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�This is stupid.� Maria Deluca whined as she threw herself over Liz�s bed dramatically thrusting her arms out.

Liz laughed, �Maria, why do you always have to overact?�

�Oh this is not overacting babe. This is me being mad at Mr. McCabe for making us do this stupid project!� Maria shouted throwing her notebook across the room, �Oh and must I remind you that we got stuck with the Czechs? Czekosavakian city here we come!� Maria threw her arms out towards the ceiling.

�Shut up you know you�re just as happy because now you have all the more reason to go to Michaels apartment.� She teased.

Maria�s devilish smile gave no indication that the statement was false.

�Oh you are bad, Maria Deluca.� Liz put her hands up in defense.

�Oh hush up.� Maria laughed, �How can I get in any me and Michael time when we all have to do this stupid science project on �chemical reaction�?� Maria replied sarcastically referring to �chemical reaction�.

�Liz?� A nervous voice broke their conversation.

�Huh?� Liz swerved her direction to where the voice had come from, �Max!� Liz shouted when she saw his handsome complexion at her window.

�If I came at a bad time, I can come back.� Max retreated back a bit.

�Oh NO!� Maria theatrically replied, sarcasm in her voice, �I was just leaving this young foe because she bores me with all this work!� Maria hopped off Liz�s bed, �See ya later hun at rehearsal.� Maria grinned wide, looking from Max to Liz.

�Bye.� Liz smiled to Maria, and then turned back to Max, �So, what is it that you wanted to say to me?� Liz asked, a bit shy. They hadn�t talked to each other since she had seen Max and Tess kiss at the Prom.

�I already know I�ve asked you a million times but this time I have only one question.� He paused.

�Max,� Liz closed her eyes tight, �I already told you and you promised you never ask again--.�

�Why�d you lie?�

�Huh?� Liz was caught off guard.

�Kyle told me everything.� Max explained.

�He-he --oh he did, did he?� Liz�s emotions were unreadable.

�I just want to know why?�

Liz looked to her feet, �You know why.�

He nodded, �Kyle told me.�

�So what else did he tell you?� Liz angered.

Max looked at her with confusion, shouldn�t she feel as if the burden was off her? Shouldn�t she feel like everything could go back to the way things were?

�I saw you kiss Tess.� Liz blurted out of the blue.

Max�s eye�s bulged open.

�At the prom, when you left I came back outside to tell you �to tell you everything. I-I couldn�t hold it in anymore; I was going to tell you that I still love you and that what happened between me and Kyle was a set-up from the Future Max.� Liz�s eyes welled up with tears, �But then there you two were, looking into each other�s eyes so-so preoccupied into each other. How could I have interrupted you? What I had to say just didn�t seem relevant anymore. Oh god why?� Liz asked herself, letting tears fall down her face in no attempt to wipe them away.

�Liz.� Max stepped into her room and sat beside her on the bed, �I didn�t know what I was doing� I mean I thought I had lost you for good this time and --and she was right there, telling me how things used to be where we came from. And then she leaned into me, and I� I� Kissed. Her.� Max�s eyes fell in shame.

Liz was so confused. What was he saying? Was he saying Sorry Liz but I love Tess now and I just came to ask for your blessings? Or was he saying, I still love you and what happened between me and Tess was nothing compared to what we share. Either way Liz was pissed.