It's Been Way Too Long

[Elizabeth Edison]

After a long how many odd years of touring and generally being so far away from everyone and everything she had held so dear, Elizabeth found herself craving for some familiar attention. And the one person she knew would bring her that was obviously her oldest, dearest friend Erika Bellefonte. Well...Erika Conner now. Elizabeth unfortunately didn't even know Erika had gotten married until a Skype conversation one night and suddenly her best friend was a mother and the blonde felt so distant from everything.

But all that was going to change because she was back and ready to re-enter the lives of people she had once called her family. Among the people on her list was Ellen Banks and she already had that day planned out. Last she heard was the girl had shacked up with another girl, which made Elizabeth just giggle and squeal. Alex Lawson was another one she had to catch up with. And that girl had also shacked up with someone whose name escaped Elizabeth then. But first, Erika.

As she maneuvered her way over to their mansion, Elizabeth was stopped at three different security posts, one of whom asked for her autograph before letting her through. For his daughter, he said.

Once she was parked, she made her way over to the front door, only to be ushered in by a uniformed staff and was told to wait in the lavish living room. Elizabeth had the fortunate opportunity to have been to many decadent homes but this one definitely took the cake. It left the blonde gaping and turning every which way to take in everything in the house. She saw a few family portraits and she still couldn't believe Erika and Drew were married. With a kid. Time had definitely flown by way too fast for her liking.

By the time she was done touring the living room, she heard distinct footsteps coming her way and she turned, fully expecting Erika.

[Erika Conner (Bellefonte)]

Erika had heard the car approaching and she recognized the face on the face cam Drew had installed and well... The wide smile on the brunette's face couldn't be mistaken for anything but pure joy.

She hurried down the hall to greet her old friend. Opening the door, the telekinetic peeked her head through, her brown eyes immediately falling upon the beautiful blonde.

"You're a sight for sore eyes," she said, her voice warm as she stepped further through the door.

[Elizabeth Edison]

The moment Erika's face appeared in her vision, Elizabeth felt like crying tears of joy. It had been way too long and that face was one of the reasons she even came back in the first place.

"Oh my God." The blonde's smile practically split her face as she walked over to the brunette and wrapped her arms around her tightly. "You look so different! Why do you look so different? You look amazing obviously but man, Skype did not do you justice. I've missed you so much, Eri!" She babbled, squeezing Erika as tight as she possibly could without cutting the other woman's air supply.

[Erika Conner (Bellefonte)]

The brunette welcomed the familiar touch of her long standing best friend. She wrapped her arms tightly around the blonde and let out a content sigh before a chuckle escaped her grinning lips.

"Well, you know what they say; having a baby changes you," she replied with a smirk. Pulling back, Erika put her hands on the blonde's shoulders and gave her a good once over.

"The music business has done you good. I swear, you're more gorgeous than I remember, and that's saying something. God, Lizzy. I've missed you."

[Elizabeth Edison]

Hearing the other woman's voice did wonders to Elizabeth's spirits. She didn't know what it was about the brunette but being around her was like going back to being the little girl who first came to Bellefonte so many years ago.

She let Erika give her a once over, Elizabeth rolled her eyes and snorted. "You're one to talk. I would have thought you'd gain a few maternity pounds but of course you look like you lost some." She teased before pulling the other girl into another tight but brief hug. "I've missed you too, Eri. Come on, you have to tell me everything about what's happened to you! I mean I know we Skype a little too much to be healthy but we always end up talking about stupid shit we got into when we were kids." She chuckled before pulling the other woman to the nearest couch.

"I still can't believe you're married, Mrs. Conner."

[Erika Conner (Bellefonte)]

The brunette shrugged her shoulders. "Nothing a good work out can't solve." Naturally, Erika didn't have all the time in the world for those kind of things anymore, but at least she'd managed to get rid of most of the babybump fat. Again, the telekinetic's face lit up into a smile and she managed to pull herself away from the blonde, "Okay, okay," she laughed and gestured towards the couch. "You'd better sit down first."

Sitting, Erika leaned back against the soft couch and closed her eyes for a brief moment. When she opened them again, they focused back on the gorgeous blonde in front of her. "Well, you've had a long time getting used to the idea of me being married." After all, it'd happened, what, three, three and a half years ago? Maybe more?

She'd lost count.

"And you're a bigtime star."

[Elizabeth Edison]

Elizabeth turned her nose up at the comment before giggling lightly. Sure, she had her fair share of working out but she was never a fan of it. She sweated too much and if she didn't bring at least six bottles of water during a session, she'd end up passing out so hard.

The blonde let her best friend go before walking over to the couch and sitting down, and when the brunette sat and closed her eyes, Elizabeth let her eyes roam over her. She couldn't help recount their brief fling back when they were just learning about their bodies and she bit her lower lip to stop from smiling too much.

Once those beautiful brown eyes opened, Elizabeth let her own hazel ones train on them just before she chuckled at Erika's statement. "I know but I'm still so upset that I didn't get to see you in your wedding dress. Or whatever it was you wore. And I still can't believe you eloped in Vegas of all places." The pyrokinetic snorted and patted her friend's hand.

Waving a dismissive hand at the compliment, Elizabeth shrugged. She was still not used to being called a star of any capacity. Sure, she had started out with such overwhelming success as a duo with her ex-fiance but when they stopped being a duo, she had to build herself back up and it all felt completely brand new.

"Dude, I'm nowhere near a star right now. Especially not in Kalispell. I don't think anybody even knows who I am here. Which is fine. I have yet to find a label that would sign me on after I left B...you know..." she rolled her eyes and waved her hand dismissively again.

"Anyway! Where's the little one? I didn't bring him anything though. I don't wanna spoil him until he actually loves me."

[Erika Conner (Bellefonte)]

Lifting her hands, as if saying 'what can you do' the brunette chuckled. "Well, I don't remember exactly what I wore," she answered sheepishly. It was hardly a secret that the wedding had happened while she and Drew had been drunk. But it had turned out nice either way. Neither of them had wanted a huge wedding anyways, so in truth, despite it happened much earlier than either of them had thought, Erika had no complaints.

She still felt a little bad for leaving the people she held close out of it, but it was one of those things.

Erika nodded at the words with a fixed smile on her lips; she was sad to see Beau and Liz break off, but they'd been dating for a long time and she figured that it was one of those things that wasn't meant to be. "Well, that only gives you yet another chance to make a name for yourself, on your own, the way you want."

She gestured towards the door behind them with a small smile. "He's in there, playing god knows what," she chuckled. "You want to meet him?"

[Elizabeth Edison]

"You didn't even have pictures taken? Eri! And of course, obviously, you're not gonna do it properly now. Aw man." Elizabeth pouted slightly before shrugging. It really wasn't something anyone could have done anything about. She was just glad Erika had settled down with someone who appreciated her just as much, if not more, as she did him.

Elizabeth appreciated that Erika hadn't asked too much about the breakup. The blonde knew Erika would be behind her no matter what had gone down but it still made Elizabeth wonder if she would judge the reason behind the breakup.

She nodded with a wide smile. It had been a struggle in the beginning but her new fanbase was a lot more forgiving than her old one and she was glad. "Yeah, it's definitely something I'm looking forward to." She admitted before nodding excitedly at the prospect of meeting the child she will pour all her love on to from today onwards. She jumped up and tugged at Erika's hand. "Come on. God, I bet he's the cutest little thing in the world!"

[Erika Conner (Bellefonte)]

Laughing, the brunette nodded. "He is, but I'm also biased." After all, that was rather common when speaking about your own child, she supposed. Isaac was everything to her, and she didn't waste her time not admitting it. Even to him. He knew he was loved and he was so spoiled because of it.

Erika lead the two of them out of the room and into the hallway. She gestured towards one of the doors opposite of them. "He's in there," she said. "We had to make a playroom for him on the second floor to avoid him walking down the stairs," she explained. Especially since the couple and the staff spent most of their time down here, it made it a lot easier and they could also leave the boy alone knowing the wouldn't tumble down the stairs every now and then.

She opened the door to the playroom and looked around, spotting Isaac sitting in the middle of the floor, playing with his toys. "Isaac, there's someone here to meet you." Naturally, the first reaction Liz would get, was the boy turning with a toothy grin and stars in his eyes. "He loves attention," she whispered to her blonde counterpart. And with that, the little boy rose to his feet and started wobbling forward.