"Hi Gordo!" Lizzie said running up to them, interrupting Miranda in the middle of her sentence.
"Oops sorry Miranda were you saying something?" She asked looking at Miranda's face with her big blue eyes.
"Oh…no…go ahead." Miranda said quietly.
"But Miranda…" Gordo started.
"No, Gordo it's okay." said Miranda as she backed away from Lizzie and Gordo. "You guys need to talk anyways. I'll see you around!" She said waving and walking off.
"What was that all about?" asked Lizzie curiously.
"Oh…umm…nothing….so…" Gordo said, turning a bright pink.
"Gordo…um…about that night in Rome…"
"You don't have to say anything Lizzie I understand." Gordo said glumly.
"You…you do?" Lizzie asked confused.
"I understand that being in Rome, and me helping you out like that….could get you carried away I guess." said Gordo quietly.
"What? Gordo…no. I…I…umm…" Lizzie looked at Gordo and trailed off.
Gordo was looking at the sidewalk below him, pretending to be overly interested in a small rock.
"Gordo, look at me." Lizzie said moving closer to him.
Gordo slowly looked up expecting to hear the worst. Lizzie put her arms around him in a soft embrace. Gordo let loose of the hug but he didn't move farther away. He was so close to her that he could see the silverish flecks in her blue eyes. He was admiring the beauty of her eyes when the next thing Gordo knew, Lizzie's lips were touching his in a sweet, tender kiss. Gordo pulled away and blinked in confusion.
"But…" He started.
"Shh…" She said touching his lips with one of her soft, slender fingers.
"I like you Gordo." She said quietly, looking at her shoelaces.
"What?" Gordo asked, his eyes getting wider at the idea.
"I…I said I like you. I mean, I always liked you but I LIKE you Gordo. Funny, I've been whining to you all this time about not being able to find the perfect guy and here he was right under my nose!" Lizzie said smiling.
They stared at each other for a second. Both lost at words. As if it were instinct, Gordo touched her soft, pink cheek with his hand and kissed her.
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Miranda walked down the street taking her time. She had nowhere to go besides home and that wasn't the best place to be right now. She pondered whether she should just go home and tell her parents the news right now. She knew they'd be disappointed in her and she hated it. She had gotten into trouble plenty of times over stupid little things but nothing this big. She wondered if her mother would cry.
"No…she won't cry." Miranda whispered to herself as tears welled up in her own eyes.
"How could I have let this happen?" Miranda said angrily to herself.
"How could you have let what happen?" said an unfamiliar voice.
Miranda looked up to see a handsome boy of about 16 sitting on the stone fence along the park.
"Oh…umm nothing." She said to the stranger.
She was going to keep walking but he jumped off the fence and stood in front of her offering his right hand.
"Hi, I'm Justin." He said flashing his straight, white teeth.
"Um…oh, I'm Miranda." She said shaking his out reached hand.
"So what's a pretty girl like you doing walking down the street alone on this beautiful summer day?" He asked smiling.
She couldn't help but smile back. He had one of those contagious smiles.
"I'm just taking a walk…thinking about some things." Miranda said.
"Oh, your boyfriend I'm guessing?" He said, pouting his supple lips in disappointment
"Oh, no," Miranda said. "I don't have a boyfriend."
The boy's contagious smile returned to his face.
"Well Miranda…I know we've only known each other for around 60 seconds but…are you doing anything tonight?" He asked.
"Umm…" Miranda looked at a crack in the ground as she thought, 'Well…it wouldn't hurt to go somewhere with him, he's REALLY cute!'
Miranda looked up at his gorgeous ice blue eyes.
"Hey do you want to meet me at the Digital Bean tonight?" She asked.
"The what?" He said looking at her, quite confused.
"The Digital Bean! On the corner of Carson and Reddick Ave! Wow, I thought EVERYONE went there." Miranda said amazed.
"Oh…well I just arrived here today. Im staying the summer here with my cousin." Justin explained.
"Oh that explains it!" Miranda started. "Who's your cousin? Maybe I know him?" she asked curiously.
"Oh, really weird guy. Names Tudgeman. Larry Tudgeman." Justin said.
Miranda's eyes screwed up in disgust.
"Umm…you know what? Tonight's not very good for me now that I think of it…" Miranda said trailing off, not sure how to break the date she just made.
"Oh! Um…then how about tommorow?" Justin asked hopefully.
"Uhh…I…I don't know. I'll have to check…but I'll probably see you around. I mean this town isn't that big." Miranda said plastering on her fakest smile.
"Oh…well…I guess I'll see you around." Justin said, his bright eyes not shining quite as bright as before.
"See…see you around!" Miranda yelled practically running down the street.
She sighed. For one second--just one second she thought she'd have at least one night to forget this huge burden she had brought upon herself. One more night of fun with a really cute guy. As if nothing had happened. But it would have been very hard to pretend to forget about her baby if she had been on a date with her unborn child's second cousin.
"Oops sorry Miranda were you saying something?" She asked looking at Miranda's face with her big blue eyes.
"Oh…no…go ahead." Miranda said quietly.
"But Miranda…" Gordo started.
"No, Gordo it's okay." said Miranda as she backed away from Lizzie and Gordo. "You guys need to talk anyways. I'll see you around!" She said waving and walking off.
"What was that all about?" asked Lizzie curiously.
"Oh…umm…nothing….so…" Gordo said, turning a bright pink.
"Gordo…um…about that night in Rome…"
"You don't have to say anything Lizzie I understand." Gordo said glumly.
"You…you do?" Lizzie asked confused.
"I understand that being in Rome, and me helping you out like that….could get you carried away I guess." said Gordo quietly.
"What? Gordo…no. I…I…umm…" Lizzie looked at Gordo and trailed off.
Gordo was looking at the sidewalk below him, pretending to be overly interested in a small rock.
"Gordo, look at me." Lizzie said moving closer to him.
Gordo slowly looked up expecting to hear the worst. Lizzie put her arms around him in a soft embrace. Gordo let loose of the hug but he didn't move farther away. He was so close to her that he could see the silverish flecks in her blue eyes. He was admiring the beauty of her eyes when the next thing Gordo knew, Lizzie's lips were touching his in a sweet, tender kiss. Gordo pulled away and blinked in confusion.
"But…" He started.
"Shh…" She said touching his lips with one of her soft, slender fingers.
"I like you Gordo." She said quietly, looking at her shoelaces.
"What?" Gordo asked, his eyes getting wider at the idea.
"I…I said I like you. I mean, I always liked you but I LIKE you Gordo. Funny, I've been whining to you all this time about not being able to find the perfect guy and here he was right under my nose!" Lizzie said smiling.
They stared at each other for a second. Both lost at words. As if it were instinct, Gordo touched her soft, pink cheek with his hand and kissed her.
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Miranda walked down the street taking her time. She had nowhere to go besides home and that wasn't the best place to be right now. She pondered whether she should just go home and tell her parents the news right now. She knew they'd be disappointed in her and she hated it. She had gotten into trouble plenty of times over stupid little things but nothing this big. She wondered if her mother would cry.
"No…she won't cry." Miranda whispered to herself as tears welled up in her own eyes.
"How could I have let this happen?" Miranda said angrily to herself.
"How could you have let what happen?" said an unfamiliar voice.
Miranda looked up to see a handsome boy of about 16 sitting on the stone fence along the park.
"Oh…umm nothing." She said to the stranger.
She was going to keep walking but he jumped off the fence and stood in front of her offering his right hand.
"Hi, I'm Justin." He said flashing his straight, white teeth.
"Um…oh, I'm Miranda." She said shaking his out reached hand.
"So what's a pretty girl like you doing walking down the street alone on this beautiful summer day?" He asked smiling.
She couldn't help but smile back. He had one of those contagious smiles.
"I'm just taking a walk…thinking about some things." Miranda said.
"Oh, your boyfriend I'm guessing?" He said, pouting his supple lips in disappointment
"Oh, no," Miranda said. "I don't have a boyfriend."
The boy's contagious smile returned to his face.
"Well Miranda…I know we've only known each other for around 60 seconds but…are you doing anything tonight?" He asked.
"Umm…" Miranda looked at a crack in the ground as she thought, 'Well…it wouldn't hurt to go somewhere with him, he's REALLY cute!'
Miranda looked up at his gorgeous ice blue eyes.
"Hey do you want to meet me at the Digital Bean tonight?" She asked.
"The what?" He said looking at her, quite confused.
"The Digital Bean! On the corner of Carson and Reddick Ave! Wow, I thought EVERYONE went there." Miranda said amazed.
"Oh…well I just arrived here today. Im staying the summer here with my cousin." Justin explained.
"Oh that explains it!" Miranda started. "Who's your cousin? Maybe I know him?" she asked curiously.
"Oh, really weird guy. Names Tudgeman. Larry Tudgeman." Justin said.
Miranda's eyes screwed up in disgust.
"Umm…you know what? Tonight's not very good for me now that I think of it…" Miranda said trailing off, not sure how to break the date she just made.
"Oh! Um…then how about tommorow?" Justin asked hopefully.
"Uhh…I…I don't know. I'll have to check…but I'll probably see you around. I mean this town isn't that big." Miranda said plastering on her fakest smile.
"Oh…well…I guess I'll see you around." Justin said, his bright eyes not shining quite as bright as before.
"See…see you around!" Miranda yelled practically running down the street.
She sighed. For one second--just one second she thought she'd have at least one night to forget this huge burden she had brought upon herself. One more night of fun with a really cute guy. As if nothing had happened. But it would have been very hard to pretend to forget about her baby if she had been on a date with her unborn child's second cousin.