1 Starting Over-8
Rating: PG-13
Summary: Few years after college. This is an AU.
Authors' note: This story is told from each of the characters' points of view. This may start out weird. But never fear, I'm a dreamer all the way (
1.1 Liz
I was stunned. I could not move. What could I say?
"Ethan!" I shout.
"Elizabeth, this isn't what it looks like." He tried to stammer out.
"Really? Can you please explain to me who that blonde ditz is then?" Men are such idiots. They never think anything through.
"Well actually, I don't know." He said.
"Well, go back to what you were doing. I'm going back to the hospital where your SON is. By the way, his rib collapsed this morning, so he won't be coming home today, maybe tomorrow. We don't know. But when he does get out of the hospital, we will not be coming back here. EVER." I grabbed a bag from the closet and began throwing a few clothes, not too much, I could always come back for it later. I slammed the drawer shut.
"Elizabeth, wait." I act like I hadn't heard him.
"Elizabeth, can I explain?" He said in a softer voice.
"Explain what, Ethan? That you're here in bed with some woman who can't keep her pants up around a married man? Explain why you're here have an exciting time, no pun intended, while your "You can't just leave son's life is in danger. Explain that to me Ethan I really, really want to know." I said. I don't even feel like crying right now. He's done it for the last time.
"You can't just walk out on me Elizabeth." Ethan looked hard at me.
"Watch me." I turned around and stalked out of the room.
"Good bye Ethan." I yell at the door to the garage. "Have a good life."
I slammed the door and got into my car.
On the way to the hospital I was in a daze. I had just left my husband. I am going to be a divorced mother. Oh well, maybe it was for the best. At least Daniel will know not to cheat on his girlfriends or wife.
I pulled into the hospital parking lot and just sat there. What am I going to do? I have clothes for like, two days, I don't have to work tomorrow, thank God. I'm going to go inside now. I don't want to. I have ot face Daniel, and Max. Oh, God, I totally forgot about Max.
1.2 Max
When Liz walked down the hall I know something was wrong. Her face was pale and pinched like she was trying not to cry, she looked exhausted, she looked better when she left.
"Hey, Max, what are you doing out here?" She asked a little cheerfully.
"The doctor's checking on Daniel. Liz, what's wrong?" She looked like a deer trapped in headlights.
"Nothing." She looked down and tucked a piece of hair behind her ear. She was nervous about something.
"Liz," I try.
"Max." Not this game again.
"Elizabeth." Fire blazed in her eyes.
"Do not call me that." She bit out.
"Sorry." There was definitely something wrong.
Just then the doctor walked out of the room.
"I suggest that you let him sleep for a while, Mrs. Tailner." Liz winced visibly. Was it from not being able to see Daniel or the name? Something was telling me it was the latter.
"Ok." I said before Liz could object.
"Max Evans let go of me." She demanded as I led her to the elevator.
"Liz, hush." I said firmly.
"Where are we going? We have to stay there. I don't have time for this. Let me go." By this time we were outside. I led her once again to the small garden.
"Ok, Liz talk." I demanded.
"No, I will not talk." She said crossing her arms in front of her chest in a protective yet intimidating stance.
"Liz you have to. Something already happened. You were wearing that same thing when you left. You look even more tired than when you left. What happened?" I say propping a shoulder against the tree that was there.
She stared at me. Her eyes were empty, like something that was missing.
"Liz please." I sat down and pulled her into my lap.
For once she didn't struggle. I was shocked.
"I went home, just like you told me to. I was shocked to find Ethan's car in the garage." I tensed at his name and she must have sensed it because she put a comforting hand on my chest. "He wasn't alone. He was with his secretary. There was yelling, well I actually did the yelling; he tried to act innocent like I hadn't caught him in the act. Then I walked out on him. I told him that when we got out of the hospital I wasn't coming back. I walked out on my husband, Max. What am I going to do?" She asked crying into my chest.
"I-I don't know." I said she had just told me that she left Ethan. Shouldn't I be happy? But will she be happy, what about Daniel. "um, I know this is going to sound weird, but you can stay with Isabel and me. You two can stay for as long as you need to?" I knew she wasn't going to accept but I am going to try to persuade her.
"I can't Max." She said desperately.
"Why? You won't be any problem. Where else would you go?" I asked knowing logic was the only thing that would work with her.
"I could go to Maria's." She said quickly.
"No, Maria lives in a one room apartment."
"That's true. Well I could get a motel somewhere." She said hastily.
"Liz why are you fighting this?" I ask her holding her at a distance so I can see her eyes.
"Because I know there's nowhere else to go. Because I wish that there was some sort of control left in my life. I like to feel at least a little in control of my life; I don't feel like I do. My son's in the hospital, I've made us practically homeless, and." She didn't finish before she broke into tears.
"You'll come and live with us, until you can get yourself back on you feet."
"Fine." She agreed. She made no effort to move away from my arms.
::tear::
Rating: PG-13
Summary: Few years after college. This is an AU.
Authors' note: This story is told from each of the characters' points of view. This may start out weird. But never fear, I'm a dreamer all the way (
1.1 Liz
I was stunned. I could not move. What could I say?
"Ethan!" I shout.
"Elizabeth, this isn't what it looks like." He tried to stammer out.
"Really? Can you please explain to me who that blonde ditz is then?" Men are such idiots. They never think anything through.
"Well actually, I don't know." He said.
"Well, go back to what you were doing. I'm going back to the hospital where your SON is. By the way, his rib collapsed this morning, so he won't be coming home today, maybe tomorrow. We don't know. But when he does get out of the hospital, we will not be coming back here. EVER." I grabbed a bag from the closet and began throwing a few clothes, not too much, I could always come back for it later. I slammed the drawer shut.
"Elizabeth, wait." I act like I hadn't heard him.
"Elizabeth, can I explain?" He said in a softer voice.
"Explain what, Ethan? That you're here in bed with some woman who can't keep her pants up around a married man? Explain why you're here have an exciting time, no pun intended, while your "You can't just leave son's life is in danger. Explain that to me Ethan I really, really want to know." I said. I don't even feel like crying right now. He's done it for the last time.
"You can't just walk out on me Elizabeth." Ethan looked hard at me.
"Watch me." I turned around and stalked out of the room.
"Good bye Ethan." I yell at the door to the garage. "Have a good life."
I slammed the door and got into my car.
On the way to the hospital I was in a daze. I had just left my husband. I am going to be a divorced mother. Oh well, maybe it was for the best. At least Daniel will know not to cheat on his girlfriends or wife.
I pulled into the hospital parking lot and just sat there. What am I going to do? I have clothes for like, two days, I don't have to work tomorrow, thank God. I'm going to go inside now. I don't want to. I have ot face Daniel, and Max. Oh, God, I totally forgot about Max.
1.2 Max
When Liz walked down the hall I know something was wrong. Her face was pale and pinched like she was trying not to cry, she looked exhausted, she looked better when she left.
"Hey, Max, what are you doing out here?" She asked a little cheerfully.
"The doctor's checking on Daniel. Liz, what's wrong?" She looked like a deer trapped in headlights.
"Nothing." She looked down and tucked a piece of hair behind her ear. She was nervous about something.
"Liz," I try.
"Max." Not this game again.
"Elizabeth." Fire blazed in her eyes.
"Do not call me that." She bit out.
"Sorry." There was definitely something wrong.
Just then the doctor walked out of the room.
"I suggest that you let him sleep for a while, Mrs. Tailner." Liz winced visibly. Was it from not being able to see Daniel or the name? Something was telling me it was the latter.
"Ok." I said before Liz could object.
"Max Evans let go of me." She demanded as I led her to the elevator.
"Liz, hush." I said firmly.
"Where are we going? We have to stay there. I don't have time for this. Let me go." By this time we were outside. I led her once again to the small garden.
"Ok, Liz talk." I demanded.
"No, I will not talk." She said crossing her arms in front of her chest in a protective yet intimidating stance.
"Liz you have to. Something already happened. You were wearing that same thing when you left. You look even more tired than when you left. What happened?" I say propping a shoulder against the tree that was there.
She stared at me. Her eyes were empty, like something that was missing.
"Liz please." I sat down and pulled her into my lap.
For once she didn't struggle. I was shocked.
"I went home, just like you told me to. I was shocked to find Ethan's car in the garage." I tensed at his name and she must have sensed it because she put a comforting hand on my chest. "He wasn't alone. He was with his secretary. There was yelling, well I actually did the yelling; he tried to act innocent like I hadn't caught him in the act. Then I walked out on him. I told him that when we got out of the hospital I wasn't coming back. I walked out on my husband, Max. What am I going to do?" She asked crying into my chest.
"I-I don't know." I said she had just told me that she left Ethan. Shouldn't I be happy? But will she be happy, what about Daniel. "um, I know this is going to sound weird, but you can stay with Isabel and me. You two can stay for as long as you need to?" I knew she wasn't going to accept but I am going to try to persuade her.
"I can't Max." She said desperately.
"Why? You won't be any problem. Where else would you go?" I asked knowing logic was the only thing that would work with her.
"I could go to Maria's." She said quickly.
"No, Maria lives in a one room apartment."
"That's true. Well I could get a motel somewhere." She said hastily.
"Liz why are you fighting this?" I ask her holding her at a distance so I can see her eyes.
"Because I know there's nowhere else to go. Because I wish that there was some sort of control left in my life. I like to feel at least a little in control of my life; I don't feel like I do. My son's in the hospital, I've made us practically homeless, and." She didn't finish before she broke into tears.
"You'll come and live with us, until you can get yourself back on you feet."
"Fine." She agreed. She made no effort to move away from my arms.
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