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Chapter 3
Elizabeth sometimes truly felt like she was haunted. Like Teddy was there with her, even when he wasn't, his memory leaning on her, over her shoulder, so he could whisper into her ear. Just like he used to do, even the sound of his voice was there, exactly as she remembered it, and what effected Elizabeth most was that it was there all the time. Teddy wouldn't leave her, at least, not his memory.
"You can't hide from me, darling," her figment of Teddy would whisper into her mind keeping her memories alive as he walked like a happy nightmare in her dreams even as other people's words did the same.
"You need to get a divorce and forget about him, Elizabeth," Bobby had said to her, his words there right alongside Teddy's making her wonder who was right, who was wrong, and sometimes she was sure she already knew that they both were. Maybe she did need to divorce Teddy and move on with her life, but every time she thought that that same thought always entered her mind. It wasn't that easy because deep down she knew Teddy wasn't just in her mind, he was etched into her heart.
But it wasn't Teddy's words that had her locked away. His were the ones that kept her going, she knew that as she tended bar every night even though she didn't have to. Since her fight with Bobby, she hadn't left the bar, she went from there to her apartment, and back. She lived off take out and the memory of Teddy in her mind. And when the bar was closed, sometimes she didn't even get out of bed. She just didn't see the point. Since her fight with Bobby, Elizabeth had stayed to herself speaking only to customers in her bar. Teddy was the only thing she really thought about and as much as she wanted to sometimes, she couldn't. And though she didn't know it, Teddy was living the same life minus the isolation. Lizzy was his ghost whispering to him as he did to her. Her memory was constantly running through his mind, it gave him a reason to live despite his current situation, and with each letter he wrote her every day that went unanswered that reason only grew. Because he wanted to prove to her that what they had had wasn't broken. He wanted to prove to her that he loved her, that he still loved her even behind these walls, and no matter what happened or what he did that would never change. And the longer this went on the sooner they both realized something that their ghosts wouldn't just disappear someday. They would always be there, but only Elizabeth understood the other half of that. She knew that her ghost would leave only when she stopped loving Teddy and that would never happen. It was as she said, his name was etched permanently into her heart, and it was that love that was her constant bleeding wound. But when Heather walked into her bar Elizabeth was happy even as she knew her isolation would end. Heather had been her best friend for a long time and when she sat down at the bar in front of her she smiled getting her a drink as she leaned her head on her hands. Teddy almost left her mind in that moment except for one thought; he used to do the same thing. He would enter the bar, sit down across from her, and leaning across it he would kiss her. She used to love that.
"Bobby called," whispered Heather not needing to tell her what he had called about. Elizabeth set a drink in front of her with a frown, she knew Bobby had called her about Teddy, about her always thinking about him, but looking at Heather she wasn't worried. She had always understood.
"Why?" exclaimed Elizabeth already knowing Teddy was the reason. He had already tried every way to keep her down, to make her want to just forget about Teddy, and now he was calling her best friend to do the same; it made her want to throw another glass at his head.
"He's not happy you can't stop thinking about Teddy. He's pissed you won't get a divorce and he told me I need to come knock some sense into you because to quote him you're being stupid," whispered Heather grabbing her hand on instinct knowing what she was saying was hurting her. Bobby and Heather had never gotten along, mostly because he seemed to thrive on Elizabeth being unhappy. Heather knew what Teddy had been, she was the only one who knew everything including that Elizabeth had already known what Teddy was, and she had never judged. She had supported their relationship from the beginning.
"I'm surprised he actually called him by his name," whispered Elizabeth knowing as she looked at her friend that he hadn't. She had cleaned up Bobbies language and smiling Elizabeth shook her head. She didn't know why, she was used to her brother's colorful language concerning her husband by now.
"Hell no, you know your brother, he called him every name he could, but I figured he had stressed you out enough. I heard how you threw a bunch of stuff at his head that is why I'm not here to yell at you, not that I ever would, I know Bobby just doesn't understand. You and Teddy had something special…you loved him, and I know you're going to need some time," exclaimed Heather placing her hand over Elizabeth's making her smile. Heather always understood and she truly loved her for that. She let her work as she sat there then sipping her drink and nothing else was said. They didn't need to say anything; they were fine with things the way they were even if they were in complete silence.
Heather had been nothing, but supportive since Teddy had left, it had been her that cried with her that morning, and it had even been her that had talked her into going out with him. Elizabeth sometimes thought about that moment, when she had been so close to cancelling their first date, but Heather had stopped her. She had told her she needed to stop working her ass off and start living. Though now, Elizabeth sometimes wondered if she had almost dodged a bullet, but then she would remember. Memories of Teddy would flood her brain and she would drop that thought. Teddy wasn't a mistake, Elizabeth knew she had loved him that she still did, and the only thing she regretted was that she hadn't seen the signs. If she had maybe he wouldn't have been able to hurt her so badly because now she lived with the pain he left and that was the one thing she wanted to go away.
"Darling, I do believe you get more stunning with every step you take," Teddy had said and those words always made her think of that night, their first date, and the night when he had asked her for it. Teddy's face sitting across from her in the same stool Heather sat in now appeared in her head then and Elizabeth couldn't help closing her eyes. It was that moment that she knew she had started to like him and that led to her falling in love with him. It was a moment she couldn't have stopped if she wanted to.
That first night when they met had been wonderful. Elizabeth remembered sitting with him talking for hours for once letting her bartender watch the bar because she was so focused on Teddy. No man had ever just sat and talked to her, they usually just eyed her up, and made small talk that bored her to pieces. But Teddy he had managed to have a conversation with her all at the same time as he was running his eyes over her like a piece of his favorite candy. That more than anything else had attracted her to him. Teddy made her laugh and that had been something she enjoyed until suddenly things got serious.
"Tell me, darling, what would you say to us getting out of your lovely establishment, and going for a little date sometime. Just us two…if you have the time that is?" whispered Teddy leaning in close making her heart race with the question. For a moment Elizabeth just looked at him, she knew what she wanted to say, but not how to say it. All she could think was that it had been so long since she was on a date.
"I get out from time to time, I could be persuading in going out. That mean you're interested in me, Mr. Bagwell?" said Elizabeth making him grin at her which for reasons she didn't understand at the time made her follow suit.
"I told you to call me, Teddy, and yes I am. I was hoping you might agree to having a little fun with me, outside your lovely place here," whispered Teddy. His words took her breath away, no one had ever asked her like that, not in such an eloquent way, and that was the first hint she got. The first hint that Theodore Bagwell was more than just another guy. Though, Elizabeth still had no idea that he would be the love of her life.
"I would love to go out with you, Teddy. Did you have a time in mind?" breathed Elizabeth smiling when he smiled. She had actually been looking forward to it. Even as he was asking she had been looking forward to going out with him and part of her had been tempted to leave with him right then. His grin had only intensified that urge.
"I was thinking Saturday at eight unless you already have plans?" whispered Teddy leaning forward more, so close that she wondered if he would kiss her. And he had thought about it. Teddy remembered wondering what he lips would taste like, his Lizzy's red lips that he was sure would taste so sweet like hard candy suckers. He wanted so badly in that moment to taste those lips, but then was not the time. Elizabeth couldn't hold back her smile then and Teddy couldn't contain his grin.
"I can't wait…it's a date, Mr.…Teddy. Just don't be late," said Elizabeth seductively licking her lips. When she did that, Teddy remembered the need to kiss her only getting stronger. He remembered thinking that he would have loved to just kiss her until she was putty in his hands letting him do whatever he wanted to her. But again, he had to hold back only running the tips of his fingers over her arm. Teddy didn't leave until closing and as she walked him to the door he had wanted to impress her. But still the thought had been there that he could have his way with her. They were alone, but even as he thought about it he couldn't do it. He didn't know why though. He had just walked to the door with her and standing in the doorway with her he had suddenly just stared her down grinning as he decided just what he was going to do. It was something Elizabeth would never forget.
His staring had made her almost self-conscious at first, but when he took her hand Elizabeth got those goosebumps again. This time they were worse though because he was touching her. His hands were so soft, so soothing, and she had liked the way they felt on her even then. And in that same moment they had both felt that race too. Teddy remembered the way his heart raced just by touching her and he had no idea why. Elizabeth remembered how hers seemed to be zooming through her chest and even as it stunned her she didn't want it to stop. Part of her didn't even want him to leave especially when his lips kissed the back of her hand. That was truly a move no other man had tried on her before. And then their eyes were meeting again.
"Teddy?" Elizabeth had breathed part of her scared he would try to kiss her because she wasn't sure if she could say no.
"Until we meet again, Saturday, Miss. Lizzy," breathed Teddy letting his eyes run over her one last time.
"Elizabeth," Elizabeth had tried to correct him for the first and last time, but one look from him had stopped her. Maybe it was the way he was looking at her, or the sexy sound of his voice, she didn't know. She only knew that for the first time in her life from that night forward, she wasn't just Elizabeth; she was his Lizzy. And she had loved being his Lizzy.
"I do believe I prefer Lizzy," whispered Teddy grinning as he walked away into the darkness. Elizabeth had watched him go before suddenly she was closing and locking the bar door. Leaning heavily against, she sighed trying to slow her heartbeat. He was like no man she had ever met before. And Teddy had thought the same about her. She was an angel, his angel, and he didn't think he would ever find another like her. Lizzy was the first woman to ever understand him and want to be with him. Even from that first moment Teddy had thought she was amazing.
"Elizabeth?" said Heather breaking her out of the bubble that memory had left her in. It brought her back to reality, to her friend in front of her, and the bar they stood in. The same bar where it had all happened, but Elizabeth tried to push that away focusing on Heather as their eyes met. She didn't need to tell her what she had been thinking about she knew she already knew. But she only took her hand giving it a squeeze. Heather wasn't like Bobby, she understood. She knew what Teddy and Elizabeth had shared, had seen it for herself, and because of that she would never judge. She would only be there until her best friend was alright again.
Instead she only took her hand wanting to sooth some of the pain Teddy had left behind.
"Come out with me tonight? You need to get out of this bar, out of that apartment, and have some fun," whispered Heather seeing automatically that Elizabeth was reluctant.
"I don't know…who's gonna watch the bar. I told Bobby to stay away…I don't think I'm ready. What if someone hits on me or flirts…I'm still a married woman," exclaimed Elizabeth her voice shaking nearly as bad as her hands in that moment. That was when Heather threw her hands up in protest.
"Yes, but your husband is in prison…it wouldn't be cheating, not technically, and that girl who you pay so much money can watch the bar. I'm sure she can handle it for one night…no offense sweetie, but Teddy cheated on you, you could consider it payback. You need to get out of here and live…you can't mourn him forever," whispered Heather watching as her words sunk into her friend's head. A moment of silence passed before Elizabeth looked at her and Heather knew without a word from her that she had her. There was no argument she could make.
After a moment of silence, Elizabeth finally nodded making Heather squeal, and throw her arms around her the bar between them.
"Come on, you are not wearing jeans…it's time your dresses get to come out of the closet," exclaimed Heather pulling her from behind the bar quickly taking her up to her apartment and pushing her towards her bedroom.
"Go…I know you'll have a good time. I am not letting you chicken out," squealed Heather pushing her inside her room and closing the door with a click that sounded more like a slam. But her words sent her back down memory lane.
Elizabeth remembered being just as nervous when she had been getting ready for her dater with Teddy. It was the first date she had had in such a long time, but Heather had been there ready to push her out of the nest. She had talked her out of cancelling and pushed her into her room to get ready. In fact, that was what brought the memory back to her more than anything, Heather had said those exact same words when she did that. That she wasn't going to let her chicken out. Heather had done her hair after she was dressed, her makeup too, and the next day it had been Heather calling for details. It was those thoughts in that moment that had Teddy entering her mind grinning at her just like he did back then. And those memories weren't done with her yet. Elizabeth found herself roaming through her closet looking for something to wear and she just happened to stumble upon that dress. She remembered picking that dress to wear on their first date because it was simple. She had worn it to test him, to see if he would think she was beautiful all the time or if he was just playing her, but now all she thought about when she looked about was him. He had passed that test and looked at her in a way that night that no one else ever had. Teddy always made her feel beautiful in a way she had never really thought herself and thinking of that now Elizabeth hated knowing that was fake. Because as memory after memory went through her mind she frowned, he had never really stopped looking at her that way, and she would have loved to know that it was real. But in the back of her mind the fact that it was fake was just another thing imprinted on her along with her love for him.
"I'll never wear this dress again," thought Elizabeth letting the green cotton fabric run through her fingers remembering that look in his eyes. It put thoughts in her head.
It made her wonder if Teddy had forgotten about her the second he left her? If he ever thought of her now? Part of her really wanted to know the answer. Teddy was thinking of her at that very moment, she just didn't know it, and the moment that began to run through her mind all the time went through his all the time.
"I'm not that easy," Elizabeth had said on that night only confirming his own thoughts, those words an echo whenever he thought of their first date. Teddy remembered feeling a bit self-conscious as he went to get her. He knew she would be stunning, but he didn't think he could compare as he checked himself.
He had been living in a ratty motel back then. Teddy had hated the place, it was just a place to eat and sleep, and he was ready should the cops show up to leave at any moment. But so far, he had not been found which he was grateful for especially now that Lizzy had entered his life. He was nervous for their first date and thinking about it now he couldn't remember ever feeling that way before. But then again, he had never gone on a date before without intending to never see the woman again. Lizzy wasn't going to be a one-night stand though, Teddy planned to woo the hell out of her, and then like all the rest to throw her away when he was done. When he thought of that now though, Teddy always smiled because it hadn't turned out that way at all; Lizzy had turned out to be the woman he had been searching for without knowing that he was in search of anything at all. Teddy remembered checking himself one last time straightening his blue tie, fixing a button on his dark blue jacket before grinning to lesson those nerves. It hadn't worked though, for soon he was walking out the door still nervous as hell. And then he had been standing outside her bar staring with those nerves churning his stomach up at the sign. Teddy would always remember taking a breath, before preparing to go inside, but as she would do many times throughout their relationship, she beat him to it. When he opened the door, Teddy saw her already standing there, and holding the door open he watched her exit the bar moving to stand right in front of him. And it was just as he thought, she was stunning. Lizzy stood there in darkness at first, but then she stepped into the light of the street lamp. That light complimented her just as much as the bar lights had the night they met. Lizzy's skin was beautiful as it glowed making it look still so dark. As his eyes ran over it he admired the curve of her neck the slope of her shoulders and looking at her he imagined himself kissing that skin. Kissing those shoulders and that neck. But then he continued to look at her.
"You look very handsome, Teddy," Elizabeth had whispered smiling at him, but he wasn't paying attention instead he was looking at her part of him distracted by her hair as it hung pinned atop her head a few strands hanging loose.
"Wow…you are," began Teddy unable to take his eyes off her as she stood before in that green dress he remembered so well, the sleeves going to her elbows, the bottom going just above her knees, and the as his eyes traveled over it following the curves of her body Teddy found himself licking his lips. It clung to her body even as it let her breath and Teddy just kept running his eyes over her.
"He won't stop staring at me," Elizabeth remembered thinking part of her liking it while another part only felt her nerves building because of it.
"Darling, I do believe you get more stunning with every step you take," whispered Teddy making her breath hitch. Elizabeth had wanted to giggle in that moment, he was charming in a way all the other guys before him hadn't been. But another part of her wouldn't let her guard down. That first moment between them was awkward as their eyes met and gently they shared a smile. Or rather she smiled and he grinned both of their nerves slowly slipping away as the seconds passed. But still Elizabeth just couldn't seem to let her guard down.
"You look really handsome too," whispered Elizabeth unable to come up with a comment as good as his had been as she prepared to say what she had to say before their date officially began.
"You don't want to get hurt again," Elizabeth remembered thinking needing to protect herself in that moment as she took slow steps towards him.
"As much as I love the lines you use on me, Teddy, I don't want to make you expect something you're not going to get. I don't sleep with anyone until I'm ready, and I don't trust easy. Too many have tried to use me as just a cheap piece of ass…I hope you can try to understand," whispered Elizabeth hoping she wasn't ruining everything from the very beginning. She hadn't known what he was going to say, but he didn't say anything at first. But what he had done surprised her. Teddy had simply taken her hand in his and bowing over it he kissed it. Elizabeth would never admit it, but part of her had wanted to swoon.
"I had no such thought," whispered Teddy even as his eyes were running up her bare legs from the hem of her green dress over her calves to the tip of her black heels.
Even as he said that, Teddy still wanted to grab her, and take her against the street lamp.
"Shall we go, darling?" Teddy had whispered looping her arm through his, a silence following as they moved down the street until suddenly their eyes met mid step.
"Where are you taking me?" whispered Elizabeth their eyes not breaking.
"That would be a surprise, my sweet, but don't you worry. I plan to show my girl the time of her life tonight," said Teddy surprising her with his word choice more than anything else. But despite the surprise Elizabeth found herself smiling because she liked being called his girl. Even if she wasn't, at least, not yet.
"I'm not your girl, at least, not yet," whispered Elizabeth letting him lead her forward with a chuckle.
Elizabeth had expected Teddy to take her on the standard date, but he had surprised her by taking her on what would turn out to be the best date she had ever been on. Teddy took her to a carnival, some place she had never been before, and Teddy would never forget the glow in her eyes when he led her through the entrance. He had hoped she would have a good time and he liked that he could make those eyes glow and he liked it even more when he made her smile too. Now, as he stood locked behind prison walls, Teddy savored every memory he had of her smiles. They reminded him of their time together, of how happy they had been before he ruined it. And on that night, she had smiled, and though he didn't know it a single thought had went through her mind. No one had ever taken her out on a date to a carnival before.
"You're very easy to talk to, you know, I like talking to you more than anyone else I've ever met before," Elizabeth remembered telling him after the first two hours when she found herself looking at him, the only thing they had done so far was talk, and despite that she was loving it. They just found a bench and sat together talking. Elizabeth had loved it, he was the first man she was ever able to talk with, but that wasn't what she remembered most.
Elizabeth didn't know if it made her fickle, but she didn't remember their actual conversation that night. Sometimes she wondered if Teddy did, though he really didn't either. Instead, what she remembered was his hand, Teddy held her hand the whole time they talked, and she had liked that. Teddy remembered that too. He remembered not wanting to let go because he liked the feel of her skin against his. It was so soft, so beautiful under the carnival lights, and he kept wondering what it would taste like as he fucked her senseless. But neither of them could remember anything other than that.
"I love this song," Elizabeth remembered saying when she just happened to hear the song playing around them. It was Love me by Elvis Presley, one of her favorite songs, and Teddy saw the shine in her eyes when it played.
"She likes this song…I should remember that," thought Teddy in that moment listening to the song himself smiling as her eyes continued to glow before he stood pulled her to her feet too.
"Let's dance," breathed Teddy suddenly having her in the circle of his arms.
As they danced, they both couldn't help looking at each other. Teddy liked that the glow in her eyes didn't disappear, it helped him know that she was having a good time, and that made him happy though at the time he didn't know why. She wasn't supposed to be anything, this wasn't supposed to mean anything, but he was feeling things with her he didn't even know the meaning of. As those thoughts were running through his mind, Elizabeth just found herself looking at him, and smiling. She couldn't remember ever feeling safer with anyone in her life. In his arms, she felt secure, she somehow knew that he would never let anyone hurt her, and as his hand gently stroked the small of her back as they danced she felt a tingle inside. She meant what she said, she didn't sleep with anyone on the first date, but she wouldn't deny she was tempted. Elizabeth couldn't deny she was very attracted to him especially in that moment. No one had ever slow danced with her before, only Teddy.
"Well…this wasn't so bad, was it. Do you think you'll give me another date after this," Teddy remembered asking her? Lizzy had smiled at him, really smiled at him, for the first time.
"Yes, I think I will," whispered Elizabeth smiling still as she leaned in sweetly kissing his cheek; it was a moment now Teddy thought of whenever he missed her most.
"Yes, this is actually the best date I've ever been on. I hope there will be more of them with you, Teddy," whispered Elizabeth daringly kissing his other cheek making their eyes meet both smiling. The dance continued even as the song changed to something ever slower. It was then they danced from cheek to cheek, Frank Sinatra singing to them then, and Elizabeth couldn't have been happier. And Teddy couldn't have either though he tried to think he was acting, now he knew he wasn't. It had started out as an act, but changed into something he was now so grateful for.
"Can I ask you something?" whispered Teddy suddenly his eyes boring into hers.
"I guess so, I'd like to think you could ask me anything," whispered Elizabeth gently smiling her arms going around his neck.
"Do you believe in love?" said Teddy quickly even now not knowing why he had asked her that. It had just come out in the same moment as the question entered his mind. It had taken them both by surprise and even now Elizabeth found it ironic. He had asked her if she believed in love, then he made her believe in it, and now he was the reason she no longer did. He had done all that, him, Theodore Bagwell, and yet even as she no longer believed in their love Elizabeth still loved him. Sometimes, to her, it all didn't make sense.
"No one's ever asked me that," Elizabeth had answered in response the question throwing her so much she didn't know what to say at first. But despite that, she had considered the question quickly realizing she didn't actually know the answer.
"Ask me after a few more dates," said Elizabeth receiving only a nod in return before she found herself being dipped.
"Teddy!" Elizabeth had squealed his name laughing as he dipped her low once again tempted to kiss her as he did so, but he didn't, though Teddy regretted it now, he had only set her back on her feet. That was the moment he fell in love with that laugh.
Their date hadn't ended there though, afterward they found themselves just wondering around until suddenly he made them stop.
"Come on, we're gonna do something even I didn't have planned, darling," said Teddy suddenly holding tightly to her hand as he led her forward. Teddy remembered her slightly flustered look when he made her stand in the shortest line there. It was the line for the Ferris wheel, he had seen it, and decided he wanted to go up in it with her. Though he had no idea why. Elizabeth was scared from the moment he pulled her in line. This was the last thing she had been expecting and looking up at the Ferris wheel, she breathed. She tried to calm her nerves, but the more she breathed the more it failed to work. Of all the rides to go on, of all the rides to want to go on, he had to choose this one. The one she was scared of. And suddenly Teddy made her look at him. He saw her fear and he didn't understand it. Gently he touched her cheek lining her eyes up with his and he didn't need to say it. With his eyes, he asked her what was wrong.
"I'm afraid of heights," said Elizabeth trying to control her breathing still. Teddy immediately nodded his head and Elizabeth began to feel better until she realized he wasn't pulling them out of line. They were still moving forward and looking at him she found him smiling at her. Teddy would always remember kissing her forehead in that moment hoping it would sooth her nerves and wrapping his arm tight around her. He was going to help her concur her fear, he just needed her to know that he was there in that moment, and no matter what happened he was not going to let anything happen to her. Elizabeth thought fondly of that moment now even though she was still scared of heights. But Teddy pulled her forward sitting with her in a car anyway.
As they started to move Elizabeth found herself gripping his hand tighter than before. Teddy had chuckled at that using the opportunity to wrap his arm around the back of her seat the letting it slip around her shoulders pulling her close to his side. Again, he kissed her temple, and that made her look at him. Elizabeth remembered having trouble breathing, but despite that she felt the overwhelming urge to kiss him.
"Don't you worry, darling, your Teddy Bear is right here to protect you," whispered Teddy making her smile even as her stomach churned. Elizabeth found herself leaning into his arms in that moment accidentally bringing their lips closer.
"What would you do if I tried to kiss you?" Teddy had whispered gently touching her cheek bringing her lips only closer.
Elizabeth would forever remember that question and the way he licked his lips as he said it. Just as Teddy would never forget the way she licked her lips in response.
"Give it a try and see," whispered Elizabeth expecting him to hesitate, but he didn't. Teddy kissed her as soon as she gave the okay. The kiss had been lingering, intense, even for a first kiss, and it was his Lizzy who moved it forward.
Lizzy had touched his cheek their lips still connected, it had made his lips open, and her tongue slip inside. The intensity level was only rising when the car they were in moved. Elizabeth instantly broke away grabbing his shoulders as she screamed. She soon found herself looking into his eyes, Teddy remembered seeing her fear lesson in that moment, and smiling at her he held her close.
"I forgot where we were," breathed Elizabeth silently liking the feel of his arms around her.
"Don't worry, honey, I'm right here," whispered Teddy tenderly kissing her again though this time it was merely a peck on the lips. Elizabeth would always remember the way he held her until her feet were on the ground again. Teddy had hated when the time came to take her home. The walk had been filled with small talk and smiles until reaching the bar, they found it closed, but using her key she unlocked the door. They had lingered together in the doorway both unsure what to say until taking her hand he kissed it.
"Still not gonna let me come up?" breathed Teddy pulling her close liking the way she wrapped her arms around his neck.
"I'm not that easy," whispered Elizabeth touching his cheek leaning in for another kiss. This kiss was slow, gentle, and once again she broke it.
"Goodnight," breathed Elizabeth gently smiling letting her arms go from around his neck to rest on his chest.
"Until we meet again," breathed Teddy kissing her hand once more before walking off.
As he walked away, Teddy let Lizzy's words linger in his head. She wasn't that easy and smiling he shook his head with a chuckle; he didn't think she would be. As she climbed the stairs to her apartment, Elizabeth had felt her heart pounding; she didn't know it, but she was already falling in love. It was one of the many moments neither of them would never forget.