The Consequences of Attraction

A/N: Okay so here it is

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Chapter Eight – Part I

Sydney was sitting in her kitchen when the phone rang. She made a grab for it and got it just before Francie did. "Hello?" she asked.

"Syd?" she heard Michael ask.

"Hey Michael," she replied, instantly her mood brightening and a smile beginning to show.

"Hey," he said, "so what are you up to?"

"Nothing much," she told him, "how about you?"

"Nothing either," he replied, both knowing that the other was stalling, not knowing what to say.

"So we had better talk," Sydney said, starting the conversation.

"Yeah we should," he replied, "what are we going to do?"

"I don't know," she explained, "I know how I feel, I just don't know how you feel."

"If I promise to tell you how I'm feeling, will you tell me how you're feeling?" he asked.

"Yeah, I think I can do that," she told him.

"Okay so the truth?" he asked, "I think I was attracted to you from the first day we met. And I believe Alice and Josh both picked that up during lunch that one day, that's why they were acting so jealous. I also don't think last night was a mistake. I certainly don't regret it, I don't know about you." He smiled at her as she tried to put her thoughts and feelings into words.

"I definitely don't disagree. I definitely felt something for you the first day we met and I definitely believe Josh and Alice picked up on that and to me last night was not a mistake and I don't regret it," she rambled

"Okay so what are we going to do now?" he asks.

"I have no clue, but I do know that my feelings for you are definitely deeper than my feelings for Josh," she replied, "and that's certainly pathetic because I've been going out with Josh for almost two years, and I've known you for what, like a week?

"That's exactly how I feel for Alice," Michael said, "so do you agree that we definitely have something between us and we should act on it?"

"Yes, I agree," she replied not knowing what else to say.

"So should we break up with Alice and Josh right away or what?" he asked.

"Yes, that would be our best bet," she said, "that way no one gets strung along, and they don't get hurt more than they inevitably will."

"Okay sounds good," he replied, "and I'll see you tomorrow for lunch?"

"Yep, we'll meet in the dining hall after our first morning class," she told him.

"Bye Syd" he said.

"Bye Michael," she replied. And with that they hung up and were off to find Josh and Alice to break the bad news.

Chapter Eight – Part II

Just as Sydney was about to leave to go find Josh, the doorbell rang. Francie ran and opened the door; it wasn't a big surprise that she found on the other side. "Hey Josh," she said, keeping the door open a little bit in case Sydney didn't want to see him, so he couldn't see her in the house.

"Hey Francie," he replied cheerfully, "is Sydney here?"

"Umm…umm…umm…" Francie stalled.

"It's okay Francie," Sydney told her, "let him in." Francie opened the door and let Josh in.

"Syd, I'm going out," Francie explained, "I'll be back later."

"No Francie, that's okay," Sydney replied, we're going to go for a walk." She grabbed Josh's hand and pulled him to the door, "Come on." She pushed him out and turned to Francie, "I should be home in a few, without Josh."

"Okay," Francie said, "good luck, sweetie."

* * * *

Ten minutes later…The Park

"So now that we've stopped walking, how was the party last night?" he asked.

"Oh it was okay," she replied. 'More like wonderful, best ever, absolutely perfect,' she thought.

"I'm sorry I couldn't come with you. I'm sure we would have had a lot more fun together than you had by yourself," he told her.

"Yeah probably," she lied, while thinking, 'Yeah right. We'd never have that much fun, I'll never have more fun with anyone other than Michael.'

"I'll never make you go to another party by yourself," he said with a smile, "I promise right now."

"Josh," Sydney said, "Josh." She was trying to get his attention.

"Huh?" he asked, "What?"

Here it goes. "Josh, I don't think this is working out for me," Sydney said.

"Haha, very funny. Syd, I told you not to be mad at me for not going to the party with you." He thought it was all a joke.

"No Josh, I really don't think this is working out for me," she told him, "I'm not lying."

It all hit him right then. "But…why?" he asked.

"It's just not working out," she replied. She knew what his next question was going to be and she knew what her answer was going to be…the truth.

"Is there someone else?" he asked angrily.

"Yes," she replied, "I'm sorry."

"You're sorry? YOU'RE SORRY?" he screamed, "Who is he? Do I know him?" nside he was fuming, 'my girlfriend cheated on me, there's another guy. Who is he? I want to know…I need to know.'

"Remember Michael?" she asked calmly.

"That guy from lunch the other day?" he questioned.

"Yeah," she replied, "it's him."

"It's that guy. Doesn't he have a girlfriend?" he screamed.

"Yeah, he does," she told him.

"Well I hope you're happy," he said angrily, trying to get out of there, he had someone to visit.

"Josh I still want to be friends," she replied.

"Well, we'll see," he brushed her off.

"Josh, I really am sorry," she said sorrowfully.

"Yeah I bet," he replied and then pushed past her and walked out of the park, going to look for Michael, to knock some sense into him.

Chapter 8 - Part III

Michael walked into the dining hall and immediately saw Alice sitting at a table by herself. 'It's now or never,' he thought, 'let's get this over with.'

He began to walk towards the table and plastered a fake smile on his face, "Hey Alice," he said, "is anyone sitting here?"

"No," she replied with a fake smile also on her face, although he didn't know that, "you can sit down." 'He wants to cheat on me,' she thought, 'then let the games begin.'

"Thanks," he told her, "so how was your day?

"Oh it was terrible," she replied, playing it for all it was worth, "I got my first test back and found out I failed. And one of my new friends found out that her boyfriend cheated on her with another girl at a party. So she was crying on my shoulder and I felt really bad for her." When she looked at his face, she saw the guilt begin to creep across his face, she knew that she had suceeded in making him feel guilty and inside she was laughing. 'He wants to cheat on me? He'll get what's coming to him.'

"Oh well tell her I'm sorry," he said, trying to gain some of his composure back.

"And then she warned me about guys like that," she replied, 'And here comes the kill shot,' "but I assured her you weren't that way, and that you'd never cheat on me because you love me." She knew that after that there was no way he was going to break up with her, at least not today.

And when she looked up at his expression, it didn't surprise her. He practically spit the sip of coke he had just drank out and looked to be choking. He smiled at her then and even though she wasn't the sharpest tool in the shed, she knew that the smile was forced. She knew that what she had said, although it was a lie, had affected him greatly and now not only was he feeling guilty, but he was really confused. 'I have him right where I want him,' she thought.

* * * *

As Michael walked in his door he didn't know what he was going to do. What Alice had said had really affected him. 'So now it's time for a decision,' he thought, 'Alice or Sydney.' He sat there quietly in his living room making a pro and con list in his head. In the end, Alice had one pro and the rest were cons and Sydney had all of her points in the pro section and none in the cons.

'So the decision was made, he thought, 'tomorrow I am going to break up with Alice, no ifs, ands, or buts about it.'

* * * *

11:30 am, The Next Morning, Michael's apartment

Michael had just walked in the door from his first morning class when his phone began to ring. He picked it up on the second ring, saying a casual, "Hello?" to the person on the other line.

"Michael?" Alice asked, "are you busy right now?"

"No, why?" he questioned, 'Just the person I want to talk to,' he thought sarcastically, 'today's the last day I'll ever have to speak to her.'

"I just wanted to know if you wanted to do something," she replied.

"Sure," he said.

"Cool," she told him, "I'll pick you up in 15 minutes."

"Okay see you then," he replied rather lamely completely forgetting about his lunch date with Sydney.

* * * *

12:00 pm, The Dining Hall

Michael still didn't know why Alice had brought him to the dining hall. But he didn't care as long as he broke up with her. He decided to start right then. "Alice we need to talk," he said. But Alice ignoring him grabbed his head and brought his lips to hers.

Sydney decided to show up right then for her and Michael's lunch date. And what she saw when she got there made her wish she had never come to meet him in the first place, it squished her heart and made her turn around and run in the opposite direction. Michael saw her as she was leaving just then remembering their lunch date and as he was rising to go after her Alice pulled him to her for another kiss.

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