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Author's note: Sorry that it took me so long to update! I was actually thinking of not finishing it, but I got a really nice email from either Pat or Pam! Thankz for the note! =D
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-the local park-
Lizzie sat on the park bench waiting for Miranda. She watched as people walked by, holding hands, pulling little kids along, and humming to themselves. She took a deep breath and sighed.
"Hey," Miranda said, startling Lizzie and pulling her mind back to Earth.
"Hi," Lizzie smiled.
"So you're probably wondering why I told you to meet me here, right?" Miranda asked.
"Yeah, well kinda," Lizzie laughed softly.
"I just wanted to talk to you," Miranda sat down on the bench. "You seem so distracted lately. Last night on the phone you totally brushed us off."
"I'm sorry, I've just had so much on my mind lately," Lizzie shook her head.
"Wanna talk about it?" Miranda asked. "This doesn't hafta do with me and Gordo going out tonight, does it? I thought you said you were ok with it."
"I am! It's just…" Lizzie sighed again. "OK, I need to start in the beginning. A couple of years ago, you couldn't come to the movies with us, so Gordo and I went by ourselves. Well, one thing led to another and Gordo and I…" she looked over at Miranda, who was waiting expectantly, "we kissed."
"You WHAT?!" Miranda nearly fell off the bench. "Oh my goodness! The guy that you kissed before Ethan was GORDO? Lizzie!" she shrieked and slapped Lizzie's shoulder playfully. "Why didn't you tell me before?"
"I wanted to! I couldn't! I mean it was GORDO for goodness' sake!" Lizzie laughed.
Miranda got serious suddenly. "Wait, so you don't want me to go out with Gordo tonight then?"
"No! No, I didn't say that! I want you to! Seriously," Lizzie said firmly. "I've don't have feelings for Gordo at all."
"So why have you been acting so weird lately?" Miranda inquired.
"Well, truthfully, I thought that I might like him as more than a friend," Lizzie explained. "But I thought about it and if he likes you, I don't have a problem with it. I have Ethan. Gordo is a great guy, but I've had a big crush on Ethan since forever!"
"You're sure?" Miranda asked.
"Positive," Lizzie smiled. "Good luck with him, if you end up going out seriously or anything." She reached over to hug Miranda.
"Thanks, but I have the sneaking suspicion that he's not seriously pursuing a relationship," Miranda said.
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-the movie theater-
Gordo walked down the aisle slowly in the dark. He squinted, trying to find Miranda. He was successful, and sat down next to her. "I got us some more popcorn," he whispered.
"Thanks," Miranda whispered back, and reached into the bucket for a handful. "Isn't this movie great?" she asked, not even taking her eyes of the screen.
"I wouldn't know. I can't concentrate," Gordo said. "I keep thinking about this movie I saw with Lizzie once."
Miranda turned suddenly. "The one that I couldn't go to with you?"
"Yeah…" Gordo answered suspiciously. "How'd you know?"
"Gordo, come with me," Miranda stood up, grabbed his hand, and dragged him outside of the theater.
"Hey, what's the big idea?" Gordo grumbled, but didn't resist.
"Gordo, I know what happened at that movie!" Miranda said when they had gotten out and closed the doors.
"What? How?" Gordo asked in surprise.
"Lizzie told me!" Miranda answered. "Gordo, you still have feelings for Lizzie, don't you?"
"What? No!" Gordo protested.
"Admit it!" Miranda demanded.
"I never could keep a secret from you, could I?" Gordo asked, then sat down on a bench against the wall.
"I knew it!" Miranda grinned triumphantly.
"So? What does it matter? She likes Ethan, not me…" Gordo mumbled. "Miranda, I'm sorry for asking you out on this date. I thought maybe it would get my mind off Lizzie. It was so unlike me."
"I don't care! We have work to do!" Miranda practically pranced off.
"What are you talking about?" Gordo got up to follow her.
"You'll see when it's all over! And you'll thank me for it too!" Miranda called back.
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Author's note: Sorry that it took me so long to update! I was actually thinking of not finishing it, but I got a really nice email from either Pat or Pam! Thankz for the note! =D
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-the local park-
Lizzie sat on the park bench waiting for Miranda. She watched as people walked by, holding hands, pulling little kids along, and humming to themselves. She took a deep breath and sighed.
"Hey," Miranda said, startling Lizzie and pulling her mind back to Earth.
"Hi," Lizzie smiled.
"So you're probably wondering why I told you to meet me here, right?" Miranda asked.
"Yeah, well kinda," Lizzie laughed softly.
"I just wanted to talk to you," Miranda sat down on the bench. "You seem so distracted lately. Last night on the phone you totally brushed us off."
"I'm sorry, I've just had so much on my mind lately," Lizzie shook her head.
"Wanna talk about it?" Miranda asked. "This doesn't hafta do with me and Gordo going out tonight, does it? I thought you said you were ok with it."
"I am! It's just…" Lizzie sighed again. "OK, I need to start in the beginning. A couple of years ago, you couldn't come to the movies with us, so Gordo and I went by ourselves. Well, one thing led to another and Gordo and I…" she looked over at Miranda, who was waiting expectantly, "we kissed."
"You WHAT?!" Miranda nearly fell off the bench. "Oh my goodness! The guy that you kissed before Ethan was GORDO? Lizzie!" she shrieked and slapped Lizzie's shoulder playfully. "Why didn't you tell me before?"
"I wanted to! I couldn't! I mean it was GORDO for goodness' sake!" Lizzie laughed.
Miranda got serious suddenly. "Wait, so you don't want me to go out with Gordo tonight then?"
"No! No, I didn't say that! I want you to! Seriously," Lizzie said firmly. "I've don't have feelings for Gordo at all."
"So why have you been acting so weird lately?" Miranda inquired.
"Well, truthfully, I thought that I might like him as more than a friend," Lizzie explained. "But I thought about it and if he likes you, I don't have a problem with it. I have Ethan. Gordo is a great guy, but I've had a big crush on Ethan since forever!"
"You're sure?" Miranda asked.
"Positive," Lizzie smiled. "Good luck with him, if you end up going out seriously or anything." She reached over to hug Miranda.
"Thanks, but I have the sneaking suspicion that he's not seriously pursuing a relationship," Miranda said.
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-the movie theater-
Gordo walked down the aisle slowly in the dark. He squinted, trying to find Miranda. He was successful, and sat down next to her. "I got us some more popcorn," he whispered.
"Thanks," Miranda whispered back, and reached into the bucket for a handful. "Isn't this movie great?" she asked, not even taking her eyes of the screen.
"I wouldn't know. I can't concentrate," Gordo said. "I keep thinking about this movie I saw with Lizzie once."
Miranda turned suddenly. "The one that I couldn't go to with you?"
"Yeah…" Gordo answered suspiciously. "How'd you know?"
"Gordo, come with me," Miranda stood up, grabbed his hand, and dragged him outside of the theater.
"Hey, what's the big idea?" Gordo grumbled, but didn't resist.
"Gordo, I know what happened at that movie!" Miranda said when they had gotten out and closed the doors.
"What? How?" Gordo asked in surprise.
"Lizzie told me!" Miranda answered. "Gordo, you still have feelings for Lizzie, don't you?"
"What? No!" Gordo protested.
"Admit it!" Miranda demanded.
"I never could keep a secret from you, could I?" Gordo asked, then sat down on a bench against the wall.
"I knew it!" Miranda grinned triumphantly.
"So? What does it matter? She likes Ethan, not me…" Gordo mumbled. "Miranda, I'm sorry for asking you out on this date. I thought maybe it would get my mind off Lizzie. It was so unlike me."
"I don't care! We have work to do!" Miranda practically pranced off.
"What are you talking about?" Gordo got up to follow her.
"You'll see when it's all over! And you'll thank me for it too!" Miranda called back.
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