Disclaimer: Yes, I still don't own Lizzie McGuire or any of the characters.
Chapter 2
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Lizzie's POV
"…and I decided that we want lighter colors, like lavender or sea-foam green. Which colors do you guys prefer?"
I stared out the car window blankly, at all the trees flying by.
"Lizzie? LIZZIE!"
I jerked to attention. "What?"
Kate grumbled. "I asked what color you would prefer for the bridesmaids dresses!" She glanced at me when we stopped at a stoplight. "Are you sure you're ok, Lizzie?"
"Yeah, I'm fine," I replied. "Just a little tired."
"Hope you're not too tired. You still have finals next week, don't you?"
I groaned. "Thanks for reminding me, 'Mom,'" I teased. "It's ok, just two more to go."
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To recap a little, what happened was in high school, Kate ditched her popular friends and became friends with us again. Meanwhile, Ethan turned out to be not as stupid as he seemed. Larry got back from summer vacation and was, well, hot! All the girls loved his new, non-nerdy look, including Miranda!
Maybe I should mention that somewhere between freshman year and sophomore year, I kinda fell in love with Gordo.
But of course, I did nothing about it. I didn't want to risk losing our friendship. We've been best friends ever since I've remembered. I didn't do anything about it.
So the six of us (me, Miranda, Gordo, Kate, Ethan, and Larry) ended high school as best friends.
But Kate and Ethan were definitely something more!
The two of them got into UCLA, while Miranda, Gordo, and Larry got into Boston University. I, on the other hand, had to suffer a year, all alone, by myself at UC Berkeley. Thankfully enough, I did transfer there.
So here we are in Boston. Kate's visiting for our graduation that's in two weeks, and then we're all flying back to CA…
…for Kate and Ethan's wedding! I'm so excited. Miranda and I get to be the maids-of-honor. The best men, of course, are Larry and Gordo…
Oh, god, Gordo. How am I ever going to face him after last night?
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Gordo's POV
I saw Lizzie's golden blonde hair shining in the sun. I started running to catch up with her, like I did every day. I wanted to see the smile that lit her face when she said, "Hey, Gordo!" That smile always made my day.
I almost caught up to her when I remembered the argument we had yesterday. I stopped abruptly. I didn't want to get yelled at again, even though I probably did deserve it.
I slowed down and walked into our economics class after Lizzie.
"Ok, class, take your seats," our teacher said. "As you know, today is the day we take our final," she droned.
Well, duh, I thought. That's why the whole class is here. Usually I would've nudged Lizzie at a time like this, but we sat apart from each other today. I avoided looking at her.
"This is an important test. I know you are all excited that the summer break starts, but please take this final seriously. Some of you cannot afford to fail this test."
She finally started passing out the tests. I took mine and chewed my pencil nervously.
"You may begin."
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"Time's up! Please pass me your test as you leave. Have a nice break and see you at graduation! Miss McGuire, time's up!"
I saw Lizzie scribble something and dash to turn it in. I walked out the door, into the warm sunshine.
A hand touched my arm. I turned around.
"Hey, Gordo," Lizzie said uncertainly.
"Hey," I replied.
"Listen, I'm really sorry," she said quietly. "That wasn't supposed to happen, and plus-"
"I know," I interrupted. "I'm sorry too. It takes two to tango," I added. She smiled a little.
"I just don't want things to be weird between us. I don't want to break this friendship we've had for, what, 22 years?"
"I know," I said again. "What do you say, let's just forget this whole thing. It just never happened. Let's just go back to plain old Lizzie and Gordo."
"Who said we weren't plain old Lizzie and Gordo?" she teased. I laughed. At least things were turning out better for us.
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