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Gordo listened to the crash of the bowling balls as he entered the bowling alley a few paces behind Kate. She selected a table then sat down and pulled off her shoes.
"Will you get me shoes?" she asked.
Gordo pulled off his own shoes, then grabbed hers and walked up to the desk. After receiving the blowing shoes, he nodded to the clerk and strode back over to Kate. She turned to her friend Claire and began to discuss bowling shoes, Claire's partner, Danny Kessler looked as interested as Gordo felt.
Gordo shook his head, then walked over to the ball rack. His mind was on other things than bowling, particularly a blonde haired somebody who had stopped by his house.
Why the hell could she get at him like she did? 'Because she's been your best friend since before you even knew what a best friend was!' a little voice screamed inside his head. 'Or because you think of her as more than a friend,' it continued to taunt him.
Gordo refused to think of this, he was here with Kate, not Lizzie. He glanced over at Kate as she tossed her head back and laughed. She was pretty, as shallow as a puddle, but he did have to admit she was fun, and completely different from the girls he usually dated, well, considered dating.
As if on cue in some type of horror movie, he heard Lizzie's laugh. Startled, he almost dropped the nine pound bowling ball he was holding. He got a better grip on it then slowly turned towards the sound.
His eyes landed on her, walking beside Ethan, who obviously had his hand on the small of her back. Gordo felt himself tense up, what where they doing here?
They paused at the desk. After a moment of a discussion, Ethan pulled out his wallet, smiled at Lizzie, then placed the money on the counter. They traded their shoes for a pair of bowling shoes, then went to their assigned lane, only two lanes away from Gordo and Kate.
He tried to ignore them as he brought over two bowling balls.
"Did you get a light one?" Kate asked. "I have no muscles."
"But you're a cheerleader," he teased. "What about all those work outs you do?"
Kate considered this for a minute then shrugged. "I don't know, I'm just a weakling."
He laughed as he sat down at the computer screen then quickly typed in everyone's name, then put on his shoes.
"Ready to lose?" Danny joked as sat down near the computer.
"We'll see about that," Gordo answered.
He threw the first ball and got a strike on his first try, Danny nodded his head in approval, Kate took her turn, knocking down five pins, then Danny, eight pins, then Claire who got a gutter ball. Gordo grabbed the ball and as he walked toward the lane, he heard that laugh, that beautiful tinkling laugh. His head instinctively shot towards the sound. She was laughing as Ethan helped her pick out a ball from behind.
Gordo threw the ball without paying attention, out of the corner of his eye, he watched Ethan stand behind Lizzie. As he waited for the ball to return, he glanced at his score, he'd thrown the ball right into the gutter, and the screen now showed a clown laughing at him.
Lizzie leaned back and laughed at something the jock said. Gordo grabbed the ball and swung it down the lane. He didn't wait to see what he didn't hit, then walked quickly towards the bathroom.
He could not react like this. Not about Lizzie.
But that wasn't just any girl that Ethan Craft was getting close to. That was Lizzie. Any other girl, Ethan could have, but Lizzie. Gordo turned on the faucet and splashed some water on his face.
It wasn't right under any circumstance that he should be this angry. Nothing had happened, yet. Shaking his head in frustration, he pushed open the door. He walked back over to the group and slid into the chair next to Kate. To focus his mind on anything but Lizzie, he slid his arm around Kate's shoulders.
Kate leaned back and was soon comfortable in the crook of his arm. "Where'd you go?" she asked, looking up at him.
Gordo propped his foot up, making the pair lay more across the seat than sit in it. Leaning his elbow on his knee, he pulled absentmindedly at his hair.
"Something wrong?" Kate asked, looking up at him.
That laugh, again. What the hell was she a hyena? She couldn't have possibly have laughed this loud when they hung out. He felt a gnawing at his stomach. Or did it just seem louder now because he missed it so much?
He stood up as Kate rose to take her turn, then he walked towards the small counter where they sold concession items. He pondered what to buy, he wanted something chewy, he noticed the other young man as soon as he walked up. As much as he wanted to ignore him, Ethan Craft was a hard guy to ignore.
Gordo glanced over at him and they nodded to each other. "So, you're here with Lizzie," Gordo nodded, deciding to skip tact.
"Yeah," Ethan smirked. "You're here with Kate."
"Yeah," Gordo replied, dragging out the word.
He felt a degree of satisfaction at the look of anger that passed across Ethan's face.
"You know, Kate really isn't the kind of girl you should be dating," the other boy replied.
Gordo almost laughed. "Really? I think you're wrong. She seems exactly like the kind of girl I want to date."
Why was he getting so much amusement from pissing Ethan off? Was it because Ethan wasn't satisfied with having Lizzie waiting for him, he also wanted Kate too? What did the guy want his own group of followers?
Ethan put his hands down on the counter in front of him. Gordo couldn't help it, he was on a roll now. "Just can't take it that Kate prefers me to you?"
Ethan made a clicking sound, but stared ahead at the pricing list.
"It's killing you to think that Ethan Craft could be outdone-"
"No, what's killing me is letting you stand here and think that your short ass can tell me what I'm thinking," he shot back whirling around to face him. Ethan stood only inches away from Gordo and at once he realized how much shorter he actually was. "Think you're a hot shot cause you got your hair cut and you can dance. Big deal. Let's see if you're as tough as you think you are."
Gordo listened to the crash of the bowling balls as he entered the bowling alley a few paces behind Kate. She selected a table then sat down and pulled off her shoes.
"Will you get me shoes?" she asked.
Gordo pulled off his own shoes, then grabbed hers and walked up to the desk. After receiving the blowing shoes, he nodded to the clerk and strode back over to Kate. She turned to her friend Claire and began to discuss bowling shoes, Claire's partner, Danny Kessler looked as interested as Gordo felt.
Gordo shook his head, then walked over to the ball rack. His mind was on other things than bowling, particularly a blonde haired somebody who had stopped by his house.
Why the hell could she get at him like she did? 'Because she's been your best friend since before you even knew what a best friend was!' a little voice screamed inside his head. 'Or because you think of her as more than a friend,' it continued to taunt him.
Gordo refused to think of this, he was here with Kate, not Lizzie. He glanced over at Kate as she tossed her head back and laughed. She was pretty, as shallow as a puddle, but he did have to admit she was fun, and completely different from the girls he usually dated, well, considered dating.
As if on cue in some type of horror movie, he heard Lizzie's laugh. Startled, he almost dropped the nine pound bowling ball he was holding. He got a better grip on it then slowly turned towards the sound.
His eyes landed on her, walking beside Ethan, who obviously had his hand on the small of her back. Gordo felt himself tense up, what where they doing here?
They paused at the desk. After a moment of a discussion, Ethan pulled out his wallet, smiled at Lizzie, then placed the money on the counter. They traded their shoes for a pair of bowling shoes, then went to their assigned lane, only two lanes away from Gordo and Kate.
He tried to ignore them as he brought over two bowling balls.
"Did you get a light one?" Kate asked. "I have no muscles."
"But you're a cheerleader," he teased. "What about all those work outs you do?"
Kate considered this for a minute then shrugged. "I don't know, I'm just a weakling."
He laughed as he sat down at the computer screen then quickly typed in everyone's name, then put on his shoes.
"Ready to lose?" Danny joked as sat down near the computer.
"We'll see about that," Gordo answered.
He threw the first ball and got a strike on his first try, Danny nodded his head in approval, Kate took her turn, knocking down five pins, then Danny, eight pins, then Claire who got a gutter ball. Gordo grabbed the ball and as he walked toward the lane, he heard that laugh, that beautiful tinkling laugh. His head instinctively shot towards the sound. She was laughing as Ethan helped her pick out a ball from behind.
Gordo threw the ball without paying attention, out of the corner of his eye, he watched Ethan stand behind Lizzie. As he waited for the ball to return, he glanced at his score, he'd thrown the ball right into the gutter, and the screen now showed a clown laughing at him.
Lizzie leaned back and laughed at something the jock said. Gordo grabbed the ball and swung it down the lane. He didn't wait to see what he didn't hit, then walked quickly towards the bathroom.
He could not react like this. Not about Lizzie.
But that wasn't just any girl that Ethan Craft was getting close to. That was Lizzie. Any other girl, Ethan could have, but Lizzie. Gordo turned on the faucet and splashed some water on his face.
It wasn't right under any circumstance that he should be this angry. Nothing had happened, yet. Shaking his head in frustration, he pushed open the door. He walked back over to the group and slid into the chair next to Kate. To focus his mind on anything but Lizzie, he slid his arm around Kate's shoulders.
Kate leaned back and was soon comfortable in the crook of his arm. "Where'd you go?" she asked, looking up at him.
Gordo propped his foot up, making the pair lay more across the seat than sit in it. Leaning his elbow on his knee, he pulled absentmindedly at his hair.
"Something wrong?" Kate asked, looking up at him.
That laugh, again. What the hell was she a hyena? She couldn't have possibly have laughed this loud when they hung out. He felt a gnawing at his stomach. Or did it just seem louder now because he missed it so much?
He stood up as Kate rose to take her turn, then he walked towards the small counter where they sold concession items. He pondered what to buy, he wanted something chewy, he noticed the other young man as soon as he walked up. As much as he wanted to ignore him, Ethan Craft was a hard guy to ignore.
Gordo glanced over at him and they nodded to each other. "So, you're here with Lizzie," Gordo nodded, deciding to skip tact.
"Yeah," Ethan smirked. "You're here with Kate."
"Yeah," Gordo replied, dragging out the word.
He felt a degree of satisfaction at the look of anger that passed across Ethan's face.
"You know, Kate really isn't the kind of girl you should be dating," the other boy replied.
Gordo almost laughed. "Really? I think you're wrong. She seems exactly like the kind of girl I want to date."
Why was he getting so much amusement from pissing Ethan off? Was it because Ethan wasn't satisfied with having Lizzie waiting for him, he also wanted Kate too? What did the guy want his own group of followers?
Ethan put his hands down on the counter in front of him. Gordo couldn't help it, he was on a roll now. "Just can't take it that Kate prefers me to you?"
Ethan made a clicking sound, but stared ahead at the pricing list.
"It's killing you to think that Ethan Craft could be outdone-"
"No, what's killing me is letting you stand here and think that your short ass can tell me what I'm thinking," he shot back whirling around to face him. Ethan stood only inches away from Gordo and at once he realized how much shorter he actually was. "Think you're a hot shot cause you got your hair cut and you can dance. Big deal. Let's see if you're as tough as you think you are."