Disclaimer: I don't own Lizzie McGuire or any of the characters that you recognize...
Previously...
Sam stopped pacing and turned to me and the kids and said, "OK, I have an idea..."
Sam's POV
I don't know why I did it, but I didn't want to push my kids away like the Gordons had just done.
My kids and wife looked at me expectantly, so I said, "Well, we could turn the basement into a nursery and a room for Lizzie and Gordo. There's enough room down there, so we'd just have to re-paint the walls and put a nice new carpet down. In the meantime, Lizzie and Gordo can stay in Lizzie's room."
"Together?!?" my wife screamed at me.
"Well, there's nothing worse that can happen between the two of them now."
Gordo and Lizzie just stared at me like they couldn't believe anything I was telling them.
"Thanks Dad!" Lizzie said,
"Yes, thanks Mr. McGuire," Gordo said.
"Call me, Sam...now Gordo, this doesn't mean that I'm not still upset, but I think we all need time to think about everything that has happened. Tomorrow I'll go with you to pick up your stuff and tomorrow night we'll sit down and discuss all the details of everything."
"Thanks, Mr...I mean, Sam," Gordo said finally smiling.
No One's POV
That evening, Miranda stayed for dinner and then her parents let her stay over. Lizzie, Gordo, Matt and Miranda stayed up really late talking about how much their lives would be changing over the course of the next few months.
Upstairs, Sam and Jo were talking about what would need to be done and how much they should be involved. They both felt that Lizzie and Gordo needed to take responsibility for their actions, but they wanted both kids to graduate, so Jo decided that once Lizzie couldn't go to school anymore, Jo would stay home to home-school her. Her only condition was the Lizzie and Gordo would get jobs to finance their new lives.
The next morning, Jo went into work, and Sam called in sick. After breakfast he took four kids over to the Gordons' house, since Mr. and Mrs. Gordon were at work. They packed Gordo's stuff up and were able to fit everything in the mini-van, jeep and Gordo's pick-up truck.
When they returned to the McGuire's house, they went to the basement to see what needed to be done. Their basement was already furnished, but the walks sould use another coat of paint and they would want to put down new rugs.
The first room was relatively big where Lizzie's queen sized bed would fit along with a TV, couch, and there would be room to build a built- in closet for the two of them to share. The second room was smaller, but big enough for a nursery. At the moment it held the washer and dryer, but those could easily be moved upstairs to Lizzie's room.
After bringing in Gordo's things and finding places for the less important things, they went out to the hardware store to pick out paint colors and new rugs. By the time they got home from the store, Jo was home from work, so Miranda went home and Matt went up to his room and Lizzie and Gordo sat down in the living room with Jo and Sam to have "the talk."
A/N: Thanks to all my reviewers... Please keep reviewing!! Thanks guys...I know that this chapter is short...but I'm hoping to post a longer one tonight or tomorrow that include "the talk" and the first doctor's appointment.
