*-*-Disclaimer: I do not own, nor have I ever owned, Lizze McGuire. All characters belong to the creators of Lizzie McGuire.-*-*
The New...Everything
Chapter Fourteen
*-*-Christmas Eve-*-*
"I can't thank you enough, Gordo."
"McGuire, how many times must you say that? That was what, three days ago?"
"I know, Gordo, but saying thank you once doesn't really cut it. I mean, you *carried* me - God only knows how heavy I am - all the way home."
Gordo plopped down on Lizzie's bed beside her, "Look, Lizzie. You're not heavy, and enough with the thank you's." He smiled, "One thank you for you is enough to get me through a week."
She blushed, "Aw, Gordo, you're too sweet."
"Kids!" Mr. McGuire hollered up the stairs.
Lizzie went to her door and peered out of it, "Yes, Dad?" Matt poked his head out too.
Mrs. McGuire appeared right beside her husband, "Dinner's almost ready, and then we'll be ready to open a gift each, all right?"
Lizzie nodded excitedly, "Sure, Mom!"
Matt looked at his sister, "What's with you? Why are you so happy?" Lizzie just beamed. "Oh, here we go," Matt rolled his eyes and returned to his room.
Lizzie looked at Gordo, "So, you wanna head downstairs for dinner?"
"Um...yeah. You go on ahead I've got something I need to do first."
Lizzie shrugged, "All right, I'll see you downstairs in a few."
Gordo smiled, "Okay, great."
Lizzie walked out the door and closed it. She leaned her head back on the door and sighed happily. Then she smiled and ran downstairs to the hall closet to get Gordo's present out from it's special hiding spot. She retreived the gift and placed it under the tree, "There. Perfect."
Mr. McGuire walked into the room, "Whatcha doin', sweetie?"
Lizzie jumped and turned around to her dad, "Just puttin' a present under the tree."
"Okay, well, it's time for dinner."
"Okay, Dad."
Gordo waited until Lizzie had left the room, and then he walked over to the tree and placed her present under it. He then proceeded to dinner, "So, what are we having?"
Lizzie looked at him, eyes glittering, "Turkey, cranberries, mashed potatoes, asparagus, and my Mom's infamous stuffing."
Gordo looked like he was about to drool, "Sounds great."
"Oh, and for dessert we're having Lizzie's infamous cheery pie," added Mrs. McGuire.
Lizzie blushed as she sat down, "Yeah..."
"You mean, you cook?" Gordo asked surprised with a hint of sarcasim in his voice.
Lizzie caught on and smiled, "Yes, well, what can I say?"
Matt chimed in, "The pie is awesome, dude. You'll love it."
"Yeah," her dad commented.
Lizzie laughed, "Is that all guys think about?"
The guys looked at each other and responded simultaneously, "Well..."
Lizzie looked at her mom, and they both laughed. Lizzie spoke up, "Nevermind, I don't want to know!"
After everyone had had their full of food, they made their way to the tree for presents. Matt was excited, and he ran towards the tree, "PRESENTS!!!"
Lizzie and Gordo laughed. Lizzie plopped down on the floor, "Matt, I thought you were over the presents craze."
"Yeah, sure Lizzie! I never pass up a free gift!"
Gordo sat down next to Lizzie and whispered in her ear, "Aren't all gifts free?" This made Lizzie laugh hysterically.
Matt looked at the two, "What? What's so funny?"
Lizzie waved her hand at him, signaling 'nothing,' "Nothing, nothing. Don't worry about it. Get yourself a present."
All three kids dug through the presents, trying to find the perfect one to open. Matt found a little one that he thought would be perfect for an Eve gift. Turns out he was wrong. It was a pair of socks. Lizzie saw a little box. It was wrapped nicely, but it didn't say who it was from. She decided that that would be the best to open. She was...what was she? There was nothing in the box but simple slip of paper. Gordo found a present that he liked. It was from Lizzie. He just sat there looking at it.
The New...Everything
Chapter Fourteen
*-*-Christmas Eve-*-*
"I can't thank you enough, Gordo."
"McGuire, how many times must you say that? That was what, three days ago?"
"I know, Gordo, but saying thank you once doesn't really cut it. I mean, you *carried* me - God only knows how heavy I am - all the way home."
Gordo plopped down on Lizzie's bed beside her, "Look, Lizzie. You're not heavy, and enough with the thank you's." He smiled, "One thank you for you is enough to get me through a week."
She blushed, "Aw, Gordo, you're too sweet."
"Kids!" Mr. McGuire hollered up the stairs.
Lizzie went to her door and peered out of it, "Yes, Dad?" Matt poked his head out too.
Mrs. McGuire appeared right beside her husband, "Dinner's almost ready, and then we'll be ready to open a gift each, all right?"
Lizzie nodded excitedly, "Sure, Mom!"
Matt looked at his sister, "What's with you? Why are you so happy?" Lizzie just beamed. "Oh, here we go," Matt rolled his eyes and returned to his room.
Lizzie looked at Gordo, "So, you wanna head downstairs for dinner?"
"Um...yeah. You go on ahead I've got something I need to do first."
Lizzie shrugged, "All right, I'll see you downstairs in a few."
Gordo smiled, "Okay, great."
Lizzie walked out the door and closed it. She leaned her head back on the door and sighed happily. Then she smiled and ran downstairs to the hall closet to get Gordo's present out from it's special hiding spot. She retreived the gift and placed it under the tree, "There. Perfect."
Mr. McGuire walked into the room, "Whatcha doin', sweetie?"
Lizzie jumped and turned around to her dad, "Just puttin' a present under the tree."
"Okay, well, it's time for dinner."
"Okay, Dad."
Gordo waited until Lizzie had left the room, and then he walked over to the tree and placed her present under it. He then proceeded to dinner, "So, what are we having?"
Lizzie looked at him, eyes glittering, "Turkey, cranberries, mashed potatoes, asparagus, and my Mom's infamous stuffing."
Gordo looked like he was about to drool, "Sounds great."
"Oh, and for dessert we're having Lizzie's infamous cheery pie," added Mrs. McGuire.
Lizzie blushed as she sat down, "Yeah..."
"You mean, you cook?" Gordo asked surprised with a hint of sarcasim in his voice.
Lizzie caught on and smiled, "Yes, well, what can I say?"
Matt chimed in, "The pie is awesome, dude. You'll love it."
"Yeah," her dad commented.
Lizzie laughed, "Is that all guys think about?"
The guys looked at each other and responded simultaneously, "Well..."
Lizzie looked at her mom, and they both laughed. Lizzie spoke up, "Nevermind, I don't want to know!"
After everyone had had their full of food, they made their way to the tree for presents. Matt was excited, and he ran towards the tree, "PRESENTS!!!"
Lizzie and Gordo laughed. Lizzie plopped down on the floor, "Matt, I thought you were over the presents craze."
"Yeah, sure Lizzie! I never pass up a free gift!"
Gordo sat down next to Lizzie and whispered in her ear, "Aren't all gifts free?" This made Lizzie laugh hysterically.
Matt looked at the two, "What? What's so funny?"
Lizzie waved her hand at him, signaling 'nothing,' "Nothing, nothing. Don't worry about it. Get yourself a present."
All three kids dug through the presents, trying to find the perfect one to open. Matt found a little one that he thought would be perfect for an Eve gift. Turns out he was wrong. It was a pair of socks. Lizzie saw a little box. It was wrapped nicely, but it didn't say who it was from. She decided that that would be the best to open. She was...what was she? There was nothing in the box but simple slip of paper. Gordo found a present that he liked. It was from Lizzie. He just sat there looking at it.
