Title: Not How You Expected

Black Knight 03: Thanks for all your help.

Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters you recognize in this story.

Chapter 6

NO POV:

Gordo woke up to a warm body lying next to him in what wasn't his bed. The body stirred and he recognized Lizzie and they were both naked in her bed.

"What the hell am I doing here like this?" he asked. He had no recollection of what had happened and he seemed almost in a daze. All he knew was he had one hell of a headache.

Lizzie sighed and woke up from her sleep. She pulled his body close to hers and he jumped a little when he felt her arms grab his waist.

"Just five more minutes, baby," she ordered as she snuggled against him.

Looking at Lizzie like that, he couldn't refuse. He did more than refuse. Last night's passions all flooded back to him and he literally jumped on her. Lizzie was shocked and surprised, but Gordo's body took control of her. Before she knew it they were doing a repeat of the night before.

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They woke up to the sunlight streaming through the curtains. Lizzie sighed a yawn and gently rubbed her eyes. Gordo leaned on his elbow watching her, with his head resting on his hand. He smiled when she rubbed her eyes; he thought it was cute. When Lizzie opened her eyes, she saw Gordo's stare.

"What's wrong?" she asked.

"Nothing," said Gordo, "nothing at all. Everything's perfect. You're perfect."

Lizzie blushed, "Aw! That's so sweet of you." She pecked him on the lips.

"I really mean it though," he said. "Thanks for giving me a chance with you."

"Thanks for giving me a chance," she said. "I never thought a great guy like you would be interested in a girl like me. I mean...I feel like you like me for me, and not because I'm popular. You're different from the other guys. You're not selfish. You're...you. It's really nice."

"Thanks...I guess," said Gordo.

"Really," she said, "it's a good thing that you're different. I like you for you. I wouldn't like you if you were the same as other guys. You wouldn't be you. You wouldn't be Gordo. I just want you to know that I appreciate that."

Gordo looked at Lizzie in amazement. He never expected to hear that come from the new Lizzie's mouth. Maybe from the old Lizzie, but not from the new one...or maybe the old Lizzie was back. He loved her so much, and even more knowing that she cared for him too. He drew in closer to her once more to kiss her.

Just then, there was a knock on the door that interrupted their kiss. "Crap!" whispered Lizzie. She jumped out of bed. "Gordo, hide underneath my bed. It's probably my Nana."

Gordo went underneath the bed, and Lizzie threw on some pajamas and jumped to the door and opened it, trying to look as innocent as possible. But she didn't open the door to her Nana. It was Kate. Lizzie looked shocked to death.

"Lizzie?" Kate asked. "What's going on?" She gave her a shocked look back...Kate was surprised at Lizzie's reaction.

"What do you mean?" asked Lizzie tiredly.

"By the looks of you, something happened last night," said Kate. "You disappeared in the early evening and never came back; and your door was locked."

"I got really tired all of a sudden, I wasn't feeling that great last night," lied Lizzie. She covered her hand over her mouth and forced a yawn.

Kate stared at her in disbelief and shook her head at Lizzie shamefully. "Well, I'd better leave you to attend to your things. Are you sure you won't tell me about last night? Did you sleep with anyone?"

"Hell no," said Lizzie, "I only have eyes for Mike. Bye." Then she closed the door. Immediately, Gordo got up from under her bed.

"Ever clean under there?" he asked coughing.

"Shut up," replied Lizzie. She picked up a pillow and threw it at him, and then she sat back down on her bed and moaned. She knew she couldn't keep last night a secret forever. Kate already sensed that something was up.

"What's wrong?" asked Gordo.

"Oh, nothing," said Lizzie trying to sound like she didn't care about what had just happened.

"Are you sure?" asked Gordo.

"Damn it, Gordo!" she yelled. Gordo stepped back at her reaction. "I said nothing's wrong and nothing's wrong!"

There was another knock on the door.

"That has to be Nana," whispered Lizzie. "Go in the closet and get some damn clothes on!"

Lizzie ran over and opened the door. "Nana," she said sweetly.

"Are you gonna sleep all day?" asked Nana. "I just got back from the coffee shop. I had a great time seeing old and new friends last night. I almost feel like a spring chicken again! I hope you kids didn't get too lonely without me. Oh, where's Matt?"

"He's at a friend's house," answered Lizzie.

"That's boy's always hanging out with friends. No time for his old grandma. I suppose he has a girlfriend he visits all the time too," said Nana.

"Yeah, he does. Most boys his age do though," explained Lizzie.

Nana shook her head slowly. "All of you young people, you grow up too quickly. You rush your lives too fast. Slow it down a notch."

"I'll try," Lizzie gulped. She felt a pang of guiltiness and she wasn't sure why.

"That's a good girl," said Nana giving her a hug. "I'll let ya get to your day. I'm going out to the mall with a friend of mine. Want to come?"

"No, that's ok. Thanks," said Lizzie.

Nana smiled softly and patted Lizzie on the head. "You're so pretty," she said. "I remember when I was your age. I had many guys all over me. I never could make up my mind. Then one day something happened to me. There was only one guy out of all of them who stood by my side. Then I knew. Before that day, I never would have even dreamed it would've been him. Now I can't imagine ever marrying anyone else. It's a hard decision – life is. Life is a whole track full of decisions to be made. Unless you race wisely, you'll stumble along the way. I almost stumbled...but your grandpa was there to pick me up." Then Nana smiled again, squeezed Lizzie's hand, and left.

Lizzie stood in the doorway thinking about what her Nana had said. She didn't understand why she had randomly talked about her grandpa. She knew they loved each other, but she never knew the whole story. She still didn't know the whole story, but she shrugged it off and decided not to worry about other people's pasts. After closing the door again, she paid her attention back to Gordo...a fully clothed Gordo.

"Lizzie," he said approaching her shyly, "I was we um...go out some time? To dinner and a movie or something?"

Lizzie bit her lip and lowered her eyes. This was the exact question that she had wanted, but yet, didn't want. She really thought Gordo was a fine young man. But she still had Mike and popularity to juggle around. Yet, she had slept with him, why not go out with him once?

"Gordo...I," paused Lizzie. "Everything about you is so awesome. You're really a great guy..." she paused once more, "but I don't know if I'm ready for a permanent relationship."

"You sure fooled me then last night," said Gordo, slowly going from irked to angry, "or do you sleep with all the guys before you date? See which body appeals to you the most and you leave him as an option?"

Lizzie got a little angry at the comment. "No, Gordo, as a matter of fact, I don't sleep with all the guys I date! Who do you think I am?" She sat down on a chair in front of her vanity and started whimpering. She really hated her life. Sometimes she felt like a slave to her habits. Gordo walked behind her and put his hand on her shoulder.

"I'm sorry to get you so upset," he said.

Lizzie wiped her tears and felt guilty. "No, I'm sorry," she said. "Of course, I'll go out with you." She stood up and looked at Gordo's eyes and gave him a slight, innocent kiss. "There's one thing you have to promise me. What happened last night between you and me – you have to keep it secret. On our date, don't tell anyone about that either until I get some things worked out."

Gordo nodded.

"How about I call you later and we make plans for our date? Or maybe you can come over here one night and we can rent a movie," she suggested.

"Fine with me," said Gordo. All of what had happened hadn't soaked in yet and he felt in a daze. "Bye, baby," he said and wrapped his arms around her waist and pulled her in for a long passionate kiss.

When they broke apart gasping for air, he left a stunned Lizzie standing and watching him leave. She couldn't find any words to say, but touched her lips gently with her fingertips. "Wow," she thought, "I've never had anyone kiss me like he does. I've never seen anyone with such a fine body either." Her heart was pounding and she felt breathless and swore there were sparks flying before her eyes. "I didn't know Gordo had it in him...and calling me baby? Maybe I put a little more Rum in that Coke that I thought."

Inside she couldn't help it. She felt she was falling head over heels in love with Gordo.

A/N: Sorry that it took me a while to get this thing posted. It's been written for a long time, but not only have I been still sick, but this chapter needed a lot of polishing. I hope you liked it, and hopefully I'll get the next one up soon! Thanks so much for all of your reviews. Keep it up! Thanks. :)