Roswell Fanatics

Occ: Wow! I missed a lot. LOL! Great posts you guys! I'm waiting on a "Tess" post before I post for Kyle again.

~LIZ~

"And if your lucky, maybe you'll be able to do and experiment to find out" he whispers and I shiver a bit as he pulls me onto the dance floor.

It is not a super fast song but not a really slow one either. As we dance, I find that he is not just an ok dancer but we seem to have the timing and rhythm down perfectly. I wonder if those qualities between us could be moved to...STOP IT! You are here for a reason and it isn't just to jump in bed with this obvious lion of the jungle. You are a lioness on the hunt. You must stay strong and focused on your goal. I smile at Max and wrap myself around his body but not completely flush. I don't want him to think that I'm toying with him, but rather that I'm interested in a long term thing.

"So, Max, when was the last steady girlfriend for you?" I ask. Hey, I don't mind using rebound status to my advantage if I have to. It's more likely, though, that he hasn't had a steady girlfriend in quite a while.

*MARIA*

Michael holds up a bottle of water to me as Alex sits back down, and I reluctantly take it. "Thanks. How much do I owe you for it?" I ask. I don't want to owe him anything. That puts me at a disadvantage and he can try to hold it over me. Honestly, now that Isabel's gone and Liz is...occupied, I'm tempted to head home. I haven't even danced yet. Oh well, I guess tonight was a bust for me.

~~~~~MAX~~~~~
I lead her to the dance floor and we start to dance. And as I suspected, she is a VERY cool dancer. She wraps herself around me, but not plushly, to my disappointment. Well it wil just have to mean I work twice as hard to convince her. As we dance I can't help but let images of her and I together run through my mind. Oh yes, I'm going to be there tonight. Even if it kills me.

"So, Max, when was the last steady girlfriend for you?"

"Highschool" I answer immediately. And only then do I realise what I said. I cringe slightly and quickly add, "Well I was always...uh...to busy trying to get the best results I could in College... and now I'm too busy with my job..." I am so tempted to scratch my ear but that would mean taking it of her hips. (Note to self, when did that get there? Must be more excited than I thought!)

"Besides I figure that I could get money in the bank first and then lower my shift hours.... become a regular docter or something, and then find a girl" I say with a shrug, hoping that I make it quiet clear that if she thinks I'm in for the long haul, then shes wrong.

And then it hits me. Why is she asking about girlfriends? This can not be good. If she thinks Im the girlfriend type shes VERY wrong. So I decide to test the water... see what her answer is to my next question.

"What about you, when was your last?"

If she says recently...then I KNOW Im in trouble!

~LIZ~

Crap! Um, what do I say? If I tell the truth and say highschool then he'll think that I'm not serious about trying to find a relationship and it'll turn into exactly the same thing it always does...a one-nighter or very shortly lived. But I also don't want to lie to the guy. I hate lying just to lie or make yourself look better, which is most of the time.

I finally come up with an answer that will sound ok. "Well, my longest relationship was in highschool as well but my last boyfriend, if you could call him that, and I were only together for a couple of weeks. We broke up when he found someone else. That was about a month ago." Ok, so the geek turned hunk wasn't exactly my boyfriend per se but he was a boy who was a friend and I haven't seen him since he got that girlfriend. I smile at Max. "I'm not all that upset about it, as you can probably tell." There, that sounded ok.

~~~~MAX~~~~
Yes, I can tell...and that...frankly...is what worries me. Yep...I think she's a serious type. Just my friggin luck tonight.... Or is she? I mean... she spent a long time on that answer... but what does that mean? Hmm...I wonder if Kyle knows her. Perhaps I should go and see if I can talk to him about her...check if my suspicions are correct.

But we're in the middle of a song, so I'll wait til this songs ends before excusing myself to talk to him. I smile at her and say, "I see." Deciding I don't want to talk anymore, I move slightly closer to her. Not so that I'm pressuring her, but enough that she will notice the very slight movement, and know that I am moving but not majorly, if that makes sense. Women...so complicated. But I've had experience with this little game.

~LIZ~

He moves a little closer and I can't help but lose myself in the music. I close my eyes and just move. I took dance lessons for many years, different types, and my instructors always said that I was very graceful and very good at it. The song is almost over and I'm starting to get thirsty, for water, and I'm afraid I'm gonna have to make a trip to the ladies' room soon.

*MARIA*

Michael comes and sits down by me and I tense up a little. "Have you been dancing at all tonight?" he asks, leaning a little closer.

"No," I answer quickly. I turn to watch people on the dance floor, trying not to stare at Liz and her target to draw attention to them. I turn back to Alex and ask, "So, Alex, would you mind dancing with me?" Maybe that'll keep me from paying too much attention to Michael.

~~~~~MAX~~~~~
As the song draws to a close, I give Liz a warm smile. "Thanks for the dance." I move away slightly and say, "I'm going to go the men's... maybe I'll catch you later" I say in a way that doesnt promise we will, but we might. I flash her one more smile before walking off the dance floor in search of Kyle. Where on earth has he gone.

(ooc: Uh...where is he? lol)

Occ: Hey, alizaleven, you might want to check out the first post of the thread for the explanation of Michael and Maria's relationship at the beginning. That's why I posted for Maria like that. Sorry if it confused you somewhat. Mel, Kyle is over at the bar by the dance floor with Tess.

~KYLE~

Aww, why did she have to go and say something like that? I mean, now I've got these images in my head...naughty images that are making my body react and I don't really want to give Tess an eye full. I start thinking of ice and ugly people to try to calm down but watching Tess eat isn't helping. I tuck myself a little further under the bar and smile at her. 'Ok, Kyle, just calm down man. Think about ice and the last girl that slapped you...the one with the big...NO! You're supposed to be calming down!' I think to myself.

I'm trying desperately to think of ugly people but it doesn't seem to be working. People who I'm totally turned off by. Let's see, oh god there has to be somebody! "Janet Reno!" I blurt out triumphantly, smiling in my relief but then I realize that I said it out loud. I redden in embarrassment and pop a nacho into my mouth, mumbling a "sorry" before eating it.

~LIZ~

What happened?! I thought things were going well. One minute we were talking, flirting, he was interested and the next...poof! He disappears. What did I say? I go over our brief conversation in my head as I head for the ladies' room but I can't think of anything that would have scared him off. Even my comment about doctors being bad lovers he seemed to take well, even offering...focus, Liz! I don't dare look up at the upper level in case Isabel is watching and has decided that she's already won. In fact, I should leave now and just prepare for her gloating tomorrow.

(ooc: Sorry its short!)
~~~~MAX~~~~
I finally spot him. He's at the bar with a blonde. I quickly make my way through the crowd and over to him. "Hey Kyle... can we talk a momoent?" I ask with a smile... "I just want to confirm something with you." I smile at the blonde and say, "Don't worry I'll have him back in one piece," before giving her a little wink.

"Kyle?" I say again gesturing to go and talk somewhere quickly.

great posts everyone


ALEX

I almost laugh when I see Michael's face after Maria asks me to dance. Poor Michael!

Wow, what a night - two blondes asking me to dance, okay, not because they want me but still ... what a night!

"Sure Maria, lets go." I say, standing up, still on a high from what happened outside. Turning to Michael, I tell him, "The next round is on me then, kay?"

I offer Maria my arm, suddenly realizing that she is Isabel's friend and might ask me what was going on earlier.