I am so so so sorry for taking so long, real life has been an absolute nightmare and I just hadn't had the heart to write.
This is two chapters mixed in together and I'm actually glad to say that this is the last chapter to this story so I hope you enjoy it.
Chapter 14
Max woke up in his bed with a gasp; sweat ran down his body, as he looked around the room, wondering what the hell happened, was it all a nightmare? It felt so real.
He looked at his clock on the beside table and saw it was 10 in the morning, he shook his head and stepped out of bed and headed toward the kitchen where he heard a female talking and giggles.
He rounded the corner and stopped when he saw Liz standing there, packing the basket, she was telling Tammy something and Tammy was giggling as she looked up at Liz.
"Liz?" Max asked, Liz turned and smiled when she saw Max.
"Hey sleepy head, I was wondering how long it was before you got up." She told him as she leaned over and kissed him before pulling back. "Are you okay?" she asked and he nodded.
"Yeah, nightmare." He told her and she nodded.
"Okay, now you guys have a basket and the blanket is in the jeep, you can go on your picnic now." She told them and Max looked at her, the dream was still niggling at him and he had a feeling that if she went to work, it was going to come true.
"How about you come with us?" Max asked. "You have been working hard and after everything you've been through, you need a break." He told her.
"Please Liz?" Tammy asked and Liz turned to see Tammy looking up at her with a pout and Liz felt her heart melt.
"Okay, I'll ask one of the girls if they can take over for me." She told them and Tammy cheered as she hugged Liz, Liz just laughed as she hugged Tammy back before pulling away and kissing Max. "Can I use your phone?" she asked and Max nodded as he watched her walk into the hallway, he looked at Tammy, wondering why his nightmare seemed to be real; he was about to ask her a question when his mother walked in.
"Morning Honey, you all ready for your picnic?" she asked and Tammy nodded.
"Lizzie is coming with us." She told Diane and Diane smiled as she kissed Tammy's cheek before looking at her son.
"Max, you okay?" she asked and Max nodded.
"Yeah, just a nightmare." He told her and she nodded as she moved toward the fridge as Liz walked back in.
"Taken care of, Sarah said she'd cover for me." Liz told them.
"Yay!" Tammy exclaimed as she jumped up and down, causing Diane to laugh.
"You guys have fun, I'll see you later," Diane told them as she kissed them all on the cheek as Max picked up the basket and Liz and Tammy followed him out toward the jeep.
Sarah walked into the Crashdown, Maria walked over to her.
"Hey, what are you doing here?" Maria asked.
"Liz called me and asked me if I wanted to have extra money as she needed the break, I'm covering for her," Sarah told her before shrugging and headed into the backroom, leaving Maria standing there confused, wondering why Liz would miss a shift.
Max and Liz found themselves lying on the blanket with the food finished and half empty bottles littered about.
"Hm, thank you for dragging me out." Liz told Max as she relaxed on the blanket, basting in the sunlight while Max kept an eye on Tammy playing on the swings.
Max just smiled as he bent down and kissed Liz on the lips.
"My pleasure." He told her and she smiled against his lips as she cupped the back of his head, keeping their lips together while Max cupped the side of her face and, gently, kissed her back, both of them enjoying their day together.
"Now?" Tess asked and Naseco nodded.
"Yes, come on, lets go to the Crashdown, Michael had told me that Liz is on closing shift today, I asked what their schedules was so that we could plan meetings around them," he told her and Tess laughed.
"And he just gave it to you?" Tess asked and Naesco nodded.
"Yes, remember, Michael is the one who wish to go home, we know that Isabel is leaning toward it, all we have to do is get rid of the one thing standing between you and Max and we'll be well on our way home, hopefully with the deal intact," Naesco told her and Tess nodded, she couldn't wait to get Max into the sack and finally get what's rightfully hers, Max's child.
"Hm," Liz moaned as she shifted her head from where it was resting on Max's chest, she had her eyes closed as she basked in the sunlight that was slowly dimming, Max smiled as he leaned down and kissed her on her forehead, stroking her silky dark locks, he sighed as he watched as his fingers, idly, make their way through her hair.
He looked up and smiled when he saw Tammy playing on the swings, she looked so happy, she was smiling, she looked over to Max and waved, causing Max to lift his other hand and wave back, he watched as a young boy walked over to Tammy, she stopped the swing and hopped off, standing in front of the boy, Max noticed that she sent him a shy smile and it dropped over him like a ton of bricks, Tammy has now received her first crush.
He smiled as he looked down at Liz, remembering what it was like and wonder if Tammy would ever get together with her first crush like he did, maybe even fall in love with him like he did, he knew that he should be the big over protective brother, wanting to make sure that his sister stayed a virgin for the rest of her life but remember their past, how she died at a young age made him want her to live her life to the full, to live the life she never had in their past.
A pair of soft lips met the side of his neck and he smiled as he looked down at the sleepy woman in his arms.
"Hey you," Max whispered as he leaned down and kissed her gently on the lips.
"Hey, what was the serious look for?" Liz asked and Max nodded his head in the same direction where Tammy and the boy were talking.
"Looks like Tammy is receiving her first crush," he told her and she smiled before looking at him.
"I'm impress Max, you don't seem too upset about it," she told him and he laughed.
"Just remember our past, you know, how Tammy was killed at a young age, she never got to live her life Liz, not like us, I mean, we were married in our past, we had each other and got to live our life, she was killed at the age of eight, she never had the chance to fall in love and married, I want her to have it this life, I want her to fall in love and get married and have children so I can play the favourite uncle," he told her and Liz felt her eyes well up with tears and she hugged him.
"Do you have any idea just how much you make me fall in love with you even more?" she asked and Max kissed her neck.
"Just the same as you make me fall in love with you even more each day," he told her, she pulled away and kissed him.
They broke apart when Tammy came running up to them.
"We need to go to the Crashdown, something's happening," Tammy told them, bouncing on her feet.
Max and Liz got up, grabbed their stuff before helping Tammy into the jeep then getting in themselves and driving off to the Crashdown.
Naesco and Tess made their way into the Crashdown; they heard a noise and Naesco lifted his hands as Tess switched on the light only to see that there was no one around.
"What the hell?" Naseco demanded as he looked around, wondering where Liz was when they were a cough at behind them, they turned to see the gang standing behind them.
"Looking for someone?" Liz asked and Tess scowled as she brought up her hand but Tammy was quicker.
"It's over." Tammy told them before bringing up her hands, Tess and Naseco went flying backward and hit the wall with their back, they fell to the ground, dead, before their bodies turned to dust.
Everyone turned to stare at Tammy, shocked at what just happened and what she had done, Max just sighed as he wrapped his arms around Liz, maybe now they could get on with their lives without looking over their shoulders.
Epilogue
Tammy was sitting at the Kitchen table, smiling as she watched her mother bake, she was now 13 years old, Liz and Max had finally gotten married once they had graduated, Liz was now pregnant with their first child, a boy that Tammy knew but didn't tell them as she knew they would want to find out for themselves.
Things had changed after the death of Tess and Naesco, while she still hated herself for killing them, she didn't regret it, she knew that they would have killed Liz again, given the chance and she couldn't risk it, after that, Max and Liz had become more distanced with the gang apart from Alex as he had believed in Max and didn't tell them what to do. Max and Liz felt they couldn't trust the gang after what they had done while Tess and Naesco was around and still find it hard to trust them, they are still friends but they are no longer close like they used to be and Tammy hated it but she knew that one they will become more closer, the time wasn't just now.
"Hello?" a female voice called out and Diane smiled as she turned to see Liz Evans walking into the kitchen with a hand on her swollen stomach.
"Hi sweetie how was Boston?" Diane asked as she kissed Liz's cheek.
Once Max and Liz had graduated, they had been accepted to Harvard and moved to Boston, they still live out there because they loved the snow and the ocean, Tammy visited them whenever she could when she had gotten her new power of teleporting.
"Oh it's great, Max loves it out there though he still complains about the cold sometimes." Liz teased and Diane laughed as Liz turned to Tammy. "Hi adorable." Liz used her childhood nickname for Tammy and Tammy grinned.
"Hey Liz, how's the baby?" she asked as she walked over and Liz grinned as she took Tammy's hand and placed it on one side of her stomach, Tammy felt a bump against her hand and squealed. "It Kicked!" she exclaimed.
"Yep, it started last night, you should have seen Max, jumping all over the place when he felt the first kick, he's even more excited now." She explained and Tammy smiled as she concentrated and sent a message to the baby and felt another kick in answer and smiled.
There was a knock at the door.
"Hello?" a male voice called out and Tammy felt her heart jump as she turned to door and looked into blue eyes, Martin Hanson walked in, his dark hair spiky as he looked at Tammy and shot her a half grin. "Hey Tammy." He greeted and she smiled back.
"Hey Martin." She greeted back and not for the first time, saw a bright future.
The End.
Nope, no sequel is in the work and I don't think there will be but you guys know if there is, you will be the first to know, hoped you enjoyed it.