***Part 21***
Once Alex reached the top of the stairs he could breathe a lot better, which made him feel a lot better. Isabel rushed up the rest of the steps to get to Alex.
“Alex are you okay?”
Alex tried to smile at Isabel but he was still a little winded.
“I’m…fine…Isabel. I just got a little winded that’s all. Okay so take it easy Iz.”
Isabel just looked at him for a minute.
“Okay, if you say you’re okay, I’ll believe you.”
Liz and Maria made it up after Isabel.
Maria rushed over to Alex.
“Is he ok? Is he breathing?”
Alex tried to hold back a laugh, so he could answer her.
“Yes, Maria I’m still breathing.”
Maria let out a sigh.
“Oh thank god.”
Isabel looked over at Liz and asked.
“What just happened here?”
But before Liz could answer Alex cut her off.
“It’s okay Isabel the baby just moved and was pushing up against my lungs.”
Isabel, Liz, Maria just stared at Alex as he headed toward his and Isabel’s bedroom. Isabel started to ask him something but he beat her to the punch.”
“Alex how did you…?”
“Well I’ve had plenty of time to do some reading.”
“Oh.”
***
Logan drove his black Dodge Dakota quad cab down the road as he headed for Clovis. He knew that’s where he would find his twin brother. Logan also knew that he and Kimberly would have to help him fix the mess he had made. Kimberly looked over at Logan who was in deep thought.
“Logan. Do you really think that someone is pregnant because of Brad?”
“Yes, Kim I do. My brother is so hell bent on making this Tess girl his. Sometimes I don’t think he knows that his powers can effect others around him.”
Kim looked over at Logan. Then she looked back out the windshield.
“Logan, you don’t think that the baby is Brad’s do you?”
“No…I mean it could…I really don’t know. We just have to find Brad and this Alex girl. And fix it before anybody knows we're here.”
Logan looked at the speed limit. It said 55 he was going 62. He just prayed that he wouldn’t get caught.
***
Tess looked around the room of the Motel 6 that she was in. She kind of knew where she was at, but not how she had got there. Tess looked around the room as she sat herself up in the bed. She then started to get out of bed, when she noticed her own nakedness. She looked around the room but couldn't find her clothes. She reached for the sheet and wrapped it around herself. As she started across the room, it started to pitch back and forth. That’s when she fell over something. Once she had pulled herself back up on her shaky feet, glanced down to see what she had fallen over. Four black cherry wine cooler bottles lay on the floor across from the bed.
Tess’s stomach did a flip as a wave of nausea came over her. She made it to the toilet bowl just in time to rid her body of all the contents from last night. Once her stomach was empty Tess made her away to the sink to wash her face off. She then when to the closet and opened it. She then pulled out a baby blue silk shirt, and put it on, it felt good against her skin. Once the shirt was buttoned she pulled the collar around her neck and took in the smell of the cologne.
“Hmmm. Tommy Hill. I’ve smelled this before.”
Tess then looked over at the chair in the room. A blanket lay crumbled in front of it. She then made her way back to the bathroom to find something to dull the pressure in her head.
Brad made it to his motel room door. He fumbled with the bags in his arms as he reached into his pocket for his keys. Brad then turned the key in the lock as the door popped open. He made his way inside and over to the bed where he sat down the two bags. Then made his way back to shut the door, just then Tess came out of the bathroom just as he turned around.
“Oh, hey your up I see. So how are you feeling this morning?”
Tess just looked at him for a minute.
“Better I guess.”
“Well, that’s good. I went to McDonald’s and brought back some breakfast. That is if you want anything to eat.”
There was no answer from Tess for a moment then she broke the silence.
“Okay, Who are you? How did I get here? And where the hell are my clothes.”
***
Liz was seated on the floor beside Alex. Isabel held the book on Lamaze breathing in front of her. Alex then looked over at the women around him.
“Just to let you know. I’m not to happy about this.”
He looked over at Liz as she stuffed a pillow into the front of her shirt.
“Liz what are you doing?”
Liz looked at him and smiled.
“You didn’t think we would make you do this by yourself did you? Besides I think it gives off a good affect.”
Isabel then started to read the pages of the book out loud. A few giggles were given out around the room in that moment. Maria broke into the laughing of pure enjoyment with her words.
“Okay, it’s not like I care or anything but have you guys seen Tess day”
Isabel looked at her and shook her head.
“No not since yesterday evening.”
“And you’re not worried about her?”
“Tess is a big girl I’m sure she can take care of herself.”
Isabel then glanced over at Alex. She knew that Tess was still a sore subject with him.
***
Brad took a slow step over toward the bed. He held his hands out in front of himself.
“Hey, take it easy. I’m Brad remember we meet the other day. And I’m not trying to hurt you I was trying to help you.”
Tess looked at him and cocked her head to the side, and said.
“What?”
“Okay, I can explain it to you. We ran into each other last night. But you probably wouldn’t remember, because you were wasted.”
Tess shook her head and said, “Okay but where are my clothes?”
Brad took in a breath.
“It poured down last night. When I found you, you were soaked clear to the bone. And you were working on your last wine cooler bottle.
He took in another breath.
“So early this morning I took your clothes to the laundry mat that’s five blocks away. So if you want to curse at, me or something go right on ahead.”
Brad then picked up one of the bags and handed to Tess. She looked down into the bag she saw her clothes. All fresh and dry.”
“I…I mean…thank you.”
Brad’s brown eyes, burned into her blue eyes as he spoke.
“Your welcome.”
Tess then walked into the bathroom to change into her clothes.
Brad sat down at the small table to eat his EggMc Muffin. A few minutes later Tess merged from the bathroom in her now clean and dry clothes on. Brad slowly looked up from his breakfast, to see the beautiful thing standing in front of him. Tess was dressed in a lime green bra tank, and a pair of faded Levis jeans, along with a pair of brown sandals.
Tess looked over at him.
“Well I guess I should thank you again, and say I’m sorry.”
Brad looked at her with a confused look on his face.
“You’re sorry for what?”
Tess sighed.
“For being a complete and total jerk.”
Brad looked at her and smiled.
“Well in that case I forgive you.”
Tess looked down at the food on the table her stomach growled with hunger. Tess leaned in front of Brad for a muffin. That’s when Brad’s lips touched hers’ Tess leaned into the kiss just a little, and then she pulled away.
“I really need to be going now. My friends are probably worried about me.”
Which both of them knew was not true.
“Well, maybe we can see each other again soon?”
Tess nodded and headed for the door. Then she was gone from his sight, but not his mind.
TBC
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"It revovles around Michael."- Max
"That's a fact."- Michael
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***Part 22***
Author’s note- Two more weeks have passed putting Alex in weeks 24 and 25
Alex rolled over in bed and looked at the clock on his bed stand. The clock read 8:30am. Alex started to sit up and put his feet on the floor, but to his dismay Alex noticed that he was starting to lose sight of his feet. He leaned against the bed
“This is never going to get easier is it?”
Alex then had to lean against the bed to get himself up on his feet. He then made his way to the bathroom to pee. Once done Alex slowly started to make it to his closet to dress himself.
A half an hour to an hour later Alex started to make his way down stairs. The house was quiet everyone seemed to be out and about this morning. Then Alex remembered that Isabel had started to get up early to jog. But how she had got Max, Liz, and Maria to go with her he had no idea.
But then he remembered that Michael was still up stairs in bed.
Alex decided that he’d eat some cereal this morning and got out a box frosted mini chexs. He poured himself a bowl and then headed to the fridge for the milk. Alex had poured on some milk when he heard Michael coming down the stairs.
Michael yawned as he made his way to the kitchen. Once he entered the kitchen he stopped and stared at Alex.
“Alex, what are you doing?”
Alex looked toward Michael, and answered.
“I’m eating breakfast what do you think I’m doing.”
Michael couldn’t help the grin that spread across his face as he laughed. Alex looked at him with confused eyes.
“What’s so funny?”
“Alex, let me ask you a question. Do you know what you’ve been drinking for the last five minutes or more?”
“Yeah, orange juice.”
Alex went to show Michael his glass, but as he went to lift it up he saw that it wasn’t a glass at all, but a bottle of Tabasco sauce.
“Oh, man.”
Alex looked over at Michael.
“I’m glad you find this so funny.”
***
Before Tess knew it she found herself standing in front on Brad’s motel room. She had no idea why she was there, but she knocked on the door anyway, a few seconds later Brad opened the door.
“Tess? What are you doing here?”
She didn’t say a word to him. Before Brad could say anything; her lips where pressed against his. That’s when he could taste it in his mouth. Brad pulled his lips away from hers’.
Tess looked at him questioning eyes. She went to kiss him again.
“Tess, stop! This isn’t you. You’ve been drinking.”
“What if I have?”
“It’s not you, that’s what.”
Tess looked at Brad with glazed over eyes.
“You know what Brad I don’t care I just don’t want to feel anything right now.”
Brad tried not to show pity in his eyes, but he just could help it if it showed. He knew what she felt like. He’d been there a few times himself. I twas feeling like you didn’t belong. But you longed to belong somewhere, anywhere or with any body. Maybe this is what he had been waiting for. Hell, why not take her to bed tonight and make her forget all about Max Evans? If he had to he’d make her his tonight. So she’d be his forever.
***
TBC
This is all that I have typed for now but there is more to come.
Author’s note- Two more weeks have passed putting Alex in weeks 24 and 25
Alex rolled over in bed and looked at the clock on his bed stand. The clock read 8:30am. Alex started to sit up and put his feet on the floor, but to his dismay Alex noticed that he was starting to lose sight of his feet. He leaned against the bed
“This is never going to get easier is it?”
Alex then had to lean against the bed to get himself up on his feet. He then made his way to the bathroom to pee. Once done Alex slowly started to make it to his closet to dress himself.
A half an hour to an hour later Alex started to make his way down stairs. The house was quiet everyone seemed to be out and about this morning. Then Alex remembered that Isabel had started to get up early to jog. But how she had got Max, Liz, and Maria to go with her he had no idea.
But then he remembered that Michael was still up stairs in bed.
Alex decided that he’d eat some cereal this morning and got out a box frosted mini chexs. He poured himself a bowl and then headed to the fridge for the milk. Alex had poured on some milk when he heard Michael coming down the stairs.
Michael yawned as he made his way to the kitchen. Once he entered the kitchen he stopped and stared at Alex.
“Alex, what are you doing?”
Alex looked toward Michael, and answered.
“I’m eating breakfast what do you think I’m doing.”
Michael couldn’t help the grin that spread across his face as he laughed. Alex looked at him with confused eyes.
“What’s so funny?”
“Alex, let me ask you a question. Do you know what you’ve been drinking for the last five minutes or more?”
“Yeah, orange juice.”
Alex went to show Michael his glass, but as he went to lift it up he saw that it wasn’t a glass at all, but a bottle of Tabasco sauce.
“Oh, man.”
Alex looked over at Michael.
“I’m glad you find this so funny.”
***
Before Tess knew it she found herself standing in front on Brad’s motel room. She had no idea why she was there, but she knocked on the door anyway, a few seconds later Brad opened the door.
“Tess? What are you doing here?”
She didn’t say a word to him. Before Brad could say anything; her lips where pressed against his. That’s when he could taste it in his mouth. Brad pulled his lips away from hers’.
Tess looked at him questioning eyes. She went to kiss him again.
“Tess, stop! This isn’t you. You’ve been drinking.”
“What if I have?”
“It’s not you, that’s what.”
Tess looked at Brad with glazed over eyes.
“You know what Brad I don’t care I just don’t want to feel anything right now.”
Brad tried not to show pity in his eyes, but he just could help it if it showed. He knew what she felt like. He’d been there a few times himself. I twas feeling like you didn’t belong. But you longed to belong somewhere, anywhere or with any body. Maybe this is what he had been waiting for. Hell, why not take her to bed tonight and make her forget all about Max Evans? If he had to he’d make her his tonight. So she’d be his forever.
***
TBC
This is all that I have typed for now but there is more to come.
**Brie** Candygirl, Stargazer, Pixiegirl, Loner, Doner, Dreamer,Healer
"The whole world doesn't revovle around you." - Isabel
"It revovles around Michael."- Max
"That's a fact."- Michael
"The whole world doesn't revovle around you." - Isabel
"It revovles around Michael."- Max
"That's a fact."- Michael
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A big thanks to Katydid, and Chanks_girl for reading the story. I hope I can pull more readers in, in the future.
Disclaimer: I own none of the Characters of Roswell.
Claimer: I do own the baby Alex is carrying as well as Brad, Logan, Kimberly, Reece and Cora.
A/N: I don't own the song in this Part it is Wanna' Be A Martyr by Full Devil Jacket
***Part 23***
Author’s Note2- Alex has reach week 32, which is his seventh month.
Alex knew that the fact that he was now putting sugar and Tabasco sauce on his foods; when Isabel and the others weren’t looking should have been freaking him out. The first time he had did it, it had but now it just seemed to be a normal thing to do. Not to mention that he was just too tired right now to care either.
A yawn escaped from Alex as, he headed out of the kitchen; junior had chosen to be quiet during the day and active at night.
“Alright little guy, I think I’m going to take your quiet time as the perfect time to catch a few winks myself.”
As he slowly started up the stairs Alex stopped half way up the steps. There was some slight pressure on his abdominal wall.
“Hey Alex, are you okay man?”
Alex looked over at Michael as he answered him.
“Me, yeah I’m fine, I’m just a little tired I think I’m going to go take a nap.”
“Alright man, tell me if you need anything.”
“Yeah, sure,” was Alex’s only response as he continued up the stairs.
Maria winced as her cell phone started to ring.
“Oh no, not now.”
Liz looked over at Maria with concern written on her face.
“Maria, who is it? Is it your mom?”
“No believe it or not lying to my mother is becoming easier; lying to Noel Deluca not so easy to do.”
Liz’s brown eyes widened when she heard the name.
“Noel, as in your cousin Noel?”
Maria put on the biggest smile that she could muster.
“Noel, my chica, how are you. So how are things? Oh really wow that’s great. Well I’m not home at the moment. Oh so you’ve talked to my mom. Well actually that’s not a good idea, see we… You’re in Clovis like…like right now, oh well that’s great got to go bye.”
After hanging up the phone, Maria turned panicked eyes to Liz, Isabel and Max.
“Oh my god, Noel is in Clovis. She’s…she’s like a blood hound we have to hide Alex.”
Isabel couldn’t believe what she was hearing.
“Wasn’t the whole reason for us coming hear was to hide Alex?”
Max glanced into the back of the jeep at Isabel.
“Don’t worry Izzie; Alex is going to be just fine, I promise.”
******
Just when Brad was about to lay Tess down into his bed, a strange feeling over came him. This feeling wasn’t just coming from his brother Logan, but from someone else who was very familiar to him. Then an image of a young woman with brown hair and green eyes flashes inside his mind.
“Noel.”
“Did you say something Brad?”
At hearing Tess’s voice, he was brought back into reality.
“What no, I didn’t say anything.”
At first when he had set out to find Tess, everything seemed to be perfect. Now with Noel so close it didn’t seem so right. When Noel was around he could so identify with Max Evans. It was like he was cheating on her and they were just friends.
“We can’t do this Tess, I thought we could but we can’t it just isn’t right moment.”
Then all of a sudden a voice sounded inside of his head; causing Brad to grab the sides of his head in pain.
‘So I see that you have found her. Now don’t tell me that you were going to go ahead and take her. Maybe I should pay your human friend a little visit.’
‘No Reece, leave Noel out of this.’
‘Why are you being so protective? I thought it was Tess that you desired. Don’t tell me that you want both of them, it’s a little greedy of you don’t you think?’
‘You’re one to speak, Reece…’
Tess, watching Brad with his eyes closed, cocked her head to the side, her whole body humming with more than just alcohol now. There was power crackling through the small room, bouncing off of the walls and converging in the middle of the bed.
Eyeing the body above her own with drunk-induced eyes, Tess’s fuzzy mind slowly started to piece together what she was feeling; a large amount of alien energy was being used, and it was being used very close by.
‘What…’ Tess thought hazily, confused as she watched Brad’s angered profile. How could some lowly human being be emitting alien energy??!!
Tess then realized that Brad wasn’t only angry but he was in pain; but why what was going on. Brad was a normal human right so why was she getting this feeling and why was Brad hurting?
‘Logan is looking for you for. You better hope he finds you before I do. I told you that I would bring Tess to you and I meant it. However you couldn’t wait you just had to take it into your own hands. Now look at the mess you’ve made.’
Tess screamed as Brad suddenly shot across the room and slammed into the far wall. Blue-green energy crackling and popping all around him, Tess’s blue eyes widened at seeing this she knew what this was she had seen it before.
‘Oh my god Brad Schupp is an alien too. We really aren’t alone there really are others like us.’
Using her now drugged limps, Tess made her way over to Brad. Tess brought a hand up slowly to brush a strand of his dark hair out of his face. Tess’s eyes then fell on his lips as he lay slumped against the wall. She wasn’t aware that she was doing it until she felt his lips against her own. Tess Harding was kissing someone who wasn’t Max Evans.
“Brad can you hear me. Are you all right Brad answer me.”
*********
*If I am changing
Maybe I'm growing into a version
Of the sewer Christ picture show
Maybe it's stupid
Maybe it's nothing
Maybe this something
Just won't go away*
Noel couldn’t help but think of her cousin Maria, it had been three years since she had seen her. She felt kind of bad for leaving then again; she didn’t have a choice back then. Now she’d have Maria and her Aunt Amy, they were the only blood relatives she had left. It was true that she had other friends, but Kimberly, Logan and Brad had been her first friends after she left Roswell.
*I'm not a liar
And I'm not a martyr
I'm just trying
Not to get thrown away*
If there was one thing that Noel was sure of it was the fact that Maria and her taste were completely different. She let the sound of the rock music rush over her. This summer was going to be a new beginning away from her step-brother, Steven.
“Well I guess after my stop here in Clovis, its hello Roswell, New Mexico again. I never thought I’d ever see that place again.”
Noel’s old lime green 92’ Chevy truck continued to rumble onward down the road. Her long wavy brown hair whipped in the wind as the truck moved.
*How does it feel?
I feel so alone
How does it feel?
I feel so cold*
“Sorry, Maria I hope you don’t think I’m the same girl that left Roswell three years ago. A lot of things happened and I mean a lot of things have happened.”
*Maybe it's stupid
Maybe it's nothing
Maybe this something
Just won't go away*
**********************
Brad moaned slightly as he started to open his eyes. His body ached from being thrown, feeling something warm beside him he looked over to find Tess asleep beside him. As he lifted his head up to look around his room, he found his twin brother’s deep dark orbs staring straight through him.
“Way to go little brother, now he’s comings. You just keep on making messes for me to clean up.”
Logan then jerked a thumb toward Tess.
“Well, what are you going to do about her? Since Reece is on his way I guess the two of you can clean up your first mess.”
Logan then sighed as he looked at his brother.
“Kimberly and I have to go find Cora; she’s on the move again, this time back toward Roswell.”
Considering that they lived in Portales which was just outside of Clovis. Brad knew that this was a big deal. Doing his best not to a wake up Tess who lay asleep on the floor beside him; Brad stood up.
“I know Reece, is on his way he paid my brain a visit a little while ago. He threatened Noel she’s been a good friend to the three of us. So you’re just going to leave me here with him?”
Brad’s eyes were almost pleading with his brother’s.
“I don’t have more then one mess, Tess was really drunk last night. You know what alcohol does to everyone of us if we drink it. She was really hammered even if she did see something there is no way that she will remember it when she wakes up.”
Brad then had a flash about something he and Tess talked about the night before.
//Flashback//
“You know Brad there’s something I have to tell you. You’re really cute did you know that I think it’s the goat-tee. I know you have your secrets I guess, I can’t get mad at you, you know.”
Brad raised an eyebrow up at Tess.
“Tess you’re drunk you don’t know what you’re saying.”
Tess giggled a little as she fell into Brad.
“No, I’m not drunk because I’ve never been there.”
Brad caught her in his arms and then started to take her over to one of the small chairs in his room.
“Come on Tess, why don’t you sit down a minute.”
“You know Brad; I wouldn’t even be in Clovis if it hadn’t been for Alex getting pregnant. He did Alex is pregnant, how weird is that?”
Brad was speechless at what he had heard; the Alex he was looking for was really a guy how did that happen?
‘The girl in the house was supposed to get pregnant not the guy. Oh Crap, if Logan finds out I’m as good as dead; because we’ll have to let him know about it.’
//End of Flashback//
“Wait Logan, I found out that there is more too it. Tess told me that the Alex that we’re looking for isn’t a girl but a guy. This has never happened before; when the time comes I’m going to need you. There is no way that the four of them will know what to do.”
“Brad I have new orders, I have to follow them. I broke the rules enough when I fell in love with Kimberly.”
“It’s quite all right Logan, no one can help who they fall for that is our one weakness that makes us stronger.”
The Schupp twins jumped at the sound of the very familiar voice.
“Reece.”
Logan and Brad spoke in unison.
Brad then watched as Reece walked over to Tess. He then waved his hand at her and she disappeared; Brad’s honey chocolate orbs widened in surprise.
“Reece what did you do?”
Reece just smirked at Brad before speaking.
“Relax, would ya. She’s safe and asleep in a bed over at the Bakers, or that is at least what Isabel has put on the lease of that little house of theirs.”
Reece then just let himself drop down in a chair as he stared at Brad, with his brown pools.
“Well Bradley, this is some pickle you have gotten us into. I haven’t planned on ever coming face to face with my little brother, but I guess things have changed.”
Reece’s gaze then moved to Logan.
“You and Kim go find Cora and tell her that playtime is over. I’m going to need her skills. Take Bradley with you Cora always had a soft spot for him.”
“Wait I minute you’re making me go with them. Then what are you doing to do?”
“I, my friend, am going to keep an eye on things here. After all if I’m correct Alex is now seven months along, his body won’t be able to cope with the strain to much longer. I’ll have to see what I can do to make him more comfortable till you get back.”
******
Isabel was the first one to rush into the house, seeing Michael stretched out on the couch watching TV. She barked an order at him.
“Michael, get up now and go up stairs with Alex.”
Michael gave Isabel a confused look before asking.
“What the hell for? He’s asleep so why do I need to go upstairs with him?”
“Just do it, Michael.”
Michael just glared back at Isabel.
“No, not till you tell me what the hell is going on here.”
Just then Maria ran into the room.
“She needs you to do it while we stall my cousin Noel. I’m not even sure how she found us but she’s on her way here.”
Michael stared at Maria in disbelief at first.
“What, you have got to be kidding me.”
“I wish, I were but my cousin is like a bloodhound. Don’t worry I’ll say hi and then send her on her way.”
Max and Liz were now standing in the doorway to the living room together, their fingers were intertwined. Just then the rumble of Noel’s truck could be heard.
“Oh my god, she’s here.”
Isabel narrowed her eyes at Michael, before huffing at him.
“Fine, I’ll go up stairs with Alex. Just make sure you get rid of her Maria.”
Michael watched as Isabel jogged up the stairs, and Maria started for the door just as Noel was about to knock. Maria had everything she wanted to say planned out in her mind; but she didn’t get a chance to say it the way she had planned.
Pulling the door open, Maria started to talk.
“Noel, honey so nice to see you…”
She words trailed off once she caught the sight of the side of her cousin’s face.
“My god, Noel what happened to the side of your face? Who did this to you; it wasn’t your dad was it?”
Forgetting all about getting rid of her cousin Maria reached out to inspect Noel’s face. She pulled her hand back when one of her fingers brushed Noel’s left cheek making her wince.
“Oh, sorry.”
“Its fine and no it wasn’t my dad, it was my step-brother Steven. My dad and step-mom died in a car accident four months ago. I was the only survivor though no one knows why; oh and trust me; my father would have made sure my face wasn’t in Steven’s way.”
Noel continued to watch the way Maria was standing in the door. Her bright blue aura had yellow blotches through it, telling Noel that Maria was nervous.
“What’s up Mari girl, are you hiding aliens in there with you?”
Maria froze at hearing Noel’s question as did Max, Michael and Liz.
“What, aliens don’t be silly, aliens don’t exist.”
Maria did her best to laugh off her cousin’s question.
“Aliens, yeah that’s a good one.”
Noel laughed along with her cousin.
“It’s not like Liz is a big shot scientist, and you guys have a pregnant guy hiding inside.”
Noel continued to laugh at her own joke before Maria joined her.
“A pregnant guy that’s an even better one, Noel.”
Noel was sure now that Maria was hiding something. The blue that was her aura was now streaked with more yellow. Noel then sighed as she looked at her cousin.
“I didn’t come here, to push myself on you. I just missed you. I’m in town here visiting a friend from school, so while I was hear I thought I’d tell you that I’d be moving into an apartment in, Roswell. At least until all the fine lines have been dotted having to do with the restraining order against Steven is filed.”
Noel then turned to leave.
“I’ll be seeing you Maria.”
She wouldn’t break in front of Maria. She just couldn’t, Maria had her reasons for not inviting her inside and she wasn’t going to push it.
“It’s been good to see you, but I’ve come at a bad time. So I’m going to go now.”
Maria noticed how Noel flinched when she hugged her.
“I’m so sorry Noel, for everything that has happened to you. Nobody deserves this especially not you.”
“Its fine Maria really, it wasn’t your hand that my face got in the way of.”
However, there was no stopping the flow of tears as she headed back to her truck. After everything she had been through Noel had thought that there was no way that she could cry any more.
Maria stood in the doorway hugging her-self, when Michael came up behind her and put his arms around her and kissed the top of her head.
“I know you wanted to let her inside, but with us having to protect Alex its kind of impossible; but she shouldn’t be alone, you should go and sit with her I’ll call you if something happens.”
Just as the rumble of Noel’s lime green truck was heard. Maria looked up at Michael and smiled.
“Sometimes space boy, you have a heart of gold and that’s why I love you.”
She kissed him on the lips, before running out the door, to stop her cousin from leaving.
“Penny, wait a minute.”
*************
Max walked over to Michael.
“Hey, you okay?”
“Yeah, I’m fine Maxwell. I just had the calmest feeling wash over me when she showed up. I can’t really explain it.”
Michael then turned to look at Max for a moment.
“She has the same bright green eyes as Maria and someone is hitting her. She’s Maria family, when I looked and saw her eyes it was like looking into Maria’s.”
Michael had moved from the couch and had been standing behind the door, where he had got a look at the large dark bruise on the left side of her face as well as the crack on her lip.
“I could have done something to stop Hank from hitting me, but I didn’t I had the power but I didn’t use it. Maria’s cousin is just human and she has a step-brother who is beating her, its not right Max.”
At that moment Max was unsure of what to say what could he say?
************
Leaning back in an over stuffed chair, Reece concentrated as he closed his eyes and slowed his breathing a little. Using what he knew about the houses in the area, Reece focused all his energy in finding Alex. Within minutes he found himself in a bed room, a young man lay in the bed asleep. Seeing the tight roundness under the sheet, Reece had to guess that this was the Alex he was looking for.
Just then a sound came from the right, someone was in the bathroom. He was going to have to move fast if he was going to do this.
‘Okay Reece, time to see how much you, learned in your health classes not to mention Child Development.’
Reece stared at Alex’s stomach until he could see through it enough to see the area that was holding the child.
‘Ok kido, you’re human but you not all human. Or you wouldn’t be able to live where you are.’
There was amniotic sac that the baby was inside. How that had happened was way too weird even for an alien to understand.
‘Ok, now its time to see, if I can add the elasticity that a woman’s uterus has; to this guy’s abdomen.’
Just then the door to the bathroom started to turn.
‘Damn, I hope that work.’
********************
Reece’s eyes snapped open; sweat was beaded across his forehead. He’s once slow breathing was now labor.
“That was close I just hope that works for a little bit at least. There is no way to help out now without them wondering what is going on; we’re going to have to show ourselves.”
Reece was sure that he had at least given him at least three more weeks. It would have been better for the baby if he had given him five more weeks; but it wouldn’t have made it easier for Alex. It was then that a memory had come back to him.
It had been four months ago, four months it was hard for him to believe it wasn’t something that he wanted to remember; but it was there.
Four months ago:
He was supposed to be meeting up with Noel and her parents at the salsa café for dinner. It started to rain, he knew he was going to get soaked on his bike but he didn’t care.
After way up the road he had seen a car skid and then to flip over on its top before rolling to a stop. Bringing his motorcycle to a stop, Reece had jumped off his bike. As he came closer to the car was when he had recognized the Blue BMW. Seeing the car he had started to run to its side.
“Noel, oh god Noel, can you hear me?”
Sliding down on his knees on the rain soaked road. Reece placed his right hand in front of the back window until the glass shattered outward, towards him.
Looking in the window he could see Noel’s green eyes looking over at him; blood was staining the right side of her face, pieces of glass where embedded everywhere in here body. What had startled Brad the most was piece of bent metal that had pierced her body.
“Hold on Noel, just stay with me all right.”
“What about…my parents?”
Reece didn’t even have to look to know that it was impossible that her parents were alive. He had to focus on her right now she was dying. Greg and Sherry Deluca were already gone.
“Hey Pen, Pen, I need you to look at me ok. You’re my lucky penny remember so you need to stay with me.”
He needed to get closer to her, in order to dissolve the metal and then heal her wound. Without giving it another thought, Reece crawled half way through the broken window. Wrapped his fingers around the metal and watched as the metal dissolved in his hand. He smelled gasoline; Reece knew he was going to have to get Noel out of the car fast. He had to look away as Noel coughed up blood.
“Come on, I’m going to get you out of here.”
Pulling her from the wreck, Reece then scooped Noel up into his arms as he started to run to safety.
Our Memories are sometimes keys to our futures.
TBC……
Disclaimer: I own none of the Characters of Roswell.
Claimer: I do own the baby Alex is carrying as well as Brad, Logan, Kimberly, Reece and Cora.
A/N: I don't own the song in this Part it is Wanna' Be A Martyr by Full Devil Jacket
***Part 23***
Author’s Note2- Alex has reach week 32, which is his seventh month.
Alex knew that the fact that he was now putting sugar and Tabasco sauce on his foods; when Isabel and the others weren’t looking should have been freaking him out. The first time he had did it, it had but now it just seemed to be a normal thing to do. Not to mention that he was just too tired right now to care either.
A yawn escaped from Alex as, he headed out of the kitchen; junior had chosen to be quiet during the day and active at night.
“Alright little guy, I think I’m going to take your quiet time as the perfect time to catch a few winks myself.”
As he slowly started up the stairs Alex stopped half way up the steps. There was some slight pressure on his abdominal wall.
“Hey Alex, are you okay man?”
Alex looked over at Michael as he answered him.
“Me, yeah I’m fine, I’m just a little tired I think I’m going to go take a nap.”
“Alright man, tell me if you need anything.”
“Yeah, sure,” was Alex’s only response as he continued up the stairs.
Maria winced as her cell phone started to ring.
“Oh no, not now.”
Liz looked over at Maria with concern written on her face.
“Maria, who is it? Is it your mom?”
“No believe it or not lying to my mother is becoming easier; lying to Noel Deluca not so easy to do.”
Liz’s brown eyes widened when she heard the name.
“Noel, as in your cousin Noel?”
Maria put on the biggest smile that she could muster.
“Noel, my chica, how are you. So how are things? Oh really wow that’s great. Well I’m not home at the moment. Oh so you’ve talked to my mom. Well actually that’s not a good idea, see we… You’re in Clovis like…like right now, oh well that’s great got to go bye.”
After hanging up the phone, Maria turned panicked eyes to Liz, Isabel and Max.
“Oh my god, Noel is in Clovis. She’s…she’s like a blood hound we have to hide Alex.”
Isabel couldn’t believe what she was hearing.
“Wasn’t the whole reason for us coming hear was to hide Alex?”
Max glanced into the back of the jeep at Isabel.
“Don’t worry Izzie; Alex is going to be just fine, I promise.”
******
Just when Brad was about to lay Tess down into his bed, a strange feeling over came him. This feeling wasn’t just coming from his brother Logan, but from someone else who was very familiar to him. Then an image of a young woman with brown hair and green eyes flashes inside his mind.
“Noel.”
“Did you say something Brad?”
At hearing Tess’s voice, he was brought back into reality.
“What no, I didn’t say anything.”
At first when he had set out to find Tess, everything seemed to be perfect. Now with Noel so close it didn’t seem so right. When Noel was around he could so identify with Max Evans. It was like he was cheating on her and they were just friends.
“We can’t do this Tess, I thought we could but we can’t it just isn’t right moment.”
Then all of a sudden a voice sounded inside of his head; causing Brad to grab the sides of his head in pain.
‘So I see that you have found her. Now don’t tell me that you were going to go ahead and take her. Maybe I should pay your human friend a little visit.’
‘No Reece, leave Noel out of this.’
‘Why are you being so protective? I thought it was Tess that you desired. Don’t tell me that you want both of them, it’s a little greedy of you don’t you think?’
‘You’re one to speak, Reece…’
Tess, watching Brad with his eyes closed, cocked her head to the side, her whole body humming with more than just alcohol now. There was power crackling through the small room, bouncing off of the walls and converging in the middle of the bed.
Eyeing the body above her own with drunk-induced eyes, Tess’s fuzzy mind slowly started to piece together what she was feeling; a large amount of alien energy was being used, and it was being used very close by.
‘What…’ Tess thought hazily, confused as she watched Brad’s angered profile. How could some lowly human being be emitting alien energy??!!
Tess then realized that Brad wasn’t only angry but he was in pain; but why what was going on. Brad was a normal human right so why was she getting this feeling and why was Brad hurting?
‘Logan is looking for you for. You better hope he finds you before I do. I told you that I would bring Tess to you and I meant it. However you couldn’t wait you just had to take it into your own hands. Now look at the mess you’ve made.’
Tess screamed as Brad suddenly shot across the room and slammed into the far wall. Blue-green energy crackling and popping all around him, Tess’s blue eyes widened at seeing this she knew what this was she had seen it before.
‘Oh my god Brad Schupp is an alien too. We really aren’t alone there really are others like us.’
Using her now drugged limps, Tess made her way over to Brad. Tess brought a hand up slowly to brush a strand of his dark hair out of his face. Tess’s eyes then fell on his lips as he lay slumped against the wall. She wasn’t aware that she was doing it until she felt his lips against her own. Tess Harding was kissing someone who wasn’t Max Evans.
“Brad can you hear me. Are you all right Brad answer me.”
*********
*If I am changing
Maybe I'm growing into a version
Of the sewer Christ picture show
Maybe it's stupid
Maybe it's nothing
Maybe this something
Just won't go away*
Noel couldn’t help but think of her cousin Maria, it had been three years since she had seen her. She felt kind of bad for leaving then again; she didn’t have a choice back then. Now she’d have Maria and her Aunt Amy, they were the only blood relatives she had left. It was true that she had other friends, but Kimberly, Logan and Brad had been her first friends after she left Roswell.
*I'm not a liar
And I'm not a martyr
I'm just trying
Not to get thrown away*
If there was one thing that Noel was sure of it was the fact that Maria and her taste were completely different. She let the sound of the rock music rush over her. This summer was going to be a new beginning away from her step-brother, Steven.
“Well I guess after my stop here in Clovis, its hello Roswell, New Mexico again. I never thought I’d ever see that place again.”
Noel’s old lime green 92’ Chevy truck continued to rumble onward down the road. Her long wavy brown hair whipped in the wind as the truck moved.
*How does it feel?
I feel so alone
How does it feel?
I feel so cold*
“Sorry, Maria I hope you don’t think I’m the same girl that left Roswell three years ago. A lot of things happened and I mean a lot of things have happened.”
*Maybe it's stupid
Maybe it's nothing
Maybe this something
Just won't go away*
**********************
Brad moaned slightly as he started to open his eyes. His body ached from being thrown, feeling something warm beside him he looked over to find Tess asleep beside him. As he lifted his head up to look around his room, he found his twin brother’s deep dark orbs staring straight through him.
“Way to go little brother, now he’s comings. You just keep on making messes for me to clean up.”
Logan then jerked a thumb toward Tess.
“Well, what are you going to do about her? Since Reece is on his way I guess the two of you can clean up your first mess.”
Logan then sighed as he looked at his brother.
“Kimberly and I have to go find Cora; she’s on the move again, this time back toward Roswell.”
Considering that they lived in Portales which was just outside of Clovis. Brad knew that this was a big deal. Doing his best not to a wake up Tess who lay asleep on the floor beside him; Brad stood up.
“I know Reece, is on his way he paid my brain a visit a little while ago. He threatened Noel she’s been a good friend to the three of us. So you’re just going to leave me here with him?”
Brad’s eyes were almost pleading with his brother’s.
“I don’t have more then one mess, Tess was really drunk last night. You know what alcohol does to everyone of us if we drink it. She was really hammered even if she did see something there is no way that she will remember it when she wakes up.”
Brad then had a flash about something he and Tess talked about the night before.
//Flashback//
“You know Brad there’s something I have to tell you. You’re really cute did you know that I think it’s the goat-tee. I know you have your secrets I guess, I can’t get mad at you, you know.”
Brad raised an eyebrow up at Tess.
“Tess you’re drunk you don’t know what you’re saying.”
Tess giggled a little as she fell into Brad.
“No, I’m not drunk because I’ve never been there.”
Brad caught her in his arms and then started to take her over to one of the small chairs in his room.
“Come on Tess, why don’t you sit down a minute.”
“You know Brad; I wouldn’t even be in Clovis if it hadn’t been for Alex getting pregnant. He did Alex is pregnant, how weird is that?”
Brad was speechless at what he had heard; the Alex he was looking for was really a guy how did that happen?
‘The girl in the house was supposed to get pregnant not the guy. Oh Crap, if Logan finds out I’m as good as dead; because we’ll have to let him know about it.’
//End of Flashback//
“Wait Logan, I found out that there is more too it. Tess told me that the Alex that we’re looking for isn’t a girl but a guy. This has never happened before; when the time comes I’m going to need you. There is no way that the four of them will know what to do.”
“Brad I have new orders, I have to follow them. I broke the rules enough when I fell in love with Kimberly.”
“It’s quite all right Logan, no one can help who they fall for that is our one weakness that makes us stronger.”
The Schupp twins jumped at the sound of the very familiar voice.
“Reece.”
Logan and Brad spoke in unison.
Brad then watched as Reece walked over to Tess. He then waved his hand at her and she disappeared; Brad’s honey chocolate orbs widened in surprise.
“Reece what did you do?”
Reece just smirked at Brad before speaking.
“Relax, would ya. She’s safe and asleep in a bed over at the Bakers, or that is at least what Isabel has put on the lease of that little house of theirs.”
Reece then just let himself drop down in a chair as he stared at Brad, with his brown pools.
“Well Bradley, this is some pickle you have gotten us into. I haven’t planned on ever coming face to face with my little brother, but I guess things have changed.”
Reece’s gaze then moved to Logan.
“You and Kim go find Cora and tell her that playtime is over. I’m going to need her skills. Take Bradley with you Cora always had a soft spot for him.”
“Wait I minute you’re making me go with them. Then what are you doing to do?”
“I, my friend, am going to keep an eye on things here. After all if I’m correct Alex is now seven months along, his body won’t be able to cope with the strain to much longer. I’ll have to see what I can do to make him more comfortable till you get back.”
******
Isabel was the first one to rush into the house, seeing Michael stretched out on the couch watching TV. She barked an order at him.
“Michael, get up now and go up stairs with Alex.”
Michael gave Isabel a confused look before asking.
“What the hell for? He’s asleep so why do I need to go upstairs with him?”
“Just do it, Michael.”
Michael just glared back at Isabel.
“No, not till you tell me what the hell is going on here.”
Just then Maria ran into the room.
“She needs you to do it while we stall my cousin Noel. I’m not even sure how she found us but she’s on her way here.”
Michael stared at Maria in disbelief at first.
“What, you have got to be kidding me.”
“I wish, I were but my cousin is like a bloodhound. Don’t worry I’ll say hi and then send her on her way.”
Max and Liz were now standing in the doorway to the living room together, their fingers were intertwined. Just then the rumble of Noel’s truck could be heard.
“Oh my god, she’s here.”
Isabel narrowed her eyes at Michael, before huffing at him.
“Fine, I’ll go up stairs with Alex. Just make sure you get rid of her Maria.”
Michael watched as Isabel jogged up the stairs, and Maria started for the door just as Noel was about to knock. Maria had everything she wanted to say planned out in her mind; but she didn’t get a chance to say it the way she had planned.
Pulling the door open, Maria started to talk.
“Noel, honey so nice to see you…”
She words trailed off once she caught the sight of the side of her cousin’s face.
“My god, Noel what happened to the side of your face? Who did this to you; it wasn’t your dad was it?”
Forgetting all about getting rid of her cousin Maria reached out to inspect Noel’s face. She pulled her hand back when one of her fingers brushed Noel’s left cheek making her wince.
“Oh, sorry.”
“Its fine and no it wasn’t my dad, it was my step-brother Steven. My dad and step-mom died in a car accident four months ago. I was the only survivor though no one knows why; oh and trust me; my father would have made sure my face wasn’t in Steven’s way.”
Noel continued to watch the way Maria was standing in the door. Her bright blue aura had yellow blotches through it, telling Noel that Maria was nervous.
“What’s up Mari girl, are you hiding aliens in there with you?”
Maria froze at hearing Noel’s question as did Max, Michael and Liz.
“What, aliens don’t be silly, aliens don’t exist.”
Maria did her best to laugh off her cousin’s question.
“Aliens, yeah that’s a good one.”
Noel laughed along with her cousin.
“It’s not like Liz is a big shot scientist, and you guys have a pregnant guy hiding inside.”
Noel continued to laugh at her own joke before Maria joined her.
“A pregnant guy that’s an even better one, Noel.”
Noel was sure now that Maria was hiding something. The blue that was her aura was now streaked with more yellow. Noel then sighed as she looked at her cousin.
“I didn’t come here, to push myself on you. I just missed you. I’m in town here visiting a friend from school, so while I was hear I thought I’d tell you that I’d be moving into an apartment in, Roswell. At least until all the fine lines have been dotted having to do with the restraining order against Steven is filed.”
Noel then turned to leave.
“I’ll be seeing you Maria.”
She wouldn’t break in front of Maria. She just couldn’t, Maria had her reasons for not inviting her inside and she wasn’t going to push it.
“It’s been good to see you, but I’ve come at a bad time. So I’m going to go now.”
Maria noticed how Noel flinched when she hugged her.
“I’m so sorry Noel, for everything that has happened to you. Nobody deserves this especially not you.”
“Its fine Maria really, it wasn’t your hand that my face got in the way of.”
However, there was no stopping the flow of tears as she headed back to her truck. After everything she had been through Noel had thought that there was no way that she could cry any more.
Maria stood in the doorway hugging her-self, when Michael came up behind her and put his arms around her and kissed the top of her head.
“I know you wanted to let her inside, but with us having to protect Alex its kind of impossible; but she shouldn’t be alone, you should go and sit with her I’ll call you if something happens.”
Just as the rumble of Noel’s lime green truck was heard. Maria looked up at Michael and smiled.
“Sometimes space boy, you have a heart of gold and that’s why I love you.”
She kissed him on the lips, before running out the door, to stop her cousin from leaving.
“Penny, wait a minute.”
*************
Max walked over to Michael.
“Hey, you okay?”
“Yeah, I’m fine Maxwell. I just had the calmest feeling wash over me when she showed up. I can’t really explain it.”
Michael then turned to look at Max for a moment.
“She has the same bright green eyes as Maria and someone is hitting her. She’s Maria family, when I looked and saw her eyes it was like looking into Maria’s.”
Michael had moved from the couch and had been standing behind the door, where he had got a look at the large dark bruise on the left side of her face as well as the crack on her lip.
“I could have done something to stop Hank from hitting me, but I didn’t I had the power but I didn’t use it. Maria’s cousin is just human and she has a step-brother who is beating her, its not right Max.”
At that moment Max was unsure of what to say what could he say?
************
Leaning back in an over stuffed chair, Reece concentrated as he closed his eyes and slowed his breathing a little. Using what he knew about the houses in the area, Reece focused all his energy in finding Alex. Within minutes he found himself in a bed room, a young man lay in the bed asleep. Seeing the tight roundness under the sheet, Reece had to guess that this was the Alex he was looking for.
Just then a sound came from the right, someone was in the bathroom. He was going to have to move fast if he was going to do this.
‘Okay Reece, time to see how much you, learned in your health classes not to mention Child Development.’
Reece stared at Alex’s stomach until he could see through it enough to see the area that was holding the child.
‘Ok kido, you’re human but you not all human. Or you wouldn’t be able to live where you are.’
There was amniotic sac that the baby was inside. How that had happened was way too weird even for an alien to understand.
‘Ok, now its time to see, if I can add the elasticity that a woman’s uterus has; to this guy’s abdomen.’
Just then the door to the bathroom started to turn.
‘Damn, I hope that work.’
********************
Reece’s eyes snapped open; sweat was beaded across his forehead. He’s once slow breathing was now labor.
“That was close I just hope that works for a little bit at least. There is no way to help out now without them wondering what is going on; we’re going to have to show ourselves.”
Reece was sure that he had at least given him at least three more weeks. It would have been better for the baby if he had given him five more weeks; but it wouldn’t have made it easier for Alex. It was then that a memory had come back to him.
It had been four months ago, four months it was hard for him to believe it wasn’t something that he wanted to remember; but it was there.
Four months ago:
He was supposed to be meeting up with Noel and her parents at the salsa café for dinner. It started to rain, he knew he was going to get soaked on his bike but he didn’t care.
After way up the road he had seen a car skid and then to flip over on its top before rolling to a stop. Bringing his motorcycle to a stop, Reece had jumped off his bike. As he came closer to the car was when he had recognized the Blue BMW. Seeing the car he had started to run to its side.
“Noel, oh god Noel, can you hear me?”
Sliding down on his knees on the rain soaked road. Reece placed his right hand in front of the back window until the glass shattered outward, towards him.
Looking in the window he could see Noel’s green eyes looking over at him; blood was staining the right side of her face, pieces of glass where embedded everywhere in here body. What had startled Brad the most was piece of bent metal that had pierced her body.
“Hold on Noel, just stay with me all right.”
“What about…my parents?”
Reece didn’t even have to look to know that it was impossible that her parents were alive. He had to focus on her right now she was dying. Greg and Sherry Deluca were already gone.
“Hey Pen, Pen, I need you to look at me ok. You’re my lucky penny remember so you need to stay with me.”
He needed to get closer to her, in order to dissolve the metal and then heal her wound. Without giving it another thought, Reece crawled half way through the broken window. Wrapped his fingers around the metal and watched as the metal dissolved in his hand. He smelled gasoline; Reece knew he was going to have to get Noel out of the car fast. He had to look away as Noel coughed up blood.
“Come on, I’m going to get you out of here.”
Pulling her from the wreck, Reece then scooped Noel up into his arms as he started to run to safety.
Our Memories are sometimes keys to our futures.
TBC……
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"The whole world doesn't revovle around you." - Isabel
"It revovles around Michael."- Max
"That's a fact."- Michael
"The whole world doesn't revovle around you." - Isabel
"It revovles around Michael."- Max
"That's a fact."- Michael