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HEY, it's me....again!!

ok, I've that fic in my mind since a while and now that MARRIAGE is coming to the end, I thought that I could post it. I hope you'll like it and as always fbs will be very appreciated.

here we go!

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Title: Murderous massages
Category: Max and Liz
Rating: ADULT
Disclaimer:I don't own the characters, they belong to J.Katims and Melinda Metz

Summary: What could Liz do when she found out that she had been the whitness of a murder since she was massaging a client's feet. And what was Max doing in that office, the same evening? What does he hide? The sexy little Liz dragged Max against his will into that incredible adventure.


Author/note: Sorry for the summary, it's not that good. I wanted to write a little and light story. It won't be long, I think just 10 chapters. I hope you'll follow me with that new fic..fbs are always appreciated.

There is an important character in that story, even if he didn't speak : a cat called SEX.


Prologue

She entered in the room. A man with a raincoat, standing behind the desk, was staring at her dumbfouded. Liz reflected quickly and thought that there was only one way to get out of that mess safe, she ran toward that man, grabbed his hand "Quick, come on the couch!" she ordered him.

"WHAT?? What are you doing?" he protested.
"No time to explain! They'll kill us if you don't do what I'm saying. You'll lie above me and we'll act like if we were making love. That the only way....."

"Are you crazy?"
"I tell you that it's the only way!"

She pushed him with all her strength on the couch. "That's enough now!!!! I don't know what game you're playing but I don't intend to share it with you!!"

Liz couldn't use the karate she was practicing, but she managed to make him loose his balance and they fell on the couch. The man fell above her, the poor Liz was almost breathless, he was taller than her. *For once, being petite is useful* she thought. The big raincoat was covering a large part of her. *That might work...NO, her life depended of that little trick, it had to work.* she prayed.

The man tried to stand up again, but Liz held him by the buckle of his belt. At the same time, she heard the door open. She began to moan "Oh, Alex...Yes....yes, that's so good."

The man above her tried to push her away "I'm not...."
"Please..they are coming!" she hissed in his ear "Be with me here, please."

She pressed her body against his. "They'll kill us if we can't delude them." she said.
"Geez! You're right" he mumbled suddenly "Someone's arriving!"

Then, without resisting anymore, he began to move against Liz. "I hope that I'll have your eternal gratefulness, after that....!" he said ironically.

He began to pant and he succeeded to groan like if he was really making love to her. Very convincing!

"Yessss!..."Liz cried "Yessss! Harder....Alex! Faster....!"

The man was moving faster and harder like she asked. She could smell the scent of his aftershave intoxicating her "How...is..it?" he asked panting

"Gooood!" she cried out arching her body toward his "Alex, I love you! I love you! Oooooooooh"

She realized all of sudden that the comedy they were playing had a effect on her partner... Liz's heart was ponding in her chest while they heard the steps get closer. Then they stopped.

"Look at that!" Tommy said laughing "The boss is f...king his secretary."

"Alex", who was still moving above Liz, growled with a furious and panting voice "Get out from here!"

"Yeah! We'll come back when you'll finish with that chick! Have fun but don't last too much, ok?" Tommy said as the door slammed behind him.

Liz stayed motionless, waiting.

"I don't understand..These men seem to be some cleaning workers, but it's too soon...that's not their habit to come that soon..." "Alex" said.
"Because they're not.." Liz whispered.

"I'm going to see what's going on..." he said trying to stand up, but Liz held him by his tie.
"They have weapons! They've just killed someone!"

He looked at her, anger was written in his eyes. "Let me go!"

She obeyed. He stood up and walked toward the closed door. "You can't go out of this room without a weapon!" Liz exclaimed. "I've told you that they are armed and dangerous!"

He sighed and looking around, he found a stick. He grabbed it and walked out of the room.

TBC?..WHAT DO YOU THINK?? IS THAT INTERESTING ENOUGH TO CONTINUE????[/i]

hey, sorry that's the first time I do that, but this is the same part, corrected by Bixie. Hope it's better for you and thanks for the fbs.


Prologue

She entered the room. A man in a raincoat, standing behind a desk, was staring at her dumbfouded. Liz thought quickly and knew that there was only one way to get out of this mess safe. She ran towards the man, and grabbed his hand. "Quick, come with me on the couch!" she ordered him.

"WHAT?? What are you doing?" he protested.
"No time to explain! They'll kill us if you don't do as I say. You'll lie on top of me and we'll pretent as if we are making love. This is the only way....."

"Are you crazy?"
"I told you, this is the only way!"

She pushed him with all of her strength on the couch. "That's enough now!!!! I don't know what kind of game you're playing but I have no intentions to play it with you!!"

Liz couldn't use the karate she had been practicing, but she managed to make him loose his balance and both of them fell on the couch. The man fell on top of her, poor Liz was almost breathless, he was taller than her. *For once, being petite comes in handy!* she thought. The big raincoat covered a large part of her. *This might work...NO it had to work, her life depended on that little trick.* she prayed.

The man tried to get up again, but Liz held him by the buckle of his belt. At the same time, she heard the door open and she started to moan. "Oh, Alex...Yes....yes, that's so good."

The man that lay on top of her tried to push her away. "I'm not...."
"Please..they are coming!" she hissed in his ear. "Work with me here, please."

She pressed her body against his. "They'll kill us if we can't fool them." she said.
"Geez! You're right." he mumbled suddenly. "Someone's comming!"

Then, without resisting anymore, he began to move against Liz. "I hope that I'll have your eternal gratefulness, after this....!" he said ironically.

He began to pant and he succeeded to groan as if he was really making love to her. Very convincing!

"Yessss!..."Liz cried. "Yessss! Harder....Alex! Faster....!"

The man was moving faster and harder like she asked. She could smell the scent of his aftershave and it intoxicated her. "How...is..it?" he asked panting

"Gooood!" she cried out arching her body toward his. "Alex, I love you! I love you! Oooooooooh"

She realized all of sudden that the comedy they were playing had an effect on her partner... Liz's heart was ponding in her chest while they heard the footsteps getting closer. Then they stopped.

"Look at that!" Tommy said laughing. "The boss is f...king his secretary."

'Alex', who was still moving above Liz, growled with a furious and panting voice. "Get out of here!"

"Yeah! We'll come back when you have finished with that chick! Have fun but don't make it last too long, ok?" Tommy said as he slammed the door behind him.

Liz stayed motionless, waiting.

"I don't understand..These men seem to be some cleaning workers, but it's too early...it's not their habit to come that early..." 'Alex' said.
"Because they're not.." Liz whispered.

"I'm going to see what's going on..." he said trying to stand up, but Liz held him by his tie.
"They have weapons! They've just killed someone!"

He looked at her, anger was showing in his eyes. "Let me go!"

She let him go, and he stood up to walk towards the closed door. "You can't go out of this room without a weapon!" Liz exclaimed. "I've told you that they are armed and dangerous!"

He sighed and looked around, and found a stick. He grabbed it and walked out of the room.

TBC??? WHAT DO YOU THINK?

hey guys, I'm back with a new chapter, the first btw! thanks to Bixie who corrected all my mistakes (sorry girl).

I read that some of you are confused, I'd have known what indeed confused you, this way I would have explain or clarifiy...so if you come back to read that part - and I hope yes - please let me know.

I just want to come back to the prologue, Liz whitnessed a murder since she was doing massages on her client's feet. She found a man, Alex, in another office and he helped her to delude the killers. here I go further in the plot....I hope you'll like it.

as always, I'd like to thank you READERS for reading that fic and thank the LURKERS too, I hope you'll leave a fb to let me know what you think about that fic, even if you don't like it.

vampirax- you're intrigued, good...a little confused...ok! I hope that you'll come back to read this part and you'll let me know if you're still confused and why.

Bixie- I'm sorry if I gave so much work, maybe the pills!!! you already know that you'll find here the begining of the explanation. I'm waiting for your fb....

begonia9508- Was it Max? What do you think? come here and you'll know!

icequeen- thank you, hope you'll like this one too.

LegalAlien- I hope you're intrigued in a good way...and come back to read that chapter!

loviedovie- thank you. I hope you'll come and read that part

kismet- I'm here with a new chapter, I hope you'll be here to read it

aussietrueblue- hooked? I'm glad. so see you for that chapter!

WildSphinx- Hooked too...good! men are stubborn? humm, they think that women are!

Michelle17- the 3rd hooked, I'm lucky! see you on that part too.

Roswell'sAngel- wow! you too? I'm definitely lucky...and I hope you'll continue to come here.

ayznshorti- confused and intrigued! is that a good thing? if you are here for the next parts, I'll think that yes, it's a good thing!

Emz80m- Emma, you forgot the T on my name and that confused me! this time that's me. glad to see you here.


I'd like to tell you that I've already updated REVENGE, that I'll update JUST AN AFFAIR?? sunday (Emz80m my corrector here promised me!!!!) and then I'll come back with LOVE ON THE INTERNET after, maybe wednesday(if Bixie is not too busy!!)


here is the chapter

Chapter1

Since he was gone, Liz sat down and wrapped her arms around herself. She couldn't help but quivered nervously thinking about James....*Poor James! So the rumors about him were founded...* she thought shivering.


To forget about the dead man in the other room, Liz looked around the office, on the desk there was a picture of a very pretty brunette with 2 little girls..Ah!! her heroe was married!.....And she had to admit that Alex and his wife matched well together...They were gorgeous!

Anyway, Alex's wife was a lucky one, her husband was rather good looking : tall, well built...darkhaired and none the less...he was very courageous. There were some other pics, but only one with Alex and his wife. Alex had wrapped his arm tenderly around her shoulders and they were smiling...Alex was bare chested....and what a chest it was!


Alex came back into the office and put the stick at it's place "It seems to me that they're gone. I closed the door, besides, I should have done it sooner...." he said.

*If you had closed the door, I'd be dead right now.* she thought standing up from the couch.


"If they decide to come back, I'm not sure that a closed door will be enough to stop them. I think we better get out of here."

He sighed. "Before that, tell me exactly what happened before you threw yourself on me."


"Those men stepped into the office on the other side of the hall, and....." While she was talking, the either scene played back in her mind, and she felt anxious. She tried to get rid of the horrible vision....."They killed someone" she said "He's dead and I saw them do it with my own eyes." she added.


"Who did they killed?"

"James Duprey."

Alex turned pale. "Oh my G-d!"

"Did you know him?"

He shrugged his shoulders. "I've heard about him."



"Listen...I'm not kidding! I'm grateful for the help you gave me until now....but we have to leave the building right now....we..."

She looked around her, seeking her jacket. "Oh my G-d!!!"

"What?"


Liz tried to not let the panic overwhelm her. "I left all my stuff in James's office. My massage oils... my radio...my jacket with my keys and my wallet....I'm lost....lost!"

She began to pace the floor in the office... "Those men will know where I live. They have the keys to my appartment...They...."

"Massage oils? You were massaging Duprey?"


She stiffened and glared at him. Alex was staring at her as if she was a slut.

"I massaged his feet." she said sternly. "I'm a reflexologist....I got my diploma."

"You're a WHAT???"

Of course, the word "reflexologist" didn't mean anything to him. Liz was used to see people stunned when she told them about her job. The Californians knew about it but not the people from the Midwest. That was the reason why she came back home, here they didn't know about that job since in California she had to fight to work....too many people were working in the same field there. She better not answer....But.....


"Listen, I'll agree to tell you because you've helped me earlier...it's like a physical therapist but just for the feet. You have no idea how good you'll feel after one of my massages."

When she saw the shocked look on his face, she decided to stop her explanation. "Forget it."


"Listen Alex, let's get out of here in case those guys would have the bad idea to come back.....Do you have a car?" she asked.

"Yes"

"That's better than a cab. Let's go!"


"Before we go, I think that you should know something...."

She turned around towards him. "So?...."

"My name is not Alex......"

Liz froze...."But...but...who are you then?" she asked completely dumbfounded. "And...and what are you doing here?...I mean in that office?....and with gloves??"
"I prefer not tell you for now." he stated "Are you still ready to flee with me into the night?" he asked raising his eyebrow.

Liz ignored the question and looked at the picture, she saw earlier.."If you're not Alex Withman" she started. "What are you doing with his wife, in that picture?" she inquired.

"I think it's time for us to get out of here....." insisted the unknown man.

He gathered several sheets of paper that were on the desk and put them in a file and put them away into the files desk. "....Unless you prefer staying here until those men come back..." he said.

Liz didn't stop looking at him as he was clearing the place rapidly. Obviously, he was uncomfortable...

"I think I beginning to understand." she said snapping her fingers. "You don't want anyone to know that you were in this office, do you? So don't I."

He just looked at her, weighing if he could trust her or not, but his answer left her perplex. "Let's say that it's now your turn to trust me."

Liz didn't know how to behave...but she remembered how secured she had felt a few minutes ago, when he was on top of her.... she remembered that he didn't hesitate to go out of the office and face the danger with only a stick....*What if he's working with the Mafia too? Like I heard from James and like I'm certain the ones that killed him are.* she keeps pondering. *What's the risk for me? After all I've still my knowledge of karate if I need it.*

"So? Ready?" the man asked.

Liz didn't answer at once. She was still thinking about her stuff she forgot in James's office. She was furious to have leave them there....and she was contemplating the idea to return to that office and.....*NO Liz, only a fool would risk his life returning there!*

"Let's go." she sighed. "We better take the elevator, I've no intention to go down 35 floors by foot. Anyway, if they have already found my jacket, they will far away by now."

After what seemed an eternity to them, they reached the parking under the building. When the doors opened, the man, silently, told her to stay in the elevator while he would go and check if it was save.

"Ok, you can come out now...I don't see anything strange."

"Me either." she said shivering. The fresh air was penetrating through the light material of her shirt.

"My car is overthere." he said showing a little red car.

"Is it a rent car?" she asked. "Did your car needs repairs or maybe you're renting it for your business...." she inquired quivering.

"Tell me, are you quivering because you're cold or because you're scared of me?" the man questionned amused.

*Both, but you won't see me confess that to you, dear stranger!* "I'm cold." she said.

"Here take my coat." he said as he took off his coat and walked towards her to put it over her shoulders.

"I don't need it. Thank you"

He looked at her uncertain. "You're a stubborn girl, aren't you?"

"Yes....You didn't answer my question about your car...." she insisted.

"Very stubborn!" he repeated.

They sat in the car... "I'm not supposed to question you, that's what you are telling me, aren't you?"

"Exactly!" he said starting the car.

As they driving out of the underground parking, Liz felt herself overwhelmed by anxiety again. *What if the killers are waiting for us to kill us too* "Pull down!" she ordered.

"Are you crazy? How am I suppose to drive the car that way?"

"But..."

"Stop that will you!!" he ordered.

When they got outside, something fell down on the roof of the car and Liz couldn't help but scream in terror. "It's only the rain!" the man reassured her.

"Yes...yes! Look....You've got to believe me, but I'm not that kind of woman who is always scared of everything." she tried to explain.

"That's great!"

When he saw that she was cuddled in the seat shivering, he turned on the heater. *Even James Bond wouldn't have behaved so calmly in the same situation!* she thought. *He must be from the Mafia, that's for sure!* She felt like if she had to justify herself. "You see....I'm not used to guns and murders....I don't know what you're really doing for job....but I believe that it's normal for you....to search through other peoples files with gloves on and all that mess....." she stammered.

The man chuckled dryly...*Stop that Liz! you don't need to excuse yourself...Look out the window and stop talking.* she berated herself. But she needed to ask him where they were going.

"Where are we going?"

"I thought I would drive you to the Police Office...Is that ok with you?"

The anxiety that never left Liz came back. "NOOO!"

"No?" he repeated. "Look, unless you created that murder story from the begining, you've been a whitness to a murder. I think that the police would like to know about that...." he explained to her like if she was a little girl.

"I'm sure they will...But do you know what happens to people who have whitnessed a crime and collaborate with the police?"

"I don't know...They are indeed good cityzens!"

"They are stupid!! Because they risk their life whitnessing against the killers!!" and with her slender finger she simulated to cut off her throat.

"But you know that they'll have means to protect you. You'll be safe, believe me."

She looked at him with a contempted look. "Obviously, you didn't have anything to do with the police, at least not often!"

"Because you did?"

"Let's say that the police is not always here to protect you." and saying that she was reminded of the time her step-father was beating her, her mother and her brother Kyle, and she quivered. *He won't understand!*

"I won't go to the police!" she stated. "And if you insist, I'll escape."

The man looked at her, contemplating the idea of her fleeing..."You said that you forgot all your stuff in the office, it's a sure thing that they are going to come to your house. That means that you won't be able to go back to your house."

"Exactly..."

"I suppose that you don't have a roomate, or you would tell me..."

"That's true. I don't have a roomate."

"A boyfriend?"

"No."

He didn't say anything, he had to think. Liz was burning in her seat but she didn't want to say anything. If he could think of a way, that was better for her. Then he turned abruptly to the right , leading them to the lake.

"Where are you going?" she asked.

"My hotel."

*An hotel by the lake....cosy and classy! obvious for a gangster!*

"So.....you don't live in Roswell..."

Again he didn't answer.

"Ok...I will stay in your hotelroom."

"Are you kidding?"

"Just for now." she begged. "I need time to think what I'm going to do next."

"But....but...I have no idea who you are!" the man shouted."Two killers are chasing you and you want me to hide you in my room?"

"Yes. That's what I want."

"And why would I do that? Maybe you've made up the story and I'm the victim....your victim!"

"Look me in the eyes and try to say it again!" she asked. "Do you really think that I could do that?"

He stared at her.."Definitely! I think that you're capable of doing it."

"You're wrong...You have nothing to be afraid of. Believe me."

"Ok...Here. Look there is a police car...I can tell...."

"YOU WON'T DARE!!!"

"WHY NOT?"

Liz was pondering rapidly...."Ok, if you heil that car, I could say anything.....where I was...what I have seen....Maybe the police would be interested to know that I found a man with gloves on searching through Alex Withmann's office....."

The man tightened his grip on the steering wheel. "Ok...I see...." he mumbled.

"There is one thing I can tell you, Mr Stranger.....I won't let anyone catch me again!"

"......Ok, you can come with me.....But you won't be staying long...You'll have to find another place to hide."

Liz started to think. Her brother was in the army and he would be back in 3 days....Until then, the perfect stranger was her only hope to stay safe.

As he drove along the lake, Liz turned around towards him. "Since we are going to stay together for a while...."

"Or shorter if possible!" he cut her off.

"Anyway...I'd like to know what to call you. Unless you prefer me to call you Alex...."

"NO! Thank you. You can call me Max."

"That's your real name?"

"Of course!"

"I'm Liz Parker...even if you didn't bother to ask me."

"Because, the less I know, the best it will be, for my sake."

Liz sighed with relief. At least, she'll have a place to live until Kyle's return.

*What a mess!* Max was whining while he led the car to the underground parking of the hotel. *All my life I followed the good path...I never broke the rules....I never had any problem....until tonight!*

He gave in to his sister's prayers...Serena had suspicions about her husband Alex...and he had hoped that she could be wrong...unfortunately, she was right. He found that out tonight in his office. *And yet, Alex is a very good father for his daughters, and they adore him....Serena loved him too, even if I can't understand why! How will Alex react when he'll find out that I search through his files? If he really has links with the Mafia, he will be able to ruin my career easily, and that will mean that he is dangerous!* he was pondering.

*And that woman! She pretended to have whitnessed James Duprey's murder.. Is she a victim or is this an act? Whoever she is, she is cunning enough to have made me give in and take her to my hotel room.*

He interrupted his thought as he had to park his car. Then he climbed out of it and waited for herto come out too. He turned around the car and opened the door for her. She was pale and mumbling. "Oh my G-d! How could I have done this? How stupid I've been!"

"You look pale! Do you have a problem?" he asked.

"A problem? A biiiig one!" she said looking at him. She doubted that he could help her...

"Actually in the heat of all the action, I completely forgot to talk to you about Sex!"



TBC...IF YOU WANT IT................................................

Hey everyone, I'm back with a new chapter and I want to thank Bixie for her help, she did great this time, she corrected 2 stories very fast....THANK YOU BIXIE, YOU'RE THE BEST!!!!


ok, I know that you have lots of questions about that fic. I'll try to answer to each of you without giving away anything from the plot.

Some of you will find out their answers in that part, if you come back to read it.

I want to thank you READERS and LURKERS to read that fic and I hope to find you here again the next time.


Bixie- Sandra, you know that when the mafia is involved, the whitnesses are not sure to stay alive despite the police. So Max is right when he wants to tell the police but Liz is wiser cause she didn't know what will happen to her. and about sex, you know what I meant, since you correct that part.

Liz86000- thank you Liz, I hope you'll keep reading and I took Serena instead of Isabel as his sister, cause Serena in that fic is like Maria was on the show, an hurricane, and I'm sorry I don't see Isabel this way. and his sister is a brunette.

Loviedovie- thank you for the support. you said it again, Max is completely confused.

imnotic- I'm sorry, I didn't want to confuse you, and I hope that you'll keep reading that fic, maybe that part will unconfuse you..I hope so.

Emz80m- Yeah, that's not a big surprise. And you're right about Liz, I mean she should have go to the police, but she has a very bad experience with the police, she knows that when people are in danger, the police not always helps.

NorafanofMaxandLiz- very proud to find you here and thank you for your message for Marriage. I'm glad you enjoyed that fic. Let's say that this one will be in the same model, light and I hope funny. and don't worry I'm a dreamer too. even if sometimes, people doubt, all my fics are 1000% dreamer. I hope you'll like this part and you'll keep reading it.

ayznshorti- I hope you won't be upset if I let you read that part to find out why she wanted to talk about sex...

kismet- and like I explained to Liz86000, I took Serena instead of Isabel, because Max's sister is an hurricane rather like Maria, and I needed her brunette. Isabel is blond

touched by an alian- Glad to find you here. Hope you keep reading if you want to know what Liz has to say about sex.

aussietrueblue - thank you. and Lisa, Liz has had a very bad experience with the police when she was younger, she can't trust them anymore.

Liz86000- Thank you for the bump. Keep reading to find out everything about sex.

I told you that Bixie corrected 2 fics, so you'll find the update of THE JOKER here tonight, I'll update JUST AN AFFAIR, on wednesday, REVENGE AND LOVE ON THE INTERNET before the weekend, I hope.


Chapter 2

Max pulled back shocked while she climbed out of the car.

*This girl is crazy!!! Or maybe she is a whore...* he thought, remembering her convincing moans in Alex's office, *And she said that she massaged James Duprey.....maybe now that we are at my hotel she believes that I have some erotic thoughts about her* he kept thinking. *But of course, I didn't have some of those ideas!* Max fumed. But he had to confess that he still had the yearning to touch her again and again

He couldn't understand the attraction he was feeling towards Liz, his type of woman was Tess: blond, sophisticated and distant...It had nothing to do with sophisticated and distant....Nothing to do with that little brunette at all.

"Hummm....listen, I don't know what you have in mind, but .....I think that...you have the wrong idea about me." he stated with dignity. But what happened in Alex's office had awoken shameful desires in his body and mind. He couldn't help to wonder how it would be to make those desires reall.*Stop it Max! It's not fair to Tess!* Max fumed to himself.

Liz didn't answer. "I don't expect to...to....sleep with....you!" he had some difficulties to articulate the sentence, and as soon as he said the words "sleep with you" he couldn't help his body start to react and felt his pants tighten.

"What?" Liz said looking at him perplex, then she burst out laughing "Oh, I was not talking about that!"

"Let me tell you that I'm not going to...to play....who knows what kind of games either!" Max added.

But the more he was denying to be interested, the more he liked the idea of them sleeping together and playing those games. Liz was looking at him, smiling, and Max couldn't help but picture all the delicious things that he could do to her petite body...*Maybe I'm a fool to say no to such an opportunity!!!* he thought.

"Humm...Liz, I think that..." he began.

"Sex is a cat." she cut him off.

"A CAT???" he repeated dumbfounded.

Still smiling, Liz nodded. "He's my brother's cat actually." she explained. "I'm so used to his name, that I forget that people can be mistaken about ....I mean like you were mistaken too..."

"Your brother owns a cat called Sex?" Max exclaimed, disappointed to realize that Liz was not offering anything erotical..."But what has this cat to do with our problem?" he asked again.

"Well actually, my brother.....Kyle that's his name....he's in the army, he's a marine...So I take care of Sex....I mean....his cat..." she tried to explain again.

Max couldn't stop some erotic thoughts to overwhelm him each time she talked about Sex, and tried his best to seem distant and cold when he answered. "Ok...if I understand correctly what you're saying is that this cat is a prisoner in your appartment isn't he?" he asked.
"Yes....And we have to take him off my house now!" she stated stubborn.

Max looked at her, perplex...He was certain now that this girl was crazy! "Are you talking about your appartment where the killers are? The killers who have your keys? And you think that I'll go and take that damn cat out of there and risking my life for that? Do you think that I'm crazy?"

Liz stood in front of him, her hands on her hips and unaware that her breasts were swaying under her shirt when she started to argue with him. "I don't care about that! That cat is under my care and my responsability! Those monsters could hurt him....and....and....I have to feed Sex! He's just a poor victim and I won't let him suffer...." she said angrily.

Max couldn't help but stare at her swaying breasts right under his nose, he shook his head trying to erase the vision of Liz's bare breasts in front of him. But Liz misunderstood his stare. "You have been able to get into Alex Whitmann's office without anyone seeing you.... so you should be able to help me to save...."

He cut her off. "OH...NO!" he protested, moving away from her abruptly. "You won't dragg me into this! We're talking about a cat...not an humanbeing!"

Liz's eyes were blazing and shooting daggers. "Sex is more important to me then most of the people I know!"

Max had a hard time to hide his amusement. The situation was amusing and devilishly exciting too. He loved Liz's passion and couldn't help to compare her with Tess and her always distant behavior.

He had been attracted by Tess, cause he thought that she was hiding the real passion she had inside, behind a serious attitude..Unfortunately, after all the time he spent with her, Tess didn't change. She was still the same and Max was sure that he was destined to end his life with her, and accepted his fate.

He forgot Liz as he was deep in thoughts and was startled when he heard her clear her throat. She was still furious and he tried to find a solution. "Look, why don't you call a neighboor and ask him to check if everything is ok, or even if he could take your cat to his home...." he suggested.

"OUT OF THE QUESTION!!!" Liz exploded. "You don't think that I will ask an innocent person to put his life in danger with those killers!!!"

"Ok..." he said, he was so turned on by Liz that he couldn't clear his thoughts *She is so delicious and sexy when she is angry!* he thought *And her eyes...Liz has the most beautiful doe eyes I have ever saw in my life!*

"Listen." he tried to talk calmy. "This situation is completely ridiculous....like the name of the damn cat!!" he said trying hard not to laugh.

"You can laugh at me as much as you want! I...I'm going to save my cat, and I'll do it alone!!" she cried out.

"Come on! You have to be reasonable and not......" he began calmly but all of sudden he started to get angry with her, "A cat is not worth it to risk our lifes to save him!" he yelled at her, forgetting that they were still in the street.

"This cat is worth it!" she protested."You wouldn't understand....Kyle and I....we never
had...anyway...that cat is very important to us. And I won't forgive myself if I don't do anything to save him."

"Liiiz..."

"I'm not asking you to come with me.." she cut him off, "But it would help me a lot if you could lend me your car...."she said contemplating that idea..."No..forget your car..I'll take the bus..If the killers saw your car, they would find out about you." she explained.

"I don't care!" he protested.

Max was surprised to see her care about his savety and furious that she would put herself in danger...He had no doubts that she was telling the truth, he didn't know when he decided to trust her but now, it was out of the question to let her do everything alone.

"Liz, just think about yourself!!! You have just escaped from the claws of those killers and now you're ready to throw yourself into the wolf's mouth!!" he cried out.

She brought her face close to his. "I'm going to get my cat!"

Max wondered if something could disturb this woman...Disturbed? He was. For the moment, all that he could think about was the fierce yearning to kiss her.

He contemplated that idea...maybe if he started to flirt with her, she would forget this crazy idea to save her damn cat! He looked at her and saw the determined look in her eyes....No...not a chance! Even if he knew her for 2 hours, Max understood that she was too stubborn to change her mind about saving the cat.

"Ok, let's suppose that you have a way to get to your house....Explain to me, how are you going to get your cat out of your appartment?" he asked.

She looked at him, the surprise and the relief were written on her pretty face. "Do you?...Humm....Max you're very kind to agree to help me....don't worry I have a plan!" she said with a bright smile.

And without thinking, she hugged him and kissed his cheek leaving Max completely turned upside down and completely aroused. When the fog cleared from his mind, Liz was seated in his car waiting for him...

TBC...IF YOU WANT IT.............................

hey everyone, I'm back with a new chapter. I hope you'll like it. It's always in the same tone: light and I hope funny. I hope that you'll like it and will leave me fbs to tell me.

It seems that I lost several readers this time, maybe I'm annoying you with my stories?? Please feel free to let me know. I'll stop writing!

Like always, I'd like to thank the READERS and the LURKERS who read that fic. I'm making my best for you to enjoy that fic.

touched by an alian- and another one...I'm glad to find you on my fics and I really hope that you'll like it.

Bixie- I knew that even if I said in the summary that Sex was a cat, you'll have been surprised like the others. and Sandra, Tess is not in the picture for the moment, she'll come later, of course, but you have time to enjoy that fic without any mention about her. I hope you'll like this part.

loviedovie- Yeah, poor Max didn't know that she was talking about her cat, but he was so turned on by Liz, that he was like loosing a little his mind.

begonia9508- Thank you Eve, I'm touched. I'm doing my best and I hope that you'll like this part too. And you wonder why people think about sex when they heard about massages? easy, some women used erotical massages for their job, and the men, who are weak, mixed everything.

kismet- I'm glad you understood that Sex was a cat too. About Tess, you can read the next chapters, you won't hear about her before long.


I'd like to say that I've UPDATE several fics last week. A TIME TO FORGIVE, that I've forget for a long while...LOVE ON THE INTERNET and THE JOKER...I hope I'll see you there too. REVENGE AND JUST AN AFFAIR will be updated later that week.

Thank you for your support.

I hope you won't find this part too long, but it had to be since I had to show how Liz and Max rescued Sex.

Chapter 3

"I have a plan!"
"Ok. Tell me." he said folding his arms.

"I'm going to order a pizza."
"A PIZZA! Are you hungry?"

"No...A pizza for those men. I want to trapp them. You know...each time the doorbell rings, Sex runs to shelter in my room behind the teddybear on my bedside table. He stays here a while. Tonight, I'll have the opportunity to enter in my room by the window, to catch him and go out quickly." she explained.

"You want to enter by the window?" Max growled "It's worse than I thought."
"STOP THAT! Trust me for once! Didn't I find a way for us to go out of the building earlier?

"You mean FOR YOU maybe, because I'm in the mess because of you!" he yelled at her.

He started the car, nevertheless.

Max knew that he couldn't prevent her to tempt to save her cat, but he couldn't let her do it alone either. No, he was going to help her, even if he was concious that it's his body more than his head which was pushing him to help her.

And it was not over yet, they should take the cat back and try to make him enter in his hotel room. That was far from easy and Max didn't want to think about the way they were going to succeed. Maybe, he didn't have to worry about that since there was not a chance for them to go out safe from that trip.

The more he was thinking about it, the more he was feeling the excitment raising inside of his body. Eventually, instead of feeling paralysed, he had the sensation to be more alive than he had ever been since months.....years....since high school!

"Don't you ever lock the window of your room?" he inquired.
"The lock system is broken. The owner had never agreed to repair it."

Liz stared at Max as if she was able to read his mind...as if she was certain that he was going to give in....

"And of course, your appartment is at the first floor!" he asked sarcasticly.
"Second floor...But there is a tree just in front of the window of my room..I'll climb on it."
"NO!....Not at all! I'll do it!"

"You're adorable Max, but you're too heavy for that tree...and to pass through the window.....And Sex doesn't know you. But I appreciate your offer...Really." And the bright smile she gave him quite conquered him.
"See, you're helping me..You're driving the car!"

Liz made her best to hide her anxiety while she was exposing her plan to Max. But now, she couldn't help to shiver thinking about what they were about to do. They agreed to park the car near her appartment to see if the killers were there.
Liz stiffened while they got close to her building. "Here is my appartment" she showed him the building on the left.

"Do you see something wrong?"
"I don't know.....WAIT!" and she shut up. Her heart was pounding in her chest. "The curtains are closed in the living." she said panting. "I always let them open for Sex to see outside....The killers are here....Oh G-d I hope they didnt hurt him!" she cried.

"Don't worry." Max tried to soothe her."Where is the phone box?" he asked.
"A little further, at the next crossroads." she couldn't point out with her finger cause her hands were trembling and she didn't want Max to know that she was scared to death.
He glanced at her "Are you still going there? Cause if you..."
"Absolutely! I have to succeed. I need Sex."

Max giggled "Oh Liz!!"
She was grateful to Max laughing cause the situation was really scary. He stopped the car near the phone box and Liz called to order a pizza. She did it so many times but this time, she knew that it'd be dangerous.

Then, Max drove the car with any lights along the building. Liz swallowed hard, she had a lump in the throat. "Please Max try to not hit the garbage can" she advised him.
"Ok...How many time since your phone call?" he asked

"Six...but it'll take them 12 minutes to deliver the pizza." Liz was sweating under her sweaters. Max had lent her his dark blue sweater to be unnoticed in the dark.
"Do you often eat pizzas?" Max asked.
"How do you think I had that idea?" she asked harshly.

Max didn't react "Look Liz, if one of those killers comes to the room, get back here and forget about that damned cat, ok?" he ordered.
"Max, I asked you to drive the car, not to give orders!"
"But....Liiizz!"
"Don't Liz me!" she cut him off. "Ok, look. Do you see the fence over there?"

"Yeah..."
"I'm going to pass by that fence, then I'll climb in the tree and I'll wait. When the delivery boy will arrive, make the lights works. I'll count till 10 and I'll walked toward the window. If I'm right, the doorbell will ring then."

"You seem to be used to do it!"
Hearing that, Liz thought about the many times she had to escape from her step-father. Going through the windows was one of the things she had learnt when she was younger.

"I've told you Max...I'm a survivor!" she stated.
She had to come out of the car carefully. The fear she felt earlier came back and she was near to tell Max to go back to his hotel. But she straightened herself *Sex needed her and Kyle will be there in 3 days, it was out of the question that his cat won't be here to welcome him.* she cheered herself.

"Wish me luck!" she said to Max.
Unable to restrain himself, he bent toward her and kissed her. That was a deep kiss which surprised Liz, however, she felt an intense shiver inside her body. Max pulled away slowly without breaking his stare.
"Why did you kiss me?" Liz groaned, upset of her body's reaction.

Max cleared his throat "To wish you good luck..."
"Thanks."

Looking at Max one last time, she climbed out of the car and walked softly toward the tree. The neighboor had their tv very loud *Good, this way they won't hear me climb on the tree!* Liz thought. For the first time in her life, Liz wished she could knock at their door and talk about the weather instead of doing what she had to do.

But that would be dangerous for them and she had no right to drag them to the danger. The same thing was worthwhile for Max but she was happy that he was with her. Then Liz, forgot everything and climbed on the tree. The only thing that mattered her was to succeed to make Sex go out of the house full of killers.

At this moment, Liz realized that she was on a tree, spying a house, even if it's hers, a house with 2 killers. She shivered again.*Stop shivering Liz, you have something to do and if you keep shivering you'll fall down from this tree. Think about Max who is waiting for you! Max who kissed you...You'll loose a lot if you fall down, and you didn't even know his name.* she tried to reason herself.

She heard a car arriving and she presumed that that was the delivery boy. The lights of the Max's car confirmed it to her. *The pizza is arrived misters the killers!* Then she began to count till 10 until the doorbell will ring.

She was crawling till the window, and she took advantage of the loud music to open it. She heard the doorbell and people talking, surprised. She recognized the killers's voices. Then she heard a claws noise and she knew that Sex was ok and he was running here toward her room.

Then she opened the window wider and climbed into her room. She heard the killers fighting about the door *Open that door and take the pizza, please!* she besought. She stepped in the room at the same moment than Sex was climbing on her bedside table.

"I haven't ordered a pizza!" Tommy exclaimed.
"It doesn't matter Tommy!" Winny said "Since they brought it to us, let's eat it. I'm starved!"
"Maybe it's a trapp! You didn't think about it, did you? All that matters you is your stomach!"

In the room, Liz was walking in the dark "Sex! that's me!" she called softly.

In the living, the killers were still fighting about that pizza. "Humm! Do you smell the pepperonis? You know that I love that! Come on Tommy, let's open that door. I'll pay for that pizza. I'm going to open the door. Cover me!"
"Are you sure that you didn't order that pizza? I wouldn't be that surprised."

In the room, Liz had some problems with Sex, he wasn't ready to obey and come with her. "Come on Sex!" she ordered impatient.

In the living, she could heard the killers fighting "I swear to you that I haven't ordered that pizza Tommy. Maybe it's a mistake. Let's take it! I'm starving and there is nothing to eat in that house!"

The doorbell rang again and Sex tried to escape from Liz, but she caught him by his collar and the cat mewed with anger.
"What is that?" Tommy said

Liz took advantage of the noise to climb out of the window and try to go down with her cat. But go down from a tree could be difficult, and with an angry cat on her arms, that could be dangerous. She heard the men talking

"Tommy that's the music at the neighboor."
"No, that's the cat. Something scared him and I want to know what."

Liz was thinking about a way to go down from the tree without hurting Sex. "Send me the cat!" she heard from the ground. Max!
But she was scared that the cat could be hurt, she hesitated.

She heard Tommy coming closer. She looked at Max, then at the door which was threatening to open and the killer would find her and kill her. She let Sex fall down into Max's arms.

She heard Max growl. Sex might have scratch Max with his claws. Then she looked at the door, she was sure that in a second that door will open and Tommy will come beside her and kill her. She closed her eyes, waiting for that moment to arrive.

But it never came. Liz heard Tommy infuriated because Winny had opened the door to take the pizza. Liz hoped that nothing wrong would happen to the poor delivery boy....
"Liz...Hurry up!" Max urged her.

She waved her hand to let him know that he had to go back to the car. But Max was stubborn and he didn't want to leave the tree.

"I hope that you'll strangle with that pizza!" Tommy cursed his partner.
"Come on!" Winny said "I know that you want to eat a part!"

When Liz put her feet on the ground, she heard the car starting and Max agreed to run till the fence to reach his car, Liz was following him. He started the car as she was climbing into it.

He drove until the road, when they reached it, Liz couldn't help to exult "We succeeded! We succeeded!" then she leant toward him and kissed him on the cheek, but he ordered her clenching his teeth "Take that damned cat off me, please!"

Liz looked down and found out that Sex, panicked, had his claws on Max's thigh. She tried to untie Sex from here "Ouch! aye! Slowly Liz, he's.....WHAOU!!!" he howled.

Liz took off Sex's leg which was on Max's groin. With some difficulties, she succeeded to take the animal into her arms and put him on her knees. "I'm sorry." she apologyzed
"Not as much as me!" Max said angry.

"Is there anything that I could do for you?" she asked trying to help him.
"NOO! Nothing!"

There was an awkward silence in the car. Liz couldn't help to feel sorry for Max when she thought about Sex's claws on his groin. She gave a look in that direction and couldn't help to notice that the Nature had been generous for him there.

"I'm really sorry Max about the scratches Sex did to you. He is kind normally, but here he was too stressed and scared.....If you want, when we'll reach your hotel, I'll make you a massage..You'll feel much more better after that." she assured him.

"No, I'm not interested Liz!" he said angry....

Liz didn't insist. She knew that she'll win when they'll be at the hotel, Max won't refuse a massage.....

TBC..IF YOU WANT IT.................................

hey guys, I'm back with a new chapter! I hope you'll like it.

I'm glad that you like the previous part...that Sex was cruel with the poor Max, but Max wanted so much to help Liz that he'd forgive that little cat quickly. Even if his claws were on his...

and I hope you won't be angry with me on this part....I mean....the massage...I thought that I have to learn about that before I talk about it...so I replace the massage session by something else and I'll be waiting for your fbs to know what you thought about it...Just know that they are still escaping the killers...How? just read that part to know it... I PROMISE THAT AS SOON AS I KNOW ABOUT THOSE MASSAGES, HOW TO DO THEM, I'LL POST THE CHAPTER!!!!

Ok, as always, I'd like to thank the faithful READERS who support that fic. That means a lot to me. THANK YOU and the LURKERS too. if you feel the yearning to leave a fb, don't resist it!

begonia9508- Eve, I'm glad you like that part...If I know you a little, I would say that you'll like that part too. Hope I won't be wrong.

Liz86000- I'm happy that you liked that kiss...and NO...I won't tell you about the killers....or the fic will be over! do you want it? you know what, if you really read the fic like you said, I'd like to be a fly to see you! I'm sure that I won't be bored!!!!

touched by an alian- oh come on! you never did it with your fic? the Escorter, do you see what I mean??? thank you for all and I hope you'll be here for this part too.

kismet- massages? No...sorry! not in this part....just read why on my fb and I hope that you'll like this part even though!

Bixie- I wrote "I'm happy that you liked that kiss...and NO...I won't tell you about the killers....or the fic will be over! do you want it?" DITTO.

Roswell 10/2/00- Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed that part and I hope that you'll enjoy this one too.... just as hysterical than the previous.

I've already updated LOVE ON THE INTERNET and THE JOKER...will update soon REVENGE.... and I'll see if I come back with the new parts of A TIME TO FORGIVE...as well as the others.



here is the chapter....hope you'll enjoy it!

Chapter 4

Talking about a massage reminded Liz of the drama she just lived. One of her client was dead and now she had nowhere to go, she had nothing else that what she had on herself and her cat. She was caressing him to sooth her anxiety. She was thinking that those 2 men who where arguing about a pizza had killed someone and they didn't seem to care about the life they had blasted.

She couldn't help her body to shiver, she groaned and pressed Sex against her chest. Max wrapped his arm around her shoulder "Don't worry" he said softly "Everything will be ok."

The move touched her, Max had been here for her since the begining and she had no intention to let him go. "What...What is your surname?" she stammered
"Evans...Did I forget to tell you?"

"I don't know if you really forget or if you didn't want me to know it...."
"You're right."

He was silent for a little while then asked again "Liz, you must have someone who is able to help you. I understand if you want to avoid the police, but is there anybody here that you trust?"

Liz stiffened. Despite the conforting arm around her shoulder, Max was trying to escape, to get rid of her..*After all what you made him endure, I can't blame him!* she thought.

"I came here 5 months ago and I had no time to know people here."

"Or...maybe someone else...Someone from California?.....Your parents?"

"Not my parents!!!!"

In two second she made her decision.

"Listen Max..Stop here and let me go out..." she stated abruptly.

She freed herself from his grip, Sex under her arm and her hand on the handle of the door...she turned around toward him "You did a lot for me and I won't forget it, ever. But I'm sure that I'll able to manage alone my life."

Max seemed affected. "But I didn't mean that Liz!" he protested.

"Everything will be all right Max...I'm conscious of the mess you are because of me. So don't worry about me and let me out at the next crossing. You have enough problems too..with your sister....your brother-in-law...."

"ENOUGH!!" he cut her off
"But...."

"I said...enough! We're going to my hotel. Period. I didn't do all what I did to let you down now. How could you live without money or protection? And with that damned cat too!"

"Hey! I don't want your mercy if it's what you..."

"Hell, no! It has nothing to do with mercy."

"So what? It has to do with what?"

"I don't know! However, you come into the hotel with me and you'll stay in my room as long as you need. Is that clear?"

Surprised, Liz didn't stop staring at him.

Max seemed to be surprised by his own anger and the feelings that petite woman was arousing inside of him. He had a weird smile and shrugged.

"That's clear Max. I give in."
"Good."

While they drove toward the hotel, Liz couldn't help to think about that man beside her..*Could he be the hero she was looking for since so long?*

In Liz's appartment.

Even if he protested a lot, Tommy ate a large part of pizza arguing that he had to finish it before it got cold. Then he let Winny tide up the kitchen.

He was pacing in the appartment. Winny heard the window slammer and Tommy walked into the kitchen furious. "You're very smart Winny! You let the cat escape by the window to not kill him like I commanded.!"

"What are you talking about? I didn't make the cat escape!"
"Do you think that I'm stupid?"

Winny shrugged. "Anyway, it seems that the girl won't come back!"

"Don't you think that I already know that, we'll have to look for her now....Ok, here is what we're going to do...first search a photo. I want us able to recognize her as if she was one of our sisters."

They rummaged in some drawers and sat on the floor with an album they found out. After a little moment, Tommy tore a photo from a page and stared at it carefully. "I can't help to think about that girl...in the office... with her boss....Did you look at her?"

"Not really....The guy was above her and he had that big coat..."

"Yeah....but her hair... Her hair looked like the woman on this photo." Tommy said still staring at the pic.

"I think that we'll have to go back there...at that office... tomorrow..."

"Isn't it risqué to go back there?"

"So now you're worrying about what is risqué or not! Do you want to know what was risqué? Your little visit to the restroom, that's what put us in that mess! Now we have to continue and repair your mistakes."

He stood up abruptly "Let's go out! That girl is smarter that I thought but we'll have her...I swear to you Winny, we'll have her!" he said with Winny behind him mumbling. *It's always my fault! Tommy is not that smart too....One day, he won't tell me what I have to do anymore* he thought bitterly. And for the first time since years, Winny realized that he didn't like Tommy that much.....

Back in front of the hotel.

To make Sex enter in secret into the hall of the hotel, Liz took Max's coat "He doesn't like it...."she said wrapping the coat around the cat which was wriggling.

"Don't let him escape!..."

"I'll do my best" she said and held the cat like a tent in before her belly "Ok, let's go...."

They passed in front of the doorkeeper and walked toward the elevators without any problem except when Liz had to repress a painful groan because Sex dug his claws in her stomach. She sighed relieved when the doors of the elevator opened in front of them. Max grabbed her elbow to lead her inside.

"Until now...everything is all right" he whispered.

But he didn't finish to talk than a man came into the elevator. He wore a black suit and they read on his lapel that he was the hotel manager.

The man smiled and leant against the partition of the elevator. "Do you appreciate your stay in our hotel?" he asked kindly.

That was the exact moment that Sex chose to wriggle and Liz tightened her grip on him. Max came beside her and wrapped his arm around her shoulders. "We have nothing to complain" he replied "If we forgot my wife's state. Everything is ok, isn't it Baby?"

"Yes!....yes!...." she managed to articulate since Sex was wriggling even more.

"The pregnancy is a little difficult" Max explained " That's the reason why I took my spouse here. She needs some rest..."

Liz tried to smile.

"I think that I'm going to give birth to a football player!" she joked. "He's already training to shoot..."

The man looked at her, perplex. "How far are you?"

"6 months" Max said
"8 months" Liz said in the same time.

The man, dumbfounded, looked at Liz and then Max.

"8 months Honey!" Liz insisted "We did it the day when....anyway I'm sure you remember."

"Ohhh yeah! Baby....How could I forget it!" and Max gave her a look that could make the Antartic melted. Liz bent her eyes and giggled *Fortunately, he is just playing here* she thought *Otherwise, I would throw myself into his arms.*

"The men didn't know anything about that kind of things" she said as Sex began to climb out from the coat. "Honey, the baby is about to come, you know. I hope that you're ready...."

"More than ready, my Love." Max said coming in front of her to hide her from the man's look.

He dipped his hand into the Liz's low neck and, when he saw Sex's ears appearing, he pushed him away..The cat mewed but Liz's muffled it with the coat and without hesitating for a second, she clung against Max and to imitate Sex, moaned.

"Maaaxx! Honey! We're not alone" she giggled and blinked seductively. "Not in front of the manager!"

Smiling and his hand ready to push the damned cat again, Max was staring at Liz lovingly "But you're so sexy like this...I'm dying to touch you everywhere!!"

Sex's head appeared again and Max pushed it again very quickly. Liz once again imitated the cat and moaned "Baby please!"

"But I can't help myself my Love!"

Liz bit her lower lip to repress her yearning to burst out laughing. Really embarrassed, the manager coughed and went out of the elevator at the next floor without a word.

Once the doors closed, Liz couldn't help but laughed openly. "Oh no...the baby is arriving!" she said

"That's the most awful baby I ever saw" Max said since Sex was trying to escape from the low neck.

"I can't believe that we have succeeded to fool that man! How did you think to pretend that I was pregnant?" she asked

"That was risqué, I admit it, but fortunately for us, that man was not that smart!"

"That's true!" Liz said with Sex on her shoulder. She smiled to Max "Thank you Honey" she whispered.

She said that word just to laugh....to continue the comedy they just played....and yet the tone she said it meant much more.

Max's look changed instantly and his laugh turned to something more tender. *Oh no....We're not playing anymore!....I should have known, when he kissed me in the car...But then we were in danger....Now the danger is over, at least for the moment.*

It was obvious that Liz was not the only one which was rocked...She could see in Max's eyes that he felt the same way.

The elevator stopped and Max didn't break the stare. Liz swallowed and managed to articulate "We're....Max, we reached our floor.."

"Excuse me?.....Oh...yeah!"

He seemed like if he was knocked out....But before they stepped out of the elevator, Max recovered himself "Wait...I have to check that everything is ok."

He stepped out and walked away in the hallway.

Liz, her heart pounding in her chest, tried to recover herself too. She had asked to share an unknown man's room. That was the first idea she had when they were in the car, in danger. She had thrown herself in the wolf mouth...She had fantasies in the car but now she was in the real life...and real life is completely different than that innocent game.

Liz didn't like to be trapped. She thought that being sexually attracted to someone was like a bomb ready to explode. As she couldn't help to feel something for Max, she had had to repress her own turmoils....if not, she would be destroyed like her mother....Liz was certain that to survive in a relationship, she had to be the strongest...to lead the dance to not let the other to disturb her.

Max's look was disturbing her, but Max was rocked too. He was thinking that, a few hours earlier he was trying to help his sister....that he was almost ready to come back home, with his proofs....when a tornado hit him..Exciting LIFE came to knock at his door for the first time of his life and he didn't regret it, even a second...Liz came into his life and he cherished every second he spent with her and he couldn't figure his life without her anymore... He wanted her forever!

*FOREVER!!.....Come on Max you have a woman in your life : Tess Harding....*And Max felt like if someone ripped his heart....he suffocated...

Liz, on the other hand, had no choice, she knew it. She had to protect herself....not against the killers this time....No, she had to protect herself from Max Evans...

TBC..IF YOU WANT IT........................................................

hey guys, I'm back with a new chapter...I hope you'll like it.

Before the previous part, you were waiting for the massage....Here we are! Max got a massage...and I hope that you'll appreciate it as much as he did.

I want to tell you that that part is longer than the others....because of the massage...of course.

Ok, now I'd like to thank my readers...Poor readers, I hope that you'll stick on that part cause I see that there are only 3 readers left. I hope that the lurkers or the former readers will come back...hope makes live


Liz86000- I lost my banner, but I hope that I won't loose you as reader...I'm glad that you liked that part, yes he has a woman in his life and it's Tess, who else do you want to annoy Liz? I hope you'll like that part since it's one of your wish...the massage! I'll wait for you comments.

Erina258- glad that you liked that part...yeah I know, even if I didn't experienced it, that holding like that an animal is very hard...hope that you'll like this part....I'll wait your fb.

begonia9508- You're right and Liz is going to experience what it is to be with a sexual bomb! I don't know who will be the most moved from Max and Liz after that part...we'll see. I hope you'll like this part too and I'm waiting for you for the next part...

OK, I'D LIKE TO SAY THAT I'VE UPDATED "JUST AN AFFAIR??" AND "THE JOKER" and I WILL UPDATE THE OTHER FICS SOON. I INVITE YOU TO LOOK AT THE BANNER A GOOD FRIEND OF MINE MADE FOR THE FIC "LOVE ON THE INTERNET", SHE DID A GREAT JOB!

ok, let's go for the chapter.....

Chapter 5


"Everything is all right" Max said as he turned around toward Liz. Sex was on her shoulder, like a fur around her neck and even his claws didn't prevent Max to hope that Liz wouldn't keep the cat into her arms all night long.

As they were hurrying to his room, Max tried to think about Tess. He pictured himself telling her about that hilarious night and almost burst out laughing. Tess, the carefulness incarnated, wouldn't understand...She already disapproved him of helping his sister "You're not that kind of man who is able to take care of that situation, Max" she stated.

Until now, Max was almost agreeing with her, but something in her contempted tone forced him to show her that she could be wrong.


*I couldn't tell her about Liz...The worst, she would break up with me, the best she would say that I'm stupid! Maybe I'm....but hell, I'm taking so much pleasure to be with Liz!!*

Finally, they stepped into the room. Still thinking about his girlfriend, Max locked the door. *I could never talk to Tess about Liz. She didn't do anything important to mention it, except to have her beneath me and moaning...or that she insisted to share my room....or that I helped her to save her cat named Sex....or that they played into the elevator and she called him Honey!* he thought ironically

"What a wonderful place for Sex!"

When he heard that word....he still had not been able to assimilate that she was talking about her cat....Max startled. Liz couldn't have read his mind!....No, she didn't even look at him, too busy with that damned cat who was looking at the window.

"You like that Sex!" she said stroking his ears "Did you see all those lights?"

Max swallowed hard. He'd like to be him that Liz touched so tenderly, talked so softly...

Then, she decided to pull off the sweater she was wearing...fighting with her shirt which was sticking with the sweater, oblivious of Max which couldn't help but was drooling over the bare skin of her stomach.

He felt his body contracting, at least the bottom. *Max think about something else quickly!....* he said looking at Sex lying on the edge of the window.

He didn't notice that Liz was looking at him "I still didn't massage you!" she said startling him. "Take your shoes and socks off while I'm looking for a lotion." she said and walked toward the bathroom without letting him time to protest.

"Hmmm....No thanks Liz...it's ok....The scratches on my hands didn't hurt me anymore and.."

Liz stopped abruptly at the bathroom doorway "I want to massage you" she insisted "That's the only thing I can do to make up for the mess you went through because of me."

"To tell the truth, I feel stupid to take off my shoes and let you fidget my toes"

Liz knew that most of her male clients had the same arguments. The women were not embarrassed to massage their feets. The men were different, most of all here. She hadn't that problem in California.

"You think that it's not very manly to let a woman massage your feet don't you?"

Max blushed "That's not....It's just that..."

"I know that you're thinking this way..admit it! you think that it's a girly thing, don't you?"

Max's embarrassed look crossed hers'provacative "Yeah..."

"Ok then take your sweater off and your shirt too...and let me massage your back!!" she offered.

All of sudden, Max seemed anxious and excited at once "Wait a minute....That would be...."

"That would be what? Suggestive? Sexual?"

Feeling uncomfortable, Max was squirming on the couch. Then Liz began her favorite speech "It's not surprising that men often have heart attacks! Are you conscious how much you restrain yourself? You think that a massage is or sexual or a girly thing! You don't know how much that helps you to release your tensions!"

"I'm not tensed at all!"

"Really?"

"Well....not that much!"

"That's what YOU think!"

"And you're pretending to make me release my tensions by a simple feet massage?"

"Exactly. What do you have to loose?"

He looked down at his shoes "Maybe I'm a little ticklish?..."

"I don't tickle my clients...Would you be afraid, Max?"

"Don't turn that conversation into a kind of challenge!"

Liz folded her arms "Why not? I'm challenging you to get out of your pathetic routine, Max Evans, and to try something new for once!"

Max burst out laughing "My pathetic routine! Let me laugh! Since you burst into my brother-in-law's office, I erased the word "routine" from my language"

"So you are in the ideal state of mind for a feet massage!"

Max sighed, exasperated "Go to Hell!"

He bent and began to undo his shoes. "When the wine is drawn, we must drink it!" he said surrendering

"Almost that!" Liz said walking toward the bathroom to get a lotion. She found a little bottle of lotion for hands there. *Max didn't know what's going to happen to him* she thought *If he thinks that she's going to put the lotion on his feet like we do on the body, he'll be surprised!*

The men like Max were a challenge for Liz as much as a pleasure. For Max, she was eager to find out the emotional potential she was expecting under his calm behavior.

But most of all, that massage gave her the opportunity to take the control. Since they had been together, she lost that control and she was vulnerable. Her job learned to her that everyone had weaknesses when she was massaging their feet.

Maybe Max was right to be so reluctant. Indeed, Liz was about to unveil sides of himself that he was unaware.

"Your feet are beautiful"

Max seemed uncomfortable "I bet that you say that to all your clients!"

He was sitting on the couch and Liz was on the floor. To create an atmosphere favorable to the massage, she subdued the lights and switched on the radio on the New Age music..."I embarrassed you...I'm sorry"

She poured the coconut lotion into her hand and rubbed her hands and took the left foot softly. When she made that move, she knew that she was in danger....All her serenity disappeared as soon as she touched Max's bare skin.

Liz clenched her teeth. It never happened before and she never allowed it to happen. After she said that it won't be a sensual experience, she won't let that massage session to become it.

Unfortunately for Liz, Max was embarrassed too. His breath became more difficult, he cleared his throat and squirmed. "So you offered that massage to the office employees while their lunch pause?" he asked.

"Yes" she answered *Keep quiet Liz...You're going to relax while you're working* she ordered herself.

"And where did that science come from?" Max asked again

Liz was trying to recover the control of herself. She was feeling a fear that almost paralysed her moves.

"The reflexology began in the East 2000 years ago." she explained. "People were using it to keep themselves and the others healthy."

"The power of the touch..."
His tone didn't help her to feel better. She tried to not look at him. "Exactly"

She was aware of something intense between Max and her, that made her quite loose her ability to work. *Funny! I practiced karate to compensate her physical vulnerability, and here I have any remedy to prevent that emotional fragility to arise*

"Why do you pressure that accurate point?" Max asked

"Because it corresponds to your heart."
"Hmm"

Liz felt that she misjudged the attraction that existed between them. She hoped that soon she would take back the control of herself.

She brushed the top of his left foot and pressed her fingers between his toes. She heard clearly Max take a deep breath and she couldn't help but remind of Max's photo she saw in Alex's office. This time, her interest was different from the usual, her thoughts began to take an erotical turn.

She could have stopped if she wanted but she found out that she liked to touch Max's skin. "That's not that unpleasant, you know Liz...." Max sighed.

Liz glanced at him. He was half laid on the couch, his eyes closed *How sexy he is!* she thought and she pictured him on a bed contemplating a woman underneath him. She felt her throat dry.

"Your fingers are strong..." Max whispered, his eyes locked with hers.. His words were neutral but his tone was like an invitation.
"Th...Thanks"

She broke up the hypnotising eyes contact with Max and looked at her fingers. Her face was burning, Max was certainly red too because of his feelings....

Liz thought about her mother. *Had she been carried away by a disasterous passion that enslaved her roughly?* she wondered.

She pressed her thumb on the little toe strongly. "HEY!!" he cried

He straightened himself and frowned "That hurts" he protested.

"Sorry" she articulated huskily.

She pressed her thumb again but this time more softly. "That still hurts!"

"Ah?" she said without breaking his stare.

"What that "ah?" means?" Max questionned.

"That you have some tensions to evacuate...."

"That's certainly the tension you make me feel when you torture my body like that!"

"No" she said smiling. "That didn't come from here."

She turned around the sensitive point and worked on the inside of the foot.

"You are tensed on your shoulders and you neck. I can remedy it but it will be painful....don't worry, after that you'll feel much better" she explained

"Again one of your speeches pretending that it's for my good..."
"Hmm, hmmm..."

*That's better, we're back on the teasing mode* she thought and she had taken the control again. She was able to flirt with Max like she used to do with any of her clients. Finally, he was not different.

"Are you going to play the scared man again?" she asked ironically.

Max leant against the couch with a sigh. "I surrender Liz...Do what you have to do with me...."

Max was not a pain adept, but he was intrigued by the reflexology concept. *Ok, I'm mostly interested in the woman who is chanting that experience boons.* he admitted.

If he asked Liz to stop the massage, she would have no reason to touch him....And Max didn't want her to stop touching him, at any case!

He had thinking about Liz. She was a defenceless young woman and he made a duty to provide her a shelter, to protect her. How Tess could blame him for such an honorable act? Admitting that Tess would know about Liz, and Max wanted, at all costs, to avoid that...If she heard about it, Max would have an explanation: that reflexologist wanted to be grateful by some feet massages, massages which have any sexual side.

While he was pondering, the pain overwhelmed him...He clenched his teeth since Liz was pressuring his little toe again.

"Don't repress yourself" she advised "You won't get rid of your tensions. Yell at me!"
"Certainly not!"

She accentuated the pressure "Go Max!"
"I can endure that...I....AAHHHHHGGGHHH!!! GEEZ LIZ!!!!" he yelled.

He heard Sex running to shelter in the room. "You see, I make your cat frighten!"

"Don't worry, he heard Kyle howl when I was taking care of his feet."

Since she was talking, she continued to massage his feet. "Relax...."

Max cried out again louder..."That's it...Again" she cheered him.

Once again, she pressured the same sensitive point and Max howled like a wounded bear "Go on...insult me!"

Max couldn't repress it, he insulted her since the pain was overwhelming his whole body....He howled again...and again....until.....he was dead and in heaven now! He opened his eyes to see that Liz kept rubbing his foot but the pain had disappeared completely.

Liz looked at him with a bright smile "Move you right shoulder..."

He did as she said and groaned with pleasure... He could move his muscles without effort, like if they were oiled.. "Liizz...That's fantastic!!"

"I've told you that..."

"I know but I would never imagine that.."

"We have you other shoulder left..."

"Oh, NOOO" he protested. He forgot the pleasure he was experiencing earlier.

"Feel free to yell, don't repress yourself!"

Max tried to find a good reason to not be tortured again "You know people are going to wonder what is happening in that room!"

"Don't worry, our friend the Manager Assistant had certainly spread the rumor that we are weird. I doubt that someone would pay attention at us."

Max made his right shoulder move again then tried the other and grimaced.

"If you yell since the begining, we'll finish it sooner." she advised him again. "And don't you feel fabulous to move your muscles thus?"

"Yeah...That's almost better than sex."

He regretted his words when he saw Liz's brown eyes blazing weirdly. He was near to loose all his selfcontrol....The temptation was pretty strong since he knew that Liz hadn't any boyfriend...She had nobody in her life....But HE was engaged...with Tess, that woman which was making love like if she was following advice on a book open on the pillow.

"Well...ready for the right foot?"

"I suppose that I have no choice, I feel like if my right side is not the same that the left..."

This time, he did like she advised him to do, he didn't try to repress himself and cries gushed with violence. When everything ended, he let himself go on the couch, stunned.

Thanks to that petite woman and her magical fingers he felt like a newborn-baby. He breathed deeply.

"You're smiling..." Liz noticed.

She was still massaging his feet but now Max was only feeling the pleasure. "That's true..." he whispered.

"I told you.. You were wearing the world on your shoulders..." she said softly.

Max realized that he loved her voice, husky...

"Your parents were expecting a lot from you, weren't they?"

"That's true...I made my best to shower them: excellent student.... good athlet...established career...Sometimes I'm bored of myself!!"

She had a little laugh..That kind of laugh you only have in the intimity...The sound and the image he pictured in his mind made his body react. He pictured Liz making love to him, Max Evans, with her talented fingers caressing his body...He couldn't repress a moan.

Liz stopped moving and cleared her throat. Max opened his eyes and his look slid along his body...Liz didn't misse to notice that physical reaction that Max couldn't restrain.

Her cheeks flushing, she dove her burning eyes into Max's eyes and stared at him for a long while.

Max was observing her throat move since she tried to swallow hard. He pictured himself pressing his lips on that place...He knew that he only had to sit and strech out his hand....for Liz to give up...Instead, he didn't find anything else that whisper "I'm engaged...."

The lightning in her eyes dispeared "I should have told you before..."

"Why?" she asked shutting him out.."That's not important.You have been very kind to help me when I needed the most..I appreciated it, believe me."

"But I let you think that..."

"Not at all!" she cut him off. She stood up with grace. "A lot of reasons could explain why did you react so....with that...intensity."

"Liz!"

"Oh come on! Don't be that prude! That's a reflex...I made you evacuate your tensions, you felt more free, sexually talking, and you have been excited. That never happened to my clients previously, but it must have a first time. Anyway, don't see anything personnal in your reaction."

"Nothing personnal!" he said standing up. "Maybe you're right, I'm not an expert like you when it comes to the reflexology....But I'm sure for one thing...I'm reacting about you too. Even if I'd like to not react."

Liz's heart raced but she didn't let him know. "I'm sorry to cause you so many problems...."

"Don't feel that happy! You're irresistible! Don't you have an horrible grimace for me to forget you forever?"

Acting like he asked, Liz made an horrible grimace. Max burst out laughing but interrupted himself abruptly. *If Liz noticed the very little emotion from him, that could be dangerous* he convinced himself.

"So? What do you think?" she inquired.

She sent him a amazing smile and once again he felt trapped. Liz was a too big challenge for his self-control. Unable to hold back, he walked toward her. "I have to kiss you" he whispered.

"You're engaged!" she remembered him, lifting up to him her chin with a challenging air. "And you already kissed me..." she continued.

"That didn't count..." he murmured bending to her lips.

"Yes...that counted.." she said. She closed her eyes and parted her delicious lips.
"No..."

Max took her chin in his fingers and made her part her lips a little more. He didn't break his stare on her mouth until he couldn't see it, his lips were on Liz's ones, breathes melted. He closed his eyes and only felt the sensation.

Liz's mouth was like the satin but warmer, softer too. With his tongue he brushed her bottom lip and he heard her to breath deeper. Since he was continuing, he realized that he was trembling. Slowly, he pulled away and looked at her.

She blinked and stared at him, like if she was waiting his next move. That woman was a real paradox. Sometimes, tough and clever and the next instant hot and provocative....

"And this...." she whispered "Does this count?"

"You make me dying with fear..."
"Ditto..."

He captured her lips again and gave her a scorching kiss. Liz didn't resist...She kissed him back with the same fever...welcoming his tongue intrusion. Quivering with desire, Max couldn't restrain his fierce yearning to press her body against his. That was an inhuman effort to do.

He knew that kissing Liz that way was insane...but he was fed up to act so carefully without letting his instinct to guide him...

This time, that's a panting Liz which pulled him away. She moved away from him and Max wanted to hold her back...."NO..." she said putting a finger on his mouth.

TBC...IF YOU WANT IT.............................

hi guys, for those who are still interested, I'm back with a new chapter. I hope you'll like it. Max and Liz are still stuck in the hotel and the tension is very high. But Liz doesn't want to surrender and still fights against her desire.
just read and you'll see.

before, I'd like to thank the readers and the lurkers to give a chance to that fic.

touched by an alien- yes, the gerbil is here even if she's not in flesh present between Max and Liz.. thank you.

Erina- yeah. Tess again. I knew someone who makes the same massages and even if I didn't experienced them, she told me that it's really scary cause people yell. more Max and Liz's moments? you'll have them till the end

L-J-L 76- Lizza, I always smile when I read your fbs cause there is always a ton of questions. thank you but I can't answer to all. I'm sure you understand that. I'm glad that you appreciate that fic and I hope you'll like this one too. (to find the answers to your questions....you'll have to wait the end!)

mlover25- thank you! you're the first one who made a happy dance for my fic. I really appreciate that and I hope I won't disappoint you with that part.

begonia9508- the sexual tension won't fade but like I said in my fb, Liz is fighting against her desires, her feelings despite a Max who is more and more attracted by her.thank you.

kismet- You said it. thank you.

ForeverADreamer- you're completely right, the problem is that Liz doesn't agree to give in. thank you.

Thank you all of you. For those who are interested I've updated THE JOKER and I'll do it soon for LOVE ON THE INTERNET and JUST AN AFFAIR??



Chapter 6

"It's over...And we won't do it anymore."

He took her hand "Why?"

"You know it very well"

She walked away from him "Your conscience Max...That will kill you." she said "And I think that you'll get carried away, we know that you don't want it and neither do I"

"Why did you let me to kiss you though?"

"Curiosity....And you're engaged. I didn't risk that much. A responsible man won't cheat on his fiance! However, I don't want to play with my luck..."

Max raised his eyebrow "Why are you so sure of yourself? Do you think that because you massage my feet, you know everything about me?"

"I know enough.."

"I don't like what you're implying...That's like if all my acts are obvious!"

"You're constant and that's very important!"

"I still don't like what you're implying, I mean even if my life seems to you like a long and quiet river, I can surprise you. Let me show you" he said coming closer. But Liz stepped back.

"Don't move Max! Think about your fiance...What's her name?"

"Tess...."

"Tess is waiting for you, Max. She doesn't deserve that! Tess...."

"Ok...ok! you won!"

Max turned around and brushed his hand on his face, then, he faced her "Is your curiosity satisfied?"
"Yes"

But he read another answer in her eyes, like him, she was fighting against the turmoil that threatened to overwhelm them.

"We should go to sleep, I'm going to take the couch." she stated

"No..I'll take it! And....Liz, despite what you think about me, I'm just human and my self-control could weaken before long...Please close your door!"

Without answering, Liz walked toward the bedroom reluctantly. She closed the door and locked it.
"Ok, she doesn't want me." he thought sadly. Until the moment she locked the door, he had expected her to change her mind. Of course he didn't want to cheat on Tess, but....

He was pacing in the room, trying to release his frustration. The massage had awakened his body. He wanted Liz like he never wanted another woman in his life, but she stopped him when she closed the bedroom door.

He almost could hate her to seduce him like she did and reject him after that! almost....

After she locked the door, Liz leant her forehead against it and sighed. She has been near to loose her self-control. When she was massaging Max's feet, she felt herself attracted to him..and when she noticed that he felt the same way, she almost gave into the pleasure to be with him.

If he hadn't said that he was engaged, she would have made love with him...

Cause she realized that she wanted him as much as he did and she would have made love with him until they forgot the ugly world they were living in.

*And then?* she wondered annoyed *Would I humiliate myself begging him to stay with me? That would mean that Max had all the power to hurt me and I don't want to live the same way my mother lives.* she stated.

Knowing that Max was engaged had given to her a false feeling of security. She had figured that she could kiss him without danger....But she was wrong! She had heard enough about those women who chose to have an affair with married men cause they didn't want to commit themselves.

Liz understood them for a while but now she was realizing that it only worked when the man have no power, and Max had a power on her, she couldn't deny it....

Exhausted, Liz fell asleep as soon as she laid on her bed, but she had a disturbed sleep. The morning after, a ring woke her up, she just had a nightmare about 2 men, with a gun, who were chasing after her.

Without thinking, she picked up the phone: "Hello?"

There was a short silent, then she heard an hesitant woman voice "I...I must have made a mistake...." the woman stammered "I...I was looking for Max Evans."

"OH...I...." Panicked, Liz hung up the phone and laid back on the pillow panting. Then, she heard a knock at the door.

"Liz?....Did you answer at the phone?" Max asked.

"I'm sorry Max....maybe it's your sister!" she said *At least, I hope so...* she thought.

She heard a growl whilst the phone rang once again.

"Let me answer!!!" Max yelled.

Liz pushed away the blankets and sat down. She had slept with her underwear and was dying to shower and put some fresh clothing. But the curiosity was stronger, she wanted to know who was on the phone.

She ran to the bathroom, pulled on a bathrobe and walked into the room. Max was sitting at the desk and talking angrily with someone.

"NO...Serena...I'm not trying to fool you!" he protested "If you tried to calm down, I could explain to you the situation.."

Liz walked toward the desk and put her hand on the microphone "Tell her that I was the maid."

With a sceptical look, Max tried to push away her hand "She'll never believe that!"

Liz used the strength she had to keep her hand on the microphone.

"Serena has found out that something happened..." Max sighed "She called the reception to tell them that they mistook, that they gave her the wrong room. But they told her that Max Evans was really in that room with....his pregnant wife!"

"Then, tell her that I'm a pregnant call girl!"

He shook his head stubbornly "I'm going to tell her the truth Liz. Serena won't do anything against you Liz, be certain of that. You can't go on without trusting people like you do..."

Liz looked into his eyes for a while then dropped her hand slowly.

"Thank you...Serena? Oh G-d, she hung up!" Max said upset.

He re-dialed his sister's number "Go Serena! Pick up the phone!!!.... Geez!"

After several secondes, he hung up the phone.

"Why doesn't she answer?" Liz asked

Max scratched his chin, disillusioned "Probably because she is already on her way to come here..."

"Are you kidding?"

"You know, Serena and I are completely different. She is impulsive and she is the kind of people who act before thinking about their actions, like you...."

Liz didn't respond. She was figuring what Max's sister would think when she'd arrive in that room. Max seemed completely exhausted and herself, she was almost naked with that bathrobe.

"What will she think about when she'll see us?"

"Don't worry about that..."

He looked at her "You know Serena has the same opinion about me than you. She believes that I'm unable to invite you to share my bed since I'm engaged with Tess. It doesn't matter if I was so near to do it yesterday....and it doesn't matter if I always want to do it now, seeing you with that bathrobe...."

The desire she tried to push away last night came back and she felt her body burning under his gaze."That will be a big mistake..."

"And we have to avoid to make mistakes, haven't we?"

Liz couldn't say a word. His gaze was paralysing her. She was dying to touch him... She just had to lift her hand to caress his cheek....But if she gave in, they would be lost....Both knew that. She tightened her fists.

Max stared at her "I spent my life trying to not mistake." he said bitterly "I'm not sure that made me happier...."

He bent his eyes, furious to see Sex on his knees, with his claws on his thighs. "LIZ!!!! Could you please take that cat off my knees without damage my pants?"

Slowly, Liz took Sex in her arms. "He's probably hungry."

"Your brother has certainly coached him to push away the men who have dirty thoughts about you." he said standing up and cleaning his pants.

"Or the engaged men who could regret later...." Liz retorted.

"REGRET???"

Max's look roamed on her body, from her lips to her breasts without forgetting the curves of her hips. "The night has been long" he explained softly "And I have had all the time to think. I don't believe that I could regret anything that could happen between us despite the consequences."

He sighed "Go to change Liz...I'll take care of that poor hungry cat....If I'm right, Serena will be here in about 20 minutes...At the opposite, we'll pick her up. I don't think that she'll be in danger but we don't know for sure."

That was enough for Liz to see how Max worried about his sister to know that he deserved her trust. She was sure that she could trust him and she was shocked to see that she did trust him.

But it was too late for her. Fate played a trick to her, she met a wonderful man but he was promised to another woman.....

TBC..IF YOU WANT IT..............................................

Hey guys, do you remember me? I'm back with a new chapter, I hope you'll like it...I have to add that I cut the chapter in 2 parts, the second will be posted....the next time!

I'd like to thank you for the support you gave to that fic and I hope you'll still be there till the end, but we have some time yet.

Liz86000- I'll fix that....yeah maybe. I don't know yet. AND you're right about the meeting with Serena. I mean, she will like Liz and she will tell Max that she's better than Tess...what can I do? it's hard to present a decent Tess!!!

begonia9508- absolutely! she'll be hard to convince even if Max is the man she always dreamt to meet. I should say that Max, even if he begins to feel something for Liz is not ready to break up with Tess either. at least, that idea didn't arise in his mind yet.

mlover25- I hope you'll appreciate that part. Serena arrives at the hotel and she is more like Maria than Isabel, read that part and tell me what you think about her.

kismet- I don't know, maybe because if she was not between them, it wouldn't be worthy to write that fic...it's a joke. Tess is a problem for Liz, not for Max for the moment.

Erina - I'd rather say Maria. That's why I didn't put Isabel as always for Max's sister. I couldn't see Isabel here. although she is, read and you'll find where. Yeah, you'll find out a little more here. and about Max even if he wants to be with Liz, he's not ready, at least at the moment I write, to break up with Tess.

L-J-L 76- Hey Lizza, I think that you should read and find out what did Serena do when she was in their room. and as always, I won't be able to answer your questions, except to tell that Alex is not the bad guy here, at least not really. for the others, you'll have to wait a little more.

I've already updated LOVE ON THE INTERNET, I'm sorry if I'm slow but RL is eating me. So I'll try to update THE JOKER and JUST AN AFFAIR as soon as possible!

here is the chapter....

Chapter 7


Tommy and Winnie walked into the hall where Alex Whitmann was working. They stared at the blond secretary who was sitting behind her desk "How can I help you?" she asked turning her chair around to face them.

"We'd like to see Mr Whitmann, please....Isabel" said Tommy reading her name on the desk.
"Do you have an appointment?"

"We supposed that if we wanted to invest 1/2 million dollars, we didn't need to make an appointment."

Isabel seemed uneasy....."A moment please. I've to see if Mr Whitmann can see you....You're M....." she asked again.

Tommy cleared his throat "Tommy Curtis and Winnie Bear"

Isabel picked up the phone and pressed one button. She whispered some words in the speaker before hanging up the phone "Mr Whitmann will receive you" she announced.

Tommy cleared his throat again "Thank you....hmm....Are you his regular secretary?" he asked

"I beg your pardon?" Isabel said shocked

"Do you work with him since long or just today?"

"I'm Mr Whitmann's secretary since 9 years" she stated proudly. "Am I answering you question?"

"Yeah thank you. That was what I meant." he replied quickly. "Winnie come here"

"Do you think that she died her hair since yesterday?" Winnie whispered as they were following the hallway.

"I believe that they played a trick on us!!" he replied angrily.

"Curtis and Bear....Such a good idea Tommy!"

"You'll be Bear"

"I'd like to be Curtis" Winnie whinned "I'm...."

A tall man, with glasses, appeared at the doorway. "Hi, I'm Alex Whitmann" he greeted them.

"Tommy Curtis" Tommy replied noticing how pale the man was. "And this is Winnie Bear, my partner."

"That's not the same man" Winnie whispered as they stepped into the office.
"I'm not blind! Shut up!" Tommy whispered back.

"My secretary told me that you had some investments to make..." Mr Whitmann said

Alex was trying to stop his hands trembling. Tommy was staring at him, he could recognize the fear when he was seeing it...For an unknown reason, Whitmann was scared of them! And yet, he couldn't know who they were. He looked around the room....

"Nice office..."

"Thank you...Hmmm....Tell me more about your project. Do you look for a long or short term?

"Do you have a boat?" Tommy asked ignoring his question.

"That's my brother-in-law's one. Do you like sailing Mr Curtis?"

"No...I only like water with my whisky."

He took the picture of the wall and handed it to Winnie "Don't you remember that guy?"

"Oh, yes! That's the guy who..."

"Was with me at school!" Tommy cut off and turned around toward Alex who was trembling. "I don't remember his name but I'm sure that it's him! I'm certain"

"That my bro...brother-in-law Max..."

"That's it! Max...." Tommy said snapping his fingers. "I have his name on the tip of the tongue...."

"Max..Ev...Evans!"

"That's it, Max Evans! How is he doing that great Max?" he asked

"He's doing great. He is chief accounting....Mr Curtis, about your investment....I...."

Tommy winked at Winnie "Did you bring the cheque book Winnie?

"Which cheque book?"

As if he asked Alex to whitness how dumb Winnie was, Tommy shrugged "He forgot it!" and turning around toward Alex "I think that we'll have to see you once again...."

"Huh...Yes...All right" Alex stammered

"I'll take the picture with me, if you allowed it, I want to recognize Max Evans if I see him in the street."

"Of course ye...yes...take it"

"Thank you very much, let's go Winnie"

When they left, Alex tried to call Max to warn him about those men, but he had to dial the number twice because of his fingers trembling. He was certain that they had something to do with James Duprey's murder when he saw the bulge their guns made.
They promised to come back and he was not going to wait for them, he called his secretary "Isabel, cancel all my appointments" he ordered "I'll be off for the rest of the day, if someone look for me, just tell that...I'm not here." he said and walked out of the office.

In the meantime, Max was pacing in his room, waiting for Liz to go out from the bathroom. He looked at the tv but didn't hear anything about the murder. However, he didn't switch it off, thus he couldn't hear the noise Liz was making in the bathroom....Liz underdressing.....Liz taking a shower....Liz washing her sweet body....Liz dressing....

He couldn't help but think about Liz behind that door and the thought was killing him. After 10 minutes, she walked out of the bathroom dressed with her jeans and a shirt he lent her. Her hair was wet and tousled. Max was tempted to give her a comb but didn't move. He was enchanted by her, looking a little untidy...fresh and so...available!

"The bathroom is all yours, and thank you for the shirt!" she said with a bright smile.

Max grumbled an answer and ran toward the room. Liz was so sexy with that so big shirt, he pictured her without the jeans and the shirt open.....Geez! She's the death for him

He took some clothing in the suitcase and ran to the bathroom. There he realized what Liz was wearing....or rather what Liz was not wearing for the moment! Two little nylon and lace things were drying on the towel rail. He stared at them for a long time before he could recover himself. Then he took a very cold shower to try to sooth the fire that was burning him.

He was butonning up his shirt when Liz knocked at the door "Serena is arrived..." she warned him. He caught his pants as quickly as he could. *Serena must be completely moved* he worried *Who knows what could happen if I let her alone with Liz* he panicked.

He walked toward the door *No time to put socks and shoes, nor to comb my hair! I have to prevent those women to kill each other!* he thought as he ran out of the room.
Panicked, he burst into the lounge but stopped dead in his tracks when he looked at the scene in front of him.

Quietly sitting on the couch, Serena and Liz was talking like two old friends. Liz was explaining something with her hands and Serena was nodding her head. They haven't even noticed him in the room...

He walked toward them..."Hi Ser..."

His sister turned her eyes toward him but didn't move. "When I think about all that Liz went through!" she exclaimed "She was trapped since James Duprey was killed!"

She shivered and looked at Liz "You know that you could have been killed too and that didn't prevent you to throw yourself in the mouth or the wolf to save your cat! I can't believe that!"

"You already talked about Sex..." Max asked, pleased to see his sister react at least. Dumbfounded, Serena looked at Max and Liz "Huh? N...No...Liz didn't tell anything about that...yet."

Max stretched his hand toward the cat which was lying on Serena's knees "Here is Sex!"
"Oh!"

Serena looked at Liz, hoping to get some explanation. "My brother's idea" Liz explained

"Your brother? Oh! Why I'm not that surprised? Always the brothers have unseemly ideas "Serena replied

Max protested angrily "Hey! What are you meaning here? Is this a way to talk about me since I've just risked my life to rummage in your dear husband's files?"

The two women looked at each other sorry. Slowly, Serena handed Sex to Liz and stood up. She came close to her brother, took his face in her hands and contemplated him with adoration. "You are the best brother of the World..." she whispered "And I couldn't thank you enough for what you did. You are more courageous than Superman and Brad Pitt reunited. You....."

"OK..OK...That's it! That's too much!" Max said pushing his sister away.
"Nooo! I'm still amazed that you agree to help me" she protested "I'm sure that Tess didn't agree with you...."

"She worries about my career. If I had been caught..."
"She's not surprising me! When she looks at you, she only sees the dollar symbol!"

"Ser, you're not fair!"
"I don't think so!"

She turned around toward Liz "Tess is the kind of woman who encourage her man to work on saturday and sunday! The word "leisure"has no place in her mind."

Max who was feeling bad for Tess took her defense "I think that you're only jealous of Tess's ambition"

"Not at all, that's just that I don't like her. I'm sure that you wouldn't like her too" she said to Liz.

"Wait a minute!" Max worried "Liz's opinion is not requested here. She and Tess will never meet!"

"Never mind...I bet that Liz wouldn't appreciate her..."

"I don't think that you've the right to lecture me about Tess, when you think about your husband involved with crooks!!!" he said sternly.

Serena stood immediately "You're right. I had forget when I heard about your problems that my husband was involved and that was because of him, if you were in troubles both."

"But if you haven't asked for help, Max wouldn't have saved my life. I would have been killed too...."

That was like if he received a punch in his stomach. Max never figured the problem this way but he knew that he couldn't bear that idea anymore....Liz was alive and he'd make his best to keep her safe.

Serena put a soothing hand on his shoulder "Are you ok?"
"Yes...Yes...It's just that...."

He stopped talking when they heard someone talking about the murder at the tv. "Listen, they are talking about Duprey's murder!" he said

Both Liz and Serena turned round toward the tv. All of them couldn't repress their gasps when they saw Liz'z portrait on the screen. Max put his arms around her shoulder to try to protect her...but Liz was pale and her eyes were glued to the screen since her fingers were stroking Sex back.

"The police is looking for a woman looking like that portrait" the speaker was saying "This personne is involved in James Duprey's murder. That young woman, named Liz Parker, is the last person who saw Mr Duprey alive."

"Named Liz....." she repeated "They talk about me like if I was a criminal."

Moved, Max tightened his grip around her shoulder "I'm sorry Liz, I think that they suspect you to be the murder."

TBC....IF YOU WANT IT..............................................................