When Mr. McGuire arrived home, he was in a panic. He had left Matt on the campout with Laney's Dad, and hurried home to see what was the matter. When Mrs. McGuire told him the news, several emotions flashed across his face, and Lizzie thought he might have a heart attack. First she saw anger. Not anger at her, anger at the situation, at least she hoped so. Then panic, then fear, then dread, then shame, and lastly, worriment flashed through his facial features. He wanted to make sure Lizzie was comfortable and that she was alright, and that she had been willing, and Lizzie assured her father, ashamedly, that she had, in fact, been willing, and that Gordo was, of course, the father. His emotions seemed conflicted on that fact of knowledge. He seemed happy that she hadn't been raped, but disappointed in her for having sex so young. After bringing the family up to terms on all the facts, they sat down and began to talk about what to do.
"I think we need to call Gordo and his family," Lizzie's mother began.
"Please, Mom, I'm not ready..." Lizzie begged. "I mean, I just found out today..."
"Yeah, Hun, let's let her wait until she's more comfortable with the facts and with what she wants to do before we get Gordo involved," Mr. McGuire interjected.
"But I think Gordo and his family need to be in on that decision making," she argued.
In the end, Lizzie and her father agreed with her mother, and they decided to let Gordo in on the news. Lizzie rang Gordo up, and they agreed to meet in a nearby park as the McGuires had felt uncomfortable leaving Lizzie and Gordo alone in any room of the house. Lizzie decided she couldn't blame them, but that they were being overly cautious. She had learned her lesson the hard way...
Lizzie pulled on a lavender sweater and a loose denim skirt. She wanted to look nice for this occasion. It would make up for how nervous she was, and her big, puffy eyes. She pulled out her hair straightener, and added the crimping extension to it. She waited for it to heat up and then slowly ran it through her hair, crimping the ends of her smooth blonde hair. She pulled part of it into a bun on the top of her head, and left the rest down. She grabbed her denim patchwork purse, which carried her cell phone in case she needed to call her parents for any reason, her wallet, and a small comb for her hair. She ran down the stairs, shouting to her parents that she was leaving, and left the house.
Arriving at the park, Lizzie sat on the bench she and Gordo had agreed to meet at and waited, and then she saw him coming across the green expanse of grass. He just seemed to pop around the corner of the jungle gym, and she smiled wide and he grinned in return. She stood, and hugged him. He kissed her cheek and they sat down on the bench...
"I think we need to call Gordo and his family," Lizzie's mother began.
"Please, Mom, I'm not ready..." Lizzie begged. "I mean, I just found out today..."
"Yeah, Hun, let's let her wait until she's more comfortable with the facts and with what she wants to do before we get Gordo involved," Mr. McGuire interjected.
"But I think Gordo and his family need to be in on that decision making," she argued.
In the end, Lizzie and her father agreed with her mother, and they decided to let Gordo in on the news. Lizzie rang Gordo up, and they agreed to meet in a nearby park as the McGuires had felt uncomfortable leaving Lizzie and Gordo alone in any room of the house. Lizzie decided she couldn't blame them, but that they were being overly cautious. She had learned her lesson the hard way...
Lizzie pulled on a lavender sweater and a loose denim skirt. She wanted to look nice for this occasion. It would make up for how nervous she was, and her big, puffy eyes. She pulled out her hair straightener, and added the crimping extension to it. She waited for it to heat up and then slowly ran it through her hair, crimping the ends of her smooth blonde hair. She pulled part of it into a bun on the top of her head, and left the rest down. She grabbed her denim patchwork purse, which carried her cell phone in case she needed to call her parents for any reason, her wallet, and a small comb for her hair. She ran down the stairs, shouting to her parents that she was leaving, and left the house.
Arriving at the park, Lizzie sat on the bench she and Gordo had agreed to meet at and waited, and then she saw him coming across the green expanse of grass. He just seemed to pop around the corner of the jungle gym, and she smiled wide and he grinned in return. She stood, and hugged him. He kissed her cheek and they sat down on the bench...
