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Chapter 4
Maria grunted, trying to block out the annoying beeping. For once, she was having such a good dream and she wanted to hold on to it longer but she knew it was hopeless. She could feel it fading away, fast. She buried her head deeper into the pillows, trying to muffle the sound but that didn't do the trick either. She groaned loudly, and reached across to switch the alarm off. Forcing her eyes to open, she peered at the clock and saw that it was eight pm. She exhaled, climbed off her bed and sauntered into the bathroom for a quick shower.
With sleep still on her mind and the lovely dream, she blindly turned the shower on and yelped when freezing cold water hit her. Stumbling back quickly, she adjusted the temperature and stood under the water as it got warmer, slowly becoming the hot but perfect water temperature. Once she was done, she stepped out of the hot shower, and she gasped loudly when the cold air in the bathroom hit her. Wrapping a towel swiftly around herself, she rushed back into her room which seemed much warmer.
She looked outside her window and noticed that the red Jetta she drove was not parked outside. She shook her head in disappointment. Her mother wasn't back with the car so she was going to have to walk or catch the bus.
"Thank God," she muttered when she realised that she still had an hour to get there. Not wanting to take any chances, especially now that public transportation was her only option, she ran to her closet and pulled out the new uniform she had to wear. It was nothing special. The uniform was a black t-shirt, with the name of the club 'Ride' written in white at the front and back, black trousers and suitable black shoes.
Throwing the uniform on her bed Maria ran to her underwear drawer and pulled out her underwear. Wiping herself with the towel, she applied some moisturizer on her body and pulled on the clothes. She brushed and styled her hair, applied light make-up and grabbed her coat. It was nearly Christmas and this time of year, it was freezing. She grabbed her bag, double checked that she had her keys, phone and purse, and walked out of her room. When she stepped into the sitting room and was greeted by silence, she realised that Sean wasn't home either. She grabbed a little pad from near the phone and wrote a quick note telling him her whereabouts. She doubted Amy would even realise that she was gone.
She stepped out the house and closed the door and walked down the street. She was very glad that Roswell wasn't a big place because five minutes later she was in town waiting for the bus. She sat on the bench and pulled her coat tighter towards her, trying to maintain her body heat.
She was surprised when she saw the bus arrive so quickly, and she jumped up and smiled. The bus stopped and she jumped on, paid the fare and took a seat by the window. She leaned her head on the window and watched the scenery go by.
Walking around the small town of Roswell, Sean finally got tired. The long walk had really helped to clear his mind. As he walked through the town he spotted the Crashdown Café and smiled. That place held a lot of memories. He narrowed his eyes slightly trying to see through the window and smiled when he found who he was looking. So he crossed the street, walked over to the front doors, pulled a door open and stepped in.
"Welcome to the Crashdown Café. My name is Liz and I'll be your waitress for this evening. Would you like a table or booth?" Liz automatically greeted not recognizing the young man before her.
"Well well, well, Parker. Haven't you grown out nicely? " Sean drawled smirking widely. "I like it." He added with a nod of his head his eyes travelling up and down her body teasingly.
Liz stared. She didn't recognize the guy but he knew her, by name. There was only one guy she knew who called her Parker and she hadn't heard that in three years.
"Sean?" she hesitantly asked with an eyebrow raised.
"Liz," Sean replied his smirk turning into a laugh when she threw her arms around him hugging him tightly.
"Oh my god. You've gotta be kidding me. When did you get out?"
"Easy, Parker. I got out this morning"
"We've missed you," Liz told him warmly.
Sean frowned slightly. "We? Not I?" he asked, feigning hurt. "That hurts."
Liz laughed and rolled her eyes. "I missed you," she corrected flirtatiously batting her eyelashes.
God she loved hanging with Sean. He always seemed to know how to make things interesting. She smiled brilliantly when he threw his head back laughing heartily.
"So what will it be? Booth or table? "
"Booth – it looks more comfortable," He replied through his laughter. Liz smiled and indicated for him to follow her. Once at the booth they both sat down.
"Did you see Mrs. Deluca and Maria?" Liz asked excitedly. Sean nodded and ran a hand through his short blond hair.
"Umm, Aunt Amy was asleep so I didn't wanna disturb her, but I spoke to Maria," he replied quickly. "So how's life treating you, Parker?" he asked, quickly changing the subject. He didn't want to talk or think about his family at that moment because it would only make him angry and depressed.
"It's good," Liz replied, with a slight frown.
"Oh yeah, any boyfriends? Sean asked not so subtly.
Liz laughed, "Sean!" she cried, slightly surprised that he had asked such a personal question.
"What?" he smirked, "I had to ask. Give me some credit will ya?" Liz averted her eyes from his and laughed uncomfortably.
"Well?" Sean pried refusing to let her shirk his question.
"I am involved…semi-involved. Was involved." Liz stammered, blushing crimson at her being unable to define her relationship with Max.
Sean smiled and nodded his head, seeming to understand. Then he smirked and asked "So which is it?"
Liz looked up at him and fought to keep off her smile that was about to surface. She slowly let its presence known, as she said, "Well, that umm, we're you know, I don't know. We were semi-involved a few weeks ago but now it's more like friends. Right that's it. We're friends. Just friends." She stammered while nodding her head.
Sean looked at her and smiled. She was still the Liz parker he knew. He got comfortable and picked up the menu.
"So do you still do those Saturn rings?" he asked, wanting to spend more time with her. Anything to not go back home, or reality.
TBC
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