Title: A Night Of Shopping
Author: Vallygirl
Category: M&M
Rating: PG 13 Foof
Summery: Michael takes Maria out and they end up shopping at a hardware warehouse
Disclaimer: I donÂ't own M&M, Roswell or anything else

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Maria jumped from her couch and grabbed her coat and purse as soon as she heard the doorbell ring.
Â"ThatÂ's Michael Mom, IÂ'm be home later. Love you.Â" She called out as she skipped to the door and opened it giving Michael a 500 watt smile.

Â"Hey Baby.Â" Michael said as he greeted his pixie and kissed gently on the lips before drawing her in for a tight hug. Rubbing his hand up and down her back and he couldnÂ't help grinning when he heard his lover moan softly as she snuggle closer.

Â"Hello Michael.Â" Amy Deluca said in a tone of voice that sent shivers down his spine. His PixieÂ's mom wasnÂ't a woman to be messed with.

Â"Hey Ms. Deluca.Â" Michael said as he gently pushed Maria away.

Â"So where are you taking my daughter tonight?Â" Amy asked as she eyed the way Michael wrapped his arm around MariaÂ's shoulder.

Michael cleared his thought, mentally kicking himself for wrapping his arm around his PixieÂ's shoulder when he noticed the look Amy was giving him. Dammit he didnÂ't know how but he knew that the woman in front of him knew all to well that he on a nightly basis ravished her daughter in the most amazing positions.

Â"Um, well I figured we would go to the Flying Pizza for supper and then I need to go shopping and thought Maria could help me pick out what IÂ'm looking for.Â" He explained, hopping that it was an acceptable date with the older woman.

He couldnÂ't help wincing slightly when he heard Maria squeal and exclaimed . Â"Shopping, yay!Â" She said as she clapped her hands together. Michael suppressed a moan as he realized how badly Maria was going to take it when he revealed where he was planning to take her.

Amy nodded her head and smiled. Â"Well have a good night. Maria I want you home by midnight, understood.Â"

Maria smiled at her mother as she quickly calculated forty-five minutes to an hour for dinner, ninety for shopping, thirty minutes to get back to MichaelÂ's from the mall. That would give them three hours for hot alien sex. She would have preferred six hours of hot alien sex but her sweet space boy had planned such a nice night for them. With a nod of her head she agreed to her mother curfew. Â"Alright Mom, 12:00 oÂ'clock sharp. Will do.Â"

Â"Well have fun Sweetie.Â" Amy said as she closed the distance and kissed Maria on the cheek and squeezed MichaelÂ's arm. Â"Michael, thatÂ's 12:00, not 12:30, not 12:15 and not 12:05. Understood.Â"

Â"Yes mam.Â" Michael said as he backed up and opened the door for their escape.

Two minutes later Michael was dragging Maria out the door and toward the Jetta. A few minutes later they were one their way to the flying pizza for the best Italian food in Roswell. Once they were settled and ordered their meals Maria scooted over closer to Michael and rested her head on his shoulder while reaching for his hand.

Â"So what are we shopping for anyways, Spaceboy?Â" She asked as she rubbed small circles on the inside of his palm.

Â"Um, well actually I need to get a new towel rod for the bathroom.Â" He confessed.

Maria pulled back slightly. Â"WeÂ're shopping for a towel rod. Michael I donÂ't think they have a store in the mall for that.Â"

Michael closed his eyes. Â"Yeah about the mall, weÂ're not actually going to the mall.Â"

MariaÂ's eyes narrowed. Â"Well were are we going?Â"

Michael swallowed the lump in his throat. Â"Home Depot.Â" He said weakly.

Â"ThatÂ's your idea for our date night.Â" Maria asked in that voice he knew meant that he was walking that thin line of sex/no sex depending on how you answer this one question.

Â"Maria, honey please donÂ't get upset. I need to get the that towel rack. Besides I want you to help me pick it out.Â" Michael said a he reached for her hand.

Â"Michaelllll.Â" Maria whined.

Taking a deep breath he knew what he had to do, what any red blooded man would do. Â"Maria weÂ're going to get a towel rack and then going back to my apartment. Besides itÂ's not my fault I need a new towel rack. YouÂ're the one who ripped it out of the wall.Â" He added with a smirk.

Michael was pleased to see a slight blush taint Maria cheeks as she remembered all too well that she was the one who while riding the wave during the Big O well having bathroom sex pulled the rack down and that was the reason they needed to get a new one.

Trying to regain a little ground Maria slid back into MichaelÂ's embrace and whispered in his ear before she began to nibble on his earlobe. Â"Fine IÂ'll go with you, but you still owe me my romantic date.Â"

Â"Who says that I canÂ't make Home Depot romantic.Â" Michael said before he sighed in contentment as Maria continued to attack his earlobe and neck. He moaned as he felt her tongue dart out to lick his neck. Relief swept through his body as he realized that things were alright between them and that they would definitely be having sex tonight. Hey just because he was heads over heels in love with his Pixie didnÂ't make him any less of a guy.

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An hour later Michael was dragging a reluctant Maria down the isles giant hardware warehouse store. He had decided while eating his stuff shells that he was going to prove Maria wrong and show her how romantic this store could be. Of course when he told her that she laugh and said. Â"Yeah alright, if you can manage to make this romantic I will serve you dinner tomorrow night at your place wearing nothing but a smile.Â"

That was all the inspiration he needed. He had thought for sure that he had dug himself into a hole but while driving to the store he had a brilliant idea and couldnÂ't wait to see his PixieÂ's face when he put his plan into motion.

Â"Michael, Michael.Â" Maria shouted to get his attention.

Michael stopped and looked down at Maria and asked. Â"WhatÂ's wrong?Â"

Maria sighed in frustration, this so wasnÂ't were she wanted to spend date night with her Spaceboy. A nice quite dinner at his place, watching a movie on TV and then off to the bedroom to make love up until the last possible minute before she would need to get up and dressed to make it home for curfew. Â"You just went past bathrooms, isnÂ't that where the bathroom towel racks be?Â"

Michael grinned and stole a quick kiss from her. Â"Yup, weÂ'll come back there in a little bit. Right now weÂ're going to kitchens.Â"

Maria barely got an Â"HuhÂ" out before she found herself being dragged again. A few seconds later they were standing at the entrance to the kitchen section and a salesman named Bob came over to help them. Maria was getting ready to send him away but Michael cut her off at the pass and said. Â"Yeah, actually we really need some help. My wife and I just bought our first home, itÂ's a fixer upper and we were wondering if maybe you could show us some cabinets, appliances and sinks for the kitchen.Â"

Maria stared at Michael in awe. ‘What was he doing?Â' She asked herself. She vaguely listened as Michael went on to say that he didnÂ't have the measurements with him, they were just checking things out and pricing.

For the next hours Maria giddily pretended to be Mrs. Maria Guerin. Her and Michael laughed and fought as they went about picking and choosing the different things for their imaginary house. It was while lost in thought at a display of a sink and counter in front of a mock window that she felt Michael strong arms wrapped around her middle.

Michael kissed her neck before saying. Â"IÂ'm gonna make sure our house has a window over the sink that looks out into our yard.Â"

Maria couldnÂ't help grinning. Â"WhyÂ's that Mr. Guerin?Â"

Michael smirked and whispered in her ear. Â"Because that way Mrs. Guerin you can watch our babies playing outside in their sandbox.Â"

Maria turned and wrapped her arms around Michael neck, pulling him down for a passionate kiss. Â"Sounds like heaven Mr. Guerin. Why donÂ't we go and pick up that towel rack for the apartment and go brake it in.Â"

Michael laughed as he kissed her. They parted when Bob came over to ask if they needed anymore help. Maria smiled politely and said they were all set for now and thanked him for all his help and promised to come back when they had all the right information.

Ten minutes later, with a shiny new towel rod in the back seat Michael and Maria headed back towards the apartment. Michael glanced over to look at Maria when he felt her run her knuckles along his cheek. He couldnÂ't contain the smile that tugged at his lips when he heard Maria say.

Â"Thank you Michael, thank you for making this one of the most romantic evening of my life?Â" She said honestly.

Michael turned and asked. Â"Seriously, what did you find romantic?Â"

Maria said as she leaned over and gave him a quick kiss on the cheek . Â"That you see babies in our future. That means more to me than any bouquet of flowers or all the boxes of chocolate in the whole world could ever mean. I love you Spaceboy.Â"

Michael grinned and raised the hand he was holding in his to his lips and brushed a kiss across the same knuckles that had just caressed his cheek. Â"I love you too Pixie, I love you more than anything else on this planet and someday after we graduate we will get married and move into that little fixer upper and have those babies. ThatÂ's a promise.Â"

Maria grinned. Â"You know IÂ'm gonna hold you to that promise.Â"

Michael laughed and gave her a sideways glance. Â"ThatÂ's ok, you know IÂ'm gonna hold you to serving me dinner in the raw.Â"

The End