Disclaimer: I don't own Lizzie McGuire or its characters.
AN: Hey everyone! Sorry for the wait! Been really confused with it says I have 14 reviews, but when I click on it only 10 of them show up, well at least I got the e-mails. Anyway, here are the shoutouts I was promising:
DearLizzie- Thanks for the advice, I've been pretty busy with school to update, but I'll try to do it more frequently! Love your fics, by the way, they're awesome!
Lostworld- Thankyou so much for the review. You'll be seeing quite a fair bit of Miranda in chapters to come, and also this one, but I wasn't really planning to introduce Matt in, but now that I think about it…. You just might be!
Dana- Hey! No worries if you didn't review the previous chapters, and its just great to hear I have fans!
anonymous reviewer T330- mate, I'm just spreading the McGuire love around! Great review!
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carnyman- Yes! A fellow Aussie! I am so happy I'm getting support from another aussie! Can't say I've seen or heard of "The Goodbye Girl" hopefully this isn't too similar or I'll be in trouble :S
Anonymous- ah yes! Without you this story would be filled with mistakes and errors :P You sneaky little thing:P
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ali oldman- Thankyou so much for all the reviews! Again, Happy Birthday for the 17th, and I'm glad you think of the characters that way, that was exactly what I'd hoped for.
Burgirhig- Thanks for the review, mate. I know how this can be confusing, sorry if you don't like that, hopefully you'll understand it soon. P.S. I love the real estate agent's name too:P Hope you like your character ;)
Basically, I'm really glad I could have all this support behind me. Been constantly drowning in assignments and homework, so hopefully I will have the next chapter up soon... anyway on with the story!
Chapter 4- The Setup
"He said WHAT?" Miranda said disbelievingly, almost dropping the box she was holding. "He has some nerve." Lizzie nodded, thankful that someone shared her opinion. It was a Saturday, the day after the incident with Gordo, and Lizzie had appointed Miranda to help her with some unpacking.
"So Lizzie, you're an advice columnist?" Ever since Miranda found out that her roommate had dubbed her Lizzie, Miranda had been insisting to call her by that name as well.
Lizzie rolled her eyes. "Don't you start too."
Miranda shook her head. "Don't worry, I think it's cool. Much cooler than a stuffy desk job like mine." Miranda started toying with the many clothes that Lizzie had spread out on her bed.
"So Lizzie," spoke Miranda, placing one of Lizzie's halter-necks over her shirt to test it out "I've been seeing this guy and-"
"Hold it right there." Lizzie interrupted firmly. "I don't do relationship advice."
Miranda looked at Lizzie in shock. "I'm surprised you even have a job. You don't get any love advice at all?"
"Of course, but romance isn't really my forte." Lizzie said rather nervously.
Miranda stopped obsessing over Lizzie's clothes and turned to face her. " Let me guess. Bad past relationship." After Lizzie nodded, Miranda went into psychic mode. "Let me guess, he cheated on you for your best friend?"
Lizzie restrained herself from laughing. "No, my best friend and my boyfriend hated each other." She giggled to herself remembering all the times Danny and Kate used to argue. After thinking about it for a while she stopped. It hurt too much to think about him. She flung her head down and started fiddling with her fingers. Miranda placed her arm around Lizzie's back sympathetically.
"Hey, it's cool if you don't want to talk about it. Obviously he was some jerk who didn't deserve you anyway."
Lizzie looked up at Miranda and smiled with gratitude. She only knew Miranda for a couple of days, but already she was shaping up to be one of the best friend's she'd ever had.
Lizzie exited the room after a few more minutes to get some more boxes from the closet. She hadn't even got to the door until she heard the faint rattling of keys from outside the door. She watched as the doorknob was twisting and turning frantically before Gordo stumbled in with a woman. The woman's legs were wrapped tightly around his waist as he pushed her against the wall and kissed her furiously.
Amidst all the action, Miranda walked in to the room. "What's all this noi- whoa!"
Standing next to Lizzie, Miranda stood in awe as she watched her neighbor make out. She found it funny, and giggled silently. Lizzie on the other hand, was furious. She couldn't believe what she was seeing. Had he forgotten he was sharing this apartment with someone else?
She cleared her throat sternly, grabbing the attention of Gordo, with his female friend still attached to his waist. He turned around and grinned at Lizzie and Miranda with lipstick smeared all over his lips.
Lizzie tapped her foot impatiently, waiting for some sort of response from Gordo. "What the hell do you think you're doing?"
The woman, who Miranda recognized as Angie the pizza girl released her legs around Gordo's waist and walked fiercely toward Lizzie, standing over Lizzie, a good couple of inches taller than her.
"It's called having a good time, sister. Clearly something you've never heard of." Angie muttered provocatively. Lizzie wasn't intimidated by her and glanced toward Gordo who had an amused grin plastered across his face.
"We are going to have a serious discussion about this later." She said through gritted teeth. "In the meantime, I want to see her out of here." She said, nodding toward Angie.
Gordo opened his mouth to say something, but was pulled away by Angie who headed straight for the door. "Come on baby, we can head back to my place." They slammed the door behind them and left Lizzie and Miranda in a fit of giggles.
"Whoa." Miranda exclaimed. "He does get around doesn't he? Do you think maybe next time he could get Angie to get me a free pizza?"
"If you're lucky, only by the end of the week." Lizzie answered, knowing that this little stint wasn't going to last that long.
Trying to get that incident out of their minds, Lizzie and Miranda spent the rest of that afternoon packing up Lizzie's things. Left with not much else to do, Lizzie offered Miranda to stay for a coffee. Lizzie hadn't said much after Gordo left, and Miranda kept thinking about the conversation they had earlier about Lizzie's ex.
"So." Miranda began, drinking her coffee slowly. "Do you think you'll ever start dating again anytime soon?"
"I guess." She knew that was far from the truth, but she didn't want Miranda thinking she was still some loser clinging on to her ex.
Miranda smiled gleefully and carried on with her coffee. "That's great."
Lizzie stared at Miranda, full of suspicion "Why do you ask that?"
"No reason." Miranda said, with a small smile tugging at her features.
"Miranda…"
"Yes, Lizzie?' Miranda glanced, looking as innocent as ever.
Lizzie narrowed her eyes at her friend, not seeing through the act Miranda was playing at. "What are you up to?"
"OK." Miranda said, taking Lizzie's hands. "Promise me you won't get mad." Lizzie decided it would be better if she didn't respond and let Miranda go ahead with her revelation.
Miranda breathed deeply and continued. "I kinda set you up on a date." She closed her eyes tightly and tried not to imagine Lizzie's angry gape, which was apparent when she decided to open them again.
"You did WHAT?" she exclaimed. "Miranda, there is no way I am going out with someone I've never even met."
"I know, I'm sorry Lizzie. But you seemed kind of… lonely lately and I wanted to do something to help you, and I was talking to a friend and she said she knew a guy with a similar situation so I thought- 'Why not?'" Miranda paused after all that rambling.
"Wow." That was all that Lizzie managed to utter.
"So are you mad at me?" Miranda questioned, a sullen look upon her face.
Lizzie laughed at Miranda's expression "Well, you're making it a hard time for me not to be. What's the name of this guy anyway."
Miranda winced. "Well, you see, I kind of forgot to ask my friend that."
At this point, Lizzie considered her options. She knew Miranda was only trying to help, even thought it was in a particularly weird way. She knew she had to move on from Danny, even if that meant going out with a complete stranger.
"So I'm going out on a blind date."
"That means you'll do it?" Miranda asked.
Lizzie wasn't sure. She never thought she'd end up doing it, and wasn't really keen on the idea. She contemplated the worst, and decided it wasn't worth fretting over. She just hoped that Miranda's friend had picked a suitable guy.
"Remember, I'm only doing this for you." Lizzie muttered, and was pulled into an embrace by her friend.
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It was almost eleven at night and Lizzie was struggling to keep her eyes open. She wanted to be awake when she confronted Gordo about the incident with Angie. She had almost completely dozed off when Gordo came home.
"I've been waiting for you." She said, suddenly fully awake.
"You shouldn't have bothered." He answered with a smirk. "I'm fully capable of putting myself to bed."
"You know what I want to talk to you about."
Gordo rolled his eyes. He was expecting this. "What Angie and I did was just a little fun."
Lizzie was furious. "It may have been fun for you, but you seem to be forgetting that you are sharing this place with me."
"Does that mean I'm not allowed to bring anyone home?"
"Yes." She answered stubbornly, arms folded to show she was dead serious.
"That's not fair." He argued. His roommate's stubbornness was really getting to him.
"Oh, it totally is. I don't want you and your friends 'having fun' while I am in the next room. If you want to have some fun, do it at their places. Not mine." She said firmly.
"Okay then." He agreed firmly. "But this rule applies to you as well." Gordo knew that he would never have to see the day where Lizzie would bring someone of the opposite sex home.
"Fine." She agreed.
"So don't wait up for me tomorrow night."
"Don't worry. I won't be home either." She responded, taking Gordo completely by surprise.
"Does that mean Little-Miss-Lonely actually has plans?'
"It does."
"A date?" he asked, raising his eyebrows.
"Not that it's any of your business, but yes I'm going out on a date, probably with someone equally as messed up as me." She muttered angrily, referring to the argument they had the night before.
Gordo looked down at the ground, ashamed at his words. "Yeah about that Lizzie, I'm really sorry." Lizzie was taken aback by his response, thinking they would plunge into another raging argument, yet she was still angry and pressed on.
"What should you be sorry about? You were 'telling me the truth', weren't you?" she growled.
"I shouldn't have told you in that way."
She decided he was genuinely sorry. "Doesn't matter." She said with a dismissive wave of the hand, promptly followed by a yawn.
"I should go to bed." She said, quickly walking into her bedroom before anything else could be said.
AN: Hmmm, I know that ended quickly, but I still have an English essay to do! That also means that i didn't have enough time to go and see if my grammar/spelling is okay, but i'm sure you folks can live if it isn't :P ( Anyway, Please submit a review! Peace out!
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