The Rest of the Story-Chapter 2
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Matt's Departure.
"Don't cry baby." Matt kissed Miranda's forehead. He was trying to be so strong yet he himself was fighting back tears.
"I can't help it. I don't know if I'll ever see you again. This has been the best month of my life." Another tear escaped down her cheek and Matt kissed it away. They were at the airport at Matt's gate. The rest of his family would be along shortly but for now he had some alone time with his girlfriend. The only alone time they'd had since yesterday afternoon in the kitchen. The party had last until really early in the morning.
"What if there was a way to promise you that I'd be back?" Matt kissed the top of her head. Her glance met his.
"How?" Miranda asked and then gasped when he went down on one knee. He pulled a black velvet box from his army jacket.
"Marry me Miranda. I'm completely and totally head-over-heels in love with you and I couldn't image living life without you beside me. You are my morning, noon and night. Miranda Sanchez. . .I want you to be my wife. Please?" Miranda couldn't register what he was saying. She kept telling herself to breath in and out. The whole world seemed to stand still as she stared down into Matt's loving eyes. "Miranda?"
"Yes! Matt. . . Yes! I will marry you!" Matt stood quickly and kissed her softly. The both laughed as he slipped the ring onto her hand.
"Mrs. Soon-to-be Matt McGuire . . .I love you so much." Miranda muffled his last word with her mouth on his. This is how everyone else found them.
"Hey guys . . .Come on, we're in a public place! There are children around!" Lizzie joked as she walked up with her hand interlaced with Gordo's.
"LIZZIE! I'M ENGAGED TO YOUR BROTHER!!!" Miranda screamed at the top of her lungs. She flashed the ring around and began jumping up and down in a series of high-pitched squeals.
"Ohhhhh myyyyy GOD! MATT!" Lizzie slugged her brother on the shoulder. "Miranda! Matt and Miranda! MARRIED!?!?!" Lizzie sunk down into a chair. Everyone else began to congratulate them, admire the ring, and give rings.
"Lizzie! Aren't you happy?" Miranda asked breaking away from the chaos.
"My God, I just can't believe my little brother is engaged before I am." Lizzie gave a weak smile. "To you none the less!"
"I can't believe it! Lizzie we are going to be related! We always wanted to be sisters when we were little! Now we are!" Miranda gave her a hug. Lizzie smiled a little bigger.
"I'm so happy for you." She gave her a hug and stood up wiping the tears from both of their eyes.
"So you did it!" Gordo asked dragging Matt aside.
"Yep I did. All I saw was me getting killed and her never knowing that I'd planned to ask her to marry me before I left and chickened out! I really love her." Matt stared across the room at his fiancé.
"We'll I'm planning on asking Lizzie tonight on our date. That why when you come back in six months we'll be able to start planning our weddings!" Gordo smiled at Lizzie who was chatting rapidly with Miranda.
"Man thanks for pushing me to do it today." Matt gave Gordo a pat on the back.
"No problem. Once the girls find out they have the same engagement day. . .They'll be all excited and start that squealing thing they do. I can't believe I have to suffer through it alone." Gordo laughed at the thought.
"We are a couple of lucky guys aren't we? I mean I have the most wonderful fiancé in the world. And you have the sister to the guy that has the most wonderful fiancé in the world." Matt smiled.
"Nah, I'd beg to differ on who the best fiancé is. Except Lizzie isn't exactly my fiancé yet."
"Flight 243 now boarding passengers." The voice came over the loud speaker.
"Matt! Come here!" Miranda yelled over at him.
"Well. . .I'll see you in six months." Matt stuck his hand out to his friend. Gordo grabbed his hand and pulled him into a hug.
"Take care of yourself." Gordo instructed.
"I will." He winked and then ran towards Miranda.
"They want you to get on the plane." Miranda said, her voice panicked.
"I know. Listen. . .When I turn to get on that plane I want you to put on the bravest face you know how to make with the image of me coming off that plane again in six months. Can you do that?" Matt cradled the sides of her face in his hands. She nodded lightly.
"Last call for passengers of Flight 243."
"I love you." Matt whispered in her ear.
"I love you too." He kissed her deeply. Miranda felt her knees go weak. The broke apart to the sound of a plane's engine starting to fire up. Matt glanced at the gate as the last few passengers filed in.
"Damn." He turned to everyone else. "Goodbye everyone! He hugged his mother and father and kissed Lizzie on the cheek. Then he turned back to Miranda.
"I'll come back. I promise." He kissed her one more time and then turned away from her and walked onto the plane, the door shutting behind him.
*Check it out. Chapter 2.*
Matt's Departure.
"Don't cry baby." Matt kissed Miranda's forehead. He was trying to be so strong yet he himself was fighting back tears.
"I can't help it. I don't know if I'll ever see you again. This has been the best month of my life." Another tear escaped down her cheek and Matt kissed it away. They were at the airport at Matt's gate. The rest of his family would be along shortly but for now he had some alone time with his girlfriend. The only alone time they'd had since yesterday afternoon in the kitchen. The party had last until really early in the morning.
"What if there was a way to promise you that I'd be back?" Matt kissed the top of her head. Her glance met his.
"How?" Miranda asked and then gasped when he went down on one knee. He pulled a black velvet box from his army jacket.
"Marry me Miranda. I'm completely and totally head-over-heels in love with you and I couldn't image living life without you beside me. You are my morning, noon and night. Miranda Sanchez. . .I want you to be my wife. Please?" Miranda couldn't register what he was saying. She kept telling herself to breath in and out. The whole world seemed to stand still as she stared down into Matt's loving eyes. "Miranda?"
"Yes! Matt. . . Yes! I will marry you!" Matt stood quickly and kissed her softly. The both laughed as he slipped the ring onto her hand.
"Mrs. Soon-to-be Matt McGuire . . .I love you so much." Miranda muffled his last word with her mouth on his. This is how everyone else found them.
"Hey guys . . .Come on, we're in a public place! There are children around!" Lizzie joked as she walked up with her hand interlaced with Gordo's.
"LIZZIE! I'M ENGAGED TO YOUR BROTHER!!!" Miranda screamed at the top of her lungs. She flashed the ring around and began jumping up and down in a series of high-pitched squeals.
"Ohhhhh myyyyy GOD! MATT!" Lizzie slugged her brother on the shoulder. "Miranda! Matt and Miranda! MARRIED!?!?!" Lizzie sunk down into a chair. Everyone else began to congratulate them, admire the ring, and give rings.
"Lizzie! Aren't you happy?" Miranda asked breaking away from the chaos.
"My God, I just can't believe my little brother is engaged before I am." Lizzie gave a weak smile. "To you none the less!"
"I can't believe it! Lizzie we are going to be related! We always wanted to be sisters when we were little! Now we are!" Miranda gave her a hug. Lizzie smiled a little bigger.
"I'm so happy for you." She gave her a hug and stood up wiping the tears from both of their eyes.
"So you did it!" Gordo asked dragging Matt aside.
"Yep I did. All I saw was me getting killed and her never knowing that I'd planned to ask her to marry me before I left and chickened out! I really love her." Matt stared across the room at his fiancé.
"We'll I'm planning on asking Lizzie tonight on our date. That why when you come back in six months we'll be able to start planning our weddings!" Gordo smiled at Lizzie who was chatting rapidly with Miranda.
"Man thanks for pushing me to do it today." Matt gave Gordo a pat on the back.
"No problem. Once the girls find out they have the same engagement day. . .They'll be all excited and start that squealing thing they do. I can't believe I have to suffer through it alone." Gordo laughed at the thought.
"We are a couple of lucky guys aren't we? I mean I have the most wonderful fiancé in the world. And you have the sister to the guy that has the most wonderful fiancé in the world." Matt smiled.
"Nah, I'd beg to differ on who the best fiancé is. Except Lizzie isn't exactly my fiancé yet."
"Flight 243 now boarding passengers." The voice came over the loud speaker.
"Matt! Come here!" Miranda yelled over at him.
"Well. . .I'll see you in six months." Matt stuck his hand out to his friend. Gordo grabbed his hand and pulled him into a hug.
"Take care of yourself." Gordo instructed.
"I will." He winked and then ran towards Miranda.
"They want you to get on the plane." Miranda said, her voice panicked.
"I know. Listen. . .When I turn to get on that plane I want you to put on the bravest face you know how to make with the image of me coming off that plane again in six months. Can you do that?" Matt cradled the sides of her face in his hands. She nodded lightly.
"Last call for passengers of Flight 243."
"I love you." Matt whispered in her ear.
"I love you too." He kissed her deeply. Miranda felt her knees go weak. The broke apart to the sound of a plane's engine starting to fire up. Matt glanced at the gate as the last few passengers filed in.
"Damn." He turned to everyone else. "Goodbye everyone! He hugged his mother and father and kissed Lizzie on the cheek. Then he turned back to Miranda.
"I'll come back. I promise." He kissed her one more time and then turned away from her and walked onto the plane, the door shutting behind him.