While Lizzie could never regret their swim the night before, she did regret
not getting more sleep. Mrs. Gordon woke Lizzie and Miranda up bright and
early the next morning. She knocked briskly on the door before opening it.
She stepped into the room and said, "Up and at 'em girls. There's a
farmers' market not too far from here and I'd like you to come with me.
We're leaving in a half an hour."
For a few more minutes the girls remained immobile on the bed. Miranda turned toward Lizzie in the bed and asked, "Are you up?" Without opening her eyes Lizzie shook her head, "no."
"How late did you guys stay out?" Miranda asked. Again, without opening her eyes Lizzie held up four fingers.
"Wow," Miranda said, "Sucks to be you this morning. We'd better get moving." She rolled out of bed and quickly dressed in the same clothes she'd worn the day before. Seeing that Lizzie still wasn't moving she picked up jeans and a tank top and tossed them on the bed. "Here are some clothes. Why don't you tell me about your swim while you get dressed." Lizzie moaned in response and finally sat up in bed.
"Come on, we only have 15 more minutes and I want something to eat," Miranda said.
"Okay, okay!" Lizzie said as she started to pull on her jeans.
"You're still wearing your bikini," Miranda pointed out.
"Yeah, that's fine. I'm not getting a shower, so I plan on jumping in the lake when we get back," Lizzie said. She pulled on her tank top, put her hair into a ponytail and pulled one of Gordo's baseball caps on, low over her eyes.
As they stepped out into the hallway the door to Gordo's room opened. Lizzie's heart leapt in her chest at the sight of Gordo in just his boxers. Gordo reddened a little and grabbed a t-shirt out of his room before speaking with them. "Hey girls," Gordo croaked, "Where are you headed so early?"
"Your mom is taking us to the farmers' market with her. Are you coming with us?" Lizzie asked hopefully.
"No thanks. Why would you guys want to go to the farmers' market?" Gordo asked.
"She didn't give us a choice, she just came in and told us to get ready," Miranda said.
"Sorry Lizzie," Gordo said, "I have to get some more sleep. After our swim, I couldn't get to sleep for hours."
"Okay," Lizzie said with mock sadness.
"I'll make it up to you later," Gordo said, "By the way, you look cute in my hate." Lizzie leaned in for a kiss before she left, but Gordo backed away and said, "Morning breath. We'll save that for later."
"Love you," Lizzie said as she turned and walked away.
Playfully Gordo reached out and grabbed her butt and said, "Love you too."
Lizzie squealed and jogged down the stairs behind Miranda. Mrs. Gordo was waiting in the kitchen. Miranda and Lizzie quickly grabbed bagels, smeared them with cream cheese; then the three of them were out the door.
The first half of the car ride was silent. Mrs. Gordon let the girls finish their bagels before expecting them to visit with her. Lizzie was in the front passenger seat and Miranda was sitting behind Mrs. Gordon. As soon as the late bite of Lizzie's bagel had disappeared Mrs. Gordon said, "As long as you two have been friends with David, I can't believe we've never had you up the cabin with us before. I know he is enjoying having so much company."
"Thank you for inviting us," Miranda said, "Your cabin is beautiful and we are having a wonderful time." In the front seat Lizzie nodded in agreement.
"Well, it's nice to have other women around. It's just me and the boys most of the time," Mrs. Gordon said, "I would have loved to have a daughter. I love David of course, but I wish we would have had a daughter as well."
Understanding why Mrs. Gordon had wanted them to come along with her this morning, Lizzie relaxed. Until this moment she was sure that somehow Mrs. Gordon knew about their late night swim and was waiting until just the right moment to bring it up with Lizzie.
"Do you girls mind if I stop and put gas in the car before we continue on to the farmers' market?" Mrs. Gordon asked.
Both girls shook their heads, "no." Mrs. Gordon pulled in and got out of the car. Lizzie and Miranda leaned their heads closer together so they could talk without Mrs. Gordon overhearing them.
"So, you need to tell me about your swim," Miranda said, "After some of Gordo's comments this morning and how jumpy you are around his mother, has me wondering what really happened."
Lizzie blushed slightly remembering their swim and said, "It was nice. We just swam."
"Yeah right, I don't buy that for a minute," Miranda said.
"I didn't think you would. Okay. At first we just swam, then we kind of played tag for a while," Lizzie said.
"How do you kind of play tag?" Miranda asked.
"Well, it was our own version of tag, it involved a lot of kissing," Lizzie said, "Maybe I'll teach it to you so you and Brad can play it." Miranda blushed a little and Lizzie continued her story. "Then when we got tired of that we got to talking and that lead to us skinny-dipping."
Miranda's eyes widened and she loudly said, "Oh my goodness! What happened?"
"Shhhhh," Lizzie warned. Mrs. Gordon was still pumping gas right outside the window and had obviously heard Miranda's outburst. The girls sat in silence for a moment. Mrs. Gordon opened the door to grab her purse.
"I just have to pay, then we can be on our way," She said.
"Okay!" Both girls said brightly.
As soon as her retreating back was to them Miranda said, "What happened next?"
"I gave Gordo a hug and he said that we'd better get out of the water before we got carried away. So, we did. That's it," Lizzie said.
"But, you saw him naked?" Miranda asked.
"Not really, we were both in the water the whole time and we didn't look at each other while we were undressing," Lizzie said.
"Did you see it?" Miranda asked.
"See what?" Lizzie asked.
"You know, IT," Miranda said.
Lizzie blushed brightly and said, "I was trying not to look, but it was hard not to. It was difficult to see it in the water, you know, it makes things look all blurry."
"Oh," Miranda said, "Here she comes."
Mrs. Gordon was rushing back to the Explorer. She climbed in and said in a shrill voice, "Oh my lord, did you see it?"
Lizzie and Miranda both froze, not sure how she had overheard their conversation from inside the store, but sure that she must be referring to the same 'IT,' that they were. Lizzie's head was racing, trying to think of what to say.
"Did you see it?" Mrs. Gordon repeated, "The green truck that just drove by, did you see it?" The girls shook their heads in relief and Mrs. Gordon continued. "It was loaded down with corn, I bet it was headed to the farmers' market. That means they aren't open quite yet. I wanted to get there before they opened, the first people through get the best stuff."
Mrs. Gordon roared out of the parking lot toward the farmers' market. Lizzie turned around and shared a smile with Miranda who let out a little giggle.
The farmers' market was already busy when they arrived. Apparently Mrs. Gordon was not the only person who believed that you needed to get there bright and early to get anything good. They looked at watermelon, cantaloupe, corn, green beans, peas, strawberries, raspberries, blueberries and pretty much every other type of produce sold at the farmers' market. After an hour and a half of following Mrs. Gordon around and holding her purchases while she looked at something else, Mrs. Gordon finally announced that they were done and could head back to the cabin.
Once all the produce was loaded into the Explorer they were on their way. "Thanks for coming with me girls," Mrs. Gordon said, "It was fun." The girls hadn't thought it was fun, but agreed anyway.
"So, Lizzie let me ask you a question," Mrs. Gordon said, "Is David a good kisser?"
Lizzie coughed a little and replied, "Well, yeah."
"I'm so glad. David's father was not a good kisser when we first started dating and that sort of thing can really make a big difference," Mrs. Gordon said. "So, how are things going with the two of you?"
"Good," Lizzie offered.
"I always knew that someday the two of you would realize that you were meant to be together. He had a crush on you for years. I don't know if you knew that, but it's true. I could just tell from the way he talked about you," Mrs. Gordon said, "I'm not sure he could have found a nicer girl."
"Um, thanks," Lizzie said uncomfortably.
Preparing for another round of embarrassing questions, Lizzie was elated when they pulled into the driveway of the cabin. Gordo and Brad emerged from the cabin to help haul in the produce. Miranda and Lizzie hauled in one load each then ran up the stairs and collapsed on their bed in peals of laughter. They laughed until their sides ached and tears were rolling down their face. Gordo and Brad stood in the door way, completely clueless.
"Oh my gosh, could you believe it when...." Miranda couldn't finish her thought, she was laughing too hard.
"I know, and when she asked..." Lizzie too was unable to continue. Despite their incomplete thoughts, each seemed to know what the other was trying to say.
The laughter slowed and nearly faded away, when they spied Gordo and Brad in the doorway. Their confused smiles sent them into another round of uncontrollable laughter.
"What the heck is so funny?" Gordo asked.
"I'll have to tell you later," Lizzie said between bursts of laughter. As her laughter began to subside again Lizzie started to strip out of her clothes into just her bikini, "I don't know about the rest of you, but I'm going swimming."
For a few more minutes the girls remained immobile on the bed. Miranda turned toward Lizzie in the bed and asked, "Are you up?" Without opening her eyes Lizzie shook her head, "no."
"How late did you guys stay out?" Miranda asked. Again, without opening her eyes Lizzie held up four fingers.
"Wow," Miranda said, "Sucks to be you this morning. We'd better get moving." She rolled out of bed and quickly dressed in the same clothes she'd worn the day before. Seeing that Lizzie still wasn't moving she picked up jeans and a tank top and tossed them on the bed. "Here are some clothes. Why don't you tell me about your swim while you get dressed." Lizzie moaned in response and finally sat up in bed.
"Come on, we only have 15 more minutes and I want something to eat," Miranda said.
"Okay, okay!" Lizzie said as she started to pull on her jeans.
"You're still wearing your bikini," Miranda pointed out.
"Yeah, that's fine. I'm not getting a shower, so I plan on jumping in the lake when we get back," Lizzie said. She pulled on her tank top, put her hair into a ponytail and pulled one of Gordo's baseball caps on, low over her eyes.
As they stepped out into the hallway the door to Gordo's room opened. Lizzie's heart leapt in her chest at the sight of Gordo in just his boxers. Gordo reddened a little and grabbed a t-shirt out of his room before speaking with them. "Hey girls," Gordo croaked, "Where are you headed so early?"
"Your mom is taking us to the farmers' market with her. Are you coming with us?" Lizzie asked hopefully.
"No thanks. Why would you guys want to go to the farmers' market?" Gordo asked.
"She didn't give us a choice, she just came in and told us to get ready," Miranda said.
"Sorry Lizzie," Gordo said, "I have to get some more sleep. After our swim, I couldn't get to sleep for hours."
"Okay," Lizzie said with mock sadness.
"I'll make it up to you later," Gordo said, "By the way, you look cute in my hate." Lizzie leaned in for a kiss before she left, but Gordo backed away and said, "Morning breath. We'll save that for later."
"Love you," Lizzie said as she turned and walked away.
Playfully Gordo reached out and grabbed her butt and said, "Love you too."
Lizzie squealed and jogged down the stairs behind Miranda. Mrs. Gordo was waiting in the kitchen. Miranda and Lizzie quickly grabbed bagels, smeared them with cream cheese; then the three of them were out the door.
The first half of the car ride was silent. Mrs. Gordon let the girls finish their bagels before expecting them to visit with her. Lizzie was in the front passenger seat and Miranda was sitting behind Mrs. Gordon. As soon as the late bite of Lizzie's bagel had disappeared Mrs. Gordon said, "As long as you two have been friends with David, I can't believe we've never had you up the cabin with us before. I know he is enjoying having so much company."
"Thank you for inviting us," Miranda said, "Your cabin is beautiful and we are having a wonderful time." In the front seat Lizzie nodded in agreement.
"Well, it's nice to have other women around. It's just me and the boys most of the time," Mrs. Gordon said, "I would have loved to have a daughter. I love David of course, but I wish we would have had a daughter as well."
Understanding why Mrs. Gordon had wanted them to come along with her this morning, Lizzie relaxed. Until this moment she was sure that somehow Mrs. Gordon knew about their late night swim and was waiting until just the right moment to bring it up with Lizzie.
"Do you girls mind if I stop and put gas in the car before we continue on to the farmers' market?" Mrs. Gordon asked.
Both girls shook their heads, "no." Mrs. Gordon pulled in and got out of the car. Lizzie and Miranda leaned their heads closer together so they could talk without Mrs. Gordon overhearing them.
"So, you need to tell me about your swim," Miranda said, "After some of Gordo's comments this morning and how jumpy you are around his mother, has me wondering what really happened."
Lizzie blushed slightly remembering their swim and said, "It was nice. We just swam."
"Yeah right, I don't buy that for a minute," Miranda said.
"I didn't think you would. Okay. At first we just swam, then we kind of played tag for a while," Lizzie said.
"How do you kind of play tag?" Miranda asked.
"Well, it was our own version of tag, it involved a lot of kissing," Lizzie said, "Maybe I'll teach it to you so you and Brad can play it." Miranda blushed a little and Lizzie continued her story. "Then when we got tired of that we got to talking and that lead to us skinny-dipping."
Miranda's eyes widened and she loudly said, "Oh my goodness! What happened?"
"Shhhhh," Lizzie warned. Mrs. Gordon was still pumping gas right outside the window and had obviously heard Miranda's outburst. The girls sat in silence for a moment. Mrs. Gordon opened the door to grab her purse.
"I just have to pay, then we can be on our way," She said.
"Okay!" Both girls said brightly.
As soon as her retreating back was to them Miranda said, "What happened next?"
"I gave Gordo a hug and he said that we'd better get out of the water before we got carried away. So, we did. That's it," Lizzie said.
"But, you saw him naked?" Miranda asked.
"Not really, we were both in the water the whole time and we didn't look at each other while we were undressing," Lizzie said.
"Did you see it?" Miranda asked.
"See what?" Lizzie asked.
"You know, IT," Miranda said.
Lizzie blushed brightly and said, "I was trying not to look, but it was hard not to. It was difficult to see it in the water, you know, it makes things look all blurry."
"Oh," Miranda said, "Here she comes."
Mrs. Gordon was rushing back to the Explorer. She climbed in and said in a shrill voice, "Oh my lord, did you see it?"
Lizzie and Miranda both froze, not sure how she had overheard their conversation from inside the store, but sure that she must be referring to the same 'IT,' that they were. Lizzie's head was racing, trying to think of what to say.
"Did you see it?" Mrs. Gordon repeated, "The green truck that just drove by, did you see it?" The girls shook their heads in relief and Mrs. Gordon continued. "It was loaded down with corn, I bet it was headed to the farmers' market. That means they aren't open quite yet. I wanted to get there before they opened, the first people through get the best stuff."
Mrs. Gordon roared out of the parking lot toward the farmers' market. Lizzie turned around and shared a smile with Miranda who let out a little giggle.
The farmers' market was already busy when they arrived. Apparently Mrs. Gordon was not the only person who believed that you needed to get there bright and early to get anything good. They looked at watermelon, cantaloupe, corn, green beans, peas, strawberries, raspberries, blueberries and pretty much every other type of produce sold at the farmers' market. After an hour and a half of following Mrs. Gordon around and holding her purchases while she looked at something else, Mrs. Gordon finally announced that they were done and could head back to the cabin.
Once all the produce was loaded into the Explorer they were on their way. "Thanks for coming with me girls," Mrs. Gordon said, "It was fun." The girls hadn't thought it was fun, but agreed anyway.
"So, Lizzie let me ask you a question," Mrs. Gordon said, "Is David a good kisser?"
Lizzie coughed a little and replied, "Well, yeah."
"I'm so glad. David's father was not a good kisser when we first started dating and that sort of thing can really make a big difference," Mrs. Gordon said. "So, how are things going with the two of you?"
"Good," Lizzie offered.
"I always knew that someday the two of you would realize that you were meant to be together. He had a crush on you for years. I don't know if you knew that, but it's true. I could just tell from the way he talked about you," Mrs. Gordon said, "I'm not sure he could have found a nicer girl."
"Um, thanks," Lizzie said uncomfortably.
Preparing for another round of embarrassing questions, Lizzie was elated when they pulled into the driveway of the cabin. Gordo and Brad emerged from the cabin to help haul in the produce. Miranda and Lizzie hauled in one load each then ran up the stairs and collapsed on their bed in peals of laughter. They laughed until their sides ached and tears were rolling down their face. Gordo and Brad stood in the door way, completely clueless.
"Oh my gosh, could you believe it when...." Miranda couldn't finish her thought, she was laughing too hard.
"I know, and when she asked..." Lizzie too was unable to continue. Despite their incomplete thoughts, each seemed to know what the other was trying to say.
The laughter slowed and nearly faded away, when they spied Gordo and Brad in the doorway. Their confused smiles sent them into another round of uncontrollable laughter.
"What the heck is so funny?" Gordo asked.
"I'll have to tell you later," Lizzie said between bursts of laughter. As her laughter began to subside again Lizzie started to strip out of her clothes into just her bikini, "I don't know about the rest of you, but I'm going swimming."