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Chapter 7.
Syd's POV
By 2pm in the afternoon I had my whole closet dismantled. Every single article of clothing I owned was sprawled out on my floor and bed. I just couldn't find the right outfit to wear. It's not like I owned anything remotely sexy. My wardrobe consisted of jeans, yoga pants, sweatshirts, 2 sweaters and a few Paul Frank t-shirts. I sprawled out on the pile of clothing and yelled out for Francie.
"Fran! Come in here and help me!"
"What is it…." Francie's eyes widened as she looked around my room. "Did a tornado hit your room or something? What did you do?"
"I have nothing to wear tonight." I said as I threw one of my sweaters over my face.
"Get up. We're going shopping." She grabbed my arm as she tried to pull me up.
"We don't have anytime. It's almost 2:30."
"We're going shopping in my closet sweetie. You know I have a bangin' wardrobe."
Fran pulled me into her room and I sat in her desk chair. It took her about two minutes to pull something out. When she showed it to me my mouth nearly dropped to the floor.
"I can't wear that. That skirt is way too short. And, the tube top? In case you haven't noticed, I don't have any boobs!"
"Sydney, please. You'll borrow one of my padded bras. And, don't even try and argue with me about this skirt. It's about time you show off those legs of yours."
I slumped down in the chair and groaned. It's not like the clothes weren't cute because they totally were. But, it was something Francie could pull off, not me. Before I could argue with her she threw me out of her room so she could pick something out to wear.
I went back into my room and put all of my clothes back on hangers and in drawers. After I was done I put Francie's outfit on my bed and looked at it. I gotta do what I gotta do, right? It's not that bad. I'm only going to be in this for a few hours.
By the time 7:30 rolled around I was almost ready. I could hear Francie letting the guys in. I stood at my closet pondering at what shoes to wear. I did have those black strappy heels that I wore to prom last year. I have no idea why they were in San Francisco with me because I never used them. I decided tonight was the night.
I put my shoes on and took one last look in the mirror. I once again let my hair down as it fell around my shoulders. The top Francie gave me fit quite well after I put on the strapless, padded bra. It was black, with a pink ribbon going around the middle and tying into a bow in the back. The skirt was definitely showing off my long legs. It was a black denim skirt that went to around my mid thighs, with pleats at the bottom of it. I touched the silver pendant hanging around my neck as I turned around. 'Here goes nothing' I said to myself as I walked out of my room.
Vaughn's POV
Weiss and I were so busy playing the X-box all day that as soon as we knew it, it was time to get ready. I told Weiss to shower as I went into my room to change. I threw on my shirt and khakis and ran some gel through my hair. I never used a comb. I just ran my hand through it a couple of times trying to make it look messy. I grabbed my cell phone and wallet from the coffee table as I yelled out to Weiss.
"Weiss! Dude, lets go, we're gonna be late." I yelled as I grabbed his keys from the kitchen counter.
"I'm right here, pipe down."
After pulling up to Syd's place we hopped out of the car and started walking up to the third floor.
"Ok whenever you want to have that talk.." Weiss looked at me weirdly.
"What talk?" I answered.
"About the cologne or whatever the hell you're wearing."
"I'm not wearing cologne."
"Well something's going on. No man naturally smells as good as you do right now."
Weiss knocked a couple of times as we waited for someone to open the door. Just then, Syd's neighbor, Josh swung open his door and locked up his apartment. When Syd first moved in she told me Josh hit on her constantly.
Flashback
Syd and I were just getting in after shopping when we ran into Josh. As he walked by he gave her a once over and winked at her. I could feel my blood starting to boil.
"Who the hell is that?" I asked as she handed me one of her shopping bags.
"My neighbor Josh. He's a total asshole. He keeps hitting on me and making these rude comments. It's gross."
"Why didn't you tell me?"
"It's no big deal Vaughn, really."
"It is a big deal. This guy is sexually harassing you." No one was going to get away with messing with Sydney before I had anything to do with it. My protective mode started to kick in.
"I can take care of myself Vaughn. Besides, Francie can totally kick his ass." She put her hand on my shoulder trying to reassure me. She was so stubborn sometimes.
"Yeah ok. Just give me a heads up if he continues this. I'll have a word with him."
End Flashback
He finally stopped after Francie told him off. I gave him a glare as he walked by. He gave me a sarcastic smirk and then put his head down.
"I swear I'm gonna kill that guy." I said to Weiss as I clenched my jaw.
"There's no way that guy smells as good as you." He said as he knocked again.
"It's aftershave. I got a new aftershave." I put it on this afternoon after showering.
"Yeah, well, I'd lighten up on it."
"Yeah?"
"Oh yeah. To the point of non-use."
Just then Francie opened the door. She apologized for making us wait out there, but she said she was in her room and couldn't hear the knocking.
Weiss and I went to sit on the kitchen stools as we waited for the girls to be ready. I was patiently waiting for Syd to come out of her room and make an appearance. I was just messing around with her when I told her to wear a skirt. Sure, her legs were the part I found most attractive, but whatever she wears she looks great in. She doesn't have to impress me. She had me a long time ago.
The three of us continued to sit there chatting about nothing in particular as Syd's door opened up. When she appeared in her doorway my mouth literally dropped to the floor. I was speechless. She looked so beautiful. She had this short black skirt on with a black strapless top. Her legs looked so smooth and her hair fell around her shoulders. I couldn't help but stare at her.
"Woo, Sydney you look so hot. I told you that outfit would look great on you." Francie said.
Weiss nodded his head agreeing as I just sat there. She rubbed her hands over her arms looking like she felt slightly uncomfortable.
"What? Why are you looking at me like that Vaughn? I told you I was going to wear a skirt." She laughed and then walked towards me.
"I uhhh.. I think you're beautiful Syd." I swallowed hard and then looked down to play with the bottom button of my shirt.
The room suddenly fell silent as she began to blush. Weiss finally broke the silence.
"Alright, we should get going. I will be the designated drive tonight." He swung the keys around with one of his fingers. Syd grabbed her sweater off the couch and we were out of there.
Syd's POV
Before we got into the car, Francie called shotgun and ran to the front seat. Before getting in she winked at me. She did it on purpose so I could sit in the backseat with Vaughn. I felt like we were in 7th grade again.
We arrived at Will's in no time and his place was huge. By the time we got in there were already tons of people inside drinking and dancing. Right away Francie spotted Will and waved to him. After introducing all of us to Will, she went off with him into another room. Weiss soon found a guy from his Philosophy class and started talking to him. It left Vaughn and I just standing there by ourselves.
"I see you're wearing your blue shirt I requested." Vaughn could easily pass for one of those gap models on TV. He was wearing the blue buttoned down shirt that was slightly open at the top. He had on a pair of khakis and boots.
"I had to own up to my end of the deal, you know," He put his hand on my shoulder. "And by the looks of it, you definitely did."
I felt slightly embarrassed. I wasn't used to Vaughn's compliments, but I didn't mind them.
"It's Francie's. I borrowed everything from her." I confessed.
"Well you look great. Really, you do." I smiled at him and he smiled right back. "C'mon, lets go get a drink."
He grabbed my hand as we weaved through different people and just like before, our fingers laced together. I saw a few envious glares from different girls who noticed Vaughn and I were holding hands. A smile grew on my face as we reached where the drinks were. He grabbed two cans of coke off the table and opened mine before handing it to me.
The loud music continued to ring our ears as we surveyed the room. Francie and Weiss were nowhere to be seen. I didn't recognize anybody at the party. Vaughn didn't either.
Two minutes later Lauren Reed came strolling up to Vaughn. She didn't even look at me. Either she was ignoring me or she didn't even know I was standing there. Of course, she was dressed to the occasion in nearly nothing. It reminded me of that one scene from Clueless where Cher comes down the banister in that white dress and her father tells her, her dress looks like underwear.
"Hi Michael. I'm glad you came tonight." She reached out her hand and started rubbing Vaughn's left bicep.
"Hey. Yeah, I was invited by a friend." To my liking, Vaughn looked uninterested in Lauren.
"Do you wanna dance?" Her hand moved all the way down his arm and rested on Vaughn's hip. I couldn't believe her. I could feel my face getting hot, as I'm sure steam was emitting from my head.
Before Vaughn could even say anything I put my coke down and stepped in front of him causing Lauren to take her paw off of him.
"Actually Lauren, he's with me." The color drained from Lauren's face as she finally registered who I was.
"I didn't recognize it was YOU standing next to him. Someone got an extreme makeover." Vaughn suddenly put both of his hands on my hips and pulled me back into him.
"Lauren give it up already. I'm not going to go out with you. So if you'll excuse me, Sydney and I are going to dance." He then grabbed both of my hands and led me to where people were dancing.
I took one look back just so I could see Lauren's reaction. She stomped her foot and had both hands on her hips. Her eyes were narrowed as she continued to watch Vaughn and I dancing.
"Wow. The look on her face was priceless when you stepped in front of me." Vaughn said while swaying to the sound of the beat.
"I know. But her hand was on your waist. Plus, she didn't even acknowledge the fact that I was standing there with you."
"Forget about her Syd. Let's just have some fun." I nodded my head as Vaughn and I continued to dance.
We laughed as Weiss walked over to us and made his best attempt at dancing. The three of us danced, talked, and laughed for the next twenty minutes. The party was actually turning out to be fun even though we didn't know anybody. Weiss even got on the floor and tried to do The Worm. It was mostly just him rolling around on the floor but it was amusing to watch. Vaughn and I clutched our stomachs because it hurt from laughing.
"Hey Syd. Do you wanna go outside and get some air?" Vaughn yelled to me.
"Yeah sure." We started to walk away when we heard Weiss yelling at us.
"Thanks for inviting me guys! I'll just stay here." He went back to dancing as we made our way outside.
I opened the balcony door and the cold air felt good as it hit my whole body. The stars were out as I looked up into the sky. I wondered if my mom and Vaughn's dad were watching over us. I walked over to one of the deck chairs and sat myself down. I started to unclasp my shoes because they were killing my feet. I wasn't used to wearing heels.
"Weiss was hilarious in there. He sure knows how to get a crowd going." Vaughn sat on the chair opposite from me as he faced me.
"My feet hurt so bad. Now I remember why I never wear these." I threw off my other shoe and let out a small moan. It felt so good to get those things off.
"Here. Give me your foot." Vaughn picked up my right foot and slowly started to massage it. His fingers pressed into the sole of my foot and it felt deliciously good.
We continued to sit there in a comfortable silence as Vaughn put my right foot down and picked up my left, repeating his actions.
As I looked at his face I could see his eyes drifted up to the sky. If there were any perfect time to tell him how I felt, this would be the moment.
"Vaughn…"
"Hmm?" He answered me as he continued to look at the sky.
"Look at me. I need to say this to you." He dropped my foot from his lap, as I suddenly got really nervous.
"Oh god, I can't believe I'm going to tell you this. But it's been building up inside of me and if I don't tell you now, I'm gonna go nuts. So just let me get everything out before you say anything or run away," I paused as I couldn't find the right words to choke out. "Maybe I shouldn't tell you anything. I don't know how to handle this. I……"
Before I could continue Vaughn leaned forward quickly and pressed his lips into mine. We both stood up and immediately one of his hands was in my hair and the other on my hip. I snaked one of my arms around his neck as I stroked his face.
The kiss started out slow but soon grew more intense as I felt Vaughn's tongue making it's way into my mouth. I said a silent thank you to his mom for being French cause boy could Vaughn kiss. The hand that was in my hair made it's way down my back to my waist pulling me even closer. After becoming light headed from the lack of oxygen both of us pulled away.
Vaughn's POV
I didn't even know what I was doing when I leaned in to kiss her. It just happened. I was hardly concentrating on what she was saying to me but I knew what she was going to say anyways. I saw her lips moving and they looked so irresistible.
Kissing her was amazing. Feeling her mouth on mine and holding her in my arms was an incredible feeling.
"I've been wanting to do that forever Syd." I said as we pulled back, both staying in each other's arms.
"What? Why haven't you said anything?"
"I was scared. I've had feelings for you since I could remember. But I was scared you didn't feel the same way and it would ruin our friendship. I was too scared of losing you."
"Vaughn, you could never lose me." She said as she played with the hairs on the back of my neck.
"I know, but I never wanted to act on my feelings until recently. Until I found out you felt the same way."
"Wait a second. How did you know?" Whoops. I wasn't supposed to tell her Weiss told me. Oh well, he'll deal.
"Weiss told me last week."
"He what?!? I told him not to tell you!"
"I know, but he only did it so I'd finally confess to you. Besides, it worked out for the best. He said we were driving him and Francie crazy." I reached up my hand to brush away a few strands of hair from her face.
"Francie's been bugging me to tell you too. When I told her I had a crush on a guy, she knew it was you." We both laughed as I pulled her in for another kiss. I couldn't get enough of her.
"My mom is going to be so happy when I tell her about this. You know she's always told me you'd make a lovely girlfriend." I said as I stared into her eyes.
"Really? Well, I don't know about my dad. Maybe I'll tell him first before he sees you." Even the thought of Jack Bristow punching me in the face couldn't wipe away this smile.
We continued to kiss and hold each other until both of us got too cold. We went back into the party to see that Weiss was still dancing. When he saw us grinning like fools and holding on to each other, he knew.
"So you guys are an item now?" We both nodded our heads as I gave Syd a quick kiss. "Oh thank you god! I don't have to listen to you two pining for each other anymore." We laughed as Syd wrapped her arms around my waist. Weiss gave me a high five and then a fist pound.
It was truly the best night of my life.
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