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Chapter 11: Lizzie and Who?
A month went by and Lizzie worked hard to make amends with her family, especially her mom. And after a while she actually started to enjoy spending so much time with her family. Every Friday night they started to have a family game night that Gordo usually managed to be a part of.
Gordo was actually spending a lot of time at the McGuire house keeping Lizzie company.
"I can't believe we have only one more day of school until Thanksgiving break. It seems like school started just yesterday," Lizzie said to Gordo who was visiting Lizzie that Thursday afternoon.
"Yeah," Gordo wistfully replied.
"I sent Miranda that letter exactly a month ago today, and she still hasn't written me back. What if she isn't going to forgive me."
"I'm sure she'll forgive you. Maybe she's just waiting for the right moment to accept your apology," Gordo said with a sly grin.
"How do you wait for the right moment when you're sending a letter? And why are you grinning like that?"
"Like what?" Gordo asked, trying to conceal his smile.
"You know something. Tell me or I'll… or I'll hit you with this pillow." Lizzie grabbed a pillow on the couch she was sitting on.
"What smile?" Lizzie raised her pillow, ready for war. "You'll find out really soon. Please don't hurt me, but before Lizzie could nail Gordo, he grabbed a pillow and hit Lizzie's arm.
"Hey, that's not fair!"
"What, defending myself?"
"Yeah." Lizzie hit Gordo on the side of his head.
"Hey, this means war." Gordo started attacking Lizzie with his pillow. Lizzie grabbed another pillow and started attacking Gordo from both sides. Then, knocked Lizzie over, who was uncontrollably laughing, and Lizzie grabble Gordo's ankles and he fell down on top of her. The two became silent and they stared into each other's eyes. Before either of them knew what was happening, Gordo reached down and softly kissed Lizzie on the lips. Then, Gordo quickly got up. "I'm so sorry. I don't know what I was thinking," Gordo stammered as he started walking towards the door.
"No, wait. You can't just leave now," Lizzie called after him, but Gordo was already out the door, running down the McGuire driveway. "Gordo, wait," Lizzie screamed, running out the door and after Gordo who was nearly halfway down the street already. Lizzie stopped at the edge of her yard, remembering her punishment, but she quickly pushed that out of her head and starting running after Gordo again.
She finally caught up with him in a park between their houses and grabbed Gordo's arm. "We have to talk," she panted.
"No. There's nothing to talk about."
"Nothing to talk about?" She wondered if Gordo had lost his mind. "You just kissed me and we have nothing to talk about? Maybe you could start with your reason for kissing me. And what about your girlfriend?"
"I just got caught up in the moment. I'm sorry."
"David Gordon. I know you a whole lot better than that, and I know for a fact that you're not the kind of guy who gets caught up in the moment or the type to cheat on his girlfriend."
"What girlfriend?"
"That international club chick."
"Oh. We went on a couple dates, but she talked too much, so I dumped her almost a month ago."
"Then why did you kiss me?"
"Okay, fine. You wanna know the truth? I'll tell you. Lizzie, you are my best friend. I don't know where I would be without you, especially after Miranda left."
"Well, I wasn't exactly the best friend to have after she left."
"That doesn't matter. You're still my best friend and that will never change. Remember when I was gonna tell you something after that mystery party we had, or after Ronny broke up with you and I told you how beautiful you were and then I tried to say something else? All of those times I lost the nerve to say this. Lizzie, I like you, not as a friend, but as someone that I want to spend my life with. Don't you get it? I don't want to just go out with you. I want to date you."
Lizzie studied Gordo's eyes. She was stunned, but at the same time she wasn't surprised. "I don't know what to say."
"Say something. Lizzie, when I saw you and Ronny kiss, I was stunned and jealous. When you and Frankie Munez tried dating, I told you not to, not because he was famous, but because I wanted to date you. Remember when I wrote you rock, don't ever change. Only I really mean it? I wrote that because I really did mean it. Now, I've said my part. It's your turn."
"Gordo, I. What am I supposed to say? Do you want me to confess my undying love for you?"
"That would beat being speechless."
"But I don't love you."
"Could you at least give dating me a chance?"
"I have just been through a lot, and you were there every step of the way, not matter how I treated you, but if we didn't work out, I would lose one of my best friends. Gordo, don't break my heart."
"I won't. I promise I won't." Gordo leaned in towards Lizzie and kissed her again.
Lizzie looked into Gordo's eyes. "Well, I hope you're ready for this phase of our life."
"This isn't a phase. I won't let it be." The two stood in the park, enjoying the comfortable silence between the two of them, none wanting to break it.
Suddenly, Lizzie remembered her punishment. "Oh, crap. I have to go home," she blurted out.
"Hey, I'll visit you tomorrow."
"You better." Lizzie turned around and ran all the way home.
She jogged up to the front door of her house, grinning and quietly opened the door and snuck up to her bedroom.
"Lizzie, is that you?" her dad called from the back porch.
"Yeah, I'm in my room," Lizzie called back, her heart skipping a beat.
"It's your turn to set the table for dinner."
"Oh, okay. I'll be right down." Lizzie leaned against her closed bedroom door and sighed in relief, a giant smile taking over her face.
Then, Lizzie floated down the stairs to set the table, grinning and humming the whole way.
"Wow, somebody looks happy," Lizzie's mom said as Lizzie floated into the kitchen.
"You could say that," Lizzie replied, getting a stack of plates out of the cupboard.
"I've seen that grin before, and if I didn't know better, I would think you got kissed."
"How did you know?"
"What? You got kissed? By who? I swear if it was Josh, I will ground you until…"
"Mom, chill. Josh is a moron. I wouldn't even touch him."
"Then wh… Gordo kissed you?"
"Yep. It was the best thing ever. You know how you always tell me I should marry my best friend? Well, Gordo is defiantly my best friend.
"Whoa! You are fifteen years old. You don't need to think about marriage now or anytime soon."
"Hey, I'm just saying."
"Well, just be careful."
"I will. You know Gordo, and I know you trust him. You have nothing to worry about."
A/N: One more chapter to go! Tell me if you think I did a good job putting Lizzie and Gordo together and how I can make it better next time.
Chapter 11: Lizzie and Who?
A month went by and Lizzie worked hard to make amends with her family, especially her mom. And after a while she actually started to enjoy spending so much time with her family. Every Friday night they started to have a family game night that Gordo usually managed to be a part of.
Gordo was actually spending a lot of time at the McGuire house keeping Lizzie company.
"I can't believe we have only one more day of school until Thanksgiving break. It seems like school started just yesterday," Lizzie said to Gordo who was visiting Lizzie that Thursday afternoon.
"Yeah," Gordo wistfully replied.
"I sent Miranda that letter exactly a month ago today, and she still hasn't written me back. What if she isn't going to forgive me."
"I'm sure she'll forgive you. Maybe she's just waiting for the right moment to accept your apology," Gordo said with a sly grin.
"How do you wait for the right moment when you're sending a letter? And why are you grinning like that?"
"Like what?" Gordo asked, trying to conceal his smile.
"You know something. Tell me or I'll… or I'll hit you with this pillow." Lizzie grabbed a pillow on the couch she was sitting on.
"What smile?" Lizzie raised her pillow, ready for war. "You'll find out really soon. Please don't hurt me, but before Lizzie could nail Gordo, he grabbed a pillow and hit Lizzie's arm.
"Hey, that's not fair!"
"What, defending myself?"
"Yeah." Lizzie hit Gordo on the side of his head.
"Hey, this means war." Gordo started attacking Lizzie with his pillow. Lizzie grabbed another pillow and started attacking Gordo from both sides. Then, knocked Lizzie over, who was uncontrollably laughing, and Lizzie grabble Gordo's ankles and he fell down on top of her. The two became silent and they stared into each other's eyes. Before either of them knew what was happening, Gordo reached down and softly kissed Lizzie on the lips. Then, Gordo quickly got up. "I'm so sorry. I don't know what I was thinking," Gordo stammered as he started walking towards the door.
"No, wait. You can't just leave now," Lizzie called after him, but Gordo was already out the door, running down the McGuire driveway. "Gordo, wait," Lizzie screamed, running out the door and after Gordo who was nearly halfway down the street already. Lizzie stopped at the edge of her yard, remembering her punishment, but she quickly pushed that out of her head and starting running after Gordo again.
She finally caught up with him in a park between their houses and grabbed Gordo's arm. "We have to talk," she panted.
"No. There's nothing to talk about."
"Nothing to talk about?" She wondered if Gordo had lost his mind. "You just kissed me and we have nothing to talk about? Maybe you could start with your reason for kissing me. And what about your girlfriend?"
"I just got caught up in the moment. I'm sorry."
"David Gordon. I know you a whole lot better than that, and I know for a fact that you're not the kind of guy who gets caught up in the moment or the type to cheat on his girlfriend."
"What girlfriend?"
"That international club chick."
"Oh. We went on a couple dates, but she talked too much, so I dumped her almost a month ago."
"Then why did you kiss me?"
"Okay, fine. You wanna know the truth? I'll tell you. Lizzie, you are my best friend. I don't know where I would be without you, especially after Miranda left."
"Well, I wasn't exactly the best friend to have after she left."
"That doesn't matter. You're still my best friend and that will never change. Remember when I was gonna tell you something after that mystery party we had, or after Ronny broke up with you and I told you how beautiful you were and then I tried to say something else? All of those times I lost the nerve to say this. Lizzie, I like you, not as a friend, but as someone that I want to spend my life with. Don't you get it? I don't want to just go out with you. I want to date you."
Lizzie studied Gordo's eyes. She was stunned, but at the same time she wasn't surprised. "I don't know what to say."
"Say something. Lizzie, when I saw you and Ronny kiss, I was stunned and jealous. When you and Frankie Munez tried dating, I told you not to, not because he was famous, but because I wanted to date you. Remember when I wrote you rock, don't ever change. Only I really mean it? I wrote that because I really did mean it. Now, I've said my part. It's your turn."
"Gordo, I. What am I supposed to say? Do you want me to confess my undying love for you?"
"That would beat being speechless."
"But I don't love you."
"Could you at least give dating me a chance?"
"I have just been through a lot, and you were there every step of the way, not matter how I treated you, but if we didn't work out, I would lose one of my best friends. Gordo, don't break my heart."
"I won't. I promise I won't." Gordo leaned in towards Lizzie and kissed her again.
Lizzie looked into Gordo's eyes. "Well, I hope you're ready for this phase of our life."
"This isn't a phase. I won't let it be." The two stood in the park, enjoying the comfortable silence between the two of them, none wanting to break it.
Suddenly, Lizzie remembered her punishment. "Oh, crap. I have to go home," she blurted out.
"Hey, I'll visit you tomorrow."
"You better." Lizzie turned around and ran all the way home.
She jogged up to the front door of her house, grinning and quietly opened the door and snuck up to her bedroom.
"Lizzie, is that you?" her dad called from the back porch.
"Yeah, I'm in my room," Lizzie called back, her heart skipping a beat.
"It's your turn to set the table for dinner."
"Oh, okay. I'll be right down." Lizzie leaned against her closed bedroom door and sighed in relief, a giant smile taking over her face.
Then, Lizzie floated down the stairs to set the table, grinning and humming the whole way.
"Wow, somebody looks happy," Lizzie's mom said as Lizzie floated into the kitchen.
"You could say that," Lizzie replied, getting a stack of plates out of the cupboard.
"I've seen that grin before, and if I didn't know better, I would think you got kissed."
"How did you know?"
"What? You got kissed? By who? I swear if it was Josh, I will ground you until…"
"Mom, chill. Josh is a moron. I wouldn't even touch him."
"Then wh… Gordo kissed you?"
"Yep. It was the best thing ever. You know how you always tell me I should marry my best friend? Well, Gordo is defiantly my best friend.
"Whoa! You are fifteen years old. You don't need to think about marriage now or anytime soon."
"Hey, I'm just saying."
"Well, just be careful."
"I will. You know Gordo, and I know you trust him. You have nothing to worry about."
A/N: One more chapter to go! Tell me if you think I did a good job putting Lizzie and Gordo together and how I can make it better next time.