A/N: Sorry for the long wait, it took me awhile to find the perfect song, or what I think is the perfect song for this chapter plus I've been busy with school and work…etc.
Disclaimer: Song belongs to Ashley Parker Angel and of course Lizzie McGuire belongs to Disney.
Ethan had just left and Lizzie went into deep thought, she had to think things out she had to try and figure out what she was going to and what would be best for her and Rayne. Lizzie loved that Ethan was always there when Rayne and she needed him but she also loved how he was always there for his wife. She couldn't stand being away from Gordo she loved more than anything but then what he did always comes back to her and she rethinks everything all over again, her mind never gets a break, well hasn't in the past several months.
Close
to you, so far away,
A rented room, an empty space,
Sirens
bleeding through the open door,
Movie scene in black and
white,
The snow falls down alone tonight.
No one's ever felt
like this before.
Gordo was sitting in his apartment watching an old black and white movie, or more like trying to watch but all he could think about was Lizzie and Rayne and how he was going to get them back and how to prove that he's still worthy of being there for them, and that he won't hurt them like that again. He didn't think that anything extravagant would really work; he needed to either do or say something to her that would make her believe him for once in the past several months. He racked his brain for hours trying to remember a very important moment in their life, a moment that he was actually there for, something that would make her extremely happy that he remembered.
After many hours of thinking and remembering he finally came up with the perfect way to hopefully win her and his daughter back, he just needed to get done while it was still fresh in his mind. So he got in his car, drove a couple blocks over from his apartment to hers, walked up dozens of steps and finally reached the door and he knocked. Hoping that once she looked through the peephole that she'd open the door, and not just walk away or act like she was sleeping or didn't hear someone at the door.
She did look through the peephole and she did think twice before opening the door. She looked at him and then let him enter the apartment.
What
went wrong with you and me?
This is my apology.
'Cos even when
I fall asleep, you stay with me,
You stay with me.
There was pure silence between the two for a few minutes before anyone actually attempted to talk. Needless to say it was Gordo, mainly because he had plenty to say.
"Lizzie, I know that you're not all that happy with me right now and haven't been for several months but I was wondering if I could have a few minutes of your time." He started and continued when he noticed that she nodded her head in agreement. "You're right I did do you wrong, I gave you a reason to not trust me that hurts and I know that it's hurt you greatly. I know that I also haven't been there when you've needed me and I haven't really been there for Rayne like I should. I don't really have an explanation that would get me out of the great deal of hurt I've caused for that. I admit that I haven't been the best husband and I haven't been the best father, but I want to be all that. I want a chance to be all that. I know that many moons ago you said that you didn't believe in giving second chances…"
Stuck
inside a broken frame,
Watching as seasons change,
Hoping time
will finally set me free,
Suddenly, you're standing there,
A
crowded street, a lonely stare,
A thousand miles of traffic in
between.
"I know that if you were to give me that chance that it would take a whole to get you to trust me like you used to, it'd take a whole for everything to go back to like it was a few years ago…"
Lizzie cut him off before he could finish what he was saying. She had tears in her eyes. They stood in silence for a couple minutes before any movement, gesture or word was spoken. This time the silence wasn't broken by Gordo nor Lizzie but by a little girl standing in the room. She didn't really say anything she just looked up at them, and walked out of the room. And in a matter of minutes she returned with something in her hands. She handed it to Lizzie. Lizzie looked at it and smiled. It was a photo that showed the three of them standing in the streets during a snow storm. Lizzie holding a bundled up Rayne and Gordo just admiring standing right beside her, they were all smiling.
What
went wrong with you and me?
This is my apology.
From the moment
that I leave, you stay with me,
You stay with me.
Lizzie looked over at Gordo and showed him what she had in her hands, the photo.
"Do you remember what it took to get someone to take that picture of us?" She inquired.
"It took a very long walk and many slammed doors in the face." He replied.
"You'd think that with your camera skills that you would've been able to take the picture yourself."
"You'd think."
They just laughed. The Lizzie walked over to him and hugged him.
Every
letter that you wrote stays with me,
And every promise that I
broke, stays with me,
And everything that's left inside, stays
with me,
It stays with me.
"For you I'll give a second a chance." She stated. They hugged again and longer, and a kiss somewhere in between.
Close
to you, so far away,
A rented room, an empty space,
Sirens
bleeding through the open door,
Movie scene in black and
white,
The snow falls down alone tonight.
No one's ever felt
like this before.
All that little girl could do was smile at her newly reunited parents.
A/N: I hope you liked the story, and this chapter.
