The next day, Sam told Lizzie and Matt about a surprise baby shower he was planning for Jo. They were very willing to help. Matt made a guest list, Lizzie planned decorations, and Sam bought some really pretty invitations and mailed them.

The baby shower was scheduled from a week from that day, and it came up faster than they'd realized. Sam remembered that he hadn't gotten a cake yet, just as some of the guests started to arrive. "Hold the fort down for a while!" He told Lizzie, and rushed to the nearest bakery.

Jo was outside, relaxing on a lawn chair. She took a sip of lemonade, and fanned herself with a magazine. She had no idea that a bunch of her friends were inside her house, waiting patiently among all of the decorations Lizzie had put out perfectly. They stacked their gifts all on the table.

Lizzie was stressing. Miranda had showed up, but Gordo wasn't there yet. "Do you think he'll come? I mean, I know I've been kind of a jerk... "Her voice trailed off.

"I think he'll show. He's not that lousy of a friend! Actually, he's a really nice friend." Miranda replied, playfully nudging her elbow into Lizzie's arm. Lizzie just rolled her eyes.

Toon Lizzie: Sure, Miranda's being annoying, but feeling guilty is more annoying than that. I'm the one who's been the lousy friend!

Once all of Jo's friends had arrived, and Sam was back with the cake, Matt called Jo. "Mo-om! Lizzie hurt me!" He pretended to whine.

"Hey, that was pretty convincing." Lizzie told him with a smile.

"I've had practice." He smiled back, and Lizzie ruffled his spiky hair.Everyone rushed to find a place to hide.

Jo slowly got up, sighing and muttering to herself, "You'd think they'd be old enough to start getting along by now..." She opened the door, and stepped inside.

"Surprise!" They all yelled, jumping out from their hiding spots. Jo gasped, and took a step backward. She grinned, as everyone led her to the living room. She sat down, and everyone started chatting with her.

Lizzie heard the doorbell ring. "I'll get it." She told her dad as soon as he'd gotten up from his seat. He sat back down, and tried to enjoy himself.

He'd invited Mr. Gordon to come, but he had to go to work. His work schedule was a lot different from his old one. Mrs. Gordon was visiting her mother, so she couldn't take Gordo to the shower. But he'd come on foot, making him a little late.

Lizzie opened the front door, and there stood none other than Gordo. She was pleased to see him there, but didn't want to let him know that. She still didn't want to be the first to apologize, but she felt guiltier by the minute.. Her and Gordo hadn't gone on without speaking to each other for this long before.

She led him inside, not saying much. Miranda was with her, and felt the tension rising. "Say, how about we go get some snacks or something from the kitchen?" She suggested. Gordo and Lizzie silently nodded, and followed her there.

They got out some sodas from the fridge without saying a single word. Miranda sighed, not knowing really what to say. "So, do we have any new pictures to add to the scrapbook?"

"I don't think so." Gordo replied, and took a long sip of soda. Lizzie nodded in agreement.

Toon Lizzie: If this were any lamer, it'd be worse than Grubby Gulch! Though I did ended up having fun there...

"Well, then let's take some." Miranda said, and they went upstairs to get Lizzie's camera. They took some and taped them into the scrapbook, but it wasn't much fun. "C'mon you guys. Cheer up! You act like today's all gloomy and clouded out."

Lizzie tried to smile, but it didn't quite work out. "Want to, um, see what we've done to the nursery so far?"

"Sure!" Miranda said enthusiastically, while Gordo just nodded. They walked into the room, and Miranda looked at it in amazement. "It's beautiful!" She exclaimed.

"Thanks." Lizzie replied. "It's not complete yet, but it should be soon." Her friends nodded, and there was an awkward silence from there. Lizzie looked briefly into Gordo's eyes. She could tell he wanted to make up with her.

Toon Lizzie: Look at those sad, puppy dog eyes!

She couldn't stand it any longer. "Gordo, I'm sorry! I shouldn't have gotten so upset over nothing. I want to be friends again!" She almost shouted, breaking the silence.

He looked at her, surprised. Then he smiled at her. Lizzie felt her knees melt, thought she wasn't sure why. At that moment, she forgot that she was dating Taylor. "Me too. I acted wrong." Gordo admitted. He looked into her sparkling eyes.

They embraced in a quick hug, and then pulled away with a little bit of embarrassment showing on both of their faces. Gordo's heart felt like it would explode with happiness. Miranda smiled happily. They look so cute together! She thought with a giggle under her breath.

Mrs. Gordon called them to the living room, because Jo was opening her presents. Lizzie volunteered to take pictures, and Miranda and Gordo sat down on the floor because there was nowhere left to sit. Sam and Matt also came in, and sat near them.

Jo got a lot of really nice gifts, including a set of adorable pink and blue cribs for the babies from Sam, Lizzie, and Matt. They'd all chipped in to buy them for her. Jo thanked everyone warmly, and Sam told her it was time to bring out the cake. It was beautiful.

The gifts were no longer on the table, so Sam put the cake there. He cut pieces for everyone, as passed them around. Once Miranda, Lizzie, and Gordo had all got their cake, they went out on the deck.

They sat down at the table, and started eating. But Gordo wasn't paying attention to his cake like he usually would. He could hardly keep his eyes off of Lizzie.

She looks so gorgeous. He thought. But he tried to make himself stop thinking things like that. Get a hold of yourself, Gordo! She likes another guy.

He didn't feel like being at the baby shower anymore. He wanted to run home and mope. Sure, Lizzie and him had made up, but she'd said, "I want to be friends again", not, "Gordo, I'm so sorry. I love you!"

"Hey, um, I forgot about this homework thing I have to do. Thanks for inviting me." He told Lizzie.

"You're leaving already?" Miranda asked disappointedly. She'd hoped Gordo would work up the courage to share with Lizzie how he felt about her. She had planned to leave them alone while she "went inside for some more soda" so they could talk.

"Yeah... it's kind of important. But I had a good time." He replied, and took his paper plate inside to throw away.

"Bye Gordo." Lizzie told him. "Thanks for coming."

And that's the way things went for a very long time. Lizzie continued to date Taylor, and Gordo never told Lizzie. Would it ever end?