Alan Twitty rolled out of bed the next morning. Today was his day to spend
time with his cousin Lizzie. Louis had called Twitty that night to tell him
about his date with Lizzie. Alan fixed his hair and walked into the living
room. Lizzie sat on the couch watching early morning kids shows.
"Nothing else on?" Lizzie jumped because she thought she was the only one up. "Oh. Not this early. How are you doing?" Lizzie asked nervously. Alan jumped over the couch and Lizzie put her head in Alan's lap. Then Alan started to twirl Lizzie's hair with his fingers. This was an Idiosyncrasy that Alan and Lizzie had between each other. Ever since they were little kids they did this to each other when one was feeling scared, worried, or sad. "I'm doing good. Alan, I um I've got something to tell you." Twitty smiled and said, "If it's about Lou, I know. He told me. Have you told Miranda?" Lizzie shook her head, and Twitty continued, "Miranda would understand. Just don't ignore her." Lizzie smiled and said "Thanks."
"So Alan, why does Louis call you by your last name?" Lizzie asked. "Well, I don't really know why. Louis started it a long time ago. I guess cause It's different. Don't you call one of your friends by his last name?" "Well sort of," started Lizzie, "His last name is Gordon, but we call him Gordo. We call him Gordo because, well, for one, in first grade, there were three Davids in the class, and because one day he signed his name so fast he forgot the N at the end. We've always called him Gordo, and he's always hated it." Alan laughed.
"Lizzie? Do you really like Louis?" "Yea, I think I do. I mean, he's no Ethan Craft, but he's different. He's nice and he's got a great sense of humor." Twitty smiled and continued to ask, "Did you see that picture in my room? The one with me, Louis-" Lizzie broke off, "And a girl? Yea Miranda showed me. Why?" "Her name is Tawny Dean. Her and Louis dated for a while two years ago. Tawny moved to New York. Her and Louis were really good friends. They denied their feelings until Ms. Stevens thought she had become a senator and had to move her family. Anyway, they didn't move. Louis and Tawny dated for about two months until Tawny moved." "Wow! I didn't know this." "Lizzie, its okay. It took a while to get over her. Girls would ask him out but he just didn't want a girlfriend. Do you get what I'm saying Lizzie?" Lizzie looked puzzled. She began to open her mouth but Alan quickly said, " Lizzie, he likes you a lot." Lizzie smiled as Miranda walked in and yawned.
"Good morning guys." Miranda said sleepily. Both Alan and Lizzie chimed in "Morning." Miranda sat across from Lizzie. Lizzie sat up. "Um, Miranda? I need to tell you something."
*** "Hey Louis" Lizzie smiled. "Are you ready to go?" "Uh, yea! Let's go!" Louis turned around. Lizzie had been standing there wearing a white shirt and a sky blue skirt. "You look amazing!" he said. "Backatcha" she whispered. Louis smiled as he stood up and walked towards her. "Louis, could you hand me my purse? Over there?" Lizzie asked sweetly. Louis kissed Lizzie, smiled and turned around to grab Lizzie's purse. When he turned back around Louis saw the face of Tawny. She was stareing at him as if he were a sideshow carnival. Her stare was stern and disgusted.
Louis opened his eyes. It was only a dream. What did it mean? Louis thought, "Who cares, she's gone and she hasn't even tried to call any of us." Louis shook his head and got up to get ready to hang out with Lizzie, Alan and Miranda. ***
Louis had come over. The four teenagers decided on the beach. They decided to go in Alan's car which was an SUV. While loading up the car Louis and Alan got to talk about the night before. "You kissed her? Dude." "Yea, man. I dont know why. I guess it's been so long since I've dated a girl. Your cousin is really amazing. I think I really like her." Louis said. "Cool man. you do realize that she doesn't live here though?" Louis' smile instantly faded into a worried smug.
Meanwhile the girls were in the house changing and getting their beach gear ready. "Lizzie it's so cool that you and Louis are going on a date. Gordo would be proud. I just wish I could find a guy here." Miranda said. Lizzie looked stunned and said, "I thought you liked Alan?" Miranda turned red and said, "That's what I mean!" The girls were laughing when Karen knocked on the door. "Girls, the guys are ready to go." "Thanks Aunt Karen!" The girls grabbed their bags and left the room.
That afternoon at the beach. Miranda begged Twitty to teach her how to surf. Louis sat in the sand next to Lizzie's beach chair stareing at Lizzie. Lizzie was watching Miranda learn. Lizzie looked at Louis. "What?" Lizzie yelled. "Oh, nothing. I jut cant wait for tonight. What are our best friends going to do while we are out with out them?" Louis asked, and started to laugh. Lizzie put on her sunglasses and laid back in her beach chair and said "I dont know, I'm sure they will find something to do." The two of them continued to talk about their best friends and their lives at home.
Meanwhile, Miranda had given up on surfing. Miranda and Twitty sat in the knee high water, both stareing at Louis and Lizzie. "I can tell she really likes him. It took her forever to talk to Ethan in eighth grade." Twitty took his eyes off Lizzie and his best friend and directed his attention to Miranda. "So, who's this Ethan guy? He sounds like a putz to me." "He's a guy from our school. Every girl in junior high wanted to be his girlfriend." said Miranda regretfully. "Did you?" Asked Twitty. "Nope. Ethan was dating Kate. She was a total bitch to us. She's loosened up since eighth grade." Answered Miranda. "But you said everygirl in junior high wanted to date him," said Alan quizitavly. "Well, I'm not everygirl" responded Miranda.
"Lizzie, how about I take you to a new restarant that just opened up, and a movie? I hear that Jack's Bistro has awesome food." asked Louis. "Oh sure! That sounds good!" said Lizzie as Miranda walked back up to Lizzie with Alan following. Alan said "You guys ready to go? We've all got to get back, to get ready for our dates." Miranda, Lizzie and Louis all nodded and started to pack up their stuff. Lizzie and Miranda glanced at each other and made 'oh my god' faces at each other.
At that they all packed up their stuff into Alan's car, and all three got ready for their dates that night.
"Nothing else on?" Lizzie jumped because she thought she was the only one up. "Oh. Not this early. How are you doing?" Lizzie asked nervously. Alan jumped over the couch and Lizzie put her head in Alan's lap. Then Alan started to twirl Lizzie's hair with his fingers. This was an Idiosyncrasy that Alan and Lizzie had between each other. Ever since they were little kids they did this to each other when one was feeling scared, worried, or sad. "I'm doing good. Alan, I um I've got something to tell you." Twitty smiled and said, "If it's about Lou, I know. He told me. Have you told Miranda?" Lizzie shook her head, and Twitty continued, "Miranda would understand. Just don't ignore her." Lizzie smiled and said "Thanks."
"So Alan, why does Louis call you by your last name?" Lizzie asked. "Well, I don't really know why. Louis started it a long time ago. I guess cause It's different. Don't you call one of your friends by his last name?" "Well sort of," started Lizzie, "His last name is Gordon, but we call him Gordo. We call him Gordo because, well, for one, in first grade, there were three Davids in the class, and because one day he signed his name so fast he forgot the N at the end. We've always called him Gordo, and he's always hated it." Alan laughed.
"Lizzie? Do you really like Louis?" "Yea, I think I do. I mean, he's no Ethan Craft, but he's different. He's nice and he's got a great sense of humor." Twitty smiled and continued to ask, "Did you see that picture in my room? The one with me, Louis-" Lizzie broke off, "And a girl? Yea Miranda showed me. Why?" "Her name is Tawny Dean. Her and Louis dated for a while two years ago. Tawny moved to New York. Her and Louis were really good friends. They denied their feelings until Ms. Stevens thought she had become a senator and had to move her family. Anyway, they didn't move. Louis and Tawny dated for about two months until Tawny moved." "Wow! I didn't know this." "Lizzie, its okay. It took a while to get over her. Girls would ask him out but he just didn't want a girlfriend. Do you get what I'm saying Lizzie?" Lizzie looked puzzled. She began to open her mouth but Alan quickly said, " Lizzie, he likes you a lot." Lizzie smiled as Miranda walked in and yawned.
"Good morning guys." Miranda said sleepily. Both Alan and Lizzie chimed in "Morning." Miranda sat across from Lizzie. Lizzie sat up. "Um, Miranda? I need to tell you something."
*** "Hey Louis" Lizzie smiled. "Are you ready to go?" "Uh, yea! Let's go!" Louis turned around. Lizzie had been standing there wearing a white shirt and a sky blue skirt. "You look amazing!" he said. "Backatcha" she whispered. Louis smiled as he stood up and walked towards her. "Louis, could you hand me my purse? Over there?" Lizzie asked sweetly. Louis kissed Lizzie, smiled and turned around to grab Lizzie's purse. When he turned back around Louis saw the face of Tawny. She was stareing at him as if he were a sideshow carnival. Her stare was stern and disgusted.
Louis opened his eyes. It was only a dream. What did it mean? Louis thought, "Who cares, she's gone and she hasn't even tried to call any of us." Louis shook his head and got up to get ready to hang out with Lizzie, Alan and Miranda. ***
Louis had come over. The four teenagers decided on the beach. They decided to go in Alan's car which was an SUV. While loading up the car Louis and Alan got to talk about the night before. "You kissed her? Dude." "Yea, man. I dont know why. I guess it's been so long since I've dated a girl. Your cousin is really amazing. I think I really like her." Louis said. "Cool man. you do realize that she doesn't live here though?" Louis' smile instantly faded into a worried smug.
Meanwhile the girls were in the house changing and getting their beach gear ready. "Lizzie it's so cool that you and Louis are going on a date. Gordo would be proud. I just wish I could find a guy here." Miranda said. Lizzie looked stunned and said, "I thought you liked Alan?" Miranda turned red and said, "That's what I mean!" The girls were laughing when Karen knocked on the door. "Girls, the guys are ready to go." "Thanks Aunt Karen!" The girls grabbed their bags and left the room.
That afternoon at the beach. Miranda begged Twitty to teach her how to surf. Louis sat in the sand next to Lizzie's beach chair stareing at Lizzie. Lizzie was watching Miranda learn. Lizzie looked at Louis. "What?" Lizzie yelled. "Oh, nothing. I jut cant wait for tonight. What are our best friends going to do while we are out with out them?" Louis asked, and started to laugh. Lizzie put on her sunglasses and laid back in her beach chair and said "I dont know, I'm sure they will find something to do." The two of them continued to talk about their best friends and their lives at home.
Meanwhile, Miranda had given up on surfing. Miranda and Twitty sat in the knee high water, both stareing at Louis and Lizzie. "I can tell she really likes him. It took her forever to talk to Ethan in eighth grade." Twitty took his eyes off Lizzie and his best friend and directed his attention to Miranda. "So, who's this Ethan guy? He sounds like a putz to me." "He's a guy from our school. Every girl in junior high wanted to be his girlfriend." said Miranda regretfully. "Did you?" Asked Twitty. "Nope. Ethan was dating Kate. She was a total bitch to us. She's loosened up since eighth grade." Answered Miranda. "But you said everygirl in junior high wanted to date him," said Alan quizitavly. "Well, I'm not everygirl" responded Miranda.
"Lizzie, how about I take you to a new restarant that just opened up, and a movie? I hear that Jack's Bistro has awesome food." asked Louis. "Oh sure! That sounds good!" said Lizzie as Miranda walked back up to Lizzie with Alan following. Alan said "You guys ready to go? We've all got to get back, to get ready for our dates." Miranda, Lizzie and Louis all nodded and started to pack up their stuff. Lizzie and Miranda glanced at each other and made 'oh my god' faces at each other.
At that they all packed up their stuff into Alan's car, and all three got ready for their dates that night.
