This is short because I wanted to focus on Max and Phillip the most.

Chapter 3

"Are you okay Max?" Liz asked, Max just stared at the board as fear, shock and betrayal ran through his body at the thought of his own father investigating him and Liz.

"He has our whole lives up here." Max exclaimed softly as one hand reached out to touch the picture of Liz and Zan, memories of the night that Zan was conceived ran through his mind once more. Liz reached out and intertwined her fingers with hers. "Why would he do this?" Max asked.

"I think he's scared of losing you so he is trying to piece the puzzle together." Liz suggested.

"By investigating us?" Max demanded as they both walked over to the desk and sat down, facing the board.

"Maybe you should tell him Max." Liz suggested and Max shook his head.

"No!" Max cut her off, dismissing the idea. "Not after what we've just seen, we don't know how he could take it." Max explained.

"Max, if we have a P.I following us, he could capture Zan doing something he shouldn't be doing, he could capture one of us on film and hand it over to the F.B.I if he believes we are dangerous. We can't risk Zan." Liz explained, scared for their son.

"I know Liz but how can I trust my dad after seeing this?" Max asked.

"Max, you need to talk to him, he thinks we killed Alex for god sakes!" Liz exclaimed and Max shook his head.

"I can't believe he thinks we killed him, does he really think that little of Isabel and I." Max asked and Liz sighed.

"I don't know but you need to sort him out and stop him from coming after us, we can't risk Zan." Liz stated and Max wrapped an arm around her shoulders.

"I'll talk to him but I'm not telling him anything." Max warned and Liz nodded.

"I don't care, as long you stop the P.I from following us again." Liz whispered and he kissed her forehead before looking at the board with hard eyes once more. He would sort it out.

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Max drove about the town for a while, he wanted to get his thoughts sorted out before seeing his father. He couldn't believe his father would stoop so low that he would start investigating them and send a P.I on them. In addition, to top it off, his father thinks they all killed Alex! He scoffed at how he respected his father, sure he understood what Liz said, that Phillip was scared of losing them but he was pushing them even further away by putting them under scope of a P.I and thinking they killed Alex.

He stopped when he saw Phillip come out of a building with a stack of photos in his hand and lost it, he parked the car and stormed over to his father.

"Hey Dad, more picture of spying on us?" Max snapped as he took the pictures off Phillip and noticed they were pictures of Max and Liz playing with Zan, Liz and Zan shopping. Max and Zan in the U.F.O Centre, Max and Milton laughing at something Zan had done. "I can't believe you are investigating us!" Max snapped.

"What did you expect me to do and how did you find out about this?" Phillip demanded.

"Liz found the board, she noticed that you were looking suspicious and she wanted to talk to you, adult to adult when she found the board." Max explained.

"Of course, Liz would have found it." Phillip replied bitterly.

Max's fist came out of nowhere and connected with Phillip's Cheek. Everyone in the street stopped what he or she was doing when she or he saw Max punching Phillip and wondering what was going on.

"Dad will you just drop the investigation?" Max shouted and Phillip scoffed.

"I wouldn't have started it if I didn't think you had something to hide." and Max lost it.

"You have a fucking P.I following us, you even got him to take pictures of Liz! Do you have any idea how scared she is? He could have been taking pictures of her in her room with any of us realising it!" Max shouted; getting angry and something hit him. "And how could you think we had anything to do with Alex's death? We didn't kill him if that's what you think." Max snapped.

"I don't even know you anymore, not since you started going out with Liz. There's my problem, you were dating Tess then you dumped her for a new girl then you knock her up!" Phillip shouted and Max shook his head.

"I love Liz, okay, I love her! And if I ever catch you bothering her again, you can expect to forget me." Max snapped dangerously.

"And what is that suppose to mean?" Phillip asked.

"I will leave the family and never come back. Liz means more to me than you do so don't even try and make me choose but right now, I'm telling you, I'm choosing Liz and Zan." Max threatened before storming out of the office, slamming the door behind him.

The walls shook with the force and some pictures fell to the floor and smashed, Phillip just stood there, anger and shock running through his body at his son's words and actions.

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Max drove out into the desert, he switched the engine off and just looked out into the sky as anger and betrayal ran through his body. He was furious with his father for investigating him and Liz. Zan could be in more danger than he ever thought.

"Fuck it!" Max muttered as he slammed his hand out and the side of the cliff blew apart under the force of his powers.

"Max!" Liz called out as she hurried up to him, Max turned around, shocked at seeing Liz running up to him. He got out of his car and hurried over to her.

They both embraced, hugging each other hard to the other, trying to get rid of all the tension that was running through their bodies. "What happened?" Liz asked as she pulled away and cupped Max's face in her hands.

"Dad and I had a major argument. The usual." Max muttered and Liz's eyes turned soft with sympathy.

"I'm sorry honey." She whispered and Max shook his head.

"It's not your fault, dad and I were never really close due to my secret, it makes sense that me moving out would push them over the edge." Max explained and Liz shook her head.

"You wouldn't have moved out if I hadn't gotten pregnant." Liz whispered and Max smiled slightly.

"Yes I would have, after that night, I don't think I would have been able to keep myself off you." Max teased and Liz rolled her eyes, blushing slightly before laughing in agreement. Liz linked hands with Max and noticed his wince; she looked around and saw raw red marks on his knuckles.

"Max?" Liz asked and Max sighed, he knew that people would be talking about it and even if he didn't tell her, she would find out through their flashes.

"I punched Dad." He muttered and Liz gaped at him.

"You punched your father." Liz asked, incredulous and Max nodded.

"He just pissed me off and I couldn't control it Liz, I was so scared after I done it." Max whispered and Liz pulled him back into a hug.

"It's okay, what ever he must have said must have been that bad, you don't go around punching people for no reason." Liz pointed out and Max sighed.

"I love you so much Liz." Max whispered.

"I love you too." Liz whispered back, kissing him on the cheek before resting her head on his shoulder.

Sorry again it was so short but major mind block on it, so please forgive me.

Next chapter: To Have and To Hold.