Chapter 3- Bigger Consequences
"Gordo, can you come over here now?" Lizzie asked him frantically as a baby was screaming in the background.
"Sure honey, I'll be over in a few minutes. I'm just packing up some last things and I'll be on my way.
"Okay, please hurry." She said as they hung up.
As Gordo walked out of his house with the last of his things, he could hear his father still screaming at him. His father was angry with him for taking responsibility for someone else's child.
"If you walk out that door, you will never be welcome here again and you will no longer be my son! You will never come back looking for forgiveness or help when you realize what a huge mistake you are making!" Mr. Gordon screamed as Gordo walked away.
"Howard, calm down, please honey." His wife coaxed. She was worried for her song and did not want to banish him from their lives forever.
"I will not! He doesn't realize what a mistake he's making and how badly he is ruining his life." Howard said as he walked away.
"Please David, please rethink things. Your father is right. What about your directing dreams and college? You are giving that up? I still love you, but you are making a huge mistake. Please think this over a little more." She pleaded with him.
"Mom, I have thought this through numerous times and I have made my final decision. No matter what, I love Lizzie and this baby. This is a step up and I will never regret it." He told her as he walked out of the door for the last time of his life.
He couldn't believe that he had just severed all ties with his parents. As much as they tried to make him believe otherwise, he knew he was making the right decision. He knew that he wasn't simply giving up his dreams; he was just putting them on hold. He pulled into Lizzie's driveway a few moments later to find Miranda already there. He walked in to find Lizzie sitting on the couch with her head in her hands and the new baby, whom they decided to name Jaden, which was the original name Lizzie's mother had chosen.
"Honey, are you okay? Where's Jaden?" Gordo asked as he quickly went to Lizzie's side.
"I'm fine Gordo. Miranda has her up in the nursery." Lizzie told him with a wave of her arm, referring to the nursery that Lizzie's mother had prepared before the accident.
"Okay, I'll be right back." He told her as he got up and headed for his daughter.
He walked up the stairs to find Miranda putting the sleeping infant into the bassinette.
"Hey, how is she?" He asked as he walked towards the child.
"She's fine, just going down for her afternoon nap. She's already been fed and burped so you're set." She told him with a smile.
"Thanks Miranda. I don't know what we would do without you." He told her thankfully.
"You would all shrivel up and die without me of course." She told him with a smile.
"Hey, what's wrong with Lizzie?" He asked as both of their smiles disappeared.
"I don't know Gordo. I think the pressure is just getting to her. You should probably talk to her." She advised him matter-of-factly.
"Yeah, I know. That's like a death sentence." He said with a smile.
"I am well aware of that my friend. May the force be with you." She told him with a smile as she put her hand reassuringly on his shoulder.
He walked her to the door and thanked her again. He slowly walked back into the living room to talk to his girlfriend.
"Lizzie, what's wrong? I know something is up or you wouldn't be crying. Please talk to me." He pleaded with her.
"It's just so hard Gordo. I knew it would be difficult, but I didn't know it was going to be this bad. We're up all night, always changing diapers, and we're never alone anymore. Think about it, we haven't made out in weeks!" She told him with her eyes welling up with a whole new round of tears.
"Aww, sweetheart, it's okay. We're going to make it through this. It will get easier, I promise. We can take turns getting up with her and with the diapers. And hey, we're alone right now." He told her with a smile.
He leaned in and kissed her. She immediately kissed back forgetting all of her worries. Their kisses were deepening and becoming more needy. As Gordo laid Lizzie back on the couch, they heard wails coming from the baby monitor on the coffee table. They stopped in mid-kiss.
"Ahh! See, I told you! We'll never get to make out again!" Lizzie exclaimed in horror.
"Honey, relax! I'll take care of it." He told her as he got up, lightly kissing her on his way and walked upstairs.
Lizzie could hear him softly singing over the monitor and smiled to herself. She knew that he would make a good father and that she could trust him to always be there. A few minutes later, Gordo descended the stairs with a smile on his face.
"Now where were we?" He whispered as he sat back down with her and they continued.
The next day they had to return to school. The principal and teachers had all been informed of their situation. As soon as they entered the building, all eyes were on them. The only sound that could be heard was a whisper here and there. Everyone had heard about what had happened and didn't know how to react. Even the infamous Kate Sanders, whom had tortured them throughout their middle and high school careers, was too nervous to say anything. They all decided to act normally and get on with their lives.
"Hey you guys! What's up?" Miranda asked as she bounded up to them.
"Not too much. Kinda feeling like a zoo animal, but it's all good." Gordo said with a smirk.
"They'll get over it." She told them reassuringly.
"I don't know you guys. I feel pretty awkward." Lizzie told them while leaning into Gordo's comforting embrace.
"It's gonna be fine guys. We've still got each other and school will be over soon anyway. Don't let them get to you Liz." Miranda told her as she hugged her.
They went on with the day and tried not to pay attention to the other students and tried to pay attention during classes even though all of their teachers were giving them special attention. Life as they know it will never be the same.
"Gordo, can you come over here now?" Lizzie asked him frantically as a baby was screaming in the background.
"Sure honey, I'll be over in a few minutes. I'm just packing up some last things and I'll be on my way.
"Okay, please hurry." She said as they hung up.
As Gordo walked out of his house with the last of his things, he could hear his father still screaming at him. His father was angry with him for taking responsibility for someone else's child.
"If you walk out that door, you will never be welcome here again and you will no longer be my son! You will never come back looking for forgiveness or help when you realize what a huge mistake you are making!" Mr. Gordon screamed as Gordo walked away.
"Howard, calm down, please honey." His wife coaxed. She was worried for her song and did not want to banish him from their lives forever.
"I will not! He doesn't realize what a mistake he's making and how badly he is ruining his life." Howard said as he walked away.
"Please David, please rethink things. Your father is right. What about your directing dreams and college? You are giving that up? I still love you, but you are making a huge mistake. Please think this over a little more." She pleaded with him.
"Mom, I have thought this through numerous times and I have made my final decision. No matter what, I love Lizzie and this baby. This is a step up and I will never regret it." He told her as he walked out of the door for the last time of his life.
He couldn't believe that he had just severed all ties with his parents. As much as they tried to make him believe otherwise, he knew he was making the right decision. He knew that he wasn't simply giving up his dreams; he was just putting them on hold. He pulled into Lizzie's driveway a few moments later to find Miranda already there. He walked in to find Lizzie sitting on the couch with her head in her hands and the new baby, whom they decided to name Jaden, which was the original name Lizzie's mother had chosen.
"Honey, are you okay? Where's Jaden?" Gordo asked as he quickly went to Lizzie's side.
"I'm fine Gordo. Miranda has her up in the nursery." Lizzie told him with a wave of her arm, referring to the nursery that Lizzie's mother had prepared before the accident.
"Okay, I'll be right back." He told her as he got up and headed for his daughter.
He walked up the stairs to find Miranda putting the sleeping infant into the bassinette.
"Hey, how is she?" He asked as he walked towards the child.
"She's fine, just going down for her afternoon nap. She's already been fed and burped so you're set." She told him with a smile.
"Thanks Miranda. I don't know what we would do without you." He told her thankfully.
"You would all shrivel up and die without me of course." She told him with a smile.
"Hey, what's wrong with Lizzie?" He asked as both of their smiles disappeared.
"I don't know Gordo. I think the pressure is just getting to her. You should probably talk to her." She advised him matter-of-factly.
"Yeah, I know. That's like a death sentence." He said with a smile.
"I am well aware of that my friend. May the force be with you." She told him with a smile as she put her hand reassuringly on his shoulder.
He walked her to the door and thanked her again. He slowly walked back into the living room to talk to his girlfriend.
"Lizzie, what's wrong? I know something is up or you wouldn't be crying. Please talk to me." He pleaded with her.
"It's just so hard Gordo. I knew it would be difficult, but I didn't know it was going to be this bad. We're up all night, always changing diapers, and we're never alone anymore. Think about it, we haven't made out in weeks!" She told him with her eyes welling up with a whole new round of tears.
"Aww, sweetheart, it's okay. We're going to make it through this. It will get easier, I promise. We can take turns getting up with her and with the diapers. And hey, we're alone right now." He told her with a smile.
He leaned in and kissed her. She immediately kissed back forgetting all of her worries. Their kisses were deepening and becoming more needy. As Gordo laid Lizzie back on the couch, they heard wails coming from the baby monitor on the coffee table. They stopped in mid-kiss.
"Ahh! See, I told you! We'll never get to make out again!" Lizzie exclaimed in horror.
"Honey, relax! I'll take care of it." He told her as he got up, lightly kissing her on his way and walked upstairs.
Lizzie could hear him softly singing over the monitor and smiled to herself. She knew that he would make a good father and that she could trust him to always be there. A few minutes later, Gordo descended the stairs with a smile on his face.
"Now where were we?" He whispered as he sat back down with her and they continued.
The next day they had to return to school. The principal and teachers had all been informed of their situation. As soon as they entered the building, all eyes were on them. The only sound that could be heard was a whisper here and there. Everyone had heard about what had happened and didn't know how to react. Even the infamous Kate Sanders, whom had tortured them throughout their middle and high school careers, was too nervous to say anything. They all decided to act normally and get on with their lives.
"Hey you guys! What's up?" Miranda asked as she bounded up to them.
"Not too much. Kinda feeling like a zoo animal, but it's all good." Gordo said with a smirk.
"They'll get over it." She told them reassuringly.
"I don't know you guys. I feel pretty awkward." Lizzie told them while leaning into Gordo's comforting embrace.
"It's gonna be fine guys. We've still got each other and school will be over soon anyway. Don't let them get to you Liz." Miranda told her as she hugged her.
They went on with the day and tried not to pay attention to the other students and tried to pay attention during classes even though all of their teachers were giving them special attention. Life as they know it will never be the same.
