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Now to chapter 3 of Second Chances Only Come Once A Lifetime:


"Thanks for coming." Elizabeth said for the thousandth time or what felt like the thousandth time. A fake fony smile was stretched across her face, it was beginning to hurt. She signed the inside cover of the hardback "To Dani, I hope you enjoy this book as much as I did writing it." Elizabeth looked at what she wrote and metally kicked her self in the ass. Underneath that she wrote " To Dani, I hope you enjoy reading this book as much as I enjoyed writing it."
"Here you go." She said handing the tome to the young woman standing in front of her. The girl left to go pay for the book. "please tell me that I can take a break." She pleaded.
"Go ahead. Be back in an hour though." George Hatter, her manager said. Elizabeth looked at her watch and it said, 1:30pm. Before George could change his mind Elizabeth bolted out of her chair and out the door of the bookstore. Taking a deep breath of London air Elizabeth turned south, thinking that a walk around the area would do her good.
After all she had an entire hour to her self. After walking south for a couple of minutes she came apon a hole in the wall used bookstore. Why not she thought as she walked into the small building. A young woman with long black hair was reading a book when Elizabeth walked in.
"Hello" she said politely, "My name is Anne, are you looking for a certin book today?" Anne had an american accent.
"No, I'm just looking, I'm on my lunch break from Books on the Wall."
"You're Elizabeth Wakefield aren't you?"
"Yes, I am."
"Well if you need anything let me know."
"Ok." Elizabeth headed towards the fiction area in hopes of finding a trashy romance novel to read until she is due back at the store. Wondering through the hardbacks she came across a book PHANTOM; the story of his life, by Susan Kay. Picking up the volume she read the back.
A child is born... a mother's only gift is a mask. And the child grows to manhood.
"My mind has touched the farthest horizons of mental imgination and reaches ever outward toembrace infinity. There is no knowledge beyond my comprehension, no art or skill upon this entire planet that lies beyond the mastery of my hand...But as long as I live no woman will look on me in love." - from Phantom.
"It sounds interesting." Elizabeth murmured to herself and she turned the thick book around to the front. Opening it up she checked out the price. !0 pounds. I'll get it. She decided as she walked toward the front. She looked at her ever present watch. 1:40pm she still had plenty of time to get something to eat and head back to the store.
"I see you decided on a book." Anne said as Elizabeth approached the desk.
"Yeah I thought this sounded interesting." Elizabeth handed the book to Anne.
Putting her glasses on Anne arched her eyebrow. "Have you ever read uThe Phantom of the Opera/u By Gaston Leurox?"
"No I haven't why?"
" This book is a rewrite of that book by Gaston Leurox it would be best if you read Phantom of the Opera then read Phantom."
"You sound like you know a lot about Phantom of the Opera."
"I do actually I also know that we have a copy of POTO. If your interested."
"Sure." Anne led Elizabeth to the classics area and pulled out an old copy of a book. The words The Phantom of the Opera by G. Leurox was on the black cover written in flowing red ink.
"Thanks." Elizabeth said looking at the book.
"No problem. I'm glad to sire a new phan." Anne walked back behind the desk and rang up the books. Elizabeth handed over 15 pounds and took the books. She looked out the window and gasped quietly. Laurent de Sainte-Marie was just outside the building, he was walking with Jessica by the looks of them they were sharing a joke. A strange feeling bubbled up inside her. Something she hasn't felt in many years.
It was jealousy. Jealousy of Jessica for being with Laurent.
"Elizabeth, Elizabeth are you ok?"
"HUH?" Elizabeth blinked and looked back outside, they were gone.
"Why did that girl next to the god look exactly like you? And why do you look like you just ate a lemon?"
"She's my twin sister. And that greek god was my ex boyfriend."
"Wanna talk about it?"

*30 minutes later*
"... So he was riding along the train and actually jumped from the horse onto the train. The conductor completely stopped the train." Elizazbeth said between bites of a chicken salad. Her and Anne her new friend, were sitting at a cafe directly across from Books on the Wall. "Then," she continued after a drink of diet coke. "He walked towards me oblvious of the stares that people were giving him. He came to me and sweeped me litterally off my chair and kissed the breath right out of me. He put me down and..."
"What did he do?? C'mon girl don't leave me hanging." Anne pleaded.
"He got down on his knee and proposed to me. Right infront of ieveryone/i I was so shocked I couldn't say anything. He then escorted me off the trian and lifted me onto the white horse and we actually rode off into the sunset."
"And why you are not with him at this moment..."
"Because I'm a dumbass."
"On any other occasion I would argue that but, this time I'll agree with ya. Ok, so that was age 16, so then what happened?"
"I went back home to Sweet Valley and regreted my decision. I have regreted it since I said no to him. I mean every time he is within hours of me memories of what happened attack me. I can't contrla them I wish I could, but I can't." Elizabeth went quiet and took another bite of salad. It was really good, the salad.
"I think," Anne began "that those memories are telling you that you need to re think your desicions and at least face him."
"He doesn't feel the same way,i I/i broke up with ihim/i he has moved on." Elizabeth said quietly. "I was a fool and I'm going to have to live with my mistake for the my life."
"So optimistic." Anne said. "I wonder how your twin... Jessica stands it."
"Very funny"
"Look I gotta get back to the store and you have to get back to signing books. I'll buy a copy when I get off at 3."
"I'll still be there. I'll be there until 3:30."
"Later then."
"Bye" Elizabeth headed across the street and into the shop. She looked at her watch and saw that she still had a few minutes left. She sighed it was going to be a long day.

iWhat if she doesn't she wanna see me?/i Laurent paused at that thought. That had never crossed his mind until he saw her walk into the store carrying a plastic bag with her. Watching her walk to the table that held a pile of books and a bunch of felt tip pens. She sat down and pulled out 2 books from her bag. Curiousity getting the best of him he quietly walked closer to her. He walked closer to her to simply find out what books she had, not to see if her hair still held that sweet smell of roses.
"What are you doing?" Jessica said interecting his move to Elizabeth. She saw that he was moving in the direction of Elizabeth who was now reading a black book. "I see." Jessica grabbed Laurent's arm and started towards Elizabeth.
"Lizzie, look at who I found." Jessica yelled in the almost empty store. Jessica ignored Laurent's attempts to break her grip. She dragged him over to Elizabeth who had put down the book in surprise. She watched the whole ordeal with an horrified/ humiliated look on her face. Jessica marched proudly up to the table infront of all the people in the area. Laurent knew his face was burning from embarrassment, he also knew that the onlookers were also trying to keep a straight face, at the sight of a grown man much less a biROYAL PRINCE/i/b being dragged across the floor by a smaller woman, a blonde to another blonde who looked the way he felt.
When they got to the table which a shocked speechless Elizabeth Wakefield sat. She was still holding that book, Laurent turned his head and was able to read the cover, The Phantom of the Opera, by G. Leroux.
"Here you go Lizzie, a bona-fide Prince." Jessica crowed happily.
"Jessica please.." Elizabeth muttered looking around. Looking everywhere but at him.
Dropping his arm she looked around at all the people. "What are you looking at? Everyone this is a private matter and let the two have their privacy." Everyone went back to what they were doing. Turning back to him she clapped his shoulder with her hand and directed her gaze at Elizabeth. "My work is done." She turned and walked away with normal Jessica like flounce.
Elizabeth shook her head ."One of these days I'm going to kill her" she muttered.
She turned back to him.