Disclaimer: I don't own Lizzie McGuire..never will. Contains
SLASH(Matt/Lanny) and mentions of Lizzie/Gordo, Miranda/Ethan,
Melina/Oscar. Beer drinking involved.
Chapter 3: Catching Up
As the figure walked in, Matt turned around in his bar stool. The young man had a very familiar face to the twenty two year old. Matt couldn't make out the face in the dark lighting of the room. The figure looked back at him, like he recognized something. The figure walked closer to Matt until Matt realized who it was. Matt gave off a big smile and began to shriek.
"LANNY?!" he said surprised "MATT?!" said the figure back as the he ran towards Matt "How the hell are you?!" asked Matt reaching for a hug "I'm fine, we're stationed in Phoenix now..what about you?" asked Lanny "I'm great..wait, why didn't you tell me?" asked Matt "I tried.your phone has always been busy." said Lanny "I tried to get Melina to tell you, but she's had the same problem" "It's not my fault, my roommate keeps calling his girlfriend in Denver" Matt replied rolling his eyes "Com'on! Have a beer, we'll catch up!"
Lanny and Matt sat down and began to reminisce about their younger years. Matt studied his friend now. He looked, dare he say it, hot. His hair was in a crew cut, his skin looked softer than it ever did. Not to mention, Lanny seemed to get a little more muscular from his Navy boot camp. Matt looked at his best friend and smiled. 'The Navy was exceptionally kind to Lanny' thought Matt to himself.
"It's really great to see you" he said honestly as he patted Lanny's back. "So, how's things been?" "Not bad, I usually keep to myself there" he said "You know, keeping my silent exterior.the usual. So, what's been going on with you?" "Nothing really..it's been quite a year so far though. Lizzie and Gordo finally got engaged after like three years. I remember when they were in junior high, we all knew they'd get together eventually. It took a trip to Italy and some Italian pretty boy" said Matt with a laugh "I heard Miranda and Ethan are dating or something amongst those lines. Lizzie was too excited to make out what she was saying. Their wedding is in about six months. I'm invited to be one of the ushers." "I heard about that, Matt, you don't have to clue me in. I'm one of the ushers" Lanny mentioned "I think Larry became Best Man" "Really? That's good to hear. I think Miranda is the Maid of Honor; but enough about weddings." said Matt "Did you hear about Melina?" "No, what's up with her?" asked Lanny "Well, she's up in Boston studying, right? Well anyways, she was up there one day, I think she was around Fenway Park, I don't remember. Suddenly, she bumped into somebody. Guess who it was?" said Matt "Who?" asked Lanny "Oscar!" Matt laughed "Wow..fate is weird" said Lanny
Oscar was their chubby best friend in high school. It had been known that Melina had a crush on the guy. Oscar had responded in kind for a few years, but they never got together. It was a very uncharacteristically that Melina didn't respond but she said she was too afraid to respond to Oscar's feelings, due to shyness. Matt looked at Lanny and they laughed over Melina and Oscar's history or lack thereof.
"So, what else happened?" asked Lanny "Well, Melina and Oscar hung out, caught up, and they realized that they did like each other then, after that they decided to go on a date. Things went well and they've been together for about five months!" said Matt "That's great." said Lanny as he began to reminisce "Remember when Melina bet us to kiss?"
Just then, time seemed to stop for Matt. He was at a crossroads of his conversation. There were two different roads he could possibly take. Each one was more risky of the other. The first was the road of just laughing it off. But, the second road seemed like a sort of fate. Fate brought Lanny here, fate made him go to this bar, fate bought the beer, and now, fate gave him a crossroads. Matt decided to swallow his pride and take chance. He took a swig of his beer and began to talk to Lanny.
"So, Lanny..just wondering..have you found any girls abroad?" he asked somewhat afraid of his friend "Honestly, nobody there has really been one for me. It's as if I haven't found the one yet." said Lanny as he froze and looked like he was thinking.
Matt wished a thousand times he could see what Lanny was thinking. It wasn't like the times before when Matt automatically knew, it was different now. Something made him so clueless to the thoughts that Lanny was thinking. Matt began to curse himself for his lousy questioning, as Lanny spoke up again.
"Matt, why don't we take a bit of a walk.it's getting crowded in here" said Lanny "I'd like that" said Matt as he grabbed his coat
The two old friends walked out of the Cacti Bar, leaving a twenty dollar bill for the bartender. As they walked out, Matt thought to himself 'Either he's really tired of the bar or he's wanting to say something important to me'
What is Lanny going to say? Why did he pause? To be Continued.
Chapter 3: Catching Up
As the figure walked in, Matt turned around in his bar stool. The young man had a very familiar face to the twenty two year old. Matt couldn't make out the face in the dark lighting of the room. The figure looked back at him, like he recognized something. The figure walked closer to Matt until Matt realized who it was. Matt gave off a big smile and began to shriek.
"LANNY?!" he said surprised "MATT?!" said the figure back as the he ran towards Matt "How the hell are you?!" asked Matt reaching for a hug "I'm fine, we're stationed in Phoenix now..what about you?" asked Lanny "I'm great..wait, why didn't you tell me?" asked Matt "I tried.your phone has always been busy." said Lanny "I tried to get Melina to tell you, but she's had the same problem" "It's not my fault, my roommate keeps calling his girlfriend in Denver" Matt replied rolling his eyes "Com'on! Have a beer, we'll catch up!"
Lanny and Matt sat down and began to reminisce about their younger years. Matt studied his friend now. He looked, dare he say it, hot. His hair was in a crew cut, his skin looked softer than it ever did. Not to mention, Lanny seemed to get a little more muscular from his Navy boot camp. Matt looked at his best friend and smiled. 'The Navy was exceptionally kind to Lanny' thought Matt to himself.
"It's really great to see you" he said honestly as he patted Lanny's back. "So, how's things been?" "Not bad, I usually keep to myself there" he said "You know, keeping my silent exterior.the usual. So, what's been going on with you?" "Nothing really..it's been quite a year so far though. Lizzie and Gordo finally got engaged after like three years. I remember when they were in junior high, we all knew they'd get together eventually. It took a trip to Italy and some Italian pretty boy" said Matt with a laugh "I heard Miranda and Ethan are dating or something amongst those lines. Lizzie was too excited to make out what she was saying. Their wedding is in about six months. I'm invited to be one of the ushers." "I heard about that, Matt, you don't have to clue me in. I'm one of the ushers" Lanny mentioned "I think Larry became Best Man" "Really? That's good to hear. I think Miranda is the Maid of Honor; but enough about weddings." said Matt "Did you hear about Melina?" "No, what's up with her?" asked Lanny "Well, she's up in Boston studying, right? Well anyways, she was up there one day, I think she was around Fenway Park, I don't remember. Suddenly, she bumped into somebody. Guess who it was?" said Matt "Who?" asked Lanny "Oscar!" Matt laughed "Wow..fate is weird" said Lanny
Oscar was their chubby best friend in high school. It had been known that Melina had a crush on the guy. Oscar had responded in kind for a few years, but they never got together. It was a very uncharacteristically that Melina didn't respond but she said she was too afraid to respond to Oscar's feelings, due to shyness. Matt looked at Lanny and they laughed over Melina and Oscar's history or lack thereof.
"So, what else happened?" asked Lanny "Well, Melina and Oscar hung out, caught up, and they realized that they did like each other then, after that they decided to go on a date. Things went well and they've been together for about five months!" said Matt "That's great." said Lanny as he began to reminisce "Remember when Melina bet us to kiss?"
Just then, time seemed to stop for Matt. He was at a crossroads of his conversation. There were two different roads he could possibly take. Each one was more risky of the other. The first was the road of just laughing it off. But, the second road seemed like a sort of fate. Fate brought Lanny here, fate made him go to this bar, fate bought the beer, and now, fate gave him a crossroads. Matt decided to swallow his pride and take chance. He took a swig of his beer and began to talk to Lanny.
"So, Lanny..just wondering..have you found any girls abroad?" he asked somewhat afraid of his friend "Honestly, nobody there has really been one for me. It's as if I haven't found the one yet." said Lanny as he froze and looked like he was thinking.
Matt wished a thousand times he could see what Lanny was thinking. It wasn't like the times before when Matt automatically knew, it was different now. Something made him so clueless to the thoughts that Lanny was thinking. Matt began to curse himself for his lousy questioning, as Lanny spoke up again.
"Matt, why don't we take a bit of a walk.it's getting crowded in here" said Lanny "I'd like that" said Matt as he grabbed his coat
The two old friends walked out of the Cacti Bar, leaving a twenty dollar bill for the bartender. As they walked out, Matt thought to himself 'Either he's really tired of the bar or he's wanting to say something important to me'
What is Lanny going to say? Why did he pause? To be Continued.