Chapter 10: Over At Last

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Last chapter! Have fun with it and let me know if you want more of my writing. Have fun with the end! Thanks for all the comments so far! You make my day!

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Lizzie raced to the door and placed her hand on the knob. As she turned it she found herself looking at Roxy who had a small sarcastic grin on her face. Lizzie laughed herself and ushered Roxy back in. Roxy sat at the edge of Lizzie's bed and looked at her cousin seriously.

"Lizzie, you should have trusted me. I always trusted you." Lizzie looked down at her hands and sighed.

"It was hard to when I was faced with all the facts." Roxy shrugged.

"I forgive you." Lizzie smiled and sat down by her cousin.

"So what were you doing at Gordo's?" Roxy looked at her shoes and then up at Lizzie's eyes.

"I can't say. You just have to trust me." Lizzie opened her mouth and slowly shut it.

"I do. Now." Roxy smiled and Lizzie looked like she had one more thing to say.

"Cousins?" she asked, extending her hand. Roxy looked at it appalled. She took the hand.

"No...friends for life," she stated, and drew the handshake into a hug. The two girls laughed and then did their make-up together.

(AN-- And everything is happily ever after....except with Gordo. Great.)

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Roxy, Matt and Lizzie stepped out of the van that the traveled in to get to Roxy's house. The front was decorated with frosty lights and white reindeer. Not for the first time she wished that she had been a part of all of the festivities.

Roxy was right when she said that she had invited almost everyone that she knew! Lizzie spotted Kate in a glittery silver party dress, and Kate smiled at her politely. Lizzie moved over to talk with her.

"Hey, long time no see McGuire." Lizzie nodded, and picked up a glass of punch.

"Yeah, but I'm here now, aren't I?" Kate gave a smile.

"I'd sure hope so." Lizzie was baffled and before she could analyze Kate's comment, Miranda and Larry came up next to the table.

"Lizzie! That dress is amazing!" Miranda commented. Lizzie flashed her a smile and spun. Miranda spun around to reveal her dress. A flawless dark green one that had a cute matching scarf. Larry raised his eyebrows at Lizzie.

"Haven't seen much of you lately!" he replied with a smile. Lizzie returned the smile. She was absent for like a week, and already they missed her like she had disappeared forever. As Lizzie looked around the room, her face dropped slightly. There was no sign of Gordo anywhere. Kate noticed Lizzie's gazing.

"He had some family thing that he had to do tonight. He stopped by before he left for Christmas break, but...well, you weren't there." Lizzie looked at her glittery strappy shoes and they seemed to lose their glimmer at that moment. However, that didn't slow Roxy down from making sure that Lizzie had a great time. They danced until Lizzie had to take her strappy glittering shoes off because of the pain in her feet. Soon, the guests diappeared and Lizzie was scooping away punch glasses with Miranda and Kate and Roxy. Ethan and Larry, along with Matt, Melina, Trevor, and Lanny were upstairs playing video games. Roxy peered out of the window occaisionally, and that was what Lizzie began to grow suspicious of. Kate exited the room, saying that she needed to use the restroom, and that could Lizzie please clean up the plates in the living room for her?

(AN-- [wearing maid's uniform] Sure Kate. Why not?)

Lizzie stepped into the living room and let her hair down. This was going to be a long night of cleaning up after her friends. As she stepped into the living room, she nearly had a heart attack. Standing there was Gordo in a nice dress shirt and a smile on his face. Lizzie must have been gawking becuase Gordo laughed out loud.

"Lizzie, you look like you are about to die or something. It's just me." Lizzie placed the big garbage bag down and stepped towards him, closing her mouth.

"Wh-what are you doing here? Didn't you have a family thing?" Gordo looked over her shoulder to where Roxy was drying dishes. When Lizzie looked at her cousin, Roxy began to whistle guiltily. Lizzie shook her head. This was all too plotted out. Then she had to ask something.

"So what was Roxy doing at your house all of those nights then?" Gordo looked at Lizzie and replied:

"I'll tell you. No wait. Better yet, I'll show you." He took Lizzie's hand and Matt, who had suddenly appeared from upstairs, clicked on the radio for a slow song. Lizzie put her arms around Gordo and they began to slow dance. Matt looked pleased.

"So Matt, you were in on this too?" Matt grinned.

"Me and everyone else." Lizzie gawked again, feeling like a complete idiot. "...even Claire," he added.

(AN-- [slaps self repeateldly] Idiot Lizzie, idiot Lizzie...)

Matt left the room and went back upstairs. Lizzie smiled as Gordo moved back and forth to the rythym.

"I thought you hated dancing," she replied. Gordo grinned.

"Roxy taught me to like it again," he answered. Lizzie shook her head, feeling once again like a total idiot to the 100th power. Gordo opened his mouth to speak.

"You know Lizzie, I have been a total jerk since Rome," he said. Lizzie looked appalled.

"You?! What about me?..." Lizzie was silenced by Gordo's voice.

"Lizzie, in Rome, you kissed me, and I have been such a jerk." Lizzie didn't speak because she knew that she would have been silenced anyway. Gordo reached out and brushed Lizzie's hair back from her face.

"...because I never returned the favor." Lizzie's heart melted right then and there as Gordo's lips met hers. He pulled back and his face flushed with color as a chorus of 'awws' could be heard from the stairs. Lizzie and Gordo looked up to see Roxy, Miranda, Larry, Kate, Trevor, Ethan, Matt, Melina, and Lanny seated on the steps. Roxy smiled a secret smile with Lizzie.

"That is the sweetest thing I will ever see!!" Kate squealed and Lizzie was glad to have her as one of her best friends again. Ethan looked up from where he was apparently fascinated with his shoes and looked confused.

"What? What happened?"

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THE END! Awww...it's happily ever after after all for Lizzie and Gordo. I had to leave you with one of Ethan's moments. ^.^ It was too good to waste. Want any more of my writings? I will be doing a 7th Heaven fan fic soon, so look for it! I love you all, thanks and put a final review out there for this chapter!

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