Disclaimer: I know this is a hard pill to swallow, but I don't own the show. I know.I was just as surprised as you are.
Time was flying by in the life of David Gordon. The first few months of school were zooming by and it was already mid-December. In only a few days Christmas vacation was going to begin. So many changes had happened in so little time. He was among the popular crowd, and was admired by all the freshman alongside Danielle. What Vicki had told them on the first day of school was true. Apparently the girlher stuff.
Another change that had occurred was the fact that he had joined a band. His friend Carlos began teaching him guitar but he soon found out that drums were more his thing. Gordo's love for the drums drove him to buy a drum set which was set up in his large room. Carlos immediately welcomed Gordo to join his band The OutKasts. The only things that remained the same was his persistance to do well in school (which was coming along perfectly as always) and his loveable personality.
Another change that Gordo thought was for the better were his feelings for Lizzie. Their talks on the phone became less frequent and it had been over two months since he had any contact with her. His feelings for her were long gone but he still missed her terribly. Even though he had made a gang of new friends, none came close to the connection he had with Lizzie. The last week of school finished quickly and before he knew it he had three weeks of vacation.
"David!" Mrs. Gordon yelled while knocking on Gordo's bedroom door. His playing on the drums always seemed to zone him out.
"David!" she called once more. He heard her and stopped mid-beat to open the door.
"Sorry Mom!" he said as he threw open the door. "What's going on? You want me to help you with dinner or something?"
"Actually, I have some good news for you." she said with a sly smile.
He looked at her with an equally sly smile and asked her what the news was.
"It's more of an early present if you will."
"I'm listening," he said as he leaned against his door.
"I thought since you hadn't seen Lizzie or Miranda in quite some time, that they could come and visit."
Gordo's back straightened. "You mean here? As in New York City here?"
"Yes David." She said laughing at her son's excitement.
"Are you serious?"
"Yes!"
"Oh man! W-whoa...thanks Mom." he said as he gave her a big kiss on the cheek. "This is great! So when are they coming out here?"
"In a few days."
"Are they gonna stay here, or in the guesthouse?"
"They're going to be staying in the guestroom."
"Liz can you believe this?" Miranda chirped excitedlyas she and Lizzie boarded the plane. "We're going to New York!"
"AND we're gonna see Gordo!" Lizzie pointed out.
"I guess that's a good thing ." Miranda said jokingly.
"C'mon Dad!" Gordo said impatiently. "We're gonna be late! I don't want to miss Lizzie and Miranda."
"David relax." Mr. Gordon said angrily. The traffic before them seemed never-ending. This was the one thing he hated about the airport. "Son, if you're going to be this jittery I'd rather you got out of the car and walked inside to pick them up. I'll find parking and you three could come find me."
"Sounds good to me ." Gordo said as he jumped out of the car and ran inside in search of his friends. He was so wired that he had hardly slept the night before. He had anticipated seeing them since his Mother had told him about it.
Gordo waited anxiously for Lizzie and Miranda. As soon as he saw them he quickly walked over to them.
"Hey!" he said with a big smile.
"Look dude," Lizzie said hardly making any eye contact. "I'm not really in the mood to be hit on right now. We're expecting to meet up with our friend so if you'll excuse us..." With her last statement she pushed past him and she continued walking with Miranda. Lizzie looked around and Miranda just looked at her like she was an idiot.
Lizzie caught the look. "What?" she asked as she continued looking around for Gordo.
"Do you know who that guy is?" Miranda said as her eyes wandered to the person Lizzie thought was a stranger.
Lizzie looked over to where the confused teen stood looking back.
"Oooh! You're right, he's kinda cute," she said as she waved and smiled at him. He just laughed. Out of nowhere, Lizzie felt Miranda pinch her.
"Ow!" she winced. "What was that for?"
"Take ANOTHER look girl!"
Before she look back again, he walked over to them with a smile. Wait a sec, Lizzie thought. That smile looked REALLY familiar. Too familiar...
"Hey!" Miranda said as she set her bags down.
"Hey Miranda." Gordo said as he gave her a hug.
Now Lizzie was confused.
He pulled back from Miranda and leaned into Lizzie. She put a hand in front of her and he looked surprised.
"Hold it right there buddy!" she said. "I don't hug guys I've never met."
"What!" he said shocked.
Miranda only laughed. "Is she serious?" he asked.
"I'm afraid so." she cleared her throat. "Lizzie McGuire I'd like you to meet David Gordon."
She was shocked. She knew he looked familiar but he had changed so much!
"Gordo?"
"Yup." he laughed again. "Do I really look that different?"
"Diggin the threads man," Miranda said as she admired the new style of clothes she and Lizzie were unfamiliar with.
"Here," he said removing his hat. He had been wearing those hats since school had started. "Maybe this will help." After he removed his hat he ruffled his hair a bit Lizzie saw the hair that could only be identified as David Gordon's.
"So Gordo ." Miranda said after they had put down their bags in the guestroom. "How's New York been treating you?"
"Pretty good," he said nonchalantly.
"Where's your room?" Lizzie asked.
"It's over here," he said as he opened a door that led directly into his. They followed him and explored his room. Lizzie noticed all the pictures over most of his wall and saw a smaller portion of it that was covered with pictures of him and a lot of different people. They were probably friends from his new school. If they were, he sure had a lot of them. In most of the pictures he was in the middle of a group of girls. Something stirred inside but she quickly shook it off.
The three of them explored the streets of Gordo's neighborhood. On the way to the mall they noticed he was acknowledged by several different people.
"I see someone's Mr. Popular," Miranda joked. He only laughed. He looked over at Lizzie who was oddly quiet. She was still thinking about the pictures that hung on his wall. Why did they bother her?
"You okay McGuire?" he asked looking over at her with concern in his eyes.
"Yeah," she said rubbing her arms together.
"Cold?" he said putting an arm around her. She looked up at him quickly and he shot her one of his famous grins.
"I'm fine," she said smiling.
"Okay."
After they entered the mall they went straight to the food court hungry from the walk.
"I love Mrs. Fields!" Miranda said as she ran over dragging Lizzie with her. Gordo was about to follow but was stopped by his friend Carlos.
"Hey Dave!" he said as they shook hands.
"Hey man. What're you doin here?"
"Just a lil' Christmas shopping. You here by yourself?"
"No. Just here with a couple of friends." He said gesturing toward Lizzie and Miranda.
Carlos looked over at them and his mouth dropped. If it had dropped any lower his mouth would be dragging on the floor.
"Who is that!" he said pointing.
"Who is that!" Miranda said looking over at the guy Gordo was talking to. Lizzie turned and saw Gordo talking with a boy who looked to be about the same age.
"I don't know. Probably one of his friends. C'mon, let's go see what's going on."
"Damn he's fine!"
"What?" Gordo asked. "They're just a couple of my friends."
"They can't be cause I know all of your friends. Granted, I'm not friends with all your friends, but I know who they all are. And trust me, I've never seen those two. You have to introduce me man! Especially to that HOT brunette. Damn!"
"Calm down man! They're comin' over here so just chill."
"Hey Gordo!" Miranda said. "Who's your friend?"
"Carlos," he said shaking her hand. "What's your name beautiful?"
"Oh brother ." Lizzie and Gordo said under their breathe. They laughed quietly and walked away.
"So how's high school Lizzie?" he asked as they strolled through the three- story mall.
Just as she was about the answer . "Oh shit!"
"What?" she asked looking over at him.
"See that girl over there?" he pointed to a girl that stood in front of three others.
"Yeah. What about her?"
"Her name's Susan and she's been after me all year. She won't leave me alone!"
"What is she fatal attraction?" she smirked and started laughing. He couldn't help laughing himself. He stopped quickly as he noticed that Susan and her friends had noticed him.
"Uh oh." He quickly began thinking of way to get out of this and come up with one quicker than he thought possible.
"Hey Liz would you mind doing me a big favor?"
"What?"
"Pretend to be my girlfriend."
She laughed. "What? Why?"
"That's the only way she'll leave me alone." He slipped a ring off his pinky and slipped it on her index finger. "Here, if she asks I gave it to you."
"I thought you said she wouldn't leave you alone."
"She won't but at least she'll back off a little."
"What do I get?" she said slyly.
"Anything you want." He noticed Susan and her friends getting closer and changed his tone of voice fearing they might hear what he and Lizzie were saying.
"Anything you want sweetie," he said taking her hand.
She caught on and decided to help out her friend. Besides, he said he'd give her anything. Seeing as how they were at the mall, she was definitely going to take full advantage of the situation at hand.
"Anything?" she said stepping closer.
"Mmm-hmm," he said nodding and smiling.
They both heard someone clear their throat and knew who it was. He looked up and put on his best surprised face.
"Hey Susan!" he said with feigned enthusiasm.
"Who's your friend?" she said, throwing a cool look Lizzie's way.
"I'm his girlfriend." Lizzie said boldly.
"Hmm," Susan said. "I didn't know you were into blonde airheads."
"Well," Lizzie said. "At least this blonde knows how to apply her make- up!" she threw Susan a dirty look and turned back to face Gordo.
"C'mon babe," she said stroking his cheek with the back of her hand. "Let's get outta here."
Gordo gulped and hoped she hadn't noticed. "Okay," he said taking her hand again. They began walking away leaving Susan and her friends in shock. Lizzie knew she still watching so she stopped walking and let go of Gordo's hand. He looked down at her with surprise.
"Thanks again for giving me this." She said turning the ring around her finger. "It really means a lot," she said placing her arms around his neck. He responded by placing both his hands around her waist, pulling her close.
"Anything for my girl," he said kissing her on the cheek. She giggled flirtatiously placing her forehead against his.