Why can't I breathe?
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Summary: Lizzie's engaged! Her fiancé. . .Jon, a tall, dark and handsome guy she met at Florida State University. But she doesn't know that someone from her past still loves her. . .and will do just about anything to win her heart over.
Chapter 1—Engaged.
"Elizabeth Brooke McGuire. . .will you be my wife?" Lizzie stared tearfully down at Jon Larson, her long time boyfriend of 2 years. She met him the very first day of classes at Florida State. Immediately she'd been swept up in his charm and good looks. Now two years later he was kneeling before her with a beautiful diamond ring, looking into her eyes. "Lizzie?"
"Jon. . .I. . ." Lizzie blinked back her tears. She searched his eyes. Did she love him? She shut her eyes tightly. The answer was clear. "Yes. . .I'll marry you!" Lizzie squealed. Jon smiled, slipped the ring on her finger and picked her up in his arms. She kissed him passionately. She was going to be Mrs. Jon Larson!
RING! RING! David Gordon pulled the covers over his head and tried to block out the incessant noise of the telephone on his bedside table. It finally flipped to his answering machine.
"Hey this is David. . .I'm not here right now. . .So leave a message and I'll call you back." BEEP.
"Gordo!" David sat up abruptly as his childhood nickname sounded through the speaker. "It's Lizzie. Look I know we haven't talked in a while. . .but I really miss you! And so. . .Yeah call me back because I have some news. Bye babe." BEEP. David rubbed his eyes and played the message again. He hadn't talked to Lizzie in about 3 years. He can't say he blamed her. He'd been a real jerk to her. But he'd put his heart on the line with her and she'd turned him down.
"And who's to say I'm not still mad!?" David said aloud to himself. He played the message for a third time. He really did miss her. "I wonder what her news is?" David slipped his legs of the side of his bed in his dorm room at Harvard University. Since Lizzie's phone call had woken him up, sleep was out of the question now. He picked up the phone and prepared to press redial. . .but his finger shrank back. "Why are you being a wimp?" He asked himself. He pressed redial with confidence. It rang three times before he heard her clear voice.
"Hello?"
"Lizzie." David released his breath.
"Gordo!" Lizzie said with excitement.
"Sorry I missed your call earlier. . .I was busy." David didn't want her to think he was still asleep at 1:30.
"It's fine. . .Oh. . .I'm sorry. . .people call you David now don't they?" Lizzie apologized.
"Well most do. . .But I'll always be Gordo to you." Gordo. He couldn't believe he actually missed being called that. "So what is the big news?" Gordo asked impatiently twisting the telephone cord around his finger.
"Well I was just going to tell you on the phone but I really think I should tell you in person. . .When do you think I can see you again?" Lizzie asked hopefully. Gordo blinked. She wanted to see him. What could this news be? Maybe she had decided she really did have feelings for him. NO! Quit being stupid Gordo!
"Um. . .I don't know I'm really busy." Gordo stalled. He knew he was already done with school for the semester. It was summer break and he was heading back to California for the summer next week.
"You aren't out of school yet?"
"Oh I am. . .I'm trying to get back to Hilldrige." Gordo frowned.
"Oh perfect! I'm heading back tomorrow! When are you?"
"Monday. . .I'll be in town on Wednesday morning."
"GREAT! I'll pick you up at the airport in Hilldrige! Maybe I can get Miranda to come with me! This is going to be just like old times! I can't wait!" Lizzie laughed. How he loved the sound of her laugh. He smiled at her excitement.
"I can't wait to see you." Gordo said and then deeply regretted it. He was trying to win her back but that might have been to strong.
"Oh I know. Its been too long."
"Okay so I'll see you on Wednesday?" Gordo asked in reassurance.
"Defiantly! I can't wait to tell you my news." Lizzie said.
"Okay bye Lizzie." Gordo started to place the phone on its cradle but her say something else. "What?" He asked placing the phone at his ear again.
"I said I miss you. . . More than you know." Lizzie said sincerely. Gordo let out his breath.
"Lizzie, you have no idea."
Disclaimer: I don't own anything.
Summary: Lizzie's engaged! Her fiancé. . .Jon, a tall, dark and handsome guy she met at Florida State University. But she doesn't know that someone from her past still loves her. . .and will do just about anything to win her heart over.
Chapter 1—Engaged.
"Elizabeth Brooke McGuire. . .will you be my wife?" Lizzie stared tearfully down at Jon Larson, her long time boyfriend of 2 years. She met him the very first day of classes at Florida State. Immediately she'd been swept up in his charm and good looks. Now two years later he was kneeling before her with a beautiful diamond ring, looking into her eyes. "Lizzie?"
"Jon. . .I. . ." Lizzie blinked back her tears. She searched his eyes. Did she love him? She shut her eyes tightly. The answer was clear. "Yes. . .I'll marry you!" Lizzie squealed. Jon smiled, slipped the ring on her finger and picked her up in his arms. She kissed him passionately. She was going to be Mrs. Jon Larson!
RING! RING! David Gordon pulled the covers over his head and tried to block out the incessant noise of the telephone on his bedside table. It finally flipped to his answering machine.
"Hey this is David. . .I'm not here right now. . .So leave a message and I'll call you back." BEEP.
"Gordo!" David sat up abruptly as his childhood nickname sounded through the speaker. "It's Lizzie. Look I know we haven't talked in a while. . .but I really miss you! And so. . .Yeah call me back because I have some news. Bye babe." BEEP. David rubbed his eyes and played the message again. He hadn't talked to Lizzie in about 3 years. He can't say he blamed her. He'd been a real jerk to her. But he'd put his heart on the line with her and she'd turned him down.
"And who's to say I'm not still mad!?" David said aloud to himself. He played the message for a third time. He really did miss her. "I wonder what her news is?" David slipped his legs of the side of his bed in his dorm room at Harvard University. Since Lizzie's phone call had woken him up, sleep was out of the question now. He picked up the phone and prepared to press redial. . .but his finger shrank back. "Why are you being a wimp?" He asked himself. He pressed redial with confidence. It rang three times before he heard her clear voice.
"Hello?"
"Lizzie." David released his breath.
"Gordo!" Lizzie said with excitement.
"Sorry I missed your call earlier. . .I was busy." David didn't want her to think he was still asleep at 1:30.
"It's fine. . .Oh. . .I'm sorry. . .people call you David now don't they?" Lizzie apologized.
"Well most do. . .But I'll always be Gordo to you." Gordo. He couldn't believe he actually missed being called that. "So what is the big news?" Gordo asked impatiently twisting the telephone cord around his finger.
"Well I was just going to tell you on the phone but I really think I should tell you in person. . .When do you think I can see you again?" Lizzie asked hopefully. Gordo blinked. She wanted to see him. What could this news be? Maybe she had decided she really did have feelings for him. NO! Quit being stupid Gordo!
"Um. . .I don't know I'm really busy." Gordo stalled. He knew he was already done with school for the semester. It was summer break and he was heading back to California for the summer next week.
"You aren't out of school yet?"
"Oh I am. . .I'm trying to get back to Hilldrige." Gordo frowned.
"Oh perfect! I'm heading back tomorrow! When are you?"
"Monday. . .I'll be in town on Wednesday morning."
"GREAT! I'll pick you up at the airport in Hilldrige! Maybe I can get Miranda to come with me! This is going to be just like old times! I can't wait!" Lizzie laughed. How he loved the sound of her laugh. He smiled at her excitement.
"I can't wait to see you." Gordo said and then deeply regretted it. He was trying to win her back but that might have been to strong.
"Oh I know. Its been too long."
"Okay so I'll see you on Wednesday?" Gordo asked in reassurance.
"Defiantly! I can't wait to tell you my news." Lizzie said.
"Okay bye Lizzie." Gordo started to place the phone on its cradle but her say something else. "What?" He asked placing the phone at his ear again.
"I said I miss you. . . More than you know." Lizzie said sincerely. Gordo let out his breath.
"Lizzie, you have no idea."