It was Sunday before prom and David decided meet Ethan at the airport to retrieve Liz and Regan. The two of them were standing and discussing the next year's football team which included Matt McGuire. All of a sudden the PA system came on with a tone. Announcer said "Flight 12 from San Francisco is now arriving at gate 9."
"That's them," David said.
All of a sudden they hear Liz's voice. "GORDO! ETHAN!"
"There they are," Ethan said as they turn toward Liz's voice. Then out of the crowd Liz comes with another girl.
"Ethan this is Regan," Lizzie says with a smile on her face.
"Hello. Are you two ready?" Ethan asked
"Our bags, darling," Liz said looking at Ethan. They all went over toward the baggage carousel and Liz and Ethan began holding hands. Gordo leaned over to Regan.
"Did she only talk about Ethan for the plane ride?" Gordo asked her.
"How'd you guess?" she said as they watched Ethan and Lizzie make out as they waited for their baggage to come around.
"The disappointed look on your face when you saw him," Gordo said laughing.
"Was I that obvious?" Regan said snickering, "Oh those are our bags!"
"Are you guys ready?" Ethan asked, after the girls had all of their bags.
"Yeah," Gordo said. Regan smiled and grabbed Gordo's hand, she pulled him towards her. "Do not leave me alone with the two of them," she whispered.
"Okay," he whispered back, "Hey guys? I'm going to take Regan with me in my car, so you two can have your time together."
"Thanks Gordo," Lizzie said as she stared into Ethan's eyes.
Regan and Gordo walked towards his car, and as they got there Gordo opened the door for Regan. "Thanks," she said. After he got in the car she looked at him. "Are they always like that?"
"No only when they haven't seen each other with in the past twenty-four hours."
"So they won't be like that at the prom?"
"Probably not but with the two of them you never know," Gordo said as he began the hour long drive home.
"Wonderful."
"They're really not that bad but between the two of them and Miranda and Larry, it's nice to have some one on my side when we're deciding what to do and where to eat."
"Who says I'll be on your side?"
"Would you want to eat at the place voted the most romantic in town?" Gordo said passing a sly look at her.
"No I guess not."
"Well now I won't have to be the only one to back out of the invitation."
"Great."
"So what are we doing before prom?"
"Well we are going to Maglio's for dinner, that would be the most romantic restaurant I was telling you about, and then we are going to the dance and afterwards we will be returning to the McGuire's home where we will be having an after party just the 6 of us," Gordo said as they drove down the highway.
She just smiled and began staring out the window. Very quietly he heard, "Thank you Gordo."
"You're welcome Regan," Gordo said back.
"So is Ethan as dim witted as he seems?"
"No, he tends to put up that front around people he doesn't know well," Gordo said as he takes the exit that will bring them into Hildrigde proper.
"So he just plays into the jock stereotype so that he can see how far he can go without doing any actual work?"
"I like to think that there is no jock stereotype."
"And why is that Mr. Gordon?"
"Because I am one."
"What do you mean by that?"
"I am one; I am what you may call a jock."
"Gordo, the chess team, as much as they do call it a team is not a sport," she said teasing him.
"Thanks I'll tell the kids in my calculus class that, but actually I play football."
"Since when?"
"Tenth grade, I was goofing around with Matt, Larry and Lanny at the park and we were playing and all of a sudden the high school varsity coach comes out of no where and asks Larry and I if we'd play on the team," he replied as he pulled into the McGuire's drive way.
"No shit?"
"No shit."
"Now the question is where the hell my cousin and her boyfriend are."
"You probably don't want to know."
"Gross!"
"Yeah, here let me help you with your bags."
"Thanks."
After they got everything situated in the McGuire's guest room, Gordo decided it was time for him to leave. Regan walked him out to his car which he had parked in front of the house, on the street.
"It's really beautiful out here," Regan said dreamily
"Yeah," Gordo said looking up at the night sky.
"Thank you for bringing me here."
"Any time Regan McGuire."
And with that she leaned in and kissed him on the cheek before he stepped into his car and drove off into the night.