"Your not really going out with her are you Gordo?" Miranda asked hands on her hips eyes Gordo skeptically.
"Gordo my man!" Lucas exclaimed clapping Gordo on the back a week later at lunch.
"I can't believe you and Justine Parker are going on a date tonight." Miranda glared at the table where Justine sat talking with the middle sister, Camryn was not present at the moment.
"Miranda you haven't even said a word to her since she moved here." Gordo pointed out, "You really shouldn't judge her by her sisters."
"Yeah Miranda seriously, Camryn and Olivia may not be people you like. But Justine's not half bad really. She's like a genius in every subject, and she's really sweet." Liv tapped her nails against the lunch table, "Listen, Lucas, and I are meeting up with her to study at the Digital Bean after school. Why don't you two join us. That way you can get to know her better Miranda before you judge her."
Miranda shrugged, "Fine I guess. I have nothing better to do."
"Justine, Cam is going to blow a fuse when she finds out that you are going on a date with Gordo Friday night." Olivia pointed out, both she and Matt had their eyes glued on Justine.
"What she doesn't know won't hurt her. Just because she doesn't like him doesn't mean I have to hate him. Because I don't, I like Gordo a lot, and I want to get to know him better."
"See Miranda." Liv said when Justine left the Digital Bean that afternoon, "Justine isn't as bad as you thought she was."
"Yeah your right. But I'm going home. Gordo are you going to come with me?" Miranda asked grabbing her purse.
"Yeah, we'll see you later guys."
"Gordo what the hell are you doing?" Miranda asked as they stepped out into the cool November.
"What do you mean Miranda?" Gordo asked stunned, "I thought you said you liked Justine."
"I do. But most of all I see why you do."
"What's that supposed to mean? Stop being so damn cryptic and spit it out Miranda."
"I mean she is could practically pass off as Lizzie's twin." Miranda's face was getting red from anger, not cold.
"I hadn't notice." Gordo shrugged, finding himself shoved against a wall in the next second.
"Don't give me that bullshit Gordo." Miranda was furious. "She reminds you of Lizzie and that is the only reason you are dating her."
"Yeah so maybe she does remind me a little of Lizzie." Gordo said pushing Miranda off him and straightening his coat, "But that has nothing to do with me and Justine going out to dinner on Friday night. I genuinely like her. And I'm sorry if your upset, but all my decisions are not about Lizzie anymore Miranda. She's gone for good now and you have to come to grips with that. She left without saying goodbye or looking back and she hasn't given it a second thought. Now if you will excuse me I am going home and calling Justine."
"Hello Parker residence." Jo said picking up the telephone.
"Is Justine home?" Gordo asked, vaguely recognizing the woman on the phone.
"Gordo?" Jo asked stunned, this was one boy she didn't expect to call her house ever again.
"Yeah, how did you know my name?"
"Justine told me about you, so I figured it was you. Yeah she's home why don't you let me go get her."
"So why did Gordo call today?" Jo asked as the family sat down to dinner.
Camryn choked, "Excuse me?"
"He didn't want to talk to you." Jo said handing her daughter a napkin.
Camryn finally managed to swallow and turned her narrow blue eyes on Justine, "Why'd he call Justine?"
Justine looked directly at Camryn, setting her fork down and wiping her mouth; "Gordo and I are going out on Friday."
Olivia let her head fall into her hands with a sigh, and Camryn jumped up "You're what?"
"Gordo and I are going to the movies on Friday." Justine was on her feet now.
"You can't be serious!" Camryn was getting red in the face.
"You're not going to stop me." Justine said standing up to Camryn for the first time since her father and stepmother had gotten married.
"Fine! But he will only hurt you in the end!" Camryn yelled.
"What did he ever do to you?" Justine scowled.
"It's what he didn't do that is the problem!" Camryn cried, tears streaming down her face, and she ran away from the table. Jo jumped up and raced away from the table after her daughter.
"Gordo my man!" Lucas exclaimed clapping Gordo on the back a week later at lunch.
"I can't believe you and Justine Parker are going on a date tonight." Miranda glared at the table where Justine sat talking with the middle sister, Camryn was not present at the moment.
"Miranda you haven't even said a word to her since she moved here." Gordo pointed out, "You really shouldn't judge her by her sisters."
"Yeah Miranda seriously, Camryn and Olivia may not be people you like. But Justine's not half bad really. She's like a genius in every subject, and she's really sweet." Liv tapped her nails against the lunch table, "Listen, Lucas, and I are meeting up with her to study at the Digital Bean after school. Why don't you two join us. That way you can get to know her better Miranda before you judge her."
Miranda shrugged, "Fine I guess. I have nothing better to do."
"Justine, Cam is going to blow a fuse when she finds out that you are going on a date with Gordo Friday night." Olivia pointed out, both she and Matt had their eyes glued on Justine.
"What she doesn't know won't hurt her. Just because she doesn't like him doesn't mean I have to hate him. Because I don't, I like Gordo a lot, and I want to get to know him better."
"See Miranda." Liv said when Justine left the Digital Bean that afternoon, "Justine isn't as bad as you thought she was."
"Yeah your right. But I'm going home. Gordo are you going to come with me?" Miranda asked grabbing her purse.
"Yeah, we'll see you later guys."
"Gordo what the hell are you doing?" Miranda asked as they stepped out into the cool November.
"What do you mean Miranda?" Gordo asked stunned, "I thought you said you liked Justine."
"I do. But most of all I see why you do."
"What's that supposed to mean? Stop being so damn cryptic and spit it out Miranda."
"I mean she is could practically pass off as Lizzie's twin." Miranda's face was getting red from anger, not cold.
"I hadn't notice." Gordo shrugged, finding himself shoved against a wall in the next second.
"Don't give me that bullshit Gordo." Miranda was furious. "She reminds you of Lizzie and that is the only reason you are dating her."
"Yeah so maybe she does remind me a little of Lizzie." Gordo said pushing Miranda off him and straightening his coat, "But that has nothing to do with me and Justine going out to dinner on Friday night. I genuinely like her. And I'm sorry if your upset, but all my decisions are not about Lizzie anymore Miranda. She's gone for good now and you have to come to grips with that. She left without saying goodbye or looking back and she hasn't given it a second thought. Now if you will excuse me I am going home and calling Justine."
"Hello Parker residence." Jo said picking up the telephone.
"Is Justine home?" Gordo asked, vaguely recognizing the woman on the phone.
"Gordo?" Jo asked stunned, this was one boy she didn't expect to call her house ever again.
"Yeah, how did you know my name?"
"Justine told me about you, so I figured it was you. Yeah she's home why don't you let me go get her."
"So why did Gordo call today?" Jo asked as the family sat down to dinner.
Camryn choked, "Excuse me?"
"He didn't want to talk to you." Jo said handing her daughter a napkin.
Camryn finally managed to swallow and turned her narrow blue eyes on Justine, "Why'd he call Justine?"
Justine looked directly at Camryn, setting her fork down and wiping her mouth; "Gordo and I are going out on Friday."
Olivia let her head fall into her hands with a sigh, and Camryn jumped up "You're what?"
"Gordo and I are going to the movies on Friday." Justine was on her feet now.
"You can't be serious!" Camryn was getting red in the face.
"You're not going to stop me." Justine said standing up to Camryn for the first time since her father and stepmother had gotten married.
"Fine! But he will only hurt you in the end!" Camryn yelled.
"What did he ever do to you?" Justine scowled.
"It's what he didn't do that is the problem!" Camryn cried, tears streaming down her face, and she ran away from the table. Jo jumped up and raced away from the table after her daughter.