Title: La Vie En Rose (Life in Pink) Epilogue
Author: Jaycee
Disclaimer: I don't own any of these characters. Alias is a creation of a wonderful man named J.J. Abrams and Bad Robots Productions.
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Rating: PG
Spoilers: Post Confession
Category/Genre: Sydney/Vaughn; romance
Summary: Vaughn follows Sydney to one of her missions after they found out everything about their parents.
Author's note: Feedback is more than welcome…. Please tell me what you think okay? I'm more than happy to hear from you!
Warehouse Facility,
Los Angeles
Sydney slowly walked into the warehouse three days after the mission in France. She felt her pulse race and her heart pound at the impending meeting that she's about to have with Vaughn.
She wondered what would happen. Coming home to an empty house was pure torture for her. All she wanted to do was run to Vaughn's house and kiss him again and again, until they were both senseless.
She remembered how she shivered in delight when she heard Vaughn's lovely sexy voice earlier, saying 'Joey's Pizza'. She sighed with longing.
She walked into the cage and saw that Vaughn wasn't there yet. She wondered where he is. He's always the first one here.
Her brain began to concoct different scenarios, like maybe he was in a car accident and that right now he might be in a hospital. Or maybe, he was discovered by SD-6 and now they have kidnapped him and killed him… oh no… please no…
Sydney! Get a hold of yourself. Nothing like that is going to happen! You're just jumping to conclusions again.
She took a deep breath and sat on one of the two chairs that were placed in the warehouse for the two of them.
All she has to do now is wait.
Please don't be long Vaughn.
* * * * * * * *
Vaughn slowly parked his car outside the warehouse. He saw Sydney's car just a few feet away from him. She's here early, he thought. He chuckled to himself. She's not early; I'm the one who's late.
He was supposed to be here ten minutes ago, but he was so caught up in his thoughts, wondering how he's supposed to act after everything that has happened in France.
He took a deep shaky breath and walked into the warehouse. He opened the gate and saw Sydney look up immediately, her brown eyes sparkling happily.
"Hey." Vaughn greeted as he walked towards the other side of the room. He needed to be as far away from her as possible. What happened in France was a mistake. They just got caught up in the moment, they were both sad and they turned to each other for comfort.
He almost hit himself on the forehead with that. They weren't 'caught up' in a moment. What happened there was magical, amazing… everything that he has always dreamed of.
But it shouldn't have happened. He's her handler. Their relationship would never work. Worse, they'll both die if they were ever found out. Be professional Vaughn. Professional!
Forget everything that has happened…
He sighed. How can he forget everything when he still can feel her lips against his?
When he can still feel the way her hands moved sensually on his body?
When his hands still burned every time he remembered how he ran them all over her body?
When he can still smell her perfume on his body, even after taking so many showers? Cold ones at that.
Vaughn took a deep breath. No matter how his hands were aching to touch her again, he has to keep his distance.
Be professional! That's the only way he can do all of this.
* * * * * * * *
Sydney stared at Vaughn as he moved farther and farther away from her. "Hey." She greeted back, not really knowing where this cold and professional Vaughn is going.
He cleared his throat and looked at her. "How was the mission?" He asked.
She stared at her in surprise. What is happening here? Where was the sensual, sweet Vaughn that she met in France?
"It was fine. Great actually." She replied, wishing that he'll understand the deeper meaning in her words.
"Great." He replied. She squinted her eyes at him. She can't help it she has to ask him. "Vaughn, what is going on?"
"What do you mean?" He asked as he avoided her eyes.
"This. What is going on here? In France…"
Vaughn held up a hand to stop her from continuing. "What happened there was a mistake Sydney. It can never happen again."
Sydney stared at him in surprise. She felt her heart break at his words. It was a mistake?
The kisses, the most amazing kisses that she has ever experienced in her life were just a mistake?
The way that her body felt, as if she was in fire, when he caressed her was just a mistake?
The way her body shivered every time they touched, were those just mistakes too?
She turned away from him, feeling her cheeks turn to a shade of fiery red at his words. She took a deep breath, she felt so embarrassed right at that moment that all she wanted to do was escape.
"Oh." Was all she can say as she quickly stood up and started to walk away from the table. "If you need me, you know where to find me. Have a good day Agent Vaughn." She said in a clipped voice and quickly opened the gate so that he wouldn't see the tears that were starting to fall on her cheek.
* * * * * * *
Vaughn stared at Sydney as she quickly went out of the cage. "Damn!" he muttered. What happened then wasn't a mistake! It was the most beautiful thing that has ever happened to him, and wrong or not, he couldn't let Sydney leave this place thinking that he doesn't care about her.
Thinking that he thought everything was a mistake.
"Sydney!" he shouted as he quickly went out of the cage and ran after her. He saw her opening the door of the warehouse. She didn't even turn around.
"Sydney!" He called again as he grabbed her arm and turned her around. "Oh, please don't cry." He whispered as he fumbled for his handkerchief and handed it to her.
She shook her head and wiped her tears with the back of her hand and then tried to squirm away from his grip.
He shook his head and tightened his hand around her arm. "Please come back. I am so sorry." He whispered.
"I… I have to go. Um… I have to do… something." She said brokenly as she tried to move away from him.
But Vaughn was adamant. "No. We have to talk. I'm sorry for what I said."
Sydney stared into his eyes. "You said everything was just a mistake. I take your word for it. I have to go." She tried to move away again.
"NO. You are not going anywhere. It wasn't a mistake. What happened there was the most amazing that has ever happened to me. Please, can we go back inside and talk?" He begged.
She sighed and nodded. "Okay."
Vaughn sighed in relief and they walked back into the cage.
Sydney sat on the table while Vaughn leaned against the gate.
"What is it Vaughn?" She asked.
Vaughn stared at her. He couldn't seem to get the words out. All he wanted to do was to kiss her right then, damn protocol!
She stared right back, as she shivered again at the intense way that Vaughn was looking at her.
The next thing she knew, Vaughn was striding towards her and swiftly grabbed her face with both hands and kissed her deeply.
Sydney moaned and ran her hands through his hair. He broke the kiss and slowly made his way down her neck and then to her ear.
"Vaughn…" She moaned. "I love you Sydney." He whispered against her neck. Sydney sighed at the words and took his face in her hands and made him look at her. "Really?" She asked.
He nodded. "I love you too." She whispered back and their lips met in a soft, sweet kiss.
The kiss started to go deeper as Sydney started to lie down on the table. Vaughn followed her, his lips never leaving her, his hands moving around her body.
With shaking hands, Sydney slipped his jacket off his shoulders and they both let it pool to the floor.
Vaughn, in response slid his hands under her shirt, playing with the smooth skin on her waist.
Sydney arched her body in reply. "Michael…" She whispered.
Vaughn stiffened. He pulled away from her. "What did you call me?" He asked.
"Michael." She answered, smiling. "Is anything wrong?"
He shook his head. "Nothing. It's just that I have been waiting for such a long time for you to call me by my first name. I never thought it would sound so good."
Sydney laughed at that. "I love your name." She replied.
He chuckled and captured her lips again. He moaned against her mouth and she felt him shiver as she slowly unbuttoned his shirt.
Suddenly, Vaughn stopped. He pulled away from her. "What is it?" She asked.
He carried her down from the table and led her to the chair and sat her down. He kneeled in front of her and grabbed both of her hands. "I don't want this to happen here. I don't want to make love to you for the first time in this dark, cold warehouse. I want this to happen in a beautiful place, with a big bed, a bottle of champagne and chocolate covered strawberries." He described.
Sydney laughed and hugged him around the neck. "What else?"
"I want to make love to you when all of this is over. When we have finally brought SD-6 to its knees, so that we can make love through the night and stay in bed the next day. I want to make love to you when our lives are no longer in danger, when our lives are finally free from lies." He finished as Sydney stood up and made him sit on the chair so she can sit on his lap.
"That sounds perfect." She whispered as she laid her head on his shoulder. "That's when I want us to make love too."
Vaughn kissed the top of her head and tightened his arms around her. "Soon." He promised.
"Soon." She echoed. "But we can…" She trailed off, her eyes asking him.
He stared into his eyes as a smile formed on his lips. "Oh yeah." He nodded and captured her lips in his again.
Sydney smiled against his lips as she responded to his kiss with all the feelings inside of her, as her heart danced with joy.
Finally, something is going her way.
Finally, she was able to express everything that she's been feeling for this man.
So what if she still has to fight the bad guys, that she has to keep on putting a façade for Sloane, that she has to keep lying to the people that she loves?
As long as this man is with her, she knows that she can go through anything.
And really, how can she not go through anything, when she knows that every time she comes home to another post mission meeting, Michael Vaughn's lips would be there to welcome her?
THE END!!! For real this time…
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