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Chapter Three
They found the house and the house was amazing. It felt very Sicilian. Sicily was a very beautiful place. As soon as they came to the house, they claimed rooms; Lizzie and Gordo in a bedroom on the second floor and Ethan and Miranda took the bedroom on the first floor. Both bedrooms were the same size, which was pretty small, but at the same time, they felt very intimate. Lizzie and Gordo crashed onto their bed, which took up most of the floor space. Their room also had a balcony. Lizzie fell asleep on Gordo's chest.
They didn't wake up until one in the afternoon, which was five in the morning in California. Lizzie woke up first, to the sound of a moped outside. She looked at Gordo, who was still sleeping. She decided to take a shower, so she went to the bathroom with her shampoo and stuff.
Although the shower had little water pressure, it was a nice refresher, and by the time she came out of the bathroom in her towel, Gordo was awake, and he saw Lizzie and smiled, "So you couldn't wait for me to take a shower with you, huh?"
"Ha ha!" Lizzie said as she got dressed. Once she was dressed, she sat on the bed next to Gordo. "Fell better after sleeping some?"
"A little. This time change is ridiculous," Gordo said.
Lizzie nodded her head as she towel -dried her hair. "Has the Italian air hit you yet?"
Gordo took a deep breath in as he propped himself up and faced Lizzie. "Not really, but give me an afternoon or two."
Lizzie nodded her head and Gordo laughed. He took her hand and said, "Come here, you!" and pulled her into a kiss, but she pulled away.
"Ugh, Gordo, brush your teeth. Your breath is horrible," Lizzie said.
Gordo laughed as he slowly stood up. As he walked into the bathroom he said, "Boy, you sure do know how to ruin a mood." And closed the door behind him and Lizzie could hear the shower starting. She wondered what was on the agenda that day. Did they even have a set agenda here in Sicily? I mean, they were on vacation, so it nothing should be set in stone.
Lizzie finished getting ready while Gordo showered. She was tying her tennis shoes when Gordo came out with a towel around his waist. "Going anywhere?" he asked when he saw what she was doing.
"Yeah, well I thought I would walk around outside and see what is around us," she said.
"Oh, that is a good idea," he said, as he got dressed.
"Yeah, I thought so, and besides, it is so beautiful out there," she said.
"Yeah, it is. While we are out there, we can get something to eat," Gordo said.
"Yeah, I guess it is lunch time," Lizzie said as she stood up to make the bed. After Gordo was ready and the room looked neat, Lizzie and Gordo headed for downstairs. Miranda and Ethan still seemed to be asleep. Lizzie and Gordo left a note for them and then left.
They started walking, and everything just seemed so ---Italian. The area they were staying was not very citified, and it didn't seem very modern, which might have added to the beauty of everything. There were clothes hanging from houses and the street was very narrow. It was almost like a Hollywood set, but it was reality.
Lizzie and Gordo walked hand in hand as they passed the houses and streets and saw a few people. They watched the children play games outside and older people sitting outside and reading books and talking to each other.
After walking for about fifteen minutes, they found a restaurant and sat down and ate pasta.
"So, Lizzie," Gordo started, "This trip is going to be amazing, do you have any place you want to go?"
"I don't know. I think we should just go with it. Sicily seems great, but I would love to see other parts of Italy."
"Yeah, I was thinking we could take a boat to the mainland in Italy," Gordo said.
"Yeah, and we can also go to the other big islands, Sardinia and Corsica," Lizzie said.
"Ooh! Somebody has been doing their research," Gordo said.
"Well, yeah. Also, I thought we could go to Napoli"
"Napoli?" Gordo asked.
"Yeah. Naples. Haven't you ever heard the song, 'That's Amore?'"
"Yeah, but what does that have to do with anything?"
"Um, hello? Ever listen to the lyrics? It starts, 'In Napoli . . .' and mentions the place a few times."
"Oh," Gordo said. "What about Rome?"
"What about it?"
"Well, that is farther north, but maybe. It would be nice to see it again," Lizzie said.
"What about Firenze?" Gordo asked, looking at his pocket travel guide, trying to stump Lizzie with her knowledge.
"Florence? That is way north from here!" Lizzie said.
"What about Torino?" Gordo said, "You know, where the Olympics were a few years ago?"
"That is practically in France!" Lizzie said.
"So? We can rent a car or something."
"What about Miranda and Ethan?"
"They can go with us."
"But this is Miranda's trip. She has control over where we go," Lizzie pointed out.
"They don't have to go with us. Hey, we can be like Lucy and Ricky and bike over to France."
"Um, Gordo, they biked to Italy from France," Lizzie corrected.
"Oh, you and your useless trivia," Gordo said.
"Well, I guess you rubbed off on me," Lizzie said and they laughed, "Besides, you keep forgetting, I took a course on the Romance languages, and Italian is one of them."
"Okay," Gordo said and they paid for their food and then started walking. "Seriously, Lizzie, I think we should think about traveling around all of Italy, and maybe going into France is not a bad idea."
"Well, we will see, but for now, lets stay here and do what Miranda wants to do," Lizzie said.
"Okay, but somehow, I don't think so will care, her being with Ethan and everything, maybe we will be doing them a favor," Gordo said and smiled.
Lizzie hit him playfully, "We will see," Lizzie said and she kissed Gordo.
Chapter Three
They found the house and the house was amazing. It felt very Sicilian. Sicily was a very beautiful place. As soon as they came to the house, they claimed rooms; Lizzie and Gordo in a bedroom on the second floor and Ethan and Miranda took the bedroom on the first floor. Both bedrooms were the same size, which was pretty small, but at the same time, they felt very intimate. Lizzie and Gordo crashed onto their bed, which took up most of the floor space. Their room also had a balcony. Lizzie fell asleep on Gordo's chest.
They didn't wake up until one in the afternoon, which was five in the morning in California. Lizzie woke up first, to the sound of a moped outside. She looked at Gordo, who was still sleeping. She decided to take a shower, so she went to the bathroom with her shampoo and stuff.
Although the shower had little water pressure, it was a nice refresher, and by the time she came out of the bathroom in her towel, Gordo was awake, and he saw Lizzie and smiled, "So you couldn't wait for me to take a shower with you, huh?"
"Ha ha!" Lizzie said as she got dressed. Once she was dressed, she sat on the bed next to Gordo. "Fell better after sleeping some?"
"A little. This time change is ridiculous," Gordo said.
Lizzie nodded her head as she towel -dried her hair. "Has the Italian air hit you yet?"
Gordo took a deep breath in as he propped himself up and faced Lizzie. "Not really, but give me an afternoon or two."
Lizzie nodded her head and Gordo laughed. He took her hand and said, "Come here, you!" and pulled her into a kiss, but she pulled away.
"Ugh, Gordo, brush your teeth. Your breath is horrible," Lizzie said.
Gordo laughed as he slowly stood up. As he walked into the bathroom he said, "Boy, you sure do know how to ruin a mood." And closed the door behind him and Lizzie could hear the shower starting. She wondered what was on the agenda that day. Did they even have a set agenda here in Sicily? I mean, they were on vacation, so it nothing should be set in stone.
Lizzie finished getting ready while Gordo showered. She was tying her tennis shoes when Gordo came out with a towel around his waist. "Going anywhere?" he asked when he saw what she was doing.
"Yeah, well I thought I would walk around outside and see what is around us," she said.
"Oh, that is a good idea," he said, as he got dressed.
"Yeah, I thought so, and besides, it is so beautiful out there," she said.
"Yeah, it is. While we are out there, we can get something to eat," Gordo said.
"Yeah, I guess it is lunch time," Lizzie said as she stood up to make the bed. After Gordo was ready and the room looked neat, Lizzie and Gordo headed for downstairs. Miranda and Ethan still seemed to be asleep. Lizzie and Gordo left a note for them and then left.
They started walking, and everything just seemed so ---Italian. The area they were staying was not very citified, and it didn't seem very modern, which might have added to the beauty of everything. There were clothes hanging from houses and the street was very narrow. It was almost like a Hollywood set, but it was reality.
Lizzie and Gordo walked hand in hand as they passed the houses and streets and saw a few people. They watched the children play games outside and older people sitting outside and reading books and talking to each other.
After walking for about fifteen minutes, they found a restaurant and sat down and ate pasta.
"So, Lizzie," Gordo started, "This trip is going to be amazing, do you have any place you want to go?"
"I don't know. I think we should just go with it. Sicily seems great, but I would love to see other parts of Italy."
"Yeah, I was thinking we could take a boat to the mainland in Italy," Gordo said.
"Yeah, and we can also go to the other big islands, Sardinia and Corsica," Lizzie said.
"Ooh! Somebody has been doing their research," Gordo said.
"Well, yeah. Also, I thought we could go to Napoli"
"Napoli?" Gordo asked.
"Yeah. Naples. Haven't you ever heard the song, 'That's Amore?'"
"Yeah, but what does that have to do with anything?"
"Um, hello? Ever listen to the lyrics? It starts, 'In Napoli . . .' and mentions the place a few times."
"Oh," Gordo said. "What about Rome?"
"What about it?"
"Well, that is farther north, but maybe. It would be nice to see it again," Lizzie said.
"What about Firenze?" Gordo asked, looking at his pocket travel guide, trying to stump Lizzie with her knowledge.
"Florence? That is way north from here!" Lizzie said.
"What about Torino?" Gordo said, "You know, where the Olympics were a few years ago?"
"That is practically in France!" Lizzie said.
"So? We can rent a car or something."
"What about Miranda and Ethan?"
"They can go with us."
"But this is Miranda's trip. She has control over where we go," Lizzie pointed out.
"They don't have to go with us. Hey, we can be like Lucy and Ricky and bike over to France."
"Um, Gordo, they biked to Italy from France," Lizzie corrected.
"Oh, you and your useless trivia," Gordo said.
"Well, I guess you rubbed off on me," Lizzie said and they laughed, "Besides, you keep forgetting, I took a course on the Romance languages, and Italian is one of them."
"Okay," Gordo said and they paid for their food and then started walking. "Seriously, Lizzie, I think we should think about traveling around all of Italy, and maybe going into France is not a bad idea."
"Well, we will see, but for now, lets stay here and do what Miranda wants to do," Lizzie said.
"Okay, but somehow, I don't think so will care, her being with Ethan and everything, maybe we will be doing them a favor," Gordo said and smiled.
Lizzie hit him playfully, "We will see," Lizzie said and she kissed Gordo.