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A/N: Hey hey! It's meeeeeeeeeeeeee. Lol. New chapter, this is sort of just filling that leads up to the exciting point in the story, so bear with me.
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Chapter 4
The rest of the day and the week passed blissfully for Liz. She was floating on air. She now knew that Anthony wouldn't have anything to do with Claire. It gave her a new sense of confidence. Now, almost every second of her days were spent with Anthony. They would spend every afternoon hanging out or talking on the phone.
That Friday night, they had the Craft house all to themselves. Ethan was on a date with Miranda and his parents were at a business party. After eating Chinese take-out, they settled on the porch swing that overlooked the backyard.
"Wow, look at the sky," said Liz in awe. "It's so beautiful."
The night sky looked like a velvet sheet, lightly sprinkled with glitter. The stars all twinkled slowly. The view was breathtaking and it was perfect.
"Yeah, but there's something even more beautiful I'd rather look at," mentioned Anthony sweetly. Liz blushed.
Everything was so overwhelming. New school year, new boyfriend… *Yeah, one that makes me feel like a princess. * She leaned back and laid her head on his chest. Anthony put his arms around her. They laid there, listening to each other breathe totally at peace.
Liz couldn't believe that they had only met less than a week ago, right here. It seemed like so much longer. Liz trusted Anthony, now, and told him things she never even told Miranda and Gordo. It was weird, but a good weird. *Definitely a good weird. *
Anthony was thinking the same thing about Liz as he gazed at the vast, glimmering sky. He felt like he was a small grain of sand; a meaningless speck. * But a perfectly content speck * he thought. His thoughts were interrupted by Liz.
"Look," she quietly, but excitedly said as she pointed towards the sky, "A shooting star." She looked up and smiled at Anthony.
He smiled back and said, "Make a wish." He stared intently at Liz's face. It was so perfect, he couldn't ask for anything better. He looked at her as she opened her eyes. Liz blushed as she noticed that he was staring at her. "So, can I make your wish come true?" Anthony leaned in and kissed her.
The next night, the whole gang decided to go to the movies together. Ethan, Miranda, Liz, and Anthony drove together to the movie theatre. They would meet Gordo and Steph there. In the car, the all joked around and sang very off tune to the songs playing on the radio.
*This is great. What else could you ask for? Just hanging out with friends. * Liz thought to herself. Her insides hurt from laughing so hard. This was definitely one of those 'Kodak moments'.
They reached the movie theater a while later. Steph and Gordo were waiting for them, tickets in hand.
"It's about time," said Gordo.
"Nice to see you too, Gordo" teased Miranda with a smile. "Anyways, what movie are we watching?"
Gordo opened his mouth to answer, but the bitch posse, who had made their way over to the group, cut him off.
"Well, hello. Fancy meeting you here," said Kate.
*Why must they be here? Having to tolerate them at school is punishment enough.* Liz thought to herself.
"So McGuire," said Claire in her usual snobby tone, " Nice to see you finally got yourself a social life." She was clearly checking Anthony out while she said it. *Shit he's hot. He'll be mine in a matter of time. *
Liz was about to retort, but Miranda stopped her. "Don't do it." Miranda had noticed the way Claire acted around Anthony, and she knew it really hurt Liz. Still, if Liz said anything it would turn into something worse. So Liz just breathed deeply and kept quiet.
"I must say, that this time you picked well. Very well," said Claire as she winked at Anthony.
Liz's face fell. She was hurt, angry, and felt the need to slap Claire across the face. Miranda stooped her, once again. Everyone stayed quiet, unsure of what todo.
Breaking the silence, Steph said, "Come on guys, let's go inside."
They did, and Liz's anger subdued. As they settled into the movie theatre, the thoughts that had been endlessly running through Liz's head during the first day of school all came pouring back. Claire clearly had her sights set on Anthony and it was a known fact that she got any guy she wanted. All of this was giving her a headache, so she tried to do the impossible task of clearing her mind.
*I know he said he wouldn't do anything with Claire, but I can't shake off the feeling that something awful is going to happen, * Liz thought as she stared blankly ahead, at the movie screen that started showing trailers. She wasn't paying any attention at what was going on. Her eyes were clouded with concern and her mind was a jumble.
Anthony reached over and interlaced his fingers with Liz's. She turned towards him and smiled as she squeezed it a little. They both turned to face the screen, but only one of them was paying attention.
Meanwhile, the other two couples were clearly more interested in themselves that in the movie, and spent the two hours making out. They occasionally stopped for air, but went right back at it.
When the movie ended, they said goodbye and went their different ways. Gordo, Steph, Ethan, and Miranda went in Gordo's car while Anthony and Liz went in Ethan's. Anthony would be dropping Liz off, but they made a little detour. They parked the car in front of the moonlight park, and got out.
The tall trees obstructed the view to the sparkling, dark sky. Still, light from the moon shone through the small spaces between the tress and formed intricate patterns on the grass. Anthony led the blonde over to an old oak tree. They sat down and stared at the sky. They laid there together in silence, until Anthony finally spoke up.
"Is something wrong? You look worried."
Liz didn't say anything; she just looked down and started playing with a piece of grass. She couldn't tell him what she was thinking. She wasn't sure what was going around in her head.
"Come on, you can tell me. If this is about what happened with that girl Claire, I told you not to worry about it." Anthony stood up and Liz followed. Seeing that Liz still wasn't talking, Anthony said, "Ok, you don't have to talk but at least take this." He put his hand in his pocket and took out a small box.
Liz asked, "Um, what is it?"
"Open it," Anthony replied. He waited anxiously as she opened the small box.
When she opened it, Liz's eyes opened wide. It was beautiful; a simple silver bracelet with one charm on it: a small key. She was speechless; it was a really great gift. She wrapped her arms around Anthony's neck and hugged him tightly.
Anthony hugged her back. "It's a 'key to my heart' sort of thing. I know who probably think it's really corny. If you don't like it, I can return it or exchange it or…"
"No. I really love it. And I…love you."
Anthony grinned widely and said, "Me too."
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A/N: I know this chapter was pure fluff and most of you probably want to throw up. *hands out buckets and napkins * But, please, please, PLEASE bear with me. I promise the next chapter will be more exciting. If I don't keep my promise, I invite you all to hit me with sticks *hands out sticks *.
I just need one little favor, please review! I get discouraged when people don't review!
Also, I know it may seem improbable that they're saying the L word when they've known each other for like a week, but these things could happen (In a perfect world). Hehe.
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