supergirljen – Thanks for helping me on Lizzie and Miranda's descriptions.

hockeylover – Wow, thanks. I appreciate the compliment. While I like L/Gs and most other straight Gordo couplings, M/Gs are my favorites to write and read. I think a lot of liking a certain coupling as to do with how its written, I'd rather read a well written K/G than a badly written L/G. Also, some of its personal preference. Like if I was Gordo, I'd be more attracted to Miranda than Lizzie, and not just physically. Miranda is more of the type of girl I'd be interested in. I think both girls bring out different things in him. Lizzie seems to complement him while Miranda seems to challenge him and vice versa. The one thing that really bothered me was when people/fans said Gordo wouldn't be attracted to Miranda. Please, Gordo is still a guy and Miranda is very pretty. My friends and me were once talking about how a guy is usually at the very least physically attracted to his female friends. He may never act on those feelings but they are there. That's how I see Gordo's feelings towards Miranda, they're there but at the moment (post-movie) they're overshadowed by his feelings towards Lizzie. On the other side, I think at some point, Miranda did or will have a crush on Gordo. They're too close for some romantic feelings not to pop up, especially from a small case of jealousy about how Gordo would treat Lizzie when/if they dated post-movie. I could prolly ramble on about this for awhile but I'll stop there. Again, thanks for the compliment.

A/N – "Thoughts"

Chapter 9 – Going To The Ball

Gordo stood in the McGuire's backyard thinking. It was the night of the prom and Kyle and him were picking up the girls here. Since the girls needed a few more minutes to get ready, Gordo decided to get some air.

The closer the Prom came, the more nervous he got. Actually he wasn't really nervous, more anxious.

Every time he was around Miranda, his stomach would tie into knots and his mouth would go dry. It took all of his control to act as normal as possible around her. Ever since the bathroom incident, he had this incredible urge to grab her, run his hands through her hair, and kiss her.

Letting out a deep breath he tried to clear his head. His brain and heart were at war. His brain was telling him that this was a bad idea that they need to stay friends. But his heart was fighting back telling him to take her now and never let go.

As Matt walked out onto the porch, he grinned as he watched Gordo walking around the backyard talking to himself.

"Gordo," Matt called to him. He waited until he was looking at him. "There ready."

Taking another deep breath, to steady himself, he walked over to the picnic table on the deck. On top of the table, were a corsage and a white tulip.

Picking up the corsage and tulip, a small smile formed. Normally, you would give the girl a rose but he knew that Miranda's favorite flower was white tulips. When he had gone to the flower shop to buy her the corsage, he had seen the tulips and something in the back of his head told him to buy one.

Walking inside, he saw Lizzie and Kyle posing for pictures for the McGuire's. He chuckled as he approached.

Lizzie's dress was light blue; similar to a clear sky. The dress, while not too form fitting, showed her figure beautifully. It tied around her neck, leaving her back uncovered until it scooped around her lower back, and the skirt flared out at the end just around her ankles. Her hair was elegantly pinned up in the back with a few stray tendrils, framing her face. She was wearing a pair of dangling, earrings with diamonds surrounded by light, blue sapphires and a simple gold necklace.

Lizzie saw him and smiled. "You clean up nice Gordo," she teased him.

Gordo grinned back and stopped a few inches away from her "You don't look so bad yourself McGuire," he shot back. "Seriously, you look beautiful," he said hugging her.

Lizzie grin widened, "You haven't seen anything yet," she whispered into his ear

Pulling back, Gordo titled his head slightly and looked at her confused. "What are you," But before he could ask his question, he was interrupted by someone behind him.

"Gordo," Miranda called softly.

Her voice brought a small and unexpected smile to Gordo's face. He started to turn around to look at her. "Hi Mir..." he trailed off as he saw her. His jaw practically hit the floor in amazement as he stared at her.

Miranda's dress was crimson with spaghetti straps and the neckline fell just low enough to give him a glimpse of her chest. To help her walk, there was a slit up the back up to her knees. The dress was form fitting, and in Gordo's opinion, amazingly showed off her figure. Miranda's raven hair formed soft waves as it cascaded down to her shoulders. The diamond earrings glistened in the light and around her neck hung the necklace with the music note pendant.

Gordo smiled but couldn't think straight. "Wow."

Everyone watched in amusement as Miranda and Gordo seemed to enter their own little world. After a few minutes, Matt casually walked by and elbowed Gordo in the ribs.

"Oomph." Gordo quickly shook his head, trying to restart his brain. Slowly walking over to her, his eyes never left hers. "Here," he said handing her the tulip.

Gordo felt his lips curl into another smile when Miranda smiled as she took the flower. "A white tulip," she whispered in almost disbelief. "Thank you."

Gordo laughed nervously, a little embarrassed.

After handing the flower off to her mother, she looked back at Gordo and saw the corsage container. After a few more seconds of Gordo just staring mindlessly at her, "That for me?" she asked pointing at the container.

"Uh?" He looked down at the container in his hands and felt stupid for forgetting about it. "Uh…yea." He then tried to open it but it wouldn't. "Open damn it, open."

Miranda couldn't help but giggle as she watched Gordo. "Oh my god! Did I just giggle?"

Finally Gordo got the container open and took out the corsage. Miranda extended her arm and Gordo gently took her wrist and attached it. Gordo's fingers lingered on Miranda's arm and she felt goosebumps rise.

Mrs. Sanchez coughed; getting Miranda's attention, she handed her Gordo's boutonniere. Miranda attached it to the lapel of Gordo's tuxedo jacket. As she folded the lapel back down, Miranda gently ran her fingers up and down the jacket, smoothing out imaginary wrinkles.

Mrs. Sanchez watched them with a smug smile, "Come on you two, I want a picture."

"Mom," Miranda hissed, embarrassed.

"Come on honey."

Miranda stood in front of Gordo, who very lightly wrapped one arm around her waist. For both it was very awkward but at the same time addictive. After a few pictures, Miranda leaned back into him and Gordo tighten his hold around her waist.

After what felt like a hundred pictures, it was finally time to go. Miranda and Gordo slowly walked out of the house, arm in arm, towards the limo waiting parked on the street.

Once inside, Miranda, Lizzie, and Kyle started exploring the limo while Gordo stretched out in one of the large seats.

After a few minutes, they settled down and sat down. As Lizzie and Kyle were playing with the sunroof, Miranda sat down next to Gordo and was looking out the window.

Gordo just watched her and couldn't keep the smile off his face. Miranda eventually looked over and caught him looking at her. They both quickly looked down at the floor, with identical embarrassed smiles.

After a few minutes, the limo pulled up in front of Regal Hotel. The Hill Ridge Junior Prom was to be held in its ballroom.

Kyle and Lizzie were first out of the limo, followed by Gordo. As Kyle and Lizzie walked into the Hotel, Gordo waited for Miranda.

Miranda took Gordo's hand, which he offered, and he helped her out of the limo. She slipped her arm around his and they walked into the Hotel.

Lizzie was waiting for them in the lobby with Kyle and watched with a smile as Gordo and Miranda walked in. "They look so cute together. If they don't get together, I will so beat them."