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What You Didn't Expect
Chapter 13: Kate? Bridesmaids?
Lizzie wandered around Gordo's apartment, bored. He was off at work and had left her to fend for herself after numerous apologies. Half of his stuff was in boxes. She'd helped him pack up a good portion of the place, sad that he was moving back to California in a week, and she'd be returning to Florida, the only one not going home.
"I could always go, too. nothing's stopping me. I'm sure there are jobs in California just like in Florida. Everything else is the same about the two places," Lizzie muttered to herself, turning on the TV, then turning it off again when she realized that the only thing on was news and soap operas. The phone rang, and Lizzie hoped it was someone she knew and not another of Gordo's colleagues wanting him to go to lunch. So far three of them had called in the last hour, and she'd told them all that he wasn't in.
"David Gordon's residence," she answered, not recognizing the name on the caller ID.
"Hey. um. my name is Kate Sanders. Is David there?" Lizzie's eyes widened. Kate Sanders?
"Kate?!"
"Yeah. whose this?"
"It's Lizzie."
"Lizzie?! What are you doing at Gordo's place?"
"I'm visiting him for the week."
"Oh. Um, is he home?"
"Nu-uh. he's at work right now. Want me to have him call you when he gets home?" Lizzie's eyes narrowed. What did Kate want? Hopefully not Gordo. Gordo was hers. Wait, what was she thinking?
"Actually. I was gonna call you next. but I guess I won't be getting any answer at the Lizzie McGuire residence in Orlando, Florida, huh?" Kate laughed. Lizzie pulled the phone away from her ear and stared at it for a moment before resuming the conversation.
"Not for another few days. what's up?"
"Well. Larry and I are getting married, and-"
"Larry? Oh, my God! Larry Tudgeman?!"
"Yeah. we're getting married next month, and I wanted to invite you, Gordo, and Miranda. I think Larry wants Gordo to be the best man. and I wanted to ask you, if you'd be one of my bridesmaids. I was going to call Miranda and ask her, too."
Lizzie felt lightheaded. Kate was marrying Tudgeman? She wanted Lizzie to be a bridesmaid? Tudgeman wanted Gordo to be the best man? WHAT?!
"Kate. you want me. Lizzie McGuire. to be a bridesmaid at your wedding?"
"Yeah. Lizzie, we're adults now. I think we've both outgrown our junior high childishness by now? Come on, you know we were great friends before. You were one of the only people who didn't turn their back on me totally back then, and I've always been grateful."
"I. I'd love to, Kate! When is the wedding, and where?"
"We're getting married on July 23rd, here, at the church on the corner of Dogwood and Bakersfield Drive." [A/N: I don't know street names on the show, so I made those up.]
"Hmm. well, I'll make plans to come out there, then! And I'll talk to Gordo about it when he gets home, okay?"
"Awesome! Thanks, Lizzie. you know. I've missed talking to you like the old days."
"Me, too, Kate. listen, thanks for calling! I'll call Miranda and let her know what's going on, okay? Then I'll have her call you."
"Alright. Thanks again, Lizzie! Bye!" Lizzie hung up the phone and stared at it disbelievingly for a few minutes before she called Miranda.
"Miranda? You won't believe who just called."
A/N: What will Miranda think? Will she feel the same way about Kate's wedding? Read on to find out!
What You Didn't Expect
Chapter 13: Kate? Bridesmaids?
Lizzie wandered around Gordo's apartment, bored. He was off at work and had left her to fend for herself after numerous apologies. Half of his stuff was in boxes. She'd helped him pack up a good portion of the place, sad that he was moving back to California in a week, and she'd be returning to Florida, the only one not going home.
"I could always go, too. nothing's stopping me. I'm sure there are jobs in California just like in Florida. Everything else is the same about the two places," Lizzie muttered to herself, turning on the TV, then turning it off again when she realized that the only thing on was news and soap operas. The phone rang, and Lizzie hoped it was someone she knew and not another of Gordo's colleagues wanting him to go to lunch. So far three of them had called in the last hour, and she'd told them all that he wasn't in.
"David Gordon's residence," she answered, not recognizing the name on the caller ID.
"Hey. um. my name is Kate Sanders. Is David there?" Lizzie's eyes widened. Kate Sanders?
"Kate?!"
"Yeah. whose this?"
"It's Lizzie."
"Lizzie?! What are you doing at Gordo's place?"
"I'm visiting him for the week."
"Oh. Um, is he home?"
"Nu-uh. he's at work right now. Want me to have him call you when he gets home?" Lizzie's eyes narrowed. What did Kate want? Hopefully not Gordo. Gordo was hers. Wait, what was she thinking?
"Actually. I was gonna call you next. but I guess I won't be getting any answer at the Lizzie McGuire residence in Orlando, Florida, huh?" Kate laughed. Lizzie pulled the phone away from her ear and stared at it for a moment before resuming the conversation.
"Not for another few days. what's up?"
"Well. Larry and I are getting married, and-"
"Larry? Oh, my God! Larry Tudgeman?!"
"Yeah. we're getting married next month, and I wanted to invite you, Gordo, and Miranda. I think Larry wants Gordo to be the best man. and I wanted to ask you, if you'd be one of my bridesmaids. I was going to call Miranda and ask her, too."
Lizzie felt lightheaded. Kate was marrying Tudgeman? She wanted Lizzie to be a bridesmaid? Tudgeman wanted Gordo to be the best man? WHAT?!
"Kate. you want me. Lizzie McGuire. to be a bridesmaid at your wedding?"
"Yeah. Lizzie, we're adults now. I think we've both outgrown our junior high childishness by now? Come on, you know we were great friends before. You were one of the only people who didn't turn their back on me totally back then, and I've always been grateful."
"I. I'd love to, Kate! When is the wedding, and where?"
"We're getting married on July 23rd, here, at the church on the corner of Dogwood and Bakersfield Drive." [A/N: I don't know street names on the show, so I made those up.]
"Hmm. well, I'll make plans to come out there, then! And I'll talk to Gordo about it when he gets home, okay?"
"Awesome! Thanks, Lizzie. you know. I've missed talking to you like the old days."
"Me, too, Kate. listen, thanks for calling! I'll call Miranda and let her know what's going on, okay? Then I'll have her call you."
"Alright. Thanks again, Lizzie! Bye!" Lizzie hung up the phone and stared at it disbelievingly for a few minutes before she called Miranda.
"Miranda? You won't believe who just called."
A/N: What will Miranda think? Will she feel the same way about Kate's wedding? Read on to find out!