A/N Wow! I'm tired. I have play rehearsal almost everyday and I just went to my friend's sweet sixteen; I didn't get to bed until 6:45 Sunday morning and I'm trying to catch up on that sleep. Well I hope you like this chap! Loopylou1: Love ya, chica!

Chapter 4

Gordo is trying desperately to get a hold of Lizzie so he can apologize about the night before. Lizzie is

sleeping in her bed. The phone rings and rings. Finally she sleepily reaches over and picks up the phone.

"Hello?" she asks, groggily.

"Hey Lizzie," Gordo says his voice full of hope.

* click *

Hello good morning, how you do

What makes the rising sun so new?

I could use a fresh beginning too

All of my regrets are nothing new

So this is the way I say I need you

This is the way

This is the way

That I'm learning to breathe

Lizzie sits in her room, on her bed, surrounded by textbooks. The phone is ringing incessantly, but she

ignores it. Gordo is pacing his room, the phone to his ear, mumbling, "Pick up, pick up."

I'm learning to crawl

I'm finding that you and you alone could break my fall

I'm living again

Awake and alive

I'm dying to breathe in these abundant skies

Gordo tries on his tux while Kate hangs all over him. His expression of happiness is forces as he tries to

continue his façade.

Hello good morning how you been

Yesterday left my head kicked in

I never, never thought that I would fall like that

Never knew that I could hurt this bad

Lizzie stands in front of a full-length mirror, trying on her knee-length dress. It's pink with ruffled sleeves

and the top sweeps gracefully below her collarbone. She looks beautiful but has the saddest look on her

face.

I'm learning to breathe

I'm learning to crawl

I'm finding that you and you alone could break my fall

I'm living again

Awake and alive

I'm dying to breathe in these abundant skies

These abundant skies

Lizzie sits watching TV and crying. The phone rings and she looks at it. She then gets up and disconnects

the line. Gordo sits on his bed and the collapses back.

This is the way that I say I need you

This is the way that I say I love you

This is the way that I say I'm yours

This is the way, this is the way

That I'm learning to breathe.

A/N I don't usually like song fics, but this was a screenplay so there are lots of songs. I hope that it's ok with everyone. Please review, I love them so much. Good or not so good, as long as you're gentle. If there is something you would like me to do differently, please, please let me know. I'm doing this for you guys! 3 always, Raquel