DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN LIZZIE MCGUIRE! All right, for those of you
wondering about my other story, the next chapter should be coming out soon.
Thank you for the reviews! While I should totally be doing homework now, I
am writing this. Hey, what's before school for, right? Right. Anyway,
please review, and I will update as soon as possible.
While You Were Out
~Lizzie~
At the hospital, Lucy tried to call the apartment, but no one answered. She decided to leave a message, thinking whoever was taking care of her daughter would check the messages.
"Hi! You have reached Lucy Nelson. I am not available at the moment, but if you leave your name and number, I will call you back ASAP. Have a nice day!" Then, the machine beeped to indicate she could leave a message.
"Hi, this is Lucy Nelson. I don't think we have met before, which is why I was trying to call you. Since I can't be directly reached, I guess I will call back later. Anyway, I just wanted to thank you for taking care of Sarah. I hope she is being sweet. If you have any questions, feel free to ask them. I really want to talk to you about possibly having her come visit me. You have to arrange it with the hospital, but I'll talk to you about it when I call back. Thanks!" Lucy hung up the phone. This person who was handling her daughter, she didn't even know the person's name. Was it a male or a female? This was really creeping her out.
Also, this situation must have made her seem like a horrible mother. She considered herself a great mother. Since she had a lot of free time at the hospital, she tried to imagine what various people in her Lizzie life were doing. She only wished one of them was famous, so she could keep up with them by tabloids or something. It was false, but it was a connection.
She imagined that Miranda was married or seriously dating by now. Since she was twenty-two, there was a wide assortment as to what everyone was doing. She might not be married. She could be doing something in the business world. Ethan, Kate, and Larry were probably in similar situations. They were at a difficult age to detect what was going on in their lives. Twenty years from now, she would figure they would definitely be married with children.
Matt was in college by now. Which one, she may never know, but it is a college. It was amazing what she took for granted while she was in her original life.
She also wondered if they ever thought of her. Maybe they forgot about her or blocked her out of their memory. It was possible. She only wished she could spend a few minutes catching up on everyone. She knew that would be breaking the law, however. She was fed up with the law, though. She didn't do anything, yet she was punished and so was her daughter. Her daughter who would never meet any of her family. Together, they were like orphans, depeding on each other for love.
Love . . .that was a different story. She still felt love for Gordo. Even if he were dead, the love would never change. Trying to move on was really hard for her. She figured she would never date again. For this, she felt sorry for Sarah. Sarah would never meet her biological father, and most likely never have a replacement. Sure, Lucy could get married, but she would end up marrying for all the wrong reasons.
The hospital was crazy. She hated it there. She wanted to leave as soon as possible to be with Sarah. It seemed like all of Lucy's luck was washing away. Sarah was the best thing that ever happened to her in the past three or so years. Other than that, life was hard. Sarah was her reason for getting up in the morning, and keeping her sane. Without Sarah, Lucy would probably be dead by now.
It was sad, really, Sarah without a father, and Lucy without love. Sarah would never experience a relationship with a father figure. She would never have a father/daughter dance at her wedding, or have him walk her down the aisle. Also, studies show that teens without a father have sex at an earlier age and more teen pregnancies. Hard to imagine the reality of this, as Sarah wasn't even two, but still. Sarah really needed a father. Maybe Lucy did need to start dating again. She needed to move on from this dateless stage. Get into the dating scene. Maybe, eventually, she could finish college locally.
As sad as her life had been, she had few regrets overall. Her biggest mistake, she still felt, was that Gordo never knew that he was going to be a dad. Other than that, she didn't regret much. She didn't regret having sex with Gordo when she did. That was the one thing she never thought twice about. Not only was it perfect and beautiful, but is also resulted in a beautiful daughter. She was his only time he ever had sex, and she hadn't had any relationships since. Maybe a relationship was all she needed. Maybe all she needed was a little more love to keep her from having strange allusions that make her go to the hospital. Maybe, if Sarah liked this babysitter, maybe she could arrange for that person to baby-sit while she went out on dates.
Yeah, Lucy made up her mind. As soon as she got out of the hospital, she would try to date. She needed to do this for herself, and Sarah as well.
~~~
~Gordo~
After their excursion at the grocery store, Gordo decided that they should go home for a while. There was only so much one could do with someone that age. He carried her into the apartment and put her down. He noticed there was a message on the machine. He pressed the button to listen to it.
"Hi, this is Lucy Nelson. I don't think we have met before, which is why I was trying to call you. Since I can't be directly reached, I guess I will call back later. Anyway, I just wanted to thank you for taking care of Sarah. I hope she is being sweet. If you have any questions, feel free to ask them. I really want to talk to you about possibly having her come visit me. You have to arrange it with the hospital, but I'll talk to you about it when I call back. Thanks!"
That voice sounded eerily familiar to him. Actually, the more he thought of it, the voice on the machine sounded like Lizzie. His Lizzie. This was too weird. First, there was the picture of the person that looked like his clone, and now this. Maybe he was hearing things. He listened to the message again. Nope, he was pretty sure he wasn't hearing things. This sounded like Lizzie. It might not have been Lizzie, but she sure did have a similar voice. This was just too freaky.
Gordo looked at Sarah. This time, really studying Sarah and all her features. Maybe he was seeing things, but suddenly, Sarah was looking a lot like Lizzie. Distant relative, maybe? Distant relative with a similar voice and a picture of him? Wait, what about the woman with the brown hair in the only picture he found. Wasn't that Lucy? Maybe it was someone else. Hmm. . . How old was Sarah again? Maybe this was too perfect to be true, still he had to know. If he couldn't find a picture, maybe he could find a birth certificate. That way, he could confirm that this was all coincidental, and he really didn't know this Lucy person. Now, where would Lucy keep a birth certificate of Sarah?
~~~
I realize I am probably really evil right now, but if it eases anything up at all, and if I could give you sample I would, but I will confirm one thing. In the next chapter, Lucy/ Lizzie finally talks to Gordo. Face to face? On the phone? Any truths? Heh, if I told you any of that, I would be spoiling something, no?
Heh, or I could decide to not update for another year or so. You would all be cool with that, right?
:^)
I'll update soon, I promise. And by soon, I can only be as specific as sometime this week. If I haven't updated by Sunday, you can start yelling at me, or you know, checking hospitals because I could be injured or something.
I could be updating as soon as tomorrow, though.
Anyway, all that being said, please review!
While You Were Out
~Lizzie~
At the hospital, Lucy tried to call the apartment, but no one answered. She decided to leave a message, thinking whoever was taking care of her daughter would check the messages.
"Hi! You have reached Lucy Nelson. I am not available at the moment, but if you leave your name and number, I will call you back ASAP. Have a nice day!" Then, the machine beeped to indicate she could leave a message.
"Hi, this is Lucy Nelson. I don't think we have met before, which is why I was trying to call you. Since I can't be directly reached, I guess I will call back later. Anyway, I just wanted to thank you for taking care of Sarah. I hope she is being sweet. If you have any questions, feel free to ask them. I really want to talk to you about possibly having her come visit me. You have to arrange it with the hospital, but I'll talk to you about it when I call back. Thanks!" Lucy hung up the phone. This person who was handling her daughter, she didn't even know the person's name. Was it a male or a female? This was really creeping her out.
Also, this situation must have made her seem like a horrible mother. She considered herself a great mother. Since she had a lot of free time at the hospital, she tried to imagine what various people in her Lizzie life were doing. She only wished one of them was famous, so she could keep up with them by tabloids or something. It was false, but it was a connection.
She imagined that Miranda was married or seriously dating by now. Since she was twenty-two, there was a wide assortment as to what everyone was doing. She might not be married. She could be doing something in the business world. Ethan, Kate, and Larry were probably in similar situations. They were at a difficult age to detect what was going on in their lives. Twenty years from now, she would figure they would definitely be married with children.
Matt was in college by now. Which one, she may never know, but it is a college. It was amazing what she took for granted while she was in her original life.
She also wondered if they ever thought of her. Maybe they forgot about her or blocked her out of their memory. It was possible. She only wished she could spend a few minutes catching up on everyone. She knew that would be breaking the law, however. She was fed up with the law, though. She didn't do anything, yet she was punished and so was her daughter. Her daughter who would never meet any of her family. Together, they were like orphans, depeding on each other for love.
Love . . .that was a different story. She still felt love for Gordo. Even if he were dead, the love would never change. Trying to move on was really hard for her. She figured she would never date again. For this, she felt sorry for Sarah. Sarah would never meet her biological father, and most likely never have a replacement. Sure, Lucy could get married, but she would end up marrying for all the wrong reasons.
The hospital was crazy. She hated it there. She wanted to leave as soon as possible to be with Sarah. It seemed like all of Lucy's luck was washing away. Sarah was the best thing that ever happened to her in the past three or so years. Other than that, life was hard. Sarah was her reason for getting up in the morning, and keeping her sane. Without Sarah, Lucy would probably be dead by now.
It was sad, really, Sarah without a father, and Lucy without love. Sarah would never experience a relationship with a father figure. She would never have a father/daughter dance at her wedding, or have him walk her down the aisle. Also, studies show that teens without a father have sex at an earlier age and more teen pregnancies. Hard to imagine the reality of this, as Sarah wasn't even two, but still. Sarah really needed a father. Maybe Lucy did need to start dating again. She needed to move on from this dateless stage. Get into the dating scene. Maybe, eventually, she could finish college locally.
As sad as her life had been, she had few regrets overall. Her biggest mistake, she still felt, was that Gordo never knew that he was going to be a dad. Other than that, she didn't regret much. She didn't regret having sex with Gordo when she did. That was the one thing she never thought twice about. Not only was it perfect and beautiful, but is also resulted in a beautiful daughter. She was his only time he ever had sex, and she hadn't had any relationships since. Maybe a relationship was all she needed. Maybe all she needed was a little more love to keep her from having strange allusions that make her go to the hospital. Maybe, if Sarah liked this babysitter, maybe she could arrange for that person to baby-sit while she went out on dates.
Yeah, Lucy made up her mind. As soon as she got out of the hospital, she would try to date. She needed to do this for herself, and Sarah as well.
~~~
~Gordo~
After their excursion at the grocery store, Gordo decided that they should go home for a while. There was only so much one could do with someone that age. He carried her into the apartment and put her down. He noticed there was a message on the machine. He pressed the button to listen to it.
"Hi, this is Lucy Nelson. I don't think we have met before, which is why I was trying to call you. Since I can't be directly reached, I guess I will call back later. Anyway, I just wanted to thank you for taking care of Sarah. I hope she is being sweet. If you have any questions, feel free to ask them. I really want to talk to you about possibly having her come visit me. You have to arrange it with the hospital, but I'll talk to you about it when I call back. Thanks!"
That voice sounded eerily familiar to him. Actually, the more he thought of it, the voice on the machine sounded like Lizzie. His Lizzie. This was too weird. First, there was the picture of the person that looked like his clone, and now this. Maybe he was hearing things. He listened to the message again. Nope, he was pretty sure he wasn't hearing things. This sounded like Lizzie. It might not have been Lizzie, but she sure did have a similar voice. This was just too freaky.
Gordo looked at Sarah. This time, really studying Sarah and all her features. Maybe he was seeing things, but suddenly, Sarah was looking a lot like Lizzie. Distant relative, maybe? Distant relative with a similar voice and a picture of him? Wait, what about the woman with the brown hair in the only picture he found. Wasn't that Lucy? Maybe it was someone else. Hmm. . . How old was Sarah again? Maybe this was too perfect to be true, still he had to know. If he couldn't find a picture, maybe he could find a birth certificate. That way, he could confirm that this was all coincidental, and he really didn't know this Lucy person. Now, where would Lucy keep a birth certificate of Sarah?
~~~
I realize I am probably really evil right now, but if it eases anything up at all, and if I could give you sample I would, but I will confirm one thing. In the next chapter, Lucy/ Lizzie finally talks to Gordo. Face to face? On the phone? Any truths? Heh, if I told you any of that, I would be spoiling something, no?
Heh, or I could decide to not update for another year or so. You would all be cool with that, right?
:^)
I'll update soon, I promise. And by soon, I can only be as specific as sometime this week. If I haven't updated by Sunday, you can start yelling at me, or you know, checking hospitals because I could be injured or something.
I could be updating as soon as tomorrow, though.
Anyway, all that being said, please review!