Chapter 20 - A rainy day (How come nothing ever makes sense when you are a
teenager?)
Gordo, Lizzie and Miranda sat on the McGuire's couch. It had been raining heavily all day. It was now mid afternoon and the rain showed no signs of letting up. Miranda had come over that morning in hopes of the trio finishing the weekend's homework. They had accomplished this several minutes ago and were now trying to find a way to pass the time. With the rain pouring as hard as it was, going out anywhere was agreed to be out of the question. After several minutes of sitting in silence, Gordo came up with an idea.
"Why don't we watch a movie?" Gordo suggested a little embarrassed that he had not thought of this simple solution sooner.
"Yeah, that a great idea. We haven't watched a movie together in a long time. You're so smart Gordo," Lizzie giggled at her boyfriend as Miranda rolled her eyes.
"I know," Gordo, responded with a sly grin as Miranda rolled her eyes some more and faked like she was gagging.
"My aren't we modest?" Miranda snapped with all kinds of sarcasm.
"You're just jealous, " Gordo remarked with a smile and a hint of playfulness in his voice.
"That'll be the day!" Miranda responded as she picked up one of the couch's pillows and threw it at Gordo.
"Hey!" Gordo yelled as the pillow bounced off of him. He picked up another pillow on the couch and hurled it at Miranda. Miranda reacted quickly and caught the pillow before it hit her. She then stuck her tongue out at Gordo.
"You two are being childish!" Lizzie voiced at her best friend and boyfriend's pillow fight.
Gordo stopped himself from throwing the pillow he had just picked up and shrugged.
"You are right Lizzie we are being childish," He stated in his best 'Lizzie is always right tone'. He then looked at Miranda who shot him a knowing smile back. With that they smacked Lizzie with their respective pillows at the same time. Lizzie tried very hard to act mad but could not stop herself from laughing.
"No fair! Lets pick out what movie we want to watch before somebody gets hurt," Lizzie stated knowing she couldn't win two on one. "Yes mother," Miranda answered with all the sincerity of any child begrudgingly agreeing with their parent.
"We're sorry," Gordo chimed in playfully picking at Lizzie's 'motherly' words. Lizzie faked a hurt look on her face. Upon seeing this, Gordo smiled and laughed out loud and told her, "Were just playing Lizzie. You know we love you."
"Is that right?" Lizzie asked as she began to giggle. She bit her lip, put her hand on her hip and gave Gordo her best 'come here' stare.
"That's right," He replied as he picked up on her playful stare. He smiled, put his hand on her cheek and kissed her. Miranda did nothing at first but after several seconds she interjected herself.
"Can you two do that when I'm not around please?" Miranda pleaded with a certain amount of seriousness in her voice.
"Sorry," Lizzie said after breaking apart from Gordo.
"What movie do you guys want to watch? Gordo inquired as he moved towards the McGuire's extensive DVD collection.
"Anything but a teenage romance. I've already seen one of those today." Miranda replied still agitated at the lengthy lip lock her friends had shared a few moments earlier.
"How about The Lord of The Rings?" He suggested up coming across one of his personal favorites.
"Hmm long, lots of cool effects, and the story is good. Works for me," Lizzie answered not really caring what they watched.
"The guys in it are cute too," Miranda added voicing her approval.
"I'll take that as a yes then," He stated as he took the movie out of the case and placed it in the DVD player. Gordo then sat down on the end of the couch. Lizzie snuggled up to him. Miranda just looked at them and moved to the other end up the couch. Gordo took a breath and pressed play.
Gordo, Lizzie and Miranda sat on the McGuire's couch. It had been raining heavily all day. It was now mid afternoon and the rain showed no signs of letting up. Miranda had come over that morning in hopes of the trio finishing the weekend's homework. They had accomplished this several minutes ago and were now trying to find a way to pass the time. With the rain pouring as hard as it was, going out anywhere was agreed to be out of the question. After several minutes of sitting in silence, Gordo came up with an idea.
"Why don't we watch a movie?" Gordo suggested a little embarrassed that he had not thought of this simple solution sooner.
"Yeah, that a great idea. We haven't watched a movie together in a long time. You're so smart Gordo," Lizzie giggled at her boyfriend as Miranda rolled her eyes.
"I know," Gordo, responded with a sly grin as Miranda rolled her eyes some more and faked like she was gagging.
"My aren't we modest?" Miranda snapped with all kinds of sarcasm.
"You're just jealous, " Gordo remarked with a smile and a hint of playfulness in his voice.
"That'll be the day!" Miranda responded as she picked up one of the couch's pillows and threw it at Gordo.
"Hey!" Gordo yelled as the pillow bounced off of him. He picked up another pillow on the couch and hurled it at Miranda. Miranda reacted quickly and caught the pillow before it hit her. She then stuck her tongue out at Gordo.
"You two are being childish!" Lizzie voiced at her best friend and boyfriend's pillow fight.
Gordo stopped himself from throwing the pillow he had just picked up and shrugged.
"You are right Lizzie we are being childish," He stated in his best 'Lizzie is always right tone'. He then looked at Miranda who shot him a knowing smile back. With that they smacked Lizzie with their respective pillows at the same time. Lizzie tried very hard to act mad but could not stop herself from laughing.
"No fair! Lets pick out what movie we want to watch before somebody gets hurt," Lizzie stated knowing she couldn't win two on one. "Yes mother," Miranda answered with all the sincerity of any child begrudgingly agreeing with their parent.
"We're sorry," Gordo chimed in playfully picking at Lizzie's 'motherly' words. Lizzie faked a hurt look on her face. Upon seeing this, Gordo smiled and laughed out loud and told her, "Were just playing Lizzie. You know we love you."
"Is that right?" Lizzie asked as she began to giggle. She bit her lip, put her hand on her hip and gave Gordo her best 'come here' stare.
"That's right," He replied as he picked up on her playful stare. He smiled, put his hand on her cheek and kissed her. Miranda did nothing at first but after several seconds she interjected herself.
"Can you two do that when I'm not around please?" Miranda pleaded with a certain amount of seriousness in her voice.
"Sorry," Lizzie said after breaking apart from Gordo.
"What movie do you guys want to watch? Gordo inquired as he moved towards the McGuire's extensive DVD collection.
"Anything but a teenage romance. I've already seen one of those today." Miranda replied still agitated at the lengthy lip lock her friends had shared a few moments earlier.
"How about The Lord of The Rings?" He suggested up coming across one of his personal favorites.
"Hmm long, lots of cool effects, and the story is good. Works for me," Lizzie answered not really caring what they watched.
"The guys in it are cute too," Miranda added voicing her approval.
"I'll take that as a yes then," He stated as he took the movie out of the case and placed it in the DVD player. Gordo then sat down on the end of the couch. Lizzie snuggled up to him. Miranda just looked at them and moved to the other end up the couch. Gordo took a breath and pressed play.