It was the Friday after Lizzie's birthday. The Gordon's were busy packing
their Explorer for the trip to the cabin. Miranda and Lizzie had arrived a
half an hour earlier in Lizzie's car and were now helping Mrs. Gordon to
pack the coolers of food. Mr. Gordon wandered back into the kitchen and
said, "I'm not sure everything is going to fit."
"Sure it will Dad," Gordo said, "Brad and I are going to ride with Miranda and Lizzie in Lizzie's car, so you can fill up the back seat too."
"Problem solved then," Mr. Gordon said as he headed back out to the garage.
Jo and Sam were not thrilled with the idea of Lizzie driving all the way to the Gordon's cabin, only a week after she got her license. But, Gordo's car was not working at the moment and was in the shop. Gordo had assured Lizzie's parents that it was an easy trip and if for some reason Lizzie was not feeling up to driving, he would drive instead. Still reluctant, but sensing how deeply upset Lizzie would be if she was not permitted to go on the trip, they agreed.
When the Gordon's were finally ready to go everyone piled into the two cars. Lizzie sat in the driver's seat and Gordo sat shotgun with Brad and Miranda in the back seat. Lizzie was excited; this was her first road trip where she was behind the wheel.
From the back seat Miranda handed Lizzie a CD, "Here, put this in," she said.
"What is it?" Gordo asked.
"I made Lizzie a CD, in honor of her first road trip," Miranda said proudly.
"Cool Miranda, thanks!" Lizzie said, "Gordo, read me the list off the back cover."
Gordo flipped over the CD and read Miranda's hand printed list of songs, "10. Madonna, Open your heart 9. I just died in your arms tonight, Cutting crew 8. Huey Lewis, Jacobs ladder 7. Whitesnake, Here i go again 6. Bob Seger, Shakedown 5. Starship, Nothings gonna stop us now 4. U2, With or without you 3. Heart, Alone 2. Bon Jovi, Living on a prayer 1. Whitney Houston, I wanna dance with somebody."
"Why did you read them backward?" Lizzie asked.
"That's how they're listed," Gordo said.
"They're not backward. It's a countdown. The top 10 songs from 1987," Miranda said. Gordo and Lizzie looked blankly at her and she added, "The year we were born."
"Oh!" Lizzie exclaimed, "Cool! Gordo put it on."
The drive to the cabin was uneventful. They listened to the CD that Miranda made a couple of times, played a few car games and Gordo told them about what there was to do at the cabin. Before they knew it they were pulling into the gravel driveway of the cabin. It was an impressively large and beautiful cabin on a lake. Even though Gordo was an only child, the cabin could have accommodated for many Gordon children. Gordo showed everyone to their rooms so they could unpack. Gordo took his regular room and Brad took the room next to his. And even though Miranda and Lizzie could have had their own rooms they opted to share the room across the hall from Brad and Gordo's rooms. Mr. and Mrs. Gordon's master suite was on the main level.
As Miranda and Lizzie unpacked in their room Miranda whispered, "This is way too nice to be called a cabin. It's more like a mini resort or mansion."
"I know, my grandparents have a cabin and it is nothing like this," Lizzie said.
"Maybe they have a maid!" Miranda said jokingly.
"Here," Lizzie said handing Miranda a wadded up article of clothing.
"Um, no thanks you can put away your own clothes," Miranda said.
Lizzie laughed and said, "No, you don't understand. This is my bikini and I'm lending it to you this week."
"Why?" Miranda asked.
"So you can Wow Brad, of course," Lizzie said.
"What about you?" Miranda asked.
"I bought another one with some birthday money," Lizzie said holding out a slightly skimpier bikini.
"Wow, Gordo might have a heart attack when he sees you in that one," Miranda said.
"What do you mean?" Lizzie asked.
"You didn't notice? He just about passed out when he first saw you in this one," Miranda said holding up the orange and pink tie-dyed bikini. "He couldn't take his eyes off you. He couldn't talk, he couldn't manage to keep his mouth from hanging open and he started sweating. It was absolutely priceless."
"Really, I had no idea," Lizzie said, blushing, "I'll have to be sure to catch his reaction this time."
Miranda finished packing and decided to go see how Brad was doing with his unpacking. Lizzie had an idea. She changed into her bikini and put her clothes back on over it. Being sure that none of the bikini was visible was under her clothes she walked into Gordo's room and closed the door. "So," she said as she sat down on the bed. She'd been about to continue her thought when she noticed that Gordo seemed to be trying to hide something in his closet. "What have you got there?"
"N-Nothing," Gordo stammered.
"Come on, you can show me," Lizzie said.
"It's kind of embarrassing," Gordo said, "But, remember how I've had a crush on you since I was like 12 and how I like to make movies?"
"Yeah," Lizzie replied.
"Well, my two interests kind of combined for awhile there. I would shoot video of you during the school year, then when we spent time up here during the summer I would try and piece the footage together as a film, kind of," Gordo trailed off then said, "I know it sounds kind of lame."
"No, Gordo, it's really kind of sweet. Could you show me sometime?" Lizzie asked sincerely.
"Maybe, I have to think about it," Gordo said. Lizzie looked a little hurt so Gordo added, "You have to understand. I made these films thinking that you would never see them, they are really rather personal."
"But I'm your girlfriend now," Lizzie protested.
"I know, I'll think about it," Gordo said.
Lizzie decided it wasn't worth arguing over, if he wanted to share them with her, he would. "So," Lizzie began what she'd come into the room to say, "Miranda was just filling me on how much you enjoyed my new bikini the first time you saw me in it."
Gordo instantly turned bright red and stammered, "O-oh yeah, what did she say?"
"Her exact words were; he just about passed out when he first saw you. He couldn't take his eyes off you. He couldn't talk, he couldn't manage to keep his mouth from hanging open and he started sweating. Is that true?" Lizzie teased.
Gordo realized that playing it cool was not going to work this time. He figured he'd get further with the truth. "I didn't think she'd noticed, I thought I played it pretty cool."
"Miranda would disagree," Lizzie said.
"Yeah, I was pretty much a mess. To see the girl you've been fanaticizing over for years in a bikini for the first time is like, Wow!" Gordo said.
Lizzie giggled a little and said, "Had I known you fanaticized over me and that there'd be such a reaction, I would have paid closer attention. I'll be sure not to miss it this time."
"What?" Gordo asked.
"I got a new bikini. It's underneath my clothes and I was wondering if you would like a sneak peek?" Lizzie asked innocently.
Gordo crossed to where Lizzie was standing, put his arms around her waist and drew her into him. "So, let me see if I've got this straight; you came in here to see if I would like to see you in your new bikini?"
"Right," Lizzie said.
Gordo continued, "In the privacy of my own room, so that I alone may witness the grand unveiling all the while, not having to worry about containing my reaction?"
"That's right. If you will please turn on some music the presentation will begin shortly," Lizzie said.
Catching her meaning Gordo grinned and said, "McGuire, you know just how to drive me wild."
Gordo tuned in a hip-hop station, which was perfect for what Lizzie had in mind. Slowly she began to sway her hips in time with the music. Gordo didn't want to blink; for fear that he would miss something. As she danced she stepped out of her flip-flops and nudged them to the side. Her eyes remained focused on his and her smile never wavered. Slowly she started to raise the hem of her t-shirt showing him more and more of her tanned stomach. When the hem of the shirt became even with bikini top she gracefully pulled it up and over her head in one swift motion. She winked and threw it at him. Gordo caught the shirt and put it to his face and inhaled her sweet scent. Lizzie danced for a little while in just the top and her shorts. Then suddenly she stopped, unbuttoned her jean shorts and let them drop soundlessly to the floor. She stepped out of them and walked toward Gordo who was sitting on the bed. Only a foot from where he sat she continued her dance. Gordo had dropped her shirt into his lap to hide his enjoyment of her performance. This bikini was a little skimpier, but not to the point where it was immodest. It was black with pink polka dots and tiny rhinestones dotted over it.
She stopped, they looked at one another and she said, "So, what do you think?"
Gordo took Lizzie's hand and placed it over his heart, "Can you feel how fast it's beating?" When she nodded he added, "Does that answer your question?"
Lizzie smiled and climbed onto his lap so she was straddling him. "Well, if your heart didn't give it away, I know something else that does." Lizzie squirmed a little causing Gordo to moan.
Lizzie leaned in and kissed Gordo hard on the lips. She pulled away and looked deep into his eyes. Gordo pulled her back in and kissed her equally as passionately. Again they pulled apart and gauged each other's reactions. Together they moved in and tenderly began kissing one another. Just as Gordo had began to move to a lying position, with Lizzie still on top of him they heard Mrs. Gordon call from downstairs, "Kids time for dinner, wash your hands."
Simultaneously they groaned and said, "Damn." Together they laughed and Gordo whispered, "Do you want to go swimming tonight, alone, like we used to sneak out and do at home when we were kids?"
"Ok," she whispered back with a smile on her face.
"Sure it will Dad," Gordo said, "Brad and I are going to ride with Miranda and Lizzie in Lizzie's car, so you can fill up the back seat too."
"Problem solved then," Mr. Gordon said as he headed back out to the garage.
Jo and Sam were not thrilled with the idea of Lizzie driving all the way to the Gordon's cabin, only a week after she got her license. But, Gordo's car was not working at the moment and was in the shop. Gordo had assured Lizzie's parents that it was an easy trip and if for some reason Lizzie was not feeling up to driving, he would drive instead. Still reluctant, but sensing how deeply upset Lizzie would be if she was not permitted to go on the trip, they agreed.
When the Gordon's were finally ready to go everyone piled into the two cars. Lizzie sat in the driver's seat and Gordo sat shotgun with Brad and Miranda in the back seat. Lizzie was excited; this was her first road trip where she was behind the wheel.
From the back seat Miranda handed Lizzie a CD, "Here, put this in," she said.
"What is it?" Gordo asked.
"I made Lizzie a CD, in honor of her first road trip," Miranda said proudly.
"Cool Miranda, thanks!" Lizzie said, "Gordo, read me the list off the back cover."
Gordo flipped over the CD and read Miranda's hand printed list of songs, "10. Madonna, Open your heart 9. I just died in your arms tonight, Cutting crew 8. Huey Lewis, Jacobs ladder 7. Whitesnake, Here i go again 6. Bob Seger, Shakedown 5. Starship, Nothings gonna stop us now 4. U2, With or without you 3. Heart, Alone 2. Bon Jovi, Living on a prayer 1. Whitney Houston, I wanna dance with somebody."
"Why did you read them backward?" Lizzie asked.
"That's how they're listed," Gordo said.
"They're not backward. It's a countdown. The top 10 songs from 1987," Miranda said. Gordo and Lizzie looked blankly at her and she added, "The year we were born."
"Oh!" Lizzie exclaimed, "Cool! Gordo put it on."
The drive to the cabin was uneventful. They listened to the CD that Miranda made a couple of times, played a few car games and Gordo told them about what there was to do at the cabin. Before they knew it they were pulling into the gravel driveway of the cabin. It was an impressively large and beautiful cabin on a lake. Even though Gordo was an only child, the cabin could have accommodated for many Gordon children. Gordo showed everyone to their rooms so they could unpack. Gordo took his regular room and Brad took the room next to his. And even though Miranda and Lizzie could have had their own rooms they opted to share the room across the hall from Brad and Gordo's rooms. Mr. and Mrs. Gordon's master suite was on the main level.
As Miranda and Lizzie unpacked in their room Miranda whispered, "This is way too nice to be called a cabin. It's more like a mini resort or mansion."
"I know, my grandparents have a cabin and it is nothing like this," Lizzie said.
"Maybe they have a maid!" Miranda said jokingly.
"Here," Lizzie said handing Miranda a wadded up article of clothing.
"Um, no thanks you can put away your own clothes," Miranda said.
Lizzie laughed and said, "No, you don't understand. This is my bikini and I'm lending it to you this week."
"Why?" Miranda asked.
"So you can Wow Brad, of course," Lizzie said.
"What about you?" Miranda asked.
"I bought another one with some birthday money," Lizzie said holding out a slightly skimpier bikini.
"Wow, Gordo might have a heart attack when he sees you in that one," Miranda said.
"What do you mean?" Lizzie asked.
"You didn't notice? He just about passed out when he first saw you in this one," Miranda said holding up the orange and pink tie-dyed bikini. "He couldn't take his eyes off you. He couldn't talk, he couldn't manage to keep his mouth from hanging open and he started sweating. It was absolutely priceless."
"Really, I had no idea," Lizzie said, blushing, "I'll have to be sure to catch his reaction this time."
Miranda finished packing and decided to go see how Brad was doing with his unpacking. Lizzie had an idea. She changed into her bikini and put her clothes back on over it. Being sure that none of the bikini was visible was under her clothes she walked into Gordo's room and closed the door. "So," she said as she sat down on the bed. She'd been about to continue her thought when she noticed that Gordo seemed to be trying to hide something in his closet. "What have you got there?"
"N-Nothing," Gordo stammered.
"Come on, you can show me," Lizzie said.
"It's kind of embarrassing," Gordo said, "But, remember how I've had a crush on you since I was like 12 and how I like to make movies?"
"Yeah," Lizzie replied.
"Well, my two interests kind of combined for awhile there. I would shoot video of you during the school year, then when we spent time up here during the summer I would try and piece the footage together as a film, kind of," Gordo trailed off then said, "I know it sounds kind of lame."
"No, Gordo, it's really kind of sweet. Could you show me sometime?" Lizzie asked sincerely.
"Maybe, I have to think about it," Gordo said. Lizzie looked a little hurt so Gordo added, "You have to understand. I made these films thinking that you would never see them, they are really rather personal."
"But I'm your girlfriend now," Lizzie protested.
"I know, I'll think about it," Gordo said.
Lizzie decided it wasn't worth arguing over, if he wanted to share them with her, he would. "So," Lizzie began what she'd come into the room to say, "Miranda was just filling me on how much you enjoyed my new bikini the first time you saw me in it."
Gordo instantly turned bright red and stammered, "O-oh yeah, what did she say?"
"Her exact words were; he just about passed out when he first saw you. He couldn't take his eyes off you. He couldn't talk, he couldn't manage to keep his mouth from hanging open and he started sweating. Is that true?" Lizzie teased.
Gordo realized that playing it cool was not going to work this time. He figured he'd get further with the truth. "I didn't think she'd noticed, I thought I played it pretty cool."
"Miranda would disagree," Lizzie said.
"Yeah, I was pretty much a mess. To see the girl you've been fanaticizing over for years in a bikini for the first time is like, Wow!" Gordo said.
Lizzie giggled a little and said, "Had I known you fanaticized over me and that there'd be such a reaction, I would have paid closer attention. I'll be sure not to miss it this time."
"What?" Gordo asked.
"I got a new bikini. It's underneath my clothes and I was wondering if you would like a sneak peek?" Lizzie asked innocently.
Gordo crossed to where Lizzie was standing, put his arms around her waist and drew her into him. "So, let me see if I've got this straight; you came in here to see if I would like to see you in your new bikini?"
"Right," Lizzie said.
Gordo continued, "In the privacy of my own room, so that I alone may witness the grand unveiling all the while, not having to worry about containing my reaction?"
"That's right. If you will please turn on some music the presentation will begin shortly," Lizzie said.
Catching her meaning Gordo grinned and said, "McGuire, you know just how to drive me wild."
Gordo tuned in a hip-hop station, which was perfect for what Lizzie had in mind. Slowly she began to sway her hips in time with the music. Gordo didn't want to blink; for fear that he would miss something. As she danced she stepped out of her flip-flops and nudged them to the side. Her eyes remained focused on his and her smile never wavered. Slowly she started to raise the hem of her t-shirt showing him more and more of her tanned stomach. When the hem of the shirt became even with bikini top she gracefully pulled it up and over her head in one swift motion. She winked and threw it at him. Gordo caught the shirt and put it to his face and inhaled her sweet scent. Lizzie danced for a little while in just the top and her shorts. Then suddenly she stopped, unbuttoned her jean shorts and let them drop soundlessly to the floor. She stepped out of them and walked toward Gordo who was sitting on the bed. Only a foot from where he sat she continued her dance. Gordo had dropped her shirt into his lap to hide his enjoyment of her performance. This bikini was a little skimpier, but not to the point where it was immodest. It was black with pink polka dots and tiny rhinestones dotted over it.
She stopped, they looked at one another and she said, "So, what do you think?"
Gordo took Lizzie's hand and placed it over his heart, "Can you feel how fast it's beating?" When she nodded he added, "Does that answer your question?"
Lizzie smiled and climbed onto his lap so she was straddling him. "Well, if your heart didn't give it away, I know something else that does." Lizzie squirmed a little causing Gordo to moan.
Lizzie leaned in and kissed Gordo hard on the lips. She pulled away and looked deep into his eyes. Gordo pulled her back in and kissed her equally as passionately. Again they pulled apart and gauged each other's reactions. Together they moved in and tenderly began kissing one another. Just as Gordo had began to move to a lying position, with Lizzie still on top of him they heard Mrs. Gordon call from downstairs, "Kids time for dinner, wash your hands."
Simultaneously they groaned and said, "Damn." Together they laughed and Gordo whispered, "Do you want to go swimming tonight, alone, like we used to sneak out and do at home when we were kids?"
"Ok," she whispered back with a smile on her face.