Changes, For Better or Worse?
A/N-Well here's the big chapter you've all been waiting for. It's not the final one, there is at least one more after this. I apologize for all cheese, but I meant for this story to have a happy ending and for all loose ends to get tied up, so hence the cheese. I live in my own little fantasy world and like to pretend they all lived happily ever after.
Chapter 15- Romancing Miranda
"Gordo", Miranda complained. "I am not wearing that." Miranda eyed the blindfold that Gordo was holding in his hand.
Gordo blocked the entrance to the park. "I'm under strict orders not to take you in unless you're wearing this", he said motioning to the blindfold.
She eyed Gordo warily. "You know I'm faster than you and could run right by you if I wanted to", she challenged.
He did know. "I know, but I also know you won't. Be a good sport. I've got your back and I wouldn't let anything bad happen."
Miranda smiled. She knew it was the truth, but she still didn't know what Lizzie and Gordo had in store for her. "Okay, I'll wear the dumb blindfold."
Gordo secured the blindfold and when he was positive Miranda couldn't see a thing he led her into the park. Yep, everything was as it should be. There was Lizzie hiding nearby, and he could see what looked like Kate and Claire huddled behind a tree across the way. He led Miranda to the agreed spot, stopped, and flashed the signal.
Miranda was confused, but okay with that. "Gordo?" she called as she reached out. "Gordo?" she called again as she flailed her arms out around her reaching for anything. "So much for having my back", she muttered good- naturedly.
Now someone was at her back and removing her blindfold and she was pretty sure it wasn't Gordo. Miranda reached behind her and was met with a handful of hair. She knew that hair.
Ethan removed the blindfold and turned Miranda around to face him. "Hey there", he said quietly. He was pretty nervous now that everything was happening.
"Hey", she breathed back. "What's going on? Where did Gordo go?"
"He disappeared", Ethan shrugged. "Wait a sec, I've got something for you." Ethan, still in his skates, skated cautiously to the bench and retrieved something. He skated back to her, hand outstretched.
"These are for you", he offered.
Miranda was speechless. In his hand was a bouquet of wildflowers that he had obviously picked himself. They were her favorites; sure they weren't expensive like roses, but that's why she liked them. They were wild and all over the place, a bit like her.
"Here", Ethan said holding them out to her. "Like the ones you picked on the hill the other night."
Their hands met in the middle and both felt the small shock that passed between them when they touched ever so slightly. Miranda took the flowers and blushed.
All of a sudden realization hit. "Wait Ethan, you're skating. You don't like skating and you're not even falling down!" she gushed.
Ethan looked her in the eyes. "I practiced with a little help from a friend. For you, so we could spend time together."
She smiled warmly. "That's the sweetest thing anyone has ever done for me. But why?" If Miranda's heart wasn't lying to her and this wasn't a dream, she knew why, but she needed to be sure.
He knew this was the time to tell her. "Because Miranda, I like you, ya know, really like you and I like spending time with you."
"I like you too", Miranda chimed in excitedly, barely giving him a chance to finish his own thoughts. "A lot."
"You do?" Ethan beamed. "Cause I was wondering Sanchez if maybe you wanted to go out for real sometime-just us."
Miranda tried to absorb what he was saying to her, but she was having a hard time containing herself and her crazy emotions. She giggled. "Of course Craft, just name the time."
Ethan reached down to stroke her silky black hair behind her ear so he could study her beautiful face. "Good. I've been wanting to ask you that for awhile, but I was kinda unsure of your answer."
She looked at Ethan nervously. "I thought I was the only one that felt that way. What about you and Claire?"
Ethan rolled his eyes as he stroked Miranda's cheek. "All you need to know is that Claire came on to me and Lizzie and Gordon, though they meant well, came up at the wrong time."
"Oh", Miranda mouthed quietly as she bit her lip. She was now completely lost in Ethan's touch and was finding it harder and harder to concentrate on anything else.
"And to set the record straight", Ethan went on. "I was never using you."
Miranda stretched on to her tiptoes, since Ethan was even taller on skates, and gazed into his blue eyes as best she could. "I never believed that anyway", she said breathily.
"Um hmm", Ethan answered his mind elsewhere. "Would you mind if I um, kissed you right now?"
Miranda leaned up and in. "Not if I kiss you first", she challenged.
Ethan put his arms around Miranda's waist and lifted her up slightly to reach him. As their lips came together, his rough boyish ones and her soft pink ones, they knew that this was just a first kiss of many to come.
After what seemed like an eternity, Miranda pulled away reluctantly. "You're too tall. I'm getting a neck cramp. Either let me put my skates on or take yours off."
"That's real romantic Sanchez", Ethan laughed. "I give you the best kiss of my life and that's all you can say."
Miranda went to the nearby bench to put on her own skates. "It was nice", she agreed. "But I don't think it was the best you can do."
Ethan sat on the bench next to her. "Well practice does make perfect ya know."
She giggled. "I'm betting we'll find out. Now come here." Miranda grabbed him by the shirt and pulled her to him. Their lips meeting again, but now with a familiarity that was new to them but altogether pleasurable.
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"Aww, How cute are they?" Lizzie had watched the entire scene unfold along with Gordo. It was so cute and romantic and perfect. She was glad things had worked out between Ethan and Miranda.
Gordo grabbed Lizzie and pulled her back behind the true they were watching from. "Shhh, it's kind of private don't you think. Do you want somebody watching us make out?"
"Of course not Gordo", Lizzie said huffily. "But this is just like a movie. Girl and guy become friends, girl likes guy, guy likes girl, and now girl and guy are hot and heavy. And better yet, Kate and Claire watched the whole thing. Should be all over school on Monday."
"Let's not get ahead of ourselves. Miranda and Ethan seem good together, but we don't know what's going to happen. You just need to let things happen naturally."
Lizzie caught Gordo's eye. "I do, do I?" Lizzie said mischievously as she pulled Gordo to sit on the ground with her. "Well let's just let things happen smart guy", she teased.
"Gladly", Gordo returned as he moved in to kiss Lizzie. "If they need practice then so do we."
A/N-Well here's the big chapter you've all been waiting for. It's not the final one, there is at least one more after this. I apologize for all cheese, but I meant for this story to have a happy ending and for all loose ends to get tied up, so hence the cheese. I live in my own little fantasy world and like to pretend they all lived happily ever after.
Chapter 15- Romancing Miranda
"Gordo", Miranda complained. "I am not wearing that." Miranda eyed the blindfold that Gordo was holding in his hand.
Gordo blocked the entrance to the park. "I'm under strict orders not to take you in unless you're wearing this", he said motioning to the blindfold.
She eyed Gordo warily. "You know I'm faster than you and could run right by you if I wanted to", she challenged.
He did know. "I know, but I also know you won't. Be a good sport. I've got your back and I wouldn't let anything bad happen."
Miranda smiled. She knew it was the truth, but she still didn't know what Lizzie and Gordo had in store for her. "Okay, I'll wear the dumb blindfold."
Gordo secured the blindfold and when he was positive Miranda couldn't see a thing he led her into the park. Yep, everything was as it should be. There was Lizzie hiding nearby, and he could see what looked like Kate and Claire huddled behind a tree across the way. He led Miranda to the agreed spot, stopped, and flashed the signal.
Miranda was confused, but okay with that. "Gordo?" she called as she reached out. "Gordo?" she called again as she flailed her arms out around her reaching for anything. "So much for having my back", she muttered good- naturedly.
Now someone was at her back and removing her blindfold and she was pretty sure it wasn't Gordo. Miranda reached behind her and was met with a handful of hair. She knew that hair.
Ethan removed the blindfold and turned Miranda around to face him. "Hey there", he said quietly. He was pretty nervous now that everything was happening.
"Hey", she breathed back. "What's going on? Where did Gordo go?"
"He disappeared", Ethan shrugged. "Wait a sec, I've got something for you." Ethan, still in his skates, skated cautiously to the bench and retrieved something. He skated back to her, hand outstretched.
"These are for you", he offered.
Miranda was speechless. In his hand was a bouquet of wildflowers that he had obviously picked himself. They were her favorites; sure they weren't expensive like roses, but that's why she liked them. They were wild and all over the place, a bit like her.
"Here", Ethan said holding them out to her. "Like the ones you picked on the hill the other night."
Their hands met in the middle and both felt the small shock that passed between them when they touched ever so slightly. Miranda took the flowers and blushed.
All of a sudden realization hit. "Wait Ethan, you're skating. You don't like skating and you're not even falling down!" she gushed.
Ethan looked her in the eyes. "I practiced with a little help from a friend. For you, so we could spend time together."
She smiled warmly. "That's the sweetest thing anyone has ever done for me. But why?" If Miranda's heart wasn't lying to her and this wasn't a dream, she knew why, but she needed to be sure.
He knew this was the time to tell her. "Because Miranda, I like you, ya know, really like you and I like spending time with you."
"I like you too", Miranda chimed in excitedly, barely giving him a chance to finish his own thoughts. "A lot."
"You do?" Ethan beamed. "Cause I was wondering Sanchez if maybe you wanted to go out for real sometime-just us."
Miranda tried to absorb what he was saying to her, but she was having a hard time containing herself and her crazy emotions. She giggled. "Of course Craft, just name the time."
Ethan reached down to stroke her silky black hair behind her ear so he could study her beautiful face. "Good. I've been wanting to ask you that for awhile, but I was kinda unsure of your answer."
She looked at Ethan nervously. "I thought I was the only one that felt that way. What about you and Claire?"
Ethan rolled his eyes as he stroked Miranda's cheek. "All you need to know is that Claire came on to me and Lizzie and Gordon, though they meant well, came up at the wrong time."
"Oh", Miranda mouthed quietly as she bit her lip. She was now completely lost in Ethan's touch and was finding it harder and harder to concentrate on anything else.
"And to set the record straight", Ethan went on. "I was never using you."
Miranda stretched on to her tiptoes, since Ethan was even taller on skates, and gazed into his blue eyes as best she could. "I never believed that anyway", she said breathily.
"Um hmm", Ethan answered his mind elsewhere. "Would you mind if I um, kissed you right now?"
Miranda leaned up and in. "Not if I kiss you first", she challenged.
Ethan put his arms around Miranda's waist and lifted her up slightly to reach him. As their lips came together, his rough boyish ones and her soft pink ones, they knew that this was just a first kiss of many to come.
After what seemed like an eternity, Miranda pulled away reluctantly. "You're too tall. I'm getting a neck cramp. Either let me put my skates on or take yours off."
"That's real romantic Sanchez", Ethan laughed. "I give you the best kiss of my life and that's all you can say."
Miranda went to the nearby bench to put on her own skates. "It was nice", she agreed. "But I don't think it was the best you can do."
Ethan sat on the bench next to her. "Well practice does make perfect ya know."
She giggled. "I'm betting we'll find out. Now come here." Miranda grabbed him by the shirt and pulled her to him. Their lips meeting again, but now with a familiarity that was new to them but altogether pleasurable.
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"Aww, How cute are they?" Lizzie had watched the entire scene unfold along with Gordo. It was so cute and romantic and perfect. She was glad things had worked out between Ethan and Miranda.
Gordo grabbed Lizzie and pulled her back behind the true they were watching from. "Shhh, it's kind of private don't you think. Do you want somebody watching us make out?"
"Of course not Gordo", Lizzie said huffily. "But this is just like a movie. Girl and guy become friends, girl likes guy, guy likes girl, and now girl and guy are hot and heavy. And better yet, Kate and Claire watched the whole thing. Should be all over school on Monday."
"Let's not get ahead of ourselves. Miranda and Ethan seem good together, but we don't know what's going to happen. You just need to let things happen naturally."
Lizzie caught Gordo's eye. "I do, do I?" Lizzie said mischievously as she pulled Gordo to sit on the ground with her. "Well let's just let things happen smart guy", she teased.
"Gladly", Gordo returned as he moved in to kiss Lizzie. "If they need practice then so do we."