Siempre y Para Siempre - A Lippa Fanfic

Chapter 1 - Steven And Vanessa

Pippa POV

October 2015; 7:28 PM

The theatre is filled with people joyously clapping. I smile and look around at the grinning people staring at us, in awe.

"Good job, everybody! Another great show!" Tommy, the director of the hit Broadway musical, Hamilton, says as we walk off-stage and into our designated dressing rooms.

"You both did amazing!" I squeal as I pull my 'sisters' into a tight embrace. Renèe and Jasmine both look at each other, slightly confused, but still accept the hug.

"Gee Pip, I've never seen you this happy after a show before." Renèe laughs and starts to pull away. Okay, I'll admit it, maybe I'm a little over excited after the show. Except, I didn't know why. Something about tonight was different. Maybe it was Lin. Maybe it was the audience. Maybe it was because my fiance, Steven or Lin's wife, Vanessa weren't there.

That was it. It had to be.

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"Pip?" A very familiar voice calls my name from behind the dressing room door, which is slightly ajar. A few moments earlier, Renèe and Jazzy left, leaving me all alone in the dressing room.

"Oh! Hey Lin!" I say as I stand up from the vanity where I had started removing my show makeup. "Come on in."

Lin smiles faintly and gladly walks into the medium-sized dressing room, immediately plopping down on the beige sofa in the corner of the room.

"Is everything okay?" I frown as I walk over to sit next to him. He seems a little off but I can't quite put my finger on what would be the matter.

"I wish I had good news for you Pippa. I really do," Lin's eyes lock with mine as he says the last sentence. I raise my eyebrow in question, as Lin raises his phone to me. I notice that his Twitter is already open on the screen.

"Lin, what-" I start, as I grab the phone from him. I feel tears immediately start to form in my eyes as I look at the picture presented before me. The picture shows Steven, my Steven, in a small coffee shop kissing Vanessa. Lin's Vanessa. Kissing! I knew something had been off recently. Steven had been acting very weird lately, coming home extremely late at night and sometimes very early in the morning. If only I had figured this out sooner. I was so oblivious!

Lin catches the phone as I drop it in shock and he hugs me tight. I lean my head on his chest as I let myself cry. His arms wrap around me, pulling me closer to him, trying to comfort me as best as he can.

"I-I.." I can't form correct sentences. I'm too caught up in my emotions to even talk.

"Hey, it'll all be alright. I promise," Lin sighs. I wish I could comfort him as well as he's comforting me right now. Suddenly, the door slowly opens a little, revealing Renèe and Jasmine walking calmly inside.

"Pippa?! Is everything okay?" Renèe asks, the second she notices me crying into Lin's chest. I quickly shake my head and wrap my arms around Lin's neck, wanting him to be closer to me.

"What happened?" Jazzy questions almost silently, sitting down and quickly hugging me from behind. Lin just hands her his phone so he doesn't have to say a word. I hear Renèe sigh loudly and I feel Jazzy tense up from beside me as she replies with, "You have to be kidding! Just wait until they both get a piece of my mind!" Jazzy starts to stand up but Renèe pushes her back down instead.

"Not the time." Renèe mutters through clenched teeth. All I want to do is cry. My life just turned upside down in a matter of seconds. I just couldn't believe that Steven, the love of my life, was cheating on me. I was supposed to marry him in just a few weeks. Now, I don't think there will even be a wedding. I'm so lost in my emotions, I don't realize Lin is picking me up and walking out of the dressing room, with me still curled tightly against his chest, sobbing.

"Lin?" I ask, trying to recover from the wave of emotions that had overcome me a few moments before.

"Hm?" I hear Lin mumble as I close my eyes a little.

"What are we going to do?" I reply, wondering what's to happen next, now that we had lost the trust in the people we loved the most.

"I-I don't know yet Pips. I wish I could tell you, I really do," Lin says sadly. This whole situation seems to have affected him more than me. That was the most he had said to be before he had shown me the photo.

"Can you drive me home?" I ask in between breaths. I was still crying, but not nearly as hard as before.

"Yes, of course, Pips," Lin answered softly, pushing open the back door of the theatre. He tried to avoid the crowd as much as possible, especially so no one saw the state that I was in right now. Luckily, we didn't run into anyone.

Lin put me down gently and we both stood on the concrete as he unlocked and opened the passenger door of the car for me. I slipped into the car carefully, as if someone might spot us leaving together.

A few minutes later, we made it to my apartment building.

"Pippa, we're here. Do you want me to wait here in case something happens?" Lin asks. I nod, wondering why he was all of a sudden so concerned for my well-being. I slowly walk inside the complex and into the elevator. I push the '3' button, and the door on the elevator closes.

"It's ok, Pippa, you've got this." I say in my head, starting to panic. When the elevator slows, I pull out the key to my apartment. I fumble with the keys in my hand, trying to find the right one. When I get to my apartment, I sigh and unlock the door.

"Steven? Are you home?" I ask, waiting for an answer.

"Pippa, I've been waiting for you! Where have you been?" Steven asks in reply. I curl my hands into fists angrily.

"What do you mean, 'where have I been?'. I had a show tonight! You knew that!" I yell. "The real question is where have you been?"

Steven laughs. "I've been here the whole time. Don't stress yourself out." I obviously know he's lying.

I shut the door behind me, and walk towards him.

He looks at my face, noticing my smudged mascara and the tear streaks that were left on my face.

"Were you crying?" He asks, trying to hug and comfort me. "Why was my baby girl crying?"

I push him off me. "Don't touch me! And don't lie to me either! I know you were with Vanessa," I put a hand up before he can speak. "Oh, and don't call me 'your baby girl.' I'm not your baby anymore, Steven."

He looks shocked for a second, then he frowns at me, saying, "Oh please, I promise I wasn't out. Anyways, what's gotten into you? You always want hugs."

"I don't want them from you." My hands were still in fists, and I really wanted to punch him.

The thing I do next, changes everything.

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thank you so so much for reading! i hope you enjoyed! i apologize for any grammatical errors, typos, or confusing scenes, that means i didn't reread my writing well enough!

- sincerely, jenna and alyssa :)