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Written by Eva

Title: Home
Author: Eva
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Disclaimer: I don’t own the characters of “Roswell” and I have no connections to the Warner Bros. Network… or “Roswell”…
Summary: This scene comes just after “The departure” and is set in Michael’s apartment.
Category: Michael/Maria

Michael opened his apartment with his key. Without saying a word they both walked in. He hadn’t spoken since they saw Tess leaving earth. Afterwards Michael had only taken her hands to lead her to the car to go home. “Home”… The word sounded strange in Maria’s head. As if she could not believe it what had just happened. That Michael stayed… With her….

Michael threw his keychain on the table. And still speechless he walked to the coach and lowered himself onto it. With his head in his hands, he just sat there. Alone with his thoughts.

Maria couldn’t take it anymore. The silence crept her out. And his attitude too. It was as if he was still in shock. As if he just realized what had happened. That he gave all his dreams and his real home up, just for a stupid human girl.

Maria took a deep breath and forced herself in his direction. She sat down, next to him. Trying to comfort him, she softly grabbed his shoulder. Her fingers ran lightly across his back. He didn’t react.

“Are you all right?” she demanded. He just nodded.

It took some minutes before she moved on. “Why did you stay?” She repeated her question, he didn’t want to answer before.

Michael opened his mouth, then closed it and swallowed. As if he couldn’t find the words to explain what was going on inside him.

“You were right all along.” he croaked out. “I was not capable to form an emotional band with anyone.”

“That’s not true! You…” Maria called out.

He interrupted her tightly. “Just hear me out, Maria. And it was true, you know. And it was no wonder either. Where would I have learnt it? You can’t learn what you don’t see. In the past, I was that weird kid everyone just tolerated. They swept me to so many places, I stopped counting.”

His voice cracked and tears filled his eyes. “And besides Max and Isabel, nobody really cared about me. I was just … there. And then you came along. With your kindness, compassion and your enthusiasm, you were the first person who wouldn’t take no for an answer. You took the time to see beside the stone wall I build. You took the time to really see me. And I’m not talking about the flashes you saw earlier. You saw the real me already the first time on our road trip. When we drove back, you literally said, that underneath my weird, poorly bathed exterior, there’s a whole…deeply wounded, vulnerable guy.”

“You remembered that,” she wondered.

Through his tears, he smiled now. “I remember everything. I… I just wasn’t ready to believe it. And you waited until I was. You made me feel complete. You made me feel home. And that’s why I stayed… It was you I was looking for.”

Moved by his words, she hugged him tightly and started kissing his tears away. “Maria,” he said. He couldn’t choke out another word. He pulled her closely, wrapping one hand in her long hair, locking her body to his with the other hand. And then he kissed her. They deepened their kiss. After a while Michael lifted her up in his arms and, without even stopping his kiss, he carried her to his bed.

Afterwards they were still enjoying the moment. While Michael laid down on his back, Maria was curled up in his arms. Her cheek on his chest. She could hear his heart beating. She felt so happy sharing this moment with him. Sharing even her life with Michael.

Softly she murmured “I love you, Michael…”

He immediately role over and took her face in his hands. He looked her right in the eyes. Made sure she could see he was completely honest while saying “I love you, Maria. I really do.”

It was the first time he actually said it out loud. She smiled and embraced him even closer.

The end.

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