A/N If you have not read the rest of the story before this one, please do
so or you may become slightly confused because I will reference previous
chapters.
I am feeling really generous tonight by posting this chapter, but mainly
because I have a busy weekend ahead of me. The sequel will appear soon.
Chapter Twenty-Two
Jeremy fell asleep, and Lizzie got into her bed. She needed to think hardly before she made any big decision. She thought of her trip, and what she learned from it.
All sorts of thoughts were haunting Lizzie's brain. Most of them were positive. She then started to think back about what she did actually hear from other people that could help her.
###
"Lizzie, I never did stop loving you."
Gordo said this the first night they saw each other again.
"Gordo, please, Not now. I really do not think I am ready to be heartbroken again."
### She thought about the park.
"You married mommy?"
Lizzie and Gordo both blushed.
"No, but I am your dad."
### Jeremy's Birthday Party
"What are we?" Gordo asked
"I really like you, it is just . . . It is just that I don't want to get too close to you too fast." Lizzie responded.
### Kate's Comments
"I have not seen you since high school. I didn't know you and Gordo got married. You always seemed perfect for each other."
### "Lizzie, you know that I would never leave either one of you. You are family to me." Gordo said.
### "It was love at first glance. I met the woman I knew I was going to marry that day." Robert said of Kate.
### She thought of Larry's tombstone.
"Love me faithfully! /See how I am faithful:/With all my heart/And all my soul/I am with you/Though I am far away."
### Lizzie and Gordo when he was about to leave.
"I do not want to be without you." Lizzie said
"I can't leave you, anyway. You are the mother of my child, and now that I know that, I am going to be a part of your life forever . . . and you will be apart of my life as well. So will Jeremy."
### "I love you, daddy." Jeremy told Gordo.
### At the airport
"Wait, Gordo! There is something I need to tell you. Gordo, I love you."
### "You miss daddy?" Jeremy asked.
"How did you know?"
"I miss him too."
~
"Is daddy coming back?" Jeremy asked.
"Of course he is, well rather we are going to see him." Lizzie responded.
### "I miss you too, McGuire. I wish I could just quit my job and stay with you forever." Gordo said.
### She thought of Ethan's word of wisdom.
"I don't take life for granted and I don't care what people think."
### And finally she thought of the conversation Gordo and her had earlier that day.
"Well, are we going to move in together or what?" Gordo asked.
"I don't know. I mean, I would love for us to live together, but I don't want to confuse people into thinking that we are married, including Jeremy." Lizzie responded.
"Lizzie, will you marry me?"
*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&
After a lot of thinking, Lizzie made up her mind, but decided she did not want to talk to Gordo until Saturday.
The funny thing is, Gordo didn't call. Lizzie supposed he didn't want to annoy her and bug her about the proposal. ^%^%^%^%^%^%^%^%^%
Saturday came, and Lizzie and Jeremy were packed and ready to go. Sam drove them to the airport, and they said their goodbyes.
The flight seemed like it lasted forever, because Lizzie was feeling anxious to talk to Gordo. On top of that, Jeremy was restless, so she was excited to be out of the plane.
Lizzie, quite honestly, was ready to be home in Austin. She was away for three weeks. She was ready to get back on her job and go through the routine she was used to.
When they exited the plane, Lizzie spotted Gordo waiting patiently for her and he waved to her and smiled. Lizzie picked Jeremy up and walked toward Gordo.
Gordo: Hey, beautiful. How was the flight?
Gordo gave Lizzie a quick kiss.
Lizzie: It was great. I am glad to be home.
Gordo: I am too. Believe me, I had somehow convinced myself that there was another Austin that I was unaware of and that we would be in two separate Austin's.
Lizzie laughed.
Lizzie: Well, I am excited about being here. Anything exciting happen?
Gordo: I missed you.
Lizzie: I missed you, too.
Gordo: What have you been up to the past few days?
Lizzie: I have been doing a lot of thinking about us.
Gordo: Oh?
Gordo looked at Lizzie.
Lizzie: Well . . .
Gordo: Listen, Lizzie, I don't know what happened to me the other day. I mean, it has only been three weeks.
Lizzie: And a lifetime.
Gordo: Yeah, but I don't want to scare you or anything.
Lizzie: Gordo, I have an answer.
Gordo: You do?
Lizzie: Yeah. Gordo, I would love to marry you.
THE END
Chapter Twenty-Two
Jeremy fell asleep, and Lizzie got into her bed. She needed to think hardly before she made any big decision. She thought of her trip, and what she learned from it.
All sorts of thoughts were haunting Lizzie's brain. Most of them were positive. She then started to think back about what she did actually hear from other people that could help her.
###
"Lizzie, I never did stop loving you."
Gordo said this the first night they saw each other again.
"Gordo, please, Not now. I really do not think I am ready to be heartbroken again."
### She thought about the park.
"You married mommy?"
Lizzie and Gordo both blushed.
"No, but I am your dad."
### Jeremy's Birthday Party
"What are we?" Gordo asked
"I really like you, it is just . . . It is just that I don't want to get too close to you too fast." Lizzie responded.
### Kate's Comments
"I have not seen you since high school. I didn't know you and Gordo got married. You always seemed perfect for each other."
### "Lizzie, you know that I would never leave either one of you. You are family to me." Gordo said.
### "It was love at first glance. I met the woman I knew I was going to marry that day." Robert said of Kate.
### She thought of Larry's tombstone.
"Love me faithfully! /See how I am faithful:/With all my heart/And all my soul/I am with you/Though I am far away."
### Lizzie and Gordo when he was about to leave.
"I do not want to be without you." Lizzie said
"I can't leave you, anyway. You are the mother of my child, and now that I know that, I am going to be a part of your life forever . . . and you will be apart of my life as well. So will Jeremy."
### "I love you, daddy." Jeremy told Gordo.
### At the airport
"Wait, Gordo! There is something I need to tell you. Gordo, I love you."
### "You miss daddy?" Jeremy asked.
"How did you know?"
"I miss him too."
~
"Is daddy coming back?" Jeremy asked.
"Of course he is, well rather we are going to see him." Lizzie responded.
### "I miss you too, McGuire. I wish I could just quit my job and stay with you forever." Gordo said.
### She thought of Ethan's word of wisdom.
"I don't take life for granted and I don't care what people think."
### And finally she thought of the conversation Gordo and her had earlier that day.
"Well, are we going to move in together or what?" Gordo asked.
"I don't know. I mean, I would love for us to live together, but I don't want to confuse people into thinking that we are married, including Jeremy." Lizzie responded.
"Lizzie, will you marry me?"
*&*&*&*&*&*&*&*&
After a lot of thinking, Lizzie made up her mind, but decided she did not want to talk to Gordo until Saturday.
The funny thing is, Gordo didn't call. Lizzie supposed he didn't want to annoy her and bug her about the proposal. ^%^%^%^%^%^%^%^%^%
Saturday came, and Lizzie and Jeremy were packed and ready to go. Sam drove them to the airport, and they said their goodbyes.
The flight seemed like it lasted forever, because Lizzie was feeling anxious to talk to Gordo. On top of that, Jeremy was restless, so she was excited to be out of the plane.
Lizzie, quite honestly, was ready to be home in Austin. She was away for three weeks. She was ready to get back on her job and go through the routine she was used to.
When they exited the plane, Lizzie spotted Gordo waiting patiently for her and he waved to her and smiled. Lizzie picked Jeremy up and walked toward Gordo.
Gordo: Hey, beautiful. How was the flight?
Gordo gave Lizzie a quick kiss.
Lizzie: It was great. I am glad to be home.
Gordo: I am too. Believe me, I had somehow convinced myself that there was another Austin that I was unaware of and that we would be in two separate Austin's.
Lizzie laughed.
Lizzie: Well, I am excited about being here. Anything exciting happen?
Gordo: I missed you.
Lizzie: I missed you, too.
Gordo: What have you been up to the past few days?
Lizzie: I have been doing a lot of thinking about us.
Gordo: Oh?
Gordo looked at Lizzie.
Lizzie: Well . . .
Gordo: Listen, Lizzie, I don't know what happened to me the other day. I mean, it has only been three weeks.
Lizzie: And a lifetime.
Gordo: Yeah, but I don't want to scare you or anything.
Lizzie: Gordo, I have an answer.
Gordo: You do?
Lizzie: Yeah. Gordo, I would love to marry you.
THE END