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Giovanni sighed dropping his head a little. "Lizzie it was Duke who hit you, how could you believe he wouldn't you just met him today." He let out a frustrated sigh and tried to calm himself. She really knew how to push his buttons, hard. One thing he always hated was being accused of something he didn't do but no matter how many times he got mad at her, or any girl for that matter, he'd never once put his hands on them. "I'm not asking to be with you Lizzie and I always tell you the truth, why would I lie now? And I know that you're scared of me, hell I'll be scared of me too but I will never hit you...I didn't hit you Lizzie, I'm telling the truth. Though I am sorry you got hurt."

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But I want you to want to be with me Lzzie swallowed a lump in her throat and glanced up at him. She waited for him to finish before she finally looked him in the eyes. "Giovanni? W-why do you get so mad a lot like that? Like you got mad at Duke and you got mad at ... At Tyson. Why?" Lizzie shuddered when she said Tyson, she didn't even want to think about him, at all. He put her through so much in such a short amount of time she still sometimes broke down because of it. "You don't need to get mad and I don't want you to get mad at me, either." She took a deep breath and gently took his hand in hers. She noticed that his was much bigger than hers, but hers was worn down and scarred, unlike his.

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He jerked his head back a little in confusion. The question had caught him off guard. Not in a long time has anyone ever asked him why he was so angry all the time, not since his last girlfriend Tiffany. He wasn't used to having people care enough to ask him what was wrong with, they just mostly judged and kept it moving. Giovanni sighed, "Like I said before, I have anger problems and I guess it's mostly because of my dad. He's just-" "Wondering why you're home so late and got some stranger in my house." Giovanni looked up from Lizzie to his father who was standing in the doorway with a hard expression on his face. His father was a much older looking version of Giovanni and the only difference was the little gray hairs on his head and the five o'clock shadow he was wearing. "Dad you've met her before, this is Lizzie." He stated evenly. "I don't care, it's late and she needs to go home." "No she's in no condition to be by herself tonight." His father's eyes shifted towards Lizzie the first time since he came into the kitchen and he furrowed his eyebrows a little. "What happened to her?" He now noticed the swelling on her face.

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Lizzie was really trying to listen to Giovanni and show sympathy towards him, but she didn't know what she could do other than hold his hand until he was finished. Then she'd try and talk to him. However, he didn't have time to finish because of his dad. She looked at him and started to feel really awkward, maybe she should go. "I can go." Lizzie protested. She didn't know why he'd need to watch over her, but then again she also wouldn't leave unless he wanted her to. His dad seemed to want her gone, so she wouldn't mind leaving. She didn't want to get hurt there. Giovanni said he wouldn't let his dad touch me ... She thought, recalling what he had said about her being safe with him. So, Lizzie just took his hand and held him closer to her. "Nothing happened," She answered his dad, not feeling like answering to whatever it was he would say or ask. "I'm fine."

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His father, who's name was Donovan, opened his mouth to say something but Giovanni was quick to speak before him. "Look she's not going to cause any trouble okay it's just for one night dad, please." Donovan narrowed his eyes at him and said, "What did I tell you about begging? Men don't beg, Giovanni." Giovanni's lips tighten into a firm line and he looked away, he resisted the urge to ball up his fists because that would only make him more angry. "Just for tonight and she leaves in the morning. She will sleep in the guest bedroom...get some rest you look like hell." And with that, Donovan retreated upstairs and into the master bedroom, closing the door behind him. Giovanni let out the breath that he realized he was holding in then looked at Lizzie. "I'm sorry about that he's very...strict about his rules." His eyes casting down to her hand in his.

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Lizzie watched the two speak and when his dad talked about begging she held onto Giovanni's hand again. She looked up at him and shook her head. "I don't wanna sleep alone ..." She said softly, more of a whimper but she didn't care. She didn't want to sleep alone, that's what she thought Giovanni knew when he invited her over. She hated to sleep alone anymore, and Lizzie never realized this, but she seemed to act like a child more often than not lately. She needed people to protect her, and if they didn't then she felt so vulnarable. She looked down at their hands before adding another thing in, "Don't you want me to sleep next to you? I-I mean ... don't you like me? I thought you did ..."

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Giovanni looked up from their hands and into her eyes and saw how vulnerable she looked. So scared like if she didn't have anyone there with her she might not make it through the night with a peaceful sleep. He sighed and bought his other hand up to her cheek and brushed his thumb across the smooth skin. "I'm not going to leave you alone, Liz. I stopped listening to my father ever since I was twelve years old and I'm not about to start now." He stated softly and let his hand fall to his side again and he gripped her hand a little tighter and they made their way out of the kitchen. "You can bring the icepack," He told her and they retreated upstairs and past the guest bedroom and into his room which didn't have any boxes anymore and everything was put into place where he wanted them. He closed the door behind them but didn't let go of her hand. "I'm going to take a quick shower then I'll be right out, you want something to sleep in?" He asked.

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Lizzie's face brightened just a little when he said that he didn't care about what his dad thought. She felt her heart pound when he touched her, though. Once they made it to his room she looked around, remembering when she had been in there before. She nodded, "Okay ..." She said softly. "Can I take a shower too when you're done or something?" She asked him but still didn't let go of his hand. She didn't want to she just wanted to hold onto it forever. Then y'know skip to when she's done with the shower and crap lol xD. Lizzie came back with a wrapped towel around herself as she had forgotten her clothes. Actually she didn't feel like wearing them anyways but knew he'd probably ask her to. "Hey ... Giovanni? You don't-Like ... you think everything's gonna be okay right?" She asked him and stopped to look at him before coming a little closer. "Like between you and me and me and Ty-Tyson and my parents and everyone?" She looked towards him, honestly wanting his opinion because she valued it more than anything.

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After slipping on a pair of shorts and an old gray t-shirt, Giovanni handed Lizzie a pair of shorts and an old Kings of Leon t-shirt he got at one of their concerts. "Don't want you to get cold now do we?" He joked a little as he dried his hair threw the towel he was holding. After he was finished, or somewhat, he threw his towel on his desk chair and sat down on the edge of the bed. He sighed a little then said, "Honestly I don't know. Everything will be okay eventually but it's going to take a lot of time for that to happen." He wanted nothing more then to tell her that everything was going to be fine and nothing bad was going to happen but that would be a lie because nothing ever is always fine and dandy. He wanted to give her hope but there really wasn't much to give at the moment so instead he decided to comfort her for the time being; lord knows she needed it. "Just don't...try not to worry about too much, we'll take things one day at time."

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Lizzie nodded and looked down at her feet which were dripping from her just getting out of the shower. "Okay ... I won't-for you." She said and brushed a hand down through her hair before going to the other side of the room to change, not wanting to leave the room but also not wanting to show him her body. She knew he had to be looking, though. He was a guy and they've kissed who knows how many times. She bit her lip before turning around when she was done and she hurried over to sit down next to him. She waited there for a moment. "I won't ... I promise I won't worry about anything like that." She added in the last part to reassure him and then climbed into his lap, her small frame nothing close to his broad shoulders and brawny body. She looked him in the eyes and ran her hands through his shaggy hair. "Are you gonna grow your hair out longer?" She asked him and giggled. She sniffled slightly and pulled her mass of hair to the other side and looked up at him. "I like it long," She giggled.