KHBAJN: Thank you! I like the direction I took too ;) You know, I was going
to write the next chapter for a couple more days or so, but after reading
your awesome review, I had to write more, thanks so much!
Jacey: Thanks hun, I'm glad you like it! Thanks for reviewing!
And to everyone else: Honestly, your reviews are great, and thankfully I don't have to work tomorrow so I can stay up late and write! Hope you guys enjoy this chapter as much as you've liked the last one!
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The music slowly faded on the speakers as a new song came on, a faster, upbeat one. A fast pace beat that was matching the rhythm of both Sydney and Vaughn's racing heartbeats. "Uh.. thanks for the dance" Vaughn nervously shifted his weight from one foot to the other.
He was waiting for Sydney to make the next move. He had checked her with the dance, now it was time to see if she were going to forfeit the game or declare checkmate.
To what seemed like an eternity to both of them was in actuality only a few minutes. And that's when the background began to become fuzzy and disfigured. Sydney took advantage of their closeness and ended the gap that existed between their lips. Their lips danced in a perfect harmony just as their bodies moments ago had.
Sydney's arms once again reached around Vaughn's neck, only this time she no longer focused on her yearning, but was content on the pleasant bliss that Vaughn's kiss brought her. Vaughn's hands reached up and were gently cradling Sydney's face, occasionally allowing a hand to gracefully comb through her silky, sweet smelling hair.
Both of them eventually realized they needed to break apart, if for nothing else than the need for oxygen. Vaughn felt as if his lips were on fire. He could still feel the heat that their kiss had initiated. One thing was for sure, he had never had a kiss quite like that before and doubted that anyone in the world could make him feel like that besides Sydney.
"Syd.I thought you said that you--"
"I lied."
"Well in that case." This time it was Vaughn's turn to initiate the kiss. This kiss was much sweeter and more natural. Their lips now were familiar with each other, they were made to be pressed together. Minutes passed before they stopped once again. "I'll be right back, stay here." Vaughn ordered, leaving the living room to enter the kitchen. He came back out a few minutes later with a blanket, a bottle of wine, and two glasses. "Come on, I want to show you something."
Sydney followed eagerly, but not without a few "Where are we going?" and "You're insane" quips as he led her up the stairs to the second level. There was a room that held a pool table and an air hockey table. Sydney had gone a few rounds by herself with the air hockey game one night when she couldn't sleep. What she didn't realize was what was beyond the room.
There was a door that was mostly hidden by the curves of the room, and since Sydney had only been in this room in the late hours of the night, with the sparse lighting the room had, she had missed it. "I didn't know there was a door here!" She exclaimed, excited about the new discovery.
"Yeah, neither did I until I came up here yesterday and found it." He opened the door and gestured for her to go through. "Go look."
"Ooo" She couldn't believe her eyes. The door opened up to a spacious porch upper-level porch that was surprisingly spacious with a lovely view of his neighborhood and in the distance you could see a lake. "This is really pretty."
Laying the blanket down, he poured the wine into both glasses. "White Zinfandel, one of my favorites." Sydney took a seat along with Vaughn and toasted.
"To the future." He said, which was repeated by her.
"You know what we could use?"
Vaughn stopped sipping his wine. "What?"
Sydney cocked an eyebrow "That carton of brownie fudge ice cream I bought the other day."
"You want ice cream? With wine?" Vaughn couldn't help but laugh at the odd combination.
Sydney continued her smirk, obviously in a deep mood for ice cream. "You stay here, I'll go get it."
But Vaughn stopped her. "No, you stay put, I'll go quickly grab it." Vaughn got up and made his way to the freezer.
Sydney sat there alone, gently brushing her fingertips along her lips, remembering what it felt like to have Vaughn's lips crushed against her own. Her thoughts were interrupted by a loud clash downstairs. "Vaughn?" Sydney yelled. "Are you ok? Did you drop the silverware drawer again? I told you not to pull it out so far." She screamed into the opened doorframe.
The minutes passed and passed yet still Sydney didn't hear his footsteps coming up the stairs. "Only he could hurt himself getting a carton of ice cream from the freezer." She sighed and giggled to herself. She was amazed at how happy she was. She hadn't smiled like this in years, it felt good to smile.
She walked down the hallways languidly, teasing him with each step. "Vaughn. what did you do, go milk the cows to go get the ice cream? Vaughn." She reached the bottom step and made her way into the kitchen, still not hearing any noises. "Vaughn.Vaughn!" Her eyes searched but didn't find him. No, Vaughn was not in the kitchen, the kitchen floor was covered in broken glass near where the door was, the freezer door had been left wide open. But it wasn't until Sydney saw the spots and the puddles of blood on the floor that she gasped in horror as fresh hot tears ran down her cheeks. How quickly bliss had turn into sorrow.
**************** A/N: I'm sorry.did you think I was going to keep this fic fluffy and light? Hehe.. actually I did too until this idea struck me. I was going to end this fic within a chapter or so. I mean, they're together, what else can you do with that without boringness ensuing. And I've never actually written an action/suspense fic before. so I guess it'll be an adventure for all of us ;) Just remember.reviews make me write faster.
Jacey: Thanks hun, I'm glad you like it! Thanks for reviewing!
And to everyone else: Honestly, your reviews are great, and thankfully I don't have to work tomorrow so I can stay up late and write! Hope you guys enjoy this chapter as much as you've liked the last one!
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The music slowly faded on the speakers as a new song came on, a faster, upbeat one. A fast pace beat that was matching the rhythm of both Sydney and Vaughn's racing heartbeats. "Uh.. thanks for the dance" Vaughn nervously shifted his weight from one foot to the other.
He was waiting for Sydney to make the next move. He had checked her with the dance, now it was time to see if she were going to forfeit the game or declare checkmate.
To what seemed like an eternity to both of them was in actuality only a few minutes. And that's when the background began to become fuzzy and disfigured. Sydney took advantage of their closeness and ended the gap that existed between their lips. Their lips danced in a perfect harmony just as their bodies moments ago had.
Sydney's arms once again reached around Vaughn's neck, only this time she no longer focused on her yearning, but was content on the pleasant bliss that Vaughn's kiss brought her. Vaughn's hands reached up and were gently cradling Sydney's face, occasionally allowing a hand to gracefully comb through her silky, sweet smelling hair.
Both of them eventually realized they needed to break apart, if for nothing else than the need for oxygen. Vaughn felt as if his lips were on fire. He could still feel the heat that their kiss had initiated. One thing was for sure, he had never had a kiss quite like that before and doubted that anyone in the world could make him feel like that besides Sydney.
"Syd.I thought you said that you--"
"I lied."
"Well in that case." This time it was Vaughn's turn to initiate the kiss. This kiss was much sweeter and more natural. Their lips now were familiar with each other, they were made to be pressed together. Minutes passed before they stopped once again. "I'll be right back, stay here." Vaughn ordered, leaving the living room to enter the kitchen. He came back out a few minutes later with a blanket, a bottle of wine, and two glasses. "Come on, I want to show you something."
Sydney followed eagerly, but not without a few "Where are we going?" and "You're insane" quips as he led her up the stairs to the second level. There was a room that held a pool table and an air hockey table. Sydney had gone a few rounds by herself with the air hockey game one night when she couldn't sleep. What she didn't realize was what was beyond the room.
There was a door that was mostly hidden by the curves of the room, and since Sydney had only been in this room in the late hours of the night, with the sparse lighting the room had, she had missed it. "I didn't know there was a door here!" She exclaimed, excited about the new discovery.
"Yeah, neither did I until I came up here yesterday and found it." He opened the door and gestured for her to go through. "Go look."
"Ooo" She couldn't believe her eyes. The door opened up to a spacious porch upper-level porch that was surprisingly spacious with a lovely view of his neighborhood and in the distance you could see a lake. "This is really pretty."
Laying the blanket down, he poured the wine into both glasses. "White Zinfandel, one of my favorites." Sydney took a seat along with Vaughn and toasted.
"To the future." He said, which was repeated by her.
"You know what we could use?"
Vaughn stopped sipping his wine. "What?"
Sydney cocked an eyebrow "That carton of brownie fudge ice cream I bought the other day."
"You want ice cream? With wine?" Vaughn couldn't help but laugh at the odd combination.
Sydney continued her smirk, obviously in a deep mood for ice cream. "You stay here, I'll go get it."
But Vaughn stopped her. "No, you stay put, I'll go quickly grab it." Vaughn got up and made his way to the freezer.
Sydney sat there alone, gently brushing her fingertips along her lips, remembering what it felt like to have Vaughn's lips crushed against her own. Her thoughts were interrupted by a loud clash downstairs. "Vaughn?" Sydney yelled. "Are you ok? Did you drop the silverware drawer again? I told you not to pull it out so far." She screamed into the opened doorframe.
The minutes passed and passed yet still Sydney didn't hear his footsteps coming up the stairs. "Only he could hurt himself getting a carton of ice cream from the freezer." She sighed and giggled to herself. She was amazed at how happy she was. She hadn't smiled like this in years, it felt good to smile.
She walked down the hallways languidly, teasing him with each step. "Vaughn. what did you do, go milk the cows to go get the ice cream? Vaughn." She reached the bottom step and made her way into the kitchen, still not hearing any noises. "Vaughn.Vaughn!" Her eyes searched but didn't find him. No, Vaughn was not in the kitchen, the kitchen floor was covered in broken glass near where the door was, the freezer door had been left wide open. But it wasn't until Sydney saw the spots and the puddles of blood on the floor that she gasped in horror as fresh hot tears ran down her cheeks. How quickly bliss had turn into sorrow.
**************** A/N: I'm sorry.did you think I was going to keep this fic fluffy and light? Hehe.. actually I did too until this idea struck me. I was going to end this fic within a chapter or so. I mean, they're together, what else can you do with that without boringness ensuing. And I've never actually written an action/suspense fic before. so I guess it'll be an adventure for all of us ;) Just remember.reviews make me write faster.