Lizzie continued to just sit there. "I want to know why you're mad at me!" He exclaimed. He couldn't stand to have her mad at him. He just couldn't bear it!
Lizzie sighed. "Look, Gordo. For some reason, you're upset that I'm dating Taylor. And I think that's why you seemed angry before. But I'm only upset at you, because it's not fair. I'm not going to let you ruin my having a good time with him! I had so much fun with him, Gordo!" Lizzie exclaimed, glad to finally let it out.
Gordo looked crushed. He felt a chill go through his body, as Lizzie's words once again echoed through his head. He just simply said, "Lizzie, whatever I did to make you angry, please forgive me."
Lizzie hesitated for a moment. "Well... okay." She agreed.
He immediately looked relieved. In fact, he was overjoyed on the inside. Lizzie's not mad at me anymore! Yes! Then he felt the sadness sweep through him. But she's dating Taylor... He changed the subject. "Uh, is it okay with you if I stay for dinner? Matt invited me."
"Sure, why not?" Lizzie smiled. Gordo smiled back. He couldn't help but stare into her eyes. They seemed frozen there. "Um, Gordo... what's with the goofy grin?"
He quickly shook his head and snapped out of it. "Sorry." He muttered. He tried to make his expression more casual. "We should probably get back. It's getting dark out here."
As they walked back, Gordo resisted the urge to slip his hand into hers. She'll always want me as just a friend. Always.
The next day, The McGuire's and Gordon's were back at Lizzie's house. Sam had hired some workers who could get the smoke smell out while they'd been at the motel. And as punishment for not being careful while cooking, Lizzie's parents made her pay the workers.
Reluctantly she handed the money to them. They thanked her, and left. Just then, Mrs. Gordon called Gordo to the living room. He sat down, and his parents were already there.
"I found a new job, David!" Mr. Gordon told him happily. "And guess what? It's only five states away from here!"
"What?!" Gordo shouted. Suddenly, he sat straight up. He'd fallen asleep during his family meeting! He'd been tired from staying up the last night, watching a movie on TV. He clutched his heart and sighed with relief. It had been just a dream!
"Gordo, pay attention!" Mrs. Gordon told him. "We have news to share with you."
Mr. Gordon smiled. "We found a job! And guess what?"
Gordo stared at him blankly, freaked out. Don't say it! We can't be moving five states away! I won't do it!
"It's only-"
No! Don't' say it! No! Gordo thought.
"A few miles from here!" Mr. Gordon finished. Again Gordo sighed with relief. "And there's more." He told Gordo, and looked at Mrs. Gordon.
"We found a house. It's right next door to Miranda's home!" She said, grinning. She thought Gordo would be excited at that, but he remained nonchalant.
"That's... good." He replied. Sure, Miranda was one of his best friends, but she seemed to be kind of drifting away from him and Lizzie lately. It seemed like Ethan was more important to her now. And frankly, he didn't mind much. Now he was going to be seeing her all the time!
"It's something wrong, David?" Mrs. Gordon asked, disappointed.
"Uh, no. I'm glad you found a house." He told her, and plastered on a fake smile. Mrs. Gordon nodded slowly, not really believing him.
"I filled out the application, and they hired me on the spot!" Mr. Gordon told his family. "They seemed desperate for employees!"
"That's great. So when do you start working?" Gordo asked, trying to get away from the house subject.
"Tomorrow!" He exclaimed. Him and his wife hugged each other.
They were celebrating, but that was the last thing Gordo wanted to do. He had hoped that he'd be staying at the McGuire's house for a while. "I'm going to go tell Lizzie, okay?"
His parents nodded, and he went up to Lizzie's room. The door was open, so he walked in. Lizzie was typing something on her computer, and didn't hear him come in. He peered over her shoulder. "What are you doing?"
Lizzie gasped, and spun her head around. When she saw it was Gordo, she sighed. "You scared me, Gordo!"
"Sorry." He mumbled. Just then, he saw Lizzie was instant messaging Taylor. He felt his hand ball into a fist with jealousy, but he didn't say anything about it. "My dad got a job." He mentioned. "And my mom found us a house to buy."
"Oh, that's great. I'm happy for you." Lizzie replied with a smile. She typed a response to something Taylor said, and then turned back around to face Gordo. "Where's the house?"
"If you can believe it, it's next to Miranda's." He told her.
"Really? That's so cool!" Lizzie exclaimed.
Gordo smiled stiffly. "Yeah."
"Let's call her up and tell her." Lizzie reached for her phone. "You can use this one. I'll get the one from downstairs." She told Taylor she had to go, and signed off.
After she came back from downstairs with the phone, they called her up. After a couple of rings, Miranda picked up. They talked for a really long time, with Gordo saying just a few things here and there.
"That's neat, Gordo. I can help you unpack!" Miranda told him.
"Well... I don't have much stuff to unpack yet." He chuckled. "Don't you remember?"
"Oh yeah. I'm sorry." Actually, she had forgotten about Gordo's house. She hadn't spent much time with him lately. No one said anything, so Miranda tried to make conversation. "Lizzie, guess what?"
"What?" Lizzie asked her.
"Ethan is taking me as his date to the school dance!" She squealed.
Gordo rolled his eyes. "Didn't you learn anything at the last dance we went to? Ethan dances like... well, I don't know!"
"Gordo," She told him, a bit annoyed, "I don't care how he dances. I just want to have a good time with him!"
"You'll be so embarrassed to be with him, that you won't have a good time!" Gordo argued. "Ethan is just stupid!"
"Stupid? Maybe you're the one who's stupid!" Miranda shot back.
Lizzie sighed. "Guys, it doesn't matter! Let's not get into a big fight about nothing."
"Whatever." Miranda said. "I've got to go. Bye." She hung up. Then Gordo and Lizzie did.
"Gordo, what is your major problem?" Lizzie snapped at him. "We were having a nice talk, and then you had to go and be rude!"
"I wasn't trying to be rude! I just don't want her to get hurt. Ethan is not the kind of guy to hang with. I thought you knew that!"
"Maybe not the right guy for me, but why not her?" Lizzie got up from where she was sitting. "Why do you always act like you know everything? You're always trying to control who I date!"
"I am not!"
"You are too!"
"If you're going to be accusing me of things that aren't true, then what's the point if even being around you?" Gordo shouted.
"Fine! If that's the way you feel, then you don't ever have to speak to me again!" Lizzie yelled.
Toon Lizzie: And that goes for me, too! (Glares at the little robot she uses as Gordo)
"Fine!" Gordo stomped out of her room, and thought with a frown that he had probably just ruined any chance he'd ever have with her.
Lizzie sighed. "Look, Gordo. For some reason, you're upset that I'm dating Taylor. And I think that's why you seemed angry before. But I'm only upset at you, because it's not fair. I'm not going to let you ruin my having a good time with him! I had so much fun with him, Gordo!" Lizzie exclaimed, glad to finally let it out.
Gordo looked crushed. He felt a chill go through his body, as Lizzie's words once again echoed through his head. He just simply said, "Lizzie, whatever I did to make you angry, please forgive me."
Lizzie hesitated for a moment. "Well... okay." She agreed.
He immediately looked relieved. In fact, he was overjoyed on the inside. Lizzie's not mad at me anymore! Yes! Then he felt the sadness sweep through him. But she's dating Taylor... He changed the subject. "Uh, is it okay with you if I stay for dinner? Matt invited me."
"Sure, why not?" Lizzie smiled. Gordo smiled back. He couldn't help but stare into her eyes. They seemed frozen there. "Um, Gordo... what's with the goofy grin?"
He quickly shook his head and snapped out of it. "Sorry." He muttered. He tried to make his expression more casual. "We should probably get back. It's getting dark out here."
As they walked back, Gordo resisted the urge to slip his hand into hers. She'll always want me as just a friend. Always.
The next day, The McGuire's and Gordon's were back at Lizzie's house. Sam had hired some workers who could get the smoke smell out while they'd been at the motel. And as punishment for not being careful while cooking, Lizzie's parents made her pay the workers.
Reluctantly she handed the money to them. They thanked her, and left. Just then, Mrs. Gordon called Gordo to the living room. He sat down, and his parents were already there.
"I found a new job, David!" Mr. Gordon told him happily. "And guess what? It's only five states away from here!"
"What?!" Gordo shouted. Suddenly, he sat straight up. He'd fallen asleep during his family meeting! He'd been tired from staying up the last night, watching a movie on TV. He clutched his heart and sighed with relief. It had been just a dream!
"Gordo, pay attention!" Mrs. Gordon told him. "We have news to share with you."
Mr. Gordon smiled. "We found a job! And guess what?"
Gordo stared at him blankly, freaked out. Don't say it! We can't be moving five states away! I won't do it!
"It's only-"
No! Don't' say it! No! Gordo thought.
"A few miles from here!" Mr. Gordon finished. Again Gordo sighed with relief. "And there's more." He told Gordo, and looked at Mrs. Gordon.
"We found a house. It's right next door to Miranda's home!" She said, grinning. She thought Gordo would be excited at that, but he remained nonchalant.
"That's... good." He replied. Sure, Miranda was one of his best friends, but she seemed to be kind of drifting away from him and Lizzie lately. It seemed like Ethan was more important to her now. And frankly, he didn't mind much. Now he was going to be seeing her all the time!
"It's something wrong, David?" Mrs. Gordon asked, disappointed.
"Uh, no. I'm glad you found a house." He told her, and plastered on a fake smile. Mrs. Gordon nodded slowly, not really believing him.
"I filled out the application, and they hired me on the spot!" Mr. Gordon told his family. "They seemed desperate for employees!"
"That's great. So when do you start working?" Gordo asked, trying to get away from the house subject.
"Tomorrow!" He exclaimed. Him and his wife hugged each other.
They were celebrating, but that was the last thing Gordo wanted to do. He had hoped that he'd be staying at the McGuire's house for a while. "I'm going to go tell Lizzie, okay?"
His parents nodded, and he went up to Lizzie's room. The door was open, so he walked in. Lizzie was typing something on her computer, and didn't hear him come in. He peered over her shoulder. "What are you doing?"
Lizzie gasped, and spun her head around. When she saw it was Gordo, she sighed. "You scared me, Gordo!"
"Sorry." He mumbled. Just then, he saw Lizzie was instant messaging Taylor. He felt his hand ball into a fist with jealousy, but he didn't say anything about it. "My dad got a job." He mentioned. "And my mom found us a house to buy."
"Oh, that's great. I'm happy for you." Lizzie replied with a smile. She typed a response to something Taylor said, and then turned back around to face Gordo. "Where's the house?"
"If you can believe it, it's next to Miranda's." He told her.
"Really? That's so cool!" Lizzie exclaimed.
Gordo smiled stiffly. "Yeah."
"Let's call her up and tell her." Lizzie reached for her phone. "You can use this one. I'll get the one from downstairs." She told Taylor she had to go, and signed off.
After she came back from downstairs with the phone, they called her up. After a couple of rings, Miranda picked up. They talked for a really long time, with Gordo saying just a few things here and there.
"That's neat, Gordo. I can help you unpack!" Miranda told him.
"Well... I don't have much stuff to unpack yet." He chuckled. "Don't you remember?"
"Oh yeah. I'm sorry." Actually, she had forgotten about Gordo's house. She hadn't spent much time with him lately. No one said anything, so Miranda tried to make conversation. "Lizzie, guess what?"
"What?" Lizzie asked her.
"Ethan is taking me as his date to the school dance!" She squealed.
Gordo rolled his eyes. "Didn't you learn anything at the last dance we went to? Ethan dances like... well, I don't know!"
"Gordo," She told him, a bit annoyed, "I don't care how he dances. I just want to have a good time with him!"
"You'll be so embarrassed to be with him, that you won't have a good time!" Gordo argued. "Ethan is just stupid!"
"Stupid? Maybe you're the one who's stupid!" Miranda shot back.
Lizzie sighed. "Guys, it doesn't matter! Let's not get into a big fight about nothing."
"Whatever." Miranda said. "I've got to go. Bye." She hung up. Then Gordo and Lizzie did.
"Gordo, what is your major problem?" Lizzie snapped at him. "We were having a nice talk, and then you had to go and be rude!"
"I wasn't trying to be rude! I just don't want her to get hurt. Ethan is not the kind of guy to hang with. I thought you knew that!"
"Maybe not the right guy for me, but why not her?" Lizzie got up from where she was sitting. "Why do you always act like you know everything? You're always trying to control who I date!"
"I am not!"
"You are too!"
"If you're going to be accusing me of things that aren't true, then what's the point if even being around you?" Gordo shouted.
"Fine! If that's the way you feel, then you don't ever have to speak to me again!" Lizzie yelled.
Toon Lizzie: And that goes for me, too! (Glares at the little robot she uses as Gordo)
"Fine!" Gordo stomped out of her room, and thought with a frown that he had probably just ruined any chance he'd ever have with her.