Chapter 13. Unlucky for some but hopefully not for me. So this is it. This is the Miranda and Gordo confrontation chapter but will things happen the way you imagined. Thanks for all the support. Let me know what you all think of this one and most of all, Enjoy!

I don't own anything to do with Lizzie Maguire in any way, shape or form.

Miranda sat there, intently watching Gordo pace back and forth. Every so often he would pause as if about to speak but then he would return to pacing.

Miranda was becoming frustrated.

"Gordo!"

Gordo stopped in his tracks and looked into the waiting eyes of Miranda. She had beautiful eyes but right now...well, if looks could kill.

Gordo rubbed his eyes and pushed his hair back of his forehead and looked again at Miranda.

"Okay. Here goes...you were right."

Miranda's eyes turned from a look of frustration to one of puzzlement.

"I was right?"

"Yes"

"You're going to explain things a bit better than that."

"Okay, em...well..."

"C'mon Gordo. Talking is good, talking is fun, talking won't make my fingers swell."

Gordo laughed at this memory and thought about whom he was talking to. This was Miranda. His friend. If he couldn't tell her what was going on who could he?

Gordo sank into the chair beside Miranda and gave himself one final bit of internal encouragement before beginning.

"You were right"

"You've said that part."

"I know, just give me a chance. You were right. I did have feelings for Lizzie."

And there it was Gordo had finally admitted it. Miranda had been waiting for this but was surprised at the way it made her feel. He had said it. He had actually said it but what did he mean by did? What had happened last night?

"Did? What happened Gordo?"

"What happened? You happened."

"I happened?"

"Yeah you. Things were fine. I was living with my infatuation, in a certain sort of blissful ignorance, never expecting anything to happen until you came along with your ideas of turning a simple night out at mini golf into something more."

"What was wrong with me doing that if you did actually have feelings for her?"

"Well because you put the idea of telling her in my head and that was a terrible idea. A terrible, terrible idea."

"Oh my gosh did you tell her?"

"Are you nuts? No I didn't tell her. That would have been the only way that last night could have been any worse."

"What happened last night? Just tell me!"

"What happened? What happened? Ethan Craft happened. That's what happened."

"Ethan was there?" Miranda said perking up slightly.

"Yes and you could try to sound a little less excited about it."

"But why was Ethan there and why did it affect your plans with Lizzie?"

"He was meant to be meeting Kate but she stood him up. So Lizzie of course asked him to join us and adamantly assured him that we weren't on a date."

"Oh... I see."

"I had worked myself up into thinking that this could be a date and then Ethan came along and it seemed more like I was a third wheel on their date."

"Oh Gordo I'm so sorry."

Gordo went on to recount the events of the night to Miranda. He explained how after Miranda had left he had really worked himself up into thinking that maybe he could make something more of his night alone with Lizzie. He told her about how it had all started well but had taken a sudden down turn with the arrival of Ethan. He told her about how Lizzie dotted all her attention on Ethan and ignored Gordo. Gordo explained how he felt like dirt the whole night as he watched Ethan and Lizzie together.

Miranda sighed and consoled him the whole time. They moved closer together and Miranda gently placed her hand on Gordo's to console him and sat there with her sympathetic eyes watching him holding back his emotions and trying to control the upset flinching of muscles on his face.

Gordo told Miranda about how Lizzie had ditched Gordo so Ethan could walk her home.

"But it's just as much out of his way as it is for you. In fact you know what it's more out of his way."

"I know!"

"Gordo. I'm sorry. I can't believe Lizzie did that. I was sure she had feelings for you."

"Did she ever actually say anything to you?"

"Well, no but..."

"Exactly. Do you know how crappy it feels to like someone and know for sure they don't like you back, to know that they'd rather spend their time with someone other than you?"

Miranda looked away she felt bad for Gordo and she knew just what he meant. She knew what it was like to have feelings for someone and for that someone not to feel the same way about you.

"There's this emptiness inside, this hollow dropping feeling like everything is spiralling down out of control. I don't know if you know what I mean. Seeing her with Ethan and feeling so left out, so unwanted. It was just too much. It hurt too much. I can't do it anymore."

"What do you mean you can't do it anymore?"

"I'm moving on. I can't keep feeling the way I do. It's too hard to like Lizzie and know she doesn't feel the same."

"Oh Gordo I'm so sorry."

"Don't be. It's okay. I'm okay."

Miranda looked into the hurt eyes of Gordo and knew he was lying.

"Okay. I'm not okay but I will be."

"So you're moving on? You're just going to let your feelings for Lizzie go?"

"That's the plan."

"Are you going to ask someone else out instead or how are you going to do this? Do you have another girl in mind."

"Em well I've been thinking about this all morning and trying to think of someone I might like."

"Really? Thought of anyone yet?"

"Well, em."

Gordo fidgeted nervously in his seat. Miranda was still holding his hand and his mind was racing. He was debating with himself about what to do. If he did what he wanted to do right now that could lead to just as many complications as telling Lizzie how he felt would have.

"Don't tell me its Lizzie's cousin what's her name?"

"No. I hadn't actually thought of her."

"But you have thought of someone?" Miranda said moving closer to Gordo.

Gordo could feel Miranda's breath and closeness. She was holding both his hands now and was so close that he could easily smell the sweet scent of her perfume.

"Yes" Gordo whispered, "I've thought of someone but it would just be as complicated if not worse than the Lizzie thing."

Gordo bowed his head forward to avoid looking into Miranda's eyes and was surprised to feel Miranda push her forehead against his

"It doesn't have to be."

Gordo looked up finding himself face to face with Miranda. Their noses were touching now and Miranda was squeezing his hands. Before either of them knew what was happening their lips had touched if only for a brief moment as they brushed of each other. They both stood up now and stared deeply into one another's eyes. Then it happened, they both leaned forward and kissed. Gordo brought his hands up into Miranda's hair as he gently kissed her and Miranda wrapped her arms around his waist.

They broke away from each other for a moment and looked at each other not quite sure what to think or say and then they went back to kissing.

Not to far away Lizzie sat in her house wondering where Miranda could be. She didn't want to try Gordo's cause she didn't want to talk to Gordo till she was ready to tell him how she felt. So she sat there waiting hoping that Miranda would show up soon and she could tell her the good news.

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