Chapter 6: Weird

Saturday 6:15 AM

Lizzie POV

I blinked hard.

Sure, I had seen Gordo in his swimsuit before. But this time, he looked so... muscular. So... cute. It was surprising how attractive he'd become.

What was I saying? Was I nuts? I mean, this was Gordo. The guy I had grown up with. The guy who was like a big brother to me my entire life. And suddenly I was thinking he was cute? I was going crazy.

It was so weird.

I erased the thought from my mind and splashed him with the water, which came up to my belly button. He splashed me back, and I ducked.

I popped up again. "Ha!" I exclaimed.

Our water fight went on for a while. Then suddenly I got really tired.

"Whew! I'm exhausted, Gordo." I said. "I gotta take a rest... oh, my gosh!" I exclaimed.

"What?" He asked, getting out of the water.

I looked at him sideways. He was cute. It wasn't just my head. It sounded really weird, but I thought I was falling in love with him. Now that I thought about it, he was smart, funny, caring, cute... I mean, what else would you want in a guy?

Animated Lizzie: No. I do not believe this. You're falling for your best friend!

"What?" He repeated.

I snapped back to reality. "Oh... I was saying-saying... what about Miranda?" I sputtered.

He shrugged sadly. "Don't know."

I bit my lower lip as it started trembling.

He sighed. "Don't cry." He said softly, shaking his head.

Well, of course, that didn't help. I burst out in tears. "But what if... you know..."

"Don't say it." He interrupted.

I watched him dry off. I smiled weakly. This was so odd. One of my best friends was missing, and I was falling for the other one. It seemed so weird. Things were changing so fast.

'Calm down,' I told myself. 'Nothing's changed.'

"Is something wrong?" He asked, with his famous I'll-help-you smile on. "Something besides Miranda?"

Animated Lizzie: He's sweet, too! How come I didn't notice this before?

I forced a smile. "Everything's fine." I assured.

He headed back to our tent, leaving me there staring at the waterfall.

Then I noticed he had left his camera behind some tree. I picked it up, and was surprised to see that it was still on. I turned it off and followed Gordo.

My life was so confusing.

A/N: I saw Agent Cody Banks on Friday, and it was totally the BOMB! I loved it! Go and see it, everyone!!!!! And sorry for the no-update on Sunday. It's spring break here, and I was in St. Louis. Sorry.