DISCLAIMER: I DON'T OWN LIZZIE MCGUIRE! Thank you so much for the reviews. I really hope you like this story. Also, I changed the summary because the plot sort of changed.
Chapter Seven
Gordo stared at the door in shock. He should have said something, but what was he supposed to say? He had just made a complete idiot out of himself with Lizzie. How could Lizzie ever forgive him? Now, he wasn't sure what he could do to make things better.
He went downstairs, what he should have done in the first place to follow Lizzie. Miranda and Ethan were down there, looking slightly confused. They saw Gordo. "What's going on?" Miranda asked.
Gordo said nothing. In fact, he didn't even know what was going on. Lizzie had just told him she was pregnant. Was she kidding? Was this some sort of joke? This isn't the type of thing you joke about, is it?
"Gordo, are you okay?" Ethan asked.
"Yeah, what's the matter with Lizzie?" Miranda asked.
"I'm not sure," Gordo said, then he snapped out of it, "Where is she?"
"She just said she needed some peace and quiet and went into one of the downstairs rooms," Miranda said, "Did you two get in an argument or something?"
"I don't know," Gordo said, "Did you know anything about this?"
"About what?" Miranda asked.
"I just- I can't believe she didn't tell me sooner," Gordo said, more to himself than anyone. He sat down on the couch.
Miranda sat down next to him, "Gordo, what's the big deal? I mean, Lizzie loves you. You love Lizzie. I thought both of you were ready for this," Miranda said, thinking it was about marriage.
"So you knew before she told me?" Gordo said.
"We had a brief conversation earlier today. Why?"
"Oh, no reason. I just made the biggest mistake of my life by telling her I don't want children," Gordo said.
"Ohh. I take it Lizzie wants children," Miranda said.
"Well, yeah. She is having a baby. My baby," Gordo said.
"Gordo, what did you just say?" Miranda said.
"Lizzie just told me she's pregnant," Gordo said.
"She is?" Miranda said, "This is great!" Miranda exclaimed. Then she saw how glum Gordo looked.
"I thought you said you knew," Gordo said.
Miranda shook her head, "No, I didn't know anything about this. I thought you were talking about marriage."
"No. Lizzie says she is pregnant. Why didn't she tell me she was pregnant?" Gordo wondered aloud.
"I don't know. Maybe she was waiting for the right time," Miranda rationalized.
"I can't believe I acted like such a fool."
"What did you say?"
"She asked me if I wanted children, and I told her I didn't care if I had children," Gordo said. He put his head in his hand.
"And you had no clue she was pregnant?" Miranda asked.
"No, I really didn't," Gordo said, "or I wouldn't have said those things."
"Do you really not care if you have children?"
"I don't know. The way I meant to say it came out wrong. I love Lizzie with all my heart and I know she wants children."
"Then why did you say that?"
"I don't care if I have children. All I care about is Lizzie, and I know I want to spend the rest of my life with Lizzie. With or without children," Gordo explained.
"Did you try to tell her that?"
"Of course! She wouldn't listen! Now, I don't know what to do! I know she doesn't want to see me, but I need to talk to her. If she is pregnant, we should talk about it," Gordo said.
"Well, Gordo, I am staying out of this argument, but would having a baby be such a bad thing?"
"Well, we aren't married or even engaged," Gordo said.
"Forget about that," Miranda said, "I mean, would having a baby right now ruin your life?"
"I don't know. All I want to do is straighten things out with Lizzie. This was just so unexpected, I don't know if she will ever forgive me. I mean, this is a baby we are talking about. What if we break up over this and she has this child? I mean, this child will grow up hating his own father!" Gordo said.
"Gordo, you are overreacting," Miranda said.
"Am I? I mean, this is a huge thing I am not sure I am ready for," Gordo said.
"Gordo, calm down! You are obviously not ready to have a conversation with her about this! Why don't you go and think about what you want to say? That way, you won't say anything you might regret later," Miranda said.
"What about Lizzie?"
"I will check on her."
Gordo got up. He looked defeated, although Miranda had a good point. He needed to be level headed when he spoke to Lizzie. He needed to know what he was going to say. He loved Lizzie very much.
Gordo went to his bedroom and lay on the bed. He had a lot to think about. When did life get so hectic? He always imagined marriage before babies. That was what usually happens. Was this some sort of punishment for living with Lizzie before marriage?
At this point, Gordo didn't even know what he wanted. He always imagined having children at some point, but he never considered them mandatory. He also always imagined having them with Lizzie.
Now, his entire mind felt shattered. He felt like he knew nothing, and he could have blown everything he had with Lizzie. He wouldn't know what to do if he lost Lizzie.
On the other hand, what was he supposed to say to Lizzie? Was he supposed to be happy for her? This was, after all, an unplanned pregnancy from two people who aren't married or financially ready for anything extra, especially another human. Gordo hadn't even really gotten his feet of the ground with his career. All of this was too overwhelming. Wasn't this supposed to be a vacation?
He felt like such a jerk. Lizzie meant the world to him, and if having a baby were what she wanted, he would eventually learn to accept the facts too. He would probably be more enthusiastic once the baby was actually born. He thought for a long time, and finally concluded that this pregnancy was probably a blessing in disguise. He just had to figure out a way to convince Lizzie he really believed that.
He hadn't even thought about Lizzie and what she wanted. She did want the baby, right? He only assumed she wanted the baby because she said she wanted children. Maybe she felt apprehension about a baby as well. The tone he set earlier with the subject probably didn't help either.
He decided he would talk to Lizzie the next day. He wanted to go on the road trip through the mainland with Lizzie, if she still wanted. This could be an opportunity to redeem himself and prove that he was truly sorry about what he said earlier.
Gordo could only hope at this point.
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Chapter Seven
Gordo stared at the door in shock. He should have said something, but what was he supposed to say? He had just made a complete idiot out of himself with Lizzie. How could Lizzie ever forgive him? Now, he wasn't sure what he could do to make things better.
He went downstairs, what he should have done in the first place to follow Lizzie. Miranda and Ethan were down there, looking slightly confused. They saw Gordo. "What's going on?" Miranda asked.
Gordo said nothing. In fact, he didn't even know what was going on. Lizzie had just told him she was pregnant. Was she kidding? Was this some sort of joke? This isn't the type of thing you joke about, is it?
"Gordo, are you okay?" Ethan asked.
"Yeah, what's the matter with Lizzie?" Miranda asked.
"I'm not sure," Gordo said, then he snapped out of it, "Where is she?"
"She just said she needed some peace and quiet and went into one of the downstairs rooms," Miranda said, "Did you two get in an argument or something?"
"I don't know," Gordo said, "Did you know anything about this?"
"About what?" Miranda asked.
"I just- I can't believe she didn't tell me sooner," Gordo said, more to himself than anyone. He sat down on the couch.
Miranda sat down next to him, "Gordo, what's the big deal? I mean, Lizzie loves you. You love Lizzie. I thought both of you were ready for this," Miranda said, thinking it was about marriage.
"So you knew before she told me?" Gordo said.
"We had a brief conversation earlier today. Why?"
"Oh, no reason. I just made the biggest mistake of my life by telling her I don't want children," Gordo said.
"Ohh. I take it Lizzie wants children," Miranda said.
"Well, yeah. She is having a baby. My baby," Gordo said.
"Gordo, what did you just say?" Miranda said.
"Lizzie just told me she's pregnant," Gordo said.
"She is?" Miranda said, "This is great!" Miranda exclaimed. Then she saw how glum Gordo looked.
"I thought you said you knew," Gordo said.
Miranda shook her head, "No, I didn't know anything about this. I thought you were talking about marriage."
"No. Lizzie says she is pregnant. Why didn't she tell me she was pregnant?" Gordo wondered aloud.
"I don't know. Maybe she was waiting for the right time," Miranda rationalized.
"I can't believe I acted like such a fool."
"What did you say?"
"She asked me if I wanted children, and I told her I didn't care if I had children," Gordo said. He put his head in his hand.
"And you had no clue she was pregnant?" Miranda asked.
"No, I really didn't," Gordo said, "or I wouldn't have said those things."
"Do you really not care if you have children?"
"I don't know. The way I meant to say it came out wrong. I love Lizzie with all my heart and I know she wants children."
"Then why did you say that?"
"I don't care if I have children. All I care about is Lizzie, and I know I want to spend the rest of my life with Lizzie. With or without children," Gordo explained.
"Did you try to tell her that?"
"Of course! She wouldn't listen! Now, I don't know what to do! I know she doesn't want to see me, but I need to talk to her. If she is pregnant, we should talk about it," Gordo said.
"Well, Gordo, I am staying out of this argument, but would having a baby be such a bad thing?"
"Well, we aren't married or even engaged," Gordo said.
"Forget about that," Miranda said, "I mean, would having a baby right now ruin your life?"
"I don't know. All I want to do is straighten things out with Lizzie. This was just so unexpected, I don't know if she will ever forgive me. I mean, this is a baby we are talking about. What if we break up over this and she has this child? I mean, this child will grow up hating his own father!" Gordo said.
"Gordo, you are overreacting," Miranda said.
"Am I? I mean, this is a huge thing I am not sure I am ready for," Gordo said.
"Gordo, calm down! You are obviously not ready to have a conversation with her about this! Why don't you go and think about what you want to say? That way, you won't say anything you might regret later," Miranda said.
"What about Lizzie?"
"I will check on her."
Gordo got up. He looked defeated, although Miranda had a good point. He needed to be level headed when he spoke to Lizzie. He needed to know what he was going to say. He loved Lizzie very much.
Gordo went to his bedroom and lay on the bed. He had a lot to think about. When did life get so hectic? He always imagined marriage before babies. That was what usually happens. Was this some sort of punishment for living with Lizzie before marriage?
At this point, Gordo didn't even know what he wanted. He always imagined having children at some point, but he never considered them mandatory. He also always imagined having them with Lizzie.
Now, his entire mind felt shattered. He felt like he knew nothing, and he could have blown everything he had with Lizzie. He wouldn't know what to do if he lost Lizzie.
On the other hand, what was he supposed to say to Lizzie? Was he supposed to be happy for her? This was, after all, an unplanned pregnancy from two people who aren't married or financially ready for anything extra, especially another human. Gordo hadn't even really gotten his feet of the ground with his career. All of this was too overwhelming. Wasn't this supposed to be a vacation?
He felt like such a jerk. Lizzie meant the world to him, and if having a baby were what she wanted, he would eventually learn to accept the facts too. He would probably be more enthusiastic once the baby was actually born. He thought for a long time, and finally concluded that this pregnancy was probably a blessing in disguise. He just had to figure out a way to convince Lizzie he really believed that.
He hadn't even thought about Lizzie and what she wanted. She did want the baby, right? He only assumed she wanted the baby because she said she wanted children. Maybe she felt apprehension about a baby as well. The tone he set earlier with the subject probably didn't help either.
He decided he would talk to Lizzie the next day. He wanted to go on the road trip through the mainland with Lizzie, if she still wanted. This could be an opportunity to redeem himself and prove that he was truly sorry about what he said earlier.
Gordo could only hope at this point.
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