Y/Ns pov
I woke up this morning with the sun shining through the curtains. I looked down to see Lizzie still asleep with her hair spread out on my chest. I moved her hair out of her face and tucked it behind her ear. I was just lying there memorising her beauty, the way her skin shined in the morning sun. I just can't believe it's my last day with her for 3 months. These last couple of months had just gone by quick and I was really going to miss her. I watched as she slowly started to stir awake.
"good morning love" I said as I watched her open her eyes.
"morning baby" she said in her raspy morning voice. As she spoke she moved herself impossibly closer to me. But I really needed to get up.
"you're gonna have to let me go sometime love" I told her with a chuckle which she just shook her head no.
"Come on love, I really need to use the bathroom" I tell her as I really do need it.
"uh fine" she scoffed as she dramatically moved off me and sat up against the headboard with her arms crossed.
I laughed at her childish antics of not wanting to let me go. After I had finished up in the bathroom, I went back towards the bedroom to start packing for tomorrow so I could spend the rest of the day with Lizzie. I wasn't sure what she has planned for today. As I was packing I turned around to look at Lizzie who had a sad look on her face. I wanted to stay with her so bad but I also have a job to do. After I had finished packing I walked over to her side and knelt down in front of her and rested my hands on her knees.
"you ok love?" I asked her softly.
"I'm just really gonna miss you. I'm just not ready to let you go but it's your job and you love it" she said as she wiped away a stray tear.
"I will call whenever I get chance to and we will work out a routine with it. We will make this work I promise." I tell her as I looked in her eyes.
"ok baby. Well go and get ready we have a busy day ahead of us." She told me which I complied.
I shuffled my way towards the bathroom to grab a shower and get dressed for today. After I was ready I brought my bag and set it by the front door. I made my way into the kitchen and made some coffee. As I was stood sipping my coffee I saw Lizzie walk out of the bedroom in my black button down shirt with her light blue jeans. I couldn't get over how good she looked in my clothes she even had her own little bag.
"what are we doing today?" I asked her with a gentle smile.
"first we are going for some breakfast and then we are going to my place for the rest of the day." She said as she gave me a soft kiss.
"ok I'm ready when you are." I told her as she grabbed my free hand and pulled me to the door. We both made our way out of my apartment to my car. The drive was quiet, I could tell she was thinking but I didn't want to push her. We pulled up and got out of the car and walked into the restaurant. We sat in the far corner away from the door and ordered our food. I noticed that lizzie still had a sad look on her face.
"Hey love, are you OK" I asked her as I reached my hand over the table to hold hers.
"yes I'm fine baby. Just a bit sad and anxious that's all" she said as she looked up at me with a sad smile.
"you can talk to me you know?" I told her giving her hand a soft squeeze.
"what if something happens to you while you're gone" she said as she looked away from me.
"well you would be the first to know baby." I told her as I leant back in my chair.
"thank you. But I'm just really gonna miss you." She said with a sad smile.
"I'll be home before you know it." I told her just before the waiter our food soon came and we both ate in a comfortable silence, I kept stealing glances at her whilst we both ate. Once we were finished and paid, we made our way to Lizzie's House. When we got there it was dark. As soon as we walked into the living room I saw that everyone was here from the Marvel cast and friends and family. I hadn't really met her family yet so this is going to be nerve wracking. So I turned to look at lizzie who had a smile on her face looking for my reaction.
"you did this?" I said as a smile grew on my face.
"yeah, I figured we all wanted to say goodbye before you left." She told me as I walked over to her and pulled her into a gentle kiss.
"you are amazing. I love you" I told her as we pulled away.
"I love you too. Also my family is here and I figured they would like to meet you before you go." She told me with a smirk.
"Oh god. I'm so nervous" I whispered as I look around at all the people.
"it's OK they're gonna love you baby" she said as she giggled at my reaction.
As the little party started everyone started to split off into there own little groups while Lizzie dragged me over to her family.
"this is my mum, dad, Ashley and of course you've met MK." She said as she shot a glare towards MK which made her laugh.
"It's nice to meet you." I said as I shook their hands.
"it's nice to finally meet the person who's put the smile back on Lizzies face" her mum said as she smiled at her daughter.
"well she deserves it. I'm glad that I get to make her happy." I told her with a smile as lizzie wrapped her arms around my bicep.
"it's nice to officially meet you while I'm not getting kicked out" MK said as she shook my hand with a smirk.
"Oh my god, it was one of our early dates and it wasn't official then" Lizzie said as she playfully punched her shoulder.
"yeah whatever. The moment you started to get nervous about going out with him I knew it wouldn't be long" MK said with a giggle.
"yeah whatever" lizzie said as she flipped her off.
"so I hear you in the military?" Her dad asked me which I started to get nervous.
"yes sir." I answered him with a smile.
"please call me David. How long have you been in the army" he asked as we both left the girls to and get a beer.
"10/11 years now. Been doing it since I left school." I told him as I took a sip of my drink.
"I admire that. But I just wanted to make sure that you won't hurt Lizzie. She's my baby girl and I would do anything for her" he said with a small smile on her face.
"I would never hurt her David. She means everything to me." I told him with a sincere look.
"good, at least I won't have to beat your ass yet." He said making us both laugh.
Lizzie's pov
As Y/N and my dad were talking we let them be, because knowing my dad he will say something embarrassing.
"how have you guys been?" I asked my mum and the twins with a soft smile.
"we've been great baby. The twins are only staying here until Thursday so they decided to crash the house." Mum said making us both laugh.
"well it saves us from staying at a hotel and we get home cooked meals" Ashley said with a cheeky smirk.
"That is true because we've missed you're cooking" MK said as she put her arms around mums shoulders.
"of course its just the cooking you've missed and not your mum. Lizzie you will have to come and have dinner with us in the week after Y/Ns left" mum said with a gentle smile.
"I will mum. I will be there after work on Tuesday." I told her as I finished the last of my wine.
"are you taking Y/N to the base tomorrow?" Ashley asked me with a soft smile.
"yeah I am. I want to say a proper goodbye and see him off" I told them as I got myself another drink.
"are you gonna be OK doing that on your own?" MK asked as she put her hand on my shoulder.
"yes I will be fine, I'll probably cry but I know he's going to come back to me." I told her with a sad smile.
"you really love him dont you" mum said as she looked at me with a bright smile.
"yeah I do, more than anything. I know it's going to be hard but we're going to make it work." I told her as I had a sip of my drink.
"Thats good baby." Mum said as she pulled me in for a hug.
"look they're laughing with each other. Dad seems to like him which is good news." MK pointed out making us all look in their direction.
"it is good. I was nervous about him meeting dad because he's probably gave him the "you hurt her I hurt you" speech" I said with a bright smile as I watched them both.
"yeah he does that with all of you, but he never actually follows through with it. He just wants to scare them." Mum said making us all laugh.
"are his family here aswell." Ashley asked as she looked over the crowd of other people.
"no, his brother couldn't make it and he doesn't talk to his parents" I told her as I was still watching Y/N.
"why is that?" Mum asked as she rested her hand on my arm.
"I'm not entirely sure what happened between them he hasn't told me about it yet and I dont want to push him into it either." I told them with a small smile.
"where is he from exactly?" Mum asked as she took a sip of her drink.
"well grew up in Chicago and moved here after he joined the army to be near his best friend from his unit." I told them with a smile.
"thats nice. I'm really happy for you Lizzie, you've got yourself a gooden" mum said as she gave my shoulder a squeeze.
"thank you" I replied as i gave her a soft smile.
We spent the rest of the day just talking and laughing with everyone. They all said goodbye to Y/N before they had to leave, and before we knew it, it was just us left in the house. He pulled me in for a hug and I just held on to him tightly afraid to let go. When we broke apart he went into his pocket and pulled out a key and put it in my hand. I just looked at him with confusion on my face.
"its the key to my place. I figured you would like to have one since I know you're probably going to steal most of my clothes anyway" he said with a chuckle.
"thank you baby. And I'm going to ignore the last comment even though I know it's true" I told him as I gave him a soft kiss.
"thank you for today love. I really enjoyed it. It was what I needed to say goodbye to everyone." He said as he held me close to him.
"I'm glad baby. I'm happy I've got you all to myself now though." I said as I looked up into his eyes.
"come on let's go and cuddle." He said with a big smile on his face as he picked me up and carried me to my bedroom. We spent the rest of the night just talking and cuddling, not really wanting this moment to end but eventually reality will set in and he will have to leave in the morning and I'm not sure how hard it is really going to be.