Unexpected Surprises-ch. 5
It was now 6:30 and Sydney had just gotten home from picking up Angela from the Hope Center and was about to start dinner when there was a knock on the door.
'I wonder who that could be' Sydney thought to herself. As she looked through the peephole she saw Gage standing there looking very impatient. She opened the door and asked as politely as she could "May I help you with something or did you get lost on your way home?"
"Funny, I just thought that since you are taking care of three kids instead of just one you could use some company." Gage replied, while at the same time squeezing by Syd to enter the apartment.
"Thanks but I think I can handle it," Syd answered while closing and locking the door behind her.
"No really I don't mind and I don't have anything else to do. Please." Gage asked, his blue eyes looking as sad as he could make them.
"Gage that's not fair you know I can't say no when you make that face," laughed Syd.
Gage smiled back and said, "I know that's why I did it."
"Fine you can stay but only if you help with dinner." Sydney said.
"That's a deal," Gage said while shaking Syd's hand to seal the deal.
As they were eating dinner neither Seth nor Sara said anything. But it didn't seem to bother Gage or Sydney because they were preoccupied with Angela who was getting more food all over herself than in her mouth. When they were through eating Gage noticed that Seth and Sara went right over to the sink and started doing the dishes. Just as he was about to say something Sydney asked him if he wanted to help her give Angela a bath.
Gage replied with a smart remark saying "Well that depends, only if you are planning on giving Angela a bath in the shower, you know, and you need my help washing your hair or something like that"
Sydney shot Gage a look and sternly said "Francis Gage you better be glad I have Angela in my arms or I would have already flew at you and knocked you unconscious for the night."
"Aww, Sydney c'mon you know I was just joking with you" Gage laughed trying to get her forgiveness.
"That's not funny, and if you ever say anything like that to me again, especially in front of the kids you will be sorry Francis Gage and that is your last warning." Sydney stated clearly even though Gage saw a slight smile form on her lips as she turned her back to him.
All Gage could do was smile to himself and think if this is what it might be like to be married to Sydney and have three kids running around. But his thoughts were once again broken by Sydney yelling at him from the next room, "Gage you better wipe that smirk off your face and come help me give Angela a bath."
How does she always know what I am doing even when I am not in the same room with her, Gage thought to himself as he made his way to the bathroom to help Sydney with Angela.
While he and Syd were cleaning up Angela he asked her if the kids did the dishes every night.
"No we take turns. They do it every other night," replied Sydney
"Oh, well I couldn't help but notice they didn't say much at dinner" Gage pointed out
"Yeah but like I said at the office today Gage it just takes them awhile to warm up to new people" Syd answered
After they got Angela dressed in her nightgown they decided to ask the kids if the wanted to watch a movie, to which of course they said yes. Both kids agreed on the movie Ice Age. At about 9 o'clock Gage noticed that both Seth and Sara were asleep on the floor and Angela was fast asleep between him and Sydney. At just about that time Alex and Walker came by to get Angela. After they left Sydney decided to put the kids to bed.
"You can go home now if you want. I can get the kids to bed," Sydney told Gage
"No that's all right I'll help you if you don't mind," Gage answered
"Okay" Syd replied. She really did want him to stay and help her. She liked having him there with her, but she was just afraid he might find out the truth, and she did not want him to get involved unless absolutely necessary.
Gage carried Seth into Syd's room while Sydney carried Sara and they put them in her bed. Then they went back into the living room and sat on the couch.
"You want to watch that movie again?" Gage asked
"Gage we just watched it for the past hour and a half." Sydney replied
"I know but I love that movie. With the animals, and that squirrel that can never get its nut," he laughed.
Syd just rolled her eyes and said "Gage you are as bad as those kids in there, you are just a big child yourself trapped in a mans body."
"I know but I also know you love that about me" he answered back
"Whatever" Sydney laughed
"There it is" Gage said
"What" asked Sydney
"Your smile. I got to see it twice tonight, and I haven't seen that smile for like the past week," he said
"Gage please don't go there again," Sydney begged
"Why? Syd I think there is more to that story you told than you are letting on, and I don't know why. I don't know if you are in some kind of trouble and you don't want anyone to know about it, or if the story about your sister is true. But if it is I don't understand why you don't want our help finding her. I'm your partner Syd. You should trust me because I want to help you, I don't care what it is that you are trying to hide from me. I won't think any less of you. You are my best friend and the way I feel about you will never change, no matter what happened in your past, whether it is really about you or if it is about your sister. I just don't want anything to happen to you. I don't know what I would do if I lost you." Gage replied more sternly.
"I know that Gage, but..."
"But nothing Sydney, I want to help you. But I can't do that unless you tell me what is really going on," he answered this time his voice begging her to let him in.
"I don't want you to get hurt" Sydney replied softly.
"I'm not going to get hurt. But if you are involved in something dangerous I want to know because I want to help. Please." Gage begged again.
"If I tell you what's going on you have to promise not to tell anyone, especially Walker," she said with tears in her eyes.
"Okay, I promise" Gage said, taking his hand and wiping away one of the tears that had fallen down Sydneys cheek.
Should I tell him the truth or should I just make up another story to tell him, Sydney thought to herself. After thinking about it for a minute she made up her mind. Well here goes nothing, she thought to herself.
It was now 6:30 and Sydney had just gotten home from picking up Angela from the Hope Center and was about to start dinner when there was a knock on the door.
'I wonder who that could be' Sydney thought to herself. As she looked through the peephole she saw Gage standing there looking very impatient. She opened the door and asked as politely as she could "May I help you with something or did you get lost on your way home?"
"Funny, I just thought that since you are taking care of three kids instead of just one you could use some company." Gage replied, while at the same time squeezing by Syd to enter the apartment.
"Thanks but I think I can handle it," Syd answered while closing and locking the door behind her.
"No really I don't mind and I don't have anything else to do. Please." Gage asked, his blue eyes looking as sad as he could make them.
"Gage that's not fair you know I can't say no when you make that face," laughed Syd.
Gage smiled back and said, "I know that's why I did it."
"Fine you can stay but only if you help with dinner." Sydney said.
"That's a deal," Gage said while shaking Syd's hand to seal the deal.
As they were eating dinner neither Seth nor Sara said anything. But it didn't seem to bother Gage or Sydney because they were preoccupied with Angela who was getting more food all over herself than in her mouth. When they were through eating Gage noticed that Seth and Sara went right over to the sink and started doing the dishes. Just as he was about to say something Sydney asked him if he wanted to help her give Angela a bath.
Gage replied with a smart remark saying "Well that depends, only if you are planning on giving Angela a bath in the shower, you know, and you need my help washing your hair or something like that"
Sydney shot Gage a look and sternly said "Francis Gage you better be glad I have Angela in my arms or I would have already flew at you and knocked you unconscious for the night."
"Aww, Sydney c'mon you know I was just joking with you" Gage laughed trying to get her forgiveness.
"That's not funny, and if you ever say anything like that to me again, especially in front of the kids you will be sorry Francis Gage and that is your last warning." Sydney stated clearly even though Gage saw a slight smile form on her lips as she turned her back to him.
All Gage could do was smile to himself and think if this is what it might be like to be married to Sydney and have three kids running around. But his thoughts were once again broken by Sydney yelling at him from the next room, "Gage you better wipe that smirk off your face and come help me give Angela a bath."
How does she always know what I am doing even when I am not in the same room with her, Gage thought to himself as he made his way to the bathroom to help Sydney with Angela.
While he and Syd were cleaning up Angela he asked her if the kids did the dishes every night.
"No we take turns. They do it every other night," replied Sydney
"Oh, well I couldn't help but notice they didn't say much at dinner" Gage pointed out
"Yeah but like I said at the office today Gage it just takes them awhile to warm up to new people" Syd answered
After they got Angela dressed in her nightgown they decided to ask the kids if the wanted to watch a movie, to which of course they said yes. Both kids agreed on the movie Ice Age. At about 9 o'clock Gage noticed that both Seth and Sara were asleep on the floor and Angela was fast asleep between him and Sydney. At just about that time Alex and Walker came by to get Angela. After they left Sydney decided to put the kids to bed.
"You can go home now if you want. I can get the kids to bed," Sydney told Gage
"No that's all right I'll help you if you don't mind," Gage answered
"Okay" Syd replied. She really did want him to stay and help her. She liked having him there with her, but she was just afraid he might find out the truth, and she did not want him to get involved unless absolutely necessary.
Gage carried Seth into Syd's room while Sydney carried Sara and they put them in her bed. Then they went back into the living room and sat on the couch.
"You want to watch that movie again?" Gage asked
"Gage we just watched it for the past hour and a half." Sydney replied
"I know but I love that movie. With the animals, and that squirrel that can never get its nut," he laughed.
Syd just rolled her eyes and said "Gage you are as bad as those kids in there, you are just a big child yourself trapped in a mans body."
"I know but I also know you love that about me" he answered back
"Whatever" Sydney laughed
"There it is" Gage said
"What" asked Sydney
"Your smile. I got to see it twice tonight, and I haven't seen that smile for like the past week," he said
"Gage please don't go there again," Sydney begged
"Why? Syd I think there is more to that story you told than you are letting on, and I don't know why. I don't know if you are in some kind of trouble and you don't want anyone to know about it, or if the story about your sister is true. But if it is I don't understand why you don't want our help finding her. I'm your partner Syd. You should trust me because I want to help you, I don't care what it is that you are trying to hide from me. I won't think any less of you. You are my best friend and the way I feel about you will never change, no matter what happened in your past, whether it is really about you or if it is about your sister. I just don't want anything to happen to you. I don't know what I would do if I lost you." Gage replied more sternly.
"I know that Gage, but..."
"But nothing Sydney, I want to help you. But I can't do that unless you tell me what is really going on," he answered this time his voice begging her to let him in.
"I don't want you to get hurt" Sydney replied softly.
"I'm not going to get hurt. But if you are involved in something dangerous I want to know because I want to help. Please." Gage begged again.
"If I tell you what's going on you have to promise not to tell anyone, especially Walker," she said with tears in her eyes.
"Okay, I promise" Gage said, taking his hand and wiping away one of the tears that had fallen down Sydneys cheek.
Should I tell him the truth or should I just make up another story to tell him, Sydney thought to herself. After thinking about it for a minute she made up her mind. Well here goes nothing, she thought to herself.
