ok...We have no excuses for taking so long to update but we hope you keep reading this story.
Enchanted put me in a good mood this week so I wanted to update.
Chapter 16
It was raining, no pouring, as Sydney made her way towards the door of the club. She glanced at her watch, groaning when she realized that she would be late if she didn’t hurry. Quickening her steps, she cursed her clock for not working. After getting hardly any sleep the last day, she had overslept and was running late.
When she got closer to the door, she could see a person standing there. A very familiar person. And he was obviously waiting for her. Contemplating her options, she knew she didn’t have a chance but walking by him. If he let her. The club had only one door, so whether she liked it or not, she had to face him.
“What are you doing here?” Sydney asked angrily as she stopped in front of him, one arm resting on her waist, while the other was clutching to her umbrella, hoping she wouldn’t get too soaked. Then she shook her head, “You know what? I don’t care. Goodbye Michael.”
She turned to leave and walk inside but Michael grabbed her elbow and held her back. “Believe me, you don’t want to do that.” Sydney looked at him threatening, “Let go.”
Michael removed his hand and held them up in surrender, “One minute, please.” He pleaded with her.
“No, yesterday was enough, I don’t need a repeat.” Sydney said coldly.
“I want to apologize.” Michael said softly, “One minute.”
“I really don’t have time. I have to go to work.” She hoped he couldn’t see her wincing slightly at the word ‘work’. “I’m already late as we speak.”
“Then after your shift.” Michael suggested.
“Let it go Michael.” Sydney gave him a sad smile, “Just leave me alone and move on with your life.”
“I won’t.” Michael said stubbornly, “I’ll wait here till you shift is over.”
Sydney sighed deeply in response, “Do as you wish. But it’s cold and wet, you’re going to get sick. I won’t be done for a couple of hours.
“I don’t care. I’ll be here when you get out.” He replied determined.
She sighed again and turned to walk to the door. When she reached it, she gave him one last look over her shoulder and said sadly, “Don’t waste your time with me. I’m really not worth it.” Then she disappeared inside.
“Yes you are.” Michael said quietly when she was done.
She had been right, it was cold but he didn’t care. He was determined to wait until she got back out so that maybe he could talk to her again. He had to apologize again. Make her understand how important she was to him and that he for sure didn’t waste his time with her. No matter what.
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Sydney rested her head on her hands. Another exhausting shift was over and she couldn’t wait to get home and into her bed. Sleep was all she wanted right now. Disappearing in dreamless sleep where nothing was bothering her, where she had no problems at all, where her mind could just have some much needed rest.
She briefly wondered if Michael really was still standing outside and was waiting for her. Then she shook her head and decided that he wasn’t. No one willing to wait hours just to get a rejection yet again.
Slowly she got up from her very uncomfortable chair, put in her coat and grabbed her purse. She left the room and said various people goodbye and went out of the club like every day. When she saw Michael standing outside, she stopped dead-track. That was a hallucination, right? She had to be hallucinating. There wasn’t another explanation for what she was seeing.
“You’re really still here.” Sydney stated stunned.
“I told you I would wait.” Michael shrugged lightly.
“Yeah, but I didn’t believe you.” She replied, wondering what she should do now. Just walk away? Talk to him?
”Well, you should start believing in what I’m saying.” Michael smiled at her, “So, do you have time now or do you have to be somewhere else important?”
She thought about it for a moment before answering, “Actually…” She stopped when Michael gave her a look clearly saying ‘Whatever story you will tell me now, I won’t believe it’. “No I don’t. Well, except for my bed and that’s why I’m leaving now.”
Without waiting for a response, she turned around and started walking away. Michael hurried to follow her and soon caught up with her. “I don’t have a cast anymore. I can keep up with you, so will you just stop and talk to me.”
“No,” Sydney just replied, keeping her eyes straight ahead, refusing to look at him.
“Sydney, damn it.” Michael groaned frustrated and grabbed her arm.
“What? What do you want from me?” Sydney snapped at him and stopped walking, finally looking at him, “I have no idea what you want? I’m nothing special, more the contrary, so just let me go. Live your life and let me live mine. Separated.”
“I can’t do that.” Michael shook his head.
“Why?” Sydney looked at him desperately, silently begging him to go and never come back to her again.
“I like you, you’re important to me. I want you in my life.” He explained to her.
“I can’t give you that.” Sydney felt the familiar feeling inside her, the one that told her that she needed it again. She moved her fingers lightly, hoping it would stop them from trembling and Michael wouldn’t notice. Carefully she tried to pull her arm away.
“I know you have a boyfriend and all, and I’m not asking for a relationship but…” His gaze fell on her hand when he felt Sydney pull her arm away, noticing something worrying. “What’s that? Are you okay?”
“I’m fine.” Sydney said defensively, putting her hands inside her pockets, hiding them.
“No you’re not.” Michael said with emphasize.
He reached out and took her hand, forcing her to pull them out of her pockets again. She tried to pull away but he wouldn’t let her. Staring at her hands, he saw them trembling and when he took another look at her he could notice just how bad she looked. After those signs, it didn’t take much for him to put one and one together.
“Sydney…” He said quietly.
TBC
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