( as always none of these characters belong to me.....I just love to watch them)
"It's dinnertime kids," Mr. McGuire called to the three guys in the living room. Lizzie, Matt, and Gordo got up from the movie they were watching and headed towards the kitchen. The aroma of spaghetti and garlic bread filled their noses.
"Thanks again for letting me stay for dinner," Gordo told Lizzies parents. "Spaghetti's my favorite."
" No problem Gordo, anytime," Mrs. McGuire said as she finished tossing around the salad.
Mr. McGuire handed the plates out to them and Mrs. McGuire filled them up with food. They all sat down at the dinning table and started to chow down.
"So is everything ready for tomorrow?," Mr. McGuire asked his wife.
"I believe so," she said with a smile. "I've been waiting to do something like this for a long time now."
"I can't wait till tomorrow," Matt said.
"Your not going to be part of it, are you?," Lizzie asked her brother.
"Duh, why the heck would I say I can't wait till tomorrow if I wasn't going to be part of it," Matt said with a laugh. "Sometimes I think that blonde hair of yours gets to your brain sometimes." Lizzie's mouth dropped open.
"Now kids stop the fighting," Mr. McGuire told them both.
"But he started it," Lizzie said to him.
"Yeah right, blame it on me, like usual," Matt snapped back at her.
"Come on you two," Mrs. McGuire jumped in. "You need to stop making fun of your sister Mathew." Lizzie stuck her tongue out at him and smiled in triumph. "And Lizzie of course your brother is going to be here tomorrow. You didn't think I was going to keep him out of the fun." Lizzie looked over at her mom. She didn't know how to answer that.
"Lizzie probly just wasn't thinking," Gordo said as he tried to help his friend out.
"Yeah, momentary laps of judgment," Lizzie told her. Matt smiled over at his sister, knowing that she thought she had won that one but failed. They all finished eating their food and put their plates away in the dishwashers.
"I'm going to have to run home," Gordo told Lizzie. He really wished he could stay longer but he hadn't even look in his envelope to see who he was.
"Ok, thanks for helping out around here, my mom really appreciated it," Lizzie said as she walked her friend to the door.
"It was no big deal," Gordo said to her. "I'll see ya tomorrow." Gordo walked out the door and headed home. Lizzie watched him from behind and couldn't help but think of what a great friend he was, just then the phone rang. Lizzie closed the front door and walked over towards the phone.
"Hello," Lizzie said.
"Hey there Lizzie," Miranda answered back. " I just got home. My parents decided to go out to eat after the mall."
"So did you find anything good there," Lizzie asked her as she started to play with the phone cord.
"Man did I ever. I found the greatest rock outfit ever," Miranda said with excitement. "Besides being ETHAN CRAFTS wife, do you know what your job is?"
"I think it said a housewife," Lizzie said to her with a sigh. She still couldn't believe that her mom was so cool. She still had to thank her for what she did.
"Have you gotten a hold of Gordo, I haven't had the chance to call him," Miranda asked her.
"Actually Gordo came over to help with things," Lizzie told her.
"Really...I knew it," Miranda said . She hadn't meant to say the last words out loud.
"Knew what," Lizzie asked with confusion. Miranda quickly thought up a lie.
" I knew that he was such a nice guy," she said trying to cover up her mistake.
'Oh, well duh," Lizzie told her. "He's always been like that." 'Not as much as he is now' Miranda thought to herself. She was going to have to give Gordo a call and find out the truth.
"Did you happen to tell Gordo about being Ethan's wife," Miranda asked her.
"Actually I hadn't even thought about Ethan till you mentioned him. I was having so much fun with Gordo that I completely forgot the good news," Lizzie told Miranda as she realized that Gordo had totally made her forget about Ethan.
" You were having so much fun cleaning your house that you forgot about Ethan Craft," Miranda asked puzzled.
"I know it sounds weird but its true," Lizzie said as she was just as surprised as Miranda. "I also forgot to ask Gordo about his envelope, I guess we'll just find out tomorrow."
"I guess we will," Miranda said. " I'm going to have to get off so I can get my beauty sleep. I want to be the best rock star I can be.
"All right then I'll see ya tomorrow," Lizzie said as she hung up the phone. "I better get my beauty sleep to."
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Over at Miranda's house
After Miranda hung up the phone with Lizzie she picked it right back up and dialed Gordos number. She had been suspicious of Gordo liking Lizzie but hadn't been quite sure. Tonight's phone call had about almost answered her question.
"Hello," Gordo said.
"Hey Gordo," Miranda answered. "Where have you been."
"Uhh...I went out shopping with my mom," Gordo told her. He wasn't sure why he had just lied to her.
"I knew it," Miranda said to him. "You like Lizzie don't you."
" What....," Gordo said to her. He couldn't believe that his secret had come out."I don't know what in the world made you posses that thought but it's not true."
"If it wasn't true than you wouldn't of just lied to me about where you were tonight," Miranda said with a smile on her face. She had him right were she wanted him, caught in a lie. Gordo hadn't even thought about the possibility of Miranda already talking to Lizzie.
"I just didn't want you to know I went over Lizzies," Gordo responded.
"You didn't want me to know that you went over Lizzie's," Miranda repeated. "Do you know how much that does not make sense."
"I know," Gordo snapped back.
"Look, It's nothing to be ashamed about," Miranda said trying to calm him down. "So you have a thing for Lizzie."
"Miranda, would you stop saying that," Gordo told her.
"Man, your acting like she's right on the phone," Miranda said as she sat down on her bed. " You don't have to worry about me telling her cause I wont."
"There's nothing to tell Miranda cause I don't like her like that," Gordo said to her.
"So you went over to her house on a Friday and helped clean because...," Miranda asked him.
"It's called helping out a friend," Gordo told her as he paced around his room. He didn't know if he could hold out much longer.
"And you offered to go talk to Kate, our worst enemy, with her because you were helping out a friend," Miranda asked.
"Yeah Miranda, it's called being a good friend," Gordo told her.
"So than your not jealous that Lizzie's mom made her Ethan's wife," Miranda said.
"What...., Lizzie's what," Gordo asked in shocked. Miranda had to been mistaken. Lizzie couldn't be Ethan's wife. It' couldn't be true.
"I'm sorry Gordo," Miranda said as she tried to consul her friend. "I forgot that she didn't tell you. I didn't mean to say that."
"Don't be sorry," Gordo told her. "I told you that I don't like her that way so there's nothing to be sorry about."
"Gordo..." Miranda started to say but was cut off by him.
"Look I got to go, I'll see you tomorrow ok," Gordo told her. "Goodnight." Gordo didn't even wait till Miranda said good bye. He was to hurt to stay on the phone. Deep down he knew that it was just a game but it hurt that Lizzie didn't think he was important enough to even tell. And the nabbing jealousy that Lizzie was not his wasn't helping out either. Gordo walked to the phone hook and placed the phone on the charger. As he walked back to his bed he couldn't help but wonder what Ethan had that he didn't. Yeah, Ethan was a good-looking guy, which was why he was loved by all the girls at school. And we were pretty much nice to everyone he knew. But he wasn't to bright and he couldn't make Lizzie laugh the way he could. If only Lizzie would open up her eyes to see what was right in front of her.
"Hello...hello," Miranda said to the dead line. She couldn't believe that Gordo had just hung up the phone the way he did. He had all but confirmed the truth to her about Lizzie. She had heard how upset he was when she told him about Lizzie. For someone that kept denying that he hadn't had feelings for Lizzie sure hadn't acted that way. Miranda got up from her bed and went into the hallway to hang up the phone. She headed back towards her room and sat down on her bed. She couldn't help but wonder what it would be like if Gordo and Lizzie did get together. Would they start to ignore her? Or never have time for her? "Nah," Miranda said out loud. She knew her friends to well and they wouldn't do that to her. She pulled the covers down and slid into bed. 'Hopefully Gordo won't be upset tomorrow,' she thought to herself as she started to drift off into sleep.
(I hope u guy's enjoyed. I changed this chapter a smidge because I messed up. Hope it makes sense now)