Author: Linda
E-Mail: [email protected]
Rating: R (content)
Category: Max & Liz, Maria & Michael, Isabel & Alex, Kyle & Cassie (She's mine)
Disclaimer: Don't own 'em, just borrowing 'em. I'll return' em the way I found 'em.
Summary: This sequal deals with issues the six were left with
right after my other story ended. What 'other' symptoms might Liz
develop carrying Max's child? What happens when Kyle and Maria
commiserate about their parents' dating? What happens if Kyle
finds out about the alien trio? And, what about the other alien
pods from the same crash as the trio? Can there be more
alien shape shifters out there?
Author's note: If you haven't read my previous story, "Us
Six Against the World", it is recommended before reading
this one. This story begins the day after my other story ended.
It's gonna be another LONG one. ;-)
I Knew I Loved You
By Savage Garden
"There's just no rhyme or reason
Only this sense of completion
And I your eyes
I see the missing pieces
I'm searching for
I think I've found my best friend
I know that it might sound more than a little crazy
But I believe
:: CHORUS::
Sense of Completion (Part 10)
"Hey Tina!" another cheerleader caught up with her
in the halls later on Wednesday. "Did you hear what happened
earlier in the eraser room?"
Tina paused. She was usually up to date on all the gossip, but
she had missed this one. Her friend was dying to share the juicy
gossip, so she smiled and shook her head.
"Max Evans and Liz Parker were caught by the principal
making out in the eraser room!" Barbie exclaimed with
excitement.
Tina narrowed her eyes. Barbie knew she was planning on Max Evans
being her next conquest. "So. Everyone has gotten caught at
one time or another." She shrugged.
"Uh huh, but Max was caught practically with his pants
down!" The girl couldn't wait to share all the details.
Tina's face turned red, but then she calmed down. "Well,
that just shows you how desperate little Miss Parker must be. She
never let Kyle take her there. Wow, she must feel she needs to go
to desperate measures to keep him." Tina smirked, quite
content now. "She's probably feeling his disinterest
already. And what guy, especially an all man like Max Evans,
wouldn't take a girl up
on it if she threw herself at him?" she finished.
Barbie rolled her eyes at Tina's blatant denial of the fact that
Max Evans and Liz Parker were a hot item. She couldn't wait to
see Tina rejected for a change.
"As a matter of fact," Tina continued, thinking.
"I have an excellent idea on how to break those two up for
good. Doesn't look like it would take much though. Want to help
me with this plan?" she asked her friend slyly.
Barbie's eyes widened with pleasure. She loved being in on a good
plan and if it worked, then when Tina was done with Max, she
could have him. "What have you got in mind?"
Liz walked down the hall to her last class. She was not
looking forward to the end of the day. First she and Max had
detention with the principal, and then they would have to go home
and face their parents. Liz sighed. She didn't know what to tell
her parents. She couldn't tell them the truth, and yet, she
couldn't completely lie. But if it meant being able to continue
to see Max, she would tell them whatever they needed to hear. She
just wasn't happy about it.
As she passed by the cafeteria the smell of fried fish came
wafting out. Liz suddenly turned pale and looking around, she saw
the nearest bathroom and ran for it.
When she came back out with a wet paper towel now on her
forehead, she bumped into someone leaning against the wall right
outside the bathroom. Strong arms steadied her and she looked up.
"Hey, Michael." Liz smiled.
Michael looked down at her intently. "You okay?" he
asked.
Liz sighed. She was not going to be able to take it if she was
asked that again. "Yes. I'm fine," she said as calmly
as she could.
Michael nodded and realized Liz didn't want to be constantly
asked that. "Okay. I just want you to know, that if you ever
need anything, you know, and Max isn't around, I'm here,
okay?"
Liz knew they had all gotten closer, but it still surprised her.
For Michael to actually come out and say something that nice.
"Okay." She smiled and nodded.
"Good," Michael said and pushed his hands into his
pockets. "Morning sickness?" he couldn't help but ask.
Liz laughed. She couldn't stop them from completely asking after
her. "Yeah. I guess. I mean, I just passed the cafeteria and
that was it."
Michael shuddered in exaggeration. "Well, that would make
anyone sick," he teased and winked at her as he headed to
his own class.
Maria looked at the clock at work and wondered how much longer
Liz was going to be stuck upstairs talking with her parents. It
was after six and Maria was just glad that the dinner hour wasn't
too bad tonight. She brought another order over to a booth and
then saw Kyle and Cassie come in and sit at a table so they could
sit near each other. Maria thought they looked cute
together.
"Hey guys, what can I get you?" Maria smiled as she
came over to them with her pad out.
"Hey, Maria. We'll have one ice cream sundae and I'll have a
chocolate malt and some fries." Kyle grinned at Cassie when
she nodded.
"You got it, coming right up," she said and headed
away.
Maria hustled around for the few minutes, wondering what was
happening with Liz and her parents.
But when she turned around with the order for Kyle and Cassie she
sucked in her breath and froze. Her mom and Jim Valenti were just
coming through the door laughing.
"So you agree that you should just take your time with
your relationship with Max?" Liz's mom asked her.
Liz was seated on the couch with her hands under her, looking
trapped. She couldn't tell them that it was too late to take
their time.
"We don't want to forbid you to see Max. We know that would
just make it worse, but just know that you are young and you and
Max have plenty of time to grow up. So take things slower. You
know all the problems with sex these days don't you?" her
father asked.
Liz rolled her eyes and swallowed. "Yes, please--" she
started to change the subject.
"Liz, honey, it's not just teen pregnancy alone that's the
issue these days. There are so many diseases out there. Everyone
has to be so much more careful now, which isn't a bad
thing." Her mother smiled a little to lighten the tension in
the room.
This wasn't easy for her or her husband either Mrs. Parker
thought. They had never had to have this talk before. Liz had
never given them any reason to worry about her this way in the
past, so this was difficult for all of them. They realized that
they were actually luckier than most not to have had to face this
until now, but it still wasn't easy .
"And we don't want to worry about your getting pregnant
either," her father added, so that his daughter wouldn't
think that that wasn't why they were talking to her.
Liz turned red and just wanted to bolt. Oh God! she
thought. I hate this. I hate having to lie. But I
can't NOT lie. There is too much at stake. She couldn't tell
them she was already pregnant, because she wouldn't have the baby
for another year and ½. So she had to keep quiet.
"Sex is such a big step. It changes your whole life. It's a
lot of responsibility, and you don't want to have people
believing that you are too loose. It's a small town Liz, and we
just don't want to see you end up pregnant and without a father
for the baby like the Tores girl did last year. Remember hon? She
couldn't graduate high school with her class and the father of
the baby left town," her mother reminded her.
Liz, still red in the face, looked up at them at that. "Max
would never leave me." She could finally speak the truth.
"We're not saying he would Liz. Just that it's...there's a
lot to consider before you take that big step. Everyone thinks
their fist love will be their only love, but you have time. Don't
rush into the intimate side too fast," her father added.
Both he and his wife were trying not to pace in front of Liz, but
it was hard to sit still and talk about this.
Liz sat frozen like a statue. What could she say! She figured if
she said nothing that she wouldn't be lying exactly.
"Liz? I know this is not easy to talk about, but you do
understand right? We only want what's best for you. We just want
to make sure you don't rush into anything. So you will take this
slower?" her mother asked realizing she hadn't gotten even
that much out of her daughter.
Liz swallowed and nodded. "Yeah. No more eraser room
incidences okay?"
Her parents looked at each other again and then her mother took a
deep breath. "And you know that if you and Max are already
sexually active, that you can still come to us. And if you are
sexually active already, I can make an appointment with my
doctor," her mother said uncomfortably.
Liz's eyes widened and she thought quickly. "I know, but you
don't have to worry okay?" Liz said in desperation and
pleading in her eyes. She just wanted to get out of there before
she threw up. Her nerves were not making it easy on her stomach.
Her parents nodded and let her go.
Liz bolted down the stairs to help Maria with what was left of
the dinner crowd.
Phillip and Diane Evans were having just as difficult a time
dealing with this as the Parkers. Neither one of them had had to
worry about this with Max. With Isabel she seemed well able to
take care of herself and hadn't ever seemed to take any one guy
too seriously or dated any guy more than a
few times, so they had had their normal be careful about sex and
safe sex and that had been it. But with Max, they had almost
worried that they would never have to talk to him. And now, they
had gone from nothing to a very serious relationship between Max
and Liz.
"Max, we know you're a good kid and that we've never had to
worry about you, because you're so level headed and cautious in
general, but a girl can make you forget those things," his
father said.
Max tried not to smile at that, but his father saw it and
chuckled. "Yeah, I'm sure you agree with me there. Women are
a tough bunch to ignore," he teased and winked at Max as
Diane playfully slapped her husband and sounded outraged.
"Honey what your father is saying is, we just want you to be
careful and use the brains we know you have. Be cautious and
don't let things get too serious too fast with your first
girlfriend," Diane Evans tried to explain.
Max's jaw hardened. This much he could tell them. "Mom, dad,
Liz isn't just my first girlfriend. She will be my only one.
Ever," he said meeting both of them in the eyes seriously.
His parents exchanged looks and both sighed. "We had a
feeling that that might be the case, Max. Since you haven't
fallen for just anyone all these years. And Isabel said you've
had a crush on Liz Parker since grade school, but still, honey
you have time. If you and Liz are meant, you have the
rest of your lives," his mother tried to explain.
Max swallowed and nodded. God how could he tell them it was too
late to wait for later? He sometimes wished he could go back and
change things, go back and make sure he hadn't made love to Liz
that night on the beach in Mexico for the first time, but he
couldn't regret it. And he couldn't be sorry she was carrying his
baby either. Although he wished that Liz didn't have to go
through all she was going through at this age. But they had, and
they knew they were going to be together forever, so they would
make the best of what was. Their love was stronger than any
problems.
"And Max, I know I've told you before how to protect
yourself son, if you do have...a sexual relationship. But, if you
do need anything, we would rather see you two being careful.
There are a lot of other things to worry about these days than
just getting a girl pregnant," Phillip Evans continued.
Max stiffened and just wanted to get this talk over with. He
hated lying to his parents, but he had no choice. He had gotten
used to keeping things from them, but he wanted to tell them
about Liz. That she was his life and that it was too late to go
back and slow down. He wanted to tell them and
everyone that she was pregnant with his child, and he wanted to
take care of Liz. Full time. But he knew he couldn't, so he just
sat and waited stiffly.
"I just want you guys to know...that what Liz and I
have...it's special, and we are going to be together for the rest
of our lives." Max could at least admit that much.
His parents accepted this and nodded. Max wasn't a normal teen
who rushed into things, so they knew he was serious. "And we
understand that. Liz is a beautiful, sweet girl, but you have
time. Just take things slower okay?" his mother said softly.
Max swallowed again and just nodded. What else could he say?
"Can I go now?" he asked.
"Just one more thing son," his father said with an
uneasy look at his wife.