All I want for Christmas is You-Chapter 4
Finally
*I didn't like any of your suggestions. . .but you get a chapter anyways
because I'm bored. But keep thinking cause I'm desperate. Okay here we go.
. .chapter 4. Oh some of you said to lay off the war stuff because its
over. . .we'll its not. . .according to President Bush when asked if it was
over because of the capture of Saddam Hussein he said "We are far from
being through in Iraq."*
December 22
"Army flight 105 to Las Angeles, California leaves in 10 minutes." Matt boarded the plane that would take him to his home state. He sank down into his seat and rested his head in his hands. He couldn't wait to get home and see the look on everyone's face. He had decided not to call and tell them he was coming home after all. He had picked up a hunting calendar in airport gift shop and for his mom he'd gotten a sterling silver chain with an angel charm. He had a fleece blanket with "Lizzie" on it in big letters for his sister and for Gordo he'd gotten a CD of his favorite band. But for Miranda, he was still clueless. He was going to tell her how he felt, but he didn't know a gift that would be appropriate to accompany that news. He settled back into his seat and waited for the movie to come on. He'd flown into Norfolk Virginia just 4 hours ago and had a little time to get most of his shopping done. In 5 hours, he'd been in California, and then he'd rent a car and drive to Hilldridge.
"Oh my God Miranda! It's been 4 days since he kissed me!" Lizzie exclaimed as she violently paced her room.
"Maybe, it wasn't supposed to be a romantic kiss. You were under the mistletoe he had to kiss you. Hell! He would have kissed me!" Miranda lay back on her bed and continued writing in her journal. It consisted of mostly how much she was in love with Matt and how much she missed him.
"No Miranda! This was a passionate kiss. I know it was! I was there." Lizzie crossed her arms and peeked out the door for the fifth time to see if anyone was listening. She shut the door in satisfaction.
"Well. . .whatever, more importantly have you decided what you are going to get him for Christmas?"
"No. I can't stop thinking about that watch. I've bought my mom, dad, and you a present, and I still have $200 left. That means I'd have to borrow some money from my college account and some from you. . ." Lizzie nonchalantly implied.
"NO! NO way! Every time you borrow money I never get it back!" Miranda tossed her journal aside.
"But Miranda! This is Gordo's present!"
"No."
"Please?"
"No."
"Please?"
"NO!"
"Miranda. . ."
"Lizzie!"
"Fine!" Lizzie turned and slammed her door shut behind her. If she couldn't get the money she didn't know what to get Gordo for Christmas. It was December 22. She only had a few more days left until Christmas. She noticed that Gordo's bedroom door was propped open and she decided to go and see what he was up to. They hadn't really had much "alone time" since the "kiss" but he was always looking at her, and when he didn't realize it she caught him.
"Gordo?" She said through the crack. He opened the door the rest of the way.
"Hey." He said smiling at her.
"I have to get out. Do you want to come? Or can I just take your car?" Lizzie noted that Gordo had grabbed her hand and was holding it lightly while she gestured with the other hand.
"I'll come with you. Where do you want to go?"
"I don't know."
"I know the perfect place. Get a coat. Meet me at the car." Gordo dropped her hand and shut the door. Lizzie hurriedly ran back into her room. Miranda didn't even look up from her journal.
"Back to beg some more?" she asked.
"No. Gordo and I are going some where."
"Really? Where?"
"I don't know he wouldn't tell me."
"Oh. Well have fun. Don't do anything I wouldn't do." Miranda smiled and then continued writing. Lizzie pulled on her heavy coat and ran from the room. 2 minutes after Lizzie arrived at the truck Gordo finally came out of the house.
"Hurry up! I'm freezing!" Lizzie wrapped her arms tightly around herself. Gordo laughed and came to her side to unlock the door for her. He looked at her as he did and their eyes locked. He pulled open the door for her and broke the gaze, then journeyed to his side and jumped in.
"Okay! Let's rock and roll!" Gordo drove towards their destination. They pulled up in front of the town's local hockey rink.
"What are we doing here?" Lizzie asked smiling at Gordo's mysterious attitude.
"We are skating."
"But this place is already closed."
"I know a guy." Gordo helped Lizzie out of the car and they entered through a side door. It was pitch black inside. Gordo fumbled with some switches until just the Christmas lights that decorated the inside of the rink lit up. It was just enough light to see where everything was. Gordo pulled out a pair of skates for both of them and they sat in silence as they slipped them on. Then Gordo pressed a button behind the counter and Christmas music began to play.
"Have you been planning this?" Lizzie asked laughing.
"Well. . .I'd planned on bringing you and Miranda here, but I figured it was more a two person thing." He held out his hand and escorted her onto the ice. They glided along slowly to "Silent Night" "Lizzie. . .can I ask you something?"
"Anything."
"Well I have this friend. And she is really close to me. And I like her more than just a friend but I'm afraid to tell her because I'm afraid to loose her if she doesn't share those same feelings. What should I do?"
"I think you should just tell her how you feel. You never know if you don't try." Gordo placed his hand on her hip and held her other hand where she was skating in front of him.
"Lizzie. . ."
"What?" She stopped and turned to face him.
"Do you want to know why I kissed you the other day?"
"Yeah, that would be nice." She smiled.
"It's because I'm completely and totally hopelessly in love with you. I only think about you. I dream about you at night. You are the only one I see myself with in the future." Gordo pushed stray locks of hair from her face and brought her hands up to his lips kissing them gently. "It would absolutely kill me if you said you didn't feel the same."
"You don't have to worry about that because I've felt that way for longer than I can remember." Gordo dropped her hands and held her head, pulling her in for a gentle but passionate kiss that Lizzie was sure would melt the ice they were standing on. They kissed for a few minutes until Lizzie felt her cell phone vibrate in her back pocket.
"Hello?"
"Lizzie, It's mom."
"Hey."
"Dinner is ready, where are you and Gordo? Miranda told me you guys left."
"We're on our way."
"Okay." She hung up the phone and turned back to Gordo.
"I'm sorry. Mom says dinner is ready." They took off their skates, turned off the lights and jumped in the car. The made it home within 5 minutes and ran inside hand in hand for dinner.
*Another Chapter finished! Yeah I'm cool! LoL! Okay but Everyone take note! Because I don't want reviews saying "I'm so glad they got together." Because they aren't officially a "couple"! Notice Gordo didn't ask her to be his girlfriend. They just said they liked each other. So don't be confused.! Still send in suggestions for my mom!
December 22
"Army flight 105 to Las Angeles, California leaves in 10 minutes." Matt boarded the plane that would take him to his home state. He sank down into his seat and rested his head in his hands. He couldn't wait to get home and see the look on everyone's face. He had decided not to call and tell them he was coming home after all. He had picked up a hunting calendar in airport gift shop and for his mom he'd gotten a sterling silver chain with an angel charm. He had a fleece blanket with "Lizzie" on it in big letters for his sister and for Gordo he'd gotten a CD of his favorite band. But for Miranda, he was still clueless. He was going to tell her how he felt, but he didn't know a gift that would be appropriate to accompany that news. He settled back into his seat and waited for the movie to come on. He'd flown into Norfolk Virginia just 4 hours ago and had a little time to get most of his shopping done. In 5 hours, he'd been in California, and then he'd rent a car and drive to Hilldridge.
"Oh my God Miranda! It's been 4 days since he kissed me!" Lizzie exclaimed as she violently paced her room.
"Maybe, it wasn't supposed to be a romantic kiss. You were under the mistletoe he had to kiss you. Hell! He would have kissed me!" Miranda lay back on her bed and continued writing in her journal. It consisted of mostly how much she was in love with Matt and how much she missed him.
"No Miranda! This was a passionate kiss. I know it was! I was there." Lizzie crossed her arms and peeked out the door for the fifth time to see if anyone was listening. She shut the door in satisfaction.
"Well. . .whatever, more importantly have you decided what you are going to get him for Christmas?"
"No. I can't stop thinking about that watch. I've bought my mom, dad, and you a present, and I still have $200 left. That means I'd have to borrow some money from my college account and some from you. . ." Lizzie nonchalantly implied.
"NO! NO way! Every time you borrow money I never get it back!" Miranda tossed her journal aside.
"But Miranda! This is Gordo's present!"
"No."
"Please?"
"No."
"Please?"
"NO!"
"Miranda. . ."
"Lizzie!"
"Fine!" Lizzie turned and slammed her door shut behind her. If she couldn't get the money she didn't know what to get Gordo for Christmas. It was December 22. She only had a few more days left until Christmas. She noticed that Gordo's bedroom door was propped open and she decided to go and see what he was up to. They hadn't really had much "alone time" since the "kiss" but he was always looking at her, and when he didn't realize it she caught him.
"Gordo?" She said through the crack. He opened the door the rest of the way.
"Hey." He said smiling at her.
"I have to get out. Do you want to come? Or can I just take your car?" Lizzie noted that Gordo had grabbed her hand and was holding it lightly while she gestured with the other hand.
"I'll come with you. Where do you want to go?"
"I don't know."
"I know the perfect place. Get a coat. Meet me at the car." Gordo dropped her hand and shut the door. Lizzie hurriedly ran back into her room. Miranda didn't even look up from her journal.
"Back to beg some more?" she asked.
"No. Gordo and I are going some where."
"Really? Where?"
"I don't know he wouldn't tell me."
"Oh. Well have fun. Don't do anything I wouldn't do." Miranda smiled and then continued writing. Lizzie pulled on her heavy coat and ran from the room. 2 minutes after Lizzie arrived at the truck Gordo finally came out of the house.
"Hurry up! I'm freezing!" Lizzie wrapped her arms tightly around herself. Gordo laughed and came to her side to unlock the door for her. He looked at her as he did and their eyes locked. He pulled open the door for her and broke the gaze, then journeyed to his side and jumped in.
"Okay! Let's rock and roll!" Gordo drove towards their destination. They pulled up in front of the town's local hockey rink.
"What are we doing here?" Lizzie asked smiling at Gordo's mysterious attitude.
"We are skating."
"But this place is already closed."
"I know a guy." Gordo helped Lizzie out of the car and they entered through a side door. It was pitch black inside. Gordo fumbled with some switches until just the Christmas lights that decorated the inside of the rink lit up. It was just enough light to see where everything was. Gordo pulled out a pair of skates for both of them and they sat in silence as they slipped them on. Then Gordo pressed a button behind the counter and Christmas music began to play.
"Have you been planning this?" Lizzie asked laughing.
"Well. . .I'd planned on bringing you and Miranda here, but I figured it was more a two person thing." He held out his hand and escorted her onto the ice. They glided along slowly to "Silent Night" "Lizzie. . .can I ask you something?"
"Anything."
"Well I have this friend. And she is really close to me. And I like her more than just a friend but I'm afraid to tell her because I'm afraid to loose her if she doesn't share those same feelings. What should I do?"
"I think you should just tell her how you feel. You never know if you don't try." Gordo placed his hand on her hip and held her other hand where she was skating in front of him.
"Lizzie. . ."
"What?" She stopped and turned to face him.
"Do you want to know why I kissed you the other day?"
"Yeah, that would be nice." She smiled.
"It's because I'm completely and totally hopelessly in love with you. I only think about you. I dream about you at night. You are the only one I see myself with in the future." Gordo pushed stray locks of hair from her face and brought her hands up to his lips kissing them gently. "It would absolutely kill me if you said you didn't feel the same."
"You don't have to worry about that because I've felt that way for longer than I can remember." Gordo dropped her hands and held her head, pulling her in for a gentle but passionate kiss that Lizzie was sure would melt the ice they were standing on. They kissed for a few minutes until Lizzie felt her cell phone vibrate in her back pocket.
"Hello?"
"Lizzie, It's mom."
"Hey."
"Dinner is ready, where are you and Gordo? Miranda told me you guys left."
"We're on our way."
"Okay." She hung up the phone and turned back to Gordo.
"I'm sorry. Mom says dinner is ready." They took off their skates, turned off the lights and jumped in the car. The made it home within 5 minutes and ran inside hand in hand for dinner.
*Another Chapter finished! Yeah I'm cool! LoL! Okay but Everyone take note! Because I don't want reviews saying "I'm so glad they got together." Because they aren't officially a "couple"! Notice Gordo didn't ask her to be his girlfriend. They just said they liked each other. So don't be confused.! Still send in suggestions for my mom!