Chapter 16
The next day Lizzie was resting, something despite the fact that she still exhausted, she was tired of doing. The babies were in the nursery giving Lizzie time to herself, something she didn't particularly want at that moment so when there was a knock at her door Lizzie was relieved. "Come in!"
The person who walked in shocked Lizzie, she had been expecting Miranda or her parents but instead in walked Serena Craft who, despite the fact that she was still dating Gordo, Lizzie hadn't seen all summer. Gordo rarely talked about her, just to say that they were going out, something they didn't do often but Serena had forgiven Gordo in the long run.
Serena was beautiful, there was no questioning that she had Craft looks and today was no different, she wore a white and rose print sun dress and her golden hair was curled loosely. "Hi Lizzie." Serena greets, her tone unreadable.
"Serena, hi, I uh haven't seen you in awhile." Lizzie states pushing herself up into a sitting position.
Serena nods, "yeah, I've been taking classes at the community college." Lizzie nods, Serena was definitely the brain of the Craft family, "congratulations, Ethan told me about the babies."
"Did you see them?" Lizzie asks, "they're in the nursery."
Serena shakes her head quickly, "no, I guess I'll have to go see them."
"You should come by the house sometime," Lizzie offers despite the uncomfortable feeling that has settled over the room, "I'm sure Gordo would love for you to see them."
"I uh talk to," Serena seems to think for a second, "I realize I have to talk to my councilor at school, so I should go."
"Oh," Lizzie states confusion taking over her, "all right, well thanks for stopping by."
"Um, sure, I'll see you around." Serena quickly turns on her heal and hurries out of the hospital room.
"Look who I convinced the nurse to bring." Miranda enters the room just after Serena leaves, the nurse follows her in pushing the baby basinets all three babies easily fit in and the nurse leaves just after that.
Lizzie immediately scoops Michael into her arms cuddling her close to him as Miranda picks up Lily, "yeah she was acting kind of weird."
"I'll be right back, all right?" Miranda asks and before waiting for Lizzie to agrees she hurries out the door. "Serena!" Miranda calls before she catches up with her boyfriend's sister.
"Oh, uh hey Miranda." Serena's gaze falls upon anything but the baby.
"What are you doing here?" Miranda's question is unintentionally accusatory.
Serena sighs, "I know."
"You what?"
Serena's blue eyes lock on Miranda's, "I know that the babies aren't Gordo's, there is no possible way that they could be."
"I don't know what you're talking about." Miranda states as her heart sinks.
"You mean that you have no idea that the babies had to have been conceived right around Christmas, I've talked to people they saw Lizzie slip into a bedroom at our Christmas party no one knows who it was but I do know it wasn't Gordo because he left early."
"You have no idea what you are talking about." Miranda responds, "there's things you don't know and if you do it will tear more than one life apart so maybe you should just stay out of everything." Lily begins fussing at Miranda's tense tone and Miranda gently jiggles her in her arms.
"You can't lie to Lizzie about this." Serena states insistently, "she has every right to know."
Miranda's expression darkens, "stay out of this."
"Hey Miranda!" Ethan walks up then slipping his arm around Miranda's waist, "Sere what are you doing here?"
"I'm leaving." Serena responds quickly before continuing down the hallway.
"What was that all about?" Ethan asks Miranda, "we're you fighting or something?"
"No," Miranda shakes her head, "it's nothing. But I have to get going too, I promised Lizzie's mom I would pick some things up for her mini welcome home party."
"Oh," Ethan nods, "all right, I'll see you tonight then?"
Miranda nods, "yup." Walking quickly to her car Miranda doesn't pull out her cell phone until she was inside and has started the car.
"Hello." Gordo's voice sounds slightly muffled on the other line.
"What are you doing right now?" Miranda asks.
"Helping put up decorations, why?"
"No, you're meeting me at the grocery store, because we need to talk NOW." Miranda states before flipping her phone shut so as not to allow Gordo comment.
Gordo hurries up to Miranda in the candy section of the grocery store, "what's going on?"
"We need to talk." Miranda states.
"Yeah, I got that from your cryptic message." Gordo responds, "what's the deal?"
"Serena knows." Miranda states.
"Knows." Gordo lets out a long breath.
"She knows that you aren't the father, she doesn't know who is but she knows that you are not." Miranda explains.
"I'll talk to her." Gordo sighs.
"You better, before she goes and does something stupid." Miranda insists.
"I get it Miranda." Gordo snaps.
Gordo stands in front of the Craft's front door, despite how nervous he is he doesn't move and he refuses to show it. Serena, the only one home by the looks of the lack of cars in the driveway, opens the door and doesn't look to pleased to see Gordo standing there. "We need to talk." Gordo states firmly.
"Fine," Serena holds the door open but moves aside to let Gordo pass into the house. "Are you going to try to talk some sense into me? Because I assure you that you can't."
"You don't know anything about the situation." Gordo states.
"I know that you shouldn't lie to Lizzie."
"No!" Gordo exclaims, "don't try to act like you are doing this for Lizzie. Because you aren't. In the first place telling Lizzie who the father is would kill her. And secondly you've never liked Lizzie, you've always been to jealous of her to like her."
"That's not..."
"Don't try to deny it Serena."
"Fine. But you are throwing away your whole life for a mistake that isn't even yours to clean up."
Gordo takes a deep breath and then explodes, "and the person who's mess it is to clean up hasn't the ability to take care of himself."
"You make it sound like it's some mentally retarded person." Serena snaps.
"Well I don't know how many brains cells hasn't your brother destroyed?" Gordo questions sharply, wanting to take the words back as soon as he's said them.
Serena sinks onto the living room couch, this wasn't what she had been expecting. "Chad?"
"Well you think Miranda would be dating Ethan if it was him?" Gordo's defense becomes sarcastic.
"This doesn't change anything." Serena says after a long time.
"Serena..."
Serena licks her lips, "either you tell Lizzie, Gordo or I will."
The next day Lizzie was resting, something despite the fact that she still exhausted, she was tired of doing. The babies were in the nursery giving Lizzie time to herself, something she didn't particularly want at that moment so when there was a knock at her door Lizzie was relieved. "Come in!"
The person who walked in shocked Lizzie, she had been expecting Miranda or her parents but instead in walked Serena Craft who, despite the fact that she was still dating Gordo, Lizzie hadn't seen all summer. Gordo rarely talked about her, just to say that they were going out, something they didn't do often but Serena had forgiven Gordo in the long run.
Serena was beautiful, there was no questioning that she had Craft looks and today was no different, she wore a white and rose print sun dress and her golden hair was curled loosely. "Hi Lizzie." Serena greets, her tone unreadable.
"Serena, hi, I uh haven't seen you in awhile." Lizzie states pushing herself up into a sitting position.
Serena nods, "yeah, I've been taking classes at the community college." Lizzie nods, Serena was definitely the brain of the Craft family, "congratulations, Ethan told me about the babies."
"Did you see them?" Lizzie asks, "they're in the nursery."
Serena shakes her head quickly, "no, I guess I'll have to go see them."
"You should come by the house sometime," Lizzie offers despite the uncomfortable feeling that has settled over the room, "I'm sure Gordo would love for you to see them."
"I uh talk to," Serena seems to think for a second, "I realize I have to talk to my councilor at school, so I should go."
"Oh," Lizzie states confusion taking over her, "all right, well thanks for stopping by."
"Um, sure, I'll see you around." Serena quickly turns on her heal and hurries out of the hospital room.
"Look who I convinced the nurse to bring." Miranda enters the room just after Serena leaves, the nurse follows her in pushing the baby basinets all three babies easily fit in and the nurse leaves just after that.
Lizzie immediately scoops Michael into her arms cuddling her close to him as Miranda picks up Lily, "yeah she was acting kind of weird."
"I'll be right back, all right?" Miranda asks and before waiting for Lizzie to agrees she hurries out the door. "Serena!" Miranda calls before she catches up with her boyfriend's sister.
"Oh, uh hey Miranda." Serena's gaze falls upon anything but the baby.
"What are you doing here?" Miranda's question is unintentionally accusatory.
Serena sighs, "I know."
"You what?"
Serena's blue eyes lock on Miranda's, "I know that the babies aren't Gordo's, there is no possible way that they could be."
"I don't know what you're talking about." Miranda states as her heart sinks.
"You mean that you have no idea that the babies had to have been conceived right around Christmas, I've talked to people they saw Lizzie slip into a bedroom at our Christmas party no one knows who it was but I do know it wasn't Gordo because he left early."
"You have no idea what you are talking about." Miranda responds, "there's things you don't know and if you do it will tear more than one life apart so maybe you should just stay out of everything." Lily begins fussing at Miranda's tense tone and Miranda gently jiggles her in her arms.
"You can't lie to Lizzie about this." Serena states insistently, "she has every right to know."
Miranda's expression darkens, "stay out of this."
"Hey Miranda!" Ethan walks up then slipping his arm around Miranda's waist, "Sere what are you doing here?"
"I'm leaving." Serena responds quickly before continuing down the hallway.
"What was that all about?" Ethan asks Miranda, "we're you fighting or something?"
"No," Miranda shakes her head, "it's nothing. But I have to get going too, I promised Lizzie's mom I would pick some things up for her mini welcome home party."
"Oh," Ethan nods, "all right, I'll see you tonight then?"
Miranda nods, "yup." Walking quickly to her car Miranda doesn't pull out her cell phone until she was inside and has started the car.
"Hello." Gordo's voice sounds slightly muffled on the other line.
"What are you doing right now?" Miranda asks.
"Helping put up decorations, why?"
"No, you're meeting me at the grocery store, because we need to talk NOW." Miranda states before flipping her phone shut so as not to allow Gordo comment.
Gordo hurries up to Miranda in the candy section of the grocery store, "what's going on?"
"We need to talk." Miranda states.
"Yeah, I got that from your cryptic message." Gordo responds, "what's the deal?"
"Serena knows." Miranda states.
"Knows." Gordo lets out a long breath.
"She knows that you aren't the father, she doesn't know who is but she knows that you are not." Miranda explains.
"I'll talk to her." Gordo sighs.
"You better, before she goes and does something stupid." Miranda insists.
"I get it Miranda." Gordo snaps.
Gordo stands in front of the Craft's front door, despite how nervous he is he doesn't move and he refuses to show it. Serena, the only one home by the looks of the lack of cars in the driveway, opens the door and doesn't look to pleased to see Gordo standing there. "We need to talk." Gordo states firmly.
"Fine," Serena holds the door open but moves aside to let Gordo pass into the house. "Are you going to try to talk some sense into me? Because I assure you that you can't."
"You don't know anything about the situation." Gordo states.
"I know that you shouldn't lie to Lizzie."
"No!" Gordo exclaims, "don't try to act like you are doing this for Lizzie. Because you aren't. In the first place telling Lizzie who the father is would kill her. And secondly you've never liked Lizzie, you've always been to jealous of her to like her."
"That's not..."
"Don't try to deny it Serena."
"Fine. But you are throwing away your whole life for a mistake that isn't even yours to clean up."
Gordo takes a deep breath and then explodes, "and the person who's mess it is to clean up hasn't the ability to take care of himself."
"You make it sound like it's some mentally retarded person." Serena snaps.
"Well I don't know how many brains cells hasn't your brother destroyed?" Gordo questions sharply, wanting to take the words back as soon as he's said them.
Serena sinks onto the living room couch, this wasn't what she had been expecting. "Chad?"
"Well you think Miranda would be dating Ethan if it was him?" Gordo's defense becomes sarcastic.
"This doesn't change anything." Serena says after a long time.
"Serena..."
Serena licks her lips, "either you tell Lizzie, Gordo or I will."