response to the woman who'd just said she should have never ran out on him on their wedding day.
They heard him chuckle softly. “Susan, you don't know how long I waited for you to come to me and say those words.”
Liz took a step back. She felt all of the air rush out of her lungs. So that was it? He'd still had feelings for Susan and the moment she came back into his life anything they might have had was forgotten. Not being able to stand to hear any more she turned to leave, before Randi saw the tears that were stinging her eyes fall.
“Liz wait!” Randi whispered. But it was too late. Randi turned back to the door just in time to hear John continue. “But you're five years too late Susan. I've moved on and I'm starting a relationship a wonderful woman. A woman I should have been with a very long time ago, but I wasted too much time pining over you to see that the best thing for me was right there in front of me for years.”
That's when Randi burst into the room. John straightened when he saw his baby sister. “Randi?”
“John! It's Liz. She's leaving!” Randi managed to get out.
“What are you talking about?”
“Liz?” Susan spat out. “That little artist.” Both Randi and John turned to face her.
Randi spoke first, stepping into Susan face. “You,” she spewed through clenched teeth. “I ought to rip you apart for what you did to my brother.”
“Randi!” John said. “What about Liz?”
She turned to face John.
“Liz! She was here.” She explained what had just happened. “John she left before she heard everything! You have to go after her!”
He rushed past the women.
“Wait!” Susan shouted. “You're going to leave me for that woman?”
He turned back to her giving her a stare so cold, it made her visibly shiver.
“I love that woman. And if I can fix this, I'm going to marry her one day. And I'm positive she won't leave me at the altar.”
Susan gasped as if she'd just been slapped in the face.
John turned to leave then stopped short, turning quickly back to face her. He smiled and said, “By the way, the deposit is non-refundable.” Then he ran out the door.
John went through the kitchen to the back door because it was quicker to get to the parking lot. He exhaled an expletive when he saw her car was already gone. He'd hoped to catch her before she left.
He rushed to his car and got in. He couldn't believe that he could possibly lose the woman he loved before he even got the chance to express his love to her, all over a stupid misunderstanding. If she'd only stood there a minute longer. He knew, in the state she was in, he might have a difficult time to get her to listen. Liz tended to sometimes be quick to temper and slow to forgive.
He got to his apartment in record timing. He saw her as she was about to go into her building.
“Liz!” he called to her. She looked over at him then began to quicken her steps. “Lizzie wait!” He rushed across the street to get to her.
It was clear she'd been crying and that was his undoing. “Liz, I know you were there and what you thought you heard. You've got it all wrong.”
“Leave me alone John.”
“No, you need to hear me.”
“I heard you loud and clear at your office. You telling that woman how you had waited for her to come back to you! Well now you've got her so go!”
“You need to come with me.”
“No, I don't want to talk to you right now. The minute that snake of a woman came crawling back she stuck her fangs in you and you were a goner.” She laughed a frightful hysterical laugh. “I was a fool! I was a fool to think this could work!”
“No!” he shouted. She jumped at the sound of his voice.
“If you'd just stayed and listened a little longer, you would have heard me tell her that I was with you now.”
Liz stared at him speechless. He held out his hand. “I need to show you something Elizabeth.” She was reluctant, but she took his hand. He pulled her in the direction of his apartment.
They heard him chuckle softly. “Susan, you don't know how long I waited for you to come to me and say those words.”
Liz took a step back. She felt all of the air rush out of her lungs. So that was it? He'd still had feelings for Susan and the moment she came back into his life anything they might have had was forgotten. Not being able to stand to hear any more she turned to leave, before Randi saw the tears that were stinging her eyes fall.
“Liz wait!” Randi whispered. But it was too late. Randi turned back to the door just in time to hear John continue. “But you're five years too late Susan. I've moved on and I'm starting a relationship a wonderful woman. A woman I should have been with a very long time ago, but I wasted too much time pining over you to see that the best thing for me was right there in front of me for years.”
That's when Randi burst into the room. John straightened when he saw his baby sister. “Randi?”
“John! It's Liz. She's leaving!” Randi managed to get out.
“What are you talking about?”
“Liz?” Susan spat out. “That little artist.” Both Randi and John turned to face her.
Randi spoke first, stepping into Susan face. “You,” she spewed through clenched teeth. “I ought to rip you apart for what you did to my brother.”
“Randi!” John said. “What about Liz?”
She turned to face John.
“Liz! She was here.” She explained what had just happened. “John she left before she heard everything! You have to go after her!”
He rushed past the women.
“Wait!” Susan shouted. “You're going to leave me for that woman?”
He turned back to her giving her a stare so cold, it made her visibly shiver.
“I love that woman. And if I can fix this, I'm going to marry her one day. And I'm positive she won't leave me at the altar.”
Susan gasped as if she'd just been slapped in the face.
John turned to leave then stopped short, turning quickly back to face her. He smiled and said, “By the way, the deposit is non-refundable.” Then he ran out the door.
John went through the kitchen to the back door because it was quicker to get to the parking lot. He exhaled an expletive when he saw her car was already gone. He'd hoped to catch her before she left.
He rushed to his car and got in. He couldn't believe that he could possibly lose the woman he loved before he even got the chance to express his love to her, all over a stupid misunderstanding. If she'd only stood there a minute longer. He knew, in the state she was in, he might have a difficult time to get her to listen. Liz tended to sometimes be quick to temper and slow to forgive.
He got to his apartment in record timing. He saw her as she was about to go into her building.
“Liz!” he called to her. She looked over at him then began to quicken her steps. “Lizzie wait!” He rushed across the street to get to her.
It was clear she'd been crying and that was his undoing. “Liz, I know you were there and what you thought you heard. You've got it all wrong.”
“Leave me alone John.”
“No, you need to hear me.”
“I heard you loud and clear at your office. You telling that woman how you had waited for her to come back to you! Well now you've got her so go!”
“You need to come with me.”
“No, I don't want to talk to you right now. The minute that snake of a woman came crawling back she stuck her fangs in you and you were a goner.” She laughed a frightful hysterical laugh. “I was a fool! I was a fool to think this could work!”
“No!” he shouted. She jumped at the sound of his voice.
“If you'd just stayed and listened a little longer, you would have heard me tell her that I was with you now.”
Liz stared at him speechless. He held out his hand. “I need to show you something Elizabeth.” She was reluctant, but she took his hand. He pulled her in the direction of his apartment.
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