Three days later Liz, David, Mira (as Miranda was now called), Larry and Ethan were in the McGuire's back yard. Lizzie and Miranda were sunbathing on lounge chairs and the boys were throwing a football around. Who knew in eighth grade that not only David but Larry Tudgeman would be varsity football players by the time they reached tenth grade? All of a sudden Miranda sat up.
"I've got it! Guys I've got it!" Mira said smiling.
"You've got what?" Liz asked as the boys quit playing around and walked over.
"Who Gordo can take to prom!" Mira said getting excited.
David rolled his eyes this was all that the girls had been thinking of since the day that Liz had shown him her dress.
"Who is it this time?" Ethan said throwing Gordo the ball again, the last three dates that they had thought of we're not possibilities. Veruca was going to visit her boyfriend in North Carolina that weekend; Parker was still a little bit crazy and David was not about to take his chances with her; and Jessie was his ex-girlfriend and who has still mad at him about how they had broken up.
"Regan!" Mira said with a smile.
"That's a great idea!" Lizzie said sitting up.
"What a wonderful idea darling. Just one thing, who is Regan?" Larry asked confused. But, David turned around from them and smiled, Regan was perfect and she was absolutely a perfect date for him.
"My cousin, she's our age but she lives in San Francisco," Liz said, "What do you think Gordo?"
He smiled looking down at the grass in front of him thinking of last summer and how he, Lizzie, and Miranda went to visit Regan. They had a lot of fun and Regan was funny and caring and every thing Lizzie was plus more. The last night they were going to go see a show but Lizzie and Miranda weren't feeling well but they insisted that Regan and David go with out them it had been a magical night and they ended it with a very sweet good night kiss. Since then the two of them exchanged email banter but not much else, and David began to wonder if what had been there nearly a year ago could still be there.
"I like that idea," Gordo said pulling his cell phone out of the clip on his shorts, "What's her number?"
"Three-one-six-four-four-four-seventeen-ninety-six," Liz said, "This is so cool."