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The main Roswell characters Max, Liz, Tess, Isabel, Alex, Maria & Michael belong to the TV network that created them, NOT ME!

The other main characters Naima, Josh & Nairia are mine. The other sub-characters Jack Harding Evans, Emily Jones & Hayley Cartwright are also mine.

Chapter 12

A week after Liz had Nairia, she was happily settled down at home where everyone in the house just showered little Nairia with attention and love. Maria and Naima loved coming around to baby-sit even though Liz could manage single-handedly but Liz loved having Naima and Maria around. To her, they were her family, her true friends that would be there for her no matter what. Naima and Maria came over the next weekend to decide when they were going to go over to New York for Alex & Isabel's wedding. "I don't know if I still want to go," Liz said, hesitating. "I just don't want to face Max. I don't want him to see Nairia but I just can't leave her here. I really don't know what to do," "Hey, you can just stick to us the whole way through," Maria reassured Liz. "Yeah, you have us. And we'll be there so you don't have to talk to him at all. He'll see you, you can't help it but you don't have to say a word to him if you don't want to," Naima added. "Well, I really don't want to see Max so I'll just think that I'm there for Alex & Isabel," Liz said. "That's the way to go girl," Maria said as she and Naima pulled Liz into a big group hug. Nairia started fussing a little so Naima went over and picked the little girl up from her gorgeous pink cot. "Hey, what's the fuss about? You want attention, don't you?" Naima said to the little girl. "Hey Liz, your little girl here is getting to be a little attention-seeker," Naima told Liz. They all laughed. "Blame it on her grandparents. They give her so much attention that when she doesn't get some, she starts fussing," Liz said. "Well, she can have all our attention here," Maria said as the three of them took Nairia out for a walk about town.

Four months later, (at the Evans' home backyard in New York)

It was a bright and sunny day in June; the day of Alex & Isabel's wedding. The Evans' backyard was transformed into a beautiful venue for the wedding. There was a red carpet aisle dividing the sea of cushioned chairs draped with white lace. There were flowers along the aisle and the flower arch at the end of the aisle was just so beautiful. There was another arch behind the altar which was identical to the one at the end of the aisle. The front garden was transformed into a reception area for the buffet lunch after the wedding ceremony.

Isabel and Alex were in separate rooms in the Evans' home. Liz, Naima, Maria were with Isabel, helping her to get ready along with her two best friends Emily Jones and Hayley Cartwright. Isabel asked Naima to be her maid of honour because she was the closest female relative of both hers and Alex's families. Isabel only had her brother while Alex was an only child and since he was really close with Naima, his cousin, they felt it was only right if Naima was their maid of honour. Isabel asked Emily & Hayley to be her bridesmaids and made Maria & Liz come along so that they could all have some girl time together. Liz brought little Nairia along. Isabel had questioned Liz about Nairia but all Liz would say was that Nairia was her daughter. Liz refused to give out anything about Nairia's father, her birth-date and her full name. Isabel was a little disturbed by Liz's uptightness about her daughter but she let it slide. She used to counsel teenagers who fell pregnant when she was free so she understood.

Alex had his three best-men, Max, Brendan Harrison & Tyrone Brown, in his room with him, where they all drank a little and talked about guy stuff as these were the last moments of Alex's bachelorhood. Brendan, Tyrone & Alex were best buddies since their college days. Alex & Isabel agreed that Max was to be one of Alex's best-men at the wedding. The guys were talking while little Jack burst out in laughter whenever the guys laughed. Max looked at his son who looked really happy. He knew Liz but never expected to get such a shock.

The wedding ceremony began at 11.30am on the dot. The Evans' backyard was full of people who were either relatives of the Evans & Whitman family or friends of Alex & Isabel. It was a short but beautiful ceremony with Alex & Isabel's own self-written wedding vows. All guests were invited to the lunch reception after. Josh and Naima were happily catching up, so were Maria and Michael. The guests were mingling around happily too. Alex & Isabel's parents were chatting together, getting to know each other better.

The moment that Liz dreaded was here. She was feeding Nairia in the backyard when Max came over with Jack. "Hey," Max said as he took a seat next to Liz and placed Jack on his laps. He couldn't believe how great she looked in the strapless knee-length baby blue dress she had on. Liz looked up at Max and went back to feeding Nairia without saying a word. "Liz," "Look Max; I'm trying to feed my little girl here, ok?" Liz said, not looking up at Max. "You have a daughter?" Max asked, absolutely shocked. "Yes, and before you start interrogating more, her name is Nairia and she's four months old," Liz said, while trying to burp Nairia. Max didn't say anything, he just stared at Nairia. To Max, he felt that Nairia looked a little familiar but couldn't pin-point what it was.

Naima saw Liz with Max in the backyard and she told Michael, Maria and Josh. "Do you think she told him about the baby?" Naima asked them. "I don't know, I doubt it." Michael said. "Maybe he figured it out. After all, the baby has his eyes," Josh said. "Well, I hope this doesn't turn into a nightmare," Maria said as the four of them continued eating lunch together.

Liz finished burping Nairia and the little girl was about to have her mid-day nap. "Look Max, I know you're not happy with the way things went between us but it's over, ok? Now if you'd please leave me alone, I wanna go get some lunch." Liz said as she carried Nairia over to the lunch reception. Max just held on to Jack and watch the love of his life walk away.

Isabel & Alex were cutting the cake in front of everyone and made to eat from the same piece of cake at the same time as requested by all their playful friends. They were really enjoying the best day of their lives and sharing their love with everyone. Soon, it was picture-taking time and everyone had their fun in taking the hundreds of pictures that the photographers took of them. Then it came to the time for Alex & Isabel to share their first dance as husband & wife, which had everyone saying how sweet they were as a newly-wedded couple.

The wedding officially came to an end nearing 4 when everyone had left, leaving the Evanses, the Whitmans, Alex, Isabel & Max in the house. Naima, Maria and Liz were staying in three separate rooms with adjoining doors at the Hilton hotel in New York City. Josh and Michael were crashing with Naima and Maria while Liz and Nairia enjoyed a whole room. Liz had gotten back to her room and was carrying a letter that Max had sent to the hotel for her. She placed Nairia on the bed and opened the letter from Max, which was dated the day that morning.

Dear Liz,

I know I'll be seeing you again today for the first time in almost a year. I don't know how you might react but the truth is, I'm ecstatic. I know you might not want to talk to me or even see me but I've been dying to see you. Liz, you're the love of my life and no one else can ever replace that. If I have to die a bachelor, then I would because I don't want to spend the rest of my life with anyone else but you. I love you Liz, and I can never love anyone else.

Max

Tears fell down Liz's cheek as she finished reading the letter. She picked Nairia up and showed the letter to her. "Look honey, it's your daddy who wrote this to mummy. He's the sweetest man ever but mummy broke up with him," Liz told her daughter as she started crying even more. Then Liz heard a knock on the main door of her room. She guessed it was most probably Naima, Maria, Michael or Josh as the 5 of them always ate their meals together, as a whole big rowdy group of friends. Liz opened the door. "Yeah, give me a few minutes and I'll be," "Liz," Max's voice said. She stared at him, right in front of her, as she held their daughter with her tears still visible on her face.