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AN/ I was re-reading this story and I noticed that I had made a mistake. In the beginning chapters I said that Kate would meet Lizzie at Lizzie's house, but in the last chapter I said that Lizzie was going over to Kate's. I will correct this error in this chapter. Sorry for the mistake! Anyway, on with the story!
"Hey, Gordo!" Lizzie greeted when she had reached him.
He was standing by the bus stop, grinning at her.
Animated Lizzie:
Aw! He looks so cute when he smiles!
"Hey, Lizzie." He replied.
Miranda, who was standing beside him, pursed her lips, "Morning, Lizzie!" she said pointedly.
"Oh! Hi, Miranda! Sorry I didn't see you there." She said apologetically.
"Where? Standing here beside Gordo?"
"Yeah."
Miranda gave her a confused look.
Jerry walked up behind her, grinned, placed a hand over her eyes, and a finger over his lips, glancing at Lizzie and Gordo.
"Who turned out the lights?" Miranda asked, grinning.
"You have to guess." Jerry said, trying to be mysterious.
"Jerry?"
Jerry took his hand off of her eyes as Miranda turned to face him, "You're no fun." He joked.
"Hi, to you too!" Miranda smiled.
Lizzie glanced at Gordo and grinned, "Isn't that cute?" she whispered.
"Adorable." Gordo rolled his eyes.
Lizzie shook her head and faced Jerry and Miranda again.
"You guys ready? The bus is here." She asked.
Miranda nodded, still looking at Jerry.
"Houston, we have an eye lock." Gordo said.
Lizzie glanced at Gordo and then at Miranda and Jerry.
He was right-as usual.
"Umm, Miranda?" Lizzie tapped Miranda on the shoulder.
Miranda turned to face her, "What?"
"The bus isn't going to wait for us you know."
"Oh!" Miranda was surprised to see the lumbering, yellow, vehicle stopped beside them.
"You kids coming?" the bus driver hollered through the open doors of the bus.
"Yeah! Hold on!" Lizzie attempted to pick up her pink backpack that she had set down on the sidewalk.
But Gordo reached it before her.
"Gordo, you don't have to get my backpack."
Gordo smiled, "It's okay. I want to."
"Oh. Thanks." Lizzie suddenly felt shy.
"No, problem."
Climbing onto the bus, Miranda and Jerry found seats together.
Gordo did the same, finding seats for him and Lizzie.
Lizzie scooted in first.
"Something about this feels very familiar." Gordo grinned, sliding in after her.
Lizzie blushed, "Yeah."
"Is Kate still coming to your house, after school?"
"No. Change of plans. She called last night and said that she didn't want to risk her reputation by being seen going into a loser's house. So, I'm going to her house after school. And then I'm meeting you."
"Kate is such a snob." Gordo said.
"I know, but I didn't want her coming to my house anyway. She'd probably just make fun of my room and be rude, like she always is." Lizzie sighed.
"Good point."
Kate came sauntering up the isle after the bus had picked her up, "Aw. How cute! Lizzie and Gordo sitting together, just like a…"
Lizzie clamped a hand over Kate's mouth, "Don't even think about finishing that sentence!"
Kate shrugged and took a seat by Ethan Craft.
"You get to hang out with that this afternoon." Gordo jerked a thumb over his shoulder, where Ethan and Kate were seated.
"Oh joy!" Lizzie replied sarcastically.
"It'll be okay. Have you told Miranda about our project?"
"Not yet. I'll tell her at lunch. But we were instant messaging last night, and she said that Jerry told her that we don't have to show our projects today." Lizzie smiled.
"Good. Maybe we'll be able to find it by tonight. How did Jerry find that out?"
"His dad is the principal." Lizzie said.
"Oh."
She glanced at Jerry and Miranda and smiled.
Miranda was giggling about something Jerry had said.
"Miranda looks really happy." She commented.
"Yeah. Listen, Lizzie…"
"Gordo, we're on the school bus. So, if this conversation is going to be personal, then we need to discuss it somewhere else, some other time." Lizzie whispered glancing at Kate.
"Okay. Well, we're at school anyway." He said.
Gordo could just slap himself.
What was he thinking?
He couldn't talk about his and Lizzie's relationship with her on the school bus.
Everyone was there.
Including Kate Sanders.
And if there was one thing he knew, it was that he didn't want to be in the school papers gossip column.
It would just have to wait.
But, with each passing second, Gordo was losing his nerve.
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