DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN LIZZIE MCGUIRE. Thanks for the reviews! Thanks for your oh-so-continuing patience with this story. The alternate ending for Je t'aime is taking me a little longer than I expected because of the planning, so please have patience with that because it might be yet another week or so before that is completely ready. Also, since so many people have asked for it, what I will probably end up doing is providing a link to it or something, so if someone reads it a year or so from now, they don't have to e-mail me. Also, sorry about the whole update in seven days thing. Obviously, that didn't work.
In other news, I have an announcement. As some of you may know, my good friend is ottertheelephante, who is the author of No Place to Go, What I Like About You!, and also is the co-author of Love Letters (avec moi!). Anyway, she challenged me recently, and just for the sake of challenging her back, I have to say this: The next chapter of this story will be written by ottertheelephante and the second to next chapter of What I Like About You will be written by me. (She has to write the next one) Anyway, just thought you should know in advance, in case the next chapter has something wrong
Chapter 13
That night, when Lizzie was feeling a little better, Gordo went for a walk, giving Lizzie some time to herself. Lizzie thought at this point that it would be safe to call Miranda and talk to her.
After the second ring, Ethan picked up the phone.
"Hello?" He asked. He sounded as if he had been laughing.
"Ethan," Lizzie said, "Can I speak to Miranda?"
"Yeah, sure," Ethan said, and Lizzie waited a few seconds for Miranda to come on.
"Lizzie? Hey!" Miranda said, "Hold on." Lizzie waited as she heard what sounded like a door shutting, "Okay, now I'm alone. So, how is it so far?"
"Awful," Lizzie said, plainly.
"Really? Why? I would have thought he would have apologized by now! What have you been talking about all day?"
"Nothing."
"Nothing? You haven't said a word to each other all day?"
"Well, hardly," Lizzie said.
"Aw, Lizzie! Poor thing!"
"No, it's okay. I want to be completely ready to talk to him. It will happen at some point, I am sure, I just don't think that day is today."
"Lizzie, come on! This is a baby we are talking about! Another life! You can't just wait until after the child is born to talk about it."
"I know. We'll talk about it at some point. Listen, the hardest part is over. I told him that I was pregnant, and now the ball is in his court."
Lizzie heard Miranda sigh, "So, are you completely miserable over there?"
Lizzie sighed, "Yeah, I really am. I mean, I feel sick and besides, it doesn't help that I have to communicate with someone I would rather not talk to at all to accomplish anything."
"Talk to Gordo. You know he is sorry. He didn't mean what he said," Miranda said.
"What are you? Gordo's conscience? I would like to believe that, but right now, I can't. Part of me really hates that boy, and yes, he is acting like a little boy."
"Lizzie, stop being so negative. That is not helping the situation. Gordo loves you. You know that."
"I love him, too. I mean, I really don't know how I feel about him. I would like to think that he is truly sorry for what he said and has completely turned his attitude around and looked at the positive out there. I am just not getting that vibe."
"It may take time. Maybe you should ask him how he feels."
"Shouldn't he be the one asking me that? I mean, I know how he feels."
"No, you only know how he thought at the time. I bet you that he has thought about it since you told him, and I bet you by now, he is thinking about what he can say to you to show you that he is sorry."
"Okay, fine. I will talk to him at some point. Would that make you happy?"
"It would make you happier."
Lizzie sighed, "Fine, but I am not sure how much longer I can stand the silence. I almost wish we were at the point where we could talk about things other than this baby. I don't want to ignore that, though."
"Would you like me to talk to him?"
"No, I don't want him to know that I am talking to anyone about this."
Miranda sighed, "Lizzie, just do me a favor and don't wait too long. And, if you get a chance and if the timing is right, tell him that you love him."
"But, that would be awkward."
"I know, but sometimes, awkwardness makes things less awkward. It might even get him to open up a little bit."
"I do love him," she said, more to herself, "I will never stop loving him."
Just then, Lizzie saw that the door was about to open. Gordo was back from his walk. Lizzie didn't want him to know what she was talking about, so she spoke quickly, "Miranda I have to go. I'll talk to you soon. Bye."
The door opened as Lizzie was hanging up the phone, "Hey," Gordo said, sounding happier than usual given the circumstances.
"Hi," Lizzie said, and she sat on her bed.
What Lizzie didn't know was that Gordo had been standing outside the door since the phone conversation started, and he heard the whole thing. He was happy and relieved to find out that Lizzie still loved him. He probably would have stayed out there for longer if she hadn't said those words.
While he was out there, he decided that in order to accomplish anything with Lizzie he had to stop avoiding her.
"Lizzie," he said, taking a deep breath, "at some point tomorrow, I think we should . . .go for a walk . . .together. . .and talk. . .if that's okay with you?"
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I thought that would be a good set up for the next chapter by ottertheelephante. Anyway, in the meantime, if you have time, please review!
In other news, I have an announcement. As some of you may know, my good friend is ottertheelephante, who is the author of No Place to Go, What I Like About You!, and also is the co-author of Love Letters (avec moi!). Anyway, she challenged me recently, and just for the sake of challenging her back, I have to say this: The next chapter of this story will be written by ottertheelephante and the second to next chapter of What I Like About You will be written by me. (She has to write the next one) Anyway, just thought you should know in advance, in case the next chapter has something wrong
Chapter 13
That night, when Lizzie was feeling a little better, Gordo went for a walk, giving Lizzie some time to herself. Lizzie thought at this point that it would be safe to call Miranda and talk to her.
After the second ring, Ethan picked up the phone.
"Hello?" He asked. He sounded as if he had been laughing.
"Ethan," Lizzie said, "Can I speak to Miranda?"
"Yeah, sure," Ethan said, and Lizzie waited a few seconds for Miranda to come on.
"Lizzie? Hey!" Miranda said, "Hold on." Lizzie waited as she heard what sounded like a door shutting, "Okay, now I'm alone. So, how is it so far?"
"Awful," Lizzie said, plainly.
"Really? Why? I would have thought he would have apologized by now! What have you been talking about all day?"
"Nothing."
"Nothing? You haven't said a word to each other all day?"
"Well, hardly," Lizzie said.
"Aw, Lizzie! Poor thing!"
"No, it's okay. I want to be completely ready to talk to him. It will happen at some point, I am sure, I just don't think that day is today."
"Lizzie, come on! This is a baby we are talking about! Another life! You can't just wait until after the child is born to talk about it."
"I know. We'll talk about it at some point. Listen, the hardest part is over. I told him that I was pregnant, and now the ball is in his court."
Lizzie heard Miranda sigh, "So, are you completely miserable over there?"
Lizzie sighed, "Yeah, I really am. I mean, I feel sick and besides, it doesn't help that I have to communicate with someone I would rather not talk to at all to accomplish anything."
"Talk to Gordo. You know he is sorry. He didn't mean what he said," Miranda said.
"What are you? Gordo's conscience? I would like to believe that, but right now, I can't. Part of me really hates that boy, and yes, he is acting like a little boy."
"Lizzie, stop being so negative. That is not helping the situation. Gordo loves you. You know that."
"I love him, too. I mean, I really don't know how I feel about him. I would like to think that he is truly sorry for what he said and has completely turned his attitude around and looked at the positive out there. I am just not getting that vibe."
"It may take time. Maybe you should ask him how he feels."
"Shouldn't he be the one asking me that? I mean, I know how he feels."
"No, you only know how he thought at the time. I bet you that he has thought about it since you told him, and I bet you by now, he is thinking about what he can say to you to show you that he is sorry."
"Okay, fine. I will talk to him at some point. Would that make you happy?"
"It would make you happier."
Lizzie sighed, "Fine, but I am not sure how much longer I can stand the silence. I almost wish we were at the point where we could talk about things other than this baby. I don't want to ignore that, though."
"Would you like me to talk to him?"
"No, I don't want him to know that I am talking to anyone about this."
Miranda sighed, "Lizzie, just do me a favor and don't wait too long. And, if you get a chance and if the timing is right, tell him that you love him."
"But, that would be awkward."
"I know, but sometimes, awkwardness makes things less awkward. It might even get him to open up a little bit."
"I do love him," she said, more to herself, "I will never stop loving him."
Just then, Lizzie saw that the door was about to open. Gordo was back from his walk. Lizzie didn't want him to know what she was talking about, so she spoke quickly, "Miranda I have to go. I'll talk to you soon. Bye."
The door opened as Lizzie was hanging up the phone, "Hey," Gordo said, sounding happier than usual given the circumstances.
"Hi," Lizzie said, and she sat on her bed.
What Lizzie didn't know was that Gordo had been standing outside the door since the phone conversation started, and he heard the whole thing. He was happy and relieved to find out that Lizzie still loved him. He probably would have stayed out there for longer if she hadn't said those words.
While he was out there, he decided that in order to accomplish anything with Lizzie he had to stop avoiding her.
"Lizzie," he said, taking a deep breath, "at some point tomorrow, I think we should . . .go for a walk . . .together. . .and talk. . .if that's okay with you?"
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I thought that would be a good set up for the next chapter by ottertheelephante. Anyway, in the meantime, if you have time, please review!