Chapter Five

All that weekend Max couldn't stop thinking of Liz. He wanted to touch her be with her. But he was afraid of rushing her so he kept his distance that weekend. At last Monday rolled around. Max woke and couldn't wait to get to school, that had to be a first in his book. He saw Liz enter and walked over to say hello. Liz smiled at him said, "Hi" and then walked off to homeroom. Through out the day he continued to try and chat with her, but even though she talked to him she seemed distant. When he got home he decided that he needed to straighten some things out with here, so he headed to the Crashdown.

Liz had remained distant from Max all day because she thought he was having second thoughts. So she had tried to remain cool and unbothered. But now that she didn't have to face him her heart was in control. Liz was having a day-dream about Max; she Liz was taking a shower in the girls-locker room at school when suddenly Max was there. Just as their eyes met… "Hey Liz nice strawberries," said Maria

"Oh…," said as she turned and knocked the strawberries of the counter.

"Are you ok?" asked Maria.

"Umm… yeah," began Liz before Maria interrupted her.

"You have a visitor," nodded Maria towards the front door.

Liz turned around and heart jumped at the sight of Max. Liz turned quickly back to the strewn about berries and began to gather them up. Max bent down and began to help her.

"Hey," he said.

"Hey, Max" she replied back. "How are you doing?"

"I am fine. You?" he asked.

"I am good, just busy," she told him as she stood up and walked into the back towards the fridge. He began to follow her; he couldn't take his eyes off of her.

She glanced over her shoulder and asked, "What are you doing here Max?"

"I just wanted to know that we're okay," he answered.

"Yeah, why wouldn't we be?" she asked as she grabbed a new container of berries from the fridge.

"Well," he began as she brushed against him to get to the bowl. Damn he wanted her. "It's just that you seemed kind of distant today, when we were talking."

"Well, Max I just wasn't sure if you still meant everything you said Friday night. People do a lot of dumb things when they're drunk and since I didn't see you the rest of the weekend I just assumed that we had gone back to being just friends," she replied.

Liz had barely gotten the last words out of her mouth before Max swept her up against him and began to ravish her mouth. Max felt like he couldn't get enough of her. Liz wrapped her arms around his neck as he picked her up and sat her on the table, still kissing her all the while. The bowl of strawberries crashed to the floor. Liz felt fire course through her body as Max trailed kisses down her neck. He had just undone the first button on her uniform when she heard her dad calling her.

"Liz what is all that noise?" he asked.

Liz jumped off the table and pushed Max to the ground. She button and straightened her clothing as much as possible. Her dad walked in waiting for her to answer.

"Umm… I am sorry Dad I dropped the strawberries again. I think the heat is affecting me I am not feeling to well either."

"Oh okay sweetheart, I'll ask Maria to close up shop. You just get things cleaned up in here and then run on to bed," he told her. Liz nodded her head in reply.

As soon as her dad head to the front of the diner to talk to Maria, Liz grabbed Max and dragged him to the back-door, kissing him quickly she shoved him out. She had just gotten the door closed when her dad walked back in. He gave her a quick hug and trumped up stairs. Liz finished cleaning up the mess and went up stairs to take a shower, a cold shower.

It was late at night and Maria had just changed into her civvies. If she had to clean up and lock up she was going to be comfortable. She had just finished sweeping the floor when she saw Michael hanging around outside the diner. She walked towards the door and unlocked it. He came in and pulled her to him kissing her hungrily. They began to back-pedal towards the counter where grabbed her by the legs and hoisted them up around his waist. He leaned against the counter where he had sat her down and began to suck on her neck and then trailed kiss downward from there position on the counter they moved into the kitchen. Michael laid her on the ground looking into her eyes. She put her arms around his neck and pulled him in to a kiss. Maria thought she was going to die of pleasure when he cupped her breast. That's when she heard a gasp. Michael and she quickly pulled apart as they looked at Liz.

Liz had been tossing and turning since she had lain down. Finally she got up and walked to the kitchen. She was craving some milk. She opened the fridge door but there was no milk. Glancing over at the clock on the wall she assumed that Maria had finished up down stairs. Liz decided to go down and get a cup of milk. Imagine her surprise and embracement at catching Michael and Maria all over each other.

"Sorry," she said as a red blush began to creep across her face.

Michael looked at Maria and then Liz, "I think I had better leave."

Maria just nodded, "Yeah I need to be getting home soon, before my mom calls the cops to come look for me."

When Liz had finally made it upstairs with her glass of milk, she had gotten over her embracement and in fact had found the situation hilarious. She drank her milk and went to sleep. Liz kept hearing the tapping noise and fought the fog to wake up. She looked over at the window and saw Max. Getting out of bed she padded over to the window, and crawled out onto her balcony as she liked to call it.

"Max," she said by way of greeting.

"I had to see you now, I couldn't wait till school," he said to her as he leaned down and kissed her.

"Umm…" he murmured.

"What?" she asked.

"You taste like strawberries and cream," he said as he nibbled her neck.

"Liz? What do I taste like?" he asked against her lips.

"Spicy, and sweet, an altogether nice treat," she giggled against his shoulder. Her lips returned to his and she began to kiss his check. She felt the stubble prick her tongue then felt his smooth skin. Liz had never thought that a 5'oclock shadow could be so invigorating. Max had just slid his hand under her shirt when her mom knocked on the door and called her name. In a flash Max disappeared. Liz turned to see her mother open the door.

"Oh honey, you're awake!"

"Yeah, mom I was restless and it wasn't as hot outside as it was inside."

Her mom nodded. "Okay, just don't be late for school." Blowing her daughter a kiss she closed her door. By the time Liz had reached school the heat wave had broken.