::Chapter 3: Chit Chat
"So- uh- what are you doing at the mall?" She asked as she looked at the bag he was holding, "Uhm, better yet... what are you doing at the mall with a Forever 21 bag?" She smirked
"What?" He looked at his bag, "Oh.. no! I bought Miranda a present."
"Oh, well great minds think alike." She replied, "I bought her a gift too."
"Cool. So where were you headed to, now?"
"No where. You?"
"Same."
'What's with all this small talk? We're best friends.' Lizze thought
"Hey, you wanna go to the food court and grab some smoothies?"
"Sure." He said
The two best friends walked across the mall to the Hillridge Food Court. When the arrived, they went straight for Orange Julius and ordered the same thing... an Orange Julius.
"Look, there's a table." Gordo said, as he pointed to a table good enough for two people
They both walked over and sat down.
"So..." Lizzie said, trying to strike up a conversation. She wanted to talk about anything but that kiss
"Lizzie, what happened on Friday? What was that kiss about?" Gordo asked
'Great.' She thought 'Think McGuire, think!'
"The kiss?" She asked. He nodded "Gordo, that was a friendship kiss!"
"A friendship kiss?" He asked, baffled, "Lizzie, we've been friends for 14 years and never have you ever kissed me."
"I know... but you've always been there for me. Especially this last week. With Miranda being gone, and the threatening letter from the senoirs, you were trying to comfort me and tell me everything was gonna be ok. And I just- sorta- brushed it off." She lied, as she took and uncomfortable sip of her smoothie
'Good lie, McGuire.'
"Oh, so it wasn't an 'I-like-you' kiss, it was a 'you're-my-best friend' kiss, right?" He asked
"Right." She replied
'Wrong!'
"So you don't like me." Gordo said, "You only like me as a friend."
"Yup. Only as a friend." Lizzie said, taking another sip of her drink
'If friend means boyfriend, then yah... BEST FRIENDS!'
Gordo didn't look at her after that. He just sat there drinking his smoothie. Lizzie couldn't believe how easily those lies came to her. They couldn't have been more false. She just wasn't ready to tell him. And by the look on his face, she really wished she did.
"Look, Gordo" She began, "I'm sorry if I led you on. I thought you would take it as a friendship kiss, nothing more. I just really-"
"No, Lizzie! It's ok." He interrupted her, "I did take it as a friendship kiss. I was just afraid that you liked me. But you dont... it's all cleared up and there's nothing to worry about, right?"
"Yah, right." She said
'But the problem is... I do like you, Gordo'
::from laney
sorry for the short chapter. i just wanted them to have a little chat. anywayz, sorry if lizzie's thoughts and what she was actually saying confused you. i cant use italics... whenever i use html, it NEVER works. my computer is jacked! ugh, whatever... hope you liked this chapter though!
MAKE ME SMILE AND REVIEW!
"So- uh- what are you doing at the mall?" She asked as she looked at the bag he was holding, "Uhm, better yet... what are you doing at the mall with a Forever 21 bag?" She smirked
"What?" He looked at his bag, "Oh.. no! I bought Miranda a present."
"Oh, well great minds think alike." She replied, "I bought her a gift too."
"Cool. So where were you headed to, now?"
"No where. You?"
"Same."
'What's with all this small talk? We're best friends.' Lizze thought
"Hey, you wanna go to the food court and grab some smoothies?"
"Sure." He said
The two best friends walked across the mall to the Hillridge Food Court. When the arrived, they went straight for Orange Julius and ordered the same thing... an Orange Julius.
"Look, there's a table." Gordo said, as he pointed to a table good enough for two people
They both walked over and sat down.
"So..." Lizzie said, trying to strike up a conversation. She wanted to talk about anything but that kiss
"Lizzie, what happened on Friday? What was that kiss about?" Gordo asked
'Great.' She thought 'Think McGuire, think!'
"The kiss?" She asked. He nodded "Gordo, that was a friendship kiss!"
"A friendship kiss?" He asked, baffled, "Lizzie, we've been friends for 14 years and never have you ever kissed me."
"I know... but you've always been there for me. Especially this last week. With Miranda being gone, and the threatening letter from the senoirs, you were trying to comfort me and tell me everything was gonna be ok. And I just- sorta- brushed it off." She lied, as she took and uncomfortable sip of her smoothie
'Good lie, McGuire.'
"Oh, so it wasn't an 'I-like-you' kiss, it was a 'you're-my-best friend' kiss, right?" He asked
"Right." She replied
'Wrong!'
"So you don't like me." Gordo said, "You only like me as a friend."
"Yup. Only as a friend." Lizzie said, taking another sip of her drink
'If friend means boyfriend, then yah... BEST FRIENDS!'
Gordo didn't look at her after that. He just sat there drinking his smoothie. Lizzie couldn't believe how easily those lies came to her. They couldn't have been more false. She just wasn't ready to tell him. And by the look on his face, she really wished she did.
"Look, Gordo" She began, "I'm sorry if I led you on. I thought you would take it as a friendship kiss, nothing more. I just really-"
"No, Lizzie! It's ok." He interrupted her, "I did take it as a friendship kiss. I was just afraid that you liked me. But you dont... it's all cleared up and there's nothing to worry about, right?"
"Yah, right." She said
'But the problem is... I do like you, Gordo'
::from laney
sorry for the short chapter. i just wanted them to have a little chat. anywayz, sorry if lizzie's thoughts and what she was actually saying confused you. i cant use italics... whenever i use html, it NEVER works. my computer is jacked! ugh, whatever... hope you liked this chapter though!
MAKE ME SMILE AND REVIEW!
