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Maria stood up and went up to Jack. She tiptoed until she was face to face with him.

�My.Father.Is.Not.An.Alien,� she said slowly. �I would really like to see those proves you have,� she added before she backed down.

Liz was quickly by her side and took her hand.

�Maria I know this must freak you out and that�s more than understandable. But I think you need to listen,� she said.

�I am listening Liz, it�s just that I�m having a hard time believing that my father is an alien,� Maria explained and looked at Liz.

�Yeah,� Max said, turned to Jack. �How do you know this anyway?�

�Well actually. Richard is my father too,� Jack answered to everyone�s surprise.

Maria wondered if she had heard him right?

�Maria�s father is your father?� Kyle asked. �That would mean that��

�That Maria is my sister,� Jack ended for him.

�Your what?� Maria said in chock. �I don�t have a brother,� she said a little bit calmer.

�Just half-brother though,� Jack said and took a couple of steps towards Maria. � I didn�t know either. Not until recently when dad told me I had to find you.�

�Then why didn�t he come himself?� Michael asked, obviously still suspicious of Jack�s motives.

�He�s sick,� Jack answered, still looking at Maria. �Really sick. And he wanted me to find you so that he would get to see his daughter before he�� he stopped himself and looked down.

�Before he dies,� Maria said completing the sentence.

�Yeah�� Jack said. �I�m really sorry for just putting all this on you like this,� he continued. �It�s just that he hasn�t got that much time.�

�It�s not your fault,� Maria reassured him. �I mean, you just found out this to. That you have a sister.�

She walked up to him. �But I�m really glad you found me,� she said before pulling him into her arms.

The moment they touched Maria got flashes. Flashes of herself as a little girl together with Jack and her father. She got this weird feeling, emotion, that she was safe and happy. Like that was her place to be or something.

The flashes were intense and many. Maria didn�t know where they were coming from. From her memory? From Jack?

She could feel so many things, but the strongest was �belonging�. A feeling of total and complete safety.

After a while they parted and Maria looked at Jack with intense eyes.

�Did you see it?� she asked.

He nodded slowly and smiled at her. �I saw it. And felt it.�

�Saw what?� Isabel asked curiously.

�It was indescribable,� Maria explained. �But I just gained a brother��

�So,� Kyle said and sat down next to Tess. �That was some meeting.�

�It sure was,� Tess agreed. The two of them were sitting in the Valenti living room drinking coffee. Well Kyle was drinking hot chocolate.

�I can�t believe how much it must have affected Maria,� Tess continued. �I mean, it has to be a lot to take in at once.�

�It�s good that Maria is such a strong person,� Kyle said. �I�m sure she�ll handle it perfectly.�

�Yeah. But still,� Tess insisted. �There�s so many questions unanswered. If Maria�s father is an alien does that mean that she and Jack are too?�

�I guess we�ll find out soon enough. Maria and Jack just has to talk it out on their own first,� Kyle said and took a sip of his chocolate.�

�I guess so,� Tess said. �So anything exiting going on in your life otherwise?�

�Well no. My fun life kind of ended when I became involved with you people. That�s when my more deep side came forward,� Kyle said and smiled. �So I blame you and your green friends for the person I�ve become and for what I�ve been missing out on. Such as normal teenage stuff.�

�Like what?� Tess asked skeptically. �Scruing cheerleaders?�

�Exactly,� Kyle said and smiled.

�Well in that case I�m glad I helped save a lost sole from drowning in the deep sea of teenage-hormone-problems,� Tess said and put her cup down on the table beside the couch. �I like the person you are Kyle Valenti. And I think I speak for all humanity when I say that you�ve become a better person lately.�

�Well thank you. I like the person you are too Tess Harding. And I have to say that you�ve helped me become that person,� Kyle said and followed Tess�s example and put down his cup.

Then he moved a little bit closer. He felt so drawn to her right now. And he could almost sense that maybe she felt the same way.

�So what do you wanna do now?� he asked innocently.

He looked up and saw that she was staring into his eyes.

�Well how about if you kissed me?� Tess asked and moved even closer. Now they were only inches away from touching.

�That works for me,� Kyle said before their lips met in a soft kiss which then turned into a passionate one.

Tess pulled his body down on hers and soon they couldn�t get enough of each other�

TBC