Summary: One month has passed since the end of the last story. Lizzie and Gordo are trying to pull their separate lives back together. They were obviously not meant to me, after all, were they? Can they overcome this new obstacle and try to work things out? Can Gordo ever forgive Lizzie? What happened at the end of the show?

Maybe it wasn't So Perfect

"A lost battle is a battle one thinks one has lost" Jean-Paul Sartre

Chapter One

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CONFIDENTIAL TO ELIZABETH MCGUIRE

Dear Ms. McGuire,

On behalf of the entire network of Standard Television Network, let me express my condolences of the incidents of the past two months. We did not realize the instability of your previous relationship with Mr. David Gordon and we take full responsibility for the lack of research on our part.

I can assure you that our editing team will do the best of their ability to make neither you nor the other party involved be displayed in a negative light.

Best wishes in your future endeavors,

William R. Craft, CEO, Standard Television Network

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Lizzie stared at the letter that she received over three weeks ago. Since then, she had gone back to her apartment and tried to carry on with her normal life.

When Sam McGuire heard about the mess his daughter was in, he contacted a lawyer friend of his and together, they made sure that any footage of "Second Chance" would not be aired and it was to be destroyed immediately. It took a large amount of money, as Lizzie did agree to this in the first place, but in the end, the network came to the conclusion that since they didn't have enough footage to support a finale, there would be no "Second Chance."

Lizzie had just signed the papers earlier that week. She would officially never have to deal with the possible public scrutiny of her and Gordo's relationship. She would never have to speak to or see Gordo again.

There would be no happy ending to the tale of Lizzie and Gordo.

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Gordo sat in his apartment, staring out the window into a city he felt he no longer belonged to anymore. Over the past month, he had slowly learned what he had been put up to with Lizzie and antagonized over the entire situation. Gordo never talked to Lizzie. By the time he had calmed down, he learned that Lizzie did what he was going to do, anyway. She was headed for the airport.

Looking back, he had to admit that it was a little funny how Lizzie was the one to run away from him. She wasn't the one who was lied to for the past five years. He didn't make a decision to destroy another being's life.

He sighed, taking another sip from his bottle of Budweiser. He wasn't surprised when he received notification that whatever happened in Hawaii would end up staying in Hawaii, after all. If Lizzie hadn't contacted a lawyer, he would have, because this was an issue of privacy and no matter how much he disliked Lizzie because of what she did, this affected him, too, and no one had a right to know what happened five years ago.

Gordo turned from the window to stare at the check that sat on his bed. Because Lizzie ended the show, Gordo was paid a hefty sum for his cooperation. One–hundred thousand dollars, to be exact. He knew he shouldn't have felt bad for taking Lizzie's money after what she did to him, but he couldn't help but feel guilty. He would be the one paying her if he reached his lawyer an hour or so sooner.

He finished off his beer, went to the kitchen and got another one from the refrigerator. After he opened it, he slumped down in a chair. He never got over Lizzie when they parted the first time. Despite what she did to him, would he ever get over her now?

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A/N: I know, it's a short chapter, but I need this to set up the story. The second chapter should be ready soon. Please review!