A/N: Here's where things get interesting. This chapter is a bit more angsty
than I usually write, but it turned out pretty well. Read and tell me what
you think! PS: I'm bringing back a character from chapter 3: Lizzie's
friend Ryan.
Disclaimer: Nope.
No Such Thing
Chapter 17: False Impressions
Lizzie stared out the window of the family room as she lay on the couch. It was a beautiful day, sunny and clear, but Lizzie was more depressed than she had ever been. She was letting Gordo get on a plane, to fly out of her life for 6 months. Why hadn't she stopped him? Oh yeah, she was scared. Scared to tell him that she loved him. She was only 19, young and supposed to be having fun, dating around. She was not supposed to be harboring the feelings she was at the moment. Sure, she had admitted that she liked him, but that wasn't the whole truth. She was head over heels, madly in love with David Gordon. She really wanted to spend the rest of her life with him. And it scared her. So part of her was relived she wouldn't have to deal with those feelings while he was in England. The larger part was smarter, and knew that she wanted him to stay. Either way, she had lost. Gordo was now packing for a 6 month journey to England, and there was nothing she could do to stop it. Or so she thought. Little did she know that all she had to do was ask him to stay, and he would.
Meanwhile, Gordo was walking, well running, across town to get to Lizzie's house. He needed to tell her that he loved her, and that he was going to stay so he could be with her. He had never been so sure about something in his life.
Lizzie sighed again and got up to get a drink. She was in the kitchen when the doorbell rang. She heard Matt answer it.
"Lizzie!" he called. "Someone wants to see you!"
"Ok, I'll be right there." She checked in the mirror to make sure her eyes weren't red from crying. She walked out to the front hall to greet her guest.
"Ryan?" she asked, astounded. It was her ex-boyfriend, the one she had met at college and broken up with a few weeks ago.
"Hey Lizzie." He responded. "Can I come in?"
"Oh yeah, sure." She replied, leading him to the family room. "What are you doing here?"
"Well, I uh, I was uh..I was in the neighborhood?" Ryan responded, reminding Lizzie again why she had dumped him.
"Ryan, you live in San Diego. That's 3 hours from here." She told him.
"I know." He replied. "I lied. I just had to see you Lizzie."
Lizzie was taken aback, she didn't think Ryan had liked her that much. "You.you did?"
"Yeah." He replied. "Ever since we broke up, I've missed you. I had to know why you dumped me."
"Oh, Ryan." She started. "It's not you, it's me. I couldn't handle a boyfriend right now. Even if I wanted to." She was lying straight through her teeth. She wanted a boyfriend, just one in particular.
"Oh." He replied, dismayed.
"Look, I'm sorry." She offered. "I really like you. It's just not the right time."
"Maybe we could try later?" asked Ryan, not taking the hint.
"I don't know..." Lizzie hesitated.
Ryan looked down, then thought of something. He leaned over and attempted to kiss Lizzie.
At that exact moment, Gordo burst through the McGuire's front door, into the family room. He began, out of breath from running, "Lizzie..I need to talk to."
He watched as Ryan kissed Lizzie on the couch. He stared, eyes wide open, and mouth agape at what he was witnessing. (A/N: Think of the look on his face during "First Kiss" when he sees Ronnie and Lizzie.)
Lizzie broke the kiss, and looked back to see Gordo standing there. He looked at her, and shook his head, and started running for the door.
"Gordo.wait! It's not what you think!" she called.
But it was too late.
TBC!
Review!
Disclaimer: Nope.
No Such Thing
Chapter 17: False Impressions
Lizzie stared out the window of the family room as she lay on the couch. It was a beautiful day, sunny and clear, but Lizzie was more depressed than she had ever been. She was letting Gordo get on a plane, to fly out of her life for 6 months. Why hadn't she stopped him? Oh yeah, she was scared. Scared to tell him that she loved him. She was only 19, young and supposed to be having fun, dating around. She was not supposed to be harboring the feelings she was at the moment. Sure, she had admitted that she liked him, but that wasn't the whole truth. She was head over heels, madly in love with David Gordon. She really wanted to spend the rest of her life with him. And it scared her. So part of her was relived she wouldn't have to deal with those feelings while he was in England. The larger part was smarter, and knew that she wanted him to stay. Either way, she had lost. Gordo was now packing for a 6 month journey to England, and there was nothing she could do to stop it. Or so she thought. Little did she know that all she had to do was ask him to stay, and he would.
Meanwhile, Gordo was walking, well running, across town to get to Lizzie's house. He needed to tell her that he loved her, and that he was going to stay so he could be with her. He had never been so sure about something in his life.
Lizzie sighed again and got up to get a drink. She was in the kitchen when the doorbell rang. She heard Matt answer it.
"Lizzie!" he called. "Someone wants to see you!"
"Ok, I'll be right there." She checked in the mirror to make sure her eyes weren't red from crying. She walked out to the front hall to greet her guest.
"Ryan?" she asked, astounded. It was her ex-boyfriend, the one she had met at college and broken up with a few weeks ago.
"Hey Lizzie." He responded. "Can I come in?"
"Oh yeah, sure." She replied, leading him to the family room. "What are you doing here?"
"Well, I uh, I was uh..I was in the neighborhood?" Ryan responded, reminding Lizzie again why she had dumped him.
"Ryan, you live in San Diego. That's 3 hours from here." She told him.
"I know." He replied. "I lied. I just had to see you Lizzie."
Lizzie was taken aback, she didn't think Ryan had liked her that much. "You.you did?"
"Yeah." He replied. "Ever since we broke up, I've missed you. I had to know why you dumped me."
"Oh, Ryan." She started. "It's not you, it's me. I couldn't handle a boyfriend right now. Even if I wanted to." She was lying straight through her teeth. She wanted a boyfriend, just one in particular.
"Oh." He replied, dismayed.
"Look, I'm sorry." She offered. "I really like you. It's just not the right time."
"Maybe we could try later?" asked Ryan, not taking the hint.
"I don't know..." Lizzie hesitated.
Ryan looked down, then thought of something. He leaned over and attempted to kiss Lizzie.
At that exact moment, Gordo burst through the McGuire's front door, into the family room. He began, out of breath from running, "Lizzie..I need to talk to."
He watched as Ryan kissed Lizzie on the couch. He stared, eyes wide open, and mouth agape at what he was witnessing. (A/N: Think of the look on his face during "First Kiss" when he sees Ronnie and Lizzie.)
Lizzie broke the kiss, and looked back to see Gordo standing there. He looked at her, and shook his head, and started running for the door.
"Gordo.wait! It's not what you think!" she called.
But it was too late.
TBC!
Review!