Truth or Dare (CC, A/I, M/M, M/L, Mature) 4/30/08 [WIP]

[BrieCrow17]

***PART 11***

Isabel couldn’t believe that this was happening. The one person, she had ever met that care for her, happened to be pregnant. It was great except that that someone just happened to be a guy. Max watched his sister pace the kitchen and he knew that she had questions, questions that he wished he could answer.
“How could this have happen, Max?”
“I don’t know!”
“Shhh. Keep your voice down. Alex is sleeping remember.”
“I don’t know, I wish I did.”
“Max, we can’t say anything to anybody. Not yet anyway.”
“Right. The first thing we have to do is tell Alex.”
Isabel looked at Max and then at the keys to his jeep.
“Max, can we go for a drive while figure all this out?”
“Sure, where do you want to go?”
“I just want to drive.”
***
Alex yawned as he rolled over and stretched. He then sat up and looked at his clock it was almost eight o’ clock. He couldn’t believe that he had slept for so long. Alex reached into his closet for a baggy T-shirt and a pair of khaki pants. As he pulled the pants up he struggled to get them button and zipped. Alex looked down at his belly and patted it.
“Okay Whitman time to lay off all those cheesedogs.”
He then made his way into his kitchen. It was way past dinnertime and he was starved. Alex fixed himself a ham and cheese sandwich with mustard, some fruit, and a glass of milk.

Max knew that they had driven for a half a mile. But then again he could be wrong. Max could feel all the emotions coming off of Isabel. He was the first one to break the silence.
“Well I guess the first thing we have to do is tell Alex.”
Isabel looked over at her brother.
“Just how are we going to do that Max? Max I just let Alex in and I don’t want to lose him.”
“You won’t if we tell him. Because then we can work it out. But Isabel if we don’t tell we could lose him.”
“Max?”
Yeah, Isabel?”
“The baby is it okay? I mean nothing is wrong with it?”
“I couldn’t find anything when I was connected to Alex.”
“What was it?”
“It seemed human to me.”
Isabel looked at Max and shook her head.
No, I mean is it a boy or a girl?”
“I don’t know.”
Isabel looked up at the stars and took in a breath.
“I always knew I was going to be a mom. I just thought that I would be the one to have the baby.”
Max looked back at Isabel.
“Well now that we have an idea. We better get back to Alex.”
“Okay let’s go Max.”
***

Alex shook his head as he ate his apple. He had, had one strange dream he had been in it and Isabel and Max. But he couldn’t remember what it had been about. Alex shrugged his shoulders some dreams weren’t meant for people to remember. Once he had finished eating he made his way back to his room. He dug out his guitar and started to strum a few bars. Before he knew it he had written a whole new song. For some reason he was charged and ready to go. Alex had never felt this up before. ***

Kyle watched his dad take the last bite of his meatloaf. He was trying to read the look on his face but he couldn’t.
“So uh dad? How did you like it?”
Jim chewed and then swallowed it.
“It was really good Kyle. And you made it?”
“Well, Tess gave me a hand. But yeah I did.”
Tess just looked at Kyle she couldn’t believe what he had just said. But then she didn’t say a word when she saw how happy he was. If she could help make these two Valenti men happy she would do it. ***

Maria and Michael pulled away from each other. They both were breathing heavy. Maria’s lipstick was gone from her lips; it had found itself a new home on Michael’s. Maria giggled when she looked up and saw her lipstick smeared on his lips. Michael looked at her confused.
“What?”
“Here let me get that for you.”
Maria reached up with a napkin and wiped the lipstick away.
“Michael don’t you think we should go some where a little private?”
“Well, we can always go to my place.”
“That would be a little more private.” Maria giggled again and looked at Michael.
“Lead the way spaceboy.”
***

Isabel and Max parked the jeep outside of Alex’s house again. They both climbed out of it and made their way inside of the house. Once inside Isabel heard Alex’s guitar.
“Max he’s awake.”
They both walked down the hallway. Isabel knocked on the door and was relieved when she heard Alex.
“Who is it?”
“Alex, its Isabel and Max can we come in?”
“Sure, come on in.”
Isabel turned the knob and walked into the room. There sitting on his bed holding his guitar was Alex.
“Hey, Alex how are you feeling?”
“I feel great Isabel why do you ask.”
“Well Max, and me stopped by here earlier and you were kind of sick.”
Alex thought for a minute.
“Oh yeah, my stomach was upset this afternoon but I must have slept it off.”
Isabel and Max looked at each other then back at Alex. Max looked at Alex and said.
“Alex, we uh have something to tell you.”
Alex looked from Max and then to Isabel.
“O-okay what is it?”
Isabel let it out in a rush.
“You’re pregnant Alex!”
Alex started to laugh. “Very funny you guys ha, ha. Now what is really going on?”
Alex looked from Max to Isabel neither one of them were laughing.
“Come on, Max, Isabel this is some kind of joke right?”
They just looked at him and shook their heads. Alex stopped laughing.
“Max, Isabel what’s going on?”
They both spoke at once.
“You better sit down, Alex.”
TBC

[BrieCrow17]

***PART 12***


Alex sat on the couch and let everything that Max and Isabel had told him sink in.
“You guys are really serious aren’t you.”
Isabel nodded her head.
“Well, that would explain everything that has happened the last two months.”
Max cleared his throat as he spoke.
“Alex we’re the only ones who know. We just want to tell you that we are here for you if you need us.”
Alex went silence for a second. That worried Isabel, “Alex, are you okay?”
“I’m great Isabel, except for the fact that I’m going to have a baby.”
Isabel looked at Alex. “We’ll think of something.”
“Oh, I’m sure we will Isabel.”
“Then what is it?”
“It’s just that in three more weeks I’m going to be a lot bigger. So what am I going to do about clothes?”
“Well, Max and I can use our powers to make your clothes bigger.”
“You better get started then.”
Alex then got up and started to walk around the room, and started to shake his head.
“This stuff isn’t supposed to happen in real life. This is like a sci-fi gone wrong. Well now I’ll get to see what Arnold felt in the movie Junior, except that he was wearing a suit.”
Max walked over to Alex and took him by the arm.
“Alex, why don’t you sit down for a little bit.”
Alex nodded his head and walked with Max over to a chair. He was breathing hard Max knew that he was trying to calm down before he blew.
Alex then let out a laugh.
“I bet Tess is getting a kick out of this.”
Isabel went to Alex and knelt down in front of him, taking his hands.
“Alex you have got to remember that we’re not sure if it was just Tess.”
“I know it’s just.” He couldn’t even say it.
Max spoke up first. “We have to tell Liz, Maria and Michael.”
“What about Tess?”
Max’s eyes met with the brown eyes of his sister.
“I think it would be better if we didn’t tell her yet.”
Alex started to get hyper. “What am I going to do about my parents and school? Wouldn’t you think too many people would ask questions?”
Max nodded his head.
***
They all had gathered at Alex’s house that is all but Tess and the Valenti’s.
Surprise and shock ran wild through the living room. Then the teens turned their heads toward Alex and started at his stomach. Alex couldn’t take anymore Michael, Liz and Maria were looking at him like he had some kind of disease. He got up and walked out the front door.
As Alex step outside he shut the door behind him.
***

Isabel looked at the two girls and then Michael.
“Way to go! And he’s supposed to be your best friend and you look at him like he is some kind of creature.”
The three teens on the couch were left without words. Max was leaning against the wall as he watched his sister grill the other three.
***

Alex winced as a vision came over him. A young girl screaming for help as some guy beat her up. Her face was bruised and blood ran from her brow and lip. Alex watched as she slid down the brick wall; her ribs had to be broken. Once the vision had left him he rubbed his head.
Then he took off running toward the one alley.
***

Isabel and the gang step out the door just to see Alex run around the corner.
“Alex, wait!”
They all ran after him, but when they got to the turn they had lost him. Alex was not where in sight.
***

Alex made into the alley and saw a guy stand over a small girl about 14 years old.
“Hey, how about picking on someone your own size?”
The stranger stood up and walked toward him.
Alex stood his ground as the guy swung at him. Alex ducked and then swung back at the guy nailing him in the jaw.
Max and the gang followed the sound of a fight into an alleyway.
And from what Max could tell Alex was doing pretty well.
Liz watched as Alex spun into the air and swung his legs out knocking the guy out cold. Liz looked at Maria and asked.
“Where did Alex learn to fight like that?”
Maria shook her head she had no idea either.
***

Alex blinked as he looked down at the guy on the ground. And wondered what had just happened. In a flash he remembered the girl and ran to the back to find her. “Emily, are you okay?”
The girl came out of the shadows and nodded her head. Isabel watched as the teen wrapped her arms around him. The girl then looked up at him.
“Are you an angel?”
Alex laughed then said, “No I’m just a friend, that all.”
“But only an angel would know my name.
Alex just smiled as he pulled a tissue out of his pocket. He reached up toward her face.
“Here let me get that for you.” Alex reached up the wipe the blood away. When he pulled it away the bruises and blood, were gone her face was perfect.
Alex blinked as the girl felt her face.
“You are an angel I knew it.”
Emily reached out and hugged him harder. She then smiled at him as she ran home.
***

Isabel walked up to Alex and asked.
“What just happen?”
Alex just shrugged his shoulders. He was still trying to figure it out himself.
Had he just beat the crap out of that guy or had Michael? Did he just heal that girl or did Max?
Alex was dizzy from thinking he had too much stuff on his mind right now.
What was going on with him was he really pregnant, was he changing or was it just a dream?
TBC

[BrieCrow17]

***PART 13***


Two and a half weeks have passed since all this strange things had started to happen to Alex. And he had a feeling that it all was just the beginning. He had been right, but so had Max and Isabel, Alex was indeed pregnant. But that was something that Alex couldn’t believe. Isabel knocked on Alex’s door and waited for him to answer. When he did she let herself in.
“Morning, Alex. How are you feeling this morning?”
“I feel fine. Why do you ask?”
“Oh, no real reason.”
Isabel had moved in with Alex a few days ago. Because now she felt responsible for him in some way, she guessed it was because she was supposed to be, the one carrying the baby not him. As Isabel watched Alex get dressed she had to hide a giggle behind her hand. Because there was no real way to hide it any more, Alex Whitman was truly pregnant his belly truly showed it now. Which for Isabel and the gang it was hard to believe hell it was even harder for Alex.
Alex stood in amazement as he felt the baby kick him. Now he kind of understood his mom all those hours of talking about the miracle of birth. But for him it really was a miracle, because he wasn’t supposed to be able to carry one, but yet he was.
Alex then looked down at his waist, he was huge and before he knew he was crying. He wasn’t even sure why he was crying. Isabel went to him.
“Alex, what is it?”
Alex sniffed.
“I’m a freak Isabel. I have joined the club of the freak without knowing it.”
Alex then caught the hurt look on Isabel’s face. Then shook his head that hadn’t been what he had meant to say.
“Isabel, I didn’t mean it that way. You know that it’s just.”
Alex turned away from her. He didn’t want her to know what this was doing to him. He was a guy and he just wasn’t meant to have hormones like this.
Alex had to face it he was a guy and he just couldn’t handle the fact, that he was just about four month pregnant and he had all these new hormones in his body and he didn’t know what to do.
“I’m what, 17, a guy and I’m pregnant. Excuse the term with an alien baby. My body is going through all these changes and I’m getting lost.”
Isabel just looked at him as he walked around the room. She knew that he was just getting started.
“I mean I’m trying to be sane here be it is just not working. I’m wearing my clothes only they are now three sizes bigger. Just forget it doesn’t really matter.”
Isabel went and put her hand on his shoulder.
“No, Alex your wrong it does matter. It matters to all of us.”
“Isabel it’s just that. That night I had that vision and then it came true. And those kicks and stuff I did to the guy were did it all come from?”
“I’m not sure. Max and I were just thinking that it came from the baby.”
“But you’re not sure are you?”
“No we’re not.”
***

Max flopped back onto his bed, as Michael walked out of the shadows of his window.
“So is it human Maxwell?”
Max sat up and looked at him. He couldn’t believe that he had just asked him that.
“Yes, as far as I can tell right now.”
“So far, so what Maxwell, are you telling me that you don’t know.”
“It’s too early right now. But yes Michael it is.”
“We got to do something about it now!”
“Michael? What are you asking me to do?”
Max took one look at his face and knew his answer.
“No Michael I can’t do that. I can’t take away a life.”
“Then if you’re too scared to do it, then I will.”
Michael turned away from him and headed toward the window. Max jumped out of the bed and yelled at him.
“Michael, stop! Don’t do anything stupid.”
“Yeah because I’m already a big screw right Maxwell?”
“No Michael. Look I know the reason why you’re doing this.”
“Really Maxwell, tell me why am I doing this.
“It’s because your scared Michael. Your not the only one scared here, we all are. We all are all scared about what this may do to Alex. But you see Michael that’s not what Isabel and Alex are scared about.”
“Really, Max well since you have all the answers you tell me.”
“They are scared for the baby. They’re worried if it will even be born.”
Michael turned away from Max.
“I mean come on Michael; this is not about what you and I want. It’s about what Alex and Isabel want. And as far as I can tell they want this baby, because it’s theirs. Then you come to see me and talk about destroying it did you even think about them?”
Michael wasn’t sure what to say. Because Max was right he hadn’t thought about them. All that he had thought about was keeping, Maria, Himself, Max and Isabel safe. He had never really thought about what they had wanted just himself. Michael cleared his throat.
“So what’s you’re plan fearless leader?”
“I’m still working on that one. But it’s almost done.”
“How long do we have till we need to get him out of Roswell?”
“We have until the end of this month.”
“Well then we better get started then.”
He turned and looked at Max then climbed out the window.
***

Liz slumped into the chair in her room. The CrashDown had been busy tonight. Plus the fact that her life and the lives of her friend, were about to get harder. She was still reeling with the fact that one of her closest guy friends was going to give birth to a baby. If life could get weirder she would like to know how and when it was going to happen. She was getting to the point where she couldn’t take any more surprises.
***

Alex crawled under his covers he couldn’t believe how fast the day had gone by. It was 9:30p.m. And he couldn't wait to fall asleep. He just now starting to expect the fact that he was going to have a baby.
He smiled went Isabel walked into the room and lay on top of the covers with him. Isabel smiled when she saw how much his stomach stuck out when he was lying down. Alex couldn’t blame her he did look kind of funny, he kind of had to laugh at himself. Alex then felt the baby move, as he lay there, he reached out and took Isabel’s hand and placed it on the small bugle. She gasped when she felt the baby move. Then a silver glow came from it as they saw a small silver hand appear under his skin. It was their baby it knew that they were, loving it as it grew.
TBC

[BrieCrow17]

***PART 14***

Alex threw his suitcase on his bed. He couldn’t believe that he and Isabel were leaving Roswell. Max and the others had fixed it so that everyone thought that he and Isabel were taking computer classes over the summer. And that if they wanted to get in, they would have to leave now. It was now May and summer was almost here. In two weeks he would be it his five month. And the bad news was that in two days his parent would be home. A thought ran through Alex’s mind.
'The last thing my parents need is to find out that in three or four months their son is going to give birth to their first grandchild.'
Alex laughed to himself.
“That would be real funny. Especially, the part where I would have to tell them that their grandchild is half alien.”
Isabel walked into the room.
“Alex, are you okay? You were talking to yourself.”
“Yeah, I’m great; I guess I can’t wait to get out of here before my parents get home.”
“Well, good because I was just about to ask if you were ready to go.”
Alex looked around his room it was going to be weird to leave so much of his stuff here. Because when he and Isabel came back nothing was ever, going to be the same ever again.
When they all came back to Roswell their lives would never be like they were before they left.
“Yeah, I think I’ve got everything that I will need. Laptop?”
“It’s in your car.”
“What about my guitar?”
“Maria and Liz put in the car this morning.”
“Oh okay then let’s get going then.”
Alex walked out his bedroom door and shut it behind him. As he made his way to the front door he stopped.
“What about the note to my parents?”
Isabel turned and put her hand on his shoulder.
“Don’t worry about it. There’s a note over on the counter confirming everything.”
“What did you tell them?”
“What you had planned to tell them. You entered a drawing on the Internet and your entry was chosen as the winner.”
“Right, well here we go Isabel.”
Isabel looked over at Alex as she climbed into driver’s seat. It was his car, but the last couple of days he had been sleeping as much as he had been doing other things. But Isabel thought it was just his body’s way of adjusting to being pregnant. She couldn’t help but to hold back a laugh. It was just so weird seeing Alex sitting beside her and he was the one having a baby not her.
“So when are we going to say good bye to everyone?”
“Max said to meet at our house.”
“Well, I guess that today will be the time everyone will see me this small.”
Alex said gesturing toward his waist.
“Alex.”
Isabel said with a laugh. He just looked at her.
“What when we see them next month I’ll be so big I won’t be able to see my feet.”
“True.”
“Then what is it Isabel?”
“It’s just that this wasn’t supposed to happen to you.”
“But it did Iz.”
Isabel sniffed back a tear and nodded her head.
“I know, I know it’s just that you seemed so up about it. I mean making jokes around every turn.”
Alex reached over and took a hold of her arm.
“Hey, this is all new to me too, you know.”
“I know. But how do you manage to do that.”
“Do what?”
“Poke jokes at your situation like that.”
“Hey that’s just plain old Alex dealing with it the way that he knows how to that’s all.”
“Really.”
“Really Isabel. But one thing that won’t change is the fact that I love you.
And if I have to go through four more months of this to prove that I love you then I will. Isabel I would do anythin…”
Alex didn’t even get to finish the word before Isabel put her finger to his lips.
“Alex don’t, you don’t have to do anything to prove to me that you love me.”
“I don’t? Because sometimes I feel like I do.”
“Well you don’t okay and…and I would have never wished this on you; Michael maybe but never you Alex.”
***
Liz couldn’t believe this was happening. In a few moments Alex and Isabel would be here to say good-bye. It just didn’t seem like it could happen.
Max walked behind Liz and put his hands on her shoulders and started to rub them. Liz sighed as she felt herself relax.
“Max.”
“Does that feel better now?”
“Yes, I mean no.”
Max draped his arms around her neck.
“Don’t worry Liz. We’ll work everything out. I won’t let anything go wrong.”
“But it kind of did didn’t. I mean Alex is…is pregnant, Max tell me how you’re going to fix that. There is no possible way for you to do that.”
“No there isn’t but I can make sure everything goes okay.”
Liz looked over at him confusion all over her face.
“What do you mean make sure everything goes okay? Nothing is okay because my best friend who happens to be a guy is going to have a baby!”
Just as that sentence came out of her mouth Alex and Isabel walked into the room.
“Thanks Liz but I already know that I’m going to have a baby.”
Liz whipped around in surprise.
“Oh, Alex.”
“Hi there to you too Liz.”
“No it’s just that.”
“Yeah, yeah Liz. Don’t worry about its okay.”
“You mean you’re not upset?”
“No I’m not saying that Liz. I’m just saying that I’m dealing with it as it comes, and Isabel dealing to.”
Alex looked over at Max and asked.
“So, Max everything’s set and all ready.
“Yeah, no one should ask about you and why you and Isabel are gone.”
“So when Maria and Michael get here we can leave.”
“Yeah.”
“Hey Max, what are we going to do about Tess?”
“I’m still working on that part. But everything is going to work out Alex I promise you.”
“I hope so Max for all our sakes. Now where are Michael and Maria?”
TBC

[BrieCrow17]

***PART 15***

Maria gasped as Michael pressed his lips to hers. This was moving fast, Maria could feel his body hardening as he leaned closer to her. Her eyes fell to Michael’s clock. Maria’s eyes widened as she jerked away from him.
“Hey, Maria what was that for?”
“Oh my god,Michael we are so dead.”
“What Maria? What are you talking about?”
Michael’s gaze followed her hand as she pointed to the clock.
“Yes, Michael look at what time it is we’re late.”
Michael shook his head.
“Late for what?”
“Alex and Isabel were supposed to leave 15 minutes ago. And we where suppose to be there 20 minutes ago.”
Michael jumped up from the couch.
“All shit!”
He then started to rush through his apartment. Like he was looking for something. Maria looked at him for a little bit shaking her head.
“Michael what are you doing?”
Michael slid back into the room.
“Have you seen my shirt?”
Maria giggled and pulled a shirt off the lampshade.
“You mean this shirt?”
She dangled it in front of him. He looked at it for a second.
“That would be the one.”
Michael kissed her cheek as he pulled his shirt on. Maria then grabbed his arm and said.
“Okay you have your shirt now let’s go.
***

Alex paced the floor he really needed to get going before his parents got here. All he could think about where the hell Maria and Michael were.
He turned back towards Isabel.
“Hey Iz?”
Isabel turned to face him. He looked so tired and worn out. She didn’t know how much more of this he could take.
“Yeah Alex?”
Why had she asked that stupid question? She knew the answer; Alex was getting antsy and was ready to go. But she hated to leave without saying good-bye to Michael and Maria, especially Michael.
“Where are they?” he added. Isabel shrugged her shoulders and looked out the window.
“I’m sure they’re on their way,” Liz commented, gently rubbing Alex’s back.
“Yeah, maybe they got stopped by a train,” Max offered. Off of Alex’s look he added, “or something…”
Alex sighed and flopped down into the chair, rubbing his brow. Liz and Isabel shared a look and Isabel came over to him, sitting down on the arm of his seat.
“Don’t get upset, Alex. It’s not good for the baby.”
Alex gave Isabel a look that could kill, making Liz and Max smile and look at each other in laughter. Isabel shook her head and stood back up, giving Liz a look as if to ask for help.
Liz, nodding to Isabel, drifted over closer to Alex. “Hey…you wanna talk?”
“About what?” Alex asked, not making eye contact. Liz gave him a look and he sighed. “I’m just so tired – and before you tell me it’s natural, it’s not about that.” Rubbing his brow once more, Alex rambled on. “I’m just tired of all of this stuff. Keeping secrets, running around from the FBI – not that it hasn’t been fun,” he added, looking at Isabel and Max, “but this is over the line!” Alex exclaimed, motioning to his stomach. “I’m a GUY! Guys don’t get pregnant remember? Back me up here!” Waiting for Max to respond, he slumped back down.
“Um…” Clearing his throat, Max nodded. “I can, um, understand where you’re coming from…”
The flustered look on his face made Liz smile and she briefly wondered how he would react when it was their child. Doing a double take, she focused on their conversation, not letting her mind go there. Her and Max weren’t together like that, anymore.
“Liz…you ok?” Alex asked softly, looking her in the eye.
Shaking her head, Liz told him she was ok. She could feel Max’s eyes on her and looked back, smiling softly to reassuring him. “I’m fine.”
Alex stared at her a beat longer then stood up, taking a minute to readjust him-self. “Let’s go.” Taking Liz’s hand, he led her outside.
Max watched Liz go, wondering what was going on.
“He’s gotten more in-tune with his feelings and…well, when he’s not ranting he’s very sensitive,” Isabel joked.
Max nodded; understanding that Alex could see Liz was upset, why didn’t he notice himself. ***

“I’m just…uh,” Liz moaned, laying her head on Alex’s shoulder. “I just keep thinking about me and Max’s future and then remember that we DON’T have a future! I mean, not together.”
“Liz…you know Max loves you,” Alex offered, putting his arm around her.
“I know!” Liz exploded, standing up and starting to pace in front of Alex, who was sitting on Max’s front porch.
“Max loves me and I love him, but every time I turn around Tess is there, reminding me of my human status and his King-alien destiny and I just wanna pull her little blonde curls out!!”
Alex stood up and touched her shoulder. “Liz sweetie calm down, ok? You know I understand; I mean, Tess isn’t exactly my favorite person right now, but violence is never an answer.”
Liz looked up at her friend and laughed. “Well…I wasn’t actually gonna do it.”
“I know,” he said quickly. “Just saying… Look, you guys are gonna work it out. I know it. So just have some faith.”
Liz smiled up at her friend and hugged him close. “I love you, you know? Thanks.”
“I know, everyone loves me right now,” he joked. Pulling back, they both laughed and Liz looked down, freezing. Alex’s stomach was glowing!
“Alex…does that happen a lot?” she whispered, awed at the sliver glow.
“Yeah…he feels love and glows…that’s all I can guess,” he offered.
Liz nodded and paused for a second then slowly placed her hand on his stomach, laughing when she felt a kick. A second later the glowing went away.
“Guess he wanted to say hello,” Liz joked.
“He?” Alex asked.
“Or she,” she amended quickly. “Whichever.” They both laughed and started to go back inside when they heard tires squealing. Looking over, they watched, as Maria’s little red Jetta swerved into view and came to a screeching halt in front of them.
“How many times do I have to tell you – cars are meant to be driven on FOUR wheels!” Michael exclaimed, climbing out of the passenger seat.
“Cram it Guerin! We’re late,” Maria tossed back, just then noticing Alex and Liz. “Alex!” Running up to hug him, Maria added, “I’m SOOOO sorry! But we got, um, held up.”
“By the couch?” Liz asked, raising an eyebrow.
Michael nodded and Maria exclaimed, “no, no, no!” Seeing her boyfriend was agreeing with Liz, she huffed and smacked him on the back of his head.
“Owe! What was that for?”
Ignoring him, Maria gestured toward Alex. “How are you doing babe? Are you ready to leave little old Roswell in the dust?”
“Sure, and head right to little old Clovis, which is only about 2 hours away,” he replied dryly.
“Well…it’s better then here,” Liz offered glumly.
“ANYWHERE is better then here,” Maria and Michael said together.
Alex looked at the three of them and added.
“Yeah that may be true but it’s not like I’m going to enjoy myself or anything. But I’m sure Isabel will find something to do.”
Liz had notice that he was slipping back into his semi-depression mode.
“Alex, are you sure you’re okay?”
“Yeah, Liz I’m fine and I’ll be better when I’m out of here.”
Alex turned and started toward the house.
Liz, Maria, and Michael just watched him leave. Michael broke the silence when he asked.
“What’s eating him?”
Maria just looked at him.
“What do you think is eating him. I mean could it be the fact that HE’S going to be having a baby.”
Michael just shrugged his shoulder and started to walk toward the house. Liz and Maria looked at each other. And then follow Michael inside.
***

Alex and Isabel headed to their car and loaded a few more things inside of the trunk. Alex and Isabel did their hugs and handshakes goodbye. Alex looked at Liz and Maria.
“Well, the next time you see me you can tease me about my ankles and so on.”
Liz and Maria both laughed and watched as they got into the car. Liz felt like crying as she watched the car disappear out of sight. She knew Maria was close to crying too. Liz thought she was falling, because all of their lives were going, to change forever because of Tess.
TBC

[BrieCrow17]

Author’s note- a month has passed.

***PART 16***

Alex stood in front of the large mirror in the small apartment that they were staying in, while they were in Clovis. He had just button up a pair of his X- Large khaki pants and was looking at his large protruding belly. Alex turned sideways and then back again. His eyes then noticed how dark his nipples were. He then hollered for Isabel.
“Hey, Iz can you come here for a minute?”
Isabel came into the bedroom from the kitchen.
“What is it Alex?”
“Is it me or are my nipples darker then they use to be?”
Isabel hid a giggle behind her hand. It was kind of funny to see how self-conscious he had become, these last couple of months.
“You’re fine Alex it’s just something that women normally go through.”
“Right! But I’m not a girl I’m a GUY. I swear to you that if I get through this I will never crack on another girl ever again.”
Isabel laughed as she went up to him.
“Don’t worry Alex everything will be fine.”
Alex looked into Isabel deep brown eyes and kissed her lips. Isabel jumped and pulled away from him when she heard him wince in pain. Isabel watched through panic filled eyes as Alex clutched his lower abdomen.
“Oh, my god! Alex I’m so sorry did I do something wrong.”
Alex tried to hide a grimace as he looked at Isabel.
“No, no, it wasn’t you. I think it’s just because I’m kind of stretching out here?”
“So I didn’t hurt you?”
Alex went up to her and took her hands.
“Isabel anything you have ever done, you did because you thought it was for the best. I know that you would never try to hurt me on purpose.”
Isabel looked back at Alex as he kissed her forehead then her lips. There were time when it felt like they were in a different time and place when they kissed.
Alex pulled out of the kiss first and headed for the small kitchen.
“So Iz? When did Max say that they would be here?”
Isabel came back into kitchen to find Alex fiddling with some pans.
“I think he said they would be here by 10:00a.m.But he wasn’t sure.”
“So we have to fix lunch yes, no, maybe?”
Isabel looked at Alex and shrugged her shoulders.
“I guess if they are here by lunch I guess we’re feeding them.”
“Well, gee that’s helpful.”
***

The jeep cursed down the road at the speed limit. The wind whipped through Maria and Liz’s hair. They both couldn’t wait to see Alex. It had seemed like a year since they had seen him last. But it really had only been a month since they had seen him; the surprising thing to them all was that school was out for the summer. All five teens were squeezed inside of the jeep. Yes I said five much to their dismay Tess was there as well. Liz sat shotgun beside of Max while Michael was stuck in between Maria and Tess in the back seat.
Max had explained everything to Tess and she had said that she had to go check it out, because she couldn’t believe it. Liz couldn’t stand the silence that had over come, the jeep as they drove down the road.
“So Max do you think Alex and Isabel are okay?”
“I’m sure Alex is fine Liz. Isabel wouldn’t let anything happen to him you know that.”
“I know but I can’t help but worrying a little bit.”
“Me too Liz, me too.”
Liz looked over at Max and smiled. How could she have forgotten that Max would be worrying about the both of them too?
'God Liz Parker some times you can be so stupid sometimes.'

Liz then pulled out her journal and started to write a little in it, it had been a while since she had written last.
'The month is now May and these last few months have been pretty weird. School is out for the summer for now. And I know that summer is supposed to be filled with summer fun. But some how I don’t think my summer will be. Because you see my best friend Alex Whitman is now five months pregnant, I think. Well any way Max still hasn’t said anything about what they’re going to do when it’s time for the baby to come. I mean it’s not like we can take him to the hospital for a C-Section or anything. Because then you see we would have to explain that he’s pregnant with an alien baby and I don’t think that would go over well with anybody. Well I better sign off now it won’t be long before we reach Isabel and Alex’s place. I’m Liz Parker and I believe my life is about to get stranger.'***

Brad’s forest green Blazer followed Max’s army green Jeep down the road. He kept his distance from them, because he was afraid that maybe they would figure out that he was following them. But he figured if he had to, that he could change the color of his Blazer maybe to a plum, or electric purple.
Who was he kidding if his twin brother found out that he was following them he would probable kick his ass. But that didn’t keep him from putting his foot on the gas. There was a blue Mustang in between his Blazer and their Jeep. Brad thought that having one car between them was good, but if that car moved he would have to pull back from them a little bit.
Brad thoughts then moved to Tess. As looked toward the Jeep, he could see her blond curly hair whipping in the wind. God he couldn’t believe that he was sitting in his car and he was thinking about her. He shouldn’t even like her, she was a total BITCH, but he just couldn’t help it. Brad knew that some how he had to show her that they belonged together. Kimberly thought she was disgusting because of what she had done in their past life. He just knew that if they would give him a chance that he could change her mind about him.
“Please Logan, don’t get mad at me. I know you told me not to get into this, but I started this and I’m going to finish it.”
***

Alex pulled open the door to their large white refrigerator. He looked at the few baron shelves and frowned.
“Isabel we have a problem!”
Isabel looked up from the book she had been reading on Parenting.
“What?”
“There is not enough food to feed seven mouths in here. I mean that is unless we all plan on eating Tabasco sauce.”
Isabel sighed and got up and went to the fridge. She stood beside of Alex and waved her hand over the empty shelves. And in an instance food appeared on the shelves: ham, turkey, apples, grapes, and bananas. Alex’s eyes opened in surprise.
“Okay never mind I guess we will have food to feed them went they get here if we have too.”
Isabel looked over at him and smiled.
“See Alex, nothing to worry about.”
“Yep, I see that. So what are we doing opening up the fridge and telling them to help themselves?”
“We’ll have to see Alex. Maybe.”
TBC

[BrieCrow17]

***PART 17***

Brad followed the Jeep all the way to Clovis without them picking up on him. He just hoped that he could find Alex and all of them to explain, all of this himself. It wasn't going to be an easy thing for him to do.
“Well, Brad my man your almost there. Just stay with the plan that you had.”
Brad slowly parked his Blazer in the parking lot of the Wal-Mart across the street. As he watched the Jeep, park in front of a lone apartment house. The only other car in the parking lot other then the Jeep was a Silver Taurus. Brad guessed that the Taurus belonged to Alex or Isabel. He decided that he would stay here for a little while there was a Motel 6, a block away from the small house apartment.
***

Alex had turned on the radio as he folded and put his clothes away. The station was 98.3 and to be truthful with you Alex didn’t really listen to country music. But for some reason today he was in the mood. Alex listened as Randy Travis’s song Forever And Ever, Amen came on and he found himself singing along to the music.

~ You may think that I’m talking foolish,
You’ve heard that I’m wild, I’m free,
You may wonder how I can promise you now.
This love that I feel for you always will be,
But you’re not just time that I’m killing.
I’m no long one of those guys
As sure as I live this love that I give
Is gonna be yours until the day that I die-- Oh baby ~

~ I’m gonna love you forever. Forever, and ever Amen.
As long as old men sit and talk about the weather
As long as old women sit and talk about old men
If you wonder how long I’ll be faithful,
I’ll be happy to tell you again.
I’m gonna love you forever and ever, forever and ever Amen. ~

Isabel walked into the bedroom to find Alex singing to a Randy Travis song. She gave a little laugh as she watched Alex dance. He looked a little silly dancing in the condition that he was in. Once Alex noticed that Isabel was in the room, he slid over to her and started to sing to her as they danced, Isabel couldn’t help but laugh a little.

~ They say time takes its toll on a body.
Makes the young girls brown hair turn grey
But honey, I don’t, I’m not in love with your hair
And if it all fell out well I’d love you anyway
They say that time can play tricks on a memory
And people forget things that they knew
But it’s easy to see it’s happening to me
I’ve already forgotten every woman but you --- Oh baby ~

~ I’m gonna love you forever, forever and ever Amen
As long as old men sit and talk about the weather,
As long as old women sit and talk about old men
If you wonder how long I’ll be faithful
I’ll be happy to tell you again
I’m gonna love you forever and ever, forever and ever Amen ~

~ Just listen to how this song ends
I’m gonna love you forever and ever forever and ever
Forever and ever Forever and ever Amen ~

Isabel giggled as the song ended and he dipped her. After standing Isabel back on her feet, Alex then placed his hand on the small of his back.
“Okay, something tells me that I won’t be doing that for awhile.”
Isabel looked worriedly over at Alex.
“Alex? Are you okay.”
“Yep, I’m fine Izzy I promise you.”
A small giggle caught their attention. Alex and Isabel turned toward the doorway to see both Liz and Maria looking in at them. Alex’s eyes lit up when he saw them standing there.
“Lizzie, Maria you’re here it’s great to see you.”
Both Liz and Maria ran to give Alex, but his large bulge of a stomach was starting to make it hard for him to hug anybody. But some how they managed to do it.
“So where are Max and Michael at?”
Liz and Maria both glanced at each other. Liz turned and looked at Alex.
“Their out in the Jeep helping Tess unpack our things.”
The moment Tess’s name slipped out of her mouth Alex’s face fell.
“Whoa, whoa, back it up a minute. Did I hear you right? Did you just say that Tess was here?”
Maria swallowed and then answered, “That would be right.”
“I can’t believe you guys let her come. There is no way in hell that I’m going to let that LOW LIFE into my house!”
Isabel gently took Alex by the arm and started to lead him to the bed.
“Alex just take it easy okay. Why don’t you sit down on the bed for a little while.”
Alex jerked away from Isabel.
“No, I don’t want to sit down! I want to talk. Okay here’s what I’m thinking. You guys are all scared about me having a baby. That’s cool I can understand that, but there is one thing that I can not stand.”
Alex took in a breath and then continued.
“The one thing that I can not stand is that you all treat me like I am a child. And a child is one thing that I am not. Maybe I should remind you all that I am a teenage guy and yes, I am going too have a baby.”
Liz, Maria, and Isabel all looked at each other and then turned back to Alex. Maria let out all the air she had been holding in and walked over to Alex and said.
“Well it’s not like me and Liz wanted her to come either. I mean if we would have, had it our way there would have been no way that I would have told her.”
Alex looked at his two best friends and he really believed them.
“You know your right. It’s not your fault, Michael and Max can come in. But there is no way that she is coming in here, and that’s it.”
***

Michael held his two bags in one of his hands and three of Maria’s in the other. He still couldn’t see how one person could have so many things. Max follows behind him carrying his and Liz’s bags.
“You know what Maxwell. I don’t think I will ever understand women, I mean you pack to leave for a few months and they pack the whole house with them.”
Max laughed and looked over at Michael and smiled.
“Hey, I don’t have it that easy either. They’re both just happy to see Alex.”
Michael scoffed.
“Yeah so happy that they couldn’t help bring in some of their stuff.”
As Michael started up the steps to the house apartment, he could hear Alex fussing about something. He wasn’t sure what it was about but he thought he had heard Tess’s name being said.
***

Isabel walked back to Alex’s side and said.
“Come on Alex let’s go outside for a little while.”
Alex turned around and looked at Isabel and laughed.
“You’re joking right?”
He then saw the straight look on her face.
“You’re not joking, you really do want me to walk outside where that two faced person is. Isabel honey, I’m sorry but there is no way that I’m going out that door. That is unless you plan to carry me out the door yourself.”
Liz knew that she had to try something.
“Well Alex why don’t you just give her a chance.”
Alex turned to Liz.
“What have you gone nuts too? I said it once and I’ll say it again. There is no way that she is going to stay here. The only way she will stay here is over my dead body.”
***

Michael made his way in the door and Max walked in behind him. Max turned to close the door, when he saw Tess coming he cracked it. As Tess made her way to the door it closed on her. Tess leaned her shoulder in to the door to push it open; she had seen Max crack it. But when she pushed her shoulder against it nothing happened. She then set her bags down and went to try the doorknob. But when she tried to turn it, it wouldn’t move.
“Very funny Max now, unlocked the door.”
Tess shook the knob nothing happened. She knew that she had seen Max crack it. But now the door was closed and now it seemed as if the house had locked her out.
“Max! Michael this isn’t funny now unlock this door!”
Tess couldn’t figure it out what was going on here.
TBC

[BrieCrow17]

***PART 18***

Everyone expect Tess, sat down at the table, which sat in Isabel and Alex’s small kitchen. Some how Isabel had managed to make subs for everyone to eat. Alex then turned and looked at Max.
“Hey Max I thought Liz and Maria told me that Tess was here?”
After swallowing a bit of his sub. Max looked up at Alex and replied.
“She is here. She was right behind me before I came in. Why do you ask?”
Alex shrugged his shoulders.
“No real reason I was just wondering. Being that I haven’t seen her yet.”
Alex was just about to say something else, when he suddenly got up from the table.
“Uh, if you guys would excuse me. I have to go pee again, sorry.”
Before any one could say any thing Alex had disappeared into the hallway.
Maria then looked at everyone one.
“Yeah where is Tess anyway?”
***

Tess kicked the door hard with her foot. She couldn't believe this was happening to her. She had been screaming her lungs off for a half-an-hour. And no one had heard her. Tess then waved her hand over the doorknob and then tried it. But still nothing happened.
“Damn it! What the hell is going on here!”
She kicked the door one more time and then sat down on the step.
***

Brad couldn’t help but laugh. He had seen everything from his car. As he sat there watching it all he knew that it wasn’t Michael or Max who had just locked the door on her. Something else had done it, what he wasn’t sure. There was no way it could be human.
Brad then slowly got out of his car; he then closed his eyes and focused. Before he knew it he had shimmered away.
When he opened his eyes again he found himself standing behind Max’s Jeep.
“Wow, I did it, I really did it. Awesome it worked.”
Brad then slowly made his way around the Jeep and was standing beside of Tess.
“Hey there, you need a hand?”
Startled Tess jumped and turned to see Brad stand there beside her.
“Oh my god, you scared me!”
Brad looked down for a minute then back up.
“Oh sorry about that. So would you like a hand or not.”
Tess scoffed at him at first.
“Sure be my guest. It’s not like you can do something that I can’t.”
Brad looked back at Tess as he headed toward the door. He couldn’t help but smile at her. When he first got to the door he could felt something pushing against him but then it faded as he touched the door. Brad then put his hand over the doorknob and thought about the lock. The minute his hand touched the door the other energy pulled away. When the door clicked he backed away from the door.
“There you go.”
Tess quickly looked at him it shock then said.
“I tried using my pow…!” She then stopped herself before she finished.
Brad grinned to himself he still had it. The power to make her do almost anything.
Tess then started to walk toward him.
“How did you do that?”
Brad then pulled out his ID card.
“A little trick my dad taught me, for when I locked myself without the keys.”
Tess lowered her eyes to the ground. For some strange reason she wanted to look into his eyes. But she kept herself from doing it.
“Oh.”
Brad looked over at her. “Oh, what?”
Tess tried to brush off the feelings that she was getting from him.
“It’s nothing really. What’s your name anyway?”
“Oh my names Brad Schupp.”
Brad then looked over at her. “So what’s yours?”
“Tess…Tess Harding.”
Brad then look into Tess’s face.
“Tess huh? That’s a really pretty name. Well, Tess I think you have some friends waiting for you.”
“Yeah, well their not really my friends their my…”
Tess stopped her-self before another word slipped out of her mouth. She had no clue, what was going on with her.
Brad then lifted his brown eyes up to meet her blue ones.
“Well, maybe I’ll get lucky and I’ll see you around sometime?”
Tess’s face blushed as she smiled at him.
“Yeah, maybe you will.”
Brad then bent down to hand her, her bags that she had dropped.
Maybe he would get to her sooner then he thought. Twice already she had almost blown her cover and told him the truth about herself and the others.
***

Brad smiled to himself, as he stood alone on the sidewalk. Part of him felt good at having some revenge on her. Because what he was going to have to do once he got close to them. Was to lie to them, and tell them that Tess’s powers were growing and he would have to take her away with him. And if they said anything about it he would tell them that he was the only one that could help her. Brad knew that if he had to he would tell them the truth, even if it killed him.
***

Tess slowly made her way down the small hallway. She had no idea what she was going to tell them. Heck maybe if she was lucky they wouldn’t ask. Alex slowly made his way back to the table, with an apple in his hand.
Isabel looked over at him and asked.
“Alex, you okay?”
“Yep never better Isabel.”
“Are you sure?”
“I said I was fine so why can’t we leave it at that?”
“Okay, suit yourself.”
Within minutes of sitting down Alex stood up again.
“You know what Isabel. I’m not okay I’m a little tired so I think I’ll go lie down for a little.”
Alex then headed toward his and Isabel bedroom.
***

Michael reached across the table for a carrot stick and popped one into his mouth.
“What do you think that was all about he seemed fine to me.”
Just as those last words fell from his mouth Tess walked into the room.
“Hey, sorry it took me so long. I was having trouble with your door Isabel. I think there’s something wrong with it.”
Maria bit her lip as she tried not to laugh. She then leaned over to Michael.
“I think what was bothering Alex just walked into the room.”
***

Alex slowly sat down on his bed and rubbed his protruding abdomen, as a sharp pain shot through it causing him to wince. As Alex rubbed it he could feel the baby become more relaxed.
“You don’t like her either do you?”
Alex then felt a ripple as the baby kicked him.
“I guess I’ll take that as a big NO.”
Alex then looked down at his belly and laughed.
“Well, next time you plan on doing that try to give me some warning. I took everything I had not to cry out in pain, plus hide it from Isabel.”

He then reached down under the bed and pulled out his guitar, and started to strum on it. Alex knew that things were going to get a lot harder and weird for all of them. All he had to do is put up with it for four more months. Alex was really starting to give in and give up. He just wasn’t sure if he could do it. But then for Isabel he could do anything.
***
TBC

[BrieCrow17]

***Part 19***

Author’s note- Alex is approaching the 21 & 22 weeks of his pregnancy.

Liz walked into Alex and Isabel’s kitchen she figured that she could start breakfast. She had peek in on Alex and Isabel as she walked down the hallway. They both had been asleep; Isabel’s right hand had been resting on his stomach. Almost as if she had been protecting it. It was a small apartment but it managed to have three bedrooms. One of which Isabel and Alex shared. The second one now belonged to Michael and Maria. And of course she and Max had shared the other. Max had given her the bed while he slept on the floor.
Liz then thought of Tess, she had walked by her on the way to the kitchen. She was sacked out on the couch.
She pulled out a skillet out from under the stove. And then placed it on the stovetop. Liz then walked to the fridge and pulled out a carton of eggs, and walked back to the stove.
***

Max stretched and rolled over as the aroma of fried eggs and bacon, drift to his nose. As he sat up he heard his back pop. At first he couldn’t think of why it would, then he remember that he had slept on the floor last night.
Max threw the sleeping bag off and stood up. He stretched again and headed for the door and walked down the hall.

Liz was flipping the eggs over as she heard someone speak to her.
“Uh, morning Liz.”
Liz turned to see Max standing in the kitchen way. When she looked at him she could tell that he wasn’t a morning person. He was still dressed in his nightclothes, a pair of plaid pajama pants and a Got Milk T-shirt. Liz couldn’t help but giggle. And his hair was tossed about his head.
Max looked at her when she giggled.
“What?”
“Um, nothing.”
Liz then turned her head and giggled again.
“Well, maybe there is something.”
“What?”
“Um…don’t you think you should get dressed before for everyone gets up?”
Max then looked down at what he had on. When he looked back up at Liz, she could see a hint of embarrassment on his face. Then he smiled at her.
“Oh, sorry at home it’s just me, Isabel and our parents. I guess I’m still kind of used to that, and not this.”
Liz looked down at the floor and mumbled.
“Oh.”
Max could see the hurt look on her face. He then reached out and lifted her chin up.
“Liz I never said that it was you. Just everyone else, I could never be embarrassed by you.”
Liz’s brown eyes made connected with Max’s. It was like a whirlwind had grabbed a hold of the two of them.
***

Brad’s eyes never left Max and Liz as he watched them from outside. One of his other gifts was picking other people’s feeling. Sometimes he even played off of them. And he knew that these two people were just crazy about one another. Heck he could even tell that it took everything in them to keep their distance.
And that’s when he felt Tess. Brad looked farther into the apartment and could just barely see movement on the couch. He knew that it had to be Tess lying there. So he made his move, Brad looked quickly back and Max and Liz and started to work some magic.
***

Max didn’t really know what was going on. But he knew that the way he was feeling, something this was going to happen but he wasn’t sure what.
Liz felt as if she where about to fall into his eyes and drown. But then she also felt as if she where about to melt right into Max.
Before she know what was happening. Max’s lips were on hers. A wave of dizziness came over her. Her lips hungrily searched for his. Liz’s left hand then slid underneath his shirt. Her fingers slid across his chest as if searching for something. Max’s hands slid down the back of Liz’s shirt.
Liz felt like she was on fire, and Max felt like he was inside of a wild fire.
***

Maria rolled over and smiled at Michael.
“Morning sleepy head.”
Michael started to sit up in bed. His hair was tossed about his head.
“What! No way you’ve been asleep for as long as I have.”
“No I’ve been here for the last hour watching you sleep.”
Maria then wrinkled her nose.
“Michael what’s that smell? Do you smell that?”
“Yeah, it almost smells like smo…”
Michael and Maria looked at each other and said.
“SMOKE! FIRE!”
They both jumped from the bed.
***

Now Liz felt as if she really was on fire. She was really burning up, when all of a sudden she heard Maria scream.
“Oh my god Liz! The stoves on fire!”
But it wasn’t until Max pulled away that she was pulled back to her senses. With that she turned around, and to see a huge flame coming out of the skillet. Max quickly pulled Liz away from the fire. He then waved his hands over the flame. But instead of going out it just got bigger.
Michael slid into the kitchen at that time.
“Jeez, Max look out!”
Michael took a deep breath and waved his hand at it, and the flames went out.
“What the hell was that Maxwell?”
Max stuttered for a moment.
“ I…I don’t know. I went to put the fire out but instead of putting it out, it just made it bigger. I just don’t understand what happened.
Maria then spoke up.
“Well we can look on the bright side no one got hurt.”
***

Brad let out a breath as he pressed himself again the wall of the apartment. He had almost screwed that up. So maybe he wasn’t so good at this gift yet. At least not like he thought he was. But then there was Tess, apart of him had been distracted because of her.
“You idiot! Come on Brad man. You’ve got to get yourself together. You know that your brother is coming after you. So just how are you going to fix this?”
Brad peeked back through the window. Liz was scraping what was left of the egg into the trash. And Tess surprisingly was still a sleep. He then took in even breaths and then closed his eyes and concentrated on Tess.
That is until he could picture Tess in his minds eye. Before he knew it he was walking through a door. Brad had just stepped into Tess mind. She seemed to be fighting with herself over two guys. The one looked like Max, but the other he had never seen before. So Brad searched her mind until he found his answer.
“Kyle. Uh.”
Brad then focused his energy to project an image of himself in to her mind.
'Maybe.' He thought to himself.
'Maybe now she’ll stop thinking about them and start thinking about me. About our future and us, and the family we can have together.' ***

Isabel smiled as she rolled over in bed. Alex looked so peaceful lying there asleep. And there were moments where she felt like all of this was right. Then her eyes would catch his protruding stomach.
“Oh Alex, I love you so much. All of this feels right accept that you’re the one carrying our child, our baby and not me.”
“Don’t worry Iz everything will work out I promise you.”
Isabel jumped at the sound of Alex’s voice.
“Oh god Alex, you scared me.”
Alex reached over and took her left hand. And brought it up to his lips and kissed it.
“Sorry. You know I love you right?”
“Yes of course I do. So how are you this morning?”
Alex smiled at her.
“I’m peachy, and ready for another day of bodily changes.”
Alex then leaned over and brought his lips to Isabel’s.
Breathless Isabel whispers something to Alex.
“ I love you Alex Whitman with all my heart.”
TBC

[BrieCrow17]

*** Part 20 ***


Alex stretched and then rolled out of bed. Part of him couldn’t even figure out why he even bothered to move at all. It wasn’t like he was going anywhere any time soon. He walked over to his closet and pulled out an overly large pair of tan kakis and an ex-large T-shirt. Then continue to make his way down the stairs.
Once down the steps Alex made his way to the kitchen. To find Isabel sitting at the table, flipping through a magazine. Alex mumbled to her as he made his way to the fridge.
“Morning, Isabel.” He then yawns.
“Morning, Alex how are you feeling this morning?”
“Pretty good, except that I’m still pregnant; other then that same old, same old.”
Isabel looks up from her reading.
“Oh by the way Liz, Maria, and I are going shopping today are you going to be okay?”
Alex walks over to Isabel and gives her a kiss.
“I’ll be fine Iz, how much trouble could I get into?”
Isabel gets up and goes to the refrigerator, and pulls out an apple. She then turns to face Alex.
“Well, to be on the safe side I asked Michael if he would stay here with you.”
Alex’s face fell.
“Isabel, you got to be kidding me.”
Isabel glares over at him.
“No, I’m not. Why what’s wrong with Michael staying with you?”
“Ever since they gotten here him and Max have been acting weird around me.”
“Weird, how Alex?”
“Like it’s their fault this happen to me. And I try to tell them that I don’t blame them. But I think, that they think that I blame them.”
Isabel looked over at him and asked.
“Do you blame them?”
“No, I don’t them, and I don’t blame you!”
“Then who Alex?”
Alex wanted to cry and scream at the same time.
“We’ve been through this. I blame HER! You know Tess, this is all her fault.”
“Alex.”
Alex had left the kitchen and went into the living room. He looked for the TV remote and turned it on. Alex then made himself comfortable in one of the reclining chairs.
***

Michael yawned as he as he reached inside the closet for a shirt. He pulled out a white shirt with red stripes on it. And then pulled on a pair of jeans. Michael then went to go lay down on the bed again. Maria no longer lay in bed with him. She had left and went to town with Max and Liz. Which had been fine with him, because he had gotten to sleep more.
Earlier on that morning Isabel had asked him if he could hang out with Alex for a little bit. In which Michael had said that it was okay with him. He let out a breath of air.
“Yeah, its fine with me I mean what else am I going to do here in Clovis?”
A few minutes later Michael heard Isabel yell up the stairs at him.
“Michael, are you up yet. Come on and roll on out! Maria and Liz will be back soon.”
Michael let out the air he had been holding in.
“Alright I’m already up. Okay so lay off Isabel!”
***

A few minutes later Maria enters into the bedroom. She then crawls across the bed to lean over Michael.
“So you’re up huh? It doesn’t look that way to me.”
“Maria your back!”
“Uh huh.”
She then gets to the point where she is almost straddling him. She then leans in for a kiss. Michael’s lips press against hers as they kissed. Maria then pulled out of the kiss.
“Oh, Max is out front in the Jeep. If you hurry you can get out of having to stay with Alex. But you better move fast, if Isabel sees you know she’ll try to stop you.
“What? I thought you guys were going to go out and do a girl thing.”
“We were but me and Liz felt sorry for you.”
Michael looked at her.
“How did you do that?”
Maria just smiled at him.”
“Liz and me stopped by the bookstore. And we found a book on Lamaze breathing and stuff, she down stairs right now reading it.”
Michael jumped off the bed. And ran out of the room. Maria yelled after him.
“Hey, what about me?”
Michael then slid back into the room and gave her a quick kiss on the lips.
“Thanks, you’re the best.”
He then ran back out the room.
Maria smiled after him.
“Don’t I know it, and he’s putty in my hands.”
***

Michael took the last four steps in one leap. He then glanced in the kitchen. Isabel had her back to him. He then made a B-line for the front door. Just as he opened the door he knew Isabel was coming.
“Michael Guerin! Where do you think your going?”
Michael looked over at Liz for help she had been sitting in the living room with Alex. All Liz could do was shrug her shoulders.
“Um…you see Isabel. There was this thing that Max and me were supposed to do today. So we’re going to go do it now.”
“But the other day you told me that you didn’t have anything to do.”
“Well see I had forgotten about it. And I just remembered a second ago. So see ya.”
He then ran out the door slam it behind him.
Isabel went after him.
Michael jumped into the passenger’s seat not even worrying about opening the door.
“Michael!”
Max looked over at Michael as he pulled on his seatbelt.
“Floor it Maxwell!”
Isabel watched as the Jeep sped out of sight.
She then turned toward Liz and Maria.
“You two had something to do with this didn’t you?
Liz and Maria looked at each other, then looked back at Isabel. Maria spoke up first.
“No. Why would we have anything to do with what Max and Michael do?”
Isabel took in a breath.
“Well, for one thing, why wouldn’t you?”
Liz looked over at Isabel.
“Oh, come on Isabel. It’ll give us some time alone with Alex.”
Maria spoke up first.
“Yeah look at the bright side. We can try out some of that La maze stuff out with Alex. I mean he does kind of need to learn it right?”
***

Alex walked into the kitchen and picked up the book, which was lying on the table. The title read: Quick Easy Steps to La maze. Alex almost laughed to himself. He then headed toward the open front door.
“Hey Isabel, what’s this?”
Isabel turned to see what Alex was talking about. Once she got a good look at it, she could see that he was hold the Lamaze book that Liz and Maria had brought home.
“It’s nothing Alex it just a book I’ve been reading.”
Alex frowned at her.
“No it’s not. It’s brand new.”
“Alex, how can you possibly tell that?”
“Well, for one thing the price tag is still on it.”
Isabel tried not to blush as she looked over at Maria & Liz.
“Oh is it. I could have sworn that I took it off.”
You guys were planning to do some of this stuff weren’t you?”
All three girls answer together.
“NO!”
Alex then took this as his time to leave; with Isabel and his two friends chasing after him.
“Alex, come on give it a chance.”
“No, Maria, No Liz, and yet again NO. I can’t believe this.”
Isabel then got an idea of what Alex was going to do.
Alex had to admit to himself that going down the stairs was easy. But going up them was getting harder he was starting to feel like the engine that could and it wasn’t a good feeling. He was almost to the top step and he could hear himself gasping for air.
Isabel could hear it to.
“Alex are you okay?”
Maria and Liz could both see that she was worried. Isabel then saw Alex teeter at the top of the stairs.
“Oh, my god Alex!”
TBC