Syd went up to her room and gathered her clothes, throwing them into her suitcase and other bags. She looked at the bed and grabbed the pillow that Terry had slept on and smelled it one last time. She tugged the pillowcase off and stuffed in her carryon bag.
She went to the desk and grabbed a pen and paper.
Dad,
I went home. I know you don't want to see me right now. But I swear to God that I didn't do anything. Terry is my best friend, and you know that. I'd never hurt him.
Sydney
She walked out and down the hall to her father's room and put the note under his door, then went to check out and get a flight back to Philadelphia. (A/N: I know Paul really lives in New York, but for the sake of argument, they live in Phillly. It is FICTION after all :)
Back at the hospital...
" I heard Jericho say something about Sydney, but I didn't here what he said." Terry said groggily.
" So what I heard was true." Stephanie said smugly. " I told you that we couldn't trust her Paul, even if she is your daughter."
" Just shut up Stephanie." Paul said, Stephanie huffed and stomped out of the hospital room, leaving just Terry and Paul. " Something about this just doesn't make sense. Syd wouldn't do something like this."
" Your right Paul. She wouldn't do this kind of thing. Listen, I have something I think you need to know." Terry said sighing, his face in pain from the breath.
" What's that Terry?" Paul said.
" Sydney and I have a relationship, to say the least."
" Your friends, I knew that." Paul said, not quite understanding Terry's statement.
" No, more than just friends Paul. I love your daughter very very much. In fact, my wife just called me this morning to tell me that she wants a divorce. It turns out that she found someone else too. My marriage was a mistake. I was young and stupid. I want to marry Sydney." Terry said. Paul sat there in shock.
" Why didn't she tell me?" Paul asked.
" We were afraid that you'd be very angry. She loves you alot Paul. You and me are the only thing she's got left. All her friends abandon her once you guys left New York to start ECW. Me, you, Rob and the rest of the guys are all she's got left. Plus I have a feeling the Princess has more to do with this than she's letting on."
Paul sighed and looked at Terry.
" You make my little girl very happy. I can tell by the way she looks at you. I just never stopped and put two and two together. I should have seen it. But how could I have been so stupid as to think that she would have actually turned against us? That's something only a McMahon would do." Paul said.
" Stephanie has been after Sydney since the first night. You should have seen the way that they looked at eachother. Syd wanted to tear Steph's head off." Terry said.
" I should probably go talk to Sydney, she's probably upset." Paul said.
" Go, I'll be okay here. Tommy said something about coming by later. I should be out tomorrow. Go find out what's going on." Terry said.
" Okay." Paul said, getting up out of the chair and heading towards the door. He turned around and looked at Terry. " Thank you for being there for my daughter when I wasn't."
" No, thank you for giving her to me, and being so understanding." Terry said with a smile. Paul smiled back and went out the door, brushing by Stephanie on the way out, not saying a word to her.
She went to the desk and grabbed a pen and paper.
Dad,
I went home. I know you don't want to see me right now. But I swear to God that I didn't do anything. Terry is my best friend, and you know that. I'd never hurt him.
Sydney
She walked out and down the hall to her father's room and put the note under his door, then went to check out and get a flight back to Philadelphia. (A/N: I know Paul really lives in New York, but for the sake of argument, they live in Phillly. It is FICTION after all :)
Back at the hospital...
" I heard Jericho say something about Sydney, but I didn't here what he said." Terry said groggily.
" So what I heard was true." Stephanie said smugly. " I told you that we couldn't trust her Paul, even if she is your daughter."
" Just shut up Stephanie." Paul said, Stephanie huffed and stomped out of the hospital room, leaving just Terry and Paul. " Something about this just doesn't make sense. Syd wouldn't do something like this."
" Your right Paul. She wouldn't do this kind of thing. Listen, I have something I think you need to know." Terry said sighing, his face in pain from the breath.
" What's that Terry?" Paul said.
" Sydney and I have a relationship, to say the least."
" Your friends, I knew that." Paul said, not quite understanding Terry's statement.
" No, more than just friends Paul. I love your daughter very very much. In fact, my wife just called me this morning to tell me that she wants a divorce. It turns out that she found someone else too. My marriage was a mistake. I was young and stupid. I want to marry Sydney." Terry said. Paul sat there in shock.
" Why didn't she tell me?" Paul asked.
" We were afraid that you'd be very angry. She loves you alot Paul. You and me are the only thing she's got left. All her friends abandon her once you guys left New York to start ECW. Me, you, Rob and the rest of the guys are all she's got left. Plus I have a feeling the Princess has more to do with this than she's letting on."
Paul sighed and looked at Terry.
" You make my little girl very happy. I can tell by the way she looks at you. I just never stopped and put two and two together. I should have seen it. But how could I have been so stupid as to think that she would have actually turned against us? That's something only a McMahon would do." Paul said.
" Stephanie has been after Sydney since the first night. You should have seen the way that they looked at eachother. Syd wanted to tear Steph's head off." Terry said.
" I should probably go talk to Sydney, she's probably upset." Paul said.
" Go, I'll be okay here. Tommy said something about coming by later. I should be out tomorrow. Go find out what's going on." Terry said.
" Okay." Paul said, getting up out of the chair and heading towards the door. He turned around and looked at Terry. " Thank you for being there for my daughter when I wasn't."
" No, thank you for giving her to me, and being so understanding." Terry said with a smile. Paul smiled back and went out the door, brushing by Stephanie on the way out, not saying a word to her.
