Disclaimer: I do not own Lizzie McGuire the TV show. I own Jeremy, Olivia,
and Ben. If there is another character you don't recognize from the show,
then it most likely is mine also.
Chapter Ten
"But Mom! I want you to go!" Olivia said when she heard that Jeremy would be the chaperone. It was at the dinner table. "Jeremy is only five years older than me! Can he even chaperone?"
"I am sorry, honey. The PTA Okayed it. I think this will be a good opportunity for you and Jeremy to bond," Lizzie said.
"Well, we will bond plenty at the concert." Olivia said as she stabbed her fork into her mashed potatoes.
"Can I go to the dance, mommy?" Ben asked casually.
"NO!" Olivia said immediately. "Ben cannot go to the dance, mom."
"Ben, you are going to stay at Uncle Matt's house and spend the night," Lizzie said.
"Will Andrew be there?" Ben asked. Andrew McGuire was Matt's eight-year old son. "He should be," Gordo said, "and so will Spencer."
"I don't like Spencer," Ben said. He said this every time he heard Spencer's name. Matt also had a five-year old son, Spencer, but Spencer and Ben did not get along very well. Spencer was mentally challenged, and Ben didn't really understand him.
"I realize you and Spencer don't get along, but will you just get along with him for one night? He is younger than you and his brain works differently from yours. It is only for one night. Please?"
"Why can't I go with you to the party?"
"It is an adult party. You would be bored," Gordo said.
"So? Spencer is boring. All he does is sit there and he talks funny," Ben said. He was really getting frustrated now.
Gordo looked at Ben frustrated. "We have asked you before not to say that. Spencer can't help it. Please go to your room while we finish eating and I will tell you when you can come out."
Ben marched up to his room and from the top of the stairs he yelled, "I hate you, dad!"
Gordo ignored the statement and continued to eat as if nothing happened. Lizzie and Olivia continued discussing the dance.
"Is Jeremy going to pick up Michael?" Michael was Olivia's date.
"Of course," Lizzie said as Jeremy looked as if he was cheated. He did not intend to have to pick up Olivia's little boyfriend.
"What about pictures?"
"I will give Jeremy my camera and he will take pictures," Lizzie said.
"You're not going to video tape the dance, are you Jeremy? That will be so embarrassing," Olivia said.
Jeremy looked at Olivia and joked, "Of course I am! Every single slow dance I intend to walk up to you and Michael and every time you don't dance I am going to walk up to you with a video camera and interview Michael."
"Ha ha! Very funny," Olivia said not amused.
Jeremy finished his meal and excused himself and went to his room. When upstairs, he heard Ben angrily singing to himself about hating dad and Spencer. Jeremy went into his room and shut the door and read the book he was reading for school. Not fifteen minutes later did he hear screaming from what sounded like Jeremy's room, which was right next to his. Their father was not one to raise his voice very often, but Ben was screaming so loudly that it wasn't too long before Gordo started to raise his voice.
Jeremy half listened to the conversation as he tried to read the book. Whenever Ben acted like this, Gordo would always explain to him the same thing. He remembers this from over the summer when Spencer and Andrew spent a week with his family when Matt and his wife, Lisa, went out of town.
After a long fifteen minutes of shouting, mostly on Ben's part, Jeremy heard the door close and Ben scream, "I hate you, daddy!" Jeremy supposed that Ben did not win the argument and was going over to the McGuire's.
*The Next Day at around 4:00 PM *
Gordo asked Jeremy if he could help him and Ben pack an overnight bag. Ben was still mad about the evening's situation. They were almost finished when the doorbell rang.
Gordo said, "Jeremy will you help him finish packing while I answer the door. Then, just bring him and his suitcase downstairs?"
"Sure, dad," Jeremy said as Gordo headed down the stairs.
Jeremy and Ben finished packing. Ben was pretty quiet, but Jeremy was trying to cheer him up. A minute later, everything seemed to be packed and ready to go.
"Let's go, Ben," Jeremy said as he took the suitcase and stood at the door.
"I will be right down. I have to go to the bathroom."
"Okay," Jeremy said as he went downstairs. Downstairs, in the kitchen, were his parents and Uncle Matt who seemed to be having a quiet conversation that Jeremy supposed was about Ben.
Gordo interrupted himself when he saw Jeremy with the suitcase. "Where is Ben?"
"Using the restroom."
Gordo continued his conversation with the adults. "Well, anyway, if you have any problem with him at all tonight, send him to bed, and if it becomes out of hand, call us and we will come and pick him up."
"I am sorry you have to do this. Ben is a big boy and should know how to handle a situation like this," Lizzie said.
"Well, he is only six and he will change over time . . . and so will Spencer," Matt said.
Gordo looked at his watch and asked Jeremy, "Did he say what he was doing in the bathroom?"
"No."
Gordo excused himself and walked away from the room.
"Anyway," Matt started, "How is school, Jeremy?"
"It's going pretty good. We just had exams," Jeremy said.
"Fun," Matt said. "So you are going to your sister's dance tonight, huh?"
Jeremy responded, "Yep."
"Ha! Your mom would have killed me if I went to one of her dances," Matt said and everyone laughed.
"Mom would have killed you also," Lizzie added.
Just then, Gordo and Ben appeared and Matt said, "Hey Benny! You ready to go?"
Ben didn't answer, but Matt grabbed his car keys and headed for the front door. Ben followed and everyone said goodbye. As soon as Matt's car pulled away, Lizzie and Gordo ran upstairs to get ready for the party. They were already running late.
Jeremy went upstairs and dressed himself in a coat and tie. Olivia was doing her own thing in her room. They were planning on leaving for the dance at around 5:00 and getting to the school early because he was a chaperone, and chaperones had to meet beforehand to go over some rules.
At 4:58, Olivia was downstairs waiting impatiently for Jeremy, who was not yet downstairs. Lizzie and Gordo had already left the house half an hour earlier.
"Come on! We are going to be late!" Olivia said as she opened the front door.
Jeremy walked down the stairs as he tied his tie. "Nonsense. We are going to be early," Jeremy said, as he looked at his tie in the downstairs mirror. "What time are you supposed to pick up whatshisface?"
"5:15."
Jeremy grabbed the camera and headed out the door and Olivia followed. Once in the car, Jeremy noticed Olivia and her dress for the first time. She was wearing a purple long dress that looked very good on her and Jeremy thought she looked very sophisticated. "You look nice, tonight," Jeremy said. His personal goal was to be nice to Olivia. The goal may have had something to do with a talk he and his mother had earlier, but he knew his boundaries.
On the way to Michael's house, Jeremy let Olivia listen to whatever type of music she wanted to, which was probably pop, but this was her night. She turned it onto a pop radio station, and they drove off to Michael's house. On the way there, Olivia snooped around the front seat and looked at the CDs Jeremy had. Jeremy noticed this and gave her a weird look. "What are you doing?"
Olivia looked up, almost startled because she was so distracted. "Oh, well, I don't think Michael likes this radio station. I was looking for something he might like to listen to," she said shyly.
Jeremy smiled. Yeah, Michael probably would not like this music if he was the average male. "Well, why not try this CD?" he said as he took a CD with the words, "Jeremy's 90's mix,"
"What is on it?"
"Mostly rock, but it isn't hard rock. A lot of classics . . .Hootie and the Blowfish, Dave Matthew's, etcetera, etcetera," Jeremy said.
"Um, okay." Olivia took the CD from the case and placed it into the CD player.
Ten minutes later, Jeremy pulled up to Michael's house. He took the camera and they both got out of the car and walked to the front door. Jeremy felt a little awkward, but luckily somebody, who appeared to be Michael's mom, opened the door and told them to come inside.
Jeremy secretly wondered what Michael looked like. The house was certainly nice. It had a presidential theme lingering throughout the atmosphere. Once inside, it looked even better. Michael's mom led them to the living room and offered them some water. They politely refused.
"Michael ran a little late from basketball practice, but he should be down in a minute or two," Michael's mother explained.
A few short moments later, a young man appeared in the room. The whole situation was awkward for everyone. Here was this pre-pubescent boy going to his first dance and most likely his first date. Then there was Olivia, and this was also her first date, and Jeremy gathered from the phone conversation that she liked him a lot. Then there was a mother who seemed like this whole dating thing with her son was new to her and then there was Jeremy, the girl's brother.
After taking a few minutes for pictures, Jeremy, Olivia, and Michael headed to the dance.
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AN- I will update as quickly as possible and please let me know what you think.
Chapter Ten
"But Mom! I want you to go!" Olivia said when she heard that Jeremy would be the chaperone. It was at the dinner table. "Jeremy is only five years older than me! Can he even chaperone?"
"I am sorry, honey. The PTA Okayed it. I think this will be a good opportunity for you and Jeremy to bond," Lizzie said.
"Well, we will bond plenty at the concert." Olivia said as she stabbed her fork into her mashed potatoes.
"Can I go to the dance, mommy?" Ben asked casually.
"NO!" Olivia said immediately. "Ben cannot go to the dance, mom."
"Ben, you are going to stay at Uncle Matt's house and spend the night," Lizzie said.
"Will Andrew be there?" Ben asked. Andrew McGuire was Matt's eight-year old son. "He should be," Gordo said, "and so will Spencer."
"I don't like Spencer," Ben said. He said this every time he heard Spencer's name. Matt also had a five-year old son, Spencer, but Spencer and Ben did not get along very well. Spencer was mentally challenged, and Ben didn't really understand him.
"I realize you and Spencer don't get along, but will you just get along with him for one night? He is younger than you and his brain works differently from yours. It is only for one night. Please?"
"Why can't I go with you to the party?"
"It is an adult party. You would be bored," Gordo said.
"So? Spencer is boring. All he does is sit there and he talks funny," Ben said. He was really getting frustrated now.
Gordo looked at Ben frustrated. "We have asked you before not to say that. Spencer can't help it. Please go to your room while we finish eating and I will tell you when you can come out."
Ben marched up to his room and from the top of the stairs he yelled, "I hate you, dad!"
Gordo ignored the statement and continued to eat as if nothing happened. Lizzie and Olivia continued discussing the dance.
"Is Jeremy going to pick up Michael?" Michael was Olivia's date.
"Of course," Lizzie said as Jeremy looked as if he was cheated. He did not intend to have to pick up Olivia's little boyfriend.
"What about pictures?"
"I will give Jeremy my camera and he will take pictures," Lizzie said.
"You're not going to video tape the dance, are you Jeremy? That will be so embarrassing," Olivia said.
Jeremy looked at Olivia and joked, "Of course I am! Every single slow dance I intend to walk up to you and Michael and every time you don't dance I am going to walk up to you with a video camera and interview Michael."
"Ha ha! Very funny," Olivia said not amused.
Jeremy finished his meal and excused himself and went to his room. When upstairs, he heard Ben angrily singing to himself about hating dad and Spencer. Jeremy went into his room and shut the door and read the book he was reading for school. Not fifteen minutes later did he hear screaming from what sounded like Jeremy's room, which was right next to his. Their father was not one to raise his voice very often, but Ben was screaming so loudly that it wasn't too long before Gordo started to raise his voice.
Jeremy half listened to the conversation as he tried to read the book. Whenever Ben acted like this, Gordo would always explain to him the same thing. He remembers this from over the summer when Spencer and Andrew spent a week with his family when Matt and his wife, Lisa, went out of town.
After a long fifteen minutes of shouting, mostly on Ben's part, Jeremy heard the door close and Ben scream, "I hate you, daddy!" Jeremy supposed that Ben did not win the argument and was going over to the McGuire's.
*The Next Day at around 4:00 PM *
Gordo asked Jeremy if he could help him and Ben pack an overnight bag. Ben was still mad about the evening's situation. They were almost finished when the doorbell rang.
Gordo said, "Jeremy will you help him finish packing while I answer the door. Then, just bring him and his suitcase downstairs?"
"Sure, dad," Jeremy said as Gordo headed down the stairs.
Jeremy and Ben finished packing. Ben was pretty quiet, but Jeremy was trying to cheer him up. A minute later, everything seemed to be packed and ready to go.
"Let's go, Ben," Jeremy said as he took the suitcase and stood at the door.
"I will be right down. I have to go to the bathroom."
"Okay," Jeremy said as he went downstairs. Downstairs, in the kitchen, were his parents and Uncle Matt who seemed to be having a quiet conversation that Jeremy supposed was about Ben.
Gordo interrupted himself when he saw Jeremy with the suitcase. "Where is Ben?"
"Using the restroom."
Gordo continued his conversation with the adults. "Well, anyway, if you have any problem with him at all tonight, send him to bed, and if it becomes out of hand, call us and we will come and pick him up."
"I am sorry you have to do this. Ben is a big boy and should know how to handle a situation like this," Lizzie said.
"Well, he is only six and he will change over time . . . and so will Spencer," Matt said.
Gordo looked at his watch and asked Jeremy, "Did he say what he was doing in the bathroom?"
"No."
Gordo excused himself and walked away from the room.
"Anyway," Matt started, "How is school, Jeremy?"
"It's going pretty good. We just had exams," Jeremy said.
"Fun," Matt said. "So you are going to your sister's dance tonight, huh?"
Jeremy responded, "Yep."
"Ha! Your mom would have killed me if I went to one of her dances," Matt said and everyone laughed.
"Mom would have killed you also," Lizzie added.
Just then, Gordo and Ben appeared and Matt said, "Hey Benny! You ready to go?"
Ben didn't answer, but Matt grabbed his car keys and headed for the front door. Ben followed and everyone said goodbye. As soon as Matt's car pulled away, Lizzie and Gordo ran upstairs to get ready for the party. They were already running late.
Jeremy went upstairs and dressed himself in a coat and tie. Olivia was doing her own thing in her room. They were planning on leaving for the dance at around 5:00 and getting to the school early because he was a chaperone, and chaperones had to meet beforehand to go over some rules.
At 4:58, Olivia was downstairs waiting impatiently for Jeremy, who was not yet downstairs. Lizzie and Gordo had already left the house half an hour earlier.
"Come on! We are going to be late!" Olivia said as she opened the front door.
Jeremy walked down the stairs as he tied his tie. "Nonsense. We are going to be early," Jeremy said, as he looked at his tie in the downstairs mirror. "What time are you supposed to pick up whatshisface?"
"5:15."
Jeremy grabbed the camera and headed out the door and Olivia followed. Once in the car, Jeremy noticed Olivia and her dress for the first time. She was wearing a purple long dress that looked very good on her and Jeremy thought she looked very sophisticated. "You look nice, tonight," Jeremy said. His personal goal was to be nice to Olivia. The goal may have had something to do with a talk he and his mother had earlier, but he knew his boundaries.
On the way to Michael's house, Jeremy let Olivia listen to whatever type of music she wanted to, which was probably pop, but this was her night. She turned it onto a pop radio station, and they drove off to Michael's house. On the way there, Olivia snooped around the front seat and looked at the CDs Jeremy had. Jeremy noticed this and gave her a weird look. "What are you doing?"
Olivia looked up, almost startled because she was so distracted. "Oh, well, I don't think Michael likes this radio station. I was looking for something he might like to listen to," she said shyly.
Jeremy smiled. Yeah, Michael probably would not like this music if he was the average male. "Well, why not try this CD?" he said as he took a CD with the words, "Jeremy's 90's mix,"
"What is on it?"
"Mostly rock, but it isn't hard rock. A lot of classics . . .Hootie and the Blowfish, Dave Matthew's, etcetera, etcetera," Jeremy said.
"Um, okay." Olivia took the CD from the case and placed it into the CD player.
Ten minutes later, Jeremy pulled up to Michael's house. He took the camera and they both got out of the car and walked to the front door. Jeremy felt a little awkward, but luckily somebody, who appeared to be Michael's mom, opened the door and told them to come inside.
Jeremy secretly wondered what Michael looked like. The house was certainly nice. It had a presidential theme lingering throughout the atmosphere. Once inside, it looked even better. Michael's mom led them to the living room and offered them some water. They politely refused.
"Michael ran a little late from basketball practice, but he should be down in a minute or two," Michael's mother explained.
A few short moments later, a young man appeared in the room. The whole situation was awkward for everyone. Here was this pre-pubescent boy going to his first dance and most likely his first date. Then there was Olivia, and this was also her first date, and Jeremy gathered from the phone conversation that she liked him a lot. Then there was a mother who seemed like this whole dating thing with her son was new to her and then there was Jeremy, the girl's brother.
After taking a few minutes for pictures, Jeremy, Olivia, and Michael headed to the dance.
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AN- I will update as quickly as possible and please let me know what you think.