A/N: Thanks. Let me make a clarification. Lizzie and Gordo both know who the other person is. When Lizzie thought about saying something in chapter four, she meant about telling someone she knows her partner. Sorry if that wasn't clear. Also, sorry this chapter took so long. I will tell you now, chapters will be inconsistent because of school and not trying to flunk my freshman year, you know?
I want to make this story as interactive as possible. In other words, I would like the readers to have a little control over the story if possible. At the end of the chapter, I am going to ask a question to determine something in the next chapter. It might be as small as determining what Lizzie will wear the next day and it might be as large as determining the outcome.
Chapter Six
Lizzie was sitting on the bed contemplating about what to do about this whole thing. She couldn't blow her cover. She needed the money, but the situation with Gordo was cramping her style. Gordo wasn't dumb—he knew who she was and unless Gordo had some identical twin named Daniel in Chicago, she knew it was Gordo. She was glad that cameras were not on her tonight because she decided she needed to have a few words with Gordo and set some things straight.
In the mean time, after Gordo was finished with his interview he walked toward his small hut that he was supposed to share with "Tory." Who was she trying to fool, anyway? It was so obviously Lizzie that he partly wanted to hurl. Why was Lizzie doing this smutty show? Why was she pretending to be someone she wasn't? Now, he would admit, Lizzie had a temper, but the sheet made her seem like a snob with no heart. If she wanted to be someone she wasn't, she could at least be someone a little nicer.
He then thought about what he would say to her. She knew who he was and he knew who she was, but blowing their cover would be bad. Gordo hated to admit it, but he needed the cash. Sure, he was half hoping that the woman he was paired with was a beautiful person with an awesome personality, as that would help with getting the money, but part of the premise of the game was complete strangers connecting and he and Lizzie were not strangers and they didn't have a perfect history. There was a time when he thought he would live happily ever after with her, but this wasn't the time.
He finally concluded that since cameras weren't on him tonight, he would talk to her and make sure they were on the same page. For as much as he hated her, he needed the money, so they would have to cooperate with each other and try their best. They couldn't back down. They had to become the perfect reality TV couple—get the money and break up as soon as the lull of them being together and it airing on TV happened. He only hoped Lizzie was in on this.
Gordo walked in and saw Lizzie sitting there in her pajamas. Gordo looked at her and had to admit she looked sexy. She always did, no matter what she wore. Maybe that would work to his advantage. He nervously walked to the bathroom with his clothes and got dressed. Lizzie didn't say anything when she saw him, so maybe it would be better if he didn't say anything. He got on his pajamas and had to admit, this was something that he was going to have to get used to-wearing pajamas. He was used to wearing boxers to bed and was very tempted to do that. It wasn't like Lizzie hadn't seen him like that before. But, he finally decided that he should dress tastefully, as they were sharing the same bed, and it would be less awkward if he just wore pajamas. After he brushed his teeth, he came out of the bathroom. Lizzie looked at him and said, "Nice pajamas, DANIEL," she said, stressing the name, "Or should I call you Danny? Or maybe shorten it to Danny?"
Gordo rolled his eyes as he climbed in bed, "Shove it, Lizzie. You and I know who we are, so you can calm down. I don't know why they put me with you of all people, but at least we have this night without the cameras so we can talk this over and get anything out of our system that needs to be out."
Lizzie rolled her eyes, but she had to admit he had a point, "Fine. I don't know about you, but I really need money, so, if we can try for the next however many days to pretend to be madly in love with each other, I'll go along with it."
Gordo nodded his head, "Well, at least we agree on something. I need the money, too, so I love you, too, Tory."
Lizzie rolled her eyes, "I just want to clarify something before we go out there as the happiest couple in the world, and that is this: I don't know why the hell you are Daniel as opposed to David, and there is no doubt in my mind that you want to know why I am Tory and not Lizzie or Elizabeth, so, I'm going to tell you, okay? My cousin's friend backed out at the last minute. Her name was Tory, and she couldn't back out. I needed money, and I thought this could be kind of fun and a chance to get money."
Gordo crossed his arms, intrigued, "You mean there is a Tory out there who fits the description I read about?"
Lizzie nodded her head, "Yep, so look on the bright side, you could have ended up with her."
"I would have adapted to her personality," Gordo said.
"Yeah," Lizzie said, "But she would have killed you in the end. Anyway, enough about that. Now it's your turn. Why are you Daniel?"
Gordo rolled his eyes and mumbled, "It was a stupid bet. I only found out I was doing it a couple of weeks ago."
"Okay, fine," Lizzie said, as she sighed loudly. Silence lurked in the room, until she blurted, "Are we really going to have to sleep in the same bed this whole time?"
Gordo nodded his head, "Yep. It could be worse, though. We could be in the trailer."
"Actually, the trailer has bunk beds, so that might have been a sweeter deal."
"Yeah, but what about the toilet?"
Lizzie's nose scrunched up, "Ech! Maybe you have a point."
"Yeah, I do."
"And all we have to do is convince America that Daniel and Tory love each other, and we are set?"
"Yep," Gordo said, "It might be a little harder than I anticipated, but we did it before in real life. Maybe we can bring some of that in the picture."
"Yeah," Lizzie said distantly, "Maybe."
Lizzie turned off her light and Gordo turned off his and pretty soon they were both asleep. It wasn't easy sleep though, as they were both worried that maybe this wouldn't work out and maybe America wouldn't buy that they were in love with each other.
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A/N: Well, they got through their first night and the next chapter will deal with the first official day. Now its question time (see beginning author note)
What happened to Lizzie and Gordo in the past? It was a painful break up.
Did a) they break up over college decisions and wanting to go different places? b) Gordo proposed and Lizzie said no because they were young and she wanted more experience with guys before settling down or c) a complicated series (between prom and going off to college) of cheating, plots for jealousy, and lies that resulted in a huge blowout even though it was a huge misunderstanding to begin with.
If you have an opinion, drop me a review and if you don't, please review anyway and I will try and get an update by Friday.
I want to make this story as interactive as possible. In other words, I would like the readers to have a little control over the story if possible. At the end of the chapter, I am going to ask a question to determine something in the next chapter. It might be as small as determining what Lizzie will wear the next day and it might be as large as determining the outcome.
Chapter Six
Lizzie was sitting on the bed contemplating about what to do about this whole thing. She couldn't blow her cover. She needed the money, but the situation with Gordo was cramping her style. Gordo wasn't dumb—he knew who she was and unless Gordo had some identical twin named Daniel in Chicago, she knew it was Gordo. She was glad that cameras were not on her tonight because she decided she needed to have a few words with Gordo and set some things straight.
In the mean time, after Gordo was finished with his interview he walked toward his small hut that he was supposed to share with "Tory." Who was she trying to fool, anyway? It was so obviously Lizzie that he partly wanted to hurl. Why was Lizzie doing this smutty show? Why was she pretending to be someone she wasn't? Now, he would admit, Lizzie had a temper, but the sheet made her seem like a snob with no heart. If she wanted to be someone she wasn't, she could at least be someone a little nicer.
He then thought about what he would say to her. She knew who he was and he knew who she was, but blowing their cover would be bad. Gordo hated to admit it, but he needed the cash. Sure, he was half hoping that the woman he was paired with was a beautiful person with an awesome personality, as that would help with getting the money, but part of the premise of the game was complete strangers connecting and he and Lizzie were not strangers and they didn't have a perfect history. There was a time when he thought he would live happily ever after with her, but this wasn't the time.
He finally concluded that since cameras weren't on him tonight, he would talk to her and make sure they were on the same page. For as much as he hated her, he needed the money, so they would have to cooperate with each other and try their best. They couldn't back down. They had to become the perfect reality TV couple—get the money and break up as soon as the lull of them being together and it airing on TV happened. He only hoped Lizzie was in on this.
Gordo walked in and saw Lizzie sitting there in her pajamas. Gordo looked at her and had to admit she looked sexy. She always did, no matter what she wore. Maybe that would work to his advantage. He nervously walked to the bathroom with his clothes and got dressed. Lizzie didn't say anything when she saw him, so maybe it would be better if he didn't say anything. He got on his pajamas and had to admit, this was something that he was going to have to get used to-wearing pajamas. He was used to wearing boxers to bed and was very tempted to do that. It wasn't like Lizzie hadn't seen him like that before. But, he finally decided that he should dress tastefully, as they were sharing the same bed, and it would be less awkward if he just wore pajamas. After he brushed his teeth, he came out of the bathroom. Lizzie looked at him and said, "Nice pajamas, DANIEL," she said, stressing the name, "Or should I call you Danny? Or maybe shorten it to Danny?"
Gordo rolled his eyes as he climbed in bed, "Shove it, Lizzie. You and I know who we are, so you can calm down. I don't know why they put me with you of all people, but at least we have this night without the cameras so we can talk this over and get anything out of our system that needs to be out."
Lizzie rolled her eyes, but she had to admit he had a point, "Fine. I don't know about you, but I really need money, so, if we can try for the next however many days to pretend to be madly in love with each other, I'll go along with it."
Gordo nodded his head, "Well, at least we agree on something. I need the money, too, so I love you, too, Tory."
Lizzie rolled her eyes, "I just want to clarify something before we go out there as the happiest couple in the world, and that is this: I don't know why the hell you are Daniel as opposed to David, and there is no doubt in my mind that you want to know why I am Tory and not Lizzie or Elizabeth, so, I'm going to tell you, okay? My cousin's friend backed out at the last minute. Her name was Tory, and she couldn't back out. I needed money, and I thought this could be kind of fun and a chance to get money."
Gordo crossed his arms, intrigued, "You mean there is a Tory out there who fits the description I read about?"
Lizzie nodded her head, "Yep, so look on the bright side, you could have ended up with her."
"I would have adapted to her personality," Gordo said.
"Yeah," Lizzie said, "But she would have killed you in the end. Anyway, enough about that. Now it's your turn. Why are you Daniel?"
Gordo rolled his eyes and mumbled, "It was a stupid bet. I only found out I was doing it a couple of weeks ago."
"Okay, fine," Lizzie said, as she sighed loudly. Silence lurked in the room, until she blurted, "Are we really going to have to sleep in the same bed this whole time?"
Gordo nodded his head, "Yep. It could be worse, though. We could be in the trailer."
"Actually, the trailer has bunk beds, so that might have been a sweeter deal."
"Yeah, but what about the toilet?"
Lizzie's nose scrunched up, "Ech! Maybe you have a point."
"Yeah, I do."
"And all we have to do is convince America that Daniel and Tory love each other, and we are set?"
"Yep," Gordo said, "It might be a little harder than I anticipated, but we did it before in real life. Maybe we can bring some of that in the picture."
"Yeah," Lizzie said distantly, "Maybe."
Lizzie turned off her light and Gordo turned off his and pretty soon they were both asleep. It wasn't easy sleep though, as they were both worried that maybe this wouldn't work out and maybe America wouldn't buy that they were in love with each other.
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A/N: Well, they got through their first night and the next chapter will deal with the first official day. Now its question time (see beginning author note)
What happened to Lizzie and Gordo in the past? It was a painful break up.
Did a) they break up over college decisions and wanting to go different places? b) Gordo proposed and Lizzie said no because they were young and she wanted more experience with guys before settling down or c) a complicated series (between prom and going off to college) of cheating, plots for jealousy, and lies that resulted in a huge blowout even though it was a huge misunderstanding to begin with.
If you have an opinion, drop me a review and if you don't, please review anyway and I will try and get an update by Friday.