Author's Note: Hey! So I've decided to write a Sydney to the Max Fanfic. This fic is set when she is 14. Hope you like it! Let me know what you think!
Sydney's POV
I got home from hanging out with Olive after school. It was already 8. I went to the kitchen and Grandma was making dinner…again.
"Hey grandma," I said.
"Hey Noodle," she said.
"Where's dad?" I asked. He always got off from work at 7 on weekdays.
"Hey, I made chicken strips," she said. "Eat up!" She put a plate in front of me.
"Grandma," I said.
"Sweetie, you don't need to worry about your father." I rolled my eyes.
"I'm not worried," I said.
"Yes, you are," she said.
"Okay, maybe I am a little," I said. "But I know you're keeping something from me. You're not supposed to do that, you're my grandma, you're supposed to be doing that to dad for me , not to me for him."
"Honey," she said, sitting down next to me. "Things have their own time of coming out. When your dad is ready, he will tell you himself."
"Fine," I said. Whatever it is has been going on for at least a month.
No One's POV
Young Max Reynolds walked into his house. His mom didn't seem very happy.
"Hey mom," he said. "I did a double flip today at the skate park!"
"That's great, honey," she said with no emotion.
"Are you okay, mom?" He asked, concerned.
"Yeah, sure," she said.
"You know you can talk to me about anything, right?"
"Thank you, Max," she said. "Can you please just go to your room right now, and no shenanigans, I'm not in the mood."
"What about dinner?" Max asked.
"Go ahead and order a pizza," she said.
"What about you?" He asked jokingly.
"I'm not hungry," she said.
"Mom, I was joking," he said.
"Yeah, well, I'm not," she said.
"Are you okay, mom?" He asked her. He went to sit by her.
"Just go to you room, please," she told him, raising her voice slightly.
"Okay," he said. He looked back at his mom as he climbed the stairs to his room.
Max's POV
I unlocked the door, and went inside the house, making sure the door didn't squeak. I closed it slowly and locked it. Suddenly, the light turned on. I looked and saw Sydney.
"Sydney?" I asked. "You should be in bed."
"And you should have been home three hours ago," she said.
"Syd," I said. "Go to bed, we can talk about this later."
"No, you keep coming home late," she said. She's noticed this whole time? I thought. "This has been happening at least a month."
"Sydney, go to bed," I said. "This isn't something you should worry about."
"I'm not going to bed until you tell me what's going on," she said.
I let out a sigh of defeat.
"Fine," I said. "But you have to go to bed after I tell you."
"Deal," she said.
"I've started dating someone new," I admitted.
"That's it?" She asked. "I'm the one that wanted you to start dating again."
"I know," I said. "But I didn't want you getting discouraged if I brought someone new into our lives and it not work out."
"How long have you been dating?"
"Time for bed, Sydney," I said.
"Come on, dad," she pleaded.
"Nope, we had a deal," I said. "Up to bed."
"Fine," she said. "One more question?"
"Fine."
When can I meet her?"
"We'll see," I said.
No One's POV
Young Max started his shift at Just Fun and Games.
"Dude, there's something up with my mom," he told Leo.
"What do you think it is?" Leo asked him.
"I don't know," Max said. 'She didn't eat last night."
"Maybe she just wasn't hungry," Leo shrugged.
"That's what she said," Max said. "But she seemed really down too."
"Maybe something upset her," Leo said.
"I hope she's better when I get home," Max said.
"Me too, especially because you're acting different because of it," Leo said.
"What do you mean?" Max asked. A girl dropped her books. Max helped her pick them up.
"Thanks," she said.
"Why do you have books?" Leo asked her.
"I've been studying," she said. "I decided to come and play a few games. I need some fun aside from all of the studying."
"Why are you studying so hard?" Max asked.
"I want to be a doctor," she said. "You have to have really good grades to get into medical school."
"Yeah, but we're in middle school," Max said. "You don't really need to worry about getting good grades until high school."
"True," she said. "But I really like school."
"Yeah, I don't really like it," Max said. She laughed. "Max Reynolds." He extended his hand.
"Alicia Carter," she said, shaking his hand. "What games do you suggest?"
"Well," Max went with Alicia to show her the games.
Sydney's POV
"Hey grandma," I said walking into the kitchen in the morning. "Can I asked you a question?"
"Sure, Noodle."
"Why did you never marry again?"
"Well, Syd, I guess I just never found that one person that was for me," she said. "Did your dad ever tell you anything about his father?"
"Just that he wasn't really around after you two divorced," I said.
"He cheated on me multiple times and ended up leaving your dad and I behind for another woman," she said. "I knew we were better off without him. It was hard on your dad, but you know, he moved on from it. He was a strong kid, and he's even stronger now."
"Thanks mom," dad said, walking into the kitchen. "Do you know what Sydney did last night?"
"Waited up for you until you got home to confront you?" She asked.
"Yeah," he said. "Were you—"
"Yes, I was eavesdropping," grandma said.
No One's POV
Young Max walked into his house and saw his mom on the couch. She looked like she had been crying.
"Mom?" he asked.
She looked up. "Oh hey Max," she said. "How was work?"
"Good," he said. "Mom, why were you crying?"
"Don't worry about it, Max," she said.
"No, I'm not leaving until you tell me what's wrong," he told her. He sat next to her. "What's going on, mom?"
She sighed in defeat.
"You really want to know?"
"Yes, I don't like to see you down."
"Your father is remarrying," she said. "It hurt more than you could know when I found out. He had the nerve to send us an invitation."
"Mom," he said. "He's a jerk. I got you. We're better off without him. You love me, mom, and I love you. That's what matters."
"Thank you, Max," she said, giving him a hug. "Lets order some pizza. I don't feel like cooking."
"You'll eat this time, right?"
"Yes," she said. "I'm sorry for worrying you. So how was work, really?"
"I met a girl today," he said. "I've seen her in class, but I hadn't talked to her before."
"A girl?" She asked. "Are you going to ask this girl out?"
"What? No," he said. "We're friends, mom."
"What's her name?" She asked.
"Alicia Carter," he said.
"Alicia Reynolds," she said.
"Mom, stop," Max said.
Sydney's POV
"So, what's her name?" I asked dad.
"Sara," he said.
"Okay," I said.
"Time to head to school," he said.
I walked out the door with my backpack, followed by my dad.