Chapter 6: Blissfully Ignorant
"Mm.. I am in love with Pat and Oscar. I am so so so in love," Miranda emphasized taking a bite of pizza.
"Would you like a moment alone?" Gordo joked.
Miranda shot him a dirty look and continued her love affair with the slice a pizza.
"You are just jealous."
"Is that so?" Gordo asked scooting closer to the brunette. Miranda and Gordo were sitting comfortably on the floor of the Sanchez family den. The new "couple" were having an Oscar movie night, featuring Sideways and Finding Neverland.
"Yes it is so," Miranda replied with a grin. Gordo chuckled and brushed his lips across hers.
"Gordo, we need to talk," Miranda said, pushing a way from him.
"I don't like the sound of that," Gordo sighed and removed his arm from around Miranda.
"I'm concerned about Lizzie and how she will take this. Your little announcement today did not sit well with her. If she knew that I was the girl you were talking about.. Gordo, she will never forgive me for lying to her or for us keeping this from her. We lied to our best friend!"
"Look, Miranda. Yes, we lied to our best friend, but what is going on between us has nothing to do with Lizzie. This is between you and me. If we just explain to her-"
"No, Gordo! Argh. I should have not brought this up. I should have just kept my mouth shut, but if you had seen her face earlier. I don't want to think of it anymore. I don't want to think about it, but I hear her voice in my head. She still loves you."
"Miranda, sit down and listen to me. I want to make something very clear to you right off the bat. Lizzie is not the girl I want, nor is she a factor in this equation. I want you. I like you. Yes, I love Lizzie. I was in love with her once, but I only love her as a friend or relative. I don't want to kiss her or hold her or sweep her off her feet. I want to do all those things and more to you. I am sure that sounded really bad, but oh well. Lizzie is our best friend. Despite her bratty behavior, Lizzie has a good heart. She is not going to throw years of friendship away over a little white lie. Besides, there was no actual lying involved. I said I was involved with a girl named Isabelle. I never said her name was Miranda Isabelle. And you never mentioned any romantic involvement with anyone, therefore Lizzie will have no reason to be angry with us," Gordo explained. Miranda looked at him like he was an idiot before standing up.
"That is the stupidest think I have ever heard! Lizzie is so not going to take you and I being together well. I told you that she still loves you. She has always be possessive when it came to you. Why don't you men understand such things!" Miranda ranted.
Gordo groaned and laid back against the couch.
"Can we please just drop the Lizzie subject? All I want to do right now is sit and watch a good movie with my girlfriend and maybe make out some!"
"My, my, Mr. Gordon. You certainly know how to sweet talk a girl," Miranda teased and dropped back down to the floor. She threw her arms around David's neck and kissed him soundly. The movies would be saved for another day.
Lizzie chewed on one of her manicured nails absently. She was lost in thought over what she had realized today. Miranda likes Gordo. Miranda likes MY Gordo. He isn't your Gordo anymore, Lizzie. Shut up. He will always be my Gordo. He is Isabelle's Gordo.
Whoever the hell that is.
"Are you all right, honey?" Jo McGuire asked her daughter.
Lizzie was surprised at the sound of her mother's voice and nearly knocked over the glass of ice tea in front of her.
"Yes. No. I don't know, mom," Lizzie replied, her hands running through her long blonde locks.
"What's wrong, baby? Is it Jack?" Jo asked, sitting across from Lizzie.
"Jack is great. It is Gordo and Miranda. Gordo has a girlfriend. Her name is Isabelle. He says she is perfect. And I realized today that Miranda likes Gordo."
"Why do you say that?" Jo inquired, as the wheels turned in her head.
"Miranda got all flustered why Gordo mentioned Isabelle and today when she was measuring me she was really quiet," Lizzie explained, toying with the plate of cookies in front of her.
"Hmm.. I don't know what to say, honey. Have you talked to Miranda?"
"No. She is MIA. I think she is at her grandma's tonight."
"So Gordo has a new girlfriend?" Jo asked, thoughts of seeing Gordo's car at the Sanchez house only an hour ago running in her head.
"Yes. I don't know why this one bothers me so much. I don't even know the girl or anything about her. Gordo is being really secretive. I just don't know, mom. There is just something about this girl that bothers me. Like she is the one that will take Gordo away from me forever. I probably sound really selfish, but he is MY Gordo!" Lizzie went on. "I wish Miranda was around. I really need to talk to her."
Jo frowned at the look in Lizzie's eyes. " You'll talk to her soon enough. Don't worry, honey. Things will work out. Don't fret over it. Why don't you go pick out your favorite chick flicks and you and I have a girls night. Your dad is working late and Matt is at Melina's."
"Thanks, Mom." Lizzie smiled before picking up her ice tea and walking into the living room.
Oh Lizzie. Jo thought, watching her daughter leave. Suddenly everything was making sense to the older McGuire woman. Isabelle was Miranda.. Miranda Isabelle. Jo had noticed a change in Gordo and Miranda at Christmas. The handsome Jewish boy seemed a little too overprotective of his raven haired best friend. Sam McGuire had witnessed the kiss under the mistletoe the two had shared. He had mentioned to Jo that it looked like there was something more there. Jo had dismissed it in hopes that Lizzie and Gordo would one day find their way back to each other. The McGuires had always fancied an idea between their daughter and the Gordon boy.
Jo retrieved the cartons of chocolate chip and phish phood ice cream from the fridge and joined her daughter on the couch. She hoped that if her instincts were right that the news of a match between Gordo and Miranda would not hurt her little girl as much as she felt it would.