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I just have to say that 'Closer' is so hard to put down once you start reading it. The other night I was fighting to stay awake because I didn't want to stop reading, next thing I knew it was 3am and I was still holding onto the paper I'd printed it out on - how mad is that.

Later People x

Sorry to say I do not have the next chapter for posting, I am not home and dont know when I'll get back there, living with my sister right now and dont have a computer there. I'm fighting with insurance compaines to get money to get my house rebuilt. I do have this story completed on Roswell Fanatics, Land of Dreams, Eraser Room and Dreaming among the stars for those that want to finish the story.

I am so sorry this is taking so long and the worst part is Hurricane season comes every year. I will finish posting this story and all my others when I am back home and things are back to normal

Stacie

Stacie,

Relax, don't stress...you have enough on your plate. We'll be here to read when you have life under control again

Itzstacie,

The main thing is that you sort yourself out so take as long as you need with Closer. Remember how the saying goes - 'All good things come to those who wait' LOL, LOL.

Sending Big Hugs To You,

Donna

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I brought me a laptop so Yea I'm back online again... Posting will resume and I will start posting my other stories soon. Thank you all for your thoughts and sticking with me thru this ordeal.

Chapter 23

Mason woke up to Lexi whimpering on the bed above him, jumping up he felt stronger, like something that was there before was no longer there.

They would be back he knew it, so he had to act quickly to get him and Lexi out of there as fast as possible. He looked at Lexi laying there she was sleeping but it was a restless sleep she kept whimpering and her little body trembled.

He grew angry when he saw the marks on her arms; they did to her what they did to him. ‘Lexi come on wake up please’ he shook her gently smiling when her big brown eyes looked up into his.

She scampered up as if she tried to get away from him, ‘sh it’s me Lexi’ his smile faltered as he tried to reassure her, he moved closer to her ‘it’s me’ he told her again, when she relaxed some he scooted closer to her.

He reached out and touched her face ‘what did they do to you’ he asked, she started shaking and he wrapped his arm around her to calm her down ‘Lexi look at me’ he stated.

She brought her teary eyes up to his and he connected with her.

Khivar fighting with Isabel

Khivar throwing him.

Lexi healing him

Nicholas invading her mind

Nicholas holding her arms while someone stuck needles in her.

Nicholas carrying her back to the room.

Mason shook his head breaking the connection, he pulled her close ‘I promise you I wont let them hurt you again’ he vowed.

She sniffed and whispered ‘mommy’, Mason got off the bed ‘Lexi we are going to get out of here’ he said looking at the door.

He leaned in close to her ear ‘I have my powers back, we are going to go home’ he said, ‘come on I need you to walk, can you do that’ he asked. She slowly nodded her head and climbed off the bed.

‘Take my hand’ he said extending to her again, she took his hand and the two of them walked over to the door.

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‘Start with what you know’ Michael said walking back and crossing his arms over his chest.

‘I told you Khivar is here in the flesh’ Cal said, he looked at the others ‘Nicholas won’t be hard to defeat, Ava can easily get inside his mind, and you can take him out just like the other skins’.

‘You’re looking at about twenty to thirty skins, tougher than the ones you’ve come across; this is people from Khivar’s personal army’.

“What about Khivar himself’ Max asked as stepped away from Liz, pure fury was running thru his veins, this was going to end with either Khivar or both of them dead by the end of it.

Cal looked at him ‘he is going to be the toughest to defeat, you will need Isabel and you will have to draw on each others powers’.

‘When you say draw you mean combine right’ Serena asked catching on to what he was saying, he shook his head ‘yes since Michael is the strongest, they will need to pour their energy into Michael’s’.

‘And then I just blast him right’ Michael said ‘you have to wait for the right moment’ Cal said ‘How will I know when that will be’ Michael said getting agitated ‘I can’t tell you’. Michael started to argue ‘I can’t tell you because I don’t know, you are the only one who will know when the time is right’ he said.

‘This is the game plan, we go in and get Isabel first without her none of stand a chance if we run into Khivar first’ Cal said.

“No’ Max stated firmly ‘we are going after my children first, I don’t want them in there any longer’ he looked around at the others for agreement. Michael nodded his head ‘the children first’ he stated.

Max looked at Kyle, Serena, Maria ‘I wont ask you to stay behind, no more running, the choice is yours to come or stay behind, I just want you know that we need you’ his eyes looked directly into Liz’s ‘I need you’.

Serena nodded her head ‘you know I’m there’ she said, Maria looked at Michael ‘where ever you go space boy I go’ she said, Michael just smiled a little and walked over kissing her forehead.

Kyle looked at everyone ‘well you know me, always up for an alien rumble’. Max nodded his head ‘then all agreed’ everyone shook their head; he turned to Jesse ‘Jesse I know you will want to be where Isabel is, but I need you to stay behind’.

Jesse looked up at him ‘I am going with you, I want my wife back’ he argued, Max put his hand on his shoulder ‘I know you do, and we will bring her back I promise you. I need you here to make sure the kids stay safe when they bring them back’.

“Please Jesse I am trusting you with my children’s lives, I don’t know what is going to happen but I need someone to stay behind and make sure nothing happens to them’.

Jesse slowly nodded his head in agreement ‘fine just bring her back Max, bring her back’ he said. Max nodded his head ‘I will’.

Cal looked at everyone shaking his head in disbelief, these stupid hybrids were going to get these humans killed he kept thinking ‘They should stay here’ he said pointing his finger at Maria, Kyle and Liz. Maria opened her mouth but Max beat her to it ‘they are coming with us, they are apart of this too’.

“It’s dangerous, we have no use for them’ he said, Max tightened his jaw ‘I said they are coming with us, they are my family and they go where we go’ he stated staring Cal down.

Cal just shrugged his shoulders ‘their funeral not mine, lets get a move on then’ he said walking out of the door.

After everyone walked out, Max stopped before they reached the door turning to Liz
‘Promise me something’ he said looking down in her eyes ‘promise me that no matter what happens, once we get Lexi and Mason you take them out of there’ he asked.

Liz stared in his eyes ‘what about you’ she whispered out, he shook his head ‘don’t worry about me please, just get them out of there’ he said softly.

‘I…I promise’ she whispered back, her heart thumping loudly in her chest, the thought of knowing what he was going to do, and might not come back scared her to death. Her mind thinking a mile a minute, she trusted him but didn’t trust him all at the same time and she was hurt by his actions of what he did in the past, but when it came down to the bottom line even with all this faults, she still loved him and couldn’t bear it if something happened to him.

With the possibility that this could be the last time she would see him alive, she grabbed his arm when he started walking away ‘Max’ he turned back and looked down at where her hand held his arm.

He looked at her ‘I…Max…I’ she couldn’t get the words out, he seemed to know what she was going to say, he pulled her close to him resting his forehead on hers ‘I know’ he whispered.

Liz pulled back ‘Max I want you to promise me something too’ she said looking up at him, he slowly nodded his head ‘promise me you will come back, come back to Mason, Lexi…and me’ she said.

He swallowed hard and looked at her ‘Liz…’ he started but she cut him off ‘I don’t want to think about the past anymore Max, we cant change what happened but we change the future, and I want my future to be with you…’ she stated ‘with you and our children’.

His eyes filled with tears ‘ours’ he whispered looking at her, his heart swelled at the possibility that she looked at his son like that, reading his mind ‘yes ours, Mason is more yours than he could ever be of hers and I am sorry that I made him feel like he was not important’.

‘Because he is, he is a lot like you and I would be honored to have him a part of my life’ she said, she looked down at the ground ‘that is if you’ she didn’t have time to finish the question as Max wrapped his arms around her and brought his lips down on hers.

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Isabel woke up to find Khivar standing over her staring at her; she panicked and sat up as he sat down next to her.

He grabbed her arms ‘why do you make me hurt you so’ he said looking at her ‘let me go’ she demanded.

‘No you are coming with me, I will make you remember’ he stated gripping her arms tighter ‘please your hurting me’ she begged.

‘If only you would stop fighting me, I can help you remember what we had together’ he said ‘no, no you used me, you used me to kill my brother, my family’ she said remembering what Michael had told her long ago.

‘You were never meant to be harmed’ he said, she grew angry ‘but it’s suppose to be okay that you wanted to kill my family’ she looked away from him ‘please just let me go, I will never love you’.

He grew angry and pulled her to him ‘you will love me again’ he took her chin and forcefully pulled it facing her ‘you will remember, and I know just what to do’ he said before he descended on her.

Part 24

“So you and Max’ Maria asked sitting next to Liz in the back seat of Kyle’s SUV, Liz sighed ‘Maria don’t please’ she said.

‘What all I am saying is you looked pretty cozy back there with him’ she said looking at her ‘It’s not what you think’ Liz said looking out the window ‘Then by all means, please explain’ Maria said shifting in her seat.

‘I’d rather not’ she sighed, ‘nope talk to me babe, what’s going on with you two’ Maria said ‘are you together or not’ she asked.

‘I don’t know, when I think about him I remember how much he hurt me, but during the whole time tonight listening to them talk about what we are going to do, I couldn’t help but think what if this is the last time I would see him alive, did I really want things to end like that between us’ Liz said looking back at her.

‘Liz you can think like that, we are all going to come out of this okay, and what happens when you see I’m right, your giving him a sense of false hope that you are going to take him back’.

‘Maybe I am going to take him back’ Liz said tucking a strand of hair behind her head ‘I’ll admit Liz, I’m not a big fan of Max’s right now, but you cant give him hope if your not sure, you and I both know he’s holding on to that and that right there is enough to make him fight harder’.

‘He should fight hard for his kids not for me’ she said ‘Liz you know he will do whatever he has to, to get those kids back. Right now they are the only thing he’s got going in his life that’s good, all I am saying is that when we get out of this you are going to be the first person he runs back to’.

‘Let me ask you this’ she said looking at her ‘do you still love him’ Liz sighed ‘it was never a question if I love him or not, of course I do. I don’t know if I could trust him not to break my heart again’.

Maria just looked at her ‘well that can go both ways you know, you and Max have the biggest communication problem , you both just act’ Liz looked at her ‘hmm If I remember I’m not the only one’.

‘Well we aren’t talking about me right now, and besides if I told Michael he would have made me stay behind and I want to help’ she said ‘I agree I still don’t think its good for you to be here what if something happens to you or the’ ‘its not, and don’t go opening your mouth until we get back home’ Maria said looking at her.

‘Now back to you, you know this isn’t just about Max now he’s a package deal, can you really get past the fact that Mason is Tess’s because you have to be sure for his sake too’.

‘I already got passed that Maria, that doesn’t matter to me anymore, he is more Max’s than hers, and yes before you ask I want to be a part of his life, Lexi already adores him and he has proven time and time again he feels the same about her’.

‘He couldn’t help who his parents were and I am not going to blame him, he is a really sweet boy and so much more like Max that I can see him for him and not an offspring of that bitch’ Liz said.

‘As long as you are going to be happy Liz’ ‘I’ll be the first to admit Max and I still have a lot of growing up to do, I want to do it together. I know its not going to be easy, but when has it ever been with us, but I love him enough to try’ she said looking at her.

‘That’s all I wanted to know’ Maria smiled.

Kyle glanced at Serena then quickly turned back towards the road, she looked at him ‘What’ she asked, Kyle looked back at her smiling ‘mental ward huh’.

She smiled ‘well I wouldn’t break out those straight jackets just yet, but a couple of turns on the couch couldn’t help’. ‘Were really not that bad, only half the time’ he joked.

She just looked at him ‘okay maybe more than half’ he teased ‘so would you be interested in getting together with a lunatic after this’ he smiled. Serena just smiled ‘we’ll see’.

Mason put his ear to the door trying to listen for footsteps, when met with silence he put his hand over the doorknob unlocking it.

He stepped out in the hallway and walked down it, peeking around the corner he spotted two skins walking his way.

He pushed Lexi back up against the wall and closed his eyes concentrating on making them invisible. When the two skins walked right by them, he dropped the mind warp and quickly grabbed Lexi’s hand dragging her around the corner.

They hid the cars down a ways ‘someone needs to stay and keep one of the cars ready to go with the kids’ Max said looking at the others.

‘I’ll stay’ Serena volunteered, ‘thank you’ Max said looking at the others ‘everyone ready’ he asked.

Maria walked up to Michael and put her arms around him ‘make sure you come back to me’ she whispered, Michael pulled her close kissing the top of her head ‘I will’ he said.

While Kyle walked over to talk to Serena, Max walked up to Liz tucking a strand of hair behind her ear he cupped her cheek ‘This may be the last time I get to say this to you’ he looked her in the eyes.

‘I love you, I’ve always loved you, whatever happens remember that please’ she stared up at him ‘I love you’ she whispered before leaning in and kissing him, he pulled back and rested his forehead on hers ‘ even death wont keep me from you, I will always come for you’ he said.

She closed her eyes for a minute before pulling back and sliding her hand into his ‘let’s go get our children and Isabel’ she said.

Walking closer they ducked behind some rocks looking over the place ‘four of them out front’ Michael said looking at the door.

“No problem’ Ava said, ‘wait here until we take them out’ Max said looking back, they nodded their heads, Max looked at Ava ‘ready’ he asked, she nodded her head.

Ava closed her eyes beginning the mind warp on the four skins in front of them, Max and Michael quickly took out the two closets to them.

The other two skins started backing up when they noticed the other two turned into a pile of dust in front of them. They stood back to back with hands outstretched preparing to blast when they could see something.

Max and Michael stood directly in front of both of them, not being able to get to their seals, “Now’ Cal shouted as Ava dropped the warp.

Both skins too surprised to react as Michael and Max threw punches hitting them in the jaw knocking them off balance. Max brought his fist down again destroying the husk as Michael brought his foot down on the other one.

Max looked back at the others ‘let’s go’ he said heading inside.

The pounding on the door halted Khivars movements, growling he stood up and stride to the door ready to kill whoever was behind the door.

Isabel closed her eyes, trying to get her body to stop trembling and thanking god he got interrupted before he could rape her.

‘This better be important’ he bellowed out as he flung the door open, Nicholas looked at him ‘the others are here’ he said ‘perfect’ Khivar grinned and walked back over to Isabel yanking her up ‘time to go home’ he said dragging her out of the room.

“Split up and start looking Cal and Ava go with Liz, Kyle and Maria, start that way Michael and I will take this way’ Max said pointing in the opposite direction.

They headed off searching room by room, Liz opened a door and could feel her essence in the room, seeing the room empty she started to panic ‘they were in here’ she yelled running back out of the room.

‘LIZ LOOK OUT’ Maria yelled as a skin turned the corner, Kyle jumped on her pushing her down before the blast could hit her.

Cal quickly put up his hand blasting the skin, Liz laid there for a few minutes catching her breath ‘thank you’ ‘don’t mention it’ Kyle said standing up and helping her up.

‘The kids were held in this room’ she said looking at the others ‘let’s keep going this way, we will find them’ Ava said walking up to her.

They proceeded down the hallway Lexi pulled on his hand ‘mommy’ she said tugging his hand, Mason looked back at her ‘I am taking you to mommy’ he started to say then stopped, he could feel them all around him.

“Come on’ he said turning back around and running back the other way, turning the corner he spotted them running their way.

“Lexi’ Liz screamed out running and dropping to her knees and gripping her in a hug, she quickly extended one arm and dragged Mason closer to her circling her arm around him to hug him too.

‘Mommy’ Lexi said hugging her tightly ‘are you okay’ she asked pulling back and looking at both of them ‘mean man hurt’ Lexi said shaking a little. Liz’s bit down on her lip hard.

‘They drugged us’ Mason said looking at her ‘oh god’ Liz said holding on to both of them ‘they wore off of me, I was able to get out of the room’ he said, Liz brought her hand up and cupped his cheek ‘thank you for taking care of her’ she said.

“Are you sure your okay’ she asked looking at Mason ‘I am now’ he said. ‘Were going after the others’ Ava said looking at them ‘they are going to need me’ she said. Liz nodded her head ‘well get them out’ she said.

Cal looked at her ‘I’m not leaving him until he’s safely out of here’ he said looking at Mason. Liz glared at him for a minute then turned and whispered in Mason’s ear.

Mason pulled back and stared at the bald alien ‘you will go with Ava and help them, you will not come back until all four of them are safe, Do you understand’ he said.

Cal glared at him ‘yes sir’ he looked at Ava ‘let’s go’.

Max and Michael proceeded down the halls picking skins off one by one, Michael grabbed one by the collar ‘where are they’ he demanded.

The skin just looked at him ‘not telling you’ Michael looked at Max ‘just kill him, well find them on our own’ Max said knowing they weren’t going to get anywhere with him.

Michael put up his hand and blasted him, shaking the dust off they continued to run down the hallway.

The others started making their way back down the hallway, rounding the corner they stopped when Nicholas was standing there with his arms folded waiting for them.

Liz pushed the children behind her as Nicholas stared her down ‘you don’t think you really are getting out of here alive’ he smirked as he came closer.

Liz watched as Kyle started to sneak up on him, Nicholas put his hand up and sent Kyle backwards after spying him out of the corner of his eye, looking back at Liz ‘such a shame too because I would love to see the look on your face when you watch your mighty king leave this world’.

Her eyes widen ‘what are you talking about’ she said taking a step back and pushing the children further back, he took a step closer ‘I guess I can let you in seeing you going to be dead in a few minutes.

Your precious hybrids are walking right into a trap, they wanted to know where they came from well the are going to find out’ Nicholas said putting his hand up.

‘NOOOO’ Mason shouted as he stepped in front of Liz and put up his hand sending Nicholas back, he was stunned to see Mason had his powers back before he could do anything Kyle came down on him hard turning him into dust.

Liz quickly bent down “Mason, Lexi go with Maria, stay with her until I come for you’ she looked at Maria ‘take them out of here please, I have to warn them’ she said quickly hugging both Mason and Lexi.

She took off down the corridor ‘Liz’ Kyle yelled running after her ‘I have to tell them’ she screamed as she picked up speed praying her legs would take her fast enough.

Max and Michael ran down the corridor after Khivar after spotting him dragging Isabel around a corner, two skins jumped out in front of them sending blasts, Max didn’t have time to get his shield up before one of them hit Michael in the arm.

‘ARGHH” Michael yelled falling to the floor, Max grabbed Michaels other hand and raised his own killing the two skins who were advancing on them, afterwards he bent down quickly ‘let me heal it’ he said.

Michael shrugged him off ‘no going to need all the power we can get, save it’ he said grinding his teeth to shake off the pain. Max looked down and ripped a piece of his shirt tying it around Michaels arm ‘come on’ he said helping him up.

They made their way out back in time to see Isabel struggling against Khivar; he had his hand up opening the wormhole. “ISABELL” Max screamed as he ran forward.

Ava and Cal stumbled out after them, walking up to Michael they watched as Khivar looked at them ‘ready to go home’ he smirked, a few more minutes and they would ready to transport.

‘Let her go’ Max yelled as the rest of them caught up with him, Khivar raised his hand and sent a blast towards them ‘come and get her’ he taunted.

Max pulled up his shield and blocked him, Michael raised his hand ‘I can’t get a clear shot’ he yelled Khivar had Isabel shielding him.

‘I’ve waited for this day for a long time’ Khivar said looking at them ‘let’s go home shall we’ he said pushing Isabel into the wormhole, he looked back at Max and them and stepped into the wormhole disappearing.

Max looked at Michael his heart thumping loudly in his chest, this was it, a decision had to be made ‘I’m with you’ Michael said both understanding there was no choice they were going after her.

Kyle ran after Liz ‘Liz stop’ he said trying to catch up to her ‘I have to help them’ she screamed as kept running.

She bolted out of the door just in time to see Max stepping in the wormhole, Kyle grabbed her by the waist ‘MAXXXXX’ she screamed.

He looked back at her his eyes meeting her teary ones, his heart breaking at the thought of what he was getting ready to do. He just stared at her his eyes telling her he would be back.

Kyle watched with an open mouth as Max looked at him, Kyle nodded his head understanding what was happening, he watched as Max stepped inside the worm hole and it closed up.

‘NOOOOOOOOO’ Liz cried out as she fought out of his grasp, Kyle let her go to stun to do anything else but watch her run and fall to her knees on the ground where the portal once was.

Chapter 25

Kyle glanced over at Liz as they both drove back to town; she had her head pressed up against the window and her eyes closed.

Trying to process what happened, he still couldn’t believe it even thou he saw it with his own eyes, they were gone...all of them.

Kyle turned back to the long dark road, watching the town get closer and closer, he wanted to make sure Liz was okay, of course she’s not you stupid idiot he thought.

Looking at Liz again, his voice spoke low ‘they had to do it right, I mean they couldn’t just let him take Isabel right?’ he asked.

Liz opened her eyes and turned her head slowly to him ‘right’ she whispered out, turning back to the window she sighed heavily, her heart breaking. The day she feared the most had finally come.

They were home, not by choice but they were still home, she wondered what was going to happen. The questions played over and over in her mind, would they stay there, would Khivar win, would they come back.

What about their parents, she was going to have to go there and tell them that their children were gone. Her heart breaking for them as well, how was she going to tell them?

They pulled up to the driveway; Kyle cut the engine and both sat in silence. Kyle glanced up the house dreading going inside to tell the rest what happened.

‘Are you going to be okay’ Kyle asked resting his head back against the head rest and looking at her, Liz nodded her head ‘I guess I have to be’ she whispered out.

“Might as well get this over with’ she said getting out of the car and walking up the sidewalk.

Liz and Kyle walked into the living room, immediately Maria and Serena sensed something wrong, after Kyle slowly closed the door and kept his eyes trained on the floor not meeting either one in the eye.

Liz walked by both of them heading straight for Mason and Lexi, taking their hands she walked to the back not saying anything yet.

Maria stood up shaking “Kyle’ Kyle looked up at her with a frown on his face ‘Kyle where is Michael’ she asked when he didn’t answer she walked over to him ‘where is my husband’.

Kyle glanced at Serena then back to Maria ‘their gone’ he said shaking his head, ‘what do you mean they are gone, where are they’ Maria said walking closer to him.

‘Daddy bye-bye?’ Lexi asked once inside the room, Liz looked at her then at Mason and slowly nodded her head, Mason sat down against the wall ‘I can’t feel him anymore’ he whispered out.

Liz walked over and sat down next to Mason, putting her arms out she gestured for Lexi to come sit. Once Lexi was sitting her lap, she slid an arm around Mason and drew him closer.

He rested his head on her shoulder as she closed her eyes for a moment ‘Khivar set a trap for them’ she began ‘he took your Aunt Isabel to Antar, your dad, Michael, Ava and Cal went after her’.

Mason looked up at her ‘will they come back’ he slowly asked, Liz looked down at him ‘I don’t want to lie, I don’t know but we have to have faith they will. If I know your dad nothing will stop him from coming for you’ she said.

‘For you too’ Mason pointed out, Liz smiled ‘me too’ she whispered, she looked down at Lexi who was resting her head on her other shoulder ‘he loves you, you know’ Mason said taking her hand ‘I can feel it when he looks at you’.

Liz nodded her head “I know’, she stared at their hands for a moment thinking, biting on her bottom lip she looked at Mason ‘I would like it if you came and lived with me’ she said.

Mason looked at her wide-eyed ‘you…would’ he asked shocked, she nodded her head ‘the decision is yours or course; you can stay with Serena or your grandparents if you want’.

Mason looked at the floor for a moment then looked back at her ‘Liz’ he said, when she looked at him ‘I would like to live with you’ he said.

Liz smiled and hugged him tighter ‘I would like that too’ she said, and then looked at Lexi ‘what do you think about Mason coming to live with us’ she asked.

Lexi smiled and jumped off of her and threw her arms around him hugging him Mason hugged her back smiling.

Lexi pulled back and placed both of her hands on her mothers face be happy mommy, daddy will come home she told her. Liz took her hands in hers ‘I am baby’ she looked down at Mason ‘I am’ she whispered.

Liz walked back out to the living room walking straight to Maria, taking Kyle’s place who currently had his arms around Maria holding her, Maria rested her head on Liz’s shoulder ‘I cant believe this, I cant believe they are really gone’ she cried out.

Liz hugged her tighter ‘they will come back, we have to keep telling ourselves that’ Maria pulled back and looked at her ‘Liz what am I going to do, I’m going to have this baby alone, I’m so scared’.

Liz put her hands on Maria’s shoulders ‘you are not going to be alone Maria, you have me and Kyle we will help you thru this’.

Serena walked over to her ‘I know we don’t know each other very well, but I will be here too if you like’ Maria smiled up at her weakly ‘thank you’.

Maria leaned her head back against the couch ‘God I just cant believe this’ she said again, Liz leaned back next to her ‘we just have to take it one day at a time, one way or another they will come back’ she told her, telling herself inside in the process.


10 MONTHS LATER

‘Come one stop fidgeting’ Liz said as she tied Mason’s tie around his neck, ‘why do I have to wear this again’ he said looking down ‘its annoying’.

Liz smiled ‘because you only graduate from kindergarten once, you should look nice’ she said making sure it was straight.

Mason rolled his eyes ‘please it’s their way of telling you they have your butt for the next twelve years’ he said tugging at the tie.

“Mason’ Liz said surprised, she batted his hands away and straightened the tie again ‘what you know I’m right’ he said smiling.

Liz laughed ‘well you are but school can be fun, it prepares you for what you will need to know when you step out into the real world’ she said, giving him the once over ‘go find your jacket’ she said.

Liz moved back into the old house she and Max shared, it was easier then to have Mason move in where they were with Kyle. Serena moved in with Maria to help her until the baby was born and stayed afterwards to help her take care of her.

Everyone went on with life like normal as much as they could, she remembered the Evans were devastated when they learned Max, Michael and Isabel were gone. At first they insisted on taking Mason, but Mason politely told them that he wanted to stay with Liz and his sister.

Liz winded up dropping out of college taking over the museum for the time being with Maria’s help. Seven months later little Jordan Guerin came with a head full of hair and her mother’s eyes.

Liz walked to the door when she heard Maria knocking; opening it she pushed past Liz holding Jordan’s carrier. Setting it on the floor she plopped down on the sofa next to her.

‘So are we ready to go yet’ Maria asked smiling, Lexi came walking up holding her shoes for her mother to put them on ‘almost’ Liz said.

‘MOM I cant find my jacket’ they heard Mason shout from the back, Maria watched as Liz’s smile grew bigger ‘girlfriend if that smiles keeps getting bigger every time he calls you that your face is going to freeze’ she said.

‘I cant help it’ she said ‘it makes my heart jump every time he says it, I never expected in a million years he would want to call me that’, Maria shook her head ‘Liz you’re the only mother he has ever know of course he’s going to call you that’.

‘What about his adopted mother’ she said ‘that was a nanny that wasn’t a mother’ Maria said looking at her ‘Cal hired her to look after Mason for the sole purpose of knowing where he was, not to become a family to him’.

Liz looked at her ‘I know, do you think Max will mind’ Maria looked at her like she was crazy ‘your kidding right, he’s going to be shouting from the rooftops how happy he is’ she said.

Liz laughed as she got up to go help Mason ‘well I just want to be there to see the look on Michael’s face when he discovers he’s a father’ Maria shook her head ‘you might have to send out the hounds to find my body’.

‘Michael won’t be mad, he’s going to be ecstatic, look how he was with Lexi, Jordan is going to have her daddy wrapped around her little fingers’ Liz said, Maria smiled ‘I know, now go so we can get a move on’.

Liz and Maria met up with Kyle, Serena, Jim, Amy, her parents and the Evans out front of the school, Lexi immediately jumping into Kyle’s arms.

“Oh I can’t believe my grandson is already graduating kindergarten, we missed this with Max and Isabel’ Diane cried as she hugged Mason.

‘Diane don’t embarrass him’ Phillip said pulling his wife back, ‘Go ahead to your class’ Liz said as they entered the building.

Once inside they sat down Lexi sat between Diane and her mother, waiting for the ceremony to begin. Liz glanced around Kyle was getting the camcorder ready; Serena was sitting next to him.

Her parents were sitting holding hands; Jim and Amy were sitting next to them. Maria was sitting next to Phillip who was holding Diane’s hand. Liz closed her eyes I wish you could be here, I know you would be proud she silently told herself.

After the principal talked and the kids sung a few songs, they were getting ready to walk across stage and get their certificates. Liz smiled and got the camera ready as Mason’s turn was coming up.

Standing up to get a better shot, she watched as Mason started walking then stop dead in his tracks and looked at her with a mixture of shock and fear, she motioned for him to keep walking as she started to make her way up to him.

The others gasped and Diane covered her mouth when Lexi sat up “daddy’s home’ she said smiling causing Liz's knees to weaken.

Chapter 26


Liz stared at her daughter with her heart pounding in her chest; she didn’t say what she thought she did. Did she, how did Lexi know that he was back, It had to be a misunderstanding on her part, Lexi was just saying what she wished.

She glanced back at Mason who had made his way across the stage and stood with the rest of his classmates shifting nervously from one foot to the other. His eyes pleading with her to come get him.

Liz noticed several eyes were starting to look at her still standing there, not wanting to draw any more attention she quickly motioned to Mason five more minutes then sat down next to Lexi.

Maria leaned over “Liz we have to go, we have to go now’ Liz looked down at her daughter “Lexi’ she looked up at her ‘are you sure’ Lexi nodded her head, ‘Oh God’ Diane whispered ‘what about Isabel, Michael’ she said.

Lexi closed her eyes then opened them and shook her head yes “Liz’ Maria said again getting anxious ‘Maria we cant all just up and leave in the middle of this it would look to funny and we have no idea where to go’ she said.

Phillip leaned over ‘Liz you and Maria go, we’ll take the kids’ Liz glanced around debating what to do, she wanted to get up and leave but where was she suppose to go, they had no idea where and how they got back.

Kyle finally leaned over ‘come on Liz, you’re supposed to be the smart one’ he glanced around making sure no one was listening ‘if you were an alien where would you land, the desert, where else would be big enough’ he asked looking straight at her.

Maria smacked him upside his head then whispered ‘we know in the desert dumb ass, but where we can’t just drive around and ask if anyone has seen a spaceship parked somewhere’.

Kyle shook his head ‘start at the obvious, hello…where would you go if you were them, they know where the first place we would look at is’ he said staring at them.

Maria and Liz flew down the stretch of highway; eyes frantically scanning the desert ‘please, oh please’ Maria whispered over and over praying Lexi was right.

Liz kept her eyes opened wide willing her heart to slow down, she could hear it pounding loudly inside her chest over Maria’s silent prays, she glanced over and noticed her friends trembling body as she twisted and turned her head looking out the window.

She reached over and grabbed her hand squeezing it gently, Maria looked at her ‘how can you be so calm, their home, God Liz their really home’ she said. ‘Maria breathe’ she said

Maria looked at Liz while Liz looked back at her; she calmed her breathing down until she noticed something out of the corner of her eye as Liz flew past.

‘LIZ STOP’ she screamed, ‘turn around, turn around’ Maria screamed, Liz slammed on the brakes jerking the car till it skidded around facing the opposite direction ‘THERE, THERE’ Maria screamed as she saw the three figures stopped on the side of the road.

Liz’s eyes widened when she was Michael and Isabel who appeared to be holding Max up.

Maria jumped out of the car before Liz came to a complete stop ‘Michael…. Michael’ she yelled running to him, Liz left the car running and ran up behind Maria, Max appeared to be slipping in and out of it’.

‘Oh God what happened’ Liz yelled “Max’ she called to him as she cupped his face with her hands, Maria clung to Michael ‘Michael, oh god Michael’ she kept saying.

‘Maria’ he tried calling her, smiling slightly at his wife’s clutching fingers ‘Maria’ he said again trying to hold Max up and pry his wife’s fingers off of him so he wouldn’t lose Max.

‘Help me get him to the car’ Isabel said trying to balance her weight, Liz pushed Michael out of the way and threw her arm around Max’s waist helping Isabel drag him to the car.

The settled him in the back seat Liz immediately climbing in and drawing him closer to her, tears running down her face. She took a look at all of them they had clearly been thru hell.

‘Max’ she whispered as she ran a finger over a cut on his face, she pushed his bangs back across his forehead, his eyes fluttered open for a brief moment ‘Liz’ he whispered clinging to her before his eyelids drew heavy closing again.

She brushed her lips against his temple ‘your home now’ she whispered, she looked over at Isabel who looked just as bad ‘what happened’ she asked. “Can we just go home now’ she cried weakly before looking out the window.

‘It’s over, Khivar is dead’ Michael said before he closed his eyes and rested his head back against the seat, Maria looked over at him ‘dead’ she asked.

Liz looked back at Max for a minute then looked at Isabel, she took her other arm and brought it around Isabel’s shoulder pulling her close to her, Isabel looked at her tears streaming down her face and laid her head on her shoulder.

Maria reached over and entwined her fingers with her husbands, before pressing the gas the five of them drove back to town in silence.

By the time they got to the house Max was awake but he was still drained and needed help getting out of the car

Michael stepped out of the car heading inside ‘Wait Michael’ Maria said grabbing on to his arm. Liz gave her a sympathy look as she helped Isabel walk Max towards the house.

‘Maria’ Michael sighed “I have to tell you something’ she said nervously, ‘Maria I was chained to a wall, tortured for months, I watched my best friend almost get his head chopped off’ “Michael’ Isabel screamed.

He look guilty at Isabel then at Liz when she gasp looking at Max with her eyes filling up with tears, ‘I’m sorry’ he said “It’s just…its just we’ve been to hell and all I want is just to go home, take a shower, climb in bed and hold my wife’ he said.

‘I know’ Maria said ‘but you really need to know this’.

“What Maria, please can’t-‘YOU’RE A FATHER’ she blurted out cutting him off.

Michael’s eyes widen and staggered back a few steps, he shook his head ‘I’m a what’ he asked’.

‘You have a daughter she said looking at him, with tears rolling down her cheeks.

‘A daughter’ he repeated blinking rapidly trying to process what he just heard. ‘Yes her name is Jordan’. He stood there unmoving staring at her in silence ‘Michael say something please’ she pleaded.

He took three quick strides and pulled her to him planting his lips on hers.

They walked thru the door, Diane and Phillip immediately taking Max and Isabel in their arms ‘oh honey what did they do to you’ she cried.

‘Where’s Jesse’ Isabel asked, Phillip looked at her ‘he’s flying back as we speak, he was on a business trip, tonight we want you to come home with us’ he said.

Isabel nodded her head clinging to her father as he wrapped his arm around her ‘I am so glad you kids are home’ he whispered.

Max released his mother and immediately sought out Liz’s hand grabbing onto it. His eyes searched the room looking for the two little people he desperately wanted to hold.

Serena walked in holding a little bundle in her arms; she smiled at Max then turned to Michael who was sitting down looking pale trying to process the idea of being a father.

“I think someone wants to meet you’ she said walking closer, Michael looked at Maria then back to Serena as she placed Jordan in his arms.

He lowered his head trying to hide the tear that escaped his eye, Jordan looked up at him causing Michael to let a quiet sob out, she stared up into his eyes then her eyelids fluttered closed relaxing in his arms.

Mason stood in the background holding Lexi’s hand; he could feel the emotions rolling off of everyone. Joy, happiness, he could feel the pain and heartbreak of his father, Isabel and Michael and it paralyzed him from moving. He stood there shaking his head trying to get rid of the unwanted tears.

The crowds shifted and he saw his father’s eyes meet him; he felt a rush of love flow thru him as he extracted himself from Liz and walked over to them, dropping to his knees in front of both of them he pulled them both to him wrapping his arms around them.

Liz watched him as he picked them both up without saying anything and walked towards the back with them. She turned to look at the others all silently sitting there, Phillip and Diane had their arms around Isabel holding her.

Michael was sitting between Amy and Maria gently rocking his daughter as Maria cried, he brought his arm around her shoulder dragging her to him and kissing her temple.

Kyle and Serena were whispering in the corner, she knew what everyone was thinking. It was the same thing she was they wanted to know what happened, where the others were, was this over or just the beginning.

It was Jim who spoke up first ‘I know we all have questions, its nothing that cant be answered tomorrow, why don’t we all just go home for tonight and be thankful that they are back with us’.

The others nodded their heads, one by one Liz told them goodnight hugging Maria once before she left. Isabel was the last to leave with her parents, Liz threw her arms around her hugging her tight ‘I am glad you are home’ Liz told her. Isabel hugged her back “so am I’.

She pulled back and wanted to say something but she second guessed it, “what’ Liz asked looking at her ‘nothing’ she said. Liz watched her for a second then Isabel smiled at her ‘I am just glad to be home’.

After they left Liz walked back to the bedrooms, she found them on Mason’s bed sleeping. Lexi laid in the crook of Max’s right arm her head on his shoulder and her hand across his chest on top of Mason’s hand, Mason laid on the left in the same pattern, Max’s arms wrapped around both of them securely holding them to him.

Liz let out the breathe she seemed to be holding since she found them out in the desert, this time when the tears filled she let them fall as leaned against the doorframe watching the three of them.

She wiped her cheeks with the back of her hand then quietly made her way over to them, pulling up the covers making sure they were all secure, she studied Max’s face as he seemed to be sleeping peacefully, in the car when he was sleeping against her shoulders she could hear him whimpering every now and then and seeming restless.

So different from what he was now, he looked content laying there with his children in his arms, his chest rising and falling in a soft easy manner. She leaned over and placed a feathered kiss on the top of his forehead.

When she pulled back she gasped softly when her eyes met his intense gaze, they stayed like that for few minutes lost in each other’s eyes, as he was about to say something she gently placed her fingers on his lips ‘go to sleep’ she insisted.

His eyes darted back and forth trying to say what he wanted, she smiled softly ‘I’ll be here when you wake up’ she reassured him.

He watched her movements as she bent forward breathing in her scent as she kissed Lexi’s forehead then moving repeating her actions on Mason.

Mason stirred tightening his grip on his father ‘night mom’ he mumbled before settling back in his fathers embrace.

Max’s eyes widen causing Liz to smile bigger ‘shh, in the morning’ she said, and then slowly brought her hands up to cup his cheek.

Max leaned into her hand closing his eyes, he opened them back when she pulled back, and walked towards the door she heard him whisper ‘I love you’.

She turned and looked back at him ‘I love you too’ she said before disappearing in the hallway.

Chapter 27

Max woke to find a pair of big brown eyes looking up at him, Lexi was in her same position as the night before but now she was propped up on her elbow just watching him sleep.

‘Morning sweetheart’ he smiled then turned his head yawning, he gave a little squeeze to make sure she was really there, all those months of being in a dark cold cell made him reevaluate his life, what was important to him the most and he came to the decision it was time to stop looking over his shoulder all the time, it was time to stop running.

When this was over he was going to go home and concentrate on his children, they were the most important thing in the world to him, and they were going to come first before anything else, even Liz.

He loved her, he wanted her but he could live with just being friends if that’s what she wanted, he would settle for that, it was time to put the past behind him and start focusing on the future, he already missed too much of his children’s lives and he didn’t want to miss anymore.

His brows creased in confusion when he saw her frown, ‘what’s wrong’ he asked, Lexi looked at him then brought her tiny hand touching his face running her fingers along the cut.

He took her hand in his kissing her little fingertips ‘it’s okay, I can fix it’ he said, before he could bring his hand up Lexi beat him to it, he stared at her feeling the warm tickling sensation running over his cheek.

She pulled back admiring her work ‘thank you’ he whispered looking at her, when she continue to just stare, he sat up pulling her up with him ‘let’s go find your brother and mother’ he said.

Lexi wrapped her arms around his neck as they walked down the hallway, stepping into the kitchen Liz was standing there across from Mason who was eating breakfast.

‘So do you still want to go with grandpa today’ she asked, he looked up at her ‘yes’ he shrugged his shoulders ‘I figured the grown-ups would want to talk today’ he said.

Liz raised her eyebrow ‘Mason it’s alright if you want to spend the day with your dad, talking can wait’ she said ‘no that’s okay, I want to go with grandpa’ he said.

Max stood there for a few minutes just watching Liz and his son interacting, he thought for sure his heart was going to burst from happiness, he didn’t fail to notice that she had been living here, and with his son no less.

He knew she would have taken care of him, it was the thing he loved most about her, no matter what the situation called for she did what was best for people. Mason spotted them out of the corner of his eye when Lexi started wiggling to get down.

Liz looked up when Lexi made her way in and started to climb up on the chair next to Mason, she looked over at Max ‘morning’ she said smiling watching him lean against the door frame.

‘Morning’ he said shoving his hands in the front of his pockets, ‘would you like something’ she asked as she placed a plate in front of Lexi. ‘Coffee’ he asked suddenly feeling like a stranger inside his own house.

He walked over and ruffled Mason’s hair, before taking a seat next to him on the other side, Liz placed a cup of coffee and reached for the Tabasco’s sauce on the table and handed it to him ‘thanks’ he said.

They all sat in silence none of them sure what to say, Max noticed Mason’s nervousness as he studied him, before he could ask what was wrong, Mason stood up ‘I am going to go take my bath’ he said walking out of the room.

Liz watched him leave then looked back over at Max who was just staring at where his son retreated too. She broke his thoughts when she told Lexi to hurry up and finish.

‘My dad is taking Mason today’ he asked turning his eyes back to her, Liz smiled ‘No’ she said shaking her head ‘Oh, I thought I heard Mason say something about my dad’ he said.

Liz wiped Lexi's mouth ‘no, my Dad is taking them, he is doing something for Mason, sort of a graduation present’ she said. Max looked at her surprised ‘he calls him grandpa’ he asked.

Liz smiled ‘yes he does’ Max looked down at his coffee and cleared his throat ‘so...mom huh’ he asked the question he had been wanting to since last night.

Liz looked up at him ‘are you okay with that’ he looked up quickly at her ‘am I okay with that, do you have any idea how happy that made me in that moment’ he said gently taking the risk and placing his hand over hers.

“Liz thank you, for everything. You didn’t have to take Mason… to know that he’s been with you this entire time, I can’t describe how that makes me feel. And the fact that he calls you mom, it’s like my dreams are finally starting to come true’ he said.

Liz smiled ‘you deserve your dreams too Max; I’ve always told you that’. He just nodded his head then changed the subject ‘I guess we can talk after we drop them off’ he said.

She nodded her head ‘yes I already talked to Maria, they were going to meet us at the Crash Down after she manages to pry Jordan from Michael so she could bring her to her mother’.

Max smiled ‘Michael a father, I still can’t fathom that one’ Liz creased her brows ‘why, Michael was wonderful with Lexi’ she said. Max quickly shook his head ‘no, its not that…it’s just seeing this softer side of him it’s hard to take in some times’ he said.

‘Well I think he will be a great father’ she said getting up and bringing her cup to sink, she noticed the haunted look pass on his face ‘and so will you’ she said stopping his train of thoughts from going where she knew they would.

He just looked at her and nodded his head, turning back to watch Lexi finish her glass of milk, she looked up at him with her white mustache and he smiled reaching over to wipe it off.

‘I am going to go check on Mason’ she said leaving the two of them in the kitchen.

When Lexi was finished he helped her down and put the plates in the sink, walking to the back he stopped when he heard the whispering coming from his son's room

Mason sat on the bed cross-legged as she looked thru his closet for his jacket ‘so I guess you’ll be leaving’ he asked looking up at her.

Liz turned and looked at him confused, ‘What…No’ she said ‘why do you want me to go’ she asked, his eyes widened ‘NO” he said quickly then glanced at the floor ‘it’s just you know, now that my dad is back’.

Liz looked at him and gently ran her hand thru his hair ‘I’m not going anywhere Mason’ she said. “Good’ he mumbled ‘because if you did I want…I would want to go with you’ he whispered.

Liz was stunned into silence; she didn’t know what to say to him. She looked into the sadness of his blue eyes for the longest time “Mason are you happy your dad’s home’ she had to ask as she made her way over to the bed.

Over the months she had gotten to know him, and he expressed on several occasions that he wished his father were home, but now that he was he didn’t seem to pleased with it.

He quickly shook his head ‘yea…It’s just’ he left the sentence hanging, she scooted closer to him ‘It’s just what, Mason you know you can talk to me’.

This time when he looked up at her he had the first signs of tears sitting on his eyelashes ‘Its just I’m scared, he’s going to leave, he always leaves’ Liz wrapped her arms around him and he seemed to let loose a waterfall ‘I don’t want to be alone again’ he cried.

Max's heart tightened in his chest he quickly walked backwards turning around and going into the living room before his son could sense he was there.

Liz walked in to find him leaning back against the couch with his eyes closed “Max’ she said coming closer, he looked up at her ‘I am never going to get this right am I’ he asked.

She sat down next to him ‘You heard’, he nodded his head as he ran his hands over his face ‘you know I wouldn’t blame you if you did’ he said, she crossed her arms ‘did what’.

‘Leave, if you wanted to move out and take Mason with you’ ‘Max I am not taking your son away from you’ she said “I don’t plan on moving out, unless that is if you want me to’ she countered.

“No, no I don’t’ he said turning to face her; he took her hand ‘I want nothing more than to be a family with you Liz, I love you I never stopped’. She brushed a strand of hair back on his forehead ‘I want that too, I also want us to go slow, I can’t just jump into a relationship with you’.

She pulled her hand back ‘I would like to stay here, I can move my stuff in with Lexi’, he shook his head ‘No, you stay in the bedroom, I can sleep on the couch I don’t mind’ he said.

She stared at him for a minute ‘okay, so well just be like roommates for now, getting to know each other’ he plastered a smile on ‘yeah…roommates’ he said.

Liz stood up ‘okay now that’s settled, I need to give Lexi a bath’ Max jumped up ‘can I’ he asked, she rose her eyebrow at him ‘you want to give her a bath’; he smiled ‘yes I have already missed out on so much’.

‘Max it’s just a bath’ she laughed ‘I know, I just…’ she nodded her head ‘okay’ she said.

Max led Lexi into the bathroom and started the water, standing up he grabbed a towel out of the cabinet, Liz walked by on her way to Mason’s room ‘Max no bubbles; she’ll be in there forever’.

‘Okay’ he said as he turned around, he gulped when he looked down and his daughter was standing there holding the bottle of bubbles and looking up at him with her eyes big and round, her bottom lip pouting out some.

He peeked out of the bathroom door checking to see where Liz was then back to his daughter, ‘Your mother is going to make me an alien shish kabob’ he groaned as he took the bottle from Lexi and undid the top.

Chapter 28

After dropping Mason and Lexi off at her parents they made their way over to Michael and Maria’s.

Walking in “Sorry we would have been here sooner but someone didn’t listen to instructions giving Lexi a bath’ Liz said eyeing Max.

Michael smiled shaking his head ‘she gave you the eyes' Max smiled shaking his head, and then quickly lost it when he saw Liz glaring at him.

Maria quickly grabbed Liz’s hand heading towards the kitchen ‘we’ll just check on lunch’ she said pulling Liz behind her.

Once inside Liz leaned against the counter ‘so how was Michael last night’ Maria looked up from the fridge ‘I couldn’t pry Jordan from him, he fell asleep holding her on his chest last night’.

Liz smiled ‘see I told you he would be happy’ ‘happy is an understatement, I have never in my life seen Michael Guerin giddy, I seriously thought he was going to blast my mother this morning when she tried to take her’ Liz busted out laughing.

She laughed harder when she said ‘my mother told him if he didn’t release the baby she was going to show him the real meaning of anal probing’.

Maria turned on the stove then turned back to Liz looking serious ‘Liz I have to admit I’m actually scared to know what happened, I mean I don’t understand this time thing either how is it possible for them to be there three months and gone ten months here’

Liz walked over and wrapped her arms around her ‘I don’t know Maria, and to tell you the truth I am scared also’.

Max and Michael sat down on the couch ‘so how does it feel to be a father’ Max asked, Michael looked at him ‘I don’t think there is a word to describe how I am feeling’ he paused for a minute.

‘When I used to hold Lexi and just sit there rocking her, I remember how much I envied and hated you all at the same time, you had everything I ever wanted. A family, you belonged to something...someone. I would get so pissed because you had it all and didn’t even know it’.

Max looked down at the ground ‘trust me I beat myself up everyday, I screwed up and I know it, I don’t know how to make things right but I am going to do everything I can to make up for it. At least Jordan doesn’t have to be scared of her father’.

‘Your kids aren’t scared of you’.

Max cut him off ‘My son thinks I am going to abandoned him and my daughter barely knows me, I am so scared I am going to lose both of them, I don’t think I could survive it Michael, I want so badly to fix things but I don’t know where to start’.

‘It starts with growing up Maxwell, we don’t have anything holding us back anymore, we are home where we should be and its time to start focusing on that and leave the past behind us’.

Max stared up at Michael amazed at how much Michael had truly changed ‘Michael’ he turned to look at him ‘I don’t know if I ever told you, and I know I don’t say it enough…thank you for everything…for taking care of Lexi…for being there for Liz and everyone else… especially for everything that happened up there…I know how hard it was for you do to what you did…I…thank you for saving my life’ he said.

Michael clasped his hand on his shoulder ‘enough said Max, you would have done the same thing’ he said knowingly, Max nodded his head before he could say anything else Maria and Liz walked back into the room.

As they sat down ‘Is Isabel coming’ Liz asked, Michael and Max shared a look that didn’t pass by either one of them ‘what’ they asked.

Max leaned forward and rested his elbows on his knees, clearing his throat ‘Isabel wanted to be alone to tell Jesse what happened, she just…they just need to be alone right now’.

Michael leaned back against the couch ‘we were in hell, but she dealt with Satan his self’ he sighed, “Oh god, what happened up there’ Maria said taking Michaels’ hand.

Max looked at Michael then scratched his eyebrow ‘when we first got there, they were waiting, there were too many of them to fight.

Michael, Cal and I were thrown into a cell immediately; we didn’t know where they took Ava or Isabel. We were there about a week if I had to guess before someone finally came in’.

Michael picked up ‘they didn’t say anything and I tried to use my powers, but we all were too weak to begin with, when I tried to blast one of them, they turned and’ he squeezed Maria’s hand unable to finish.

‘What, tell me’ Maria demanded ‘they beat him’ Max spoke up ‘oh God’ Maria cried ‘I…I tried to heal him, but my powers wouldn’t work’ his shoulders started to tremble Liz scooted closer to him taking his hand in hers, he looked up at her ‘I don’t know if was from being weak or what, they left some water and something that I guess was food and left’.

‘A couple of more weeks went by; they would come in beat one of us, and then leave. Finally Khivar showed his face saying the people were demanding justice, that he told them when Tess came back to Earth to talk peace I killed her without showing any remorse’.

‘He said no one would ever know the truth, he was planning on telling them that we brought Ava back to try and pass her off as the true queen so they wouldn’t know I killed her’.

‘But you didn’t’ Maria interrupted, Michael squeezed her hand ‘we know that, but they didn’t, they would think we were trying to smuggle in an imposter to take over the throne’.

‘I demanded to know where Isabel was, he said’ Max choked on his words trying hard to fight back the bile that was rising ‘he said that she was fitting in nicely in the palace and in his bed’.

‘Oh god he raped her’ Liz yelled out ‘she pretended to remember what her life was like with him, that she cared for him, he told her that as long as she played her part no harm would come to us, she didn’t know what he was doing, she didn’t know that they were torturing us’ Max said.

He brought his head down and quickly swiped at his eyes, knowing what his sister had to do was worse than the endless punches and kicks that he received.

Maria looked at Liz the tears flowing down both of their faces ‘please tell me this is all over with’ Maria begged, Michael brought his arm around her shoulder drawing her closer to him ‘it is’ he whispered.

‘What…. how did you escape’ Liz asked ‘one night there was a lot of noise and the door to cell was blasted open there were several soldiers that told us if we wanted to live to come with them, that’s when all hell broke loose’ Michael said.

We followed them out and that’s when they told us that Larek was in charge and he was there to help us’ Max said ‘Larek’ Liz’s eyes widened, he nodded his head in agreement.

Max nodded his head ‘Larek managed to get Ava out, when Khivar discovered what was going on he ordered for his men to come kill us right there, before they could carry out his orders several other soldiers turned and killed them before they could kill us, they had been secretly working against Khivar’.

“When we caught up with Larek and Ava, he informed us that an alliance on our side was in process of storming the castle as we spoke and that Khivar had escaped taking Isabel in an underground passageway’.

‘We went after them, Khivar had opened a portal and was getting ready to go thru it with Isabel, by then our powers were barely working, we managed to pick off a couple of them. Cal sent a blast towards Khivar it wasn’t enough to kill him but it was enough for him to lose his grip on Isabel and she took off running back towards us’.

Khivar sent one towards her but Cal jumped in front of her taking the blast his self, I ran towards him killing two more soldiers in the process, when I looked back two of the guards forced Max on his knees they had a sword positioned above his head’ Michael rubbed his face with his hands trying to recall what happened.

‘Cal yelled at me to get back to Max, I raised my hand and killed the closet one to Max, the other one turned and hit Ava.’ Max cleared his throat again and took over ‘I crawled over to her, I healed her best I could, and she grabbed my hand and told me to grab Isabel’s.

I grabbed hers and then she grabbed Michael’s Cal screamed now and that’s when I sent a blast towards Khivar, it killed him before he could jump thru the portal.’ Michael shuddered a little ‘I never felt that much power in my life’.

He looked up at Liz ‘I understand now what the power of the royal four meant, I don’t know if we could have killed him without Ava being there’.

Liz bit down on her bottom lip thinking about her next question ‘so everything we were told about Tess being critical to you was true, if Tess would have stayed it would have been her’ she said trying not to let the disappointment in voice show.

‘Max squeezed her hand ‘no’ Liz looked up at him confused ‘but he just said’ he cut her off ‘I don’t think Tess belonged with us from the beginning’.

“I don’t understand’ she said, he stared into her eyes battling against the emotions his body was throwing against him, he knew the truth and it would hurt her. The truth may just destroy what little faith she had left in him. He wanted to be alone when he told her this part; he wanted to be able to reassure her that it didn’t change anything.

Michael came to the rescue ‘maybe we can finish this later, I am tired and really don’t feel like talking about it anymore’.

‘But Michael’ Maria started to protest, Michael leaned over and cut her off kissing her ‘please Maria no more right now’ Maria shook her head ‘okay no more right now, but at least tell us is Ava and Cal dead’.

Michael looked down ‘Cal is…Ava is still on Antar’

Chapter 29

As they drove in the opposite direction of the Crash Down Liz looked over at Max ‘where are we going’.

Max glanced at her ‘somewhere we can talk’ ‘we don’t have to…I understand Max I know it has to be hard for all of you’ she said.

‘It’s not that, there is something I have to tell you and I want us to be alone when I do’ he said as he turned back towards the road.

Liz bit her bottom lip staring at him for a few minutes, and then let her gaze drift back out the window to watch the passing desert.

Max drove a little further out then turned off the road onto the desert, driving a back a little he stopped the car and sat there for a few minutes. Liz studied him not saying anything his quick movement startled her when he reached behind them and grabbed a blanket ‘let’s go sit out there’ he motioned.

She followed him and waited as he laid the blanket down and sat down; sitting down next to him she leaned back on her hands and stared up at the desert sky.

‘Liz’ Max called her breaking her train of thoughts she looked at him and could see he was fighting with something.

‘Max what’s going on’ she asked getting worried was he going to tell her he had to go back, was he going to take Mason with him and leave. He studied her dark brown eyes for a moment before speaking.

‘There’s something I have to tell you, but before I do…I want you to know that it doesn’t change anything, it doesn’t change the way I feel’.

Her heart picked up speed waiting for him to drop this bomb shell on her ‘It’s about Ava’ her eyes widened, suddenly she didn’t know if she wanted to listen, she didn’t want to hear what he was going to say.

Max stared out in front of him ‘when we were up there…when I healed her and we were connected it was like opening a floodgate’.

He looked over at Liz as she stared down at her shoes ‘When we were growing up I always wondered why we couldn’t remember anything, all those memory retrievals Tess taught me…nothing would trigger anything, I mean I got a few vague memories here and there but I think it was more of her planting them inside me.

‘When the four of us Michael, Isabel, Ava and I when we connected…everything’ he paused closing his eyes for a minute ‘why is this so hard to tell you’ he whispered.

She slowly drew her eyes up to his face ‘it was suppose to be her’ she whispered, he opened his eyes and met hers, slowly he nodded his head, she closed her eyes and let out a ragged sigh.

‘Oh god’ she shakily whispered out, all of a sudden her body was trembling and couldn’t get to stop, she tightly wrapped her arms around her body drawing her knees up she wiped her cheek on the denim of her jeans.

‘I remember everything’ he started ‘we all do… but I want you to know it doesn’t change things Liz’ he slowly took his hand and placed it under her chin turning her head to look at him “Up there on that planet, its my past, down here...down here Liz is my future and I want my future to be with you, Mason and Lexi’ his eyes pleading with hers to believe him.

‘Max’ she sighed out and turned her eyes from him ‘how can you say that, what about your people, your planet, they counted on you’ she sadly replied.

He quickly scampered to his knees in front of her ‘I did what I was suppose to…Khivar is dead, the people of Antar are free…my destiny was fulfilled and now I choose to live my life how I want’ he said.

“And what is that’ she whispered looking up into the depths of his eyes, she cursed silently when a tear escaped and rolled down her cheek.

He reached up cupping her cheek wiping away the trail with the pads of his thumb ‘to be with you’ he said looking straight into her eyes.

She closed her eyes for a moment and leaned into his cheek, she wanted so desperately to trust his words. She believed with ever fiber in of her being that he loved her, but loving her and being with her were two different things. He spoke the words but his actions time and time again showed different.

‘I want to believe you’ she said honestly as she pulled his hand away, he sat back facing her ‘Liz I know I have a lot to make up, a lot to prove…if it takes me to my last breathe of air I will prove to you that I am different…to show you its okay to trust me again.

When I was locked in that cell I spent so many nights thinking about how much I screwed up…and I know there is no excuse for what I have done. I can say I’m sorry over and over, but I know that doesn’t prove anything’.

With a shaky hand he reached out and took hold of her hand ‘I can tell you that I’m not the same man that left this planet… I realized that I had to change…I had to grow up’.

He shook his head to clear his thoughts, the realization that he might actually never be able to make this up to her was hitting him hard, his body hurt from being tortured but the way his heart was hurting was no comparison.

He looked back into her eyes ‘I’m ready to do that’ he whispered softly ‘I’m ready to be what you need me to be…I ‘m ready to be a father, a husband’

Her widening eyes and quick gasp made him pause for a minute; he placed a finger on her lips asking her to let him finish.

‘I know you’re not ready and I am willing to wait…its time I waited for you Liz Parker’.

‘What if I never am’ she said, he closed his eyes as her words stung hard ‘then I’ll take what you can offer…if its friendship then its enough…I...I wont push’.

She stared down at there entwined hands taking in everything he was saying, she looked back up when he continued ‘Before the shooting I had so many dreams of telling you the truth but my fear of you seeing me as a monster scared me away, so I would just watch.

When you smiled or laughed at something Maria or Alex would say, it brightened up my whole day, just to see you happy made my entire existence so much easier to bear.

After I healed you and you didn’t run away, I couldn’t believe that you could love me the way you did, and I got so caught up in the fact that you saw the real me and still loved me’.

‘Max’ she started he cut her off ‘There are a lot of mistakes and regrets along the way…things that we can no longer make up for. Saying sorry doesn’t remove the damage that has been made along the way’.

He inched closer to her and placed his hands on her shoulders ‘There is one thing I have never apologized for’ he waited until her eyes met his ‘Liz Parker you are an amazing woman…your strength and courage is stronger than an entire planet of soldiers, you accepted me and loved me unconditionally…you opened your heart and took my son in when you had every right to turn and look the other way.

You have stood by us and helped us more times than I can count, and I Max Evans took you for granted and that is what I am sorry for the most.

I know my words may not mean much, but I swear to you right here…right now I will never take you for granted again’.

She just stared at him not really sure what to say, he openly bared his heart to her and she didn’t have a word to say, she gently leaned forward and pressed her lips to his. It caught him off guard and by the time it registered in his brain she pulled back.

He stared blinking at her as she slipped her hands in his ‘I can’t make promises to you, when I’m not sure myself, but I can promise you that I will take in everything that you have told me.

I know I want my future to be with you and I know that I love you, but I can’t open myself up to you fully yet again, too much has happened for me not to have doubts’

She watched as his gaze drifted downwards and he slowly nodded his head, she reached up and putting her fingers under his chin she slowly brought his face back up ‘I am not giving up on us, I am just giving us the opportunity to go slow and learn from each other again’.

He let out a breath he seemed to be holding ‘thank you’ he choked out as he wrapped his arms around her, only when his face was buried in the depths of her long hair did he let the tears finally flow.

Chapter 30

‘I know it seems like forever since I was here last’ she said as set the flowers down and kneeled next to the familiar tombstone.

‘I didn’t forget you’ she whispered softly ‘I was away…I went home to my’ she paused and pushed a strand of hair back ‘to my planet’.

‘I finally found the answers…and now I wish more than anything that I hadn’t’ she sat back so she was sitting cross-legged as she spoke to him ‘for the first time I am glad you are not here’ she said as a tear escaped ‘because then you couldn’t see the person I have become.

You told me once that my heart was my heart and my soul was my soul…I have finally seen my soul and I don’t want it…I don’t want to be who I am’ she cried.

‘I am so ashamed Alex...I am so ashamed at what I have done, of who I was’ she sobbed out ‘I know you said I shouldn’t blame myself but I do, I hurt everyone around me’.

The first signs of rain started sprinkling down, the cold soft water mixing with the warm water of her cheeks ‘I always thought I was this person who knew what she wanted and where she was headed… now I don’t know anything anymore’.

‘I hurt Jesse I told him what happened, he said it was going to be okay but I could see the hurt in his eyes, I don’t know if it will ever be okay…he said that we can get past it, maybe he can but I don’t know if I will be able to.

I cheated on my husband no matter how you look at it, I slept with Khivar thinking he wouldn’t hurt the others if I did, I repeated past actions by sleeping with the enemy.

I’m the reason we were killed before, I wanted so badly to believe him when he said he wanted peace that I let him into the palace, I handed my brother and betrothed right over to him.'

The rain fell harder against her, her calm cool perfect appearance now replaced with blonde hair sticking to her forehead, clothes clinging to her body, her black mascara running down her flawless face, she squinted against the stinging of her eyes as the tears were now coming down like a waterfall.

'And then there is you… god I let that bitch into our group, because she was like us and I didn’t want to be the only one, she didn’t even belong with us it was suppose to be Ava… and I’ she let out a loud choked sob ‘I convinced everyone to give Tess a chance and she…she killed you’.

Everything else drifted away in the background as she lay down on the grass, her body trembling from the cold rain and the piercing pain in her heart, she continued to sob praying that she could somehow become invisible.


Michael stared out the window watching the rain fall down, his emotions in turmoil, he could feel the distress of one and the other holding on to a shred of hope, and ever since they connected together they could feel each other more.

He felt guilty his two best friends were fighting for control of their lives and this time around he had everything, a wife, a daughter, for once he didn’t have to fight for something.

His gaze drifted to tiny figure sleeping a few feet away in her crib, he knew he was being ridiculous but he couldn’t help it, he needed to be near her afraid that his life was a dream.

His whole life was always about finding out whom he was, where he belonged, he lived with enormous amount of abuse from Hank, and he made him believe that he was unworthy of love.

Maria walked up behind him placing her chin on his shoulder ‘Michael come to bed’ she whispered, he glanced at her ‘I will in a minute’. ‘She will still be here in the morning you know’ she smiled.

Michael smiled and kissed her forehead, drawing an arm around her waist he pulled her closer to him, Maria studied him for a minute tucking her head underneath his chin ‘Michael what’s wrong’ she asked.

‘Too many people in my head’ he mumbled resting his chin on top of her head, she pulled back and looked at him raising an eyebrow ‘what’s that suppose to mean’ she asked.

‘Nothing…just forget it’ he said leaning in and kissing her forehead, “Michael please don’t start pulling away from me again’ she pleaded.

He looked at her and sighed ‘fine…when the four of us combined our energy it awakened us, we remember everything about our past lives…I remember being engaged to Isabel’.

Maria’s eyes widened and she started to pull away, he pulled her back ‘it doesn’t mean anything Maria…I am just saying I remember, we can feel each others emotions now and Max and Isabel are giving me a headache.

‘So you remember being in love with her’ she said as her bottom lip started trembling, he looked down at her ‘I remember being engaed to her, it wasn’t about love. I also remember I knew what she was doing behind my back, but I didn’t care’ he said.

She looked at him in confusion ‘I was too caught up in battle tactics, and being a general to care’ he said ‘What about now’ she asked ‘things are different now, but not in that way.

Isabel is more like a sister to me now and Max is like a brother, I don’t see him as a king any more than he sees me as his second in command now.

They both are hurting and I feel guilty because I’m not’ he said ‘You deserve to be happy to’ she said. “I look at Jordan and I think things like this don’t happen to me, for the first time in my life I am completely happy. I have you, I have a daughter, me…Michael Guerin has a daughter.

I actually created this beautiful tiny little being of perfection and It’s like I keep waiting for the other shoe to drop, keep waiting to wake up and find out that it was all a dream’ he said.

Maria wiped a tear away then leaned up and kissed him softly on the lips ‘come to bed space boy…I will show you just how real all this is’ she said as she took his hand and led him out of the room.

Chapter 31

Two weeks later

Everyone gathered at the Evans for a celebration of their homecoming, Liz stood in the background leaning against the doorframe, some celebration she thought, and the parents must have lost their minds insisting on this.

She looked around the crowded room, more like a masquerade ball she thought, why couldn’t the parents just let it go, of course she knew they were just happy to have them home she was too, but couldn’t they see that they were all struggling with inner demons.

This was the last thing they needed right now, Isabel was a walking mess, always on the verge of crying, her perfect domineer replaced with bloodshot eyes, wrinkling clothes, messy hair.

Michael was a ball of guilt, always looking for someone to come along and rip his perfect life apart, he couldn’t relax enough to actually enjoy what he had and realize that he could actually be happy without any worries.

Max was walking around on eggshells, to scared to say or do something in fear of sending her running the other way, he was desperately trying to piece his life back together, Mason was making it harder, everything he tried Mason rebuffed.

Lexi was the only one that seemed to be stable in his life; she was too young to understand everything that happened, right now all she knew was her father was back in her life and that was good enough for her.

She was always watching him with innocent eyes, always wanting to be near him. Liz remembered waking up several times to find Lexi gone from her bed and curled up in her father’s arms on the couch.

She sighed and closed her eyes resting her head back against the doorframe ‘what’s wrong’ she heard Maria ask.

Liz opened her eyes and just shrugged her shoulders, ‘nothing just tired’ she lied, Maria raised her eyebrow ‘Liz when are you going to learn you can’t lie to me, I know you too well’.

Liz just rolled her eyes ‘It’s really nothing, I just don’t understand why the parents wanted to do this’ ‘Maybe this is what they need’ Maria whispered ‘maybe having something normal will help them’.

Liz blew out her breath, ‘I know I just don’t see how this one day will help anything, I mean look at them’ she said ‘I think this is a good thing, it’s just what they needed’ Maria said.

Liz raised her eyebrow ‘a good thing, look at them Maria’ when Maria rolled her eyes, Liz whispered louder ‘no Maria just look at them’ Maria sighed and turned to look at the others.

Michael was sitting on the couch with Jordan in his lap, tracing his fingers over her tiny frame; Isabel was standing looking out the sliding glass door with her arms wrapped around her body just staring out into space.

Max was sitting there talking quietly to Mason; it looked like Max was trying to explain something but Mason just kept glaring at him. Maria raised her eyebrow ‘what’s going on with Mason, if looks could kill I think Max would be dust right now’ Liz ran her hands thru her hair and motioned her to follow her.


Kyle walked up and placed his hand on Isabel’s elbow startling her ‘come with me’ he said as he opened up the sliding glass door, she looked at him confused ‘just come’ he said guiding her out of the house.

Once in the backyard he sat down on the bench while she stayed standing, she looked at him in confusion waiting for him to say something ‘we’re friends right’ he stated more than asked, she blinked in surprise not what she was expecting, she nodded her head yes.

‘Good friends I like to think’ he said ‘yes’ she said creasing her brows, trying to figure out what he was getting at ‘okay so as your good friend, I’m telling you to stop doing this…stop blaming yourself’ he said.

‘Kyle’ she sighed clearly not wanting to do this, he put up his hands ‘I’m not finished, what happened up there you had no control over it, you did what you had to do…stop doing this to yourself’.

“Don’t’ she warned, he cut her off again ‘you may be alien Isabel, but your human too and everyone is entitled to make mistakes…that includes you too. If you want to blame someone, blame that bastard that manipulated you’ he said.

Isabel blinked rapidly trying to fight back the tears, she didn’t want to cry anymore, and she was so tired of crying. Kyle stood up and placed his hand on her arm ‘Isabel you did what you had to do, Khivar played on your emotions towards your brother and Michael. No one is blaming you…so why do you’ he asked.

She let out a sob ‘I betrayed everyone, my husband’ Kyle didn’t let her finish ‘your husband is a great guy; he’s stronger than you think’.

She stared at him thru teary eyes as he continued ‘have I ever steered you wrong before’ he said ‘wasn’t I the one who told you to tell him the truth, that he wouldn’t run. He didn’t and he’s not going to now’.

She put her head down ‘I wouldn’t blame him’ she whispered ‘I cheated on him; I don’t deserve his love…anyone’s’ she trailed off.

His voice carried a little louder ‘will you listen to yourself…you didn’t cheat on him, and what do you mean you don’t deserve to be loved…you of all people deserve it’.

‘Everyone that has loved me has gotten hurt or killed’ she yelled ‘I haven’t’ he said looking straight in her eyes. Her eyes widen ‘Kyle’ she started.

‘Just hear me out before you start zapping me’ he said, she nodded her head and he took a couple of steps back just in case she felt the need to let loose some energy.

‘It’s not like that’ he said, she creased her brows looking at him ‘okay so maybe at one time it was’ she opened her mouth but he spoke up ‘I never said anything because I knew you didn’t feel that way’ he said.

She lowered her head feeling worse than she did before, it was shocking and upsetting to learn that he had these feelings towards her, another person added on the hurt list, he seemed to be reading her mind ‘I’m not hurt Isabel’ he said.

She turned and sat down on the bench, he came and sat down beside her ‘I didn’t tell you to make you feel bad, I just wanted to make a point’ he said, ‘Jesse is good for you…he is what you need if you let him be there’ he said.

She leaned forward placing her head in her hands ‘Isabel’ he said softly making her look up at him ‘please don’t let this consume you, your heart is to precious to be turned into something stone…let your friends and family help you thru this’.

Isabel closed her eyes for a minute letting everything he said sink in, the understanding slowly crept up on her, she knew he was right and it was time to start putting the past where it belonged.

Standing up she sniffed and held her head up, using her hand she swiped her hand over herself, smoothing out the wrinkles of her clothes, her pale tear stained face replaced with makeup, her hair pulled back nice and straight.

Kyle smiled up at her, standing up she threw her arms around him ‘thank you’ she whispered pulling him into a tight hug.

Diane stared out the window her hand holding her heart; she smiled when she saw her daughter magically transform herself back to her original self, she was grateful that whatever Kyle had said to her seemed to work.

She glanced back at her other child, her smile faltering some now if only he could get his life back in order, she sighed and walked back over to her husband.

Maria and Liz walked into the kitchen, Liz slumped down in one of the chairs, rubbing her eyes ‘he’s refusing to give Max a chance, the harder Max tries the harder Mason pushes him away’.

Maria creased her brows ‘why, I thought things were okay between them’ Liz pulled a ponytail holder out of her pocket and proceeded to pull her hair up ‘I think he’s scared to let him get close’ ‘well can you blame him’ Maria said.

‘No…no I can’t’ Liz admitted ‘Max has a lot to make up for’ she started but they were both quickly to their feet running to the front at the sounds of Mason screaming voice.

‘Stop okay...just stop, you can’t make up in one week what you have been gone five years for’ his icy blue eyes stared hard at him ‘you gave me away…it was you, your choice alone’.

“Mason’ Max tried pleading with him, ‘no I don’t want to hear it anymore, I don’t want to hear I’m sorry...it doesn’t do any good, IT DOESN’T MEAN ANYTHING’ Mason shouted then ran outside leaving everyone else to stand their with eyes wide and mouths opened.

When the initial shock wore off, Max got up and headed towards the door ‘let me talk to him’ Liz said gently putting a hand on his shoulder, he looked up at her she could clearly see right into his soul and every fiber of its being was screaming for help.

He slowly nodded his head and turned to walk, she tugged on his arm stopping him, leaning in she whispered ‘it will just take time’ she told him, he sighed and walked over dropping next to Lexi.

Liz walked out to find Mason crouched down in the corner of the yard ‘that wasn’t very nice’ she said squatting down next to him ‘I don’t care’ he said coldly.

‘He’s trying Mason, he just wants to be a part of your life’ she said, he turned and looked at her ‘maybe I don’t want that’ he stated, she looked at him ‘I don’t think you mean that’.

He just looked at her ‘I know you want him here Mason, just talk to him…tell him what you want’ she said, ‘he wont listen, he never does’ he said. Liz bit on her lip he did seem to have a point there, but it did seem like he was changing the last couple of times they talked he did actually sit there and just listen.

‘I think you might be surprised’ she said, he raised his eyebrow at her ‘just give him a chance…for me’ she added, he closed his eyes and nodded his head. Liz smiled and leaned over kissing the top of his head ‘I love you’ she said getting up.

Max walked outside, cursing at the way his body betrayed him, he couldn’t stop the trembling, why the hell was he so nervous about talking to his six year old son.

“Mason’ he said sitting down on the bench, Mason didn’t look at him ‘I’m sorry I yelled at you’ he said keeping his vision trained on the fence. Max cocked his head to the side ‘it’s okay I know I deserve it, I shouldn’t have pushed’ he said.

They sat in silence for a while the pounding of his heart broke him out of it before it could drive him crazy ‘tell me what to do Mason, I’m trying to make things right’ he pleaded with his son.

‘Just stop trying so hard dad, you can’t make up for the past…just be there now’ he said looking at his father ‘stop worrying if you are going to make the wrong move, or say the wrong thing…you cant be perfect and I’m not expecting you to be’ he said.

‘Okay’ Max whispered looking down at his hands, his heart leaped for joy when he felt a pair of small arms wrapping around his neck, he wrapped his own around his son and just held on.

Chapter 32

‘Got everything’ Max asked as he looked around the front room one more time making sure they hadn’t forgot anything.

Mason shook his head pulling his back pack up on his shoulder ‘why cant grandpa come with us, or Mike, or Kyle’ he asked, Max looked at him ‘because I just want it to be you and I’

Mason nodded his head, a part of him was happy it was just going to be the two of them on this camping trip the other half was unsure, he was feeling waves of nervousness between him and his father it was almost enough to make him sick.

He could feel that his father really wanted this despite the other emotions, he wanted this time together to get to know each other, things had been so thick with tension lately you could cut it a knife.

This weekend was about new beginnings, and he prayed and hoped that maybe, just maybe they both could lay their fears to rest.

A couple of hours later they were setting up camp at Frazier woods, Max was presently trying to get a fire started while Mason was busy unpacking the hotdogs they would be cooking.

He glanced up from duffle bag ‘I don’t know why you just don’t wiggle your finger and start it’ he said getting impatient, he was hungry and by the looks of it they would be waiting until sunrise at the rate his father was going.

Max looked up surprised ‘because we have to blend in, look normal we cant go around using our gifts, just because it’s convenient.

Mason rolled his eyes dropping the bag ‘dad look around, there is no around for miles, who is going to snitch a bird’.

Max open and closed his mouth watching as his son raised his eyebrow at him daring him to challenge him, Max glanced around the woods then back at Mason ‘okay maybe this one time’ he said as he turned and used his powers to start the fire.

Half a pack of hotdogs later, Max stretched and leaned back resting with his hands behind his head staring up at the night sky.

He shuddered for a moment, and then shook the feeling off it was time to forget what happened up there, no one was going to come for them anymore.

He noticed Mason kept glancing at him out of the corner of his eye, he sat up resting his arms on his knees ‘you want to ask me something’ he said.

Mason turned and looked at him for a second, then stared back at the fire ‘Mason its okay, you can ask me anything, I don’t want there to be any more secrets’.

Mason bit on his bottom lip thinking about whether or not he wanted to bring this up, Max studied him nibbling on his lip a habit he clearly picked up from Liz, he hid his smile while waiting.

Mason turned and looked at him, his eyes danced back and forth as he softly asked ‘will you tell me about my mother’

He noticed how his father suddenly tensed up at the mention of her, putting his head back down ‘never mind… you don’t have to’ he said.

Max wiped his eyes then looked at him ‘no it’s okay…uh what do you want to know about her’ he said.

Mason shrugged his shoulders turning his eyes away ‘did you think she was pretty’ he asked.

Max stared at the fire before them, at first Mason didn’t think he was going to answer him but then he heard his father ‘yes she was pretty’ he answered honestly.

‘I have her eyes’ he said looking at him, Max nodded his head ‘yes you do’ he said agreeing ‘does that make you sad’ Mason asked studying his father, Max looked at him surprised ‘no’ he said staring at him.

Mason nodded his head and started picking at the edge of his sleeping bag ‘do you think things would have been different if she was with you like Isabel and Michael were, do you think you would have loved her instead’.

Max was taken back by the question, he wasn’t really sure how to answer that all his life he had loved Liz, never thought about loving another woman, when Tess first came to town it literally scared him the way he reacted towards her.

Would he have grown to love Tess if she was with them from the start, no he thought if anything he would have thought about her the same way he thought about Michael, he would have felt a need to protect her but he didn’t think he could ever be with her that way?

‘To be honest, I have loved Liz as long as I can remember, I don’t think your mom being here would have ever changed that’ Max said honestly.

Mason looked up at him ‘how did you know she was the one…I mean if mom had been here’ he stopped leaving the sentence hanging.

‘I don’t know, I just remember the first time I saw her I knew’ he said, ‘when was that’ Mason asked curiously, Max smiled letting his mind wander back, ‘It was the first day your aunt Isabel and I went to school.

I remember I was scared and nervous, I didn’t know what to think everything was so new to me, Isabel was happy and excited about going, when we stepped off the school bus Isabel grabbed my hand to drag me along, but that’s when I saw her.

The instant I saw her all my fears went away, and somehow I knew it would be okay, she was like my own personal angel sent to me’ Max got a far away look on his face as his smile got bigger thinking about the way he was mesmerized about her.

Mason shoved him playfully on his shoulder ‘that’s pretty sappy dad’ he said laughing, Max turned and looked at him ‘well just wait, you’ll understand one day’.

Mason turned serious again ‘do you think she loved me’ he asked, ‘I’m sure some part of her did’ he knew those words might possibly hurt him, but he told Mason he would be honest with him and no matter what he intended to keep that promise.

Mason put his head down nodding his head, “Mason where is all this coming from’ Max asked, Mason raised his head ‘I just want to know what is so bad about me that people keep leaving me’.

Max’s heart slammed in his chest realizing the extent of the pain he caused his son, he quickly scampered over to him ‘Mason look at me’ his son’s eyes looked up into his and Max could see he was fighting back tears his small body trembling.

‘Nothing...I mean nothing is wrong with you, don’t ever think that’ he said, he pulled Mason into his lap ‘please believe me when I say I never wanted to leave you son, I never wanted to give you up’

‘It was the hardest thing I ever had to do, and it tore my heart out to know that I had to do it. I didn’t want to but I had to keep you safe… if there was any chance that I knew you would be safe with me I would have kept you’.

Mason sniffed and slowly nodded his head ‘I swear to you Mason, you have me, you have Liz and Lexi we are not going anywhere you will never be alone again’.

Max could feel his son’s trembles lessen as he held him on his lap ‘I am so sorry’ Max whispered to him ‘I wish I could take all the pain away’ he said.

They sat that way for a while; Max slowly rocking him in his lap as Mason just laid there listening to the sounds of his fathers heart beat.

‘Everyone wants a miracle, I lost you twice and each time you have come back to me, I wont lose you again, you are my miracle Mason’ Max said softly staring into his son’s blue eyes.

Mason’s eyes filled with tears knowing every word his father said was truly what he felt, he could feel the truth behind them, he threw his arms around him ‘I love you dad’ he cried ‘thank you for coming for me’.

Max hugged him harder his sons heartfelt words reached him deep inside, he pulled back and cupped Mason’s cheeks ‘I will always come for you, no matter where I am… what I am doing, I will come for you’ he said.

He pulled him back towards him ‘I love you too Mason’ he whispered as his own tears fell to mix in with his sons.

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Maria walked in the front room looking for Michael she spotted him with Lexi on his lap in the rocking chair, they decided to keep her over night since Liz had to work and Max took Mason out for the weekend.

He hadn’t really spent a lot of time with her since he gotten back, everything was so hectic trying to get back into the routine of things, and the discovery of being a father took up a lot of his time, he spent every moment he could with Jordan.

Maria walked up to Michael ‘can you hold Jordan for a minute, I need to take care of something’ ‘Sure’ he said reaching his free hand out for her, Lexi looked at him then at Jordan then back to Michael, she grabbed his arm and brought it back down before he could take the baby.

Lexi pouted out her bottom lip looking at Michael then turned and glared at Maria ‘my Ike’ she said wrapping her arms around Michael’s neck, Maria raised her eyebrow and bit the inside of her mouth from laughing, Michael smiled ‘I can hold the both of you’ he said.

“NO’ she said making sure her body sprawled out across his lap so he didn’t have any room on there, Michael shook his head chuckling ‘I think someone is a little jealous’ ‘you think’ Maria said breaking out in laughter.

Maria turned towards Lexi ‘no he’s my Mike’ she said pointing at him; Lexi narrowed her eyes ‘my Ike’ she said pointing to herself.

They went back and forth a couple of times; Michael couldn’t help laughing at Maria arguing with a two year old. Maria had to stop before she peed on herself, it was to funny to see Lexi getting all protective and jealous like that over Michael of all people ‘all right little one you win this time, but for the record one last time he is my Mike’ and she turned away, when her back was turned Lexi stuck out her tongue at her ‘my Ike’ she said whispering it this time.

‘Okay little one no need to get violent, there is enough of me to go around’ he said as he started rocking in the chair. She looked up at him and gave him the famous look, he tried to hide his smile ‘not going to work this time, you have to share’ he said playing with the strands of her pigtail.

Chapter 33

‘So how are things with prince charming’ Maria asked as she sat down next to her on the couch.

‘Fine’ Liz answered not giving anymore than that, she was tired of discussing her life with everyone, it seemed everyone was waiting for him or her to announce they were back together and getting married.

She liked the way things were, well most of it, they were living together and he had kept his word not pushing her for anything more than what she was willing to give. They had fallen into a routine and she liked it.

They both got up with the kids in the morning, they took turns making breakfast, Max and Michael had taken back over the center, when he got home they would all eat dinner together, Max had taken over giving Lexi a bath it became a nightly ritual he would bath her, dress her for bed then read a story to her.

He would then go spend about thirty minutes with Mason doing whatever Mason wanted in his room, either reading or playing a game. Then he would go to bed on the couch, and didn’t complain once.

She had to admit sometimes she just wanted to yank him in the bedroom with her to fall asleep with his arms around her like he used to. Even thou he was right there in the next room it wasn’t the same and sometimes she found herself laying awake arguing with herself.

What made it her more frustrated was that she knew he was waiting on her to make the first move, she knew what he wanted, and she was constantly trying to do things where she wasn’t left alone with him on purpose so she wouldn’t give into temptation; she knew she was avoiding him.

Her heart and head were fighting a battle both desperately trying to pull out ahead, her heart was scared, frightened of giving it to him again, opening herself to that vulnerability again, she just wouldn’t survive another heartbreak.

Her head was making her dream of the possibilities they could have, she could finally become his wife, and they could be a family.

‘Just fine…no secret rendezvous after the kids are asleep, no stolen kisses, no declaring eternal love’ Maria smiled, Liz rolled her eyes ‘Mariaaa’ she whined ‘stop okay…it’s not like that, things are fine, he’s there because its convenient for the kids…there’s nothing going on between us’.

‘Convenient’ Maria raised her eyebrow ‘a drug store at the corner is convenient, what you two are doing is playing house’ Maria said rolling her eyes.

‘I give you another week before you crack’ Maria said teasing her, Liz crossed her arms and glared at her ‘ will not’ ‘will too’ Maria said cutting her off ‘you cant tell me he’s not getting to you, that every time he looks at you the way he does…you know you just want to glue your lips together’.

She had to admit she had her there; those damn eyes of his sucked her in every time. She cold feel every time they were on her, she knew he was watching her every moment she could feel the tickle on the back of neck, and every time it sent shivers up and down her arms.

‘Okay so maybe he is…but I’m not ready to do anything about it…my heart wouldn’t survive it Maria’ she sighed ‘who said anything about your heart, just use him for the sex’ she said grinning.

Liz’s eyes widened ‘oh come on Liz…you’re a woman, he’s a man’ she groaned Maria was making matter worse, she knew exactly what to say to get to her. If she had to see him one more time in his boxers and nothing else she was going to self-combust.

She was so sexually frustrated to top everything else off, she no longer knew what hot relaxing showers were, everyone of them were cold. It was like he knew he was an Adonis and he taunted her with it.

‘I am so not discussing this with you’ she said quickly closing the subject, she heard someone pounding on the door and thank god for the interruption.

‘What the hell’ Maria said getting up to answer the door, she opened and Kyle pushed past her ‘oh thank god…I need your help’ he said coming to stand in front of Liz.

She jumped up thinking something was wrong ‘Kyle calm down, what is it…did something happen’ she asked frantic.

Kyle waited until he caught his breath ‘well it depends on what Serena’s answer is going to be’.

Liz creased her brow ‘Kyle what is going on’, he motioned for her to sit down, Maria came back in and crossed her arms ‘just because we are related doesn’t give you the right to barge into my house you overgrown barbarian’.

‘Go sniff some Cedar oil…I need to talk to Liz’ he said, Liz bit on her lip from laughing out loud, she could see Maria was getting ready to explode ‘Maria kids are napping remember’.

‘Fine’ Maria said thru gritted teeth ‘I wont say anything but’ she walked over and slapped him upside his head and sat down in the chair.

Kyle rubbed his head ‘oh why did I have to get you as a step sister…out of all the women in Roswell my father just had to choose your mother’.

Before things got out of hand ‘Kyle you said you needed my help’ Liz said breaking the two of them up. He nodded his head ‘yea can I practice on you’ Liz leaned back further on the couch ‘practice what’ she said raising her eyebrow.

Kyle blew out his breath and started playing with his hands ‘I want to…I am going…here’ he said reaching into his pocket and pulled out a little black box.

Liz eyes got wide ‘oh my god… are you asking Liz to marry you’ Maria busted out standing up outraged ‘no you blonde ditz, it’s for Serena’ he said shaking his head.

Liz smiled and hugged him ‘ok Kyle that’s great…I am so happy for you’ he hugged her back ‘thank you’.

“I’m really nervous…do you think she would say yes’ he said, ‘if she had half a brain she wouldn’t’ Maria mumbled ‘Maria’ Liz said she turned back to Kyle ‘of course she is going to say yes’ Kyle smiled then turned towards Maria and stuck his tongue out.

‘So childish’ she said ‘I know you are but what am I’ he teased ‘oh my god…listen to you two, even Mason and Lexi don’t act like this’ Liz said shaking her head.

‘Back to the question at hand please’ she said ‘what do you need my help with’ she said, he turned back to face her ‘okay I just want to make sure I say the right thing…so can I practice on you and tell me if everything sounds okay’ he said.

“I guess’ she said pushing a strand back behind her ear and leaning forward resting her elbow on her knees. She straightened up when he got down on one knee kneeling in front of her as he took the box back from her.

Who knew that such a simple favor would turn into something that would be the talk of the dinner table for months to follow?

Kyle never imagined that when he asked for Liz’s help that it would leave one woman sitting with her mouth dropped emabarrssed, another who had fallen out of her chair onto her butt laughing, and a very pissed off two year old with one hand on her hip and the other stretched out in front of her screaming ‘my daddies’ resulting in one grown man yelping like a wounded animal.

Today is my first time back on the internet since Christmas break and I'm just bursting with excitement to read the next installment of Closer. I'll post back soon and let you know what I think. I love this fic.

Hugs Loads,

Donna

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Part 34

‘Why can’t we come’ Mason asked as he shoved his clothes into his backpack, Max poked his head up from under Mason’s bed ‘because it’s for grown ups’ he said before kneeling back down to look for Mason’s shoe underneath his bed.

‘Well I am more grown up then most of you’ Mason said zipping his bag closed, Max popped his head back up ‘well that’s true…but you still can’t come’ he said leaning back down.

‘Why can’t you put your shoes in your….ah hah’ he said laying flat on his stomach and digging the shoe out.

‘Its not fair’ Mason said ‘I don’t want to be stuck with the babies’ Max stood up and dusted off his jeans ‘Lexi is not a baby and I thought you liked spending time with your sister’ he asked handing Mason the shoe.

‘I do’ Mason groaned slipping his shoe on ‘besides I think your grandpa Jeff is taking just you to see the fireworks’.

‘You guys ready’ Liz asked walking in holding Lexi, Max looked up and walked over holding his hands out, Lexi went immediately to him, he kissed the top of her head ‘almost he’s complaining’ he said glancing back towards Mason.

Liz smiled ‘you’ll have fun I promise’ she said walking up and picking up his bag ‘I guess’ he mumbled as he took her hand letting her lead him out of the room.

After dropping the kids off they headed towards Kyle house, he was having a party this year inviting everyone he could think of. He went all out with decorating even down to the little party hats.

‘Nice Party Kyle’ Liz said walking up to the rest of the group.

‘Well it’s no Enigma, but it’ll do’ he said. ‘Enigma, what’s that’ Serena asked. ‘You have never heard of Enigma’ he asked ‘Hello LA girl’ she said shaking her head.

‘It’s a big party they have every year the only way to attend is to find it by the clues they leave around town’ Liz said.

‘Sounds exciting, any of you ever find it’ she asked, “Well’ Liz started ‘not all of us’.

Serena looked at everyone ‘who’ she asked smiling, Maria threw her hands up ‘yours truly’ she said taking a bow ‘thank you thank you’ she said laughing.

‘Really’ Serena asked ‘yep’ Maria said ‘it was everything they said it is and more’ ‘Hey you weren’t the only one’ Max said speaking up.

Serena’s eyes grew wide ‘you…no way’ she said shaking her head, ‘it’s true’ he said ‘I don’t believe you’ she teased.

‘Mariaaaa…tell her’ he said getting defensive, Maria laughed ‘okay…okay he was there with me’ she said. ‘That is so weird’ Serena said ‘I would have never thought you were the partying type’.

‘I know how to party’ he argued ‘why does everyone think I don’t’ he said crossing his arms ‘okay Romeo don’t get your boxers in a twist’ Kyle said laughing ‘I can vouch for you…Max Evans knows how to have a good time, cant hold a drop of liquor but he makes for a good laugh’.

Everyone started laughing ‘what about you’ Serena asked raising her eyebrow, Liz broke out laughing harder ‘he just turns into a barf fest’ she said ‘so I wouldn’t let him drink to much’.

‘Unless you want him going thru your underwear drawer’ Maria laughed remembering when Liz told her about that ‘what’ Serena asked, Liz just shook her head ‘it’s a long story’ ‘please tell’ Serena said ‘I need all the dirt on him I can get’ she laughed.

‘To make a long story short, in high school Maria entered me in a blind date contest and I won, when I tried to escape the radio station that was broadcasting it, I came home to find Max and Kyle going thru my underwear drawer’ Liz said.

‘I wasn't going thru you drawers’ Max objected ‘no you were just making parking meters sparkler’ Liz smiled. ‘I have to admit the night was kind of exciting, Maria and Alex got to sing’.

‘Alex’ Maria whispered, Serena saw the others glance at each other notcing their smiles disappear ‘well why didn’t you and Michael go to Enigma’ she asked hoping to change the subject.

‘Michael got drunk and I had to work’ Liz said ‘ahh so you swapped boyfriends for the night’ she teased ‘something like that’ Liz smiled ‘while they were out tearing up the town I was taking care of a drunk alien’.

Maria knitted her brows and looked at Michael ‘I thought you said you were okay’, he shrugged his shoulders ‘I lied’ he said ‘it was no big deal, I wanted you have a night off from all the chaos’.

‘Thank you’ Maria smiled and leaned over kissing him ‘like I said no big deal…besides I can say I got to spend the night in Liz Parkers bed’ he said smiling and winking at Liz. Max’s eyes got big ‘What’ he said looking like he was getting ready to pounce.

Liz placed her hands on his chest ‘relax I slept on the couch’ she smiled, he looked down at her hand touching his chest then slowly back up to her eyes ‘that’s my brother for you’ Isabel teased walking up ‘always so protective’.

‘Iz, Jesse so glad you guys could come’ Serena smiled ‘wouldn’t miss it for anything’ Isabel said hugging her, ‘thank you for having us’ Jesse said shaking hands with Kyle.

‘Always’ Kyle said, he looked around the room ‘my dad and Amy should be coming soon’ he said.

‘Well let’s go mingle’ Isabel said grabbing Jesse and Max’s hand walking off, Max looked back helpless at Liz she just smiled and shook her head.

Two hours later everyone was laughing and joking around, enjoying being with their friends forgetting about the past year.

‘So moon doggie are you going to leave your gidget all alone over there’ Maria asked walking up and throwing her arm around Max’s shoulder.

‘Huh’ he asked looking at her confused, she shook her head ‘it’s almost midnight get over there so you can kiss her’ she said.

He shook his head ‘I don’t think…’ she cut him off ‘trust me, just get over there’ she said pushing him towards Liz.

He looked back at Maria and she pointed her finger directing him to go, he turned and walked over towards Liz ‘Hey’ he said scratching his head nervously.

She smiled up at him ‘hey’ ‘are you having fun’ he asked, she shook her head ‘good…I’m glad’ he said.

‘What about you’ she said ‘I’m good’ he said, they stood quietly for a few minutes before Liz looked up and saw Maria giving her two thumbs up, she smiled and shook her head glancing at Max out of the corner of her eye.

‘So Mr. Evans’ she said teasing ‘what is your new years resolution’, he looked up at her ‘to have more faith in the people around me’ he said seriously ‘and to let a certain brown haired girl know everyday how much I love her’ he said smiling at her.

‘Good choice’ she said leaning against the door frame and staring out at their friends.

‘So Miss Parker, tell me what is your new years resolution’ he asked leaning back against the wall.

Liz looked up at him smiling ‘well my first one is to let go of the past and live for the now’ he scooted a little closer to her staring her in the eyes ‘is that so’ he said.

‘Everyone get ready’ Isabel yelled excitedly.

Liz moved a little closer taking his drink out of his hand, Max watched her as she set it down next to her and then turned back to him.

‘There is one more’ she whispered, ‘there is’ he asked his heart picking up speed, she nodded her head, he watched her carefully as she picked up his hand and placed it on her waist, turning him towards her she placed his other hand on the other side.

He leaned in a little closer to her, both gravating towards each other.

10…9…8…7

‘My second one is to kiss an alien king’ she whispered bringing her head closer to his.

6…5…4…3…

‘Would a former king work’ he asked bringing his lips mere inches from hers, feeling the warmth of his breath on hers ‘I think so’ she whispered.

1…HAPPY NEW YEAR everyone shouted.

Their lips touched softly at first, Max pulled back a little staring into her eyes, he noticed how darkened they were, he closed his eyes and went in for the kill, he pulled her closer while his lips reacquainted hers, the softness of them, the fullness.

Liz couldn’t help the moan that escaped her, everyone around them was popping fireworks, laughing and celebrating the New Year. She had her own fireworks going off behind her eyes and she was no where near ready to see them end.

Her hands snaked around his neck bringing him closer to her until there was no room between them.

Maria watched the exchange and nudged Michael with her elbow, he looked at the two of them and shrugged his shoulders ‘it’s about time’ he said.

Liz and Max finally broke apart, resting his forehead against hers trying to get his breathing back under control ‘wow’ he whispered out.

‘I know what you mean’ she smiled leaving her hands wrapped around his neck ‘I missed that’ he said breathlessly.

‘Me too’ she said she pulled back and looked into his eyes ‘Happy New Year Max’ she said.

‘Happy New Year Liz’ he whispered back leaning back down.

Chapter 35

Hearts pounding lips fusing, hands nervously caressing as they stumbled blindly to the back bedroom.

Only when he realized where they were did he tear his lips away ‘Liz’ he called out breathlessly?

She stared up at him, her chest heaving, her eyes dark with desire; she wanted this every cell in her body was calling out to him.

She kept her eyes locked on his as she took a step back watching the heightened emotions playing out across his face, she could see he was nervous and scared to make a move.

Taking the decision out of his hands she brought her hands up to her shirt, she watched as his eyes followed her movements as she slowly undid each button, one by one watching his eyes turn darker his breathing becoming harder with each button.

She slid the shirt off her shoulders as he sucked in his breath slowly she walked to his trembling body, placing her hands on the buttons of his shirt.

‘Do you want me Max’ she whispered passionately looking into his eyes ‘more than life itself’ he whispered out, she smiled seductively leaning up to his lips ‘then take me’ she said.

It was all he needed he swooped down capturing her lips with his as he bent down picking her up, walking to the bed he placed her gently down following her never breaking the kiss.

His hands ran up and down her arms, reaching the bra strap he broke the kiss and stared at her ‘are you sure’ he asked, she nodded her head indicting yes and guided her hands into his hair pulling his head back down.

‘You are so beautiful’ he whispered as he slowly slid the strap off her shoulder as his lips chased his hand along her shoulder.

Her hands reached for his shirt ‘take this off’ she said tugging on it, he pulled back resting on his elbows giving her access, she undid his buttons caressing his chest with her fingertips as she went.

His body felt on fire, every inch she touch fueled it more, sitting up some she followed him slowly slipping it from his shoulders.

He tossed it on the floor with hers and guided her back down ‘I love you Liz’ he said as he bent back down taking her lips.

‘I love you too’ she said moving her lips to his neck ‘I never stopped’.

His heart soared at her words, his soul called out to hers, begging to rejoin his to make him whole again.

As the night worn on that’s what exactly happened, two lost souls found their way back to each other, joining, completing, and becoming one again.


Max woke up in sweat suddenly the next morning he wasn’t sure if it was the sudden rush of panic that washed over him or the shrill of the phone ringing.

He quickly picked up the phone to a distraught Jeff Parker ‘Max you have to come quickly…the hospital’ he yelled.

Fear instantly swept up blinding him making it hard to understand everything ‘Lexi…car…oh god…I tried to stop her’ pieces of the conversation crept into his brain.

The realization hit him that something happened caused him to slam the phone down and shake Liz, she moaned and slowly opened her eyes squinting at him trying to clear her foggy mind.

‘We have to get to the hospital now, something’s happened’ he yelled jumping up to find his jeans.

The tone in his voice instantly cleared her mind ‘what happened’ she yelled panicking. ‘Your dad called something happened with Lexi’ he said.

On the way to the hospital he called the others telling them to get to the hospital, ‘I don’t know Michael…just go’ he yelled cutting the phone off.

He slid his hand over into Liz’s who was currently starring out of the window trying hard not to cry ‘she’s going to be fine’ he whispered.

They ran into the emergency room to see Jeff pacing back and forth when he looked up spotting them he stopped dead in his tracks.

The devastated look on his face made both of their knees buckle ‘Daddy’ Liz yelled frantically.

Jeff took her hands in his ‘baby I’m so sorry, I yelled to her but she didn’t stop…she didn’t stop’ he cried out.

‘Mr. Parker please’ Max pleaded, Jeff looked at him ‘this morning we were on our way to the park, I told her to wait for me but she…she just ran out and this car…it came out of nowhere, no one had time to react’ he cried.

‘Oh God, where is she’ Liz cried ‘where is my daughter’.

‘There were too many people, I didn’t know what to’ he sob ‘I didn’t know…the ambulance showed up I don’t know who called’.

Max’s mind went into overdrive he knew what Jeff was talking about, he didn’t blame him for not calling him first, and he did the right thing, now they just had to deal with covering up so they didn’t get exposed.

‘Where’s Mason’ he asked looking around for him, Jeff shook his head ‘Nancy’s with him at home, he was shaken up he wanted to heal her but there were too many people gathered around’.

Max nodded his head ‘MAX’ he heard his sister yell as she ran in followed by Jesse, Maria and Michael.

‘Lexi was hit by a car’ he said as his sister wrapped her arms around him.

‘WHAT” Maria yelled ‘how the hell did that happen’ she screamed

Max shook his head telling her to be quiet, glancing at Liz and her father who were standing there clinging to each other.

After he recalled what Jeff told them, she ran over to Liz and pulled her into an embrace ‘I’m so sorry Liz’ she said.

Liz just clung to her, her body shaking ‘how is she’ Maria asked. Jeff looked up at her ‘they took her upstairs, she wasn’t…she wasn’t consciences’ he cried sinking into a chair burying his head into his hands.

Max snapped when he heard she wasn’t awake; he took off thru the doors looking for her.

“Max what are doing’ Michael said as he ran after him and grabbed his arm, Max looked back at him his eyes hardened ‘get off me, I am going to heal my daughter’ he shrugged his hand off and started to walk towards the back.

‘Max’ Michael yelled running up to him ‘you can’t, there are too many people’ ‘I don’t care’ Max said his voice starting to crack.

‘Max I know you want too…I wish I could do it but think about the risk, if you go in there healing her…think about the attention it will bring we can’t afford it’ Michael said.

Max let a ragged sigh ‘I have to do something…she’s just…just…its killing me to picture her small body just laying there’ he stuttered out.

Michael placed his hand on his shoulder ‘I know its killing me too, once they get her in a room then you can work your magic…Liz needs you right now, go to her’ he said.

‘I’m sorry’ Max cried out, he couldn’t hold the tears back anymore, the thought of his daughter laying in that hospital bed and being helpless to do anything right now was torture.

Michael threw an arm around him fighting back his own tears, he didn’t care that they were two grown men standing in the middle of a hospital clinging to each other, he and Max had been thru to much not to comfort him when his friend needed it.

Max pulled back sniffing and wiping his eyes ‘I didn’t mean to do that’ he said, Michael nodded his head ‘its okay’ he said patting him on the back ‘lets go back to the others’ he said.

Max nodded his head and followed Michael back to the waiting room, they walked in to see Maria sitting next to Liz with her arm around her, Max walked straight over to her and dropped to his knees in front of her taking her hands in his ‘I’m so sorry…I’m so sorry I cant do anything right now’ he cried.

Liz blinked a couple of times trying to get her own tears under control ‘don’t…she’s going to be okay’ she said reassuring herself in the process ‘they will move her to a room, and you can heal her then we will take her home’ she said.

Max nodded his head as he wrapped his arms around her waist and drew her to him ‘yes we will take her home’ he said. Liz pulled back quickly ‘oh god her blood, they have her blood’ she stated frantically.

Isabel reached over and placed her hand on her shoulder to calm her down ‘we’ll take care of it’.

Before they could say anything more the doctor walked in, Max stood up and helped Liz stand placing a hand on her back for support, ‘Mr. Evans…Mrs. Evans we have the tests back from her cat scan and x-rays, while there is no internal bleeding, she suffered a broken arm and there was some head trauma… I hate to tell you this and with her being so young’ ‘Just spit it out already’ Michael said annoyed.

‘She’s in a coma right now’

‘Oh God’ Liz cried out as she felt her knees weaken, Max gripped her harder to keep her from falling his own legs fighting to stand, as the doctor continued the world around her faded away, she was having trouble breathing.

‘Can we see her’ Max said his voice shaking.

‘I can only allow her parents in for right now’ the doctor said ‘What…Why’ Michael exploded ‘I’m sorry sir, its procedure’ ‘Screw procedure’ Michael yelled. Maria walked up and placed an arm on his shoulder ‘Michael’ she whispered.

“Michael please’ Max repeated just looking at him begging him not to cause a scene. ‘Fine’ Michael said and stormed off to the other side of the room.

Max slid his hand into Liz’s ‘lets go get our daughter’ he said, he looked back at the others nodding his head giving them the indication they were walking out of here tonight.

The others watched them leave; Maria walked over and wrapped her arms around Michael who was trying his best to put on a strong front.

She knew this was affecting him just as must, he and Lexi had their own little special bond in some way that no one would ever touch ‘she’s going to be okay’ she said trying to reassure him.

He closed his eyes then shook it off almost like he was trying to deny what was happening, he looked hard at Isabel ‘we have a job to do, lets go’ he said walking towards the door.

Isabel looked at Jesse and he nodded his head then she looked at the heart broken Maria, she sighed heavily getting up, Michael was closing himself off she could feel it.

She walked off as Jesse walked up and put an arm around Maria, they both watched helplessly as their spouses walked off to take care of the blood.

The low faint beeping sounds of the monitor were all you could hear thru the deathly quiet room.

Max squeezed Liz’s hand as they made their way to their daughter, Liz picked up her small fingers holding them in hers as she bent over kissing her forehead.

She pulled back and buried her head in Max’s neck crying softly, he rubbed her back in circular motions as he kissed the top of her head ‘can you watch the door’ he asked, she looked up at him and slowly nodded her head.

She dragged herself over to the door to peer out the little window, glancing once back at Max and her daughter.

Max bent down pushing a strand back on Lexi’s head ‘Hi pumpkin, its daddy’ he said.

The tears started swelling up and falling as he looked down at her small form lying there.

He bent over and placed a kissed on her forehead ‘I’m going to make things better…daddy’s going to take the hurt away’ he whispered to her and his hand ran up and down her body.

‘I’m going to make your booboos go away, then your going to open those pretty brown eyes and look at me…then we go home okay, well go home with mommy and Mason’ he said.

He shook his head clearing his tears and placed his hand on her chest trying to form a connection.

He could only form a small one enough to heal her broken arm and some of the bruises that formed; she had a cast already on her small arm so they wouldn’t know it was already healed.

Liz watched out of the window on the door when she heard a mangled sob she turned quickly around.

Max was bending over Lexi sobbing loudly ‘open your eyes baby…please open your eyes’ he pleaded.

Liz quickly ran back over to the bed, as Max looked up with total devastation on his face ‘I can’t get all the way in’ he cried.

see i was reading this somewhere. i just don't remember where. so i'll tell you here. awesome parts. poor isabel. she can't get a break. and now lexi. she'll be alright right?

Chapter 36

‘Isabel’ Max said suddenly standing up, Liz looked up at him while her hand stroked Lexi’s knuckles.

‘Max I-‘ she didn’t get a chance to finish he cut her off ‘we need Isabel she can dream walk her’ he raced for the door ignoring the calls from Liz to come back.

His mind raced with thoughts of his daughter, she was the only thing on his mind, he wasn’t letting this go, and he wasn’t going to rest until he saw her eyes looking back at him.

He ran down the hallway ignoring the nurses who shouted to stop running, bursting thru the waiting room doors he scanned the lobby, Maria stood up ‘Where’s Isabel’ he asked.

‘She’s taking care of something’ she said giving him a look ‘I need to find her…now’ he said turning back around ‘Wait what happened, did she wake up’ she hollered after him.

He didn’t answer just took of running towards the lab, spotting them coming out he caught up and grabbed Isabel’s arm ‘come with me, I need you’ he pleaded as he started dragging her down the hall.

‘Max’ Isabel said stumbling after him, ‘Max stop’ she said pulling back the other way, ‘No time I need you to do your thing’ he said tugging on her arm.

She let him led her into the room, Maria and Jesse had snuck in and were standing quietly on the side. Michael walked in behind them ‘someone want to tell me what’s going on’ he said.

‘I can’t get in’ Max said he turned to Isabel ‘dream walk her’ he said, Isabel looked at him ‘Max I don’t know if it will work’ she said, he looked at her his eyes shimmering with tears ‘please’ he whispered.

Isabel looked at Liz who was standing there still holding Lexi’s hand, she looked down at Lexi’s sleeping form then back to Max ‘okay’ she said.

Liz leaned over and kissed the top of Lexi’s head then slowly moved out of the way to let Isabel closer to her, Maria came up and put her arm around her comforting her.

Isabel pulled up a chair and sat down next to Lexi placing her hand on her arm she let her mind blank out and her eyes close.

She found herself in a sea of mist, walking blindly she started searching for a clearing, she could hear Lexi ‘come and find me’ she said giggling.

‘Lexi’ she called out as she walked on, her hand outstretched, the mist swirled around her become thicker ‘Lexi where are you’ she yelled she could her laughing again ‘you found me’ she heard.

Isabel couldn’t see anything she turned her head looking for her ‘where are you, I can’t see you’ she said.

‘Again’ Lexi said laughing louder, Isabel turned around in circles, she could hear Lexi clear as day but she couldn’t see her ‘Lexi please I can’t find you’ she said panicking ‘everyone is so worried about you, mommy, daddy, Mason, everyone please where are you’ she called out.

The fog was becoming thicker, surrounding her, washing over her like a tidal wave, she could hear Lexi ‘1…2…3 ready or not here I come’ she sung.

“Sweetheart please answer me, its Izzy’ she cried out, she felt herself draining she wasn’t going to last much more, she could feel something starting to push her out, she started running blindly into the thick mass.

‘I see youuu’ Lexi laughed, Isabel felt herself disappearing from the dream plane, in the last second she heard another voice ‘you found me’.

Isabel opened her eyes trying to catch her breath, her heart racing and pounding at the same time, she looked over at Lexi “Isabel what is it…. what did you see’ Liz asked worried.

Isabel put her head down tears starting to form ‘I’m sorry I couldn’t find her’ she said. ‘No’ Liz said covering her mouth ‘try again’ Max stated, Isabel shook her head ‘Max’ ‘No try again’ he said.

Jesse walked over and put his hand on his wife’s shoulder ‘Max come on, she cant’ he said. Max turned away his back facing everyone, his fist clenching to his side, he closed his eyes and evened out his breath, turning he stalked back to the bed.

Placing his hand on her stomach he tired to form a connection again, beads of sweat started forming on his forehead as he concentrated harder. The energy draining out of him caused him to fall to his knees but he kept going, kept pushing.

“Michael do something’ Maria ordered as she held Liz who was terrified at the way Max was behaving, Michael quickly strode over pinning his arms he wrapped his own around Max’s chest and yanked him back.

‘Noooo’ Max yelled fighting against him, Michael pinned him down to the floor ‘so help me Max if you don’t stop I will blast your ass right here’ he yelled.

Max stopped fighting and closed his eyes silently whimpering on the cold hospital floor trying to get his breathing back under control.

When it seemed he was done Michael stood up and dusted his jeans off he turned to Isabel ‘did you see anything at all’ he asked.

Isabel shook her head no ‘I could hear her but I couldn’t find her’ she paused for a minute ‘there was something else too’ she said the others looked at her ‘I heard or at least I think I heard’ she started but stopped when she saw Max getting back up.

‘What Isabel’ Liz asked, she turned back to face Liz ‘it sounded like she was playing a game…hide and seek…right before I was faded I thought I heard someone else with her’.

Liz gasped ‘who’ she said, Isabel lowered her head ‘I don’t know’ ‘oh god do you think this is something else’ Maria said looking at everyone.

Everyone turned and looked at Max who was just standing there not saying anything, suddenly he walked towards the bed and stared at his daughter, Michael stepped forward ready to pull him off again.

The others gasped and watched frozen as he bent over unhooking the monitor ‘Max what are you doing’ she screamed as he continued to take the IV out, taking the heart monitor off.

He picked up her small body cradling it close to his ‘I’m taking her home’ was all he said before walking out of the door.

‘Oh my god he’s lost his mind’ Maria shouted grabbing onto a shell shocked Liz ‘come on’ she yelled dragging her.

Max walked down the hall the nurse at the station stood up ‘sir what are you doing’ she stated, Max ignored her instead pulled Lexi closer to his body and kept walking. The nurse quickly picked up the phone calling out for help.

As he made his way to the elevator the doors opened her doctor looked wide eyed at him standing there ‘Mr. Evans what are you doing, you can’t take her out of here’ he said.

‘I’m taking her home’ he said staring at him, “Mr. Evans you can’t do that, it’s against procedure’ ‘I don’t care about your damn procedures, I am taking her home’ he stated louder this time.

The others caught up with him to see him arguing with the doctor, Liz was to shocked to say anything, her mouth frozen to move, the doctor looked at her ‘Mrs. Evans please’ he said.

‘Move out of my way’ Max demanded harshly, Liz looked at Max then brought her teary eyes to Michael, she was to devastated to say anything ‘it’s Parker and get it right’ Maria stated.

The doctor looked confused ‘her last name is Parker, not Evans’ he didn’t get a chance before Max demanded again ‘move out my way’ he said forcefully.

‘I’d do what he said’ Michael said walking up next to him, Max might have lost his mind but he was trusting his judgment so he stood by his side, the father away from the hospital and needles the better.

The doctor tried again to reason with him, Max’s eyes narrowed ‘what can you do for my daughter here that I can’t do at home, do you have some miracle drug that’s going to make her wake up’ he said.

The doctor didn’t say anything, all he could do was stare at this crazy person in front of him ‘didn’t think so’ Max said ‘Now move out of my way before I move you myself’ he threatened.

The doctor sighed and stepped to the side, Max walked into the elevator waiting for the others to follow the doctor tried one last attempt ‘Mr. Evans I think you are making a mistake, this is illegal I can have security arrest you’ he said.

Max turned and looked at the doctor staring hard at him ‘arrest me then’ he said as the elevator door closed shut.

Chapter 37

Michael came in the room as Max was laying Lexi down in her bed ‘okay I called Kyle he is picking Mason up and bringing him home’ ‘thank you’ Liz whispered teary eyed from across the room.

‘For the record he’s pissed no one called him’ he said looking at Max ‘he’ll get over it’ Maria said walking up and sitting next to Liz.

Maria looked at everyone ‘um guys I think we need to talk about what Isabel said’ Liz looked up and sighed ‘maybe it’s Mason, you know playing with her’.

Isabel looked up ‘I don’t think so, it didn’t sound like a child’s voice’ Liz’s eyes widen as she got up and sat on the opposite side of the bed from Max taking Lexi’s hand in hers.

She studied Max who hadn’t said a word just sat there staring at their daughter, Liz reached over and touched his shoulder, and he jumped startled then looked at everyone in the room.

He brought his gaze back to Liz his face filled with regret ‘I’m sorry’ he said he looked back at his daughter ‘I just had to get her out of there’ he said.

She didn’t have time to reply a throat clearing caused everyone to turn his or her heads. Jim was standing in the doorway, Liz looked up and her eyes widened ‘Sheriff what are you doing here’ she asked glancing at everyone.

He tipped his hat and looked at everyone ‘wanted to come check on Alexis, I got a call from the hospital saying a crazy man threatened doctors and walked out of the hospital with his daughter’ he said as he winked at Maria.

Max sighed and got up walking towards him he lowered his head and stuck his arms out in front of him ‘I’m ready’ he said, Jim looked at him then smiled and shook his head ‘put your hands down Max, I’m not arresting you’ he said.

Max looked up surprised as Jim continued ‘if you took her out of there, I know you have a good reason, everything is taken care of you don’t have to worry about the hospital’ he said.

Max let out his breath ‘thank you’ he said, Jim just nodded his head ‘next time thou no threatening doctors please’ ‘it was only one’ Maria said correcting him ‘one, fifteen don’t care just be more careful next time please’ he said.

‘Yes sir’ Liz said walking up and hugging him ‘no problem, I need to get back to the office, I just wanted to stop by and let you know what was going on’ he walked over and bent down kissing Lexi on her forehead.

Liz watched him and felt her eyes tearing up again ‘I know she’s not technically my granddaughter, but she feels like one to me. I’m pulling for you guys’ he said. They followed him out of the room to where Kyle and Serena were standing.

After Jim left Liz turned to Kyle ‘thank you Kyle for bringing Mason here’ she said ‘Mmm-hmm’ he said nodding his head, she could tell by the way he was standing with his arms crossed he was trying to control his emotions.

Liz tucked a stand of hair behind her head ‘Kyle I’m sorry for not calling’ she said quietly, Kyle glared at Maria then turned back ‘I can understand why you didn’t or Max for that matter’ he pointed to the rest ‘but the rest of you’ he started

Maria threw her arms up ‘get over it already’ she said coming to stand in front of him ready to face off ‘no I will not…I’ve been there since the beginning, I may not be her father but…dammit Maria’ he said his voice rising.

Liz quickly jumped in between them ‘your right’ she said ‘your right someone should have called you, your just as important to her as the rest’ she said then turned towards Maria ‘don’t start please, one person going off the wall is enough for one day’ she said.

Maria quickly relaxed her stance ‘I’m sorry Liz’ she said then turned to Kyle ‘I’m sorry okay…things were kind of hectic with a certain alien on the rampage we just didn’t have time’ she said.

Kyle nodded his head his lips forming a small smile, Maria stared at him ‘are you smirking at me’ she said. Kyle just laughed ‘Maria Guerin actually saying I’m sorry for something mark this day down in the history books’.

Maria huffed ‘I don’t believe you’ she said her arms moving wildly in the air, she opened her mouth to say something else, but instead she turned around ‘MEN’ she shouted storming off to the back.

Liz turned her attention to Mason who was standing in the hallway motionless, she walked up and knelt beside him ‘Mason’ she called to him softly and her heart shattered as he turned to her with a devastated expression, tears falling down his face, he quickly threw his arms around her neck clutching her ‘I’m sorry…I tried’ he hiccupped out.

‘Hey, hey’ Liz said pulling back and cupping his cheeks ‘its okay, I understand’ she said looking at him, he sniffed and brought his eyes down ‘Mason look at me’ she urged, he brought his eyes slowly back to up hers blinking rapidly against the tears.

‘She’s going to be okay’ Liz assured him ‘were going to bring her back’ she said ‘I want to thank you, you know’.

He looked at her confused ‘for what’ he said ‘for dream walking her and making sure she wasn’t scared’ she said. He pulled back out of her grasp ‘it wasn’t me’ he said, Liz looked at him ‘what…yes it was you were playing hide and seek with her’ she said.

‘It wasn’t me’ he said again more demanding this time ‘I tried but I couldn’t get in’ he said. Liz stood up and quickly grabbed his hand bringing him into the bedroom ‘it wasn’t him…it wasn’t Mason with her’ she said.

Max stood up and walked swiftly kneeling in front of him ‘are you sure’ he said, Mason shook his head ‘I’m telling you dad it wasn’t me’ he yelled. Max wrapped his arms around him ‘okay…okay I believe you’ he said.

He pulled back and noticed Mason staring over his shoulder at Lexi ‘come on’ he said softly taking his hand and leading him towards the bed, the others watched as Mason stared at her then put his hands on her chest.

He healed the rest of the cuts and bruises on her then turned to look at everyone else ‘we can get her back’ he said sure of himself, Max knelt down and looked him in the eye ‘how’ he said studying his son.

‘If we combine our energy’ he said ‘all of us’ indicating the humans too. ‘What do we do’ Serena asked, Mason looked at her ‘join hands and then I’ll do the rest’ he said.

Everyone looked at each other then moved into formation taking a hand, Liz stood on one side holding Lexi’s hand and Maria’s in the other, they formed a semi circle around her ending with Max holding Mason’s hand.

Mason placed his free hand on Lexi ‘close your eyes and let your minds blank out except for Lexi, keep your thoughts on her’ he said.

Mason watched and waited until everyone closed their eyes and their breathing evened out ‘once inside stay together’ he said, Mason let out his breath and closed his eyes.

The fog surrounded them making it difficult to see anything ‘everyone here’ Mason asked. Everyone sounded off, ‘this is what I faced before’ Isabel said ‘I couldn’t see anything but this’.

‘We’ll find her’ Mason said Lexi’s voice filtered around them ‘higherrr’ she yelled laughing.

Liz gasped and started looking around ‘Lexi…where are you’ she yelled, she started to run but Mason grabbed her hand ‘stay together’ he said.

She closed her eyes and shook her head ‘sorry’ she said, Max walked up and put his arm around her ‘it’s okay’.

He turned and looked at Mason ‘what do we do’ he said leaving things in son’s hands, Mason started looking around the fog, start walking and concentrating on her, we should be able to feel when we are closer’ he said.

They started walking hearing Lexi’s laughter getting louder ‘Lexi’ Liz called out again ‘it’s mommy baby, where are you’ she yelled. They were met with laughter again; they continued to walk on blindly thru the fog.

Finally they came up to clearing and tried to step forward but was blocked by something, Mason touched it then turned to Michael ‘give me your hand’ he said, Michael walked up and took Mason’s hand ‘send a blast towards it’ he said.

‘What, we don’t know what that thing is’ he said, Mason just shook his head ‘trust me please, just do it’ Michael shook his head then stretched his hand outward at the same time Mason closed his eyes.

They watched as the blast hit the barrier and cracked making spider like lines up and down the barrier, Mason pushed the barrier and it shattered in front of them, he looked at Michael with an I told you so look and walked forward.

They found themselves in a small patch of woods, ‘Lexiiii’ Liz called out hoping she would answer ‘mommy’ she heard her voice and gasped, and Liz turned around in circles looking for her.

Isabel spotted her in the distance ‘over there’ she shouted and watched as Max and Liz took off running towards her, ‘mommy, daddy’ Lexi shouted excitedly as her parents dropped in front of her both hugging her.

‘Oh god Lexi…I was so worried’ Liz cried hugging her, she pulled back and smoothed her hair back ‘baby you need to wake up…you need to come back to us’ she cried.

Lexi looked back and forth between the two ‘I was lost’ she said ‘I couldn’t find you’ she started. Max kissed her forehead ‘we here…were going to bring you home’ he said.

Liz looked around the surroundings then back to her daughter ‘Lexi, honey was somebody with you’ she said. Her eyes widen when Lexi shook her head ‘yes I was lost, but he found me…he said he was going to stay with me until you came for me’.

Max stood up and turned looking for someone preparing to fight if it came down to it, Michael and Isabel walked up beside him ready to join in, he brought his eyes back to Lexi ‘who was it baby’ he asked.

Lexi brought her eyes up to him, her brown eyes wide and gleaming, her mouth smiling ‘my angel’

Chapter 38

Liz stumbled back some wide-eyed staring at Lexi almost instantly her heart begun to pound and the hairs on the back of her neck stood up.

‘Took you guys long enough’ their heads snapped to the direction of the voice, all gasping as the saw the familiar tall skinny figure leaning against a tree.

‘Alex’ Maria choked out before taking off running into his direction, he held his arms opens and she flew into them ‘oh god…your real…I can feel you’ she cried out ‘I can really feel you’.

‘Of course you can feel me, were on a different plane of existence’ he said smiling, he pulled back and dropped his arms instantly replacing Maria with Liz who clung to him ‘is it really you’ she whispered to him’.

He stroked her hair ‘it’s me’ he whispered wrapping his arm back around her, ‘how… I don’t understand’ she cried.

‘I had to make sure my namesake was safe’ he smiled ‘I didn’t want her to as you say go into the light’ he laughed ‘she couldn’t find her way so instead I came to wait with her’ he looked over at the others ‘I’m glad you finally decided to show up, one more time of playing airplane I think I would have hurled’.

He shook his head and grinned ‘who knew angels could get sick’ ‘is that…is that what you are’ Liz asked, he looked at her ‘what else would I be’ he said.

‘Now I cant stay to much longer…I really had to pull some strings to come here’ he said he turned towards the group keeping one arm around Liz and the other around Maria ‘I wanted to say some things’.

He let go of the girls and walked toward Michael, Michael stood his eyes widening a bit when Alex put his hand on his shoulder ‘if I would have known that Guerin and Deluca were going to create an offspring I would have wished to stay alive just to see that one’ he said smiling.

Michael rose his eyebrow at him ‘I know we never were close, but I want to thank you for taking care of her, for loving her. Maria deserves something good and special in her life and you are it’ Alex told him.

Alex grabbed him and hugged him making Michael stiffen with surprise, his eyes nearly bulged out, and he reached around and quickly patted Alex on the back releasing him quickly. ‘Don’t worry I wont tell anyone you hug guys’ he said smiling and turned towards Kyle?

‘Valenti’ he said walking up to him, Kyle threw up his arms ‘no hugging Whitman’ Alex laughed and put his hand on his shoulder ‘and here I thought we always had a special bond’.

‘Singing is one thing, touchy feely is another’ Kyle said smiling, ‘Kyle I just want to say thank you to you too. For being there for Liz stepping in and taking care of the both of them’ he said, he glanced at Serena ‘you made a good choice Kyle don’t let her get away’.

He directed his attention to Serena ‘I know we don’t know each other but I know what you did, thank you for helping Max, for making him come home’ he said, ‘your welcome’ Serena said amazed at what was going on around her.

Alex went to walk away but quickly turned and grabbed Kyle hugging him stunning Kyle ‘I’m glad to have known you Kyle’ he said releasing him and walking around, Serena walked up and slipped her hand into Kyle’s and smiled when she seen him turn his head and quickly wipe his eyes.

Alex walked towards Max noticing Mason hiding behind his legs, Mason watched him with his heart beating fast, Alex smiled at Max then knelt down to Mason’s level. Mason gripped his father’s leg harder in fear of what he was going to say to him.

This was the man that his mother killed, what could he possibly have to say to him, he should hate him, his mother was the reason he was no longer alive. “It’s nice to finally meet you Mason’ he said.

Mason’s eyes widen as Alex continued ‘I’ve been watching you for a very long time now, I want to tell you how brave I think you are, and how special you are’.

‘I know how wonderful your heart is and what a blessing you are to be in someone’s life, the way you are with Lexi I knew I made the right decision when I set your father out to find you and bring you back where you belonged’.

The others gasped, as Max looked down ‘that...that was you’ he said shocked. Alex stood up facing him ‘yes…I’m sorry I had to do it the way I did…I watched over him and I knew he didn’t belong where he was, I didn’t think you would run off by yourself but once you did, I knew I had to let you take the course you did.

You seemed to loose sight of things and you had to realize and figure out on your own what was most important to you, of course minus the whole planet jumping bit I had nothing to do with that’ he smiled.

He smiled down at Mason than looked back at Max ‘I’ve watched you turn into the person you were meant to be, I don’t know if I ever told you how much it meant to me when I found out you healed Liz, I consider it the greatest honor in having known you.

‘The honor is mine’ Max said feeling his eyes glisten ‘Max one more thing you have a son, a daughter and a woman who would move heaven and earth for you, don’t forget that, what you have is rare and hard to find…be happy Max you’ve earned it’.

They exchanged a hug then Alex turned towards a trembling Isabel, she had tears running down her eyes and she was hugging herself, he met her gaze and opened his arms she came running ‘Isabel, my sweet Isabel don’t cry’ he said hugging her tighter.

Isabel clung to him her fists twisting the back of his shirt gripping him; she continued to sob unable to form words right at the moment. He pulled back and raised her chin making her eyes meet his ‘I’ve been watching you Isabel, I’ve heard every word you said, it breaks my heart to think you still feel like your responsible’.

He ran his hand over her cheek wiping at her tears ‘I told you before it wasn’t your fault…let it go Isabel’ he whispered ‘I. I’m…sor.ry’ she sobbed out as she turned her head away from him not wanting him to see her break down like this.

‘Hey’ he said turning her head back to his ‘you have nothing to be sorry about’ he held her for a minute then pulled back looking at her.

‘Isabel I don’t have any regrets…please don’t make me yours’ he said softly.

‘I love you Alex’ she yelled out ‘back then I should have told you…I should have let you known’ she said. His eyes lit up ‘you didn’t have to; I knew you did…but now you have to move forward Isabel that was in the past’.

‘You have a great husband who loves you, don’t be afraid to let him Isabel its time to be happy’ he leant forward kissing her softly on the lips then pulled her to him once more holding her for a few minutes he looked at then cocked a grin ‘besides I’m still holding you to name your first born son after me’.

Isabel out a laughing sob ‘we already have Alexis’ she said teasing, he had already started walking back towards Maria and Liz who were standing there holding each other, he turned back to Isabel ‘you can never have to many Alex’s’ he said smiling.

He turned his head back ‘my girls’ he said holding out his arms once more, they let go of each other and held onto to him ‘Thank you for never giving up on me, I knew you wouldn’t let me down’ he whispered.

He felt Maria stiffen a little, he knew she was remembering how she had turned against Liz too when things got out of control ‘It was okay Maria…I know you got a little skeptical there and its all right, in the end you pulled thru like I knew you would’.

‘I’m sorry Alex’ she said ‘no more I’m sorrys, if there is anything that I have learned from being dead it is that life is not easy, you have to constantly work at it. If your life were perfect then it wouldn’t be worth living, you wouldn’t be able to grow and learn from your heartaches and mistakes’.

“There really isn’t anything that I can tell the two of you that you don’t already know, I cant express what it meant to have you two in my life, just know that I will always be watching over you. I may not be there physically but I’m still there’ he said smiling.

‘Your both going to be fine, and I know I don’t have to worry about you, it makes everything so much easier knowing that you two are in good hands, I know Max and Michael will never let anything happen to you’.

He hugged them each once more than pulled away ‘don’t ever let them forget how special you are and how lucky they are to have you love them’. ‘We won’t’ Max said walking up and placing his hands on the back of Liz’s shoulders.

‘Alex thank you for keeping Lexi safe I’ll never forget it’ Max said ‘wouldn’t have it any other way, she’s too precious to be taken away from where she belongs’ Alex said smiling.

He bent down to Lexi’s level ‘I’ll be watching you’ he said as he bent down and kissed her forehead. Standing up “Time for me to go’ he said stepping back, ‘live your life guys its time to stop looking over your shoulders, you don’t have to live in fear anymore’.

Michael wrapped an arm around Maria holding her as she cried; Max brought his hands down and pulled Liz to him while his other arm snaked around Isabel as she buried her head in his shoulders.

Together they watched Alex shimmer away until there was nothing there, everyone still stunned for words stood there until Max let go of Isabel and Liz, bending down he picked up Lexi and looked at everyone ‘let’s go home’.

Chapter 39

Seven teary eyed people slowly opened their eyes to look at each other, ‘did that just really happen?’ Maria asked her body trembling slightly.

Liz looked down to see her daughter’s beautiful eyes looking back up at her smiling ‘yeah it did’ she whispered pushing a strand of hair back on her head.

Max kneeled forward ‘hey sweetheart, how are you feeling’ he asked, she looked over at him ‘hungry’ she said and her tummy rumbled just to prove her point.

Everyone let out a laugh still mixed with his or her tears ‘okay’ Max said ‘just let daddy take one more look okay then well get you something to eat’. Lexi nodded her head while Max scanned her making sure everything was okay, afterwards he stood up as Liz picked her up.

Everyone started leaving the room; Max placed his hand on Mason’s shoulder holding him back. Liz glanced back at them and Max nodded his head indicating they would be there in a minute.

Once they were alone Max led Mason back to the bed they both sat down ‘how are you feeling’ he asked, Mason shrugged his shoulders ‘I feel fine’ he said, Max turned and faced him ‘thank you Mason, if it wasn’t for you we wouldn’t have gotten her back’ he said.

‘Yes you would have’ Mason said ‘not as quick, what you did none of us will ever forget, I just wanted to tell you how proud I am of you’ Max said. ‘You are’ Mason asked his eyes widening a bit, Max nodded his head ‘Alex was right when he said you were special, you are, you are very special to me, to Liz, I never want you to forget how much we love you and how much it means to us that you are here’.

Mason just nodded his head, Max leant forward drawing his arms around him, Mason let him hug him for a few minutes before pulling back ‘so that was really Alex’ he asked.

Max smiled ‘that was Alex’ Mason shook his head ‘it’s so weird even after everything mo- Tess did he didn’t have one mean thing to say, I thought he would hate me’ he said.

‘Alex has no reason to hate you, you are not responsible for what Tess did’ Max told him ‘I know, it was just strange that he knew who I was and that he had been watching me’.

‘I am glad he did, I never really believed in God and all that but after what happened here today, it has changed my outlook on things, I am glad to know that Alex is your guardian angel along with Lexi’s, I know he will do everything in his power to keep both of you safe and I will never forget him’ Max said.

Mason just looked up at him and smiled ‘come on lets go eat’ he said standing up and putting his hand out, Max smiled and took his hand.

In the other room Lexi just finished eating a peanut butter and jelly sandwich; she got up walking into the living to see Michael sitting quietly on the chair staring out in front in him.

She walked up and tapped him on his knee bringing him out of his daydream, he smiled down at her and put his arms out helping her climb up in his lap, she rested on her knees and looked at him tilting her head to side she asked ‘what’s wrong my Ike’.

He smiled and shook his head ‘nothing sweetheart’ he pecked her nose and pushed her hair back, Lexi raised her eyebrow at him then put her hand on his face ‘I okay my Ike, see all better’ she said smiling.

Michael nodded his head ‘I see, and I’m glad’, the others walked in and Maria raised her eyebrow at the two of them, walking over she saw Lexi turn and give her a look, Maria chuckled and turned towards Liz ‘you know I thought my biggest concern would be constantly fighting evil aliens when it came to being with Michael, who would have known my biggest competition would be with a two and half year old’.

Liz just laughed and walked over picking Lexi up ‘come on sweetie before you give your Aunt Maria a major complex’.


Five months later

Max pulled up to his parents house cutting the engine ‘I think my mother bought you something, so we might be here a little longer’ he said, Liz eyes widened ‘your mom didn’t have to do that’ she said getting out of the car.

Max looked in the rear view mirror and winked at the kids, they just smiled back as Mason helped Lexi out of her car seat.

As they walked into the house ‘why is everything so dark in here’ Liz asked coming into the living room.

‘SUPRISEEE’ everyone yelled, flipping on the lights Liz stood there stunned with her mouth wide opened, the house was decorated with balloons and banners all over the place.

‘Happy Birthday Chica’ Maria yelled running up and hugging her, ‘oh my god I cant believe you guys did this’ Liz exclaimed, she looked back at Max ‘you knew about this’ he just smiled ‘it was his idea, happy birthday honey’ Diane said walking up and hugging her.

‘I…oh my I don’t know what to say…thank you’ she said looking at everyone. She walked around hugging everyone then walked back to Max putting her arms around his neck she drew his face down pressing her lips to his ‘thank you’ she said smiling ‘your welcome’ he whispered bringing his mouth back down towards hers.

Before he could complete his mission, Lexi ran up tugging on her jeans ‘presents…. presents’ she shouted excitedly. Max looked down and laughed ‘you act like its your birthday’ he said swooping down and tossing her over his shoulder, he held his free hand out to Liz ‘you heard the lady, lets go open presents’ he said wigging his eyebrows.

Opening her last gift she thanked everyone once more and moved to get up, Mason looked at Max and he smiled nodding his head ‘wait’ he said putting his hands up ‘there’s one more’ he told her.

Liz sat back down and watched as Mason walked over to Phillip, he nodded his head at something and got up leaving the room, walking back in he handed the envelope to Mason and put a hand on his shoulder giving it a slight squeeze.

Mason blew out his breath and walked back over to Liz, his heart started picking up speed by his nervousness, when he first told his father what he wanted to do, they were both bursting with joy, now that he was standing here, and his mind was going a mile a minute, what if she didn’t want it.

Liz looked at him confused as she took the envelope from his shaking hand; she noticed how everyone seemed to quiet down and now they were all looking at her. ‘Thank you’ she told him and proceeded to open the envelope.

Her eyes immediately started glistening when she saw the contents of the envelope, written across the top in dark bold papers where the words ‘Adoption’ underneath it had child’s name: Mason Andrew Evans.

She was to stunned to notice anything else besides that part, she brought her teary eyes up to Mason ‘you are already a mother to me in here’ he said putting her hand over his heart ‘now I want to make it legal for the rest of the world to know’.

Liz let out a choked sob and threw her arms around him hugging him ‘I can’t tell you how much this means to me, I would be honored to’ she whispered. She heard someone sniffing and she pulled back to see Max standing before holding a pen in his hand ‘all you have to do is sign’ he said staring at her.

Her hand trembled as she reached for the pen, she looked down at the papers noticing Max’s signature already there, her brows creased when she noticed by the mothers name it had Elizabeth Anne Evans, she brought her eyes back up ‘It says-’ was all she could get out.

Max knelt down in front of her, setting the papers on the side of her he took her hands into his, ‘I know we haven’t brought this subject up since everything happened, but when it comes to you and I trying to form a plan, I usually botch it up somehow.

So I am throwing all that out the window and asking you, if you will have me, I want to marry you right here…right now in front of all our friends and family’ he said as his heart pounding ferociously in his chest.

Liz opened and closed her mouth a few times her mind in overdrive, she had to many shocks in one day, she stared at him tears streaming down her face seeing nothing but love and devotion staring back at her ‘what do you say Elizabeth Parker will you marry me’ he asked.

Chapter 40

Liz looked around the room nervously then bringing her gaze back to his ‘rig…right now’ she whispered out.

Max smiled and started rubbing circles softly across her knuckles ‘right now’ he said ‘that is if your answer is yes, all you would have to do is get dressed’.

“Dressed’ she repeated her mind going a mile a minute, she felt like she was going to pass out, she had way to many surprises today, she gazed at everyone who was standing there waiting for her answer.

‘Your serious aren’t you’ she asked looking back at him, he reached up and tucked a strand of hair behind her ear ‘very…Liz you are the only woman I have ever loved, you make my heart, my soul, my life complete, I want to show the world that dreams really can come true…and marrying you would be mine’.

Liz stared at him with tears glistening in her eyes, she released her hand and brought it up cupping his check, and he closed his eyes against the feel of her hand ‘yes’ she whispered out.

His eyes popped open grinning ‘can you say that again’ he asked, she let out a laugh throwing her arms around his neck ‘yes, yes I’ll marry you’ she yelled.

He wrapped his arms around her holding her tightly letting out the breath he was holding ‘I cant tell you how happy you made me’ he whispered against her, she pulled back and smiled ‘I love you’ she replied ‘I love you’ he said leaning in and giving her a full fledge kiss right there in front of everyone.

Maria rolled her eyes and walked up tapping him on the shoulder ‘okay enough of the PDA’s we have work to do’ she said smiling and pulling him back.

Everyone split up into two rooms getting dressed, Liz stood there in the room staring at her wedding dress hanging on the back of the door ‘I cant believe you guys did all this’ she said.

Isabel shook her head ‘it was all Max’s idea, when he came to me last week for help I thought he was nuts when he told us what he wanted to do, Liz looked at her ‘a week, you got all this done in a week’.

Isabel just smiled ‘hey it’s me remember, I asked Maria to help’ Maria laughed ‘more like demanded, I thought she was bad for her wedding’, the three of them broke out into laughter ‘guys thank you’ Liz said hugging them.

Isabel pulled back and looked at her “Liz I am going to be honest with you’ Liz looked at her weary as Isabel walked over and grabbed the dress from the back of the door.

‘I wouldn’t have done it, if I honestly thought my brother hadn’t changed. After he took off the way he did I was so furious at him’. ‘We all were’ Maria said as Liz slowly nodded her head.

‘It wasn’t really the fact that he left to find his son, it was because he hurt you and it frightened and pissed me off all at the same time’ Isabel said.

Liz looked at her confused but didn’t say anything ‘when he left all I could think about was what if this was the final straw, what if what he done drove you away for good’.

Isabel laid the dress down and turned to look at her ‘in that instant I hated him because if you left him it meant you weren’t only leaving him you were leaving me too’. Liz’s eyes widened at her confession “Isabel I-‘ ‘for the longest time it was just Max, Michael and I and you both know that I didn’t exactly take to the idea of letting either of you in’.

She motioned Maria to come join her and Liz ‘I know I never really showed it or said it but the both of you are the closet things I will ever have to best friends or sisters for that matter’.

Liz and Maria looked at each other with stunned expressions at the once ice princess speech ‘when we got closer after Max left, I promised myself that when he came back I wouldn’t let him get that chance again to drive you away’.

‘I knew he would try and get you back the minute he got in town, I told myself that until he proved his self and deserved your forgiveness that I wouldn’t help him, I wouldn’t let him have the chance to worm his way back in your life’.

Isabel knelt down in front of her ‘I truly believe he has learned I believe he finally realizes what is most important and that he has changed. You Liz Parker are the best thing that has ever happened to any of us.

You brought us trust, love, and’ she smiled and reached over grabbing Maria’s hand ‘friendship that holds a greater bond than anything else in the world, thank you for giving us a reason to exist’ she finished with tears in her eyes.

Liz was stunned speechless, the tears she tried to hold back now fell down her cheeks, she looked at Maria who was in the same state, she couldn’t form words so she did the only thing she could she threw her arms around Isabel and hugger her.

Maria blinked rapidly ‘oh my God for the first time in my life I can’t think of anything to say’ the other two laughed as Liz pulled back and grabbed her in a three way hug.

The moment was broken when Lexi came running in ‘mommy…. pretty Lexi’ she said happily twirling around in her dress. Liz looked over at her, she was wearing a white dress with a little pink bow on it, soft curls flowed freely down her back ‘yes very pretty’ she said smiling.

‘Liz come on baby you need to get dressed, Max is already sweating bullets outside in his tux’ Nancy said walking up and picking up her dress ‘their dressed already’ she screamed jumping up.

Diane laughed ‘I think he’s a little anxious’ they helped Liz into her dress and the mothers stood back watching in awe as Isabel used her powers to complete their hair and makeup.

‘That is just so amazing’ Nancy said wide-eyed, Isabel smiled and waved her hand over her face ‘real time consumer too’ she teased. The four women stared at Liz who was staring at herself in the mirror, her stomach feeling like a million butterflies were flying around.

Maria walked up ‘relax its just Max’ she said smiling ‘just Max’ Liz said blowing out her breath, she looked at herself one more time then turned smiling ‘okay I’m ready’ she said.

‘Liz you look beautiful’ Nancy said running her hand up and down her arm ‘I can’t believe my baby girl is finally getting married’ ‘momm’ Liz said getting embarrassed ‘in case you forgot I am mother now, haven’t been a baby in a long time, I have children of my own now’.

Diane smiled bigger and let her tears fall at Liz’s words, walking up she hugged her ‘Thank you for loving my son’ she whispered, Liz hugged her tighter ‘thank you for finding him’ she whispered back knowing Diane knew what she meant.

‘Come on girl lets go knock some alien socks off’ Maria said taking her by the arm, the others laughed and followed her out.

Michael watched with an amused look at Max pacing and sweating up a storm, putting his hand on his shoulder ‘relax man, its just Liz’.

Max looked at him ‘do you know how long I have dreamt of this moment’ he said nervously. He glanced at the sliding glass door then back at Michael ‘this is really happening isn’t it; she’s really going to walk down that aisle and marry me’.

Michael looked down at Mason as he rolled his eyes causing Mason to break out in laughter, Max looked down at his son ‘what’s so funny’ Mason just shook his head ‘nothing dad’.

Max looked at the both of them funny then turned his direction to his daughter’s voice who was running up ‘daddy, daddy look pretty Lexi’ she said.

Max smiled and bent down picking her up ‘yes you are baby’ he said kissing her temple, ‘mommy pretty too’ she exclaimed, Max’s smile got bigger ‘mommy’s always pretty’ he said glancing towards the doors hoping to get a glimpse of her.

Placing her back down, he knelt down ‘did grandma help you get dressed’ he asked as he straightened out her dress, she nodded her head then looked at Michael ‘look my Ike’ she said twirling around.

Michael laughed and came over ‘very pretty’ he said, glancing over he saw Maria nodding her head, giving Lexi a quick kiss ‘go sit with your grandma so you don’t get your pretty dress dirty’.

Lexi nodded her head and headed over towards Kyle; he smiled and picked her up putting him in his lap. ‘Their ready’ Michael said putting his hand on Max’s shoulder and leading him back towards the front.

Isabel glanced at Liz to see her whispering to her father; leaning over to Maria she smiled ‘do you think her heart could stand one more surprise today’ Maria cocked her eyebrow at her ‘what surprise’.

Isabel smiled bigger ‘that’s she going to be aunt’ Liz turned and looked at them when Maria squealed ‘what’s going on’ she asked, Maria just smiled at her ‘I’ll tell you later, right now there is something else happening that has been a long time coming ’ she said winking at Isabel.

Max stood up front squeezing his hands open and closed trying to get them to stop trembling; he kept his eyes glued to the house waiting to see her.

She stepped forward and he felt his heart starting to hammer in his chest, everything else faded away from him and all he saw was her, his angel, the one that owned every piece of him body and soul.

Liz stood next to him listening to him recite his vows, she let her tears flow freely knowing that he meant every word of them, she could see clearly every ounce of love pouring from his eyes.

After everyone hugged and congratulated them, Liz pulled Phillip and Mason aside and signed the adoption papers, Mason threw his arms around her as Liz hugged him back just as hard ‘thank you for giving me the best birthday present ever’ she whispered.

He pulled back and kissed her then took off towards Lexi, she watched as he helped her with a piece of cake, she smiled when she felt two strong arms wrap around her from the back.

‘They really are amazing huh’ he asked watching his two children interact, she leaned back against him ‘they are going to do great things’ she said, he bent down nuzzling his nose in her neck ‘come dance with me’ he whispered.

They swayed slowly in the back yard just enjoying the feeling of being in each others arms, Liz rested her head on his chest listening to the calming heart beat, and he rested his head on top of her with his eyes closed drinking in the moment.

‘Now this is the way it’s supposed to be’ he whispered bringing her closer to him, she looked up at him and kissed him softly on the lips, then looked around at everyone talking and dancing happily.

She looked up to see a shooting star fly thru the night sky, smiling she looked back at Max ‘I think heaven agrees’ she said, he looked up to see the v constellation shining brightly smiling he looked back ‘not just heaven’ he said leaning in and kissing her.


The end.

Itzstacie,

I finished reading Closer last night and all I can say is I'm so sad this amazing fanfic has come to an end. I love Dreamer fictions and I have to say that this is one of my favourites. Chapters 37 through to 40 had me in tears. It really reminding me of how much I miss watching Roswell every week, sure we have the DVD's but the excitement of having a brand new episode is something I miss loads. This fiction brought some of that excitement back. I'd be lost without fiction and can just imagine what they would of been like had they been made into episodes. There sure are a talented bunch of writers out there and I thank you loads for making my sad days happy ones again. Whenever I've had a bad day I just get myself lost in fiction and I'm happy again.

Thank you so much Itzstacie, Closer was wonderful, absolutely amazing.

Hugs Lots and Lots,

Donna

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fb - 22 !!! wow Cal deserve a good punch in his guts, cause in the face is not enough. Liz is right, he should protect ALLof them and put his anger behind.
He's dealing with complete different people now, Max is not Zan. Oh, I forgot Max was a complete jerk with him also. Either way, it´s my opinion that he should have been closer to them and prevent Nasedo and Te** to infiltrate in their group.
If Cal had done his job well, none of this would have happened.

Ok, I think i´ve already left fb on this chapter, eitherway. Lexy trying to heal her brother was lovely. I think she definitely healed him.

fb - 23, awww could these kids be more cuter They are so adorable together.

He swallowed hard and looked at her 'Liz…' he started but she cut him off 'I don't want to think about the past anymore Max, we cant change what happened but we change the future, and I want my future to be with you…' she stated 'with you and our children'.

His eyes filled with tears 'ours' he whispered looking at her, his heart swelled at the possibility that she looked at his son like that, reading his mind 'yes ours, Mason is more yours than he could ever be of hers and I am sorry that I made him feel like he was not important'.

'Because he is, he is a lot like you and I would be honored to have him a part of my life' she said, she looked down at the ground 'that is if you' she didn't have time to finish the question as Max wrapped his arms around her and brought his lips down on hers.

Finally !!! perfect, that was a perfect reconciliation. The recognition of Mason as "their" son and not only "his" Beautiful !! oh I have one question, has Mason dark hair?

fb - 24 wow I knew my happiness wouldn´t last that much So, Max and Michael and Isabel are gone. What about Ava? They don´t have the four square !! how are they going to doooooooooo ???

Oh !! I understood it wrong, Ava did go with them, and Cal though I don't think he's going to be helpfull without Mason to give him orders.
Poor Maria she will have to suffer the same as Liz, delivering her son alone. Not good at all.

ch 25

aww Jordan Guerin,a that is sooo cute And I can imagine Mason and Lexi at the kindergarden awww
They are backkkkkkkkkkk yeayyyyyyyy !!

fb - ch 26 ok, that was intense. nobody said it was going to be easy to return from another planet
It seems they had more than a rough time there.

fb - ch 28 !! i take it back , this last chapter was indeed intense. Wow !! Poor Isabel having to live with that monster agggghhh !!!
Disgusting

fb - 29 wait, so what?? all of them remember everything, so what?? Max always said he always felt there was someone outthere for him and it wasn't Ava.
What does it change to know that if he always claimed his true love was Liz ??

pfiuuuf Kyle wise words you've said. I wish it could be that easy as to wipe a hand and change your appearance
And Max you are having what you deserve. You are paying for the mistakes you made in the past. I know is hard, but you broke too many hearts in the process.

Now I know why Donna warned me I should keep a tissue near to read the end of this story.
The father_son camping was so emotive and heartbreaking !!piuff !!


ch 37 *****both hands up***** I know who the angel is , I know !!!! a new baby is comingggggggg !! :D
UPS guess I was wrong !! IT WAS ALEX !! where's my tissue !!

Beautiful ending and Alex being part of it was wonderful !!! Amazing story, full of angst, you made me cry like a baby LOL LOL LOL
CAn`t wait for your next story !!!! Congratulation !!!