What You Didn't Expect
Chapter 20: Dinner With The McGuires
Lizzie's parents had asked her to come have dinner at home that night, and had invited Gordo and Miranda to come with her, so later that evening, they all trooped over to the McGuire household. Since it was not even half a mile from Miranda's place, they walked. Lizzie and Gordo walked a step or two behind Miranda, holding hands loosely and talking about what all of their plans for the near future were.
"I have the perfect idea! You two could share a place! I mean, you're both on the hunt for apartments, and if you split the rent and all the basic bills, it would be cheaper for both of you in the end. Besides, you guys just spent a week living together in New York. I'm sure life here in Hillridge is much less demanding." Miranda let out what could only be described as an excited squeal.
"I'm sure Gordo got enough of having me around constantly last week," Lizzie responded.
'Never!' Gordo thought. "Liz, you know I never get tired of having you around," he said.
"You know. if I didn't know better, I'd swear you two are hiding a romance from me," Miranda remarked.
"Miranda, have I EVER hidden romances from you? Do you not recall your telephone ringing at all hours of the night, and me telling you about every date I've ever gone on?" Lizzie asked.
"Yeah, but this is different. You wouldn't tell me if you guys were dating, because I know you'd freak out and think I'd be angry or hurt." Miranda had Lizzie pinned.
"You're probably right. But I'm serious! We're not dating!" Lizzie said.
Gordo fell a few steps behind, wanting to think about all this. How could Lizzie say they weren't together? Was she really just trying to hide it from Miranda? Was she ashamed of him? Was she just being good old clueless Lizzie McGuire, with no idea that he was in love with her? He didn't know of any way to tell her, at least, one that he hadn't already tried. He'd blatantly told her he loved her, how could she not know? He could have sworn he said it in plain English. It wasn't like he spoke any other languages.
"Alright, guys, are you prepared for a wonderful dinner with the McGuire family? Be prepared to be interrogated about college. Gordo, be prepared for questions about New York life. Miranda, I'll be willing to bet my mom will bug you and ask you about what a terrible houseguest I am." Miranda and Gordo laughed.
"Lizzie, you know we're used to your family. I put up my Jo McGuire Shield at the corner of the street," Miranda said. Lizzie giggled.
They made their way into the McGuire house and Lizzie called out that they were there.
"Hey, guys! Dinner's not ready yet, it'll be another fifteen or twenty minutes. Matt's watching Fear Factor, if you want to join him," Jo said, nodding towards the living room where they could hear Matt exclaiming about how gross something was.
"Hey, Worm," Lizzie said, wandering into the living room.
"Liz!" Matt jumped up and hugged his sister tightly. Lizzie had stopped by earlier that day to say hello to her parents, but Matt hadn't been home, so this was the first time he was seeing Lizzie since she'd been home.
"Gordo, my man!" Matt and Gordo did some odd handshake that Lizzie and Miranda figured was probably just a guy thing, and then Matt gave Miranda a hug, too.
"You actually watch this crap?" Lizzie asked, picking up the remote and flipping to the TV Guide channel.
"It's the only thing on," Matt explained.
"There's not even a movie or something on?" Lizzie asked. She turned the channel to HBO and saw that 'Training Day' was on. "Nevermind, I see what you mean." She turned it back to Fear Factor and plopped down on the couch.
Gordo sat and listened as Matt asked Lizzie all about college and living on her own, and started to doze off. He'd spent half the day driving and was tired, not to mention cramped from being in the car for the past four days.
"Gordo? Gordo, wake up. Dinner's ready." Gordo opened his eyes a few minutes later and saw Lizzie looking at him, concerned.
"You okay?" she asked.
"Yeah, I'm fine. Tired from the trip here." He got up and followed her into the kitchen, where Jo had dinner ready.
A/N: I know this is getting kind of boring, but I'm going to start wrapping everything up soon. It's a little more predictable than I had intended it to be, but hopefully the next story won't be. I should have this one finished and another one started in the next few days or so.
Chapter 20: Dinner With The McGuires
Lizzie's parents had asked her to come have dinner at home that night, and had invited Gordo and Miranda to come with her, so later that evening, they all trooped over to the McGuire household. Since it was not even half a mile from Miranda's place, they walked. Lizzie and Gordo walked a step or two behind Miranda, holding hands loosely and talking about what all of their plans for the near future were.
"I have the perfect idea! You two could share a place! I mean, you're both on the hunt for apartments, and if you split the rent and all the basic bills, it would be cheaper for both of you in the end. Besides, you guys just spent a week living together in New York. I'm sure life here in Hillridge is much less demanding." Miranda let out what could only be described as an excited squeal.
"I'm sure Gordo got enough of having me around constantly last week," Lizzie responded.
'Never!' Gordo thought. "Liz, you know I never get tired of having you around," he said.
"You know. if I didn't know better, I'd swear you two are hiding a romance from me," Miranda remarked.
"Miranda, have I EVER hidden romances from you? Do you not recall your telephone ringing at all hours of the night, and me telling you about every date I've ever gone on?" Lizzie asked.
"Yeah, but this is different. You wouldn't tell me if you guys were dating, because I know you'd freak out and think I'd be angry or hurt." Miranda had Lizzie pinned.
"You're probably right. But I'm serious! We're not dating!" Lizzie said.
Gordo fell a few steps behind, wanting to think about all this. How could Lizzie say they weren't together? Was she really just trying to hide it from Miranda? Was she ashamed of him? Was she just being good old clueless Lizzie McGuire, with no idea that he was in love with her? He didn't know of any way to tell her, at least, one that he hadn't already tried. He'd blatantly told her he loved her, how could she not know? He could have sworn he said it in plain English. It wasn't like he spoke any other languages.
"Alright, guys, are you prepared for a wonderful dinner with the McGuire family? Be prepared to be interrogated about college. Gordo, be prepared for questions about New York life. Miranda, I'll be willing to bet my mom will bug you and ask you about what a terrible houseguest I am." Miranda and Gordo laughed.
"Lizzie, you know we're used to your family. I put up my Jo McGuire Shield at the corner of the street," Miranda said. Lizzie giggled.
They made their way into the McGuire house and Lizzie called out that they were there.
"Hey, guys! Dinner's not ready yet, it'll be another fifteen or twenty minutes. Matt's watching Fear Factor, if you want to join him," Jo said, nodding towards the living room where they could hear Matt exclaiming about how gross something was.
"Hey, Worm," Lizzie said, wandering into the living room.
"Liz!" Matt jumped up and hugged his sister tightly. Lizzie had stopped by earlier that day to say hello to her parents, but Matt hadn't been home, so this was the first time he was seeing Lizzie since she'd been home.
"Gordo, my man!" Matt and Gordo did some odd handshake that Lizzie and Miranda figured was probably just a guy thing, and then Matt gave Miranda a hug, too.
"You actually watch this crap?" Lizzie asked, picking up the remote and flipping to the TV Guide channel.
"It's the only thing on," Matt explained.
"There's not even a movie or something on?" Lizzie asked. She turned the channel to HBO and saw that 'Training Day' was on. "Nevermind, I see what you mean." She turned it back to Fear Factor and plopped down on the couch.
Gordo sat and listened as Matt asked Lizzie all about college and living on her own, and started to doze off. He'd spent half the day driving and was tired, not to mention cramped from being in the car for the past four days.
"Gordo? Gordo, wake up. Dinner's ready." Gordo opened his eyes a few minutes later and saw Lizzie looking at him, concerned.
"You okay?" she asked.
"Yeah, I'm fine. Tired from the trip here." He got up and followed her into the kitchen, where Jo had dinner ready.
A/N: I know this is getting kind of boring, but I'm going to start wrapping everything up soon. It's a little more predictable than I had intended it to be, but hopefully the next story won't be. I should have this one finished and another one started in the next few days or so.