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Elizabeth Graham was head over heels for Dean Di Laurentis. Dean felt the same about Lizzie. Their relationship got off to a rocky start because of how protective Garrett was over Lizzie. After many conversations Garrett finally let up. Dean and Lizzie were in a good place now. There was only one thing. Dean doesn't know about Lizzie's past. She always thought she would tell him when the time was right but there was never a good time. Lizzie thought hard about this while lying on Dean's bed.
"Liz!" Dean said sitting beside her on the bed.
"Hm?" She said, looking at him.
"I said, do you wanna go to Malone's with me tonight?"
"Oh. Sure." She said, returning to her thoughts. He moved closer to her.
"Baby, what's wrong?" He asked with a concerned look.
"Nothing Dean." She said, waving him off.
"Babe, tell me the truth."
"I'm seriously just tired." She said, rolling under his arm.
"Okay, let's take a nap." She nodded. He pulled her into his chest.
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That night at Malone's everything was going good. Everyone was having fun until Lizzie saw him. Aaron Delaney. It didn't take long for Garrett to see him either. He immediately looked at Lizzie next to him. She was frozen. She couldn't move. The guy who wreaked havoc when she was in high school was at Malone's.
"I-I need to go." Lizzie said rushing out of the bar. She left before Dean could even ask what's wrong.
"Liz-" Garrett started. "Fuck." He said, before pushing through people to get to her. Lizzie was rushing through the crowd her chest pounding. Then she ran into him.
"Hi Beth." Aaron said, reaching for her arm. Beth was the dead nickname he had for her.
"Aaron let go." She said shakily. Sounding more scared than she wanted to.
"Come on Beth I haven't seen you in so long."
"No." Her eyes were fearful and glossy with tears.
"Get the fuck off of her!" Garrett said pushing him off of her.
"You wanna do this again Graham?" Delaney said, pushing him back.
"Stay the fuck away from her!" Garrett yelled, punching him in the face. Dean, Logan and Tucker all ran over to see what the problem was.
"Woah Garrett!" Logan said pulling Garrett off him. Dean walked over to Lizzie, who was standing off in the corner biting her nails trying to ground herself.
"Liz what's going on babe?" He said holding her shoulders. She looked up at him with teary eyes. She tried to talk but nothing came out. Just a shaky breath.
"Lizzie. Talk to me." He said in a more serious tone. "Let's go outside." They went outside and sat on a bench.
"So who was that?" Dean said looking at her.
"I need to tell you something Dean."
"I'm all ears princess."
"In high school, that guy, h-he raped me." She broke into a sob. He pulled her close even with what she just told him.
"Oh Liz. Why didn't you tell me?"
"There was never a good time to tell you." She exhaled a shaky breath. "This is why Garrett was so protective. He didn't want me to get hurt again."
"I would never hurt you Liz. Never ever."