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Chapter 12 - Memories

Gordo was nervous, he knew he shouldn't be, but this was the biggest day of his life, 3 years ago he had told the woman he loved that he loved her and she has reciprocated, they had been in love ever since even though their lives kept them miles apart for long stretches. Now here he was, a month after both of them had graduated High School, wearing a tux and waiting for the moment that he would stand and watch Elizabeth McGuire walk down the aisle.

Gordo thought about tradition and about the way the system worked, and thought how wrong it was that Lizzie change her name for him, when it was her who owned him, through and through. Every fiber of his being belonged to Lizzie to do with as she pleased, he was just glad that what she pleased was to become his wife. He couldn't wait to start his new life with her, he had applied to and been accepted at the same college as her, and they already had an apartment rented near the campus. They were ready, but he was nervous. Gordo thought back to that fateful afternoon when Lizzie had answered back what he had wanted to hear all his life.

"I love you too David," Lizzie said, still flustered from running up to the door and pounding on it.

"You... you do?"

"Yes, I'm sorry I didn't answer earlier, it was just so much to take in, when you said the love word I was shocked, I thought you didn't know what love is and that you didn't know what you were talking about, but the more I thought about it, the more I knew that did know, and then I started thinking, 'how do I feel', and I started thinking about how you were always there for me, and how I've always been the happiest when you were by my side, you complete me Gordo, without you, I'm just Lizzie, with you I feel like I can do anything."

"You can do anything Lizzie, you don't need me for that, I always felt like I was in your way or something."

"You were never in my way, in fact I would never have made it through all the choices in my life if it wasn't for you, you are my courage when I'm scared, you are my reason when I'm dumb."

"I love you so much."

"I love you too, and you say I can do anything I want to, well right now I want to go out on a date with the guy I'm in love with, can I do that?"

"Now and always."

Gordo had stayed on tour with Lizzie for the remainder of her European summer tour, and although he had to return to Virginia in the fall, and she returned to Hillridge, they both kept each other in their hearts the whole school year, and the next summer, they both went on tour with Isabella again, Gordo took a job during the tour as the lead sound and lightning director and they both spent a lot of time together.

By the next summer, they decided to spend the summer together in Hillridge rather then go on tour again, and it was then that Gordo gained the courage to ask the question.

Gordo had come to Hillridge to spend the summer with his friends and his girlfriend, but he was hoping to change part of that equation, he had saved during much of the school year and added those funds to a portion of his trust fund from his parents and bought a fabulous ring, he kept it in his pocket the whole vacation waiting for just the right moment, then he realized that he had waited for the right moment with Lizzie before and nearly lost her, so he decided on just the right way to do it, he invited Lizzie out on a date to the Digital Bean, the coffee shop that had been their junior high hangout.

"Wow Gordo, I haven't been here in ages."

"Really? Why not?"

"Well... it just wasn't the same without you, me and Miranda found a few new hangouts cause this place just didn't work without you."

"Thank you honey, and with that, I have something to ask you."

"What is it Gordo?"

Gordo got down on one knee and a spot light that was normally used to light a dance floor area of the Digital Bean was suddenly focused on them. Lizzie looked like she was going to have a heart attack when she realized what Gordo was doing, but waited anyway. "Elizabeth Brooke McGuire, I've loved you for as long as I can remember, two years ago today I finally got up the urge to tell you, and you said you loved me back, we have spent the last 2 years in love and I love you even more today then I did then, please make me the happiest man in the universe and marry me, I want to spend the rest of my life with you," he said and he opened the ring case showing her the ring.

Lizzie looked at the ring and at the face of the man she loved, "Of course I'll marry you."

Gordo smiled another of his giant smiles like the one he had the day she said she loved him, he picked the ring out of the box, slipped it on her outstretched ring finger, and stood and pulled her into a long kiss, completely oblivious to the loud cheering ringing throughout the crowd, including but not limited to, their best friend Miranda who Gordo had told to be there. He couldn't ignore them forever however when Miranda ran up to the pair and held them in a great big hug, "Contgrats you two, it's about time!"

Lizzie looked at Miranda and then at Gordo, "She knew you were going to ask me tonight?"

"No, but I had a pretty good guess, Gordo said to be here at the Digital Bean to witness something very important, It wasn't hard to figure out, now, spill, am I the Maid of Honor or aren't I?" Miranda answered with a smile.

Lizzie laughed, "Of course you are!"

Lizzie and Gordo had decided to get married exactly 1 year later, so that like the proposal, the wedding would take place on the anniversary of the day that Gordo had professed his love toward her, and now that day had come. Gordo walked out of his preparation area and into the church. He walked over to the place where he was to stand waiting for the love of his life to walk up to him, he couldn't wait.