Chap.25- Visitation
The week was pulling to a close and it seemed as if Sydney, Vaughn, Ana, James, and Mark could all breathe a sigh of relief. They had all tensed up when they heard Kendall or Jack's footsteps behind them, mentally went over the contents of their already-packed bags whenever a meeting was called, and dreaded reading the small screen of the beeper whenever it went off.
But for once, Kendall had kept his word.
"Any plans for the weekend?" Jack asked his daughter as he walked her to her car.
"Not really...you?" She asked as she buckled herself in and started the engine
"No. We should have dinner sometime." He said, gently shutting the car door for her.
Sydney smiled as she rolled down the window.
"I'd like that, Dad. Call me, okay? It'll just be the two of us...father and daughter."
"I will." Jack said and watched as Sydney backed out of the parking space.
"I'll see you on Monday." She called out and drove out of the garage.
He stood watching for a few moments until the tail of the black car disappeared completely out of his sight.
Sydney had just finished putting away all the groceries she had picked up on the way home and had just picked up the phone to call Scott when the chime of the doorbell rang throughout the house.
Placing the phone back into its cradle, she walked quickly to the front door and pulled back the side curtain to check who it was before she unlocked and opened the mahogany door.
"Hi, Lauren." Sydney greeted.
"Hi, Sydney! I'm so sorry to bother you!"
"No...No. It's fine. Would you like to come in?"
"Oh, okay. Thanks."
Lauren stepped into the house and looked around while Sydney closed and locked the door again.
"Would you like something to drink?" Sydney asked, as it was her turn to play hostess. She directed Lauren to the living room and they both sank into the overstuffed couch.
"Oh, no thank you. I'm fine."
"So how is everything?" Sydney asked, attempting at conversation.
"Great! This neighborhood is amazing."
"Yes...it is." Sydney agreed. "Are you sure you don't want anything to drink?" she asked, for lack of anything else to say.
"I'm sure."
"Okay."
"Anyways, Michael and I are having a dinner party this Sunday at 6:30 and we really hope that you and husband can join us."
"I don't think that we have any plans....are you sure your husband is okay with this?"
"Of course he is! Why wouldn't he be? He actually was the one that reminded me of the barbecue." Lauren added. "Sydney, you have to let me repay you. Please?"
"Okay..."
"Great!" Lauren said, standing up quickly from the couch. "Remember, 6:30."
"6:30. Got it."
"Well, Michael should be getting home soon. I should go."
Sydney nodded and walked Lauren to the door.
"I'll see you Sunday."
Saturday came and went and at 6:45, she and Scott were dressed and ready to go. On the way out, Sydney grabbed a bottle of wine from the shelf, as Lauren had insisted that they not bring anything else.
As they walked down the driveway and a few steps to the right, Sydney could see that Eric and his family had already arrived. Scott reached out to ring the doorbell and Eric opened the door for them.
"Hey, Syd!" He greeted.
"Weiss!" Sydney exclaimed, surprised, and reached forward to give him a hug. "I haven't seen you in a while. What have you been up to?"
"No good." He laughed.
"Eric, this is my husband Scott. Scott, this is Eric." Sydney introduced.
They shook hands and Eric shut the door behind them. He motioned for the two of them to follow him and he led them into the kitchen where his wife, Lauren, and son were sitting.
"Sydney! I'm so glad you came!" Lauren exclaimed and took the bottle of wine offered to her.
"Thank you for inviting us." Scott replied with a slight smile.
Eric motioned Sydney and Scott over to the kitchen table.
"You remember Lisa and Jake from the barbecue?"
Sydney cheeks colored a little in remembrance of the barbecue and the mix- up with Lisa, Jake, and Vaughn's involvement.
"Of course I do." Sydney smiled warmly. "Hi."
"Hi!" Jake shouted.
The adults laughed and it was then when Sydney looked around with a frown.
"Where's Vaughn?" She asked Eric.
He shrugged.
"Probably in the bedroom somewhere being the anti-socialist that he is."
Sydney smiled. Lauren then disappeared into the bedroom for a couple of minutes and she emerged with two people following behind her. Lauren motioned to Sydney and Scott and they walked to them.
Lauren moved aside and Sydney's eyes widened in recognition, but she kept her surprise in check.
"Sydney, Scott. I would like you to meet my mother-in-law."
Sydney walked forward and held out her hand.
"It's so nice to meet you, Mrs. Vaughn."
"Bridgette, please." Bridgette said, just as she had when they had first met in France.
"It's nice to meet you, Bridgette." Scott said politely and held out his own hand.
Bridgette shook his hand briefly and nodded.
"Well, I don't know about everybody else, but I'm going to start eating!" she declared.
Eric clapped.
"That's my kind of woman!" He exclaimed and she laughed loudly in response.
They all moved to take a seat at the large kitchen table while Lauren moved to the stove to dish out all the plates. Sydney and Vaughn held back.
"She came." Sydney stated.
"Yes she did. She finally left that farm."
"I guess the 'farm' isn't in operation right now?" Sydney asked, emphasizing that she had replaced 'safe house' with 'farm'.
"No. But merchants can buy crops from other farms nearby."
Sydney nodded.
"Hey guys! No time for chit chat! The food is getting cold!" Eric shouted.
Vaughn let out a breath of exasperation and Sydney laughed. They both walked over to the kitchen table and sat in the remaining empty seats, each next to their spouses.
Author's Note: Teeheehee. I hope you guys are happy! I wasn't really planning on bringing Bridgette back but since everybody seemed to like her I was like "Why not?" and I wrote her in and the next chapter will have good Bridgette/Sydney moments.
I also want the next chapter to be a tear-jerker and well...I'm going to try and make it as long as I can.
Chapter 26 will be special. I think it's going to be up around Tuesday night, maybe.
Why?!?!
BECAUSE...It's my birthday on Wednesday (October 15th) and I'm weird. I guess I want to give myself a birthday present by....uh....writing a present???
Ok. I'm just going to stop.
Hey, these author notes are really fun! Whoever came up with the idea of having author's notes and stuff should pat themselves on the back! Or I'll pat your back for you. There you go. ::pat pat::
Hehe. That's funny. Some people's names are Pat.
OR! It could also be an animal. Like "Pat" the dog.
Teeheehee.
Okay. I'm going to let you go now. I don't usually tell people to review....but I'm going to....
REVIEW LIKE THE CRAZY PEOPLE YOU ARE!!!
Heeheee.
Let's break 100 you guys!!! It'll be a beautiful moment.
OOO....I've stumbled upon a couple of very cool words today. I mean, I know them, but they just aren't words that you use in your everyday vocabulary. Ready?
ACQUIESCENCE SYNERGY GESTICULATE
Wow! That was extremely fun...for me anyways!
If anybody's read Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy and Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert can you please tell me why Leo and Gustave had make Anna Karenina and Emma Bovary die just because they had affairs and their world seemed to "crumble" around them just because they did? Why can't it just be like "Honey, I had an affair." "Oh, honey! I forgive you! Just don't do it again!"
HUH?!
Oh wait! I said that I'd let you go! Ok! Seriously! ::hugs for everyone:: Now go be good children and do your good deed for the week!
=D
Jen
The week was pulling to a close and it seemed as if Sydney, Vaughn, Ana, James, and Mark could all breathe a sigh of relief. They had all tensed up when they heard Kendall or Jack's footsteps behind them, mentally went over the contents of their already-packed bags whenever a meeting was called, and dreaded reading the small screen of the beeper whenever it went off.
But for once, Kendall had kept his word.
"Any plans for the weekend?" Jack asked his daughter as he walked her to her car.
"Not really...you?" She asked as she buckled herself in and started the engine
"No. We should have dinner sometime." He said, gently shutting the car door for her.
Sydney smiled as she rolled down the window.
"I'd like that, Dad. Call me, okay? It'll just be the two of us...father and daughter."
"I will." Jack said and watched as Sydney backed out of the parking space.
"I'll see you on Monday." She called out and drove out of the garage.
He stood watching for a few moments until the tail of the black car disappeared completely out of his sight.
Sydney had just finished putting away all the groceries she had picked up on the way home and had just picked up the phone to call Scott when the chime of the doorbell rang throughout the house.
Placing the phone back into its cradle, she walked quickly to the front door and pulled back the side curtain to check who it was before she unlocked and opened the mahogany door.
"Hi, Lauren." Sydney greeted.
"Hi, Sydney! I'm so sorry to bother you!"
"No...No. It's fine. Would you like to come in?"
"Oh, okay. Thanks."
Lauren stepped into the house and looked around while Sydney closed and locked the door again.
"Would you like something to drink?" Sydney asked, as it was her turn to play hostess. She directed Lauren to the living room and they both sank into the overstuffed couch.
"Oh, no thank you. I'm fine."
"So how is everything?" Sydney asked, attempting at conversation.
"Great! This neighborhood is amazing."
"Yes...it is." Sydney agreed. "Are you sure you don't want anything to drink?" she asked, for lack of anything else to say.
"I'm sure."
"Okay."
"Anyways, Michael and I are having a dinner party this Sunday at 6:30 and we really hope that you and husband can join us."
"I don't think that we have any plans....are you sure your husband is okay with this?"
"Of course he is! Why wouldn't he be? He actually was the one that reminded me of the barbecue." Lauren added. "Sydney, you have to let me repay you. Please?"
"Okay..."
"Great!" Lauren said, standing up quickly from the couch. "Remember, 6:30."
"6:30. Got it."
"Well, Michael should be getting home soon. I should go."
Sydney nodded and walked Lauren to the door.
"I'll see you Sunday."
Saturday came and went and at 6:45, she and Scott were dressed and ready to go. On the way out, Sydney grabbed a bottle of wine from the shelf, as Lauren had insisted that they not bring anything else.
As they walked down the driveway and a few steps to the right, Sydney could see that Eric and his family had already arrived. Scott reached out to ring the doorbell and Eric opened the door for them.
"Hey, Syd!" He greeted.
"Weiss!" Sydney exclaimed, surprised, and reached forward to give him a hug. "I haven't seen you in a while. What have you been up to?"
"No good." He laughed.
"Eric, this is my husband Scott. Scott, this is Eric." Sydney introduced.
They shook hands and Eric shut the door behind them. He motioned for the two of them to follow him and he led them into the kitchen where his wife, Lauren, and son were sitting.
"Sydney! I'm so glad you came!" Lauren exclaimed and took the bottle of wine offered to her.
"Thank you for inviting us." Scott replied with a slight smile.
Eric motioned Sydney and Scott over to the kitchen table.
"You remember Lisa and Jake from the barbecue?"
Sydney cheeks colored a little in remembrance of the barbecue and the mix- up with Lisa, Jake, and Vaughn's involvement.
"Of course I do." Sydney smiled warmly. "Hi."
"Hi!" Jake shouted.
The adults laughed and it was then when Sydney looked around with a frown.
"Where's Vaughn?" She asked Eric.
He shrugged.
"Probably in the bedroom somewhere being the anti-socialist that he is."
Sydney smiled. Lauren then disappeared into the bedroom for a couple of minutes and she emerged with two people following behind her. Lauren motioned to Sydney and Scott and they walked to them.
Lauren moved aside and Sydney's eyes widened in recognition, but she kept her surprise in check.
"Sydney, Scott. I would like you to meet my mother-in-law."
Sydney walked forward and held out her hand.
"It's so nice to meet you, Mrs. Vaughn."
"Bridgette, please." Bridgette said, just as she had when they had first met in France.
"It's nice to meet you, Bridgette." Scott said politely and held out his own hand.
Bridgette shook his hand briefly and nodded.
"Well, I don't know about everybody else, but I'm going to start eating!" she declared.
Eric clapped.
"That's my kind of woman!" He exclaimed and she laughed loudly in response.
They all moved to take a seat at the large kitchen table while Lauren moved to the stove to dish out all the plates. Sydney and Vaughn held back.
"She came." Sydney stated.
"Yes she did. She finally left that farm."
"I guess the 'farm' isn't in operation right now?" Sydney asked, emphasizing that she had replaced 'safe house' with 'farm'.
"No. But merchants can buy crops from other farms nearby."
Sydney nodded.
"Hey guys! No time for chit chat! The food is getting cold!" Eric shouted.
Vaughn let out a breath of exasperation and Sydney laughed. They both walked over to the kitchen table and sat in the remaining empty seats, each next to their spouses.
Author's Note: Teeheehee. I hope you guys are happy! I wasn't really planning on bringing Bridgette back but since everybody seemed to like her I was like "Why not?" and I wrote her in and the next chapter will have good Bridgette/Sydney moments.
I also want the next chapter to be a tear-jerker and well...I'm going to try and make it as long as I can.
Chapter 26 will be special. I think it's going to be up around Tuesday night, maybe.
Why?!?!
BECAUSE...It's my birthday on Wednesday (October 15th) and I'm weird. I guess I want to give myself a birthday present by....uh....writing a present???
Ok. I'm just going to stop.
Hey, these author notes are really fun! Whoever came up with the idea of having author's notes and stuff should pat themselves on the back! Or I'll pat your back for you. There you go. ::pat pat::
Hehe. That's funny. Some people's names are Pat.
OR! It could also be an animal. Like "Pat" the dog.
Teeheehee.
Okay. I'm going to let you go now. I don't usually tell people to review....but I'm going to....
REVIEW LIKE THE CRAZY PEOPLE YOU ARE!!!
Heeheee.
Let's break 100 you guys!!! It'll be a beautiful moment.
OOO....I've stumbled upon a couple of very cool words today. I mean, I know them, but they just aren't words that you use in your everyday vocabulary. Ready?
ACQUIESCENCE SYNERGY GESTICULATE
Wow! That was extremely fun...for me anyways!
If anybody's read Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy and Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert can you please tell me why Leo and Gustave had make Anna Karenina and Emma Bovary die just because they had affairs and their world seemed to "crumble" around them just because they did? Why can't it just be like "Honey, I had an affair." "Oh, honey! I forgive you! Just don't do it again!"
HUH?!
Oh wait! I said that I'd let you go! Ok! Seriously! ::hugs for everyone:: Now go be good children and do your good deed for the week!
=D
Jen