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BTW, thanks for the very kind reviews. This is the first fanfic I have written or published, so your encouragement is very much appreciated.
Miranda was doing her close-up routine ~ emptying the food machines, wiping down the counters, sweeping up the popcorn and nacho chips from the floor. She had cleaned the mustard off her face and out of her hair, and put on a clean uniform (sans yellow splats and brown amoeba shaped Pibb stains).
"Hey, Aphrodite!" Miranda turned around with pleasure to see her love, Danny standing there.but her smile faltered when she saw he wasn't alone.
"Hi, guys!" She bent over the counter to receive the kiss Danny was offering. "How's it going, Ethan?"
"Ok. Is Lizzie here? Her mom said she might have come by to watch a movie. We thought you guys might want to head over to the DB for a drink or something."
"Uh, well, uh."Miranda was frantically trying to come up with an answer. What should she say? What could she say?
As it happened, she didn't have to say anything. The theater doors opened, and out came a laughing couple, hand in hand, and leaning in for a kiss.
Miranda said quickly, "How was the movie, guys?"
Lizzie was about to say it was great when she looked up and saw the little welcoming party. Oh, wow. She had known she was going to have to face Ethan. She just thought she'd have more time to think about it. Like the next 5 days.
Still holding hands, she and Gordo approached the group. "Uh, hi guys. Hi, Ethan."
Ethan eyed the two clasped hands, and then looked Lizzie in the eye questioningly. She said, "I guess we should, umm." she indicated a bench across the room with her head.
"Yeah. Excuse us a minute, ok?"
When they were across the room, they looked at the bench, but neither one sat down. They stood in silence for a few minutes, each waiting for the other to say something. Finally, Ethan spoke, "So, you and Gor-don, huh?
Still not meeting his eyes, Lizzie started, "Ethan, I'm sorry! I."
He cut her off, "Look, McGuire, it's ok. It's not like I wasn't expecting it."
Now she lifted her face to look at him, "What do you mean?"
"Oh, come on. I may be dense, but even I knew you were bored to death with me. You were just too nice to say anything about it." Lizzie started to protest, but he went on. "Look, you and Gordo belong together. We both know it. I was better at being Kate's arm dressing. She never expected much out of me ~ I just had to look good. You need more than that."
Lizzie didn't know how to respond to that, so she didn't say anything.
He spoke again, "I did kind of like my girlfriend being nice to me for a change, though. It was nice when you always said thank you when I brought you drinks or held the door for you. And you always at least acted like you were interested in what I was saying."
She couldn't help but think that this was the most he had spoken in the entire time they had been seeing each other. Maybe he wasn't quite as dumb as she had thought. She felt kind of guilty for underestimating him. She started, "Ethan."
He cut her off, "We did have some fun, didn't we?"
She nodded up at him and smiled.
"Friends, ok?" He lightly tapped her on the chin with his fist. She nodded again. "Kiss goodbye?"
Before she could answer, he lightly kissed her lips.
"You're ok, McGuire. So, you guys wanna head over to the DB for a soda?"
"Thanks, Ethan, but I think I'd better get home to bed. It's going to be a long week."
Gordo had been watching them, trying not to seem too obvious or jealous. He trusted Lizzie, but he was a little worried that she might change her mind and decide that tonight had been a huge mistake. When he saw Ethan kiss her, he almost lost it. Almost. He forced himself to turn back to Danny and Miranda.
"Don't worry, Gordo." Miranda locked eyes with him. She didn't need to say anything more. They were best friends, after all.
Lizzie and Ethan rejoined the group. "Everything ok?" Miranda inquired.
"Better than ok," Lizzie smiled. "We agreed that we make better friends, anyway."
Danny spoke up, "So, DB or no?"
Lizzie looked at Gordo and said, "I'd better pass. Gotta get some rest. It's my last night to sleep in a bed for awhile, and we're leaving pretty early tomorrow."
"And I'm still tired from this morning," added Gordo. Wow, was that really just this morning? What a difference a day makes! "It's been a really long day. But a really good one."
"Yeah, I guess I'd better turn it, too. Wanna take me home, D?" Miranda yawned.
"You bet, Babe. I'm gonna miss you."
To Be continued....
I'm going to finish this story under a separate entry, so if you want to read the rest, it will be listed as "The Day After Happily Ever After." The first four chapters will be the same as these you have already read. Thanks for taking the time to read my story! I really do appreciate those of you who have taken the time to review, too!
BTW, thanks for the very kind reviews. This is the first fanfic I have written or published, so your encouragement is very much appreciated.
Miranda was doing her close-up routine ~ emptying the food machines, wiping down the counters, sweeping up the popcorn and nacho chips from the floor. She had cleaned the mustard off her face and out of her hair, and put on a clean uniform (sans yellow splats and brown amoeba shaped Pibb stains).
"Hey, Aphrodite!" Miranda turned around with pleasure to see her love, Danny standing there.but her smile faltered when she saw he wasn't alone.
"Hi, guys!" She bent over the counter to receive the kiss Danny was offering. "How's it going, Ethan?"
"Ok. Is Lizzie here? Her mom said she might have come by to watch a movie. We thought you guys might want to head over to the DB for a drink or something."
"Uh, well, uh."Miranda was frantically trying to come up with an answer. What should she say? What could she say?
As it happened, she didn't have to say anything. The theater doors opened, and out came a laughing couple, hand in hand, and leaning in for a kiss.
Miranda said quickly, "How was the movie, guys?"
Lizzie was about to say it was great when she looked up and saw the little welcoming party. Oh, wow. She had known she was going to have to face Ethan. She just thought she'd have more time to think about it. Like the next 5 days.
Still holding hands, she and Gordo approached the group. "Uh, hi guys. Hi, Ethan."
Ethan eyed the two clasped hands, and then looked Lizzie in the eye questioningly. She said, "I guess we should, umm." she indicated a bench across the room with her head.
"Yeah. Excuse us a minute, ok?"
When they were across the room, they looked at the bench, but neither one sat down. They stood in silence for a few minutes, each waiting for the other to say something. Finally, Ethan spoke, "So, you and Gor-don, huh?
Still not meeting his eyes, Lizzie started, "Ethan, I'm sorry! I."
He cut her off, "Look, McGuire, it's ok. It's not like I wasn't expecting it."
Now she lifted her face to look at him, "What do you mean?"
"Oh, come on. I may be dense, but even I knew you were bored to death with me. You were just too nice to say anything about it." Lizzie started to protest, but he went on. "Look, you and Gordo belong together. We both know it. I was better at being Kate's arm dressing. She never expected much out of me ~ I just had to look good. You need more than that."
Lizzie didn't know how to respond to that, so she didn't say anything.
He spoke again, "I did kind of like my girlfriend being nice to me for a change, though. It was nice when you always said thank you when I brought you drinks or held the door for you. And you always at least acted like you were interested in what I was saying."
She couldn't help but think that this was the most he had spoken in the entire time they had been seeing each other. Maybe he wasn't quite as dumb as she had thought. She felt kind of guilty for underestimating him. She started, "Ethan."
He cut her off, "We did have some fun, didn't we?"
She nodded up at him and smiled.
"Friends, ok?" He lightly tapped her on the chin with his fist. She nodded again. "Kiss goodbye?"
Before she could answer, he lightly kissed her lips.
"You're ok, McGuire. So, you guys wanna head over to the DB for a soda?"
"Thanks, Ethan, but I think I'd better get home to bed. It's going to be a long week."
Gordo had been watching them, trying not to seem too obvious or jealous. He trusted Lizzie, but he was a little worried that she might change her mind and decide that tonight had been a huge mistake. When he saw Ethan kiss her, he almost lost it. Almost. He forced himself to turn back to Danny and Miranda.
"Don't worry, Gordo." Miranda locked eyes with him. She didn't need to say anything more. They were best friends, after all.
Lizzie and Ethan rejoined the group. "Everything ok?" Miranda inquired.
"Better than ok," Lizzie smiled. "We agreed that we make better friends, anyway."
Danny spoke up, "So, DB or no?"
Lizzie looked at Gordo and said, "I'd better pass. Gotta get some rest. It's my last night to sleep in a bed for awhile, and we're leaving pretty early tomorrow."
"And I'm still tired from this morning," added Gordo. Wow, was that really just this morning? What a difference a day makes! "It's been a really long day. But a really good one."
"Yeah, I guess I'd better turn it, too. Wanna take me home, D?" Miranda yawned.
"You bet, Babe. I'm gonna miss you."
To Be continued....
I'm going to finish this story under a separate entry, so if you want to read the rest, it will be listed as "The Day After Happily Ever After." The first four chapters will be the same as these you have already read. Thanks for taking the time to read my story! I really do appreciate those of you who have taken the time to review, too!