Chapter 14
"Amber come away from there." These words greeted Lizzie the next morning and as she slowly opens her eyes to see Amber standing at the foot of her bed.
Lizzie pushes herself up, "good morning."
"I'm sorry if she woke you up." Barb apologizes. "Don had to run into work for an emergency and the sitter canceled so it's just me and Amber for the next two hours."
"Hi." Amber cheerfully greets from the foot of the bed.
"Hi." Lizzie responds, "how are you?"
"Fine." Amber responds.
"How old are you?" Lizzie asks, realizing she hadn't asked Barb how older her daughter was the evening before.
Amber holds up three fingers, "this many."
"Really?" Lizzie looks at Barb at this comment.
Barb nods, "she looks young for her age, she's about the size of an average 18-month-old. She was born prematurely to a teenage girl who did drugs while she was pregnant with her. I guess we're lucky that the only problem with her is her size."
Lizzie nods just as Ethan comes in with a bag, "I come bearing McDonaldy goodness." Ethan announces.
"Ethan." Lizzie smiles bright, glad to see him.
"I come bearing tator tots for the tator tot, that is if her mother approves." Ethan turns his attention to Barb.
Barb smiles brightly at Ethan, "thank you, she loves tator tots."
Ethan grins at Barb, "I have a bacon, egg and cheese for you."
"That's my favorite." Barb responds staring in awe at Ethan, "thank you very much, I must say I wasn't looking forward to another hospital breakfast."
Ethan smiles at Barb again and then walks over to Lizzie, "and our favorite, hot cakes." Ethan pulls out two containers.
Lizzie smiles at Ethan, "what's with the breakfast?"
"I figured you wouldn't want to eat hospital food either." Ethan responds pulling a chair closer to Lizzie's bed.
"Thank you, I wasn't looking forward to it. So, how was the date?"
"It was a new experience, I haven't dated anyone other that Kate Saunders for how many years now? Miranda's amazing, I mean I've always known this because we've been friends almost as long as you've been friends with her. But I mean last now was...awesome...."
Lizzie can't but grin brightly, she never would have suspected that she would be happy with Ethan dating Miranda but more than anything right now that made her happy. "I'm so happy for you guys." Lizzie hugs Ethan, "so are you guys going to go out again."
"Duh."
Lizzie laughs, "good."
"Miranda wanted me to tell you that she wants to stop by today but she got stuck baby-sitting so she will probably be by around dinner time." Ethan states, "I on the other hand have a whole lot of nothing to do for the entire day."
"You can't stay around here all day. " Lizzie admonishes, "it'll be way boring for you."
"So you think I should go and hang around my house with....myself?" Ethan asks.
"You could find someone to do something with." Lizzie states.
"Not likely, Larry tutoring until 3, Gordo's working all day ll day and Miranda's baby sitting."
"You have more friends than the four of us." Lizzie responds.
Ethan shrugs, "losers." Clasping his hands together while still holding the fork Ethan begs, "can I please stay with her highness?"
Lizzie rolls her eyes, "if you want to stay, you can, although I don't know why you'd want to."
"You're my friend Lizzie, that's why I want to." Ethan responds. "So what should we do all day?"
"Hey!" Miranda makes her appearance just as Ethan said around dinner time. "Have you been here the entire time?" She questions.
Ethan nods, holding up the deck of cards, "there's something to be said for two pregnant women they get very competitive."
Barb and Lizzie both smile, after Amber had left she had played various card games with Lizzie and Ethan.
Ethan collects the cards, "anyway I'm going to get going so you two can talk about me."
Miranda and Lizzie both exchange glances, "thanks for staying all day Ethan." Lizzie states, "it was fun."
Ethan kisses Lizzie's cheek, "I'll see you tomorrow, I thought I would bring my DVD player, movie day?"
Lizzie nods, "all right. Thanks."
Just as Ethan leaves Don and Amber return to take Barb on her daily walk. "Ethan said you and he had a really good date yesterday." Lizzie states once all of the activity has died down.
Miranda seems to beam, "I mean I figured it would be kind of dull. I mean it's Ethan Craft, but he's changed or something lately, he's not the same person we've always known. I figured we wouldn't be able to carry on a conversation, I mean I know we get along in groups but I kind of thought that's all the chemistry we had."
"No?"
Miranda shakes her head and grins, "no. We talked the entire time, about anything from our childhood pets to life in general."
"I'm so happy for you guy." Lizzie smiles, "and you're right, Ethan has changed a lot. He's matured. So do you think this will be a lasting thing between you two?"
"I hope so." Miranda nods, "hey, I'm going to run to the vending machines do you want anything?"
Lizzie shakes her head, "no thanks."
"All be right back all right?"
Lizzie nods, "sure." Leaning back Lizzie can't help but feel a little sad, because it was going to be a long time before she would get to experience what Miranda was getting to experience right now, first dates, first kisses.
"Amber come away from there." These words greeted Lizzie the next morning and as she slowly opens her eyes to see Amber standing at the foot of her bed.
Lizzie pushes herself up, "good morning."
"I'm sorry if she woke you up." Barb apologizes. "Don had to run into work for an emergency and the sitter canceled so it's just me and Amber for the next two hours."
"Hi." Amber cheerfully greets from the foot of the bed.
"Hi." Lizzie responds, "how are you?"
"Fine." Amber responds.
"How old are you?" Lizzie asks, realizing she hadn't asked Barb how older her daughter was the evening before.
Amber holds up three fingers, "this many."
"Really?" Lizzie looks at Barb at this comment.
Barb nods, "she looks young for her age, she's about the size of an average 18-month-old. She was born prematurely to a teenage girl who did drugs while she was pregnant with her. I guess we're lucky that the only problem with her is her size."
Lizzie nods just as Ethan comes in with a bag, "I come bearing McDonaldy goodness." Ethan announces.
"Ethan." Lizzie smiles bright, glad to see him.
"I come bearing tator tots for the tator tot, that is if her mother approves." Ethan turns his attention to Barb.
Barb smiles brightly at Ethan, "thank you, she loves tator tots."
Ethan grins at Barb, "I have a bacon, egg and cheese for you."
"That's my favorite." Barb responds staring in awe at Ethan, "thank you very much, I must say I wasn't looking forward to another hospital breakfast."
Ethan smiles at Barb again and then walks over to Lizzie, "and our favorite, hot cakes." Ethan pulls out two containers.
Lizzie smiles at Ethan, "what's with the breakfast?"
"I figured you wouldn't want to eat hospital food either." Ethan responds pulling a chair closer to Lizzie's bed.
"Thank you, I wasn't looking forward to it. So, how was the date?"
"It was a new experience, I haven't dated anyone other that Kate Saunders for how many years now? Miranda's amazing, I mean I've always known this because we've been friends almost as long as you've been friends with her. But I mean last now was...awesome...."
Lizzie can't but grin brightly, she never would have suspected that she would be happy with Ethan dating Miranda but more than anything right now that made her happy. "I'm so happy for you guys." Lizzie hugs Ethan, "so are you guys going to go out again."
"Duh."
Lizzie laughs, "good."
"Miranda wanted me to tell you that she wants to stop by today but she got stuck baby-sitting so she will probably be by around dinner time." Ethan states, "I on the other hand have a whole lot of nothing to do for the entire day."
"You can't stay around here all day. " Lizzie admonishes, "it'll be way boring for you."
"So you think I should go and hang around my house with....myself?" Ethan asks.
"You could find someone to do something with." Lizzie states.
"Not likely, Larry tutoring until 3, Gordo's working all day ll day and Miranda's baby sitting."
"You have more friends than the four of us." Lizzie responds.
Ethan shrugs, "losers." Clasping his hands together while still holding the fork Ethan begs, "can I please stay with her highness?"
Lizzie rolls her eyes, "if you want to stay, you can, although I don't know why you'd want to."
"You're my friend Lizzie, that's why I want to." Ethan responds. "So what should we do all day?"
"Hey!" Miranda makes her appearance just as Ethan said around dinner time. "Have you been here the entire time?" She questions.
Ethan nods, holding up the deck of cards, "there's something to be said for two pregnant women they get very competitive."
Barb and Lizzie both smile, after Amber had left she had played various card games with Lizzie and Ethan.
Ethan collects the cards, "anyway I'm going to get going so you two can talk about me."
Miranda and Lizzie both exchange glances, "thanks for staying all day Ethan." Lizzie states, "it was fun."
Ethan kisses Lizzie's cheek, "I'll see you tomorrow, I thought I would bring my DVD player, movie day?"
Lizzie nods, "all right. Thanks."
Just as Ethan leaves Don and Amber return to take Barb on her daily walk. "Ethan said you and he had a really good date yesterday." Lizzie states once all of the activity has died down.
Miranda seems to beam, "I mean I figured it would be kind of dull. I mean it's Ethan Craft, but he's changed or something lately, he's not the same person we've always known. I figured we wouldn't be able to carry on a conversation, I mean I know we get along in groups but I kind of thought that's all the chemistry we had."
"No?"
Miranda shakes her head and grins, "no. We talked the entire time, about anything from our childhood pets to life in general."
"I'm so happy for you guy." Lizzie smiles, "and you're right, Ethan has changed a lot. He's matured. So do you think this will be a lasting thing between you two?"
"I hope so." Miranda nods, "hey, I'm going to run to the vending machines do you want anything?"
Lizzie shakes her head, "no thanks."
"All be right back all right?"
Lizzie nods, "sure." Leaning back Lizzie can't help but feel a little sad, because it was going to be a long time before she would get to experience what Miranda was getting to experience right now, first dates, first kisses.