"Hey Will!" Francie called out, surprised. He had barely been around
lately, especially if Sydney was there.
"Hi Fran," he answered, sounding very melancholy.
Francie looked up at him in concern. Before Sydney's announcement, he was at their house all the time. He practically lived there, and ate most meals there.
"Sydney isn't here is she Fran?"
"No, she had to run out to get...well I don't remember. She had to get something."
They stood in silence for a moment.
"Ok Will, what's wrong with you?"
"What are you talking about?"
"You're never around anymore!"
"I've been busy Francie."
She looked at him skeptically.
"Ok, then why do you leave whenever Sydney comes around? You're jealous, aren't you? You're upset that Sydney's found someone and it's not you."
"Fran that's totally...ridiculous."
She gave him a look that clearly showed she didn't believe him.
"Ok I'm not thrilled. I mean, you know how I feel about her. But I am happy for her and Noah." He sat down heavily on the couch. His face clearly belied what he had just said.
"Have you talked - wait. What did you just say?"
"I said I was happy...for Sydney and Noah."
"Noah Hicks?" Francie asked incredulously.
Will was even more confused than usual. "Yeah...Noah Hicks...the baby's father."
"Noah?! It's not his baby! That didn't work out. That ended like, months ago! She's with a guy from work now!"
Realizing what she had just said, Francie's hand flew to her mouth. "I didn't say that."
"Wait, hang on a minute...it's not Noah's baby?"
"No..." now Francie was equally confused. "Why would you think that?"
"Well I don't know...maybe because that's what she told me?!?!"
"Something's going on Will. This isn't right."
Sydney chose that very moment to walk in the door. She tried to wipe the smile off her face, but she had the distinct feeling she was still, as Dixon would say, "glowing."
She had been surprised when the "Joey's Pizza" call had come. She didn't have another mission until next week. Turns out her "counter-mission" was to spend time with Vaughn.
Kissing was one counter-mission she never minded fulfilling...and she went above and beyond the call of duty.
Francie's voice brought Sydney back from Cloud Nine.
"Somebody's happy tonight..."
"Yes I'm in a great mood, thank you!" she bubbled lightly. Then she saw Will. Her face dropped considerably. "Hey Will," she said noncommittally, not completely sure whether or not she was happy to see him.
"Hey Syd." His voice equalled hers in enthusiasm. Or lack thereof.
Sydney picked up on some uneasiness emanating from both her friends.
"Umm...what's going on?"
Neither Francie nor Will was really jumping at the chance to confront her, but finally Francie spoke up.
"Sydney, who's the baby's father?"
Sydney swallowed, realizing her mistake.
"You know that Francie."
"Well apparently you told Will something different."
They looked at her accusingly. The hurt and distrust in their eyes broke her heart. How could she have been so stupid? She completely forgot that Francie and Will knew two different stories. She never should have told Francie the truth. Well, semi-truth.
"Sydney, what's with you? You're so secretive and now you're lying to us? I would think you'd be happy about this and want to share this with us, but instead you shut us out!"
Sydney desperately ravaged her mind for something she could say to explain her behavior and appease her friends. She came up blank.
"Are you going to say anything?"
"I-I'm sorry. Francie, I just didn't want you to know...about Noah." Sydney inwardly cringed, remembering how Vaughn reacted when he found out she said the baby was Noah's.
Looking up at her friends, she could tell they didn't believe her.
"Why couldn't you tell me Sydney?"
"I don't know, Francie. Look, can we talk about this later? I have to get up early tomorrow."
"Yeah sure. Whatever."
Sydney knew she had hurt them, but at least she bought herself some time to think. Somehow she had to make this right.
Laying down on her bed, Sydney placed her hands on her stomach. There wasn't even a bulge yet, but she knew that little life was there.
"You know, little baby Vaughn, you're really complicating things....but I love you anyways."
"Hi Fran," he answered, sounding very melancholy.
Francie looked up at him in concern. Before Sydney's announcement, he was at their house all the time. He practically lived there, and ate most meals there.
"Sydney isn't here is she Fran?"
"No, she had to run out to get...well I don't remember. She had to get something."
They stood in silence for a moment.
"Ok Will, what's wrong with you?"
"What are you talking about?"
"You're never around anymore!"
"I've been busy Francie."
She looked at him skeptically.
"Ok, then why do you leave whenever Sydney comes around? You're jealous, aren't you? You're upset that Sydney's found someone and it's not you."
"Fran that's totally...ridiculous."
She gave him a look that clearly showed she didn't believe him.
"Ok I'm not thrilled. I mean, you know how I feel about her. But I am happy for her and Noah." He sat down heavily on the couch. His face clearly belied what he had just said.
"Have you talked - wait. What did you just say?"
"I said I was happy...for Sydney and Noah."
"Noah Hicks?" Francie asked incredulously.
Will was even more confused than usual. "Yeah...Noah Hicks...the baby's father."
"Noah?! It's not his baby! That didn't work out. That ended like, months ago! She's with a guy from work now!"
Realizing what she had just said, Francie's hand flew to her mouth. "I didn't say that."
"Wait, hang on a minute...it's not Noah's baby?"
"No..." now Francie was equally confused. "Why would you think that?"
"Well I don't know...maybe because that's what she told me?!?!"
"Something's going on Will. This isn't right."
Sydney chose that very moment to walk in the door. She tried to wipe the smile off her face, but she had the distinct feeling she was still, as Dixon would say, "glowing."
She had been surprised when the "Joey's Pizza" call had come. She didn't have another mission until next week. Turns out her "counter-mission" was to spend time with Vaughn.
Kissing was one counter-mission she never minded fulfilling...and she went above and beyond the call of duty.
Francie's voice brought Sydney back from Cloud Nine.
"Somebody's happy tonight..."
"Yes I'm in a great mood, thank you!" she bubbled lightly. Then she saw Will. Her face dropped considerably. "Hey Will," she said noncommittally, not completely sure whether or not she was happy to see him.
"Hey Syd." His voice equalled hers in enthusiasm. Or lack thereof.
Sydney picked up on some uneasiness emanating from both her friends.
"Umm...what's going on?"
Neither Francie nor Will was really jumping at the chance to confront her, but finally Francie spoke up.
"Sydney, who's the baby's father?"
Sydney swallowed, realizing her mistake.
"You know that Francie."
"Well apparently you told Will something different."
They looked at her accusingly. The hurt and distrust in their eyes broke her heart. How could she have been so stupid? She completely forgot that Francie and Will knew two different stories. She never should have told Francie the truth. Well, semi-truth.
"Sydney, what's with you? You're so secretive and now you're lying to us? I would think you'd be happy about this and want to share this with us, but instead you shut us out!"
Sydney desperately ravaged her mind for something she could say to explain her behavior and appease her friends. She came up blank.
"Are you going to say anything?"
"I-I'm sorry. Francie, I just didn't want you to know...about Noah." Sydney inwardly cringed, remembering how Vaughn reacted when he found out she said the baby was Noah's.
Looking up at her friends, she could tell they didn't believe her.
"Why couldn't you tell me Sydney?"
"I don't know, Francie. Look, can we talk about this later? I have to get up early tomorrow."
"Yeah sure. Whatever."
Sydney knew she had hurt them, but at least she bought herself some time to think. Somehow she had to make this right.
Laying down on her bed, Sydney placed her hands on her stomach. There wasn't even a bulge yet, but she knew that little life was there.
"You know, little baby Vaughn, you're really complicating things....but I love you anyways."