| The next morning. "Liz!" Max called after her in the school hallway. "Max, what's wrong?" Liz said as Max walked towards her. "I think we need to talk, all of us" Max said almost whispering. "Yeah, you're right, but I don't think Maria is up for it, you know she not exactly "pro" about you knowing about us, but I will see what I can do" Liz said. "We can all meet at the Crashdown after closing" Max said looking in Liz's eyes. "Ok, I'll see what I can do" Liz said looking back. "Thanks" Max said with a smile on his face. "Bye" "Bye Max" Liz watched as Max left her and once again she was left to worry about Maria. ***************' At the Crashdown after closing, Max was cleaning up the place and Isabel and Michael were talking by the counter when Alex and Liz came though the door. "Hey" "Hey Liz, Alex, this is Isabel, she knows" Max said as he motioned Isabel to sit down at Liz and Alex's table. She looked a little frightened but she had a smile on her face. "Where is Maria?" said Max as he scanned the place for her. "I don't think she's coming" Liz said looking over at Alex. "Oh" was the only thing Max could get out, he knew that Liz, Alex and Maria were close and he knew it killed Liz when they were fighting. "It's ok Max, she has always been this way" Liz said when she saw the expression on his face. "I have not" Maria said as she pulled up a chair at the table. "Hey Maria" Michael said as he sat down beside Isabel. "So what did I have to come here and listen to?" Maria said with a look on her face that told them she didn't care. "I don't know, all that has happened in the last 24 hours maybe?" Michael said, as he looked at Maria a little angry that she didn't take this seriously. "Ok" Maria said eyeing him. "I think you know, you should explain because I feel that something is wrong and I don't like it" Michael rambled as he fumbled with his hair. "Do you ever shut up?" Maria said angrily at him. "No" Michael said eyeing her back. "Thought so" Maria said and looked over at Liz who was almost drooling over Max. *Could she get a life? * Maria thought to her self as she shook her head. "So what happens now?" Max said looking over at Liz. "We leave and you go on with your little lives" Maria said as she looking angrily at Max. "Maria we are not leaving" Liz said with a commanding voice. "So we are going to stay here and wait to one of these guys tells someone and we becomes guinea pigs" Maria said retorted angrily almost yelling. "Listen Maria, we are not going to tell anything to anybody, ok!" Michael yelled. He was tired of Maria and the way she didn't trust him. "Fine, can I go now? Maria said as she rose from her seat. "No, we are not finished yet" Liz said as she rose from her seat and challenged Maria. "Well I am" Maria said as she walked out the door. Alex got up from his seat and was about to go after Maria when Liz grabbed his arm "Let her go, she has to learn that they are in this too" "I know" Alex said as looking at Maria as she walked away from the Crashdown. "That went well, Maxwell, can you close up tonight" Michael said as he rose up from his seat. "Yeah, Michael you can go home" Max said with a smile on his face. "Thanks" Michael said as he went to the break-room and got his jacket and walked to his red jetta. TBC |
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