Lizzie woke up very excited. She was picking Miranda up at the airport at
12:30 and the party was scheduled to start at 1:30. Almost everything was
ready. Kate had gotten the band Phoenix Star to play, as promised. Kate
was coming over at 11:00 to help set up and hostess until Lizzie came back
with Miranda. Gordo was in charge of documenting the whole thing on film,
which he was more then happy to do. Ethan would be in charge of parking
everyone's cars a few streets over so Miranda wouldn't become suspicious.
Larry also woke up excited that day. He was nervous about what he was about to ask Miranda, but he was thrilled to have the chance to ask on such a special day. He had it all planned out, but no one, not even Lizzie, knew exactly what he was planning.
Right on time, Kate showed up to help Lizzie decorate the back yard. They had gotten all kinds of tiki torches, leis, streamers, plastic palm trees, and other such things to make Miranda's party a luau. Matt came out to set up a grass hut "bar" for fruit smoothies, juice, and other tropical drinks. Larry stopped by to drop off a note and a rose for Miranda.
An hour later, everything was set up and Lizzie went to take a quick shower before leaving for the airport. She got out of the shower and chose a pair of jeans and a pink floral print shirt to go with the party theme. She then hopped in her car and headed for the airport.
Lizzie got to the baggage claim just in time to hear them announce the arrival of Miranda's flight. She started to pace, anxious to see her missing best friend. She caught a glimpse of a very tan Miranda coming down the stairs.
"AHHHHH!!!" Lizzie screamed as she ran over to her friend and just about tackled her with a hug. Miranda returned the scream and hug and everyone in the baggage claim stared at the two.
They went to get Miranda's bags. It was already 1:00 when they headed out to Lizzie's car. When they got to Lizzie's car, Miranda saw the rose sitting on her seat.
"Larry said he was sorry that he couldn't come with, but you're supposed to call him when you get home." Lizzie lied, knowing exactly why Larry didn't come.
"Aww, he's so sweet!" She read the note to Lizzie. "Dear Miranda, I missed you more then you will ever know. I can't wait to see you, Love Larry."
"That is so cute!" Lizzie said.
"What about you and Gordo, that's cute!"
"I'm really happy, it was sort of unexpected, but I'm glad that it happened." Lizzie was smiling, and Miranda got curious.
"How exactly DID it happen?" she asked.
"Well..." 'Do I tell her what really happened? Of course, she's my best friend!' "You see, I kind of, well-"
"Spit it out Lizzie!"
"I asked Gordo to have sex with me at the beginning of the summer because I wanted my first time to be special." Lizzie blurted out. Miranda's jaw dropped and Lizzie continued. "I didn't want to hurt Steve, so I stayed with him, seeing him in the afternoon and Gordo at night."
"So you were dating both of them at once?"
"Not exactly. I wasn't really dating Gordo until about a week ago. He was just my-" Lizzie fished for the right word.
"Sex slave?" Miranda offered.
"Guilty pleasure, I think is how I put it. Anyway, I'm really happy. This past week has been amazing. First Gordo, then Kate, and now you're home."
"Wait, what about Kate?" Lizzie had forgotten to tell Miranda about Kate.
"Well, it seems that after graduation all of Kate's friends dumped her. I saw her a week ago at Starbucks and found out she's going to OCCC with me, but she didn't have a place to live. I felt so sorry for her that I invited her to stay with me. Turns out neither her nor Ethan really liked ANY of the people they hung out with in high school. And get this...Ethan isn't as clueless as we thought he was, he was just pretending to avoid fights with Claire and Danny!"
"Wow, I don't know what to say...you're gone for a few weeks and suddenly you return to an alternate universe. So what's Gordo like, um you know-"
"It's amazing, Miranda. It's just one of those things that can't be described. You know, the feeling of being one. But then again, you know all about that." Lizzie said.
"No, actually, I don't." Miranda sighed.
"Wait, you and Larry have been dating for 2 years and you've never had sex?" Lizzie said, shocked.
"Well, we've discussed it, and we'd both like to, but we're both too shy to make the first move. I mean the kissing is great, and we've been a litter farther then that, but we both end up getting nervous and stop. Besides, I would have told you if we had."
"I was wondering, but I just didn't know how to ask. Anyway, it's cool you've waited, I want your first time to be special like mine was." Lizzie smiled at her friend.
The car pulled up in front of Lizzie's house.
"I thought you were going to take me home?" Miranda asked.
"Later. I have a surprise for you first." Lizzie said.
Miranda got out of the car and was quickly blindfolded by Lizzie.
"Lizzie, what are you-" Miranda started.
"Shhh.you'll see." Lizzie took her hands and lead her out to the back yard. She hoped that Lanny, who was supposed to be keeping watch had seen the car pull up. As she drug Miranda through the kitchen she could see everyone outlining the back yard, dead silent.
Lizzie lead Miranda to the middle of the back yard.
"Ok, Lizzie, we're back outside, what in the hell is going on?" Miranda yelled.
Lizzie indicated over to the band and they started into a cover of Van Morrison's "Brown Eyed Girl". Miranda quickly tore the blindfold off as everyone yelled "Surprise!"
"Welcome back, Miranda, we missed you!" Lizzie said. Miranda hugged Lizzie.
"Hey!" Larry shouted. "Don't I get a hug?"
"Of course!" Miranda let go of Lizzie and ran over to Larry. She threw her arms around his neck and kissed him. "Thanks for the rose." she whispered into his ear.
"I love you Miranda." Larry whispered back.
"I love you too!" She smiled at him.
Gordo came up behind Miranda. "Do I get a hug too?" He asked, shyly.
"I don't know," Miranda laughed, "Lizzie might get jealous." She grabbed him into a tight hug and they both laughed.
"It's good to have you back." Gordo told her.
The band had finished their song and Larry appeared on the stage behind them. The lead singer nodded his head at Larry, because he had already talked to him before the party and knew what was coming. Larry stepped up to the mike.
"Can I please get the lovely Miss Sanchez up here?" Larry said into the mike.
"Umm, it looks like you're being called." Gordo said, leading Miranda up to the stage. Miranda walked up the side stairs to the stage and joined Larry. She was blushing furiously.
"First of all, I'm sure we're all glad to have you back." Larry started. A cheer came from all the guests. "I know I'm glad to have you back because now I can breathe again. Miranda, you're the most important thing to me, and I want to make it known, that I would be the luckiest guy in the world," Larry got down on one knee and took out the ring, "If you, Miranda Sanchez, would marry me."
Larry also woke up excited that day. He was nervous about what he was about to ask Miranda, but he was thrilled to have the chance to ask on such a special day. He had it all planned out, but no one, not even Lizzie, knew exactly what he was planning.
Right on time, Kate showed up to help Lizzie decorate the back yard. They had gotten all kinds of tiki torches, leis, streamers, plastic palm trees, and other such things to make Miranda's party a luau. Matt came out to set up a grass hut "bar" for fruit smoothies, juice, and other tropical drinks. Larry stopped by to drop off a note and a rose for Miranda.
An hour later, everything was set up and Lizzie went to take a quick shower before leaving for the airport. She got out of the shower and chose a pair of jeans and a pink floral print shirt to go with the party theme. She then hopped in her car and headed for the airport.
Lizzie got to the baggage claim just in time to hear them announce the arrival of Miranda's flight. She started to pace, anxious to see her missing best friend. She caught a glimpse of a very tan Miranda coming down the stairs.
"AHHHHH!!!" Lizzie screamed as she ran over to her friend and just about tackled her with a hug. Miranda returned the scream and hug and everyone in the baggage claim stared at the two.
They went to get Miranda's bags. It was already 1:00 when they headed out to Lizzie's car. When they got to Lizzie's car, Miranda saw the rose sitting on her seat.
"Larry said he was sorry that he couldn't come with, but you're supposed to call him when you get home." Lizzie lied, knowing exactly why Larry didn't come.
"Aww, he's so sweet!" She read the note to Lizzie. "Dear Miranda, I missed you more then you will ever know. I can't wait to see you, Love Larry."
"That is so cute!" Lizzie said.
"What about you and Gordo, that's cute!"
"I'm really happy, it was sort of unexpected, but I'm glad that it happened." Lizzie was smiling, and Miranda got curious.
"How exactly DID it happen?" she asked.
"Well..." 'Do I tell her what really happened? Of course, she's my best friend!' "You see, I kind of, well-"
"Spit it out Lizzie!"
"I asked Gordo to have sex with me at the beginning of the summer because I wanted my first time to be special." Lizzie blurted out. Miranda's jaw dropped and Lizzie continued. "I didn't want to hurt Steve, so I stayed with him, seeing him in the afternoon and Gordo at night."
"So you were dating both of them at once?"
"Not exactly. I wasn't really dating Gordo until about a week ago. He was just my-" Lizzie fished for the right word.
"Sex slave?" Miranda offered.
"Guilty pleasure, I think is how I put it. Anyway, I'm really happy. This past week has been amazing. First Gordo, then Kate, and now you're home."
"Wait, what about Kate?" Lizzie had forgotten to tell Miranda about Kate.
"Well, it seems that after graduation all of Kate's friends dumped her. I saw her a week ago at Starbucks and found out she's going to OCCC with me, but she didn't have a place to live. I felt so sorry for her that I invited her to stay with me. Turns out neither her nor Ethan really liked ANY of the people they hung out with in high school. And get this...Ethan isn't as clueless as we thought he was, he was just pretending to avoid fights with Claire and Danny!"
"Wow, I don't know what to say...you're gone for a few weeks and suddenly you return to an alternate universe. So what's Gordo like, um you know-"
"It's amazing, Miranda. It's just one of those things that can't be described. You know, the feeling of being one. But then again, you know all about that." Lizzie said.
"No, actually, I don't." Miranda sighed.
"Wait, you and Larry have been dating for 2 years and you've never had sex?" Lizzie said, shocked.
"Well, we've discussed it, and we'd both like to, but we're both too shy to make the first move. I mean the kissing is great, and we've been a litter farther then that, but we both end up getting nervous and stop. Besides, I would have told you if we had."
"I was wondering, but I just didn't know how to ask. Anyway, it's cool you've waited, I want your first time to be special like mine was." Lizzie smiled at her friend.
The car pulled up in front of Lizzie's house.
"I thought you were going to take me home?" Miranda asked.
"Later. I have a surprise for you first." Lizzie said.
Miranda got out of the car and was quickly blindfolded by Lizzie.
"Lizzie, what are you-" Miranda started.
"Shhh.you'll see." Lizzie took her hands and lead her out to the back yard. She hoped that Lanny, who was supposed to be keeping watch had seen the car pull up. As she drug Miranda through the kitchen she could see everyone outlining the back yard, dead silent.
Lizzie lead Miranda to the middle of the back yard.
"Ok, Lizzie, we're back outside, what in the hell is going on?" Miranda yelled.
Lizzie indicated over to the band and they started into a cover of Van Morrison's "Brown Eyed Girl". Miranda quickly tore the blindfold off as everyone yelled "Surprise!"
"Welcome back, Miranda, we missed you!" Lizzie said. Miranda hugged Lizzie.
"Hey!" Larry shouted. "Don't I get a hug?"
"Of course!" Miranda let go of Lizzie and ran over to Larry. She threw her arms around his neck and kissed him. "Thanks for the rose." she whispered into his ear.
"I love you Miranda." Larry whispered back.
"I love you too!" She smiled at him.
Gordo came up behind Miranda. "Do I get a hug too?" He asked, shyly.
"I don't know," Miranda laughed, "Lizzie might get jealous." She grabbed him into a tight hug and they both laughed.
"It's good to have you back." Gordo told her.
The band had finished their song and Larry appeared on the stage behind them. The lead singer nodded his head at Larry, because he had already talked to him before the party and knew what was coming. Larry stepped up to the mike.
"Can I please get the lovely Miss Sanchez up here?" Larry said into the mike.
"Umm, it looks like you're being called." Gordo said, leading Miranda up to the stage. Miranda walked up the side stairs to the stage and joined Larry. She was blushing furiously.
"First of all, I'm sure we're all glad to have you back." Larry started. A cheer came from all the guests. "I know I'm glad to have you back because now I can breathe again. Miranda, you're the most important thing to me, and I want to make it known, that I would be the luckiest guy in the world," Larry got down on one knee and took out the ring, "If you, Miranda Sanchez, would marry me."
