Chapter 16: Geez
"Tell me again why you're here," Gordo said staring at Kate who was sitting on the far corner of his bed. For some reason she followed him home that day. It was starting to freak him out how she was being nice and following him around all the time.
Kate just shrugged and looked at him with curious, almost lustfull, eyes. "Can I ask you a question?" she finally asked. "You just did," Gordo said playfully. "Ha ha, Gordon," she said sarcastically and hit him with a pillow.
"Go ahead, ask me," Gordo said grabbing the pillow from her. "How- how do you know when you love someone?" she asked sincerely. She looked at him and her eyes were tender.
It surprised Gordo at first. He had never seen her like this. It was like he was looking at her in a different light. Her blond hair with brown hair peeking through was over her face as she played with the bed spread and her light blue eyes looked nervous.
She looked up at him snapping him out of his thoughts and he shrugged. "It's hard to explain," he said. "Try," she pleaded.
Gordo looked away from her insightfull eyes and began playing with the bed spread. He found himself suddenly self conscious and ran his hands through his hair.
"Well," he began, "you sorta get this feeling, that suddenly everything in the world is right when you see them. You can't always explain why you love them, you just do, like it's destiny."
Her eyes looked deep into his and he had this strange feeling that she could see into the depths of her soul.
"But what if you're too scared to tell them? What if you know their heart is aready sold?" she asked scooting closer to him.
"If you don't tell them, you'll never know if their heart is sold or not. you'll never have a chance with them if you don't let them know how you feel," Gordo said, "but why are you coming to me for advice? I can't tell anyone how I feel either ya know."
She smiled sweetly but didn't answer.
The phone rang and Gordo's mom answered it. "Kate, you're mom called, she wants you home right now," she yelled up from downstairs.
Kate sighed and looked towards the bedroom door. "Well, I guess I better go," she said wistfully.
Gordo followed her towards the door. She stopped and turned towards him.
"Gordo," she began, "I don't want you to doubt yourself. You're the sweetest guy I ever met. A girl would do anything to for a guy like you, I know I would."
She set a hand on his cheek, "Whoever you end up with, whether it be Lizzie or Miranda, they will be very lucky." She kissed him lightly on the cheek and simply walked out the door without a good bye.
Gordo ran his hand through his curly hair, Is it me, he thought, or did things just get a lot more complicated?