Chapter 5: Just a Misunderstanding.
Liz woke up the next morning due to the sun shining in her face; she smiled when the memory of last night came back to her. Her and Max have finally kissed and what a kiss it was. She touched her lips, remembering how Max sucked her bottom lip into his mouth before letting it slide, wetly, from his mouth. That action made her heart do a double thump and clutch his hair even harder. She couldn't believe that her and Max had finally kissed, they still had to talk about why he was in a bad mood and why he was taking out on her but right now, she wanted to kiss him and relieve the whole moment again.
Max was smiling as he walked into the office, he couldn't help but remember the night before, how soft Liz felt pressed against, how her taste was still on his lips, hours after they separated. God he loved kissing her, it was the best kiss he had ever received and couldn't wait to explore the fireworks more when she comes back. He walked over to his desk and sat down as the door knocked.
"Yeah?" Max asked, hoping that it was Liz.
Max looked up and saw Tess entering; he stood up and eyed her warily. "What do you want Tess?" he asked. He had bumped into her a lot of the times when he was out and she made it very clear that she wanted him but he made it clear that he wasn't interested in blondes but wasn't so sure that she had received the message.
"I wanted to ask you something." Tess stated as she rounded the corner of the table and stood next to Max.
"What about?" Max asked as he took a step back when all of a sudden, Tess grabbed the front of his shirt and yanked him into a kiss when the door opened.
Liz smiled as she walked down the hallway till she reached the marine room that Max was working in; she opened the door.
"Hey Max, I brought you some…" Liz trailed off when she saw Max pulling away from Tess, his hair dishevelled and he was breathing heavily.
"Liz…" Max started but Liz looked at Tess and saw that her lips were flushed and she had a smug smirk on her lips, her straps were pulled down her shoulders.
"Oh, we are so sorry Liz, we didn't mean for you to find out about us like this!" Tess gushed out, not once sounding sorry.
Liz dropped the bag as she stumbled backward out of the door on wobbly legs, fighting to keep her tears and the bile that was raising in her throat at bay at the suggestion that Tess had made.
"Liz, she's lying!" Max exclaimed as he hurried over to her, pleading her to see the truth in his eyes but Liz shook her head.
"Stay away!" she gasped out before turning around and running off, trying to get away from Max.
"Liz!" Max shouted after her as he made to go after her when he felt hand clutching his arm, holding him back.
Max turned around with a deadly glare, causing Tess to take a step back in fear at the murderous glare.
"Max…I…" Tess stammered but Max yanked his arm out of her hands.
"If you come anywhere near Liz or I again, I will ruin you to shreds and you know it." Max warned.
"You wouldn't dare!" Tess tossed into his face with confident shining over her face but that faded when Max smirked.
"Oh you know I would." Max breathed out. "Ruin things for Liz and I and I will bring hell on earth to make your life a misery hell as possible." Max grounded out before storming off, leaving a stunned Tess behind.
Liz stumbled back to the cabin, clutching her heart as sobs racked her body, she never felt such intense pain before, her heart felt like it was being torn in two directions, never mind that her body felt it was being torn in two directions due to her heart revolting against the thought that Max had cheated on her while her brain was bringing up the evidence over and over again, trying to convince her heart.
She was grateful that her Grandma wasn't home so she hurried up the stairs to her room, once she reached it; she threw herself on her bed and buried her face into the pillow, wetting it with her tears. She couldn't believe that she trusted him, why hadn't he told her that he was involved with someone. Now that she thought about it, Tess was coming from the marine the time she bumped into her. She muttered a curse under her breath before curling up in her bed and closing her eyes, wanting the world to disappear forever.
Max threw stones at her window, pleading her to open the window and look down. He was desperate to talk to her; to make her understand what she saw was not what she thought.
Liz finally answered the knocking and opened the window; she looked down and saw Max standing there with his hands in his pockets.
"What do you want?" Liz asked, her voice hoarse from all the crying she had done and her eyes red from the tears and dull from her lack of sparkle. Max felt his heartbreak at the sight of the girl he love, looking destroyed.
"I need to talk to you." Max called up.
"No." Liz stated so bluntly that it shocked him. He blinked as he looked up at her.
"No?" Max asked.
"You are with Tess, I don't want to hear how sorry you so go home!" Liz snapped.
"Liz, I'm not with Tess, I'm with you!" he exclaimed.
Liz stared down at him for a long time, Max felt his heart thumping, wondering if he had gotten through to her but that thought was destroyed when she finally spoke.
"You were." Liz stated before closing her windows and shutting the curtains. Max knew what the statement meant and felt his heart break at the thought of losing her.
He straightened his back and made up his mind, he wasn't going to lose her, no matter what anyone says or what it took.
Liz slid down the wall and buried her face into her knees, sobbing her heart out. She has broken up with Max and it hurt so much but she knew it had to be. He was with Tess, not with her. She scrubbed at her face and sighed as she got up and moved back toward her bed and curled up under the covers, looking out at the window, trying hard, but failing, as tears ran down her cheeks once more, she wished she go back in time but that can't happen so all she could do was move on and try and get over this heartbreak.
Liz woke up the next morning, her eyes felt gritty from all the time she spent crying and staying awake and her head felt foggy. She sighed as she ran her hand through her hair, trying to flatten it before she made her way down the stairs, stopping at the bottom of the steps, she noticed that there were mail sitting on the floor and wondered once more where her Grandma has been going.
She walked over and scooped up the mail before going through it, she stopped when it noticed her name but no address so it meant that it had been delivered by hand, she dropped the rest of the mail on the table that in the hallway and opened the envelope as she made her way into the kitchen. She pulled out the letter and sat down to read.
'Dear Liz,
I know you probably want to rip this letter up and I don't blame you if you do but can you please read it before making any major decision? What you saw that day, with me and Tess wasn't what you thought Liz. I swear to you. I don't know why she came over but she obviously wanted to break us up, how she knew we were together is beyond me as we only gotten the night before that day. I know I can't convince that I didn't cheat on you but I know deep in your heart you know I didn't do that. I care about you Liz, you mean a lot to me. If you could, could you please come to the café, I really want to see you and hopefully we could talk. About half seven. Please, Max.'
Liz sighed as she read the letter over once more and sighed as she made up her mind, she was going to see him and hopefully they could sort something out.
At half seven, Liz arrived at the café, she smiled at the waiter before heading over to a small table before looking around for Max, wondering what she was going to say to him.
Liz sat at the table before looking at her watch; she stood up and walked out of the room, not knowing that Max had stood in front of the microphone.
"This is dedicated to Liz." Max stated, not knowing that she had left the room.
#Yeah
I'm not that kind of guy who can take a broken heart
So don't ever leave/I don't want to see us part
The very thought of losing you meansThat everything/Would go down under
I'll be loving you forever/Just as long as you want me to be
I'll be loving you forever/All this loves for you and me, yeah
(I'll be loving you)
I'll be/(I'll be loving you)
Loving you/(the things you do)
Yeah, its forever/(I'll be loving you)
I'll be/(I'll be loving you)
Loving you, yeah
I count the blessings that keep our love new
There's one for me/And a million for you
There's just so much that I want to say
But when I look at you/All my thoughts get in the way
I'll be loving you forever/Just as long as you want me to be
I'll be loving you forever/All this loves for you and me, yeah
(I'll be loving you)
I'll be/(I'll be loving you)
Loving you/(the things you do)
Yeah, its forever/(I'll be loving you)
I'll be/(I'll be loving you)
Loving you, yeah
We've learned to fall to every turn by now
This love will last forever/I can see it all now
(I'll be loving you)
I'll be/(I'll be loving you)
Loving you/(the things you do)
Yeah, its forever/(I'll be loving you)
I'll be/(I'll be loving you)
Loving only you, girl/Oh girl
I'll be loving only you/(I'll be loving you)
(I'll be loving you)/Be loving you girl#
Liz found herself sitting on the beach, looking at the stars as the water lapped the beach near her feet. She watched as the stars twinkled above her and she remembered the time when her and Max were sitting on the porch, talking about their dreams and hopes. She shook her head, ridding the memories.
She sensed someone behind her and stiffened.
"Go away Max." Liz whispered. "I don't want to talk to you." She wiped the tears from her eyes, refusing to look at him.
Max sighed, when he finished the song, he noticed that she wasn't in the room and felt his heart break as he left the building only for his heart to guide him to the beach, toward her. He sat down next to her and grabbed her arm as she began to get up.
"Please, just listen." Max pleaded with her. She sighed as she let herself settle back on the sand once more. "Thanks." Max whispered before looking at the stars and took a deep breath. "What you saw was not what you thought. Tess kissed me the minute you opened the door and I pulled away when you called my name. I have a feeling that she was trying to break us up." Max explained and Liz looked at him with disbelief shining her eyes.
"Right." Liz stated, sarcastically. "And how would Tess have know that I was going to step in at that minute?"
"I don't know but she did, Liz you have to believe me! I would never cheat on you!" Max pleaded and Liz looked at him once more with wide eyes.
"Why should I believe you?" Liz demanded.
"Because I love you!" Max cried and Liz gasped.
"What?" Liz demanded.
"I love you, I know it sounds crazy and we only met each other three weeks ago but I can't help it, I love you." Max explained and Liz felt the tears come to her eyes. "Liz?" Max asked.
"I love you too." Liz whispered and Max nearly swallowed his tongue.
"You do?" Max asked and Liz nodded.
Max let out a breathless laugher as he leaned in and kissed her hard on the lips while wiping away her tears that ran down her cheeks then he kissed the top of her head and pulled her into a hug. They let time and each other heal the pain they went through the last couple of days,
They were back together.
TBC