Prom
Chapter Four: Prom Dates
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The next morning, Gordo came to pick Lizzie up in his car. He walked up to the door and rang the doorbell, waiting for someone to answer. After a minute, Gordo heard Lizzie yell "Coming!" and a second later the door was open. "Gordo! You came to pick me up!"

"As promised," he said with a smile.

"Great, just let me go grab my bag and I'll be ready," she said, running upstairs to get her backpack. She came back down yelling her goodbyes to her parents, and shut the door, walking down the path to the road where Gordo's car awaited. They got in, Gordo starting up the car and taking off.

"I'm picking Miranda up too," he said.

"Okay," she said, and looked out the window, trying to decide whether or not to bring up the e-mail.

"Are you okay Lizzie?" he asked her.

"Huh?" she asked, turning to face him.

"You just seem a little preoccupied," he said, glancing from her back to the road.

"Oh, sorry," she said, and looked down at her lap where her hands were folded. "Actually, I do have something on my mind."

"What's that?"

"I got your e-mail Gordo," she said, looking back up at him.

He cleared his throat. "I know, I got the confirmation the you sent it back. I'm sorry if you don't feel the same way, I shouldn't have sent it."

"No Gordo! That's not it at all! It's just that... I've had a crush on you ever since middle school. And I know it sounds dumb, I should have been able to tell you how I felt since we're friends," she said, fidgeting her hands and looking down at them again.

"That doesn't sound dumb at all. I've had a crush on you since middle school too," he admitted.

"Really?" she asked, looking up with amazement.

"Yeah, just think, we could have been hooked up a long time ago," he said.

"Yeah..." she said, hoping that he'd ask her the question she was waiting for.

"So, speaking of that... Do you wanna... go out sometime?" he asked nervously.

"Yeah, that'd be great," she smiled.

"How about tomorrow night, we can go catch a movie or something," he said, turning onto Miranda's street.

"That sounds good," she said, and she smiled at him, and he smiled back.

Gordo pulled into Miranda's driveway and she ran out of the house to the car. "Hey guys," she said as she got into the back.

They glanced back at her, and when they were turning back around, their eyes met, which caused them to blush and not reply to her.

"Woah, did I catch you at a bad time?" she asked.

"No Miranda, it's just..." Lizzie said, trailing off without an intention to finish her sentence.

"Uh huh, I think I know what's going on here, but we need to get to school," Miranda said, tapping her watch with her finger.

"Right," Gordo said, sitting up straighter and backing out, then driving to the school. No conversation was brought up until they reached the parking lot of the school, just a few glances at each other.

They all got out as Gordo stopped, and they all entered the school, Miranda going right and Gordo and Lizzie going left. "Later guys," she called, and ran down the hall before the last bell rang.

"Well, this is my class," Lizzie said, and she opened the door. "Bye."

"Bye Lizzie," Gordo said and ran down the hall, getting into his class right as the last bell rang.

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The lunch bell rang, releasing the fourth hour classes to the cafeteria. Gordo waited at their normal table until Lizzie and Miranda joined him carrying trays of food. "Hey Gordo," Miranda called, and she and Lizzie sat down.

"Hey," he said.

"Hey Gordon!" Ethan called (of course pronouncing it Gor-don instead of Gord-un) and pulled a seat up to the table. "Could you excuse me a minute while I talk to the ladies?"

Gordo sighed. "I suppose, I need to get lunch anyways," he said and got up to head to the lunch line.

"Ladies," Ethan said, trying to put on his charm. "I need a date to the Prom, would either of you beauties like to go with me?"

The two friends exchanged puzzled glances. "What about Kate?" Lizzie asked.

"She... uh... she dumped me. Yeah, she dumped me. So, how 'bout it?" he said.

"I've got a date," Lizzie said, taking a sip of her Coke.

"Miranda?" Ethan asked, looking at her.

"Um... sure," she said softly.

"Great, I'll pick you up on Prom night, later babes," he said, and left just as Gordo rejoined them.

"What was that all about?" he asked, sitting down again, and picking up his hamburger right away.

"Ethan just asked me to the Prom," Miranda said, still awestruck.

"I thought you said the infaturation with him was old news," Gordo said.

"Well yeah, until he actually asks me out!" she said.

"Sounds fishy to me," he replied.

"Shut up Gordo, what are you jealous or something?" she said angrily.

"What now, are you calling me gay?" Gordo said just as angrily.

"Cut it out guys," Lizzie said.

"Stay out of this Lizzie," Miranda snapped. "And come to speak of it Gordo, you probably are gay, I've only seen you with a couple girls."

"Oh, so I don't go from person to person like you?" Gordo said.

"Now I'm a slut?" Miranda said.

"Could be," he replied.

"Gordo you're an asshole, you know that?" she said.

"The feeling's mutual," he answered.

"Jerk," she said, and grabbed her lunch and stalked off.

"Gordo!" Lizzie said.

"What did I do?" he asked, hoping not to get in a fight with her too.

"Well it's good that you look out for your friends by trying to warn them, but you don't have to fight with them," she stated.

"I only gave my idea, then she started yelling at me," he said.

"...You have a point I guess," Lizzie said, and got up. "Be right back." She walked over to where Miranda was standing, talking to a girl. "Miranda."

"What?"

"Gordo was just trying to help you," she said, moving her weight to one side.

"Figures you'd take his side. "Love" can ruin friendships with others," she said and made the quote motion with her fingers as she said the word love.

"Miranda, wh-" she started.

"You heard me Lizzie, you ruined our friendship, now leave me alone," Miranda said.

Lizzie walked back over to Gordo, sad yet angry at Miranda. "What'd she say?" Gordo asked.

"She wouldn't listen to me, said I was taking your side," Lizzie told him.

"I can't believe her," he said, throwing his lunch away in a nearby trash can.

"We can't do anything about it. If she's making a mistake, she'll have to figure it out on her own," she said, frowning.
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Make sure you remember the thing Miranda said about love ruining friendship, that'll be important in later chapters. Don't complain about Miranda swearing either, they're in high school so it's not like they probably don't swear, and it's not real, anything can happen in a story. Reply! Thanks.