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Chapter 17
Hair
After about an hour, Lizzie's hair was back to normal. It wouldn't have taken so long, except Gordo didn't really know what he was doing. Despite this, her hair was blonde, and she looked like her old self.
Lizzie examined herself in the mirror in the bathroom. "Not bad, Gordo," she said looking over her hair she had just dried.
"Thanks," he said, "I always liked you with blonde hair." He was standing behind her, watching her examine her hair.
"You know, you did a really good job. Ever thought about becoming a hair dresser?" she asked.
Gordo laughed, "Yeah, its my second choice, right after being a manicurist."
"Ooh, you do nails, too?" she said.
Gordo looked at her, "You're kidding, right?"
Lizzie looked at her nails and pretended to be considering it, "I don't know. That is an awful lot of things for you to do in a day."
"Good," Gordo said, nodding, "Go with that."
Lizzie brushed her hair and then went to her bedroom and fell on her bed dramatically, "OOF!" she said as she lay there on her stomach.
"What was that for?" he asked.
Lizzie propped her arm up and looked at Gordo, "No really reason. I just think it's a fun sound to make."
"Ah!" Gordo said.
"You can sit down, you know," Lizzie said.
Gordo, who was standing stiffly in the corner of her room slowly walked toward her and sat on the bed and faced Gordo.
"So," he started, but he was having trouble completing his though.
Lizzie caught this and said, "I had a really good day today, Gordo. It's been a long time since I had one of those."
"So you aren't having any regrets?" he asked.
Lizzie shook her head, "If you ask me that one more time, Gordo, I swear I will say yes."
"Just checking. I guess I just need the reassurance because this is so unbelievable to me."
"What's so unbelievable about it?"
Gordo smiled and said, "The whole picture. I look forward to our future picture, too."
Lizzie smiled, "So do I."
Just then, Lizzie lost her balance and fell off her bed. "OOF!" she said.
Gordo peered down at her as she looked sheepishly at him, "I guess with the old hair, comes the old 'blondness,'" she said. Gordo laughed as Lizzie stood up and brushed herself off of invisible dirt, "I'm okay. It's all going to be okay."
Lizzie sat next to Gordo and said, "Care to kiss the blonde for the first time?"
Gordo and Lizzie exchanged a short kiss, and then decided to work on homework.
A few minutes later, as Lizzie and Gordo were sitting on the floor with their homework sprawled out on the floor working on math; Jo came in with a tray.
"Hey kids! I thought you two might be hungry, so I brought you some cookies and milk," Jo said and she smiled at Gordo.
"Thanks!" Gordo said. Jo set the tray down.
Lizzie rolled her eyes, "Mom, I know what you are up to, and please stop!" Lizzie said.
Jo turned to Lizzie trying to act innocent. "What are you talking about?"
"I used to have other friends over all the time and you never gave them cookies and milk," Lizzie pointed out.
"Well, I already had these made and thought you would like them."
Lizzie took a cookie and took a bite, "It's warm. Mom," Lizzie started, "If you have a question about something, just ask, okay? I'll answer you if you ask, but if you don't ask, I can't tell."
Jo looked at Gordo and then Lizzie, blushing, "Fine," she said and she pulled her loose hair behind her ears, "I see you have died your hair back, Lizzie! It looks good. What made you decide to change it?"
"I just feel like I needed the change," Lizzie answered simply.
"Okay," Jo said, realizing that question would get her nowhere, "Well, I am glad you changed it. It brings out your eyes."
"Mom! Please! Just get to the point!" Lizzie said.
Jo looked at Gordo, then at Lizzie, but Lizzie said, "Gordo can stay in here! There is nothing you need to know that he doesn't!"
"Okay," Jo said, "Um, so you are working on a project together, huh?"
"Actually, we finished the project, and now we are working on homework."
"Oh. Well, it's good to see you, Gordo," Jo said.
"Thanks," he said.
"Are we going to see you a lot from now on?" she asked, and she looked at Lizzie.
Lizzie nodded her head, "Yeah, probably."
"Good!" Jo said, smiling, "So you two are friends again? That is great!"
Lizzie and Gordo exchanged looked and then Lizzie said, "Actually mom, right now, we are dating."
Jo smiled, indicating this was great news, "Since when?"
"Since today."
"Well, congratulations! I had my doubts for a few years, but I always knew you would end up together!" Jo said.
"Is that all?" Lizzie asked, getting tired of her mom just standing there.
Jo looked at Lizzie and smiled, "That's all. Have fun. We would love to have you stay for dinner, Gordo."
"That sounds great!" Gordo said.
Jo left the room and Lizzie rolled her eyes. "Lizzie, she's just trying to be nice."
"No, she's not. Actually, she is thrilled that I am hanging out with you. She thinks her and mine's relationship has been strained since the three amigos were no more."
"How do you know?"
"We have had arguments about this. We're working on it, though."
"Um, Lizzie, no offense, but don't you think you were a little cruel to your mom?"
"Maybe a little, but she needed to get to the point and not just stand there," she said.
"Okay, well, anyway, where were we?" Gordo said, looking at his homework.
"I don't know," Lizzie said, but she was looking at the door.
Gordo noticed that she wasn't focusing, "Something the matter, Lizzie?"
"Yeah . . .Miranda."
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Chapter 17
Hair
After about an hour, Lizzie's hair was back to normal. It wouldn't have taken so long, except Gordo didn't really know what he was doing. Despite this, her hair was blonde, and she looked like her old self.
Lizzie examined herself in the mirror in the bathroom. "Not bad, Gordo," she said looking over her hair she had just dried.
"Thanks," he said, "I always liked you with blonde hair." He was standing behind her, watching her examine her hair.
"You know, you did a really good job. Ever thought about becoming a hair dresser?" she asked.
Gordo laughed, "Yeah, its my second choice, right after being a manicurist."
"Ooh, you do nails, too?" she said.
Gordo looked at her, "You're kidding, right?"
Lizzie looked at her nails and pretended to be considering it, "I don't know. That is an awful lot of things for you to do in a day."
"Good," Gordo said, nodding, "Go with that."
Lizzie brushed her hair and then went to her bedroom and fell on her bed dramatically, "OOF!" she said as she lay there on her stomach.
"What was that for?" he asked.
Lizzie propped her arm up and looked at Gordo, "No really reason. I just think it's a fun sound to make."
"Ah!" Gordo said.
"You can sit down, you know," Lizzie said.
Gordo, who was standing stiffly in the corner of her room slowly walked toward her and sat on the bed and faced Gordo.
"So," he started, but he was having trouble completing his though.
Lizzie caught this and said, "I had a really good day today, Gordo. It's been a long time since I had one of those."
"So you aren't having any regrets?" he asked.
Lizzie shook her head, "If you ask me that one more time, Gordo, I swear I will say yes."
"Just checking. I guess I just need the reassurance because this is so unbelievable to me."
"What's so unbelievable about it?"
Gordo smiled and said, "The whole picture. I look forward to our future picture, too."
Lizzie smiled, "So do I."
Just then, Lizzie lost her balance and fell off her bed. "OOF!" she said.
Gordo peered down at her as she looked sheepishly at him, "I guess with the old hair, comes the old 'blondness,'" she said. Gordo laughed as Lizzie stood up and brushed herself off of invisible dirt, "I'm okay. It's all going to be okay."
Lizzie sat next to Gordo and said, "Care to kiss the blonde for the first time?"
Gordo and Lizzie exchanged a short kiss, and then decided to work on homework.
A few minutes later, as Lizzie and Gordo were sitting on the floor with their homework sprawled out on the floor working on math; Jo came in with a tray.
"Hey kids! I thought you two might be hungry, so I brought you some cookies and milk," Jo said and she smiled at Gordo.
"Thanks!" Gordo said. Jo set the tray down.
Lizzie rolled her eyes, "Mom, I know what you are up to, and please stop!" Lizzie said.
Jo turned to Lizzie trying to act innocent. "What are you talking about?"
"I used to have other friends over all the time and you never gave them cookies and milk," Lizzie pointed out.
"Well, I already had these made and thought you would like them."
Lizzie took a cookie and took a bite, "It's warm. Mom," Lizzie started, "If you have a question about something, just ask, okay? I'll answer you if you ask, but if you don't ask, I can't tell."
Jo looked at Gordo and then Lizzie, blushing, "Fine," she said and she pulled her loose hair behind her ears, "I see you have died your hair back, Lizzie! It looks good. What made you decide to change it?"
"I just feel like I needed the change," Lizzie answered simply.
"Okay," Jo said, realizing that question would get her nowhere, "Well, I am glad you changed it. It brings out your eyes."
"Mom! Please! Just get to the point!" Lizzie said.
Jo looked at Gordo, then at Lizzie, but Lizzie said, "Gordo can stay in here! There is nothing you need to know that he doesn't!"
"Okay," Jo said, "Um, so you are working on a project together, huh?"
"Actually, we finished the project, and now we are working on homework."
"Oh. Well, it's good to see you, Gordo," Jo said.
"Thanks," he said.
"Are we going to see you a lot from now on?" she asked, and she looked at Lizzie.
Lizzie nodded her head, "Yeah, probably."
"Good!" Jo said, smiling, "So you two are friends again? That is great!"
Lizzie and Gordo exchanged looked and then Lizzie said, "Actually mom, right now, we are dating."
Jo smiled, indicating this was great news, "Since when?"
"Since today."
"Well, congratulations! I had my doubts for a few years, but I always knew you would end up together!" Jo said.
"Is that all?" Lizzie asked, getting tired of her mom just standing there.
Jo looked at Lizzie and smiled, "That's all. Have fun. We would love to have you stay for dinner, Gordo."
"That sounds great!" Gordo said.
Jo left the room and Lizzie rolled her eyes. "Lizzie, she's just trying to be nice."
"No, she's not. Actually, she is thrilled that I am hanging out with you. She thinks her and mine's relationship has been strained since the three amigos were no more."
"How do you know?"
"We have had arguments about this. We're working on it, though."
"Um, Lizzie, no offense, but don't you think you were a little cruel to your mom?"
"Maybe a little, but she needed to get to the point and not just stand there," she said.
"Okay, well, anyway, where were we?" Gordo said, looking at his homework.
"I don't know," Lizzie said, but she was looking at the door.
Gordo noticed that she wasn't focusing, "Something the matter, Lizzie?"
"Yeah . . .Miranda."
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