Call Me Lizzie
by BeQwerTeep

Disclaimer: See Chapter One. I also forgot to mention that Jesse is mine (although anybody can have him, really, I don't want him) and the new character, Jeremy (and I DO want this one...hey, he cooks and cleans, what more do I need?), is mine.

Author's Note: Thanks reviewers, I love you! And to you Miranda fans, don't worry, she's in this one, and she gets quite a little role later in the story, so don't fret!!! On with the story.

Chapter 3: The Boys


"Come with me, Stacey, I'm almost there..." Gordo gasped as he impaled the girl harder and harder. Just then, he heard a small noise, and he turned his head around in time to see a flash of blond hair before the door shut again, oh-so-quietly.

"I'm coming, David, I'm coming!" Stacey cried, biting her lip to hold back her screams of ecstasy.

With that, Gordo thrust into her one last time, moaning as he released himself deep inside of her.

When he was finished, he pulled out and rolled off of her, collapsing on the bed, spent. Even so, all he could think of was that tiny, hurt noise that kept echoing inside his head, and that flash of blond hair that kept replaying in his mind. He knew, somehow, that she was never coming back, no matter how many apology videos he sent her. She was gone.

"Lizzie," he breathed as one fat tear slowly slid down his cheek.

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"Jeremy, would you just take this- Thanks, hon." Miranda kissed her handsome boyfriend on the cheek as he took the bowl of lemon asparagus to the table.

Miranda finished scurrying around the kitchen, grabbing last minute items to set the table for Jeremy and herself. The two had had a busy week, and just wanted to relax this evening, enjoy each other's company, and eat a good meal. Jeremy was a surprisingly good cook, and he and Miranda loved to spend time in the kitchen collaborating on meals, which was exactly what they had done that night.

"All right, let's eat. I'm starving and this smells delicious!" Miranda announced, walking into the dining room where Jeremy already sat with an asparagus halfway in his mouth. He smiled guiltily and shoved the rest in his mouth, swallowed quickly, then really smiled.

"I can't take you anywhere."

They began eating, talking about everything from school to the most recent Broadway shows to politics. Then the talk to switched to Jeremy's move. They had joint leased the apartment they were in, but Jeremy hadn't moved in yet. Both Miranda and him were anticipating his move next week, when they would officially be living together. Until then, Jeremy still lived with his roommate who was struggling to find someone to share his dorm this late in the year.

"But Brad thinks that he may have found someone, so I'm almost positively certain I'm moving next week, most likely Wednesday or Thursday." Jeremy said, finishing his strawberries and cream.

"I can't wait." Miranda purred, scooping some cream on her finger, then playfully swiping Jeremy's nose with it. She leaned in and licked it off. "Mmm, yummy."

Jeremy stroked her cheek with his thumb, then buried his hand in her mass of black hair, pulling her to him. "Yeah, yummy." He murmured as he began softly kissing her.

Ding-dong.

Miranda jumped back, startled.

"I wonder who that is?" She said as she stood up to answer the door. Her jaw dropped when she saw who was standing there.

"LIZZIE?" As soon as Miranda said her name, Liz burst into tears and ran straight into Miranda's arms, sobbing like a child. "Lizzie, what's wrong, what are you doing here?"

"Can I just stay here tonight?" Liz forced out through her sobs and Miranda's shoulder. Miranda glanced at the stunned Jeremy before answering.

"Yeah, sure, definitely." She replied.

"Thanks." Liz said softly, wiping tears from her eyes. She sat down on the couch with Miranda.

"What's wrong? What happened that made you come way out here?" Miranda questioned, holding Liz's other hand in her own.

"Gordo..." Liz choked out before bursting into tears again. Miranda wrapped Liz in a big hug, stroking her back gently. Meanwhile, Jeremy had quietly finished clearing the table and cleaning up the kitchen, and was grabbing his coat to leave.

"I'm sorry." Miranda mouthed to him over Liz, then air-kissed him.

"It's okay. I'll call you." Jeremy mouthed back, catching the air-kiss and putting it in his pocket. Then he let himself out.

"I'll bet you're exhausted. Let me get you some blankets; I'll put you on the couch." Miranda extricated herself from Liz's arms, then rose to gather the blankets.

"Here," she handed Liz the blankets along with a couple towels. "I'm sure you want to take a shower. The bathroom's in my room on the right."

"Thank you so much, Miranda." Liz took the towels and went to the bathroom, closing the door but not locking it.

Miranda waited until she heard the water running, then headed for the phone.

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That's all folks. I know it's short, but I originally wrote quite a bit of the story, not planning to post it or anything, and when I decided to put it on ff.net, it was quite hard to pick where the chapter breaks would be, so that's why the chapters are kinda funky. takes a deep breath okay.