~*~*~*~Next Morning ~*~*~*~
Pudge was in the kitchen looking for milk for her cereal. She had curlers in her hair and very revealing sleep attire.
Chip looked into the window and saw her. Her back was towards the window. He knocked on the window and ducked down as Herman the green dog replaced where he was. Pudge saw this and quickly got under the table. Chip got back up to look in the window only to find that Pudge was gone. He quickly walked to the door as Pudge quickly pulled her curlers out.
"Pudge? Hello?" he said as he stood in the doorway.
Pudge got up from under the table trying to use the tablecloth to cover herself up.
"Chip!" she said cheerily.
"I hope I'm not too early."
"Why, no! No!"
*~~* Miranda *~~*
Miranda was sleeping in her bed. Her hair was a mess. She was sleeping on her side. Suddenly something furry touched her cheek. With her still being asleep, she wiped it away without opening her eyes. It touched her cheek again and she rolled onto her back. She opened her eyes and screamed. There, on the foot of her bed was Matt with a fishing pole. He was dangling it over her head.
"GET OUT! Get Out!" she yelled.
"Don't you want to go fishing?" he asked. "It's fun." He kneeled down so that he was leaning on his elbows at the foot of her bed.
"Oh, like I'd really want to go fishing with you Matt McGuire."
He picked up her white stuffed rabbit and smiled.
"Look, I want you to know that nothing is going to happen between us-" she said but was soon interrupted.
"Well, I'm glad you said something first. I think we should be just friends." He said.
*~~*Meanwhile*~~*
We find Melina dancing around in a thong bikini and dancing with a towel that looks like a huge Confederate flag. In the background, Dixie Land is playing. It was a somewhat skimpy dance routine.
"What do you think you are doing!?" yelled Lizzie as she turned off the stereo.
"I'm practicing my talent for the Miss Dun Queen Contest," said Melina out of breath and smiling. "I think I'm going to win."
*~~* Pudge and Chip *~~*
Pudge was sitting in the background counting for Chip. She was perfecting his dance routine.
"1,2,3, and 4. 5, 6, 7, 8. 1 and 2, lean." Said Pudge just as Chip tripped over one foot and fell down.
Pudge laughed. "Are you ok?"
He threw the dishtowel at her.
*~~* Melina and Lizzie *~`*
Melina was sitting in the chair still in her bikini as Lizzie was doing a speech.
"Yankees? In Tara? Why, I won't think about that now." You could tell she was really putting feeling into it. "I'll think about it tomorrow."
The next thing you know, Melina is reciting the speech as she walks down the stairs.
"As God is my witness, they're not going to get me. I'm going to lie and cheat and steal and kill. I'll never go hungry again." Said Melina getting just a little bit too carried away.
"Melina, Melina! This is a very famous speech. If you mess up, the judges will know."
"I still think I'm better off with modern ballet." Said Melina.
"You're modern ballet is trashy looking."
"Lizzie, I want this to be southern-ish. My modern ballet is just fine."
"The speech is just as southern. What would Scarlet O'Hara think of you doing 'As God is my witness' is a thong bikini? Now, you wear my mom's sun dress."
"I know how to win this thing." Said Melina.
"It is bad manners to think about winning."
"Look, I'm not going to college and I sure as hell am not marrying any damn Gordon. Lizzie, I'm as pretty as any of those girls in Hollywood. Today's the day Ethan Craft's going to discover me. And it isn't going to be in your mom's sundress."
Lizzie looked at her. "Would you at least consider wearing my one piece bathing suit?"
*~~* Chip and Pudge *~~*
Both Chip and Pudge were currently at the beach. It was jam-packed but they found a spot and were reading magazines.
"Experience speaks out," said Chip as he read the magazine. "Here's a good one. 'I threw out my hip while doing the twist and was in the hospital." He was trying to do a funny voice. Pudge was laughing. "'Now my parents won't let me twist ever again.'"
"What a doofus." Said Pudge.
"Tell me about it," said Chip as he went to put the magazine away. When he did, however, something fell out. A folded up piece of paper. Chip took it out and read it.
"Are you experienced? Have you ever been naked in a pool with a boy before?"
Suddenly, Pudge was up. "Don't read that!" she yelled as she tried to take it away from him.
"Have you ever kissed longer than one minute without stopping?" He looked at Pudge. "Have you?"
*~~* Miranda and Matt *~~*
They were both fishing. You could tell it was hot but Miranda wanted to talk.
"So then he finished up in Carolina and his dad put him right there in the front office," she said. "I guess it's kind of expected by his family. I mean when you think Gordon you naturally think tobacco. He's already got ideas about improving filter tips." She paused and looked at Matt. "So what about you? What are you plans?"
"Oh, I figure I'd bum around Italy or somewhere, look at statues and pick up women."
"That's nice." Said Miranda sarcastically.
"Well, it's damn sight better than manufacturing cigarettes for your daddy." Said Matt.
"At least Gordo is doing something with his life."
"Gordo is a trained seal. I don't care how rich he is." Said Matt as he removed his shirt revealing his very nice and very tan body. "I don't think you're going to marry him."
"You are the rudest person I have ever met." Said Miranda.
"Well, that's probably true." Said Matt as he leaned down to get a beer from the cooler. "Beer?"
"I don't drink in the middle of the day."
"You certainly have a lot of rules for yourself, don't you Miranda?" he said.
She tried to avoid looking at him. "Would you kindly put your shirt back on?" she said while looking at the floor.
"No." he said as he smiled.
*~~* Pudge and Chip *~~*
Pudge is lying on her side with a towel over her face as Chip is asking her questions.
"Number 9" he said while reading from the little sheet that fell out of the magazine. "Have you ever French-kissed at a party with a boy you didn't know?"
"No." came a muffled reply from under the towel.
"10-Have you ever been to second base and on which number date?"
"No." she said calmly.
"No?" he asked.
"No!" she said half laughing.
"Why not?"
"Boys don't think about me like that." She said.
He looked at her and then continued on. "11- Have you ever said 'I love you' to a boy?"
She looked at him and solemnly shook her head no.
*~~* Miranda and Matt *~~*
Miranda is sitting on a stool as Matt comes up and sits in front of her on the floor. His shirt is still off.
"Rub a little on my back ok." He said as he holds back the sunscreen lotion bottle for Miranda to grab.
She didn't take it and instead just sat there looking over him. He turned around and looked at her.
"Miranda, did I lay a finger on you today?"
There was a silence. "No" she said quietly.
He took her hand from her lap, put some sunscreen on it, and then put it on his back. She had no choice but to rub it in. So she rubbed it in a little bit.
"Mmm, you have a nice touch, Miranda." Said Matt.
She quickly pulled her hands away and rubbed whatever was left on her arms.
"Why'd you say I wasn't going to marry Gordo?" she asked.
"I'm not going to tell you."
"Why not." She said still oddly calm.
"Because you'll deny it."
"If you think I'll ever be interested in somebody like you, you're wrong." She said.
"So marry Gordo."
*~~* Pudge and Chip *~~*
Now Chip is sitting up with the towel over his head as Pudge reads him the questions from the page.
"Number 17- Have you ever been frenched in the ear?" she asked.
"Yes," came a muffled reply.
"18- have you ever frenched a girl in the ear?"
"Yes," again. His voice sounded shaky.
"My God, Chip!" yelled Pudge as she pulled the towel off his head. "Who'd you do all this with."
"Nobody!" said Chip a little too fast. Then, his guilt kicked in. "Debbie Kinsley. The only reason I did it was because...She only went out with me because she had the hots for Matt."
"Ha Ha." Said Pudge sarcastically.
"It's true. She wanted me to tell him she was fast."
"Did you tell him?"
"No." he said.
"You didn't?' said Pudge as she started to giggle.
"No, I didn't," said Chip as he smiled.
The two controlled their giggle fit and then out of nowhere, Chip asked the question.
"What's your real name?" he asked.
"Pudge," she said.
"No, your real name."
She started to turn red and chuckled nervously. "It's so horrible. It's so spazz."
"Tell me." He pleaded.
She sighed. "Heidi." (no offense to people named Heidi.)
"That's pretty." Said Chip as Pudge blushed and smiled.
*~~* Miranda and Matt *~~*
Miranda has her finger in her mouth. She cut it somehow and was trying to stop the bleeding. They were both silent.
"Ow." She said quietly as she passed the fishing rod to him.
He looked at her and she looked at him.
*~~* Pudge and Chip *~~*
"Are you ready?" asked Pudge.
"I'm ready." Said Chip. They were both serious.
"Number 20- Have you ever gone all the way?"
*~~* Miranda and Matt *~~*
No words were exchanged. Matt gently took Miranda's hand to look at the cut. He kissed it softly and she did nothing to stop it. Both of them were leaning in. Their heads were getting closer.
*~~* Pudge and Chip *~~*
Chip still hadn't answered his question. Him and Pudge were looking each other in the eye.
"Not yet." He replied.
*~~* Miranda and Matt *~~*
Both of them leaned in. Their heads were getting closer. Before Miranda knew it, Matt's lips were on hers. She didn't pull away. Instead, she kissed back.
Pudge was in the kitchen looking for milk for her cereal. She had curlers in her hair and very revealing sleep attire.
Chip looked into the window and saw her. Her back was towards the window. He knocked on the window and ducked down as Herman the green dog replaced where he was. Pudge saw this and quickly got under the table. Chip got back up to look in the window only to find that Pudge was gone. He quickly walked to the door as Pudge quickly pulled her curlers out.
"Pudge? Hello?" he said as he stood in the doorway.
Pudge got up from under the table trying to use the tablecloth to cover herself up.
"Chip!" she said cheerily.
"I hope I'm not too early."
"Why, no! No!"
*~~* Miranda *~~*
Miranda was sleeping in her bed. Her hair was a mess. She was sleeping on her side. Suddenly something furry touched her cheek. With her still being asleep, she wiped it away without opening her eyes. It touched her cheek again and she rolled onto her back. She opened her eyes and screamed. There, on the foot of her bed was Matt with a fishing pole. He was dangling it over her head.
"GET OUT! Get Out!" she yelled.
"Don't you want to go fishing?" he asked. "It's fun." He kneeled down so that he was leaning on his elbows at the foot of her bed.
"Oh, like I'd really want to go fishing with you Matt McGuire."
He picked up her white stuffed rabbit and smiled.
"Look, I want you to know that nothing is going to happen between us-" she said but was soon interrupted.
"Well, I'm glad you said something first. I think we should be just friends." He said.
*~~*Meanwhile*~~*
We find Melina dancing around in a thong bikini and dancing with a towel that looks like a huge Confederate flag. In the background, Dixie Land is playing. It was a somewhat skimpy dance routine.
"What do you think you are doing!?" yelled Lizzie as she turned off the stereo.
"I'm practicing my talent for the Miss Dun Queen Contest," said Melina out of breath and smiling. "I think I'm going to win."
*~~* Pudge and Chip *~~*
Pudge was sitting in the background counting for Chip. She was perfecting his dance routine.
"1,2,3, and 4. 5, 6, 7, 8. 1 and 2, lean." Said Pudge just as Chip tripped over one foot and fell down.
Pudge laughed. "Are you ok?"
He threw the dishtowel at her.
*~~* Melina and Lizzie *~`*
Melina was sitting in the chair still in her bikini as Lizzie was doing a speech.
"Yankees? In Tara? Why, I won't think about that now." You could tell she was really putting feeling into it. "I'll think about it tomorrow."
The next thing you know, Melina is reciting the speech as she walks down the stairs.
"As God is my witness, they're not going to get me. I'm going to lie and cheat and steal and kill. I'll never go hungry again." Said Melina getting just a little bit too carried away.
"Melina, Melina! This is a very famous speech. If you mess up, the judges will know."
"I still think I'm better off with modern ballet." Said Melina.
"You're modern ballet is trashy looking."
"Lizzie, I want this to be southern-ish. My modern ballet is just fine."
"The speech is just as southern. What would Scarlet O'Hara think of you doing 'As God is my witness' is a thong bikini? Now, you wear my mom's sun dress."
"I know how to win this thing." Said Melina.
"It is bad manners to think about winning."
"Look, I'm not going to college and I sure as hell am not marrying any damn Gordon. Lizzie, I'm as pretty as any of those girls in Hollywood. Today's the day Ethan Craft's going to discover me. And it isn't going to be in your mom's sundress."
Lizzie looked at her. "Would you at least consider wearing my one piece bathing suit?"
*~~* Chip and Pudge *~~*
Both Chip and Pudge were currently at the beach. It was jam-packed but they found a spot and were reading magazines.
"Experience speaks out," said Chip as he read the magazine. "Here's a good one. 'I threw out my hip while doing the twist and was in the hospital." He was trying to do a funny voice. Pudge was laughing. "'Now my parents won't let me twist ever again.'"
"What a doofus." Said Pudge.
"Tell me about it," said Chip as he went to put the magazine away. When he did, however, something fell out. A folded up piece of paper. Chip took it out and read it.
"Are you experienced? Have you ever been naked in a pool with a boy before?"
Suddenly, Pudge was up. "Don't read that!" she yelled as she tried to take it away from him.
"Have you ever kissed longer than one minute without stopping?" He looked at Pudge. "Have you?"
*~~* Miranda and Matt *~~*
They were both fishing. You could tell it was hot but Miranda wanted to talk.
"So then he finished up in Carolina and his dad put him right there in the front office," she said. "I guess it's kind of expected by his family. I mean when you think Gordon you naturally think tobacco. He's already got ideas about improving filter tips." She paused and looked at Matt. "So what about you? What are you plans?"
"Oh, I figure I'd bum around Italy or somewhere, look at statues and pick up women."
"That's nice." Said Miranda sarcastically.
"Well, it's damn sight better than manufacturing cigarettes for your daddy." Said Matt.
"At least Gordo is doing something with his life."
"Gordo is a trained seal. I don't care how rich he is." Said Matt as he removed his shirt revealing his very nice and very tan body. "I don't think you're going to marry him."
"You are the rudest person I have ever met." Said Miranda.
"Well, that's probably true." Said Matt as he leaned down to get a beer from the cooler. "Beer?"
"I don't drink in the middle of the day."
"You certainly have a lot of rules for yourself, don't you Miranda?" he said.
She tried to avoid looking at him. "Would you kindly put your shirt back on?" she said while looking at the floor.
"No." he said as he smiled.
*~~* Pudge and Chip *~~*
Pudge is lying on her side with a towel over her face as Chip is asking her questions.
"Number 9" he said while reading from the little sheet that fell out of the magazine. "Have you ever French-kissed at a party with a boy you didn't know?"
"No." came a muffled reply from under the towel.
"10-Have you ever been to second base and on which number date?"
"No." she said calmly.
"No?" he asked.
"No!" she said half laughing.
"Why not?"
"Boys don't think about me like that." She said.
He looked at her and then continued on. "11- Have you ever said 'I love you' to a boy?"
She looked at him and solemnly shook her head no.
*~~* Miranda and Matt *~~*
Miranda is sitting on a stool as Matt comes up and sits in front of her on the floor. His shirt is still off.
"Rub a little on my back ok." He said as he holds back the sunscreen lotion bottle for Miranda to grab.
She didn't take it and instead just sat there looking over him. He turned around and looked at her.
"Miranda, did I lay a finger on you today?"
There was a silence. "No" she said quietly.
He took her hand from her lap, put some sunscreen on it, and then put it on his back. She had no choice but to rub it in. So she rubbed it in a little bit.
"Mmm, you have a nice touch, Miranda." Said Matt.
She quickly pulled her hands away and rubbed whatever was left on her arms.
"Why'd you say I wasn't going to marry Gordo?" she asked.
"I'm not going to tell you."
"Why not." She said still oddly calm.
"Because you'll deny it."
"If you think I'll ever be interested in somebody like you, you're wrong." She said.
"So marry Gordo."
*~~* Pudge and Chip *~~*
Now Chip is sitting up with the towel over his head as Pudge reads him the questions from the page.
"Number 17- Have you ever been frenched in the ear?" she asked.
"Yes," came a muffled reply.
"18- have you ever frenched a girl in the ear?"
"Yes," again. His voice sounded shaky.
"My God, Chip!" yelled Pudge as she pulled the towel off his head. "Who'd you do all this with."
"Nobody!" said Chip a little too fast. Then, his guilt kicked in. "Debbie Kinsley. The only reason I did it was because...She only went out with me because she had the hots for Matt."
"Ha Ha." Said Pudge sarcastically.
"It's true. She wanted me to tell him she was fast."
"Did you tell him?"
"No." he said.
"You didn't?' said Pudge as she started to giggle.
"No, I didn't," said Chip as he smiled.
The two controlled their giggle fit and then out of nowhere, Chip asked the question.
"What's your real name?" he asked.
"Pudge," she said.
"No, your real name."
She started to turn red and chuckled nervously. "It's so horrible. It's so spazz."
"Tell me." He pleaded.
She sighed. "Heidi." (no offense to people named Heidi.)
"That's pretty." Said Chip as Pudge blushed and smiled.
*~~* Miranda and Matt *~~*
Miranda has her finger in her mouth. She cut it somehow and was trying to stop the bleeding. They were both silent.
"Ow." She said quietly as she passed the fishing rod to him.
He looked at her and she looked at him.
*~~* Pudge and Chip *~~*
"Are you ready?" asked Pudge.
"I'm ready." Said Chip. They were both serious.
"Number 20- Have you ever gone all the way?"
*~~* Miranda and Matt *~~*
No words were exchanged. Matt gently took Miranda's hand to look at the cut. He kissed it softly and she did nothing to stop it. Both of them were leaning in. Their heads were getting closer.
*~~* Pudge and Chip *~~*
Chip still hadn't answered his question. Him and Pudge were looking each other in the eye.
"Not yet." He replied.
*~~* Miranda and Matt *~~*
Both of them leaned in. Their heads were getting closer. Before Miranda knew it, Matt's lips were on hers. She didn't pull away. Instead, she kissed back.