Title: Questions
Author: Brynn
Email: Glitter513@aol.com
Rating: PG-13
Disclaimer: Oops, I've been forgetting these. Sadly, I don't own Max and Liz or Roswell for that matter.
Summary: Max and Liz share a meaningful conversation
Category: Max and Liz-what else is there?
Author's Notes: This is for the Dreamgirls! (and guys) And I llllllllllloooooooooovvvvvvveeee feedback.


"Max-why do you love me?"

He looked slightly caught off guard by her question but his hesitancy was not due to uncertainty, more towards finding the right answer.

"Well..."

She turned around and looked at him with her big brown eyes, very curious and expectant.

"Its hard to put into words."

"Try," she taunted him as she whispered in his ear, playing with the hair at the nape of his neck. They were sitting curled up on her balcony gazing at the stars, locked in a tight embrace.

"I love you because you're you."

"That's not a very good answer," she teased.

"It's the truth."

"Well, what do you like best about me?"

"I love your hair. Its always so soft and silky. It smells so good and I love to run my hands through it." He illustrated this as he gingerly pushed Liz's hair behind her ears and ran his hand across her cheek.

Now it was her turn, "Your eyes. The way you can stare deep into my soul. No one looks at me the way you do, Max Evans. One glance and I can hardly breathe. I get lost in your eyes and I forget anyone else even exists."

"I love to hear you laugh," he said, "to see your face light up brightens my day. You're so beautiful Liz."

She blushed "If only you knew how handsome you are Max, inside and out....when did you first know you loved me?"

"So full of questions tonight," he chuckled but again saw the seriousness in her face. "From the minute I stepped off that bus in the third grade I knew I was in love with you."

"But you didn't even know me!"

"Oh, but I did. I can't explain it, I just did. But now I really do know you and I discover new things all the time. I fall in love with you more everyday."

"I know what you mean," she leaned in and laid a gentle kiss on his lips-- how could a girl resist after a comment like that? "When you touched me Max, I knew I would never be the same."

He nodded, he could remember that moment clearly. He had already told Liz his secret but it was then that they really shared everything. They had seen into each others' souls and they were still in love, if not more. They stared off into the stars together as they spotted the V-shaped constellation that had become so familiar.

Once again her questioning broke the silence. "What if you have to go home Max?"

"I wouldn't," his answer came immediately, it surprised her.

"But--."

"This is my home Liz, here with you. I can't imagine ever leaving you."

She had to sit for a moment to take his decision in. It meant so much, more than he would ever know. He was giving up a lot, possibly even the only family he knew-Michael and Isabel, all for her. Tears began to seep from her eyes.

He turned her around to face him, she was now in his lap. He was going to tell her not to cry but knew it would make no difference. Instead he just held her close to him. She could hear and feel the beating of his heart, it beat for her.

"Thank you," she sniffled.

"No, thank you. Because of you I don't need to search for answers Liz. I know that I'm here to be with you. This is my home, I'm sure of it." He reached down to wipe away the tears. She half-laughed, half-sobbed at how easily they had come.

She engaged him in a passionate kiss which he eagerly returned. Max deepened the kiss as they became utterly lost in each other. Flashes were not necessary, each knew the love the other felt. They had never been more certain. It felt like an eternity until they finally stopped from exhaustion. It was dusk now and they could clearly make out the others' features.

"Marry me," he said.

"But Max, we're only seventeen."

"Not now, but promise me that whatever happens, we'll be married."

She knew that whatever happened her heart could never belong to anyone but Max Evans. "I promise."

He smiled, content.

The sun began to rise in a cascade of colors and they watched entwined. It was a new day, and the beginning of the rest of their life. Together.

"I love you Max."

"I love you too."

The sun rose but neither Max nor Liz noticed. The future was unpredictable yet at the same time so certain. But Liz knew that as for all her questions-they were answered.

END