1 MONTH LATER

SYDNEY PARKER

“Patrick!” I shouted at the top of my voice.

“Coming!” You could actually hear the things hitting each other and all.

“Why don’t you wait Jake?” I suggested, he nodded and took a seat on the sofa.

“Anything I can bring for you? Water or soda…” I asked him.

“No, it’s fine,” he just smiled.

Persisting, I asked, “Okay, so chips or-”

“Sydney, go complete your files. We are heading out anyways, so we’ll eat there,” he said.

I nodded and went into my room. Jake is Patrick’s boyfriend, yes I am surprised. He is the really quite and reticent type, doesn’t talk much or interacts much, so I am still wondering how the hell did Patrick meet up with him. Patrick on the other hand, has taken Jake’s advice and stopped giving penises lectures to his fellow colleagues (apparently Patrick only listens to him) and rants about Jake being hot and all.

SOME USUAL PIECES OF CONVERSATION BETWEEN SYDNEY AND PATRICK:

“Oh my god, he is so hot!” Patrick gushed.

Not paying any real attention to him, I muttered, “Good, Patrick….”

“And those abs! Oh My God! totally drool worthy!”

“Great Patrick….”

“Do you think I sound like a teenage girl talking about her crush?”

“Great Patrick….”

Suddenly I feel a pillow hit the side of my face.

I exclaim, “What the hell Patrick!?”

“You weren’t listening to me!” he said angrily.

I sighed and asked, “What were you saying?”

“Nothing important,” he replied joyfully and continued gushing over Jake and a thing or two were mentioned about ‘eating’ him.

Just then Mia enters the room and sees my bored face and Patrick’s dreamy one. Scrunching her nose she asks, “He is still talking about Jake?”

I nod sadly and give her a ‘rescue me’ face.

She just smiles and leaves the room. Bitch.

—

“Hey Sid? I am leaving,” Patrick opened the door and closed it in a rush.

I shook my head at him… (yeah, I guess he loves him).

Me and Nate had a slight argument about me working under him. He said that he will get distracted, as if that’s my fault! Nevertheless, I won the argument and still work as his PA.

Mia is still working on some really cool projects and got the stylist designer position for some notable figures. I am so proud of her. The sad thing, she is rarely home, flying to Mexico or France…Good she is home now.

Richard and Riley broke the news that they are having a kid. Me and Patrick have a bet if it’s going to be a girl or a boy.

Lila and Mason have this kind of thing going. Though they claim that it’s just  ‘friendship’, I suspect that there’s a lot more going on.

My past story was revealed by Natasha, but the ‘I- sold- myself- for- sex- thing’ was cleared up. People didn’t believe it anyways. Speaking of her, after her little showdown, Nate dumped her from his company, cancelled all her endorsements and all. He made sure to give her an extremely bad reputation, so she is in a fix right now, wandering from one company to another.

Me and Nate, are now officially a couple. It’s kind of scary that I am on each and every news and I have to dress up accordingly in public because now I have ‘that’ image. Very tiring, I must tell you. I mean I can’t go grocery shopping in my baggy clothes and without wearing any makeup! Torture… Though not for Lila and Mia. They enjoy me being the guinea pig.

1 MONTH BEFORE, A CONVERSATION BETWEEN SYDNEY AND NATHANIEL.

“I am freeeeeeeeee” I shouted at the top of my lungs, knowing very well that the patients admitted in the next rooms are extremely annoyed and angry and so are my friends… But nobody is saying anything to me, because well…even I do not know.

“You guys are going?” I asked Riley and Richard, who were adjusting their coats.

“Yeah…” Riley said apologetically, “There’s some baby visit scheduled,”

I nodded understandingly and hugged them, “I am gonna miss you Riles and Richie Rich!”

They both chuckled at me and departed. Mason had also come to visit me, but he had some meetings to attend to.

“Hey, Lila and I are going to clean up the house, and go food shopping, Kay?” Mia asked worriedly.

“Yeah,” I replied, munching my chocolate bar. Yum!

“Well I ain’t gonna be the third wheel,” Patrick said getting up as Nate entered the room.

“How are you?” he asked as Patrick left.

“Great,” I muttered, “Wanna go for a walk?” I asked.

“Sure,” he replied.

“So…” I started.

“So?” he asked stuffing his hands in his pockets.

“So what now?” I asked curiously, referring to our relationship.

“I don’t know,” he shrugged and asked, “What do you think?”

I scowled and said, “Don’t ask me that. I know nothing of relationships,”

“Well, so do I,” he sighed. Then suddenly his face brightened up and he asked, “You know we hadn’t talked about the mind blowing sex we had…”

I blushed and replied, “There’s nothing to talk about it…”

Hooking his arm around mine, he said, “Let’s start with the begging…”

I looked up at him sweetly and said, “Say that one more time and I will chop your balls and thrust them in your throat.”

Chuckling, he said, “So…since we both like each other, why don’t we start dating?”

“Smart boy,” I replied and pecked his nose. He laughed and held my face lovingly, caressing my cheeks, he slowly leaned in and well… I was kind of waiting to be interrupted since that happens all the times, but fortunately, this time it didn’t.

His lips touched mine warmly, holding me tightly in his arms. The kiss was sweet and caring, kind of thing you cherish forever. At that moment, I had only one thought upon my mind, I was complete.

 

—

PRESENT TIME

I better get dressed, I thought, “Riley and Richards would be arriving soon,”

Grabbing the floral dress packed neatly on my desk, I rushed into the bathroom and changed. Then quickly grabbing, the mascara, I did my eyelashes and applied blush faintly. I let my hair open and wavy as they were. A few moments later, I heard the bell ring.

Speedily, I rushed to the door and opened it. There stood Richard with Riley, a faint baby bump visible on her stomach.

“Riles! Richie Rich!” I cried.

“Hey!” they both exclaimed and hugged me.

Inviting them in, I said, “Nate will be arriving soon. Pat is out with Jake and Lila and Mia are just coming back and Mason will also come in a short while,”

They both nodded and settled in front of my X-Box. Switching on Call Of Duty, they yelled insults at each other, kind of forgetting that I was there. It’s kind of difficult to imagine that they are having a kid.

“Salut!” cried Mia and Lila, entering the room. (hi)

“Comment allez-vous?” I asked (How are you?)

They both looked at me, confused and asked, “What the fuck are you speaking?”

I muttered, “Maybe you should stop saying that only word in French you know at every chance you get!” Ignoring me, (everybody’s ignoring me today) they proceeded to hug Richie and Riled, though I don’t think that they (Richie and Riles) realised that, because they were so absorbed in the damn game.

Then the door opened with a bang and in came, Nate and Mason. Mason rushed to hug Lila and then me and Mia and then joined the couple. What an awesome friends group I have. Note the sarcasm.

“Hey,” Nate came from behind me and kissed my temples.

“Hey,” I replied, sliding my arms around his waist.

We both went and sat on the couch as Mia and Lila brought in the food.

“So,” Mason said while eating ( a pretty gross sight, if you ask me), “Let’s go somewhere?”

“Like on a vacation?” Riley asked.

Mason and Lila nodded, I guess they had been planning this. “Where?” Mia asked, stuffing the pasta in her mouth.

“Hawaii?” Nate said.

Richard replied, “Too much crowd…”

“Australia?” Nate asked again.

“Already gone,” Mia and Richard said at once.

“Bora Bora?” I asked, “It’s quiet peaceful there. Not too much crowd and all. Also I am pretty sure that none of us have gone there…”

All of them nodded their heads, thoughtfully.

Suddenly Lila cried, “Mase! You got sauce on my new jumper!” Mason, clearly enjoying said a small sorry, though it was obvious he didn’t mean it at all. Huffing, Lila picked up a spatula full of pasta and dumped it on Mason’s shirt.

“LILA!?” he roared.

“FOOD FIGHT!?” Richard and Nate cried at the same time. While Riley dumped a whole glass of water on Richard, was aiming the salad at me.

I sighed and looked on at my family. As idiotic and messed up we are, I feel tranquil and content with them, like at eace. Though we aren’t related by blood, yet we will give our lives for each other. We are like a one whole tree, like branches we grow in different directions yet our root always remains the same. I love all of them, Nate, Mia and Lila, Richard and Riley and Mason and of course Patrick!