Bittersweet

Chapter Twelve

Andrea now glared as she looked at Liz. It figured Taylor would remember the story she had used on him. "I told Taylor the same thing," she confessed as she looked at Zac. "I told him I had cancer too, to make him feel sorry for me and eventually wear him down enough to have an affair with him while he was dating Liz."

Zac shook his head, "You lying bitch," he spat out as he turned to Griffin. "You can either kick her off this tour or I will myself."

Griffin who had been standing around watching the argument ran a hand through his curly locks, "Andi," he said using Andrea's nickname. "Maybe it would be best if you did leave the tour once we get to our next stop."

Glaring more, Andrea reached out and slapped Liz hard across the face, "You always ruin things for me," she spat as she pushed past everyone and walked to the bunks.

Holding her cheek Liz sighed and watched as everyone but Zac left. Staying quite she looked away from him, "I plan on flying home too when the bus gets to the next city," she stated, "and then when I get back to Tulsa I plan on filing for divorce from you."

"Liz," Zac pleaded as he walked over to her and moved her hand from her cheek. "Please rethink the divorce thing. It was just one mistake and Andrea is leaving the tour," he frowned as he put his hand on her cheek softly. It was beginning to turn red. "I love you."

Liz shook her head, "I love you too Zac but you betrayed my trust in you," she frowned as she moved his hand from her face. "I'm sorry," she said sadly as she walked past him and back to the lounge area.

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The next day Liz frowned as she sat in her house, curled up on her couch with a blanket thrown over her legs and a bowl of ice cream in her hands. She had gotten back home a few hours ago and since then she had picked her kids up and brought them home. Both of them where now tucked away in bed and she was spending the night watching reruns of Gilmore Girls and eating away her pain.

Hearing a knock on the door Liz stood from the couch and carried her bowl of ice cream with her too the door. Opening it she wasn't surprised to find Taylor standing there.

"Zac called me," Taylor frowned as he looked at Liz. She looked shit but he figured he looked like that too once Natalie had told him about Kate. "I came by to see how you were doing before I went on a date tonight," he shrugged as he went inside the house.

Liz rolled her eyes when Taylor just came in, "Another date? Same girl as last time?" she asked as she shut the door.

"Yep, it is the same girl. Thanks for not telling me how you were doing by the way," Taylor smirked as he sat down on the couch and saw what she was watching. "Though you are watching Gilmore Girls, I figure this means you are in your crying stage?"

Liz sat down next to Taylor and covered back up, taking a few bites of her ice cream, "No, I'm in my eating my pain away stage," she laughed as she offered him a bite of her ice cream. "Are you ever going to tell me who your date is with?" she asked as her eyebrow rose.

Taylor took the spoon from Liz and took a bite of the ice cream, "Not yet," he said shaking his head as he sighed. "I just want to make sure this is going somewhere before telling everyone, especially Natalie."

"Why Natalie? She is the one who left you for a woman," Liz said as she laughed at that fact. "I don't think she has any right at being mad when you decide to start dating again."

Taylor sighed and sat back against the couch knowing Liz had a point, "I know but I guess I'm just afraid," he admitted finally. "Besides you and Natalie I have never been really serious about anyone before and I think I could probably be serious with this girl."

Liz looked down at her now empty bowl as she listened to Taylor speak, "I guess I can understand that," she said as she paused her dvd and stood from the couch. "I just hope things work out for you," she smiled before taking off into the kitchen.

Taylor watched as Liz walked off into the kitchen, "Are you really going to file for divorce from Zac?" he asked curiously. "I mean he just made one mistake."

Coming back into the living room with ice cream in her bowl again, Liz sat down on the couch and unpaused the dvd. "I don't know. I said I was going too but I just don't know. Zac betrayed my trust in him and I'm not sure if I can trust him again so easily."

"But Andrea left the tour," Taylor reasoned as he stood from the couch. "Just think before doing something rash."

"I will," Liz called out as she watched Taylor leave her house. Once he was gone she sighed and focused back on the tv show. She knew she would have to think things through. She couldn't just make rash decisions not when there were two kids, about to be a third involved in whatever decisions she made from now on regarding her future with Zac.

"Mommy," a voice spoke up and Liz turned to see Jude standing by the stairs. "I miss daddy," he frowned as he walked over to the couch and got beside his mommy.

Frowning at his words, Liz pulled Jude close and offered him the rest of her ice cream, "I miss your daddy too," she admitted honestly as she kissed his forehead.