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Summary: Christmas time + charity auction + karaoke= lots of S/V (Plz R&R)
A/N: Hi again. Thanks for all who reviewed Devils and Angels. I'll be up dating it after Christmas, when hopefully my writer's block has past. I've decided to do something festive. I hope the characters aren't too out of character. Any way, please R&R and enjoy. Merry Christmas - Bex
It was the week before Christmas and Francie had dragged Sydney Christmas shopping. Francie had already got all of her presents, but work had made sure that Sydney was unorganised.
'All those countries I've been too and I didn't get a chance to do some shopping.' She thought. 'Well at least I've got two weeks off.'
She smiled. Two weeks of having fun, spending time with her friends, having lie-ins and not saving the world. It was going to be heaven.
'Except I won't be able to see Vaughn for two weeks.'
That thought wiped the smile off her face. Not seeing Vaughn for two whole weeks was going to be torture. He was one of the few good parts of her crappy life. He was her light at the end of the double agent tunnel. Though she knew, as much as it pissed her off, because she couldn't be with him, she was falling head over heals in love with him. Or was she? When it came down to it, she didn't know how she felt about him. There was definitely something there, but she didn't know if it was a crush or something more. Thinking about her feelings towards Vaughn made her head hurt.
"Wow, look at that pen in the window over there." Francie interrupted her thoughts, "Will would love it, plus it says that they'll engrave it for free. Then again it might not be so great, seeing as he lost his journalist job."
Francie stopped ramberling when she saw Syd's depressed face. Syd quickly forced a smile, but it was too late. Francie knew that she was unhappy about something.
"What's wrong hon?" Francie asked.
"It's nothing. I. I was just thinking."
"What about photo frame guy? Hasn't he brought you anything yet?" she teased.
Sydney smiled in a bittersweet way and shook her head slightly. Michael Vaughn, or photo frame guy as Francie knew him, hadn't brought her anything. She knew how much trouble he had got into after buying her that frame last year, but she secretly hoped that he would dare to give her something again this year. But she had to admit that she hadn't gotten him anything. It would have probably upset Alice, not that she cared. She was angry with herself for hating Alice. She seemed like a really nice person, but she was dating Vaughn, something she couldn't do, so Sydney disliked her, because she was jealous.
'But is he worth being jealous over? I don't even know if he feels the same way.'
Sydney's Christmas spirit and happiness were falling fast.
"Come off it Syd. It's not that big a deal. I don't know why he hasn't asked you out yet? Or why you haven't asked him?" Francie asked, doing desperate mother act.
"I've told you before, it's, because of company protocol. Any way I don't know if he like me in that way."
"Please have you looked at the frame he brought you lately? A guy doesn't give something like that to a girl that he doesn't dig. And if that fact that you're turning into suicide-on-legs, because you're not with him, then you should forget protocol and ask him out."
"God, Francie. I wish it were that easy. But I can't." Syd sighed.
"Well I've got an idea that might cheer you up."
"It's not a blind date is it?"
Francie chuckled, "Not really, but it's kinda one."
"Oh?" Sydney replied wearily.
"We're having a charity auction at the restaurant. We're auctioning off dates with members of staff to highest bidder. And I was thinking, how would like to be one of those dates?"
"I'm not sure. One I'm not a member of staff, and two I'll probably be brought by some creep."
"But he's money will go to a good cause. Come on Syd, it'll be fun. Anyway, you might be brought by some great guy who will take your mind off photo frame guy." Francie begged.
"Ok." Syd gave in, "I'll do it. What do I have to do?"
"Well you just have to get up on stage, look gorgeous, sing a song and let people bid for you."
"I have to sing!?"
"Yep, a Christmas song of your choice. I know you can sing Syd, plus it'll be fun and all for a good cause."
"All right, all right. I'm in."
"Great."
Francie then spotted a silver watch in a nearby shop window.
"Changed my mind. That perfect for Will." She grabbed Sydney's arm, "Come on."
'What have I let myself in for?' Sydney wonder.
A/N: Whatcha think? Feedback would be great. Plus it's Christmas, so the season to be charitable and throw an author a lifeline. Does anyone what Francie's restaurant is called? Does it even have a name?
Summary: Christmas time + charity auction + karaoke= lots of S/V (Plz R&R)
A/N: Hi again. Thanks for all who reviewed Devils and Angels. I'll be up dating it after Christmas, when hopefully my writer's block has past. I've decided to do something festive. I hope the characters aren't too out of character. Any way, please R&R and enjoy. Merry Christmas - Bex
It was the week before Christmas and Francie had dragged Sydney Christmas shopping. Francie had already got all of her presents, but work had made sure that Sydney was unorganised.
'All those countries I've been too and I didn't get a chance to do some shopping.' She thought. 'Well at least I've got two weeks off.'
She smiled. Two weeks of having fun, spending time with her friends, having lie-ins and not saving the world. It was going to be heaven.
'Except I won't be able to see Vaughn for two weeks.'
That thought wiped the smile off her face. Not seeing Vaughn for two whole weeks was going to be torture. He was one of the few good parts of her crappy life. He was her light at the end of the double agent tunnel. Though she knew, as much as it pissed her off, because she couldn't be with him, she was falling head over heals in love with him. Or was she? When it came down to it, she didn't know how she felt about him. There was definitely something there, but she didn't know if it was a crush or something more. Thinking about her feelings towards Vaughn made her head hurt.
"Wow, look at that pen in the window over there." Francie interrupted her thoughts, "Will would love it, plus it says that they'll engrave it for free. Then again it might not be so great, seeing as he lost his journalist job."
Francie stopped ramberling when she saw Syd's depressed face. Syd quickly forced a smile, but it was too late. Francie knew that she was unhappy about something.
"What's wrong hon?" Francie asked.
"It's nothing. I. I was just thinking."
"What about photo frame guy? Hasn't he brought you anything yet?" she teased.
Sydney smiled in a bittersweet way and shook her head slightly. Michael Vaughn, or photo frame guy as Francie knew him, hadn't brought her anything. She knew how much trouble he had got into after buying her that frame last year, but she secretly hoped that he would dare to give her something again this year. But she had to admit that she hadn't gotten him anything. It would have probably upset Alice, not that she cared. She was angry with herself for hating Alice. She seemed like a really nice person, but she was dating Vaughn, something she couldn't do, so Sydney disliked her, because she was jealous.
'But is he worth being jealous over? I don't even know if he feels the same way.'
Sydney's Christmas spirit and happiness were falling fast.
"Come off it Syd. It's not that big a deal. I don't know why he hasn't asked you out yet? Or why you haven't asked him?" Francie asked, doing desperate mother act.
"I've told you before, it's, because of company protocol. Any way I don't know if he like me in that way."
"Please have you looked at the frame he brought you lately? A guy doesn't give something like that to a girl that he doesn't dig. And if that fact that you're turning into suicide-on-legs, because you're not with him, then you should forget protocol and ask him out."
"God, Francie. I wish it were that easy. But I can't." Syd sighed.
"Well I've got an idea that might cheer you up."
"It's not a blind date is it?"
Francie chuckled, "Not really, but it's kinda one."
"Oh?" Sydney replied wearily.
"We're having a charity auction at the restaurant. We're auctioning off dates with members of staff to highest bidder. And I was thinking, how would like to be one of those dates?"
"I'm not sure. One I'm not a member of staff, and two I'll probably be brought by some creep."
"But he's money will go to a good cause. Come on Syd, it'll be fun. Anyway, you might be brought by some great guy who will take your mind off photo frame guy." Francie begged.
"Ok." Syd gave in, "I'll do it. What do I have to do?"
"Well you just have to get up on stage, look gorgeous, sing a song and let people bid for you."
"I have to sing!?"
"Yep, a Christmas song of your choice. I know you can sing Syd, plus it'll be fun and all for a good cause."
"All right, all right. I'm in."
"Great."
Francie then spotted a silver watch in a nearby shop window.
"Changed my mind. That perfect for Will." She grabbed Sydney's arm, "Come on."
'What have I let myself in for?' Sydney wonder.
A/N: Whatcha think? Feedback would be great. Plus it's Christmas, so the season to be charitable and throw an author a lifeline. Does anyone what Francie's restaurant is called? Does it even have a name?