Chapter 2
Chapter 2
Author: heavenly-vixen aka Ally
E-mail: team_x_4eva@hotmail.com
Rating: PG-13
Disclaimer: Michael can own me if he wishes.
Description: Tag to “How the Other Half lives” and sequel to “Say
It Isn’t So”. After returning home from their glorious, rebellious
weekend, Michael is subjected to an interrogation by Maria’s mother.
Author’s Note: I always thought that Amy was hilarious in “Disturbing
Behavior” and “HTOHL” and that the writers could have added
something like this at the end. Just a little more comic relief mixed in with
so much drama.
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Michael sat down in silence. Maria’s mom had just left and he was still alive. The experience was unnerving. He didn’t know how long he had been sitting there like that, but it must have been for a while because the next thing he knew Maria walked in. Like usual, no knock, she just walked straight in. Anyone else and he would have been pissed off. Michael looked up and saw her standing in front of him staring at him, checking for signs of life and visible wounds. When she found none, she relaxed as relief washed over her. Maria stepped closer to Michael and cupped his face with her hands, caressing him softly. Michael closed his eyes at her touch and smiled slightly, leaning his forehead against her stomach.
“Well you appear to be in one piece.” Maria smiled. Michael laughed lightly.
“Yeah.” was all he said. Maria ran her fingers through his hair, as he leaned against her.
“What’d she say?” She asked softly. Michael raised his head to look into her eyes.
“Sit down,” Michael took her hand. “She just wanted to know where we went and what we did.”
“What’d you tell her?” Michael smiled at her.
“The truth.” Maria’s eyes widened slightly.
“The truth? Which truth?” Michael laughed lightly.
“Not that one… my, uh, non-human status is still under wraps. I just told her that I may have found some of my family, and that they were in Tucson, so that’s where we went,” Maria nodded.
“Tell me… What did she say to you on the phone, while we were in the car?” Michael lowered his head. He contemplated not telling her for a minute, before deciding that the truth was best.
“To quote, ‘on this glorious, rebellious weekend of yours, you will take care of my daughter, you will be kind to her and she will have fun. You will not get matching tattoos; you will not allow her to pierce any part of her body that cannot be shown in polite company, and Michael, if you have sex with my daughter, I will hunt you down and kill you like the mangy dog you are’ End quote.”
Maria looked serious for the entire speech then she burst out laughing. Michael was shocked, how could she find that funny? Her mother had every intention of killing him in a way he was sure to be painful and she was laughing.
“I’m glad you find this funny,” Maria tried to stop laughing but only succeeded in laughing more.
“I’m sorry.” She managed to get out while laughing.
“Maria.” He whined. Michael actually whined, that was funny in it self.
“Oh come on, it’s funny,”
“No it’s not,” Michael whined again. Maria finally stopped laughing and just smiled at him. She brought her hand up to caress his cheek. Maria leaned in and kissed him softly.
“How’s your shoulder space boy?” Michael moved his arm around,
“Fine, good as knew.” They had stopped off at Max’s as soon as they got back into town, after he healed Michael they went home.
“Good to hear.” She smiled sweetly. Michael couldn’t help but just look at her. She was so beautiful. Her hair was long and curly, a far cry from the short, straight little do she had last year, but she was beautiful with both. Hell he thought she’d be beautiful with no hair. He couldn’t help himself. He had to kiss her.
It started out soft and sweet but it grew very passionate. Michael gently guided Maria to lie down. Finally, for lack of oxygen they pulled apart, gasping. Michael wasted no time and started kissing a trail down her throat, down to her neck. He found her pulse point and sucked hard, leaving a mark. His mark. No one could touch her now; she was marked as his.
“Michael,” She moaned his name and he thought he would die right there. At that moment, it didn’t even bother him. How he ever went months without being able to touch her baffled him. She ran her fingernails down his back and he couldn’t hold back the moan that escaped his throat. She was torturing him.
“Maria,” He gasped when she ran her hands up the inside of his shirt, her nails gently scratching at his skin along the way. He needed to feel her skin. Michael ran his hand up under her shirt as he moved to kiss her lips. They kissed passionately while reaching for each other, the need to feel skin against skin over powering them. When they pulled apart Maria held his face in her hands forcing him to stop and look at her.
“Do you have any idea what you’re doing to me? You are making it so hard to stop.” Michael smiled softly. He leaned down and kissed her softly before looking into her eyes again.
“You’re making it hard for me to let you stop, why stop?” He smiled evilly but only succeeded in looking completely adorable.
“We stop because I’m only 17 and I’m not ready to keep going.” Michael nodded.
“I know, and we stop because I’m an alien.” Maria shook her head.
“I don’t care about that, that’s not stopping me,” Michael looked deep into her eyes and saw total acceptance. No one had ever accepted him, let alone all of him, knowing everything about him.
“God, Maria, the things you make me feel… Do you have any idea?” Maria shifted slightly and brushed the bulge in the front of his pants. She smiled proudly.
“Yeah.” Michael gritted his teeth at her action.
“That’s cruel,” Maria pouted and caressed his cheek softly.
“I’m sorry baby,” She said innocently. Michael smiled.
“No you’re not,” He laughed and Maria laughed along with him. It was nice; it was the first time in a long time that they’d laughed and especially together. Michael lowered his head to the crook of her neck and breathed her in. She always smelt so good. He felt Maria wrap her arms around his shoulders and smiled against her skin.
“I love you,” He whispered so softly Maria almost missed it. She smiled as total and complete happiness washed over her.
“I love you too,” She whispered back. Michael pulled back to look into her eyes, he wasn’t sure she’d heard him, though he was glad she had. Maria kept her arms around his neck as Michael lost himself in the depths of her beautiful green eyes. She pulled him down and kissed him softly. It occurred to him briefly that it was the first time Maria had outright said she loved him, but the thought faded away in the pleasure of her kiss.
The End