A/N: This is my first fanfic, so it may not be that great. Please read and
review, so I can decide if I'm gonna keep writing this or just leave it.
It will get better. Just stick with it. DISCLAIMER: I don't own any of
the characters from Disney, 'cuz if I owned Adam Lamberg I'd be busy with
him right now! Anyway, read and review, please!
Oh yeah, Lizzie's 16 and Matt's 15. It was never specified in the show, so
I had to make it fit the story.
Life As We Know It
Chapter 1
Lizzie's POV
"Oh my God! Gordo and I have been going out for a year! It only seems like yesterday when we got home from Rome and started going out!"
"Yeah, I remember you telling me about that." Miranda said helping me pick the sexiest outfit I had for our anniversary dinner tonight.
Flashback
No One's POV
Lizzie and Gordo were sitting out on Lizzie's porch, her parents, watching and listening from the living room. She had been grounded since they got in from Rome with their school. They actually let Gordo visit her after she had been grounded for a week. This time, she was grounded from the phone, too. She had to beg her parents to let her see him, but she was still grounded, so they had to sit on her porch and talk. It was a miracle that they would let her do that. They had been watching her every move, trying to catch her sneaking out. Lizzie and Gordo were looking at each other, lost deep in each other's eyes. To someone just walking by, it would look like they were about to kiss. The truth was they loved each other more than they let anyone know. Gordo had told many people how he liked her, but it was told in a way that made you think it was just a crush. Lizzie knew deep down that she just wanted to be more than friends, but didn't want to screw up their friendship or get hurt-she didn't know how deeply he was in love with her.
"Gordo," Lizzie said, not taking my eyes off his, "I need to talk to you about what happened in Rome."
"Yeah, I know we need to talk, but let me say some things first."
"Ok. Take your time."
"Lizzie, I need you. You've been there from the beginning of our lives, and I've loved you since then. Up until a few years ago, I loved you, but thought it was just because we were such friends. When you started chasing after Ethan, I realized I didn't just want you as a friend. Elizabeth Brooke McGuire, you are the air I breathe, and my reason for living. I wake up thinking of you, and I can't sleep without thinking of you. I couldn't live the rest of my life without telling you this: I love you." Gordo looked up at me from his lap, but I never noticed him looking down. He looked into my tear stained cheeks and said, "Lizzie, did I hurt you? Should I've not said what I said?"
"No Gordo, that's what I wanted to talk about."
"Lizzie, I want you to know that I couldn't live without knowing how you feel about me. Lizzie, will you go out with me?"
"Yes! Oh my God! I have to go tell my parents!!!" I said, running to find my mom crying in the living room.
END FLASHBACK
Lizzie's POV
"Wow! I remember every word he said to this day even though it was that long ago. You know, I really think that some day I'll marry him," I said, giggling to myself, picturing our children. "Do you think he'll ever ask me to marry him?
"I don't know. I hope so. Everyone can tell ya'll two are just as much in love as any of our parents. I know yours would be pleased if you two finally got married."
"You know we're only in the 10th grade and talking about me and Gordo getting married? It seems a little weird." I said, deciding on a shimmery, low-cut maroon halter and a black miniskirt.
"Where are ya'll going?" Miranda asked me, picking out some maroon stilettos to match my outfit.
"I don't know, but wherever it is, he's excited about going there. He's called me twice and e-mailed me 3 times making sure I know he's picking me up here and not to be late."
"Wow! He's got it bad."
"Oh, hush! He's excited we made it past the 1-year mark. He's also excited that we are going on our first date that he's driving us to. His parents finally decided to trust us to go on our date without the parents dropping us off and picking us up."
"Finally! He's had his license for like six months, and he's just now getting to actually drive."
"You speak the truth. I guess his parents think if we can go for a year without having sex, then they can trust us. It makes no sense to me, but if it lets us go unsupervised, then I'm all for it."
"Speaking of, have you yet?"
"No 'Randa! You know I'd tell you if we did, but I don't think we are going to any time soon."
"Don't you wanna? I mean, I've been going out with Danny for six months and we've done it plenty of times."
"Miranda! When did this happen? You always promised me that you'd tell me if you ever decided to have sex then you'd give me at least a few minutes' warning! I'm so surprised at you! I thought you'd be giving me details instead of hiding it from me!"
"Sorry! I don't know. We just kinda decided to take it to the next level. I figured you didn't want to know. Sorry, I've had a lot going on."
"Miranda Isabella Sanchez! I'm genuinely shocked and appalled! I thought you never kept secrets from me! I thought we were close!" I said, screaming what my mind was thinking. I was close to tears and you could tell she was too.
"This is why I never told you! I thought you would go ballistic, and, judging by your behavior, was quite right!" she screamed, now letting the tears flow freely.
"Look, I'm sorry. I just want to be a part of your life and I feel like if you can keep something like that from me, then you can keep anything from me," I whispered, wiping the tears off mine and Miranda's faces. "You know how I hate secrets."
"Yeah. It's okay. I just didn't want you to go all Mama on me. You are pretty good at that at the worst times."
"I can't help it. When I come back from my date tonight, I'll call you and I want details! I'll tell you how our date went," and with that, I went and put on my clothes. I began putting on my make-up when I heard Miranda's voice.
"Lizzie, don't follow in my footsteps. I know you and Gordo aren't ready to have sex, and you know it too. You two aren't like most couples. Ya'll aren't gonna go out, screw a few times, break up, and start the cycle over again. I know you two will go to prom together, go to college together, get married and have kids and give 'the Gift' to each other. It's the perfect relationship, but I won't have that. I have given it to Danny, and I can't get it back. I guarantee we won't be going out this time next month," Miranda sobbed. I walked over to her, put my arms around her, and gave her a hug. "It's okay. You and Danny are going to be fine. You two are perfect for each other. It'll all work out." I put on my lip gloss and heels, and headed to the door. With my hand on the doorknob, I turned around and told Miranda, "Danny's a great guy. You're as lucky to have him as I am to have Gordo, and that's pretty dang lucky! Talk to you later, Sanchez!" and with that, I closed the door.
As I walked down the stairs, my mom pulled me into the living room. "Lizzie, I just want you to know that I trust you. I know you and Gordo haven't had sex, and I want you to promise me that this year will be no different. If you can promise me that, I have something for you."
"Yes ma'am. We won't," I said as she pulled a jewelry box out of her pocket. "This is a promise ring. My mama gave it to me and now I'm giving it to you. This symbolizes the commitment to yourself and me that you'll abstain from sex until you and Gordo get married."
"Oh Mama! You don't have to worry about me!" Oh my gosh! She's freakin' giving me the talk before we go out on our date! Can't she give it a break!? She must've heard about Kate getting pregnant. She knows I'm not like Kate!
"You don't have to wear it everyday, just when you go to parties and when you date. That's when I wore it." She put the ring on my ring finger. It was a pretty white gold ring that had a wide band.
"Does Dad know about this?"
"Of course not! He knows we've talked, but he would die if he found out. My mama gave it to me when she thought I was getting a little bit wild. You haven't been talking to me much lately, so I was getting a little bit worried."
"DING DONG!"
"Oh crap! I forgot my earrings! Mama, tell Gordo I'll be right down!"
"Ok. Calm down! Just don't forget..."
"I know, I know!"
(Opening the door) "Hello, Gordo! Lizzie's upstairs. Let me go get her."
"Lizzie, sweetie, Gordo's here for your date."
"I'll be right there." I said, rolling the ring around on my finger. She really is worried about me to give me a promise ring!
"Hey Gordo! You look especially sexy tonight," I said, kissing him on the lips when I met him at the foot of the stairs. My mama just gave me one of those looks like 'keep your distance until your father is gone' as he just walked in when I came down.
"Lizzie, I want you home by no later than 12:30. I'm giving you an extra 30 minutes tonight since it's your anniversary and because I trust you. If you give me any reason not to trust you, ya'll will never go out again."
"Yes sir. We'll be home by 12:30 on the dot, if not earlier."
"Yes, and Gordo, take care of my little girl."
"Yes, Mr. McGuire. If you don't have anything else to tell us, we'll be off."
"That's it. Remember-the magic time is 12:30!" Dad said, walking us to the door.
"Goodbye!"
"Lata Dad!" I said, following Gordo as he opened my car door. "Where are we going?"
"That's a surprise. I thought we would go somewhere different for a change instead of going to the same old places."
"Then let's go!" Gordo closed the door on my side of his hunter green mustang and got in on his. I watched him crank the car. His look of sheer happiness was more than I could bear. I just couldn't take my eyes off him. "Oh Gordo, you are one sexy son-of-a-gun."
"Why thank you. You are the sexiest woman alive. I hope you like our date." He started put the car in drive and made the block. Getting worried I said, "Are we not going somewhere?"
"You'll see." He told me as we pulled up in front of his house.
Chapter 1
Lizzie's POV
"Oh my God! Gordo and I have been going out for a year! It only seems like yesterday when we got home from Rome and started going out!"
"Yeah, I remember you telling me about that." Miranda said helping me pick the sexiest outfit I had for our anniversary dinner tonight.
Flashback
No One's POV
Lizzie and Gordo were sitting out on Lizzie's porch, her parents, watching and listening from the living room. She had been grounded since they got in from Rome with their school. They actually let Gordo visit her after she had been grounded for a week. This time, she was grounded from the phone, too. She had to beg her parents to let her see him, but she was still grounded, so they had to sit on her porch and talk. It was a miracle that they would let her do that. They had been watching her every move, trying to catch her sneaking out. Lizzie and Gordo were looking at each other, lost deep in each other's eyes. To someone just walking by, it would look like they were about to kiss. The truth was they loved each other more than they let anyone know. Gordo had told many people how he liked her, but it was told in a way that made you think it was just a crush. Lizzie knew deep down that she just wanted to be more than friends, but didn't want to screw up their friendship or get hurt-she didn't know how deeply he was in love with her.
"Gordo," Lizzie said, not taking my eyes off his, "I need to talk to you about what happened in Rome."
"Yeah, I know we need to talk, but let me say some things first."
"Ok. Take your time."
"Lizzie, I need you. You've been there from the beginning of our lives, and I've loved you since then. Up until a few years ago, I loved you, but thought it was just because we were such friends. When you started chasing after Ethan, I realized I didn't just want you as a friend. Elizabeth Brooke McGuire, you are the air I breathe, and my reason for living. I wake up thinking of you, and I can't sleep without thinking of you. I couldn't live the rest of my life without telling you this: I love you." Gordo looked up at me from his lap, but I never noticed him looking down. He looked into my tear stained cheeks and said, "Lizzie, did I hurt you? Should I've not said what I said?"
"No Gordo, that's what I wanted to talk about."
"Lizzie, I want you to know that I couldn't live without knowing how you feel about me. Lizzie, will you go out with me?"
"Yes! Oh my God! I have to go tell my parents!!!" I said, running to find my mom crying in the living room.
END FLASHBACK
Lizzie's POV
"Wow! I remember every word he said to this day even though it was that long ago. You know, I really think that some day I'll marry him," I said, giggling to myself, picturing our children. "Do you think he'll ever ask me to marry him?
"I don't know. I hope so. Everyone can tell ya'll two are just as much in love as any of our parents. I know yours would be pleased if you two finally got married."
"You know we're only in the 10th grade and talking about me and Gordo getting married? It seems a little weird." I said, deciding on a shimmery, low-cut maroon halter and a black miniskirt.
"Where are ya'll going?" Miranda asked me, picking out some maroon stilettos to match my outfit.
"I don't know, but wherever it is, he's excited about going there. He's called me twice and e-mailed me 3 times making sure I know he's picking me up here and not to be late."
"Wow! He's got it bad."
"Oh, hush! He's excited we made it past the 1-year mark. He's also excited that we are going on our first date that he's driving us to. His parents finally decided to trust us to go on our date without the parents dropping us off and picking us up."
"Finally! He's had his license for like six months, and he's just now getting to actually drive."
"You speak the truth. I guess his parents think if we can go for a year without having sex, then they can trust us. It makes no sense to me, but if it lets us go unsupervised, then I'm all for it."
"Speaking of, have you yet?"
"No 'Randa! You know I'd tell you if we did, but I don't think we are going to any time soon."
"Don't you wanna? I mean, I've been going out with Danny for six months and we've done it plenty of times."
"Miranda! When did this happen? You always promised me that you'd tell me if you ever decided to have sex then you'd give me at least a few minutes' warning! I'm so surprised at you! I thought you'd be giving me details instead of hiding it from me!"
"Sorry! I don't know. We just kinda decided to take it to the next level. I figured you didn't want to know. Sorry, I've had a lot going on."
"Miranda Isabella Sanchez! I'm genuinely shocked and appalled! I thought you never kept secrets from me! I thought we were close!" I said, screaming what my mind was thinking. I was close to tears and you could tell she was too.
"This is why I never told you! I thought you would go ballistic, and, judging by your behavior, was quite right!" she screamed, now letting the tears flow freely.
"Look, I'm sorry. I just want to be a part of your life and I feel like if you can keep something like that from me, then you can keep anything from me," I whispered, wiping the tears off mine and Miranda's faces. "You know how I hate secrets."
"Yeah. It's okay. I just didn't want you to go all Mama on me. You are pretty good at that at the worst times."
"I can't help it. When I come back from my date tonight, I'll call you and I want details! I'll tell you how our date went," and with that, I went and put on my clothes. I began putting on my make-up when I heard Miranda's voice.
"Lizzie, don't follow in my footsteps. I know you and Gordo aren't ready to have sex, and you know it too. You two aren't like most couples. Ya'll aren't gonna go out, screw a few times, break up, and start the cycle over again. I know you two will go to prom together, go to college together, get married and have kids and give 'the Gift' to each other. It's the perfect relationship, but I won't have that. I have given it to Danny, and I can't get it back. I guarantee we won't be going out this time next month," Miranda sobbed. I walked over to her, put my arms around her, and gave her a hug. "It's okay. You and Danny are going to be fine. You two are perfect for each other. It'll all work out." I put on my lip gloss and heels, and headed to the door. With my hand on the doorknob, I turned around and told Miranda, "Danny's a great guy. You're as lucky to have him as I am to have Gordo, and that's pretty dang lucky! Talk to you later, Sanchez!" and with that, I closed the door.
As I walked down the stairs, my mom pulled me into the living room. "Lizzie, I just want you to know that I trust you. I know you and Gordo haven't had sex, and I want you to promise me that this year will be no different. If you can promise me that, I have something for you."
"Yes ma'am. We won't," I said as she pulled a jewelry box out of her pocket. "This is a promise ring. My mama gave it to me and now I'm giving it to you. This symbolizes the commitment to yourself and me that you'll abstain from sex until you and Gordo get married."
"Oh Mama! You don't have to worry about me!" Oh my gosh! She's freakin' giving me the talk before we go out on our date! Can't she give it a break!? She must've heard about Kate getting pregnant. She knows I'm not like Kate!
"You don't have to wear it everyday, just when you go to parties and when you date. That's when I wore it." She put the ring on my ring finger. It was a pretty white gold ring that had a wide band.
"Does Dad know about this?"
"Of course not! He knows we've talked, but he would die if he found out. My mama gave it to me when she thought I was getting a little bit wild. You haven't been talking to me much lately, so I was getting a little bit worried."
"DING DONG!"
"Oh crap! I forgot my earrings! Mama, tell Gordo I'll be right down!"
"Ok. Calm down! Just don't forget..."
"I know, I know!"
(Opening the door) "Hello, Gordo! Lizzie's upstairs. Let me go get her."
"Lizzie, sweetie, Gordo's here for your date."
"I'll be right there." I said, rolling the ring around on my finger. She really is worried about me to give me a promise ring!
"Hey Gordo! You look especially sexy tonight," I said, kissing him on the lips when I met him at the foot of the stairs. My mama just gave me one of those looks like 'keep your distance until your father is gone' as he just walked in when I came down.
"Lizzie, I want you home by no later than 12:30. I'm giving you an extra 30 minutes tonight since it's your anniversary and because I trust you. If you give me any reason not to trust you, ya'll will never go out again."
"Yes sir. We'll be home by 12:30 on the dot, if not earlier."
"Yes, and Gordo, take care of my little girl."
"Yes, Mr. McGuire. If you don't have anything else to tell us, we'll be off."
"That's it. Remember-the magic time is 12:30!" Dad said, walking us to the door.
"Goodbye!"
"Lata Dad!" I said, following Gordo as he opened my car door. "Where are we going?"
"That's a surprise. I thought we would go somewhere different for a change instead of going to the same old places."
"Then let's go!" Gordo closed the door on my side of his hunter green mustang and got in on his. I watched him crank the car. His look of sheer happiness was more than I could bear. I just couldn't take my eyes off him. "Oh Gordo, you are one sexy son-of-a-gun."
"Why thank you. You are the sexiest woman alive. I hope you like our date." He started put the car in drive and made the block. Getting worried I said, "Are we not going somewhere?"
"You'll see." He told me as we pulled up in front of his house.