Chapter 5
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"Hey, man. You awake over there?" Vaughn was startled from his thoughts by the voice at the entrance to his cubicle. "Oh, hey Eric," he reacted dryly. "What are you thinking about? You look like you haven't done a bit of work in here," Eric questioned as he saw Vaughn begin to drift off into a daze again.
Snapping out of it, he began to explain himself. "OK, man. Remember in high school? The girl I had a crush on?" Eric nodded and spoke, "Sydney. Yeah, I remember her. But that was a long time ago, man." Holding his hand up, Vaughn continued, "Yeah I know. But I met up with her again today."
Eric's face portrayed an expression of pure shock at the thought of him seeing Sydney again. "You saw her? Where?" Looking up, he answered him, "She works here."
ERIC: She works here? Are you serious?
VAUGHN: Completely. I can't believe I never saw her here before!
ERIC: You talked to her?
VAUGHN (looking down once again): Yeah, I did. Yanno, Eric. She's still gorgeous.
ERIC: You like her again, don't you? I can see it in your eyes! Oh my God, man, am I right?
VAUGHN (looking Eric in the eye): I'm not sure yet. I don't know what to think. I mean...she has a boyfriend. So technically, she's off-limits. But she's really nice. I went to lunch with her today. And no, before you jump to conclusions, it was not a date. We talked and that's it. And I found something out. (he trails off)
ERIC: What? Finish the sentence!
VAUGHN: I'm sure you remember the huge crush I had on her all through high school. Well what I found out was that she had a crush on me too.
ERIC (yelling in shock): Are you SERIOUS?
By now, Eric had attracted the attention of those working around them. Curious and irritated stares were sent their way and Eric was forced to lower his voice.
VAUGHN: Thanks for attracting the attention of my very unfriendly coworkers who already think I'm crazy!
ERIC: I'm sorry, OK? But it's weird. She liked you too?
VAUGHN (nodding): Yeah, she did. And it's amazing how naive we were. Nobody knew anything back then. We were all so...stupid. The thing is, now that we're older, if I like her, it's more serious than a high school crush. I can't just daydream about her all the time. I'd have to do something about it. And in the situation I'm in now, I can't. So I don't know if I CAN like her, Eric. I mean, what am I supposed to do?
ERIC: You want my advice? Wait. Just wait and see what happens. If she likes you, she'll figure something out and you never know. It could work out.
VAUGHN: Thanks, man. I appreciate it.
ERIC: No problem. I'm now realizing the reason I was passing your office in the first place. I was on my way to get these copies done. So off I go.. See ya later man. And just a little suggestion, try focusing. The last thing you need is for your arrogant boss to see you like that!
Chuckling at Eric's words, Vaughn attempted to keep his mind off of Sydney as he continued his work.
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Later in the day...
"Syd, you ready to go?" A voice pulled Sydney from her thoughts and she looked up to see Francie standing in the doorway. "Hey, Fran. Yeah, let's go." They left the cubicle and headed down into the parking garage towards Francie's car. As they got into the car...
FRANCIE: You seem a bit distant, Syd. Distracted. Something wrong?
SYDNEY: No, not at all. I've just...got a few things on my mind.
FRANCIE: Well, tell me then. You know you can tell me anything.
Sydney pulls herself into her thoughts as she tries to figure out how to explain her meeting with Michael earlier in the day. OK, Syd. Remember. High school was years ago. Careful.
SYDNEY: Remember high school?
FRANCIE: Yeah. Why?
SYDNEY: Well. I'm sure you remember the guy I had a major crush on, Right?
FRANCIE: Oh yeah. Michael Vaughn. **SIGH** How gorgeous was he...
SYDNEY: OK, Fran, snap out of it! I ran into him today!
FRANCIE: You WHAT? You saw him today? Where? Did you talk to him? Is he still cute?
SYDNEY (chuckling): I saw him today at work. Yes, I talked to him, and we had lunch. Yes he is still very much cute if you put it that way.
FRANCIE: Syd, you had lunch with him? You didn't...you know...
SYDNEY: No Fran, I didn't cheat on Danny. We caught up on things. That's all. I mean we haven't seen each other in what, 10 years? Besides, I found out something I wish I'd known back then.
FRANCIE: And what would that be?
SYDNEY: That he liked me too.
FRANCIE (shocked): WHAT? He did? How come he didn't say something? Oh my God, Syd!
SYDNEY: I'm just telling you what he said. There was nothing else important in that conversation. (I wish!)
FRANCIE: OK, Syd. I just think it's creepy that we never knew. I mean...we knew EVERYTHING that was going on. How did we not know that he liked you? Weird...Oh well.
SYDNEY: Yeah, oh well...
She trailed off as she cast her eyes on the buildings and street signs in an attempt to memorize the way home.
A/N: It seems to be so much easier for me to write the dialogue like that. Is that OK? Please R/R :) I like this chap :)
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"Hey, man. You awake over there?" Vaughn was startled from his thoughts by the voice at the entrance to his cubicle. "Oh, hey Eric," he reacted dryly. "What are you thinking about? You look like you haven't done a bit of work in here," Eric questioned as he saw Vaughn begin to drift off into a daze again.
Snapping out of it, he began to explain himself. "OK, man. Remember in high school? The girl I had a crush on?" Eric nodded and spoke, "Sydney. Yeah, I remember her. But that was a long time ago, man." Holding his hand up, Vaughn continued, "Yeah I know. But I met up with her again today."
Eric's face portrayed an expression of pure shock at the thought of him seeing Sydney again. "You saw her? Where?" Looking up, he answered him, "She works here."
ERIC: She works here? Are you serious?
VAUGHN: Completely. I can't believe I never saw her here before!
ERIC: You talked to her?
VAUGHN (looking down once again): Yeah, I did. Yanno, Eric. She's still gorgeous.
ERIC: You like her again, don't you? I can see it in your eyes! Oh my God, man, am I right?
VAUGHN (looking Eric in the eye): I'm not sure yet. I don't know what to think. I mean...she has a boyfriend. So technically, she's off-limits. But she's really nice. I went to lunch with her today. And no, before you jump to conclusions, it was not a date. We talked and that's it. And I found something out. (he trails off)
ERIC: What? Finish the sentence!
VAUGHN: I'm sure you remember the huge crush I had on her all through high school. Well what I found out was that she had a crush on me too.
ERIC (yelling in shock): Are you SERIOUS?
By now, Eric had attracted the attention of those working around them. Curious and irritated stares were sent their way and Eric was forced to lower his voice.
VAUGHN: Thanks for attracting the attention of my very unfriendly coworkers who already think I'm crazy!
ERIC: I'm sorry, OK? But it's weird. She liked you too?
VAUGHN (nodding): Yeah, she did. And it's amazing how naive we were. Nobody knew anything back then. We were all so...stupid. The thing is, now that we're older, if I like her, it's more serious than a high school crush. I can't just daydream about her all the time. I'd have to do something about it. And in the situation I'm in now, I can't. So I don't know if I CAN like her, Eric. I mean, what am I supposed to do?
ERIC: You want my advice? Wait. Just wait and see what happens. If she likes you, she'll figure something out and you never know. It could work out.
VAUGHN: Thanks, man. I appreciate it.
ERIC: No problem. I'm now realizing the reason I was passing your office in the first place. I was on my way to get these copies done. So off I go.. See ya later man. And just a little suggestion, try focusing. The last thing you need is for your arrogant boss to see you like that!
Chuckling at Eric's words, Vaughn attempted to keep his mind off of Sydney as he continued his work.
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Later in the day...
"Syd, you ready to go?" A voice pulled Sydney from her thoughts and she looked up to see Francie standing in the doorway. "Hey, Fran. Yeah, let's go." They left the cubicle and headed down into the parking garage towards Francie's car. As they got into the car...
FRANCIE: You seem a bit distant, Syd. Distracted. Something wrong?
SYDNEY: No, not at all. I've just...got a few things on my mind.
FRANCIE: Well, tell me then. You know you can tell me anything.
Sydney pulls herself into her thoughts as she tries to figure out how to explain her meeting with Michael earlier in the day. OK, Syd. Remember. High school was years ago. Careful.
SYDNEY: Remember high school?
FRANCIE: Yeah. Why?
SYDNEY: Well. I'm sure you remember the guy I had a major crush on, Right?
FRANCIE: Oh yeah. Michael Vaughn. **SIGH** How gorgeous was he...
SYDNEY: OK, Fran, snap out of it! I ran into him today!
FRANCIE: You WHAT? You saw him today? Where? Did you talk to him? Is he still cute?
SYDNEY (chuckling): I saw him today at work. Yes, I talked to him, and we had lunch. Yes he is still very much cute if you put it that way.
FRANCIE: Syd, you had lunch with him? You didn't...you know...
SYDNEY: No Fran, I didn't cheat on Danny. We caught up on things. That's all. I mean we haven't seen each other in what, 10 years? Besides, I found out something I wish I'd known back then.
FRANCIE: And what would that be?
SYDNEY: That he liked me too.
FRANCIE (shocked): WHAT? He did? How come he didn't say something? Oh my God, Syd!
SYDNEY: I'm just telling you what he said. There was nothing else important in that conversation. (I wish!)
FRANCIE: OK, Syd. I just think it's creepy that we never knew. I mean...we knew EVERYTHING that was going on. How did we not know that he liked you? Weird...Oh well.
SYDNEY: Yeah, oh well...
She trailed off as she cast her eyes on the buildings and street signs in an attempt to memorize the way home.
A/N: It seems to be so much easier for me to write the dialogue like that. Is that OK? Please R/R :) I like this chap :)