Chapter 70:
The gang returned home and started school.
"Hey Liz, can I get your notes?", asked Serena walking out of Biology.
"Sure didn't you get any good notes?", asked Liz.
"No I couldn't concentrate, I don't know why", said Serena. "Maybe because Zan wasn't there", said Liz.
"I know I'm so pitiful I can't live a day without that boy, I need a life or at least a hobby", said Serena.
Liz just laughed.
"Where is Zan anyway?", asked Ava walking up to them.
"Zan and Max went with their dad and Michael to go fishing, their dad wanted to talk to them about something, I don't know exactly what", said Liz.
"Space Boy told me it was something about their futures or something like that and he said that he wanted to spend quality time with them.", said Maria walking up to Serena's locker.
"That's cool, hope they have fun, they deserve it", Ava.
Meanwhile out of town Michael, Zan, Max, and Phillip sat on a boat fishing.
"Alright dad, why are we here, not that I mind missing school", said Zan smiling.
He didn't get what was so interesting about fishing.
"Yeah dad what is this about?", asked Max.
"I just wanted some time with my boys, and I wanted to hear about your plans, all of you for next year", said Phillip looking at three of his boys.
"I plan on going to Harvard hopefully, you know I'm going to take summer class in the summer with Liz so she could take a year off from school when the baby comes", said Max.
Phillip nodded his head and turned to Zan.
"Well since I did so good on the SAT I was going to apply to Harvard with Liz, Max, and Serena you know", said Zan.
Phillip turned to his last son Michael.
"Well I applied for this art school that is for two years then I'm going to a regular university for the four years to get a business degree and later I'm going to open a restaurant with Ava maybe in Boston or New York", said Michael.
"Good that's good", said Phillip.
"Dad you know all of this what is this really about?", asked Zan.
"Umm I went to the doctor last week, and he told something", said Phillip.
The three boys turned and looked at Phillip.
"What is it dad?", asked Zan.
"Umm how do I say this? Umm he told me that I have to have triple by-pass surgery", said Phillip.
"What?", asked Michael.
"I have been having heart pains and I went on the insistence of your mother, thank god she did, I don't know the technical name for what I have but I have to this surgery", said Phillip.
"Dad why didn't you tell us before?", asked Max.
"Me and Zan could have you know", said Max waving his hand around.
"I know that but I don't want you to expose yourselves like that", said Phillip.
"But you are our dad", said Michael shocking them.
"Yeah I know that but I love you three, and I won't expose you, but I want you guys at the hospital with your mother, and just in case something bad happens you know like backup", said Phillip looking at his boys.
He was shocked at the upset look on all three of their faces.
"Dad you don't need go through all that you have us you know", said Max.
"No I have to do this normally I don't want you getting in trouble, how am I going to explain how I got better all of a sudden, no it has to be done this way, and besides, I'll be fine", said Phillip trying to convince them.
"But dad I just got you, I can't", said Zan looking away when he felt tears come to his eyes.
"It's fine, it will be fine, I just need you there with me next week, okay", said Phillip.
They nodded their heads and turned their attention back to fishing. Zan felt like his heart might fall out of his chest he needed Serena. Max was feeling the same way. To Michael Phillip was a dream father and to finally have him as a dad was the best feeling in the world, he needed him. He couldn't lose him.
All the girls walked into Serena's house to find all the guys looking sullen. Liz looked at Max and went to hug him.
"What is it?", asked Maria hugging Michael.
"Our dad is sick, he has to have surgery", said Max hugging Liz tightly.
Kyle and Alex looked on.
"What do you mean dad is sick?", asked Isabel with tears in her eyes.
"He has a heart thing and he has to have triple bypass surgery Isabel", said Zan.
Isabel sobbed until Alex wrapped his arms around her.
"What about healing him?", asked Kyle.
"He won't let us because he said something about exposing us, I don't know what to do", said Michael.
Maria hugged him tighter. She knew that having Phillip as a father was the best thing that happened to him.
"Nothing will happen to him", said Ava confidently.
"Yeah guys she is right nothing is going to happen, we will all be there just in case something bad happens, Ava and Maria will warp everyone and you will heal him, that's all there is you know", said Alex.
Max nodded his head and said, "Yeah I kow I'm just worried, I don't know I can't lose him", said Max with tears in his eyes.
Liz pulled him into her body and held on. She rocked his body back and forth and kissed his hair.
"He will be fine, he will be fine, Zan", said Serena holding him in the same way that Liz was holding Max.
"When is the surgery?", asked Serena.
"It's next week on Saturday morning, will you all be there?", asked Michael.
"Yeah I got to work, which is good I can check up on him and tell you if anything is happening", said Serena.
Michael nodded his head.
"I have to work in the morning but I will be there by the time he gets out", said Maria.
"Me too, but I will try hard to be there", said Ava.
"I'm off I'll be there", said Liz.
Everyone sat around and talked and Max got up with Liz and went to Liz's house to sleep.
"Liz I need you", said Max looking like a lost little boy.
Liz took off her shirt and her bra and pulled his head to her breast like he was her son. He buried his head between her chest and cried.
"God Liz I can't lose him, his my father I can't lose him", cried Max.
"Max look at me baby, look at me", sad Liz bringing his head up to look into her eyes.
"You will not lose him, Serena will let us know when anything wrong will happen, and if it does, you and Zan will save him, nothing I mean nothing is going to happen", said Liz looking at his face.
She wiped away his tears and kissed his forehead.
"I love you Liz Parker", said Max in her hair.
"It's Liz Evans", said Liz smiling at him.
"Oh sorry, my mistake, Liz Evans", said Max laughing.
"How do you do that?", asked Max.
"Do what?", asked Liz brush his hair back off his forehead.
"Make me laugh and smile like that?", asked Max.
"It's a gift", said Liz in mock confidence.
Max laughed and kissed her. They began kissing and Liz felt his shift in emotions.
"You want to make love?", asked Liz.
Max look up at her and smile.
"I always want to make love, Liz you don't have to ask", said Max.
Liz smiled and climbed on top of him.
"Let me make you feel good", said Liz.
Max nodded his head and let her strip him. She always stripped him. She stripped him bare and made him feel open and loved. Liz was his everything and he couldn't lose her or he would lose his mind.
"Zan come here", said Serena sitting on her bed.
Zan looked at her and she opened her arms to him. He smiled and walked to her and sat down next to her. She took his hand into hers and kissed him.
"He will be fine, you know that", said Serena.
Zan nodded his head.
"I just don't want to remember make me forget", said Zan looking lost.
Serena nodded her head and took off her shirt and bra. She helped him with his clothes until they were both naked. Serena laid back onto the bed and pulled him on top of her body. He reached over and got a condom but she stopped him.
"I'm on birth control", said Serena.
Zan nodded his head not asking her when did this happen.
She opened her legs and said, "Come home".
He nodded his head and slipped into her body and moved slowly rocking his hips back and forth. She moaned his name and he held her tighter. Serena looked up and saw tears in his eyes. She kissed each one of them away while still joined with him. He picked up the speed crying on her. She moaned and held him closer. He finally came in her trembling body. He reached down and flicked her clit bringing her with him. Zan laid on top of her and cried.
"It's alright baby I'm here, he will be fine", said Serena rubbing his back up and down.
Zan nodded his head against her breast. She rocked him to sleep. She looked at his sleeping form. She closed her eyes and prayed for Phillip and his children and wife.
"Michael are you okay?", asked Maria laying down on his bed.
Michael looked at her shook his head.
"Oh baby he will be fine", said Maria.
She pulled him into her body and kissed her forehead. She took his hand and placed it on her stomach. Michael felt the connection and he saw his daughter reaching out to him trying make him feel better.
"How does she do that Maria, she is barely five months old", said Michael in awe.
"She is smart like her daddy, and wants to protect everyone just like you", said Maria.
Michael looked at her and smiled.
"I can't lose anyone Maria, I just can't", said Michael.
"I know baby I know you won't I promise", said Maria.
Michael nodded his head and kissed her stomach talking softly to his child. Maria ran her hand through his hair and prayed.
"Isabel he will be fine I promise", said Alex sitting in Isabel's room after having dinner with her parents.
Mrs. Evans looked nervous for her husband and so was Isabel.
"Nothing and you know this Isabel", said Alex to her fiancé.
Alex stopped her pacing and pulled her into his arms.
"I can't lose him, I can't lose anyone else, god his my dad I need him", said Isabel crying.
"I know baby I know", said Alex taking her face into his hands and kissing away her tears.
"Nothing will happen, do you understand", said Alex.
Isabel nodded her and cried anyway. Alex brought them to the bed and let her cry in his arms all night. This week was going to be hard.
"God help us", said Alex out loud after Isabel went to sleep.