Author's Note: THIS ISN'T A CHAPTER UPDATE. But there is some news in here, plus responses to all of your fantabulous reviews!!!

Tinker-Bell-Greenleaf: Man, that would be so fun to have Gordo deliver a hardcore smackdown with a spatula and that line you put! I would laugh my ass off. As for Kevin actually getting 'beat up', per se, I don't see that happening. He will, in the near future, be getting is just desserts, though. Don't worry, this won't get too very sappy at all. While I enjoy sap, I'm not big on having it be the focus of the story, you know? Like, I want other things besides 'Oh I love you honey-bunny' 'I love you too schnookums' stuff. I don't actually go to college right now, in response to your question. I went for a year to LCC, then I took a year off because I DON'T WANNA BE THERE. (This is the wonderful thing about college. After a certain point, you decide whether or not you go! :-D) You would not believe all the college-age and older, and high school people who watch Lizzie McGuire. I've said previously I think LM has this huge underground following of older people they need to cater to! And I haven't gone on vacation, that will be Memorial Day weekend, but thank you very much!

liz3386: Thanks for your input! I will definitely take it into consideration. I'm leading towards having this whole story be one story with multiple parts and making that clear in each 'new part' chapter. i.e. think of everything I've written so far as one chapter in a book, and that book will be called 'The College Years', so it will all be posted under the same name. I'm glad you liked the last chapter. I really liked it, myself, even if it is me saying it. I think it was my favorite chapter to write, even though it was so short! :)

macdeniken: So cool to hear! I'm glad you've enjoyed it!

berrygirl: Wow, thank you! Go me! (I love that phrase 'go me'. It's especially fun to say in a peppy cheerleader voice! :-D) And just so you know, I'm not giving up if that's what you thought I meant. I was just thinking about making the next part of the story as a different story altogether... though I am leaning away from that one it seems... :)

Angel21: I'm glad to know you're enjoying the story! Lizzie and Gordo are meant to be, but I'm not sure if I'll be able to continue it long enough for a marriage; we will see, thanks for saying what you think! And I'm sorry, I didn't understand 'Miranda and Maleina get the Buque'. Is something misspelled or something? I dunno, sorry! I'm probably just being stupid... :) Thank you for your wishes for my vacay!

LizzieC: Gordo will! And Lizzie heard him anyway... ;) Lizzie and Kevin's balls was, of course, a joke.... hee hee hee... :-D

Black Knight: That blasted FDA!!! It wasn't me, it was the one-armed man! :-D Thanks for your input. I plan on covering the swim meet, fyi. And ::gasp:: are you suggesting Gordo and Lizzie play *doctor*?!?! :-D Some very good ideas for the later parts of this story, thank you! If I use them, I will give you full kudos! :) And as long as you've seen Monty Python and the Holy Grail and at least one Spanish Inquisition skit, you're doing better than most of America! haha!

Baby Gangsta: Thank you! And don't worry... I will!

TL: WOW! ::salutes:: Yes sir! Uh... ma'am! ....? :-D

dramaqueen214: I plan on there being more, and of *course* we will just have to give Gordo and Lizzie as much... er... action of the PG-13 variety as possible! :-D Kevin will get his due, too! Grrr!

swim6516: Sleeping together, yeah... you know, I used to have a friend like that too, but... uh... shtuff happened. Yeah. Was much bad. Anywho... I really think that the rest of my writing in this timeframe for L/G will be under 'The College Years', as I tend to agree with what those supporters have said (including you!). And, of course, a 'HELL YEAH!!!' for DPF!! You rock!

Lara: Maybe I could have him Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays and you could have him Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays and we could alternate Sundays! Whaddaya think? Thanks for your input, and I'm glad you liked the last two. They were a relief to write because I was just like, 'Man, the romantic tension between these two is so thick you need a chainsaw to cut it!'. :)

Taygeta: thank you! Thank you! THANK YOU!!! :-D Sounds good, and that last part will be included in 'part II', if you will.

jess: Glad I could help you out! Don't worry, I'll keep going! Thanks for your review!

Okay, so I just got some really *really* overwhelming feedback from you all. I'm so happy you guys want to see more of these guys! To be honest, when I first started the story I didn't think it would be that big of a hit, but I see that it kinda is so I'm pretty excited. And I just have this really really awesome idea that I think you guys will love. It'll be chapter 13. Not really a continuation of the story, but a tie-in of sorts. Let's just say, that if you've ever reviewed, you'll *love* chapter 13! It should be out between now and Friday, I promise, and then I will jumpstart my writing as per usual once I'm back from Ohio! Sound cool? Thanks you guys, you've all been *so* awesome, as readers and reviewers, and encouraging me to do better in my writing and to keep going, even when I wasn't really sure what I was doing! I really couldn't have written this far without all the support you all have given, I want you guys to know that! THANK YOU!!!!