Chapter Forty

Max stopped the car in front of Tess's apartment then proceeded by getting out and walking to the other side to open the passenger door. Tess smiled slightly, grasping Max's hand before closing the door. The twinkling stars shined, gazing down at them and Tess knew that the night was far from over. She had timing for everything and she wanted Max to be on her side when the time was right. The royal couple held hands contently going in the apartment building, the night was young but a lot had been accomplished. Tess and Max talked about the past days events and had an agreement of some sorts, and then there was Maria who thanks to Michael was back to normal. But the at was just the beginning as far as Tess was concerned. Neither said a word, but held each other contently riding the elvator to the apartment floor. At the doorway, Max stood closely to Tess, holding her tightly.

"Okay" Max broke throught the silence non to soon, knowing that he had to leave soon, "I have to go"

"Do you have too?" Tess asked bringing her arms around his waist, looking at him, "You...could stay the night with me and Zan"
"Tempting, but its a school night" Max said knowing that it sounded weird and once more he knew how crazed the situation was that he was worried about school in this earth world. But really he was already in the dog house with his parents, the last thing he needed was to worry them and give them any reasonable cause to ground them. Grounding the King of Antar, now that was just plain weirdly thought out. Beside he had to make a footstop.

Tess closed her eyes and sighed then smiled, "But I have to talk to you about something very important"

"I'm sorry" Max stated stepping away from her embrace looking down at her, "I have...Maria is well and Liz, she has to know"

Tess struggled to keep her smile in place, "Oh, thats right...Ah...poor thing, finally some happy news for her"

Max studied Tess then gave a nod, "someone has to tell her"

"Then sent Isabel" Tess said simple her smile still in place, "I have to talk to you now, so sent Isabel to give the good news to Liz"

"Isabel isn't..." Max fell silent trying to find the right words to describe Isabel relationship with him, "talking to me right now"

"Then call Liz instead" Tess ordered her smile slipping as she crossed her arms, "you have a cell phone"

"This is something that should be said in person don't you think?" Max asked trying to figure out why Tess was suddenly becoming unreasonable.

"Then tell her tomorrow" Tess said clenching her teeth, "right now, I want to talk to you"

"Liz has been having a hard time because of this" Max half-shouted, "And you think I should wait another, another night because your jealous"

Tess was silent for a moment then uncrossed her arms, Max was right. Why did she become so unreasonable and so jealous whenever Liz's name was mentioned. Maria was Liz's best friend, and Liz had to have been in hell thinking about Maria's condition and considering that Tess had taken away the other, she should at least be understanding.

"You are right" Tess said slowly looking at Max then offered a smile, "you should go"

Max leaned foward giving Tess a kiss on the forehead, "have a nice night"

Tess watched Max walking away and felt her breath shorten, she was really tired. She needed her son, Tess decided walking inside the apartment. She stopped at the doorway looking at a picture perfect moment. Eric was laying on the couch with baby Zan on his stomach, both fast asleep. Her trouples faded away as contentment overfilled her heart and she smiled. This was the kind of future she had always imagined, this is the future she should have chosen. Her heart hurt with Max, knowing that a part of him wanted to be with Liz. But Eric loved her, he always had.

She should have chosen him, but now it was to late, because she was in way too deep. Her destiny had been chosen.

Fate had chosen a greater existance.

Max drove to Liz's crashdown deep in thought. He understood Tess's feelings toward Liz, he knew that leaving Tess like that, especially when they had come to an agreement ealier. But he really wanted Liz to not worry anymore, he already felt guilty because he was going to break her heart and end it once and for all. He had already hurt her too deeply, cut her into pieces and ripped her apart. Maybe he just wanted to be her guardian angel but he felt that he had done a louse job at protecting her. Max stopped at the crashdown and hopped out of the car. This was wonderfull news and Max wanted to be the one to bring a smile into Liz's face. He entered the crashdown to find Liz as busy as ever, she was workin in stride, smiling and greating costumers left and right trying to take everyone's orders. Something was off about her movements, nothing that anyone seemed to take notice of. Suddenly Liz stopped and turned to him, her smile slipping off for a mili-second before being replaced by a false smile. He really hated himself for forcing those smiles, this was a girl that should have always been genuinely happy if only it hadn't been for him. She deserved the world and only if he could give that to her. It sucked for Max, watching her in so much pain. He just couldn't please everyone, and everyone seemed to suffer because of him.

"hey" Max greated Liz flashing a false smile of his own.

"hey" Liz greated back, walking to the counter giving Max no choice but to fall her, "What are you doing here?"

"I haven't had dinner yet" Max offered taking a seat studing Liz who wasn't looking at him, "And I wanted to see you"

Liz froze for a second then shook herself mentally, forcing herself to understant that they much have been an underlined meaning to his statement, with that thought in mind she turned to look at him, "Whatever for?"

"Maria" Max's smile turned genuine, "I have great news concerning Maria"

"What do you mean?" Liz asked trying to stop herself from going overboard in her mind, "What great news?"
"Maria is well" Max dropped the bombshell, "It was Michael that come up with the idea to use Isabel to dreamwalk or in anycase mind walk Maria's mind and convience her to come back to us"

Liz held the counter to stop herself from dropping on the floor, all her jumpled thoughts leading to the same conclusion. Feeling absolute joy for the first time in months, Liz smiled then threw herself at Max embracing him then kissed him.

"This is wonderful Max" Liz exclaimed breaking the kiss, "I should change my clothes and go see her right away"

Max shook his head, his body unfreezing from the windtaking kiss Liz had given him, "No, its late and Michael is there"

Liz looked at Max smiling brightly, "Finally some good news Max"

Max stared at the young teenage girl that had touched his heart and made him wish once upon a time that he was fully, biologically wise fully human, "Liz, lets take a walk"

Liz frowned looking up at Max's serious expression and gave a nod. Really did this guy ever relax? Thats what Liz was thinking at she and Max walked towards the park, ever since she had met Max, had he ever really seemed relax? There hadn't been any time for any of them to relax at all but Max being the leader that he was had entire worlds on his shoulders. Somehow that didn't seem fair, he was prisoned by duty and honor and bound to the feat of destiny and fate. Liz wanted to take all that responsibility from him, she wanted him to really be happy but it was becoming clearer and clearer that he would never be happy on earth. Max could never really escape his past life or the millions of people that rested their fates with his. He could never really abonded the the people that had given him a second chance at life. There was a time when both Liz and Max believed that they could make their own destiny, how long ago that time seemed to be. Max sat down at the first seat he could find followed by Liz. For a moment, there was silent. Max looked up at the stars and saw a V shaped constellation and accordingly Liz followed his gaze.

Liz turned to study Max then turned away, "You don't have to say anything Max, I've accepted my fate, accepted finally that you destiny and mine a miles apart"

"Liz"Max whispered her name but didn't know what more he could say to her.

"I know that you love, Tess" Liz admitted without hesitation, she really had to say that outloud for once, just to understand the feel of those mighty words.

"I love you too" Max said, it would be a lie if he had said otherwise, he did love her, "you have to know that, its just that I've realized something"

"What?" Liz asked curiously in tuned with Max's voice.

"You can't fight destiny" Max said in simple terms, hoping that she would understand the underlined meaning behind those few words.

"Because you and Tess have shared a past life together?" Liz asked wondering if thats what he meant. Wasn't that always Tess's excuse for going after Max in the first place? Because they had lived a lifetime together as husband and wife.

"No" Max said suprisely, this was such a complicated matter and he blamed destiny for it, "Not just one pastlifetime"

Now Liz was confused, she turned to Max with a questioning gaze, "I don't understand"

"This is our tenth lifetime" Max explained, that had explained the ten statues in his mind, all of the statues that represented a lifetime with his soulmate, "The tenth lifetime that our souls have been forced to meet by fate, thats why me and Tess are very much connected"

"Then destiny wins" Liz said trying to understand while she was still very much confused by Max's statement and sighed, could this have been simpler. Many lifetimes, head to filled with all this alien stuff.

"No" Max sighed then turned to Liz, "I have chosen you"

Liz froze, he heart beating faster that a speading bullet, she turned to Max even more confused, "What?"

Max sighed "lets sit silently okay" Max ordered softly leaning back, "lets not think about the past or the future but this moment, with each other, lets bask in our shared relief and joy over Maria's recovery"

Liz followed Max's example and smiled slightly silently berating herself for letting her mind believing that Max was really choosing her again, "So when you say you have chosen me, you mean only for tonight"

"Hush" Max ordered once more, "Lets be silent now, lets be just be Max and Liz, two star-crossed lovers...Romeo and Juliet"

Liz smiled remembering the time she had told Max about the Romeo and Juliet connection to their love story, who knew that Max would remember that time and bring it up once more to end things with her, "And after tonight, its over isn't it? No more questions about it, it will be finally over?

Max looked at Liz and smiled sadly, "Yes, Max and Liz can't have a future, they can't be in love anymore"

"So you are fully Zax now?" Liz asked a flashback to the afternoon with Eric, the nickname game the two had played.

Max looked confused as he turned to Liz, "Zax?" Max raised his eyebrow.

"Max and Zan" Liz stated as if it was a most obvious expression, "Zax, its a nickmane, it so fastrauting trying to figure out if you are Max or Zan and since you are a both..."

Max was bewilded, he trow his head back and started to laugh, he couldn't help himself, it was funny the way she had just come up with the name, too cute.

"I can still care about Max right?" Liz asked after a moment of insured silence, she was glad to have been able to at least make him laugh.

Max turned to Liz with a raised eyebrow, "I can still care about Liz too? right?"

The two glanced at each other and smiled before staring back at the stars and nothing else was said for the rest of the night.

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It was a bright sunny day and Isabel was sitting down on the grass looking towards the school as students stremmed in and out the building. It was lunchtime for her, thank God. She was so tired having had two test ealier that day and she needed a breather, a moment of relaxation. This were the days that she longed for, days when she felt like a normal teenage girl who had nothing to worry about accept homework, tests and shopping. Thinking of shopping, Isabel looked at her nails, she really needed nailpolish to go with her beautiful pink dress in her closet. A little number she wanted to wear for Sheila's party, normally she didn't like that cherry glittery chit-chat shake it, shimmy, shimmy, goody too shoes, but the girl did have parties that were off the hook. Isabel sighed and closet her eyes, baby pink would go perfectly well with her dress and since she was out, she had to make sure to get some that early afternoon before she made her way home.

Isabel was brought out of her reverence as hands covered her eyes.

"Guess who?" a deep voice ordered.

Isabel grinned at the voice, who in the world was he trying to fool with that fake voice of his, "Hi Alex"

Immediately her eyes were uncovered, Isabel turned basking in delight to find her boyfriend standing there a little put out. Seriously did he think that he would have fooled Isabel, if anything it was his manly voice that did him in.

"How did you know?" Alex asked sitting beside her, "Man I have to work on my voice."

"Did you think you could trick me?" Isabel asked almost feeling sorry for him with that puppy dog look he had on his face.

Alex turned to Isabel and smiled, "You are right, besides I am actually glad that you called my name"

"Why?" Isabel asked wearing a confused expression, her boyfriend said the weirdest things sometimes.

"Imagine if you had called some other guys name" Alex pointed out, "Wouldn't that be very embarassing"

"That would never happen" Isabel pointed out placing her hand on Alex's arm, giving him a seductive look, "The only guys name I want to call out is Alexander"

"I love you Isabel" Alex's face immediately brighten as he spoke those three little words, "do you love me?"

Isabel was certainly surprised by the question, did she love Alex? "Of course I do"

"Do you really?" Alex asked before his smile slipped from his lips, "Then can I ask a question?"

"Yeah, sure" Isabel agreed, "Anything"

"How is it that you can sleep while Tess gets away with my murder?"

Alex's question shook Isabel's insides as Isabel stared at Alex's eyes. Alex's body began to detoriate right in front of Isabel's eyes. The body seemed to melt until all that were left were the bones and Alex's eyes that never left Isabel until the body turned to sand and the eyes dropped on the floor and disappeared on sight. Isabel stared at where Alex's body once was and forced to stand up despite the feeling of absolute despair.

"Alex" Isabel whispered his name, "Alex, Alex..." Isabel whispered again tears forming in her eyes.

"His gone" A voice pointed out.

Isabel whirled around to find the object of all her pain standing right beside her, "Tess"

"Went up to the sky, up to the heavens" Tess cockly spoke, confidently walking around Isabel at the same time, it was as if the entire world was at her feet, "Think of it this way Isabel, Alex's death was destined, fated...there was nothing you could have possible done to stop it, just like there is nothing that can be done to bring justice and rest his soul in peace..."

Isabel felt fury like no other, all this talk about destiny, was that the excuse that Tess would come up with it? That Alex's life, the life she took, was just nothing but a replica of fate's order. She felt like cutting Tess up limp from limp but she clenched her hands instead into fist and punched Tess right on the cheek.

"Oach" Tess exclaimed holding her cheek before turning to Isabel, "What was that for?"

"You...I hate you" Isabel spat out furiously, "I won't let you get away with it"

Tess gave a smirk, "Oh honey, I already have"

Isabel closed her eyes shut and when she opened them up once more, she found herself on a bed, in her room. The blankets were tightly wrapped around her body but she felt nothing but a cold shudder within her soul. Her thoughts whirled inside her head, her heart wrenching in pain and her spirit in absolute despair. Tess was going to pay, noone was going to stop her from making Tess pay.

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Tess woke up a earlier that usually that day, she glanced at the clock and blinked at the time. Straining her ears, she knew that someone was in the kitchen, probably Eric but why would he have woken up so early on a friday morning, considering that he wasn't doing anything at all. He was a lucky one, considering how rich his family was, Eric never had to worry for the rest of his life. He was the one who hated being woken in the morning, Tess rose up and glanced at her sleeping son.

"You are so beautiful" Tess whispered softly caressing his round cheek, "I am so lucky to have you with me and I promise that I will do anything fo you to be safe, to be a prince among your people"
Tess smiled as she walked out of the room into the kitchen to find Eric setting the table, "Morning" Tess acknowledged Eric.

Eric looked up and smiled brightly, "Morning Angel"

"You are up early" Tess stated the obvious sitting down at the table.

"I am" Eric said agreable, afterall he was up early, "Want to know why?"

"You'll tell me anyway" Tess pointed out.

"Lizzie called me" Eric blurtered out and with Tess's raised eyebrow, questioning it seemed went on to explain, "Elizabeth, Liz, Lizzie...don't you get it?"

"I got it" Tess struggled once more to keep her smile in check, "What did Lizzie want?"

"Hey!" Eric exclaimed then pointed at Tess playfully, "You can't use that name, only am aloud to...anyway, Liz-zie wanted to hang out with me today, for the entire day"

Tess was realing inside watching Eric as he talked about his plans with Liz that day. He looked so excited, like a little boy on a christmass morning. Tess reflected back when she had been the only person to bring that smile, that brightening aura of absolute joy. Lizzie, a nickname for Liz, the way Tessa was a nickname for Tess. Seriously, what kind of power did that girl have over her men anyway. Tess's mind travelled back to the night before, when Max had left her to find Liz. She sighed heavily, she was so tired.

"Whats wrong?" Eric asked seeing her destress, "Tessa?"

"Nothing" Tess said, what could she say anyway, that she was jealous of Liz because she was so darn perfect.

"Do you think I'll buy that?" Eric asked his smile slipping off his face being replaced by a concerned look, "Tessa, tell me"

Tess sighed again, if she wasn't able to tell Eric, who could she really tell her feelings to anyway, "I feel like I'm really being replaced by Goddess Liz who never does any wrong"

Eric blinked for a moment then threw his head back and started to laugh leaving a very bewilded Tess staring at him astounished by his actions. Didn't Eric know that Tess was being serious and that this wasn't the right time to be laughing like a madman? Seriously what kind of magic did Liz use to captivate Eric and Max? No magic of course, Saint Liz would never lower herself to do something so evil.

"I am sorry" Eric finally said trying to stop himself from laughing, he could see that she wasn't in a good mood, "Replaced by Goddess Liz...that jsut got me, I'll be serious now..ah...you think I'm replacing you with Liz"

"Well" Tess wanted to explain her feelings in an understanding way, "There has got to be something about this girl that is just...god, first Max and now you, what is it about her?"

"Are you jealous?" Eric asked with a smile, "You decided you wanted me over Max, because if that is your choice then please, by all means I will call Liz and break off this date with her"

"Eric" Tess nearly shouted, this guy? Was he ever serious about anything?
Eric chuckled then clasped her hands looking into her eyes, "Even if you still choose Max, if this is going to hurt you, I won't go"

Tess shook her head, she was being selffish, wanting to be with Max and yet wanting Eric to not want Liz. She was being possessive and selffish, "I am sorry Eric, you should have fun today, to be truthful, its not about you and Liz but Liz and you know who"

"I know" Eric said sweazing her hand smiling brightly once more, "Well, I'm outa here"

Tess watched as Eric grabbed a small jacket and blew out the door like the wind. He really was acting like a little boy on christmas day and if Liz could make him feel like that, she would be forever grateful, Tess decided. Tess stood up and started walking towards her room as the door opened causing her to turn around and find Eric striding towards her.

"You are an idiot" Eric decided before embracing his longtime friend and first love, "Replacing Tessa, is there anyone perfect enough."

Before Tess could say anything Eric was already out the door, leaving Tess smiling behind.

Eric drove to the crashdown listening to some music and bobbing his head up and down, he still thought about his conversation with Tess. Sometimes he really didn't understand what was whirling through inside that girl head. Eric shook off his thoughts as Liz caught his attention. She was waiting in front of the crashdown, wearing tight jeans and a green shirt. He still couldn't believe that the girl wanted to skip on school, he really thought she was way too good to do something like that. Liz got in the car as soon as Eric stopped wearing a bright smile.

"Morning Lizzie" Eric greated with a twingling smile driving away from the Crashdown.

"Hello, studmuffin" Liz greated back and struggled not to laugh at Eric's change of facial expression contenting to his name, "Well I have a nickname, its only fair that I give you a nickname as well"

"And you couldn't find a better nickname than studmuffin?" Eric asked in shocked suspense, "Not cutie, not sexy, not even hotie but studmuffin"

Liz started to laugh, "Just drive will you"

"Speaking of driving" Eric changed the subject, they would get back to it later, "Were are you headed"

"I don't care" Liz stated leaning back on the chair, breathing in the fresh air, feeling the wind within her hair, "Just drive until we leave Roswell, today I'm going to have an alien free day"

Eric glanced at Liz and smiled slightly, "You seem happy today?"

"Do I?" Liz sighed and turned to Eric, "Maria is well, do you know that? I guess today just seems like a good day to split"

Eric nodded in understanding then smiled wildly, "Can I ask a question?"

"You just did" Liz pointed out.

"Do you like me?" Eric asked glancing at Liz's expression to his question, "I mean you called me for a reason, you have other friends, I get that Maria is in the hospital and Michael is probably with her, but Isabel and Kyle are free? Unless this is a date..."

"its not a date" Liz said quickly, she didn't want Eric to get the wrong idea. But he had a valid question, why had she ask him to come instead of everyone else because..., "You make me laugh"
Eric smiled brightly, "I know, its my gift"

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Max stood outside Tess's apartment wondering why in the world he had cut school to come to see her. He wanted to walk in there forget about their little aguement the night before an hold her tightly. The thing was that he didn't believe he was wrong and he knew she sure hell wasn't going to apologize, why was he there. Max shook himself, he was Zax now, he needed to stop being thinking and just act as a king and a man would. But he was afraid, if he walked into that apartment he and Tess would fight once again and he would end up feeling guilt and end up believing that he was wrong. But he wasn't, yesterday night Liz needed to know what had happened, after all that she had suffered because of him, it was the least that he could do to ease her pain. Max was about to ring the doorbell when Tess opened the door.

"Are you coming in or what?" Tess asked lightly looking at Max's shocked expression, "You have been standing here for ten minutes straight just staring at the doorway, are you okay?"

Max smiled and embraced Tess, wrapping himself closely against her body, holding her tighly, breathing in her scent. She smelled wonderfull and was an angel before him.

"Max, I am sorry" Tess apologized as soon as Max stepped back, "For last night, I let my jealous take over my head"

"I am sorry too" Max stepped into the apartment closing the door, "I should have tried to at least understand what was going on inside you"

Tess sighed and smiled, at least he was willing to admit when he was lost as well. Tess watched as Max took hold of Zan and felt a burst of warmth inside her. This was the man she belonged with, come what may, he was her destiny. She had no choice in the matter.

"Max, I want to talk to you about something" Tess said interupting this father/son moment, "Sit down, its important"

Maybe it was the fact that she wanted to talk about something important or maybe because of the seriousness of her voice but something caused Max to want to be anywhere but there. "What is it Tess?" Max asked as she avoided his eyes.

Tess took Zan from Max and placed him on the play crib whith his many baby toys, she was silent for a moment then bit her lip staring at Zan before whispering the forbidden name, "Alex"

Max looked at her and his eyes widen before realizing that this was it, this was the big revelation scene, "lets sit down"
Tess sighed as Max sat down and she followed his example. This was it, a sure fire way to change things between her and Max and the way Max would relate to her but he had to tell him exactly what happened between her and Alex. Thingd could not possible ger any worse and Max could not certainly get angry at her revelation could he? She was finally telling the truth about the entire situation. Better later that never, right? Besides the truth would set her free...right?

"Tess"

Max's voice interrupted her thoughts and she sighed dragging her hand through her head then turned to Max, "Okay, so this it it...you are going to know everything that happen between me and Alex"

"I kinda got that" Max offered a small smile however forced, "But I'm confused as to why now?"

"Well, I've thought things through and have decided that I need to be honest with you" Tess explained, feeling her heart raise faster and faster with every word she spoke, "We talked about trust, the night before and I said that maybe I didn't trust you..."

"yeah, I know...I was there" Max said interrupting her, wondering what was the point, he really didn't want to have another conversation about trust and all that, at least not now when they had made up with each other.

"I want to trust you Max" Tess said with a small smile, "And I want you trust me, because even though you love me, what is love without trust anyway?"

"I do trust you" Max said after a moment of silent.

"Liar" Tess said turning to him, "You don't trust me Max and how could you when I have lied to you so many times, when I have taken away, time after time, reasons for you to trust me and for us to start over we need complete honest with one another."

Max smiled finally getting the point she was trying to make, she wanted to tell him the truth, good or bad about what happened to Alex so that a feeling of trust would assure. He didn't trust her as of yet, he wanted to make her feel better by telling her otherwise but he still wasn't sure. He loved her, he was sure of that and there destiny was already insured but really what was a love without trust. He was at least glad she was taking a step towards their getting back a trust that was lost. Maybe knowing what happened between her and Alex would bring them to that level once more, the level that Ava and Zan had shared in the past.

"So you are going to tell me everything that happened?" Max asked in a more statement format than a question format/

"No" Tess answered, turning to look at Max's expression she knew that it was the response he had expected from her, "I can do better than that, I can show exactly what happen, that way you can use your powers in dictating whether I am lying or not"

"That's not necessay" Max said, the mere fact that she had suggested that form of revelation was more that enough and because he was Zan once more, he would have been able to use his powers to find out the truth.

"It is" Tess said, this was the only way to make sure that surprised about Alex's death would be suspended, "take my hand and look into my eyes"

Max did such: he took her hand and looked into her eye, reminded of the times when she had, before, helped him in remembering the past. Ten minutes later, Max pulled his hand from Tess and stared at her wearing a hard expression. Tess looked at Max apprehensively, the gravity of what she had done apparent in his eyes.

"Don't be angry" Tess pleaded even though she could tell it was too late.

Max's eyes spoke volumes, spakling red with rage, "Why?" The question rippled and vibrated throughout the room.

"I have too" Tess explained silently, "I am sorry, but I had too"

"You had too?" Max asked standing up while struggling to breath and calm himself, God, he could kill her, "You lied to me, do you have any idea what I thought, how I felt knowing that you betrayed me?"

Tess was silent and shook her head furiously, she had no idea how he had fel but she knew what he had thought. Its what everyone had thought, that she was a cold blooded killer that deserved to be punished for her involvement in Alex's death. It was already decided.

"It was an accident" Tess explained silently staring at Max, "It's my fault that he is dead, I know that...but Max I really tried, I wanted to save him."

"The others have to know" Max decided calmly after a moment of contemplation, he sat down beside her once more.

"What? No, why?" Tess asked in exclaimation then realizing that raising her voice would not be in her best interest calmed herself, "You can't tell them, Max?"

"I can do what I like" Max said in a hard voice then smiled a little, "But I won't tell them" Max decided once more inticing a relieved smile from Tess only to have the smile whipped off by Max's next statment, "You will, you will showw them exactly what you showed me"

Tess shook her head, "What good would that do?"

"What Good?" Max glared at Tess with another unreadable expression but it was obvious he didn't like her question at all, she had a brain after all, why didn't she use it?, "Because they deserved to know the truth Tess, this has to end once and for all, you didn't kill Alex and the other need to know that for a fact."