A/N: thanks everyone for reviewing my story! Im glad that u liked it! Please let me know if you think I should keep going between Miranda and Gordo or add Lizzie and/or Brian in too! Thanks! :-)! And if u know Miranda's parents' names, let me know!

3. GORDO

I can't believe I just did that. Worse yet, in the middle of my school hallway! And I thought that when Ethan dumped Kate it was big news. My grade is going to have a field day with this! But, I have to think positive. If Miranda was going to consider going out with me instead of Brian, then, it was worth it. I just hope Lizzie doesn't find out!

I was jerked from my thoughts when Brian pulled up the chair next to me. I tried to act like nothing had happened.

"Hey Brian. What are you doing this weekend? Do you have a game?"

"I dunno. Ask someone else," he replied, as if he wasn't interested. Usually, he was full of energy, so something was obviously wrong. He started to talk again, sighing heavily before getting the first word out.

"I can't believe you never told me." Uh oh. Was he in the hall too?!?!?

"Told you what?" I asked, my voice getting higher and higher. I hoped that it wasn't too obvious I was nervous, and I hoped he wouldn't pound me at the end of the day. Or, worse, have his friends pound me. At least Brian had SOME kind of conscious, unlike those barbaric safeties. They will beat you until you're within an inch of your life!

"I can't believe you never told me that you wanted to try out for football." I breathed a sigh of relief. I had told Lizzie yesterday that I would have tried out for football, but I wouldn't have made it because I'm too small.

"Oh yeah, I never did because I was up against you guys. And you all know what you are doing, I can barely catch a ball!" The last thing wasn't entirely true, ok, it was. But Brian laughed good-naturedly until our teacher started the class a minute later.

The problem was, my mind kept drifting off to you know who. I couldn't stop thinking about her. When I was asked to answer a problem, I nearly shouted out MIRANDA! This was bad. Very, very bad. Since it was the last class of the day, as soon as the bell rang, I dashed off to my locker, got my books, and started running down the street, since I walked home. As soon as I was home, I ran upstairs and went online. Just my luck, I thought to myself. Both Lizzie and Miranda were signed on.

Mir226: Hi Gordo!

sHoPpErLiZ225: Hey Gordo! Why did you run off after school? Is anything wrong? Because I feel like you're not telling me something.

DavidGordon227: Nothing's wrong, Lizzie. I had to walk my dog.

sHoPpErLiZ225: You don't have a dog.

DavidGordon227: It was a joke. Get it? Ha ha.

Mir226: Well, another topic please! Did you hear what Kate said to me Gordo?

DavidGordon227: No, what did she say?

Mir226: brb

sHoPpErLiZ225: I'll be right back too.

DavidGordon227: Did you purposely plan to leave at the same time?

Then, the phone rang so I got up from my chair and went to see who it was. On the Caller ID it showed up Sanchez, Ed & Maria. Uh oh, it was Miranda. And she wanted to talk to me. I picked up the phone.

"Hello?"