"You sure?" Maria asked.

"Yes" Michael answered.

"Girls come on" Liz said as she walked out of the room.

"Ok, I can go change to my night-close" Maria said and rose from Michael's lap, she didn't want to but she thought she had to.

"You do that" Michael said grinning, sure he wanted Maria to stay in his lap but he knew he would have to let her go.

The girls left the room and came back whit their stuff. The planted there stuff next to their "guy". And the guys got their stuff out to and planted them next to their "girl"

"Goodnight" Liz said and curled up next to Max.

"Night" Isabel called out

When everyone had fallen asleep, after a lot of talking, Maria got up and walked down to the kitchen. She took out the milk and sat down at the table and drank it.

"You know there is a thing called a cup," a voice said from the doorway.

"What are you doing up Michael?" Maria said whit out turning around.

"I woke up when you left, I sleep real close to you, you know" Michael said as he walked towards Maria.

"Yea, I know" Maria said almost whispering.

"What's wrong" Michael asked.

"Nothing" Maria answered quickly maybe to quickly.

"Come on Maria, I know you" Michael said.

"You think you do" Maria snapped back.

"What is that suppose to mean?" Michael asked little angry.

"It means nothing" Maria said and looks at Michael as he sat down next to her.

"Maria, please don't go back to the old you" he pleaded.

"What do you mean by that?" Maria yelled.

"It means I like the new you better, you are more opened" Michael whispered trying not to wake everybody up.

"Maybe I want to go back to my old self" Maria whispered back.

"Why?" Michael wondered.

"I liked it more, I didn't need anyone" Maria said lying.

"You don't mean that and we both know it, what is really wrong?" Michael said

"I don't know" Maria said almost yelling.

"Well I think I do, you are scared" Michael said as he took Maria�s hand in his.

"No I am not" Maria said angry, how can someone say that she was scared.

"Yes you are, but you don't have to we are all here to help you" Michael said.

"What if I don't need help, what if I want to be alone" Maria said back.

"No you don't and I know it Maria" Michael said taking a stronger hold of Maria�s hand.

"Come on let's go back to bed" Michael said and led her towards the stairs.

"fine" Maria whispered.

TBC
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