Chapter 3
The next morning, George showed up at breakfast.
"Welcome back!" Sydney said.
"Thanks luv" George said as he gave her a kiss.
"So how is your sitar playing?" Sydney asked.
"Great! I missed you soo much" George said.
"Ohh..I missed you too" Sydney said.
Claire got up and left.
"What's that all about?" George asked.
"I have no clue" Sydney said looking at John.
"I'll go see what's up" Paul said.
Paul got up and walked into the kitchen where Claire was sitting.
"Claire..." he said.
"I can't believe this! My two best friends are totally cheating! And even my husband won't believe me" she said.
"Honey, I never said I didn't believe you. I only said, that this is absurd and there is no proof" Paul said.
"So you don't believe me!" she corrected.
Paul sighed.
"I never said that" he said.
Sydney got up from the table and walked to the kitchen doorway, and stood there.
"I mean how could Sydney do this to George? I mean for god sakes, her and John did it in, her and George's bed! How horrible is that!" Claire said.
"Claire I think you need to just drop this before something bad happens" Paul said.
"Something ELSE bad" Claire corrected.
"Come on, let's go back in there. They will be wondering about us" Paul said.
Sydney ran back into the dining room. George had left the room to go unpack. Claire and Paul walked back into the room.
"Are you okay Claire?" Sydney asked.
"Yeah..great. Just perfect. And how are you and John?" Claire asked a little too cheerfully.
Paul took her hand and squeezed it harder than nessecary.
"I'm fine and I dunno how John is anymore then you," Sydney said.
"Yeah whatever. This is insane, I'm going to get James," Claire said.
After she left the room, they all looked at Paul.
"What's up with her?" John asked.
"She has this crazy idea that you two...well never mind what it is. She is so convinced that it is true," Paul said. "I'm gonna go calm her down"
Paul walked into their room.
"Claire, now you're just being rude," Paul said.
"Why won't you believe me? Where's this trust we're supposed to have?" Claire asked.
"I trust you.." Paul began.
"No you don't. ok, here's a question...why wouldn't they be having an affair?" Claire asked.
"Because they wouldn't do that," Paul said.
"John wouldn't cheat on Cyn? Maybe I know John better than you," Claire said.
"And Sydney would NOT do that to George," Paul said beginning to get mad.
"How do you know? You don't.. Why would I say John and Sydney were having an affair if they weren't? Do you think I ENJOY finding out my friends are doing this to my other friends? I can't trust anyone," Claire said.
"That's going too far," Paul said.
"No it's not..." Claire said as she burst into tears.
Paul walked forward and took her in his arms. When Claire had calmed down, she continued.
"OK, we'll ask where John's ring is. If he gives a suitable answer, then I'll stop. Of course he won't though. And If his answer is a total lie, you have to admit everything...ok?"
"Ok," Paul agreed.
Meanwhile John and Sydney had gone on the porch to talk.
"Claire found out,"Sydney said
"How?" John aked. "I could tell, but how?"
"I dunno. I think we should come clean," Sydney said.
"We CAN'T! There's George, Cyn, Julian..."John said.
"But John..." Sydney said trailing off.
"I can't do it...atleast not right now" he said quickly standing up.
"John please...I think I'm in love with you" she said.
He looked over at her.
"What?" he asked.
"John you heard me" Sydney said.
"How?" he asked.
"How? What do you mean how? John, we've gotten closer then every before and the sex. Well the sex was wonderful. And believe me I didn't want to fall in love with you. I mean look what you did to Cyn" Sydney said.
"What I did to Cyn?" he asked "You did it too"
"But I wasn't obligated to love her forever and ever. But I was obligated to George and I know what we did was wrong, but John this feeling feels so right. How can you ignore it?" Sydney pleaded almost in tears.
"God damn, Sydney don't get hung up on me. I'm not the right guy for you George is. And it was a mistake for us to do this" John said.
Sydney burst into tears.
"John please don't do this to me. I love you so god damn much and I can't help it! Do you think I want to love someone who dosen't love me back?" Sydney said inbetween sobs.
John was silent.
"I can't believe I trusted you. Fuck you John, fuck you!" Sydney said as she stood up and walked into the garden behind the house.
"Sydney wait" John said running after her.
She walked quickly into the garden, he followed her until they were in the middle of the garden surrounded by big hedges.
"John, I don't want to talk to you right now" she said.
"Damn it Sydney atleast hear me out" he said.