Hey guys. Sorry, the italics didn't work in the last chapter. So if it doesn't work in this one, I give me apologies in advance!
The next day, Jo came back from the doctor's. It was afternoon, and Lizzie and was back from school.
Jo was smiling broadly when she got home, and she called everyone downstairs to tell them the news.
Please say it's a boy! Matt thought hopefully as he sat down on the couch with an apple in his hand. He munched on it loudly.
Please say it's a girl! Lizzie thought to herself as she tried to ignore Matt. She watched Jo's face. If I only knew which one she wanted, then I'd know what it is because she looks so happy!
"Is it a boy?" Matt asked, crossing his fingers.
"Well..." Jo started to say.
"Then it's a girl!" Lizzie exclaimed in excitement.
"Well..." Jo tried to say again.
"How can it be neither?!" Sam asked impatiently. Matt stopped crunching as he waited anxiously.
"Actually... it's both." Jo said, watching the expressions on her family's faces.
"Both?" Lizzie asked in surprise.
Toon Lizzie: As in two? As in more than one baby?!
"Yes. It's twins!" Jo squealed excitedly. Sam leaned back in his chair in awe. Twins!
Matt didn't know what to think at first. Well... I guess it's a good thing. With Lizzie babysitting both of them while Mom and Dad go places, she won't even notice Lanny and I doing stuff we're not aloud to do!
"I've got to call Gordo!" Lizzie exclaimed. Then she added "And... Miranda too." She gave a nervous chuckle. She dashed up to her room and called them.
"Hey Lizzie." Gordo said into his phone.
"What's up?" Miranda asked.
"Guess what!" Lizzie nearly shouted into the phone. She answered without waiting for them to respond. "My mom's having twins!"
"Wow!" Miranda said, already planning to come over often to see two cute little babies.
"Wow." Gordo echoed. Now I'll get to spend even less time with her. She'll be too buys helping out with her siblings. He tried to hide his disappointment. "So what are they going to be?"
"A boy and a girl!" Lizzie told them. "And I already know what I want to name them. Miranda and Gordo!" She laughed. "Just kidding."
"So how's your mom feeling?" Miranda asked.
"Pretty good. She doesn't seem to be in any pain yet." Lizzie replied. She'd gotten over the fact that she thought Jo was a bit old to be having them.
Toon Lizzie: I mean, come on. I should be happy for her, not telling her she'd old!
"You guys want to come over? I want to show you some stuff my mom picked out in some catalogs for the nursery. It's adorable." Lizzie squealed.
"Sure." Gordo told her, happy to be able to get to be around her again. And now they could plan a day to do something together again!
"Okay, I'll be right over!" Miranda replied.
"Good, see you then!" Lizzie said, glad that she could do something with Miranda again. They'd both been too busy for each other lately.
They arrived about 15 minutes later. Lizzie rushed to get the door when they knocked. "I'll get it!" She shouted. Matt beat her to it.
"Hello. Lizzie's been expecting you." He told them, looking right at Gordo with a mischievous grin. Just then Lizzie appeared in the doorway and shoved Matt out of the way.
Matt had gotten suspicious lately that Lizzie liked him, and made a kiss sounds before Lizzie threatened to squash him like a bug if he didn't leave them alone.
"Come on in guys!" She said, pushing a strand of her hair behind her ear. She really did want to squash Matt. She wasn't even sure whether she really did like Gordo yet or not! Why give Gordo ideas that might not even be true?
Toon Lizzie: All these emotions are too confusing! Why can't we just stay best friends like we've always been?
Gordo looked puzzled. Was it true what Matt had said?
Toon Lizzie: But then again... what if I don't want it that way?
Lizzie sighed, and tried not to think about these things. Right now she just wanted to spend time with her two best friends and have fun. "Let's go up to my room where we can be away from him." Lizzie told her guests as she glared at Matt from where he was standing near the stairs.
He stuck his tongue at them, and tried to think of a new plan to annoy Lizzie. Someone knocked on the door again, interrupting Matt's thoughts. He opened it, and saw Kate standing in the doorway.
"Kate?!" He said rudely.
"Yes, it's me." She replied looking annoyed at Matt.
"Hey Lizzie!" He called. "Snob-face is here!"
Jo, who had just walked into the room, gave Matt a stern look. "Matt, that extremely rude! Go up to your room!" Jo turned to Kate. "I'm sorry." She apologized.
"It's okay." Kate said. She was looking a little glum because of everything that had been going on in her life. "My mom made... uh... I mean, I wanted to give this to you. I heard about the baby." She said, and handed Jo a card that said "congrats on your bundle of joy".
"Oh, that's so sweet, Kate." Jo said. "You know, you should come visit Lizzie more often. I haven't seen you since you and Lizzie were working on that project together."
Just then, Lizzie came downstairs. Snob-face? Surely Matt didn't mean Kate. She would never come here unless she absolutely had to! Lizzie thought in bewilderment.
She saw Kate standing there, and just stared, in disbelief. "What are you doing here?"
"Lizzie, she was being very polite and brought me a nice card. Don't be rude to her!" Jo told her.
Kate wasn't sure what to say. She did like Lizzie, and what was the point of trying to hide it now? She wasn't popular, and Claire and the others on her old cheer squad wouldn't be around to tease her. "Maybe I will come again sometime." She told Jo. "Well... I promised my mom I'd be home soon."
"Bye Kate." Jo said, and closed the door after she left. "What has gotten into you and Matt? Treating Kate like that." She lectured Lizzie once she'd closed the front door.
"Mom, you don't know how Kate acts when she's not around you!" Lizzie protested. "And what did she mean by 'Maybe I will come sometime'?"
"I don't care how you think she acts. That's no way to treat a person." Jo replied. "And I suggested that she come back soon. I think she's a nice girl at heart."
Toon Lizzie: Well... she is going through a rough time... I guess I can deal with her her for one afternoon... I think.
