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Chapter 1

It Hurts To Love You

I open my eyes slowly; I can feel the sunlight coming through my windows. I look over my bedside table and pick up my phone. I unlock it and notice that the job I was interviewed for has replied. I open my mail and click it.

I gasp as I read it. I've got the job. I've got the job; I say now sitting on my bed. I open my phonebook and call my best friend Abby Whelan. She answers after two rings.

"Abby, I got the job!" I say my voice full of excitement.

"Congratulations Liv, I knew you would get it!" she says.

"I'm so happy, Abby. Let's celebrate, drinks at my place tonight? I have some tequila."

"Hell yeah, you know I'm always up for tequila"

"Okay, I'll see you later, bye" I say as I hung up the phone.

I get up of bed and throw myself into the shower quickly. As I put on my clothes I turn on my computer. I always look for some gossip early, since I was a kid I've always wanted to become a journalist. My mom was a successful lawyer until I was born when she quit, I never understood why she never get back in the business again. Sometimes I feel like I'm the one that stopped her, technically I was the reason but as I got older I could take care of myself but my mother would never return to work again. After a while I shut my laptop and I feel like going out. I put on my coat and shoes and head out.

As I walk the streets of New York I always wonder how I ended up here. I was born in California, went to Yale for journalism. After I graduated I moved back to California and started to look for jobs. When I didn't find any in Cali I decided to move somewhere else. Someplace where I've always wanted to live. New York.

I enter a small café and order a cup of coffee. It's a sunny day so I decide to sit outside, after a while the waiter brings me my coffee. As I was sipping on my coffee I hear familiar voice. It's a deep and masculine. I turn my head and I can't believe my eyes. It's Fitz. I feel my heartbeat going faster by the minute, I put on my sunglasses and leave the waiter a large tip and walk towards my apartment.

As I unlock the door to my apartment I still can't believe what I saw at the café. Last time I heard about him someone was saying that he had moved to Boston. What was he doing in New York?

I feel my phone buzz I unlock it and it's Abby telling me she's on her way. I start cleaning because of course I didn't clean up before I left this morning. When I'm done I turn on my computer and I can't help myself from opening the photo folder. I sigh as I see the first picture. It's a picture of me and Fitz a couple of years ago, to be exact 3 years ago. I click it and just stare, after a while I hear someone knocking on my door. It must be Abby; I get up and open the door.

"Abby!" I say

"Hey girl, why didn't you answer your phone?" she asked.

"Oh, um.. I was on my laptop and you know how I get." I say

"You mean that you shut everything around you down. Eh, yeah I know Liv."

"So tell me, when did you find out?" Abby asks.

"This morning, I saw that you'd called me then I noticed that I had one unread mail. So I opened it and then I started to freak out. I start this Monday, I'm so excited" I say.

"I'm so happy for you!" Abby says giving me a quick hug.

"So do you want to stay in all night, or do you want to have some drinks here first then go out?" I ask.

"Whatever you like" she says.

I go into the kitchen and start preparing our drinks. I come out of the picture and I see Abby on my laptop. She turns her head and I see that she saw the pictures I was looking at before.

"Liv" she starts.

"It's nothing Abby. I saw him this morning and.."

"Wait, what? Here? As in New York here?" she asks

"Yes, I was at the café, you know the one we always go to, yeah so I was having reading my book when I heard a voice. First I didn't recognize it but then I knew who it was. When I saw him, I left he didn't see me." I say

"What is he even doing here in New York; you told me he was in Boston?"

"Honestly I don't know, I thought he was in Boston too but let's not talk about him." I say as I sip on my drink.

"Okay but first let me just tell you something. You need to move on, Liv. You've haven't dated a guy in 3 years! 3 years, Liv! I mean he doesn't earn you from what he did to you. So today we're going out and we are going to find you a hot nice guy and you will take him home later" she said with a smirk.

"Abby.." I start.

"No, come on Liv"

I look at her and I know she's right. I need to move on, it's been 3 years.

"Okay" I say

As we enter the nightclub I groan immediately. This is why I hate going out, it's always so much people and you could barely hear what anyone's saying.

Abby takes my hand and leads me to the bar. She orders and we find a place down the corner. We settle down. After a while she drags me out to the dance floor and we start to dance. We dance almost all night and after a while I can tell Abby is drunk. I call a cab to take us to my apartment. As I put Abby on my sofa I go to the to clean myself up, when I'm done I throw myself to bed and close my eyes.

Hello! So this is a new story, (yay). I know this chapter is short but i just want to know if you like it or not. So tell me what you think, til next time.