Title: AfterShock
Author: Caroline
Email: [email protected]
Disclaimer: no money is being made, don't sue
Spoilers: I don't think there are any, if so, oh well, deal
Category: mostly Max and Liz but also M/M
Rating: PG as usual.
Summary: umm, Maria and Liz went to the Carribean over summer vacation
together, have things changed??
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Liz looked at Max. She could tell he was fearing the worst in his head.
'oh geesh.' She thought to herself. "alright, are you ready." The last
thing she wanted was to hurt him, she hoped she wouldn't.
Max's head raced. 'Oh God, she's preparing me for the worst.' Max's
palms began sweating, and he oculd hear his heart throbbing in his
chest. As if the whole world was being silent, waiting for his answer.
In the background shadows Michael and Maria watched Max and Liz.
Michael turned to Maria. "Oooh wow, he's going to go crazy. Why would
she do that? I mean it's Liz." Maria told him what happened, Maria gave
a light-hearted smile and shrugged. "Ok, shut up, he's about to tell
her." Maria gave a curious look at Michael. He was acting like he was
at a movie watching the best part. He realized it too and gave an
apologetic smile.
"Liz, stop beating around the bush, just tell me what happened in the
Carribean. What changed that makes you so nervous around me. Tell me."
Max was tired of the games she was playing with his head right now.
Liz placed her bags on the ground. "The thing is Max, I don't know
whether or not we were a couple when I left. We left things loosely.
What I fear is what we'll be after I tell you, but I'm just going to
say it." Liz fiddled again with her hands.
Max took ahold of Liz's hand. Realizing how hard this must be for her.
"Liz, please, just tell me." Their gazes met and both their hearts
melted like ice on a hot stove.
"Ok, In the Carribean, I wasn't like myself. I kind of let loose a bit.
No more uptight Lizzy Parker. One night me and Maria went to this place
called 'The Sparkle' and um, we met some guys there. I guess they
didn't know how young we were. Maria talked with one guy, and that's
it. The guy didn't even buy her one drink. But um, the guy I was
talking to, well um, he did. He bought me alot. By the time Maria
realize how much I had, had she tried to stop me, but I pushed her away
physically and emotionally. It was too late. I was compleley gone. I
had a mind other than my own. I didn't know what was going on, I was
compleley drunk with this older guy. Um, we went out for a bit. I ended
up getting this, without knowing it." She pulled her pant hem down a
but, just to see her waist line.
Max's eyes widened when he saw the little rose on her hip. It was just
so un-Liz to do something like That. Each word said cut him like a
spoon digging his heart out. Yet his mouth wouldn't utter a word. So
she continued.
"But that's not all Max, oh God, there's really no way to say this. But
I know that I love you and if we have any chance of a future, present
relationship, you need to know. After that he gave me some more to
drink. I didn't know what was happening, it was like my real mid was a
pile of wet mud, and it couldn't think straight, or at all. We ended up
in bed together by the end of the night. When I awoke, I was in his
bed, and I left before he even opened an eyelid. I haven't seem him
since. And I will never again, I never want to. So, um, there you go.
Now you know." Liz looked down and continued to fiddle with her
fingers.
Max didn't move. He looked like he was frozen in time. Those words Liz
told him, they had litterally rip out all his organs, diced them all up
in little pieces and shoved them back into him. Liz could see a single
tear drop down from his face. She didn't know whether it was from not
blinking for a long time, or because of her news. "Max," She placed an
arm on his shoulder.
"No! Do not touch me, I don't want to see you, not know, not ever.
Good-bye Liz." He backed away from her touch and ran down the room to
the door. Whipping past Maria and Michael who stood there dumbfounded
at the situation.
Liz backed up and sat in one of the chairs and bawled her eyes out. How
could this have happened. You had a man, a man who loved you with his
entire being on earth. You had to go to the Carribean and met that damn
guy, and know look, Max Evans never wants to see you ever again. Good
going Liz. 'Max' Her heart screamed out to him. 'Max come back.' But
she knew he had fled the building, and all because of her. She had
nothing to do but sob and sob.
Maria walked over to Liz, and Michael walked over to where Max had
gone, just in time to see Max leave in a taxi. He waited by the door
knowing that Maria and Liz would want to talk privately. "He took it
bad huh Liz?" She hugged her best friend who was sobbing on her
shoulder, soaking her shirt.
"Maria, this is bad, he-never-wants-to see me again." She said between
sobs and breaths of air.
Maria's heart broke for her. She knew how bad it felt when Michael told
her he didn't want to be with her, for the first time and how her heart
shattered, but she knew he always came to his senses, Max would too.
"Honey, don't worry. Max was just upset, he'll come to his senses.
Don't worry." She tightened her hug around Liz, and then pulled away to
look at her.
"No, no, Maria he looked at me with a cold hatred in his eyes, and told
me he didn't want to see me now, he didn't want to see me ever. Then he
bolted out of here. He's gone, Maria, Max never wants to see me again,
never mind be with me. Take me home, please just take me home." Liz
pleaded with her friend.
"Ok, ok Let's go, Michael's waiting for us anyways."
Max paced around his room. 'How could she!? How could she get drunk and
then sleep with a guy. No it's not possible for her to do that without
any recognition of what she's doing. It's just not so.' His mind
wandered a mile a minute. He picked up picture of him and Liz that
stood on his nigtstand. It was his surprise 17 birthday party last
year. At the crashdown. Max had Liz cradled in his arms.
::Flash:: Liz had been complaining all day long she was hungry, so went
Max's cake came out, she had 2 rather large slices. Afterwards
regretting it. "I think I'm going to be sick." Liz claimed as she hung
her head low.
Max scoop her up in both his arms. Maria took this oppertunity to take
a picture of them like this. Max swung her around and around in his
arms. He smiled. "No, Liz, now your going to be sick." He placed her
down and she hit him on the shoulder.
"Thanks Max, thanks alot. I feel so much better now." Her voice dripped
with sarcasim while the gang just laughed. Liz smiled at Max and Max at
her, sharing their love with a look.
::End Flash::
Max tightened his grip on the photo and threw it as hard as he could
against his wall. The glass and frame shattered into a million thousand
pieces. 'Just like my heart' He thought bitterly.
::knock knock::
Isabelle opened his door slowly. Knowing something was up. "Max, do you
want to talk about it?" She asked quietly.
He turned his gaze to her. "No, No Isabelle I do not want to talk about
it, now get out of my room, now!" He demanded to be alone, to grief his
loss, and to just be left alone!
Isabelle gave him a weird look. While she closed the door he heard her
mumble. "ok, geesh, I was just trying to help, God." She walked down
the hallway away from him.
A few moments later Michael appeared in his window. "Doesn't anyone
know how to leave a guy alone these days?" He said as he saw Michael
walked through the window.
"Max, come on, talk to me." He knew his friend was in the worst pain
of his life.
Max clenched his fists together in annoyance. "Michael, Leave, Leave me
alone, I'm not talking to you, or anyone else for that matter. Go home,
go away, go somewhere just not here!" He screamed at him.
Max saw a moment of hurt in Michael's eyes. But he quickly dismissed
it. Michael turned out. "Ok, I can see you need your space I'll come
back later." And with that he walked away.
Max just fell on his bed and screamed into his pillow.
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