Chapter 10
Isn't Love Grand
Max: L is for the way you look at me. when you're in.The Leeds zone.
Mission: Get things back to normal
Location: N-Tek Med Bay
Operative: Lizzie Worthington
Josh smiled and looked at himself in the mirror. "Hello there handsome," he joked. Rachel rolled her eyes. Berto snickered. "What," cried out Josh good-naturedly? "Josh.perhaps you should rest a bit," Rachel suggested. This time Josh rolled his eyes. "Get real Rachel. For the last couple days I've had to crawl everywhere, but now that I'm back to my normal athletic self, I think I'll go surfing," Josh informed the woman. "Yeah and I think I go write that report on nuclear fission," said Berto, pushing his glasses up, "I'm going to call it 'Nuclear Fission and You.'" Rachel looked over at Lizzie. "Maybe we should have left them the way they were," she joked. Lizzie smiled weakly and then turned away from her aunt. "What's wrong with her," Josh asked Rachel in a whisper. "It's a girl thing," Rachel whispered back. A funny looked crossed Josh's face. "Ohhh. Do you want me to go get her some chocolate," he asked. Rachel sighed irritably. "Not that kind of girl problem, Josh! She's too young for that," Rachel snapped. "Oh," replied Josh, "Well then, do you want me to go get you some chocolate," he asked sarcastically. Rachel glared at him. Josh laughed nervously. "Uh never mind." Rachel shook her head, and then turned to Lizzie. "Lizzie can I speak to you outside for a minute," she said as more of a command then a question. Lizzie nodded and got up. She followed her aunt outside.
Once outside the room Rachel hugged her niece. "Mmm. I'm so very proud of you," she said while squeezing her niece. She pulled away to find her niece crying. A concerned look crossed Rachel's face. "Lizzie what ever is wrong?" Lizzie sobbed for a few more seconds and then wiped away the tears on her face. "Aunt Rachel, I have something to tell you. I know who turned Max into a baby and Berto into an idiot." Rachel looked shocked. "You do? Well who is it honey?" Lizzie looked down at her feet. "It was me Aunt Rachel. It was all me. I'm the crook, the sinner, the." "The little girl who made a mistake, and made up for it," Rachel added. Lizzie peered up at her aunt. She was smiling. "Lizzie, I have a confession to make too. I already knew you were the one who did that stuff," Rachel confessed. Lizzie's eye grew wide. "You did? But then why didn't you bust me?" "Because I was hoping you'd do the right thing on your own, and you did. And that is why I am so proud of you. Everyone makes mistakes sometime, but it takes a brave person to admit their mistake," Rachel explained. Lizzie smiled. "I love you Aunt Rachel." "I love you too Lizzie." Lizzie suddenly looked up. "Do you hear that, Aunt Rachel?" Rachel let Lizzie go, and listened. "It sounds like.music," Lizzie continued. Rachel smiled slightly. "I wouldn't worry about dear. It's probably just the theme song." "Oh," said Lizzie nodding her head. Just then Berto came out the room. He started walking towards the team steel op room, but then turned and looked at Lizzie. He smiled slightly. "Hey Liz, would you like to help me with my report," Berto asked timidly. Lizzie's face lit up. "Sure...I.Sure.Ok," Lizzie choked out happily. "Cool," replied Berto, "Let's go." He turned and walked off. "He called me Liz," Lizzie breathed. Then she ran to catch up with him. Rachel shook her head and chuckled softly. "She's something else isn't she," came Josh's voice. Rachel jumped out of surprise. Josh smiled mischievously. "Sorry. Didn't mean to startle you green eyes." Rachel felt her heart jump at the use of that particular nickname. Nevertheless, she remained seemingly unnerved. "McGrath, don't you have some mountain to be jumping off of," she asked sarcastically. Josh smirked at her. "As a matter of fact yes I do," He replied. "Well then, I'll see you here at seven am tomorrow. That is if you're still in one piece," Rachel said coolly. Then she turned to leave. On an impulse Josh grabbed Rachel's arm lightly. Rachel felt her heart start to beat a little faster. "Rachel I.," Josh's voice trailed off. Rachel turned and looked at him. "Yes," she asked, her eyes sparkling. "Can I.," "Yes?" "Can I. have tomorrow off?" Rachel's face turned red. She yanked her arm out of Josh's hand, and started to storm off. Josh laughed and grabbed her arm again. Once again preventing her from leaving. "I was just kidding Rach," Josh said chuckling good-naturedly, "What I really wanted to know is.Would you like to have dinner with me tonight?" Rachel instantly felt herself calm down. "You know. To celebrate things being back to normal and all," Josh added. Rachel felt her heart stop. She anxiously searched for words to reply. Finally she found her tongue and answered. "Ok," was all she said. She mentally slapped herself for not coming of with something a little more sophisticated. Josh's face lit up. "Ok then.So I guess I'll pick you up around seven-thirty?" Rachel nodded, still in shock. "Ok then. I'll see ya then," Josh said turning and walking off. "Ok," Rachel replied, "I'll see you then."
Mission Status: All stages Completed.
Notes: Good things come to those who wait, and wait, and wait, and wait...
Orders: Enjoy the rest of Lizzie's visit.
Max: (sniff) I love happy endings. How nice it would be to say "And they lived happily ever after." But stranger things than love often happen when you're in.The Leeds Zone! Ciao.
Yay! All I have to write now is the letter, and then this story will be done! I wasn't going to write a number three, but then I got a great idea for one. And here's your hint. It's going to be called "The Leeds Zone 3 (Mother Knows Best)." I have the letter up soon. Read and Review!
Isn't Love Grand
Max: L is for the way you look at me. when you're in.The Leeds zone.
Mission: Get things back to normal
Location: N-Tek Med Bay
Operative: Lizzie Worthington
Josh smiled and looked at himself in the mirror. "Hello there handsome," he joked. Rachel rolled her eyes. Berto snickered. "What," cried out Josh good-naturedly? "Josh.perhaps you should rest a bit," Rachel suggested. This time Josh rolled his eyes. "Get real Rachel. For the last couple days I've had to crawl everywhere, but now that I'm back to my normal athletic self, I think I'll go surfing," Josh informed the woman. "Yeah and I think I go write that report on nuclear fission," said Berto, pushing his glasses up, "I'm going to call it 'Nuclear Fission and You.'" Rachel looked over at Lizzie. "Maybe we should have left them the way they were," she joked. Lizzie smiled weakly and then turned away from her aunt. "What's wrong with her," Josh asked Rachel in a whisper. "It's a girl thing," Rachel whispered back. A funny looked crossed Josh's face. "Ohhh. Do you want me to go get her some chocolate," he asked. Rachel sighed irritably. "Not that kind of girl problem, Josh! She's too young for that," Rachel snapped. "Oh," replied Josh, "Well then, do you want me to go get you some chocolate," he asked sarcastically. Rachel glared at him. Josh laughed nervously. "Uh never mind." Rachel shook her head, and then turned to Lizzie. "Lizzie can I speak to you outside for a minute," she said as more of a command then a question. Lizzie nodded and got up. She followed her aunt outside.
Once outside the room Rachel hugged her niece. "Mmm. I'm so very proud of you," she said while squeezing her niece. She pulled away to find her niece crying. A concerned look crossed Rachel's face. "Lizzie what ever is wrong?" Lizzie sobbed for a few more seconds and then wiped away the tears on her face. "Aunt Rachel, I have something to tell you. I know who turned Max into a baby and Berto into an idiot." Rachel looked shocked. "You do? Well who is it honey?" Lizzie looked down at her feet. "It was me Aunt Rachel. It was all me. I'm the crook, the sinner, the." "The little girl who made a mistake, and made up for it," Rachel added. Lizzie peered up at her aunt. She was smiling. "Lizzie, I have a confession to make too. I already knew you were the one who did that stuff," Rachel confessed. Lizzie's eye grew wide. "You did? But then why didn't you bust me?" "Because I was hoping you'd do the right thing on your own, and you did. And that is why I am so proud of you. Everyone makes mistakes sometime, but it takes a brave person to admit their mistake," Rachel explained. Lizzie smiled. "I love you Aunt Rachel." "I love you too Lizzie." Lizzie suddenly looked up. "Do you hear that, Aunt Rachel?" Rachel let Lizzie go, and listened. "It sounds like.music," Lizzie continued. Rachel smiled slightly. "I wouldn't worry about dear. It's probably just the theme song." "Oh," said Lizzie nodding her head. Just then Berto came out the room. He started walking towards the team steel op room, but then turned and looked at Lizzie. He smiled slightly. "Hey Liz, would you like to help me with my report," Berto asked timidly. Lizzie's face lit up. "Sure...I.Sure.Ok," Lizzie choked out happily. "Cool," replied Berto, "Let's go." He turned and walked off. "He called me Liz," Lizzie breathed. Then she ran to catch up with him. Rachel shook her head and chuckled softly. "She's something else isn't she," came Josh's voice. Rachel jumped out of surprise. Josh smiled mischievously. "Sorry. Didn't mean to startle you green eyes." Rachel felt her heart jump at the use of that particular nickname. Nevertheless, she remained seemingly unnerved. "McGrath, don't you have some mountain to be jumping off of," she asked sarcastically. Josh smirked at her. "As a matter of fact yes I do," He replied. "Well then, I'll see you here at seven am tomorrow. That is if you're still in one piece," Rachel said coolly. Then she turned to leave. On an impulse Josh grabbed Rachel's arm lightly. Rachel felt her heart start to beat a little faster. "Rachel I.," Josh's voice trailed off. Rachel turned and looked at him. "Yes," she asked, her eyes sparkling. "Can I.," "Yes?" "Can I. have tomorrow off?" Rachel's face turned red. She yanked her arm out of Josh's hand, and started to storm off. Josh laughed and grabbed her arm again. Once again preventing her from leaving. "I was just kidding Rach," Josh said chuckling good-naturedly, "What I really wanted to know is.Would you like to have dinner with me tonight?" Rachel instantly felt herself calm down. "You know. To celebrate things being back to normal and all," Josh added. Rachel felt her heart stop. She anxiously searched for words to reply. Finally she found her tongue and answered. "Ok," was all she said. She mentally slapped herself for not coming of with something a little more sophisticated. Josh's face lit up. "Ok then.So I guess I'll pick you up around seven-thirty?" Rachel nodded, still in shock. "Ok then. I'll see ya then," Josh said turning and walking off. "Ok," Rachel replied, "I'll see you then."
Mission Status: All stages Completed.
Notes: Good things come to those who wait, and wait, and wait, and wait...
Orders: Enjoy the rest of Lizzie's visit.
Max: (sniff) I love happy endings. How nice it would be to say "And they lived happily ever after." But stranger things than love often happen when you're in.The Leeds Zone! Ciao.
Yay! All I have to write now is the letter, and then this story will be done! I wasn't going to write a number three, but then I got a great idea for one. And here's your hint. It's going to be called "The Leeds Zone 3 (Mother Knows Best)." I have the letter up soon. Read and Review!