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 3—Why can't we be friends?
Lizzie awoke from a dreamless night. Sunlight streamed through her window and birds chirped merrily outside.
"How can they be so happy? Why am I not happy? Why does Gordo make me insane!? I wish I could just TELL people that I'm engaged. But he makes everything so complicated." Lizzie silently cursed the birds for interrupting her pity party. She hadn't been able to tell anyone about her engagement yet because she was afraid it would get back to Gordo. Lizzie lie back on her pillows and let out a deep sigh. Why was Gordo holding on to the past? "That was three freaking years ago!" Lizzie muttered underneath her breath. She rolled face down into her pillow and let out a ear splitting scream of frustration.
Gordo quickly dressed himself and went into the bathroom. He brushed his teeth and combed through his thick hair. He had decided sometime early this morning when sleep wasn't coming that being a jerk to Lizzie wasn't going to get him anywhere. Yeah, He loved her. . .but he'd also wait for her as long as she took. He ran down the stairs and out the door. Jumping into his Jeep Wrangler he quickly drove the two blocks to Lizzie's house. He reached the doorstep, knocked, and waited for her to answer. The door swung open, revealing Matt.
"Gordon. . .Haven't seen or heard from you in a while." Matt smirked. He was in his senior year of high school, a long way away from the scrawny kid most people were familiar with. "Still have the hots for my sister?" Gordo blushed and stammered on his words. He looked up and saw Lizzie descending down the stairs.
"Matt! What kind of rope is it going to take to tie you up??" Lizzie joked rubbing his head, although Matt towered over her. Matt retreated to his room leaving Lizzie and Gordo standing awkwardly at the door alone.
"I tried calling you this morning." Gordo said staring at the ground.
"I just woke up." Lizzie looked around making sure none of her family was around, just incase an argument started. "Come in."
"Thanks." Gordo stepped into the entryway and Lizzie shut the door behind him. She turned to face him crossing her arms over her chest.
"What are you here for?" Lizzie asked icily.
"I actually came to apologize for my behavior, yesterday and three years ago." Gordo looked at her face. She wasn't very happy.
"Okay. Apologize. I don't know if I'll be able to accept it. I mean I'm sorry I don't feel the way you do about me." Lizzie refused to meet his gaze. Gordo grimaced.
"Yeah." Gordo had run out of words to say. "Yeah." He repeated. Lizzie glared at him.
"You? At loss for words?" Lizzie scoffed.
"Look I don't know what to say. . . but I really still want to be friends." Gordo managed a half smile.
"Well no duh Gordon." Lizzie said softening.
"To tell you the truth I'm not really that attracted to you anymore." Gordo stifled a pretend yawn and Lizzie hit him playfully on the shoulder.
"I'm sure you're not." She smiled up at him. "So we are cool?"
"I got your back McGuire. I always have." Gordo smiled. So he was letting her go for a while. Maybe they'd both explore other people. But he knew they were meant to be together.
"Come here." Lizzie commanded holding her arms out. He walked close to her and she threw her arms around his neck and he picked her up off the ground. Much like Jon had done at their proposal. "I love being your friend."
"Me too." Gordo set her back on the ground and took a stroll into the kitchen. Lizzie followed him to find him browsing through the refrigerator.
"Always eating." Lizzie laughed.
"Yep." Gordo pulled out two Pepsi cans and sandwich materials. "Want one?" He offered her a soda and she took it from him.
"This is just like old times!" Lizzie squealed. It was so cool to be friends with him again. And surprisingly the awkwardness was gone.
"Yeah. . .Except we are missing our third amigo." Gordo picked up the cordless phone and tossed it to Lizzie.
"Oh my gosh! I forgot to call Miranda back last night!" Lizzie quickly dialed her phone number.
"Hola?" Miranda's Mexican accent was definitely stronger now. She'd been attending a College in Mexico with her cousin.
"Miranda! Sorry I forgot to call you back last night. But anyways, Gordo and I are having lunch at my house. So get your butt here and we'll have a sandwich waiting for you." Lizzie said all in one breath.
"Okay. Be there in like 5 minutes." The girls hung up and Lizzie went to help Gordo with the sandwiches. Maybe she'd tell them today. Nope not yet, the timing wasn't right.
10 minutes later the three amigos were goofing off in the McGuire kitchen. It was just like middle school. The all went upstairs to Lizzie's room and crashed on her bed. They were talking when Lizzie's cell phone rang.
"Gordo, will you hand that to me?" Lizzie asked. She was on the end of the bed and Gordo was closest to the phone. Gordo picked up the phone and looked at the caller ID.
"Who is Jon?" Gordo asked and turned to face Lizzie.
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 3—Why can't we be friends?
Lizzie awoke from a dreamless night. Sunlight streamed through her window and birds chirped merrily outside.
"How can they be so happy? Why am I not happy? Why does Gordo make me insane!? I wish I could just TELL people that I'm engaged. But he makes everything so complicated." Lizzie silently cursed the birds for interrupting her pity party. She hadn't been able to tell anyone about her engagement yet because she was afraid it would get back to Gordo. Lizzie lie back on her pillows and let out a deep sigh. Why was Gordo holding on to the past? "That was three freaking years ago!" Lizzie muttered underneath her breath. She rolled face down into her pillow and let out a ear splitting scream of frustration.
Gordo quickly dressed himself and went into the bathroom. He brushed his teeth and combed through his thick hair. He had decided sometime early this morning when sleep wasn't coming that being a jerk to Lizzie wasn't going to get him anywhere. Yeah, He loved her. . .but he'd also wait for her as long as she took. He ran down the stairs and out the door. Jumping into his Jeep Wrangler he quickly drove the two blocks to Lizzie's house. He reached the doorstep, knocked, and waited for her to answer. The door swung open, revealing Matt.
"Gordon. . .Haven't seen or heard from you in a while." Matt smirked. He was in his senior year of high school, a long way away from the scrawny kid most people were familiar with. "Still have the hots for my sister?" Gordo blushed and stammered on his words. He looked up and saw Lizzie descending down the stairs.
"Matt! What kind of rope is it going to take to tie you up??" Lizzie joked rubbing his head, although Matt towered over her. Matt retreated to his room leaving Lizzie and Gordo standing awkwardly at the door alone.
"I tried calling you this morning." Gordo said staring at the ground.
"I just woke up." Lizzie looked around making sure none of her family was around, just incase an argument started. "Come in."
"Thanks." Gordo stepped into the entryway and Lizzie shut the door behind him. She turned to face him crossing her arms over her chest.
"What are you here for?" Lizzie asked icily.
"I actually came to apologize for my behavior, yesterday and three years ago." Gordo looked at her face. She wasn't very happy.
"Okay. Apologize. I don't know if I'll be able to accept it. I mean I'm sorry I don't feel the way you do about me." Lizzie refused to meet his gaze. Gordo grimaced.
"Yeah." Gordo had run out of words to say. "Yeah." He repeated. Lizzie glared at him.
"You? At loss for words?" Lizzie scoffed.
"Look I don't know what to say. . . but I really still want to be friends." Gordo managed a half smile.
"Well no duh Gordon." Lizzie said softening.
"To tell you the truth I'm not really that attracted to you anymore." Gordo stifled a pretend yawn and Lizzie hit him playfully on the shoulder.
"I'm sure you're not." She smiled up at him. "So we are cool?"
"I got your back McGuire. I always have." Gordo smiled. So he was letting her go for a while. Maybe they'd both explore other people. But he knew they were meant to be together.
"Come here." Lizzie commanded holding her arms out. He walked close to her and she threw her arms around his neck and he picked her up off the ground. Much like Jon had done at their proposal. "I love being your friend."
"Me too." Gordo set her back on the ground and took a stroll into the kitchen. Lizzie followed him to find him browsing through the refrigerator.
"Always eating." Lizzie laughed.
"Yep." Gordo pulled out two Pepsi cans and sandwich materials. "Want one?" He offered her a soda and she took it from him.
"This is just like old times!" Lizzie squealed. It was so cool to be friends with him again. And surprisingly the awkwardness was gone.
"Yeah. . .Except we are missing our third amigo." Gordo picked up the cordless phone and tossed it to Lizzie.
"Oh my gosh! I forgot to call Miranda back last night!" Lizzie quickly dialed her phone number.
"Hola?" Miranda's Mexican accent was definitely stronger now. She'd been attending a College in Mexico with her cousin.
"Miranda! Sorry I forgot to call you back last night. But anyways, Gordo and I are having lunch at my house. So get your butt here and we'll have a sandwich waiting for you." Lizzie said all in one breath.
"Okay. Be there in like 5 minutes." The girls hung up and Lizzie went to help Gordo with the sandwiches. Maybe she'd tell them today. Nope not yet, the timing wasn't right.
10 minutes later the three amigos were goofing off in the McGuire kitchen. It was just like middle school. The all went upstairs to Lizzie's room and crashed on her bed. They were talking when Lizzie's cell phone rang.
"Gordo, will you hand that to me?" Lizzie asked. She was on the end of the bed and Gordo was closest to the phone. Gordo picked up the phone and looked at the caller ID.
"Who is Jon?" Gordo asked and turned to face Lizzie.