Easy on me (Y/N)

Chapter 2

Lizzie's POV:
A few weeks later I am at my mom's for dinner with my sisters. I look at the Christmas cards. One looks slightly different from the others.
Dear Jarnie,
Merry Christmas.
Thank you for all your help for the past year and a half. I'm glad to hear you're all doing well and she's happy.
All my love,
Y/I (Your initial) x
Written at the bottom is a London address to write back to. It must be her right? London and her initial. It must be. I storm over to mom.
"Did you know? All this time?" I query tearfully. She nods.
"Why?" I mumble crying.
"She needs to be the one to tell you," Mom assures me.
"You're my mom," I shout.
"But she's also my family Lizzie. She has no one else and I promised I wouldn't. If you ever knew she wanted to be the one to tell you," Mom explains calmly.
"Well I'm going to London. I need to know before I get engaged. We all know Robbie has asked Dad's permission."
"I'm coming with you," Ashley states.
"Me too," MK adds.
"Can I at least warn her?" Mom pleads.
"No."
"Please go easy on her she's been through a lot," Mom begs.
"What about what I've been through?" I snark angrily.
"I assure you she's been through worse," Mom answers. How is that possible?

Y/N's POV:
I'm sat in the house with my bump starting to show. I hadn't ever pressed order on the Dinner when the bell goes. I get up to answer the door and... Shit. Lizzie looks at me in shock then down to my stomach.
"I think you owe me an explanation," Lizzie states angrily.
"Come in." Ashley and MK follow her all three of them just stare. Deep breath Y/N.
"Ok so the reason I left is because I had cancer. It took 8 month of treatment to try to save my life. Then two months of reconstructive surgery to get my body to look somewhat normal again. I decided to live my life once I had recovered. You know I've always wanted kids so I got to it. I don't know if the cancer will come back. As soon as I could I got a donor and Florence says she'll support me. We're not together just friends she's dating some dude from scrubs I think. I didn't want you to see me like that any of you. I lost my hair. They had to resuscitate me twice. I was coming home but then I saw you were back with him. Your mom told me you're happy with Robbie and I hurt you there's no excusing that so I stayed here. London is wonderful and it's home now. I was protecting you I hope you see that," I ramble openly and honestly. All three of the women were sobbing. I didn't know if I was allowed to comfort them.
"Can I hug you?" Ashley asks nervously,
"Of course I won't break. I'm stronger than ever." I pull MK and Ashley into a hug. We all look to Lizzie.
"I'm glad you're ok but I hate you," Lizzie cries.
"I'm glad you're happy. You should go home Elizabeth. It's where you belong. I'm really proud of how incredibly well your career is going. You deserve every success. I'm always here for you and rooting for you. Even though you hate me," I sigh smiling at her sadly.
"You two should stay and catch up. I'll be with Scarlett. Goodbye Y/N," Lizzie dismisses herself.
"Goodbye Elizabeth." Goodbye to the love of my life.

Lizzie's POV:
"Why didn't you tell me she was pregnant?" I question storming into her room as she opens the door.
"Hello to you too. She told me not to," Scarlett replies.
"Why is everyone on her side?" I sigh.
"She nearly died Lizzie, she did it to protect you. She was dying and alone but her number one priority was still you. You really are stubborn," Scarlett challenges me.
"She left me. She promised she'd always be there for me but she wasn't. She broke my heart. And now she's moved on and I'm still stuck here loving her," I yell.
"You moved on Lizzie that's why she didn't come home. Again she put you first. She hasn't moved on and she hasn't dated anyone since she left you," Scarlett assures me.
"I always thought we'd have kids together." I sit down on the sofa holding my head in my hands confused by the entire interaction.
"It could still be your kid. You really think she wants to raise the baby alone? Florence is going to move out soon then she'll be a single mom. What's that going to be like? Convince her to come home and be with her Lizzie don't be an ass," Scarlett encourages me.
"I'm with Robbie. We're starting our life together. I'm not taking a kid on that's not mine," I spit angrily. What am I saying? Why do I always react so erratically?
"Well clearly you don't love her as much as you claim to. I think you should leave. I'm done with you too Lizzie. You know if it was the other way around she'd be knocking your door down to help you. I was wrong you never deserved her. Leave," Scarlett demands.
I get up and leave. Why the fuck did I say that? She was right I don't deserve her. Maybe I do deserve the shit treatment Robbie has been giving me. Maybe it's time I let her go. Maybe we'll find out way back to each other. Goodbye my love...for now.

Author's Note: Prepare for a small time jump and a hell of a lot of drama.