Chapter 6: Lies Come Undone.
Max was walking along the street, whistling and smiling to himself. He knew that he was attracting strange looks but he didn't care. He was happy because he and Liz Parker had finally made up and confessed their love for each other and became stronger in the end because of everything.
They had spent most of the night, talking about why Tess would try and split them up and they came to an agreement, she was obviously working with someone else, it was the only way how she knew that Liz was going to walk in the room. And spent most of the night kissing, making up for lost time.
He saw Tess and Kyle talking, they seemed to be in a serious discussion and it made him wonder what they were talking about, especially now that he was suspicious of Tess. He walked over near them but made sure that he wasn't noticeable but in an ear shot so he could hear them.
"They are so over, when Liz walked into that room, I knew that she wouldn't listen to him." Tess stated, gleefully to Kyle and he laughed. Max clenched his hands into fists, he now knew who was Tess's partner in crime.
"Good, that means I can make my move and finally find out just how hot she is in bed." Kyle stated and Tess looked at him.
"What is your obsession over Liz? I don't see anything that interesting." Tess stated and Kyle smirked.
"Well, you know I love a challenge." Kyle stated and Tess giggled.
Max growled as he stalked away from them, he knew that he should confront them but not right now, not while he was this mad because he was liable to say something that he would regret or a lawyer would make him regret. He made his way over to Claudia's cabin, he needed to talk to Liz and soon.
Liz made her way down the stairs, she was smiling, and happiness was radiating from her in huge vibes.
She stepped into kitchen and smiled at her Grandma.
"Morning Grandma." She stated and Claudia looked at her granddaughter.
"Well, someone is happy today." Claudia stated and Liz smiled.
"How can I not be? The sun's shining so it's a beautiful day, the sea is calm and I'm in love." Liz finished off with a singsong and Claudia looked at Liz.
"Oh, please let me guess. Max Evans?" Claudia asked and Liz nodded as she walked over to the table.
"I know it's soon but I really love him Grandma, and he loves me, we talked about it last night." Liz explained and Claudia nodded, she had noticed that Liz was upset the last two days and had wondered what it was about but knew not to pry, as Liz would come to her if she needed to talk.
"That's great honeybear, I'm glad that you and Max are getting along better, I knew the two of you would be perfect for each other." Claudia stated as she chopped up some carrots and Liz looked at her.
"Now, why do I get the feeling that you set Max and I up?" Liz asked, Claudia just continued on chopping and it hit Liz. "You did!" she exclaimed. "You set Max and I up the next day I was here!" Liz stated and Claudia grinned at Liz.
"Guilty." She admitted and Liz shook her head.
"Grandma!" she exclaimed and Claudia shrugged.
"I knew Max was interested in you, he liked your photos and I knew he would be perfect for each other, you have so much in common and I knew that he would bring some light into your life." Claudia explained.
Liz was about to say something when there was a knock at the front door and Liz sent Claudia a mock glare.
"I'll get that, we are going to be talking soon." Liz warned and Claudia laughed as Liz headed out of the kitchen toward the front door, she opened it and saw Max standing there. "Hey you." Liz greeted as she grabbed the front of Max's shirt and pulled him down for a kiss, Max's eyebrows shot up in shock before closing in pleasure, he wrapped his arms around her waist, pulling her up against his body, enjoying the feel of her pressed up against him.
"Hmm, wow." Max gasped out when they broke apart and Liz smiled up at him.
"I missed you." Liz whispered and Max smiled as he kissed her gently on the lips once more.
"I missed you too." He whispered back.
"How come you are here?" Liz asked. "I thought I was meeting you at the café today."
"I overheard something that I need to tell you." Max stated and Liz looked up at him curiously. "Turns out that Kyle is Tess's partner in crime, he wanted to get you into bed with him." Max explained and Liz paled.
"You're kidding?" Liz gasped out and Max shook his head.
"Nope." Max confirmed and Liz shook her head.
"Why can't he just take no for an answer?" Liz demanded and Max sighed.
"Kyle is one of these guys who is hot shot, all the girls wanted him in high school and he played around, went from one girl to the next every week or so. You are the new girl in town and, in his words, a challenge." Max explained and Liz rolled her eyes.
"I'm a challenge because I don't want him? The guy really needs to get his head checked out." Liz muttered and Max laughed.
"I agree with you there but the fact is, they think we have broken up, who knows what Kyle would do if he knows we are still together." Max told her and Liz rested her head on his shoulder.
"This is getting ridiculous." Liz muttered, Max sighed and wrapped his arms around her body, holding her close to him.
"I agree with you but until we talk to Kyle and sort this out, I don't want you to be alone at any time." Max stated and Liz nodded. She knew she should protest at the fact that Max is being over protective but she was scared of Kyle and didn't want to see what he would do when he knows that Max and Liz are still together.
"Did you find out how Tess knew I was going to walk into the room or how they even knew we were together?" Liz asked as she looked up at him and he shook his head.
"No, Tess definitely knew that you were coming to the office the same time she attacked me so I'm guessing that Kyle had watched you and somehow contacted her." Max stated and Liz thought about before pulling out her phone and pressing in some numbers, Max felt his pocket vibrate and took out his phone, he checked the caller id and looked at Liz.
"He phoned her, I bet she put her phone on vibrate and when I stepped in, he phoned her to let her know." Liz stated and Max shook his head.
"They really had it all planned out, didn't they?" Max asked and Liz shrugged.
"What was Tess going to get out of it?" She asked.
"She never said anything, I think it was me as most of the time I met her, she made it very clear that she was interested in me." Max explained and Liz rolled her eyes.
"They really can't get a hint and what did Kyle think I was going to do? Jump into bed with him just because we broke up?" Liz demanded and Max shrugged.
"He would have done all he can." Max reminded and Liz scoffed.
"There's no way in hell I would have slept with him, even if he was the last person on earth." Liz muttered and Max bit back his snickers at Liz's statement, he knew that Liz wasn't the type to go sleeping with guys.
"Anyway, enough of them, how about you and I go for a nice walk then we go somewhere for lunch then I'll treat you out for dinner?" Max asked and Liz looked up at him with smile.
"Hm, sounds nice." Liz murmured and Max smiled as he bent down and kissed her once more.
"Liz, are you going to stand at the door with Max all day or are you actually going to go out?" Claudia asked from the kitchen, Liz broke away from Max and buried her face into his chest, giggling as Max blushed.
"Looks like we've been told." Liz teased Max before turning her head. "Max and I are just leaving, I'll see you later Grandma."
"Later Honeybear, have fun." Claudia called out as Max and Liz linked hands and headed out the cabin.
Liz and Max walked along the beach, holding hands as Liz rested her head on his shoulder; both of them were just enjoying themselves with the other.
"I have a surprise for you." Max teased and Liz looked up at him with excitement in her eyes.
"What kind of surprise?" Liz asked and Max shook his head.
"You don't think I'm going to tell you and spoil the whole thing are you?" Max teased and Liz whined.
"Oh Max, please!" she begged, giving him the puppy dog eyes and the pout causing him to laugh and kiss her.
"I'm not telling missies so you can try all the tricks you like." Max teased back and Liz laughed, enjoying his playfulness.
"Fine, the surprise better be worth it." Liz shot at him and he grinned.
"You can bet your sweet ass it will be." Max stated and, playfully, slapped her ass, causing Liz to squeal in shock delight.
"Max!" she exclaimed with laugher bubbling up.
"Come on!" Max exclaimed with excitement shining in his eyes as he linked his hand with hers and tugged her toward a beaten path.
"Where are we going?" Liz squealed as she hurried after Max.
Soon Max rounded the trees and pushed Liz in front of him, Liz took in the sights of the waterfall, inhaling the scent when something caught her eye.
"Oh my…" Liz gasped when she saw the surrounding, there was a picnic blanket lay out with a picnic basket on top of it and a glass bottle of what seemed to be wine. The waterfall set up a romantic scene. "Max…"
"Do you like it?" Max asked and Liz nodded.
"It's gorgeous." Liz exclaimed then she looked at him. "When did you do this?"
"I did this before I bumped into Kyle and Tess, I was planning on luring you up here for a nice picnic to make up for the last couple of days we went through." Max explained and Liz kissed him.
"Thank you." She whispered and Max smiled.
"Well, the food isn't going to eat itself is it?" Max teased and Liz laughed as she let him lead her over to the blanket and watched as he pulled out the food. "And as you are eighteen, I'm pretty sure that you can have alcohol." Max teased and Liz laughed as he popped the cork, he poured some into champagnes glasses and handed one to her.
"So, what shall we toast to?" Liz teased and Max leaned into kiss her.
"To life and love." Max stated, Liz smiled as they clinked glasses before digging into the food that Max had laid out for the.
"What are you going to do?" Liz asked and Max shrugged.
"I'll have to talk to them." Max stated and Liz nodded.
"Do you really think Kyle will back off?" she asked, hope colouring her voice and Max sighed.
"I don't know, I really don't" Max told her and she nodded.
"It's just my luck, I get the summer away from my parents' pressure only to be stalked by some guy who wants me in his bed." Liz muttered and Max smiled, sympathetic at her. A thought hit Liz and she looked over at Max.
"So, how come you were in a bad mood with me?" Liz asked and Max blushed slightly.
"I wasn't technically in a bad mood with you, you see, I was developing feelings for you and was really confused about what I was feeling, when you started teasing me, I just lost it because you were hitting to close the mark and I wanted to be sure of what I was feeling toward you before letting you know." Max explained and Liz nodded.
"Maybe the next time you could just tell me rather than biting my head off?" Liz teased and Max laughed.
"Sure, I will do that the next time but I have a feeling that there won't be a next time." Max stated as he leaned over Liz.
"Oh really?" Liz asked.
"Really." Max confirmed before taking Liz's lips into his, provoking a low moan of pleasure from her.
Max and Liz were, both, lying on the blanket, looking at the sky above them, enjoying the feel other the others against them. Liz had her head resting on Max chest while Max rested his head on his arm, stroking her hair.
Soon, Max looked at his watched and sighed. "Better get you home, I promised mom that I would help her and afterward, I'll come over and to collect you and we can go for dinner." Max explained and Liz nodded.
"Sure thing." Liz replied as they stood up and packed their stuff before linking hands and making their way to the cabin, unaware that their plans were going to change due to heartbreak.
"I'll see you later." Max whispered as he leaned into kiss her, they were standing in front of the cabin; Liz smiled as she lifted her head to receive the kiss before pulling away.
"And you better go before you are late." Liz teased and Max laughed as he leaned in once more before leaving her standing on the porch.
Liz watched as he walked off before heading into the cabin and making her way over to the kitchen where her Grandma was sitting at the counter. "Hi Grandma." Liz greeted.
"Hi honeybear, have fun?" She asked and Liz nodded a she grabbed a glass, remembering their outing.
"He really is such a romantic." Liz sighed. Claudia gasped as she clutched her stomach, Liz spun around and the glass dropped from her hand, causing it to shatter when it hit the ground when she saw her Grandma wincing in pain and falling to the ground in slow motion. She grabbed the phone as she hurried over to Claudia, trying to wake her while calling the hospital for help.
What she didn't know that it was another beginning of heartbreak for her again.
TBC