Chapter 7: Back in Hillridge!
(Nearly home-in Lizzie's car)
Lizzie dropped Gordo and Miranda off first. Miranda's parents came out to meet her. They waved hello to Lizzie and invited her to come for dinner the next night. Gordo's parents didn't come outside, but Lizzie knew that they had missed him, even if they weren't as excited as Miranda's parents. Lizzie didn't mind them not coming outside though, then they could kiss eachother goodbye and not worry about it.
"Lizzie, this whole trip was amazing. I wouldn't have wanted to spend my summer any other way," Gordo looked deeply into Lizzie's eyes.
"Neither would I. It was the last summer with my two best friends, and it was the best," Lizzie said.
"So what was your favorite part of the trip?" Gordo asked.
"I think the fireworks in DC. That was pretty romantic, sitting on the banks of the river, and watching the fireworks. And Miranda was sweet enough to let us alone. She seemed to have fun with those little kids that wanted to play games. That was probably the best place to watch fireworks, and not have to worry about seeing all the sights since we already did that on the way to New York," Lizzie explained.
"Yeah, that was probably my favorite part too," Gordo smiled at his girlfriend.
"Of course, I loved the whole trip," Lizzie added," I love my best friends!"
"Well, I should get inside and you better get home McGuire! Your parents have got to be nuts by now," Gordo laughed and got out of the car. Lizzie waited while he got his stuff out of her trunk and then drove herself home.
(Home)
"LIZZIE! My darling baby!" Jo McGuire ran out of the house screaming.
Lizzie stepped out of the car and was nearly tackled by her mother," Whoa Mom! Calm down."
"I missed you so much," Jo was already in tears," did you have fun?"
"We had so much fun," Lizzie tried to squirm out of her mother's bear hug," um Mom....I can't breathe."
"Oh sorry!" Jo exclaimed.
By this point Matt and Sam had joined Lizzie's mother outside. Matt was grabbing things out of the trunk to carry them inside. Sam gave his daughter a quick hug.
"So, Lizzie, how was your trip?" Sam asked.
"It was great, I had the best time," Lizzie gushed," thanks again for talking Mom into it. I love you Dad!"
"I love you too, sweetie. I'm glad you had such a good time," Sam joined his son in getting things out of the car.
"Welcome home sis," Matt said as he carried a duffel bag past Lizzie.
"Hey Matt!" Lizzie returned.
"Okay Lizzie, you have to come inside and tell us all about your trip," Jo ushered her daughter inside.
"But what about the rest of my stuff, I should help carry it in," Lizzie tried to go back outside.
"No, let the boys get it, they don't mind," Jo pulled her over to the couch.
"Okay," Lizzie followed her mother," oh yeah, the Sanchezes want us to come over for dinner tomorrow. They figured we'd want to spend tonight together, but they want us to come have dinner with them. I think they've been lonely with Miranda gone for so long."
"That's fine. I'll have to cook you a nice home-cooked dinner tonight, you haven't had one in so long!" Jo realized.
"I can't wait to taste your cooking, restaurants are good, but your own mother's cooking is always the best," Lizzie told her Mom, knowing that's just what she'd love to hear.
"We can catch up over dinner, I'm going to go start now, this dinner should be perfect for you!" Jo rushed off to figure out what to make for dinner.
Sam, who had heard the exchange said," Well Lizzie, it seems you're getting pretty good at knowing what your mother wants."
"Oh hey Dad, I didn't know you were right there," Lizzie smiled sheepishly," I love Mom, but I just got home and I want to go take a shower and unpack some of my stuff. I've got loads of laundry to do!"
"Yeah, well it's nice to have you home again, Lizzie," Sam said as she went up to her bedroom.
Matt followed her to her bedroom," So did you do anything Mom and Dad shouldn't hear about?"
"Ma-aatt!" Lizzie said, pretending to be mad," not that I'll tell you about!"
Matt's jaw dropped," What did you do?"
"Nothing actually, I just like to tease you," Lizzie laughed.
"I knew you were a goody-goody," Matt sighed.
"So what have you been up to?" Lizzie inquired.
"A whole lot of nothing," Matt said," but you said we could do something, right?"
"Yeah, I was thinking at some point we could take a little weekend trip or something," Lizzie explained as she sorted her clothes for the laundry.
"Cool. Did you have anywhere in mind?" Matt asked.
"No, I thought you might though," Lizzie tossed a shirt over her shoulder and it landed on Matt's head.
"Hey!" he cried out.
"Oops, sorry," Lizzie laughed.
"You did that on purpose," Matt accused, throwing the shirt back at her.
"I did not!" Lizzie threw a skirt at him.
"No, but that one was on purpose," he picked up a pillow and threw at her.
"Hey!" Lizzie exclaimed, grabbing another pillow.
They beat eachother with pillows for a few minutes, then acted innocent when Jo came running up the stairs at the noise.
"I was just helping Lizzie unpack," Matt smiled at his mother.
"Right," she glared at him.
"No, he was Mom, honest," Lizzie said.
Jo looked at them both suspiciously," All right, if you say so. Whatever you were doing, don't do it again."
As she left, Matt and Lizzie gave eachother a look and laughed.
"You're never too old for a pillow fight," Lizzie winked at Matt.
"So is that what you do with Miranda when you spend the night over there?" matt asked.
"No," Lizzie rolled her eyes," so are you actually gonna help me or are you just going to stand there, mindlessly."
"I choose none of the above," Matt said, backing out of her room," I'm outta here."
Lizzie finished sorting out her clothes and then took them to the laundry room. She didn't feel like starting laundry at the moment, so she figured either she'd do them later or her mother would. She went back up to her room and decided to lay down for a little while. Before she knew it, she was fast asleep. She hadn't realized how much she missed her bed.
A/N: Another chapter for you. I think I might post the next chapter later today, but don't hold me to that. I have a lot of chores to do so I might not get back to the computer today! Reviews are always loved and appreciated. Thanks to the reviewer who suggested the fireworks in DC, I already forgot your name! lol.
(Nearly home-in Lizzie's car)
Lizzie dropped Gordo and Miranda off first. Miranda's parents came out to meet her. They waved hello to Lizzie and invited her to come for dinner the next night. Gordo's parents didn't come outside, but Lizzie knew that they had missed him, even if they weren't as excited as Miranda's parents. Lizzie didn't mind them not coming outside though, then they could kiss eachother goodbye and not worry about it.
"Lizzie, this whole trip was amazing. I wouldn't have wanted to spend my summer any other way," Gordo looked deeply into Lizzie's eyes.
"Neither would I. It was the last summer with my two best friends, and it was the best," Lizzie said.
"So what was your favorite part of the trip?" Gordo asked.
"I think the fireworks in DC. That was pretty romantic, sitting on the banks of the river, and watching the fireworks. And Miranda was sweet enough to let us alone. She seemed to have fun with those little kids that wanted to play games. That was probably the best place to watch fireworks, and not have to worry about seeing all the sights since we already did that on the way to New York," Lizzie explained.
"Yeah, that was probably my favorite part too," Gordo smiled at his girlfriend.
"Of course, I loved the whole trip," Lizzie added," I love my best friends!"
"Well, I should get inside and you better get home McGuire! Your parents have got to be nuts by now," Gordo laughed and got out of the car. Lizzie waited while he got his stuff out of her trunk and then drove herself home.
(Home)
"LIZZIE! My darling baby!" Jo McGuire ran out of the house screaming.
Lizzie stepped out of the car and was nearly tackled by her mother," Whoa Mom! Calm down."
"I missed you so much," Jo was already in tears," did you have fun?"
"We had so much fun," Lizzie tried to squirm out of her mother's bear hug," um Mom....I can't breathe."
"Oh sorry!" Jo exclaimed.
By this point Matt and Sam had joined Lizzie's mother outside. Matt was grabbing things out of the trunk to carry them inside. Sam gave his daughter a quick hug.
"So, Lizzie, how was your trip?" Sam asked.
"It was great, I had the best time," Lizzie gushed," thanks again for talking Mom into it. I love you Dad!"
"I love you too, sweetie. I'm glad you had such a good time," Sam joined his son in getting things out of the car.
"Welcome home sis," Matt said as he carried a duffel bag past Lizzie.
"Hey Matt!" Lizzie returned.
"Okay Lizzie, you have to come inside and tell us all about your trip," Jo ushered her daughter inside.
"But what about the rest of my stuff, I should help carry it in," Lizzie tried to go back outside.
"No, let the boys get it, they don't mind," Jo pulled her over to the couch.
"Okay," Lizzie followed her mother," oh yeah, the Sanchezes want us to come over for dinner tomorrow. They figured we'd want to spend tonight together, but they want us to come have dinner with them. I think they've been lonely with Miranda gone for so long."
"That's fine. I'll have to cook you a nice home-cooked dinner tonight, you haven't had one in so long!" Jo realized.
"I can't wait to taste your cooking, restaurants are good, but your own mother's cooking is always the best," Lizzie told her Mom, knowing that's just what she'd love to hear.
"We can catch up over dinner, I'm going to go start now, this dinner should be perfect for you!" Jo rushed off to figure out what to make for dinner.
Sam, who had heard the exchange said," Well Lizzie, it seems you're getting pretty good at knowing what your mother wants."
"Oh hey Dad, I didn't know you were right there," Lizzie smiled sheepishly," I love Mom, but I just got home and I want to go take a shower and unpack some of my stuff. I've got loads of laundry to do!"
"Yeah, well it's nice to have you home again, Lizzie," Sam said as she went up to her bedroom.
Matt followed her to her bedroom," So did you do anything Mom and Dad shouldn't hear about?"
"Ma-aatt!" Lizzie said, pretending to be mad," not that I'll tell you about!"
Matt's jaw dropped," What did you do?"
"Nothing actually, I just like to tease you," Lizzie laughed.
"I knew you were a goody-goody," Matt sighed.
"So what have you been up to?" Lizzie inquired.
"A whole lot of nothing," Matt said," but you said we could do something, right?"
"Yeah, I was thinking at some point we could take a little weekend trip or something," Lizzie explained as she sorted her clothes for the laundry.
"Cool. Did you have anywhere in mind?" Matt asked.
"No, I thought you might though," Lizzie tossed a shirt over her shoulder and it landed on Matt's head.
"Hey!" he cried out.
"Oops, sorry," Lizzie laughed.
"You did that on purpose," Matt accused, throwing the shirt back at her.
"I did not!" Lizzie threw a skirt at him.
"No, but that one was on purpose," he picked up a pillow and threw at her.
"Hey!" Lizzie exclaimed, grabbing another pillow.
They beat eachother with pillows for a few minutes, then acted innocent when Jo came running up the stairs at the noise.
"I was just helping Lizzie unpack," Matt smiled at his mother.
"Right," she glared at him.
"No, he was Mom, honest," Lizzie said.
Jo looked at them both suspiciously," All right, if you say so. Whatever you were doing, don't do it again."
As she left, Matt and Lizzie gave eachother a look and laughed.
"You're never too old for a pillow fight," Lizzie winked at Matt.
"So is that what you do with Miranda when you spend the night over there?" matt asked.
"No," Lizzie rolled her eyes," so are you actually gonna help me or are you just going to stand there, mindlessly."
"I choose none of the above," Matt said, backing out of her room," I'm outta here."
Lizzie finished sorting out her clothes and then took them to the laundry room. She didn't feel like starting laundry at the moment, so she figured either she'd do them later or her mother would. She went back up to her room and decided to lay down for a little while. Before she knew it, she was fast asleep. She hadn't realized how much she missed her bed.
A/N: Another chapter for you. I think I might post the next chapter later today, but don't hold me to that. I have a lot of chores to do so I might not get back to the computer today! Reviews are always loved and appreciated. Thanks to the reviewer who suggested the fireworks in DC, I already forgot your name! lol.