Gordo led Lizzie out to her car and opened her door for her before getting
in on the passenger side. She slowly drove to her house, not wanting to
face her parents right now.
When they got to her house, Gordo could tell she was nervous and grabbed her hand as they walked up to the front door. As soon as she opened the door she heard her mother's voice from the kitchen.
"Elizabeth Brooke McGuire, where have you been?" Jo yelled from the kitchen.
"It doesn't sound as nice when she uses my full name." Lizzie whispered to Gordo. He smiled and squeezed her hand. We stepped inside and closed the door.
"Sorry, mom, I spent the night over at Gordo's!" Lizzie yelled back. They walked into the kitchen together, still hand in hand.
"Lizzie, I realize you're 18 now and want your freedom, but you still live in our house and we want to know where you're going." Jo told her sternly. "Hi, David, by the way."
"Hello Mrs. McGuire." he replied.
Jo's eyes fell on their hands. "And what do we have here, kids?"
"Well," Lizzie started, "We wanted to wait for dad and tell you guys together, but-"
Gordo cut her off. "I asked Lizzie to be my girlfriend."
"That's wonderful guys, but Lizzie, what happened to Steve?"
"Mom, Steve's a good guy, but he's going to be in Boston. I need someone who can watch over me and protect me in LA." Lizzie told her mother.
Matt walked sleepily into the room. "What's going on in here, Lizzard?"
"Nothing, Worm, everything's just fine." Matt and Lizzie had gotten over the sibling rivalry since they both entered high school. Now the names they used to make fun of each other with had become more like nicknames for each other, that only they got to use.
"Hey Matt, I asked your sister out this morning." Gordo informed him.
Matt rubbed at his tired eyes. "Had to happen sooner or later. But hey, what happened to Steve? Never mind, I don't want to know. He was an ok guy, but I always liked you better, Gordo. Welcome to the family."
"Worm, he asked me out, not to marry him!" Lizzie said.
"It'll happen sooner or later." Matt replied before passing out with his head on the breakfast bar.
Lizzie stared at him. "Mom, does that kid do anything but sleep?"
"He's a teenage boy, Liz" Jo said.
"Gordo's a teenage boy, he's not sleeping!" Lizzie shot back.
"Lizzie, I'm not exactly a 'normal' teenage boy. I grew up with two girls as best friends!" Gordo shook his head.
"Wait, we need to go email Miranda! This summer/Mexico thing sure bites. I miss her every summer. And we're not even going to be going to the same school this year. She'll be 2 hours away at the University of San Diego" Lizzie grabbed Gordo's hand and ran up the stairs.
They sent a quick email to Miranda. Lizzie checked her mail to find that Miranda had emailed yesterday. She was coming home in a week.
"We'll have 2 weeks to hang out before we go off to college!" Lizzie said.
"Yeah, but right now, I just want to be with you." Gordo pulled her away from the computer and onto the bed. He kissed her. She started to play with his hair. Before they knew it they heard Sam McGuire coming in the front door.
"Quick, let's go tell him before someone else does." Lizzie dragged Gordo behind her as she made her way downstairs.
They found Sam in the kitchen with Jo and a still sleeping Matt.
Lizzie looked at her mother. "You didn't tell him yet, did you?"
"Tell me what?" Sam asked.
"Well, sir," Gordo started. He was always really good at charming Lizzie's parents. "I would like it very much if you would give me the honor of dating your daughter."
"Of course Gordo, but what happened to Steve?"
Matt raised his head. "Does it matter? Just shake his hand and welcome Gordo to the family." Matt's head plopped back down.
"Worm, I told you-oh, never mind." Lizzie started. "Mom, we're going to the mall. We'll be back later."
"Ok dear. Have fun."
Once out in the car, Gordo looked over at Lizzie. "So what are we going to the mall for?"
"To get away from my insane family!"
"So, now wouldn't be a good time to go break the news to my family?" Gordo prodded.
Lizzie just smiled and kissed him. She threw the car in gear and took off toward the mall.
When they got to her house, Gordo could tell she was nervous and grabbed her hand as they walked up to the front door. As soon as she opened the door she heard her mother's voice from the kitchen.
"Elizabeth Brooke McGuire, where have you been?" Jo yelled from the kitchen.
"It doesn't sound as nice when she uses my full name." Lizzie whispered to Gordo. He smiled and squeezed her hand. We stepped inside and closed the door.
"Sorry, mom, I spent the night over at Gordo's!" Lizzie yelled back. They walked into the kitchen together, still hand in hand.
"Lizzie, I realize you're 18 now and want your freedom, but you still live in our house and we want to know where you're going." Jo told her sternly. "Hi, David, by the way."
"Hello Mrs. McGuire." he replied.
Jo's eyes fell on their hands. "And what do we have here, kids?"
"Well," Lizzie started, "We wanted to wait for dad and tell you guys together, but-"
Gordo cut her off. "I asked Lizzie to be my girlfriend."
"That's wonderful guys, but Lizzie, what happened to Steve?"
"Mom, Steve's a good guy, but he's going to be in Boston. I need someone who can watch over me and protect me in LA." Lizzie told her mother.
Matt walked sleepily into the room. "What's going on in here, Lizzard?"
"Nothing, Worm, everything's just fine." Matt and Lizzie had gotten over the sibling rivalry since they both entered high school. Now the names they used to make fun of each other with had become more like nicknames for each other, that only they got to use.
"Hey Matt, I asked your sister out this morning." Gordo informed him.
Matt rubbed at his tired eyes. "Had to happen sooner or later. But hey, what happened to Steve? Never mind, I don't want to know. He was an ok guy, but I always liked you better, Gordo. Welcome to the family."
"Worm, he asked me out, not to marry him!" Lizzie said.
"It'll happen sooner or later." Matt replied before passing out with his head on the breakfast bar.
Lizzie stared at him. "Mom, does that kid do anything but sleep?"
"He's a teenage boy, Liz" Jo said.
"Gordo's a teenage boy, he's not sleeping!" Lizzie shot back.
"Lizzie, I'm not exactly a 'normal' teenage boy. I grew up with two girls as best friends!" Gordo shook his head.
"Wait, we need to go email Miranda! This summer/Mexico thing sure bites. I miss her every summer. And we're not even going to be going to the same school this year. She'll be 2 hours away at the University of San Diego" Lizzie grabbed Gordo's hand and ran up the stairs.
They sent a quick email to Miranda. Lizzie checked her mail to find that Miranda had emailed yesterday. She was coming home in a week.
"We'll have 2 weeks to hang out before we go off to college!" Lizzie said.
"Yeah, but right now, I just want to be with you." Gordo pulled her away from the computer and onto the bed. He kissed her. She started to play with his hair. Before they knew it they heard Sam McGuire coming in the front door.
"Quick, let's go tell him before someone else does." Lizzie dragged Gordo behind her as she made her way downstairs.
They found Sam in the kitchen with Jo and a still sleeping Matt.
Lizzie looked at her mother. "You didn't tell him yet, did you?"
"Tell me what?" Sam asked.
"Well, sir," Gordo started. He was always really good at charming Lizzie's parents. "I would like it very much if you would give me the honor of dating your daughter."
"Of course Gordo, but what happened to Steve?"
Matt raised his head. "Does it matter? Just shake his hand and welcome Gordo to the family." Matt's head plopped back down.
"Worm, I told you-oh, never mind." Lizzie started. "Mom, we're going to the mall. We'll be back later."
"Ok dear. Have fun."
Once out in the car, Gordo looked over at Lizzie. "So what are we going to the mall for?"
"To get away from my insane family!"
"So, now wouldn't be a good time to go break the news to my family?" Gordo prodded.
Lizzie just smiled and kissed him. She threw the car in gear and took off toward the mall.
