Chapter 11:
The Reaction No One Expected
Disclaimer: Nope! I don't own In a Heartbeat in any size, shape, of any form
The next couple of days for Livvie and Dan were the happiest
moments of their lives. They had decided they wanted to have the wedding
as soon as possible. So, when planning was done, invitations were all sent,
they'd be getting married in Spring of 2003.
"I'm so excited!" Livvie squealed, hugging Dan tightly.
"Me too...me too." Dan agreed.
*~*~*~*~*Meanwhile at some park*~*~*~*~*~*~*
"How could he do that?" A girl hissed angrily. It was the same girl at
the restaurant who gave Livvie the dirty look. Unsurprisingly, she was a
big fan Dan. And she had always told herself that even if they did have
several on-screen romances didn't mean that they were going to do some... er...
romance scenes off-set. But she was wrong. The girl, named Vanessa, clenched
her jaw. Something had to be done. Something to tear the two lovers apart.
Even if it meant putting Livvie's whole life in danger.
~*~*~*~*~Back at Livvie and Dan's~*~*~*~*~
"Are they here yet?" Livvie asked anxiously. Dan laughed.
"Livvie, calm down," Dan said, holding her gently, before planting a kiss
on her forehead. "Your foster parents were cool people. They'll take the
news well." Dan said. Livvie sighed.
"I know, I just... I worry too much." Livvie confessed sitting down on
the couch. Dan sympathetically walked over and sat next to her.
"There's no need to worry." Dan said. He took her hand in both of his.
"Remember how we first met?" Dan asked. Livvie smiled. How could she forget?
**Flashback**
Livvie Connell walked into the movie set five minutes early. She was
the first one there. She was 17 years old; and was going to be in her first
movie. She anxiously waited for everyone else to come in.
When everyone finally arrived, the director made an announcement:
"We're still short one actor. But he'll be here any minute." He said.
Right after he said that, the door opens, and a male timidly walks in the
room.
"Sorry I'm late." He apologized. Livvie looked at him once, and instantly
fell head over heels in love with him. The boy stared at her back with
the same expression on his face.
"You guys, this is Daniel Radcliffe." The director said. Livvie stood up.
"I-I'm Olivia Connell. But call me Livvie. Everyone does." She said, flashing
him a smile.
**End Flashback**
Livvie and Dan smiled at each other, they leaned in...
'Ding dong' Rang the doorbell.
"Damn." Dan muttered. Livvie jumped up from the couch, her stomach in
tight knots. She opened the door, but instead of finding her foster parents,
she found Val, Tyler, Jamie, and Hank with food.
"SURPRISE!" They all chided. Livvie was flabbergasted.
'What was going on," she thought. 'Did I forget someone's birthday or some
kind of celebration?'
"We wanted to have dinner with you and your foster parents, so we decided
to let you rest, and we did the cooking for you." Val said happily. Livvie
laughed.
"Thank you. Come in, come in!" Livvie invited. Everyone followed Livvie in.
Hank let out a low whistle.
"You're living it up, Livvie." He finally said. Everyone laughed.
The doorbell rang again. Livvie jumped six feet in the air. She
walked to the doorway and opened the door.
"Livvie!" Her foster dad exclaimed hugging her.
"Hi!" Livvie exclaimed hugging them back.
"My darling!" Her foster mother exclaimed.
"Hi." Livvie said shyly.
Couple hours later, everyone was eating at the dinner table.
"So, you wanted to tell us something." Livvie's foster dad said. Livvie
shifted uncomfortably in her seat. Dan reached for the back of her hand and
squeezed it.
"Um... Dan and I are getting married." She said.
The reaction was NOT what she had expected. She expected her mom
and dad to cry with happiness and begin to plan. Her mom and dad however,
were furious.
"HOW CAN YOU GET MARRIED?! YOU'RE ONLY 19 YEARS OLD! YOU'RE TOO YOUNG!"
Her dad exploded.
"BUT DADDY, I LOVE HIM!" Livvie screamed, tears already flowing down her cheeks.
"BULLSHIT! YOU'RE TOO YOUNG TO KNOW WHAT LOVE MEANS! LOOK WHAT HAPPENED
BETWEEN YOU AND THIS PUNK!" Her dad roared pointing at Jamie.
The room became silent. Jamie darted his eyes downward so he was
staring at his plate. Livvie's foster dad (named Bill) was breathing like
a mad man.
"You're not marrying him." Bill said.
"I'd like to see you stop me." Livvie whispered angrily. Bill grabbed her
wrist and twisted it. Pain went through Livvie's wrist. She screamed of
pain, and tried to wrench herself away from Bill's grip. But he was too
strong. Dan came up from behind, and did it himself. Bill stared at Livvie,
then at Dan.
"Livvie... you are forbidden to see this young man ever again." Her father said.
"Dad!"
"No. I'm your father. You listen to me."
"YOU'RE NOT MY FATHER!" Livvie suddenly screamed. It was dead silent. Val
and Tyler exchanged looks. Livvie started sobbing.
"Don't you EVER say that you're my father. You are NOT my father. You never
will be my father! If my father was still alive he'd be happy for me."
"Well here's a newsflash! Your father is DEAD! *DEAD!* He will never
return! So you might as well suck it up and get used to it, because who knows?
You might end up like your dad did." Bill said. The words just slipped
out of his mouth without him thinking about it. Livvie looked up at Bill
with hate. A look that made everyone shiver.
"Fine. You guys get married. Go right ahead. But when you guys get divorced
not even 2 years later, don't come crying to me, you little slut." Bill seethed.
With one final death glare at Dan and Livvie, he and his wife left Livvie's
house, slamming the door behind them.
The Reaction No One Expected
Disclaimer: Nope! I don't own In a Heartbeat in any size, shape, of any form
The next couple of days for Livvie and Dan were the happiest
moments of their lives. They had decided they wanted to have the wedding
as soon as possible. So, when planning was done, invitations were all sent,
they'd be getting married in Spring of 2003.
"I'm so excited!" Livvie squealed, hugging Dan tightly.
"Me too...me too." Dan agreed.
*~*~*~*~*Meanwhile at some park*~*~*~*~*~*~*
"How could he do that?" A girl hissed angrily. It was the same girl at
the restaurant who gave Livvie the dirty look. Unsurprisingly, she was a
big fan Dan. And she had always told herself that even if they did have
several on-screen romances didn't mean that they were going to do some... er...
romance scenes off-set. But she was wrong. The girl, named Vanessa, clenched
her jaw. Something had to be done. Something to tear the two lovers apart.
Even if it meant putting Livvie's whole life in danger.
~*~*~*~*~Back at Livvie and Dan's~*~*~*~*~
"Are they here yet?" Livvie asked anxiously. Dan laughed.
"Livvie, calm down," Dan said, holding her gently, before planting a kiss
on her forehead. "Your foster parents were cool people. They'll take the
news well." Dan said. Livvie sighed.
"I know, I just... I worry too much." Livvie confessed sitting down on
the couch. Dan sympathetically walked over and sat next to her.
"There's no need to worry." Dan said. He took her hand in both of his.
"Remember how we first met?" Dan asked. Livvie smiled. How could she forget?
**Flashback**
Livvie Connell walked into the movie set five minutes early. She was
the first one there. She was 17 years old; and was going to be in her first
movie. She anxiously waited for everyone else to come in.
When everyone finally arrived, the director made an announcement:
"We're still short one actor. But he'll be here any minute." He said.
Right after he said that, the door opens, and a male timidly walks in the
room.
"Sorry I'm late." He apologized. Livvie looked at him once, and instantly
fell head over heels in love with him. The boy stared at her back with
the same expression on his face.
"You guys, this is Daniel Radcliffe." The director said. Livvie stood up.
"I-I'm Olivia Connell. But call me Livvie. Everyone does." She said, flashing
him a smile.
**End Flashback**
Livvie and Dan smiled at each other, they leaned in...
'Ding dong' Rang the doorbell.
"Damn." Dan muttered. Livvie jumped up from the couch, her stomach in
tight knots. She opened the door, but instead of finding her foster parents,
she found Val, Tyler, Jamie, and Hank with food.
"SURPRISE!" They all chided. Livvie was flabbergasted.
'What was going on," she thought. 'Did I forget someone's birthday or some
kind of celebration?'
"We wanted to have dinner with you and your foster parents, so we decided
to let you rest, and we did the cooking for you." Val said happily. Livvie
laughed.
"Thank you. Come in, come in!" Livvie invited. Everyone followed Livvie in.
Hank let out a low whistle.
"You're living it up, Livvie." He finally said. Everyone laughed.
The doorbell rang again. Livvie jumped six feet in the air. She
walked to the doorway and opened the door.
"Livvie!" Her foster dad exclaimed hugging her.
"Hi!" Livvie exclaimed hugging them back.
"My darling!" Her foster mother exclaimed.
"Hi." Livvie said shyly.
Couple hours later, everyone was eating at the dinner table.
"So, you wanted to tell us something." Livvie's foster dad said. Livvie
shifted uncomfortably in her seat. Dan reached for the back of her hand and
squeezed it.
"Um... Dan and I are getting married." She said.
The reaction was NOT what she had expected. She expected her mom
and dad to cry with happiness and begin to plan. Her mom and dad however,
were furious.
"HOW CAN YOU GET MARRIED?! YOU'RE ONLY 19 YEARS OLD! YOU'RE TOO YOUNG!"
Her dad exploded.
"BUT DADDY, I LOVE HIM!" Livvie screamed, tears already flowing down her cheeks.
"BULLSHIT! YOU'RE TOO YOUNG TO KNOW WHAT LOVE MEANS! LOOK WHAT HAPPENED
BETWEEN YOU AND THIS PUNK!" Her dad roared pointing at Jamie.
The room became silent. Jamie darted his eyes downward so he was
staring at his plate. Livvie's foster dad (named Bill) was breathing like
a mad man.
"You're not marrying him." Bill said.
"I'd like to see you stop me." Livvie whispered angrily. Bill grabbed her
wrist and twisted it. Pain went through Livvie's wrist. She screamed of
pain, and tried to wrench herself away from Bill's grip. But he was too
strong. Dan came up from behind, and did it himself. Bill stared at Livvie,
then at Dan.
"Livvie... you are forbidden to see this young man ever again." Her father said.
"Dad!"
"No. I'm your father. You listen to me."
"YOU'RE NOT MY FATHER!" Livvie suddenly screamed. It was dead silent. Val
and Tyler exchanged looks. Livvie started sobbing.
"Don't you EVER say that you're my father. You are NOT my father. You never
will be my father! If my father was still alive he'd be happy for me."
"Well here's a newsflash! Your father is DEAD! *DEAD!* He will never
return! So you might as well suck it up and get used to it, because who knows?
You might end up like your dad did." Bill said. The words just slipped
out of his mouth without him thinking about it. Livvie looked up at Bill
with hate. A look that made everyone shiver.
"Fine. You guys get married. Go right ahead. But when you guys get divorced
not even 2 years later, don't come crying to me, you little slut." Bill seethed.
With one final death glare at Dan and Livvie, he and his wife left Livvie's
house, slamming the door behind them.