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Holding On Chapter 9- Old Friends, New Enemies
It took a long time to find out exactly which hotel Maggie was in and which room. With every passing moment Lizzie grew more nervous. With every hotel they checked it was like part of a dark shadow passed over her. If they found the right hotel, the shadow would pass, and if they didn't-she might as well die.
Finally they found what they thought was the correct hotel. Lizzie raced up seven flights of stairs (" Who knows what could happen if we wait for the elevator!" she told Jake.) with Jake on her heels. Sprinting down the hallway to apartment 713 earned her several rude remarks from guests complaining about some thunderous noise. Reaching the door she rang the bell just once as not to arouse suspicion although if it had been her choice she would have broken the door down.
When it eventually opened Lizzie ran past the man who opened the door, hardly even acknowledging him, toward where Maggie sat in a chair, in the room, her legs swinging an inch from the floor.
"Mommy!" Maggie called to Lizzie. Lizzie picked up her daughter and then turned to face the man in the doorway.
"Gordo!" Lizzie screamed. She was in shock. She headed toward the door, hoping to just get out and go home, but he stopped her.
"Lizzie." He said softly, pulling her back. "We need to talk." Lizzie put Maggie outside the doorway with Jake and knelt down to talk to her eye to eye.
"Maggie, go home with Jake. I'll be there soon." She said.
"No. I want to stay here." Maggie replied. Lizzie sighed, if she hadn't just found Maggie she would have made her go home, but it was different now.
"Okay. Wait outside I'll be out in a minute." Lizzie shut the turned and turned to face Gordo. There was so much emotion welling up inside of her. She was angry with Gordo for taking Maggie and she was shocked he thought that Maggie was his daughter. Why did he have to come back now? But she responded to his actions as politely as she could.
"What the hell were you thinking Gordo!?" She yelled at him. "You had me scared out of my wits!"
"I just wanted to meet my daughter. Is that a crime?" He retorted.
"When you abduct a child-yes!"
"I thought you'd be happy to see me. I thought Maggie should meet her father." He rationalized. Obviously he had fallen back on this statement when he saw Lizzie was less than pleased to see him.
"She's not your daughter!" Lizzie hissed. "And even if she was, why didn't you come earlier. It's been five years since you left me!" It felt good Lizzie thought, to throw that in his face, after all he had left her with no warning.
"I didn't know you were pregnant when I left, and I just found out about Maggie." He shot back, now hurt she didn't want him here. He had left, but now he regretted it. He loved directing, but he loved Lizzie more.
"That's a lie!" Lizzie sobbed. "Miranda told you about Maggie a month or so I moved and you didn't care then and don't see why you care now. And I'm not telling you again that's she's not yours!
"Alright. Look, I know I haven't been there for you but I want to be now." He said, ignoring the fact that Lizzie kept telling him Maggie wasn't his.
"Offer declined." Lizzie said, sighing. "I have a life now. It's my life and it doesn't include you." She was unaware Miranda had said these same words to Gordo in a phone conversation.
"I want to be a part of your life now." He offered, making a last stab at making Lizzie happy.
"Yeah? For how long? Until you get another position? No. I'm not doing that again. Neither is my daughter. I'm not going to have you come into her life thinking you can just walk out whenever you feel like it. I won't let that happen." She walked out of the room and was greeted by Maggie and Jake.
"Lizzie." Gordo said behind her. "Can we talk sometime to just work thing out about. you know?" his eyes flickered toward Maggie.
"I don't think so." She said walking away with holding her daughter's hand, and Jake by her side.
Gordo watched her leave, realizing that it might have been over for her, but not for him.
OK that chap. took a long time to post to, but don't blame me- blame my Algebra teacher or the kid who sits in front of for pissing my algebra teacher off & making her give us more homework. Anyway- I wasn't able to post because of all the homework I had, but I hope I can get the next chap. up soon.
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Holding On Chapter 9- Old Friends, New Enemies
It took a long time to find out exactly which hotel Maggie was in and which room. With every passing moment Lizzie grew more nervous. With every hotel they checked it was like part of a dark shadow passed over her. If they found the right hotel, the shadow would pass, and if they didn't-she might as well die.
Finally they found what they thought was the correct hotel. Lizzie raced up seven flights of stairs (" Who knows what could happen if we wait for the elevator!" she told Jake.) with Jake on her heels. Sprinting down the hallway to apartment 713 earned her several rude remarks from guests complaining about some thunderous noise. Reaching the door she rang the bell just once as not to arouse suspicion although if it had been her choice she would have broken the door down.
When it eventually opened Lizzie ran past the man who opened the door, hardly even acknowledging him, toward where Maggie sat in a chair, in the room, her legs swinging an inch from the floor.
"Mommy!" Maggie called to Lizzie. Lizzie picked up her daughter and then turned to face the man in the doorway.
"Gordo!" Lizzie screamed. She was in shock. She headed toward the door, hoping to just get out and go home, but he stopped her.
"Lizzie." He said softly, pulling her back. "We need to talk." Lizzie put Maggie outside the doorway with Jake and knelt down to talk to her eye to eye.
"Maggie, go home with Jake. I'll be there soon." She said.
"No. I want to stay here." Maggie replied. Lizzie sighed, if she hadn't just found Maggie she would have made her go home, but it was different now.
"Okay. Wait outside I'll be out in a minute." Lizzie shut the turned and turned to face Gordo. There was so much emotion welling up inside of her. She was angry with Gordo for taking Maggie and she was shocked he thought that Maggie was his daughter. Why did he have to come back now? But she responded to his actions as politely as she could.
"What the hell were you thinking Gordo!?" She yelled at him. "You had me scared out of my wits!"
"I just wanted to meet my daughter. Is that a crime?" He retorted.
"When you abduct a child-yes!"
"I thought you'd be happy to see me. I thought Maggie should meet her father." He rationalized. Obviously he had fallen back on this statement when he saw Lizzie was less than pleased to see him.
"She's not your daughter!" Lizzie hissed. "And even if she was, why didn't you come earlier. It's been five years since you left me!" It felt good Lizzie thought, to throw that in his face, after all he had left her with no warning.
"I didn't know you were pregnant when I left, and I just found out about Maggie." He shot back, now hurt she didn't want him here. He had left, but now he regretted it. He loved directing, but he loved Lizzie more.
"That's a lie!" Lizzie sobbed. "Miranda told you about Maggie a month or so I moved and you didn't care then and don't see why you care now. And I'm not telling you again that's she's not yours!
"Alright. Look, I know I haven't been there for you but I want to be now." He said, ignoring the fact that Lizzie kept telling him Maggie wasn't his.
"Offer declined." Lizzie said, sighing. "I have a life now. It's my life and it doesn't include you." She was unaware Miranda had said these same words to Gordo in a phone conversation.
"I want to be a part of your life now." He offered, making a last stab at making Lizzie happy.
"Yeah? For how long? Until you get another position? No. I'm not doing that again. Neither is my daughter. I'm not going to have you come into her life thinking you can just walk out whenever you feel like it. I won't let that happen." She walked out of the room and was greeted by Maggie and Jake.
"Lizzie." Gordo said behind her. "Can we talk sometime to just work thing out about. you know?" his eyes flickered toward Maggie.
"I don't think so." She said walking away with holding her daughter's hand, and Jake by her side.
Gordo watched her leave, realizing that it might have been over for her, but not for him.
OK that chap. took a long time to post to, but don't blame me- blame my Algebra teacher or the kid who sits in front of for pissing my algebra teacher off & making her give us more homework. Anyway- I wasn't able to post because of all the homework I had, but I hope I can get the next chap. up soon.
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