Wow, I can't believe how long this one day has lasted! It's the never
ending day! But, I think the story is starting to wind down. Not really
sure how many more chapters are left, but it should be wrapping up soon.
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Miranda was sitting outside on the front stoop when she heard Lizzie's voice announcing they were back. José stood up suddenly from his spot besides her and went quickly into the house.
With a sigh, Miranda propped her elbows up on her hands buried her head in her hands.
"Hey," Gordo's familiar voice called softly.
Running her fingers back and over through her silky hair, Miranda looked up at him. "Hey, yourself."
He let out a low groan as he lowered himself down to the step. Miranda stared expectantly at him. "Well, we're going to a movie tonight," he stated.
"We are?" she echoed.
He bit his lip as he nodded. "Yeah, I tried to ask Lizzie to go with me, in my own round about way, and she decided that it was going to be a group outing."
Miranda nodded, still feeling a heavy sense of depression because of the whole situation with José.
"Except, well see, Lizzie didn't see what I was trying to do, and she suggested you coming, which I don't mind at all, and she said she would pay for José. And I don't know why, but I kinda, well snapped, and told her you liked him and that you would want to pay."
Miranda laughed and shook her head. "And what were you going to do if I didn't have any money, Mr. Gordon?"
"I've got money," he replied, then dropped his sad blue eyes to the ground. José came back outside and sat down on the other side of Miranda. "I'm going to go check on Matt," Gordo muttered, standing up and quickly retreating inside.
"So, José," Miranda nodded. "Want to go see a movie tonight?"
The attractive Hispanic dropped his gaze to the ground and silently shook his head. "Um, I should probably get home, to see if my parents have called."
"Oh, well, I was going to pay for you, and it'd be nice to have four instead of three," she nodded. Suddenly, she decided tact was becoming very boring. "And you know, you're cool to hang out with, and I don't want you to go home," she stated bluntly.
José laughed softly and looked over at her. "I will go then."
She smiled, but still felt that nagging feeling in the pit of her stomach. "So, José," she began slowly. "What do you think about Lizzie?"
"What do you mean?"
"Well, I mean, what do you think of her. Do you like her?" she continued. Wow, it gave an empowering sense to let go of all inhabitations.
José looked up at her, his face turned slightly pink. "I. . .well. . .oh man, I need to go talk to her," her murmured standing up quickly.
Miranda started to call out but he was already in the house. With a frustrated groan, she fell back onto her spot on the patio step.
"I think that's one of the quickest time to ever chase someone away," Gordo stated, walking up behind her.
"Gordo, we're idiots," she mumbled, shaking her head.
"Hey, you may be but I'm not," he protested.
With an irritated huff, Miranda smacked his leg, then yanked him down beside her. "Look, we've been acting absolutely stupid. I mean, when we were going out for the pies, Lizzie was telling me how much she liked you. And I mean, that wouldn't change just because she invited José for dinner. And you've been acting like a nerd all day-"
"Woah, wait a minute," he interrupted.
Miranda stared at him, holding back the rest of her statement.
"You knew Lizzie liked me?" he asked incredulously. "Why didn't you say anything!"
Miranda made a face at him. "It's a code of honor thing with girls. You don't tell the guy your friend likes. It's one of the top betrayals."
"Miranda!" he barked. "I don't care what freaky girl code you're breaking! You knew that I liked her!"
"Okay, woah, hold up. I never knew for sure. You never actually told me, I was just relying on some freaking friend intuition I have," she stated.
"You still could have told me! I'm your best friend too!" he protested meekly.
Miranda stared at him. "You could have told me you liked her!"
Gordo tossed back his raven head. "We are not going to start arguing. Look, we've gotten ourselves into this mess, we'll get ourselves out of it."
Miranda tilted her head to the side as she looked at him out of the corner of her brown eyes. "I think you're right, I think we've made everything worse. The more we tired to fight the idea of Lizzie and José, the more we inadvertently pushed them together."
Gordo nodded. "Well, I'll guess we'll just have to see what happens," he stated.
Miranda nodded as the patio door opened once again. Matt hung out the door and smiled at them. "Dinner's ready."
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Miranda was sitting outside on the front stoop when she heard Lizzie's voice announcing they were back. José stood up suddenly from his spot besides her and went quickly into the house.
With a sigh, Miranda propped her elbows up on her hands buried her head in her hands.
"Hey," Gordo's familiar voice called softly.
Running her fingers back and over through her silky hair, Miranda looked up at him. "Hey, yourself."
He let out a low groan as he lowered himself down to the step. Miranda stared expectantly at him. "Well, we're going to a movie tonight," he stated.
"We are?" she echoed.
He bit his lip as he nodded. "Yeah, I tried to ask Lizzie to go with me, in my own round about way, and she decided that it was going to be a group outing."
Miranda nodded, still feeling a heavy sense of depression because of the whole situation with José.
"Except, well see, Lizzie didn't see what I was trying to do, and she suggested you coming, which I don't mind at all, and she said she would pay for José. And I don't know why, but I kinda, well snapped, and told her you liked him and that you would want to pay."
Miranda laughed and shook her head. "And what were you going to do if I didn't have any money, Mr. Gordon?"
"I've got money," he replied, then dropped his sad blue eyes to the ground. José came back outside and sat down on the other side of Miranda. "I'm going to go check on Matt," Gordo muttered, standing up and quickly retreating inside.
"So, José," Miranda nodded. "Want to go see a movie tonight?"
The attractive Hispanic dropped his gaze to the ground and silently shook his head. "Um, I should probably get home, to see if my parents have called."
"Oh, well, I was going to pay for you, and it'd be nice to have four instead of three," she nodded. Suddenly, she decided tact was becoming very boring. "And you know, you're cool to hang out with, and I don't want you to go home," she stated bluntly.
José laughed softly and looked over at her. "I will go then."
She smiled, but still felt that nagging feeling in the pit of her stomach. "So, José," she began slowly. "What do you think about Lizzie?"
"What do you mean?"
"Well, I mean, what do you think of her. Do you like her?" she continued. Wow, it gave an empowering sense to let go of all inhabitations.
José looked up at her, his face turned slightly pink. "I. . .well. . .oh man, I need to go talk to her," her murmured standing up quickly.
Miranda started to call out but he was already in the house. With a frustrated groan, she fell back onto her spot on the patio step.
"I think that's one of the quickest time to ever chase someone away," Gordo stated, walking up behind her.
"Gordo, we're idiots," she mumbled, shaking her head.
"Hey, you may be but I'm not," he protested.
With an irritated huff, Miranda smacked his leg, then yanked him down beside her. "Look, we've been acting absolutely stupid. I mean, when we were going out for the pies, Lizzie was telling me how much she liked you. And I mean, that wouldn't change just because she invited José for dinner. And you've been acting like a nerd all day-"
"Woah, wait a minute," he interrupted.
Miranda stared at him, holding back the rest of her statement.
"You knew Lizzie liked me?" he asked incredulously. "Why didn't you say anything!"
Miranda made a face at him. "It's a code of honor thing with girls. You don't tell the guy your friend likes. It's one of the top betrayals."
"Miranda!" he barked. "I don't care what freaky girl code you're breaking! You knew that I liked her!"
"Okay, woah, hold up. I never knew for sure. You never actually told me, I was just relying on some freaking friend intuition I have," she stated.
"You still could have told me! I'm your best friend too!" he protested meekly.
Miranda stared at him. "You could have told me you liked her!"
Gordo tossed back his raven head. "We are not going to start arguing. Look, we've gotten ourselves into this mess, we'll get ourselves out of it."
Miranda tilted her head to the side as she looked at him out of the corner of her brown eyes. "I think you're right, I think we've made everything worse. The more we tired to fight the idea of Lizzie and José, the more we inadvertently pushed them together."
Gordo nodded. "Well, I'll guess we'll just have to see what happens," he stated.
Miranda nodded as the patio door opened once again. Matt hung out the door and smiled at them. "Dinner's ready."
