Hey! Sorry it took so long! Thanks so much to the people who reviewed. Here it is!! Good luck to those in Florida lol.
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Chapter 12: The Reunion
Mrs. Gordon rushed through the house, skipped down he stairs and ran out the door. Sure enough, there next door was the McGuire's house. That's why he made me wear the blindfolds, she thought. She rang their doorbell, heart pounding and knees knocking; her head seemed ready to burst from so much anxiety.
Jo walked calmly to the door and opened it.
The two women stood stock-still staring at each other, then burst into tears. Both women hugged and sobbed, not saying a word, as none seemed necessary, and no words existed that could properly convey their emotions.
Howard and Sam came to the door and smiled. They shook hands and quietly congratulated each other on a job well done.
Lizzie silently descended the stairs and beamed at the two hugging women in her doorway. She saw Gordo walking across her lawn and gave him a smile and a small wave. She couldn't remember feeling quite as well as she did that very moment.
Gordo stepped into the house and the women separated, each one flying to the other's family and capturing them in hugs and questions.
Gordo eventually made his way over to Lizzie, who smiled nervously at him, an awkward silence already poisoning their nonexistent conversation.
The two teenagers looked at their parents were still hugging, and in Jo and Roberta's case, overcome with tears. Lizzie looked back at Gordo.
"Small hug for old times sake?" she asked with a genuine smile.
Gordo grinned and opened his arms slightly, "Sure."
Lizzie moved closer and Gordo wrapped his arms her, instantly overwhelmed by the wonderful smell of her hair. Gordo closed his eyes and pulled Lizzie closer. In that one moment his whole life changed, whether he realized it or not; the gap in his heart filled, the small empty space in his brain reserved especially for happiness was empty no more.
The boy innocently touched his nose to the blonde's hair, and a mixture of coconut, strawberry, and the ocean breeze flooded his senses.
The two pulled away slowly, and what seemed like a long hug ended after only a few seconds.
Lizzie looked at the boy sheepishly and saw him looking back at her, the smallest tinge of pink in his cheeks. He smiled and opened his mouth to start up conversation when a young boy appeared at the top of the stairs.
Roberta covered her mouth and whispered, "My god, that must be Matt," Mrs. McGuire nodded her head and motioned or her son to come over to her.
"They grow up so fast!" Howard joked. After more hellos and laughs, Matt was excused to Melena's house early to wait for her father to drive them to the Digital Bean.
10 minutes later, Sam and Howard were slowly but surely inching away from the crowd to go talk in the backyard, when a car pulled into the McGuire's driveway. All six heads turned to see Miranda and Daniella Sanchez stepping out of the car.
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Jo and Daniella had decided on a raincheck for shopping, and they had called Mr. Sanchez (name?), and the nine people were lounging peacefully in the McGuire's gorgeous backyard.
The three teenagers excused themselves and walked down to the beach on the edge of the lawn.
The McGuire's backyard sloped down at the edge and changed into a slanted sand wall leading down to the beach.
Once the trio had reached the edge of the water they were perfectly secluded from the busy chatter and sight of the upbeat adults.
Lizzie, Miranda, and Gordo strolled through the sand, catching up on each other and sharing stories. Lizzie walked in the middle, with Miranda on her left and Gordo on her right closest to the waves. Lizzie and Miranda laughed about some joke Miranda had told, and the curly-haired boy couldn't stop himself from thinking about how beautiful Lizzie looked. With her blonde hair flowing in the wind, and the moon reflecting off her smile, he couldn't imagine a more perfect way to spend his evening.
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Many different topics sneaked into the much awaited dinner conversation that night, but after the adults had been filled in on every aspect of the teenagers' lives that they were willing to share, the three friends made their way away from the table to have some time to themselves.
They walked over to the house next door to the McGuires, which Roberta and Howard had recently agreed to buy, much to everyone's delight.
"So this... pretty cool," Gordo started, smiling lightly at the two girls.
"I know!! Isn't it?" Miranda exclaimed, "it's so cool! I never thought I'd see either of you again, and here you are, and we can hang out, and go places, and do stuff, and-and-and," she said in one breath.
All three burst out laughing and walked into the room that Gordo would soon be occupying.
"Wow, it's gorgeous, Gordo," Miranda said, looking around, "and look! That's Lizzie's room!" she ran over to the window and climbed through, falling safely onto Lizzie's bed on the other side.
Lizzie chuckled softly at her friend's spunky demeanor, and turned to Gordo.
"Yeah, that should be interesting," she whispered to Gordo.
"It'll be fun, I'll have someone to talk to- all the time," he smiled.
Lizzie grinned, and the two climbed through into Lizzie's room.
Gordo looked around and memories of the still-pink room came flooding back to him.
The room was still very much the same. She still had pictures of her friends on her dresser, although the one of the three friends was near the back. There was no longer a changing table there, but a computer desk with even more pictures.
"How 'bout a movie?" Lizzie suggested walking over to her door.
"Sure," her two friends replied.
The trio slipped downstairs into the McGuire's basement.
Lizzie walked over to a shelf and opened it for the other two to see their movie choices for the evening.
"The Matrix, Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter," Miranda began reading off titles, "Finding Nemo, You've Got Mail, Legally Blonde, My Girl- oh! Can we watch that, I haven't seen it in so long!" she exclaimed.
Lizzie nodded, then turned to Gordo for approval. He shrugged.
"Why not? I've never seen it," he said.
"Me neither," said Lizzie.
Miranda popped the movie into the DVD player and sat down on Lizzie's right.
They watched the movie and ate popcorn, quite content with each other's company, when halfway through the movie, Mrs. Sanchez's cheery face appeared at the top of the stairs.
"Miranda, we have to go, you have a doctor's appointment tomorrow morning."
Miranda's constant smile turned upside down at the thought of leaving her friends, but she knew that she'd see them soon. She gave both Lizzie and Gordo each a quick hug, then ran up the stairs.
"Our parents will probably talk 'til next week," Gordo joked.
Lizzie laughed and agreed, and the two refocused on the movie.
The two teenagers watched as Veda and Thomas J quickly kissed- just to see what it was like. Lizzie laughed.
"Aw, that's so adorable," she said.
Gordo politely nodded, although he wasn't too thrilled with the movie choice.
He cocked his head sideways at Lizzie, "Did we ever- you know- kiss before?"
Lizzie looked at him strangely.
"Yeah, I think so, I don't really think it counts though," she added quietly.
Gordo chuckled, "Well, lets not count it then," he said, turning back to the screen.
"Deal," Lizzie replied softly.
The two teens watched as Veda's father solemnly told her that her best friend had died, and the girl burst into tears.
"Oh no," Lizzie whispered, "why?"
Gordo looked confused, then pointed to the screen, "The bees," he said, "Thomas J. was allergic to them."
"I know," Lizzie replied, "but why would they do something like that? It's so sad," Lizzie silently watched the young girl on screen during her friend's funeral. Veda was walking past the people at the service and went right up to the casket.
"Wanna go out and play, Thomas J?" the girl said.
Lizzie gasped and covered her mouth, her eyes filled with tears.
"Wear are his glasses? He can't see without his glasses!" the young girl in the movie was in hysterics, and tears started to stream down Lizzie's cheeks as she began to cry. Gordo looked over to her and put a hand on her shoulder.
"It's just a movie, Lizzie, don't cry," he said to her lightly.
Lizzie just cried silently, letting the tears fall, she went to dry her eyes, but Gordo beat her to it. He wiped her tears gently with his thumb. Lizzie shivered softly, letting her blonde curls fall over her wet face.
Gordo hesitantly put an arm around her, somewhat uncertain if it was the right thing to do, and Lizzie buried her head in his shoulder. Veda ran though the house crying, and Gordo put his other arm around Lizzie, hugging her gently.
Lizzie gradually stopped crying when Gordo began to rock her slowly back and forth.
She pulled away from him and he tucked a lock of damp hair behind her ear.
"Better?" he asked her soothingly.
She nodded and whispered, "Thanks."
He smiled at her and she returned the smile gratefully.
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Sam and Howard sat on the patio talking.
"I think this counts as good deed of the year, don't you?" Sam asked his old friend.
"We did good," Howard agreed.
The two men made eye contact with a mischievous twinkle, clinked glasses, and relaxed to listen to their wives' light-hearted laughs.
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Well? How'd I do? Review! Let me know. I've seen the movie 'My Girl' like 5 times, it's made me cry every single time. I'm not sure that the lines are the same, but they're pretty close. I hoped you liked it, look for another chapter soon!