A/N: Ok, I gave you my whole speech about having the show and everything,
and I promised updates! So, here's one you haven't seen in a while. I just
kinda felt like writing another chapter. So, here you go! Enjoy and review!
Disclaimer: I don't own LM! Or much else come to think of it!
A Surprise Guest
Chapter 16: The Gift
Miranda had gone, leaving Lizzie by herself in the room, thinking about how huge the day was. She couldn't believe it had finally arrived.
Her thoughts were interrupted by a knocking on the hotel room door.
"Who is it?" She asked.
"The brother formerly known as spiky-haired weasel." A voice joked.
"You can come in Matt." Lizzie laughed.
He opened the door and entered the room. He looked at Lizzie and, in typical Matt fashion, remarked, "Wow sis, you actually look like a girl!"
"Thanks, I think." Lizzie replied.
"Seriously." He remarked, genuinely. "You look beautiful. I really mean it."
"Thanks Matt." Lizzie smiled at him. "So, what do you think? About this whole wedding thing, I mean." She asked as she sat down on the edge of the bed.
"I think that you and Gordo are perfect for each other, and I cannot think of anything better than the two of you getting married." He replied.
"Practicing for your best man speech?" Lizzie joked.
Matt laughed.
"You must be getting nervous." She said.
"A little." He admitted. "Actually, the whole marriage thing has made me think a lot."
"About what?" Lizzie inquired.
"About getting married." He replied. "And whether I'm ready or not."
Lizzie realized what he was talking about. "You mean, you and Melina, you're, you're.." she asked excitedly.
"Engaged?" he asked, knowingly. "Not yet."
"But you're going to.you know." she asked.
Matt smiled. "Yeah. I am."
"Matt that's great!" Lizzie exclaimed. "When are you going to ask her?"
"I don't know." He replied. "Soon. But I didn't want to steal your thunder."
"You wouldn't!" she assured him.
"I know, but I wanted to wait for the perfect moment." He explained.
"Well, I'm sure you'll find it." Lizzie told him, as she gave him a hug. "I'm so happy for you!"
"Thanks." He replied. "But this is your big day. Which reminds me.." He handed her the bag he had been carrying.
"What's this?" she asked.
"It's from Gordo. He wanted me to deliver it to you." Matt explained.
"Aww, thanks!" she replied.
"No problem." He responded. "Well, I have to get back."
"Yeah, you should go give Gordo a pep talk." Lizzie joked. "You know, make sure he knows what he's doing."
"He doesn't need it." Matt told her. "He knows exactly what he's doing, and he couldn't be happier."
Lizzie smiled. Matt turned to leave, but she stopped him. "Hey Matt?"
He turned around, and looked at her. "Yeah?"
"I know that when we were younger, I may have led you to believe otherwise, but out of all the little brothers in the world, I'm glad I've got you." She remarked.
"You aren't so bad yourself." He winked and left the room.
Lizzie smiled to herself, and sat back down to see what was in the bag. She reached in, and lifted out a photo album titled, "Soulmates". She opened to the first page. She laughed as she looked at it. It was a picture of a very pregnant Roberta Gordon, with her arm around a slightly less pregnant Jo McGuire. It was dated two weeks before Gordo's birth, and 3 months before Lizzie's.
Lizzie continued to flip through the album, looking at the pages, filled with memory after memory. Pictures of them as infants, as babies, as toddlers. 4-year-old Lizzie and Gordo on their first day of nursery school, and their first day of 12th grade, and ever year in between. Learning how to ride bikes, learning how to swim, and roller blade, and drive. Lizzie and Gordo on family trips to Disneyland and the beach and skiing. Lizzie and Gordo at senior prom, and graduation. Lizzie at Gordo's college graduation, and Gordo at Lizzie's. Pictures of them dating, and at their engagement party. Lizzie paused at one particular picture. Their Junior High class picture. The one that had started it all. The fated kiss, and Gordo's look of sheer happiness.
Lizzie was about to close the album when a sheet of paper fell out of the last page. She opened it and read the words written on it.
"Dear Lizzie," it started. "Ah, the same words that started us on this incredible journey." She laughed. "I can't believe we're finally doing this. I always knew in my heart that we would, but I never imagined it could be this wonderful. This once Confused Guy is still reeling everyday when he realizes he's marrying the love of his life. You are. Don't ever forget that. I know down the line we'll have stupid fights, and I'll say dumb things because it's inevitable. Even we aren't perfect. But when that happens, always remember that, first and foremost, you are my best friend, my soulmate, and I love you with all of my heart.
Lizzie, you are beautiful, inside and out, and though it took until 8th grade for me to express that, I've always felt that way. Since we were little. I am so lucky to have you in my life. Not many people know their soulmate before they are even born, but we were fortunate enough to be blessed with that. You've been there for me through everything. I've always had your hand to hold, whether it be on the first day of preschool, or walking down the aisle. I don't know what I did to deserve you, but I thank God everyday for whatever it was.
I can't wait to spend the rest of our lives together. It's going to be so great! As long as we're together, we'll be able to deal with anything. And as much as we planned otherwise, I am so excited about having a baby now. Our family is going to be perfect, and we're going to be terrific parents. I know it.
This letter is just to let you know how much you mean to me. You are my rock. The one thing in my life I have always had faith in. Even when everything else is in question, our relationship has always been the one thing I can depend on, and trust with my entire heart. That is the best feeling in the world.
So, on our wedding day, I can tell you in complete confidence that I have never been so sure about anything in my entire life. We were destined to be together, and now it's finally happening. And I couldn't be happier. I love you, Lizzie McGuire.
Always and forever,
Gordo"
Lizzie folded it back up and tucked it in the album. A few tears streamed down her face, but they were tears of joy. She couldn't believe how lucky she was.
TBC!!
Review!
Disclaimer: I don't own LM! Or much else come to think of it!
A Surprise Guest
Chapter 16: The Gift
Miranda had gone, leaving Lizzie by herself in the room, thinking about how huge the day was. She couldn't believe it had finally arrived.
Her thoughts were interrupted by a knocking on the hotel room door.
"Who is it?" She asked.
"The brother formerly known as spiky-haired weasel." A voice joked.
"You can come in Matt." Lizzie laughed.
He opened the door and entered the room. He looked at Lizzie and, in typical Matt fashion, remarked, "Wow sis, you actually look like a girl!"
"Thanks, I think." Lizzie replied.
"Seriously." He remarked, genuinely. "You look beautiful. I really mean it."
"Thanks Matt." Lizzie smiled at him. "So, what do you think? About this whole wedding thing, I mean." She asked as she sat down on the edge of the bed.
"I think that you and Gordo are perfect for each other, and I cannot think of anything better than the two of you getting married." He replied.
"Practicing for your best man speech?" Lizzie joked.
Matt laughed.
"You must be getting nervous." She said.
"A little." He admitted. "Actually, the whole marriage thing has made me think a lot."
"About what?" Lizzie inquired.
"About getting married." He replied. "And whether I'm ready or not."
Lizzie realized what he was talking about. "You mean, you and Melina, you're, you're.." she asked excitedly.
"Engaged?" he asked, knowingly. "Not yet."
"But you're going to.you know." she asked.
Matt smiled. "Yeah. I am."
"Matt that's great!" Lizzie exclaimed. "When are you going to ask her?"
"I don't know." He replied. "Soon. But I didn't want to steal your thunder."
"You wouldn't!" she assured him.
"I know, but I wanted to wait for the perfect moment." He explained.
"Well, I'm sure you'll find it." Lizzie told him, as she gave him a hug. "I'm so happy for you!"
"Thanks." He replied. "But this is your big day. Which reminds me.." He handed her the bag he had been carrying.
"What's this?" she asked.
"It's from Gordo. He wanted me to deliver it to you." Matt explained.
"Aww, thanks!" she replied.
"No problem." He responded. "Well, I have to get back."
"Yeah, you should go give Gordo a pep talk." Lizzie joked. "You know, make sure he knows what he's doing."
"He doesn't need it." Matt told her. "He knows exactly what he's doing, and he couldn't be happier."
Lizzie smiled. Matt turned to leave, but she stopped him. "Hey Matt?"
He turned around, and looked at her. "Yeah?"
"I know that when we were younger, I may have led you to believe otherwise, but out of all the little brothers in the world, I'm glad I've got you." She remarked.
"You aren't so bad yourself." He winked and left the room.
Lizzie smiled to herself, and sat back down to see what was in the bag. She reached in, and lifted out a photo album titled, "Soulmates". She opened to the first page. She laughed as she looked at it. It was a picture of a very pregnant Roberta Gordon, with her arm around a slightly less pregnant Jo McGuire. It was dated two weeks before Gordo's birth, and 3 months before Lizzie's.
Lizzie continued to flip through the album, looking at the pages, filled with memory after memory. Pictures of them as infants, as babies, as toddlers. 4-year-old Lizzie and Gordo on their first day of nursery school, and their first day of 12th grade, and ever year in between. Learning how to ride bikes, learning how to swim, and roller blade, and drive. Lizzie and Gordo on family trips to Disneyland and the beach and skiing. Lizzie and Gordo at senior prom, and graduation. Lizzie at Gordo's college graduation, and Gordo at Lizzie's. Pictures of them dating, and at their engagement party. Lizzie paused at one particular picture. Their Junior High class picture. The one that had started it all. The fated kiss, and Gordo's look of sheer happiness.
Lizzie was about to close the album when a sheet of paper fell out of the last page. She opened it and read the words written on it.
"Dear Lizzie," it started. "Ah, the same words that started us on this incredible journey." She laughed. "I can't believe we're finally doing this. I always knew in my heart that we would, but I never imagined it could be this wonderful. This once Confused Guy is still reeling everyday when he realizes he's marrying the love of his life. You are. Don't ever forget that. I know down the line we'll have stupid fights, and I'll say dumb things because it's inevitable. Even we aren't perfect. But when that happens, always remember that, first and foremost, you are my best friend, my soulmate, and I love you with all of my heart.
Lizzie, you are beautiful, inside and out, and though it took until 8th grade for me to express that, I've always felt that way. Since we were little. I am so lucky to have you in my life. Not many people know their soulmate before they are even born, but we were fortunate enough to be blessed with that. You've been there for me through everything. I've always had your hand to hold, whether it be on the first day of preschool, or walking down the aisle. I don't know what I did to deserve you, but I thank God everyday for whatever it was.
I can't wait to spend the rest of our lives together. It's going to be so great! As long as we're together, we'll be able to deal with anything. And as much as we planned otherwise, I am so excited about having a baby now. Our family is going to be perfect, and we're going to be terrific parents. I know it.
This letter is just to let you know how much you mean to me. You are my rock. The one thing in my life I have always had faith in. Even when everything else is in question, our relationship has always been the one thing I can depend on, and trust with my entire heart. That is the best feeling in the world.
So, on our wedding day, I can tell you in complete confidence that I have never been so sure about anything in my entire life. We were destined to be together, and now it's finally happening. And I couldn't be happier. I love you, Lizzie McGuire.
Always and forever,
Gordo"
Lizzie folded it back up and tucked it in the album. A few tears streamed down her face, but they were tears of joy. She couldn't believe how lucky she was.
TBC!!
Review!