Need You Now - Lady Antebellum
"It's a quarter after one, I'm a little drunk, and I need you now…..Said I wouldn't call but I lost all control and I need you now"
Elizabth sat in the dark with the telephone in her hand and an empty wine bottle laying by her side. She had tried to resist calling him but the need to hear his voice was overriding every instinct in her body and she no longer had any control. The pain she was feeling was almost too much to bare and he was the only one who could stop it. She needed Henry.
72 Hours Earlier
Elizabeth's face lit up as she opened her door to find Henry standing there. They had planned to meet at the library after lunch but she certainly didn't mind seeing him sooner. Truth be told, she'd spend every minute with him if she could.
"Hey sexy! Couldn't stay away from me huh? Are you coming in?" She was so happy to see him, she hadn't noticed his rather serious expression "Henry, what's wrong."
Henry took a calming breath and began "I'm so sorry Elizabeth… I'm just so sorry."
"Henry, you're scaring me. Why are you sorry?" Elizabeth could feel the anxiety rising, unsure of what he was about to say.
"This whole thing with us is just moving way too fast. You want more than I can give you and it's just not gonna work. You're an amazing girl but I think it's best if we end this now." Henry could barely look at her as he spoke the words.
Elizabeth let out a nervous laugh "That's not funny Henry. Don't joke about things like that, it's cruel."
"I'm not joking Elizabeth. We're way too young to be stuck in a serious relationship. I think we both got carried away. I'm so sorry but I have to go. Please take care of yourself." He turned to leave but she grabbed his arm.
"Don't Henry… Please… I love you so much… Please don't do this… Henry….Please" Tears were streaming down her cheeks as she begged him to stay.
Henry looked deep into her eyes and swallowed the huge lump in his throat as he pulled his arm from her grasp and walked away, the sound of her sobs ringing in his ears.
As Elizabeth dialled his number, she knew deep down it was a bad idea and had her roommate Becky been there, she would definitely have intervened. But nobody was there for her. Nobody could stop her reaching out to the only person who could take the pain away. It rang a few times and the answer machine kicked in.
"Hi, you've reached Henry McCord. I can't get to the phone right now but please leave a message and I'll call you back."
The tears welled in her eyes just hearing his voice and she really should have hung up the phone, but the alcohol was making her feel bold and she had things she needed to say.
"Henry, it's me. Oh.. Me is Elizabeth. It's a quarter after one and I need to talk to you. I need you to come over and hold me because I have this ache in my chest that just seems to be getting worse. I'm a little drunk but I need to know what I did wrong Henry? Why don't you love me anymore? Because I love you so much. Please pick up… Henry… Henry.. Pick up the phone. Have I crossed your mind at all? Oh fuck, are you with someone else right now? Damn it…. " Elizabeth hung up the phone and curled herself into a ball, the pain engulfing her.
The Next Day
Elizabeth lay in her bed staring up at the ceiling, tears filling her eyes once again. She had been going over and over and over it in her head trying to figure out what had gone so wrong. Things had been going amazingly well between her and Henry. They were so in love and she had been pretty convinced that Henry was about to propose. So why had he suddenly ended it all out of nowhere. He must have found someone else, it was the only explanation.
Her hangover was raging and she was torturing herself by imagining Henry with another girl. Kissing her. Touching her. Holding her in his arms after they'd had sex. She tried to stop the visions appearing by squeezing her eyes tightly shut… But it only made things worse. How was she ever supposed to get over this?!
She was shaken from her thoughts by a loud knock at the door and that oh so familiar voice.
"Elizabeth, it's me...Henry! I've been the biggest fool in the universe. Please let me in. I have something I need to ask you."