CHAPTER 9
The Movies (Lizzie's P.O.V.)
It was 5:30, and I was on the phone with Miranda, who was asking me all sorts of questions about Rome.
"So, you and Gordo KISSED?"
"Yes Miranda. For the fifth time, we kissed."
"Eeew!" exclaimed Matt's voice in my ear.
"Matt!" I shouted. "Get off the phone before I force-feed it to you through your tear-duct!"
"Is that the reason you dumped that Paolo guy?"
"One of the reasons. The other was that he was a lying little-"
"Ok, don't need any more details than yes or no." she said.
"Miranda," I said.
"Yeah?"
"I think I'm in love with Gordo." I gave her a few moments to take this in. When she didn't say anything for a whole minute, I decided to say something.
"Miranda?"
"Huh?"
"You're not like, totally freaked out right now, are you?"
"Hell no! This is awesome. I always knew that you guys would do something like this. Not with the help of Kate, but just the same, I knew it would happen."
"Ok..." I replied, a little shocked by her response.
"So," she said. "How was the lip-lock?"
"Which one?" I said before I could stop myself.
"There was more than one?!"
"Well, I was over at his house before I called you..."
"Oh, I see. Well, is he a good kisser?"
"Amazing beyond words."
"Cool. For you." She put it.
"Miranda," I said. "You've already seen Seabiscuit, haven't you?"
"Yeah, why?" but then she understood. "Oh, I see. Now that you're an item, there's no-"
"We're not an item! Yet."
"Whatever. I'm still left out."
"Miranda, please! It's just this one time. And that's it! Please?"
"Oh, alright. But just this once."
"Thank you, Miranda! You are the best friend in the world!"
"I know. Bye."
"Bye." And with that, we hung up. I quickly dialed Gordo's number.
"Hello?"
"Hey, Gordo."
"Oh, hi Lizzie."
"Listen, Miranda just cancelled. You still wanna see the movie?"
"Oh, sure." He replied, obviously trying to keep his cool.
"Ok, see you at 6:45."
"Yeah, see you then. Bye."
"Bye." And with that, we hung up. I changed into faded blue jeans and a green skin-tight-midriff-baring-tank-top. I redid my make up, brushed my teeth, and pulled my hair up into a ponytail on top of my head. I popped a mint into my mouth, and threw the rest of the pack into my purse. I glossed my lips and threw my lip-gloss into my purse as well. I checked to make sure that there was twenty dollars in my purse, and told my mom where I was going.
I ran out the door at twenty after. Just enough time for me to get there by walking and still have time to get the tickets, snacks, pop-corn, and find our seats by the time the pre-views were starting.
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Gordo was waiting in line, and waved to me so I could see where he was. I joined him in line, and there was an awkward silence between us. The most we talked about while getting the tickets was when Gordo asked the woman for two tickets to Seabiscuit and I objected to him buying mine. It ended up that I bought both tickets and he bought all the food and snacks. He got the larger price, but I didn't complain. At least I got to pay for some of it.
We walked into the theatre before the previews started.
"Uh, let's sit in the back." I said.
"Why?" he replied.
"Because, the back is more fun."
"We've never sat it the back when we came before."
"Well, when I got back from Rome, my family and me went to the movies and we sat it that back and it was fun. Trust me." I said, pulling him down in a seat in the back. The only other group of people was in the front row. The lights dimmed and we settled into our seats. I was getting kissed during this movie. I was going to make sure.
About twenty minutes into the movie, I felt Gordo watching me eat my popcorn. I turned and looked at him, but he quickly turned back to face the screen. I pretended to drop my purse, and grabbed a mint out of it when I bent to pick it up. I popped in into my mouth and turned back to face Gordo. I looked at him, and, after a few moments, he looked back at me. I leaned in slowly and kissed him. A gentle kiss.
We pulled away slightly to look at each other.
"What about the movie?" he asked me.
"Screw the movie. Miranda's seen it, she can tell us about it." I leaned in again, kissing him more passionately this time. He pulled away just an inch from my face, with a confused look about him. Almost as if he wanted to ask me if it was ok for him to make out with me. I gave a slight nod.
"Screw the movie." He said. Gordo leaned in and kissed me again. Then he pulled away again.
"Gordo, what's the matter?"
"Well...I was just wondering... Are you my girlfriend?"
"Do you want me to be your girlfriend?"
"Yeah..."
"Well then, I guess that makes you my boyfriend." I said. Gordo let out a sigh of content. He stood up and looked down at me.
"Hey!" he called to the front of the theatre. The people in the front row turned around to face us. "She's my girlfriend!" he called to them, pointing at me. I grabbed him and pulled him back down into his seat.
"Yeah!" called one of the guys in the front row. "Rock on G-Fry!" and another person up front whistled. I couldn't help but laugh.
"Gordo!" I hissed.
"Yeah?" he replied. I was going to scold him, but then decided to do something else.
"Just shut up and kiss me."
"Alright then..." and he kissed me again. I thanked the Lord for Gordo. He was finally my boyfriend. And I suddenly had a strong urge to stand up and tell it to the world. Well, at least the people in the front row.
The Movies (Lizzie's P.O.V.)
It was 5:30, and I was on the phone with Miranda, who was asking me all sorts of questions about Rome.
"So, you and Gordo KISSED?"
"Yes Miranda. For the fifth time, we kissed."
"Eeew!" exclaimed Matt's voice in my ear.
"Matt!" I shouted. "Get off the phone before I force-feed it to you through your tear-duct!"
"Is that the reason you dumped that Paolo guy?"
"One of the reasons. The other was that he was a lying little-"
"Ok, don't need any more details than yes or no." she said.
"Miranda," I said.
"Yeah?"
"I think I'm in love with Gordo." I gave her a few moments to take this in. When she didn't say anything for a whole minute, I decided to say something.
"Miranda?"
"Huh?"
"You're not like, totally freaked out right now, are you?"
"Hell no! This is awesome. I always knew that you guys would do something like this. Not with the help of Kate, but just the same, I knew it would happen."
"Ok..." I replied, a little shocked by her response.
"So," she said. "How was the lip-lock?"
"Which one?" I said before I could stop myself.
"There was more than one?!"
"Well, I was over at his house before I called you..."
"Oh, I see. Well, is he a good kisser?"
"Amazing beyond words."
"Cool. For you." She put it.
"Miranda," I said. "You've already seen Seabiscuit, haven't you?"
"Yeah, why?" but then she understood. "Oh, I see. Now that you're an item, there's no-"
"We're not an item! Yet."
"Whatever. I'm still left out."
"Miranda, please! It's just this one time. And that's it! Please?"
"Oh, alright. But just this once."
"Thank you, Miranda! You are the best friend in the world!"
"I know. Bye."
"Bye." And with that, we hung up. I quickly dialed Gordo's number.
"Hello?"
"Hey, Gordo."
"Oh, hi Lizzie."
"Listen, Miranda just cancelled. You still wanna see the movie?"
"Oh, sure." He replied, obviously trying to keep his cool.
"Ok, see you at 6:45."
"Yeah, see you then. Bye."
"Bye." And with that, we hung up. I changed into faded blue jeans and a green skin-tight-midriff-baring-tank-top. I redid my make up, brushed my teeth, and pulled my hair up into a ponytail on top of my head. I popped a mint into my mouth, and threw the rest of the pack into my purse. I glossed my lips and threw my lip-gloss into my purse as well. I checked to make sure that there was twenty dollars in my purse, and told my mom where I was going.
I ran out the door at twenty after. Just enough time for me to get there by walking and still have time to get the tickets, snacks, pop-corn, and find our seats by the time the pre-views were starting.
*********************************
Gordo was waiting in line, and waved to me so I could see where he was. I joined him in line, and there was an awkward silence between us. The most we talked about while getting the tickets was when Gordo asked the woman for two tickets to Seabiscuit and I objected to him buying mine. It ended up that I bought both tickets and he bought all the food and snacks. He got the larger price, but I didn't complain. At least I got to pay for some of it.
We walked into the theatre before the previews started.
"Uh, let's sit in the back." I said.
"Why?" he replied.
"Because, the back is more fun."
"We've never sat it the back when we came before."
"Well, when I got back from Rome, my family and me went to the movies and we sat it that back and it was fun. Trust me." I said, pulling him down in a seat in the back. The only other group of people was in the front row. The lights dimmed and we settled into our seats. I was getting kissed during this movie. I was going to make sure.
About twenty minutes into the movie, I felt Gordo watching me eat my popcorn. I turned and looked at him, but he quickly turned back to face the screen. I pretended to drop my purse, and grabbed a mint out of it when I bent to pick it up. I popped in into my mouth and turned back to face Gordo. I looked at him, and, after a few moments, he looked back at me. I leaned in slowly and kissed him. A gentle kiss.
We pulled away slightly to look at each other.
"What about the movie?" he asked me.
"Screw the movie. Miranda's seen it, she can tell us about it." I leaned in again, kissing him more passionately this time. He pulled away just an inch from my face, with a confused look about him. Almost as if he wanted to ask me if it was ok for him to make out with me. I gave a slight nod.
"Screw the movie." He said. Gordo leaned in and kissed me again. Then he pulled away again.
"Gordo, what's the matter?"
"Well...I was just wondering... Are you my girlfriend?"
"Do you want me to be your girlfriend?"
"Yeah..."
"Well then, I guess that makes you my boyfriend." I said. Gordo let out a sigh of content. He stood up and looked down at me.
"Hey!" he called to the front of the theatre. The people in the front row turned around to face us. "She's my girlfriend!" he called to them, pointing at me. I grabbed him and pulled him back down into his seat.
"Yeah!" called one of the guys in the front row. "Rock on G-Fry!" and another person up front whistled. I couldn't help but laugh.
"Gordo!" I hissed.
"Yeah?" he replied. I was going to scold him, but then decided to do something else.
"Just shut up and kiss me."
"Alright then..." and he kissed me again. I thanked the Lord for Gordo. He was finally my boyfriend. And I suddenly had a strong urge to stand up and tell it to the world. Well, at least the people in the front row.