The Unexpected

Stuck (part 2)

Sam's POV

I took the key out of the ignition and turned to Syd. She was looking

at me like I was poop. "You're an idiot. You know that right?" I put my hands up. "It was a slow week

okay? Besides, we are like, half a mile from my house. You can just stay there until the storm lets up."

She glared at me. "Or until your mom gets home and I can get a ride." I bit my lip. "Yeah... my family is

all gone. My mom and dad went to some resort and my siblings are spending the night somewhere. So,

no cars." She continued to stare at me. "Wow, okay." She sighed. "Well, we better go. Now's as good a

time as any." We burst out of the car and started running. The thunder boomed above us and lightning

struck somewhere far off, lighting up the sky. By the time we got to my house, it looked like we had been

dunked underneath a waterfall 50 times. 

We burst into my house laughing and ran upstairs to grab several towels. Syd went into another room

to tell her mom what had happened. When she came back in, I threw her a shirt and some sweatpants.

She went into the bathroom to change. I had changed into my own pair of sweatpants and had just

pulled off my shirt when she came back in. I tried not to laugh at her. My shirt and sweatpants swamped

her. She pretended to glare but she was hiding a smile. I grinned. "Cute. Is it baggy chic?" She

punched my arm. "It's not my fault you're huge." I shrugged and grinned. "You know... I've been working

out a little..." I flexed my bicep and tried not to laugh. She rolled her eyes. 

Syd's POV

Okay, when I walked out, of course Sam wasn't wearing a shirt. And of course, I tried not to look at his

muscular body with absolutely no success this time. I glanced at his perfectly chiseled body more than

once before he asked for his shirt, which was lying on the ground at my feet. I tossed it to him and we

sat down on his bed. He grabbed the remote and turned on the TV. I got up and looked through the

DVD's, finally deciding on The Avengers. We had seen it too many times to count but seeing it another

wouldn't hurt. Sam walked out of the room and came back in, his arms full of chips, cookies, candies

and root beers. He set it all down and plopped down on the bed on his belly. I layed down on my

stomach also and Sam hit play. I glanced at him and tried not to smile. This was so right. Two best

friends, watching movies and enjoying each other's company. 

After The Avengers, we turned on my personal favorite, The Proposal. Halfway through the movie, my

lids started to close. I felt Sam snake his arm around me and pull me towards him. Before I could

protest, I was asleep. 

Sam's POV

Sunlight streamed through the window and I blinked several times. I raised my head slowly and smiled

when I saw Syd next to me. Her petite frame was curled next to mine and her hair was splayed

everywhere. My arm was still around her waist. Last night, I had pulled her close to me. For warmth

purposes! She fit perfectly next to me and I was comfortable. If she had been more awake, no doubt she

would have said something. Even though we've been best friends for forever, Syd's slightly awkward

around me. She will never admit it, and one wouldn't notice, but I've known her forever. I know

what she's like when she feels awkward. Anyway, I looked at the clock and it said: 9:30. Sighing, I put

my head back on my pillow and fell asleep once more. 

When I woke up again, this time it was 10:45. I looked down and was surprised to see that Syd was not

only in the same position, but she was holding my hand with both of her own. I knew that if she was

awake, she would hate for me to see her like this. So... like a good friend, I slowly pulled my hand from

hers and got off of my bed quietly. I grabbed my phone and turned on the Lumineers quietly, so that it

would wake her much nicer than I would. Then, I went into the bathroom and locked the door. I turned

on the shower and hopped in. 

When I turned the water off, I heard the music still playing. So either she hadn't woken up yet or she left

it on. I began to change quickly but froze when I heard soft singing. I opened the door slowly to see Syd

with her back to me. She was on her phone and faintly singing along to Flowers in Your Hair. I crept up

and grabbed her sides. She jumped and turned around, her fists flying. I caught them and laughed. She

glared at me. "Good grief!! You have got to stop doing that!" She pulled her hands away and started

walking out the door. "Where are you going?" She looked at me like I was an idiot. "To get breakfast.

Duh. And then I should go. The storm is definitely over." Oops. We weren't really planning on a

sleepover. Well, it shouldn't be weird since we're best friends. We've probably had a hundred of these.

But this time was different. The thought almost made me feel embarrassed. What was going on?

We headed downstairs for breakfast and I started to make pancakes. We learned a long time ago not to

let Syd cook anything. It only took some aluminum foil, a fire, and a fire truck to figure that one out. I

began to fip and the smell of chocolate chips and pancake batter filled the room. Syd turned some

music on from her phone and started to sway. I was about to join her when I remembered something. I

was going to tell Syd that I knew it was her from the dance. I was going to but we had the game, but it

got postponed. Do I tell her?