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Chapter 6- Talking and The Lake

As Lizzie left the Digital Bean- hand in hand with Ethan- she decided to stop and say 'hi' to her two best friends.

"Ethan, I want to say 'hi' to Gordo and Miranda," Lizzie said in a very "that's the way it's gonna be" tone.

Ethan moaned, obviously wanting to leave, but he nodded and let her go. She smiled and ran over to Gordo and Miranda.

"Hey Guys!! What's Up?" Lizzie asked. " When we came in I saw you with your head down....is everything alright?" she directed to Gordo.

He immediately shot a quick glance to Miranda, which she clearly read as "You breathe a word, you're dead." Miranda didn't need any persuasion.

" I'm fine. Thanks Liz," he said looking at her dead in the eye.

"So Lizzie... Where are you going now?" Miranda asked, not able to keep the suspicion out of her voice. Out of the corner of her eye she saw Gordo's very fake smile flicker slightly, but he continued to look at Lizzie thought. But his gaze never really reached her eyes.

"Oh..." a faint blush crept over face . While an obviously hurt Gordo took a swig of his soda. "We're-uh-just going to the lake- nuttin bi-AHH!" Ethan had just snuck up behind her and slid his arm around his waist.

"ETHAN!!" Lizzie yelled, but laughed and kissed him. Suddenly, Gordo jumped out of his seat. "Geeze! Gordo what's the matter?" Lizzie asked.

"Oh- um- it's nothing just had way too much soda-ya know- all like full of adrenaline and stuff-but I got to go. Miranda I'm out of money. You don't mind paying do you?" he asked in a rush.

"No not at all," she said very sympathetically. He smiled a quick smile at Lizzie and started to leave, but Ethan grabbed him by his arm and mumbled something in his ear.

"Yo Gordon- Thanx bud, she's great," he winked. Gordo nodded and continued to run out. "Miranda what did you do to him?" Lizzie asked Miranda jokingly, but she added, "Is he ok?" sounding very worried.

"Umm- yeah he's fine. He juuuust- got a B on his homework paper. You know Gordo," she said.

"Oh No! I didn't know it was that bad," Lizzie replied sarcastically, "C'ya later," she called.

"Bye!" Miranda called after them. "Check please," she said to her waitress.

When Miranda walked out of The Digital Bean, reaching into her purse for her cell phone to call her parents, she saw Gordo sitting on the beach across the street from her. He was leaning on his knees staring at floor.

"Need a ride!!?!!" She called across the street. He looked up at her and smiled a very sad smile.

"No thanks. I just want to sit here by myself for a while. I'll take the bus home later," he called back.

"Ok, do you mind if I just sit with you for a while my parents come?" she asked.

"Not at all," Gordo called back. She called her parents and hurried across the street and sat down next to him.

"I can only imagine how tough that might've been on you," she started.

"Trust me you cant," he said. She laughed, but then stopped herself.

"Gordo, promise me you wont like hurt yourself or Ethan for that matter," She looked at him very seriously.

He stared back and then started to laugh. Miranda looked at him nervously.

"Miranda," he started and choked back a laugh, "Let me just start by saying you're the one who flunked out of all the health and life skills classes so it's stupid for you to be asking me if I'll hurt myself. And second, you've known me since we were in like first grade and I was even afraid to skip a step and stairs. Trust me I'm safer from myself and so is Ethan than we are of the Boogie Man," he said laughing again. Miranda hit him playfully, but was very happy he was laughing. BEEP BEEP!!

"Well, that's my mom. Bye, and if you ever need to talk I hope I'm on speed dial!" She said to him as she started getting up.

"Bye! And Miranda Thanks."

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"Ok so tell me again how you make a chef's salad? I know my mom would love the recipe," Ethan asked.

Lizzie laughed. "All you do is," but Lizzie was cut off by Ethan kissing her. "Now I don't think that's in the recipe," she told Ethan with a smile.

He smiled. "Well c'mon. You're in my recipe- for making me happy,"

"Ahhh how sweet. But if kissing me is the only way to make you happy I don't know if I should be mad or happy,"

"Happy," he said with a smirk.

She smiled and kissed him. "Now that's what I'm talking about," she heard him mumble.

She broke away, "What did you say?" she asked sternly.

'Nothing... just how happy I am that we're here doing this,"

"Why exactly are you suddenly in such a good mood once we started kissing. Because you better not be using me. I remember what you said exactly, 'I just don't think we have any chemistry,'" she said putting on a big husky voice.

"Of course not... just get back to it," he said leaning toward her. But she pushed him away.

"Actually I want to go home,- now" she said. He sighed, "Fine," They didn't talk in the car and when they got to Lizzie's house and they got to her door Ethan leaned in to kiss her.

"Are you sure you're not using me? Because if you are you can guarantee I'll find out!" she said her voice rising.

"Look, listen to me," he said taking her hand, " I've never felt this way before about anyone. I would never use you. Never." And he kissed her on the cheek. She smiled and nodded.

"Good, bye," he said.

"Bye," she said.

He went down to his car and before he pulled out he leaned out his car window and blew her a kiss.

"Have fun?" a voice asked.

She whipped her head around to fin Gordo looking at her from behind a tree near her house. She smiled.

"Yes, well actually we had a little argument at the lake, but all over now. Come up here, don't stay out there, c'mon. I need someone to hang with," she said laughing.

"Uh- I - uh can't no. I'm just on my way home, and decided to stop and see if you got home- which you did- so bye," he said fast. And he took off in the other direction.

"Bye Gordo!" she called after him.

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