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CHAPTER 3

FRIDAY

After finally making it to Gordo and Lizzie apartment Miranda sat her two suitcase down on the ground and pushed the doorbell. As she heard someone inside start making their way to the door Miranda took a few deep breaths to help calm her nerves.

"You can do this," Miranda muttered to herself just as the door opened up to reveal the smiling face of one David Gordon.

"Gordo!" exclaimed Miranda.

"Miranda you made it!" said Gordo as he pulled his best friend into a big hug.

"Of course I made it," laughed Miranda after she and Gordo broke their hug "You didn't think I'd actually miss the wedding of my two best friends, did you?"

"The thought never crossed my mind." said Gordo as he was reaching down to pick up Miranda's suitcases.

"Good because I'm looking forward to being Lizzie's maid of honor."

"Just so you know I also wanted you to be my bestman...uhhh... bestperson.. whatever," said Gordo as he ushered Miranda into the apartment "But Lizzie over ruled me and got you while I got stuck with Larry instead."

"Ok first off Larry has always been your favorite guy friend.And second Lizzie gets first pick because this is HER big day after all." said Miranda as she sat down on the living room sofa.

"Well all I can say is thank God her dad is paying for all of it and not me ." said Gordo as he came out of the guest bedroom, where he put Miranda's suitcases "I mean the wedding is in less than three days and the two of them are STILL going over stuff!"

"And why aren't you there helping them?" Miranda asked with a smirk on her face "I mean after all it is your big day too."

"Because I'm the groom in this wedding." said Gordo as if that explanation explained everything.

"What the hell are you talking about,Gordo?"

"Ok let me try to explain this to you Miranda," said Gordo as he sat down next to Miranda on the sofa "Just like any other groom my job in the wedding is simple. All I'm required to do is go get fitted for my tux, try not to get to drunk and do something stupid at my bachelor party and finally I'm to show up at the church on time to say I do. I've taken care of the first two now all that I'm required to do is be at the church on Monday."

Miranda crossed her arms and glared at Gordo,knowing better.

"Ok ok," Gordo smiled knowing he was busted "I've been over there helping them all day.Lizzie sent me back over here so I could be here when you arrived.

"See I knew you were a good boy," smiled Miranda as she patted Gordo on the arm.

"You want to know something Gordo I'm actually proud of you." said Miranda.

"Oh and why is that?"

"Because in the end you did it." said Miranda "You got Lizzie to fall in love with you.And now you're going to marry her."

"Yeah I guess you're right," smiled Gordo "But let me tell you something Rand, had I known that all it would have taken to make Lizzie finally fall in love with me was for us to go to Rome together ...well lets just say that I would have booked two tickets long before that school trip."

Laughing Miranda was about to make a comment on how she hated the fact that she had missed out on all the fun that summer but was stopped when ringing could be heard in the other room.

"Hold on let me get that." said Gordo as he headed for the phone in the kitchen.

Noticing the large photo album sitting on the coffee table Miranda picked it up and was very surprised at what she found inside.Every page of the album was filled with news clippings. Not just any news clippings they were all of the ones she had written since she started work at the Daily Star as a reporter.

"That was Lizzie." said Gordo,walking back into the living room.

"What did she want?"

"To see if you made it in.And to tell me to get your butt down to her parents house as quickly as possible because she wants to see you." said Gordo who than noticed the photo ablum sitting in Miranda's lap "Ahh I see you found Lizzie's pride and joy."

"Pride and joy?" asked Miranda as she looked up at Gordo.

"Oh yeah.Lizzie has collected just about every single article you've ever written." laughed Gordo as he sat back down on the sofa next to Miranda "She cuts them out of the paper and places them in an album. She has two more full one's around here somewhere. This album is the one she's currently working on filling up now."

Wow, thought Miranda a little touched as she went back to flipping through the album.Close to the end of the album she stopped when she saw which news clipping was there and what it said.

FIREFIGHTER INJURED SAVING SIX YEAR OLD GIRL FROM HOUSE FIRE.

Miranda couldn't help but smile as she ran her finger over the plastic sheet that covered the clipping. This was the story that her editor had sent her on almost eight months ago, the story that when completed had brought her and Matt together.

"Boy Lizzie and Jo were mad when they saw that one for the first time." said Gordo when he noticed which article Miranda was looking at.

"What?" Miranda looked up from the article.

"That one" said Gordo pointing at the article in the album "When Lizzie and Jo found out that Matt had been injured while fighting a fire by reading it from a news article and not hearing it from him...well lets just say they weren't to happy with him."

"Right" said Miranda as she thought back to that night.

Matt had been slightly injured when a piece of burning debris fell from the roof and hit him on the shoulder.He had been trying to get the unconscious little girl out of the house before the fire reached them.Luckily they both made it out and were basicly ok. Miranda's editor had sent her the next day to interview the injured firefighter from his hospital bed. To say she was shocked to find that it was Matt who was lying in that bed would be a severe understatement.But once the shock had worn off Miranda started the interview and found that she was completely surprised by the now older Matt. He was smart, nice and very fun to be around, nothing like the bratty kid she remembered from her childhood.

After the interview they had kept in close touch with one another,what with both of them knowing each other and both now living in LA. Soon they were going out a few times but only as friends.That hadn't lasted long because the two soon found themselves having feelings for one another.Than after a night out with a little too much drinking the two caved into their feelings and spent the night together.That was three months after the interview and they had been couple ever since.

"Miranda are you ok," Gordo asked noticing how closely Miranda was looking at the news article.

"Yeah I'm fine." said Miranda closing up the photo album and mentally kicking herself for almost letting her emotions show in front of someone as intelligent and observant as Gordo.

Looking up at Gordo,Miranda put on an easy smile hoping to focus Gordo's mind onto something else. "Didn't you say Lizzie wanted you to take me somewhere?"

"Oh yeah, parents house, thanks for reminding me." said Gordo as the two of them got up and headed for the front door.

SATURDAY AFTERNOON

Matt was late, but granted this time it wasn't entirely all his fault.

A large industrial center had caught fire late last night causing him and many other LA City firefighters to stay up most of the night fighting it. When the next day's crew reported in Matt and the others had finally been sent home. Knowing he needed to try to get a few more hours of sleep before getting on the road Matt had went back to his apartment to catch some Z's. But fighting the fire all night had drained him and as tired as he was a few hours of sleep had turned into several causing him to get a late start to Hillridge.When he had finally made it into town it had been Lanny who had told him of the cook out his parents were having at their home. So the two loaded up,Lanny in his car and Matt back on his motorcycle and headed over to the McGuire home.

And just as soon as he walked through the gate and onto his parents back yard Matt begin to start looking for Miranda. He spotted her almost immediately. She was standing on the other side of the yard, up near the back door to the house, in what look like a deep discussion with Lizzie.As if she could feel him watching her Matt watched as Miranda looked up and made eye contact with him. Matt's worry over being late was quickly replaced with happiness when he noticed the happy smile that was starting to form on Miranda's face when she saw him. But just as he was about to start walking towards her, Matt watched in surprise as Miranda's smile suddenly disappeared.

What the hell, thought Matt as he realized that Miranda was watching and now frowning at some thing behind him.

Turning around Matt quickly found himself being enveloped into a very tight hug.

"Hey there sexy long time no see." said the woman hugging him.

Even without having seen all the blonde hair Matt would have recognized the very familiar female voice anywhere.

TBC

Hope all of you liked this chapter.I'm not to happy with it.Something about it bugs me but what can you do about it lol.So don't flame me to hard on it. lol