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"There is always some madness in love. But there is also always some reason in madness."

Chapter 13

Acoustic #3

Previously on Let Love In…

He looked into her eyes, and his heart shattered to a thousand pieces. Disgust, rage, and betrayal were shining through her eyes, and no longer was the love for him there.

There was only hate and contempt for him.

All he wanted to do was console her, to protect her from anything that hurt her, but he couldn't do anything unless she let him.

He felt someone touch his arm and he moved aside. Robin wrapped her arms around Elizabeth and moved her away from everyone's scrutinizing gaze. Johnny turned to Carly, about to go off on her, but Sam beat her to it.

"What the fuck is wrong with you Carly? How could you do that to Elizabeth," Sam yelled at her. Carly shook her head, a grin on her face, "You're lucky you're married to Jason."

Sam shook her head, not believing the shrew in front of her, "What gives you the right to confront Elizabeth, in public, about her private life?"

"Johnny threw their affair in my face, it's not like it wasn't my fault," Carly retorted. "I just wanted to everyone to see her for the lying skank that she is-"

"Carly, that is enough!"

Carly turned around to see a livid Jason standing behind her. Sam scoffed and walked away.

"But Jason-"

"SHUT UP! You had no right interfering with Elizabeth's private life," Jason bellowed as he walked out of the lobby, Sam following after him.

Johnny turned to Carly, "How does it feel to screw over the mother of the son that saved your daughter's life?" Carly shrugged her shoulders and walked away.

He sighed, and looked around to see people still looking at him. They stared at him, wondering how he could have done that to Elizabeth.

Johnny ran outside, having no idea where to find Elizabeth. Falling to his knees, this had to be a nightmare. It was all his fears coming to light, and then more some.

He saw the look in Elizabeth's eyes.

She hated him. She hated him.

~June 22nd, 2012~

He ran back inside, frantically looking to see if he saw anyone that could possibly know where Elizabeth is. Finally he saw Lulu in the corner talking with Dante.

"Lulu, have you see Elizabeth," Johnny feverishly asked her. Lulu turned from Dante to look at Johnny, an eyebrow raised at him.

"Johnny, I'm not so sure-"

"Please Lulu, just tell me if you saw her. I really don't have time for everyone to tell me I'm a dumb fuck. I already know that," Johnny explained.

Lulu suppressed a grin. "I think Robin and Patrick took her home." Johnny grinned and ran back for the entrance. "Don't tell her I told you!"

Johnny waved his hand and took off for his truck. On the ride over, he was going through what he should say. God, he had no idea how to do this. He never wanted this to end, not like this.

He didn't mean to blurt it out like that, it was just Carly was in his living room, and he had barely said two words to the woman. She was being persistent and he just wanted her gone.

Johnny put his truck into park and jumped out. Running up to the porch, he sees that there's a light on in the living room and knew that Elizabeth was home.

They painted up your secrets
With the lies they told to you

Running a hand through his tousled hair, Johnny knocks on the door, but she doesn't answer. He can hear the TV on, and knew that she was ignoring him.

And she has every right.

"Elizabeth, can you please open the door," he pleaded as he kept knocking. "Please Liz, let me explain. I'm so sorry. I know that's probably not what you want to hear right now, but's it's the truth! I'm sorry Elizabeth!"

Again, she didn't answer.

Johnny stayed out there for an hour, refusing to give in. He knew that they were both stubborn, she more than he. If he could just explain what happened, he didn't expect her to forgive him, but if he could just talk to her.

And the least they ever gave you
Was the most you ever knew

So he ran back out to his truck, and pulled out his guitar. Feeling like a loser and very cheesy, Johnny sat down outside her window, leaning against the wall. He started strumming on his guitar, making sure she heard him.

He started singing, hoping that she would hear his apologetic words.

"White lips, pale face. Breathing in snowflakes. Burnt lungs, sour taste. Light's gone, day's end. Struggling to pay rent. Long nights, strange men."

Johnny listened for any sounds inside, but still he only heard the TV.

"And they say, she's in the class A Team. Stuck in her daydream, been this way since 18. But lately her face seems slowly sinking, wasting. Crumbling like pastries."

Johnny hoped to God she would answer the door so he could apologize. He had never felt worse in his life. Not even when his mother died.

"And we don't want to go outside tonight. And in a pipe we fly to the Motherland or sell love to another man. It's too cold outside, for angels to fly. Angels to fly. To fly, fly. For angels to fly, to fly, to fly. Or angels to die."

Eventually he stopped singing and just strummed on his guitar. He was on autopilot, he just kept playing his guitar.

And I wonder where these dreams go
When the world gets in your way

After two hours, and his fingers had started to bleed, he heard the lock unclick and he stopped. Slowly getting up, he went to open the door, only for Elizabeth to open it a crack.

What's the point in all this screaming?
No one's listening anyway

Johnny stood on the porch steps, guitar in his one hand. His mouth slightly fell open and his heart dropped to his stomach as he took in Elizabeth's appearance.

Your voice is small and fading
And you're hiding here alone

Her cheeks were puffy and stained with her fallen tears. Her usually joyful eyes were dark and emotionless. Johnny felt the pain in his heart as he saw how broken she looked.

"I appreciate your apology, but I'm not ready to forgive you," Elizabeth quietly said. Johnny perked up on the word ready. It was so full of hope, but he saw the dark look she shot him.

And your mother loves your father
Cause she's got nowhere to go

He swallowed any dignity he had left and nodded his head. "I understand." Elizabeth goes to close the door, but Johnny quickly strides across the porch and put his hand on the door.

And she wonders where these dreams go
Cause the world got in her way

"Elizabeth…will you ever forgive me," he whispered, unshed tears in his eyes. She flinched at how close he was, and that was another blow to his heart. Elizabeth opened her mouth to answer, but no words came out. "I'm not going anywhere Liz. I am truly and deeply sorry for what I did to hurt you."

Tears starting falling down her face, and Johnny moved a step closer to comfort her, but Elizabeth slammed the door in his face.

Johnny stared at her door for another minute, before walking back to his truck. He looked back at her house, knowing that he had broken the woman's heart that lived inside.

He moved his gaze to his guitar, anger fueling his actions. Johnny holds his guitar by its neck and slams it against his truck.

What's the point in ever trying?
Nothing's changing anyway

Again and again, he smashed his guitar into his truck's side, until there was nothing left to hold. Johnny punched the hood of his truck until he broke his hand.

They press their lips against you
And you love the lies they say

Rage and sadness overtook him, he couldn't see straight. He held his broken hand, knowing that he deserved all this pain, because it was nowhere near the pain Elizabeth was feeling.

And I tried so hard to reach you
But you're falling anyway

What he didn't know was that she was watching him from inside, her heart hurting for him because for once in his life he cared about something.

What's the point in all this screaming?
You're not listening anyway

For once in his life he had someone to live for.

A/N: I hope you guys like this chapter. It's a little short, but it moves the story along. Lyrics to 'Acoustic #3' by The Goo Goo Dolls. The song Johnny sang was 'The A Team' by Ed Sheeran. Let me know what you thought in a review, or what you would like to happen. Until next time!