Disclaimer: I don't own the show, I don't own the products. You can have Andrew, though. Also, the t-shirts Andrew wears I saw at www.shopodd.com.
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Over the next couple of weeks, Lizzie did a very good job of acting cordial towards Gordo and pretending that nothing had happened. She still felt rejected and used, but she was nice to Gordo anyway. She distanced herself from him, though. There were no more phone calls, and everyday Gordo would ask Lizzie if she wanted a ride home, and everyday Lizzie would say she was in the mood to walk or ride the bus. She tried to sit on the opposite side of the lunch table from him, and the trio's weekly video rental was just Miranda and Gordo. Lizzie had told Miranda what happened, but made her promise not to yell at Gordo. When Kate asked Lizzie if Gordo and her had hooked up, Lizzie quickly snapped, "nothing happened," and Kate had enough common sense to figure out what that meant. Lizzie still talked to her friends at school, but after school she was alone, with the exception of a few phone calls from Miranda. Gordo called her a few times, but Lizzie continued to make up excuses such as "It's dinner time" or "We've got company." Lizzie's mom kept asking her what was the matter, but Lizzie wouldn't tell her anything. She was humiliated, and she had ruined her friendship with her best friend. Then, around April 25th, three weeks after the Gordo situation, Kate was having a party. Miranda literally came to Lizzie's house that night, picked out an outfit, and shoved Lizzie out the door.
They got to the party right as it was starting to pick up, and when Kate saw Miranda and Lizzie come in she walked over to them to say hello.
"You guys! You made it. Lizzie, I am so glad to see you out and about."
"Thanks, Kate," Lizzie replied glumly. She looked miserable already.
"Perk up. Come here, I want to introduce you to someone, Lizzie," Kate said.
"That's alright. I think I just want to stay here with Miranda."
"Oh no, Lizzie, I see someone I need to talk to. Go with Kate," Miranda urged.
"Fine," Lizzie depressingly said.
Miranda walked away and then turned around and winked at Kate while Lizzie wasn't looking.
Kate then led Lizzie over to a tall attractive guy. He had short, shaggy, dirty-blonde colored hair and was wearing an olive brown t-shirt that had a picture of a yak on it and said "yak!" at the bottom, and some expensive name-brand pants, a hooded sweatshirt, and some birkenstocks. On any normal day, Lizzie would've looked at the guy and thought that he had potential, but wouldn't give it another thought because of his hairstyle and clothing, but these past few weeks she had re-assessed what she was looking for in a guy, and right here was a guy that reminded her of Gordo but was way hotter. Lizzie smiled a shy smile at the guy.
Kate started the introductions. "Lizzie, this is Andrew Oldham. He's a junior. Andrew, this is Lizzie McGuire. She's a sophomore. Oh, looks like I have some guests to entertain."
"I'm sorry you had to see that obvious attempt," Andrew started. "I don't know why she tried. I'll drag you down. I'm a little hurt right now. A few weeks ago my childhood best friend and I broke up."
"Well that explains it," Lizzie said. Andrew looked confused. "My childhood best friend and I broke up a few weeks ago. Actually, we never really dated. He rejected me. Three weeks ago, to be exact."
They looked at each other and smiled.
"So do you wanna go sit down and talk?" Andrew asked.
"Sure," Lizzie replied.
They went and sat on the couch and told the details of their relationships gone wrong. They quickly connected. They hit a quiet spot in the conversation and both listened to the song that was playing at that moment, "Stop Crying Your Heart Out" by Oasis.
" 'Cause all of the stars
Are fading away
Just try not to worry
You'll see them some day
Take what you need
and be on your way
and stop crying your heart out"
Lizzie and Andrew looked at each other and without words had a conversation with the expressions on their faces. Miranda and Kate had been watching and then looked at each other and nodded their heads in satisfaction. Then they turned around and started to talk to other people.
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The following Monday at school, Lizzie and Andrew realized they had lunch together, so they sat at a table by themselves and talked. It wasn't a romantic thing, but they were quickly becoming good friends. Gordo noticed this.
"Hey Miranda, why isn't Lizzie sitting with us today?"
Miranda didn't even look up from her homework she was doing. "Because you rejected her at DQ."
Gordo rolled his eyes. "Well, she sat with us the past few weeks, but today she's sitting with THAT guy. What's that t-shirt supposed to prove anyway?"
Andrew was wearing an orange shirt with a wide open mouth on it and it said "LOOK! NO CAVITIES."
"Give him a break, Gordo," Miranda said. "You're just jealous." She still hadn't looked up from her homework.
"I am not jealous. I don't like Lizzie, it's just, she got over me pretty fast."
"It's not like that. They're just good friends who have had similar experiences," Miranda told Gordo. "She's meeting new people. Deal with it."
"He's older than she is. He drives a Landcruiser. He probably just wants her for sex, or he'll probably abuse her," Gordo said protectively.
"Stand down, soldier," Miranda laughed. "This isn't some Lifetime movie. He's a nice guy. The only thing you need to worry about is him taking your place. Well, I gotta go to the library. I'll see you afterschool, okay?"
"Okay, bye," Gordo said, halfway not paying attention because he was looking at Lizzie and Andrew. They were currently laughing. "He can't take my place," he muttered.
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Is Andrew as good as he seems? Actually, he is. Will Gordo get over his jealousy? Will Andrew take his place? Read and review.
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Over the next couple of weeks, Lizzie did a very good job of acting cordial towards Gordo and pretending that nothing had happened. She still felt rejected and used, but she was nice to Gordo anyway. She distanced herself from him, though. There were no more phone calls, and everyday Gordo would ask Lizzie if she wanted a ride home, and everyday Lizzie would say she was in the mood to walk or ride the bus. She tried to sit on the opposite side of the lunch table from him, and the trio's weekly video rental was just Miranda and Gordo. Lizzie had told Miranda what happened, but made her promise not to yell at Gordo. When Kate asked Lizzie if Gordo and her had hooked up, Lizzie quickly snapped, "nothing happened," and Kate had enough common sense to figure out what that meant. Lizzie still talked to her friends at school, but after school she was alone, with the exception of a few phone calls from Miranda. Gordo called her a few times, but Lizzie continued to make up excuses such as "It's dinner time" or "We've got company." Lizzie's mom kept asking her what was the matter, but Lizzie wouldn't tell her anything. She was humiliated, and she had ruined her friendship with her best friend. Then, around April 25th, three weeks after the Gordo situation, Kate was having a party. Miranda literally came to Lizzie's house that night, picked out an outfit, and shoved Lizzie out the door.
They got to the party right as it was starting to pick up, and when Kate saw Miranda and Lizzie come in she walked over to them to say hello.
"You guys! You made it. Lizzie, I am so glad to see you out and about."
"Thanks, Kate," Lizzie replied glumly. She looked miserable already.
"Perk up. Come here, I want to introduce you to someone, Lizzie," Kate said.
"That's alright. I think I just want to stay here with Miranda."
"Oh no, Lizzie, I see someone I need to talk to. Go with Kate," Miranda urged.
"Fine," Lizzie depressingly said.
Miranda walked away and then turned around and winked at Kate while Lizzie wasn't looking.
Kate then led Lizzie over to a tall attractive guy. He had short, shaggy, dirty-blonde colored hair and was wearing an olive brown t-shirt that had a picture of a yak on it and said "yak!" at the bottom, and some expensive name-brand pants, a hooded sweatshirt, and some birkenstocks. On any normal day, Lizzie would've looked at the guy and thought that he had potential, but wouldn't give it another thought because of his hairstyle and clothing, but these past few weeks she had re-assessed what she was looking for in a guy, and right here was a guy that reminded her of Gordo but was way hotter. Lizzie smiled a shy smile at the guy.
Kate started the introductions. "Lizzie, this is Andrew Oldham. He's a junior. Andrew, this is Lizzie McGuire. She's a sophomore. Oh, looks like I have some guests to entertain."
"I'm sorry you had to see that obvious attempt," Andrew started. "I don't know why she tried. I'll drag you down. I'm a little hurt right now. A few weeks ago my childhood best friend and I broke up."
"Well that explains it," Lizzie said. Andrew looked confused. "My childhood best friend and I broke up a few weeks ago. Actually, we never really dated. He rejected me. Three weeks ago, to be exact."
They looked at each other and smiled.
"So do you wanna go sit down and talk?" Andrew asked.
"Sure," Lizzie replied.
They went and sat on the couch and told the details of their relationships gone wrong. They quickly connected. They hit a quiet spot in the conversation and both listened to the song that was playing at that moment, "Stop Crying Your Heart Out" by Oasis.
" 'Cause all of the stars
Are fading away
Just try not to worry
You'll see them some day
Take what you need
and be on your way
and stop crying your heart out"
Lizzie and Andrew looked at each other and without words had a conversation with the expressions on their faces. Miranda and Kate had been watching and then looked at each other and nodded their heads in satisfaction. Then they turned around and started to talk to other people.
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The following Monday at school, Lizzie and Andrew realized they had lunch together, so they sat at a table by themselves and talked. It wasn't a romantic thing, but they were quickly becoming good friends. Gordo noticed this.
"Hey Miranda, why isn't Lizzie sitting with us today?"
Miranda didn't even look up from her homework she was doing. "Because you rejected her at DQ."
Gordo rolled his eyes. "Well, she sat with us the past few weeks, but today she's sitting with THAT guy. What's that t-shirt supposed to prove anyway?"
Andrew was wearing an orange shirt with a wide open mouth on it and it said "LOOK! NO CAVITIES."
"Give him a break, Gordo," Miranda said. "You're just jealous." She still hadn't looked up from her homework.
"I am not jealous. I don't like Lizzie, it's just, she got over me pretty fast."
"It's not like that. They're just good friends who have had similar experiences," Miranda told Gordo. "She's meeting new people. Deal with it."
"He's older than she is. He drives a Landcruiser. He probably just wants her for sex, or he'll probably abuse her," Gordo said protectively.
"Stand down, soldier," Miranda laughed. "This isn't some Lifetime movie. He's a nice guy. The only thing you need to worry about is him taking your place. Well, I gotta go to the library. I'll see you afterschool, okay?"
"Okay, bye," Gordo said, halfway not paying attention because he was looking at Lizzie and Andrew. They were currently laughing. "He can't take my place," he muttered.
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Is Andrew as good as he seems? Actually, he is. Will Gordo get over his jealousy? Will Andrew take his place? Read and review.