It was nearing the end of May, and Lizzie, Gordo and Miranda only had a week left of school. Jo was getting really big, and her due date was in just a couple of days.

Matt had gotten goldfish for a school project, and they ended up freezing because Jo had the air-conditioning set so cold. Matt disappointedly flushed the fish. "I can't ever have any pets that live!" He exclaimed, and pulled his jacket closer to him in the cold house.

That day, Lizzie was at the Digital Bean with Miranda and Gordo to study. They sat down at a table, and ordered a burger each for themselves. That's when Taylor walked in, and spotted Lizzie. He walked over to her.

Taylor thought he was just going to be a transfer student, but he and his family had ended up moving to America, because his dad found a great job opening there. Lizzie, of course, was glad, but it had taken all Gordo had inside him not to say something unpleasant about it.

"Hey Taylor! Want to sit with us?" She asked before Gordo could say anything. He glared at him, and shook his head.

"Sure." He brought a fourth chair from another table. "So, who's you're friend?" He asked, looking at Miranda.

Toon Lizzie: He-llo, you're dating me here!

"Um, this is Miranda." Lizzie replied, and took a sip of a drink she'd ordered.

"And I'm Gordo." Gordo said, feeling a twinge of jealousy because Lizzie didn't introduce him. Taylor nodded, and they ate and studied for a while without saying much.

Miranda looked at her watch. "Hey guys, sorry I got to run, but I'll be late for my date with Ethan if I don't get going."

"I didn't know you had a date today." Lizzie replied. "I was hoping we could spend some time together. I haven't been able to see you much lately."

Miranda apoligized. "It's just... things have been going so great between Ethan and me. I'm sorry if I've been kind ignoring you guys." She told Lizzie and Gordo.

"We understand." Gordo told her. "Have a good time." Miranda thanked him, and left. Lizzie called out a good-bye as she started to leave, and Miranda waved.

Gordo squirmed uncomfortably in his chair. Sitting there with his best friend, while she was sitting there with her boyfriend. He thought up an excuse to leave.

"Hey, um, I have to go, too. My mom wanted me back by now to do some chores and stuff." He told Lizzie, standing up.

"Al right. See you later!" She replied, and he left.

"Well, guess it's just you and me." Taylor said with a twinkle in his eye. He reached across the table, and held Lizzie's hand. Normally, Lizzie would have enjoyed it. But the way Gordo had left so quickly nagged at her brain. "What's wrong?" Taylor asked, sensing tension.

"Oh... it's nothing." She said, and ate the last of her burger. Taylor didn't quite think it was nothing, but said no more about it. After studying for a while longer, Taylor walked Lizzie home.

Once they were up on the porch, Taylor smiled at Lizzie. "I have a lot of fun with you, Lizzie." He slowly leaned over, and kissed her on the cheek. Lizzie smiled, but felt didn't feel as happy as she looked. Her smile didn't fool him, though. "Lizzie, I think something is wrong. You don't want to be my boyfriend?"

Lizzie was surprised that he'd asked her straight out like that. She looked down at the ground. "Taylor... I really don't know what to think."

Taylor held Lizzie hand in his. "Is there someone else?"

"Taylor, I don't want your feelings to be hurt, but I think there is. You know Gordo?" He nodded slowly. "Well... he seems to like as more than a best friend. And he seems to be jealous and hurt every time I'm with you."

"So you're kind of between a rock and a hard place?"

"Exactly." She looked up into his eyes. They were growing colder by the second. "I just don't know what to do."

"You like him the same way?"

"Taylor, I don't know... this has been going on for a long time and-"

"We've been dating all this time, and you led me to believe you liked me when you really like someone else?"

"But I might not! I don't know if I do!"

"I should have known not to trust you good-for-nothing Americans!" He burst out.

"Taylor, it's not how you think it is. I-"Lizzie tried to tell him.

"Save, it Lizzie!"

"But Taylor!"

"I don't want to have a girlfriend that treats me like dirt." He said, and stormed off. Lizzie just stood there, not knowing what to think.

"Taylor broke up with me." She said to herself, confused. Normally she'd be crushed by something like this... but she didn't feel very sad, for some reason. All her thoughts kept going back to Gordo. So kinds... so caring...not really like Taylor at all.

She walked slowly inside, and up to her room. She shut the door to her room, and lay on her bed for a long time. She watched some TV, but it was dull. She turned it off. She couldn't stand it anymore. She had to talk to Gordo.

Lizzie picked up her phone, and dialed his number. "Hi Gordo. It's Lizzie."

"Hi Lizzie! What's up?" Gordo asked, glad to hear the sound of her voice.

"Well... Taylor broke up with me." She said. There was a pause, because Gordo wasn't quite sure what to say. He was thrilled at this news, but he didn't want Lizzie to know that.

"Gee, I'm... sorry." He said, trying to sound sincere. He bit his lip nervously. "What happened?"

"It's... kind of hard to explain. Can we talk about it in person? Like, maybe we could go to the skating rink again tomorrow?" She asked hopefully.

Toon Lizzie: Things like this can't just be talked about over the phone! (Throws away a phone she has in her hand)

"Sounds good to me. How about I pick you up, about one tomorrow?" Lizzie agreed, and Gordo grinned a huge grin. Just him and Lizzie, skating together without Taylor there to ruin things!

Lizzie said good-bye, and they hung up. She tried to plan out in her head what she was going to say to him the next day.