Hey Guys! I am back once again bringing you another part of my story. Yay, it's a 3-day weekend! That means more time to write another part. SO anyways, here ya go. Enjoy. : )

Chapter 4: First Impressions Are Never True

Serena POV

'What the heck?' I have no words as I see the man who had just walked by with his family tell his son to walk back, grab the envelope and run and then I stare motionless as the boy does as he's told.

"Man, people today." I look over at Alex to see a similar reaction on his face. Out of all the people we've seen today, this family has got to be the craziest.

We're going down, down in an earlier round and sugar we're going down swinging-.

I'm distracted by my phone ringing the familiar Fallout Boy song and quickly reach into my purse to answer it. "Roswell crematorium, you kill 'em we grill 'em. How can I help you?"

"Yes, I have a rather annoying cousin who keeps reading my journal and I was wondering if you offered any hit men to take care of things like that." That little witch.

"Yes, I'm sorry to inform you that our services only include the cremation, sorry." I turn back to look at Alex who's grinning at me. Finally I can't keep it in any longer and break out laughing. "Hey Liz, so you really do want to kill me off. I knew it!" I tell her unable to keep the amusement out of my voice.

"What can I say, you ate the last bagel. Everyone knows that's punishable by death." She tells me in all seriousness. "So what's going on? Do you need a ride to the party tonight?"

"Nah babe, Alex and I are working on our project for Psychology and then we're going to swing by the party when we're done."

"Okay, but you're going to miss out. We get to drive Bambi tonight." What! How the heck did that happen? Kyle loves that car! Before I can question this apocalyptic event she continues. "So, how's the project going? What'd you guys decide to do for your project?"

"Well, our project is about how many people would take or open an envelope they found sitting on the ground if it said don't open. You wouldn't believe how many people opened the envelope! Oh geez, and there was this family of four that walked by just a minute ago right? And the father turned to the son and told him to grab the letter and run. It was the funniest thing I've ever seen."

"Sounds like fun-. Holy crap, Serena I gotta go. I'll see you later okay?" She tells me hanging up the phone before I can even say bye.

Max POV

"Max, Isabel, Michael's here!" My mom yells up to us from the bottom of the stairs. I grab my jacket from the chair and hurry down the hall to Isabel's room.

"Iz, are you ready?" I ask knocking on her door.

"Yeah, I rushed back to get ready and then I remembered I don't have my luggage."

"You look fine." I tell her. "Come on, let's go, Michael's waiting."

Liz POV

"Sounds like fun-. Holy crap, Serena I gotta go. I'll see you later okay?" I say quickly hanging up the phone. I don't usually hang up on my cousin like that but this is…is… This is beyond words.

"Uh… Liz; is this what I think it is?" Maria asks. All I can do is stare at the picture in her hand. Holy crap.

"Okay, this is just weird." I say looking down at the picture of my cousin that Maria has just pulled from Kyle's glove compartment.

"You don't think he likes her, do you?" Maria asks.

"Well why else would he have a picture of her in his car?"

"Do you think she likes him?" I'm sorry I need to take a minute. This is just weird. Kyle likes Serena? "Liz?"

"Yeah."

"Do you think Serena likes Kyle too?" I finally take my eyes from the picture to look at Maria sitting next to me in Kyle's car. I don't like the look in her eyes.

"Maria." I say warning her to leave them alone.

"What? Don't you want our friends to be happy?"

"Yes I want our friends to be happy, that's why I don't want you try to set them up. Remember the last time you tried to set someone up?"

"Hey! That was a one time thing." She tells me offended. What I'm talking about is the last time that Maria tried to set someone up she ended up dating the guy instead. "Besides, it's not like I'm gonna date Kyle." True, but she won't stop if I tell her this.

"But we don't even know if Kyle likes Serena-."

"Liz, he's got a picture of her in his glove compartment." Okay she's got me there.

"Yeah, but we don't know if Serena likes Kyle." Ha take that. She has no argument for that.

"But what if she does? Wouldn't it be worth it to find out?" Crap. Sorry Serena and Kyle. I tried.

"Okay, what do we have to do?" I've gone over to the dark side. And with that said I pull out of the driveway and head for the Old Soap Factory, Maria filling me in on the plan along the way.

Max POV

"Hey Michael." I say getting into the back seat with Isabel. "Where's Kyle?"

"We're going to pick him up next." Michael says, switching gears and pulling out of our driveway. Five minutes later we pull up to a house with what looks like a police SUV in front of it. A minute later we see Kyle running out of the house and jumping into the front of Michael's car like the hounds of hell were at his heels.

"Hey Kyle, what's going on? Are you in trouble or something?" Isabel asks gesturing to the police car parked in front of his house. Michael starts to laugh.

"Nah man, Kyle's dad is the sheriff."

"Then why were you running out of the house so fast then?" I ask curiously.

"Dude, if you saw your dad making out on the couch with his girlfriend who is also one of your best friend's mothers, you would be running out of that house too." He said with a shudder causing the rest of us to laugh.

"Sorry man." Michael says patting Kyle on the back.

"Not as sorry as I am for walking in on them. It's like every time I see them making out it takes a year off my life, and at the rate I'm going, I'll never make it to twenty."

"You mentioned your dad was dating one of your best friends' mothers." Isabel prods him curiously. "He's not dating Michael's mom right?" Michael and Kyle both laugh at that.

"No Isabel, my parents are still happily married." Michael informs her. "Kyle's dad is dating our friend Maria's mom."

"Who's Maria? Isabel asks. Probably glad to hear that there are more girls her age she can become friends with.

"Maria, well, how do you explain Maria?" Kyle starts then turns to regard Michael.

"You can't explain Maria." Michael states as if it's a fact that Kyle should know.

"Well anyway, Liz, Maria and I became friends in the fourth grade before I met this power ranger here." Kyle continues.

"Hey as I seem to remember you liked them too." Michael reminds him much to Kyle's chagrin.

"Will Maria be at the party?" Isabel asks. Kyle, just grateful to be saved from further embarrassment, quickly answers her.

"Yeah she'll be there. She's coming with Liz." Isabel brightens with this news. "Speaking of Liz…" Kyle starts with a smug.

"Kyle, you know if you say anything about Liz and she finds out, she'll kill you right?" Michael asks him. Kyle ignores his warning and continues.

"Well there was this one time freshman year when Liz and I were going out…"

"Kyle she told you never to tell anyone about that night." Michael warns. I can't help but be interested now. If he's not supposed to tell anyone then it's gotta be good right?

"What happened?" I ask.

"Well, first-."

"Kyle. I'm telling you man, stop now. I'm just looking out for your safety." Michael interrupts. All of a sudden Michael's cell phone starts to ring.

"It's Liz." He says looking at the screen.

"It's like she knew I was going to tell the story." Kyle says horrified and then shrinks away from the phone like it's going to attack him. Michael just shakes his head and answers his phone.

"Yeah; Okay." Michael says. And then I guess Liz must have asked to speak with Kyle because next thing we know he's handing the phone to Kyle. Kyle's eyes get wide and he hesitantly grabs the phone and brings it to ear afraid of the worst.

"Hello?" Kyle answers nervously. "Sure, thanks. See ya later." He says as a look of relief crosses his face. At our questioning looks he fills us in. "Liz had to fill up Bambi's gas tank because it was on empty." He quickly closes the phone and hands it back to Michael.

"Liz said she's on her way to the party and she'll meet us near the entrance." Michael says turning to face us. Finally we get to meet this Liz they've been talking so much about.