| Part 12 |
| Liz came down the stairs while Max was finishing his talk with Michael and Maria. Max didn't have to turn around to know that Liz was there. Ever since they "cemented" their relationship both he and Liz had a heightned sense of where the other was at all times. Even when Liz wasn't with him in body she was still in his mind. A presence in the back of his mind let him have an awareness of her emotions, feelings, thoughts even. The same went for Liz. She came up behind him and put her arms around his waist then she rested her cheek against Max's strong muscular back. Max relaxed as he felt Liz's touch he was more worried about the Jesse thing then he let on and Liz knew that, of course she didn't say anything about it in front of Michael and Maria but he knew that she would make him talk about it later. She never let him get away with anything and Max didn't mind. He needed to tell her everything, it was just hard to say certain things. //You okay?// Liz asked mentally. //Yeah, I will be but can we get rid of them?// //Sure.// she replied. "Why don't you guys come over tommorow and we can discuss it some more?" Max asked Michael. He was exausted and just wanted to crawl into bed and hold Liz. He wanted to forget about everything that happened tonight, even if it was just for a little while. "No problem Max." Michael replied knowing exactly how Max felt because he felt the same way. "Mark! Mason! Matt! We're leaving!" Maria yelled up the stairs. "Coming Mom!" Mason replied and all three identical, messy haired, blonde boys came bounding down the stairs. Zan, Alex2, Parker and Jackie all followed behind. Maria and Liz hugged goodbye and Max shook Michael's hand. All of them exchanged goodbye's and they left. Max put his arm around Liz's waist as he closed the door. "Guys it's time to get ready for bed." Liz said. And she was met with groans and protests from everyone except Max. "Come on, go brush your teeth." Max said sternly. Parker and Jackie left reluctantly but Zan and Alex2 stayed. "Uh, upstairs?" Max joked questioningly. "Dad, what happened before? We heard a lot of screaming and yelling about Uncle Jesse. What's wrong?" Zan asked his father. Max sighed and motioned for the two boys to sit down. All four of them sat down. Max and Liz on the couch and the boys in the chairs. "Uncle Max why were you so mad at my Dad?" Alex2 asked. "Um, your father and I had a disagreement and he went home. You are going to bunk with Zan tonight and your Mom's gonna be in the guest room. When she wakes up you can talk to her okay?" Max told his oldest nephew. "Why don't you go upstairs with Aunt Liz and find something to wear to bed." Liz nodded and squeezed Max's hand tightly before taking Alex2's hand and leading him upstairs. "What really happened Dad?" Zan asked once again more determined this time. |
| ( // means silent mental coversations) |
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