Author's note: Sorry its taken me so long to update. I've been wicked busy and then I hurt my neck and was in a neck brace for a little while. But heres the next chapter. sorry its soo short. I'll try to update again soon. Hope you like this chapter. R&R please.

I'll stand by you chapter 3

"Dad, why are you doing this? Please I just want to talk to my boyfriend," I pled.

"Your boyfriend? Elizabeth let me tell you something- unless you were a giving him something, he wouldn't stay with you. No guy would."

"Why are you being so mean about this? Dad I know you don't want me here, and You know I don't want to be here. So why don't you just let me go live with the Camdens until Simon and I get married and then I'll be outta your hair once and for all."

"You're right, I don't want you here. But I need you here. So you're not going ANYWHERE! And you better not have your stupid little boyfriend coming to play superman and save you because he won't be able to. You're going to end up just like your mother if you don't smarten up and learn your role here."

"What are you saying? Did you kill mom?" He struck me hard across the face. I grabbed my stinging cheek, fighting back the tears welling up in my eyes.

"You will NOT mention your mother around here again if you know whats good for you Elizabeth. And Don't go getting nosy on me. Thats what happened to your mother and now you see where she is. Oh what are you going to cry? Can't take a little pain? I'm going to have to toughen you up."

"Why do you want me here so badly?" I was almost afraid to ask.

"Isn't it obvious?" I shook my head. "Well you see its like this Elizabeth- I owe this guy a large amount of money, and I ain't got it. He came here to collect his money and saw a picture of you. He's got a son your age who is looking for a girlfriend. So you WILL transfer to this school, and you WILL date this kid."Dad demanded.

"I'm not dating some kid just because you owe his father money. I'm not like that. If you had been around at all when I was growing up, you'd know that I'm better than that. Besides I love Simon and could never date another guy." He slapped me again very hard across the face. This time with enough force to cause me to fall back onto the couch.

"Forget about that loser Simon. He doesn't love you for you, or he'd be here with you right now."I sat on the couch holding my stinging cheek. This time I couldn't hold the tears back any longer. Just then there was a knock on the door. Dad went and answered it. "Johnny, Hello. Come on in. Shes sitting right on the couch. She can't wait to meet you." Dad came back over to me accompanied by a young man about my age. "Elizabeth, this is Johnny."

I reluctantly put my hand up to shake his hand. He pulled me up to my feet. "You're my girlfriend now, that means you should kiss me hello." He leaned in for a kiss. I pushed him back.

"I AM NOT YOUR GIRLFRIEND. I HAVE NOT AGREED TO THIS. I have a boyfriend. And I'm not going to kiss you because I've never met you before and I refuse to kiss someone I don't know."

Johnny pushed me down and pinned me onto the couch. "Don't you dare talk to me like that. Beth you need to learn your place. And that is to shut your mouth, and do as your boyfriend tells you. Now do you get it, or do I have to beat this lesson into you?" He asked raising his hand.

Just then there was a knock on the door. Dad answered it. "What are you doing here?" He asked whomever the visitor was.

"Sir, we have a court order to take Elizabeth. We have reason to believe that she is in danger here. Please let us in or we will have to use force." I heard Kevin say. That made me feel a little safer. Until Johnny picked me up, covered my mouth so I couldn't scream and took me into the bedroom so that Kevin couldn't find me. I heard Kevin, Roxanne, and Eric Camden in the living room talking to my father. I kept trying to scream, but every time I did, Johnny hit me.

After a few minutes, Eric heard my screams and came rushing into the room. "LET HER GO!!" Eric screamed. When Johnny turned around and Eric saw his face I could see the anger rush over Eric's face.

"Revernd, we meet again huh?" Johnny asked still holding me tight.

"Johnny, come on lets just talk about this please." Just then Johnny pulled a gun out of his pocket and aimed it at my head.

"PUT THE GUN DOWN!" Kevin said in a stern voice.

"NO! GET OUT OF HERE! ALL OF YOU!" Johnny shouted.

"C'mon Johnny, didn't you learn from the last time when you shot me that a gun isn't the answer?" Eric asked.

"Is this Deana's ex-boyfriend that shot you?" Roxanne asked Eric. Eric nodded. I wanted to be any place but there. I was scared out of my mind. Just then there was another knock on the door and Simon came into the appartment yelling for me.

"Lizzie? Lizzie?" I heard him calling.

"Simon!!!!" I screamed back.

"Simon get out of here NOW!!" Kevin yelled, but Simon didn't listen. He came into the bedroom. As soon as he saw Johnny with the gun to my head, he flipped out.

"JOHNNY!!" Simon screamed.

"Ah Simon. This is ironic isn't it. YOu stole Deana from me and now I'm gonna take Beth from you!" Johnny said.

"Over my dead body are you taking Liz from me!" Simon replied.

"That can be arranged!" Johnny said pointing the gun at Simon. "I mean I did want to do this to you so long ago didn't I?" With that a gun with off.