Chapter 35

"Oh my gosh, Miranda. I haven't done the invitations, food, music ..." Lizzie screamed into the hotel phone receiver as she ticked the categories off her fingers.

"Look, why don't I come over?" Miranda asked, trying to calm her best friend down.

"Oops, Gordo's here. Gotta jet! See you later chica!" Lizzie hastily replied as Gordo stepped out of the bathroom.

"Was that Miranda? You two sure call each other like a million times a day." Gordo said as he dried his hair out. He placed the folded towel on his shoulder and smiled to the door. "She's just next door. Something you don't want to let me know?" Gordo asked, raising his eyebrows.

"Nah, we're just planning on having a girls' night out tomorrow night. So, can you go stay with Ethan and Larry? We're using this room as it is the biggest." Lizzie asked, giving Gordo her puppy eyes.

"Uh... I was also going to ask you. Erm, the guys also want to have a male-bonding um...um what do you call that?" Gordo scratched his head as he flopped onto the bed exhaustedly.

"Time?"

"Yeah! That's right!" Gordo jumped off the bed. Springs bounced and so did Lizzie.

"Tsk tsk. Our genius here doesn't know what time is. 'A surprise of the century!' " Lizzie quoted from Simon Cowell in American Idol.

"Well, I guess we'll be using the other room then..." Gordo shook his head.

As he got up and walked to the door to inform Larry and Ethan about the changes, the doorbell rang.

"Miranda?" Gordo asked, confused as he opened the door to let her in. "Kate?"

"Um... didn't Lizzie tell you about our girls' night out?" Kate queried, her arms loaded with pieces of paper and pens.

"Yeah she did. I mean what are you doing with all those things?" Gordo crossed his arms and pointed to Miranda's stack of books and Kate's paperwork materials.

Miranda glanced at Lizzie before patting her pyjamas. "We're studying for a ... a ... pop quiz!"

"What?" Gordo and Lizzie both asked in disbelief.

"I mean, oh yeah... the pop quiz." Lizzie answered, a shaky smile forming on her face.

"Of course! Mrs. Flumber accidentally let the cat out of the bag so ... yeah." Kate replied confidently.

Gordo glanced at the girls before sighing and walking out of the door to Ethan and Larry's room.

Kate immediately shut the door and Lizzie picked up the receiver and dialed Ethan and Larry's number.

"Hello? Larry. Gordo's coming to your room now. You two know what to do!" Lizzie smiled as she put down the receiver.

Miranda breathed a sigh of relief and nodded. Lizzie gave them a thumbs-up.

The girls started planning for Gordo's 20th party.

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Is this okay? I'm sorry I didn't update sooner. Just had some writer's block

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