Sophie wakes up early the following morning. She stretches her limbs lazily and yawns. She notices Max isn't in the bed with her. She stands up and opens the door slowly to see if he's outside. After looking around, she hears soft music coming from the kitchen. She follows the sound of it and finds Max sitting in front of the oven humming softly.“Good morning,” she says sleepily as she leans against the wall by the entrance. Max jumps and turns around.“Good morning, sweetheart,” he says smiling. She walks further into the kitchen and sits down opposite to him. “How was your nap?” She groans in annoyance.“Not long enough,” she complains.“Sorry babe. I'll try to get some more sleep,” he says as he kisses her lips softly. She giggles.“You don't have to try,” she says playfully. “Just do it.”“Okay, okay,” he says playfully rolling his eyes. She smirks and shakes her head."What time are we leaving again?" She asks quietly. Max checks his watch."We should be able to leave in half
“Wait... how did you find me? What happened to you? Where are your parents? Are they here?” Max asks frantically.“Whoa, easy there buddy. Slow down!” He says laughing nervously. “First things first. Yes, my parents are here. They're staying at our parent's house right now since they can't afford to fly anywhere yet. And yes, they're not here. At least not officially. But they will be very soon, so stop worrying, okay?”“How can I not worry about you?! We haven't seen each other in two years, I need answers. Where have you been? Are you okay? Do you remember me? Is everything alright?” Max rambles as he throws question after question at the boy.“Wow okay, just slow down!” He yells as he raises his arms to put a stop to Max. “First of all, calm down buddy! I'll answer all your questions later. For now, let's go sit down,” he says gesturing at the couch in the middle of the room. Max nods hesitantly and takes a seat on the couch. The boy sits down in the armchair facing him. They r
“Well, hopefully it won't be too much longer until we can meet again. I don't know how much more of these things I can take. I would prefer to spend some quality bonding time alone with you than have to sit through hours of boring introductions,” he jokes with a laugh.“Sounds like a plan to me. Well, until then...” Max says before standing up from where he was sitting.“What are you doing?” The boy asks confused as he watches Max walk towards the hallway. Max stops at the door frame and turns around.“I'm heading to the bathroom to pee. See you in a bit,” he tells him before disappearing behind the closed bathroom door. After he heard the door close, the boy turns around and smiles fondly at the ceiling before closing his eyes and letting his mind wander back to his earlier conversation with Max.After talking for almost an hour, the two friends eventually decided to call it quits early for the day. They exchanged numbers with Max promising to text each other once school begins the
“In her dreams? What does that mean?” he asks cautiously. His father looks up at him and shrugs.“She didn't tell me everything she saw. But... she described you to me as looking like Max.”Max blinks in surprise. Did he?His father sighs again before continuing.“I... I didn't know what else to do. I was so worried, and I couldn't find anything to say that would convince her that she was seeing things. So I called your mother and asked her to look over her notes of yours and see if there was anything that could give us any clues as to why you looked so similar to my son.” He leans back in his seat and looks down at the floor, clearly upset. “Then I... uh... tried to contact her again, asking her if maybe she had spoken to a doctor. I even tried calling your mother's old boss at the hospital. No one has heard of anyone matching the description she gave me.”Max takes a step towards his father and places his hand gently on top of his shoulder.“Dad, it's okay. You tried to contact me
"Yeah, it's true. It's kind of hard to believe that it all happened. Especially considering what happened the last time something like this happened," he mutters quietly. A brief look of panic appears on her face, and for a moment he worries that his words triggered some sort of reaction. But as soon as it appeared it disappears, replaced by a neutral look as she clears her throat nervously."Yeah... you know, Max, I think it's best if we don't mention yesterday ever again," she states nervously, taking a deep breath. Max frowns."What? Why not? Why would we-" his mouth shuts firmly when he sees the look of annoyance on her face. She seems to be having the same thoughts as him, only for different reasons."Because it was just... really embarrassing," she replies, crossing her arms defensively in front of herself. He frowns slightly and opens his mouth to protest, but his brain tells him to just keep quiet. Something about the way she's acting is just unsettling. She avoids eye conta
"I have a plan," she replies confidently with a slight grin on her face. Max frowns slightly, unsure what she means by a plans he said."For starters, I need to get a job somewhere else. At least for a while, until the lawsuit ends," she says with a shrug and an almost sad smile playing on her lips. Max furrows his eyebrows slightly. Is she seriously trying to leave?"Mom, that's crazy! You can't just do that! Don't you have anything planned for college?" he demands. She shakes her head and gives him an apologetic smile."I'm sorry, Max, but I have to do something. Otherwise, I'll just keep hurting myself. I'm not gonna lie and say that I'm not scared about what might happen to me, but I know that nothing is going to stop me from helping people.'' ''Besides, I already told my parents that I'm leaving, so they probably know what's going to happen anyways, so it won't hurt them," she responds, grabbing his hand. "Don't worry, Max. I will come back. I promise." She squeezes his hand re
"You honestly think I'm willing to sacrifice my dreams and my goals just because you're pissed off at me? I guess you really don't know me at all, huh?" he says. Max narrows his eyes slightly, confused by what he just heard. Did he just...?"What?" he asks uncertainly."I'm not going to let someone else suffer because of your stupid mistakes, Max. That's not how this works. People deserve happiness and happiness shouldn't be handed to them on a silver platter," he declares. "If I'm not able to work with my family, then I'll just have to find some other way, okay? I'll still find a way, no matter what happens," he adds firmly."You... you really don't care about anyone else but yourself? Not even your family?" Max asks hesitantly, his tone laced with disbelief. Andrew sighs and rubs the back of his neck awkwardly, avoiding Max's gaze as he stares at the ground."Yeah, I mean... it's kind of hard to care about anyone else when you're surrounded by a bunch of people who love you so damn
"Why am I doing this?" he complains exasperatedly to himself as he plays yet another game of chess with the opposing team's captain. "This isn't gonna work..." he mumbles under his breath."Oh, calm down, kid," the guy comments dryly, giving Max a slight grin. Will narrows his eyes at him, feeling annoyed at the fact that everyone seems to think that this isn't working at all. "It's not gonna work because nobody here is smart enough to play chess properly. Why don't you guys just go back to sitting in the bleachers instead? Then you won't be cheating and wasting my money," he snarls irritably. The coach glances back at his players before looking back at Max."Listen here, son," he begins sternly, his voice taking on an authoritative tone. "We're gonna finish this game, but you need to learn to control yourself a little more. We all need to put aside our differences and focus on winning this game, alright? Do I make myself clear?" he says sternly, causing Will to scoff in response.
“It will be alright, babe. Everything is going to be fine.” Sophie tried to breathe deeply, trying to regain her composure. She knew that nothing was going to be okay if her parents won’t visit the baby, but that wasn’t going to be happening anytime soon. “We’re going to raise this baby together. Your parents are coming to us. I won’t let them leave us behind.” Sophie laughed softly. “That sounds like something a supervillain would say.” Max laughed along with her, kissing Sophie’s forehead.They sat side by side on the edge of the pool. Max was playing with Sophie’s hair absentmindedly, stroking her hair through the wet strands. The water glistened underneath them, reflecting their faces. Sophie had her chin resting on Max’s shoulder. It was peaceful, just the two of them in the middle of nowhere, with nowhere to be except for this private place where they could hide from everyone and everything. Max’s house was huge, and there were so many rooms to explore, but Sophie and Max fo
Sophie feels so happy with her husband Max, she kept kissing him so passionately in his office, that Max finally asked for a break and they made out on the couch until Sophie felt so breathless it was almost painful to stand up straight. They were still holding hands, Sophie could feel Max’s calloused fingers around hers, as he walked them towards their bedroom. He pressed against Sophie, making his way down slowly until they reached the bed where he pushed her onto the mattress. Sophie giggled as he crawled over her. She felt like she could burst with happiness every time he came home from work after long days at the hospital, when it had taken him hours to go home and rest. He told her that he always needed a few minutes before going home, to calm himself before facing her, because seeing her face was such a beautiful sight. He said that even though she looked tired, her eyes were sparkling like stars. Sophie knew that he didn’t lie to her. His green eyes sparkled as well, and
“I love you, Sophie” he said huskily, staring deeply into her eyes. She smiled at him lovingly before she pressed her lips against his once more, pulling him even closer. She reached down and grabbed hold of the hem of his T-shirt, pulling it over his head quickly and tossing it to the floor. He stood up from the bed and pulled his boxers off. Once his pants and shoes were discarded to the ground, he crawled back up on top of her. He held himself above her, hovering over her body. He stared down at her, studying her features carefully. “Are you sure about this?” He mumbled, staring intently into her eyes. She smiled sweetly and wrapped her arms around his neck. “Yes. I want you so badly. I’ve waited too long. Let me show you exactly what I mean.” She whispered. “Show me.” He whispered back. She slipped one of her legs between his knees and placed both of her hands around his neck. With a swift movement, she yanked on his hair and rolled onto her back. “Oh yeah, Max!” She cried
“Missed you too.” She replied. The next moment, she felt Max’s hands traveling slowly up her back. When he was touching her, goosebumps appeared on her arms. He noticed how tense she became and immediately stopped moving. He stared at her for a long time without saying a word. She raised her head and looked directly into his eyes. His expression told her everything. He was completely mesmerized by her, and he didn’t know how to react anymore. “Max, please…” Sophie breathed, breaking the silence. She needed him right now. “I’ll stop.” He mumbled. “No, Max. Please don’t stop, I need you.” She pleaded, looking at him with those big beautiful blue eyes. Her hands were gripping onto the sides of his face, pleading with him to not stop. His eyes softened and he took his hands off of her and moved them behind her neck. He pulled her closer and connected their lips together. As soon as their lips touched she felt her entire body shiver. It felt nice. Her arms slowly started circling h
Max broke the kiss first, his breathing heavily. He kept his head close to hers, his eyes staring deep into hers. He caressed her cheeks with his hands and smiled. Her eyes were filled with tears. She was crying. He wiped away the tears that flowed from her eyes with his thumb. “Are you okay?” He asked worriedly. “Yea. I’m fine,” she replied softly, sniffling. “Just...just happy.” She said, letting out a quiet sob. He pulled her closer to him and wrapped his arms around her. “Me too, I’m just really happy that I can hold you in my arms again.” He whispered against her hair. She looked up at him and kissed his nose. She couldn’t help smiling. “You’re so adorable.” She whispered, nuzzling her nose against his. He smiled. He knew exactly why she was acting like that. She was nervous. She was scared that he might leave her if she confessed what she really felt. He understood perfectly well why she was acting that way. But that wasn’t something he was going to allow to happen. He
Max shivered involuntarily and Sophie immediately put her arms around him. They stood like that for a minute or two, feeling each other’s warmth, enjoying the feeling of the other person beside them. Once they had calmed down, they went upstairs to get changed out of their damp clothes. After they had gotten dressed, they were seated on the couch in the living room watching TV. Sophie was resting her head against his shoulder and was looking at him expectantly. He had an idea and a grin crept across his face. He gently leaned forward and kissed her forehead. She blushed lightly. She looked up at him questioningly and raised an eyebrow. “What’s this for?” She asked curiously. Max smiled happily. “It’s nothing special. It’s just a thank you kiss. A very special thanks. Now go and get ready, we’re going to go somewhere very special tomorrow.” He said smiling happily. Sophie jumped to her feet. She hugged him tightly. “Yes! Thank you!” She whispered excitedly. He chuckled and held he
“Do you wanna talk about what’s bothering you? We don’t need to talk if you don’t want us to.” He spoke softly, hoping that she wouldn’t hate him for asking. Sophie’s shoulders dropped a bit. “No, we should probably talk. It will make everything easier for both of us if we talk it out.” She replied quietly. Max nodded. As soon as he parked the car in their parking lot, he turned off the ignition. Sophie looked confused as well as nervous. She opened her door slowly. Max grabbed her hand before she closed it. She looked back at him with a questioning gaze. “Are you sure? You don’t have to do this if you’re uncomfortable.” He assured her. Sophie looked thoughtful for a minute. “I just wish my mom wouldn’t make a big deal out of everything. She’s never liked me dating guys.” She confessed. “My father and my sister always support me and they’ve been great about my dating life, but they always treat me different when I bring boys home. Mom always says that I’m not good enough for any
Max kept staring at Sophie, the most beautiful girl he ever seen, she always looks so perfect for him and he always want to kiss her. She was smiling in his direction, which made his heart flutter inside his ribcage. She was the first one to notice his stare. “Hey, don’t look like you just saw a ghost. You’re making me nervous!” She laughed. Her laugh is beautiful too but Max didn’t mind it that much because her laugh was always contagious, even though he knows she probably wasn't talking about laughing at him. He smiled back at her, trying not to blush. “Sorry. I’m just admiring how gorgeous you are today. And your smile is so bright! I can already tell you will make many handsome suitors when you graduate this university in the next five years!” He said with a cheesy grin plastered on his face as if he would actually have any chance of winning her hand. He’s been crushing on her since their first meeting. She was the one who introduced them. They were standing in line waiting
Still, the moment that he met Ms. Anderson, he realized that he couldn’t hold on to all the negative feelings that he had harbored for a while. After all, she didn’t treat him any differently, except for her son. She treated him the same way she would treat anybody else, no matter if they were born here or not. And so far, she had never once done anything to indicate that she would be unhappy with the situation he had found himself in.“Well, I’m glad to hear that. Now, do you want something to drink? I’ll get it ready right now. Do you want to sit down anywhere or should I go upstairs and get the glasses out for you?” she questioned, looking at him.“You don’t have to worry about me. I’ll be fine by myself,” he said, waving his hand dismissively.With that said, she got up from the sofa, headed towards the stairs, and headed up.Max looked around the living room. It seemed as if everything had remained intact throughout the years, although he knew that there were signs of changes ov