"Will you guys stop complaining?"  Laughed Kerry.  "You guys will all thank me when you realize you took no pictures of yourself and want mine."  The group moaned but posed for another round of pictures for their friend.

Sydney noticed her dad standing in the doorway to the hall, smiling slightly.  She left the group and went and stood in front of him.

"Hey, you're home."

"I believe it is the custom of the father to see his daughter off to her prom."  Jack's face was still, but his eyes were bright.

"It's not my prom."  Grinned Sydney.

"Then the prom of your daughter's boyfriend."  Jack looked uncomfortable while Sydney smiled.  "Who is waiting outside our front door?"

Sydney gasped.  "He's outside?"

"Has been for the past 10 minutes."  Sydney gasped once more and hurried over to look out the door window.  When she saw Vaughn standing outside she jumped and hurried back to Jack.

"Why didn't you tell me, or let him in?"  Noticing that her dad was trying, Sydney softened.  "Thank you."  She gave him a hug and kissed his cheek.  "If I didn't say I'm sorry before…it's because I'm not."

Jack half smiled, but then as if remembering he wasn't supposed to, he set his face again.  Sydney just grinned again and hugged Jack.  She then hurried to the door and opened it.

"Vaughn…"

He looked up at the sound of his name.  At the sight of Sydney Vaughn grinned his half-smile.

"Syd.  Hey."  He looked her over and his eyes rested on her face.  "You look beautiful."

"So do you."  Sydney blushed.  "I mean handsome."  Vaughn stepped up and kissed Sydney.  AS the kiss deepened, their friends came around the corner and were reduced to giggles at the sight of Vaughn and Sydney.

"Come on you two."  Laughed Will.  He was in good spirits, mostly because of Francie.  He pushed the embarrassed couple out with him and the others to the limo.

"Come on."  Yelled Weiss from the roof-window of the limo.  "Let's party."

Kerry stopped Sydney behind the others.  "Is that my date?"

"Yes, why?"  Sydney suddenly got worried.

"Nothing, I mean, good."  Sydney laughed as she recognized the same grin on Kerry's face as she did on Weiss's.

This was going to be an interesting night.

TBC