A/N: Hey, everyone. This is kind of hard to do since I haven't finished a whole story before. I would kind of thank some of my reviewers, but I don't really want to leave people out or whatever. Thanks to everyone who reviewed this fic, it really meant something to me. And the the a$$hole that flamed me for my last chapter, show me your work to let me know you can do any better than this. No offense to anyone, but I've seen worse stuff than this on this site. And just to let you know, this is my last Lizzie McGuire fic, I'm moving on to One Tree Hill and will be making a new account under my other email. For a little while I might be doing just shortfics or songfics. I really, really need a break.
This is going to be short, just like the prologue. But this wraps up the entire story. Thanks again, and here is the final chapter to Can We Still Be Friends.
WARNING: crummy ending.
Chapter Forty
Let's admit we made a mistake but
Can we still be friends?
Heartbreak's never easy to take but
Can we still be friends?
It's a strange, sad affair
Sometimes seems like we just don't care
Don't waste time feeling hurt
We've been through hell together
Lizzie shoved the last suitcase into the trunk of her car, then closed the door and turned around to face Gordo and Natalie. "Well," she began, "I guess this is it."
Natalie looked around her, then her eyes rested on her mother. "Yeah," she said, a sigh escaping from her mouth.
Gordo looked slightly nervous and ran a hand through his hair for the third time that morning. "So..." he started to say but drifted off.
Lizzie crossed her arms over her chest and shrugged. Everyone stood there in awkward silence. Finally, Natalie spoke up.
"So what's going to happen with the baby?" she asked.
Lizzie and Gordo quickly glanced at each other, "Well," Lizzie said, "It's gonna be born in nine months."
Natalie raised an eyebrow. "I'm being serious here!" she said. She planted her hands on her hips.
Gordo stared at his daughter for a minute. "We're going to Hillridge in her eighth month, so that we have a bit of time before the baby is born."
"And you guys are probably going to be staying for a while after that so that you can actually be with the baby," Lizzie added, opening the back door of her car and tossing a backpack in. She leaned against the car door after closing it and watched her daughter and her best friend standing like lumps, not knowing what to say next.
"I might be doing a movie in California, so I'll check up on that," Gordo said, shifting from one foot to another. There was another awkward silence.
"Oh, yeah, I forgot," Gordo finally said, "I'll be right back." He turned and jogged into the house. A minute later, he came out holding a few brown paper bags and handed them to Lizzie. She blinked at him, not knowing what they were for.
"Uh, Gordo?" Lizzie asked. She raised an eyebrow.
"You know, just in case..." he informed her.
Lizzie laughed, then smiled. "Oh!" she giggled, and then she gave him a playful punch. "Shut up!" she said.
Natalie cleared her throat. "So..." she said again.
"Well," Gordo began, "See you soon."
"Yeah," Lizzie shrugged slightly, "Bye."
She turned and started to get into the car, then suddenly turned around and gave Gordo and Natalie a final hug. "Thanks," she told them.
Then she stepped inside her car and started it up. Gordo and Natalie followed her down to the curb and watched her drive down the street.
They went inside long after her car disappeared down the street.
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Can we still be friends?
Can we still get together sometimes?
Can we still be friends?
You know that life will still go on
We awoke from our dream
Things are not always what they seem
Memories linger on
It's like a sweet, sad, old song
About four months later, Gordo and Natalie flew to Hillridge to film Gordo's new movie. They spent lots of time with Lizzie, and five months later, Nathan Howard Gordon was born. Lizzie let Gordo choose the name, of course, but was a little ticked about the whole Natalie-and-Nathan thing. But she eventually shrugged it off, and had loads of fun showing off her baby boy to her family.
After Gordo was finished with his movie, he and Natalie had all their things brought down to Hillridge and moved into a house not far from Lizzie's. They would miss their old home, but loved living in the town they had grown up in.
After a long time, Lizzie and Gordo finally put the pieces of their life back together, and they were finally able to relax and enjoy life. It hadn't turned out the way they expected, but it was just as great.
But some people still don't get how they can be just friends.
END