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 11)
"We know that if you and Liz have...become intimate, that
you were probably each other's first, but you should still be
tested...we do need to call a doctor. You've never needed to go
to one before but--"
"No! It's okay. I'm fine, we're fine," Max said
interrupting his father and turning first white and then red. God
what was Liz going through? "You don't have to worry
okay?" he managed.
His parents let out their breaths and smiled. Then they nodded.
"Okay, good," his mother said and got up.
Max got up too. "Can I go to the Crashdown and meet the
gang?" he asked, not sure if they were done with him.
"Yes, of course," his father said, not wanting Max to
think he was grounded for being a teenager. They just wanted Max
to be a responsible one.
Max nodded and grabbing his jean jacket, he too bolted out the
door. He had to get to Liz. To find out what her parents had
said. He knew it must have been hell for her even more than him.
Maria was pacing in the back when Liz came rushing down the
stairs. "Is there a fire?" Maria teased but then
stopped when she saw how pale her friend was. "You
okay?"
"Yeah, I'm fine. It was just hell," Liz answered and
rolled her eyes.
"I'll bet. They aren't going to forbid you to see Max are
they?" Maria worried.
Liz shook her head. "No, thank God." Then she saw how
nervous Maria was and frowned. "Nevermind me. Are YOU
okay?"
Maria threw up a hand and continued pacing. "Guess who's out
there having a dinner date!" she said with disgust.
Liz winced. "Your mom and the Sheriff?" she guessed.
"Ha!" was all Maria could say as she continued to pace.
"Look Maria, if you want to stay back here for awhile, I'll
go wait on them. You've been covering for me so I can take over
for awhile alone," Liz assured her friend.
"No. They are not going to make me hide in a back room. But
I will let you wait on them." Maria smiled and they both
headed back out front.
When Amy Deluca laughed, Kyle cringed. How much worse could it get than to be on a date at the same place your dad was on his date?
"Do you want to leave?" Cassie asked gently. She
could see how uncomfortable Kyle was with his dad and his date so
close.
"No. Of course not. It's a small town. We're bound to run
into my dad again now that he's dating," Kyle assured
Cassie.
"But we don't have to sit here and watch. We can go
somewhere else."
"The movie starts in 20 minutes and it's right around the
corner. It's okay. And I think I'm not the only one who's
uncomfortable." Kyle nodded his head towards Maria and Liz
as they came out from the back.
Liz went over to wait on Maria's mom and Sheriff Valenti and
Maria made her way over to Kyle and Cassie. "You guys need
anything else?" she asked with a tight smile.
"Nothing that would help. How about you?" Kyle inclined
his head toward their parents and Maria laughed for the first
time in an hour.
"No offense, Kyle, but I don't like this. It's just...I
don't know." She sighed.
Kyle grinned. "No offense taken." He nodded and
glanced back over at their parents, who were oblivious to their
kids.
"I'm sure this can't be much fun for you Cassie." Maria
felt bad for her.
Cassie just smiled in understanding. "No, but I know it's
nothing compared to how you two are feeling. There's really
nothing you can do about it. Is there anyway you two could just
come to accept it? It would make it easier on you guys,"
Cassie suggested looking between the two.
Kyle sighed and nodded. "You're right. I guess it's
something I'm going to have to learn to get used to." He
seemed resigned to it but still not happy.
Maria still looked too worried, and Kyle didn't understand why.
He had seen her fear and worry the other day, and hadn't
understood it. But then he realized that Maria feared his father
as the sheriff. And he remembered how his father still had
something against Max Evans, and how that was what was probably
bothering Maria. After all, if your mom was dating a cop, and
that cop was suspicious about one of your best friends...now it
made sense to Kyle.
And yet, it didn't make sense as to why his father had this
suspicion about Max. At first he wanted to be happy that Max
might not be a good guy. So that he could win Liz back. But now
that he knew Max and saw Liz and him together, he knew Max was a
good guy. And he knew he and Liz had never been meant.
He saw his father's eyes focus on the front door as it opened and
he turned to see what had gotten his father's attention. Then his
eyes narrowed and he looked at his father again. Max Evan had
just walked in. What is it dad? What the hell aren't you tell
me? Kyle wondered and wished he knew.
Max saw Liz heading toward the back and he nodded to Maria and
followed Liz out back. "Liz?" Max said as he came
through the back and saw Liz at the refrigerator.
Liz spun around and then sighed and leaped into Max's arms. Max
caught her as she literally jumped into his arms, and he
chuckled. Then put her down and grew serious. "How'd it go?
They didn't tell you we couldn't see each other did they?"
Liz shook her head and smiled. "Not that it would matter,
but no," she said, and lifted her head up to his for a kiss.
Max smiled down at her and gently kissed her sweet lips. He had
been so afraid that her parents would forbid them to see each
other, and then they would really have trouble.
"How about you? What did your parents say?" Liz asked,
kissing Max where the open V of his shirt was near his neck.
Max sighed and closed his eyes, enjoying their closeness.
"You don't want to know." He chuckled just glad it was
over.
Liz smiled against his chest and then looked up. "At least
they didn't want you to go to a doctor," Liz teased.
Max stared at her. "You too?" he swallowed.
Liz nodded, her eyes wide. "What are we going to do, Max?
What if they make us go to the doctors? I mean, normally we
should. I mean we are active and I'm--but we can't." Liz bit
her lip.
Max swore hating that Liz couldn't be looked at by a doctor. They
definitely needed to see Jordan and see if Jordan could recommend
someone to check Liz out. And probably him as well. "We'll
get Jordan to recommend someone, don't worry," he whispered
against her hair.
"But we won't be able to go this weekend." Liz frowned.
"Why?"
"My parents didn't tell us we couldn't see each other, but I
doubt they'll let me go overnight with you anywhere soon. And
we'd never make it there and back in one day."
Max nodded knowing she was right. "We'll think of something.
But either way, we will go the following weekend. Maybe by then
they will have calmed down some about all this."
Liz hoped so. They had so many questions for Jordan. And Liz
needed to know why she was having nightmares and foreboding
feelings lately.
"Hey guys, so did you ask Cassie about tonight,
Liz?" Isabel came up to Maria and Liz the next afternoon at
the Crashdown while Maria and Liz were working.
"Yeah. Cassie seemed hesitant at first, like she couldn't
imagine why we would want to invite her to hang out with us for a
girls night, but she said okay."
"Hmmm," Isabel said. This Cassie sounded a lot like
herself when it came to having never had a close girl friend
before. Cassie was in for a treat.
Isabel thought and smiled, remembering how overwhelmed she had
been the first time she had really starting becoming part of the
Liz-Maria girls club. But she had secretly loved it as well. Now
Isabel couldn't imagine not having girl friends to talk things
over with. There was nothing like it. If
you found someone you could trust that was, Isabel thought.
"Does she know you want to do a make over on her?"
Maria asked Liz.
"Well, I didn't tell her that it was her exactly, I just
told her that we usually talk guys and listen to CD's and hang
out and do girl things like try out new hair styles or make up an
stuff. Which is all true," Liz answered.
"In other words, not exactly," Maria teased.
They all turned as the guys came in together, and three
connections were made. The guys sat at their booth and the girls
came over.
"You guys have a break coming up?" Michael asked Maria
and pulled her into the seat with him.
"Agnes and Dale came in for their shift about 10 minutes ago
so I guess we can take a little break. What do you think,
Liz?" Maria teased.
Liz was already seated on Max's lap on the chair he had pulled
up, and Isabel had made herself comfortable with Alex.
"What can I get you guys?" Liz asked as she looked
around.
"Let Agnes get their orders, Liz." Maria frowned over
at the lazy waitress that she didn't like.
"Yeah, and then they would never get their food,
Maria," Liz laughed.
"True," Maria agreed with a dry smile.
When Maria and Liz came back out with the food, the six dug into
the fries and drinks as if they hadn't eaten in days. "So
Max, Alex, what do you guys have planned tonight since the girls
are doing another girls night?" Michael asked across the
table.
"I've gotta work late," Max answered with an apologetic
look. Then laughed when Michael rolled his eyes at him.
"Well, at least someone works, Michael," Max threw back
at him.
Alex laughed when Michael frowned. "Well I'm not doing
anything but homework which I don't really need to do. What do
you have in mind, Michael?"
As the guys talked over the girls, and the girls talked around
the guys, the table became noisy.
Liz was drinking her chocolate milk and reached for a fry. She
suddenly wanted mustard on it. She tried to reach across the
table to get it, but couldn't. She started to ask Michael for it,
but he laughed and didn't hear her. Liz tried again to reach for
it but when she couldn't she frowned
at it.
Suddenly Liz's eyes widened as the bottle started moving
toward her on it's own.
It whizzed across the table and came at Liz and Max. Only Max's
quick reflex and catch stopped it from hitting him in the chest.
They all stopped and stared at Liz.
"Oh Shit!" Max exclaimed.