High school quickly came and went and the kiss in Rome was never talked
about. Gordo felt like he was lying to himself, so on the night of
graduation, he confronted Lizzie.
"Lizzie?" Gordo said hesitatingly.
"Yeah?" Lizzie replied beaming.
"You remember Rome?"
"How could I not!?"
"Well, I remember one specific thing about Rome." Gordo said stuttering a few syllables.
"Me singing In front of a live audience?"
"Haha. No. The kiss."
"The kiss?" Lizzie said with a quizzical look.
Just as Gordo's smile started to fade, Lizzie said, "Oh! The kiss! What about it?"
"Why did you do it?"
Lizzie blushed. "I'm not quite sure why."
"Oh."
"Haha. Settle down Gordo, of course I know why. You're my best friend! You mean the world to me, and I had just wanted to thank you for helping me."
"Right. Helping you." Gordo gave Lizzie a quick hug and walked away.
I wonder what his deal is, Lizzie wondered to herself. She shrugged and walked over to Miranda, Ethan, Larry, and Kate, giving them all congratulatory hugs. After Rome, they all had become very good friends and Kate and Ethan quickly lost their popularity. They didn't mind though.
"Where's Gordo?" Miranda asked.
"I don't know," Lizzie said sadly. "He's acting really weird."
Miranda shrugged, grabbed Larry's hand, and walked off. Ethan and Kate were making out with Ethan's graduation cap sliding off of his head. Kate didn't want to wear hers because it would flatten her hair. Everyone had hooked up over high school, except Lizzie. Gordo even had a girlfriend, Jenna, for a year. The only boyfriends Lizzie had were guys that only lasted a month or two. She wanted something that everyone else had; a long, serious relationship.
Lizzie quickly realized that she was alone in the auditorium and ran out into the foyer to rejoin her friends.
"McGuire," Gordo said. "I leave tomorrow for summer session at Harvard, so we need to do something."
Lizzie smiled. "What are you thinking?"
"Dinner and a movie?"
"Sounds good!" Lizzie said with a broad smile.
"I'll pick you up at 6?"
"Perfect." Lizzie gave Gordo a hug and walked off with her family.
~~~~~~~
Once Lizzie got home, she went straight upstairs to start packing for school. She would be going to the Culinary Institute of America in New York and was leaving at the end of the week. There were no dorms, so she rented an apartment and had to furnish it as well. The movers would be arriving a few days after she did, so she only had to have a sleeping bag for the first few nights.
At 4:30, Lizzie started to get ready to go out with Gordo. She showered and dressed and got her hair and makeup just perfect. She was adding her finishing touches at 5:45 when the doorbell rang. Gordo was early?
Lizzie ran downstairs to answer the door. When she did, she gasped.
"Lizzie?" Gordo said hesitatingly.
"Yeah?" Lizzie replied beaming.
"You remember Rome?"
"How could I not!?"
"Well, I remember one specific thing about Rome." Gordo said stuttering a few syllables.
"Me singing In front of a live audience?"
"Haha. No. The kiss."
"The kiss?" Lizzie said with a quizzical look.
Just as Gordo's smile started to fade, Lizzie said, "Oh! The kiss! What about it?"
"Why did you do it?"
Lizzie blushed. "I'm not quite sure why."
"Oh."
"Haha. Settle down Gordo, of course I know why. You're my best friend! You mean the world to me, and I had just wanted to thank you for helping me."
"Right. Helping you." Gordo gave Lizzie a quick hug and walked away.
I wonder what his deal is, Lizzie wondered to herself. She shrugged and walked over to Miranda, Ethan, Larry, and Kate, giving them all congratulatory hugs. After Rome, they all had become very good friends and Kate and Ethan quickly lost their popularity. They didn't mind though.
"Where's Gordo?" Miranda asked.
"I don't know," Lizzie said sadly. "He's acting really weird."
Miranda shrugged, grabbed Larry's hand, and walked off. Ethan and Kate were making out with Ethan's graduation cap sliding off of his head. Kate didn't want to wear hers because it would flatten her hair. Everyone had hooked up over high school, except Lizzie. Gordo even had a girlfriend, Jenna, for a year. The only boyfriends Lizzie had were guys that only lasted a month or two. She wanted something that everyone else had; a long, serious relationship.
Lizzie quickly realized that she was alone in the auditorium and ran out into the foyer to rejoin her friends.
"McGuire," Gordo said. "I leave tomorrow for summer session at Harvard, so we need to do something."
Lizzie smiled. "What are you thinking?"
"Dinner and a movie?"
"Sounds good!" Lizzie said with a broad smile.
"I'll pick you up at 6?"
"Perfect." Lizzie gave Gordo a hug and walked off with her family.
~~~~~~~
Once Lizzie got home, she went straight upstairs to start packing for school. She would be going to the Culinary Institute of America in New York and was leaving at the end of the week. There were no dorms, so she rented an apartment and had to furnish it as well. The movers would be arriving a few days after she did, so she only had to have a sleeping bag for the first few nights.
At 4:30, Lizzie started to get ready to go out with Gordo. She showered and dressed and got her hair and makeup just perfect. She was adding her finishing touches at 5:45 when the doorbell rang. Gordo was early?
Lizzie ran downstairs to answer the door. When she did, she gasped.