Author(if you can call me that)note-Sorry that it has taken me so long to update this or any other of my stories.And sorry that this chapter is so short.For you see Christmas time is the busiest time at my place of employment and so right now I'm pulling a six day seventy two hour a week work schedule.So I'm going to be a little slow on the updating until way after Christmas.So sorry(hangs head in shame)

Dec-22

Miranda had been hard at work doing her waitress job when Gordo had suddenly popped into the diner telling her he needed to talk to her. He said he had a big favor to ask of her and if she agreed he would owe her big. So Miranda had another waitress watch her tables and told Carl she was taking her last fifteen minute break. Grabbing Gordo by the arm Miranda drug him over to one of the empty booths in the back of the diner and let Gordo start to talk.What he asked of her had come as a little bit of a shock to her.

"Gordo could you please repeat that." asked Miranda as she sat in the diner booth looking at him.

"Well, what I said was," said Gordo a little hesitantly "I was wondering if you would you like to go with me to my studio's annual Christmas party we're having tonight. You see the New York office is having it tonight"

"So you need a date for this party and it's supposed to be scheduled for tonight?" asked Miranda crossing her arms and glaring at Gordo.

"Well, uhh yeah that's what I said. It's scheduled for seven PM tonight" said Gordo but than frowned when he noticed the glare he was getting from Miranda "Miranda why are you looking at me like that for?"

"God Gordo how could you of all people do this to me?!"said Miranda still glaring at him.

"Uhh just what is it that I did to you?" asked Gordo getting more and more lost as this conversation went on.

"What I mean is first off you asked me if I wanted to go with you to this big Hollywood Christmas party, right?" asked Miranda rolling her eyes.

"Yeah I did." said Gordo still confused.

"Well, duh of course I want to go to a big time Hollywood Christmas party with you, you big dummy!" said Miranda rolling her eyes again "But you spring this on me today! The day of the party! And not to mention I get off from here at three PM which gives me only four hours to get ready! I mean Good God Gordo you did grow up with two girls as your best friends! Didn't you learn anything from me and Lizzie about how long it takes for us girls to get ready for something important?!"

"Oh yeah" said Gordo nodding his head when understanding at last hit him"I see what your getting at now."

"Well, good for you." said Miranda "God Gordo I would love to go with you to this party. But I don't even have a dinner dress to wear for this party."

"What I've seen your closet you have plenty of dresses in there to wear." said Gordo once again confused.

Miranda felt like banging her head against the table over the stupidity of some men."Yes Gordo I have a few dresses in my closet. But none of them are fancy enough to wear to your high deal fancy Christmas party of yours. And Good lord would you just look at my hair!" said Miranda as she ran her hands through the dark mane of her pined up and pulled back hair "With such short notice there is no way I could get an appointment with my hair dresser."

"Well Miranda I think I have a solution for that." said Gordo suddenly smiling.

"Alright Mr Big Shot Movie Director lets hear your solutions" said Miranda.

"Well, the part with your hair that's an easy fix," said Gordo "Since I am a Big Shot Movie Director I have a lot of people on my payroll. And a lot of them are movie makeup people and hairdressers. And they can make you look beautiful if you let them. I mean the group I have Miranda they can work miracles on you if you'll let them."

Miranda sat back in the booth, crossed her arms and once again started glaring at Gordo "David Gordon are you telling me that I have to have a miracle to happen to me before I can look nice?"

"NO!" said Gordo holding his hands out in front of him as if that would shield him from that famous Sanchez anger he could see starting to burn in her eyes "That came out completely wrong! What I meant to say was that they could do a fast and great job on you in the short time we have. I mean they don't have to make you look beautiful because you already are beautiful Miranda."

Miranda could see how embarrassed Gordo was getting after saying that and could feel her own cheeks start to warm from the complement that Gordo had just gave her.

"Ok your forgiven and thank you for the compliment" said Miranda softly "But what am I going to do for a dress to this big Christmas shindig of yours?"

Miranda watched as Gordo only smiled, pulled a card out of his wallet and showed it to her.

"American Express Card" said Gordo smiling and holding the charge card up for Miranda to see "Never leave home without it."

"Gordo I can't....."

"Nope your going with me to this party and that is all there is to say about this" said Gordo interrupting Miranda "When you get off work we're going to call Maxine and have her watch Amanda for a little time longer.Than God help me I'm going to take you uptown for some dress shopping,than we'll swing by the office so my people can get to work on you.And when all of that's done you and I going to a party.So get ready Sanchez because we're going to have some fun tonight"

Miranda had to think about this for a second.Two days ago Gordo had done her a huge favor by watching Amanda for her while she was at work and he did it while he was also at work.Miranda couldn't help but smile as she thought back as to how wore out Gordo was when he and Amanda made it back to her apartment later that night.Her daughter had ran her favorite uncle ragged that day.Even though she didn't want Gordo to use his card to buy her dress for her Miranda knew she owed him a favor.And truth be told Miranda knew she really wanted to go to this party.So Miranda turned and looked at Gordo and only said five words.

"Ok I'll go with you."