The Fall
Part 3
"He's gone" says Max as he looks at Liz while on the phone. "No, Michael I don't know how he did it. Yes, we will be home soon." He ends the call and continues to stare at me. I don't know what to say about how he found me, about how I have been lying to him for weeks now, about how my feels for him have changed.
I don't know how to tell Max that I had wanted everything that happened today, even Max discovering us together.
"Max" I begin but he cuts me off "Liz, this is not your fault. I know that you weren't yourself."
"No, I wanted this. I wanted to be with him" I answer to my husband's amazement.
He walks towards me, taking me into a bear hug, "sweetie, he has gotten into your head and twisted your mind."
"No, I am not a child, Max. I know what I was doing." I release myself from his hold and bend down to put back on my panties and then my skirt. "But, you don't trust what I am saying" I take a breath as that realization takes over. "Take me home" ending the conversation that was going to take place.
Home wasn't any better as Serena and Maria both forced me into a hug. Isabel watched from the sidelines with Ava next to her. I know what they are thinking. I know that they believe that I am officially under Kivar's spell. "I'm tired" was the words that I use to be given some privacy; but, as I pull back the covers to get into bed, Isabel enters my bedroom.
"I am going to stay with you while you are sleeping, to help keep him out of your head" was her answer to my questioning eyebrow. I didn't argue and try to deny that I was hoping for a visit from my secret lover.
The babysitting continued for weeks until finally Kivar made an appearance. I was at home with a sleeping Isabel and Kyle, when a raven knocked on the window. I opened it and a heavy breeze caused my hair to whip into my face. After finally removing the hair, I opened my mouth to scream as a hand caressed my cheek.
"Shh, it just me, darling, don't scream" comes the mental voice of Kivar as I stare into his eyes.
"Why are you here?" I ask through my mind. "Because I wanted to finish what we started, I just needed to wait for my moment" answers Kivar.
Kivar walks me over to the back door in the kitchen and we exit quickly. There is a car parked behind the house, I know that I shouldn't go; but, internally I feel a pull towards Kivar that I just cannot explain.
We drove for hours until we reached the middle of the mountains. I know this place all too well because Max and I would frequent this location. It was the only place he said felt like home, like Roswell.
"Why are we here, Kivar" I ask in anger.
"Because, it is special to that, would be King" confusion grace my face as I exit the car. I know that my feels as of late have been hurting my husband. I know that the things that I have done, has caused him pain. However, in that moment I realized that this was just a game to Kivar and maybe, everything that has been whispered about him and me lately has finally registered in.
"I'm done" I say so low that I can barely hear the words coming out of my mouth. I go to sit on one of the fallen rocks.
"Liz, my love" he begins but I cut him off
"Don't" I continue as I look up at him finally seeing the monster that he is, "leave."
He walks towards me with his hands ready to make contact with my skin, "let me make it all better" he whispers.
"LEAVE" I scream as green energy pours from my fingers. It slowly building going further up covering my hands to my wrist. I know it sounds weird but I haven't felt this whole in a long time. Not since Max and I lost the baby three years ago.
That loss broke something within me, something I was never able to get back.
"Ahh" I finally came back into focus as I remove my eyes from my empty stomach. "Liz, what are you doing to me? Stop it."
Looking at the being in front of me I questions how I could fall so fast. How I could be so willing to loss everything, I open my mouth to curse him and everything that we did together but instead I said, "I think I'm pregnant."
As those words left my lips, Kivar's body burst into a million pieces and standing among the blood, bone and weirdly glitter was Max.
I didn't scream or yell, I just stare at him in disbelief. He looks at me with hurt in his eyes and turns around and leaves the landmark site. Watching him walk away, I place my hands on stomach as understanding fills my thoughts.