~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Author's Note ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
hey guys! Again thanks for the reviews!
I just tried to shave my cat! It was hilarious,
He went ballistic and tried to maul the dog.
This isn't the end of the story if you were wondering
There is more!
~thewerret ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Ch. 4 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Behind Blue Eyes
Chapter 4~ Set in Stone
The floor creaked outside, along the hall. Lizzie (the dog) bounded towards the open door and disappeared to the words "Good Girl! How's my girl?" Liz flinched at the sound of David's voice. She tore her eyes away from the photo and waited for him to come into view by his door. She saw his feet first before the door framed his whole body. Their eyes met and David smiled.
"Hey watcha doing?" he asked softly. Lizzie's eyes automatically flicked to the picture and Dave followed her glance. His face paled and he seemed to notice that Liz wasn't smiling at him.
Her eyes filled with tears and she wiped them away with the back of her hand. David took a step closer, his hands stretched towards her.
"Don't touch me!" Lizzie sobbed. "How could you lie to me?" she was crying freely, and was glad she hadn't put any makeup on today.
"Liz," his voice was calm and the old Gordo showed through.
"Don't Gordo!" Lizzie whispered and pushed past him into the hall.
David stood where he was, not moving as he heard the front door slam. The knife of guilt was thrust into his chest and twisted around several times. He had lost the most important thing in his life. He collapsed onto his bed and sighed. He had ruined his chances with her.
Lizzie stood outside the house, wondering where to go. Thinking back, she remembered the boathouse that they had passed in the hummer. Liz walked along the road and onto Shadybrook. She walked for a while and waited for the traffic to change on route 1. The lake was just ahead and Lizzie sprinted the last few steps.
The boathouse was white with a black stone roof that sloped almost onto the ground. She clambered up the roof and dangled her feet over the edge. She sat there for who knows how long, watching the ducks swim around in circles and chomp on stale bread that little children threw to them. On the other bank, she could see a bike path. Families rode back and forth along the small dirt trail. It was about lunchtime and most of the families had driven off. Lizzie sat where she was, secretly hoping that Gordo was looking for her. Her cell phone rang and Lizzie noticed Miranda's number on screen. She pressed talk and listened to her friend.
"So how are you?" Miranda cheerfully burst out.
"Awful," Lizzie felt the tears coming on again. She didn't need her eyes any more puffy than they were now.
"Huh?" Miranda could be really clueless sometimes.
"David lied to me!" Lizzie felt the wetness on her cheeks.
"Gordo didn't lie to you he just-" she trailed off realizing her mistake.
"How did you know who he was?" Lizzie was suspicious of her friend "I want the truth!"
"He and I have kinda been in contact through the phone since you left for NJ! See I was trying to set the two of you up and I guess it didn't work. When you didn't recognize him, I told him to let you go to him with your feelings. He really loves you Liz-" the blond had stopped listening. She pressed the end button and hung up on her friend in Cali.
Someone sat down next to her on the roof and dangled her feet over also. It was Courtney. She had piled her black hair into a really messy bun. She was wearing a thin, short black dress. Her feet were bare and her skin was milky white.
"Mind if I sit here?" Courtney smiled.
Lizzie shook her head, trying to hide her eyes.
"I see you figured out who he is!" she commented and Lizzie rolled her eyes.
"Why am I the only one surprised by his real identity?" Lizzie whispered and Courtney laughed.
"Well, most of the world knows who he is because he always talks about you. He told a bunch of us how his friend Miranda had come up with a really clever plan, in which you were being sent here. Apparently she knew you loved him and that he loved you! She was just trying to help. But he had changed more than you had expected, and couldn't remember who he was. Understand?" Courtney spoke every word fast; her mouth went a mile a minute.
Lizzie nodded and stayed where she was as Courtney got to her feet and left. The day passed and families came and went. Lizzie never noticed David "Gordo" Gordon standing by his bike, watching the wind lazily toy with her hair. She had taken it out of her braids and her hair was flying in the air's grasp, wrapping round her face and flying loose. He stood in the shadow of the trees all day, until the tree shadows and the night couldn't be distinguished. Lizzie had curled up on the roof, looking out towards the water. Gordo couldn't take it anymore; he climbed up behind her and gently stroked her hair. Without thinking, Lizzie leaned into the caress. He carefully wrapped his arms around her and the couple sat like that all night.
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The sun found Liz asleep in Gordo's embrace, her breathing heavy and even. A slight drizzle of rain was slowly falling on the two and her eyes fluttered open. Gordo smiled at her and she leaned back against him, grinning too. The heavens opened up and the rain fell in torrents. Lightening streaked across the sky and thunder boomed after it. Liz hid her head in Gordo's chest. Storms were always her weak spot. The loud noises and the cold water, in California, wind would sweep through the grasses making everything even colder.
Gordo laughed at her fear and tilted her head out to the water. They were both drenched to the skin, and Lizzie hastily tried to cover her tank top as it became see-through while wet. Light plops of water created ripples in the lake and the rain felt warm and refreshing. She relaxed a little and enjoyed the feel of the air over her wet skin and steam actually started to rise from their bodies (a/n: it's so cool when that happens in Colorado! ^- ^). Ducks danced around the water, kicking their legs in a steady pattern that sent them forward quickly. Small pools and puddles formed on the roof as rain accumulated where people had carved their names. Gordo stood and helped Liz to her feet also. He leaned in a placed a light kiss on her cheek.
"I'm sorry!" he whispered across her mouth and pulled her in for a deeper kiss. In response to his apology, Lizzie's arms snaked around his neck and she smiled into the kiss.
It would have looked odd to any passerby, two teens wrapped in each other's arms on top of a boathouse roof in the middle of a thunderstorm, but Lizzie and Gordo had never felt better! Their body heat warmed them up and a cool breeze made them shiver against each other slightly. The rain began to stop, and the skies cleared. A rainbow stretched across the sky, it's colors brilliant and promising. Gordo pulled back gently,
"There's something that I have to show you!" he chuckled and pulled her to the far right corner. A small heart was carved into the stone; in it were four perfect words,
Lizzie and Gordo forever!
The message was forever, it was set in stone.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Author's Note ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
me just write, you review, so an update I can do!
(between u and me: this little ryme must work wonders! Mayb I have magic powers!)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ end of ch. 4 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~thewerret ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Ch. 4 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Behind Blue Eyes
Chapter 4~ Set in Stone
The floor creaked outside, along the hall. Lizzie (the dog) bounded towards the open door and disappeared to the words "Good Girl! How's my girl?" Liz flinched at the sound of David's voice. She tore her eyes away from the photo and waited for him to come into view by his door. She saw his feet first before the door framed his whole body. Their eyes met and David smiled.
"Hey watcha doing?" he asked softly. Lizzie's eyes automatically flicked to the picture and Dave followed her glance. His face paled and he seemed to notice that Liz wasn't smiling at him.
Her eyes filled with tears and she wiped them away with the back of her hand. David took a step closer, his hands stretched towards her.
"Don't touch me!" Lizzie sobbed. "How could you lie to me?" she was crying freely, and was glad she hadn't put any makeup on today.
"Liz," his voice was calm and the old Gordo showed through.
"Don't Gordo!" Lizzie whispered and pushed past him into the hall.
David stood where he was, not moving as he heard the front door slam. The knife of guilt was thrust into his chest and twisted around several times. He had lost the most important thing in his life. He collapsed onto his bed and sighed. He had ruined his chances with her.
Lizzie stood outside the house, wondering where to go. Thinking back, she remembered the boathouse that they had passed in the hummer. Liz walked along the road and onto Shadybrook. She walked for a while and waited for the traffic to change on route 1. The lake was just ahead and Lizzie sprinted the last few steps.
The boathouse was white with a black stone roof that sloped almost onto the ground. She clambered up the roof and dangled her feet over the edge. She sat there for who knows how long, watching the ducks swim around in circles and chomp on stale bread that little children threw to them. On the other bank, she could see a bike path. Families rode back and forth along the small dirt trail. It was about lunchtime and most of the families had driven off. Lizzie sat where she was, secretly hoping that Gordo was looking for her. Her cell phone rang and Lizzie noticed Miranda's number on screen. She pressed talk and listened to her friend.
"So how are you?" Miranda cheerfully burst out.
"Awful," Lizzie felt the tears coming on again. She didn't need her eyes any more puffy than they were now.
"Huh?" Miranda could be really clueless sometimes.
"David lied to me!" Lizzie felt the wetness on her cheeks.
"Gordo didn't lie to you he just-" she trailed off realizing her mistake.
"How did you know who he was?" Lizzie was suspicious of her friend "I want the truth!"
"He and I have kinda been in contact through the phone since you left for NJ! See I was trying to set the two of you up and I guess it didn't work. When you didn't recognize him, I told him to let you go to him with your feelings. He really loves you Liz-" the blond had stopped listening. She pressed the end button and hung up on her friend in Cali.
Someone sat down next to her on the roof and dangled her feet over also. It was Courtney. She had piled her black hair into a really messy bun. She was wearing a thin, short black dress. Her feet were bare and her skin was milky white.
"Mind if I sit here?" Courtney smiled.
Lizzie shook her head, trying to hide her eyes.
"I see you figured out who he is!" she commented and Lizzie rolled her eyes.
"Why am I the only one surprised by his real identity?" Lizzie whispered and Courtney laughed.
"Well, most of the world knows who he is because he always talks about you. He told a bunch of us how his friend Miranda had come up with a really clever plan, in which you were being sent here. Apparently she knew you loved him and that he loved you! She was just trying to help. But he had changed more than you had expected, and couldn't remember who he was. Understand?" Courtney spoke every word fast; her mouth went a mile a minute.
Lizzie nodded and stayed where she was as Courtney got to her feet and left. The day passed and families came and went. Lizzie never noticed David "Gordo" Gordon standing by his bike, watching the wind lazily toy with her hair. She had taken it out of her braids and her hair was flying in the air's grasp, wrapping round her face and flying loose. He stood in the shadow of the trees all day, until the tree shadows and the night couldn't be distinguished. Lizzie had curled up on the roof, looking out towards the water. Gordo couldn't take it anymore; he climbed up behind her and gently stroked her hair. Without thinking, Lizzie leaned into the caress. He carefully wrapped his arms around her and the couple sat like that all night.
~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The sun found Liz asleep in Gordo's embrace, her breathing heavy and even. A slight drizzle of rain was slowly falling on the two and her eyes fluttered open. Gordo smiled at her and she leaned back against him, grinning too. The heavens opened up and the rain fell in torrents. Lightening streaked across the sky and thunder boomed after it. Liz hid her head in Gordo's chest. Storms were always her weak spot. The loud noises and the cold water, in California, wind would sweep through the grasses making everything even colder.
Gordo laughed at her fear and tilted her head out to the water. They were both drenched to the skin, and Lizzie hastily tried to cover her tank top as it became see-through while wet. Light plops of water created ripples in the lake and the rain felt warm and refreshing. She relaxed a little and enjoyed the feel of the air over her wet skin and steam actually started to rise from their bodies (a/n: it's so cool when that happens in Colorado! ^- ^). Ducks danced around the water, kicking their legs in a steady pattern that sent them forward quickly. Small pools and puddles formed on the roof as rain accumulated where people had carved their names. Gordo stood and helped Liz to her feet also. He leaned in a placed a light kiss on her cheek.
"I'm sorry!" he whispered across her mouth and pulled her in for a deeper kiss. In response to his apology, Lizzie's arms snaked around his neck and she smiled into the kiss.
It would have looked odd to any passerby, two teens wrapped in each other's arms on top of a boathouse roof in the middle of a thunderstorm, but Lizzie and Gordo had never felt better! Their body heat warmed them up and a cool breeze made them shiver against each other slightly. The rain began to stop, and the skies cleared. A rainbow stretched across the sky, it's colors brilliant and promising. Gordo pulled back gently,
"There's something that I have to show you!" he chuckled and pulled her to the far right corner. A small heart was carved into the stone; in it were four perfect words,
Lizzie and Gordo forever!
The message was forever, it was set in stone.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Author's Note ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
me just write, you review, so an update I can do!
(between u and me: this little ryme must work wonders! Mayb I have magic powers!)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ end of ch. 4 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
