A/N: Sorry for the late update and the fact that it's short. Um… Thanks for the good reviews and I hope you like this chapter I had this great idea well my sister did and I just hope you like it I'm going to experiment with this story. I'm working on chapter 13 as I speak and as you are reading. Has anybody heard that song by My Chemical Romance "I'm not okay"? That song rocks!!! Anyways Read. Review. Enjoy. . OH BEFORE I FORGET I PUT SOMEONE IN THE STORY THAT DIDN'T SHOW UP AT THE BEGGINNING SO DON'T REVIEW ASKING WHO THAT PERSON IS I HAD AN IDEA!!!!! THANK YOU

Chapter 12

Lizzie and Gordo are in the car on the way home

"Lizzie?"

"Yes?"

"I was thinking maybe I should stay at the hospital and you stay at home"

"Why?"

"Well I have a lot of things to think about and…"

"About us?" Lizzie asked cutting him off.

"Well yeah, I mean I just don't want to hurt you like I hurt Jessica when my parents died"

"Jessica?" Lizzie was starting to get uncomfortable about Gordo having a relationship with someone not her, yeah he had one with Karen but she's dead.

"She's my ex, after Karen was sent home, I met her my senior year the whole year we were together until graduation, after I found out about my parents, I pushed everyone away even her, I would go to parties then get drunk and just stay out all night, then one day I broke it off with her"

"But Gordo we're different, we can get through this"

"For how long Lizzie? I can't hurt you, do you know how much you mean to me?" Gordo said turning onto Lizzie's street.

"Gordo don't be like this" Lizzie pleaded as Gordo pulled into the McGuire's drive way

"Lizzie I have no choice I don't want to hurt you!" Gordo said getting irritated

By now Lizzie had tears streaming down her face she turned to look Gordo in the eyes "well how do you think I feel now!" Lizzie yelled getting out the car, slamming the door shut, and running in the house.

"Lizzie it's for the best it'll work out" Gordo said while he was in the car watching Lizzie go inside (obviously she didn't hear him) then he pulled out of the driveway and headed back to the hospital.

Lizzie's P.O.V.

Lizzie stayed in her room crying, she didn't know how long she stayed in there but when she heard a knock on the door and Matt's voice, she knew she had a lot of explaining to do.

"Lizzie?"

"What Matt?" Lizzie asked coldly

Lizzie felt Matt sit on the bed but she still had her back turned.

"What happened?" Matt asked concerned and with a soft voice that Lizzie wasn't use to hearing from her brother.

Lizzie turned over to face Matt "I guess it's over, it was a very short lived dream. I guess Gordo's not the one maybe I wasn't meant to be happily married"

"Don't say that, there's someone for everybody"

"And I thought Gordo WAS that someone I guess I was wrong"

"Lizzie, there is someone for you better than Gordo"

"No there isn't Matt! I love him and he would never hurt me!" Lizzie yelled sitting up on the bed.

"If he would never hurt you…" Matt got up off the bed and went over to her dresser and picked up a mirror and walked back over to Lizzie and turned it so she would be looking at her reflection "…then why do you look like that? Why do you look hurt? This doesn't look like the face of a happy person Lizzie."

"I know Matt!, he just need time to work things out, mind your business!"

"No Lizzie, I can't, I'm not gonna sit here and watch him hurt you again and then you leave for another six years! I should've knocked the crap out of him when I had the chance, but mom told me to mind my business, no he's going to pay twice as much now!" Matt yelled getting off the bed and opening the door.

"Matt!!" Lizzie screamed causing him to stop "his daughter is in the hospital, he is going through a rough time at work, let him think things through!!"

Matt looked back and his eyes turned from angry to guilt after seeing his sister crying and knowing that he caused it "Look Lizzie, I'm sorry ok? I just don't like seeing you hurt"

"Is this the reason why you don't like Gordo, because of me?"

"Well yeah I mean it was his fault you left after your fight, I didn't want you to leave." Matt said "Look me and Mir suppose to be going out tonight you can come if you want" Matt said trying to change the subject

"No thanks you two have fun, I'm just gonna lay around"

"Are you sure, cause we don't mind"

"Yeah I'm fine just promise me you won't go near Gordo"

Matt smiled "I promise" he left out

Lizzie plopped on her bed and let out a deep sigh

"Oh" Matt said popping his head through the door, "If you ever need a place to stay, my door is always open"

"Thanks Matt" Lizzie said getting annoyed.

"Anytime"

Gordo's P.O.V.

Gordo was back in the hospital watching his daughter breathe, "I will never leave you again" Gordo whispered into her ear. That's when Gordo noticed something, a beaded bracelet on her wrist. Hmm…the nurses must have forgot to take this off. Gordo took the bracelet off and looked at it, he didn't remember buying her this he turned it over to see the words 'Lizzie and Brooke' in beads. And again he noticed something this time on her neck, it was a locket, the one he gave Lizzie as a present he opened it to see a picture of him on one side then a picture of Lizzie and Brooke on the other side. What did I do?!! I just ruined my chance to be with the woman I love!

Gordo hated himself for ever doubting his and Lizzie's relationship, but he couldn't apologize now, his pride wouldn't let him and if it did, Lizzie probably would have shoved it down his throat. So he stayed with his daughter regretting what he had just ruined between the two.

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Lizzie's house

Lizzie woke up by the sound of the doorbell, she looked over at the clock on her stand, and it read 12 midnight she been sleeping the whole day.

The doorbell rang again and she decided to get up and get it since she didn't hear her parents. She had this strange feeling in the pit of her stomach that she wouldn't be happy to see the person on the other side of that door.

She finally reached the door, took a deep breath, and opened it and almost fainted, this was the last person she wanted to see

"Hi Lizzie" the tall figure said expecting the worst.

Lizzie was speechless and shocked.

"G-G-Grant!!"

A/N: Hello everyone! Chapter 13 will be up soon. Why is Grant back? What will happen between Lizzie and Gordo? Will Brooke ever wake up? STAY TUNED!