Chapter 2

Author: heavenly-vixen aka Ally
Email: [email protected]
Rating: PG-13
Disclaimer: I don’t own the characters… unfortunately.
Description: It’s Michael and Maria’s 10th Wedding Anniversary. The two sit down to make a tape. Set after graduation, about 12 years after the series ended. Mainly M/M but has appearances by K/I and M/L with some new original characters.

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“Maria! Maria!” Michael called. He’d been looking for her all over the house and still hadn’t found her. He was getting impatient and whiny.

“What?” Maria yelled as she came out of the bathroom, her hair wrapped in a towel and a robe covering her body. Michael entered their bedroom just as she walked out of their ensuite.

“Where were you? I’ve been looking for you?” Maria rolled her eyes.

“Where does it look like I’ve been Spaceboy?” Michael ran his eyes over her body and smiled. He walked towards her and snaked his arm around her waist pulling her towards him abruptly.

“Whoa! Down boy,” She smiled as Michael attacked her neck. “What did you want me for?”

“Huh?” Michael asked confused as he kissed a trail up to her mouth.

“You were calling me. What did you want?” Realisation suddenly dawned on him as he nibbled her ear.

“Oh the kids are hungry.” Maria rolled her eyes and pushed him away from her.

“So why didn’t you feed them?” Maria asked annoyed. Michael shrugged and sat down on the bed.

“What time is Izzy gracing us with her presence?” Michael asked quickly changing the subject.

“Oh no, no you don’t. Did you get them breakfast?” Michael shook his head no. Maria threw her hands in the air and mumbled as she walked out of their bedroom and downstairs to the kitchen, Michael lazily following. As they entered the kitchen they found Amy and Alex fighting, the two slinging insults at the other.

“Hey! What’s going on here?” Maria yelled.

“Mommy, Alex called me an airhead.” Maria sent a glare at her Eight-year-old son. “Mommy, what’s an air head?” Maria picked up her daughter and sat her at the kitchen counter.

“Never mind sweetie. I don’t want you two fighting today, you hear me?” The kids nodded lowering their heads. “Now what do you want for breakfast?” The kids voiced a selection of gourmet foods, half of which they had no idea what they actually were. Maria smiled and turned towards the cupboard. Pulling out a box of cereal and two bowls, she went to the fridge to get milk.

“How about cereal?” The kids shrugged and dug in to their food. Maria smiled before turning to make coffee. Michael came up behind her and wrapped his arms around her waist.

“Eww. Do you have to do that with us here?” Alex whined. Maria smiled as she walked towards her son. She kissed him on the cheek and he screwed his nose up in disgust as he jumped up and ran towards his dad. He jumped up on Michael’s lap and laughed as he feigned pain at the weight.

“Amy honey, are you finished?” Amy nodded as milk dribbled down her chin. Maria smiled and stood to wipe it away. Picking her up, Maria helped Amy off the stool. “Alex will you take your sister up stairs please?” Alex grumbled as he got off his father’s lap and walked towards his sister.

“Alright, come on shrimp,” Alex whined as he held her hand.

“Hey!” Michael chastised as he walked past him.

“I am not a shrimp. What’s a shrimp?” Amy asked innocently causing Alex to roll his eyes.

“They are growing up too fast.” Maria smiled.

“I know… Hey, you never told me what time Izzy was coming over.” Maria turned to put the kids bowls in the sink as she answered.

“Oh she’s coming at 10 and Max is coming to pick the kids up at 9. Which means I have to get them dressed. You take Alex, I’ll take Amy.” Maria ordered. Michael saluted Maria.

“Roger Captain.” Maria smacked him in the chest playfully as she walked past him. Michael smiled and followed.

~~ 20 Minutes Later ~~

“I’m going to see the Giraffes!” Amy announced happily.

“Wow sweetie.” Maria answered her daughter as the two walked down the stairs.

“Dad, do I have to go?” Alex whined as he and Michael followed down the stairs.

“Yes. And you’ll have fun; you have fun with your cousins. Besides Uncle Max and Uncle Kyle will be there. Just remember…”

“Look after your sister, I know.” Alex finished for his father. Michael smiled.

“Hey, cheer up. We’ll have a guy’s night tonight. I promise. Just you and me, pizza and an action movie.” Alex’s face lit up.

“You promise?” Alex questioned.

“I absolutely promise.” Michael answered as the doorbell rang. Maria answered the door and was greeted by one scared looking Max. Maria laughed as she called the kids. Alex looked at his dad.

“I’ll be back,” He told Michael in his best Terminator voice before running down the stairs and out the door. Max sidestepped his nephew as he bolted to the car.

“Good luck.” Maria smiled as Max turned and loaded his niece in the car with the rest of the extended family. Michael and Maria were left laughing as the van drove away.

“We’re finally alone,” Michael muttered before attacking Maria’s neck. Maria smiled before pushing him away.

“Sorry baby… Isabel’s going to be here soon and I’m still in a robe. Not to mention I don’t think you want to be filmed in only your sweats and a wife beater, do you?” Michael gave her a look, he really didn’t care, but Maria sure did. “Tough, move your cute ass up the stairs and get dressed.” Maria smiled as Michael pouted and turned towards the stairs.

~~ 1 hr Later ~~

“Michael! Answer the phone!” Maria yelled as she put the finishing touches on her make up. She listened as finally the ringing stopped indicating Michael had indeed answered the phone.

“Maria! It’s for you, some woman named Carla.” Maria ran to the phone beside the bed and picked it up. She listened for the click that Michael had hung up on his end before answering.

“Hello? Mrs Mackenzie?” Maria smiled.

“Yes, hello Carla. Tell me you have good news for me.”

“Yes, the cabin is all yours for next weekend. Everything’s set up just as you asked.” Maria smiled and let go of a breath she hadn’t realised that she’d been holding.

“Thank you so much.”

“Your welcome. Have a wonderful anniversary and congratulations. How many years is it? If you don’t mind me asking?” Maria laughed nervously.

“No I don’t mind at all. It’s actually ten. Ten years. I actually can’t believe it myself sometimes.”

“Congratulations. I hope you and your husband have a wonderful time.” The travel agent smiled.

“Thank you, I’m sure we will” Maria smiled as she hung up the phone.

Everything was going as planned. Her surprise for Michael would be revealed soon and she wouldn’t have to sneak around anymore. Ten years. It had been ten years since they were married. It hadn’t seemed like that long ago. Time had absolutely flown by so fast. From the day the two of them, just nervous 20 year olds, scared that it wouldn’t work and they’d loose the only person either had truly ever loved, walked down the aisle. To the 30-year-old adults they were now. With there own home, 2 children and careers. It was everything Michael and Maria had ever dreamed of, a place to belong, and a normal life. Even if they had to live that life with a new last name. Mackenzie was the name they had chosen. It was a common name. A normal name, so they blended in well in San Francisco.

After a year and a half on the run they finally had eluded the FBI enough to start over. So for almost 11 years they had lived as the Mackenzie’s, whose closest friends were Kyle and Isabel Matthews and Max and Liz Carter in San Francisco, California. They were happy, normal and they slipped under the radar. Most important of all they felt like they belonged.

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