Later that day, Lizzie picked up the phone and asked Miranda to spend the night.
"Sure! I'll be there in fifteen." She agreed, "Then we can BOTH go to Senior Ditch Day for the Beach Day together... yah?"
"Sounds like a plan to me. See you then... bye." Lizzie replied
"Later." Miranda said, as they hung up
Hours passed and Lizzie and Miranda were sitting on Lizzie's bedroom floor talking, aimlessly, about anything and everything.
"So, Lizzie... truth or dare?" Miranda asked, as she grabbed some popcorn
"What? We haven't played truth or Dare since we were 14." Lizzie replied, as she threw popcorn at Miranda
"Hey!" Miranda exclaimed "Come on! It'll be fun to re-live childhood memories... so, truth or dare?!" She urged
Lizzie finally gave in and said, "Ugh, fine! Truth."
"Ok..." Miranda paused "Why do you still like Gordo?"
Silence.
"Lizzie?" Miranda asked "Why?"
"I just do." She said plainly
*no matter what i do*
After a fun-filled night of chatting, eating, and watching movies, both fell asleep at the same time... 1:15. Well, not really both of them.
Lizzie still lay awake at 2:30 in the morning.
'What's wrong with me?' she thought
She sat up in her bed, trying to think of what she could have possibly done to make Gordo do such a thing. It just wasn't like him. She needed to know the facts.
She was beating herself up not knowing anything. She just needed to know what really happened in the room... or if anything DID happen. And there was only one person to ask.
Gordo.
"As much as I don't want to and as much as it's gonna hurt... I'm gonna have to talk to Gordo to know what happened." Lizzie whispered to herself
*each night's a lifetime to live through*
1:00 pm, the next day. The sun was shining, the beach was reserved for the Hillridge High's class of 2006. And Lizzie should be happy.... so why isn't she?
"Lizzie? What's up! You haven't hit the water yet and we've been here for an hour!" Miranda exclaimed, sitting next to her
"I know. I just have a lot on my mind." Lizzie replied
"Haven't talked to him yet, huh?" Miranda said matter-of-factly
"Huh? What? How did- how did you know?"
"Lizzie, you've know for, like, 16 years. You should know I'm a VERY light sleeper. I heard you whispering last night." She explained
"Oh. Well to answer your last question... no I haven't."
"Well?..."
"Well, what?" Lizzie asked
"Go!!" Miranda said in a loud, but urging voice
"I don't think I'm gonna do it anymore." Lizzie explained
"What are you talking about? Wouldn't you rather know and live you life normally then to not know and bring down everyone around you?"
Lizzie sat thinking, "Well, you have a point." She said
"Of course I do... now go!" Miranda said, slightly pushing her
*i can't go on like this*
"Uh, Gordo? Can I talk to you?" Lizzie asked, tapping him on the shoulder
"Sure!" He said, still facing the other way, "About..." He turned to face the person, "Oh."
"Yah." Was all Lizzie said
"Ok."
They both walked out of the sand to a bench that faced to beach.
"So... you wanted to talk?" Gordo began
"What happened that night?" Lizzie asked, cutting to the chase
Gordo sighed, "I knew you would asked sooner or later... honestly, I don't know. We were happy, we were in love-"
"And you ruined it." Lizzie said, interrupting him
"Yah I did. It was a mistake. Kissing her was a mistake. Being in that room with her was a mistake. That is one of the very few things I want to take back, if could. I hurt you, Lizzie. I hurt myself. Letting go of you -of our relationship- was one of the worst things I could have ever done." Gordo said, as he buried his face in his hands
"Then why didn't you ever try to come back?" Lizzie replied, Gordo just looked at her
"Look Gordo, you were my bestfriend. Then you were my boyfriend. Then I lost both. I would have rather had you as a friend then nothing at all. Why didn't you come talk to me and straighten things out between us?"
"We're talking now. Is it to late for us to try to rekindle our friendship?" He asked
"No." She said, "I know this is kinda soon, but we've got our whole entire future to work things out, so... friends?" She asked
"Yah. Friends." He said as he extended his hand for her to shake
Lizzie looked at him funny.
"Uh, Gordo? Friends don't shake hands, they hug... don't you remember?" She asked, as she engulfed him into a hug
*i need your touch*
7 years later.
"I Do." Gordo said
"And, do you, take this man, to be your husband. In sickness and in health, till death do you part?" The priest asked Gordo's soon-to-be-wife
"I do." She said happily
"By the powers vested in me, I now pronounce you, husband and wife. You may, now, kiss the bride."
They kissed.
"Ladies and gentlemen, family and friends, I now present to you, Mr. and Mrs. David Gordon!" The priest exclaimed
The chapel was full of applause, as the two newlyweds made their way down the aisle. Smiles and tears were plastered on everyone's face.
Outside of the chapel was an even bigger commotion. Everyone wanted to congratulate the, now married couple... especially one person.
"Hey Gordo! Congrats!" She exclaimed
"Thanks Lizzie." He replied gratefully
"So you and Parker? Who woulda thought?" She asked, playfully
"I sure didn't... but I'm glad it did." He smiled
"Yah, me too." She smiled, "Honestly, I never saw you happier then you are now." She admitted
"Really? Not even when..." He began
"Yah. Not even when we were together." She finished for him "I'm really happy for you. I couldn't see anyone more perfect for you then Parker."
"Thanks, Lizzie. That really means a lot." He replied, "So when are you having YOUR wedding?"
Lizzie laughed, "Not anytime soon. But I do know that I want my two best friends to be a part of it... one being the maid-of-honor and the other being the bestman."
"Who?" He asked
"You and Miranda!" She exclaimed, in a 'duh!' tone
"Me? bestman?" He asked in dis-belief as she nodded "Lizzie, I don't know. I mean with everything I've done to you..."
"Gordo, that was 7 years ago! We already talked about it and-"
"Lizzie! Come on lets go to the reception now!" A distant voice called
"I'll be right there.. give me a minute!" She yelled back. she turned back to Gordo, "Look, if you don't want to be bestman, I still want you to go, ok?"
"I wouldn't miss it."
"Friends?" She asked as she extended her hand for him to shake
"Lizzie, someone very wise once told me that friends don't shake hands... they hug." He said as he pulled her into a hug
*you're the only one i'll ever love*
the end.
::from laney
i know, i know... bad ending chapter! sorry guys! it was a lot better when i thought of it in my head! i wanted it to be more romantic and heartfelt, but i don't think it turned out that way... I'M SORRY!!!!! review anyways, yah?
"Sure! I'll be there in fifteen." She agreed, "Then we can BOTH go to Senior Ditch Day for the Beach Day together... yah?"
"Sounds like a plan to me. See you then... bye." Lizzie replied
"Later." Miranda said, as they hung up
Hours passed and Lizzie and Miranda were sitting on Lizzie's bedroom floor talking, aimlessly, about anything and everything.
"So, Lizzie... truth or dare?" Miranda asked, as she grabbed some popcorn
"What? We haven't played truth or Dare since we were 14." Lizzie replied, as she threw popcorn at Miranda
"Hey!" Miranda exclaimed "Come on! It'll be fun to re-live childhood memories... so, truth or dare?!" She urged
Lizzie finally gave in and said, "Ugh, fine! Truth."
"Ok..." Miranda paused "Why do you still like Gordo?"
Silence.
"Lizzie?" Miranda asked "Why?"
"I just do." She said plainly
*no matter what i do*
After a fun-filled night of chatting, eating, and watching movies, both fell asleep at the same time... 1:15. Well, not really both of them.
Lizzie still lay awake at 2:30 in the morning.
'What's wrong with me?' she thought
She sat up in her bed, trying to think of what she could have possibly done to make Gordo do such a thing. It just wasn't like him. She needed to know the facts.
She was beating herself up not knowing anything. She just needed to know what really happened in the room... or if anything DID happen. And there was only one person to ask.
Gordo.
"As much as I don't want to and as much as it's gonna hurt... I'm gonna have to talk to Gordo to know what happened." Lizzie whispered to herself
*each night's a lifetime to live through*
1:00 pm, the next day. The sun was shining, the beach was reserved for the Hillridge High's class of 2006. And Lizzie should be happy.... so why isn't she?
"Lizzie? What's up! You haven't hit the water yet and we've been here for an hour!" Miranda exclaimed, sitting next to her
"I know. I just have a lot on my mind." Lizzie replied
"Haven't talked to him yet, huh?" Miranda said matter-of-factly
"Huh? What? How did- how did you know?"
"Lizzie, you've know for, like, 16 years. You should know I'm a VERY light sleeper. I heard you whispering last night." She explained
"Oh. Well to answer your last question... no I haven't."
"Well?..."
"Well, what?" Lizzie asked
"Go!!" Miranda said in a loud, but urging voice
"I don't think I'm gonna do it anymore." Lizzie explained
"What are you talking about? Wouldn't you rather know and live you life normally then to not know and bring down everyone around you?"
Lizzie sat thinking, "Well, you have a point." She said
"Of course I do... now go!" Miranda said, slightly pushing her
*i can't go on like this*
"Uh, Gordo? Can I talk to you?" Lizzie asked, tapping him on the shoulder
"Sure!" He said, still facing the other way, "About..." He turned to face the person, "Oh."
"Yah." Was all Lizzie said
"Ok."
They both walked out of the sand to a bench that faced to beach.
"So... you wanted to talk?" Gordo began
"What happened that night?" Lizzie asked, cutting to the chase
Gordo sighed, "I knew you would asked sooner or later... honestly, I don't know. We were happy, we were in love-"
"And you ruined it." Lizzie said, interrupting him
"Yah I did. It was a mistake. Kissing her was a mistake. Being in that room with her was a mistake. That is one of the very few things I want to take back, if could. I hurt you, Lizzie. I hurt myself. Letting go of you -of our relationship- was one of the worst things I could have ever done." Gordo said, as he buried his face in his hands
"Then why didn't you ever try to come back?" Lizzie replied, Gordo just looked at her
"Look Gordo, you were my bestfriend. Then you were my boyfriend. Then I lost both. I would have rather had you as a friend then nothing at all. Why didn't you come talk to me and straighten things out between us?"
"We're talking now. Is it to late for us to try to rekindle our friendship?" He asked
"No." She said, "I know this is kinda soon, but we've got our whole entire future to work things out, so... friends?" She asked
"Yah. Friends." He said as he extended his hand for her to shake
Lizzie looked at him funny.
"Uh, Gordo? Friends don't shake hands, they hug... don't you remember?" She asked, as she engulfed him into a hug
*i need your touch*
7 years later.
"I Do." Gordo said
"And, do you, take this man, to be your husband. In sickness and in health, till death do you part?" The priest asked Gordo's soon-to-be-wife
"I do." She said happily
"By the powers vested in me, I now pronounce you, husband and wife. You may, now, kiss the bride."
They kissed.
"Ladies and gentlemen, family and friends, I now present to you, Mr. and Mrs. David Gordon!" The priest exclaimed
The chapel was full of applause, as the two newlyweds made their way down the aisle. Smiles and tears were plastered on everyone's face.
Outside of the chapel was an even bigger commotion. Everyone wanted to congratulate the, now married couple... especially one person.
"Hey Gordo! Congrats!" She exclaimed
"Thanks Lizzie." He replied gratefully
"So you and Parker? Who woulda thought?" She asked, playfully
"I sure didn't... but I'm glad it did." He smiled
"Yah, me too." She smiled, "Honestly, I never saw you happier then you are now." She admitted
"Really? Not even when..." He began
"Yah. Not even when we were together." She finished for him "I'm really happy for you. I couldn't see anyone more perfect for you then Parker."
"Thanks, Lizzie. That really means a lot." He replied, "So when are you having YOUR wedding?"
Lizzie laughed, "Not anytime soon. But I do know that I want my two best friends to be a part of it... one being the maid-of-honor and the other being the bestman."
"Who?" He asked
"You and Miranda!" She exclaimed, in a 'duh!' tone
"Me? bestman?" He asked in dis-belief as she nodded "Lizzie, I don't know. I mean with everything I've done to you..."
"Gordo, that was 7 years ago! We already talked about it and-"
"Lizzie! Come on lets go to the reception now!" A distant voice called
"I'll be right there.. give me a minute!" She yelled back. she turned back to Gordo, "Look, if you don't want to be bestman, I still want you to go, ok?"
"I wouldn't miss it."
"Friends?" She asked as she extended her hand for him to shake
"Lizzie, someone very wise once told me that friends don't shake hands... they hug." He said as he pulled her into a hug
*you're the only one i'll ever love*
the end.
::from laney
i know, i know... bad ending chapter! sorry guys! it was a lot better when i thought of it in my head! i wanted it to be more romantic and heartfelt, but i don't think it turned out that way... I'M SORRY!!!!! review anyways, yah?
