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Chapter 16

It was two weeks since Max proposed to Liz. Liz decided to stay in New York for awhile longer while Maria and Naima went home, ecstatic that Liz and Max were together again. They were together at the Evans' home. "So, when do you wanna have the wedding?" Max asked Liz, while holding their 4 and a half month old daughter. Liz laughed. "I don't know, what do you think?" "I think September's cool," Max said. "September sounds good to me," Liz smiled, as she kissed Max. Nairia started crying two minutes later. "Uh oh, I guess she's hungry again," Liz said, as she took Nairia up to the bedroom for her feed.

That night, Max took Liz out for dinner at Mane, a chic restaurant downtown while his parents happily babysat for their grandchildren. "I was thinking of moving to Roswell," Max told Liz seriously. "I don't mind New York," Liz said. "Well, I was thinking that it would be better to raise the kids up in Roswell, where its less city-like, and I want you to finish your last year too," Max said. "I don't mind living here or Roswell, whatever you want is fine with me. As for uni, I don't think I'll be able to get back there; it's been what, a year? So yeah," Liz told Max. "Liz, we'll be staying in Roswell and you have to promise me that you will finish uni no matter what," Max told her firmly. Liz smiled. She couldn't believe she was going to marry this man who cared so much about her and loved every aspect of her. "Ok, I promise," Liz said as Max kissed her.

A month later, Max and Jack were all packed up and ready to head over to Roswell to begin their new lives with Liz and Nairia. It was the night before they left for Roswell and the Evanses were holding a goodbye party for Liz & Max, who would be married next month in Roswell. "I can't believe my little brother is no longer gonna stay with me," Isabel said, accepting the fact that Max would now be a plane ride away instead of being under the same roof as they had been their whole lives. 'Izzy, I'll call you every night if you're gonna miss me so much, ok?" Max joked, as Isabel hit him on his arm. "I was just joking! I'm gonna miss you too, Izzy," Max told his elder sister as he gave her a big hug. Isabel and Max's parents were having a bit of a hard time letting go of Max, Liz and the two children.

The next day at the airport, Alex, Isabel and Max's parents went to send the 4 of them off. "Remember to call or write or whatever, ok you two?" Diane Evans said, tearing as she gave her son, her soon-to-be daughter-in-law and her two grandchildren a last huge hug. "I'm gonna miss you all man," Isabel said, trying not to tear again. "Yeah, me too," Alex added, as the two of them hugged Liz, Max and their niece & nephew one last time. As the plane was about to leave, Liz turned to Max. "Honey, I'm sorry I made you leave your family. I know it's not easy for you," Liz said, knowing that Max was rather close with his family. "Liz, I have a family right here with you, and I can always pop over to New York anytime so there's nothing to be sorry about," Max told Liz, reassuring her with a kiss on her forehead. Liz smiled. This soon-to-be husband of hers couldn't be more perfect.

A month later in Roswell, it was Liz's and Max's wedding day…

The wedding ceremony was going to be held at the nearby church while the lunch reception was going to be outside the Crashdown, where Liz and Max first laid eyes on each other. Max and Liz now live in a single storey house with 5 bedrooms, a pool and a gorgeous backyard of lush greenery nearby town. Liz returned to uni two weeks ago and Max was working on a television series with a local Roswell TV station. Isabel, Maria, Naima and Liz together with Nairia were in Liz's bedroom in her parents' apartment above the Crashdown, enjoying some girl time together while Alex, Michael & Josh hung out with Max & Jack in his and Liz's house.

"I bet this was the day that you've been waiting for your whole life," Naima teased Liz as she, Maria and Isabel burst out in girlie giggles. "Hey, isn't a girl's wedding day always what she always dreamed of?" Liz asked, laughing at Naima's comment. "That, I have to agree with," Isabel said, as little Nairia started fussing. "She really is an attention seeker, Liz. You gotta train your little girl to get used to less attention," Maria laughed, as she picked up little Nairia. The little girl stopped fussing as soon as she knew that she had the attention of Isabel, Naima and Liz. "Daddy, where's Ria?" Jack asked Max as he climbed into Max's laps. "Ria is with mummy, Jack. You'll see her later, ok?" Max told his son and gave him a little hug. "Aw, its so cute how he misses his little sister," Michael said to Max as Jack came up along, giving each of the guys a high-five. "He's gonna be a cool guy man," Josh commented as the guys laughed.

Max was about to leave for the church, when he realized that Jack wasn't in the house. He remembered that he let Jack out into the backyard to play and just as he was about to go and get Jack, he received a call. "Max, it's for you," Alex said, as he handed Max the telephone. "It sounds serious." "Really?" Max asked, surprised by the sudden phone call. "Hello?" Max dropped the cordless phone two minutes later. Liz received a phone call from Alex a few minutes later. "Liz, it's Alex," Isabel said as she handed the telephone to Liz. "Hello?" Liz answered. The girls left the room to give Liz some privacy and all they heard as soon as they went out was Liz crying. They all rushed back in. "Liz, honey, what happened?" Naima asked as she rushed over to comfort Liz. "It's Jack, he's missing because Tess took him from our backyard," Liz said, as she cried uncontrollably.