Gordo begs off going to the horror movie marathon with Lizzie and Miranda, saying that he‘ll be spending some time ""bonding"" with his father. But at the Digital Bean before the show, the girls see him with Brooke Baker. At first they don‘t think he‘s on a date because he didn‘t tell them about it, but then they see him kiss Brooke! The girls aren‘t sure what to think about this. The next day at school, Gordo tells Lizzie he was with his father the day before. When he skips lunch with Lizzie and Miranda to help a ""friend"" with homework, the girls are even more confused. They just can‘t picture their longtime friend as anyone‘s boyfriend. Later, when Gordo is about to tell the girls about Brooke, Lizzie tells him first that she thinks Brooke is using him and that she‘s hurt he didn‘t tell her about his girlfriend before now. Gordo, for his part, is upset with Lizzie and Miranda for reacting the way they do.Miranda becomes more accepting of the idea of Gordo having a girlfriend, but Lizz