Why Can't I Breathe?
Disclaimer: I don't own anything
Summary: Lizzie's engaged! Her fiancé. . .Jon, a tall, dark and handsome guy she met at Florida State University. But she doesn't know that someone from her past still loves her. . .and will do just about anything to win her heart over
Chapter 2—You again.
"Ladies and Gentlemen. . .We will be landing in our destination in approximately 10 minutes. The temperature in Hilldrige, California is 85 degrees. Please buckle your seatbelts at this time. Thank you for choosing California Airlines. We hope you enjoyed your flight." Gordo stared silently out the window as the little town he'd grown up in appeared bigger and bigger. His stomach wrenched as he felt the planes wheels hit the runway. He was truly excited to see Lizzie, but he was terrified of what her news could be. The airplane coasted to a stop and began a slow drive towards the terminal. Gordo felt his heart rate increase. He slowly started sweating.
"You are such a dork." He told himself under his breath. "Why does she do this to you every time?" Gordo saw the seatbelt sign go up and several people around him began to stand up and get their bags from the overhead compartment. He let out a deep breath and stood slowly to his feet. Grabbing his shoulder bag from up above he stepped into the isle and single filed off the airplane. His fellow passengers reached the glass doors leading to the waiting area, and one by one they all ran into the arms of a loved one. Gordo walked through the doors alone, and looked for Lizzie. With no sign of her, he headed for the luggage pick up. He stood on one side of the conveyor belt and waited. Three of his bags came at the same time. He picked up the two biggest ones and waited for the third, smaller one to circle around again. Bags after bag passed him but his third one did not appear. After about five minutes Gordo circled around to the other side of the belt. There, standing with his third bag, was Lizzie.
"Gordo!" Lizzie yelled out. But he'd already seen her and a bright smile already graced his face. Lizzie dropped the mysterious missing bag and threw her arms around his neck. He set down his suitcases and wrapped his around her waist. They stood like that for a few seconds. Gordo smelled her hair.
"She smells so good!" Gordo exclaimed in his head. "How are you?" He asked aloud.
"I'm so glad to see you." Lizzie said, still in his arms. She glanced at her ring behind his head. She twisted it upside down. For some reason she couldn't tell him she was engaged. For some reason she felt too good in his arms. She didn't have to tell him right now at least. Jon wasn't coming to Hilldrige for another two weeks. That would give her plenty of time to break the news to him.
"So what's the big news?" Gordo asked pulling her back at arms length away.
"Uh. . .it's not really important right now. I'll just tell you about it later. We have way too much to talk about." Lizzie gave him a dazzling smile and Gordo felt his legs go weak.
"Well obviously if she doesn't want to tell me now its not that big of a deal." Gordo analyzed as he let go of Lizzie and walked in silence towards her 2000, red, BMW. They loaded the bags into the trunk and then hopped in. Lizzie pulled on her "Jackie O" sunglasses and pulled into traffic.
"So. . .uh. . .How have you been?" Lizzie asked stealing a look at Gordo every once in a while. Gordo sat nervously in the passenger seat.
"I've been good. And yourself?" Gordo stared at the blonde hair bouncing around by the air from the open window.
"Pretty good, college is pretty hard, it WOULD be a lot easier if my #1 study buddy hadn't have gone to a big ivy league college leaving me all by my lonesome." Lizzie smiled over at him. But there was no smile on Gordo's face.
"Lizzie, I've told you over and over that I would just be limiting myself at Florida State. I need a challenge and Harvard offers me that." Gordo saw the frown cross over her face.
"God, Gordo I was just kidding. Are you still mad about the last time we talked?" Lizzie looked over to see Gordo fuming.
"Yes! I am still mad! Lizzie you broke my heart and ran off to Florida with not as much as an explanation why!" Lizzie changed lanes and made a sharp left turn.
"Gordo, I never meant to hurt you. I just couldn't get involved with you." Lizzie glanced hopelessly over at him. He was staring out the window.
"Why not Lizzie? What's wrong with me?" Gordo asked without even turning away from the window. Lizzie made another sharp turn and pulled the car to a stop in his driveway.
"Because Gordo, I was afraid I'd fall in love with you. Just like everyone predicted. Ever since we were little everyone thought we'd grow up and get married and have kids of our own. Well I wanted to make my own life! I didn't want people predicting my every move! I wanted to be unpredictable." Lizzie turned to face him more directly and Gordo stared at her with disbelief.
"Well, Lets see if you can predict this." Gordo sarcastically smiled at her and hopped out of the car. He pulled his bags from the trunk and headed inside.
"UGH!" Lizzie screamed. "Why does he do this to me every time?" Lizzie asked herself as she pulled out of her driveway and drove the two blocks to her house. She ran inside quickly and flopped onto her bed. She fell asleep quickly and began to dream.
"Lizzie. . .I'm completely in love with you. Everything about you makes me so happy. You are so amazing. You take my breath away." Gordo reached for Lizzie's hand but she jerked back.
"No, Gordo. I don't love you." Lizzie said and tears started to fall.
"What?" Gordo asked his empty hand still frozen in mid air.
"I'm not in love with you."
"But. . .Lizzie." Gordo pleaded with her.
"I don't think I'll ever love you like that. I just can't!!!!" Lizzie screamed through her tears. Gordo sat silent.
"Get out." Gordo said quietly.
"Gordo. . .Don't get mad." Lizzie tried to calm him down.
"GET OUT!" Gordo screamed and Lizzie watched as a tear fell from his eye. Lizzie ran from her best friend's apartment and out of his life.
Lizzie woke up drenched in sweat. She wasn't surprised. She'd had that same dream many times since she'd actually lived it. Now it felt like she was starting all over again. She ran her fingers through her hair, but her ring got caught. She twisted it around and studied it for a little bit. Then she slipped it off and put it on her bedside table. She wasn't going to tell Gordo she was engaged until things were right between them. She would NOT get married if her best friend wasn't at her wedding!!!!!
Disclaimer: I don't own anything
Summary: Lizzie's engaged! Her fiancé. . .Jon, a tall, dark and handsome guy she met at Florida State University. But she doesn't know that someone from her past still loves her. . .and will do just about anything to win her heart over
Chapter 2—You again.
"Ladies and Gentlemen. . .We will be landing in our destination in approximately 10 minutes. The temperature in Hilldrige, California is 85 degrees. Please buckle your seatbelts at this time. Thank you for choosing California Airlines. We hope you enjoyed your flight." Gordo stared silently out the window as the little town he'd grown up in appeared bigger and bigger. His stomach wrenched as he felt the planes wheels hit the runway. He was truly excited to see Lizzie, but he was terrified of what her news could be. The airplane coasted to a stop and began a slow drive towards the terminal. Gordo felt his heart rate increase. He slowly started sweating.
"You are such a dork." He told himself under his breath. "Why does she do this to you every time?" Gordo saw the seatbelt sign go up and several people around him began to stand up and get their bags from the overhead compartment. He let out a deep breath and stood slowly to his feet. Grabbing his shoulder bag from up above he stepped into the isle and single filed off the airplane. His fellow passengers reached the glass doors leading to the waiting area, and one by one they all ran into the arms of a loved one. Gordo walked through the doors alone, and looked for Lizzie. With no sign of her, he headed for the luggage pick up. He stood on one side of the conveyor belt and waited. Three of his bags came at the same time. He picked up the two biggest ones and waited for the third, smaller one to circle around again. Bags after bag passed him but his third one did not appear. After about five minutes Gordo circled around to the other side of the belt. There, standing with his third bag, was Lizzie.
"Gordo!" Lizzie yelled out. But he'd already seen her and a bright smile already graced his face. Lizzie dropped the mysterious missing bag and threw her arms around his neck. He set down his suitcases and wrapped his around her waist. They stood like that for a few seconds. Gordo smelled her hair.
"She smells so good!" Gordo exclaimed in his head. "How are you?" He asked aloud.
"I'm so glad to see you." Lizzie said, still in his arms. She glanced at her ring behind his head. She twisted it upside down. For some reason she couldn't tell him she was engaged. For some reason she felt too good in his arms. She didn't have to tell him right now at least. Jon wasn't coming to Hilldrige for another two weeks. That would give her plenty of time to break the news to him.
"So what's the big news?" Gordo asked pulling her back at arms length away.
"Uh. . .it's not really important right now. I'll just tell you about it later. We have way too much to talk about." Lizzie gave him a dazzling smile and Gordo felt his legs go weak.
"Well obviously if she doesn't want to tell me now its not that big of a deal." Gordo analyzed as he let go of Lizzie and walked in silence towards her 2000, red, BMW. They loaded the bags into the trunk and then hopped in. Lizzie pulled on her "Jackie O" sunglasses and pulled into traffic.
"So. . .uh. . .How have you been?" Lizzie asked stealing a look at Gordo every once in a while. Gordo sat nervously in the passenger seat.
"I've been good. And yourself?" Gordo stared at the blonde hair bouncing around by the air from the open window.
"Pretty good, college is pretty hard, it WOULD be a lot easier if my #1 study buddy hadn't have gone to a big ivy league college leaving me all by my lonesome." Lizzie smiled over at him. But there was no smile on Gordo's face.
"Lizzie, I've told you over and over that I would just be limiting myself at Florida State. I need a challenge and Harvard offers me that." Gordo saw the frown cross over her face.
"God, Gordo I was just kidding. Are you still mad about the last time we talked?" Lizzie looked over to see Gordo fuming.
"Yes! I am still mad! Lizzie you broke my heart and ran off to Florida with not as much as an explanation why!" Lizzie changed lanes and made a sharp left turn.
"Gordo, I never meant to hurt you. I just couldn't get involved with you." Lizzie glanced hopelessly over at him. He was staring out the window.
"Why not Lizzie? What's wrong with me?" Gordo asked without even turning away from the window. Lizzie made another sharp turn and pulled the car to a stop in his driveway.
"Because Gordo, I was afraid I'd fall in love with you. Just like everyone predicted. Ever since we were little everyone thought we'd grow up and get married and have kids of our own. Well I wanted to make my own life! I didn't want people predicting my every move! I wanted to be unpredictable." Lizzie turned to face him more directly and Gordo stared at her with disbelief.
"Well, Lets see if you can predict this." Gordo sarcastically smiled at her and hopped out of the car. He pulled his bags from the trunk and headed inside.
"UGH!" Lizzie screamed. "Why does he do this to me every time?" Lizzie asked herself as she pulled out of her driveway and drove the two blocks to her house. She ran inside quickly and flopped onto her bed. She fell asleep quickly and began to dream.
"Lizzie. . .I'm completely in love with you. Everything about you makes me so happy. You are so amazing. You take my breath away." Gordo reached for Lizzie's hand but she jerked back.
"No, Gordo. I don't love you." Lizzie said and tears started to fall.
"What?" Gordo asked his empty hand still frozen in mid air.
"I'm not in love with you."
"But. . .Lizzie." Gordo pleaded with her.
"I don't think I'll ever love you like that. I just can't!!!!" Lizzie screamed through her tears. Gordo sat silent.
"Get out." Gordo said quietly.
"Gordo. . .Don't get mad." Lizzie tried to calm him down.
"GET OUT!" Gordo screamed and Lizzie watched as a tear fell from his eye. Lizzie ran from her best friend's apartment and out of his life.
Lizzie woke up drenched in sweat. She wasn't surprised. She'd had that same dream many times since she'd actually lived it. Now it felt like she was starting all over again. She ran her fingers through her hair, but her ring got caught. She twisted it around and studied it for a little bit. Then she slipped it off and put it on her bedside table. She wasn't going to tell Gordo she was engaged until things were right between them. She would NOT get married if her best friend wasn't at her wedding!!!!!