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Chapter 18
A Plan
"Yeah, now that you mention it, Miranda has been bothering me, too," Gordo admitted.
"I mean, now that I know I have been blaming the wrong person, I feel so guilty," Lizzie said.
"You mean about what happened three years ago?"
"Yeah, with the abortion. After all these years of blaming Miranda, she was pretty innocent. All she did was have an abortion. She wanted peace and quiet about it, and Kate ruined that for her, and she misconstrued the whole thing."
"Yeah, and turned it around," he said.
"Well, I probably would have done the same thing," Lizzie said.
"You think you would have betrayed your friend like that?"
"Um, Gordo, I kind of already did betray a friend. Kate is the one we should hate, here."
"Yeah, I guess so. Kate isn't the only one we should hate. We are all pretty guilty, here. I just wish we could take back the past three years," Gordo said.
"I don't," Lizzie said.
Gordo looked at Lizzie, surprised, "What? Haven't you heard the expression 'what doesn't kill you, makes you stronger?'"
"Yeah, but these past years have been awfully intense. Just think of what would have happened if none of this would have happened. Miranda, you, and I would probably still be really good friends."
Lizzie shook her head, "No, we would have probably eventually drifted. It would have been a slower drift, but it was going to happen."
"You really think so?"
"Gordo, I hate to admit it, but we were all so naïve back then. In fact, we still are naïve. I am not saying I am glad it happened, but, well, in some ways it was an escape from the truth."
"What do you mean?"
"Gordo, believe it or not, I actually liked you when this was going on. Liked you more than a friend. I wouldn't have ever told you, and I was almost ashamed, so these events made it easier for me to move on."
"You wanted to move on?"
"Well, yeah," Lizzie admitted, "I thought liking you would ruin our friendship. I liked you so much, that I hated you. It's lame, but it helped."
Gordo looked kind of upset, and Lizzie could tell.
"Of course," Lizzie added, "I never really did get over you. Every time I saw you in the halls, I felt a lot of pain because it reminded me so much of when we were younger and the best of friends. You seemed so content with life, and I felt so miserable. Seeing Miranda didn't make me feel as sad, but only because I thought this was all her fault."
"Wow," Gordo said, "I never knew you felt this way."
Lizzie smiled, "Well, now you know, and all of this hasn't killed me, it's only made me stronger."
Gordo smiled, "Yeah, you seem stronger."
"Yeah," Lizzie said, and she paused, "So, what should we do about Miranda?"
"I don't know. We could start by apologizing."
"We? Um, Gordo, as far as she is concerned, you don't really owe her an apology."
"Maybe we should explain to her what happened," Gordo suggested.
Lizzie nodded her head, "Yeah, I agree with you there. We should apologize. Do you think she'll forgive me?"
"I don' know. I hope she does, because it would be nice to have all three of us together."
"You don't think that would be too much to ask? I mean, I would like that, but she seems pretty happy with her life right now. It might not be too easy."
Gordo nodded his head, "Maybe you are right. If that happens, it would be great, but I guess the most we can hope for is forgiveness."
"Yeah, but I think I should talk to her by myself," Lizzie said.
"Okay," Gordo said, "But if you want help, I am here."
Lizzie smiled, "Thanks, Gordo."
Lizzie hugged Gordo, and Gordo hugged back. Lizzie felt better now.
A few minutes later, Jo called and announced dinner was ready, and Gordo and Lizzie headed downstairs.
Matt, who was already down there, looked at his sister and her new boyfriend, "Gordo, I have to tell you man, you have weird taste in women," he said and he looked at his sister and then back at Gordo, "May the force be with you."
Gordo and Lizzie looked at each other and laughed. Obviously, Jo informed the rest of the family of the new news.
They all sat down and ate, Lizzie next to Gordo. It was weird at first, but it quickly became like three years earlier, when Gordo was a regular visitor.
After eating, Lizzie walked Gordo home.
"So, um, Gordo? Do you have a car?"
"Yeah," he said.
"You do? How come you don't drive it to school?"
"Because the bus has more interesting people in it," Gordo said.
Lizzie blushed and smiled, "Well, I have to admit they are interesting, but I like driving better. I usually drive to school, except for the fact that I am currently grounded."
"Well, maybe some day I will take you for a spin in my car."
"Ooh, what kind of car is it?"
"A 2002 4- Runner," he said.
"Nice!" Lizzie said, "I will hold you to that ride on our first date."
"When will that be?"
"Soon, I hope," Lizzie said.
"You want to try Friday?" Gordo asked.
Lizzie smiled, "Friday sounds good."
Lizzie and Gordo had reached Gordo's house.
"So," Lizzie said once they reached the front door, "I can't believe this day is over!"
"Me neither!" Gordo said, "I mean, who would have thought such a mundane Monday would be so amazing?"
"I don't know."
Lizzie smiled, "See you tomorrow? I'll save you a seat on the bus?"
Gordo nodded, "Okay," he looked nervous.
Lizzie took a step closer to Gordo and hugged him. Gordo hugged back.
"Thank you for this perfect day," Lizzie said into his ear, "I couldn't imagine it being any better."
"Neither can I," Gordo whispered back.
Lizzie pulled back and looked into Gordo's eyes. He leaned in and gave her a kiss. This was the first time he had ever initiated the kiss, but it felt so right.
After they pulled back, Lizzie looked at him, and as if he couldn't help it, Gordo said, "I love you."
At first, Lizzie was surprised, but her expression quickly turned into a smile, "I love you, too."
Gordo smiled.
"You will always be my favorite melon, no matter what," Lizzie said.
Gordo laughed at her comment.
"You just made this day all the more better," she said.
After a quick peck on his cheek, Lizzie headed back to her house. She picked up a stick on her way home and played with it as she walked. As she walked and played with the stick, she looked down on the ground and smiled. These past three days had been the best she ever had. The next day, she would talk to Miranda and hope for forgiveness.
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Chapter 18
A Plan
"Yeah, now that you mention it, Miranda has been bothering me, too," Gordo admitted.
"I mean, now that I know I have been blaming the wrong person, I feel so guilty," Lizzie said.
"You mean about what happened three years ago?"
"Yeah, with the abortion. After all these years of blaming Miranda, she was pretty innocent. All she did was have an abortion. She wanted peace and quiet about it, and Kate ruined that for her, and she misconstrued the whole thing."
"Yeah, and turned it around," he said.
"Well, I probably would have done the same thing," Lizzie said.
"You think you would have betrayed your friend like that?"
"Um, Gordo, I kind of already did betray a friend. Kate is the one we should hate, here."
"Yeah, I guess so. Kate isn't the only one we should hate. We are all pretty guilty, here. I just wish we could take back the past three years," Gordo said.
"I don't," Lizzie said.
Gordo looked at Lizzie, surprised, "What? Haven't you heard the expression 'what doesn't kill you, makes you stronger?'"
"Yeah, but these past years have been awfully intense. Just think of what would have happened if none of this would have happened. Miranda, you, and I would probably still be really good friends."
Lizzie shook her head, "No, we would have probably eventually drifted. It would have been a slower drift, but it was going to happen."
"You really think so?"
"Gordo, I hate to admit it, but we were all so naïve back then. In fact, we still are naïve. I am not saying I am glad it happened, but, well, in some ways it was an escape from the truth."
"What do you mean?"
"Gordo, believe it or not, I actually liked you when this was going on. Liked you more than a friend. I wouldn't have ever told you, and I was almost ashamed, so these events made it easier for me to move on."
"You wanted to move on?"
"Well, yeah," Lizzie admitted, "I thought liking you would ruin our friendship. I liked you so much, that I hated you. It's lame, but it helped."
Gordo looked kind of upset, and Lizzie could tell.
"Of course," Lizzie added, "I never really did get over you. Every time I saw you in the halls, I felt a lot of pain because it reminded me so much of when we were younger and the best of friends. You seemed so content with life, and I felt so miserable. Seeing Miranda didn't make me feel as sad, but only because I thought this was all her fault."
"Wow," Gordo said, "I never knew you felt this way."
Lizzie smiled, "Well, now you know, and all of this hasn't killed me, it's only made me stronger."
Gordo smiled, "Yeah, you seem stronger."
"Yeah," Lizzie said, and she paused, "So, what should we do about Miranda?"
"I don't know. We could start by apologizing."
"We? Um, Gordo, as far as she is concerned, you don't really owe her an apology."
"Maybe we should explain to her what happened," Gordo suggested.
Lizzie nodded her head, "Yeah, I agree with you there. We should apologize. Do you think she'll forgive me?"
"I don' know. I hope she does, because it would be nice to have all three of us together."
"You don't think that would be too much to ask? I mean, I would like that, but she seems pretty happy with her life right now. It might not be too easy."
Gordo nodded his head, "Maybe you are right. If that happens, it would be great, but I guess the most we can hope for is forgiveness."
"Yeah, but I think I should talk to her by myself," Lizzie said.
"Okay," Gordo said, "But if you want help, I am here."
Lizzie smiled, "Thanks, Gordo."
Lizzie hugged Gordo, and Gordo hugged back. Lizzie felt better now.
A few minutes later, Jo called and announced dinner was ready, and Gordo and Lizzie headed downstairs.
Matt, who was already down there, looked at his sister and her new boyfriend, "Gordo, I have to tell you man, you have weird taste in women," he said and he looked at his sister and then back at Gordo, "May the force be with you."
Gordo and Lizzie looked at each other and laughed. Obviously, Jo informed the rest of the family of the new news.
They all sat down and ate, Lizzie next to Gordo. It was weird at first, but it quickly became like three years earlier, when Gordo was a regular visitor.
After eating, Lizzie walked Gordo home.
"So, um, Gordo? Do you have a car?"
"Yeah," he said.
"You do? How come you don't drive it to school?"
"Because the bus has more interesting people in it," Gordo said.
Lizzie blushed and smiled, "Well, I have to admit they are interesting, but I like driving better. I usually drive to school, except for the fact that I am currently grounded."
"Well, maybe some day I will take you for a spin in my car."
"Ooh, what kind of car is it?"
"A 2002 4- Runner," he said.
"Nice!" Lizzie said, "I will hold you to that ride on our first date."
"When will that be?"
"Soon, I hope," Lizzie said.
"You want to try Friday?" Gordo asked.
Lizzie smiled, "Friday sounds good."
Lizzie and Gordo had reached Gordo's house.
"So," Lizzie said once they reached the front door, "I can't believe this day is over!"
"Me neither!" Gordo said, "I mean, who would have thought such a mundane Monday would be so amazing?"
"I don't know."
Lizzie smiled, "See you tomorrow? I'll save you a seat on the bus?"
Gordo nodded, "Okay," he looked nervous.
Lizzie took a step closer to Gordo and hugged him. Gordo hugged back.
"Thank you for this perfect day," Lizzie said into his ear, "I couldn't imagine it being any better."
"Neither can I," Gordo whispered back.
Lizzie pulled back and looked into Gordo's eyes. He leaned in and gave her a kiss. This was the first time he had ever initiated the kiss, but it felt so right.
After they pulled back, Lizzie looked at him, and as if he couldn't help it, Gordo said, "I love you."
At first, Lizzie was surprised, but her expression quickly turned into a smile, "I love you, too."
Gordo smiled.
"You will always be my favorite melon, no matter what," Lizzie said.
Gordo laughed at her comment.
"You just made this day all the more better," she said.
After a quick peck on his cheek, Lizzie headed back to her house. She picked up a stick on her way home and played with it as she walked. As she walked and played with the stick, she looked down on the ground and smiled. These past three days had been the best she ever had. The next day, she would talk to Miranda and hope for forgiveness.
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***If you are confused, look back at chapter eleven. Thanks for all the reviews! They really mean a lot! ***
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