Pt 6

Max Evans awoke early the next morning, just as the sun was beginning to peak up out of the sands of the nearby desert. He had slept soundly the night before, a huge relief having been lift from his shoulders after his talk with Liz.

His talk with Liz… Max smiled. She loved him! And he loved her with all his heart. He sighed. He hoped that they’d be able to settle down together somewhere. He had been on the run constantly for ten years, never staying in any one spot for more that a year. That was no life to offer her. He needed to find a nice, secluded town, where no one suspected that their neighbor might be an alien, and the police wouldn’t know his entire history. Somewhere where they’d be able to start over, find new identities, and live out their lives together. Max hoped that this wasn’t all a dream, that he would eventually wake from. If he and Liz forgot to be careful, then no where would ever be safe for the two of them.

Suddenly Max realized something was different. The pain was gone. He stretched, checked his bones, and chuckled to himself. The serum must have worn off while he was asleep. He had subconsciously healed himself sometime during the night. He grinned. There was no sign that he had ever been hurt. Nothing except his memories remained.

Max sat up, and looked towards the door. Liz was in there, just a few short steps away. Max got up, and opened the door. For the second time that morning, he smiled.

Liz was curled up on the couch in her living room. Her hair was completely mussed up, and at some point during the night her blanket had fallen to the floor, forgotten there.

The smile slid from his face when he saw her shiver. Max quietly sneaked over to the couch, and wrapped the blanket back around her, tucking it in slightly. Even asleep, with her messy hair, and her faces all crunched up, she was still beautiful. He sat on the table opposite the couch, and watched her sleep. She looked so peaceful, almost without a care in the world. Max sighed. It may be a while before Liz felt that peaceful again.

He couldn’t resist. Max had to touch her. He gently reached over, and stroked her soft, soft hair. God she was beautiful. And she was all his.

Liz felt his presence beside her from in her dreams, and as peacefully as she slept, she then awoke. She kept her eyes closed, just feeling his familiar presence all around her. When he touched her, she couldn’t resist anymore, and she smiled, and peeked her eyes open just a crack.

"Hi." She whispered.

"Hey." He softly responded.

"Whatcha doing?" Liz asked playfully.

"Watching you sleep. You’re really beautiful when you sleep, Liz. You know, they say that’s when you really know how much you love someone, when you watch them sleep."

"And is that how you felt just then."

"I already knew how much I loved you. That just reaffirmed it for me."

Liz smiled back at him. "Tomorrow night it’ll be my turn."

"And every night after." Liz felt a rush of joy at his comment. He wasn’t going to run from her again. A small part of her had been so afraid that he was going to wake up, and disappear from her life again. Liz then realized where they were. He was out of bed!

"You’re all better!"

"Yup. The serum wore off sometime last night."

"No side effects or anything."

"I feel stronger than I’ve felt in years. Your presence does that to me."

Liz blushed. Somehow he always seemed to know the right things to say to her. She supposed that came with being soul mates.

Max looked at his watch. "It’s still early, Liz. We should try to get out of here before the whole town wakes up. It’ll be easier to get out without attracting attention."

Liz nodded. "I’ll go pack."

At about 7:00 that morning, Maria DeLuca awoke to a loud rapping on her front door.

"God, who could it be at this time. Everyone knows they shouldn’t try to talk to me before at least 10 am! What do you want?" Maria shouted as she approached the door, wearing only her flannel pajamas.

"Maria, it’s me! Open up!" Liz announced.

"Liz? What the hell is going on? The police were here last night, asking me if I’d seen you," Maria opened the door and gaped. Max stood there with Liz. "Max! What are you two up to?"

"We have to get out of town, Maria, and quickly. We need your car."

"What? Why? My car? You guys both have cars."

"Yeah, but they’ll be looking for our cars as we’re leaving town. Yours won’t be as obvious. Just give us the Jetta, Maria. You can have my car. Keep it forever, it’s a better car than that old worn out Jetta anyway. I don’t care, really. We won’t be back for it."

"You won’t be back? Where are you going?"

"Away. Out of Roswell. We’ll contact you when it’s safe."

"What’s going on here, Liz?"

"They caught Max, and brought him to the lab. I broke him out of there, but if they ask you, he kidnapped me, okay? Anyway, they’re going to be looking for us both. If they find me, they’ll find out what I did. If you have any questions, David will be able to answer them for you, but it’s getting late, and we need to get out of here."

Maria tossed Liz her keys. "Okay, here you go. Good luck."

"Thanks. I’ll be in touch. I love you, Maria."

"I love you too, babe. And I’m going to miss you. Take care of her, Max. Don’t let anything happen to her."

"I won’t. I promise." Maria grabbed her best friend, and hugged her fiercely. "Bye Liz."

"Bye Maria. I’ll be thinking of you."

And with that Max Evans and Liz Parker ran away together, leaving their hometown of Roswell, New Mexico forever.