Hello! Welcome back! Warning, this will hold frequent point of view changes
being that they're happened simultaneously at different places. But it all
makes sense!
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Gordo tired to ignore the fact that he'd just seen Lizzie run out of the house in a tight black cocktail dress that showed off her perfect figure, and her long blonde locks had been curled at the tips. He shook his head, in attempting not to think about her, he was thinking about her even more.
"So, Tori, it's just me and you. What are we going to do?"
Her blue eyes were large as she glanced at him then went back to her coloring without word.
***
Lizzie smiled graciously at Danny as she sat down in the chair he'd pulled out. All around her people were beautifully dressed and the decorations were shimmering.
A waiter leaned on her left side. "White wine?"
She smiled and courteously nodded, then picked up the glass.
Danny held his out towards her. "To the best writer on the staff. Don't blush, you know you deserve it," he smiled, clinking glasses with her.
Lizzie took a small sip then looked around the room.
***
Gordo watched Tori, she was completely unenthusiastic about coloring, and she looked miserable. He stood up looked around the room. His eyes landed on the ball she'd played with in the park. He picked it up and tried a test bounce on the floor. He was aware that he was probably breaking a rule, but wasn't that the purpose of rules?
***
Lizzie was feeling young and giggly. She'd lost count of how many times her glass had been refilled, wandering waiters were paid to walk around and fill the glasses. She knew she wasn't drunk, she was just in a phase of euphoria. Danny turned towards her and she smiled at him. He looked incredibly handsome tonight in his dress suit. He held out this hand. "Dance with me?"
Lizzie smiled and accepted his hand. The music played softly as he clasped her hand and placed a hand on her waist. Lizzie was pleasantly shocked that he started waltzing with her.
"Surprised?" he grinned.
"A little," she smirked.
Danny suddenly moved his hand closer around her back and dipped her backwards. Lizzie's arm clasped around his neck as he brought her back up, then locked eyes.
***
Gordo bounced the ball again. Tori heard the sound and turned her small head in his direction Gordo pretended to ignore her, but out of the corner of his eye, the little girl never left his sight.
He held the ball in his hand for a moment, then bounced it again.
Tori sat up and stared at him. "No ball in house."
Gordo turned his head in her direction. "Oh, so you're talking to me now." He smiled.
Tori still watched him with wide blue eyes. Her eyes were breath taking, a crystal blue and so reflective of her own personality. He bounced the ball, then rolled it at her. Tori chortled as she stopped it with her small little legs. She kicked it back towards him. Gordo spread his legs out as he sat down. Tori's aim was a little off and this would give a barrier to stop the ball.
He grabbed the ball and rolled it back. Tori grabbed it up and clumsily threw it at him. Gordo leaned over and grabbed it, toppling over in the process. Tori tittered as he sat back up and rolled her the ball. She grabbed it as the house phone rang. Glancing toward the kitchen, he made the mistake of glancing away and the ball bounced off the back of his head.
He grabbed his head and whirled around. Tori doubled over with giggles as Gordo pretended the hit knocked him out, he figured whoever was calling would call back.
With his eyes closed, he listened as Tori's giggle died out, then her footsteps came closer. "Uh oh," she murmured. Her little hand poked into his arm.
Gordo bit down on the inside of his lip to keep from smiling. Tori plopped down on the floor next to him and shook his arm. "Up!" she commanded. He didn't respond and her shaking became a little more insistent. "Up!"
***
"Not tiring out on me are you?" Danny smiled, his hand resting on the back of Lizzie's chair.
Lizzie smiled at him as she looked at the beautiful crystal award, engraved with her name sitting on a black base in front of her.
"No, not tiring," she answered, turning towards him. "Just happy."
"Well, that's good. I like for you to be happy."
"Well, good then, because I am," she laughed, standing up. She grabbed a hold of Danny's arm. "Let's see if you can do anything besides waltz."
Danny smirked at her, raising his eyebrows. "Well, I can Fox Trot, Quick Step, Swing-"
"Yeah, yeah, but can you dance?" Lizzie asked, she lead him onto the dance floor and turned to face him. "Can you feel the music and move to it?"
***
Gordo suddenly reached out with a growl and grabbed Tori's sides. She shrieked then began to giggle uncontrollably.
"Silly," she exclaimed, running over to the ball.
Gordo sat up and brought his knees up to his chest. He reached out for the paper and titled his head as he stared sideways at Tori. "Have you been to a movie theatre?" he asked.
Tori stared at him then grabbed a DVD. "Movie?"
Deciding that his approach wasn't the best, he spread out the paper to the movie times and ads. Curious, she walked over and looked with him. "How about, me, you and you mommy go see a movie?" Tori smiled and nodded. Gordo laughed, the only thing going through her mind was going outside, but, what the hell, she'd have fun. "Okay, which one you want to go see?"
Tori considered the question about as much as a two year old could, then finally pointed to an ad for the latest animated release. He laughed and nodded. "Okay, we'll go see that one with your mommy tomorrow night."
"Go movie?" she asked.
Gordo nodded. "So, let's get you to bed so you can stay up with us tomorrow, okay?"
"Night, night?" Tori asked disappointed.
"But we'll have fun tomorrow," he earnestly promised, grabbing her up like a football.
He ran up the stairs with her and quickly changed her clothes, then laid her down in her bed.
"Read a story," she requested, her blue eyes pleading.
With a sigh and a smiled Gordo walked over and picked out a book, then settled down next to her and began to read.
***
Lizzie laughed breathlessly as she tossed her blonde locks over her shoulder and smiled at Danny.
"This has been a great night, and really, this limo wasn't necessary."
"Why not?" he challenged, his arm resting on her shoulder. "You're special, you deserve a nice ride."
Lizzie smiled as she looked down at her feet in the delicate black heels Miranda had loaned her. She didn't know what to say. The night with Danny had been, well, magical. It'd been so long since she'd felt so much attention. It's been so long since she was able to have a good time and laugh. She looked over at him and smiled, still at a loss for words.
The limo pulled up in front of her house and the surprises didn't end and Danny got out then came around to her side and opened the door. He held out his hand which she took. "Thank you," she stated in her most posh voice before she started laughing. She started towards the house then was shocked as Danny followed.
"Let me walk you to your door," he smiled.
A soft laugh came from her lips as she led the way. "Danny, I want to say thank you again. It's been a great night."
They reached the door and he turned to face her. "You know you're more than welcome," he smiled, holding her hand.
Lizzie smiled, then suddenly, he leaned down and his lips met hers.
***
Gordo turned away from the window. He took a deep breath. What did he expect, he had no reason what-so-ever to care about what he just saw. Lizzie was a big girl, she could do whatever she wanted.
Another deep breath as he struggled to regain his thoughts. It didn't matter that things had seemed different last night, that they'd seemed to find that old connection. Time was a malevolent enemy.
He heard her keys jingle as she stepped into the room.
"Hey," he smiled, hoping his smile didn't look as fake as it felt.
"Hi," she said softly.
The silence grew thick for a moment and he wondered what was going through her mind. With a quick, unnoticeable shake of his head he smiled at her. "What are you doing tomorrow night? Feel like going to a movie?"
"Huh?" she asked.
"Well, I kinda of promised Tori that we'd take her to a movie," he stated. As much as he enjoyed spending time with Tori, he wished he hadn't promised that Lizzie would be in on the activity, what if she had other plans, with someone else? Particularly, someone she'd seen tonight?
"Oh," Lizzie nodded. "Th-that would be fine. Tori would love a movie."
"Great," he smiled, standing up. He told her the time then nodded as he shoved his hands in his pockets. "Well, she was great. She's sleeping now. And I'm going to go to bed too."
He quickly ran up the stairs. That could have gone worse, he assured himself. Could have been better. Especially if he hadn't looked out the window. *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ So, did you like, did you hate? Review please!
Gordo tired to ignore the fact that he'd just seen Lizzie run out of the house in a tight black cocktail dress that showed off her perfect figure, and her long blonde locks had been curled at the tips. He shook his head, in attempting not to think about her, he was thinking about her even more.
"So, Tori, it's just me and you. What are we going to do?"
Her blue eyes were large as she glanced at him then went back to her coloring without word.
***
Lizzie smiled graciously at Danny as she sat down in the chair he'd pulled out. All around her people were beautifully dressed and the decorations were shimmering.
A waiter leaned on her left side. "White wine?"
She smiled and courteously nodded, then picked up the glass.
Danny held his out towards her. "To the best writer on the staff. Don't blush, you know you deserve it," he smiled, clinking glasses with her.
Lizzie took a small sip then looked around the room.
***
Gordo watched Tori, she was completely unenthusiastic about coloring, and she looked miserable. He stood up looked around the room. His eyes landed on the ball she'd played with in the park. He picked it up and tried a test bounce on the floor. He was aware that he was probably breaking a rule, but wasn't that the purpose of rules?
***
Lizzie was feeling young and giggly. She'd lost count of how many times her glass had been refilled, wandering waiters were paid to walk around and fill the glasses. She knew she wasn't drunk, she was just in a phase of euphoria. Danny turned towards her and she smiled at him. He looked incredibly handsome tonight in his dress suit. He held out this hand. "Dance with me?"
Lizzie smiled and accepted his hand. The music played softly as he clasped her hand and placed a hand on her waist. Lizzie was pleasantly shocked that he started waltzing with her.
"Surprised?" he grinned.
"A little," she smirked.
Danny suddenly moved his hand closer around her back and dipped her backwards. Lizzie's arm clasped around his neck as he brought her back up, then locked eyes.
***
Gordo bounced the ball again. Tori heard the sound and turned her small head in his direction Gordo pretended to ignore her, but out of the corner of his eye, the little girl never left his sight.
He held the ball in his hand for a moment, then bounced it again.
Tori sat up and stared at him. "No ball in house."
Gordo turned his head in her direction. "Oh, so you're talking to me now." He smiled.
Tori still watched him with wide blue eyes. Her eyes were breath taking, a crystal blue and so reflective of her own personality. He bounced the ball, then rolled it at her. Tori chortled as she stopped it with her small little legs. She kicked it back towards him. Gordo spread his legs out as he sat down. Tori's aim was a little off and this would give a barrier to stop the ball.
He grabbed the ball and rolled it back. Tori grabbed it up and clumsily threw it at him. Gordo leaned over and grabbed it, toppling over in the process. Tori tittered as he sat back up and rolled her the ball. She grabbed it as the house phone rang. Glancing toward the kitchen, he made the mistake of glancing away and the ball bounced off the back of his head.
He grabbed his head and whirled around. Tori doubled over with giggles as Gordo pretended the hit knocked him out, he figured whoever was calling would call back.
With his eyes closed, he listened as Tori's giggle died out, then her footsteps came closer. "Uh oh," she murmured. Her little hand poked into his arm.
Gordo bit down on the inside of his lip to keep from smiling. Tori plopped down on the floor next to him and shook his arm. "Up!" she commanded. He didn't respond and her shaking became a little more insistent. "Up!"
***
"Not tiring out on me are you?" Danny smiled, his hand resting on the back of Lizzie's chair.
Lizzie smiled at him as she looked at the beautiful crystal award, engraved with her name sitting on a black base in front of her.
"No, not tiring," she answered, turning towards him. "Just happy."
"Well, that's good. I like for you to be happy."
"Well, good then, because I am," she laughed, standing up. She grabbed a hold of Danny's arm. "Let's see if you can do anything besides waltz."
Danny smirked at her, raising his eyebrows. "Well, I can Fox Trot, Quick Step, Swing-"
"Yeah, yeah, but can you dance?" Lizzie asked, she lead him onto the dance floor and turned to face him. "Can you feel the music and move to it?"
***
Gordo suddenly reached out with a growl and grabbed Tori's sides. She shrieked then began to giggle uncontrollably.
"Silly," she exclaimed, running over to the ball.
Gordo sat up and brought his knees up to his chest. He reached out for the paper and titled his head as he stared sideways at Tori. "Have you been to a movie theatre?" he asked.
Tori stared at him then grabbed a DVD. "Movie?"
Deciding that his approach wasn't the best, he spread out the paper to the movie times and ads. Curious, she walked over and looked with him. "How about, me, you and you mommy go see a movie?" Tori smiled and nodded. Gordo laughed, the only thing going through her mind was going outside, but, what the hell, she'd have fun. "Okay, which one you want to go see?"
Tori considered the question about as much as a two year old could, then finally pointed to an ad for the latest animated release. He laughed and nodded. "Okay, we'll go see that one with your mommy tomorrow night."
"Go movie?" she asked.
Gordo nodded. "So, let's get you to bed so you can stay up with us tomorrow, okay?"
"Night, night?" Tori asked disappointed.
"But we'll have fun tomorrow," he earnestly promised, grabbing her up like a football.
He ran up the stairs with her and quickly changed her clothes, then laid her down in her bed.
"Read a story," she requested, her blue eyes pleading.
With a sigh and a smiled Gordo walked over and picked out a book, then settled down next to her and began to read.
***
Lizzie laughed breathlessly as she tossed her blonde locks over her shoulder and smiled at Danny.
"This has been a great night, and really, this limo wasn't necessary."
"Why not?" he challenged, his arm resting on her shoulder. "You're special, you deserve a nice ride."
Lizzie smiled as she looked down at her feet in the delicate black heels Miranda had loaned her. She didn't know what to say. The night with Danny had been, well, magical. It'd been so long since she'd felt so much attention. It's been so long since she was able to have a good time and laugh. She looked over at him and smiled, still at a loss for words.
The limo pulled up in front of her house and the surprises didn't end and Danny got out then came around to her side and opened the door. He held out his hand which she took. "Thank you," she stated in her most posh voice before she started laughing. She started towards the house then was shocked as Danny followed.
"Let me walk you to your door," he smiled.
A soft laugh came from her lips as she led the way. "Danny, I want to say thank you again. It's been a great night."
They reached the door and he turned to face her. "You know you're more than welcome," he smiled, holding her hand.
Lizzie smiled, then suddenly, he leaned down and his lips met hers.
***
Gordo turned away from the window. He took a deep breath. What did he expect, he had no reason what-so-ever to care about what he just saw. Lizzie was a big girl, she could do whatever she wanted.
Another deep breath as he struggled to regain his thoughts. It didn't matter that things had seemed different last night, that they'd seemed to find that old connection. Time was a malevolent enemy.
He heard her keys jingle as she stepped into the room.
"Hey," he smiled, hoping his smile didn't look as fake as it felt.
"Hi," she said softly.
The silence grew thick for a moment and he wondered what was going through her mind. With a quick, unnoticeable shake of his head he smiled at her. "What are you doing tomorrow night? Feel like going to a movie?"
"Huh?" she asked.
"Well, I kinda of promised Tori that we'd take her to a movie," he stated. As much as he enjoyed spending time with Tori, he wished he hadn't promised that Lizzie would be in on the activity, what if she had other plans, with someone else? Particularly, someone she'd seen tonight?
"Oh," Lizzie nodded. "Th-that would be fine. Tori would love a movie."
"Great," he smiled, standing up. He told her the time then nodded as he shoved his hands in his pockets. "Well, she was great. She's sleeping now. And I'm going to go to bed too."
He quickly ran up the stairs. That could have gone worse, he assured himself. Could have been better. Especially if he hadn't looked out the window. *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ So, did you like, did you hate? Review please!