LAS VEGAS

HOME OF LIZZIE AND DAVID GORDON

Chapter 2

"Well, I got to go Rand. Gordo should be home from work any second now and I have yet to start dinner. So tootles" said Lizzie into Miranda's answering machine. She than hung up the phone and was about to start dinner when a voice spoke from behind her.

"Lizzie Gordon what in the world are you up too?"

Lizzie spun around in fright to see David leaned up against the wall watching her with a smile on his face.

"Good God David don't do that." said Lizzie as she tried to get her fast beating heart under control "You scared three years off my life."

"Sorry" said David as he pushed himself off the wall and went over to Lizzie.He gave Lizzie a kiss and than put his hand over her stomach "How's mommy and the baby been today?"

"Well, the baby been fine all day." said Lizzie "But mommy here has been throwing up every fifteen minutes."

"Sorry to hear that." said David "Did you do that thing your mom told you to do? You know the one that she said would make you stop that."

"Yes" said Lizzie rolling her eyes "And when it didn't work I than did the thing YOUR mother told me to do. And than I did the thing that Miranda's mother told me to do. Oh and let's not forget the thing Melina's mom told me too."

"Speaking of Miranda" said David as he let go of Lizzie and went over to the fridge, opened it and grabbed a soda "You never answered my question. Just what is it that your up to?"

"Nothing" said Lizzie innocently as she followed David into the living room.

"Lizzzzie?" said David drawing out her name.

"Ok Mister Nosey Pants if you must know" said Lizzie sighing "I'm working on a plan that will get Miranda and Rodney together. I think they'd make a cute couple."

"Oh come on Lizzie." said David shaking his head "Getting involved in match making is bad enough. But Miranda and Rodney?"

Lizzie crossed her arms and glared at David "You don't think I can do it do you? Get Rodney and Miranda together"

"Oh I'm most definitely sure you could throw them together into a situation and the two of them would end up in bed together. Yeah that's easy to see." said David nodding his head "But turn those two into a happy in love couple? Oh no,uh-uh,not going to happen." This time David was shaking his head when he said the last bit.

David Gordon was far from being a idiot. He has been a very successful undercover narcotics officer for almost ten years now. He had been awarded many medals and citations by the city and many business in the Las Vegas area. So it was easy to say that he was very good at his job. But it didn't take much creative detective work for him to figure out what the look his wife was shooting him meant.

He was in some deep shit.

"But I'm sure if there's anybody out there in this big old world that could pull off this impossible feat, that person would be you." said David using a particular old form of married man self defenses.It was called removing his foot from his mouth and start covering his ass.

Lizzie walked over to David wrapped her arms around his neck, placed some soft kisses down his neck and than smirked at him as she whispered into his ear "Nice save mister"

"Well, I do manage to do my best work while under pressure." said David REALLY liking the kisses Lizzie was planting down his neck.

"Well, let's just see what kind of best work you can do." said Lizzie as she pushed David down on to the couch and than climbed onto his lap. The two of them than proceeded to engage in an ancient form of activity called necking. David had just placed his hand under Lizzie shirt and was just about to enter first down territory when there started a very loud racket at their front door.

"Who in the hell could that be" moaned David as Lizzie slid off his lap allowing him to get up from the couch to go see who it was that was both beating on the door and ringing the door bell at the same time.

"DAVID GORDON!" said Lizzie in a chastising voice as she glared at him "Watch your language! When the baby gets here I will not have you going around this house cursing like that." To add emphasis to her statement Lizzie started rubbing her stomach.

"Yes dear sorry dear" said David as he bent down to kiss her on the forehead.

God I'm so whooped, thought David but in a happy mood as he went to the door. His happy mood got even better after he checked through the door's peephole and saw who it was standing there outside.

David turned back to look at Lizzie with a huge grin plastered on his face "Speak of the devil and he shall appear."

"Rodney?"

"In the flesh and standing at our front door."

"Oh this is going to be fun" squealed Lizzie from the couch "Let him in."

David undid the chain and opened the door to greet his friend "Hey Rodney whats..."

"What the hell is this" asked Rodney as he came storming into the house holding a small white card up in his hand.

"A piece of paper I would guess from the looks of it." said David smiling as he shut the door and followed Rodney back into the living room.

"Look Gordon we already have to many comedians living in this city already" said Rodney shaking the paper that was in his hand "So quit trying to be funny and tell me what this is."

"Rodney" Lizzie said calmly from the couch "That is an invitation for you so you can attend Matt and Melina's wedding."

"I mean I know that! I have read the card." said Rodney as he started pacing the living room "But I mean why did I get one? Why would your brother and his fiance send ME an invite to their wedding?I mean ok yeah I did meet them at your wedding reception. And granted we did get along pretty good."

"Pretty good" stated David shocked as he sat back down on the couch next to his wife and shook his head "Rodney,Melina met you at our reception and she thought you were funny. Do you have any idea how many people there are out there in this world that Melina has met and has actually liked."

Rodney stop his pacing "Oh no." he said turning to look at the smiling pair on the couch.

"Let's just say not many. You should feel honored." said Lizzie.

"And besides Rodney we were sure you would want to go to the wedding." said David with an even bigger grin on his face "I mean Miranda is going to be there."

"Whoa whoa" shouted Rodney holding up his hands "Nobody said anything about Sanchez being there! She's going to be at this wedding?"

"Of course she will." said David "I mean she was Matt's first love after all."

"WHAT!"

"David" said Lizzie smacking his arm before looking back at Rodney "Rodney that was just some old childhood crush my brother had. It was years in the past and over now."

"Well it's not like I care anyway." said Rodney looking at everything in the room except David and Lizzie while saying it.

David and Lizzie looked at one another smiling.

"Well, Rodney your going to have to excuse us for thinking you wanted to go to the wedding." said David actually getting into this match making stuff. Or maybe it was just the fact that he was getting to stick it to his best friend and partner "We were sure you wanted to go since we saw you and Miranda trying to suck the fillings out of each other mouth at the last wedding reception you two were at."

"How the hell did you know..." started Rodney before catching himself and clamping his mouth shut. After a second he spoke again "I mean I don't know what you're talking about."

"Tsk tsk Rodney" said David shaking his finger at his friend "It's not nice to lie to your friends."

"Rodney" said Lizzie as she got up off the couch and approached him with a small pout on her lips and shooting him her big doe eyes.Lizzie than placed one of her hands on Rodney's shoulder "It would mean so much to me if you would agree to come to my brother's weddingWith you being such a good friend of mine and David it would be great to have you there."

David knew Lizzie had Rodney on the ropes now. Although he would never admitt to it in a million years Lizzie had Rodney wrapped around her little finger. Despite all his talk about the many women he's went out with and all the 'chicks' who want to go out with him deep down David knew that Rodney was a sucker for female needing help. And as soon as he heard about how Lizzie's ex-husband had beat her and add to the fact that she was now pregnant with his best friends first child, well let's just say he would probably do whatever Lizzie asked of him. But David knew that he had only need to say one more thing to push Rodney over the finish line.

"Well,Rodney we understand if you don't want to be there." said David "I mean with Miranda going and all you're probably afraid to..."

"WHOA! Hold it right there Gordon" shouted Rodney snapping around to face David "I'm not afraid to show up at this wedding."

"Well, I never meant to..." started David.

"And I'm DEFINITELY NOT afraid to show up there just because Sanchez is going to be there!"

"Well, that's good to hear but I didn't..."

"Just when is this damn thing anyway?"

"Next Saturday at five." said Lizzie pointing it out on the card.

"Oh yeah right" said Rodney looking at the card before looking up "Look I'm sorry about busting in here like this and bothering you guys."

"You're not bothering us Rodney.And thank you for agreeing to go to the wedding." said Lizzie as she stood on her tip toes and kissed Rodney on the cheek.

"Uhhh yeah sure no problem." said Rodney while looking down at his shoes and blushing "Well now that we got all of this straightened out I guess I'll be leaving."

"You don't have to rush off Rodney." said Lizzie as David started walking their friend to the door "You can stay and have dinner with us."

"Uh no thank you." said Rodney still blushing "I uhhh got somewhere I need to be."

"Well, in that case it was nice to see you again Rodney." said Lizzie.

"Yeah uh thanks." said Rodney as he reached the door.

"And we'll be sure to let Miranda know you're going to the wedding to." said David with an evil smile as he let Rodney out "We might even sit you two together."

David could only laugh at the dirty look Rodney shot him after hearing that.

"Man that was to easy." said David shutting the door and than turning to Lizzie "You know something? This match making stuff might be a whole lot of fun after all."

Lizzie laughed and than kissed her husband as she walked by him on her way into the kitchen to start dinner.

TBC