AN: Here's the next chapter! I'm going to try to finish this by the end of the week cuz I'm off to camp on Sunday! Hope you enjoy!
Do you Remember?
Happy New Years!
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Lizzie and Gordo spent the afternoons leading up to New Years', watching hour after hour of Gordo's tapes. Starting with the early years, when Lizzie and Gordo were small and the tapes were filmed by his Dad, they continued to the days of music videos and camping trips. After watching Lizzie competing for the gold in 'The Making of a Champion', Gordo stood up and stretched. He moved towards the cupboard looking for the next video, with his arms held over his head. Lizzie followed his movements and noticed that shirt he was wearing had lifted with his arms, exposing a glimpse of his hips, as they peaked out from the top of his pants. She loved the way they were defied just so…
"Lizzie? Lizzie?" She snapped back from day dreams about his low waist line, to his hand that was moving up and down in front of her face. "Earth to Lizzie, can you hear me on Pluto?" Focusing on him, she gave a small smirk as she reached behind herself, grabbed a pillow and watched his face as it changed from mocking to surprise as he was side swiped by it. Grabbing his own pillow, a full out war broke out. After Lizzie had been defeated, the two collapsed onto the bed laughing. He lifted his arm and held up a tape. "How about this one next?" The tape he had was labeled 'Lizzie and me!' with a smiley face. Lizzie grabbed the tape and jumped off the bed.
"Um, this is jumping a head a bit," she went over to the cupboard and began looking for something else. "This is a little to 'heavy' for you right now." Grabbing a different tape she turned around with it in her hand. "This is perfect!" She slipped the 'Lizzie and me!' tape into her back pocket and moved over to the VCR and placed the new tape in. Sitting back onto the bed, she waited for the screen to pop on. Realizing that Gordo hadn't said anything in a while she looked over to him. "What?"
"What's on that tape that you don't want me to see?"
"What do mean?"
"Why don't you want me to see that tape? What is on it that you're keeping from me?" Gordo stared at her.
"What are you talking about?" He had no idea of the effect that his eyes had on her. She just couldn't lie to him. 'Dammit!' "Oh it's starting!" She quickly turned back to the TV.
'Ok McGuire, you get away this time, but I'll see what's on that tape!' he thought before turning towards the images on the screen.
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Looking into the mirror, Lizzie looked herself over. Her low rise, stretch denim jeans with sequins around the top, sparkled, and along with a blue and black tied-dyed, stretch tank top, Lizzie felt ready for the New Year's party at Miranda's house. Since her parents had gone to a friends for New Year's, they let Miranda have a party. So instead of just inviting a few friends, the party was open to all. After watching video's, Lizzie and Gordo, along with Larry, had helped Miranda put all of the valuables in safe keeping.
Putting on a sliver star pendent necklace, she placed the finishing touches on her curly blond locks and her make-up. Lizzie then grabbed her purse and keys, called a quick bye to her parents, put on her coat and shoes, and made her way out to her light blue Jetta. Making her way over to Gordo's she pulled into the driveway, parked, walked up to the front door and rang the bell. The door opened and revealed Gordo. He was wearing a pair of dark cargo khakis, and a blue plaid, buttoned up shirt. Placed on his head was his 50's style hat that had been sitting on his shelf. Doing a turn for her he asked "Well, am I styling?" He stopped turning and poised.
Looking him up and down she replied "Oh ya, looking good! Come on I don't want to be late!"
"Just a sec, I want to hit the bathroom."
"But Miranda's is just…" but Lizzie was talking to empty air. "…down the street!" she called. Lizzie sat down and waited for him to return. While she was waiting, Mrs. Gordon came around the corner, arms filled with clothes.
"Lizzie! I thought I heard you come in!" A pair of pants, that was in the laundry basket, dropped on the floor. "Oh dear!'
"Oh all grab it, Mrs. G," Lizzie said hopping up and grabbed the pants. She followed Mrs. Gordon in to the laundry room.
"Lizzie, Mr. Gordon and I just wanted to thank you for spending all this time with David. We understand how hard it must be for you to pretend that you two are just friends."
"It's no problem, I want David back as much as you do, trust me." Lizzie looked over at Mrs. Gordon. Mrs. Gordon moved over to Lizzie and hugged the younger woman.
"Thank you so much Lizzie, if you ever need to talk, my door is open."
"Lizzie?" Gordo's voice could be heard calling for her in the other room. Saying good-bye, Lizzie went and met Gordo in the hall. As they were putting on jackets and shoes Gordo asked where she had gone.
"Well, your mom and I were just talking about you."
"Oh my ears are burning!" He opened the door for Lizzie. "Milady, are you ready?" Gordo suddenly felt light-headed and doubled over as his vision swam. Lizzie grabbed him before he hit the ground.
"Gordo?! Are you ok?" She cradled his head in her lap and pushed his hair back off his face. His eyes opened and flashed around before settling on Lizzie.
"Whoa now, that was strange,"
"Are you ok?"
"Ya, I'm fine," Gordo pushed himself up off the floor with Lizzie's help. "I think I just had one of those flashbacks that Dr. Jazwinski was talking about."
"What did you see?"
"Well both of us were there, at a house, and I was offering my arm to you to go back inside. I guess we were at a party, because I remember seeing a lot of cars and hearing loud music, I remember saying Milady, and a guy with blond hair ran into us and started talking, he dragged us somewhere and… crap I can't remember anymore!"
Lizzie thought back… party, blond guy, maybe Ethan, milady? 'Oh, of course! The party where we started dating! If he could just remember that...' "Oh that's great Gordo! Can you remember anything else? What happened at the party?"
"No that's it, maybe more will come to me tonight at Miranda's"
They headed out side and walked the block to Miranda's. "Well promise me that if you remember any more that you'll find me?"
"Of course! So shall we?" He held out his arm and she looped her though. Looking over to him she started to laugh at the face he was making, and they strutted down the street together.
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Hitting the door bell, Gordo stood on Miranda's porch with Lizzie, waiting for the door to open. The sky was filled with twinkling stars and light snow gently made it's way down from the clouds. Even though it was 9 o'clock, the music could be heard blasting though the door and windows.
"Well I wonder how long till the cops are called?" Lizzie giggled. He was just about to respond to her when the door opened and Miranda greeted them.
"Hey guys! Come on in!" She pulled them into the warmth of the house. "Go and throw you coats in my room k? I'll be around!" She rushed off into the kitchen. Larry, who had been standing behind her, looked off in the direction that Miranda had flown off to.
"She's been like this all night. I've been trying to get her to sit and relax, but she's taking her hosting duty's very seriously. Listen I'll see you guys later, maybe I can corner her and talk her into giving me some attention." With a wave he disappeared into the crowd.
"Well than, I guess we're on our own." Gordo surveyed that crowd. Hearing a slower song come on, he turned to Lizzie. "Hey wanna danc…"
"Gordo!" Lizzie and Gordo heard a squeal cut though the music. Looking up Lizzie could make out Parker pushing her way over towards them. When she got to Gordo's side she latched her arm onto him. "Gordo, I've been looking for you! Wanna dance?" She looked up at him and smiled. Lizzie cleared her throat and the two of them looked over to her. "Oh hey Lizzie, so Gordo want to?"
Gordo looked at Lizzie before answering. "Uh sure, as long it's ok with Lizzie…" He turned to Lizzie looking for some sort of reason not to.
"Oh ya, go head, have a ball." Hearing this, Parker started pulling Gordo towards the sound of the music, talking to him in whispers, into his ear. Lizzie watched them and she could almost feel her heart breaking in to two. "Don't worry I'll be fine…" She said to no one. Here she stood on New Year's, watching her boyfriend, who couldn't remember that, as he danced with another girl. Lizzie turned around and made her way upstairs to put their coats down. As she walked up stairs she heard two girls talking.
"Hey did you soo David Gordon? Mmmm I wish he'd give me a kiss at midnight!"
"I know what you mean, is he still with Lizzie?"
"Well they came together, but they didn't look to 'together' if you know what I mean. Maybe he's free meat now. " The two girls burst into a fit of giggles.
Lizzie made her way back up the stairs, blinking back tears. She went into Miranda's room and dropped her and Gordo's coats on the bed. Pulling herself together she vowed to make this a Happy New Year despite all of the things happing. With that in mind she made her way back down stairs.