oh man oh man.........wow.......again.....speechless.....was def NOT expecting THAT ending! Wow syd has really changed......from chapter one to chapter whatever this is....but no lies....I'd totally marry Michael in LV and sleep with him.....no questions asked....completely sober! Yep! Can't wait for more!
that's... mildy disturbing. You wouldnt even want to know why MV was wilng to marry you?
Chapter 10
The next morning when Sydney awoke, Michael’s body was completely spooned against hers; his front was to her back, and his arm draped across her waist. This closeness made her smile immediately as she snuggled closer to his warm body. When she finally opened her eyes, the first thing she noticed was that the other bed was empty and unslept in. It took her a moment to realize that most likely Jas had slept in the other room, giving the honeymooners a chance to properly…honeymoon.
As she lay in Michael’s arms, Sydney could not help but review the previous evening in her mind. While it had not been all the magic and fireworks she expected, it was certainly something to remember. Though she was nervous at first, Michael took away those nerves quickly by making her feel beautiful. He even seemed a little cautious himself, but that was not surprising; it was a big step for them.
After just a few more minutes, Michael stirred as well and rolled away from her, stretching out all of his limbs. Once Sydney felt this, she stretched as well and rolled onto her other side to face Michael. “Hi,” she said softly.
“Good morning Mrs. Vaughn,” he smiled at her. She laughed softly and leaned over to give him a quick kiss. “So I see we had the room to ourselves last night.”
“Uh huh.”
“Well we fell asleep kinda early…Jas probably walked in, saw us, and stayed in the other room,” Michael said before yawning. The thought of Jas seeing her and Michael in such a state made Sydney blush all the way back to her ears, though she tried to hide it. “Anyway I guess we should get up… find some breakfast and then try to figure this situation out. You think they have annulments listed in the yellow pages?” he laughed.
Slightly hurt, Sydney sat up and wrapped the sheet tightly around the top half of her body. “O-oh…we’re doing that already?” she croaked out.
“Well it might take us a few days to figure it out so we better get started,” he told her seriously.
Tears stinging Sydney’s eyes, she looked away from him. “Oh…okay…”
Noting her less-than-happy tone, Michael placed a gentle hand on her shoulder asking, “Hey what’s wrong?”
“It’s just,” she sniffed, trying to keep her tears at bay though doing so unsuccessfully. “Last night-”
“Was amazing and wonderful,” Michael assured her.
“But you’re acting like it meant nothing!” she shouted tearfully, finally looking over to him. “You just want to undo it and forget about it…”
“What!?” Michael squeaked, utterly confused. “I don’t want to forget about it! I’m just trying to make you happy. Before we agreed that we’d just get our marriage annulled after the fact; I thought this is what you wanted”
“It was what I wanted,” she told him.
“So what do you want now?” he asked softly, brushing a few tears from her cheeks with his thumb.
“I don’t know,” she sighed honestly. “I just…I gave you my virginity, Michael, and I don’t regret it I just… I did so thinking it wouldn’t just be a one night stand.”
“Hey, you could never be a one night stand - never,” he assured her. She looked slightly relieved at this. “So…so what are you saying? Do you want to maybe…maybe be in a relationship with me?”
“I…I’m not sure,” she said softly as she looked down to her lap. Her head was already spinning a mile a minute at the concept of being married; she was very thankful alcohol had not been added into the mix otherwise things would have been much worse.
Michael was not really surprised by her comment. After all, if she had loved him for many years yet done thing about it, there had to have been something stopping her from doing so. “Well…okay… Do you not want to be in a relationship for the same reason you never wanted to?”
“Who says I never wanted to?!” she asked, snapping her head up to meet his uncertain gaze.
“Well…you’re the one that said you liked me all this time…and you never said anything…”
“Michael, come on – you know me. I’m like…the shyest person
ever around guys,” she pointed out.
“Well yeah but…you were never shy around me!”
“I would have been if I was trying to ask you out!” she insisted. “Besides, for all I knew you just thought of me as your sister or something… and you were all…popular. You would have never been with a nerd-freak like me.”
“OH Syd you’re not a nerd-freak,” he sighed, pulling her closer to him. She gave him a ‘What are you, joking?’ look. “You’re not! Just because you graduated with a four-point-oh doesn’t make you a nerd-freak; it just makes you smart and you know what? Smart girls are really hot too.”
“Shut up,” she laughed, elbowing him lightly.
“I’m serious!”
“Uh huh…and it was a three point nine,” she told him.
“Huh?!”
“My GPA…it was a three point nine – I didn’t do so well my last semester,” she said sadly.
“OK,
now you’re a nerd-freak,” he laughed. She tried to punch him playfully but he caught her arm and wrestled her back against the bed, where he gave her a searing kiss.
“Mm…wait…if we’re gonna…date we need…ground…rules,” Sydney managed in between the kisses Michael was giving her.
Michael groaned loudly as he sat up straight. “I was afraid of that…”
“Michael c’mon we have to do this right. I want us to go slow, date, and get to know each other in a romantic sense…”
“And not have sex,” he continued before she had a chance to. She smiled innocently and batted her eyelashes at him. “Fine, no sex.”
“Good,” she said before giving him a quick kiss.
“Alright now go take a shower first,” he sighed, leaning back against his pillow with his hands behind his head. She gave him a curious look. “Oh c’mon! If we’re not having sex the least you can do is walk from the bed to the bathroom naked so I can see ya!” he insisted.
Sydney rolled her eyes dramatically. “You’re such a freakin’ guy.”
“I know,” he beamed.