A New Beginning

Chapter 3

So I finished this before I watched the season finale. I really do hope she chooses Nathan tonight.

I hope you enjoy, let me know if you want this story continued.

Nathan: That's a joke

Lucas: I wasn't talking to you, constable.

Nathan: Of course, you weren't, you were talking to the love of your life, right?

Lucas: Nathan this isn't your concern

Nathan: When it comes to Elizabeth, it is my concern

Lucas: Constable, she had the chance to pick either one of us and yet even after you told her you loved her she still chose me, so its high time you got over it.

Nathan: The woman I loves, loves me back yet due to certain circumstances she needs time before she can fully commit to opening her heart to loving another Mountie again. That doesn't mean she chose you and decided not to be with me, it means she just doesn't want to be with another Mountie just yet.

Lucas: You're just saying that because you are jealous.

Nathan: Whatever you need to think to make yourself feel better that you are with a woman who loves someone else.

Elizabeth: Uh guys, I am standing right here. How about I get a say in the question of who I am and am not in love with. I really wanted to have two separate private conversations with each you, something I would still like to have, however if you would feel more comfortable, we can have a three way conversation to avoid any further arguments over who and why and I chose to be with

Nathan: I'm okay for private conversations.

Lucas: Me too.

Elizabeth: Thank you. Nathan, I had really walked into town because I wanted to talk to you however, I think it would be better if I had the first conversation with Lucas if that is alright with you.

Nathan: Elizabeth, whatever you want. I am okay with.

Elizabeth: Thank you for understanding

Elizabeth and Lucas walked together in silence towards the queen of hearts where Elizabeth followed Lucas into his office. Lucas allowed Elizabeth to walk in before him and he then shut and locked the door allowing for them to receive the much-needed privacy they required for the extremely intense conversation they were about to have.

Elizabeth: Lucas, what changed? Earlier today you crushed my heart, I had finally decided to take off my rings in the attempt to fully give you my heart and yet there you were refusing to even enter my home and talk properly telling me that as I wasn't completely in love with you, you were setting me free to go be with the man of my dreams, and then as soon as I got the to the jail to talk to Nathan about our future together there you were confessing your love to me?

Lucas: I'm sorry Elizabeth, I really am. I have been in love with you for over two years. Yet after everything you had been through with Jack, I knew I had to give you time and space to open up to me, which is why when you officially decided that we would be courting I was the happiest man on earth, knowing that the woman I was in love with wanted to be with me. I kept telling myself that it wasn't that you didn't love me, but that you were afraid to leave go completely of Jack. But then I kept seeing you over and over with Nathan and that's when it finally hit me that you loved Nathan more than you loved me and in a moment of fury, a moment of anger I came to tell you that it was over between us, that I was letting you go. But then you tried running after me, you looked visibly shocked and hurt and then I began thinking that maybe I was wrong, maybe you did love me back so when I saw you in town I wanted to talk to you, really talk to you and find out what is was your heart wanted, not just what I thought was best for you, so I decided to tell you how I really felt, and that if you loved me back then we'd both be happy and if not, at least I can sleep well knowing you were with the man you truly loved.