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Chapter 7
Lizzie and Gordo were sitting next to each other on Lizzie's living room couch. She couldn't believe what she just asked Gordo. She asked him if he was okay with them meeting every night that Gordo loved wit hMcGuires. Gordo was stumbling along on his answer. Lizzie was os nervous she thought she would cry. "I . . . um . . . I . . ." Gordo sputtered, "I . . . y . . . yeah, sure."
"Oh, Gordo!" Lizzie said, hugging him tightly, "You have no idea how happy I am you said that!" Gordo put his arms around her waist. Lizzie took in a sharp breathe and looked from Gordo's eyes to his lips and back to his eyes before he kissed her. She had her arms twisted around his neck onto his bare back. Lizzie felt comforted with his semi muscular arms around her. She had no idea he worked out. Gordo lay Lizzie down and lay down next to her. He kept hs arm on her waist as she slowly drifted off to her dreams. She felt so right. What she was longing for finally came to her. It was hard for her to beleive she was there in reality with Gordo. "Am I dreaming?" She asked him.
"You can't be." Gordo whispered in her ear, "Because nothing feels this good in dreams." She twisted her head around and kissed him gently. "Now, go to sleep. I kno you haven't gotten much for the past couple of days."
Gordo must have been right because before she knew it she was being gently shaken on the arm. She opened her eyes and looked up into Gordo's face. The memories of what happened only a few short hours ago came flooding back and she smiled. Gordo smiled back at her, "You better go back into your room. We don't want to get in anymore trouble." Lizzie stood up and walked towards the stairs, "Oh, and Lizzie?" She turned around, "I love you." He said sheepishly. Lizzie ran over to him and kissed him before heading off to her room.
When Lizzie came back downstairs she had to remember to act like she had been over the past few days. She remembered some of the remarks Matt made about Gordo and she got mad at him. She remembered the way her parents had laughed and how she felt when she saw her Good Charlotte cd smashed on the floor and her cd player gone. She got so mad at her parents she almost wanted to tell them about her and Gordo. But she couldn't. She couldnt' tell them that and have Gordo leave and never come back. She finally got Gordo to kiss her she didn't want it to be the last time. So, she walked into the kitchen with a defiant attitude. Her mom looked at her and said, "I'm glad to see you're over being a whore." Lizzie dropped into a stool and ignored her mom. She grabbed a box of cereal and looked over at Gordo. She could see the slightest hint of a smile on his face. She smiled and her mom snapped, "What are you laughing at?"
Lizzie's head snapped up, the smile gone, "Nothing." and devulged herself in her cereal. Mrs. McGuire looked over at Gordo and looked upset.
Veering the conversation away from trouble Gordo asked his mom bitterly, "Mom, can you drive me toschool today?"
Mrs. Gordon nodded, "I don't see why not. Lizzie, do you want a ride?"
"No. She can't come with us." Gordo said quickly while Mr. and Mrs. McGuire smiled.
"That's alright, Mrs. Gordon," She emphasized the last part, "I'd rather ride the bus, no offense."
"Okay, that's fine. Well, David, we'd better get going. I thought you might want to change out of those clothes before school." They said their goodbyes and left. Lizzie grabbed her book bag and left, too.
When Lizzie got to school the first things she did was find Miranda. She looked alot happier today, she was actually smiling. Larry was standing next to her talking. Lizzie was trying to think what Miranda and Larry's child would look like and though of a baby with a regular body and Larry's head. She laughed at the image. Looking back at them Lizzie realized Miranda and Larry made a cute couple. It sounded kind of scary as she thought about it, but they did. Larry was startingto look better these days and wearing different shirts everyday. That made a difference. And Miranda, however picky she had been efore, seemed happy. Really happy. "Oh, het Lizzie." Miranda said when Lizzie walked up to them.
"Hey. Hi Larry."
Larry smiled at her, "Hey Lizzie. I'm going to go." Larry said to Miranda, "I'll see you at lunch. Bye Lizzie."
Lizzie said goodbye and opened up her locker. She threw her books inside and waited, quite impatiently, for Gordo to get to school. "What's your problem?" Miranda asked goodnaturdley.
Lizzie looked up at Miranda and said, "Well . . . Gordo and his mom are . . .well, he should tell you."
"But he's not talking to me. Are they okay? Did something happen?"
"I'll ask him if I can tell you. Yes, something did happen and they're fine. But . . . I have to tell you something. Gordo and I kissed again and everything's great between us!"
They started walking down the hall, "So, why wasn't he talking to you before?"
"He said he was afraid he couldn't 'control himself' and was afraid we might . . . get too close, ya know?"
"Tell me about it." Miranda smiled.
"Oh, right." Lizzie laughed at herself, "So, anyway, I told him he could and I could and . . . I guess now we're secretly dating. Like, you two were." Lizzie thought for a second. She had forgotten Miranda and Gordo had gone out, "Oh, Miranda." She said ina tone that showed how sorry she felt, "Is it okay if me and Gordo date? Like, are you okay with that?"
"Don't worry about it Lizzie. I have a great boyfriend. And Gordo has a great girlfriend. I'm happy . . . a little scared but happy. Did I tell you?"
"Tell me what?" They reached homeroom and sat in their seats. Lizzie still didn't see Gordo.
"Larry and I decided we'd keep the baby. My parents were trying to get us to give it up but we want him or her. Oh, and we're going for the first ultrasound next week." Miranda sounded really excited.
"That's great! How far along are you?" Lizzie giggled at this question. She never would have guessed she'd be asking Miranda this in their high school homeroom.
Miranda giggled, too, thinking the same thing Lizzie was, "A month and half. Larry and I were talking about names last night and he wants to name the baby, if it's a boy, Spok. Can you believe that? I'm just like, 'No way, Larry.'. Then for a girl he wants to name her Gabrielle after his mom. I like that name. It's pretty. What do you think?" Lizzie was staring out the window. She couldn't figure out where Gordo was. He should've been at school half an hour ago. She hoped nothing happened to him.
"What if his dad was home when they got there?" Lizzie thought, "Or the keys to his mom's car were gone. Or what if they got in an accident?"
"Lizzie?" Miranda interrupted Lizzie's thoughts, "Lizzie?"
"Huh? What?" Lizzie asked realizing Miranda was speaking to her.
"I asked you if you liked the name Gabrielle."
"Oh, uh . . ."Lizzie sounded dazed. Like Miranda had before she told anyone she was pregnant, "Yeah . . . yeah, it's nice."
"What's wrong, Lizzie?"
"I'm just kind of worried about Gordo." Before Miranda could reply the bell rang and they had to go to their next class. Lizzie completely zoned out the announcements and didn't know if there was anything important she needed to know. She didn't really care, though. All she cared about was Gordo and if he was okay.
Chapter 7
Lizzie and Gordo were sitting next to each other on Lizzie's living room couch. She couldn't believe what she just asked Gordo. She asked him if he was okay with them meeting every night that Gordo loved wit hMcGuires. Gordo was stumbling along on his answer. Lizzie was os nervous she thought she would cry. "I . . . um . . . I . . ." Gordo sputtered, "I . . . y . . . yeah, sure."
"Oh, Gordo!" Lizzie said, hugging him tightly, "You have no idea how happy I am you said that!" Gordo put his arms around her waist. Lizzie took in a sharp breathe and looked from Gordo's eyes to his lips and back to his eyes before he kissed her. She had her arms twisted around his neck onto his bare back. Lizzie felt comforted with his semi muscular arms around her. She had no idea he worked out. Gordo lay Lizzie down and lay down next to her. He kept hs arm on her waist as she slowly drifted off to her dreams. She felt so right. What she was longing for finally came to her. It was hard for her to beleive she was there in reality with Gordo. "Am I dreaming?" She asked him.
"You can't be." Gordo whispered in her ear, "Because nothing feels this good in dreams." She twisted her head around and kissed him gently. "Now, go to sleep. I kno you haven't gotten much for the past couple of days."
Gordo must have been right because before she knew it she was being gently shaken on the arm. She opened her eyes and looked up into Gordo's face. The memories of what happened only a few short hours ago came flooding back and she smiled. Gordo smiled back at her, "You better go back into your room. We don't want to get in anymore trouble." Lizzie stood up and walked towards the stairs, "Oh, and Lizzie?" She turned around, "I love you." He said sheepishly. Lizzie ran over to him and kissed him before heading off to her room.
When Lizzie came back downstairs she had to remember to act like she had been over the past few days. She remembered some of the remarks Matt made about Gordo and she got mad at him. She remembered the way her parents had laughed and how she felt when she saw her Good Charlotte cd smashed on the floor and her cd player gone. She got so mad at her parents she almost wanted to tell them about her and Gordo. But she couldn't. She couldnt' tell them that and have Gordo leave and never come back. She finally got Gordo to kiss her she didn't want it to be the last time. So, she walked into the kitchen with a defiant attitude. Her mom looked at her and said, "I'm glad to see you're over being a whore." Lizzie dropped into a stool and ignored her mom. She grabbed a box of cereal and looked over at Gordo. She could see the slightest hint of a smile on his face. She smiled and her mom snapped, "What are you laughing at?"
Lizzie's head snapped up, the smile gone, "Nothing." and devulged herself in her cereal. Mrs. McGuire looked over at Gordo and looked upset.
Veering the conversation away from trouble Gordo asked his mom bitterly, "Mom, can you drive me toschool today?"
Mrs. Gordon nodded, "I don't see why not. Lizzie, do you want a ride?"
"No. She can't come with us." Gordo said quickly while Mr. and Mrs. McGuire smiled.
"That's alright, Mrs. Gordon," She emphasized the last part, "I'd rather ride the bus, no offense."
"Okay, that's fine. Well, David, we'd better get going. I thought you might want to change out of those clothes before school." They said their goodbyes and left. Lizzie grabbed her book bag and left, too.
When Lizzie got to school the first things she did was find Miranda. She looked alot happier today, she was actually smiling. Larry was standing next to her talking. Lizzie was trying to think what Miranda and Larry's child would look like and though of a baby with a regular body and Larry's head. She laughed at the image. Looking back at them Lizzie realized Miranda and Larry made a cute couple. It sounded kind of scary as she thought about it, but they did. Larry was startingto look better these days and wearing different shirts everyday. That made a difference. And Miranda, however picky she had been efore, seemed happy. Really happy. "Oh, het Lizzie." Miranda said when Lizzie walked up to them.
"Hey. Hi Larry."
Larry smiled at her, "Hey Lizzie. I'm going to go." Larry said to Miranda, "I'll see you at lunch. Bye Lizzie."
Lizzie said goodbye and opened up her locker. She threw her books inside and waited, quite impatiently, for Gordo to get to school. "What's your problem?" Miranda asked goodnaturdley.
Lizzie looked up at Miranda and said, "Well . . . Gordo and his mom are . . .well, he should tell you."
"But he's not talking to me. Are they okay? Did something happen?"
"I'll ask him if I can tell you. Yes, something did happen and they're fine. But . . . I have to tell you something. Gordo and I kissed again and everything's great between us!"
They started walking down the hall, "So, why wasn't he talking to you before?"
"He said he was afraid he couldn't 'control himself' and was afraid we might . . . get too close, ya know?"
"Tell me about it." Miranda smiled.
"Oh, right." Lizzie laughed at herself, "So, anyway, I told him he could and I could and . . . I guess now we're secretly dating. Like, you two were." Lizzie thought for a second. She had forgotten Miranda and Gordo had gone out, "Oh, Miranda." She said ina tone that showed how sorry she felt, "Is it okay if me and Gordo date? Like, are you okay with that?"
"Don't worry about it Lizzie. I have a great boyfriend. And Gordo has a great girlfriend. I'm happy . . . a little scared but happy. Did I tell you?"
"Tell me what?" They reached homeroom and sat in their seats. Lizzie still didn't see Gordo.
"Larry and I decided we'd keep the baby. My parents were trying to get us to give it up but we want him or her. Oh, and we're going for the first ultrasound next week." Miranda sounded really excited.
"That's great! How far along are you?" Lizzie giggled at this question. She never would have guessed she'd be asking Miranda this in their high school homeroom.
Miranda giggled, too, thinking the same thing Lizzie was, "A month and half. Larry and I were talking about names last night and he wants to name the baby, if it's a boy, Spok. Can you believe that? I'm just like, 'No way, Larry.'. Then for a girl he wants to name her Gabrielle after his mom. I like that name. It's pretty. What do you think?" Lizzie was staring out the window. She couldn't figure out where Gordo was. He should've been at school half an hour ago. She hoped nothing happened to him.
"What if his dad was home when they got there?" Lizzie thought, "Or the keys to his mom's car were gone. Or what if they got in an accident?"
"Lizzie?" Miranda interrupted Lizzie's thoughts, "Lizzie?"
"Huh? What?" Lizzie asked realizing Miranda was speaking to her.
"I asked you if you liked the name Gabrielle."
"Oh, uh . . ."Lizzie sounded dazed. Like Miranda had before she told anyone she was pregnant, "Yeah . . . yeah, it's nice."
"What's wrong, Lizzie?"
"I'm just kind of worried about Gordo." Before Miranda could reply the bell rang and they had to go to their next class. Lizzie completely zoned out the announcements and didn't know if there was anything important she needed to know. She didn't really care, though. All she cared about was Gordo and if he was okay.
