"Can it Iz." Liz shot back. She really was in no mood for her rude comments…at this time her and Isabel weren't close…at least in her time they were kinda close

"Oh my god!" Isabel saw Tess, "What the hell did you do to her!"

"I'll explain later. Are your parents home?"

"No."

"Then help me bring her in."

Isabel took Tess' other arm and the two brought her to the couch. Isabel shut the door with her foot as they walked

"Max!" Isabel called

"Yeah?" he called back

"Get your ass down here!"

"Coming!"

And he did…he ran down the stairs shirtless, his shirt in his hand…he was working out

"Max! Put that damn shirt on!"

Max scrambled with his shirt, "What happened?"

"Take a look!" she said half-frantic and half-pissed

"Oh my god!" Max rushed to Tess' side, "Tess! Are you okay!" he knelt down beside her and took her hand

Isabel looked to Liz, "What did you do to her?"

"I didn't do anything." Liz answered as her eyes narrowed

"Iz! Stop!" Max ordered, "Get a wet wash cloth! She's sweating! Get a blanket too!"

Isabel rushed off

"God," he breathed, "what's wrong."

"Max," Liz said as she knelt beside him, "there's something I need to tell you."

"Not now. First tell me what's happened to her. God, I was with her less than twenty minutes ago."

Isabel came back with a blanket over her shoulder and a wet wash cloth with a bowl of warm water. She placed the bowl on the coffee table and the blanket to Max's free hand

Max wrapped the blanket around Tess' body and the wash cloth to her forehead

"Tell me Liz." Max said softly

"I know you're scared Max," Liz started, "But I guess I should start with, that isn't the Tess you know. And I'm not the Liz you know."

"What the hell are you talking about!" Isabel yelled

"Izzy, please, don't yell, we have to hear wat she has to tell us."

Liz sighed, "Tess and I are from the future. We came to the past to change things. That day at the Crashdown when Tess got shot, that was supposed to be me…we had to prevent me from finding out that you were aliens. The reason why we had to do this was because we had to stop all the events that followed. Such as: Maria DeLuca, Alex Whitman, Kyle and Jim Valenti from finding out. Alex died…Michael and Isabel ran away…Max got a terrible alien virus, Kyle and Jim had money problems and Maria was practically going crazy. We had to stop everything that in our time happened. So we decided to just prevent the whole shooting period, so when Tess showed up, everything would make better sense and wouldn't be a problem. She was supposed to show at the end of the school year but she showed up sooner than we thought. Tess and I are not allowed to see our past selves, if we did, both times would cease to exist." She paused and took a deep breath, "Max from my time and this Tess had gotten real close, and if Tess left the whole world would end."

"You still didn't answer our question." Isabel said, "Why is she like this?"

"I'm getting to that…you see," Liz paused, "She's pregnant."

"P-p-pregnant?" Isabel stammered taken aback

"Yes." Liz answered

"With my child?" Max asked

"Yes." Liz repeated

"Oh my god," he said in a sigh; he caressed Tess' cheek and kissed her forehead, "either way she still is Tess."

"Just cuz she's pregnant doesn't change the fact that you STILL didn't tell us wat's wrong with her." Isabel said

"Well," Liz sighed, "alien pregnancies last a month for one thing…her time is almost up-"

"Then why isn't she showing?" Isabel demanded

"I don't know." She answered, "Anyway, her baby cannot survive in this atmosphere. It's suffocating him-"

Max looked up at Liz, "Him?"

Liz smiled faintly, "She's having a baby boy."

Max smiled, "I'm gunna have a son?"

Liz's face went down, "Here's the thing: the baby's dying. And soon Tess would too."

"I don't understand." Max shook his head; "Does this mean that we can never have children?"

"Take this." Liz handed him a thick pamphlet of computer paper duh with writing on it

"What's this?"

"The translation to the Destiny Book." Liz said

"We already know what's in the book." Isabel rolled her eyes

"Iz, she doesn't know that. She came from the future, remember?" Max said

"Whatever." She rolled her eyes again

"Impossible." Tess choked out

Max turned his head to her quickly, "Tess, are you okay?" he took her hand and intertwined their fingers

"I guess." She answered and opened her eyes slowly, "What did you do to the Destiny Book to find out what was in it?"

"We made a connection and we read it." Isabel answered

"We?"

"Max, you, me, and Michael."

Tess' eyes opened wide, "That's ALL we had to do!" she said exasperated, "Great! I could've done that!"

Liz smiled faintly, "So then why are we still here? I thought for sure we'd disappear if we gave them the translation."

Just then the doorbell rang and Michael and Tess walked in

"Holy crap!" Liz jumped in front of Tess –the future one- and blocked her from past Tess' view

"What are you doing here?" Michael demanded

"Michael," Max stood, "She's from the future."

"Bullshit."

"We used the Granolith." Liz said

"The Granolith?" Tess questioned, "What the hell do you know about that!"

"Hold up, we'll get to asking that," Michael placed his hand to stop Tess from jumping to Liz, "We?" his eyes narrowed to Liz

"Me and Tess."

"Uhm, I've never time traveled." Tess rolled her eyes

"Not you, you, your future self."

"I don't believe you." Michael and Tess said

Tess walked closer to Liz and tried to look behind her

"NO!" Liz practically pushed Tess back

Tess raised an eyebrow, "Parker, we were on good terms, what's up with you."

"I'm not the Liz you know. And in my time, we're not so close."

"Then why the hell would you and my future self come to the past together? Hmmm, I can answer that one: because your lying."

"Look, you and my time's Tess cannot c each other because if u did then both times selves will cease to exist. Just like I can't c my past self."

"Yeah, sure." Tess walked passed Liz and saw future Tess, "Hmmm…still here."

Future Tess and Liz exchanged confused looks

Liz shook her head; "I don't get it."

"Who told you about the looking at each other thing?" Future Tess asked

"In our time, Max's future self came to me and told me about that."

"Why would he come back to our time for?"

Liz made an uh-oh face, "Because…well it doesn't matter. What matters is-"

"Is we try to finish what we started."

"Exactly."

"And what is it that u started and need to finish?" Michael asked

"Forget that," Tess said and knelt down in front of F Tess and next to Max, "What's wrong with you?"

"Uhm, I think we should keep what's up with me limited to some ppl. I dun wanna tell everyone. Besides, Max already knows, I don't want you both to know." F Tess answered

"Well, I guess I should trust myself then." Tess laughed out

F Tess smiled, "Yeah, it's always good to trust yourself."

"Tess," Liz said, "I have a question for you."

"Uhm, okay, shoot." Tess said

"Okay, uhm, your father, he's-"

"Human. As far as I know."

F Tess and Liz shared a glance

"Maybe Nacedo took that guys form." F Tess suggested

"Maybe. But maybe he's kept it from her." Liz said

"Maybe Nacedo killed the guy that really looked like that and did some funky thing to make it his base form."

"He could do that?"

F Tess shrugged, "I dunno. Maybe."

"Woah!" Tess said and raised her hands, "What are you trying to say about my father?" she paused, "Dun tell me you guys are suspicious of him too!"

"Uhm, well, in my time, our so-called-father is really…" F Tess let her voice trail off

"Is really?"

"An alien."

Tess laughed, "Sure chica, the man that I spent eleven years with is an alien from another planet."

"Tess," F Tess said, "I'm dead serious. Just think about it, he's never let you close to him, he's never allowed you to go many places…why else would he let you go out with Max?"

"I'm not following you."

"He knows that Max is the king…he knows that you're the queen…what? Suddenly he says you can go out with someone that you've just met?"

Tess' expression went down, "Why would he keep that from me?"

"I don't know. In my time, I know about him…but in your time I don't think he-"

"No, I don't think he knows that I'm an alien." Tess said, "He tested Max. He doesn't trust him."

"What do you mean?"

"And another thing, I've been out with other guys…maybe not a lot but I've been out and he's gave them each tests. And if he didn't like their answers he kicked them out."

"Yup, sounds like Nacedo." F Tess laughed

"I seriously think he doesn't know that I'm an alien. But what would happen if I told him about me?"

"Don't!" F Tess said fiercely

"Why not? I trust him with my life and he wouldn't endanger me."

"I said don't. I know better Tess. And in my time, he's no good."

"Tess?" Liz asked, "What haven't you told us?"

F Tess sighed, "I guess I should tell you." She paused, "Nacedo made a deal with Kivar. And I never listened to him…and that's why the skins attacked because they were angry that I wouldn't agree to their terms. I wouldn't return home and hand over Max, Iz, and Michael to him."

"Nacedo made a deal? Why didn't you ever tell Max!"

"Because it wasn't important. Besides, Nacedo was dead! It didn't matter any more. And it's not like Max cared about what I said anyway."

"What are you talking about?" Max asked, "Of course I care about what u say."

"Yeah, you do now. But you in my time…well you're nothing short of an ass. You're selfish, self-centered, obnoxious and you don't even take time to think about your decisions."

"But I love you, why would I ever act like that?"

"In my time, you really couldn't care less about me. When I came to Roswell, I was completely shunned and none of you ever talked to me. I was an outsider. The only one that really talked to me was Kyle and he was dead scared of me at first…for duh, obvious reasons."

"Kyle?" Isabel asked

Kyle Valenti was – now – a very caring jock…he was the outsider of his athlete friends because he was so nice and kind and courteous to everyone. He never wanted to be a part of the wuss call clan. He stayed as far away as possible from Drake Zambar… Kyle was the captain and if he said something to them – that's how it went. Period.

"When Nacedo died, him and his father kinda brought me into their home… In our time," she looked to Liz, then back to Max and co., "Jim Valenti and Kyle know about us and Kyle was healed because he was shot…that was wat brought the two in. And they are like the family I've never had. And when Max got sick, we had to keep him away from his family because his sickness was alien; so the Valenties allowed me to have him in our home to take care of him."

"Is this after or before you became pregnant?" Michael asked

"After. So both Max and I weren't in the best shape. Him with his virus and me with the atmosphere problem."

Max looked to the floor, "Were you serious when you said I never cared about you?"

F Tess frowned, "Yes."

"Then why would you allow me to make love with you?"

"Because I loved you."

"But-"

"I love you Max, and in your time, you are so much better than how you are in my time. Don't change Max, please, don't change."

"Tess," he paused, "Uhm, would it be too much to ask if…if I could feel uhm, my – our – your son?"

F Tess smiled, "Uhm, yeah I guess you can."

Liz stood from her seat, "I'll wait in the kitchen for awhile." She looked to Michael and Isabel, "Michael, Iz, would

you care to join me."

It really wasn't a request. She was trying to get them out of the room to leave Max, Tess and future Tess alone

Michael and Isabel caught on and left to the kitchen with Liz

F Tess struggled slightly to sit up straighter

Max smiled and sat next to F Tess

Tess then sat next to Max

Future Tess lifted her shirt slightly and an orange hand appeared and glowed brightly; "Just lay your hand on top of

his."

Max nodded and placed his right hand on the baby's right hand; "Wow. He feels so active."

"He is." F Tess assured with a laugh

"Does he kick a lot?" Tess asked

"Only if he wants something. He likes me to eat baked ziti for him…he loves the Italian food." She laughed out
Max and Tess smiled

"Uhm," Tess paused, "would it be weird if I-"

"You can feel him too. It shouldn't be THAT weird…" F Tess smiled, "go ahead."

Tess smiled, "Thank you."

Max removed his hand and Tess leaned over and laid her right hand on the baby's

"Would she confuse him?" Max asked

"Maybe. But he probably thinks I grew an extra arm." F Tess laughed she then paused as Tess removed her hand,

"But now we have something serious to talk about."

"Like what?" Max asked

"You two have to wait."

"Wait? Wait for what?" Tess asked

"Don't rush into anything. Stick to a movie and dinner…and little dates…don't jump the boat."

Max and Tess nodded, "We'll wait."

F Tess nodded, "Good."