Wasn't last night's Alias ep great?I thought it was awesome. Got me all excited and happy that I decided to update my fic. Thanks once again for all the reviews!
Chapter 18.
Syd's POVBy the time Thursday night rolled around I was exhausted. The days at school seemed so long and it was tiring going back and forth to class. I didn't think that my injuries from the accident would hamper any of my everyday activities, but boy was I wrong.
Every morning when I woke up my back was so stiff I could hardly get out of bed. I was on my pain medication every six hours and it was causing me to doze off during class. Vaughn was being so amazingly helpful. He would drive me back and forth to the campus and walk me to class. At night he would make me dinner and make sure I was comfortable.
Well, he really didn't make me dinner. It was more like warming up the food his mom made him in the microwave and putting it on a plate. But still, it was a sweet gesture.
We actually developed a nightly routine. After all of our classes were done we would help each other with homework and studying. After the studying was done, we would eat dinner together on the couch and watch TV with Weiss. I didn't know how fun playing the X-box was until I actually tried it. Luckily, Weiss had 3 controls and I became very skilled at that game Halo. I didn't know they were completely obsessed with that game.
Technically, it was like I was living with them. I spent every night with Vaughn and only went home to pick up more clothes and books I needed for school. I felt bad for leaving Francie at the apartment. But, it wasn't like she was alone.
When I came home on Sunday night, Vaughn and I found Will sitting at the kitchen counter with his boxers on. I didn't even recognize him without his clothes on and I almost screamed that someone was in our apartment.
That poor Will was also stunned to see that I was home. When I opened the front door he jumped up and ran into Francie's room. I don't think I've ever seen a brighter shade of red creep up on anyone's face like it did to Will.
Francie apologized about a million times for not having him dressed when I came home. Obviously, I could see that their relationship has progressed to the next level while we were gone. According to Francie, Will had practically moved in with us. When I went into her bathroom to grab the extra bottle of toothpaste, all of his toiletries were already in her bathroom.
Vaughn and I thought it was so amusing walking in on Will in his boxers that we told Weiss immediately when we walked in. Of course, he was so happy to see us that he nearly tackled Vaughn and gave me a big bear hug. Politely telling him that I had been injured in an accident, he apologized and promised not to touch me.
Surprisingly, he was actually bummed about Will. Apparently, from all the time that Weiss had spent with Francie while she was tutoring him, he had developed a crush on her. Both Vaughn and I felt terrible for him. He finally found a nice girl to like and she ended up getting with another guy.
It was odd returning to San Francisco because it felt like we missed so much. It was nice being back home and away from the madness of the city and all the schoolwork that's been piling up.
Saturday night I was feeling better and up to going out. We decided to take Weiss out to a club. He needed some definite cheering up and we knew that clubbing would boost his spirits.
After about a 15-minute drive, Weiss parked the car in front of this club called The Snow Drift. It looked to be a small building and you could hear the music blaring from front doors. Crowds of people were lined up around the block while it looked to be a long wait to get in.
Vaughn looked deliciously yummy that night. He was dressed in a black dress shirt with thin white stripes going down the length of his arms and body. His black dress pants were cleanly ironed and looking perfect on his muscular, long legs.
We waited outside for a good half hour before getting in. After paying for the both of us, Vaughn and I entered the club hand in hand with Weiss following closely behind.
"Ok dude, you have to tell me your secrets." Weiss yelled over the loud music.
"What secrets? I don't have any." Vaughn answered as we found a small, circular table and sat down.
"Tell me how you do it. How you get all the girls to stare at you."
"What? I don't know what you're talking about."
Weiss and I both glared at him. What did he mean he didn't know what he was talking about? Was he totally oblivious to every single girl standing outside the club staring at him and giving him a once over. I wasn't too comfortable with the fact that girls were undressing him with their eyes.
That was part of the reason I stood behind Vaughn and wrapped my arms around his waist. I gave those girls the, 'back off he's mine' look and rested my chin on his shoulder.
"Mike, seriously. Are you blind? Every girl outside and inside this club wants you."
"It's true Vaughn. I saw them looking at you. You can't deny that you didn't see them." I told him.
"Yeah I noticed. But, I don't pay attention to them. I'm paying attention at you." Winking at me, I brought my hand behind his head and started playing with the hairs on the nape of his neck.
"Hey! You two! Focus at the problem at hand here. Big teddy bear Weiss needs a girl."
"Just be yourself man. When you talk to a girl, don't try and impress her with some bullshit. Don't use any corny jokes or tell any lame stories. Find out what she likes and keep the conversation going. Walk with confidence. Women love a man that is confidence." Vaughn told him.
Nodding his head, Weiss stayed silent absorbing the advice that Vaughn was giving him. After a minute or two of silence, he got up off the chair and stood up. Straightening out the collar and smoothing the wrinkles of his shirt, he surveyed the dance floor.
"Alright, I'm going in."
Vaughn's POVWeiss looked to be unsuccessful with the first two girls he approached. They both ended up walking away from him and laughing. I really felt for the guy. There wasn't anything I could do to help him out either. The last time I went to a club with him, he wouldn't even let me come within 30 ft. of him. He said that if I were around, the girls would all flock to me and ignore him.
Finally, the third girl he approached accepted his offer to dance and they looked to be having a good time. Weiss was doing his best attempt at dancing. I don't even know if I'm allowed to call it dancing. It was more like flailing your limbs around and moving your hips in ten different directions.
Syd found it equally amusing to watch, as she couldn't refrain from laughing at Weiss. She looked so adorable, sitting there giggling with her hand over her mouth. She was wearing a skirt again and if she was trying to kill me, it was damn well working.
When she walked out of my room wearing a short, tan skirt, I had to pick my mouth off of the floor. She looked incredibly hot. And, it's not like she doesn't know what she does to me. Syd knows how to work me and knows that I can't resist her long, smooth legs.
Drumming her fingernails on the glass table, she turned to me and gave me a big dimpled smile.
"You ready to go out there and show me your moves Mr. Vaughn?"
"I don't know. Are you sure you're up to dancing? You're not going to be in pain, are you?" I questioned.
"Nah, I'll be fine. Let's go stud."
Grabbing my hand, we walked down the steps and on to the dance floor. We both gave a small wave to Weiss when he spotted us in the corner.
With the music pounding loudly in my ears, I started to move my body to the beat. Suddenly, Syd put her back against my chest and brought my hands down to her hips. We both moved in unison while she brought her hands down to cover mine.
While dancing, a few guys actually asked me if they could cut in. I didn't say anything, but gave them an 'Are you serious?' look. Couldn't they tell that she was with me?
Weiss made his way back to us after awhile. I guess the girl dancing with him couldn't take any more of the flailing and decided to leave. He still looked to be pleased with his performance so that was cool. You gotta give the guy credit for trying.
After watching Weiss go through the running man, the worm, the sprinkler, and a very bad attempt at C-walking, I excused myself and made my way towards the bathroom. I was laughing so hard that my stomach muscles started to ache.
Splashing some water on my face, I attempted to cool myself down a little. All of the dancing and the laughing made me extremely hot.
While making my way back to the dance floor, I ran into one of the girls from my government class. It was hard to recognize her since she looked so different outside of class. I almost walked right past her until she grabbed my elbow.
"Michael?" She pulled me back so I was facing her.
"Oh, hi Lianne."
"Hi! It's nice to see you outside of the classroom. Are you having fun?"
"Yeah, this place is cool. I'm having a good time so far. What about you?" Pushing her body closer to mine to talk in my ear made me slightly uncomfortable.
"I'm having a great time." She answered.
"That's good. Professor Roswell's lecture on Thursday put me to sleep."
"Oh I know. Wasn't that terrible. I dozed off for awhile."
"Yeah, so did I."
"You look really great tonight Michael." Her lips were so close to my ear I thought she was going to pull a Mike Tyson on me.
"Oh, uhh, thanks."
"Do you want to dance with me?" Putting her hand on my chest, she looked down towards the floor.
"Actually, I'm with my girlfriend. She's on the dance floor right now. It was good seeing you though."
And with that, I made my way back to Syd who watched me walk down the stairs and towards her.
Syd's POVAfter Vaughn left to go to the bathroom, I danced with Weiss a little until he started doing the robot. His robot moves were a little too much for me so I backed away and scanned the room to look for Vaughn.
Finally spotting him, I saw that he was talking to a cute blonde that was looking a little to cozy next to him. It was obvious that she was flirting and kept whispering in his ear. I wasn't jealous until I saw her step even closer to him and put her hand on his chest. I was about to walk up there and stake my claim until I saw Vaughn back away and say goodbye to her.
"He doesn't want any girl but you Syd." Weiss said while standing behind me.
"I know. Isn't he the cutest?" I sounded like a little girl talking about her favorite stuffed animal.
"Oh yeah, Mike is just the cutest ever!" Attempting to make his voice a little too feminine, the laughter erupted from my body. He even did the thing with his wrist.
"What's so funny over here?" Vaughn questioned as he wrapped me up in his strong arms.
"Nothing. Weiss thinks you're cute." I said laughing.
"He what!"
"Oh come on Mike. Like you didn't know already." Weiss made his way over to Vaughn and reached out to touch his arm when Vaughn swatted it away.
"Dude, don't ever touch me."
"I was just kidding, man. Syd asked me if I thought you were the cutest and I was just mocking her."
All three of us went into a fit of laughter again until our stomachs couldn't take it anymore. By that time, I was getting tired and my body was starting to ache a little. Grabbing my cell phone out of my back pocket to look at the time, it read 1:12. The three of us agreed that we should make our way home and exited the club.
When we got home, Weiss and Vaughn thought it would be fun to see who could drink more beers. I sat there with a cup of tea in my hand and surveyed their odd, drunk behavior. Weiss started slurring his words and kept singing the lyrics from 50 cent's, 'P.I.M.P'
Vaughn wasn't as bad as Weiss was. He had a good buzz going on, but it didn't make him act any differently. Although, when Weiss started singing the chorus of the song, he started to join in. They tried to get me to drink a little, but I hated the taste of beer.
I was so drained from the night before that I didn't wake up till 10:30 the next morning and woke up to an empty spot to the right of me. Walking out of the room, Weiss informed me that Vaughn went for a run. I grabbed a cup of coffee and went to sit next to Weiss at the kitchen table.
"So did you have fun last night?" I asked him.
"Yeah, I had a lot of fun. Thanks for taking me out. You really didn't have to do that, you know."
"I know, but you needed a little cheering up and you looked like you were having a great time."
Grabbing the front page of the SF Chronicle, I started to thumb through the pages.
"So Syd, is Francie really into Will?" I looked up to see Weiss take a sip of from his coffee mug.
"I'm sorry Weiss, but she is. She seemed to be really into him when I left for Spring Break. Now I guess he's spending the nights over there."
"Oh, I see."
"I'm sorry Weiss. I don't mean to bum you out again. I shouldn't have told you."
"No. It's fine. Well, she deserves to be happy." He forced a sad smile on his face and I could tell he was disappointed.
"Don't worry about it. You're a great guy Weiss. Any girl would be happy to have you and I mean that. One of these days a nice girl is going to come around." Reaching across the table, I patted his hand.
"Thanks Syd."
Vaughn's POVWhen I woke up early the next morning, I couldn't fall back asleep. It was amazing that I was so awake considering I downed a few beers too many last night. Man was that a dumb idea. But, we had so much beer in the fridge that Weiss said we needed to clean it out.
It was great having Syd almost living with me. It was the little things that made me smile. Like, how we brushed our teeth together at nights and how she liked to nuzzle my neck when she woke up in the morning. Weiss also loved having Syd around since he could talk to her about Francie.
I decided to drive over to the beach for a run. With the wind blowing softly into my face, I jogged up and down the beach. I passed by several people running, walking their dogs, and slowly strolling through the sand.
It was absolutely beautiful being out there in the morning. The sounds of the waves were peaceful and the sun was peaking out from behind the clouds. A few surfers were out on the water trying to catch a few waves and I couldn't help but think how cold that water must be.
On my way back home, I stopped at Noah's bagels to pick up a few for Weiss and Syd. The streets were crowded and I had to circle around the block a couple of times until I found parking a few stores down from the bagel place.
I ordered half a dozen bagels figuring Weiss would eat the leftovers sometime during the rest of the day. When I walked out of the bagel shop, I recognized a guy that swiftly walked passed me. I was too busy putting the change into my wallet to get a good look at him. He had his back turned to me, but I could've sworn it was someone I knew.
After watching him walk down the street for a minute, he accidentally dropped his wallet and bent down to pick it up. That's when I finally figured out who it was. It was Will. But, he wasn't alone. He was with a girl who looked to be around our age. She had short brown hair and was smiling down at him.
Ok, maybe she was his sister, I thought. I was proven wrong when Will got up and put his arm around the unidentified girl. Alright, so check his sister off the list. They looked a little too close for that. So it's his friend. A guy is allowed to be just friends with a girl, right?
Again, I was proven wrong when the pair turned to enter Starbucks and Will planted a lingering kiss on the girl's lips. I was nearly horrified at the sight before me. All I could think about was that Will was cheating on Francie.
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