Chapter 12
Sydney hopped up as the doorbell rang. It had been over an hour since she had ordered the pizza, and she had started to get anxious.
"Just a minute!" she called as she made her was to the door. Pizza solved all problems.
Swinging the door open, she grabbed the pizza and shoved the money into his hands. When he didn't move she finally looked up to see his face.
"Uh," Syd hesitated, "is, is that not enough?"
He laughed and handed it back to her, "I already paid the pizza guy."
Sydney turned around and left the door open. He took it as an invite.
"So how are you doing?"
"As good as can be expected." She sat down the pizza and offered him a piece; "I shouldn't have gone to work yesterday."
"No, no you shouldn't have." He grabbed it and sank into a kitchen chair.
"I haven't seen you in a while," Sydney smiled, "Weiss I'm glad you're here. I needed someone."
"Shoulder to cry on?" He asked as he stuffed his face.
She sighed and shook her head, "Someone to talk to. My dads been really great. He's come over every night. Just to say hello. I've cried in his arms a few times. But, I can't talk to him. Not about this. My mom and him actually had a miscarriage once. After me. He knows, I mean. he understands. But he had my mother. They had each other. No matter how real their relationship was at the time they went through it together."
"He would be here."
"I know," she quickly responded, "I'm not going to do that to Vaughn. He needs to be with Lauren. It's a nice, safe relationship."
"But he doesn't want to be with her."
"He does, he wouldn't have married her if he didn't."
"Your still using that against him aren't you."
She sighed and shook her head, "No. It's just."
"An excuse. Damnit Sydney."
Syd smiled, "Yeah it is."
"Just go to him. You both want to be together."
"He's right where he needs to be."
"I am now."
They both turned around to see Vaughn standing in the kitchen doorway, "I hope you don't mind, I let myself in."
Sydney hopped up as the doorbell rang. It had been over an hour since she had ordered the pizza, and she had started to get anxious.
"Just a minute!" she called as she made her was to the door. Pizza solved all problems.
Swinging the door open, she grabbed the pizza and shoved the money into his hands. When he didn't move she finally looked up to see his face.
"Uh," Syd hesitated, "is, is that not enough?"
He laughed and handed it back to her, "I already paid the pizza guy."
Sydney turned around and left the door open. He took it as an invite.
"So how are you doing?"
"As good as can be expected." She sat down the pizza and offered him a piece; "I shouldn't have gone to work yesterday."
"No, no you shouldn't have." He grabbed it and sank into a kitchen chair.
"I haven't seen you in a while," Sydney smiled, "Weiss I'm glad you're here. I needed someone."
"Shoulder to cry on?" He asked as he stuffed his face.
She sighed and shook her head, "Someone to talk to. My dads been really great. He's come over every night. Just to say hello. I've cried in his arms a few times. But, I can't talk to him. Not about this. My mom and him actually had a miscarriage once. After me. He knows, I mean. he understands. But he had my mother. They had each other. No matter how real their relationship was at the time they went through it together."
"He would be here."
"I know," she quickly responded, "I'm not going to do that to Vaughn. He needs to be with Lauren. It's a nice, safe relationship."
"But he doesn't want to be with her."
"He does, he wouldn't have married her if he didn't."
"Your still using that against him aren't you."
She sighed and shook her head, "No. It's just."
"An excuse. Damnit Sydney."
Syd smiled, "Yeah it is."
"Just go to him. You both want to be together."
"He's right where he needs to be."
"I am now."
They both turned around to see Vaughn standing in the kitchen doorway, "I hope you don't mind, I let myself in."