| Part 23 |
| "Claudia...wha?" Max tried to cover but was interupted "Dad don't lie to me. I'm not stupid. Who is this guy?" "Claudia..." Max tried again but was cut off for the second time by Liz. "Max, stop" she looked at him as she stepped in front of him "Honey, we know your not stupid but we just didn't think you needed to know everything just yet." she tried to explain "Alright fine but please...just tell me." Liz breathed in deeply and slowly let it out before she began. "When I was in high school..." When she finished telling her oldest daughter everything that happened until now she stepped back and waited for her reaction. "So your telling me that... he died but now he's alive and sleeping in the guest room because he loves Aunt Isabel so much???" her mind was scrambling to comprehend all this new unbelievable information. "Basically yeah." Liz nodded "That's all we know right now" Max added Claudia looked at them both with wide eyes. "Um...if you guys don't mind...I'm just gonna go out and try to process everything." "Sure" Liz tried to be understanding "Don't be gone too long okay?" "Yeah" she dismissed her mother Claudia left the room and Max went to Liz to see how she was handling all this. Isabel slowly opened the door and saw Alex resting on the bed. She quickly moved inside and shut it quietly behind her. The room was a pale blue with white trimming and the bedspread to match. Carefully, she walked around the bed unsure of what she was doing and why she was even there. Watching his face, memorizing every line and every feature of the man she fell in love with all those years ago. She then made her decision and she slowly crawled onto the bed, resting her head gently on his chest. Alex stirred, although still deep in sleep, he adjusted his body to mold hers and he wrapped his arm around her while mumbling "My Izzybelle" Isabel smiled near tears to hear him call her name again. Shocked at how tired she suddenly became, she fell into a deep sleep like she hadn't slept for years. Micheal called Maria asking her to come over. He had no idea what he was going to say. 'Hey babe, remember your best friend Alex who died 15 years ago? Well he's back!' He mocked himself and then shook his head in disbelief. *Maybe I'll just let Liz do it* he reasoned. But one look at Liz crossed that idea out. She was curled up in Max's arms. God knows what they were talking about. He heard the front door open and sighed *Here we go* |
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