After a dinner of fried chicken and baked potatoes Gordo, Lizzie, Brad and
Miranda were roped into playing some board games with Mr. and Mrs. Gordon.
Mrs. Gordon was fanatical about board games and she was a pro at all of
them. They played, Clue, Sorry, Life and were about to start Monopoly when
Mrs. Gordon realized what time it was. "It's nearly 10:30, much to late to
start a game of Monopoly," she said.
"Well, maybe we can save Monopoly for tomorrow night mom," Gordo offered.
"That sounds lovely. I'm going to bed. You kids don't stay up too late now," she said, then excused herself.
Brad and Miranda went outside and down to the lake while Gordo and Lizzie finished cleaning up the board games. The Gordon's had a long dock that stretched over the cool blue water. At the end of the dock sat two Adirondack chairs that looked out over the lake. Brad and Miranda walked to the end of the dock holding hands and both took one of the chairs.
"Wow, look at all the stars you can see here!" Miranda exclaimed.
"I know! Wow," Brad said as he unconsciously reached out and took her hand again.
The two sat in silence for a few minutes just enjoying the cool night air and the stars. "So," Brad said, "Are you feeling any differently about the conversation we had about me leaving?"
Miranda was quiet for a moment then said, "Well, I still am not happy that eventually you will be leaving, but you were right; I'd rather spend this time with you than not at all. I should take my own advice. At the beginning of the summer I told Lizzie that it was better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all."
"True, but how do you know that you are going to loose me?" Brad asked.
"Well, you are leaving at the end of the summer," Miranda said.
"Yes, but we could try a long distance relationship and it's not like we wouldn't ever see each other. We could visit each other on holidays and I could come back for the summers," Brad said.
"You've given this a lot of thought haven't you," Miranda asked.
Brad looked at Miranda and quietly said," I have. I really like you and I at least want to give it a shot. If it doesn't work, we'll deal with that when we come to it."
"Okay," Miranda said and squeezed his hand.
"But, let's not think of me leaving. I just want to enjoy this time with my," Brad cleared his throat and added in a questioning tone, "Girlfriend?"
Miranda smiled and nodded.
Brad beamed and said, "Come sit with me."
From the end of the dock Gordo and Lizzie watched as Miranda snuggled into Brad's lap and two tenderly kissed. "Yeah!" Lizzie whispered to Gordo who nodded, "Let's leave these two alone." Quietly they went back into the cabin and up to Gordo's room to occupy themselves.
Around midnight Brad and Miranda came back in from the dock and let themselves into Gordo's room. Surprisingly for once the two were not making out, but had fallen asleep curled up in each other's arms on Gordo's bed. Miranda shook Lizzie's shoulder until she woke up and looked confused at Miranda.
"You don't want Gordo's parents to catch you in Gordo's bed, why don't you come get into bed in our room," Miranda asked.
Lizzie nodded sleepily and said, "I'll be there in a minute, let me talk to Gordo alone for a minute."
When Miranda had shut the door behind her, Lizzie woke Gordo up with a kiss and asked, "So, are we still going through with our plan for tonight?"
"I'm game if you are," Gordo said with a yawn.
"Absolutely!" Lizzie grinned, "What time?"
"I don't know yet, I'll come get you when it's time," Gordo said.
"Okay," Lizzie replied, "Good night." She gave him a brief kiss then went to her own room.
When Lizzie entered the room Miranda was sitting on the bed in her pajamas, writing in her journal.
"So, are you writing about your Boyfriend?" Lizzie asked stressing the word boyfriend.
"How did you know?" Miranda asked with a grin.
"Gordo and I were standing at the end of the dock. We'd just about to join you," Lizzie replied.
"Thanks for letting us be alone," Miranda said.
"No problem. That is so cool! I am happy for you guys!" Lizzie said.
"Thanks! I'm happy for us too!" Miranda said, "How are things with you and Gordo?"
"Great!" Lizzie said.
"Has anything else happened?" Miranda asked, "You seem a lot cozier lately."
"Are you asking if we have done it yet?" Lizzie asked.
"Yes," Miranda said.
"No, we haven't. It's really hard to resist the urge sometimes, but I'd rather wait," Lizzie said honestly.
"Wait for what exactly?" Miranda asked.
"I'd love to say that I'd wait until I get married, but I don't know if I have that kind of willpower. I at least want to be sure," Lizzie explained.
"Sure of what?" Miranda asked.
"Sure that it's with the right person. Right now I'm so head over heels in love. But, I'm 16, how do I know that this is the real thing? What if Gordo and I break up in a month or two? How would I feel if I'd slept with him?" Lizzie said.
"Stupid!" Miranda said.
"Exactly," Lizzie said, "So, I'm going to give it more time. No matter how hard that is."
"You are Gordo aren't breaking up are you?" Miranda asked.
"Of course not. At this moment I feel like he is the person I am meant to spend the rest of my life with. But, like I said before, I'm 16, how can I be sure?" Lizzie said.
"I'm glad you're not breaking up, after all the work it took to get you two together," Miranda said.
"What about you and Brad?" Lizzie asked.
"No! We still have a lot of nervous moments around each other; we are so far off from something like that. Plus, my thoughts are very much similar to yours," Miranda said.
While they talked Lizzie changed into her pajamas, leaving her bikini on underneath. She left a towel on a chair by the window. If Miranda noticed that she didn't remove her bikini or that she had put a towel out, she didn't say anything. Lizzie climbed into bed and the two quickly fell asleep.
When Lizzie had left his room Gordo decided he'd better set an alarm or he wouldn't wake up at all. He was startled at 2:30 when his alarm went off. At first he couldn't recall why he would set an alarm to go off in the middle of the night. Remembering, he got out of his bed and changed into his swimming trunks. Gordo decided there was a better chance that he'd wake Miranda up if he went into their room. Instead he went downstairs and outside. There was a ladder propped against the side of the house. Carefully he moved it under the window to the room that the girls were in. He draped his towel over a lawn chair and nimbly climbed the ladder. Through the window he could see Miranda and Lizzie sleeping. Lizzie was closer to the window. It was a warm night and they had left the window open to let the cool breeze blow in. "Lizzie," he whispered, several times trying to rouse her. Having no luck, Gordo popped the screen out of it's casing, this was something he had done numerous times during his childhood at the cabin. He pushed the window open wider and climbed inside. He placed his hand over Lizzie mouth and tapped her on the shoulder. She woke with a start, and then relaxed again, realizing it was Gordo. Silently she climbed out of bed and took her towel from the chair. Gordo climbed out first so he could help guide Lizzie down the ladder. Once they were both standing on the ground beneath the window Gordo climbed back up to replace the screen. He glanced at Miranda, she was sleeping peacefully, but just as he started back down the ladder he heard her whisper, "Have a nice time swimming."
Grinning he returned to the ground and took Lizzie's hand. "What are you smiling about," Lizzie asked.
"Miranda is on to us," Gordo said.
The two walked down the dock and placed their beach towels on the chairs. Even though, just hours before Lizzie had given Gordo a sexy strip tease, she was suddenly self-conscious in front of him. Could it be that her awareness of the sexual tension between them and the talk she and Miranda had just had, put her on edge? She pushed past her nervousness, stripped off her pajamas and cannonballed into the lake. Surprised, Gordo cannonballed in right behind her. They came up just a foot from one another. Lizzie could tell that Gordo wanted to kiss her, but she was going to make him work for it. She ducked under the water and swam away. This game went on for quite some time. Gordo would catch up to Lizzie and he would kiss her. She would kiss him back but soon slip out of his grasp and swim away again. Finally when Lizzie decided she'd give in and let Gordo hold onto her; he swam away. Stunned, Lizzie had no choice but to chase after him.
Finally both panting and worn out from their games they met near the end of the dock and wrapped their arms around one another. Not ready to get out of the water, but tired of chasing each other around they were unsure what to do.
"Have you ever skinny-dipped?" Gordo asked.
"No, have you?" Lizzie asked.
"Yes," Gordo said.
"When?" Lizzie asked.
"Well, we've been coming to this lake forever," Gordo said, "Pretty much every summer."
"Have you ever done it with a girl before?" Lizzie asked.
"No, I've always been alone." Gordo said.
"How much fun can that be?" Lizzie asked.
"Not much," Gordo agreed.
"Well, I'm game if you are," Lizzie said.
Gordo's jaw dropped and he didn't know what to say.
Lizzie smiled and said, "All in innocent fun, no trying any funny stuff. You turn around. I'll undress and swim away, then you can undress too."
Gordo nodded and turned around. Lizzie slid off her bikini and marveled at the way the cool water felt all over the body. She quickly swam away and watched as Gordo opened his eyes and looked at her bikini lying on the dock. Gordo pulled off his trunks and swam toward her. He stopped a foot from her and they both just treaded water, naked. Gordo understood that she might not be ready for him to come any closer than he was. He would let her make the first move. Eventually Lizzie moved closer. She wrapped her arms loosely around him. He could feel her naked breasts pressed against his chest and it was almost more than he could stand. He kissed her firmly on the lips and said, "We better get out before we get carried away." Lizzie nodded. He let her swim to the dock first and put her bikini back on. Only when she pulled herself up onto the dock and wrapped herself in a towel did he swim back.
Together they sat in one of the chairs and looked at the stars. They allowed themselves to settle down and get tired before they walked back to the house. They walked back into the house and climbed the stairs. Outside the girls' room Gordo kissed Lizzie and whispered, "I love you Lizzie McGuire."
She answered, "I love you too." And they both went to bed.
"Well, maybe we can save Monopoly for tomorrow night mom," Gordo offered.
"That sounds lovely. I'm going to bed. You kids don't stay up too late now," she said, then excused herself.
Brad and Miranda went outside and down to the lake while Gordo and Lizzie finished cleaning up the board games. The Gordon's had a long dock that stretched over the cool blue water. At the end of the dock sat two Adirondack chairs that looked out over the lake. Brad and Miranda walked to the end of the dock holding hands and both took one of the chairs.
"Wow, look at all the stars you can see here!" Miranda exclaimed.
"I know! Wow," Brad said as he unconsciously reached out and took her hand again.
The two sat in silence for a few minutes just enjoying the cool night air and the stars. "So," Brad said, "Are you feeling any differently about the conversation we had about me leaving?"
Miranda was quiet for a moment then said, "Well, I still am not happy that eventually you will be leaving, but you were right; I'd rather spend this time with you than not at all. I should take my own advice. At the beginning of the summer I told Lizzie that it was better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all."
"True, but how do you know that you are going to loose me?" Brad asked.
"Well, you are leaving at the end of the summer," Miranda said.
"Yes, but we could try a long distance relationship and it's not like we wouldn't ever see each other. We could visit each other on holidays and I could come back for the summers," Brad said.
"You've given this a lot of thought haven't you," Miranda asked.
Brad looked at Miranda and quietly said," I have. I really like you and I at least want to give it a shot. If it doesn't work, we'll deal with that when we come to it."
"Okay," Miranda said and squeezed his hand.
"But, let's not think of me leaving. I just want to enjoy this time with my," Brad cleared his throat and added in a questioning tone, "Girlfriend?"
Miranda smiled and nodded.
Brad beamed and said, "Come sit with me."
From the end of the dock Gordo and Lizzie watched as Miranda snuggled into Brad's lap and two tenderly kissed. "Yeah!" Lizzie whispered to Gordo who nodded, "Let's leave these two alone." Quietly they went back into the cabin and up to Gordo's room to occupy themselves.
Around midnight Brad and Miranda came back in from the dock and let themselves into Gordo's room. Surprisingly for once the two were not making out, but had fallen asleep curled up in each other's arms on Gordo's bed. Miranda shook Lizzie's shoulder until she woke up and looked confused at Miranda.
"You don't want Gordo's parents to catch you in Gordo's bed, why don't you come get into bed in our room," Miranda asked.
Lizzie nodded sleepily and said, "I'll be there in a minute, let me talk to Gordo alone for a minute."
When Miranda had shut the door behind her, Lizzie woke Gordo up with a kiss and asked, "So, are we still going through with our plan for tonight?"
"I'm game if you are," Gordo said with a yawn.
"Absolutely!" Lizzie grinned, "What time?"
"I don't know yet, I'll come get you when it's time," Gordo said.
"Okay," Lizzie replied, "Good night." She gave him a brief kiss then went to her own room.
When Lizzie entered the room Miranda was sitting on the bed in her pajamas, writing in her journal.
"So, are you writing about your Boyfriend?" Lizzie asked stressing the word boyfriend.
"How did you know?" Miranda asked with a grin.
"Gordo and I were standing at the end of the dock. We'd just about to join you," Lizzie replied.
"Thanks for letting us be alone," Miranda said.
"No problem. That is so cool! I am happy for you guys!" Lizzie said.
"Thanks! I'm happy for us too!" Miranda said, "How are things with you and Gordo?"
"Great!" Lizzie said.
"Has anything else happened?" Miranda asked, "You seem a lot cozier lately."
"Are you asking if we have done it yet?" Lizzie asked.
"Yes," Miranda said.
"No, we haven't. It's really hard to resist the urge sometimes, but I'd rather wait," Lizzie said honestly.
"Wait for what exactly?" Miranda asked.
"I'd love to say that I'd wait until I get married, but I don't know if I have that kind of willpower. I at least want to be sure," Lizzie explained.
"Sure of what?" Miranda asked.
"Sure that it's with the right person. Right now I'm so head over heels in love. But, I'm 16, how do I know that this is the real thing? What if Gordo and I break up in a month or two? How would I feel if I'd slept with him?" Lizzie said.
"Stupid!" Miranda said.
"Exactly," Lizzie said, "So, I'm going to give it more time. No matter how hard that is."
"You are Gordo aren't breaking up are you?" Miranda asked.
"Of course not. At this moment I feel like he is the person I am meant to spend the rest of my life with. But, like I said before, I'm 16, how can I be sure?" Lizzie said.
"I'm glad you're not breaking up, after all the work it took to get you two together," Miranda said.
"What about you and Brad?" Lizzie asked.
"No! We still have a lot of nervous moments around each other; we are so far off from something like that. Plus, my thoughts are very much similar to yours," Miranda said.
While they talked Lizzie changed into her pajamas, leaving her bikini on underneath. She left a towel on a chair by the window. If Miranda noticed that she didn't remove her bikini or that she had put a towel out, she didn't say anything. Lizzie climbed into bed and the two quickly fell asleep.
When Lizzie had left his room Gordo decided he'd better set an alarm or he wouldn't wake up at all. He was startled at 2:30 when his alarm went off. At first he couldn't recall why he would set an alarm to go off in the middle of the night. Remembering, he got out of his bed and changed into his swimming trunks. Gordo decided there was a better chance that he'd wake Miranda up if he went into their room. Instead he went downstairs and outside. There was a ladder propped against the side of the house. Carefully he moved it under the window to the room that the girls were in. He draped his towel over a lawn chair and nimbly climbed the ladder. Through the window he could see Miranda and Lizzie sleeping. Lizzie was closer to the window. It was a warm night and they had left the window open to let the cool breeze blow in. "Lizzie," he whispered, several times trying to rouse her. Having no luck, Gordo popped the screen out of it's casing, this was something he had done numerous times during his childhood at the cabin. He pushed the window open wider and climbed inside. He placed his hand over Lizzie mouth and tapped her on the shoulder. She woke with a start, and then relaxed again, realizing it was Gordo. Silently she climbed out of bed and took her towel from the chair. Gordo climbed out first so he could help guide Lizzie down the ladder. Once they were both standing on the ground beneath the window Gordo climbed back up to replace the screen. He glanced at Miranda, she was sleeping peacefully, but just as he started back down the ladder he heard her whisper, "Have a nice time swimming."
Grinning he returned to the ground and took Lizzie's hand. "What are you smiling about," Lizzie asked.
"Miranda is on to us," Gordo said.
The two walked down the dock and placed their beach towels on the chairs. Even though, just hours before Lizzie had given Gordo a sexy strip tease, she was suddenly self-conscious in front of him. Could it be that her awareness of the sexual tension between them and the talk she and Miranda had just had, put her on edge? She pushed past her nervousness, stripped off her pajamas and cannonballed into the lake. Surprised, Gordo cannonballed in right behind her. They came up just a foot from one another. Lizzie could tell that Gordo wanted to kiss her, but she was going to make him work for it. She ducked under the water and swam away. This game went on for quite some time. Gordo would catch up to Lizzie and he would kiss her. She would kiss him back but soon slip out of his grasp and swim away again. Finally when Lizzie decided she'd give in and let Gordo hold onto her; he swam away. Stunned, Lizzie had no choice but to chase after him.
Finally both panting and worn out from their games they met near the end of the dock and wrapped their arms around one another. Not ready to get out of the water, but tired of chasing each other around they were unsure what to do.
"Have you ever skinny-dipped?" Gordo asked.
"No, have you?" Lizzie asked.
"Yes," Gordo said.
"When?" Lizzie asked.
"Well, we've been coming to this lake forever," Gordo said, "Pretty much every summer."
"Have you ever done it with a girl before?" Lizzie asked.
"No, I've always been alone." Gordo said.
"How much fun can that be?" Lizzie asked.
"Not much," Gordo agreed.
"Well, I'm game if you are," Lizzie said.
Gordo's jaw dropped and he didn't know what to say.
Lizzie smiled and said, "All in innocent fun, no trying any funny stuff. You turn around. I'll undress and swim away, then you can undress too."
Gordo nodded and turned around. Lizzie slid off her bikini and marveled at the way the cool water felt all over the body. She quickly swam away and watched as Gordo opened his eyes and looked at her bikini lying on the dock. Gordo pulled off his trunks and swam toward her. He stopped a foot from her and they both just treaded water, naked. Gordo understood that she might not be ready for him to come any closer than he was. He would let her make the first move. Eventually Lizzie moved closer. She wrapped her arms loosely around him. He could feel her naked breasts pressed against his chest and it was almost more than he could stand. He kissed her firmly on the lips and said, "We better get out before we get carried away." Lizzie nodded. He let her swim to the dock first and put her bikini back on. Only when she pulled herself up onto the dock and wrapped herself in a towel did he swim back.
Together they sat in one of the chairs and looked at the stars. They allowed themselves to settle down and get tired before they walked back to the house. They walked back into the house and climbed the stairs. Outside the girls' room Gordo kissed Lizzie and whispered, "I love you Lizzie McGuire."
She answered, "I love you too." And they both went to bed.