Disclaimer: I don't own the show. Once again, Andrew's t-shirts are from www.shopodd.com. I don't own any products mentioned. I don't care about Andrew. Jay Carraway is a name made from two of the characters' names in The Great Gatsby, and Arthur Radley actually is a character from To Kill aMockingbird. I can't get notepad to italicize or underline, so I apologize for the fact that book titles and movies don't stand out. Also, Andrew saying something about writing a poem... I thought of that after thinking of that gorgeous poetry-writing firefighter on The Bachelorette... Anyway, enjoy.
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The weeks after Kate's party were really good for Lizzie. Andrew and her hung out all the time. It wasn't anything too romantic either. Somedays they'd sit at her house and watch tv and make fun of some of the programming. Somedays, they'd go to the mall where Lizzie would try to make Andrew buy normal clothing. He was from a relatively prominent family, but he didn't care about Abercrombie and Fitch as long as he had t-shirts that said "Stop Potato Violence" and "Say Yes to Michigan." Lizzie would drag him into name-brand stores, and Andrew would fake anger and yell loudly, "Only my mommy buys me expensive clothes, and you can't make me wear these awful $35.00 shirts!" Everyone would turn and look at Lizzie and Andrew, and she'd start to laugh and drag him out of the store because of her embarrassment. On one particular trip to the mall, May 9th, the Friday before Miranda's birthday, Andrew was helping Lizzie pick out a swimsuit at Delia's. She walked out of the fitting room with a rather showing bikini.
"Absolutely not," Andrew said before Lizzie had a chance to say something.
"What's wrong with this one?" Lizzie looked confused.
"Because, the only reason you'd want that swimsuit is so guys would think you look hot and you'd gain attention from them and from Gordo," Andrew answered all too knowingly.
"Hey! This has nothing to do with Gordo. I could care less about how Gordo sees me. And I don't look all that 'hot' in this swimsuit anyway," Lizzie responded as she started to get annoyed.
"Okay, it has nothing to do with Gordo, but you do look hot and you should get a swimsuit that's not so appealing to the masses," Andrew had started to raise his voice.
"I look hot?!" Lizzie asked. She was starting to raise her voice also.
"Yeah, you do, but you look hot fully dressed too!" Andrew said angrily and kinda loud.
"Yeah, well you're hot too!" Lizzie responded, also angrily loud.
They both looked at each other with embarrassed looks on their faces, then they started to laugh. The laughter grew and finally they could barely stand up.
"Were you just hitting on me?" Andrew asked as he continued to laugh.
"No, you dope, you were hitting on me." Lizzie responded, still laughing.
"We're so dramatic," Andrew said, still laughing.
"I know. Let's forget this happened," Lizzie replied, and she was still laughing.
"Okay, as long as you go put some clothes on," Andrew motioned to her as she remembered that she was still wearing a swimsuit. They were STILL laughing.
"Okay." Lizzie turned around to walk into the fitting room, but turned back around and her and Andrew laughed some more. At that very moment, Gordo walked by, trying to find a birthday present for Miranda, and saw Andrew and Lizzie standing there laughing, while Lizzie was wearing a swimsuit.
"Oh crap," Gordo said to himself. "That jerk is forcing Lizzie to model skimpy swimwear for him. He's going down."
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That night, Gordo, Miranda, and Lizzie were going to watch a movie at Miranda's house for the first time since Gordo had turned Lizzie down. Lizzie still didn't feel comfortable with the situation, even though it was over a month ago, so she asked Miranda if she could bring Andrew. Miranda, ecstatic that things were going so well between the two, agreed in a second. Lizzie and Andrew were in Andrew's Landcruiser on their way to Miranda's house.
"Are you sure it's okay that I come?" Andrew asked.
"I told you already, yes. I didn't feel like doing this because I was afraid that the Gordo thing would come up, but I know that no one will bring it up if you're there," Lizzie told him.
"Oh, so you're just using me?"
"It's not like that," Lizzie started, but then she noticed the smile on Andrew's face. "Yes, you're right, I'm using you," she said in a mocking tone.
"Seriously though, I think Gordo hates me. I've never even talked to him, but he always gives me these looks in the hallway," Andrew said.
"I don't know what Gordo's problem is. If he says anything to you, just ignore him, okay?"
"Don't worry. I don't want to get into some fight. I don't like confrontation," Andrew replied.
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Lizzie and Andrew arrived at Miranda's house, and were standing on the porch about to ring the doorbell when Lizzie said, "I don't want to do this."
"Well, we've got to. I'm pretty sure they heard us pull up," Andrew reminded her.
"I'm nervous... hold my hand," Lizzie ordered him.
"What? Won't that just make Gordo hate me more than he does?" Andrew asked.
"It doesn't matter. Give me your hand. It's not a romantic thing, it's just comforting," Lizzie pleaded.
"Okay, fine," Andrew said as he grabbed Lizzie's hand. They rang the doorbell and Miranda came to the door and greeted them. They had just walked in the house when Gordo walked over to them. He noticed their hands very quickly.
"Um, Gordo, this is Andrew. Andrew, this is Gordo," Lizzie spoke nervously.
"Hi," Andrew said nicely.
"Hey," Gordo said coolly as he walked over to the couch.
Lizzie, Andrew, and Miranda each exchanged a look, then they joined Gordo by the couch.
"So, Andrew, what movie did you bring?" Miranda asked. She had told Lizzie to tell Andrew that since he was the outsider he could pick the movie.
"Oh, I brought one of my favorites, To Kill a Mockingbird. Have any of you seen it or read the book before?" Andrew asked nervously.
Lizzie and Miranda shook their heads no, as Gordo said, "I read it a long time ago." He was starting to think that maybe Andrew wasn't so bad, but he couldn't forget that scene at the mall today that he saw and the fact that he was involved with Lizzie.
They all sat down, and once the lights were off Lizzie and Andrew pulled away from each other. When the movie was over, the girls were shocked.
"Oh my gosh, I cannot believe how good that was." Miranda was completely taken by the film.
"That was so much better than I thought it would be. You picked a great movie, Andrew," Lizzie admitted.
"I know," Andrew smiled.
'Oh right. He's so cool because he brought a good movie. I bring good movies all the time. I make good movies,' Gordo thought.
"So Andrew, are you coming to my birthday party tomorrow night?" Miranda asked.
"Oh, I'll be there," Andrew replied.
'This'll be interesting,' Gordo thought.
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It was the night of the party, and Andrew showed up, but him and Lizzie hadn't spent that much time together. He decided that since it was her best friend's party, he wouldn't crowd her. He walked over to some soccer players. Andrew was one good soccer player. He was the varsity team's leading scorer, but he didn't play for the image, he played because he loved the sport. He didn't try to broadcast it, because he was afraid that being known as a jock would degrade him as an intelligent person. Lizzie knew that he played, but she didn't know how good he was, and Gordo didn't know he was an athlete. Anyway, Andrew walked over to the soccer players and joined in on their conversation about the following Tuesday's game.
"Look, who it is, Andrew 'Kicks' Oldham," one of the guys, Jay Carraway said.
Andrew's nickname was one of the reasons why he didn't want to be known as a jock. He was embarrassed that they couldn't come up with anything more original than "kicks."
"Hey," Andrew said. "I'm really hyped about the game."
"I'm glad. We need our big scorer to be ready," Arthur Radley replied.
At that very moment, Gordo walked by, saw Andrew talking to some athletes, and decided he'd listen to what they were saying. He was undetected by the group.
"Yeah, I'm totally going to score. I don't care how hard they try. It's going to be good for me. They're going to fight it, and I'm just going to respond by scoring some more. Then I'll probably be tired, so I'll write down my feelings in the form of a poem on my good, hard score," Andrew was ranting to the guys.
Gordo's mouth dropped open. "Oh crap. He's talking about Lizzie," he said to himself as he walked away.
"And then we'll be region 4A champions," Andrew finished.
Gordo couldn't believe what he had just heard, and he couldn't believe that Lizzie actually thought that Andrew was a good person. He didn't know what to do next, then he decided.
"Hey, Lizzie. I need to tell you something..." Gordo started.
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Who will Lizzie believe, Andrew or Gordo? Will Gordo get over his jealousy thing? Are Andrew and Lizzie romantically involved? Will Miranda get more face time? Find out soon (hopefully). Read and review, good or bad.
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The weeks after Kate's party were really good for Lizzie. Andrew and her hung out all the time. It wasn't anything too romantic either. Somedays they'd sit at her house and watch tv and make fun of some of the programming. Somedays, they'd go to the mall where Lizzie would try to make Andrew buy normal clothing. He was from a relatively prominent family, but he didn't care about Abercrombie and Fitch as long as he had t-shirts that said "Stop Potato Violence" and "Say Yes to Michigan." Lizzie would drag him into name-brand stores, and Andrew would fake anger and yell loudly, "Only my mommy buys me expensive clothes, and you can't make me wear these awful $35.00 shirts!" Everyone would turn and look at Lizzie and Andrew, and she'd start to laugh and drag him out of the store because of her embarrassment. On one particular trip to the mall, May 9th, the Friday before Miranda's birthday, Andrew was helping Lizzie pick out a swimsuit at Delia's. She walked out of the fitting room with a rather showing bikini.
"Absolutely not," Andrew said before Lizzie had a chance to say something.
"What's wrong with this one?" Lizzie looked confused.
"Because, the only reason you'd want that swimsuit is so guys would think you look hot and you'd gain attention from them and from Gordo," Andrew answered all too knowingly.
"Hey! This has nothing to do with Gordo. I could care less about how Gordo sees me. And I don't look all that 'hot' in this swimsuit anyway," Lizzie responded as she started to get annoyed.
"Okay, it has nothing to do with Gordo, but you do look hot and you should get a swimsuit that's not so appealing to the masses," Andrew had started to raise his voice.
"I look hot?!" Lizzie asked. She was starting to raise her voice also.
"Yeah, you do, but you look hot fully dressed too!" Andrew said angrily and kinda loud.
"Yeah, well you're hot too!" Lizzie responded, also angrily loud.
They both looked at each other with embarrassed looks on their faces, then they started to laugh. The laughter grew and finally they could barely stand up.
"Were you just hitting on me?" Andrew asked as he continued to laugh.
"No, you dope, you were hitting on me." Lizzie responded, still laughing.
"We're so dramatic," Andrew said, still laughing.
"I know. Let's forget this happened," Lizzie replied, and she was still laughing.
"Okay, as long as you go put some clothes on," Andrew motioned to her as she remembered that she was still wearing a swimsuit. They were STILL laughing.
"Okay." Lizzie turned around to walk into the fitting room, but turned back around and her and Andrew laughed some more. At that very moment, Gordo walked by, trying to find a birthday present for Miranda, and saw Andrew and Lizzie standing there laughing, while Lizzie was wearing a swimsuit.
"Oh crap," Gordo said to himself. "That jerk is forcing Lizzie to model skimpy swimwear for him. He's going down."
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That night, Gordo, Miranda, and Lizzie were going to watch a movie at Miranda's house for the first time since Gordo had turned Lizzie down. Lizzie still didn't feel comfortable with the situation, even though it was over a month ago, so she asked Miranda if she could bring Andrew. Miranda, ecstatic that things were going so well between the two, agreed in a second. Lizzie and Andrew were in Andrew's Landcruiser on their way to Miranda's house.
"Are you sure it's okay that I come?" Andrew asked.
"I told you already, yes. I didn't feel like doing this because I was afraid that the Gordo thing would come up, but I know that no one will bring it up if you're there," Lizzie told him.
"Oh, so you're just using me?"
"It's not like that," Lizzie started, but then she noticed the smile on Andrew's face. "Yes, you're right, I'm using you," she said in a mocking tone.
"Seriously though, I think Gordo hates me. I've never even talked to him, but he always gives me these looks in the hallway," Andrew said.
"I don't know what Gordo's problem is. If he says anything to you, just ignore him, okay?"
"Don't worry. I don't want to get into some fight. I don't like confrontation," Andrew replied.
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Lizzie and Andrew arrived at Miranda's house, and were standing on the porch about to ring the doorbell when Lizzie said, "I don't want to do this."
"Well, we've got to. I'm pretty sure they heard us pull up," Andrew reminded her.
"I'm nervous... hold my hand," Lizzie ordered him.
"What? Won't that just make Gordo hate me more than he does?" Andrew asked.
"It doesn't matter. Give me your hand. It's not a romantic thing, it's just comforting," Lizzie pleaded.
"Okay, fine," Andrew said as he grabbed Lizzie's hand. They rang the doorbell and Miranda came to the door and greeted them. They had just walked in the house when Gordo walked over to them. He noticed their hands very quickly.
"Um, Gordo, this is Andrew. Andrew, this is Gordo," Lizzie spoke nervously.
"Hi," Andrew said nicely.
"Hey," Gordo said coolly as he walked over to the couch.
Lizzie, Andrew, and Miranda each exchanged a look, then they joined Gordo by the couch.
"So, Andrew, what movie did you bring?" Miranda asked. She had told Lizzie to tell Andrew that since he was the outsider he could pick the movie.
"Oh, I brought one of my favorites, To Kill a Mockingbird. Have any of you seen it or read the book before?" Andrew asked nervously.
Lizzie and Miranda shook their heads no, as Gordo said, "I read it a long time ago." He was starting to think that maybe Andrew wasn't so bad, but he couldn't forget that scene at the mall today that he saw and the fact that he was involved with Lizzie.
They all sat down, and once the lights were off Lizzie and Andrew pulled away from each other. When the movie was over, the girls were shocked.
"Oh my gosh, I cannot believe how good that was." Miranda was completely taken by the film.
"That was so much better than I thought it would be. You picked a great movie, Andrew," Lizzie admitted.
"I know," Andrew smiled.
'Oh right. He's so cool because he brought a good movie. I bring good movies all the time. I make good movies,' Gordo thought.
"So Andrew, are you coming to my birthday party tomorrow night?" Miranda asked.
"Oh, I'll be there," Andrew replied.
'This'll be interesting,' Gordo thought.
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It was the night of the party, and Andrew showed up, but him and Lizzie hadn't spent that much time together. He decided that since it was her best friend's party, he wouldn't crowd her. He walked over to some soccer players. Andrew was one good soccer player. He was the varsity team's leading scorer, but he didn't play for the image, he played because he loved the sport. He didn't try to broadcast it, because he was afraid that being known as a jock would degrade him as an intelligent person. Lizzie knew that he played, but she didn't know how good he was, and Gordo didn't know he was an athlete. Anyway, Andrew walked over to the soccer players and joined in on their conversation about the following Tuesday's game.
"Look, who it is, Andrew 'Kicks' Oldham," one of the guys, Jay Carraway said.
Andrew's nickname was one of the reasons why he didn't want to be known as a jock. He was embarrassed that they couldn't come up with anything more original than "kicks."
"Hey," Andrew said. "I'm really hyped about the game."
"I'm glad. We need our big scorer to be ready," Arthur Radley replied.
At that very moment, Gordo walked by, saw Andrew talking to some athletes, and decided he'd listen to what they were saying. He was undetected by the group.
"Yeah, I'm totally going to score. I don't care how hard they try. It's going to be good for me. They're going to fight it, and I'm just going to respond by scoring some more. Then I'll probably be tired, so I'll write down my feelings in the form of a poem on my good, hard score," Andrew was ranting to the guys.
Gordo's mouth dropped open. "Oh crap. He's talking about Lizzie," he said to himself as he walked away.
"And then we'll be region 4A champions," Andrew finished.
Gordo couldn't believe what he had just heard, and he couldn't believe that Lizzie actually thought that Andrew was a good person. He didn't know what to do next, then he decided.
"Hey, Lizzie. I need to tell you something..." Gordo started.
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Who will Lizzie believe, Andrew or Gordo? Will Gordo get over his jealousy thing? Are Andrew and Lizzie romantically involved? Will Miranda get more face time? Find out soon (hopefully). Read and review, good or bad.