Not a bad thing

Lizzy’s POV
My short phone call with Brian made me feel so much better. I hate fighting with him and normally I would be the first to cave. Not this time, he went too far and I wasn’t giving in. He would usually need more time to think everything through and then fight a little more, before we would come to a solution. So I think his quick comeback probably had to do with Lynn, but I wasn’t complaining. I needed my friend, so I was glad we talked and buried the hatchet.

There was a knock on the door. I fixed my hair in front of the mirror, grabbed my purse and opened the door with a smile “Hey, are you ready?” Tom asked me “Yes! Lead the way!” He hooked his arm in mine and we walked to his car.

Tom took me to a nice Italian restaurant. To be honest, I did enjoy myself. He was a complete gentleman, opening doors for me and keeping the conversation going. But he wasn’t Zack. Every time I looked up at Tom, I was hoping to see those piercing green eyes, but it were always Tom’s blue ones. I’m supposed to be mad at Zack and I kinda still am, but that was just my mind. My heart was a whole different story. How was I supposed to forget about him, after having him a little. If he would just had let me be.... I tried to hide my feelings for such a long time, and I succeeded. I would have kept it up for a long time, if he just hadn’t kissed me. I would have been completely fine. Damn you Zack!

I tried to listen to the story Tom was telling. I had a hard time concentrating on this date and it was a pity. Tom was nice, he looked good and he treated me like a princess. He would be a perfect option for moving on. Maybe that was the solution to everything. Focus Elisabeth, focus. “You seem a little distracted Lizzy, is your food okay?” Tom asked me. I smiled at him. I needed to concentrate on this nice man in front of me, not on the one who didn’t want to be with me. “Yes, the food is great, I’m a little tired though. Monday’s are always hard. I don’t know why they inventend them”. “Yes, Monday is the kid that gets bullied in school.” Tom smirked. I chuckled. Yes, he was a great second to Zacky, I should make him first, he deserves that much. “Let me get the cheque and I will get you home.” Tom stood up to pay for the dinner, I watched him walk away and come back within a few minutes. That was nice for a change, a man that actually came back to me.

Zacky’s POV
Brian sounded sorry when he told me Lizzy had a date tonight. He couldn’t help it of course, but it was nice of him to at least sympathize with me. We tried writing some new riffs, but my heart wasn’t really in it and I could tell Brian noticed. He proposed to order some food and drink a few beers. We discussed it would be better if he won’t interfere in my whatever-it-was with Lizzy. He wanted to be a better friend, apparently we both agreed butting in would be the worst decision ever. He did advise me to try and be friends with Lizzy again, it would make everything so much easier. We would run into each other all the time. And that was a fucking problem, we would run into each other all the time! I didn’t know if I could put my feelings for her aside. But Brian certainly had a point, I should just try and be friends with her and put all of this behind us.

After dinner at Brian’s I wanted to go home. But as every single time the past week, I found myself driving over to Lizzy’s instead of my own house. I didn’t know how I got here and I was wondering if it was very wise of me to drive home. I decided to stay there for a few minutes, get a hold of myself and go home finally. But I was at her parking lot, sitting in my car for over an hour now and I was beating myself up over how much of a stalker I had really become. Damn Zack!

I was starting my car to leave when I saw a car pull up on the parking lot. First a man got out and then a woman.... Lizzy! This must be the end of her date. They were home early! They probably didn’t hit it off then. I felt a smile break through on my face. No Zack! No! You are trying to be her friend, she should have hit it off with that guy, she should have had a nice night. It’s a shame if she didn’t. I watched her and the guy walk into the building. His hand on her back. I sighed. I really should go.

Lizzy’s POV
This night wasn’t that bad. I walked up with Tom and he waited until I opened the lock on my door. “I will let you get to bed then. I had a really nice evening Elisabeth, maybe we could do it again?” I looked up at him, moving towards him, kissing his lips. I felt Tom’s hands snake around my back, holding me against his body. His tongue licking my lips, asking for entrance. I felt nothing. Maybe if I let him deepen the kiss? I opened my mouth a little for him to let his tongue enter. Tom was a good kisser, but nothing happened. No firework show, no firecrackers, not even a spark. Shit! I felt Tom pull me closer, kissing me harder. Then he let me go with a sigh. “I like you Lizzy, but I’m not stupid. You are not really here are you? To be honest, even though your kisses are nice, there is not much happening is there?” I shyly shook my head “I really wish there was, Tom, I do. You are really nice and I did enjoy myself tonight, but my head is just too full with someone else at this moment” He nodded “I figured that much, maybe just friends then?” I smiled at him “I’d like that. Thanks for dinner, goodnight Tom” I kissed his cheek and went into my apartment. I felt stupid for letting such a nice man go for someone who treated me like shit. I leaned against my front door and let myself slide down. I sat down on the floor, kicking myself for thinking about Zack all the time. I just wish he hadn’t kiss me, at this very spot I was sitting now. With a frustrated growl I got up. I decided to take a quick shower and get into bed. I’ll talk to Brian tomorrow, maybe he’ll know what to do.

Zacky’s POV
I woke up with a terrible headache. Ouch. My night had been hell. After leaving Lizzy’s I was hanging out at my house, watching movies, drinking beer, by myself. I wanted to forget she moved on and I, stupidly, thought that maybe I would get some good ideas in being friends with her again. The alcohol only made me think a lot. Of the kisses I shared with her, the way she looked, the way she tasted. I needed to get a hold of myself, would I ever be able to be friends with her again. After a while I decided to go to bed, only to toss and turn for the following hours. I just fell asleep at 5 am, and now I was already awake again. It was 11 am and I was feeling miserable.

My phone rang. Brian. “Morning” I groaned “Goodmorning Z, I thought about your situation long and hard and even though we agreed that I would stay out of it, I’m going to help you” My head was clear all of a sudden. He was going to help me? I sat up straight. “You are helping me get together with Liz?” Brian sighed “No, I’m not helping you get together with her jackass. I’m helping you being friends with her again. I don’t think that getting together part is a good idea, so I most certainly will not help you with that. But the friend part, that I can do.” I leaned back into my pillows again. Not what I had hoped for, but it was better than nothing. I needed her back in my life, one way or another. So if it would only be friends, I just needed to deal with that. “Ow. Okay. What is the plan?” I listened to Brian explaining to me that Liz would come over for dinner at his tonight. That he would talk to her and that I should come by around 7. We would at least be in one room and Brian was sure that would make everything right. I wasn’t too sure, she had been really pissed at me. For good reasons. “All right, it’s worth the try, I will see you tonight. Thanks”. I hung up the phone and pulled my comforter over my head. I was excited to see her again. But would she be excited to see me? I felt insecure, what if she didn’t want to be friends with me again? How would she react to me being there? So many questions and so many hours still to go. How the hell was I getting through this day?

Lizzy’s POV
Work had been slow today. It was a good opportunity for me to leave early. Brian had been checking up with me if I was still coming over and how late I was going to be there. He was ordering Chinese he told me. I was fine with that, as long as he didn’t cook. There was always another chance to get food poisoning. I went over to my place to get into something a little more comfortable and drove over to Brian’s.

“Brian! Where are you?” I was calling out as I entered the house. I heard him coming down the stairs “Liz! I missed you!” He pulled me into a hug. “I missed you too Bri” He grabbed my hand and pulled me into the living room “Let’s talk” We sat down on his huge couch “All right, I already told you, but I am sorry for freaking out like that, I shouldn’t have done it and I’m not really sure why I did it. But I’m over it now and I really wanna know how you feel about the whole thing. What happened? Do you want to tell me? I won’t judge, I promise!” He looked at me with his big brown eyes. He always got me with those.

“I’ve liked Zacky for a long time, but there were always so many girls. With all of you. Hanging around you guys made me hide my feelings. I knew this could never work. I don’t want to be one of the many and it would only be awkward if things went sour. So I kept my feelings to myself. For years. Then, when you had the hometown concert, Zacky brought me home and he kissed me. And walked away. The next day he apologised for kissing me, but within minutes he was kissing me again.” I let out a sigh in frustration. ”When he started to walk away again I told him that would be the end of it and it was. I don’t know what’s wrong with him. We were always good friends and now it’s weird” Brian looked shocked “How could I not know you liked him so much?” I smiled “I can keep things from you Brian.” I thought about the Izzie/Matt thing, if he would only knew. Brian hugged me. “Let’s eat first, we’ll see what we can do next”.

After we finished diner, we hung out together. It was nice to be alone with him for a change. “I’m sorry I wasn’t there for you, Liz. You sound like you could have used a friend. I could have warned you about Z. I don’t decide who you should date, but Z isn’t the best option. However, I think you guys should be friends again. It doesn’t have to be weird. Or, it has to not be weird. We are around each other far too much to be weird around one another.” Brian said. I shrugged “I don’t know if we can. I think he should be honest with me first. If he doesn’t want me, he should just come out and say it. If it was a drunk action I could try and live with it.”

“It wasn’t a drunk action” I turned around. Zack!

I looked at Brian, who had a not so innocent look on his face “You set this up?” I got up from the couch. “Fuck! Answer me Brian!” Brian got up to, holding my hands. “Yes, I invited Z too, he’s been miserable about not being able to be your friend anymore and apparently you are too, so just talk about it and be friends again, we’ve been through stormier weathers. I’ll hang out at Matt’s for a while. Please talk and don’t kill each other. I’ll be back in a bit” Brian walked out the door, leaving me and Zack alone. I couldn’t stand being around him, but I couldn’t stand the thought of not being around him either. Confusing huh?!

“So” I said, “So” he replied.

Fucking great! This was going smoothly....

Notes

I was going back and forth with the POV a little. Thought it fit the chapter, hope you all like it!

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