CHAPTER 10: RESOLUTION

Lizzie saw Gordo almost right away. He was near the drink bar, and Kate was pulling on his hand, trying to lead him to the dance floor. Gordo wasn’t budging and that made Lizzie smile. Gordo would never dance, not to save the entire human race. Lizzie shook the smile out of her head. There were more important things to discuss.

“Gordo!” shouted Lizzie as she approached the two. Kate stopped fighting with Gordo and looked at Lizzie. Gordo looked dumbfounded by Lizzie’s new sense of confidence.

“Yeah?” he answered in merely a croak. Lizzie finally made her way up to him and took his hand.

“We need to talk” she said, bluntly. Lizzie took Gordo’s hand and started to lead him away, but Kate grabbed onto Gordo’s arm.

“Where do you two think you’re going?” she asked. Lizzie stared at her and gritted her teeth.

“Me and my best friend need to talk, just for a little bit” said Lizzie, the spit and venom incredibly apparent in her voice. Kate let go of Gordo’s arm reluctantly and the two headed outside towards the front door. Once the two were standing away from all the people, Gordo turned towards Lizzie. He was surprised to see her, but even more surprised by her impulsive behavior.

Before he could ask about what was going on, Lizzie shocked him again by pressing her lips against his. He opened his eyes wide insurprise, but soon the calming feel of her lips soothed him to the point of kissing her back. They kissed for a few moments before separating. They both caught their breath.

“I really love you Gordo, and I’m sorry for treating you badly this week. I just freaked out” said Lizzie, who now blushed and looked at the ground, remembering her once humble and embarrassed personality.

“I don’t know what to say” said Gordo, still reeling from the events of the past few minutes.

“Tell me you love me…” Lizzie said quietly, looking into his eyes. “…and mean it.” Gordo stared at her in disbelief.

“I love you Lizzie” he said, smiling. Lizzie gulped loudly and kissed Gordo again, more passionately and longer than she had previously.

“Wow” was all Gordo could say.

“Double wow” said Lizzie. Gordo held Lizzie in his arms and smiled.

“But what about the MP3 Player? Don’t you love whoever owns that?” he asked. Lizzie rolled her eyes at how silly he was for bringing it up at a moment like the one they were sharing. He had a real knack for saying the wrong thing at the wrong time.

“I don’t care about any damn MP3 Player!” yelled Lizzie. “It’s you! Okay?” Gordo nodded, grinning like the happiest man on earth.

“Wait? What MP3 Player?” asked a voice from beside them. It was Kate. It didn’t take a genius to figure out that Kate had followed them and had listened to the entire conversation.

“I foundan MP3 Player and I thought it was Gordo’s. I fell in love with him over that thing” said Lizzie. Kate looked at the ground quizzically.

“Was it about this big and silver?” she asked Lizzie, making a hand motion to represent the size of the player.

“Uh…yeah” answered Lizzie, who looked at Gordo.

“That’s my player” said Kate. “I lost it about a week and a half ago.” Gordo looked at Kate and laughed. He was too tired for games.

“Are you serious?” he asked.

“Yes I am!” yelled Kate. She was angrier than expected, and she pointed at Lizzie. “First you steal my Player and now my guy! What’s wrong with you?” Lizzie raised her arms up to defend herself.

“I didn’t steal either!” she said. Kate just stopped pointing and slumped, giving up.

“It’s no use. It’s no use at all. I finally find a guy and he already has the love of his life. I’ll just go back to being the cheerleader slut…” Kate said, trailing off. She turned around and slowly walked away, leaving Gordo and Lizzie to ponder what had just happened.

It took little explaining for Miranda to get the whole situation down pat, and as the three headed towards Gordo’s car, she could see that there was a bright future for the Three Amigos. Gordo and Lizzie loosely held hands and talked quietly and Miranda was free to watch over them in the quiet, all-knowing way she always did. She might not have gotten the thanks right away, but she knew in her heart of hearts that she was the reason Gordo and Lizzie were together, and the reason Lizzie had acted so brashly.

She was happy to see them together, and the drive home was proof of how deeply in love they both were. Every now and then, she’d catch the two looking at each other, or finding an excuse to touch, or just the little things that couples do. In the end, she knew that’s how it should be and that everything was in its right place.