The Consequences of Attraction
A/N: So here's a new chapter like I promised and it's even 3 days early.
Chapter Six
Michael knew this was going to be a disaster. Alice could be so clingy when she was jealous. As they were getting closer Sydney turned around and smiled at him, "Michael!" she exclaimed. As soon as he reached her, they hugged as Josh also turned around. Alice began to glare at Sydney, as Josh glared at Michael. They just kept gazing at each other.
Alice poked Michael in the side as if to remind him that she was there. "Oh yeah, "This is Alice," Michael lamely said. Alice was furious, she was Michael's girlfriend wasn't he supposed to introduce her as that? She grabbed Michael's arm.
"Alice Gibson," Alice said sounding annoyed, "Michael's girlfriend." She stressed the word girlfriend.
"Yeah and I'm Sydney Bristow, I'm Michael's friend," Sydney said mocking Alice by stressing the word friend. She plastered a fake smile on her face and put her hands on her hips. 'God is this woman clingy or what?' she thought, 'she acts like I'm stealing her property. I didn't know Michael was a possession, but to her he is. And God, I just met him this morning.' Josh was now staring at Sydney. "This is Josh," Sydney said, looking defiantly at Alice.
"I'm her boyfriend too," Josh replied. He put his arm around Sydney's waist and Sydney felt like pushing him away. He was being clingy now, he was never this way, and she guessed that is what jealousy did to you. He was being just as petty and juvenile as Alice was acting.
Michael nodded, "And I'm her friend," he stressed the word. He felt like Sydney and himself were being grilled by their significant others over their ties to each other.
Someone from Sydney's table asked, "Why don't you guys eat lunch with us?"
"Well we're eating lunch with our friends over there," Michael replied pointing, and thought to himself, 'plus it'd be torture watching Josh all over Sydney, plus I guarantee you Alice won't leave me alone.'
"Well they can come with you too, we can make room," the girl invited them.
"Okay, sure," Alice quickly answered. Michael knew she had agreed only to keep an eye on Sydney. And Michael was pretty sure Sydney knew that too. He also noticed the look Alice was giving Sydney, and the look he was receiving Josh. Both him and Sydney were annoyed, Alice and Josh were acting like crazy, jealous people, as if Sydney and Michael had started making out in front of them, they'd only hugged.
Alice grabbed Michael's hand, "Come on Michael, let's go get everyone." She dragged Michael across the hall towards their table, practically kicking and screaming.
"What was your problem?" Michael practically screamed at her.
"What are you talking about?" Alice asked, trying to sound innocent, it didn't work too well for her.
"God, Syd and I are freakin' friends, that's it, friends, get it? I just met her this morning. If you think there's anything else going on you don't know me as well as you think you do," he yelled in her face.
"Whatever Michael," she angrily replied and then stomped off across the hall.
"Wonderful," Michael muttered, but inside he was rejoicing. Alice was really getting on his nerves and he might of just got her so mad that maybe things wouldn't work out like they always seemed to.
* * * *
Sydney was also angry with Josh. "What about Michael makes you so jealous?" she asked, wanting to scream it, but not wanting to make a scene.
"Jealous? Me? I was so not jealous," he replied.
"Then why were you so clingy? Why did you have to tell him that you were my boyfriend?" she asked, "if you weren't jealous it shouldn't have mattered. I know you're my boyfriend, you know you're my boyfriend, that's all that matters."
"Excuse me, Sydney, whatever, maybe you shouldn't have thrown yourself at him."
"Threw myself at him? What are you talking about? If you think that then maybe you don't know me as well as I thought you did and as well as you think you do," she yelled.
"I'm suddenly not hungry anymore," he replied. He stormed off, casually throwing a glance over his shoulder, "maybe I'll talk to you later." Stressing the word maybe.
Sydney could feel the tears coming as she thought to herself, 'Syd there's a time to cry and this is not it, just wait until later.' She knew this was going to be a long, long lunch, because she knew Alice would probably be staring her down the whole time.
TBC...
Please read and review!!
~nicole~
A/N: So here's a new chapter like I promised and it's even 3 days early.
Chapter Six
Michael knew this was going to be a disaster. Alice could be so clingy when she was jealous. As they were getting closer Sydney turned around and smiled at him, "Michael!" she exclaimed. As soon as he reached her, they hugged as Josh also turned around. Alice began to glare at Sydney, as Josh glared at Michael. They just kept gazing at each other.
Alice poked Michael in the side as if to remind him that she was there. "Oh yeah, "This is Alice," Michael lamely said. Alice was furious, she was Michael's girlfriend wasn't he supposed to introduce her as that? She grabbed Michael's arm.
"Alice Gibson," Alice said sounding annoyed, "Michael's girlfriend." She stressed the word girlfriend.
"Yeah and I'm Sydney Bristow, I'm Michael's friend," Sydney said mocking Alice by stressing the word friend. She plastered a fake smile on her face and put her hands on her hips. 'God is this woman clingy or what?' she thought, 'she acts like I'm stealing her property. I didn't know Michael was a possession, but to her he is. And God, I just met him this morning.' Josh was now staring at Sydney. "This is Josh," Sydney said, looking defiantly at Alice.
"I'm her boyfriend too," Josh replied. He put his arm around Sydney's waist and Sydney felt like pushing him away. He was being clingy now, he was never this way, and she guessed that is what jealousy did to you. He was being just as petty and juvenile as Alice was acting.
Michael nodded, "And I'm her friend," he stressed the word. He felt like Sydney and himself were being grilled by their significant others over their ties to each other.
Someone from Sydney's table asked, "Why don't you guys eat lunch with us?"
"Well we're eating lunch with our friends over there," Michael replied pointing, and thought to himself, 'plus it'd be torture watching Josh all over Sydney, plus I guarantee you Alice won't leave me alone.'
"Well they can come with you too, we can make room," the girl invited them.
"Okay, sure," Alice quickly answered. Michael knew she had agreed only to keep an eye on Sydney. And Michael was pretty sure Sydney knew that too. He also noticed the look Alice was giving Sydney, and the look he was receiving Josh. Both him and Sydney were annoyed, Alice and Josh were acting like crazy, jealous people, as if Sydney and Michael had started making out in front of them, they'd only hugged.
Alice grabbed Michael's hand, "Come on Michael, let's go get everyone." She dragged Michael across the hall towards their table, practically kicking and screaming.
"What was your problem?" Michael practically screamed at her.
"What are you talking about?" Alice asked, trying to sound innocent, it didn't work too well for her.
"God, Syd and I are freakin' friends, that's it, friends, get it? I just met her this morning. If you think there's anything else going on you don't know me as well as you think you do," he yelled in her face.
"Whatever Michael," she angrily replied and then stomped off across the hall.
"Wonderful," Michael muttered, but inside he was rejoicing. Alice was really getting on his nerves and he might of just got her so mad that maybe things wouldn't work out like they always seemed to.
* * * *
Sydney was also angry with Josh. "What about Michael makes you so jealous?" she asked, wanting to scream it, but not wanting to make a scene.
"Jealous? Me? I was so not jealous," he replied.
"Then why were you so clingy? Why did you have to tell him that you were my boyfriend?" she asked, "if you weren't jealous it shouldn't have mattered. I know you're my boyfriend, you know you're my boyfriend, that's all that matters."
"Excuse me, Sydney, whatever, maybe you shouldn't have thrown yourself at him."
"Threw myself at him? What are you talking about? If you think that then maybe you don't know me as well as I thought you did and as well as you think you do," she yelled.
"I'm suddenly not hungry anymore," he replied. He stormed off, casually throwing a glance over his shoulder, "maybe I'll talk to you later." Stressing the word maybe.
Sydney could feel the tears coming as she thought to herself, 'Syd there's a time to cry and this is not it, just wait until later.' She knew this was going to be a long, long lunch, because she knew Alice would probably be staring her down the whole time.
TBC...
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~nicole~
