It Runs In the Family AU, FF(Teen)Starting~characters needed

littleroswell · Post by **littleroswell** » Sun Jun 04, 2006 9:09 pm

~ROXIE~

I blush because I guess he must of heard my thoughts or felt them. I just can't believe this is happening. I mean, this morning, Chris was my best friend who I had secret feelings for. Now he was proclaiming his love for me. I beam at him and place a trembling hand against his face, looking into his beautiful eyes. "Am I dreaming? Are you really saying you have feelings for me? As more than friends?"

DestinyAwaits · Post by **DestinyAwaits** » Mon Jun 05, 2006 12:42 am

~Maria~

Being held by Micahel is one of the best feelings in the world and when he pulls away slightly to answer me, I almost regret asking the question.

He says he doesn't know what we should do. And I'm not entirely sure either. I used to think I had a god relationship with my kids. That we were close, but lately it just seems like they're slipping further and further away. I guess they're just growing up. And I hate that. I want them to be little again.

And then he says that he never wanted to ahve kids. And that makes me bristle. he almost makes it sound like I harrassed him into it or something. And with as much as I love our kids, couldn't imagine life without them, it hurts to hear that he might feel differently, that he might regret it all.

The reasons he seems to be scared about everything, even now, is that he's scared he won't be a good dad. Which is just absurd. He's been amazing. "You are good at this, Michael, we're goo at this," I sy with more conviction than I feel, in order to reassure him. He is right though, nothing we do seems to get through to them.

"Maybe Jim or Max or...I don't know, somebody else....anybody else should talk to them for us...." I say with a sigh,"Whatever's going on, they obviously don't want to share it with us." And that kills me, that my kids have something going on in their lives that they don't want, or don't feel they can share with me. And that also scares me a little bit, becuase like Michael said, they are alien.

littleroswell · Post by **littleroswell** » Mon Jun 05, 2006 12:50 pm

~MICHAEL~

Maria's strong reassurances help to build my confidence and I hug her tightly again. "We'll be ok, Maria. We'll just let the boys cool off for a while and then start questioning them again." I snort. "Funny, we thought life was complicated when we were teenagers. It sure is a whole lot more complicated now that our kids are teens."

Corina Star · Post by **Corina Star** » Mon Jun 05, 2006 1:39 pm

~Max~
I pull into the driveway and answer my phone. I hear the message when Liz calls me. I'm slightly worried. She doesn't really get in accidents, but she is upset at the moment. She probablly ran a redlight or something. Maybe I should call her. Yeah that's what I should do. I call her waiting for her to pick up.

Corina Star · Post by **Corina Star** » Mon Jun 05, 2006 1:45 pm

~Chris~
"Maybe we should start slow. We can go to the movies or something. Maybe? If you want." I say nervously.
I can't help it. What do you do in this situation? Do you wait for something to happen?

littleroswell · Post by **littleroswell** » Mon Jun 05, 2006 2:00 pm

~LIZ~

My phone rings as I pull onto our street and I see that it's Max. "Hey," I say into the receiver. "I'm on our street."

~ROXIE~

At Chris' words, I laugh. "You know, we've been best friends forever and suddenly we don't know how to act around each other. Maybe we should try to take it slow like you say. A movie would be nice, but what I really want to do right now is talk about what happened. Where were you guys? What did you want to talk to me about this morning? Maybe we could talk over some ice cream?" I wiggle my eyebrows at him.

Corina Star · Post by **Corina Star** » Mon Jun 05, 2006 2:09 pm

~Max~
"Look Liz," I rush my words. "Maybe we should talk to Michael. Just to make sure their kids got home safely" I suggest.

~Chris~
"That depends." I reply. "What kind of icecream do we plan on eating."
This happens all the time. We always eat or fight over icecream. That's when we start talking and watching rented movies my mom forgets to return. It's fun but now it's not eith my best friend. It's with my...girlfriend.

Corina Star · Post by **Corina Star** » Mon Jun 05, 2006 2:10 pm

ooc: sorry I double posted

DestinyAwaits · Post by **DestinyAwaits** » Mon Jun 05, 2006 2:15 pm

~Maria~

"Everything has gotten more complicated," I can't help but agree. I'd be an idiot if I didn't. But I can't stop wanting easy answers. I want to know what to do with my kids. I want something easy to just fix it all, make it the way it was before.

And I really want to know where they went and why. The fact that they won't talk, scares me. It's like they're hiding something. And that can never be a good thing. Not in this house. Not with our history. Not with our reality.

I just hope they aren't in huge danger of some kind and are too scared to tell us.

littleroswell · Post by **littleroswell** » Mon Jun 05, 2006 3:45 pm

~ROXIE~

Hmm. What flavor of ice cream. "I guess that depends on what you have in the house. Whatever it is, I want it completely doused with Tabasco sauce. And then, mister, you are going to spill about everything." I poke him in the chest for emphasis the way I've seen Maria do to Michael. Then I smile broadly at the idea that we're together now...at least, that's what I think happened here. "So, just so we're clear. You do care about me and we're going to try taking things slow as...as more than friends...as what exactly?" I mean, it's not like he officially asked me to be his girlfriend and I didn't want to assume anything.

~MICHAEL~

I kiss Maria slow and deeply and then pull back. "Ok, I need to call Max and talk to him. Did you call Isabel and tell her what happened?"

~LIZ~

I walk into the door of our house with the phone still at my ear. "I'm home," I call. Kicking off my shoes by the door, I sigh and hang up the phone.