Sydney got dressed to go for a run and walked out of her bedroom to be greeted with the smell of freshly cooked pancakes. She entered the kitchen to find the table filled with various types of pancakes. Francie turned around and smiled, a pan in her hands.
"Good morning. I made you breakfast." She nodded at the table and looked back at her friend.
"Fran, you didn't have to do all this."
"I did. I wanted to make it up to you for what happened last night." She blushed as her eyes fell to the floor.
Sydney sighed as she took a bit of one of the pancakes. "I told you, it's ok."
"Listen," Francie took a seat at the table and motioned for Sydney to do the same. "Will and I are going out tonight, so you'll have the whole apartment to yourself." She looked at her suggestively and then smiled.
"Francie!" Sydney shouted and shook her head.
She smiled innocently at her and began to eat some of the pancakes. "Just invite him over!" She shrugged, not making eye contact with her friend.
Sydney stood up and walked over to the fridge to get some orange juice. "I am not inviting him over here just so that I can have sex with him!"
"Why not?"
Sydney laughed and rolled her eyes. "You cannot be serious?"
"Hell yeah." She stood up and placed her empty dish in the sink and then turned to face Sydney. "So are you trying to tell me that if I hadn't been a jackass last night and interrupted you guys, nothing would have happened?" She folded her arms across her chest and arched her left eyebrow.
Sydney thought about her answer. She considering lying to her but Francie would know straight away that she wasn't telling the truth.
"Ok, fine! You're right, as always." She rolled her eyes. Francie smiled triumphantly and hugged her.
"So then there should be no problem with you calling him to come over later! Order some Chinese food, watch a movie and then continue where you left off." Francie laughed as Sydney punched her arm and walked towards the door.
"I'm going for a run." She ignored Francie's last comment as she put on her running shoes.
"Call him!" Francie yelled as Sydney walked out, shutting the door behind her.
Sydney got home from her run and showered. After she had changed, she found a note on the fridge from Francie, telling her that she had gone to the store and would be home soon. She made herself a sandwich and sat down on the couch, the TV playing in the background.
Taking a bite of her lunch, her eyes fell onto the phone. She considered calling him but didn't want to seem too desperate especially since she only saw him the day before. She looked back at the TV but there was this little voice in the back of her mind reminding herself that she told him she would call.
She put her plate on the coffee table and reached for the phone before she had time to change her mind.
After four rings he answered the phone, sounding slightly out of breath. She smiled to herself and sat back on the couch.
"Hello?"
"Hey Michael. It's Sydney."
"Oh hey." His voice automatically changed and he sounded much happier than he did when he first answered.
"How are you?"
"I'm great. You?"
"Yeah I'm ok."
"Listen, I had an amazing time last night." Sydney blushed as he spoke, but inside she was thinking the same thing that he was.
"Me too. And I actually managed to get you to dance with me, so it was quite a successful evening." She joked, referring to the conversation they had had the day before about Vaughn not liking to dance.
He laughed. "Well all you had to do was ask."
"Are you free tonight?" She blurted out, biting her bottom lip nervously as she waited for his answer.
Vaughn smiled. He hadn't been expecting to see her so soon, but now that he had the opportunity to see her again he was definitely not going to give it up.
"Yeah I am. What did you have in mind?"
"Well Francie and Will are going out for the night, so I thought I'd avoid the marking that I have to do for tomorrow and watch a chick flick, eat some pizza and just relax, if you wanna join me…"
"Yeah that sounds great…but a chick flick?" He teased, and even though he couldn't see her, he could tell that she was smiling.
She was silent for a couple of seconds while she thought of a response. "Ok, so depending on how nice your being, I may be able to change the chick flick to a less girly film. But I wouldn't count on it." She teased back, loving the carefree conversations that they were having.
"Ok, now you have yourself a deal."
They talked for a couple more minutes before hanging up. Sydney smiled and finished her sandwich while she thought about her upcoming date with Michael. A little while after she finished, Francie walked into the apartment, carrying two brown bags full of groceries.
"Hey sweetie. You will believe how packed the store was. I only went in there for a few things aswell." She sighed as she placed the bags on the kitchen table. Sydney joined her in the kitchen and laughed.
"Yeah it looks like you only bought a few things too." Sydney replied sarcastically, her eyes roaming over all the food.
Francie rolled her eyes as she started to unpack the shopping. "Well I got bored standing in the queue, so I started to pick things up from the nearby shelves. Before I knew it, the trolley was looking kinda full." She blushed.
Sydney hugged her and began to help. "So I gave Michael a call…"
Francie stopped and turned to face her. "And?"
She paused, her smile growing larger with every second that she was silent. "He's coming over." Francie squealed and began to jump around the kitchen.
"Oh my God, Sydney this is great."
"Yeah, but I can't help feeling like I've just called him over here to get him into bed…"
"No you haven't. You've invited him to come and watch a movie, have a little fun…and then get him into bed." Francie joked, and received a slap on her arm in return.
"Fran!" Sydney sighed, walking out of the kitchen and towards her bedroom.
"I was kidding!" Francie called after her. "Well kinda!" She admitted to herself and started laughing as she continued to put away the shopping.
