Hi friends! Chapter II is here! I hope you like it! I want to thank to all my reviewers. I want to thank specially to Christylee and greenaura (Hey, you two are fantastic!) by helping me to correct mistakes and giving the straight sense to some phrases (remember, my mother language is not English)!
Disclaimer: I don't own Lizzie McGuire, nor the characters and places included in the Disney's series. I only own the plot.
Chapter II: The date at the Digital Bean.
That Sunday morning, Lizzie was at her desk, playing with her pencil, looking through the window. The phone ringed and Jo went to answer the call.
"Lizzie, you got a call!"
"I'm coming, Mom! Who is it?"
"It's Gordo."
Lizzie's heart started to beat rapidly. She took the phone and answered. "Hello, Gordo?"
"Lizzie?"
"Gordo, I'm glad to hear from you!"
"And I'm glad to hear you. Lizzie, I'd like you to come with me to the Digital Bean this afternoon. Could you go? I need to ask to you for a piece of advice, and I don't want to talk about it on the phone," he lied.
"Really? Is it something serious?"
"Mmm..." Gordo hesitated. "Not really, but I'd like to talk to you personally."
"Ok, wait a moment. I'll ask my mom if I can go."
Lizzie requested permission from her mother. "Mom, could I go this afternoon with Gordo to the Digital Bean? Please…"
"Go to the Digital Bean with Gordo?" said her, giving a knowing sight to Lizzie.
Lizzie blushed.
"Could I go? Please…"
Jo didn't refuse.
"Sure, Gordo, I can go. Is it OK if we meet at 4 p.m.?"
"It's perfect. So, don't forget it."
"Gordo, how can you think I could forget it? Of course I'll go. Besides, I also need to talk with you about something too…"
"Great! So, we'll meet at the Digital Bean at 4 p. m."
"Sure. Bye, Gordo."
"Bye, Lizzie."
Lizzie thought she couldn't get any luckier. Gordo thought the same thing. They both hoped to finally be able to talk about their feelings, but above everything, they each hoped the other one would feel the same way.
-s-
4 p.m.
A splendid sun was shining on the magnificent Hillridge afternoon. Gordo was already at a table at the Digital Bean. He was trying to take control of his emotions. "This day won't end without Lizzie knowing how I've been feeling about her for such a long time," Gordo thought.
The metallic door of the Digital Bean opened. Lizzie appeared, more beautiful than anytime Gordo had seen her before. She was dressing in matching a pink blouse, a jacket and blue jeans. She had high-heels and her hair was loose and plain. As she saw Gordo, a nice smile came to her face, making her look more fantastic than she already did.
"Oh my God, she's so beautiful!" Gordo thought. Her blonde hair, her hazel color eyes and her snowy skin made him feel like he was in a dream. Above her physic appearance, he liked how was her: selfless, kind, cheerful. She was perfect in every way.
"Hello, Gordo"
"Hi, Lizzie. How are you?"
"I'm fine. And you?"
"I'm fine, too… Thanks."
Edginess was floating in the air. Trying to leave the principal theme of conversation for later, Gordo asked, "Uh… have you done your homework?"
"It's OK. I finished it this morning. Tenth grade Math is a little difficult, but I understand it. What about you?"
"It's all right. I finished it yesterday."
"I knew it. You're the smartest kid in the class! You must have finished it fast!" Lizzie said, giggling.
"Look!" Gordo thought to himself. "Lizzie laughing is the most fascinating thing that could exist in the entire universe!"
"Please, don't say that," Gordo said out loud. "I don't like when people tell me that, I'm not special…"
"But you're the most special person that could exist, for me…" Lizzie thought.
"Come on, Gordo, don't be so modest…"
Their conversation extended to other themes. Matt, the high school, teachers, Miranda, their families, how clueless Ethan Craft was most of the time…
Soon it was evening. They had being talking for hours, as they had some cups of ice cream and cake, when finally Lizzie said,
"Well, Gordo. You told me you wanted to ask to me for a piece of advice… What's it about? Tell me… If you made me come here to talk about it personally, it's got to be serious, You left me kind of worried."
Gordo blushed.
"Well... Lizzie, it's not really a piece of advice I want to talk about; it... it actually is-"
Suddenly, Kate Sanders appeared next to them, escorted by her hateful friends, and with her accustomed wickedness, she said to them, "Gordo, McGuire, What are you doing? McGuire, your clothes are so tawdry! Look at that blouse pink you're wearing! Did you come prepared… for what? Where did you get that blouse? Kindergarteners R Us?" Ha, ha, ha, ha… "
Gordo talked to her. "What's wrong with you, Kate? Stop annoying her. She hasn't bothered you, and I'm not going to let you offend her!"
"Oh! And the defender is here! What are you? Are you her boyfriend? Be not insolent; don't speak to me that way!"
"The only insolent one here is you, Kate! If you…"
"Gordo, just ignore her, let's get out of here…" Lizzie said.
Kate attacked again. "Oh, the little child goes to cry at home? If I were you, I…"
"ENOUGH!" Lizzie screamed, as she slapped Kate, who was paralyzed by the Lizzie's reaction. "I'm gone!"
"Lizzie, please wait!" Gordo said, as he ran after his friend, who had already left the Digital Bean.
Kate screeched, madly furious and shamed. It was the first time that anyone reacted in that way to her attacks.
"What are you looking at? Mind your own business!" she yelled at the people who had watched the whole scene.
Ethan arrived, surprised to see Lizzie coming out of the place, visibly bothered, and Gordo running after her.
"What happened?" Ethan asked.
"Stupid McGuire, she's going to pay for this…"
"What happened?" Ethan asked again.
Kate told him. After listening to her, Ethan said, "I think Lizzie did well. I've told to you a lot of times not to treat people as you've being doing. If you don't change that, you'll be alone, and nobody will want to be your friend." After saying that, he walked away.
Kate was left in shock, by both the actual truth Ethan had said and his sudden rush of mind-clearness, something unusual in him. She got away from her friends, exited the place, and the only thing she could do was to sit on the sidewalk and cry in silence.
-s-
Lizzie came out of the Digital Bean, tears running down her cheeks. Gordo reached and stopped her, taking her softly by the arm.
"Lizzie, calm down, please…"
She hugged him.
"I can't stand Kate. She bothers me everyday, and each time more cruelly, and I don't understand why. I can't tolerate her any longer!"
"Lizzie, please, don't pay attention to her, she isn't worth it…"
"I know, but it's too much to bear…"
"Calm down… You, me and Miranda will find the way to finish it…"
"Thank you, Gordo…"
They remained hugging for some time. To feel the heat of the other one was the most tranquilizing sensation they could feel. After that, they started to walk, heading towards Lizzie's place.
"Lizzie, please forgive me. If I wouldn't have asked you to come with me to the Digital Bean, you wouldn't have had to go through what happened."
"No, Gordo, It's not your fault."
"Do you know what the only good thing about this is? You put Kate in her place."
"I guess you're right…" Lizzie said, smiling lightly. "But my hand hurts. I'm not used to slap people, you know."
They both laughed.
After a few minutes they arrived at Lizzie's house. She said, "Thanks for being with me, Gordo, Thanks…"
"There's nothing to thank me for. I will be there for you whenever and wherever you need me…"
She kissed Gordo softly on the cheek and went into her house.
Gordo stayed there for a few moments, thinking. "It seems today wasn't the right day to tell here about my feelings. Damn it! Why did things have to happen this way?" He started to walk towards his house.
Lizzie was thinking also, already inside her house. "Why did things have to happen this way, precisely today, when I was going to confess to Gordo what I feel?"
"Oh, no!" A thought crossed through her mind. She remembered the reason for the date. "Gordo wanted to talk to me about something!" She rushed outside, but found no one. Gordo was gone.
