End Game

When you're ready

Valentina's POV.

The party was at its best, feeling Lizzie so close to me made me feel a lot of things again. I know I'm still in love with her, I always will be.

She sometimes confuses me a little, the other day she told me she wanted to be my friend and I said me too, it's because I want her in my life, but then she told me she wanted me to stay with her, she said she's not completely happy without me and I think Boyd doesn't make her entirely happy. I wish I could take back the time and never have hurt her.

She has been an incredible support these days with everything that has happened with Fran and I am glad she is here at this party, she is making my heart full just by her presence.

We came back to the table after that slightly sultry dance we had and the first person I saw sitting at our table was Boyd, he always has to damage the mood. How did he know we were here and how did he get in?

He greeted Lizzie with a kiss on the mouth and sat her on his thighs. She sat there smiling, she was having the time of her life. I think she was intoxicated enough to care that I'm here, besides she shouldn't care, she and I are nothing.

I spent the next hour trying to have a good time but it was impossible, watching them kissing all the time and being affectionate with each other was breaking my soul.

I left the place as quickly as I could, frustrated and hurt. I tried not to get mad at her I mean he is her boyfriend. But the fact that she allowed him to stay in the place knowing that I was there bothered me too much.

The next four days I spent locked myself in my house with my heart more than broken and with worry consuming my mind for Fran. I didn't feel like leaving my house, I didn't want paparazzi hounding me and asking stupid questions.

I had seen pictures and videos of Lizzie with Boyd taken by paparazzi and fans. I'm not going to lie that has also been one of the reasons I haven't gone out.

I have spent all this time making calls with the doctors to find out what is going on with Fran and why she doesn't look like she is getting better. The calls with the doctors have helped me not to think about Lizzie so much.

She has tried to reach out to me by calling or texting me telling me if I want to hang out, but I always tell her I am busy or doing something. I don't want to take her away from me but it hurts to see her with someone other than me.

It's Sunday morning, I've been looking on the computer for all the symptoms Fran has had lately to see if there are any hints of what she probably might have.

My phone started buzzing and seeing Lizzie's name I let it buzz until the call hung up, a few minutes passed and she called back again, my doorbell rang so I went to answer the door.

When I opened the door she was there with her phone to her ear, waiting for me to answer the call.

"Hello," I said softly.
"Hey, I was calling you...are you avoiding me?"
"Me? Of course not, I didn't have my phone in my hand. I didn't know you were calling me" I lied.
"Okayy, if you say so...can I come in?"
"Of course."

We walked to my dining room where I was sitting before Lizzie knocked on my door. I sat down in front of my computer and turned to look at Lizzie because she wasn't sitting down.

She was looking at me with a raised eyebrow, judging me a little.

"What?" I said.
"Wasn't it that you didn't have your phone nearby?" She says seeing my phone next to my computer.
Oh shit.
"Well it's just that I was listening to music so I didn't notice."
"Okay let's say I believe you... what have you been doing the last few days?" She asks me.
"I've been looking at the symptoms Fran has been having lately and I've been talking to the doctors because she doesn't look like she's getting any better."
"What have the doctors said?"
"They keep running tests but they don't know why she's not getting better" I explained.
"She's in a lot of pain?"
"Yes, that's what she says."

I guess she saw my sadness because she took me by the hand and led me to my movie room, she put on one of my favorite movies and hugged me the whole movie, I felt safe and cared for by her. She is my safe place.

"are you excited about the fashion show?" I asked her.
"Yes, although I'm a little nervous."
"You don't have to worry everything will work out great for you guys" I assured her.
"You're coming with us right?" She says sliding her fingers through my hair.
"You want me to come?"
"Of course I want you to go with me" she says giving me a kiss on the head making my belly jump.
"Boyd is going too?"
"Nope, he'll have to go to work."
"Okay, I'll go with you" I say trying to avoid showing my excitement.
"Great!" She said excitedly "are you hungry? It's almost lunch time"
"Yes, I'm very hungry"
She stood up from the couch immediately making me fall over.
"Hey where are you going?" I said with a giggle.
"Sorry...I'm going to make you lunch" she says walking out of the room.

She called me when the food was ready, I made my way to the dining room, she made pasta for me I guess she keeps remembering it is one of my favorite foods.

The food looked pretty good, I sat down and she sat next to me, she looked at me carefully she gestured for me to taste her food. I did and it was really delicious but I didn't want to make any faces just to tease her.

"How's the food?" She asks me impatiently.
"It was pretty bad."
"Oh god really?" She looks at me worriedly.
"I'm kidding, it's the most delicious pasta I've ever eaten...I really missed the taste of your food" I confess.
"Well if you stay you can keep tasting it" she says eating the pasta from her plate.
"Why don't you come visit me in Milan? You can cook for me there"
"It wouldn't be the same, I wouldn't be able to see you as long as I want" she says with a pout.
"You're right, I'm going to miss you Lizzie" I said feeling emotions blossom in me.
"You don't have to miss me if you stay, please stay here with me" she whispers staring at me.
My eyes looked for a rather long second at her lips, she had a bit of cheese on them so I reached over and brushed it off with my thumb.

I swallow hard trying to stop the urge to kiss her I felt, she has the most perfect lips in the world, I looked back into her eyes and she was looking at my lips too.

I put my hand on her cheek, I could feel her moving closer to me and I was doing the same, I wanted to kiss her like never before. I want to taste the sweet taste of her lips again.

We were inches away from touching our lips, I could feel her breath on my face, my heart was beating fast. Her hand was now on my neck trying to pull me even closer to her. I could feel our lips slightly touching.

"Miss Valentina, Miss Versace is on the phone asking for you" one of the cleaning ladies enters the room causing Lizzie and I to quickly pull away from each other.
"Okay, I'm coming" I said standing up and going to answer the call.

After that situation neither of us said anything about it, we let it go and continued to have a nice day together.

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