Chapter 3

Rome and Liz arrived at the garage and walked in. She immedietly spotted Jimmy working on a car, Suki working on a sketch, and Tej looking over her shoulder. Liz walked over to where they were sitting and plopped down next to them.

"Hey Lizzy." Suki said to the young girl as they pounded fists. "Hey Suks." She replied.

"Hey Izzy." Tej said as he gave her a hug. "Hey Tej."

"So how was practice?" Suki asked. Liz sighed.

"It sucked. The guys basketball team was hogging the court so we couldn't practice." Liz told her. Suki laughed. "Sorry I asked." Liz laughed as well. "It's okay." Tej looked at her and he could tell she was hiding something. "What's on your mind Izzy?"

Liz looked at him shocked, but quickly recovered. "Nothing. Do you know where my dad is?"

"He's in the back." Tej told her. He knew she was lying about something but he wouldn't confront her now. "He busy?" Liz asked.

"Naw." Tej replied. "He's just talking with Monica."

"Oh." She said as she wrinkled her nose in disgust. "I'll just wait." She never did like Monica. She was always trying to take up all her dads time. Ever since Monica joined the force and became her dad's partner, she's done nothing but try to get her dad's attention away from Liz. Brian has been the only parent she's really ever known, and she's scared that maybe Monica is trying to take him away from her. Brian adopted Liz when she was 12 years old, after her parents were killed in a drive by shooting while they were on a business trip in New York. Her thoughts were inturruped when she heard yelling.

"NO. I'M NOT DOING ANY MORE JOBS FOR THE FORCE. I'M DONE WITH BEING A COP. MY RECORD IS CLEARED, AND I HAVE A FAMILY NOW!" She heard her dad scream.

"Come on. Let's go Izzy." Rome said pulling her out of the garage. "Stop!" She said in a deathly quiet voice. Rome let go of her. Last time he heard that voice and didn't let go, he had a shoe in the family jewels.

"SHE ISN'T EVEN YOUR REAL DAUGHTER! SHES AN ORPHAN!" Monica yelled at him. "SHE'S AN ORPHAN THAT YOU FEEL SORRY FOR!" She instantly felt bad when she saw his face. Brian went red.

"GET THE FUCK OUT OF THIS GARAGE AND DONT EVER COME BACK AGAIN!" He screamed in anger.

When Brian walked from his office, to make sure Monica left, Liz saw the look on his face and she could tell that he was pissed off and upset at the same time. Not even knowing if Liz had heard the awful things Monica said he walked to Liz, wrapped is arms around her, and embraced her like he never had before. Liz began to sob into his chest. Tej, Suki, Jimmy, and Rome left quietly out of the front door.

"I'm so sorry that you had to hear all of the things she said Baby." Brian whispered into her hair. Liz nodded and slowly pulled herself out of their embrace.

"I'm gonna go back to the house." She told him as she wiped at her tears that were running down her cheeks. "Okay." Brian replied. He kissed her forehead and she walked from the garage into the house that the team shared. Jimmy, Tej, Suki, and Rome were all sitting on the couch watching T.V when she came in. She ran past them to her room and slammed the door, then got on her laptop. She sighned on the internet and saw that her best guy friend was on.

SKyLiNeRaCeR22- Hey L!

LiLRaCiNChIc01- Hey Justin.

Liz and Justin met at a race her dad and the team was at a race, when some other racer came up to Liz and was hitting on her. Brian and the team weren't anywhere to be found and Liz was feeling a little uncomfortable. When the strange guy wouldn't take no for an answer, Liz began to panic, and out of no where she saw this guy from school who she never really talked to before, come up to her and the strange guy and told him to back off. When the other guy said no, get your own chick, Justin hit him. Ever since then him and Liz, have been best friends, able to tell each other everything.

SKyLiNeRaCeR22- What's Wrong?

LiLRaCiNChIc01- Nothin.

SKyLiNeRaCeR22- Come on. I can tell something is wrong.

LiLRaCiNChIc01- Sighs Monica came into the garage today and tried to convince my dad to rejoin the force. When he said no she just said some stuff about me.

SKyLiNeRaCeR22- What kinda 'stuff'?

LiLRaCiNChIc01- She told my dad that I wasn't even his real daughter and that I was just an orphan.

SKyLiNeRaCeR22- Gosh L, Im sorry.

LiLRaCiNChIc01- It's okay. I'll be fine.

SKyLiNeRaCeR22- You Sure?

LiLRaCiNChIc01- Yea I'm sure. Listen, I gotta go. I'll talk to you later or I might call you or something. Bye!

(LiLRaCiNChIc01 has signed off.)

AN: Hey Guys! I hoped you liked this chapter. I only got like 3 reviews or so. Please please please review and let me know what you think. Thanks ... Liz. (Thanks to Amanda who helped me out.)