"You-Your leaving?" Vaughn stammered. Sydney was sitting across from him
on one of the many crates.
"Yes, I am. I can't stay here, SD-6, the CIA, Will. They won't stop until they have me in chains, jumping at every command. I need to be free Michael. I can't feel guilty anymore, too many memories are here in LA." She said, turning away, trying to fight back the stinging tears that threatened to spill over. Sydney couldn't look at his face.
"Sydney, you can't leave. I-I." He cut himself off before he could say anymore. She turned back to him, her brown hair soaked and tears spilling over.
"You what?" she said fighting the sobs that threatened to escape. His face was a mix of confusion, anger, betrayal.
There was so much to him that she didn't understand, wanted to know. But the Great Sydney Bristow had fallen. She was no longer the strong, super woman she used to be even though SD-6 had only been brought down the week before. So much had happened in that time. Francie was found dead, one shot between her eyes. Will had gone mad. He was no longer who he had been. Sydney just couldn't take it anymore. So here she was, saying goodbye to the only man she had ever deeply, truly loved. It didn't make any sense. That was why he had to make her stay.
"I need you Sydney. The minute you walked in through those CIA doors, I knew I was hooked. Sydney, I care about you and I cant let you leave, not like this. I know your reasons but I can protect you. Please, let me protect you." Now tears were in his eyes and he made no effort to hide them. Sydney had been his whole life for 3 years and now she was leaving.
"Michael. Vaughn. I can't stay here, I- I'm sorry." And with that Sydney grabbed her purse and ran out the doors. Before he knew what he was doing Vaughn was chasing after her. Running faster than he had in Taipei, calling after her. She was outside now, almost to her car, the rain creating a sight barrier around her. He didn't care about the water in his eyes, all he knew was that he had to stop the woman that he loved from leaving him.
A few more steps and he'd be to her, she was to her car now, fumbling with her keys. Then he was there, hands on her waist, holding her. The rain was now through both their clothes.
"Sydney I love you." Was all he managed to say. She was about to fight him off but those four words stopped her. "We can be together, I'll go anywhere for you, with you. Just don't-" he was cut off by her mouth crashing into his. Her hands went to the back of his head and his strong arms pressed her to him. They kissed for all those meaningful glances, for those hints, for those times when they thought that everything would be right if they could just be together.
He pulled away, confused. "I will go anywhere with you Sydney. But if, and only if you feel the same way about me. I cant give up my life if you are just using me as a tether. Do you love me Sydney? I have to know."
"Vaughn." She sobbed and looked into those emerald eyes that once held such hope but now just held tears. Tears for her. "I love you so much it hurts. The reason I have to leave is you. Don't you see? I wouldn't be able to go on if you ended up like Danny. A man killed because he loved me." With that she collapsed in a heap of sobs on the wet ground leaning against her car.
He knelt down in front of her, cupping her chin in his hand, forcing her to look at him. "Sydney, I will never leave you. Nothing can make me part your side. If you loved me then you would let me come with you, let me protect you. That's all I've ever wanted to do. I will never leave you."
"Oh Vaughn." She sobbed and fell against his chest.
"Sydney come with me. We can disappear. Come on, your soaked and I don't think they allow soaked people on planes to France." He said and smiled. She smiled back and she knew then, that he was the one that would always be there with her.
"Yes, I am. I can't stay here, SD-6, the CIA, Will. They won't stop until they have me in chains, jumping at every command. I need to be free Michael. I can't feel guilty anymore, too many memories are here in LA." She said, turning away, trying to fight back the stinging tears that threatened to spill over. Sydney couldn't look at his face.
"Sydney, you can't leave. I-I." He cut himself off before he could say anymore. She turned back to him, her brown hair soaked and tears spilling over.
"You what?" she said fighting the sobs that threatened to escape. His face was a mix of confusion, anger, betrayal.
There was so much to him that she didn't understand, wanted to know. But the Great Sydney Bristow had fallen. She was no longer the strong, super woman she used to be even though SD-6 had only been brought down the week before. So much had happened in that time. Francie was found dead, one shot between her eyes. Will had gone mad. He was no longer who he had been. Sydney just couldn't take it anymore. So here she was, saying goodbye to the only man she had ever deeply, truly loved. It didn't make any sense. That was why he had to make her stay.
"I need you Sydney. The minute you walked in through those CIA doors, I knew I was hooked. Sydney, I care about you and I cant let you leave, not like this. I know your reasons but I can protect you. Please, let me protect you." Now tears were in his eyes and he made no effort to hide them. Sydney had been his whole life for 3 years and now she was leaving.
"Michael. Vaughn. I can't stay here, I- I'm sorry." And with that Sydney grabbed her purse and ran out the doors. Before he knew what he was doing Vaughn was chasing after her. Running faster than he had in Taipei, calling after her. She was outside now, almost to her car, the rain creating a sight barrier around her. He didn't care about the water in his eyes, all he knew was that he had to stop the woman that he loved from leaving him.
A few more steps and he'd be to her, she was to her car now, fumbling with her keys. Then he was there, hands on her waist, holding her. The rain was now through both their clothes.
"Sydney I love you." Was all he managed to say. She was about to fight him off but those four words stopped her. "We can be together, I'll go anywhere for you, with you. Just don't-" he was cut off by her mouth crashing into his. Her hands went to the back of his head and his strong arms pressed her to him. They kissed for all those meaningful glances, for those hints, for those times when they thought that everything would be right if they could just be together.
He pulled away, confused. "I will go anywhere with you Sydney. But if, and only if you feel the same way about me. I cant give up my life if you are just using me as a tether. Do you love me Sydney? I have to know."
"Vaughn." She sobbed and looked into those emerald eyes that once held such hope but now just held tears. Tears for her. "I love you so much it hurts. The reason I have to leave is you. Don't you see? I wouldn't be able to go on if you ended up like Danny. A man killed because he loved me." With that she collapsed in a heap of sobs on the wet ground leaning against her car.
He knelt down in front of her, cupping her chin in his hand, forcing her to look at him. "Sydney, I will never leave you. Nothing can make me part your side. If you loved me then you would let me come with you, let me protect you. That's all I've ever wanted to do. I will never leave you."
"Oh Vaughn." She sobbed and fell against his chest.
"Sydney come with me. We can disappear. Come on, your soaked and I don't think they allow soaked people on planes to France." He said and smiled. She smiled back and she knew then, that he was the one that would always be there with her.