looked at her Grandmother. Her Grandfather had died when she was seven, she didn't remember him that much but that he was the reason why he and Grandma moved out to Marine Rose, he loved the ocean.
"How do you mean?" Liz asked, curiously and Claudia smiled.
"You see, your grandfather had that gift too, it was the reason he loved being out in the ocean. He could sense the dolphins' needs." Claudia explained and Liz looked at her grandma with an awe expression on her face.
"How come no one told me?" Liz asked and Claudia sighed.
"You father didn't like it, he said that it made him feel like a freak that his father could talk to animals. He made sure that you weren't allowed to spend time around your grandfather whenever you were around because he didn't want you grandfather to taint your mind with ideas of talking to dolphins." Claudia explained and Liz had tears running down her face.
"You know, I thought he resented me because he was never around me, I still loved him but I thought he didn't love me." Liz admitted and Claudia gave her a sad smile.
"He loved you to bits sweetie, he adored you, but he loved his son as well so he did what his son wanted him to do." Claudia explained and Liz shook her head.
"I really wished that dad would have let Granddad get to know me, I feel I've missed out on so much." Liz whispered and Claudia hugged her close to her body, stroking her hair, soothing her.
Max turned up at Claudia's cabin, he knocked on the door and shoved his hands into his pockets, wondering if Liz would see him after the whole argument they had earlier.
The door opened and Max looked up to see Claudia standing at the door with an 'I'm waiting' expression.
"Hey Claudia, is Liz there?" Max asked and Claudia arched her eyebrow.
"Depends on what you are going to say to her." Claudia stated and Max looked at the ground with shame written over his face. "Max, Liz is a very sensitive girl, she may seem tough and may act tough but on the underneath, she really wants someone to except her for who she is, regardless of her special abilities." Claudia warned and Max nodded.
"I know, I'm sorry for upsetting her earlier, I was just wondering if she would subject to an experiment." Max confessed and Claudia shook her head.
"Liz isn't like that, she is too much like her Grandfather, they both prefer to keep their private life private, I suggest you tread carefully with her Max and watch that temper of yours, Liz can give back just as good if not more." Claudia stated as she took a step back to let Max into the house.
Max stepped into the house and Claudia shut the door. "She is up the stairs, the second door on the right. Mind you knock before entering." Claudia warned before moving into the kitchen. Max watched as Claudia walked away, he couldn't help but feel that something was missing, that she wasn't telling him. He made a mental notice to talk to her later and try and find out what it was before heading up the stairs to see Liz and try and talk to her, hopefully he would be able to save their friendship.
He arrived at the door and knocked on it.
"Come in." Liz called in from her room and Max stepped in only to turn his body around so his back faced her while she pulled down her top in a hurry. "Max!" Liz exclaimed.
"Hey Liz." Max stated, facing the wall, refusing to look but he couldn't help but remember that she was wearing a red lacy bra.
"You can turn around now." Liz stated, Max looked over his shoulder to make sure it was really okay before turning around to face her. "What are you doing here?"
"I wanted to apologise for earlier." Max explained and Liz nodded.
"Oh." She stated.
"I'm really sorry for putting the pressure on you, I just thought you would want to explore the gift and see what it is." Max explained and Liz sighed.
"Max, I really don't want to find out what my gift is, some things are just not meant to be figured out." Liz explained and Max sighed and nodded. "Do you want to explain why you were in a bad mood with me?" Liz asked and Max looked at her, curiously.
"What do you mean?" Max asked.
"You don't normally snap just because I didn't want to do something, I had a feeling that there was something behind it." Liz explained and Max scoffed.
"I'm not in a bad mood." Max denied and Liz rolled her eyes.
"There you go again, I'm guessing you like a girl." Liz teased and Max lost it, she was hitting too close near the mark and he didn't like it.
"Liz, drop it!" Max snapped and Liz took a step back, a hurt expression crossing her face.
"I'm sorry, I was just teasing." Liz whispered, "I better go, I promised my gram that I would try and go to the shops." Liz stated as she hurried out of the room with Max following her, he grabbed her arm once they reached outside and spun her around. He shook his head, guilt flooding his body.
"No, I'm sorry, I guess I'm just under a lot of stress right now." Max stated and Liz nodded. "So, have you thought more about the gift thing?" Max asked and Liz looked at him with disbelief shining over her face.
"Max, I've already told you that I don't want to check it out, I prefer if you drop it." Liz stated and Max sighed. The rain started to pour lightly then started to get heavier.
"Liz, this is an amazing gift, you need to explore it!" Max argues and Liz shook her head.
"I don't need to do anything." Liz snapped as she walked off with Max hot on her heel.
"What is your problem?" Max demanded as he chased after Liz, Liz stopped and turned around to face him as the rain started to pour harder.
"You want to put me into a lab and study me like I'm so object!" Liz snapped. "Beside, what is your problem? You have been hot and cold with me all day and I'm getting sick of it!"
"Not everything in my life has anything to do with you!" Max snapped and Liz straightened her back.
"They are when you start taking it out on me." She replied, coolly.
All of a sudden, Max grabbed her and kissed her hard, forcing her head up from the pressure of his kiss, Liz whimpered as desire shot through her veins, her blood pulsing as she let one hand grab the back of his hair and the other grab the back of his shirt to hold herself upright. Their tongues mated in time with the pleasure as it pounded through their bodies.
Liz moaned as Max cupped the back of her head, angling the kiss so he could taste her better while his other arm wrapped itself around her waist, pulling her further into his body, pressing them together so that nothing could get pass them. They both broke apart, breathing heavily, gulping in air before launching back into the kiss, unable to stay apart for a minute longer.
Meanwhile, in the distance, someone watched with a furious gaze and their hands clenched at the sight of the couple in front of them before stalking off, promising revenge while the couple stood in the rain, oblivious to all but each other.
TBC
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