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Chapter 7: Why?

Max burst into the Hospital, looking around for Liz till he caught sight of her petite form huddling into the chair

"Liz!" Max shouted as he hurried over to her, he had been at his mother's cafe when he received a frantic call from Liz.

Liz looked up when she heard someone call her name and hurried over to Max when she saw him, she threw herself into his arms. "What happened?" Max demanded.

"Grandma collapsed, she just gasped then fell to the floor and wouldn't wake up." Liz explained; sounding like a scared little child who didn't know what was going on and Max felt his heart clench as she looked up into his eyes. "I'm scared." She whispered.

Max kissed the top of her head before letting her rest her head on his chest once more, he knew that he should say that everything was going to be alright but somehow he knew that wasn't the case.

"Liz Parker?" Dr. Jackson asked as he came into the reception area, Liz looked up and the doctor made his way over to the couple.

"How is she?" Liz asked and he shook his head.

"She is dying, the cancer has spread even further so there is no hope for her." He explained and Liz felt her knees buckle as Max tightened his arms around her waist as he stared at the doctor in a stunned shock.

"Cancer?" Max gasped out and it hit the doctor like cold water.

"She never told you!" he exclaimed and shook his head. "I'm sorry, you grandmother has an extremely rare cancer, there is no cure for it and even if there was, the cancer is too advance." He explained.

Liz broke down and cried into Max's chest.

"Why didn't she tell me!" she exclaimed, Max held her close to his body, stroking her hair.

"Sh Liz, it's not good for you to get overworked up like this, we will find out why she hadn't told us." Max whispered as he kissed her forehead and rocked her to side slightly. Liz pulled her face away from his chest and wiped away her tears as she looked up in to his face.

"Why would she hide this from me?" she whispered, confused about her grandmother's actions and Max shook his head.

"I don't know baby, I really don't." he whispered back and pulled her head so it rested on his chest once more.

"Miss Parker?" the doctor asked and Liz turned to face him. "Would you like to see you grandmother? She is stable now." He explained and Liz nodded.

"That'll be nice." She whispered and he nodded as Liz turned to Max.

"I need to get back and tell my mother what's happening, call me and I'll come over whenever you need me, okay?" Max asked and Liz nodded, Max kissed her lightly on the forehead and kissed her gently on the lips.

"I'll see you later." She whispered and Max nodded as walked off, he looked back at her before leaving the hospital, his heart aching for the young woman that was going through hell at the moment.

Diane Evans was an elderly lady of 45 year old, she had blonde hair and light blue eyes; she used her wrist to wipe off her hair from her forehead as she lifted up the plastic tub of plates. She looked up when she heard the bell tinkle and smiled when she saw her son walk in, her smile faded when she saw how tensed his jaw was and the fear in his dark eyes.

"Max?" Diane asked.

"Hey mom, sorry I'm late. Claudia has been taken into hospital. Liz is in such a state right now." Max explained and Diane put down the plastic tub on the table and pulled Max into a hug, she knew how much Max loved Claudia, she was like a grandma to him and she knew how much Max cared for Liz through all his discussions he had with her.

"Oh honey, I'm sorry, how is Liz?" Diane asked and Max shrugged.

"She's confused why Grandma hid it from her." Max whispered and Diane pulled away to look at him in the eyes.

"Hide what?" Diane asked.

"Cancer." Max whispered and Diane gasped as her eyes widen in shock, obviously not knowing that Claudia's life was in the much danger.

"But she will be alright, right?" Diane asked and Max shook his head.

"Rare cancer plus there is no cure, it had advanced too far." Max explained and Diane shook her head, unable to believe that the heart of the town was going to die.

The door jingled once more and they looked toward it, Max stiffened and straightened his back when he recognized the people. "Listen mom, I need to speak to them, I promise I'll help you out once I've finished speaking to them okay?" Max asked.

"It's okay, you speak with them then go and see Liz, she needs you more than I do." Diane stated and Max looked at her.

"Are you sure?" Max asked and Diane nodded.

"I'm sure honey, the place is due to close anyway so don't worry too much." Diane assured and Max nodded as he kissed his mother on the cheek before moving toward the couple.

"I need to speak to you two now, follow me into the office." Max stated in a low voice, the couple looked at each other before following Max to the office.

Max let them through first before following through and shutting the door behind him and faced the couple in front of him. "First thing first, Liz and I are still together, your plan backfired in a major way." Max stated, Kyle and Tess looked at each other before looking at Max and opened their mouth; Max lifted a hand to ward them off. "Before you start denying it, I overheard you talking about it. I'm warning you right now Kyle, leave Liz alone, she isn't interested in you and she made that pretty clear each time you started harassing her." Max warned and turned to Tess. "And you, the promise that I made of you trying to ruin mine and Liz's relationship still holds strong, you mess it up and I will ruin the pair of you no problem, so leave us alone and move on!" Max snapped and sighed. "Get out of my sights and stay away from us, if I hear that any of you have been near Liz, you can say goodbye to your reputation."

Max stood to the side, letting Kyle and Tess get out of the office before shutting the door and leaning his back on the door, he dropped his head backward on the door and scrubbed his face. He hadn't felt this tired in ages and he was scared for Liz and how she was coping with her grandmother's secret.

Liz sighed as she entered the room, she looked around and saw her grandmother lying on the bed; she walked over to it and sat on the chair, next to the bed. She just sat there and watched Claudia lying there before the tears filled her eyes.

"Why couldn't you have told me?" Liz asked, tears choking her voice. "Did you really think I couldn't cope with it?"

"No of course not sweetie." Claudia whispered out and Liz looked at her.

"You kept this from me, you kept the fact that you were dying from me, why would you do that?" Liz pleaded.

"Because I wanted you to have a summer free of troubles, I wanted you have a break from the pressure that your parents constantly put you under." Claudia stated and Liz shook her head.

"You should have told me Grandma. I would have been able to handle it." Liz stated and Claudia sighed.

"I know but you are such a young woman, I couldn't bare to see you going through the pain, knowing that it was I who you put you through it." Claudia explained and Liz let the tears run down her cheeks.

"Grandma, you are my best friend, you should have told me." Liz stated and Claudia nodded.

"I know and I'm sorry." Claudia whispered.

"I need time to think this through okay, you try and rest grandma, you'll need your strength." Liz whispered; Claudia nodded as Liz headed out of the room.

Once the door was shut, Liz rested her back against the door and felt the tears run down faster, the hot water streaking her cheeks. She felt warm hands on her face, wiping her cheeks, stroking back her hair; rubbing her arms. She opened her eyes and saw Max looking down at her.

"You okay?" Max asked and Liz shook her head.

"Take me away from here Max." Liz whispered, Max nodded, he led her out of the hospital and toward the jeep, intending to take her back to the cabin so she could get some sleep.

They arrived at the cabin, Max helped Liz out of the jeep and led her over to the cabin; tears were falling silently down her face. He led her up the stairs to her room where she could sleep.

They arrived in her bedroom and Max led her over to the bed. Liz looked up at him with pleading in her eyes. Max felt his heart clenched as he leaned in a kissed her, he wanted to forget the pain he was going through and he wanted to help he with her pain.

"Liz." Max whispered as he leaned into kiss her once more. Liz slid her hands into his hair, holding his lips close to hers. "God I love you so much." He whispered as his lips trailed from her lips down to her neck, causing her to throw her head back in pleasure and gasp out his name. Max walked her backward till the back of her legs hit the bed, she fell backward and Max followed her down, still kissing her.

Liz was lying on her bed with Max lying on top of her, she gasped as she grabbed the edge of his shirt and started tugging it. Max raised himself up slightly, helping Liz to take off his shirt before settling back on top of her again. Liz let her hands run over his naked hot back, enjoying the feel of his muscles working in his back. Max kissed her neck once more and unbuttoned her shirt as he made his way down; it fell opened. Liz pushed Max up slightly and took off her shirt, she wasn't wearing a bra under her shirt.

Max groaned as she settled herself down on the bed once more, he wrapped an arm around her waist and pressed their upper bodies together. Liz gasped as her ridged nipples brushed up against his hard chest.

"Max." she whispered as Max kissed his way down her chest, he ran his tongue around the edge of her nipple before sucking it into his mouth. Liz gasped as she arched her chest into his mouth as her hand slid into his hair, holding him to her chest. He let his other hand slide down her front till he reached her zipper and pulled the trackers apart before turning to his and unzipping his.

Liz lifted her legs and used her toes to pull down his jeans while he used his hand to pull down her jeans, they pulled the underwear down at the same time to remove any restriction before Max came back up and rested himself on top of her, they gasped as they met each other for the first time. "Are you sure?" he asked, Liz just grabbed the back of his head and pulled him into a hard kiss as she bucked her hips up into his. Max, slowly, slid himself into her, watching her face for any pain as he entered her. He stopped when he felt her barrier but Liz refused, she ran her hands down his back and pushed his hips down while thrusting her hips up at the same time. She bit her bottom lip as pain stung her but she pushed it to the back of her mind and started moving her hips, ensuring that he wouldn't stop thrusting himself in and out of her.

Max groaned when he felt the pressure building up, Liz wrapped her legs tighter around his waist as she thrusted her hips up harder, grinding herself into him.

"Harder Max, faster." She hissed out, Max lifted himself on his forearms, looking deep into her eyes as he began to thrust harder and faster into her, he rested his hips on her hips so that his pelvic was rubbing against her clit, causing Liz to throw her head back as her mouth opened in a silent gasp of pleasure, her body stilled as her orgasm bust out.

Max groaned when he felt her walls clenching around him, he kept thrusting as he spilled his seed into her hot walls. Max slowed as he started to soften inside of her; he knelt down and kissed her gently as he moved off her. Liz let one hand rest on his cheek as she kissed him back before pulling away and resting her head on his chest.

"I love you, Max," she whispered as her eyes closed.

"Love you." Max whispered as they both fell into a deep sleep.

TBC

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