"Anything that could possibly be important to finding out information about our past or any information that you find on my father, or I guess yours." Michael looked up at Maria. He smiled. He loved that fact that she was part alien. It made him feel so much closer to him. They’d been spending a lot of time together lately working on improving her powers. She was actually quite good. He had to admit that he thought Isabel was showing her things, but he didn’t mind. He was just glad that he was getting to spend some "alone time" with her.

"Michael, do you believe that I am one of you? That my father is, well, you know, an alien?" Maria said, looking at Michael.

Her eyes were beautiful. When she was worried, there was a sparkle that radiated from the back of her eyes. The expression on her faced topped it off. The sad eyes, the frown, the quizzical expression that danced across her face, Michael loved the way she looked when she was worried. "I think you are definitely one of us." He said, crawling over beside her. He looked up into her eyes.

"Really?" she asked, sort of startled.

"Really." He said, pulling her lips to his. The taste of her lips against his was breath taking. She always wore the most exotic lipsticks she could find. This one tasted like Coconuts, his favorite type of fruit. He didn’t want to release her, but he knew that if they continued kissing any longer, no work would get done on their part. He pulled away. "Max is just being Max." he said, sliding his hand into hers. "He’s had a seed of doubt planted in his mind, and being the leader he is, he’s going by his brain instead of his heart. Give him some time, babe, he’ll come around. I think deep down he knows you’re his sister but is afraid to admit it."

She squeezed his hand. Michael always knew just what to say. "I hope your right." She said. "I am just worried that he’ll never except me for who I really am. That he won’t ever believe that I am his sister."

"We’ll find out the truth." He said. "Then there will be no denying it. Liz, Isabel, Alex, and I all know that you are, but with Tess force feeding Max’s head, it will take time for him to see the truth."

"Thanks Michael." She said, reaching over and kissing him. "I’m glad I have you. I love you."

"I love you, too Maria." He said. He looked into her eyes. If she didn’t say something soon, she was going to have to kiss him again.

"Well let’s get back to the files." She said.

Michael smiled. He could always count on Maria to move along an awkward moment. "Ok, good idea."

The first hour of searching proved to be nothing but just old bills. Michael and Maria had about given up when Michael came across a sealed Manila envelope.

"Maria, look." Michael said, pulling the envelope from the bottom of the box. "What do you think this is?"

Michael flipped the envelope over and over in his hands. It was the first normal piece of mail that they had found. He handed the envelope to Maria. She held it up and looked at it.

"It’s some type of report." She said, eyeing the package carefully. "I think we should open it."

Michael looked at her and smiled. "Go ahead, you do the honors."

Maria carefully opened the envelope and pulled out the stack of papers. Sure enough, the package had contained an investigative report done by Agent Bryan Hunter. Maria read through the report.

"Maria?" Michael asked. "What’s it say?"

Maria handed the report to Michael. He read through it and then looked up at Maria.

"They’re alive." She said. "It says it right in there. They survived the crash and are still on earth. Your father, and my father, both are alive." Maria took a step back. She could feel herself getting dizzy.