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Pre-requisites: You should probably read College Life- it'll clear things up!
New Perspective: This will be from the third person perspective- no more from Lizzie's…. Enjoy!
And on with the show…
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Love's a Troubling Thing
The room was mildly warm- just warm enough to be comfortable and not too hot either. She lay with a sweat on her brow from an exhausting night with her current mate, Logan. Yes she had made it a whole year with Logan- boy was she pleased. In fact, it was a year to this very day that their anniversary lay upon. Sure it was hard to choose a day that they actually started to date considering the circumstances.
It had been a year to this day that Lizzie McGuire's world had been turned around, finding out she was used for sex. She had vowed much before that she would never let herself be used for sex, which she would, in fact, commit to a vow of chastity- at least until her wedding night. However, that never happened and about a month after getting together with Corey, she had her first night of real passion. That relationship came and went as his pure fakeness faded away and she realized the façade he had been all along.
Sure life was bad, but she had a rebound, Logan. She met him just three weeks before Christmas and within a month, also had her night of passion with him. New Year's Eve was the night they showed their love for each other. And now, it had actually lasted a year!
It was New Year's Eve and they did their daily ritual:
Threw an amazing party in which they performed- together- at.
Drank lightly.
And had the most incredible sex their relationship had endured. It was as if each night they were intimate, it just got more and more pleasurable- for the both of them. Lizzie lay in his arms tightly, her head resting on his chest- rising and falling to his steady breathing.
"Logan," she cooed quietly as he rubbed his hands against her bare shoulders.
"Yeah," his voice was deep and husky to her ears- yet somewhat soothing.
"I love you," she bit her lip as she waited for his response. He smirked at her words knowing that she would say them sooner or later.
He took her face and turned it towards himself. "I love you too Lizzie," he replied with tender eyes and soft breaths that sunk themselves into her skin. She smiled approvingly and replaced her head to its previous position. She was happy, he was happy. Life really couldn't get any better- nothing could take them down- they were invincible.
It's kind of funny, when you think about it- Lizzie rushed into her relationships while in college. When she was in high school, she and Gordo had taken things slow- never moving into the very physical side of their relationship.
Then came Corey, who she rushed in, like they say, fools rush in. She was a fool to get so physical so soon. She had been blinded by the passion she felt for Corey- his intelligence, his wit, his sparkling eyes- they all captivated her. But that was a part of her college experience she never talked about. She couldn't talk about it- it was too painful.
Yet again, she rushed into a relationship – with the gorgeous Logan. He treated her right- took her to dinners, spent time with her- sung with her. His gaze never left hers- never strayed to another woman. He was the perfect gentleman.
"Liz," Logan whispered, breaking her from her deep thoughts.
"Yes Logan," she replied formally in an almost joking matter.
"There's something I need to tell you," he felt her tense in his arms. She was preparing herself for the worst and nothing could have made him feel worse. He didn't want to do this to her- but he couldn't give up an opportunity that came knocking so hard for him.
"Well, you know how I had a meeting with that producer from Geffen Records yesterday and how I came home so late?" he mentioned feeling her start to pull away. He knew her too well, she was expecting to hear him of cheating on her- but of course it was nothing like that.
"Yeah, what about her?" The producer had been a woman, which didn't sit well with Lizzie. She never liked hearing about him going out with other women, although it was quite rare.
"Well, she offered me a contract to start recording with a band I put together," he began but Lizzie's excitement cut him off.
"That's amazing, this is so wonderful! You made it Logan, I knew you would!" She hugged him tightly and crashed her lips to his. He kissed her back deeply; worried that she wouldn't feel so compassionate in the next few moments. She responded to his sudden jilt of passion and matched his intensity. Finally reaching his fill, before the guilt completely took over, he pulled away. This left Lizzie feeling silly and confused. "What's wrong?" she giggled nervously hoping she hadn't caused his sudden refusal.
"There's more to what I have to say," he started again.
"Oh, well, what is it then?" she was concerned now.
"Well, in order to start recording, I…I have to move to New York," he finished looking into the sheets for some kind of answer.
"Oh- what's wrong with the studios here?" she said referring to L.A.
"They said I would do better in New York," he replied happily with a faint smile.
"But you can't leave me- you just…can't," her last words barely even a whisper. He knew how upset this was making her. He hated seeing her upset but there was nothing he could do. It was a once in a life time opportunity and he had to risk their relationship.
"I never meant to hurt you Liz, I really feel terrible- but how can I not go? You are the only thing keeping me here and I love you- but I have to try, don't I?" he began to question himself, was he really doing the right thing or was he pulling away from one of the very few good things in his life.
"When do you have to leave?" she asked quivering. If he had to go, she was at least going to spend as much time with him as possible.
"Before the end of the month," he answered quietly. He saw tears drip from her eyes like heavy rain on a stormy day. She was weak now- he had really done her damage.
"Oh," she began to whimper now, her shoulders caved into her chest slightly and she slipped out of bed pulling on her discarded clothing.
"Where are you going?" Logan asked, afraid she would do something rash.
"I can't be here right now. Just the sight of you makes me want to cry! I don't want you to go, please reconsider! Ask them to stay in L.A. Please!" she knelt at the edge of the bed as he leaned over to her.
"I-" he began.
"Don't say anything now, just think about it. I love you Logan and if you wish to leave me knowing so- then go ahead. I am not going to look like a fool in this and I'm not committing to a long distance relationship. God knows those never work- so call me when you decide to give me a straight answer. If not soon, see you at band practice on Friday," she gave him a quick peck on the lips and left the apartment in a flash.
Logan had never seen her be so well spoken and clear headed. She spoke as if she'd had days to think about it- as if she knew all along what he was planning to tell her. How was he going to deal with this? He couldn't not go and he couldn't not stay. She was his everything and he meant so much to her.
Following Lizzie's lead, he left the bed and dressed himself. The music was still blaring in the rest of the apartment from the party. It was only one o'clock and no one had left yet. This year was different from last year's party. He held it as his apartment and a lot more people were invited. He opened his bedroom door to find a wide assortment of people as well as Lizzie sitting at the make-shift bar downing a cooler.
"Hey stranger," he cooed in her ear as he wrapped his arm around her waist. He needed to prove his affection for her, so that she knew that if he did leave he would be faithful to her.
"What do you want?" she barked cringing at his sudden touch. She hated the fact that he was touching her so warmly. She also hated the fact that she wanted him to touch her.
"To make sure you know I love you- I can't say it enough," he whispered kissing gently down her neck- just the way she loved it.
"Yeah- then why are you leaving me if you love me?" she said bitterly and turned to face him eye to eye.
Then like lightening hits a tree during a storm, he had the best idea come to him. "Liz, I think I know how we can make this work!" he smiled and gave her a deep kiss which she surprisingly didn't remove herself from.
A/N: Tell me what you guys think of this continuation story- I think it'll be quite cute! Hope you enjoyed this first chapter- more like the Prologue!