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characters�I only wish that I were.
Summary: Elizabeth returns to Port Charles after five and a half years away with a surprise for
Ric.
Author�s Note: Okay, This is assuming that Elizabeth finds out all about Ric and his agenda after their date to the art museum on the night they made love for the first time. She left town without so much as a good-bye to anyone. She hasn�t kept in contact with anyone, and she changed her last name to Hardy so no one could find her.
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Elizabeth opened the door to find Ric facing the street in front of the house. He turned around
when he heard her. He looked so handsome, but tired too.
Ric froze when he saw Elizabeth. She stood in front of him in next to nothing: a tank top and
baby shorts. Her hair was messily clipped to the top of her head with tendrils falling softly over
her shoulders. He wanted to reach out and touch her, but he couldn�t. He couldn�t take her
rejection again.
�So I here you have a daughter.� Ric blurted out.
Elizabeth didn�t know what to say. How did he know? �Um�yeah.� She stepped back out of the
doorway. �Do you want to come in?�
Ric walked past her into the house. She closed the door behind him. �Is she here?�
�No. She fell asleep at the hospital, and I didn�t want to wake her up. We drove all last night, so
she didn�t get much sleep.� Elizabeth didn�t know how to tell him the truth. She didn�t even know
how she would start the conversation that would lead to the truth. Over the years she�d practiced
so many ways to explain, but they were lost in her head now.
�Why didn�t you tell me about her?�
�I didn�t know how. And you left so soon this afternoon.�
�I�m sorry about that.� Ric looked toward the ground. �I overreacted. I had no right to expect
anything from you. I just saw you, and everything came back to me.� He let his eyes look at her
without raising his head.
�I understand what that�s about.� Elizabeth smiled, remembering a time when Ric said that to her.
She�d been upset about Lucky and Jason moving on, so she decided she�d move on right then and
there with Ric. So she kissed him.
Ric caught her smile. Did she remember the time he said that to her? Did she want him to do what
she did then? Ric didn�t give it another thought. He pulled her small body to his and kissed her. It
started soft, but grew deeper. He slid his tongue along her lips, and she opened her mouth in
response.
Ric scanned his hands lightly along her back. Her hands tangled in his hair. He pulled her tight
against his chest, but he couldn�t get close enough. He ripped his coat off, letting if fall to the
floor. She unbuttoned his dress shirt and let her hands roam his chest. He felt so alive. He could
feel his heart beating faster, and his body heat up. She was the only woman who had this effect on
him. He missed it so much.
Elizabeth felt her body tingle all over. Her heart was racing. She hadn�t been with a man since she
left Port Charles and Ric Lansing. She couldn�t imagine another man�s touch satisfying her. The
way Ric ran his hands through her hair, caressed the small of her back, massaged her tongue with
his�those thoughts got her through many lonely nights over the past five and a half years. But
now he was really here, really touching her, really loving her.
Ric slowly pulled her tank top over her head. She was so beautiful. He let his hands run the length
of her chest before dropping his head to kiss her breasts.
When his tongue gently flicked across her nipple, she let out a small moan. She put her hands on
his head and pulled him up to kiss her again. He pushed her up against the door and kissed his
way to her ear. �I love you so much.�
His words brought Elizabeth back to reality. What was she doing? She was letting her heart and
her body lead again. That�s how she got hurt before. She couldn�t do it again.
Ric felt Elizabeth push him back enough for her to slide out from between himself and the door.
He watched her pick up her tank top and put it back on. �What�s wrong?� He asked with a hoarse
voice.
�Nothing. Um�we can�t do this.�
�I think we were doing okay.� Ric didn�t understand what had happened. Was it because he said
he loved her? �Do you love me?�
�Ric, it�s complicated. We need to talk.� She had to tell him about Erica. He would understand
that there was more for her to think about than just being with him. Erica was the most important
thing in this whole mess.
�Okay, I have a question. Where have you been the past five years?�
�I told you. I was in Florida.�
�I want the truth. I looked for you. I had people all over the country trying to track you. Some
out of the country as well, but you were nowhere to be found. Where were you?� There was
nowhere he didn�t look.
�I, um�I changed my last name.� She looked down. She knew he would probably try and find
her, so she took her grandmother�s last name, Hardy.
�You hid from me?� She wouldn�t look at him. �You don�t love me like I love you, do you?�
�Ric, we need to talk.� She had to tell him about Erica before they discussed anything else. He
had to know there was a little girl they had to put first.
�There�s someone else.�
�No, Ric. Can we just talk?� There�s never been anyone since him. He really was it for her. But
she couldn�t rush back into this. She got hurt really bad the last time.
�You have a daughter who obviously has a father. You�re in love with him.�
Elizabeth smiled. �I am in love with my daughter�s father.�
The smile that usually made him happy was making him feel sick. It was symbolic of her love for
someone else. He couldn�t take it. �Well, I hope you�re all very happy.� Ric stormed out of the
door.
Elizabeth chased after him. �Ric, you don�t understand. Just give me five minutes to explain.�
Ric turned around to face her. �I�ve given you damn near six years. I�m done.� With that he was
gone.
Elizabeth closed the door and leaned against it. She slid down to a sitting position as her eyes
filled with tears. She couldn�t run after him. She couldn�t tell him they had a beautiful little girl
together while he was so mad at her. She had to wait until he cooled down, if he ever did.
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