metanoia (n) the journey of changing one's mind, heart, self, or way of life

When Liz stood at the door of her parents' house for the first time since Blake had been born, there was the overwhelming feeling of worry. She knew her parents knew that she had a baby. They'd secretly been hoping that she and Lewis had gotten married on the hush and it was their baby, especially since they'd learned that he was in New York now. But Blake was far from that. He was every bit the result of a one night stand, the night that Liz lost her virginity, far older than most people were when they got to that point. He was the result of a pregnancy she hadn't known about until days before Blake was born. She had barely put on any weight at all, and she didn't look pregnant. And then all of a sudden, here was this tiny boy who she and Cameron were responsible for, and she still wasn't sure she knew what she was doing.

( Liz stood at the door far longer than she should've... )


liz harrison || original character