Huge, HUGE apologies to all those who read this story. I really didn't know how I wanted to continue this story. Any good ideas? Thanks loads for reading and I can't wait to hear from you guys.
Chapter 4
Liz woke up 2 days after getting into hospital. She couldn't remember much of what happened that night. All she knew was that she was driving with Hayley in the backseat and all of a sudden, a car swerved by and hit her. All she heard was her daughter's cries and then everything went black.
"Liz?" Maria called out to her the moment she opened her eyes. "How are you, girlfriend?" Liz tried to sit up so Maria helped her. "I'm ok. My leg kinda hurts" Liz answered. "Oh, the doctor said you kind of dislocated your right ankle but other than that, you're fine." Maria told her. "And Hayley's with your parents." "Is she alright?" Liz asked, concerned for her daughter's safety. "Yeah, she's fine. And she's met her father," Maria informed a shocked Liz.
"Max? How, how did that happen?" Liz said, alarmed. "You kept a note in your car telling people to inform Max if anything happened to you, remember? The police didn't know what to do with Hayley cos you were unconscious, so they brought her to Max. He took care of her for the night and brought her to the Crashdown, where I recognized her. He found out that Hayley really was his daughter and things went a little bad…" Maria told Liz.
Liz just looked at Maria. She didn't know what to do. "Oh man, what should I do?" Liz thought aloud. "He wanted to know the whole story about Hayley but I didn't tell him, just like I promised. He stomped off angrily and I didn't know what to do. I wanted to tell him but I couldn't," Maria said. Liz smiled at Maria weakly. She wondered what she was going to do about Max.
-Flashback-
When Liz first held Hayley after she was born, all she could think of is Max. She looked down at the gorgeous baby she held and all she noticed was how much Hayley's eyes looked like Max's mesmerizing soulful eyes. She knew that Hayley was only three-quarter human and a quarter alien.
"Hey there, my Hayley darling," Liz said to her newborn little girl. "Mummy loves you so much and I know that daddy will love you to but you may never get to meet him."
A week after Hayley was born; Liz was contemplating hard if she should tell Max about his unknown daughter. She didn't know how to break it to him. She didn't know if he'd accept the little girl. She picked up the phone and dialed Max's number. "Hello?" came the voice she missed hearing so badly. Liz put down the phone the moment she heard Max's voice. Then she held her little girl and cried, for losing the love of her life and for her little girl who may never know her father.
-End of flashback-
Liz was discharged the next day with a cast around her ankle. Maria drove her home, where Liz's parents and Hayley were waiting for Liz's return. "This little girl here has really been missing you," Nancy Parker said to Liz, as she hugged her daughter and handed her granddaughter over to Liz. "Max called a couple of times," Jeff Parker told Liz. "We just told him that you weren't discharged yet." "Thanks dad," Liz said, and hugged her dad.
A week later,
Liz's ankle was recovering well. She hadn't gone back to uni yet as she couldn't really walk around much. She looked over at Hayley who was lying on her bed, next to her. Hayley just turned to look at Liz and gave her mum a cheeky grin that reminded Liz so much of Max. "Do you want to meet your daddy, sweetheart?" Liz asked her daughter. She knew that Hayley wouldn't be able to reply but somehow, it seemed as though Hayley understood what her mum was saying. She squealed and giggled at Liz. "You really want to, sweetheart?" Liz looked at her daughter and decided to go and find Max. She left a note for her parents and left for the Evans' home.
Upon reaching the lane where the Evans' home was, Liz contemplated turning back. But one look at her daughter, she knew she had to do this for her daughter's sake. She parked by the side of the road, carried Hayley and made her way slowly to the front door of the Evans' home.
She rang the doorbell. A moment later, Max opened the door. He couldn't believe his eyes when he saw Liz with Hayley. Liz hadn't seen Max in over a year. To her, he was still as gorgeous as ever. She looked up at him, the love of her life, and didn't know what to do.
-Flashback-
Liz opened her front door a week after she and Max broke up and found him standing there. "What do you want, Max?" Liz asked him angrily. "Liz, I'm really sorry. I'd do anything to have you back in my life. I love you so much. Please Liz, let me make it up to you. I'm really sorry." Max pleaded. Liz's heart told her to accept him back but she wasn't so sure. "Max, it's over, ok? Just go on with your life and leave me alone." Liz said, slamming the front door in Max's face.
-End of flashback-
Liz and Max stood there, just staring at each other for a few minutes. Liz didn't know what to do. Looking directly into Max's eyes, she broke down in tears and held onto her daughter. The next moment, she felt his arms around her, wrapping her and Hayley in a tight embrace.
Liz just cried as Max held her. "It's ok, it's ok," he said, as he stroked her hair.
TBC…
That's all for this chapter… what do you guys think? Please do leave me comments… thanks so much!