Inspired by the Everly Brothers song "Wake Up, Little Susie"
Gordo went to visit Lizzie, on impulse walking around the house to the back
yard, rather than using the door. He found her stretched out on her back
in a hammock, her legs crossed at the ankles. She was engrossed in a book
and didn't hear him until he cleared his throat.
"Gordo!" She got out of the hammock, put her book down, and moved toward
him. They touched noses and chins and kissed each other hello, a greeting
they both enjoyed.
"Hey, handsome," Lizzie said after they released each other's lips.
"Hey, beautiful," Gordo responded through the ear-to-ear grin he always got
when Lizzie called him that.
"Um, could we kind of just hang out her, at least for a little while?"
"Sure. Why?"
"Well, it's such a gorgeous day out, I didn't want to wear shoes yet."
The two had been friends since they could remember. Lizzie sometimes said
she'd known Gordo since she was one day old. She usually wore sandals or
flip-flops to school and took them off when she got home. Gordo considered
her feet one of her best features, but didn't say so out loud in so many
words.
"OK. How about we try out this hammock? It's new, isn't it?"
"Yeah. Dad's softball buddies helped him put it together."
"Oh, those guys with the chimp?"
"Yep." They'd been moving toward the hammock as they talked, each with an
arm around the other's waist. They got in, side by side, Lizzie's head on
Gordo's shoulder.
"Mmm, this is nice," Lizzie murmured.
Gordo went to visit Lizzie, on impulse walking around the house to the back
yard, rather than using the door. He found her stretched out on her back
in a hammock, her legs crossed at the ankles. She was engrossed in a book
and didn't hear him until he cleared his throat.
"Gordo!" She got out of the hammock, put her book down, and moved toward
him. They touched noses and chins and kissed each other hello, a greeting
they both enjoyed.
"Hey, handsome," Lizzie said after they released each other's lips.
"Hey, beautiful," Gordo responded through the ear-to-ear grin he always got
when Lizzie called him that.
"Um, could we kind of just hang out her, at least for a little while?"
"Sure. Why?"
"Well, it's such a gorgeous day out, I didn't want to wear shoes yet."
The two had been friends since they could remember. Lizzie sometimes said
she'd known Gordo since she was one day old. She usually wore sandals or
flip-flops to school and took them off when she got home. Gordo considered
her feet one of her best features, but didn't say so out loud in so many
words.
"OK. How about we try out this hammock? It's new, isn't it?"
"Yeah. Dad's softball buddies helped him put it together."
"Oh, those guys with the chimp?"
"Yep." They'd been moving toward the hammock as they talked, each with an
arm around the other's waist. They got in, side by side, Lizzie's head on
Gordo's shoulder.
"Mmm, this is nice," Lizzie murmured.