Disclaimer- I don't own anything, no LizMcG characters, no lyrics, no jacuzzis.
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Lizzie joined Miranda and Gordo in the shower with their swimsuits on, and did her best to hide her face that had been reddened by tears. Andrew walked in a moment after. The shower was quite large. It had about four showerheads and glass doors around it, so the four weren't too close together. The bathroom itself was luxurious. It had a jacuzzi, a stereo system, and a few windows that were currently open. Some fast music was playing at a nice volume level in the background. The four began to make small talk and Lizzie wasn't completely ignoring Gordo's comments anymore. They even said a few random sentences to each other. At one point, Lizzie and Gordo both bent down to pick up the soap on opposite ends of the shower, and when they turned back around Miranda and Andrew had vanished.
"Where did they go?" Lizzie asked.
Gordo looked around for a moment. "I'm not sure. Miranda! Andrew!" He waited a second. "I don't hear them."
"Strange."
"So," Gordo started. "How are things with your boyfriend?"
"I don't have a boyfriend," Lizzie said quickly.
"Okay." Gordo was really trying to fix his friendship with Lizzie here. "How is the guy that you like to kiss sometimes?"
"He told me that I'm not on his level and that he can't see me anymore. Is that what you wanted to hear, Gordo?" Lizzie snapped.
"No, Lizzie. I seriously was just trying to be nice. And that really sucks about Andrew.
"Yeah right. Why don't you just go ahead and say 'I told you so'?" Lizzie asked.
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Meanwhile, Miranda and Andrew were looking through one of the windows.
"It's not working," Miranda whispered.
"It will be soon," Andrew responded.
"It doesn't look like it."
"Shh." Andrew told her. "Just trust me. It's coming soon."
They stopped whispering and listened for a second. "Yeah right. Why don't you just go ahead and say 'I told you so'?" they heard Lizzie say.
"Here it is," Andrew said confidently.
Miranda a confused look at him. "No it's not. They're just going to fight some more."
"Not even."
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Gordo stared at Lizzie. The music changed from random fast songs to "Somewhere Out There" by Our Lady Peace. "No, I'm not going to say that. It was an honest mistake. How were you supposed to know?"
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Last time I talked to you
You were lonely and out of place
You were looking down on me
Lost out in space
We laid underneath the stars
Strung out and feeling brave
I watched the red orange glow
I watched you float away
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"You knew."
"Well, did he try to have sex with you?" Gordo asked.
Lizzie shook her head slowly. "No.."
"Well, I didn't know either then."
Lizzie laughed a little, but then her smile faded.
"What's wrong with me?" she wondered outloud.
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Down here in the atmosphere
Garbage and city lights
You've gone to save your tired soul
You've gone to save our lives
I turned on the radio
To find you on satellite
I'm waiting for the sky to fall
I'm waiting for a sign
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"What?" Gordo was taken aback by the question. "Nothing. Nothing is wrong with you."
Lizzie looked at him with a very displeased look on her face. "Yeah right, Gordo. You obviously had a problem with me when you told me that you didn't like me at the Grill 'n' Chill."
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And all we are
Is all so far
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Lizzie's eyes got misty and she looked away for a second. She turned back to face Gordo and he had a guilty look on his face. "Why can't anyone just truly like me?"
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You're falling back to me
The star that I can see
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Gordo stood there, taking in everything that she said. He was trying to hold his ground, but he couldn't anymore. He finally lost it.
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I know your out there, ohhh
Your falling out of reach
Defying gravity
I know you're out there, somewhere out there
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"I never said I didn't like you," Gordo said quietly with his eyes closed.
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Hope you remember me
When you're home sick and need a change
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Lizzie's eyes got big as she realized what he said. "What?"
"I never said I didn't like you," he repeated.
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I know you'll come back some day
On a bed of nails I wait
I'm praying that you don't burn out or fade away
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Lizzie was confused. "Then why did you-?"
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And all we are
Is all so far
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He cut her off. "I was so scared. There you were, putting yourself out there like that, and I was thinking 'why didn't I have the guts to do this first' and then I wondered about everything, and I didn't think I knew how to have a real relationship, and I freaked out. I wanted to tell you how I felt so badly, but those lyrics that say 'What if I stumble, what if I fall, What if I lose my step and I make fools of us all? Will the love continue when my walk becomes a crawl?' just kept running through my head. I mean, I know that song's about s relationship with God, but still." Gordo was talking super-fast now. "I didn't think you deserved someone who didn't know what they were doing, but honestly- me. I truly like you, as a best friend, and much more."
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You're falling back to me
The star that I can see yeah
I know your out there, somewhere out there
You're falling out of reach
Defying gravity yeah
I know you're out there, somewhere out there
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Lizzie was trying to hide her happiness that Gordo liked her. She was taking everything in, and repeating it in her head. "Gordo, I like you. It doesn't matter what a real relationship consists of, because by real, you mean normal, and we aren't normal. We are you and me, best friends since the beginning of time, and now two people who want to explore a relationship with each other. That is real." The tears were coming down her face by this point.
They stared at each other.
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"Oh my freaking goodness," Miranda said.
Andrew laughed. "It's great, isn't it?"
"You mapped this out perfectly. And I still can't believe what else you did." Miranda was very shocked about everything.
"What do you mean?" Andrew asked.
"You liked her that much, and you broke up with her so that he could have her."
"Well," Andrew started. "It wasn't meant to be. I mean, I just knew she'd be happier with him."
"Yeah, but what do you have now?"
"Oh, Miranda, you know what one of the best musicians in the world says? 'I worried if I looked away she'd be gone. Don't lose the dreams inside your head, they'll only be there 'til you're dead.' I don't want to be alone, but Lizzie would've left me eventually," Andrew explained. "Anyway, I know I'll find the right person some day, but for now, let's this amazing show of human emotions that's right in front of us."
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You're falling back to me
The star that I can see
I know your out there, ohhh
Your falling out of reach
Defying gravity
I know you're out there, somewhere out there
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Lizzie and Gordo were still staring at each other, when finally they moved toward each other and kissed. It lasted a long time, and everything, if only for those seconds they were currenty sharing in the shower together, was absolutely, positively, perfect.
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Well, there you go. My first fic is finished. I didn't really get too many reviews, so I doubt a sequel or anything is in order, but please review now. This took a lot of time to write. Also, I'm probably going to add another chapter with all the lyrics like Novelist did.
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Lizzie joined Miranda and Gordo in the shower with their swimsuits on, and did her best to hide her face that had been reddened by tears. Andrew walked in a moment after. The shower was quite large. It had about four showerheads and glass doors around it, so the four weren't too close together. The bathroom itself was luxurious. It had a jacuzzi, a stereo system, and a few windows that were currently open. Some fast music was playing at a nice volume level in the background. The four began to make small talk and Lizzie wasn't completely ignoring Gordo's comments anymore. They even said a few random sentences to each other. At one point, Lizzie and Gordo both bent down to pick up the soap on opposite ends of the shower, and when they turned back around Miranda and Andrew had vanished.
"Where did they go?" Lizzie asked.
Gordo looked around for a moment. "I'm not sure. Miranda! Andrew!" He waited a second. "I don't hear them."
"Strange."
"So," Gordo started. "How are things with your boyfriend?"
"I don't have a boyfriend," Lizzie said quickly.
"Okay." Gordo was really trying to fix his friendship with Lizzie here. "How is the guy that you like to kiss sometimes?"
"He told me that I'm not on his level and that he can't see me anymore. Is that what you wanted to hear, Gordo?" Lizzie snapped.
"No, Lizzie. I seriously was just trying to be nice. And that really sucks about Andrew.
"Yeah right. Why don't you just go ahead and say 'I told you so'?" Lizzie asked.
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Meanwhile, Miranda and Andrew were looking through one of the windows.
"It's not working," Miranda whispered.
"It will be soon," Andrew responded.
"It doesn't look like it."
"Shh." Andrew told her. "Just trust me. It's coming soon."
They stopped whispering and listened for a second. "Yeah right. Why don't you just go ahead and say 'I told you so'?" they heard Lizzie say.
"Here it is," Andrew said confidently.
Miranda a confused look at him. "No it's not. They're just going to fight some more."
"Not even."
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Gordo stared at Lizzie. The music changed from random fast songs to "Somewhere Out There" by Our Lady Peace. "No, I'm not going to say that. It was an honest mistake. How were you supposed to know?"
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Last time I talked to you
You were lonely and out of place
You were looking down on me
Lost out in space
We laid underneath the stars
Strung out and feeling brave
I watched the red orange glow
I watched you float away
-------------------------------------------------
"You knew."
"Well, did he try to have sex with you?" Gordo asked.
Lizzie shook her head slowly. "No.."
"Well, I didn't know either then."
Lizzie laughed a little, but then her smile faded.
"What's wrong with me?" she wondered outloud.
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Down here in the atmosphere
Garbage and city lights
You've gone to save your tired soul
You've gone to save our lives
I turned on the radio
To find you on satellite
I'm waiting for the sky to fall
I'm waiting for a sign
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"What?" Gordo was taken aback by the question. "Nothing. Nothing is wrong with you."
Lizzie looked at him with a very displeased look on her face. "Yeah right, Gordo. You obviously had a problem with me when you told me that you didn't like me at the Grill 'n' Chill."
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And all we are
Is all so far
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Lizzie's eyes got misty and she looked away for a second. She turned back to face Gordo and he had a guilty look on his face. "Why can't anyone just truly like me?"
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You're falling back to me
The star that I can see
----------------------------------------
Gordo stood there, taking in everything that she said. He was trying to hold his ground, but he couldn't anymore. He finally lost it.
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I know your out there, ohhh
Your falling out of reach
Defying gravity
I know you're out there, somewhere out there
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"I never said I didn't like you," Gordo said quietly with his eyes closed.
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Hope you remember me
When you're home sick and need a change
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Lizzie's eyes got big as she realized what he said. "What?"
"I never said I didn't like you," he repeated.
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I know you'll come back some day
On a bed of nails I wait
I'm praying that you don't burn out or fade away
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Lizzie was confused. "Then why did you-?"
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And all we are
Is all so far
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He cut her off. "I was so scared. There you were, putting yourself out there like that, and I was thinking 'why didn't I have the guts to do this first' and then I wondered about everything, and I didn't think I knew how to have a real relationship, and I freaked out. I wanted to tell you how I felt so badly, but those lyrics that say 'What if I stumble, what if I fall, What if I lose my step and I make fools of us all? Will the love continue when my walk becomes a crawl?' just kept running through my head. I mean, I know that song's about s relationship with God, but still." Gordo was talking super-fast now. "I didn't think you deserved someone who didn't know what they were doing, but honestly- me. I truly like you, as a best friend, and much more."
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You're falling back to me
The star that I can see yeah
I know your out there, somewhere out there
You're falling out of reach
Defying gravity yeah
I know you're out there, somewhere out there
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Lizzie was trying to hide her happiness that Gordo liked her. She was taking everything in, and repeating it in her head. "Gordo, I like you. It doesn't matter what a real relationship consists of, because by real, you mean normal, and we aren't normal. We are you and me, best friends since the beginning of time, and now two people who want to explore a relationship with each other. That is real." The tears were coming down her face by this point.
They stared at each other.
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"Oh my freaking goodness," Miranda said.
Andrew laughed. "It's great, isn't it?"
"You mapped this out perfectly. And I still can't believe what else you did." Miranda was very shocked about everything.
"What do you mean?" Andrew asked.
"You liked her that much, and you broke up with her so that he could have her."
"Well," Andrew started. "It wasn't meant to be. I mean, I just knew she'd be happier with him."
"Yeah, but what do you have now?"
"Oh, Miranda, you know what one of the best musicians in the world says? 'I worried if I looked away she'd be gone. Don't lose the dreams inside your head, they'll only be there 'til you're dead.' I don't want to be alone, but Lizzie would've left me eventually," Andrew explained. "Anyway, I know I'll find the right person some day, but for now, let's this amazing show of human emotions that's right in front of us."
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You're falling back to me
The star that I can see
I know your out there, ohhh
Your falling out of reach
Defying gravity
I know you're out there, somewhere out there
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Lizzie and Gordo were still staring at each other, when finally they moved toward each other and kissed. It lasted a long time, and everything, if only for those seconds they were currenty sharing in the shower together, was absolutely, positively, perfect.
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Well, there you go. My first fic is finished. I didn't really get too many reviews, so I doubt a sequel or anything is in order, but please review now. This took a lot of time to write. Also, I'm probably going to add another chapter with all the lyrics like Novelist did.