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Unexpected Surprises-ch.4
As soon as Sydney saw the reactions of her friends she tried not to notice why they were looking at her like that.
"What, do I have something on me? Why are ya'll looking at me like that?" she asked
Gage noticed them also and when he looked at the children there with Sydney, he saw again how much they resembled her but didn't want to jump to any conclusions.
"Yeah guys, what's wrong, never seen Sydney with a couple of kids before." Gage quickly jumped in.
"No, it's not that," answered Trivette "It's just"
"They look familiar" Alex said finishing Jimmy's sentence.
"Yeah, a little too familiar" Walker added
"Well it's not what you think" Sydney replied, "This is Seth and this is Sara. My nephew and niece."
'I knew it, Gage thought to himself.' But the only thing that came out of everyone's mouth was "O."
"Syd I thought you were an only child," Gage asked
"No I have a sister who is two years older than me. I just never talk about her because she has gotten herself into a lot of trouble." answered Sydney "She got into the wrong crowd of people when she met her husband. She found out he was smuggling drugs across the border and he told her if she told anyone about it he would kill her and the kids."
"Wow, how long have they been married?" Trivette asked
"About three years, the kids are from a previous marriage," answered Sydney. She looked down at the two kids and smiled. "Hey guys these are my friends and the people I work with. This is Walker and his wife Alex, this is Jimmy, and this here is my partner Gage. So you don't have to be scared of them, they are just here to help." She told them, but the two kids just cowered behind Sydney. "Why don't you two go over to my desk and draw some pictures while I talk to my friends" Syd told them. Both children nodded their heads and went over to her desk to draw.
"Sorry about that. They are kind of shy until they get to know you. But once they get to know you they will talk your ears off, or at least Seth will." Sydney said
"Why not Sara?" Alex asked
"She doesn't talk to anyone except Seth," answered Syd
"Why is something wrong with her" Jimmy asked
"No she just doesn't trust people. Most of the people in her life have lied to her or scared her so much that she doesn't trust anyone anymore except for her brother. He is the only one who has really taken care of her and she trusts him." Sydney answered with a hurt tone in her voice.
"So she doesn't talk to you or her mother either?" asked Alex
"I haven't really been around her enough for her to remember me, especially since her mother got married a few years ago. And she doesn't talk to her mom because she thinks her mom hates her for some reason, at least that is what Seth has told me." Sydney replied this time looking over at the little girl with a sad look that she tried to hide from her friends.
"How long have they been with you?" Walker asked
"Just a couple of weeks. They just appeared on the doorstep of my apartment building one night when I got home from work. Seth told me that their mom dropped them off at a social workers office and that they had been in foster care for about 6 months until they found me," answered Sydney
"So how exactly did they get to you?" Gage asked
"Seth told me that when they finally found my name in the phone book that they ran away from their foster family. But don't worry I already spoke to the social worker and proved that I was their aunt, so for now I have custody of them." Syd replied
"Well they seem like sweet kids" Alex said
"Yeah, they are most of the time, until they get to know you, and then they turn into your normal kids" Sydney replied, now with a smile on her face.
"So how old are they" Alex asked
"Seth is eleven and Sara is eight," replied Syd
"Really, I thought Seth was nine, ten maybe" replied Alex
"Yeah, he is little for his age, but most of our family is short, and unfortunately for him he got the short gene." Sydney answered "but don't call him short because he gets really ticked off." Sydney replied while looking straight at Gage with a look meaning not to crack any jokes to the boy like he does to Syd. At this remark and the look that Syd gave him, Gage couldn't help but smile, thinking of all the times he had called Syd by the nickname "Shorty" that he had given her about two years ago, and all the punches and bruises he had received from her because of it.
"Well do you need our help finding your sister" Walker asked
"No that's alright. I wouldn't know where to look for her it's been so long. But I know she will show up when she is ready." Sydney answered
"Are you sure because we can help" Trivette added
"No everything is fine. We will be alright, because like I was saying my sister is not very responsible, but she will show up eventually." Sydney said trying to get the conversation to end.
"Walker do you mind if I take off a little early today to take Seth and Sara home?" Sydney asked
"Of course go ahead" Walker replied
As Sydney was walking to her desk Gage grabbed her arm to stop her.
"What Gage" she asked impatiently
"If that was all of the story then why did those kids come in here calling you mom and saying someone was going to kill them" Gage asked
"Because sometimes they are afraid that someone is going to kill them Gage, they have been through a lot." Sydney answered, the tone in her voice telling Gage to back off.
"Fine, but if there is something else you want to tell me, or something more to the story please let me know. I'm your partner Syd, and I don't want anything to happen to you, or to them." Gage persisted trying to get her to tell him more of the story.
"I know Gage and if I need anything I will let you know" Syd replied. Then looking at Alex, said "Hey Alex I will pick up Angela from the HOPE Center at 6 o'clock so you and Walker can go out."
"Okay thanks again Syd" Alex answered
Before Sydney got to her desk Gage called out "Hey Syd, one last question. What was your sisters name?"
"Marie" she answered, "is that it now Gage, do I have your permission to leave"
"Yeah, I'll see you tomorrow" he said to her
Sydney reached her desk and took the boy by the hand, but Gage noticed that when Sydney tried to take the little girls hand she pulled away and went to her brother who took her hand. As they went through the door Gage saw the little boy pull Sydney down to his level and say something to her, and he could have sworn the first word he said was mom. 'No that's crazy' Gage thought to himself. Syd just said they were her nephew and niece. But why would he still be calling her mom when no one can hear him.
"Wow that was interesting" Trivette said breaking the silence and Gage's train of thought.
"Yeah for those kids being her nephew and niece they sure look a lot like her" Walker replied
"Well you know people say its possible to have kids that look like your brother or sister." Gage replied trying to get the others to stop talking about that.
"Yeah Gage is right, besides Sydney wouldn't lie to us" Alex said
The others nodded and went back to work. But Gage, still not sure about the whole thing told himself he would stop by Syd's after work and see if he could get the rest of the story out of her. And if he couldn't he would resort to looking up her file to see what he could find out about her sister.
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A/N: It will probably be about a week before I get the next chapter up because I will be out of town, but I will get it up ASAP.
Unexpected Surprises-ch.4
As soon as Sydney saw the reactions of her friends she tried not to notice why they were looking at her like that.
"What, do I have something on me? Why are ya'll looking at me like that?" she asked
Gage noticed them also and when he looked at the children there with Sydney, he saw again how much they resembled her but didn't want to jump to any conclusions.
"Yeah guys, what's wrong, never seen Sydney with a couple of kids before." Gage quickly jumped in.
"No, it's not that," answered Trivette "It's just"
"They look familiar" Alex said finishing Jimmy's sentence.
"Yeah, a little too familiar" Walker added
"Well it's not what you think" Sydney replied, "This is Seth and this is Sara. My nephew and niece."
'I knew it, Gage thought to himself.' But the only thing that came out of everyone's mouth was "O."
"Syd I thought you were an only child," Gage asked
"No I have a sister who is two years older than me. I just never talk about her because she has gotten herself into a lot of trouble." answered Sydney "She got into the wrong crowd of people when she met her husband. She found out he was smuggling drugs across the border and he told her if she told anyone about it he would kill her and the kids."
"Wow, how long have they been married?" Trivette asked
"About three years, the kids are from a previous marriage," answered Sydney. She looked down at the two kids and smiled. "Hey guys these are my friends and the people I work with. This is Walker and his wife Alex, this is Jimmy, and this here is my partner Gage. So you don't have to be scared of them, they are just here to help." She told them, but the two kids just cowered behind Sydney. "Why don't you two go over to my desk and draw some pictures while I talk to my friends" Syd told them. Both children nodded their heads and went over to her desk to draw.
"Sorry about that. They are kind of shy until they get to know you. But once they get to know you they will talk your ears off, or at least Seth will." Sydney said
"Why not Sara?" Alex asked
"She doesn't talk to anyone except Seth," answered Syd
"Why is something wrong with her" Jimmy asked
"No she just doesn't trust people. Most of the people in her life have lied to her or scared her so much that she doesn't trust anyone anymore except for her brother. He is the only one who has really taken care of her and she trusts him." Sydney answered with a hurt tone in her voice.
"So she doesn't talk to you or her mother either?" asked Alex
"I haven't really been around her enough for her to remember me, especially since her mother got married a few years ago. And she doesn't talk to her mom because she thinks her mom hates her for some reason, at least that is what Seth has told me." Sydney replied this time looking over at the little girl with a sad look that she tried to hide from her friends.
"How long have they been with you?" Walker asked
"Just a couple of weeks. They just appeared on the doorstep of my apartment building one night when I got home from work. Seth told me that their mom dropped them off at a social workers office and that they had been in foster care for about 6 months until they found me," answered Sydney
"So how exactly did they get to you?" Gage asked
"Seth told me that when they finally found my name in the phone book that they ran away from their foster family. But don't worry I already spoke to the social worker and proved that I was their aunt, so for now I have custody of them." Syd replied
"Well they seem like sweet kids" Alex said
"Yeah, they are most of the time, until they get to know you, and then they turn into your normal kids" Sydney replied, now with a smile on her face.
"So how old are they" Alex asked
"Seth is eleven and Sara is eight," replied Syd
"Really, I thought Seth was nine, ten maybe" replied Alex
"Yeah, he is little for his age, but most of our family is short, and unfortunately for him he got the short gene." Sydney answered "but don't call him short because he gets really ticked off." Sydney replied while looking straight at Gage with a look meaning not to crack any jokes to the boy like he does to Syd. At this remark and the look that Syd gave him, Gage couldn't help but smile, thinking of all the times he had called Syd by the nickname "Shorty" that he had given her about two years ago, and all the punches and bruises he had received from her because of it.
"Well do you need our help finding your sister" Walker asked
"No that's alright. I wouldn't know where to look for her it's been so long. But I know she will show up when she is ready." Sydney answered
"Are you sure because we can help" Trivette added
"No everything is fine. We will be alright, because like I was saying my sister is not very responsible, but she will show up eventually." Sydney said trying to get the conversation to end.
"Walker do you mind if I take off a little early today to take Seth and Sara home?" Sydney asked
"Of course go ahead" Walker replied
As Sydney was walking to her desk Gage grabbed her arm to stop her.
"What Gage" she asked impatiently
"If that was all of the story then why did those kids come in here calling you mom and saying someone was going to kill them" Gage asked
"Because sometimes they are afraid that someone is going to kill them Gage, they have been through a lot." Sydney answered, the tone in her voice telling Gage to back off.
"Fine, but if there is something else you want to tell me, or something more to the story please let me know. I'm your partner Syd, and I don't want anything to happen to you, or to them." Gage persisted trying to get her to tell him more of the story.
"I know Gage and if I need anything I will let you know" Syd replied. Then looking at Alex, said "Hey Alex I will pick up Angela from the HOPE Center at 6 o'clock so you and Walker can go out."
"Okay thanks again Syd" Alex answered
Before Sydney got to her desk Gage called out "Hey Syd, one last question. What was your sisters name?"
"Marie" she answered, "is that it now Gage, do I have your permission to leave"
"Yeah, I'll see you tomorrow" he said to her
Sydney reached her desk and took the boy by the hand, but Gage noticed that when Sydney tried to take the little girls hand she pulled away and went to her brother who took her hand. As they went through the door Gage saw the little boy pull Sydney down to his level and say something to her, and he could have sworn the first word he said was mom. 'No that's crazy' Gage thought to himself. Syd just said they were her nephew and niece. But why would he still be calling her mom when no one can hear him.
"Wow that was interesting" Trivette said breaking the silence and Gage's train of thought.
"Yeah for those kids being her nephew and niece they sure look a lot like her" Walker replied
"Well you know people say its possible to have kids that look like your brother or sister." Gage replied trying to get the others to stop talking about that.
"Yeah Gage is right, besides Sydney wouldn't lie to us" Alex said
The others nodded and went back to work. But Gage, still not sure about the whole thing told himself he would stop by Syd's after work and see if he could get the rest of the story out of her. And if he couldn't he would resort to looking up her file to see what he could find out about her sister.
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A/N: It will probably be about a week before I get the next chapter up because I will be out of town, but I will get it up ASAP.
