(A/N Seeing as most people know basically all Avril Lavigne songs, I'm not gonna put in the lyrics to Things I'll never say. And, just for the record, the movie did not happen.)

After the Mosaic Disease was finished playing, Miranda scanned the crowds for Gordo. Lizzie went directly home, telling Miranda to tell Gordo to call her.

Miranda found Gordo, and walked over to him.

"How were we? And what did you think?" she inquired, obviously nervous over the coming reply.

"You were ok, but Lizzie… She was amazing. I want your help, Miranda… I want you to help me set us up."

"Gordo, when I came over here to talk to you…" She looked down and was now staring at her shoes. "I wanted to tell you that I feel the same way she does about you. That I am totally, head-over-heels in love with you and have been since Lizzie dated Frankie Muniz."

"I'm sorry, Miranda. I… I just don't feel a connection between us. I'm sorry."

"You mean it?" she asked him. "Why? What did she ever do that was better than me? Why don't you feel the same way about me?"

"You're just... not her," he said. She began to walk away, staring at her shoes. Over her back was her bass in it's case.

"Don't go! I still want you to do this!"

"To do what? To help you and her get together? To break my heart even more? Gordo, I would expect you to know how I feel, at the very least... Dammit, Gordo, I don't know what you want me to do!"

"I'm sorry…See you around."

"I won't be around… Neither of you will be seeing very much of me around. Oh yeah, she told me to tell you to call her. Have… fun," she ended, not turning around fast enough to hide the tears trickling down her cheeks. "I don't care any more. It's not your fault."

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Exhausted, Miranda walked towards her house. She entered and trudged up the stairs into her room, locking the door. She collapsed on her bed, grateful that in was Friday, mourning basically the loss of her best friend and her crush. The light of her life. "I love him," she whispered into nothingness. "I love him and nothing's gonna change between us."

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At the McGuire residence, everything was peaceful. Matt, Jo and Sam were all playing Monopoly when Lizzie came in.

"Hi, that was fun. I'm tired now and I'm waiting for a very, very important phone call. See you tomorrow," she said stopping all questions and walking up to her room.

As predicted, the phone rang 5 minutes after Lizzie's arrival.

"Hello?"

"Hey… It's me." The sound of his voice sent shivers down her spine.

"Hi."

"You were really good… the rest of the people were just OK, but you, you were excellent."

"Aww… thanks! So... about the dedication… what are your thoughts?"

He began singing. (A/N Don't we all want Gordos that sing even if they can't?)

"If I could say what I wanna say, I'd say I wanna blow you away. Be with you every night, am I squeezing you too tight…"

"Good! Um… Gordo.. I have a question."

"Shoot."

"Will you… err… Will you be my boyfriend?"

"Yes."

"Gordo? What did Miranda say?"

"Oh, god. That's where we have a problem," he said, and repeated the conversation to her. (A/N I don't like to repeat myself!!)

"Oh, god."

"I know…. But... I hate to do this to her."

"She'll come around."

"Hopefully."

"Gordo, I have to go. I'm really sorry… My mom wants to use the phone. Meet you tomorrow at the Digital Bean at 4?"

"Yup."

"Bye."

"Bye…Lizzie."