Chapter One


Today had already been excruciatingly long, and now it just seemed to be dragging on for endless seconds.

Liz quickly decided that she'd sat through far too many scholarly lectures today. Today hadn't started out any different from any other school wise, it just felt that way.

Or it could just be the fact that today's the day you've promised yourself you're going to talk to Max and tell him how you really feel! Yeah that's probably it. Definitely sounds more logical than some school wide conspiracy…she thought with a tight smile.

What on earth was she going to say to Max when she saw him? What words would she use? How would she even get him to talk to her…especially now that getting him alone was becoming harder and harder these days? She could just see one awful disaster after another play out in her head.

It was true that they'd agreed to keep their distance whenever possible, if for no other reason than to divert suspicion…even though she was sure she had caught Max watching her on more than one occasion in the last few days. Each time she sensed his gaze on her she would slowly turn towards him to see if he was actually watching her. And each time she caught him she smiled when he'd quickly turn his eyes toward the floor as if he'd suddenly found something interesting there.

The fact of the matter was that to her, Max Evans was irresistible, especially in moments like those. And most especially, because he was consistently clueless to the fact that girls all over Roswell High practically drooled over him on a daily basis…herself included. For some reason though, he'd never shown any interest in anyone. Of course Liz knew now that the real reason for that lay in his secret alien status.

And now…actually ever since that afternoon he'd saved her, she couldn't help but remember, and even repeat over and over in her mind the things he'd told her. Since that first moment they'd made a connection she saw things about Max Evans that she knew he'd never let anyone else see.

He showed her things in their connection…feelings….that she just couldn't avoid nor deny. He'd allow her see how he'd always admired her from a distance. She'd been able to feel the emotions he'd felt when he saw her.

It was beautiful.

At the time, things had just been so crazy that she just chose to push everything to the back of her mind. And after Max decided that they could never share anything beyond friendship, she'd tried her best to ignore it.

But she could never ignore it.

Especially not after everything that had happened since that night. And certainly not since she'd realized everything he'd put on the line to save her life. His reply the day she questioned him always lingered in her mind, day and night…

"It was you…"

It sounded crazy she knew, but those three simple words had changed her whole life. And admittedly it wasn't even just those words that had her completely thrown. It was the way he answered her…without even a glimmer of hesitation.

"It was you…"

Slow, urgent, honest and raw.

She knew how he felt about her now. She knew because it was the same way she felt about him. And now, after everything that had happened, she was determined to make him see that they could be together.

No! She wouldn't let him push her away…even if it was for her own good.


Thoughts anyone? I'm just dying to hear what you all think...