Chapter Seven...
They arrived at the restaurant on time and were led the their table. It was a beautiful restaurant, deep burgundy walls and a matching carpet, lit by only candlelight. Vaughn pulled Sydney's chair out for her, and Weiss did the same for Francie. Sydney ended up sitting next to Vaughn, of course, with Weiss on her left, and Francie next to him. Will was on Vaughn's right. The waiter arrived and took their orders, and came back with their drinks soon.
"I think we should make a toast," Francie announced.
"I agree, but what to?" Weiss asked.
"Well, being in Italy, a very romantic country itself, I say we toast to romance," she said raising her glass.
"I'll drink to that," Weiss added. Vaughn, Will, and Sydney lifted their glasses and they all said "To romance." While they said it, Sydney looked over at Vaughn, who was looking right back at her with those piercing green eyes. Dinner went on for another hour and a half, it being one of those places where they serve many different courses. A few couples were already dancing, so Vaughn decided to ask Sydney.
"Syd, would you like to dance?" he said holding out his hand.
"Of course," she said taking his hand and he led her over to the dance floor. Spinning her around until she ended up in his arms made her laugh. The song was slow however, so he pulled her closer and they slowly danced around the dance floor. Meanwhile, a woman at a near by table kept giving Will the "eye" and he finally got the courage to ask her to dance. Luckily she spoke English and joined Will on the dance floor. Francie and Weiss were having a blast just talking and laughing, having so much in common, including their best friends.
"So how long have you known about them?" Francie asked Weiss.
"Oh, well...I knew about my buddy over there having the biggest crush on her since he pretty much met her. But I didn't figure out she liked him as much as he liked her until this trip out here. I mean I thought, yea maybe she might like him a little. But now that I see them, I see she is just as crazy in love as he is," he answered.
"You think they are in love too? That's what I thought. I think it's nice they are in love and they haven't even kissed yet. That means it isn't purely a physical thing, but a very emotional one," she added.
"Yeah so...would you like to dance Francie?" Weiss asked. He actually looked nervous. He was usually so smooth, but when he really liked a girl, he got a little nervous.
"Sure," she said smiling brightly to relieve his nervousness. They made their way over to the dance floor and joined the rest. Francie then leaned towards Weiss's ear and said, "I wish those two would just get a clue already." He looked at her confused until she gestured towards where Sydney and Vaughn were dancing. Vaughn had his hands on the small of Sydney's back, she had hers wrapped around his neck. "They just look so perfect together," she added.
"Okay, this has got to stop. I can't take him pining over her anymore, we have to do something about this," he said dipping Francie, who just giggled.
"But what can we do to help?" Francie asked.
"Hmmmm, let me think about this," Weiss said twirling Francie around again. "Oh, I think I got!" He then proceeded to whisper the plan into Francie's ear. When he was done, she just smiled.
"Ohhhh, that's great, we need to get going though or it won't happen. Let's grab Will, and probably his new lady from the looks of it," she said gesturing towards Will who was looking very comfortable with his dancing partner.
They made their way over to Will and Francie pulled him aside and told him what was going on. He smiled and agreed to help. At that point, Vaughn and Sydney were so engrossed in each other that they did not notice their three friends sneak out of the restaurant.
The restaurant started to clear out, it was around eleven-thirty after all. Sydney noticed this and she and Vaughn were the last couple on the dance floor. She blushed at this, and when he saw her embarrassment, he decided it might be time for them to leave. Just to tell Eric and...wait, where was Eric, he thought? They were just there, on the dance floor, but they must have left while we were dancing.
"You want to head home Syd?" Vaughn asked.
"Sure," she said smiling sweetly at him.
The walk home was quiet mostly with some pleasantries, but it was a very comfortable silence. They held hands the whole way, and Sydney couldn't be happier. Well, maybe she could be happier if she could just get a kiss. That would make her the happiest girl in the world.
They arrived at the house around midnight, taking a longer way home. It was oddly darker than they thought it would be, considering everyone had alcohol of some sort at dinner and would be up for a few more hours. They made their way up the stairs and just before Vaughn was going to reach for the door knob, he turned to Sydney.
"I had a really, really great time Syd...I hope we can do this again sometime, maybe without Weiss there," he said chuckling a little.
"I wouldn't have it any other way," she said smiling. Then, realizing she was a little nervous with the lights out and not knowing where everyone was, she decided they should go inside. She reached for the handle, they proceeded inside, and were met with a scene they would never expect. There were flower petals all over the floor and some on the couch and chairs in the living room. Candles were lit, giving the room the same effect the restaurant had, but this one was so much more romantic feeling. A bottle of champagne was set up on the living room table with two glasses set next to it. Sydney was in shock. Had Vaughn done this? Where were Francie, Weiss, and Will? She didn't know what to think. She just smiled at it all. She then turned to Vaughn, who looked as surprised as she did, and realized he didn't know about it either.
They arrived at the restaurant on time and were led the their table. It was a beautiful restaurant, deep burgundy walls and a matching carpet, lit by only candlelight. Vaughn pulled Sydney's chair out for her, and Weiss did the same for Francie. Sydney ended up sitting next to Vaughn, of course, with Weiss on her left, and Francie next to him. Will was on Vaughn's right. The waiter arrived and took their orders, and came back with their drinks soon.
"I think we should make a toast," Francie announced.
"I agree, but what to?" Weiss asked.
"Well, being in Italy, a very romantic country itself, I say we toast to romance," she said raising her glass.
"I'll drink to that," Weiss added. Vaughn, Will, and Sydney lifted their glasses and they all said "To romance." While they said it, Sydney looked over at Vaughn, who was looking right back at her with those piercing green eyes. Dinner went on for another hour and a half, it being one of those places where they serve many different courses. A few couples were already dancing, so Vaughn decided to ask Sydney.
"Syd, would you like to dance?" he said holding out his hand.
"Of course," she said taking his hand and he led her over to the dance floor. Spinning her around until she ended up in his arms made her laugh. The song was slow however, so he pulled her closer and they slowly danced around the dance floor. Meanwhile, a woman at a near by table kept giving Will the "eye" and he finally got the courage to ask her to dance. Luckily she spoke English and joined Will on the dance floor. Francie and Weiss were having a blast just talking and laughing, having so much in common, including their best friends.
"So how long have you known about them?" Francie asked Weiss.
"Oh, well...I knew about my buddy over there having the biggest crush on her since he pretty much met her. But I didn't figure out she liked him as much as he liked her until this trip out here. I mean I thought, yea maybe she might like him a little. But now that I see them, I see she is just as crazy in love as he is," he answered.
"You think they are in love too? That's what I thought. I think it's nice they are in love and they haven't even kissed yet. That means it isn't purely a physical thing, but a very emotional one," she added.
"Yeah so...would you like to dance Francie?" Weiss asked. He actually looked nervous. He was usually so smooth, but when he really liked a girl, he got a little nervous.
"Sure," she said smiling brightly to relieve his nervousness. They made their way over to the dance floor and joined the rest. Francie then leaned towards Weiss's ear and said, "I wish those two would just get a clue already." He looked at her confused until she gestured towards where Sydney and Vaughn were dancing. Vaughn had his hands on the small of Sydney's back, she had hers wrapped around his neck. "They just look so perfect together," she added.
"Okay, this has got to stop. I can't take him pining over her anymore, we have to do something about this," he said dipping Francie, who just giggled.
"But what can we do to help?" Francie asked.
"Hmmmm, let me think about this," Weiss said twirling Francie around again. "Oh, I think I got!" He then proceeded to whisper the plan into Francie's ear. When he was done, she just smiled.
"Ohhhh, that's great, we need to get going though or it won't happen. Let's grab Will, and probably his new lady from the looks of it," she said gesturing towards Will who was looking very comfortable with his dancing partner.
They made their way over to Will and Francie pulled him aside and told him what was going on. He smiled and agreed to help. At that point, Vaughn and Sydney were so engrossed in each other that they did not notice their three friends sneak out of the restaurant.
The restaurant started to clear out, it was around eleven-thirty after all. Sydney noticed this and she and Vaughn were the last couple on the dance floor. She blushed at this, and when he saw her embarrassment, he decided it might be time for them to leave. Just to tell Eric and...wait, where was Eric, he thought? They were just there, on the dance floor, but they must have left while we were dancing.
"You want to head home Syd?" Vaughn asked.
"Sure," she said smiling sweetly at him.
The walk home was quiet mostly with some pleasantries, but it was a very comfortable silence. They held hands the whole way, and Sydney couldn't be happier. Well, maybe she could be happier if she could just get a kiss. That would make her the happiest girl in the world.
They arrived at the house around midnight, taking a longer way home. It was oddly darker than they thought it would be, considering everyone had alcohol of some sort at dinner and would be up for a few more hours. They made their way up the stairs and just before Vaughn was going to reach for the door knob, he turned to Sydney.
"I had a really, really great time Syd...I hope we can do this again sometime, maybe without Weiss there," he said chuckling a little.
"I wouldn't have it any other way," she said smiling. Then, realizing she was a little nervous with the lights out and not knowing where everyone was, she decided they should go inside. She reached for the handle, they proceeded inside, and were met with a scene they would never expect. There were flower petals all over the floor and some on the couch and chairs in the living room. Candles were lit, giving the room the same effect the restaurant had, but this one was so much more romantic feeling. A bottle of champagne was set up on the living room table with two glasses set next to it. Sydney was in shock. Had Vaughn done this? Where were Francie, Weiss, and Will? She didn't know what to think. She just smiled at it all. She then turned to Vaughn, who looked as surprised as she did, and realized he didn't know about it either.