Disclaimer: I must question: Is this even necessary anymore? If you've following the story for this long, you MUST know that I don't own any of these characters and that I have no affiliation with them whatsoever. I digress; on with the story.

Chapter Nine:

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The door opened slowly and Lizzie bit her lip in anticipation. This moment seemed to drag on and on.

"Uh…hey." Gordo said as soon as the door was fully opened. With the sight of Lizzie, his nervous system went haywire. He wasn't alone in this assessment, as Lizzie's heart rate had greatly increased.

"Hey." She smiled. "Can I come in?" She wasn't sure how to go about discussing the matter at hand. She was sure that he knew why she was there, though.

"Yeah.. Sure." He answered. He led her into his house and then into the living room to sit on the couch. "Something you want to talk about?" Lizzie took a deep breath.

"Yes. A-and I'm sure you know what I want to talk about-" She paused, but before she could continue, Gordo spook up.

"I know, I know. It's about the poem isn't it?" He sighed.

"Yeah, I-" He cut her off again.

"Listen, if you don't feel the same way, it's okay. I'm not hurt. I don't want to ruin anything because of the way I feel. I promise I can suppress my own feelings and I won't let them change anything." He blurted out.

"Hey, you didn't give me a chance to say what I wanted to say!" She exclaimed.

"Oh.. uh.. sorry. I'm really nervous, if you couldn't tell." He chuckled and she nodded. "Um.. please…continue."

"Well.. I wanted to say that… I think the feeling might be mutual. I-I'm not really sure how I feel. This is all so sudden, but you're poem was so…. so… amazing. Whenever I read it, I-I get chills down my spine and it makes me feel… well… special. Really special." She said, and then breathed in slowly.

"So… what does this mean?"

"I'm not really sure. I-I want to test myself."

"How are you going to do that?" He was becoming quite confused. He barely understood anything she said. An uncomforting feeling entered his stomach.

"I-I don't know…" She thought for a minute. "What if… we went on a date? I mean, just you and me… to the movies or something."

"Sounds good to me." He said, as the uncomfortable feeling slowly began to repress. "If you're unsure about your feelings, perhaps a romantic environment where the two of us are alone together can help you figure out your emotions."

"Yeah…" she said. "Well… uh.. when do you want to go?" She said nervously. Somehow, the ice hadn't been broken for her and she was still incredibly apprehensive.  She credited this feeling towards her inability to figure out if dating her best friend would work out. She decided that she had nothing to lose and that if things didn't work out romantically, she promised herself that she wouldn't let it ruin their friendship.

"How about this weekend." He suggested. "There's a special showing of Citizen Kane at the Wilco."

"Sounds good." She smiled. "I better get going, Matt's going to be home from school soon and I can't let him terrorize the house unless I'm there to watch." She laughed. She got up to leave and walked over to the door.

"Wait a sec." Gordo stopped her. She turned around with a questioning face. He mustered up all of the courage inside of his body, moved forward and embraced Lizzie in a hug. She rested her head in the crook of his neck, and he swore that was the best feeling in the world. After they let go of each other, she smiled at him and let out a soft giggle. "See you later, Lizzie."

"Bye, Gordo." She smiled and then let herself out. After he was sure she was out the door and onto the side walk, Gordo threw himself onto the couch and let our a relieved "Yes!"

I originally had Lizzie and Gordo seeing the movie A Clockwork Orange because I figured it's really artsy and something Gordo would appreciate. Then I realized that it's rated R and that would never fly with their parents. Go me.

Thanks again for all the reviews. It's really been a motivator when it comes to writing. I go back to school starting tomorrow, so if the chapters become less frequent, I'll credit it to my lovely schoolwork. I'll try to get at least 2 chapters up a week.