Title: If They Only Knew
Author: Jenn
The Disclaimer & Such: Sadly *sniffle* I do not own Roswell or any of
its characters. Max, Liz & co. belong to Melinda Metz & the United
Paramount Network (You lucky people). All other characters in the story are
mine. But if I had my way I would definitely own Jason Behr ;)~~ ok that's
enuff I'm getting carried away. On with the show.
Rating: R ~ For situations and language
Category: Would you expect anything else? M/L mostly but the gang's
all there. Hey I�m a total Dreamgirl!!
Summary: For three and a half years, Elizabeth Parker has kept a
dark secret from her friends. The real question is if her friends knew her
secret would they all still love her?
Author�s Note:This is a Tess-free Alterna-Roswell. Let�s pretend that
they rescued Max and things went back to what they consider to be normal.
Nasedo did replace Pierce but little Miss Homewrecker Harding died in a car
accident a few years back so technically their destinies don�t exist anymore.
This story takes place towards the end of their junior year (April-May).
Feedback: Greatly appreciated.......I know I still haven�t finished �My
Ain�t That Just An Interesting Twist of Fate� yet but I got the inspiration
for this one and felt compelled to write it. I hope you like it.
Now on to your regularly scheduled fanfic.................
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Part 1 (Secrets and Lies)
Crashdown Cafe: Later That Day
It�s absolutely swamped and all the waitress�s are working their butts off.
Maria glances at her watch. �Hmmmm it�s almost 5. Damn Liz has been
working non-stop since this morning. I think I�ll persuade her to take a much
needed break. She can go into the lounge and take a quick nap. I think she
really could use it.�
She walks up to Liz �Hey babe, you look tired. Why don�t you go take a break
for a few minutes.�
Liz looks at Maria and she�s completely appalled at the suggestion. �Maria it�s
packed in here. I can�t afford to take a break right now.�
�Yeah you can girl.� She spins Liz around and pushes her towards the
direction of the employees lounge. �Either you go now or I�ll be forced to do
something drastic.�
Liz was touched by her friend�s concern but she really didn�t want to take a
break. �No Maria I can�t.�
�Go or I�m gonna give Moondoggie a call and tell him that his girlfriend is
working too hard. You and I both know he�s been worried about you lately
and this would only add to his concern.�
Liz put her hands on her hips and glared at Maria �You wouldn�t.� She burst
out defiantly.
�Do you really wanna take that chance?� Maria gave her the �You know I will�
look.
Michael�s heard the whole conversation and decided it�s his turn to stick his
two sense in. �She might not, but you know I definitely will.� Both girls turn
around to see him standing in the doorway. �Liz you�ve been on since 7:30
this morning. You�ve gotta be exhausted. You have been working a lot lately.
We�re all worried about you. Go take a break like Maria suggested or it�s
gonna be me that gives Maxwell a call.�
�But...� Maria cut Liz�s argument off �No buts about it woman. GO!!�
Seeing that it�s two against one and they won�t let up until she takes a break,
Liz gives in to their demands. �Fine but only for fifteen minutes.�
�Good now go.� Maria ordered her.
�Wait I just want to take this chance to point something out.�
�And what exactly is that Liz?� Michael questioned.
�You two� she looks pointedly at Maria and then at Michael and back at Maria
again �actually agreed on something. AGAIN!� She smiles because she�s
happy that they�re finally agreeing on things. With that she disappears into
the lounge.
Maria slips her arms around Michael�s waist �She�s right Dorkbutt. We
agreed on something. It seems to be that it�s becoming common for us to
agree on things. Don�t you think?�
�I guess Cheesehead.� He kissed her forehead and made his way back to the
kitchen where Jose was yelling for him.
She stood there for a minute and just shook her head laughing. �Typical
Spaceboy she thought Just walks off when someone makes a point. I�ll
have to break him of that habit.� She laughed because she knew no
matter how much she had Michael wrapped around her fingers, he�d never
ever be completely tamed. Ever since the whole Agent Pierce incident he was
a bit more open with his emotions but usually only to her. After all that was
the first time he said he loved her and with other people in the room mind
you. Eventually, after the shock of killing Pierce wore off, Michael came to
his senses and went back to Maria and apologized for walking away.
Maria�s reflections of the past year were interrupted by a little girl�s voice.
She swore she had heard the girl yell �Mama� and even stranger swore that it
came from the lounge.
As always Maria DeLuca had to investigate her suspicions otherwise it would
haunt her for the rest of her shift.
She quietly and cautiously approached the lounge. Once close enough to peer
in, she looked through the tiny window on the door. Her suspicions were
confirmed there was a little girl in there. But it was what else she saw that
almost gave her a heart attack on the spot. Sitting on the couch in the
lounge were the little girl and LIZ! Suddenly, alarms were going off in
Maria�s head.
�Oh my god.� She thought aloud �I�ve got to tell Michael.� She collected her
thoughts and darted towards the kitchen.
Crashdown Kitchen
Once inside the kitchen, Maria slumped down against the wall. Michael had
noticed when she came in like she had a mission, but was concerned even
more when she sat down.
He went and kneeled down next to her. �Maria what�s wrong? You look like
you just saw a ghost.� �Wait a minute she doesn�t believe in ghosts. But
then again until a year and a half ago she didn�t believe in aliens
either.�
She looked him straight in the eyes. It scared him because the only emotion
he could read was absolute confusion. �Michael I just saw the freakiest
thing.� She took out her trusty vial of Cyprus oil and sniffed it.
�Baby, C�mon tell me what is it?� He was truly perplexed at her behavior. She
hadn�t flipped out this bad since she found out he was �Czechoslovakian� as
she so affectionately put it. He wondered what could have spooked her so
bad.
�I saw,� she stuttered �I saw Liz with a little girl in the lounge.� She wasn�t
making much sense but then again Michael never caught on too quickly. He
was just �swift that way� as Liz put it.
�So, weren�t her Aunt, Uncle, and cousin supposed to be visiting this week?�
She gave him THE LOOK and took another sniff of the oil.
�Ria quit sniffing that stuff. I don�t wanna have to take you to a doctor
because you�ve got Cyprus poisoning.�
She gave him a fake �Oh aren�t you cute� look, but made no comment in
retaliation.
�You don�t seem to get it Michael. Her cousin Marc........� she put emphasis on
his name �Marc is a boy first of all and he�s 21 not 4.� Now she had Michael
absolutely confused now.
�I don�t see what you�re getting at.� She better not be saying what I think
she is coz if so I�m taking her to go get her head examined.�
�Michael I looked in the lounge because I heard the little girl yell
�Mama�.�
�She can�t possibly be serious.� �And just what are you saying?�
�This is too freaky even for me. He can�t possibly be that stupid.� �I
think you get the gist of it Michael.�
�Explain what you�re saying again.� �Okay she�s gone crazy for sure. Maybe
she�s been around me for too long. Or maybe it�s just stress. Aww hell it�s
both.�
�He doesn�t believe me. Arghhhhh I hate when he�s so thick-headed.� �I�m
saying that when I looked in the lounge I saw a miniature version of Liz
sitting in her lap.� She sat back and waited for his reaction. �I can�t believe
Liz would keep something like this from me.� She considered the situation
for a second. �Well maybe I can believe it but to keep it from Max. Oh god
this is worse than when I found out that Spaceboy was
Czechoslovakian.�
�Are you trying to say that the Perfect Liz Parker has a kid?� He scoffed at
the whole idea of Liz being a mother at 17. �Okay no more strange oils for
you Maria.�
�Yeah I know it sounds absolutely ridiculous.�
�Yeah it does Ria. It really does.� �We�re all only seventeen. If any of us
was actually to have a kid this young it certainly wouldn�t be Liz.�
�It may sound stupid but come see for yourself Dorkbutt.� She stood up and
extended her hand to him.
�Fine but if you�re seeing things, I�m taking your ass straight to the doctor.�
She was momentarily impressed with his concern and yet pissed all at the
same time because he still didn�t believe her.
He took her hand in his and let her lead the way towards the lounge. She
stopped about a foot from the door and mouthed �Be quiet�. He nodded in
acknowledgment and they proceeded to look in the door.
He saw Liz asleep on the couch with a little girl asleep right next to her.
�So what there�s a little girl asleep next to Liz.� His sarcasm turned to
shock as he looked at the little girl one more time. �Holy shit, Airhead was
right. That girl looks just like Liz. Oh my god!� His thoughts were
interrupted when Maria grabbed his hand and dragged him back to the
kitchen.
Once inside the kitchen, the pair was silent for a few minutes. Michael just
ran his hand through his hair and stood there dumbfounded. The shock still
hadn�t worn off.
Maria was the first to break the silence. �I told you so.� She declared
triumphantly as she gave him a satisfied look.
�Yeah, yeah. Now is not the time to brag Ria. What do we do about Liz and
Mini-Liz?� (If he only knew! LOLS)
�Get everyone to go to your apartment after we get off work. Tell them to
keep it hush, hush.�
�That�s all well and good but Max�ll wanna tell Liz. How do we solve that
dilemma huh?�
She hit him playfully. �You�re such an ass you know that?�
He grinned at her. �Yeah, but you happen to love this ass.� He pulled her
close to him and she pulled away just as he was prepared to kiss
her.
�I do. But we can discuss that at another time. We�re getting sidetracked
here Michael.� She glared at him. �Simply inform Romeo that it�s about
Juliet. Don�t go into details but make it clear that she can�t be there. You
think you can handle that?�
�God she�s cute when she�s determined.� �I think I can Sir.� He
pretended to salute her.
�Good, now you can kiss me Spaceboy.�
�Aye, aye Captain.�
They were about to kiss when Liz came in. The sight of her made Maria
jumpy.
�Hey guys.� She smiled knowing that she had just interrupted a �moment�.
�Thanks for covering my tables Maria. I really appreciated it.� So did
Montega.
�Answer her DeLuca. Think quick.� �It was no prob chica. Uh, no prob at
all.� Maria hastily threw her apron back on and literally raced back out into
the dining room.
Liz gave Michael a questioning look. �Is she all right Michael?� He almost hit
the ceiling. �Yeah, she�s fine. Everything�s fine. Why wouldn�t she be okay?�
�Nice going Guerin. Way to act inconspicuous. Shit did I just think that?
I�m rambling like Maria and using big words.....That�s it I�m going to
school just a little too much.� He thought as he went back to
cooking.
�Just checking. You guys seem a little edgy, that�s all.� �Oh god they know!
Keep calm Liz. Play it down for now. What am I saying? There�s no playing it
down now. Maria must be so mad by now, and Michael�s bound to tell Max. I�m
screwed.�
She pretended to shrug it off and made her way out front. As he watched
her leave, Michael�s thoughts shifted towards Max. �Oh man, Maxwell is
gonna hit the ceiling when he finds out about this. Some dick got his
girlfriend *soulmate* knocked up at like 13. Man this is gonna be real bad.�
He shook his head and went back to work.
**TBC**
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