Chapter 1: The Return

Autor: Nic

Pairing: POLAR

Characters: Michael, Liz, Kyle, Tess, Alex, Isabel, Max, Maria, Jeff Parker

Summary: after season 1 Liz comes back from Florida. Liz and Michael getting closer. But what happens when their feelings change?

Note: if you not a POLAR (Michael/Liz) fan DO NOT leave hate comments in here. If you don't like Polar just don't read it. This is not for Max and Maria lovers. Also Tess is not evil.

AN: thanks to laura for beta reading.

Disclaimer: I don't own Roswell or the Characters ... unfortunately

It was one of these hot days and the sun burned her skin when Liz arrived home from her vacation in Florida. She grabbed her suitcase out of the trunk and made her way inside the Crashdown. Her dad told her that Maria wasn't working today, so she didn't need to worry about running into her yet. She was grateful to have some time on her own without Maria talking about Max all the time and how much he missed her. Liz was on her way up to her room when Michael came through the back door. He noticed her heavy suitcase when she tried to get it up the stairs.

"Do you need help with that?" Liz did not hear that anyone had come through the door and almost fell over her case. She turned to see who it was.

"Michael ... GOD are you trying to kill me?"

"Sorry Parker" he smirked

Liz saw his smile and returned it. "It's ok"

"So umm do you need help with that or not?" Michael asks her again.

"Sure ... thanks Michael."

"No problem"

When they entered her room Liz told him where he could put her case. Silence filled the room; neither knew what to say.

"So ... umm ... thanks for helping me with my stuff." Liz broke the silence and Michael was glad she did.

"Like I said, it's 'no problem'."

"Well I let you get back to whatever you came here for."

"I just came by to get my pay check."

"Oh well my dad's not here so ...”

"That's ok I can come by another time." he said and with that he turned and was about to leave when Liz called out to him.

"Hey. Michael?"

"Yeah?"

"Umm could you please not yet tell Max and Maria that I'm back?"

He was a bit surprised when she asks him that not about Max, but Maria. "Sure ... I mean it's not like I talk to them anyway so you don't need to worry ... your secret it safe with me."

"Thanks. Wait why are you not talking to them?"

"Why don't you want Maria to know that your back?"

"Do you always answer a question with a question?"

Michael just looked at her. Liz felt a little uncomfortable and moved to her bed to sit down. Michael followed her movement and just kept looking at her. Liz felt his eyes on her and looked up. She wasn't sure how long either spoke but this time it was different it wasn't an awkward silence. They just looked at one another. Liz wasn't sure what it was with Michael that made her trust him but she knew she could.

"Hey. Michael? Can I ask you something?"

"Sure"

"Look I know we are not really friends and that's ok I guess... but I really need someone else to talk to. I know you hate this whole talking thing and it's ok for you to say no but I trust you and ..." Liz kept rambling.

Michael was surprised that she considered him a friend or that she even considered to talking to him about anything. He never really had anyone who trusted him, well not really. Max always played the King role and Isabel is like a sister to him but they never really talked with him about 'stuff', and Maria, well Maria was another subject.

"Michael?" Liz said a bit louder because he didn't seem to hear her the first time.

"What?"

"Did you hear anything I said at all?"

"Sorry it's just ... you took me by surprise when you said you considered me a friend and that you ... trust Me." he whispered the last part

Liz was shocked to hear that from him, she always thought that he, Max and Izzy were close, and that they trusted him. "Why wouldn't I trust you Michael?"

"Well I'm not Max and I killed someone ... I'm just not trustworthy."

"Is that what you think of yourself?"

He just looked at her and nodded his head. Liz stood up from the bed and looked him in the eyes. "Well I do," she said simply. "Look Michael I don't
know why you think that but I want you to know that I trust you and that I consider you a friend. I have since you read my Journal."

"You do?"

"Yeah I do. Look I know this comes as a shock to you but do you think we could be friends?"

Michael didn't know what to say. Of course, he wanted to be friends with her, but he feared that the buried feelings he had for her would surface again. Yeah that's right Michael Guerin once had a crush on Liz Parker, back before all the crap with her and Max started. He still remembered what he told her the night he returned her Journal "Thank you for giving me one more reason to envy Max Evans" and it was true he did, but not the way she thought.

Throwing caution in the wind Michael replied, "Whatever ... I mean sure I could use a friend."

Liz was relieved and smiled up at him she knew it wasn't easy for him to open up but she was glad that he at least would try.

"Well if you have some time do you think we could talk a little right now? I mean if you have plans, that's ok we can talk another time." Liz started to ramble again she didn't know what it was that made her so nervous around Michael.

"Stop rambling Parker." Liz blushed when he said that. Michael just stood there and cracked a small smile Cute he thought Wait where did come from? "I have a little time."

"Ok great, do you mind if we sit on the balcony?" Michael shook his head and followed her outside.

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