Before you start reading this remember this, I started this like years ago. So that's why there are some things different, this was even before Emily broke her back. So enjoy.
Liz sat back and clasped her hands in her lap and waited for her doctor to come back into the room. "Ms. Webber thank you for coming." The doctor sat down across from her.
Liz smiled weakly "Did you find out why I have been so short of breath?"
"Ms. Webber you said you were sick awhile ago."
"Yes, I was treated but it was really hard to shake off." Elizabeth said.
"We have found that that virus has damaged your heart."
"Will I be OK?" Liz asked her face going pale.
The doctor looked grim "I'm sorry but there is nothing we can do. Your heart is failing."
"What, what does that mean?" Liz felt faint.
"You need a heart transplant." The doctor said bluntly.
"I what?"
"We are putting you on the transplant list. But it would help you a lot if you were to move somewhere closer to a transplant center." The doctor said. "I am sure that you will want to talk to your family about it. But the sooner that you get there the better. A transplant heart takes awhile to find, but when one is found you will want to be as close as possible to the local transplant center. Which as of right now is Pennsylvania."
Liz was stunned she knew that something was wrong with her when she had found it hard to catch her breath. So she had decided to go to the doctor to find out what was wrong with her. But she had never expected this.
"How soon do you need me to move?" Liz finally managed.
"Really as soon as you can. Your health condition is only going to get worse. So I want you to let me know when you are moving so that I can have everything prepared for you. They have a place that transplant patients can stay. It is near the hospital and other places in the town."
"I need some time to think." Liz said.
The doctor nodded sympathetically "Of course. Call me when you make your decision." The doctor stood up.
"I will." Liz said numbly.
Liz walked out to her car and drove to the house that she and Lucky were living in. As Liz walked into the house she fingered the ring on her left ring finger. She and Lucky had gotten engaged 1 month before.
She opened the door and walked into the kitchen. "How was the doctor's visit?" Lucky asked kissing Liz.
"Fine." Liz lied.
"You look kinda pale you sure everything is OK?" Lucky asked doubtfully.
"Yeah. It's just hot outside. I'm going to go and get in the shower."
"OK. By the way Em called earlier and she wanted to know if we would go and have dinner with her a Zander and Nicholas and Gia at Zander and Emily's tonight. I told her that I would check with you but that I was sure it was OK." Lucky said.
Liz groaned inwardly but on the outside put on a cheerful front "Great."
Minutes later Liz stepped out of the shower and sharply pulled open a draw. Not finding what she wanted she slammed it. 'Damn. Everything was going so great for us. For the first time in like 4 years since Lucky supposedly died in that fire that Faison set. Then Lucky came back and everything should have been great. But it wasn't the whole time Helena had Lucky completely under her control. And it had only been a year and half ago that they had finally broken that hold. Then not even 6 months after that Luke died soon after his and Laura's 3rd child, Lydia, was born. And now Liz had Lucky back and they were supposed to be married in 2 months."
God," Liz prayed "Everything has been so hard for us. We have gone through so much and we still have to go through more."
"Liz are you sure that you are OK?" Lucky asked coming into the bedroom.
Liz jumped and turned around "Lucky don't scare me like that!" She exclaimed.
"Sorry." Lucky responded with a slight laugh. "But I can here you slamming things around from all the way in the kitchen."
Liz blushed "Sorry. I just can't find what I am looking for."
Lucky looked skeptical but shrugged and said "Well I better go and call Em back."
As Lucky walked away still laughing about how he had scared Liz, she knew that she couldn't tell him that she had to have a heart transplant. It had been so hard for him to lose his father. Liz couldn't put Lucky through that.
But she was going to go to Pennsylvania but she couldn't tell him why she was going. Liz put on a yellow shirt with a pink skirt and walked downstairs asking "What time are we supposed to be at Em's?"
"She said when ever." Lucky responded.
"Great. I'm ready whenever you are." Liz replied.
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3 days later
Liz took a deep breath and dropped her bag outside the front door. Then she walked quietly over to the bed that Lucky lay asleep in. On her pillow she pinned the note that she had written to him and left it there so that he would see it in the morning. She couldn't just leave without a word. If she did that Lucky for sure would think that Faison or the like had taken her and she wouldn't be able to put Lucky through that again.
Liz grabbed her 2 bags and walked down to her car. She was driving to Pennsylvania. The drive wouldn't be that long and Liz need some time to herself without the interruptions of the bus or the plane.
She drove by Kelly's, and Em and Zander's house. She couldn't believe that Em had told them that she was expecting a new baby in 6 months. Liz had been so happy for her friend. But she knew that she wouldn't get to see the baby when it was born. Next she drove by the house that Nicholas and Gia were living in, they too were engaged but were putting the wedding off for 4 months. She passed so many familiar places and she felt that Liz left a large piece of her heart in Port Charles.
Lucky rolled over and bed and ready to take Liz into his arms but when he realized that she wasn't there he opened his eyes. The first thing he noticed was a slip of white paper.
Dear Lucky,
Something has come up and I have to leave town. I'm sorry to walk out without saying goodbye but this is something I had to do. I need to work somethings out. I don't know how long it will take. And I don't know when I or if I will be coming back to Port Charles. Don't wait for me. I know we are planned to be married in 2 months but I know that that isn't going to work out. Maybe you will find someone who can stick around longer than I could. Again I am more sorry than you could ever guess for walking out on you in the middle of the night.
With all my love,
Elizabeth
Liz sat back and clasped her hands in her lap and waited for her doctor to come back into the room. "Ms. Webber thank you for coming." The doctor sat down across from her.
Liz smiled weakly "Did you find out why I have been so short of breath?"
"Ms. Webber you said you were sick awhile ago."
"Yes, I was treated but it was really hard to shake off." Elizabeth said.
"We have found that that virus has damaged your heart."
"Will I be OK?" Liz asked her face going pale.
The doctor looked grim "I'm sorry but there is nothing we can do. Your heart is failing."
"What, what does that mean?" Liz felt faint.
"You need a heart transplant." The doctor said bluntly.
"I what?"
"We are putting you on the transplant list. But it would help you a lot if you were to move somewhere closer to a transplant center." The doctor said. "I am sure that you will want to talk to your family about it. But the sooner that you get there the better. A transplant heart takes awhile to find, but when one is found you will want to be as close as possible to the local transplant center. Which as of right now is Pennsylvania."
Liz was stunned she knew that something was wrong with her when she had found it hard to catch her breath. So she had decided to go to the doctor to find out what was wrong with her. But she had never expected this.
"How soon do you need me to move?" Liz finally managed.
"Really as soon as you can. Your health condition is only going to get worse. So I want you to let me know when you are moving so that I can have everything prepared for you. They have a place that transplant patients can stay. It is near the hospital and other places in the town."
"I need some time to think." Liz said.
The doctor nodded sympathetically "Of course. Call me when you make your decision." The doctor stood up.
"I will." Liz said numbly.
Liz walked out to her car and drove to the house that she and Lucky were living in. As Liz walked into the house she fingered the ring on her left ring finger. She and Lucky had gotten engaged 1 month before.
She opened the door and walked into the kitchen. "How was the doctor's visit?" Lucky asked kissing Liz.
"Fine." Liz lied.
"You look kinda pale you sure everything is OK?" Lucky asked doubtfully.
"Yeah. It's just hot outside. I'm going to go and get in the shower."
"OK. By the way Em called earlier and she wanted to know if we would go and have dinner with her a Zander and Nicholas and Gia at Zander and Emily's tonight. I told her that I would check with you but that I was sure it was OK." Lucky said.
Liz groaned inwardly but on the outside put on a cheerful front "Great."
Minutes later Liz stepped out of the shower and sharply pulled open a draw. Not finding what she wanted she slammed it. 'Damn. Everything was going so great for us. For the first time in like 4 years since Lucky supposedly died in that fire that Faison set. Then Lucky came back and everything should have been great. But it wasn't the whole time Helena had Lucky completely under her control. And it had only been a year and half ago that they had finally broken that hold. Then not even 6 months after that Luke died soon after his and Laura's 3rd child, Lydia, was born. And now Liz had Lucky back and they were supposed to be married in 2 months."
God," Liz prayed "Everything has been so hard for us. We have gone through so much and we still have to go through more."
"Liz are you sure that you are OK?" Lucky asked coming into the bedroom.
Liz jumped and turned around "Lucky don't scare me like that!" She exclaimed.
"Sorry." Lucky responded with a slight laugh. "But I can here you slamming things around from all the way in the kitchen."
Liz blushed "Sorry. I just can't find what I am looking for."
Lucky looked skeptical but shrugged and said "Well I better go and call Em back."
As Lucky walked away still laughing about how he had scared Liz, she knew that she couldn't tell him that she had to have a heart transplant. It had been so hard for him to lose his father. Liz couldn't put Lucky through that.
But she was going to go to Pennsylvania but she couldn't tell him why she was going. Liz put on a yellow shirt with a pink skirt and walked downstairs asking "What time are we supposed to be at Em's?"
"She said when ever." Lucky responded.
"Great. I'm ready whenever you are." Liz replied.
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3 days later
Liz took a deep breath and dropped her bag outside the front door. Then she walked quietly over to the bed that Lucky lay asleep in. On her pillow she pinned the note that she had written to him and left it there so that he would see it in the morning. She couldn't just leave without a word. If she did that Lucky for sure would think that Faison or the like had taken her and she wouldn't be able to put Lucky through that again.
Liz grabbed her 2 bags and walked down to her car. She was driving to Pennsylvania. The drive wouldn't be that long and Liz need some time to herself without the interruptions of the bus or the plane.
She drove by Kelly's, and Em and Zander's house. She couldn't believe that Em had told them that she was expecting a new baby in 6 months. Liz had been so happy for her friend. But she knew that she wouldn't get to see the baby when it was born. Next she drove by the house that Nicholas and Gia were living in, they too were engaged but were putting the wedding off for 4 months. She passed so many familiar places and she felt that Liz left a large piece of her heart in Port Charles.
Lucky rolled over and bed and ready to take Liz into his arms but when he realized that she wasn't there he opened his eyes. The first thing he noticed was a slip of white paper.
Dear Lucky,
Something has come up and I have to leave town. I'm sorry to walk out without saying goodbye but this is something I had to do. I need to work somethings out. I don't know how long it will take. And I don't know when I or if I will be coming back to Port Charles. Don't wait for me. I know we are planned to be married in 2 months but I know that that isn't going to work out. Maybe you will find someone who can stick around longer than I could. Again I am more sorry than you could ever guess for walking out on you in the middle of the night.
With all my love,
Elizabeth