End Game

Dont leave

Lizzie's POV.

What was going to be one night of Valentina staying at my house turned into a week. She said she didn't want to be in that place and didn't want to talk to Chad so I told her to stay for as long as she wanted.

This week together with her has been amazing, we go to work together and come home together, after work I make our dinner while she makes conversation to make it more entertaining for me to cook, she is still not a big fan of cooking. Sometimes we watch movies before bed or decide to go stargazing while we talk about whatever.

There have been times where we have been closer than normal but I am terrified to make a misstep and take her away from me, so I have opted to enjoy the moment and not do anything about it.

Right now we got home from work, I'm looking in the fridge for something to cook while she went to the guest room to do something. A few minutes passed and she hadn't returned so I went over there.

"Hey what are you doing?" I said walking into the room.
"I'm packing my stuff" she says as she stuffs her clothes into a suitcase.
"Why are you leaving?" I said sadly.
"I would love to stay. But I can't prolong my talk with Chad any longer and I don't want to take advantage of your kindness either" she says coming closer to me.
"I don't want you to leave" I said as a whisper loud enough for her to hear me.
"Look at me" she took my face in her hands "I promise I would love nothing more than to stay with you here but I have to go. We can keep doing our sleepovers and keep doing all those things we love together."
"You promise?" I said.
"I promise."

And just like that I watched her take her suitcase and walk to the exit of my house, getting into her car.
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Valentina's POV.

I started the car and started driving on the main street, having left Lizzie there made me feel this weird thing in my chest it's weird because it's not like it's going to be the last time I'll see her, I'll see her tomorrow morning at work, there's no reason for me to feel like that.

I drove for fifteen minutes until I got home. It took me a lot of courage to get out of the car and into the house but I finally did it.

I walked into the living room and he was sitting there thinking about something. When his eyes fell on me I could feel a lump in my throat forming and an urge to cry.

"Baby I'm so sorry. That meant nothing to me" was the first thing he said.
"How could you do this to me? I have been there for you through thick and thin. How could you?" I said feeling the tears fall down my face.
"I screwed up I'm really sorry, look I bought you this necklace so you know how sorry I am" he says approaching me with the necklace in his hand.
"You can't buy my forgiveness with that necklace. not anymore Chad."
"Come on baby I know I screwed up but you have to forgive me, you and I belong together, stop being mad at me because I fucked another girl."
"I'm not mad because you don't want me, I'm mad because you acted like you did, you made me fall for you and then you left, like I was nothing to you" I said crying.
"Okay so what are you going to do now?"
"I don't want to be with you anymore"
"You're kidding right?" He says elated.
"I'm not!"
"You can't break up with me" he grabs my wrist tightly again.
"Guess what, I already did." I let go of his grip and open the front door to let him out of my house.

He didn't say anything else and walked out of my house. I was so scared of his reaction I thought for a moment he was going to hit me but thank goodness that didn't happen.

Breaking up with Chad was hard for me. We were together for three years and he was there for me when my parents passed away. He wasn't so bad at first, he actually cared about me, he was sweet and gentlemanly. But as time went on things changed and so did his attitudes towards me.

I've been crying all night. Everything in me hurts, I feel like a tractor has gone over me, Chad was there for me when my parents passed away and now I've lost him and my parents, I'm here all alone again.

I have cried so much that my face burns from the salt of my tears, everything hurts so much that I have tried to lift my body off the couch to go to my room but the pain is so bad that I have not been able to, so I am lying here crying on my couch in my living room.

I just can't believe I fell in love with a man like him. That's disappointing to myself, I guess I was so clinging to the idea that he was going to change and that maybe he would be my only family, that I let him do whatever he wanted with me.

I cried myself to sleep. The next morning came and I wanted nothing more than to lie on the couch crying but I had to go to work. I took a shower and got ready. I got in my car, put on my sunglasses and drove to the set.

I got to the makeup trailer and Lizzie was already there.

"Hey, I called you but you didn't answer. Is everything okay?"
"Sorry my phone died. And yes, everything is fine last night I broke up with Chad" I said putting my glasses on the table as I waited for them to start doing my makeup.
"Oh how are you feeling?" She said with a worried look on her face.
"Like shit but I'll be fine" I said giving her a smile.
"Do you want to come over to my house after work?" she says.
"I'd love to."
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"Look up at the stars, they're like pieces of art" I said pointing to the sky.
"Yes they are."
"I love being here at your house, it's so calm in here."
"I like it when you come here" she says looking at me.
Those words did something in me that I still can't explain.
"It would be nice to be a star don't you think?" I said trying to ignore what I just felt "you could admire everything below you and also listen to all the wishes that people ask you".
"That would be cool".
"Yeah."
"Are you okay after the break up with Chad?" She says carefully.
"I'm not going to lie it's been hard but I guess it's for the best, I can't stay in that relationship anymore" I said feeling a tear fall.
"I'm here for you, you know" She says.
"Thank you Lizzie" I say giving her a hug and a kiss on her cheek.

Lately I have become very affectionate with her out of nowhere. I feel like it's the right thing to do as if my body and my heart are asking for it. I hope that doesn't make her uncomfortable because it's the last thing I want to do.

She is being a very good friend and I thank her for that because right now I feel lost and if it wasn't for her and Madelaine I wouldn't know what to do.

We went back inside her house and she prepared dinner for both of us. We ate in a comfortable silence. We finished eating and it was time to go home, I didn't want to leave. The peace I feel being here is something I can't explain, it's like this is my home where I belong.

"You can stay if you want" she says nervously.
"Really?" I said excited.
"Yep."

We went to her living room to watch a movie and my heart for the first time in a long time didn't feel heavy. It was calm and somehow happy.

"I could stay here forever" I said as I felt Lizzie's fingers gently stroking my hair.
"I'd like that" she says.
"You're a really nice person Lizzie."
"So are you Valen"

Hearing that but not believing it is something that will always disturb me until the last day of my life.
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Hey guys!!!

I'm loving Lizzie and Valen's interactions, what about you guys???

Why do you think valentina doesn't feel like a good person???

I hope you like this chapter.