A/N: Ah, chapter four, been a while, and I'm sorry. I also apologise in advance for the crappy chapter. It's one of those filler chapters, not very exciting. It will get better though, I promise. Just be patient. Oh boy, do I have a few surprises for you, try and guess some of them. If one of you do, I'll give you a special treat, don't know what yet, but if I can't think of anything you get to choose! Sound exciting? *Cough* *cough* Yeah, me neither...oh well!
I3itterSweet: I sometimes feel the way you do, but I can't help thinking, they're not your average couple. And besides, my friend's have b/f and they're always saying they love them and stuff, so it's not that much of a stretch from reality, I'm just giving it a boost :D ;)
That's all folks, read, enjoy, and review ;) nah, just kidding, but please, do read and enjoy ;) __________________________________________________________________________
What Could Have Been
Chapter 4: The Morning Of...THE BIG DATE
Knock. Knock
"I'll get it, mum! That's probably Gordo!" The voice of Lizzie McGuire rang throughout the near empty house as the teen came trotting down the stairs.
"I hope," she added under her breath so no one but herself could hear. Not that it was likely, the only one home right then was her mum, and she was outside in the garden, doing who knows what?
Lizzie stopped and stood before the full-length mirror that hung in the foyer. She gave herself the once over, smiling at what she saw.
Not to be narcissistic or anything, but she looked good. Scratch that, she looked hot! She had on a long, black, layered, flow-y skirt that came down roughly to her ankles. She material appeared to shimmer as Lizzie moved, making her appear to glow. The skirt also had intricate patterns woven into the material, the shape of flowers. Her top was a simple halter, baby blue in colour and held together by a thin piece of material around her neck and lower back. She wore silver flip-flop sandals, which had a cute little flower on top of each one.
Completing her outfit was a generous amount of make up, but just enough to make her look perfect. Her usual heart necklace and matching bracelet made her even prettier, if she did say so herself.
Lizzie made a move for the door, fixing her hair - which she left down and curly. She opened it to find a stunned Gordo helplessly gazing at her. From face, to outfit, and back again. Lizzie blushed despite herself, suddenly unsure of her earlier thoughts. She only hoped that he liked it.
He took in her outfit, and was utterly speechless, looking for a moment that he might fall over. Fortunately, he grabbed the door handle to steady himself. Now that his feelings were out in the open, it was much harder to contain them, and right now he really didn't want to.
Lizzie gave a self conscious little twirl, giving a small, shy smile.
"You like?" She asked meekly. For a few moments, he could do nothing but stare dumbly. He then seemed to come to his senses, because he soon was nodding, almost uncontrollably.
"Wow, Lizzie, uh, just, wow. Y-you look," Gordo took a breath and let it out slowly, much to the amusement of Lizzie, who began to relax somewhat, enjoying his dazed antics.
"You look beautiful," he finished when he felt comfortable enough with him self to trust that he could form sentences again.
Lizzie blushed lightly, still not used to Gordo being so open to her like that. Although, she's have to get used to it soon, now that they were a couple.
Ooh, Gordo, Lizzie, couple. Together, going out, boyfriend and girlfriend. Going out, together, couple, together. Okay, she really had to stop thinking about this.
Despite her self, Lizzie just couldn't help smiling. Gordo's my boyfriend! Yay!
It felt so easy, saying it in her head like that. Lizzie then wondered what it would be like saying out loud, realising for the first time that last night they hadn't, in fact, used those terms. It sort of went without saying, considering everything else that was said.
Almost as if waiting for the right moment, her mind flashed back to the events of last night. It had all been so perfect. Just how she had imagined it would be when she first said she loved a boy. Of course, that boy being Gordo just made it all the more special.
While Lizzie pondered all this, Gordo also was stuck in his own jumbled thoughts. They all revolved around one thing. More like one person; Lizzie. Beautiful, smart, funny, sweet, kind, caring Lizzie McGuire. How exactly could he possibly think about anything else? She had been on his mind ever since last night. Oh, who was he kidding? She had been on his mind for much longer than that, but more so since last night.
A million different thoughts ran through his head, all leading to the same conclusion; Lizzie was his girlfriend, more or less. The only thing left was to actually say it.
God, he loved her so much. She was perfect. That's all there was to it, she was the living proof that there was such a thing as perfection. Everything she did, everything she said. Even her falls had a graceful edge to it, Gordo thought with internal chuckle.
It took him a few moments to register the fact that Lizzie had just spoken.
"Hello? Earth to Gordo." Lizzie giggled slightly at the look on his face, while at the same time waving her hands around him, trying to get his attention.
After a moment of staring, Gordo felt a grin spread over his features.
"What?" Lizzie asked, confused and a little suspicious by his behaviour.
"You're beautiful, you know," he answered finally, successfully causing Lizzie to blush slightly.
"Thank you," she said, unsure. Quickly, her gaze became a suspicious mask once again.
"What did you do?" She asked, slightly amused. Oh how she loved to play this game. She could get very used to this, despite her earlier thoughts to the contrary.
Gordo grinned again.
"Nothing," he held up his hands innocently. "Just this,"
Looking around quickly to make sure no one was watching, Gordo planted a quick kiss on Lizzie's lips. The kiss was chaste and soft, but wonderful all the same.
Every time they kissed, it felt like the first time over and over again, exciting and new, but so terribly sweet.
After they pulled apart, slightly breathless, and grinning against each other, Gordo asked a very unexpected question.
"Where is everyone?"
Lizzie, confused as to why he would ask that question, now, while they were in this position, quickly explained that only her mum was home, and that she was out the back, gardening, to which Gordo flashed her a smile.
"Explain," she ordered when he didn't say a word.
"Just didn't want to get caught before we told them, do you?"
Catching on finally, Lizzie shook her head, answering his question.
"Exactly," Gordo added before kissing her again, still shortly but with a little more passion than the last one. It was enough to knock anyone's socks off, definitely.
Lizzie couldn't help but notice how much Gordo had changed since only the night before. He was so different, more confident, not in a cocky way, but just, he seemed to know exactly what he was doing, and how to turn Lizzie's knees to goo.
Lizzie smiled, giving him another kiss.
"You're so smart," she cooed, referring to his ever attentive brain remembering that they had to be alert. She earned a "don't you forget it" from Gordo for her troubles. After giving him a playful smack, Lizzie finally let him into the house.
They quickly decided that they would skip hanging out at her place and go straight to their first official date. It was so exciting, for the both of them. Although, much more for Lizzie. Being a girl did that to you, you just felt everything more deeply than males. The possible exception being love, that was something that was shared equally between the two genders. Everyone had the ability to love just as much as the next person, whatever gender they may be.
Oh, why they were thinking about that when they had a date to get to was anyone's guess.
Under mutual consent, the pair decided not to inform Jo or anyone for that matter of just what they were doing. They explained to Mrs. McGuire that they would be heading to the mall to catch a movie and get something to eat. After they would be doing to some window-shopping and then heading home.
"Alright," Jo agreed once they had told her of the situation.
"Do you need a ride there?"
"Nah, we'll walk, the fresh air will do us good." Lizzie answered so quickly that she was afraid her mother might catch on.
And indeed, Jo eyed the two of them with a suspicious look, before finally her features melted into a soft grin, and Lizzie unconsciously let out the breath she had been holding.
Jo gave Lizzie a couple of dollars for some snacks and a movie ticket. Although Lizzie already had all the cash she needed, she took the money anyway, never able to say no to free cash.
As they turned to go, Jo suddenly called the two of them back.
'Uh-oh,' thought Lizzie. 'Busted.'
"Yeah mum?" Lizzie asked, holding her breath once again. Sooner or later she would hurt herself by doing that. Surely cutting off you air supply was not good.
"Have fun, sweety. Be back before five." Lizzie visibly relaxed, and nodded.
"I will mum," she promised, letting air fill her lungs once again.
"Bye Gordo."
"Bye Mrs. McGuire."
Exchanging relieved looks, the couple backed themselves out of the garden, making sure not to make Jo suspicious. Once out of sight, they basically ran for the door, grabbing their bags in the process and practically throwing them selves out the door.
Lizzie nearly dropped to the ground out of sheer embarrassment.
She turned to face Gordo, who looked slightly red in the face, but - Lizzie noted with a frown - he had a small smile on, almost as if he couldn't help it.
Lizzie shrugged it off quickly. 'Boys', was her first thought.
"Oh, my gosh. Do you know how nervous that made me?" Unbidden, a smile of her own came to her features, and Lizzie finally understood why Gordo looked like that.
The thrill of the chase, so to speak. The excitement of almost getting caught. Although quite fun, it was also dangerous to your health. She seemed to be endangering herself a lot these days. Lizzie reminded herself to stop doing that.
Gordo shook his head in agreement, and slight shock at her statement, but Lizzie couldn't help but feel like he was saw this as one big joke. She sighed, resigned to the fact that she may never figure him out.
"I know, and we didn't even do anything! It's like they can tell, just by looking at us."
Lizzie was confused at that, and it clearly showed.
"They?"
"Had a run in with my mum this morning, she asked where I was going. I told her I was spending the day with you, and she had that look, you know, like she knows what we're doing, and waiting for the right time to strike."
Lizzie flashed him an 'oh, got ya' look, and then a full smile tugged at her lips. She was not about to let her mum get her down.
"You know what, we're just being paranoid. It's just the fact we haven't told them yet. And we will, soon. We just need a little time to get it together, am I right?"
Gordo nodded, agreeing silently that she was indeed right. Paranoid, right, as if she wasn't familiar with that emotion.
"And there really is nothing to be paranoid about in the first place. We're harmless, so are they. I really don't think they'll be angry, we've known each other our whole lives, they probably suspected this would happen while we were still in diapers."
Ah, Gordo, ever the insightful one. So smart, Lizzie would definitely not be who she was right now if it hadn't been for him. For that, she was eternally grateful.
Taking in the full impact of his words, Lizzie smiled, nodding in total agreement.
"Of course, and I mean, it's only been less than a day, there's really nothing to tell."
Gordo placed a kiss on her hand, smiling softly. It was not a normal smile, however, it was full of mischief, his bright blue eyes twinkling with excitement.
Oh great, now Lizzie was worried. He rarely ever got that look, and when he did, you knew things were bad. Or, at the very least, semi-bad. Bad would be a little over the top for them. Oh, who cared? He was up to something, and she was worried, that was it, full stop.
"You're right. Now, let's go and give them something to talk about."
He grinned and took off down the street, leaving a bewildered Lizzie in his wake.
After a moment of silent pondering, Lizzie widened her eyes and took off right after him, not fully capable of keep the laughter out of her face and words.
"Gordo! You perve."
She chased him down the street, yelling all the way, much to the annoyance of the neighbours.
"Oooh, Gordo, I am so gonna get you!"
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A/N: I know, that was a short chapter, and really dull and had nothing in it, but trust me, good things are still to come. L/G go on their date, and get quite a few surprises. Also, coming up in later chapters, Lizzie speaks to Miranda about her relationship with Gordo, and will they have the courage to tell their parents, or will something get in the way? Stay tuned to find out.
On a more serious note, thanks to all who have reviewed, and I appreciate all the support and patience, and for just plain putting up with me and my sporadical updates. I'll try to get the next chappie up soon
Peace out Em
I3itterSweet: I sometimes feel the way you do, but I can't help thinking, they're not your average couple. And besides, my friend's have b/f and they're always saying they love them and stuff, so it's not that much of a stretch from reality, I'm just giving it a boost :D ;)
That's all folks, read, enjoy, and review ;) nah, just kidding, but please, do read and enjoy ;) __________________________________________________________________________
What Could Have Been
Chapter 4: The Morning Of...THE BIG DATE
Knock. Knock
"I'll get it, mum! That's probably Gordo!" The voice of Lizzie McGuire rang throughout the near empty house as the teen came trotting down the stairs.
"I hope," she added under her breath so no one but herself could hear. Not that it was likely, the only one home right then was her mum, and she was outside in the garden, doing who knows what?
Lizzie stopped and stood before the full-length mirror that hung in the foyer. She gave herself the once over, smiling at what she saw.
Not to be narcissistic or anything, but she looked good. Scratch that, she looked hot! She had on a long, black, layered, flow-y skirt that came down roughly to her ankles. She material appeared to shimmer as Lizzie moved, making her appear to glow. The skirt also had intricate patterns woven into the material, the shape of flowers. Her top was a simple halter, baby blue in colour and held together by a thin piece of material around her neck and lower back. She wore silver flip-flop sandals, which had a cute little flower on top of each one.
Completing her outfit was a generous amount of make up, but just enough to make her look perfect. Her usual heart necklace and matching bracelet made her even prettier, if she did say so herself.
Lizzie made a move for the door, fixing her hair - which she left down and curly. She opened it to find a stunned Gordo helplessly gazing at her. From face, to outfit, and back again. Lizzie blushed despite herself, suddenly unsure of her earlier thoughts. She only hoped that he liked it.
He took in her outfit, and was utterly speechless, looking for a moment that he might fall over. Fortunately, he grabbed the door handle to steady himself. Now that his feelings were out in the open, it was much harder to contain them, and right now he really didn't want to.
Lizzie gave a self conscious little twirl, giving a small, shy smile.
"You like?" She asked meekly. For a few moments, he could do nothing but stare dumbly. He then seemed to come to his senses, because he soon was nodding, almost uncontrollably.
"Wow, Lizzie, uh, just, wow. Y-you look," Gordo took a breath and let it out slowly, much to the amusement of Lizzie, who began to relax somewhat, enjoying his dazed antics.
"You look beautiful," he finished when he felt comfortable enough with him self to trust that he could form sentences again.
Lizzie blushed lightly, still not used to Gordo being so open to her like that. Although, she's have to get used to it soon, now that they were a couple.
Ooh, Gordo, Lizzie, couple. Together, going out, boyfriend and girlfriend. Going out, together, couple, together. Okay, she really had to stop thinking about this.
Despite her self, Lizzie just couldn't help smiling. Gordo's my boyfriend! Yay!
It felt so easy, saying it in her head like that. Lizzie then wondered what it would be like saying out loud, realising for the first time that last night they hadn't, in fact, used those terms. It sort of went without saying, considering everything else that was said.
Almost as if waiting for the right moment, her mind flashed back to the events of last night. It had all been so perfect. Just how she had imagined it would be when she first said she loved a boy. Of course, that boy being Gordo just made it all the more special.
While Lizzie pondered all this, Gordo also was stuck in his own jumbled thoughts. They all revolved around one thing. More like one person; Lizzie. Beautiful, smart, funny, sweet, kind, caring Lizzie McGuire. How exactly could he possibly think about anything else? She had been on his mind ever since last night. Oh, who was he kidding? She had been on his mind for much longer than that, but more so since last night.
A million different thoughts ran through his head, all leading to the same conclusion; Lizzie was his girlfriend, more or less. The only thing left was to actually say it.
God, he loved her so much. She was perfect. That's all there was to it, she was the living proof that there was such a thing as perfection. Everything she did, everything she said. Even her falls had a graceful edge to it, Gordo thought with internal chuckle.
It took him a few moments to register the fact that Lizzie had just spoken.
"Hello? Earth to Gordo." Lizzie giggled slightly at the look on his face, while at the same time waving her hands around him, trying to get his attention.
After a moment of staring, Gordo felt a grin spread over his features.
"What?" Lizzie asked, confused and a little suspicious by his behaviour.
"You're beautiful, you know," he answered finally, successfully causing Lizzie to blush slightly.
"Thank you," she said, unsure. Quickly, her gaze became a suspicious mask once again.
"What did you do?" She asked, slightly amused. Oh how she loved to play this game. She could get very used to this, despite her earlier thoughts to the contrary.
Gordo grinned again.
"Nothing," he held up his hands innocently. "Just this,"
Looking around quickly to make sure no one was watching, Gordo planted a quick kiss on Lizzie's lips. The kiss was chaste and soft, but wonderful all the same.
Every time they kissed, it felt like the first time over and over again, exciting and new, but so terribly sweet.
After they pulled apart, slightly breathless, and grinning against each other, Gordo asked a very unexpected question.
"Where is everyone?"
Lizzie, confused as to why he would ask that question, now, while they were in this position, quickly explained that only her mum was home, and that she was out the back, gardening, to which Gordo flashed her a smile.
"Explain," she ordered when he didn't say a word.
"Just didn't want to get caught before we told them, do you?"
Catching on finally, Lizzie shook her head, answering his question.
"Exactly," Gordo added before kissing her again, still shortly but with a little more passion than the last one. It was enough to knock anyone's socks off, definitely.
Lizzie couldn't help but notice how much Gordo had changed since only the night before. He was so different, more confident, not in a cocky way, but just, he seemed to know exactly what he was doing, and how to turn Lizzie's knees to goo.
Lizzie smiled, giving him another kiss.
"You're so smart," she cooed, referring to his ever attentive brain remembering that they had to be alert. She earned a "don't you forget it" from Gordo for her troubles. After giving him a playful smack, Lizzie finally let him into the house.
They quickly decided that they would skip hanging out at her place and go straight to their first official date. It was so exciting, for the both of them. Although, much more for Lizzie. Being a girl did that to you, you just felt everything more deeply than males. The possible exception being love, that was something that was shared equally between the two genders. Everyone had the ability to love just as much as the next person, whatever gender they may be.
Oh, why they were thinking about that when they had a date to get to was anyone's guess.
Under mutual consent, the pair decided not to inform Jo or anyone for that matter of just what they were doing. They explained to Mrs. McGuire that they would be heading to the mall to catch a movie and get something to eat. After they would be doing to some window-shopping and then heading home.
"Alright," Jo agreed once they had told her of the situation.
"Do you need a ride there?"
"Nah, we'll walk, the fresh air will do us good." Lizzie answered so quickly that she was afraid her mother might catch on.
And indeed, Jo eyed the two of them with a suspicious look, before finally her features melted into a soft grin, and Lizzie unconsciously let out the breath she had been holding.
Jo gave Lizzie a couple of dollars for some snacks and a movie ticket. Although Lizzie already had all the cash she needed, she took the money anyway, never able to say no to free cash.
As they turned to go, Jo suddenly called the two of them back.
'Uh-oh,' thought Lizzie. 'Busted.'
"Yeah mum?" Lizzie asked, holding her breath once again. Sooner or later she would hurt herself by doing that. Surely cutting off you air supply was not good.
"Have fun, sweety. Be back before five." Lizzie visibly relaxed, and nodded.
"I will mum," she promised, letting air fill her lungs once again.
"Bye Gordo."
"Bye Mrs. McGuire."
Exchanging relieved looks, the couple backed themselves out of the garden, making sure not to make Jo suspicious. Once out of sight, they basically ran for the door, grabbing their bags in the process and practically throwing them selves out the door.
Lizzie nearly dropped to the ground out of sheer embarrassment.
She turned to face Gordo, who looked slightly red in the face, but - Lizzie noted with a frown - he had a small smile on, almost as if he couldn't help it.
Lizzie shrugged it off quickly. 'Boys', was her first thought.
"Oh, my gosh. Do you know how nervous that made me?" Unbidden, a smile of her own came to her features, and Lizzie finally understood why Gordo looked like that.
The thrill of the chase, so to speak. The excitement of almost getting caught. Although quite fun, it was also dangerous to your health. She seemed to be endangering herself a lot these days. Lizzie reminded herself to stop doing that.
Gordo shook his head in agreement, and slight shock at her statement, but Lizzie couldn't help but feel like he was saw this as one big joke. She sighed, resigned to the fact that she may never figure him out.
"I know, and we didn't even do anything! It's like they can tell, just by looking at us."
Lizzie was confused at that, and it clearly showed.
"They?"
"Had a run in with my mum this morning, she asked where I was going. I told her I was spending the day with you, and she had that look, you know, like she knows what we're doing, and waiting for the right time to strike."
Lizzie flashed him an 'oh, got ya' look, and then a full smile tugged at her lips. She was not about to let her mum get her down.
"You know what, we're just being paranoid. It's just the fact we haven't told them yet. And we will, soon. We just need a little time to get it together, am I right?"
Gordo nodded, agreeing silently that she was indeed right. Paranoid, right, as if she wasn't familiar with that emotion.
"And there really is nothing to be paranoid about in the first place. We're harmless, so are they. I really don't think they'll be angry, we've known each other our whole lives, they probably suspected this would happen while we were still in diapers."
Ah, Gordo, ever the insightful one. So smart, Lizzie would definitely not be who she was right now if it hadn't been for him. For that, she was eternally grateful.
Taking in the full impact of his words, Lizzie smiled, nodding in total agreement.
"Of course, and I mean, it's only been less than a day, there's really nothing to tell."
Gordo placed a kiss on her hand, smiling softly. It was not a normal smile, however, it was full of mischief, his bright blue eyes twinkling with excitement.
Oh great, now Lizzie was worried. He rarely ever got that look, and when he did, you knew things were bad. Or, at the very least, semi-bad. Bad would be a little over the top for them. Oh, who cared? He was up to something, and she was worried, that was it, full stop.
"You're right. Now, let's go and give them something to talk about."
He grinned and took off down the street, leaving a bewildered Lizzie in his wake.
After a moment of silent pondering, Lizzie widened her eyes and took off right after him, not fully capable of keep the laughter out of her face and words.
"Gordo! You perve."
She chased him down the street, yelling all the way, much to the annoyance of the neighbours.
"Oooh, Gordo, I am so gonna get you!"
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A/N: I know, that was a short chapter, and really dull and had nothing in it, but trust me, good things are still to come. L/G go on their date, and get quite a few surprises. Also, coming up in later chapters, Lizzie speaks to Miranda about her relationship with Gordo, and will they have the courage to tell their parents, or will something get in the way? Stay tuned to find out.
On a more serious note, thanks to all who have reviewed, and I appreciate all the support and patience, and for just plain putting up with me and my sporadical updates. I'll try to get the next chappie up soon
Peace out Em