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AN: (F) Michael or (F) Maria - means Future Michael or Future Maria. (P) Michael or (P) Maria means Past Michael or Past Maria.
Chapter 16 - Morning
Maria woke up from a wonderful dream. She had dreamt that she and Michael had gone to the future. With eyes still closed she willed her dream to return by grabbing onto her pillow. To her shock it wasn't a pillow it was a person! Scared she tried to get up but her "pillow's" arm pulled her closer. Glancing down at the arm she breathed a sigh of relief. It was Michael's arm wrapped around her. She then remembered what all had happened and that her "dream" wasn't really a dream after all. She smiled as she lay on his chest and thought of what had occurred earlier in the night.
After the pillow fight they laid on the bed in each others arms talking. Following the conditions Maria had given him, Michael stayed until she fell asleep. Actually he never left. When Michael noticed Maria was starting to drift off he covered her up with a blanket. And that's the way they stayed, lying in each others arms, until she woke up.
Since it was still dark, Maria looked at the clock to see what time it was. It read 3:27. She then looked at Michael for the first time. He looks so cute sleeping. Maria pulled her blanket up closer as she watched him sleep. After watching him a little longer she decided it was time to wake him up. Maria sat up and kissed him, he readily returned it. When he finally opened his eyes he smiled. That is the most beautiful sight I could possibly wake up to. He thought when he opened his eyes and saw her face smiling back at him.
"Hey." she said.
"Hey." he said back. "What time is it?"
"3:30."
"And you woke me up why?" he asked.
"As much as I want my pillow to stay, you have to go."
"What? Why?" he asked. He really didn't feel like moving.
"Because I don't want my future self too see us and get grossed out." Maria said, but seeing that he still didn't think he should have to leave, she said, "What would you do if you saw Max and Isabel….."
"Don't even say it. I going." he said disgusted as he got up off the bed and started to leave. He stopped at the door and turned back to face Maria.
"If I have nightmares tonight it's all your fault." he said then shut the door and went into Zan's room to go back to sleep. As soon as he was gone Maria lay back down and tried to go back to sleep too.
BEEP! BEEP! BEEP! Sounded the alarm. Maria reached up and tried to turn it off, but she couldn't figure out how the thing worked. BEEP! BEEP! BEEP! Frustrated and tired she yanked the clock cord from the wall and tossed it across the room. She smiled as the noise stopped and all was quiet again. Maria lay back down and was about to go back to sleep when she heard her own voice coming up the stairs.
"Breakfast is ready." said (F) Maria. (P) Maria reluctantly got out of bed to get dressed.
She walked down stairs and into the kitchen a little while later, (F) Maria was the only person in there. She was cooking and didn't notice that the teenager had come in.
"Morning." (P) Maria said as she sat down at the table. At her words (F) Maria turned around and was shocked to see her daughter up so early.
"You're up early?" she said.
"I had some problems with the alarm clock."
"Well I hope you didn't make to big of a mess this time." (F) Maria said smiling. This time? What does Beth normally do? (P) Maria thought.
"Do you want some coffee, Beth?"
"Yes, please." (P) Maria said.
"Please? Since when do you have manners?" (F) Maria said shocked.
"I've never had manners and I don't intend to ever get them." (F) Michael said as he entered the room. (F) Maria laughed and forgot about the manners. That was a close one! (P) Maria thought.
"Good Morning." he said as he kissed his wife.
"Good morning to you too." she said smiling.
"Miracles never cease do they?" Michael said when he saw (P) Maria sitting at the table with her coffee.
"What do you mean?" she said trying not to sound as worried as she was.
"I mean me and you are up before Zander. I don't think that has ever happened." he said as he sat down beside her.
"Oh my gosh you're right! Do you think he's ok?" (F) Maria said suddenly worried.
"Ria he's fine. He's seventeen. Zan's aloud to sleep in every once in awhile." Michael said trying to calm her down.
"What if he's sick?"
"Maria has he ever been sick?" he asked.
"No, but there's always a first time." (F) Maria said as she left the kitchen and went up stairs.
"She never changes." Michael said shaking his head as he watched her leave. (P) Maria smiled at the look on her future husbands face.
Upstairs:
Maria quickly went up to her son's room, wondering the whole time if something had happened to him. When she got to his door she quietly pushed it open. Just incase he was sleeping. Michael was sprawled out on top of the bed with his clothes on and no blankets covering him. He had fallen back asleep as soon as he hit the bed and he hadn't moved since.
"Zander." she said quietly as she sat down on the bed beside him
"Zan." she said a little louder. Michael heard Maria's voice, but he couldn't figure out what she was saying.
"Honey, are you ok? Are you sick?" she said when she saw him start to stir.
"No….mftiph….Ria……fghmt." he mumbled. Aww. He's dreaming of Marie. She thought, not catching what he had actually said.
"Come on wake up." Maria said as she shook him.
"Why do you keep waking me?" Michael asked when he woke up and rolled over to look at his girlfriend. He was shocked when he saw it wasn't her. Well it was, technically.
"Zan are you ok? You're not sick are you?" she asked as he sat up.
"No why?" he asked hoping that he didn't say anything he wasn't supposed to in his sleep.
"Because if you aren't than Hell has apparently frozen over, since your father and your sister are already awake." she said laughing.
"Well I'll leave so you can get dressed. But hurry up or your going to be late for school." she said as she left.
"School!" he moaned as he fell back onto the bed dreading the day.
Downstairs:
While (F) Maria was upstairs, her husband and younger self were talking.
"So are you ok? Did Zan help?" Michael asked.
"Of course. What else are Guerin men for if not to lift the spirits of the Guerin women?" she said smiling.
"It's not the only thing we do, but it's what we do best." he said as he pulled her into a hug and kissed the top of her head. Maria smiled. He still smells the same.
"So are you going to tell me why you're really up this early?" he asked more seriously when the pulled apart.
"Are you going to tell me why you're up?" Maria asked not sure what else to say.
"Ok, I'll go first. I've got a meeting this morning with a guy who owns an art museum. He wants me to do a show there."
"That's great! I'm so happy for you!" Maria said shocked that Michael had come so far.
"Now I know there's something you're not telling me. Since when do you care where I have my art shows? Spill it why are you so worried about going to school today?"
"Worried? I'm not worried." she lied. He looked at her with the look she gave him when she knew he was hiding something. Realizing he wasn't going to back down she said the only thing she could think of.
"I'm thinking of breaking up with Andon."
"Say that again." She had said it so fast he wasn't sure if he had heard her right.
"You heard me." she said.
"Well now I can see why you're up so early and why you don't want to go to West Roswell High today."
"What do you think I should do?"
"I think you know how I feel about Andon. You might want a non-bias opinion. But if you really want my opinion I say....." Just then (F) Maria came back in the room.
"He's fine, just tried I guess." she said.
"See I told you." Michael said.
"Rub it in why don't you."
"Don't worry. When the time comes you'll know what to do." Michael whispered to (P) Maria and then kissed the top of head again as got up. He then kissed his wife goodbye and headed for the door.
"Bye." both Maria's said. He smiled and walked out.
A little while later Michael came down stairs and they both got into the car and left. When they got to school, they both stood and starred at the building. It had changed so much.
"How in the world are we going to find out what clasees we're taking or where they are?" Maria asked.
"How are we going to find our lockers?" Michael asked.
"How are we going to do get through this day?" they said together. They looked at each other and smiled.
"Well here goes nothing." Michael said as they both wentin different directions to the groups calling them.
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