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"Oh, hey. Whatsup?"

"Nothing. I just felt like calling. Summer vacation is over in a week you know."

"Yea, I know."

"Look, Miranda wanted me to ask you something and it's sort of embarassing."

"Yea?"

Lizzie paused. "Are you okay? You sound sort of shaken."

"I'm fine. What do you wanna ask?"

"Okay, Miranda thinks Ethan wants to get back together so she told me...oh god this is so embarassing. She asked me if we could, maybe, 'accidently' run into each other at the movies?"

He sighed. "Maybe, what time where you thinking."

"Maybe an 8:00 movie."

"I'll ask. But you know, I don't know if it's gonna happen after what she did."

"She was drunk."

--flashback--

"Lizzie, get me another one." Miranda's words were slurred together.

"I think you've had enough Miranda. Let's just go." Miranda all of a sudden got an angry look on her face.

"You're not my mom, Lizzie!" She burst out laughing and flung her arms around Lizzie, who tried to jerk away but was unsucsessful. "You're so great! I love you!"

"Yea, yea, you too Miranda. Look, we should go. It's getting late."

"No." She burped and laughed again. "See that guy over there?" she pointed in several directions, but finally was able to point at him. "I'm gonna get laid tonight Lizzie."

"No, we're leaving."

"I hate being a virgin!"

"It's not so bad."

"Oh come on, you and Gordo did it like a long time ago!" She was laughing and yelling all at the same time.

"Miranda!" Lizzie said under her breathe. "Shh, the whole school doesnt need to know!"

"Oh sweetie, they already do. Now, let's go talk to that guy."

"What about Ethan?"

"What about him?"

--end flashback--

"Yea, sure Gordo. What movie."

"We'll see whichever ones are playing."

"Okay. I'll pick you up." Ethan hung up the phone. Gordo slung a jacket over his shoulder and walked downstairs. "Hey dad."

"Hey son." His father sat in his boxers, reclined in his favorite chair with a beer and a back of Cheez-O's. "What's going on tonight?"

"Movies."

"With Lizzie?"

"Ethan."

"Ah. Well, be home by two."

"Sure dad."

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"Oh god Gordo, hide me."

"What?"

"It's Lizzie and Miranda!"

"Oh. Let's say hi."

"In case you forgot, Miranda and I are sort of in an akward phase right now."

"Oh come on, you know you still love her."

"Yes sure, but she fucked Brian Anderson!"

"Everybody has. Besides, she wanted to be good for you. That's why she did it."

"You sure?"

"Positive."

"Okay."

They slowly made their way over. Miranda and Lizzie sat tall in their chairs at the food court. Lizzie's blond curly hair tumbled down her back, and Miranda's, still down to her waist, hung straight. Lizzie's face was a mature looking one, with eyes filled with wisdom. Miranda's eyes were always open wide, brown and big, like a puppy's. "Oh, it's Gordo and Ethan!" Lizzie said, pretending to be surprised. "Hey sweetie!" She kissed Gordo, but he pulled away before anything happened. She shrugged it off, even though this had been happening quite often lately.

"Hi, Gordo." Miranda kissed him on the cheek, and looked at Ethan and smiled. They all sat down. "So, what are you guys going to see?"

"Oh just that new Jackie Chan movie."

"Oh god, us too! Neat." Ethan and Miranda couldn't keep their eyes off each other.