Note From Author: Sorry this chapter is kind of short! Please review!

It had been a week since Chris had asked her out, and he still wouldn't stop pushing about it! Every day when Sydney opened her desk she would find a red rose petal in there, she had 7 so far, one for each day since Chris asked her on the date. At first Sydney had as politely as she could manage told him that she wasn't interested and to please move on. But after a few days she got tired of it and ignored the petals all together. She just left them there to gain dust like her note.

It was Friday, around noon, so Syd decided to go out for lunch. Gage and Alex were caught up in work, Walker and Trivette were out on duty, so Syd decided to go by herself. As soon as she stepped out of the office the bumped into Chris.

"Hi." Sydney said, trying to be polite.

"You going somewhere?" he asked.

"Maybe, why?" Syd answered.

"Well, I was thinking maybe I could take you somewhere for lunch." Chris smiled.

Sydney rolled her eyes and walked right by him. She was walking quickly but Chris ran to catch up with her. When he reached her side and said with a puppy dog face,

"Come on Syd, please?!"

"Chris!" Sydney exclaimed, this time not bothering to be polite, "Learn to take no for an answer!!!"

Sydney then stormed off again, hoping Chris wouldn't follow. He didn't seem at all alarmed by her outburst and followed her as he said,

"Relax Sydney, it doesn't have to be a date. Just two friends eating lunch."

Sydney ignored him and continued to a walk away,

"Fine then," Chris continued, "two coworkers having lunch together. We can even talk about only work if you like!"

"Chris," Sydney said sternly, "don't make me punch you! And don't think for a minute I won't!"

Before Syd could storm off again Chris grabbed her arm and asked her,

"Could you at least tell me why you don't want to date me? And don't say it's because I'm being to pushy, because you said no the first time I asked you too."

Sydney opened her mouth to tell him off, and then closed it. She tried to think of a reason why she didn't want to date Chris, but couldn't really come up with any.

"I just don't feel a connection." Sydney mumbled.

Chris smiled, realizing he had proven his point,

"But Syd, how do you know there's nothing between us if you didn't even give it a shot?!"

Sydney, realizing she couldn't win, walked away. Chris didn't follow her, but her did yell,

"Admit it! You're afraid to date me! You're afraid to date anyone!"

Syd hurried her pace to reach her car in record time. As she began to drive to no where in particular, she thought about what Chris had said,

"Could he have a point?" Sydney asked herself, "Why don't I want to date him? He's an okay guy, why did I say no? I haven't gone out on a date with anyone in months! But then again, no ones asked me . . . why? Do I come off uninterested? Am I pushing people away?"

Sydney sighed, completely confused.

"Chris is kind of cute I guess, and he's really sweet. A little pushy and stubborn maybe, . . . but aren't I stubborn too? There isn't a real reason why I don't want to date him. Maybe I should give him a shot, . . . maybe."

Syd knew it would be good for her to get out, she might even enjoy herself. Her and Chris were more alike than she wished to admit. They were both rangers, both tough, both stubborn, and both kind. A perfect match.

Sydney bit her lip, trying to process her thoughts. One side of her, her quiet side, was screaming at her to take a risk and say yes. But her other side, her louder side, was screaming at her to ignore Chris.

"Then again," Sydney thought to herself, "listening to my louder voice hasn't gotten me anywhere."

And the truth was, Syd was lonely. She didn't have any nearby relatives, she didn't have any recent relationships, and work occupied her so much that her only real friends were her coworkers. Every now and then . . . she felt feelings for Gage. But only every now and then, and he didn't seem to be showing any interest back. Sydney figured it was only because they were such close friends. Therefore, why shouldn't she date Chris?

Sydney sighed as she pulled over her car and placed her head in her hands.

"What the heck do I do?!" she said aloud.

A few minutes later, she pulled out her cell phone to call Chris. At first she didn't want to call him just because she felt like she had too. Which is why she had thought about it some more. And the more she thought about it, the more she realized that she did have the tiniest bit of attraction to Chris. She decided to call him, not to change her ways, but to give her feelings a shot.

She bit her lip nervously as she waited for him to pick up.

"Hello?" he answered on the third ring.

"Hi Chris, it's Sydney. You still want to have lunch?"