DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN LIZZIE MCGUIRE. Okay, so the good news is that my punishment has ended, and I have the computer and television fully back. The bad news? If I ever talk back to my parents, it will all be taken away from me for a YEAR. So, heh, what have I learned? Um, well, I will try not to talk back or yell at my parents again, because if I do, you don't have to wait a week or so for my stories---you will have to wait a YEAR. I will try VERY HARD not to let that happen.
Thank you so much for the overwhelming response of last chapter. I am so pleased you like the story.
What Now?
After the nurse left, Lizzie and Gordo let go and Lizzie said, "All right, I want details!"
"Only if you share what happened to you, too!" Gordo said.
Lizzie shook her head, "I still can't believe you are standing her before me. This is just weird."
"I know the feeling."
"So, what happened, Gordo? Why didn't you ever call me?" Lizzie said, she was crying she was so happy.
"Oh, Lizzie, don't cry!" Gordo said, and he gave her a hug, "It will all be okay. At least I hope it will."
"What do you mean?" Lizzie said, "Why wouldn't it all be okay? Right now everything is perfect."
"I missed you so much," Gordo said and he kissed her on the forehead.
"I missed you too. I don't know how you found me, but I am so glad you did. You have been on my mind all the time. I love you, Gordo!"
"I love you, too."
"And you want to know the best part of all of this, besides the fact that we are together again?" Lizzie said.
"No, what?"
"It proves that I am not crazy. I read about you, and now I know its all true. And now that you are here with me, these past two years have been a blur. This is all so surreal."
"Yeah, I agree. I thought I would never find you, Lizzie. Now I have, I don't want to loose you again."
"You won't," Lizzie assured him, and gave him a hug, "And I am so sorry I never told you about Sarah. I should have done that to begin with."
"It's okay, now, Lizzie. I realize you were under stress. The only thing that bothered me about that was that telling me scared you. Lizzie, you should never be scared of me. You have nothing to be afraid of with me. I love you too much to hate you. I know you had your reasons, but do you not think making a big deal about telling me is trivial compared to the whole idea of being a father?"
Lizzie gazed into his eyes, still teary, "I know, and like I said, I should have told you. You are right. I should have told you no matter what, I guess I just lost my nerve, and worried about how it would affect you."
"Well, of course it would affect me, and it already has affected me, but you know what? I think it has made me a better person."
"Oh, Gordo," Lizzie said, "Every time I see you, I fall even more in love with you, if that is possible."
"I know it is, because the same thing happens to me."
Lizzie smiled through her tears and looked at Sarah, "So, what now?" She asked. It was the question that both of them dreaded.
"I don't know," Gordo said, regretfully, "All I know is that I want to spend the rest of my life with you."
"I feel the same way, but what about the law?" Lizzie asked.
"Well, it shouldn't be a big deal," Gordo said, "Should it?"
Lizzie bit her lip, "I don't know. This could be bad. I mean, you are part of my past, which is supposed to have never happened."
"But you could claim it was an accident, because I came here to take care of Sarah before I even knew who she was."
"I know, but still, you don't really want to deal with the possibility of obtaining a new identity, do you?"
"Lizzie, I thought about it, and I have told you this before, but I would do anything for you, including anything to make everything work out. I just don't know what that is."
"What if its more than just having to change your identity? You have no idea what its like to not be able to call your mom or talk to your best friend at any time."
"Lizzie, I really did, though. I had to do it in Turkey."
"I know, but you now have the freedom to do that. I don't, and I would give my right arm to have the privilege to simply call Miranda up and talk with her for just five minutes. I can't though, and it kills me."
"Lizzie, I know you are worried about that, but I am sure there is something we can work out. I am willing to try it out. Are you?"
Lizzie looked at him and then down, "Honestly?"
"Of course," Gordo said.
"Well, then, no," Lizzie said, and she cried harder, "I just can't put you through all of the pain I feel. I am pretty sure after this, I will have to get a new identity, and I don't want to have to do that again and put you through it as well."
"But Lizzie," Gordo cried, "I love you and I don't want to leave you again."
Lizzie sat down and looked at the floor, unable to look at him, "Believe me Gordo, I can't let you give up everything you have for me."
"Don't you understand? You ARE all I have! If I can't be with you, I don't know what I'll do," Gordo said, and he cried, waiting for Lizzie to come to his senses, "Now please, Lizzie, please don't let me go. If you loved me, you wouldn't do this to yourself."
"Gordo, Don't you understand? I DO love you. That is exactly why I am not letting this happen."
Just then, the nurse came in, looked at the situation, with both the adults crying, "Um, visiting hours are over."
"Can I just have a few more seconds?"
The nurse nodded her head, "Yes, but I am afraid you will have to make it quick, though," With that, the nurse shut the door. Gordo concentrated on Lizzie again, who was still sobbing.
Gordo got down on his knees, took her hands and said, "Lizzie, please marry me."
Gordo put her hand over her mouth and shook her head, "I can't," she said through her tears, "I'm sorry."
Gordo got up sadly, took Sarah, who was sleeping at this point, and started to open the door, but before he left, he said, still upset, "Well, it was nice to see you again, Lizzie. Please do me a favor and remember that I love you more than you can ever imagine, and that love will never stop."
"Please go," Lizzie said.
Gordo said nothing and left the room with Sarah.
Once Gordo had left, Lizzie whispered, "I love you, too Gordo."
Meanwhile, Gordo headed to Lizzie's apartment, he thought about what had just happened, and the only conclusion he could come up with it, even through the tears, was that this whole thing wasn't over yet. In the end, Lizzie and Gordo were supposed to end up together. It was like an unwritten law. In fact, Gordo had gotten this far, and wasn't giving up so easily.
This was only the beginning.
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~Hate me? Please don't. I will update as soon as possible. ~
Thank you so much for the overwhelming response of last chapter. I am so pleased you like the story.
What Now?
After the nurse left, Lizzie and Gordo let go and Lizzie said, "All right, I want details!"
"Only if you share what happened to you, too!" Gordo said.
Lizzie shook her head, "I still can't believe you are standing her before me. This is just weird."
"I know the feeling."
"So, what happened, Gordo? Why didn't you ever call me?" Lizzie said, she was crying she was so happy.
"Oh, Lizzie, don't cry!" Gordo said, and he gave her a hug, "It will all be okay. At least I hope it will."
"What do you mean?" Lizzie said, "Why wouldn't it all be okay? Right now everything is perfect."
"I missed you so much," Gordo said and he kissed her on the forehead.
"I missed you too. I don't know how you found me, but I am so glad you did. You have been on my mind all the time. I love you, Gordo!"
"I love you, too."
"And you want to know the best part of all of this, besides the fact that we are together again?" Lizzie said.
"No, what?"
"It proves that I am not crazy. I read about you, and now I know its all true. And now that you are here with me, these past two years have been a blur. This is all so surreal."
"Yeah, I agree. I thought I would never find you, Lizzie. Now I have, I don't want to loose you again."
"You won't," Lizzie assured him, and gave him a hug, "And I am so sorry I never told you about Sarah. I should have done that to begin with."
"It's okay, now, Lizzie. I realize you were under stress. The only thing that bothered me about that was that telling me scared you. Lizzie, you should never be scared of me. You have nothing to be afraid of with me. I love you too much to hate you. I know you had your reasons, but do you not think making a big deal about telling me is trivial compared to the whole idea of being a father?"
Lizzie gazed into his eyes, still teary, "I know, and like I said, I should have told you. You are right. I should have told you no matter what, I guess I just lost my nerve, and worried about how it would affect you."
"Well, of course it would affect me, and it already has affected me, but you know what? I think it has made me a better person."
"Oh, Gordo," Lizzie said, "Every time I see you, I fall even more in love with you, if that is possible."
"I know it is, because the same thing happens to me."
Lizzie smiled through her tears and looked at Sarah, "So, what now?" She asked. It was the question that both of them dreaded.
"I don't know," Gordo said, regretfully, "All I know is that I want to spend the rest of my life with you."
"I feel the same way, but what about the law?" Lizzie asked.
"Well, it shouldn't be a big deal," Gordo said, "Should it?"
Lizzie bit her lip, "I don't know. This could be bad. I mean, you are part of my past, which is supposed to have never happened."
"But you could claim it was an accident, because I came here to take care of Sarah before I even knew who she was."
"I know, but still, you don't really want to deal with the possibility of obtaining a new identity, do you?"
"Lizzie, I thought about it, and I have told you this before, but I would do anything for you, including anything to make everything work out. I just don't know what that is."
"What if its more than just having to change your identity? You have no idea what its like to not be able to call your mom or talk to your best friend at any time."
"Lizzie, I really did, though. I had to do it in Turkey."
"I know, but you now have the freedom to do that. I don't, and I would give my right arm to have the privilege to simply call Miranda up and talk with her for just five minutes. I can't though, and it kills me."
"Lizzie, I know you are worried about that, but I am sure there is something we can work out. I am willing to try it out. Are you?"
Lizzie looked at him and then down, "Honestly?"
"Of course," Gordo said.
"Well, then, no," Lizzie said, and she cried harder, "I just can't put you through all of the pain I feel. I am pretty sure after this, I will have to get a new identity, and I don't want to have to do that again and put you through it as well."
"But Lizzie," Gordo cried, "I love you and I don't want to leave you again."
Lizzie sat down and looked at the floor, unable to look at him, "Believe me Gordo, I can't let you give up everything you have for me."
"Don't you understand? You ARE all I have! If I can't be with you, I don't know what I'll do," Gordo said, and he cried, waiting for Lizzie to come to his senses, "Now please, Lizzie, please don't let me go. If you loved me, you wouldn't do this to yourself."
"Gordo, Don't you understand? I DO love you. That is exactly why I am not letting this happen."
Just then, the nurse came in, looked at the situation, with both the adults crying, "Um, visiting hours are over."
"Can I just have a few more seconds?"
The nurse nodded her head, "Yes, but I am afraid you will have to make it quick, though," With that, the nurse shut the door. Gordo concentrated on Lizzie again, who was still sobbing.
Gordo got down on his knees, took her hands and said, "Lizzie, please marry me."
Gordo put her hand over her mouth and shook her head, "I can't," she said through her tears, "I'm sorry."
Gordo got up sadly, took Sarah, who was sleeping at this point, and started to open the door, but before he left, he said, still upset, "Well, it was nice to see you again, Lizzie. Please do me a favor and remember that I love you more than you can ever imagine, and that love will never stop."
"Please go," Lizzie said.
Gordo said nothing and left the room with Sarah.
Once Gordo had left, Lizzie whispered, "I love you, too Gordo."
Meanwhile, Gordo headed to Lizzie's apartment, he thought about what had just happened, and the only conclusion he could come up with it, even through the tears, was that this whole thing wasn't over yet. In the end, Lizzie and Gordo were supposed to end up together. It was like an unwritten law. In fact, Gordo had gotten this far, and wasn't giving up so easily.
This was only the beginning.
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~Hate me? Please don't. I will update as soon as possible. ~