What You Didn't Expect
Chapter 23: Epilogue
*JULY 23rd* (The day of Kate's wedding.)
"Miranda, can you believe this? Kate's getting married. Kate! Could you ever imagine Kate Sanders as someone's wife?" Lizzie tried to zip up the back of her bridesmaid dress, but it was just impossible. She turned her back to Miranda. "Can you zip this for me?"
"I know what you mean. Much less Larry Tudgeman! And we always thought Kate was so evil. But, more power to her! She transformed, completely." Miranda pulled the zipper up on Lizzie's dress, then turned around. "Can you do mine now?" They both laughed.
It had taken the girls hours to get ready, and once they were satisfied that every aspect of their appearance was perfect, they set out to talk to Kate. "I want to ask her how it feels. How she knew that he was the one she wants to spend her entire life with," Lizzie remarked as she reached for the doorknob and opened the door.
"Lizzie! Miranda! Oh, thank God you're here! As much as I hate to risk sounding like the old Kate. . . I can't wear these shoes! Lizzie looked at Miranda, and they dissolved into giggles.
"What's wrong with the shoes, Kate? They're gorgeous!" Lizzie exclaimed.
"They're a size five!"
"Oh, Lordy." Lizzie knew Kate hadn't worn a size five shoe since they were in third or fourth grade.
"The smallest shoe I can wear is a nine! And that's with a lot of pain and prayer!" Kate sounded horribly distressed.
"Relax, Kate. You don't have to wear any shoes. Look. . . your dress goes to the floor, and the train's going to drag like ten feet behind you. Look at your feet," Lizzie reasoned.
Kate looked down. "I don't even see them."
"Exactly. And neither will anyone else. You could wear a pair of sneakers or something if you don't want to go barefoot."
"Thank you, McGuire. You're a lifesaver, you know that?" Kate cocked her head to one side. "Oh, my God! I hear the music. . . they're going to start without me!"
Lizzie and Miranda laughed. "They're not going to start without you, Kate. You're the bride. They can't," Miranda said. Kate sighed and grabbed her bouquet. Lizzie and Miranda left to take their places and give Kate a few moments with her father before he gave her away.
*~*~*~*
Lizzie glanced past Kate as the minister began reading the vows, and smiled at Gordo, who was over by Larry. He smiled back at her, and she returned her attention to the ceremony. She wondered what her own wedding would be like, and before she knew what was going on, the organ blared up again, and Kate and Larry were hurrying out of the church. She'd missed their kiss?
"I missed the kiss!" Lizzie hissed to Miranda, who was right beside her.
"Kate did the whole romantic thing, one foot up, and you could see she wasn't wearing any shoes. She smiled right at you afterward, but you looked like you were off in space!" Lizzie frowned, and followed the procession out of the church.
At the reception, she had just finished a glass of wine when there was a commotion behind her. All the girls were gathering. Kate was about to throw the bouquet.
"Let's go, Miranda!" Lizzie grabbed Miranda's arm, and they hurried over to the group. They crowded in just in time to see Kate's bouquet fly through the air and Miranda tripped over someone's feet and fell one way, a couple other girls stumbled and in a matte of about two seconds, every girl was on the floor, except for one. Lizzie grinned proudly and looked over at Gordo. She thrust the bouquet up into the air triumphantly, then ran over to Gordo.
"Okay, Lizzie, if that's not a message from God, I don't know what is," Miranda said, limping over to the two of them. Lizzie smiled and kissed Gordo's cheek.
"This is definitely something I never expected." And with those words, Gordo put his arm around Lizzie and hugged her tightly.
A/N: What do you think? Was it good? Did it stink? Please review! If you guys actually liked this, and would like to see a sequel, let me know! I like the way it turned out, even if it is a bit fluffy.
Chapter 23: Epilogue
*JULY 23rd* (The day of Kate's wedding.)
"Miranda, can you believe this? Kate's getting married. Kate! Could you ever imagine Kate Sanders as someone's wife?" Lizzie tried to zip up the back of her bridesmaid dress, but it was just impossible. She turned her back to Miranda. "Can you zip this for me?"
"I know what you mean. Much less Larry Tudgeman! And we always thought Kate was so evil. But, more power to her! She transformed, completely." Miranda pulled the zipper up on Lizzie's dress, then turned around. "Can you do mine now?" They both laughed.
It had taken the girls hours to get ready, and once they were satisfied that every aspect of their appearance was perfect, they set out to talk to Kate. "I want to ask her how it feels. How she knew that he was the one she wants to spend her entire life with," Lizzie remarked as she reached for the doorknob and opened the door.
"Lizzie! Miranda! Oh, thank God you're here! As much as I hate to risk sounding like the old Kate. . . I can't wear these shoes! Lizzie looked at Miranda, and they dissolved into giggles.
"What's wrong with the shoes, Kate? They're gorgeous!" Lizzie exclaimed.
"They're a size five!"
"Oh, Lordy." Lizzie knew Kate hadn't worn a size five shoe since they were in third or fourth grade.
"The smallest shoe I can wear is a nine! And that's with a lot of pain and prayer!" Kate sounded horribly distressed.
"Relax, Kate. You don't have to wear any shoes. Look. . . your dress goes to the floor, and the train's going to drag like ten feet behind you. Look at your feet," Lizzie reasoned.
Kate looked down. "I don't even see them."
"Exactly. And neither will anyone else. You could wear a pair of sneakers or something if you don't want to go barefoot."
"Thank you, McGuire. You're a lifesaver, you know that?" Kate cocked her head to one side. "Oh, my God! I hear the music. . . they're going to start without me!"
Lizzie and Miranda laughed. "They're not going to start without you, Kate. You're the bride. They can't," Miranda said. Kate sighed and grabbed her bouquet. Lizzie and Miranda left to take their places and give Kate a few moments with her father before he gave her away.
*~*~*~*
Lizzie glanced past Kate as the minister began reading the vows, and smiled at Gordo, who was over by Larry. He smiled back at her, and she returned her attention to the ceremony. She wondered what her own wedding would be like, and before she knew what was going on, the organ blared up again, and Kate and Larry were hurrying out of the church. She'd missed their kiss?
"I missed the kiss!" Lizzie hissed to Miranda, who was right beside her.
"Kate did the whole romantic thing, one foot up, and you could see she wasn't wearing any shoes. She smiled right at you afterward, but you looked like you were off in space!" Lizzie frowned, and followed the procession out of the church.
At the reception, she had just finished a glass of wine when there was a commotion behind her. All the girls were gathering. Kate was about to throw the bouquet.
"Let's go, Miranda!" Lizzie grabbed Miranda's arm, and they hurried over to the group. They crowded in just in time to see Kate's bouquet fly through the air and Miranda tripped over someone's feet and fell one way, a couple other girls stumbled and in a matte of about two seconds, every girl was on the floor, except for one. Lizzie grinned proudly and looked over at Gordo. She thrust the bouquet up into the air triumphantly, then ran over to Gordo.
"Okay, Lizzie, if that's not a message from God, I don't know what is," Miranda said, limping over to the two of them. Lizzie smiled and kissed Gordo's cheek.
"This is definitely something I never expected." And with those words, Gordo put his arm around Lizzie and hugged her tightly.
A/N: What do you think? Was it good? Did it stink? Please review! If you guys actually liked this, and would like to see a sequel, let me know! I like the way it turned out, even if it is a bit fluffy.