25. Decisions, Decisions
Joe was not good at waiting, especially when he was waiting on something as big of a deal as this. He was sitting in a chair in Sydney's room waiting for her to return from the meeting. All the partiers had left a little bit ago. Thanks to Joe, the night had been filled with teasing comments. Joe kept apologizing to Sydney, but she just laughed it off and said it wasn't a big deal.
When Sydney had left, she still didn't seem to know what she wanted. Joe really wanted her to leave, but he knew she would make the best decision.
A few minutes later, Sydney walked in. Joe jumped up and ran to her. "Well?" He knew he should be more polite and wait for her to tell him, but he had to know.
Sydney sighed. "I- I'm staying."
Joe's heart broke. "Wh-what? Why?"
"I have to. I'm just not ready to leave yet. There's a lot of unfinished business here I need to take care of."
"Oh." Joe looked down. He should have guessed it. Her eyes still had that godly green ring in them.
"But," Sydney pulled his face back up, "I will be leaving, eventually."
Joe's face lit up. "Really? When?"
"In a year, maybe two."
"A year?"
"I know, but it's better than nothing."
"I don't think I can live without you for a year."
Sydney grinned. "You'll live. It won't be long before you see me again."
"I can't wait."
Sydney stared into Joe's eyes and smiled.
"What?"
"Nothing. I just don't want to ruin this moment."
"What do-"
Sydney cut him off with a kiss. It took Joe less than half a second to get over his shock and melt into it. He could feel her arms around his neck and his around her waist. He slowly slid one of his hands up and grabbed the back of her head to pull her in closer. Nothing could ruin this moment.
"Hey, Sydney. Have you seen- oh!"
Sydney and Joe started and sprang apart, their cheeks tomato red. "Anna!"
Anna snickered. "Hello."
"What, um, what did you want?" Sydney asked, fixing her blonde hair.
Anna had a hard time not smiling. "I was looking for Joe, since I hadn't seem him in a few hours, but I see he's been busy."
"Oh, this?" Joe looked at Sydney. His cheeks were still red. "It- it's nothing."
"Yeah, because seeing you two with each other tongue's down each other throats looks like nothing." Anna smirked and put her hands on her hips. "So how long has this been going on? And just when were you planning on telling me?"
Joe rubbed the back of his head and looked at Sydney, unsure of what to say. "Um..."
Sydney grinned. Her face was slowly turning back to normal. She walked back over to Joe, wrapped her arms around his waist, and kissed him on the cheek. His cheeks only got redder. Sydney laughed. "It's only been about two weeks."
"And no one told me about this?"
Sydney laughed some more. "We're sorry. We'll be sure to tell you about any happenings in our relationship from now on."
Anna crossed her arms. "Good." She looked back and forth between the couple. "I knew this would happen. I'll leave you two love birds then." Anna quickly slipped out.
"Do we really have to tell her everything?" Joe asked, looking at Sydney.
Sydney smiled and shook her head. "Of course not."
"Good." Joe grinned. "I don't need my baby sister getting any ideas."
"Like what?"
"Well, like this." Joe leaned in to kiss her once more. He smiled and he felt her smiling as well. He slowly stopped and leaned his forehead against hers. "I love you."
"I love you too." She leaned back into the kiss.
So I know the ending was kind of rushed but... oh well! One more chapter left! I'd love some reviews! And I think I will be going back to post the extreme version of chapter 24 because you guys seem to want it, not sure when though.