A/N: Hi! More updates. I'm having a very slow, boring day, so I might as well write! By the way, for anyone who was wondering, TBC stands for To Be Continued!

Disclaimer: Nope, don't own a darn thing.



Isn't it Ironic?



Chapter 6: Gordo's Surprise





Lizzie fell asleep the minute her head hit the pillow. She remained asleep until a phone call woke her up at 10:00 the next morning. She groggily reached over to her nightstand and grabbed the portable phone. Could no one else have answered it?

"Hello?" she asked, still half asleep.

"McGuire. It's 10:00! We've wasted almost half the day!" exclaimed Gordo's voice.

"Gordo! I haven't slept in since I came home from school last time! I am exhausted." She scolded him.

"No excuses. C'mon, if we were in New York, it'd be 1:00!" he pleaded.

"Newsflash Gordo: We aren't in New York!" Lizzie announced.

"I know, but still." He replied. "I'm going to call Miranda. Pick me up at 10:30 ok?"

Lizzie gave in. "Fine. I'll see you then."

Lizzie hung up the phone and slammed her head back down on the pillow. She got up and walked down to the kitchen. She was starving! She saw a note on the counter. She read it to herself as she got some cereal and orange juice.

"Lizzie," she read, "Good morning sweetie! Dad and I went out to pick out some new plants for the yard. We didn't want to wake you. Matt went to soccer practice - he took Dad's car. We'll be back around lunch time. Call Mom's cell phone if you decide to go out! Love, Mom and Dad."

Lizzie ate her breakfast, and went upstairs to take a shower. She blew her hair dry, got dressed and grabbed her purse. She locked the front door and headed out to her car. On her way to Gordo's, she called her mother.

"Hello?" Jo answered the phone.

"Hi Mom." Replied Lizzie.

"Hi sweetie. What's up?" asked Jo.

"Well, I'm picking Gordo and Miranda up right now. I dunno what we're going to do, but I'll be home for dinner." Answered Lizzie.

"Ok great! We'll have a nice, family dinner." Jo announced.

"Cool Mom. Well, I'll check in later this afternoon." Replied Lizzie.

"Ok! Have a good day!" said Jo.

"Thanks you too Mom! Bye!" said Lizzie, as she hit the end button on her cell phone. She pulled into Gordo's driveway a few minutes later. Gordo spotted her from the window, and exited his house. He opened the door and climbed in next to Lizzie.

"Morning!" he exclaimed cheerfully.

"Hi." Replied Lizzie.

"Well, what are you waiting for?" asked Gordo impatiently. "Go get Miranda!"

Lizzie rolled her eyes and headed towards Miranda's house. "Any chance you're going to tell me what you're up to?"

Gordo looked at her, thought about it for a minute, then shook his head. "Nah."

"Right then." Said Lizzie.

Lizzie pulled up in front of Miranda's house and beeped the horn. Miranda came rushing out.

"Does someone want to explain to me why they felt the need to wake me up before noon?" asked Miranda, as she glared at Gordo. "Anyone?"

"Just get in the car." Replied Gordo. "Believe me, this is going to be very cool."

"What's going to be cool?" asked Miranda, puzzled.

"You'll see." Gordo answered, with a mischevious grin on his face.

"Fine." Relied Miranda, as she climbed into the backseat. "But I get shotgun on the way back!"

After an hour of Gordo instructing her to turn left, then right, then right, then left again, down tiny dirt roads, Lizzie was pretty sure they were lost. Gordo, however, was positive they were almost at the "secret" location.

"Gordo, the last sign of civilization I saw was 15 miles ago! And I really need to go to the bathroom!" yelled Miranda.

"You should've gone before we left!" scolded Gordo.

"I would have, except for the fact that I only had 10 minutes to shower, eat and get dressed for the day!" she remarked.

"10 minutes is all I need." Gordo commented.

"Well, you're a guy!" Miranda exclaimed.

"You're kidding!" yelled Gordo. "After all these years, we finally figure out the big secret: Gordo is a guy!"

"Guys stop fighting!" cried Lizzie. "I think I took the wrong turn."

"Oh great." Remarked Miranda. "Now we're even more lost!"

"No wait, you're fine Lizzie." Said Gordo. "Just take this next left and we'll be there."

"Be where!?!?" asked Miranda, who had reached her last nerve.

"Be here." Announced Gordo proudly, as they pulled into the parking lot of an old, run down theater.

"Gordo if you wanted to go to a movie, we could have gone to the Wilco theater." Remarked Lizzie. "It would have been quicker, and a lot less stressful."

"No. This is a special movie theater. It shows documentaries by film students." He explained, as they climbed out of the Jeep.

"Oh my gosh!" exclaimed Lizzie. "Gordo, are they showing one of your films here?"

"Well, not exactly." He answered. "But know the guy who made it."

"Wow! Very cool!" exclaimed Miranda. "What's it about?"

"My friend Kyle, from NYU, went around New York this fall and filmed exhibits, displays, and got people to talk about the 5 year anniversary of September 11." Gordo replied. "He got all kinds of accolades. It's amazing. I got an email from him telling me it's be playing here. I thought you guys might like to see it."

"Definitely!" exclaimed the girls, in unison.

A few minutes later they were seated in the theater, which wasn't so run down inside. They watched in amazement at the film. It was incredibly moving. There was footage of concerts, given by locals who had written songs about the anniversary. There were art exhibits, performances, and interviews with people in New York. Some of them were survivors, some of them were people who had lost a loved one, and some of them were just ordinary people, telling how they felt about it. One of them was Gordo. Lizzie had reached down to pick up her purse which she had dropped. She heard Gordo's voice, but it was coming from the screen. She looked up. Sure enough, there he was, being interviewed by Kyle.

"Gordo!" Lizzie exclaimed. "That's you!"

"Well would you look at that?" said Gordo sarcastically. "It is me!"

The three watched as Gordo was interviewed. 20 minutes later, the film was over.

"That was really incredible!" remarked Lizzie, as they left the theater.

"Yeah." Agreed Miranda. "Major props to your friend."

"I thought you'd like it." Replied Gordo.

"So how come you didn't tell us you were in it?" asked Lizzie.

"Yeah! You were practically the star!" remarked Miranda.

"I wouldn't go that far." Replied Gordo. "Kyle had me and a couple others help him film, and we needed some more footage, so he wanted our opinions too."

"Cool!" replied Miranda.

"Thanks for taking us Gordo." Lizzie said, smiling at him.

"No problem." Gordo replied, smiling at Lizzie's smile.

"I'm starved!" remarked Miranda, killing the moment. "Think you can get us back to the mainland so we can eat?"

"What time is it?" asked Lizzie.

"It's 4:00." Replied Miranda.

"Shoot!" exclaimed Gordo. "I have to be home for dinner in an hour!"

"Come on!" yelled Lizzie, as they climbed into the car.

An hour later, they were dropping Gordo off.

"See you tomorrow!" called Lizzie.

"I'll call you!" he replied, with a huge grin on his face. Lizzie smiled back.



TBC! (To Be Continued!)



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