THE HILTON BANQUET HALL
MATT AND MELINA'S WEDDING RECEPTION
"Hey hon," said David smiling as the love of his life came over and sat down next to him at the table. But when said love of his life looked at him with a deep frown on her beautiful face he knew something was up with her. "Uh-oh I know that look," said David concerned and hoping that her frown was not there because of something he had done "Alright you can tell me. What's happened that's got you frowning like that?"
"There's somebody here not having fun," said Lizzie with her frown digging in a little deeper.
"Well, we can't be having that now can we? I mean this being a joyous occasion and all," said David as he took Lizzie hand into his feeling a little better now knowing that he wasn't the one in trouble "So tell me love just who is it here that's not having fun?"
"That would be her," said Lizzie using her free hand to point over David's shoulder and a little to the left.
David turned to look where Lizzie was pointing and there he found Miranda across the room and sitting all by her lonesome at another table.
"Boy you're sure right about that," said David noticing the look that was on Miranda's face "She sure doesn't look happy at all, does she?"
"No she doesn't. And if I'm not mistaken that happens to be her third glass of wine." said Lizzie as they both watched Miranda flag the waitress down and take another wine glass from her.
"You have any idea what's got her so down in the dumps?" asked David turning back to look at Lizzie.
"I'm not one hundred percent sure, but I think that deep down she's jealous." said Lizzie as the frown left her face to be replaced with the hint of a smile.
"She's jealous?" said David in confusion "Jealous about what?"
"Well, if I had to guess I'd say it was that," said Lizzie nodding her head a little toward the dance floor.
David looked toward the dance floor and was a little shocked at what or more like WHO he saw there. "I didn't know Kate was here." said David turning away from the view of Rodney and Kate dancing together out on the dance floor.
"Yes, unfortunately she's here," sighed Lizzie.
"Ok, why is she here?" asked David.
" Matt just got through telling me that two months ago he ran into her in a bar while he was in New York City on business. They got to talking about old times and so he got the bright idea to invite her to his wedding. I guess the little dufus thought that her being famous and all it would add a somewhat coolness factor to his and Melina's wedding if she were here."
"Ok that I can understand." said David a little confused as he turned to look back out at the dance floor. "But what I don't get is how is it that Rodney hooked up with Kate? And how did the two of them ended up out there together on the dancing floor...ok never mind that was a dumb ass question." said David turning back to smile at Lizzie while shaking his head "It never cease to amaze me how no matter where that boy goes he's ALWAYS able to pick up some hot looking babe."
"So you think Kate is hot looking, huh?" asked Lizzie as she took her hand out of David's so she could crossed her arms. Although she was glaring at him very sternly Lizzie knew that deep down she was only having a good time making her husband sweat. Lizzie had to fight very hard to keep from smiling as David started to squirm around in his seat, while mumbling.
"Oh well... uhh ...you know...she's not bad to look...what I mean is...uhh well you know..." said David stuttering "So just how are we going to fix this problem with Miranda?" asked David turning to look back at Miranda hoping to put Lizzie focus back on her and hoping it would take some heat off him.
"I don't know," sighed Lizzie feeling a little helpless "You know as well as I do what will happen if I go over there making a big deal out of her feeling jealous. She'll just get mad, start to deny everything and maybe even leave."
"Well in that case," said David smiling as he slowly got up out of his chair "Why don't you just let me handle this."
"David?" Lizzie asked with a worried look on her face "Just what is it that you're planning on doing?"
"Don't worry love." said David leaning down to kiss his wife's cheek before heading toward where Miranda was at "I know just how to handle this."
MEANWHILE AT MIRANDA'S TABLE
Haven't those two ever heard of common decency, thought Miranda as she watched the couple out on the dance floor. Much to her surprise Miranda had found herself sitting there for the last few minutes watching them very closely. She had also found herself watching and not liking where Kate's hands were being placed on Rodney's back. And Miranda wasn't totally sure why she was doing that or why she was even caring that Kate's hands were slowly starting to slip down Rodney's back to a more sourthernly position. But what she did know was she sure didn't like it!
"Hey there girlfriend," said David suddenly as he sat down next to Miranda, snapping her out of her angry thoughts.
"Right back at you girlfriend." said Miranda turning to look at David.
"So are you having a fun time?"
"The best," said Miranda with a smile that David noticed didn't quite reach her eyes.
"So," said David looking out on the dance floor and deciding to throw the touchy subject out right off the bat "Rodney and Kate sure look like they're having a fun time out there, don't they?"
"Yeah they sure do," said Miranda narrowing her eyes as she turned back to look at the pair on the dance floor.
"It's not bothering you that they're out there is it?"
"No," asked Miranda turning suddenly to look at David with an 'Oh shit someone has caught me' look on her face before she was able to cover it up with a look of indifference "Why should I be bothered by that?"
"Oh no reason it's just..." said David pausing for a second for dramatic effect.
"It's just what Gordo?"
"Well, you see Lizzie has this crazy idea that you and Rodney might hit it off while you were both here." said David shrugging his shoulders "She's got this crazy idea that if you two got together you would make a cute couple."
"What!" asked Miranda stunned by that "Me and Rodney? A couple? Why we don't even like each other!"
"That's exactly what I tried to tell her," said David pointing his thumb and nodding his head back toward Lizzie "But you know just as well as I do how Lizzie gets when she gets on one of her romantic kicks."
"Boy do I ever," said Miranda nodding in agreement while thinking back to all the trouble Lizzie had gotten her and them into back during her old Ethan Kraft crush days.
"Yeah she spends way to much time reading those sappy old romance novels of hers," said David rolling his eyes "She has a hard time realizing that life doesn't always follow one of her happy ever after love books."
"You got that right," sighed Miranda.
"Well, anyway it looks like your not liking Rodney turned out to be a good thing after all," said David.
"What do you mean?" asked Miranda looking at David with a puzzled look on her face.
"Well, what I mean is that's it's a good thing you're not interested in Rodney because it looks like Kate is," said David "And if you were into him than you wouldn't have much hope. Because well you know that's Kate Saunders out there and you know better than anybody that you wouldn't stand much of a chance against her..."
"DAVID ZEPHYR GORDON," Miranda shouted in a very loud and outraged toned "Are you actually sitting here and trying to tell me that you don't think that I'm good enough to compete with Kate? That I couldn't take any man I wanted away from her!"
"Well, now don't get mad Miranda," said David eyes wide and holding both of his hands palms up in surrender "It's just that well ever since we were kids Kate has always taken any guy she wanted away from you and Lizzie. So I just thought..."
"David Gordon, I'm just as good as Kate is...hell I'm better than she is at anything and everything I choose to do!" said Miranda starting to get madder by the second.
"Well, yeah I know that but..." started David.
"And furthermore," said Miranda cutting off David "If I wanted to I could go out there and take Rodney away from her anytime I wanted to!"
"Oh come on now Miranda. You and I both know that Kate wouldn't allow that..." David started to say but was cut off again when Miranda suddenly jump up from her seat to stand on her feet.
"Where are you going, Miranda?" asked David.
"To prove to you once and for all that I'm better than Kate Saunders!" said Miranda as she took off for the dance floor and started making a beeline toward the dancing couple.
Mission accomplished, thought David smiling as he looked over toward Lizzie giving her a thumbs up, making her smile.
TBC
