"Hey Eric, Here is your food. I bet you must really be hungry." Vaughn said handing him his food.
"It's about time!" Weiss practically hollered. He grabbed the bag and sat at the table in the room and started eating, practically inhaling, the food in front of him.
"What took you guys so long?"
"We ate at the restaurant while we were waiting for your order."
"That's ok. Thanks for getting his for me."
"You're welcome."
Sydney sat down in the chair Weiss just left, and sat there with Nadia until he was through eating. Vaughn came up behind her and put his hand on her shoulder.
"She'll make it."
"I hope so."
"I'll go to Starbucks and get us some lattés."
"You always know how to cheer me up."
"That's what I'm here for." Vaughn said while leaning in to kiss her.
Vaughn left Nadia's room and headed out of the hospital. Syd is still next to Nadia's bed.
[I] I don't know what I would do if I lost someone else. I wish I've know her since we were little. I never thought that I would enjoy having a sister would be fun. I just wish we knew that each other existed fore last year.[/I]
"Why did things have to be this way?" Sydney said
"Hmm?"
"Why couldn't we have known each other all along? If we had, we probably wouldn't even be here."
"Syd, everything happens for a reason. Why am I here? Why are you here? Why are there people who would do cruel things like this, such as Elena? Everything happens for a reason."
"Maybe if we never met, she wouldn't be in this situation…"
"Syd, none of this is
your fault."
"Yes it is. Everyone I love gets hurt…"
"But it's not because of you. S*** happens, and it happens to everyone at anytime. Not just because they're your friends."
"But I still feel that if they didn't know me, their life wouldn't be this twisted"
"Well, that might be true, but it probably would have been even more messed up if they didn't know you. Like I said, everything happens for a reason, and there is a time and a place for everything."
"I guess your right."
"You know I am." Weiss says with a smile. Sydney smiles.
"Syd, if it makes you feel any better, I'm glad to have met you. You're like the sister I never had. I can't imagine how my life would be like if I never met you."
"You're just saying that."
"NO, I mean it!"
"Thanks Weiss, you don't know how much that means to me."
"Hey, isn't that what friends are for? Plus, I'm sure Vaughn is glad to have met you. I've known him since college, and I've NEVER seen him this happy since he's met you."
"But maybe it's a mistake for us being together. If I never…"
"STOP right there. Your taking in circles and you know it. Stop it, Mike loves you. Plus, he joined this life, LONG before he ever met you."
"Ok."
"So, what's going on between you two?"
"We're getting married."
"WELL DUH!!!!!!" Sydney laughs.
"Tonight were going to eat at home, and this weekend we're going to try Santa Barbara again."
"AGAIN?! Syd, I think you and Vaughn need to try somewhere else. That place is like bad luck for you two."
"I know. But its our place, even though we've never been there before. It's still ours"
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Sydney and Weiss continued to sit in silence. When Weiss was done, he went on the other side of Nadia. They sat there, for who knows how long. About 15 minutes later, Vaughn returned with the Starbucks.
"Back. Any change?"
Sydney and Weiss just shook their heads. Vaughn handed Syd her latte and handed Weiss one too.
"Hey Weiss, I got you one too. I figured you needed one."
"Thanks."
They stayed there just talking for the next 30min.
"…So, Mike here just walks up to the girl, without even knowing her, and asks her out…RIGHT IN FRONT OF HER BOYFRIEND!"
"Oh my god Vaughn, you must have been wasted."
"I was, cause I don't even remember doing this. The only thing I remember about that night, was some guy beating the S*** out of me."
"Oh, that's not even the half of it. Well after the beating Mike got, all of his friends took him to the living room and had him drink 2 KEGS!"
"Now that is stretching the truth a little bit. I said it felt like 2 kegs."
"Ok, Ok. Party pooper. Anyway, they forced him to get up on a table and show how much he really wanted to go out with this girl."
"What did he do?"
"I sang to her."
"Ya, he sang to her…and did the hokey-poky while singing [I]Scrubs[/I]. I NEVER laughed that hard in my life."
"Ya, ya. Whatever. It wasn't that funny."
Sydney was almost crying at this.
"I wish you had this recorded."
"Oh contraire, my friend. I did. And the next morning it, was emailed to everyone on campus."
"I still don't know why I stuck beside you after that."
"Because you just can't stay away from me."
"No, I think it was because you went and sung that song for that girl who liked guitar players. When you never even played one."
"What's that story…"
Weiss, Vaughn and Sydney were a little confused. Cause all three of them knew that story, from when Vaughn and Weiss told it to Syd and Lauren. They all turned to Nadia. She was awake.
"Nadia! Your awake!" Sydney said, rushing to her bedside.
"Ya, where am I? What happened to me? Savogda…"
"Shhh… all your questions will be answered soon. Right now, just rest."
"How long have I been out?"
"About 3 weeks."
"Omigod."
"I'll go call Jack, let him know that Nadia's awake." Vaughn said while reaching for his phone.
"What about my father? Did you catch him?"
"Actually, your father was doing this to stop Elena. He helped us. He saved me."
"How? What happened?"
"You were infected. You wouldn't let me near the device to disable it. You tried to kill me."
"WHAT?! Sydney I would NEVER do that!"
"I know. Well, after I secured you, I went back to the device, next thing I knew, you were choking me. Then I heard a gun shot. Sloane shot you."
"WHAT?! Why would he shoot me? I'm his daughter!"
"Actually Nadia, he's not."
"What?"
"What?" said a very confused Weiss.
"According to our mother, Jack is your father, not Sloane."
"So, we're full sisters?"
"Yes."
"Wow."
"You're telling me."
"Ok I just got off the phone with Jack. He said that Sloane is still in jail and his hearing isn't for another 4 months."
"Wow."
"I know."
"Well Nadia, Vaughn and I are going to let you get some rest. We'll see you later."
"Ok."
Sydney and Vaughn started to head out the door before they heard "Congratulations you two!"
"Thanks Nadia." Sydney and Vaughn said in unison.
If you haven't read the prequel novel "Close Quarters." I should suggest that there are spoilers from that book in this chapter.