A/N: I'm updating! This is chapter eleven for me so be nice. Pretty soon, I am going to publish another story. This story is different, though, because, well, they are younger (like 16) and only see each other once a year (camp.) So, it's a campy story about friendship and love and all this other stuff. Please read it!
Chapter Eleven
The next morning, they had another production meeting. In this meeting, Greg told them that after seeing what happened in the rooms last night, it was time to establish some other feelings, like jealousy. For today, Tory and Danny should remain mushy toward each other because right now, their relationship was new and nothing should happen between them this soon. In the mean time, today, James and Jane should interact and sort of flirt with each other. This would make their partners jealous, even if nothing happens, and then tonight, James would assure Elizabeth that nothing happened, and after talking, end up okay, and then tonight. . .Elizabeth and James would have sex, bringing them closer together. After handling other small details, like small pecks and conversations with the couples, he excused them.
Gordo made a decision to try to talk to Lizzie at some point during the day about the day before, to see what she would say. He made this decision last night while he was trying to go to sleep.
After they were excused, they had their interviews, and Tory said wonderful things about Daniel coming from the producer's heart and so did Daniel about Tory. After the interview, they went back to their hut. They had free time for the next hour or so. As soon as they were there, Lizzie started to head toward the shower, but Gordo said, "Wait, can we talk for a second?"
"About what?" Lizzie asked, looking at Gordo.
Gordo looked for a place they could sit down and decided the kitchen was not suitable for this discussion, "Can we talk in our bedroom?"
Confused, Lizzie agreed, so they went to the bedroom and sat down on the beds, "What is it, Gordo?"
Gordo planned to talk to Lizzie, but he wasn't sure what he was going to say to her, "Lizzie, do you remember back in high school when we told each other that we would never give up on 'us'?"
Not sure exactly where this conversation was going, but getting little uneasy, she said, "Yeah, but that was a long time ago. Since then, things have changed and we have given up on ourselves," she said, but trying more to convince herself than anyone else, "Haven't we?"
Gordo looked down for a second, sadly, "Yeah, I guess we have," he said, and then trying to make the moment lighter, "Yeah, we were stupid in high school, anyway, weren't we? I mean, all high school was for us was a place full of he-said-she-said crap, right? We didn't know what we were doing or what we were saying, right?"
Lizzie couldn't decide if he was serious when he said all these things. Was this really how he felt about them and their relationship? Did he just call their whole relationship a complete joke? Tears started to form in her eyes as she started to get angry, "Is that really how you feel? Do you really think we didn't know what we were doing? Because I think I knew exactly what I was doing. But, if this is how you feel, it all makes sense now."
"What in the hell are you talking about?" Gordo said, getting angry himself. What he was trying to do was have a civil conversation, but he couldn't help but defend himself.
"Oh, Gordo," Lizzie said, rolling her eyes, "I know you went away to college to get away from me. I know you went to college because you didn't feel comfortable with me. I wasn't naïve, Gordo. I knew exactly what was going on. I saw the way you looked at Parker, although I didn't think much of it until I realized that you weren't going away to college because of the better opportunities. You were going to be closer to Parker. You weren't sad to go away. You didn't shed any tears when I did. I'm not dense. I knew about you and Parker the whole time."
Gordo jumped up, "What in the hell are you talking about??? I have no idea what you are talking about, but whatever you are, get your facts straight. First of all, Parker and I didn't even exist as a couple. . ."
"Yeah, until you could be alone with her," Lizzie blurted, interrupting him.
"I give up!" he said, throwing his hands in the air, "If you want to believe all that crap that you just said, fine by me. I don't care. All I care about is getting this all over with so I can leave."
"Oh yeah?" Lizzie asked, in her tears, standing up from the bed, "ditto!" She said, looking him straight in the eye. Her eyes were red, and in that very moment of passion, she didn't know what came over her, but she grabbed him, kissed him hard on the lips, and let go, and as tears streamed down her face, she sobbed, "I hate you, Gordo!" and she let go of him and went to the bathroom to take a shower.
What was that all about? He thought. Things were getting more confusing by the minute and what just happened there made everything worse. He didn't know why he didn't defend himself when Lizzie accused him of running away with Parker and it was killing him inside to learn this. This was news to him. He had never heard this before. He hadn't spoken to Parker since the graduation party and that was fine by him. No, he thought the story went down another way.
Could it be, he thought, that they had their stories wrong to begin with? Did they break up thinking it was the other person's fault when it wasn't anyone's fault? He heard Lizzie's explanation for everything, and assuming that she thought this was true, he thought maybe it was worth giving her his side of the story. It might not fix everything, and there was a large chance that she wouldn't believe him, but it was worth it for his sanity. It would give him the closure he needed. He knew there was a reason he wasn't able to love anyone the way he loved Lizzie, and to discover that this was the reason behind his true feelings made him think. He had spent the last five years hating Lizzie all because of a small misunderstanding.
What was happening didn't make sense, though. Lizzie was thinking about the same thing as she took her shower. If she was so mad at Gordo, why did she kiss him? Why did Gordo act so surprised to hear about him and Parker? Was he being truthful when he said he didn't know anything about Parker? She wanted an explanation from him. She wanted to hear his side of the story. Part of her wanted to hear that he and Parker did go out and that he cheated on her, but the other part of her wanted to believe he was telling the truth just then when he played dumb. Thinking back, Lizzie asked herself, was it ever clear why they broke up? They knew their own reasons, but did they keep them to themselves? This was a lot to think about, on top of the kisses last night and the kiss this morning. She was starting to think it was worth the thought, though. She couldn't ignore her feelings anymore because they were at this point, so passionate. She got out of the shower and got dressed in the bathroom. She took a deep breath as she opened the door and saw Gordo sitting on the bed.
"Gordo," she said, and he looked at her, "In order for us to act mushy toward each other today, I think I deserve an explanation."
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A/N: OoOoh. This time the question can be openly answered. I'll take the suggestion I think will work best in the story.
Question: Something big will happen on the fourth day of their journey (I'm considering this the third day). It doesn't have to involve Lizzie and Gordo, but what do you think should happen? (e-mail me at tabbag7@yahoo.com or put it in a review.)
P.S. Look for my new story at some point, "Heaven in A Little Row Boat" It's romance, comedy, and different. The first chapter should be out at some point today.
Chapter Eleven
The next morning, they had another production meeting. In this meeting, Greg told them that after seeing what happened in the rooms last night, it was time to establish some other feelings, like jealousy. For today, Tory and Danny should remain mushy toward each other because right now, their relationship was new and nothing should happen between them this soon. In the mean time, today, James and Jane should interact and sort of flirt with each other. This would make their partners jealous, even if nothing happens, and then tonight, James would assure Elizabeth that nothing happened, and after talking, end up okay, and then tonight. . .Elizabeth and James would have sex, bringing them closer together. After handling other small details, like small pecks and conversations with the couples, he excused them.
Gordo made a decision to try to talk to Lizzie at some point during the day about the day before, to see what she would say. He made this decision last night while he was trying to go to sleep.
After they were excused, they had their interviews, and Tory said wonderful things about Daniel coming from the producer's heart and so did Daniel about Tory. After the interview, they went back to their hut. They had free time for the next hour or so. As soon as they were there, Lizzie started to head toward the shower, but Gordo said, "Wait, can we talk for a second?"
"About what?" Lizzie asked, looking at Gordo.
Gordo looked for a place they could sit down and decided the kitchen was not suitable for this discussion, "Can we talk in our bedroom?"
Confused, Lizzie agreed, so they went to the bedroom and sat down on the beds, "What is it, Gordo?"
Gordo planned to talk to Lizzie, but he wasn't sure what he was going to say to her, "Lizzie, do you remember back in high school when we told each other that we would never give up on 'us'?"
Not sure exactly where this conversation was going, but getting little uneasy, she said, "Yeah, but that was a long time ago. Since then, things have changed and we have given up on ourselves," she said, but trying more to convince herself than anyone else, "Haven't we?"
Gordo looked down for a second, sadly, "Yeah, I guess we have," he said, and then trying to make the moment lighter, "Yeah, we were stupid in high school, anyway, weren't we? I mean, all high school was for us was a place full of he-said-she-said crap, right? We didn't know what we were doing or what we were saying, right?"
Lizzie couldn't decide if he was serious when he said all these things. Was this really how he felt about them and their relationship? Did he just call their whole relationship a complete joke? Tears started to form in her eyes as she started to get angry, "Is that really how you feel? Do you really think we didn't know what we were doing? Because I think I knew exactly what I was doing. But, if this is how you feel, it all makes sense now."
"What in the hell are you talking about?" Gordo said, getting angry himself. What he was trying to do was have a civil conversation, but he couldn't help but defend himself.
"Oh, Gordo," Lizzie said, rolling her eyes, "I know you went away to college to get away from me. I know you went to college because you didn't feel comfortable with me. I wasn't naïve, Gordo. I knew exactly what was going on. I saw the way you looked at Parker, although I didn't think much of it until I realized that you weren't going away to college because of the better opportunities. You were going to be closer to Parker. You weren't sad to go away. You didn't shed any tears when I did. I'm not dense. I knew about you and Parker the whole time."
Gordo jumped up, "What in the hell are you talking about??? I have no idea what you are talking about, but whatever you are, get your facts straight. First of all, Parker and I didn't even exist as a couple. . ."
"Yeah, until you could be alone with her," Lizzie blurted, interrupting him.
"I give up!" he said, throwing his hands in the air, "If you want to believe all that crap that you just said, fine by me. I don't care. All I care about is getting this all over with so I can leave."
"Oh yeah?" Lizzie asked, in her tears, standing up from the bed, "ditto!" She said, looking him straight in the eye. Her eyes were red, and in that very moment of passion, she didn't know what came over her, but she grabbed him, kissed him hard on the lips, and let go, and as tears streamed down her face, she sobbed, "I hate you, Gordo!" and she let go of him and went to the bathroom to take a shower.
What was that all about? He thought. Things were getting more confusing by the minute and what just happened there made everything worse. He didn't know why he didn't defend himself when Lizzie accused him of running away with Parker and it was killing him inside to learn this. This was news to him. He had never heard this before. He hadn't spoken to Parker since the graduation party and that was fine by him. No, he thought the story went down another way.
Could it be, he thought, that they had their stories wrong to begin with? Did they break up thinking it was the other person's fault when it wasn't anyone's fault? He heard Lizzie's explanation for everything, and assuming that she thought this was true, he thought maybe it was worth giving her his side of the story. It might not fix everything, and there was a large chance that she wouldn't believe him, but it was worth it for his sanity. It would give him the closure he needed. He knew there was a reason he wasn't able to love anyone the way he loved Lizzie, and to discover that this was the reason behind his true feelings made him think. He had spent the last five years hating Lizzie all because of a small misunderstanding.
What was happening didn't make sense, though. Lizzie was thinking about the same thing as she took her shower. If she was so mad at Gordo, why did she kiss him? Why did Gordo act so surprised to hear about him and Parker? Was he being truthful when he said he didn't know anything about Parker? She wanted an explanation from him. She wanted to hear his side of the story. Part of her wanted to hear that he and Parker did go out and that he cheated on her, but the other part of her wanted to believe he was telling the truth just then when he played dumb. Thinking back, Lizzie asked herself, was it ever clear why they broke up? They knew their own reasons, but did they keep them to themselves? This was a lot to think about, on top of the kisses last night and the kiss this morning. She was starting to think it was worth the thought, though. She couldn't ignore her feelings anymore because they were at this point, so passionate. She got out of the shower and got dressed in the bathroom. She took a deep breath as she opened the door and saw Gordo sitting on the bed.
"Gordo," she said, and he looked at her, "In order for us to act mushy toward each other today, I think I deserve an explanation."
~&~&~
A/N: OoOoh. This time the question can be openly answered. I'll take the suggestion I think will work best in the story.
Question: Something big will happen on the fourth day of their journey (I'm considering this the third day). It doesn't have to involve Lizzie and Gordo, but what do you think should happen? (e-mail me at tabbag7@yahoo.com or put it in a review.)
P.S. Look for my new story at some point, "Heaven in A Little Row Boat" It's romance, comedy, and different. The first chapter should be out at some point today.