Lizzie and Gordo depart to the hotel room to eat lunch after another quick
swim. The Gordon's join them after lunch on the beach. Gordo and Lizzie
bring a blanket to lie on along with their books. Gordo lies on his back,
blocking the sun from his eyes with the book. Lizzie lies on her stomach
with her feet in the air. "What book are you reading?" She finally asks.
"1984. It's this odd story involving Big Brother and betrayal. Its cool. You?"
"A Walk to Remember. I've already read it twice. I just love it so much! It amazes me how courageous Jamie is, and Landon is just so sweet!
"It is a good book."
"You read it?"
"Yeah, but don't let that get around. My mom had been reading it and she kinda got me started on it."
"Did you cry?"
"No, of course not. I'm a guy!" He looks at her through the corner of his eye with a wry smile on his face.
"So tell me, if I had cancer would you make my every wish come true?"
The question catches him off guard. He turns over on his stomach and answers, "Yeah, I'd try. What are your wishes?"
"I wish I knew what my wishes were."
Gordo chuckles at her response, but she, apparently being serious about her answer, focuses on her book. Mrs. Gordon comes back from her swim. "Kids, you really need to put some sun screen on before you melt! What are you reading?"
"1984."
"A Walk to Remember."
"Oh! I love that book, Elizabeth!" Mrs. Gordon digs in her bag placed by the blanket and throws a bottle of sunscreen at Gordo. "Remember last year? We don't need you looking like a tomato again!" She heads over to where Mr. Gordon is sitting in the hotel lounge chairs.
Gordo sits up and puts sunscreen on. Lizzie looks up at him and laughs. "Here." She sets down her book and sits up. Gordo has sunscreen on his face not completely rubbed in. Lizzie puts her hands to his face and wipes the extra sunscreen away. "There." Gordo realizes how close they are, and just stares into her eyes. "Now turn around." Gordo gives her a funny look as if he didn't hear what she said. Lizzie moves behind him with the sunscreen and starts putting it on his back. "Alright. Now me." She hands him the sunscreen and moves so that her back is facing him. Gordo is a bit confused and yet overjoyed at the same time. He rarely had this much physical contact with Lizzie. She moves her hair out of the way. He just stares at her. "Gordo?"
Gordo shakes out of it. "Oh, sorry." He rubs sunscreen on her back. "Alright." When Lizzie turns around to face him, he puts a blob of sunscreen on her nose.
"Hey!" She says, laughing.
Gordo runs off toward the ocean with Lizzie close at his heels.
After spending the whole day on the beach, everyone heads back to the hotel room. Lizzie and Gordo sit outside while Mrs. Gordon fixes some sandwiches and Mr. Gordon takes a shower. Gordo has his video camera with him.
Gordo's Cam
May 29th 7:54 P.M.
Alright. Here I am in Florida with my best friend and my parents. We just spent the whole day on the beach. I'm sunburned a little, but other than that I had a lot of fun.
Gordo (to Lizzie): Hey, Liz, come here." [Lizzie moves onto Gordo's lounge chair. Gordo puts one arm around her and with the other holds up the camera.] Lizzie (to camera): Um, hello? Gordon (to camera): This is Lizzie. I'm sure I've said a lot about her. She's the only one who knows about my video journal. Lizzie (to Gordo): This feels a little strange. Gordo (to Lizzie): What do you mean? [removes arm] Lizzie: I don't know. I guess it would be like you writing in my diary. Gordo (to camera): Alright, I'll get back to this later. [turns off camera.]
Narration
Lizzie moves back to her seat. To break the silence, Lizzie asks, "How often to you update that?"
Gordo answers, "About once every day or two. I usually just tell about what I did that day, or whatever I am thinking at the time."
Lizzie nods, though not really paying attention.
"Lizzie? Lizzie? Hello?" Gordo waves his hand in front of her face.
Lizzie snaps out of it and looks at him. "Oh, sorry. I just remembered some things I needed to write in my journal." She stands up and heads into the hotel room. A few seconds later she comes back out carrying her journal.
Lizzie's Diary
May 29th 8:01 P.M.
Wow. Today has been very intriguing. I found myself flirting with Gordo a lot today. I don't know what is happening! I mean, nothing has changed between us. I don't feel any different towards him. I mean, he's still my best friend. Actually, I feel closer to him. Like every time he smiles, it affects my thinking. And every time he touches me, even if he just barely brushes against me, it sends shivers up my spine.
Thinking about Gordo, shivers, flirting... Oh my gosh, I like Gordo!
Of course I like Gordo. He's my best friend.
But I really really like Gordo. I mean, I want him to KISS me!
Wait, I want GORDO to KISS me??? Oh, I need Miranda!
And, tonight, we have to sleep in the same bed together, due to a mishap in registration! Now, usually I wouldn't think a second thought about it. We've been on camping trips together and we've slept in the same tent before, and we've had sleep overs and such, but usually with Miranda too. It just seems so weird to be sleeping in the same bed as my best friend.
Narration
"Gordo! Stop filming me! How long have you been doing that?"
Gordo puts his camera down. He had been filming Lizzie writing away in her journal. "Not that long. Come on, for the video?"
"Tomorrow."
"Fine."
After eating sandwiches, Lizzie takes a shower. Gordo watches tv with his parents. They start to ask him random questions about the vacation and Lizzie. He simply answers with a short answer and finally asks them to stop analyzing him. Gordo loves his parents, but sometimes it seems like every move they make is simply to dissect their son's brain. Gordo takes a shower after Lizzie. Lizzie, not wanting to discuss anything with Gordo's parents, gets out her headphones and listens to music as she lies on the bed.
Gordo gets out of his shower, and seeing Lizzie listening to music with her eyes closed, decides to sneak up on her. He walks past his parents, who are still watching tv but turn their attention to Gordo, and stands beside the bed. He shakes his drenched curls so that water douses Lizzie. She bolts up. "Gordo!" She picks up her pillow and hits him with it. Gordo just shakes more water on her from his hair. She stands up and starts hitting him more with her pillow. He hops over the bed and grabs his pillow in defense. Lizzie swings as hard as she can to hit him, but Gordo dodges the pillow and Lizzie falls onto the bed. She stays there and blocks her head with the pillow while Gordo attacks with his. "I give up!" she screams. Gordo hops on the bed beside her and puts his pillow behind his head.
In the meantime, the Gordon's have been watching the whole episode of chaos and they both laugh at what they witnessed.
Lizzie wore her velvet pj bottoms and a tank top to sleep in while Gordo wore boxers and a t-shirt. That night, Lizzie faced one way while Gordo faced the other way. Lizzie eventually fell asleep, but Gordo couldn't sleep. He just stared at the wall, the ceiling, anywhere but her. He finally fell asleep after hours of laying awake. When Lizzie awakens early the next morning, she finds herself embraced with Gordo. Her head is tucked into his chest, her hands folded close to her, and one of his arms is around her waist, the other under his pillow. She listens to be sure that the Gordons aren't awake yet, but not knowing what time it is, she decides she had better wake Gordo up before his parents see them.
"Gordo," she whispers gently, not moving her position. "Hey, Gordo!"
Gordo answers groggily, "Hi Lizzie." He hugs her tighter and nestles his face in her hair.
Lizzie, not minding his movements, smiles to herself.
Gordo, moments later, pulls back from her. "Lizzie!" Lizzie looks up at him, and he looks away with a timid smirk and removes his arm from around her waist. "Sorry." He meets her gaze.
"You keep me warm," she replies. Then, suddenly noticing that she was laying on a bed inches away from her best friend, she quickly rolls over. Gordo is left staring at her back and her mess of golden hair. He finally rolls over and falls asleep.
"1984. It's this odd story involving Big Brother and betrayal. Its cool. You?"
"A Walk to Remember. I've already read it twice. I just love it so much! It amazes me how courageous Jamie is, and Landon is just so sweet!
"It is a good book."
"You read it?"
"Yeah, but don't let that get around. My mom had been reading it and she kinda got me started on it."
"Did you cry?"
"No, of course not. I'm a guy!" He looks at her through the corner of his eye with a wry smile on his face.
"So tell me, if I had cancer would you make my every wish come true?"
The question catches him off guard. He turns over on his stomach and answers, "Yeah, I'd try. What are your wishes?"
"I wish I knew what my wishes were."
Gordo chuckles at her response, but she, apparently being serious about her answer, focuses on her book. Mrs. Gordon comes back from her swim. "Kids, you really need to put some sun screen on before you melt! What are you reading?"
"1984."
"A Walk to Remember."
"Oh! I love that book, Elizabeth!" Mrs. Gordon digs in her bag placed by the blanket and throws a bottle of sunscreen at Gordo. "Remember last year? We don't need you looking like a tomato again!" She heads over to where Mr. Gordon is sitting in the hotel lounge chairs.
Gordo sits up and puts sunscreen on. Lizzie looks up at him and laughs. "Here." She sets down her book and sits up. Gordo has sunscreen on his face not completely rubbed in. Lizzie puts her hands to his face and wipes the extra sunscreen away. "There." Gordo realizes how close they are, and just stares into her eyes. "Now turn around." Gordo gives her a funny look as if he didn't hear what she said. Lizzie moves behind him with the sunscreen and starts putting it on his back. "Alright. Now me." She hands him the sunscreen and moves so that her back is facing him. Gordo is a bit confused and yet overjoyed at the same time. He rarely had this much physical contact with Lizzie. She moves her hair out of the way. He just stares at her. "Gordo?"
Gordo shakes out of it. "Oh, sorry." He rubs sunscreen on her back. "Alright." When Lizzie turns around to face him, he puts a blob of sunscreen on her nose.
"Hey!" She says, laughing.
Gordo runs off toward the ocean with Lizzie close at his heels.
After spending the whole day on the beach, everyone heads back to the hotel room. Lizzie and Gordo sit outside while Mrs. Gordon fixes some sandwiches and Mr. Gordon takes a shower. Gordo has his video camera with him.
Gordo's Cam
May 29th 7:54 P.M.
Alright. Here I am in Florida with my best friend and my parents. We just spent the whole day on the beach. I'm sunburned a little, but other than that I had a lot of fun.
Gordo (to Lizzie): Hey, Liz, come here." [Lizzie moves onto Gordo's lounge chair. Gordo puts one arm around her and with the other holds up the camera.] Lizzie (to camera): Um, hello? Gordon (to camera): This is Lizzie. I'm sure I've said a lot about her. She's the only one who knows about my video journal. Lizzie (to Gordo): This feels a little strange. Gordo (to Lizzie): What do you mean? [removes arm] Lizzie: I don't know. I guess it would be like you writing in my diary. Gordo (to camera): Alright, I'll get back to this later. [turns off camera.]
Narration
Lizzie moves back to her seat. To break the silence, Lizzie asks, "How often to you update that?"
Gordo answers, "About once every day or two. I usually just tell about what I did that day, or whatever I am thinking at the time."
Lizzie nods, though not really paying attention.
"Lizzie? Lizzie? Hello?" Gordo waves his hand in front of her face.
Lizzie snaps out of it and looks at him. "Oh, sorry. I just remembered some things I needed to write in my journal." She stands up and heads into the hotel room. A few seconds later she comes back out carrying her journal.
Lizzie's Diary
May 29th 8:01 P.M.
Wow. Today has been very intriguing. I found myself flirting with Gordo a lot today. I don't know what is happening! I mean, nothing has changed between us. I don't feel any different towards him. I mean, he's still my best friend. Actually, I feel closer to him. Like every time he smiles, it affects my thinking. And every time he touches me, even if he just barely brushes against me, it sends shivers up my spine.
Thinking about Gordo, shivers, flirting... Oh my gosh, I like Gordo!
Of course I like Gordo. He's my best friend.
But I really really like Gordo. I mean, I want him to KISS me!
Wait, I want GORDO to KISS me??? Oh, I need Miranda!
And, tonight, we have to sleep in the same bed together, due to a mishap in registration! Now, usually I wouldn't think a second thought about it. We've been on camping trips together and we've slept in the same tent before, and we've had sleep overs and such, but usually with Miranda too. It just seems so weird to be sleeping in the same bed as my best friend.
Narration
"Gordo! Stop filming me! How long have you been doing that?"
Gordo puts his camera down. He had been filming Lizzie writing away in her journal. "Not that long. Come on, for the video?"
"Tomorrow."
"Fine."
After eating sandwiches, Lizzie takes a shower. Gordo watches tv with his parents. They start to ask him random questions about the vacation and Lizzie. He simply answers with a short answer and finally asks them to stop analyzing him. Gordo loves his parents, but sometimes it seems like every move they make is simply to dissect their son's brain. Gordo takes a shower after Lizzie. Lizzie, not wanting to discuss anything with Gordo's parents, gets out her headphones and listens to music as she lies on the bed.
Gordo gets out of his shower, and seeing Lizzie listening to music with her eyes closed, decides to sneak up on her. He walks past his parents, who are still watching tv but turn their attention to Gordo, and stands beside the bed. He shakes his drenched curls so that water douses Lizzie. She bolts up. "Gordo!" She picks up her pillow and hits him with it. Gordo just shakes more water on her from his hair. She stands up and starts hitting him more with her pillow. He hops over the bed and grabs his pillow in defense. Lizzie swings as hard as she can to hit him, but Gordo dodges the pillow and Lizzie falls onto the bed. She stays there and blocks her head with the pillow while Gordo attacks with his. "I give up!" she screams. Gordo hops on the bed beside her and puts his pillow behind his head.
In the meantime, the Gordon's have been watching the whole episode of chaos and they both laugh at what they witnessed.
Lizzie wore her velvet pj bottoms and a tank top to sleep in while Gordo wore boxers and a t-shirt. That night, Lizzie faced one way while Gordo faced the other way. Lizzie eventually fell asleep, but Gordo couldn't sleep. He just stared at the wall, the ceiling, anywhere but her. He finally fell asleep after hours of laying awake. When Lizzie awakens early the next morning, she finds herself embraced with Gordo. Her head is tucked into his chest, her hands folded close to her, and one of his arms is around her waist, the other under his pillow. She listens to be sure that the Gordons aren't awake yet, but not knowing what time it is, she decides she had better wake Gordo up before his parents see them.
"Gordo," she whispers gently, not moving her position. "Hey, Gordo!"
Gordo answers groggily, "Hi Lizzie." He hugs her tighter and nestles his face in her hair.
Lizzie, not minding his movements, smiles to herself.
Gordo, moments later, pulls back from her. "Lizzie!" Lizzie looks up at him, and he looks away with a timid smirk and removes his arm from around her waist. "Sorry." He meets her gaze.
"You keep me warm," she replies. Then, suddenly noticing that she was laying on a bed inches away from her best friend, she quickly rolls over. Gordo is left staring at her back and her mess of golden hair. He finally rolls over and falls asleep.