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CHAPTER 5
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Next Day 4:30
*Ding Dong*
It was the doorbell and Sydney was still not ready. "Hey Fran can you get that?" Syd yelled to her.
"Sure!" Francie called back to her, as she walked to open the door. She opened it and saw Michael standing on the other side. "Hey Mike!" Francie said loudly so that Evelyn would hear her.
Evie had just finished putting her shoes on when she heard Francie call, she came running out and jumped into her father's arms.
"Hey sweetie." Vaughn replied while hugging her. "Where's your mom?"
Evie pulled away and rolled her eyes. "She's in her room still getting ready!"
Mike laughed, when they were dating in high school Syd had always took so long getting ready. *Some things never change. * He thought. "I'm going to go see if she's almost done." Vaughn said.
"Okay!" Evelyn replied happily.
Mike went into Sydney's room where she was franticly looking for a pair of shoes that would match her dress. "Syd, are you almost ready?" Vaughn asked cautiously. He wasn't sure what kind of mood she was in.
Sydney turned around to face him and Mike could see that she was very stressed. "What's up Syd?" He asked again.
"Maybe you should just take Evie to your mothers and I will stay here." She suggested.
"Come on, I told my mother that I was bringing some special people for her to meet." Sydney nodded knowing that she wasn't going to be able to get out of this.
"But I've already met your mother!" she whined.
"My mom is not going to hate you, you guys used to talk about every thing. She was like you mother." Vaughn reminded her.
"Okay, I'll be ready soon." After a few more minutes of searching Sydney finally found the shoes she had been looking for.
She then walked out into the living room where Mike and Francie were chatting about the restaurant and recent "cases" that Mike had been working on. Sydney grabbed her coat and Michael helped her put on. They got in the car and drove the thirty miles to Bridget Vaughn's house. During their drive the three talked about Evelyn's play that she was going to be in.
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They were now standing on the doorstep to her house and Vaughn knocked. About a minute later Bridget opened the door, when she saw Sydney she gasped in surprise but immediately embraced her as a mother could. "Sydney!" she shrieked. "Oh my gosh, How are you?"
Syd smiled warmly at her and said, "I'm fine how are you?"
"Oh I can't complain…" She trailed off when she noticed the little girl standing next to Sydney with a huge smile on her face. "And who is this Michael?"
Michael hugged his daughter close to him in a fatherly way. "This" he said looking down at Evie. "This is Evelyn Bristow. Our daughter." For the first time his mother was speechless. Evie didn't seem to notice though and said "Hi" very cheerfully.
However that seemed to break her out of her paralyzed state and she smiled. She kneeled down so she was eye-to-eye with the little girl. "Evelyn, how old are you?"
"Nine and three quarters." She replied proudly.
Bridget stood back up and politely said, "Come on it."
Everyone followed her in. Sydney did so a bit more cautiously than everybody else. Mike seemed to sense her nervousness and turned back to look at her. To ease her nerves he placed a comforting arm around her shoulders. She smiled and mouthed "Thank you." to him as she leaned her head on his shoulder.
When they reached the living room Bridget turned to face Evie, "There are some chocolate chip cookies in the kitchen, why don't you go have some?" Evie smiled and turned to her mother. "Can I mom, please." When Sydney saw the puppy dog eyes she was giving her there was no way she could say no. "Alright but only one or two, don't spoil your dinner."
When Bridget came back from the kitchen she looked at Sydney and Michael. "Would some one care to explain to me why I have a nine year old grand daughter that I never knew about?" She asked sternly.
After a few moments of silence Syd spoke up. "That's my fault I didn't tell Mike until about a month ago." She spoke softly almost like she was scared of what Bridget might do.
Sydney had never known her to yell but she had also never been around when she was upset. Although she didn't yell she did sound very disappointed in Sydney when she asked. "Why?"
Sydney knew that her reason for keeping Michael from his child was unreasonable but she told her anyway. "Because I didn't want him to give up his dreams of following in his father's foot steps."
Bridget was curious of her answer but wanted to talk to Sydney in private. "Michael, would you please give Sydney and I a moment alone?" Vaughn looked at Sydney to see her reaction, she nodded letting him know that it was okay for him to go.
When Michael had left the room Bridget decided to explore her reasoning further. "How do you know he wouldn't have gone any way?"
For a moment she wondered if the older woman really did know so little about her own son to think he would have still gone or if she was just questioning how well she knew Michael. Sydney decided on the later knowing that mother and son was very close and decided to answer her. "Because Michael is very loyal and always does the right thing." she paused for a moment hesitating before she went on. "I didn't want him to give up his life for one mistake that we made."
While saying that Sydney had found her shoes very interesting and continued staring at them after she had finished.
"So you raised a child by yourself for nine years?" Sydney looked up with tears in her eyes and shook her head 'no'. "Did have help?" Bridget questioned again.
This time Sydney spoke aloud, "Yes, I did."
"From who? I take it your father didn't do much?"
Now Sydney was looking her in the eye, some how gathering strength. "No, he didn't, I had help form friends that would watch her while I went to night school and a very good nanny that would watch her while I was at work." She replied.
The older woman looked at her curiously when she mentioned school. "How long did it take you to get through college?"
Sydney looked very surprised by the question. "Five years, I'm in graduate school right now." She commented.
"What are you studying to be?" Bridget now seemed interested in Sydney's life and not just disappointed in her.
"An English teacher." She replied once again.
"Wow" Bridget commented. After hearing this she seemed very proud of how much Sydney had accomplished considering she was a single mom. "Where do you work?"
Sydney could have sworn she was being interrogated by the amount of questions she was being asked.
Thought she has answered the other questions truthfully Sydney was not sure how much she could tell her. Just as Sydney was about to answer she was saved when Mike and Evie came into the room.
"How's everything going?" Mike asked. Syd gave him a sarcastic look then said "Peachy."
Evie stood next to her mother and asked in a somewhat hushed tone but still loud enough for everyone in the room to hear. "Can I call her grandma?" Sydney kneeled down next to her and looked her in the eye.
"I don't know why don't you go ask her?" Evie nodded and went to sit next to her grandmother on the couch. Then in a very innocent tone asked, "Can I call you Grandma?"
Bridget smiled and had tears in her eyes. She had only just met this girl and already she wanted to call her Grandma. Bridget nodded yes and proceeded to talk about other things.
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"Mike can we talk?" Sydney asked. He nodded and they walked into the hall where they couldn't be heard.
"What's up Syd?" He asked wondering why they needed to talk.
"How much am I aloud to tell your mother about what I do?"
He thought for a moment then said, "you can tell her you're a double agent, you go on missions, just no particulars like people you work with. And nothing about your mother!" Sydney was nodding in understanding then stopped when something didn't make sense.
"Why nothing about my mother?" Vaughn looked surprised.
"Well the whole, your mother killed my father and the fact that it's very, very classified." Vaughn said giving her a strange look. They then joined the two new family members.
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The rest of the evening went smoothly and before they knew it was time to go. When Sydney said good-bye to Bridget she was expecting nothing more than a wave, but what she got was much better. A hug. Sydney knew by that one act that she was forgiven.
"If you ever need to talk, don't hesitate to call or come over." Bridget said while still in the embrace.
Sydney smiled and nodded " I won't."
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CHAPTER 5
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Next Day 4:30
*Ding Dong*
It was the doorbell and Sydney was still not ready. "Hey Fran can you get that?" Syd yelled to her.
"Sure!" Francie called back to her, as she walked to open the door. She opened it and saw Michael standing on the other side. "Hey Mike!" Francie said loudly so that Evelyn would hear her.
Evie had just finished putting her shoes on when she heard Francie call, she came running out and jumped into her father's arms.
"Hey sweetie." Vaughn replied while hugging her. "Where's your mom?"
Evie pulled away and rolled her eyes. "She's in her room still getting ready!"
Mike laughed, when they were dating in high school Syd had always took so long getting ready. *Some things never change. * He thought. "I'm going to go see if she's almost done." Vaughn said.
"Okay!" Evelyn replied happily.
Mike went into Sydney's room where she was franticly looking for a pair of shoes that would match her dress. "Syd, are you almost ready?" Vaughn asked cautiously. He wasn't sure what kind of mood she was in.
Sydney turned around to face him and Mike could see that she was very stressed. "What's up Syd?" He asked again.
"Maybe you should just take Evie to your mothers and I will stay here." She suggested.
"Come on, I told my mother that I was bringing some special people for her to meet." Sydney nodded knowing that she wasn't going to be able to get out of this.
"But I've already met your mother!" she whined.
"My mom is not going to hate you, you guys used to talk about every thing. She was like you mother." Vaughn reminded her.
"Okay, I'll be ready soon." After a few more minutes of searching Sydney finally found the shoes she had been looking for.
She then walked out into the living room where Mike and Francie were chatting about the restaurant and recent "cases" that Mike had been working on. Sydney grabbed her coat and Michael helped her put on. They got in the car and drove the thirty miles to Bridget Vaughn's house. During their drive the three talked about Evelyn's play that she was going to be in.
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They were now standing on the doorstep to her house and Vaughn knocked. About a minute later Bridget opened the door, when she saw Sydney she gasped in surprise but immediately embraced her as a mother could. "Sydney!" she shrieked. "Oh my gosh, How are you?"
Syd smiled warmly at her and said, "I'm fine how are you?"
"Oh I can't complain…" She trailed off when she noticed the little girl standing next to Sydney with a huge smile on her face. "And who is this Michael?"
Michael hugged his daughter close to him in a fatherly way. "This" he said looking down at Evie. "This is Evelyn Bristow. Our daughter." For the first time his mother was speechless. Evie didn't seem to notice though and said "Hi" very cheerfully.
However that seemed to break her out of her paralyzed state and she smiled. She kneeled down so she was eye-to-eye with the little girl. "Evelyn, how old are you?"
"Nine and three quarters." She replied proudly.
Bridget stood back up and politely said, "Come on it."
Everyone followed her in. Sydney did so a bit more cautiously than everybody else. Mike seemed to sense her nervousness and turned back to look at her. To ease her nerves he placed a comforting arm around her shoulders. She smiled and mouthed "Thank you." to him as she leaned her head on his shoulder.
When they reached the living room Bridget turned to face Evie, "There are some chocolate chip cookies in the kitchen, why don't you go have some?" Evie smiled and turned to her mother. "Can I mom, please." When Sydney saw the puppy dog eyes she was giving her there was no way she could say no. "Alright but only one or two, don't spoil your dinner."
When Bridget came back from the kitchen she looked at Sydney and Michael. "Would some one care to explain to me why I have a nine year old grand daughter that I never knew about?" She asked sternly.
After a few moments of silence Syd spoke up. "That's my fault I didn't tell Mike until about a month ago." She spoke softly almost like she was scared of what Bridget might do.
Sydney had never known her to yell but she had also never been around when she was upset. Although she didn't yell she did sound very disappointed in Sydney when she asked. "Why?"
Sydney knew that her reason for keeping Michael from his child was unreasonable but she told her anyway. "Because I didn't want him to give up his dreams of following in his father's foot steps."
Bridget was curious of her answer but wanted to talk to Sydney in private. "Michael, would you please give Sydney and I a moment alone?" Vaughn looked at Sydney to see her reaction, she nodded letting him know that it was okay for him to go.
When Michael had left the room Bridget decided to explore her reasoning further. "How do you know he wouldn't have gone any way?"
For a moment she wondered if the older woman really did know so little about her own son to think he would have still gone or if she was just questioning how well she knew Michael. Sydney decided on the later knowing that mother and son was very close and decided to answer her. "Because Michael is very loyal and always does the right thing." she paused for a moment hesitating before she went on. "I didn't want him to give up his life for one mistake that we made."
While saying that Sydney had found her shoes very interesting and continued staring at them after she had finished.
"So you raised a child by yourself for nine years?" Sydney looked up with tears in her eyes and shook her head 'no'. "Did have help?" Bridget questioned again.
This time Sydney spoke aloud, "Yes, I did."
"From who? I take it your father didn't do much?"
Now Sydney was looking her in the eye, some how gathering strength. "No, he didn't, I had help form friends that would watch her while I went to night school and a very good nanny that would watch her while I was at work." She replied.
The older woman looked at her curiously when she mentioned school. "How long did it take you to get through college?"
Sydney looked very surprised by the question. "Five years, I'm in graduate school right now." She commented.
"What are you studying to be?" Bridget now seemed interested in Sydney's life and not just disappointed in her.
"An English teacher." She replied once again.
"Wow" Bridget commented. After hearing this she seemed very proud of how much Sydney had accomplished considering she was a single mom. "Where do you work?"
Sydney could have sworn she was being interrogated by the amount of questions she was being asked.
Thought she has answered the other questions truthfully Sydney was not sure how much she could tell her. Just as Sydney was about to answer she was saved when Mike and Evie came into the room.
"How's everything going?" Mike asked. Syd gave him a sarcastic look then said "Peachy."
Evie stood next to her mother and asked in a somewhat hushed tone but still loud enough for everyone in the room to hear. "Can I call her grandma?" Sydney kneeled down next to her and looked her in the eye.
"I don't know why don't you go ask her?" Evie nodded and went to sit next to her grandmother on the couch. Then in a very innocent tone asked, "Can I call you Grandma?"
Bridget smiled and had tears in her eyes. She had only just met this girl and already she wanted to call her Grandma. Bridget nodded yes and proceeded to talk about other things.
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"Mike can we talk?" Sydney asked. He nodded and they walked into the hall where they couldn't be heard.
"What's up Syd?" He asked wondering why they needed to talk.
"How much am I aloud to tell your mother about what I do?"
He thought for a moment then said, "you can tell her you're a double agent, you go on missions, just no particulars like people you work with. And nothing about your mother!" Sydney was nodding in understanding then stopped when something didn't make sense.
"Why nothing about my mother?" Vaughn looked surprised.
"Well the whole, your mother killed my father and the fact that it's very, very classified." Vaughn said giving her a strange look. They then joined the two new family members.
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The rest of the evening went smoothly and before they knew it was time to go. When Sydney said good-bye to Bridget she was expecting nothing more than a wave, but what she got was much better. A hug. Sydney knew by that one act that she was forgiven.
"If you ever need to talk, don't hesitate to call or come over." Bridget said while still in the embrace.
Sydney smiled and nodded " I won't."
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AN: SO WHAT DID YOU GUYS THINK??? I CAN'T WAIT TO GET YOUR REVIEWS!!! PLEASE READ AND REVIEW!!!!!!!!! J I LOVE REVIEWS!!!