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Post by Liza Colby on Apr 9, 2011 18:08:14 GMT -5
Liza left Jackson's firm about two hours after Krystal did. It wasn't late; only about nine o'clock, but she saw the 'Closed' sign up on Krystal's restaurant door. She knocked on it & waited for someone to answer the door. She smiled when she saw her co-worker come & let her in with a smile.
Liza made her way to the bar before saying, "I can't believe you really closed the restaurant for me... that's really nice," Liza told her with a soft smile.
"You said we could have a drink, right? I'd love a martini right now... shaken, two olives, please," she asked sweetly, waving a five dollar bill before setting it down on the bar top.
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Post by Krystal Carey on Apr 10, 2011 21:16:29 GMT -5
"Hey I am glad you could make it!" Krystal closed the door behind her and locked it. "Of course I closed it! I told you I would."
"Yes..we should have a drink." Krystal made the martini and handed it to Liza before frowning. "That is on the house. Plus if this story is as long as you say it is you might have to treat me to lunch tomorrow to finish it. And you are going to need that money because I am a barbecued ribs kinda girl!"
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Post by Liza Colby on Apr 11, 2011 13:11:52 GMT -5
Liza giggled at the comment about lunch. "Alright, alright... I'll keep it for lunch," she said with a light smile.
She took a sip of her drink, hoping that the alcohol would give her the calm that she needed so that she could tell Krystal about her & Bianca. "You wanna know about me & Bianca... but maybe you should hear about Luisa & I first," she noted, lifting her brow slightly.
"When I left town to "chase after Zach", I really wasn't chasing after him. Well, maybe that's not true. Maybe I was... but not because I wanted to be with him. It was because I began to have feelings for someone else & I wanted to know if being with Zach again would show me that those feelings weren't real, or if it would show me they were. And it turns out they were very real. So, after seeing Zach, & realizing he wasn't who I wanted anymore, I took a detour to Spain & got caught up with a woman named Luisa who showed me that there was nothing wrong with... with... I had feelings for a woman, & she taught me how to really care about someone. Once I had learned that, though, I left. Because I didn't have feelings for her, I had feelings for a different woman," Liza explained, sipping at her drink again.
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Post by Krystal Carey on Apr 11, 2011 22:06:01 GMT -5
"Luisa? Who is Luisa?" Krystal sat straight up in her chair as she listened to Liza tell her the story.
"Wow..so you left Luisa and is that when you came back to Pine Valley? Wait..did you have feelings for Bianca before you left and that was why you went to see Zach? To see if what you felt for her was real or if it was just a thought you had?"
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Post by Liza Colby on Apr 13, 2011 11:54:40 GMT -5
Liza shook her head. "Well, yes, but no... I didn't have feelings for Bianca. Actually, not even Bianca when she came back to town. We kind of took on a friendship at first, & then, we ended up going out one night to talk, & I think she thought she had feelings for me, because when I came to her, asking her to set me up with a friend, she thought it was a horrible idea. I finally got it out of her that she was the one who wanted to take me out, & we've been playing it quietly since then," Liza explained.
"But she left for Paris before you came back... to meet up with Maggie," the redhead said, taking another sip of her drink. "I know we're not in a relationship, really, but it just... it bothered me. I never told her that, but it did. Then when she got back, Maggie came back with her, & we met up for lunch... I don't know. It just seems like there's a lot more to that relationship than I had thought there was," the woman shrugged, finishing off her first drink.
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Post by Krystal Carey on Apr 13, 2011 20:44:45 GMT -5
"Not Bianca? Oh..someone from Pine Valley though?" Krystal did not mean to pry. She was just curious.
"Maybe you should tell her how you are feeling Liza. Maybe if she knew that you were feeling this way she would work harder with you to try to make your relationship work." Krystal took her drink and went to make her another. "That is what you want right? You want to work it out with her and be with her? Cause it kinda seems like you are a little bit jealous."
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Post by Liza Colby on Apr 14, 2011 18:48:09 GMT -5
Liza shook her head, "Yes... someone from Pine Valley. Someone who I'm still in love with," she said, taking the next drink from Krystal.
She took a sip & realized there wasn't as much alcohol in the drink this time, but she was still happy to have it. "I... I thought I did. I mean, I do have feelings for her, & I'm sure I seem jealous, but the truth is, if she wants to be with Maggie, I don't want to stop her. I don't want to get hurt if she decides that she wants to leave me & live a wonderful life with the woman," Liza admitted with a small shrug. "I guess that since I'm in love with someone else, I can't give her my whole heart anyway & that's not fair."
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Post by Krystal Carey on Apr 14, 2011 21:12:15 GMT -5
"But don't you want to give her your heart Liza? Apparently whoever you have been in love with has not been involved in your life otherwise you would not have pursued Bianca right? Maybe if you could just get over this other woman then you could tell Bianca how you feel and maybe you could make it work. I know that things did not work out between her and Maggie for a reason and who is to say she will not cheat on her again? You might be perfect for her."
Krystal then nodded her head in a nonchalant fashion. "I am not saying that you guys will be together forever but I just think if you feel something for someone you should tell them." Krystal drank her drink for a second and then heard a vibration. "Oh..your phone is going off."
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Post by Liza Colby on Apr 15, 2011 17:17:19 GMT -5
Liza was intently listening to someone & didn't even hear her phone before Krystal said something. Picking it up, she saw the text from Bianca that was saying she was going out to dinner with Maggie. She set it down angrily & finished off her second drink in one gulp. "She's out with Maggie right now... & I know it's my fault because I cancelled our date, but I had to put my work first tonight," Liza explained as she began to tear up.
She let out a sob as she said, "I didn't mean to push her away but ever since Maggie has been back, things have been so horrible between us... I don't know what to do, Krystal. Every time I think about talking to her & telling her how I feel, she's out with another woman who she's clearly in love with... someone who is in love with her, too," she cried, laying her head down on the top of the bar.
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Post by Krystal Carey on Apr 15, 2011 20:33:54 GMT -5
"Oh Liza.." Krystal pulled the lawyer into a hug and let her cry on her shoulder. "This is not your fault. You had to get paperwork done and I invited you here. If I had known you had to get back to her I wouldn't have bothered you and if you want me to call her and tell her that I can."
"Do you want to go to wherever she is and tell her how you feel? Because I really believe that you should be honest with her. You do not want to lie to her and you certainly do not want to lie to yourself about your feelings. It is not fair to either one of you. And if you don't then you need to at least be honest with yourself and consider your options. But I really think you should tell her. Be truthful about your feelings Liza because she is lucky to have someone like you care about her the way you do."
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Post by Liza Colby on Apr 16, 2011 8:57:53 GMT -5
Liza shook her head, "She wouldn't answer anyway... but thank you for offering," she said, taking in a sharp breath, hoping to stop herself from crying. The alcohol was getting to her, & she felt like a complete mess.
She then looked at Krystal carefully. The woman was right; she shouldn't lie about her feelings anymore. It wasn't fair to her, to Bianca... not to anyone. "You're absolutely right, Krystal... I need to be honest for once in my life," she whispered, now looking at Krystal, feeling her breath they were so close. She reached up & pulled Krystal closer to her & kissed her lips.
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Post by Krystal Carey on Apr 16, 2011 15:14:18 GMT -5
Krystal rubbed her back and nodded. "Good." She noticed the closeness between them and wanted to say something but she did not. She felt her lips being kissed seconds later and then she felt herself kissing back.
"No! Liza we cannot do this! You were with Tad I was with Tad you were with Adam and I was with Adam! This..you are with Bianca now and we both have kids.." Krystal tried to reason and then got pulled into another kiss. "What about Bianca! You have feelings for her! You have to tell her how you feel Liza! This should not have happened!"
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Post by Liza Colby on Apr 17, 2011 7:40:52 GMT -5
Liza was listening to what she was saying, but she didn't care. She had the liquid courage she needed, & she was finally going to be honest. "Krystal... remember how I said I had feelings for someone in Pine Valley? It was you... it still is you. I wanted to tell you before I left, but I was so confused... & then when I got back, you were gone... Bianca & I just needed each other at the time, but I love you," she admitted.
She then looked at Krystal. "I know you've been hurt so many times, Krystal... like you said, we've both been with those men who belonged to other women. I know David hurt you, too... I won't hurt you, Krystal. I won't," she promised, taking Krystal's hand in her own.
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Post by Krystal Carey on Apr 18, 2011 21:20:58 GMT -5
"It..it was me? It is me?" Krystal looked at Liza and shook her head. "You..love me?"
"You cannot say you won't hurt me Liza because I know that you are capable of hurting me just like everyone else. I am sorry Liza but I love everything about men. The way the look and walk and talk..I just like the way you are. You..you are beautiful Liza but I cannot be with you. I think it is flattering that you love me and very big of you to admit but I..I barely even know you. And from what I have heard you are very capable of hurting me..and I do not mean to offend you but I know you have it in you."
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Post by Liza Colby on Apr 19, 2011 11:07:06 GMT -5
Liza nodded, "I guess you're right; I do have it in me. I could hurt you... I could love you & when you finally got ready to love me, I could turn my back on you. Or I could lead you on for a while & then decide that I don't want you anymore. I could break your heart & cheat on you," she pointed out, knowing that she was capable of all of these things.
"But what I'm saying, Krystal, is that I won't. And just because you find men attractive doesn't mean you can't have feelings for me, too. I had feelings for plenty of men. Real feelings. Some of them still linger, & I still look at men & I find them attractive. But it's your personality, Krystal. It's your ability to take care of your children & dedicate your days to working hard at the office, at the restaurant, & at home. And maybe you don't know me that well, but you know how upset I have been about Colby before, & you made me feel better. I guess that's when I realized I had feelings for you," Liza concluded to herself, making sense of the puzzle.
She then looked at Krystal. "I want to get to know you better... & I want to show you that even though I could hurt you, I won't. I don't want to hurt you," she whispered.
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