I'm actually going into a multiple chapter story! Aren't you proud? Anyway, this is the first chapter. The story is based off a song by Home Grown called "Second Best." When I heard the song, I thought of the whole Lizzie/Gordo thing. So here it is. I'll update soon!

P.S. I don't own a thing. Not Lizzie, not Home Grown, not even where I live. But that's probably because I live in a dorm. Whatever. I don't own anything!

"So what's on the agenda for your weekend?" Lizzie asked me as we walked out of school on Friday.

"Well," I said slowly, not sure how she'd take the news. "I have a date."

She almost choked on her water. "You have a what?"

"A date," I said as we approached my car. "You know, guy meets girl, finds her interesting, asks her to a movie, the usual."

We climb in and start buckling up. "But you haven't been on a date since …" she trails off.

"… Since Parker ditched me," I said quickly, not wanting the real truth to come out. Not that it wasn't the complete truth. Parker had dumped me, yes, but that wasn't all. That night, Lizzie McGuire, my best friend in the entire world, placed such a kiss on me that I thought I had died and gone to heaven. She proceeded to say it was a mistake, she was having a hard time with her boyfriend Scott, and she was sorry. Then she took off. I was dumbfounded, naturally, but never mentioned it again. That's how it was with Lizzie. We were each other's first kiss the summer before freshman year, but that was it. We had been best friends since birth, and were going strong our senior year.

"Yeah, since Parker," she said quietly, playing with her hands. "So who is it? What are you going to do?"

I glanced at her as we drove to her house, surprised at her interest. "Holly Banning, she's a junior in my speech class. She's really cool. We are going to go bowling and get something to eat."

"That's cool," she said, smiling at me. My heart melted a bit when she did that. It always did. No matter how much I tried to hide it, I did have feelings for Lizzie that weren't exactly platonic.

"So what's up with you tonight? Hanging with Scottie McScottie?" I grinned at her, showing here I was just teasing her.

"Oh shut up Gordo. Yes, I am hanging with Scott. We were actually planning on going bowling as well." She looked at me when she said that, her eyes almost challenging mine.

"Well that's cool. Maybe we'll meet up there." Awkward pause. I was trying, I really was. Lizzie knew that I wasn't Scott's number one fan. And it really had nothing to do with Scott. He was a cool guy. But something about him just made me want to lock him up in a box and ship him away. Most likely because he got to kiss Lizzie on a regular basis, while I only had received that pleasure twice.

"Yeah, maybe," she said as I pulled into her driveway. "Well, I might see you tonight. If not, I'll call you tomorrow and see how your date went."

"All right, have fun tonight."

She leaned over and kissed me on the cheek, something that was not uncommon. "You too."

I smiled at her as she climbed out of my car and walked into her house. My Lizzie, she'd always be my Lizzie.

As I pulled into my driveway and went into my house, I thought about us. We had such a strong friendship, but it was tinged with something else. I knew for a fact that she told Parker that she wanted to date me. She told Parker that while we were dating, which is part of why Parker broke up with me. She was paranoid that I was going to cheat on her with Lizzie. The other part was that she was into the captain of the football team. Truth was, I didn't mind that much. Any girl I dated was just me buying time until Lizzie and Scott broke up. Lame, I know. But it wasn't like I was really using the girls I dated. And it wasn't like I dated a lot. I genuinely liked Parker, like I like Holly. They just weren't Lizzie.

We'd have these moments, Lizzie and I. Little glances, accidental touches that meant more, hugs that were just a bit prolonged. Maybe it was just me. Maybe there was nothing there at all. Maybe Parker was lying to me when she said that. All I knew is that Lizzie held a piece of my heart that no other girl could ever get. But with Scott in the picture, I was just second best. I was her best friend, yes. But Scott was the one who got to hold her.

What do you think? What will happen during the date? Will Holly win Gordo over? Will Gordo use Scott as a bowling ball in a jealous rage? I don't even know yet! More reviews more updates!