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Lizzie smiled at the small notebook in her hand.

She was still sitting in her room on the same chair.

Only moments ago had Isabella told her the news.

She was making a pro-con list of reasons to sign and reasons not to sign with Isabella's record label.

She was smiling at one of the pros, but her smile soon turned to a frown as she remembered a con.

This is how her list went:

Pros:

(1) A record deal (Duh!)

(2) Unbelievable fame and fortune.

(3) Invites to all the big music events

(4) I could live in Rome

(5) Isabella and I could be friends

(6) I would get to perform all the time

(7) I could sign autographs

(8) People would sing along with my music (instead of me always singing with theirs)

(9) I could have Gelato (Hey, I know it's not really a reason, but it is a positive)

(10) I could visit the Trevi Fountain all the time

(11) I would be surrounded by beautiful scenery

(12) I would be more popular than Kate

(13) My parents would be proud

(14) I would get all the benefits of a star (including free clothes!)

(15) People don't know me here

Cons:

(1) Leaving Gordo…and Miranda

(2) Leaving my family

(3) Leaving my home

(4) Leaving my old life

(5) Living out of a suitcase when I'm on tour

(6) No home cooking

(7) Leaving Gordo…(Did I already mention that?)

Lizzie tapped her paper with her pen.

This was the hardest decision she'd ever made.

So she decided to enlist the help of a friend.

Lizzie picked up the phone.

It rang twice before she heard Gordo's voice on the other end.

"Gordo, good, you're still in your room. Could you meet me down in the lobby, I need to talk to you about something."

Gordo's POV:

Oh, great! I knew this was coming! She wants to talk about what happened on the balcony.

"Okay, I'll be there in a minute." Gordo replied.

He hoped she didn't notice the hint of nervousness in his voice.

Lizzie hung up and sighed.

This was going to be tough.

She already thought she knew what he would say.

He wouldn't want her to sign.

Not after what had happened between them.

She wasn't sure what he thought about it though.

After all he hadn't mentioned anything about it.

He seemed to be trying to ignore it.

Or maybe it was, that he was waiting for her to say something first.

Impatiently, Lizzie paced the floor of the hotel lobby. Gordo and she were supposed to meet down in the lobby and then take a short walk so that they could talk.

"He was supposed to be here five minutes ago." Lizzie muttered under her breath.

Lizzie looked up from her pacing just in time to see Gordo descending the steps that led into the lobby. In his hand, were two sodas.

"Sorry I'm late. I stopped and bought us a couple of soda's."

"Anything to avoid this meeting for a little bit longer." Gordo thought apprehensively.

"Thanks!" Lizzie said a little to brightly as she took the soda and headed outside.

Gordo shrugged and followed her.

"So…" Gordo said.

"So…" Lizzie echoed. She could not believe how awkward it was talking to Gordo, one of her best friends!

 "I guess it's because we kissed." Lizzie thought, suddenly glad that she had the soda to occupy her hands. Otherwise she would have started playing with her fingers and then Gordo would know that she was nervous.

"What did you want to talk to me about? We kinda have to go back to the hotel in a minute, because we'll be leaving soon." Gordo said and nervously cleared his throat.

"Well, it's like this…" Lizzie began as she took a seat on a bench.

"Yeah?" Gordo asked.

Lizzie took a deep breath and blurted, "Isabella came and told me that her company wants to sign me to a recording contract. They saw my performance and liked it. And Isabella told me to go home and think about it and then give her a call with my decision, but I thought it might go ahead and try to decide before I went home." Lizzie suddenly ran out of things to say and chanced a look at Gordo.

He was looking straight ahead, his lips set in a hard line.

"Gordo?" Lizzie asked.

"I see. Well, then I guess I'll be seeing you when I see you." Gordo stood and began to walk away.

Lizzie jumped up and followed him.

"Gordo!" She hollered, but he just ignored her and kept walking.

She caught up to him just as he reached the hotel's lobby.

"Gordo!" She exclaimed again, but this time she grabbed his hand, to stop him from walking away again.

He pulled his hand away and turned to face her. "Yes?" He asked coldly.

Lizzie's eyes widened and she got red in the face. Now she was mad. "Why did you run off? I want your opinion on this decision."

"Look, Lizzie, you've already made up your mind, haven't you? You just wanted to go for a walk and tell me, didn't you? Well, that's just fine! Go ahead and have your fancy career! See if I care!" Gordo sputtered and walked away, without giving her a chance to answer.

"Don't ask me questions if your not going to let me answer them! And, no, I hadn't made up my mind. And, no, I didn't want to go for a walk to tell you! I wanted, and I do stress wanted, your opinion on this!" Lizzie yelled at Gordo's retreating back.

Red in the face, she stomped into the room she shared with Kate.

Kate looked up, from reading a book, and frowned. "Lizzie, what's wrong?"

"I just had a fight with Gordo." Lizzie said as she plopped down in a chair.

"What about?" Kate asked.

"Isabella came to see me, after you left, and told me that her company wants to sign me to a record deal. And for me to go home and think about it and then give her a call with my decision. So, I called Gordo and asked him to take a walk with me, so that I could get his opinion on this and he thought that I had already decided to sign it and got really mad. He wouldn't even let me explain!" Lizzie explained.

Kate rolled her eyes. "Well, he's just being ridiculous. That is so great about the contract. What are you going to do?"

"I don't know." Lizzie moaned.

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