Vaughn decided to drop by Matt's house and play a basketball to relax
before "the date." He sort of chuckled at the different types of women
Matt could have set him up with. He jogged up to the front door and
knocked on the door panting. Matt came to the door and let him in. They
walked to his drive way and started to shoot around for a bit.
"One on one to twenty-one?" Matt asked as he passed Vaughn the b- ball.
"Of course. What do you think we're going to play, donkey?" he said sarcastically.
Shot after shot the basketball kept swishing in the net. Hook shots, threes, lay ups from everywhere. Vaughn had the ball and said, "One more point and I win."
"We'll see about that," as Vaughn went up for a shot and Matt deflected the ball and turn the tides.
"One more point and I win," he mocked.
"Oh, shut up and pl.." Michael said as Matt launched up for a three and…swish! Matt laughed and Vaughn shook his head.
"Lucky shot you probably coul.." Matt went up and swished another three, even farther than last time.
"Let's go inside," Michael smiled. "Only you could show me up like that."
"I know, I know."
They went inside because Vaughn needed to go soon and get ready now since he was sweaty and needed to shower. Matt went into his fridge and grabbed two Powerades from the top shelf. He tossed a bottle to Vaughn who snatched it out of the air.
"Nice catch," Matt said.
"Yah, so…" looking at his watch.
"Be here by 6 p.m. the latest 6:30."
"I'll try."
"You better or I'll punch you in the stomach."
"You sure you could come close to laying a finger on me."
"Whatever."
Michael left Matt's house and quickly sprinted to his house. He went into the shower and got ready, but before he could go back to Matt's house he had something to do first.
Syd and Will came in the door and Francie was sitting on the couch reading a book.
"You're back I see, where were you?" Francie asked.
"CRAP! I forgot to leave you a note didn't I. Anyways, Will and I had a dinner date and it took longer than expected."
"Dinner date," he thought excitedly in his head. "She called it a date."
"Well, let's hurry up. Only an hour before we have to be there."
"It won't take us that long. We already know what we're wearing and how we're going to do our hair," she looked at Will. "You can give us your opinion."
"Will do," he smiled back.
They darted to Francie's room where their clothes were perfectly laid out and dived in. It took them twenty minutes to do their hair and get dressed but they still needed to apply make up. Syd jumped out and Will's eyes bulged and his mouth gaped.
"What do you think?" she asked.
"Amazing," he swallowed.
"Hey, what about me?" Francie inquired.
"Great, you two look wonderful. I don't really think you two need any make up on or you'll kick them on the floor from being knocked down just looking at you two."
"Flattery, always works," Francie shook her head.
"What are you talking about?" Will asked.
"I said…SUCK UP!" she laughed.
The telephone rang just as Will and Francie started to get into a brawl.
"Hello?" she asked.
"Joey's pizza," a voice replied.
"Now," she thought in her head, puzzled since she didn't' have any assignments to get countered on but shrugged it off, knowing that when called, always important. She hung up the phone and excused herself telling Francie that she'd be back in 20 minutes.
Francie agreed, knowing that she'd have to because work always came before social and Syd was off.
When she got to the warehouse, no one was there.
"Odd," she mumbled.
She walked further on and saw Vaughn sitting in a chair with a smile on his face. Syd's heart skipped a beat and she trudged on further.
"Hey," Vaughn greeted.
"Hey, yourself," she responded. "What's up?"
"It's nothing work related if you're wondering."
Syd sighed in relief for she knew if she had to do something tonight, Francie would eradicate her. But suddenly it dawned on her that if it wasn't work related, it was…personal.
Her voice shaking, "Well, then what is it?"
"I just wanted to return the gesture you showed me," he handed her a black felted box. "I saw it a week ago, but wasn't sure if you'd want it."
Syd opened the box and she was awed at the silver heart shaped necklace with a diamond inside.
She choked, "It must have cost a fortune."
"Not really," he hesitated. "I knew it was just for you. I had to buy it."
"Thank you," she replied. "Could you put it on for me?"
"Sure." Vaughn was delighted to see the look on her face as she first opened the box. His breath became shallower and his hands were shaking as he put it on. "There."
Syd took in a deep breath and felt calm when he was close to her.
"Thanx." She got up. "I should go now. Um, Francie will be mad at me if I'm not back in 10 minutes."
"Okay," he replied, relieved and torn at the words. "Bye."
"Bye, thanks for the necklace, I'll wear it for the dinner I'm supposed to be at."
Syd left and headed to her house again.
"One on one to twenty-one?" Matt asked as he passed Vaughn the b- ball.
"Of course. What do you think we're going to play, donkey?" he said sarcastically.
Shot after shot the basketball kept swishing in the net. Hook shots, threes, lay ups from everywhere. Vaughn had the ball and said, "One more point and I win."
"We'll see about that," as Vaughn went up for a shot and Matt deflected the ball and turn the tides.
"One more point and I win," he mocked.
"Oh, shut up and pl.." Michael said as Matt launched up for a three and…swish! Matt laughed and Vaughn shook his head.
"Lucky shot you probably coul.." Matt went up and swished another three, even farther than last time.
"Let's go inside," Michael smiled. "Only you could show me up like that."
"I know, I know."
They went inside because Vaughn needed to go soon and get ready now since he was sweaty and needed to shower. Matt went into his fridge and grabbed two Powerades from the top shelf. He tossed a bottle to Vaughn who snatched it out of the air.
"Nice catch," Matt said.
"Yah, so…" looking at his watch.
"Be here by 6 p.m. the latest 6:30."
"I'll try."
"You better or I'll punch you in the stomach."
"You sure you could come close to laying a finger on me."
"Whatever."
Michael left Matt's house and quickly sprinted to his house. He went into the shower and got ready, but before he could go back to Matt's house he had something to do first.
Syd and Will came in the door and Francie was sitting on the couch reading a book.
"You're back I see, where were you?" Francie asked.
"CRAP! I forgot to leave you a note didn't I. Anyways, Will and I had a dinner date and it took longer than expected."
"Dinner date," he thought excitedly in his head. "She called it a date."
"Well, let's hurry up. Only an hour before we have to be there."
"It won't take us that long. We already know what we're wearing and how we're going to do our hair," she looked at Will. "You can give us your opinion."
"Will do," he smiled back.
They darted to Francie's room where their clothes were perfectly laid out and dived in. It took them twenty minutes to do their hair and get dressed but they still needed to apply make up. Syd jumped out and Will's eyes bulged and his mouth gaped.
"What do you think?" she asked.
"Amazing," he swallowed.
"Hey, what about me?" Francie inquired.
"Great, you two look wonderful. I don't really think you two need any make up on or you'll kick them on the floor from being knocked down just looking at you two."
"Flattery, always works," Francie shook her head.
"What are you talking about?" Will asked.
"I said…SUCK UP!" she laughed.
The telephone rang just as Will and Francie started to get into a brawl.
"Hello?" she asked.
"Joey's pizza," a voice replied.
"Now," she thought in her head, puzzled since she didn't' have any assignments to get countered on but shrugged it off, knowing that when called, always important. She hung up the phone and excused herself telling Francie that she'd be back in 20 minutes.
Francie agreed, knowing that she'd have to because work always came before social and Syd was off.
When she got to the warehouse, no one was there.
"Odd," she mumbled.
She walked further on and saw Vaughn sitting in a chair with a smile on his face. Syd's heart skipped a beat and she trudged on further.
"Hey," Vaughn greeted.
"Hey, yourself," she responded. "What's up?"
"It's nothing work related if you're wondering."
Syd sighed in relief for she knew if she had to do something tonight, Francie would eradicate her. But suddenly it dawned on her that if it wasn't work related, it was…personal.
Her voice shaking, "Well, then what is it?"
"I just wanted to return the gesture you showed me," he handed her a black felted box. "I saw it a week ago, but wasn't sure if you'd want it."
Syd opened the box and she was awed at the silver heart shaped necklace with a diamond inside.
She choked, "It must have cost a fortune."
"Not really," he hesitated. "I knew it was just for you. I had to buy it."
"Thank you," she replied. "Could you put it on for me?"
"Sure." Vaughn was delighted to see the look on her face as she first opened the box. His breath became shallower and his hands were shaking as he put it on. "There."
Syd took in a deep breath and felt calm when he was close to her.
"Thanx." She got up. "I should go now. Um, Francie will be mad at me if I'm not back in 10 minutes."
"Okay," he replied, relieved and torn at the words. "Bye."
"Bye, thanks for the necklace, I'll wear it for the dinner I'm supposed to be at."
Syd left and headed to her house again.